Night Ranger

In the early morning, when the first ray of dawn shines into the White River Valley, the hardworking farmers have already got up early.

Winter in the south always passes very early, and the sunshine in mid-January already has a hint of warmth.

Originally, this season is the most suitable for planting flat pumpkins. As long as a small plot of land is needed, a large cart of grain can be harvested in three months.

But this year seems to be a little different.

Lord Marvin himself ordered that all farmers must plant okra.

No one likes the taste of that stuff. In the past, only in the most famine years, someone would choose to grow okra.

This thing basically has no advantages except for its tenacious vitality.

But in this land, no one would disobey Lord Marvin's orders.

There must be a reason for him to do so.

Although the farmers are ignorant, they are not completely closed. Occasionally communicate with the adventurers on the other side, and they have also heard that some major events may happen recently.

In the field, two teenagers gathered together and whispered.

Not far away, the old farmer with a pipe in his mouth reprimanded him, "Stop discussing those boring things, and quickly sow the seeds of this season."

"The weather should be warming up soon."

"I heard from people in the castle that after a while, the free wheat rations will be gone, and we have to support ourselves."

The two teenagers stuck out their tongues. Under the reprimand of their father, they had no choice but to change the topic just now and go to help.

It's just that although they were working, they looked at the other side of the river with envious eyes.

...

South of the Baihe River, a thin figure stood on a small breakthrough.

He held a blueprint in his hand, looked down from time to time, and then gave instructions.

In front of him, several behemoths were hard at work.

The movements of the clay puppets are clumsy, but their efficiency is extremely high.

Changing the terrain and building simple walls or ravines are what they are best at.

Under Pooh's orders, the clay golems worked tirelessly.

Soon, a series of canine-toothed city walls rose from the ground. Gradually, it was connected to the section of the city wall extending from Jiangang.

A huge defensive city wall encloses the entire Baihe Valley, and the villages of the Sha people are best protected.

There is only one piece of Baihe Valley left.

"Should be able to fill in the last piece before it gets dark today."

Pooh wiped his sweat. Some earth essence was sprinkled to feed the clay golem, and the latter began to work hard again.

Pooh himself, however, was a little pale.

For the past few days, he has been in charge of the work of the clay puppets. Although as a Sky Awakened, his talent is very powerful, but he is still a child after all.

The intensity of the work is too high. He hardly ever gets a break.

"A city wall of this level can't resist wild beasts at all."

Pooh looked at the completed city wall with some puzzlement in his eyes.

At this moment, Marvin's figure suddenly appeared.

"elder brother……"

Pooh looked at Marvin and asked nervously, "How is Lord Hathaway?"

Marvin shook his head and sighed.

Pooh's eyes dimmed quickly.

If it wasn't for Hathaway, he would still be walking on the original wizard path. Although he had a premonition about this action, it was the first time he saw Marvin helpless.

"She'll be fine."

Marvin whispered.

Pooh nodded. Immediately his eyes became a little gloomy:

"What about us?"

Marvin looked at those city walls, but his face was full of satisfaction:

"We'll be fine."

"At least in the beginning, they couldn't do anything to us."

"I promise."

He gently put his arms around Pooh's shoulders, and said in a firm tone:

"After making a mistake once, I will not make a second mistake."

"Whether it's you, Anna, or anyone else in this territory, no one can hurt you."

Pooh's eyes became a little blurred, he thought for a while, and finally bowed his head and said:

"But I've seen a lot of bad endings."

"Don't believe in those so-called prophecies."

Ma Wen chuckled and said, "The prophecy you saw may not come true..."

Pooh blushed instantly.

What Marvin said naturally refers to the incident that Pooh saw Marvin being raped by a purple-haired woman in his previous dream.

until now. This prophecy has still not been fulfilled.

Today's Marvin is the ruler of the night, and no one on this continent can force him to do what he doesn't want to do.

He felt that this prophecy was absolutely impossible to come true.

"After you've done this, go and have a good rest."

Marvin smiled. Disappeared in place in an instant.

...

After becoming the master of the night, many skill restrictions of the night walker have been improved. Although many skills are still unusable during the day, the conditions have become less stringent.

For example, as long as it is cloudy, you can use many skills that can only be used at night.

This is good news.

Marvin wandered around the territory, and he had nothing to do on the last day anyway. Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, and he can only wait for that day to come.

Residents in the territory still live as usual.

People in the adventurer camp began to build dwellings with the help of craftsmen. After two battles, many adventurers no longer regarded the White River Valley as a stop for their adventures, but a possible long-term foothold. The wild surroundings south of the Baihe River are actually rich in resources. Although some crazy news came from the north, and Lord Marvin also strictly prohibited adventurers from leaving the fence for two days, few adventurers took pawn. one thing.

It's just that it's still a period of war preparation, and their actions must be restrained by Marvin.

So under Drew's order, many dwellings appeared in the camp that was originally just an empty shell.

The White River Valley is already at war with the Alliance, and this war will not end in a short time. Anyway, I can't leave, it's better to let myself live more comfortably.

At least the broken hotels in the camp are hard to satisfy the adventurers, especially the many adventurer teams with their families.

Compared with the hustle and bustle in the camp, the tribe of the Sha people seemed a bit bleak.

Regarding the catastrophe, Constantine, the leader of the Sand tribe, had already given orders.

This is a real catastrophe, and those who don't take it seriously will suffer sooner or later.

In the artisan workshop of the Sha tribe, flames blazed everywhere.

Brand new muskets were built one after another. Plenty of limestone was continuously drawn from cellars and warehouses to power these muskets.

The Sha people had a special status in the White River Valley. Although they belonged to Marvin's territory, they were led by Constantine alone.

Marvin was also very relieved about this. Constantine is one of his own people, and he is also a smart person who knows how to handle the relationship between the Sha tribe and other people.

In the past, the development of the Sha people was mainly restricted by the economy.

But in the coming new era, Marvin felt that this race had great potential.

He let Constantine have his way. Since the Sha people chose the Baihe Valley, they are in the same boat.

The growth of the Sha tribe did not do him any harm.

In a true catastrophe, all would stick close together.

Because their enemies are too powerful.

Marvin's figure flashed across the village of the Sand tribe. Constantine was teaching a few Sand tribe children [Mackens fighting skills], and he just nodded when he saw Marvin.

Regarding tomorrow's arrangement, everyone has already prepared, and Ma Wen just came here to stroll around.

Seeing the immature appearance of these children, Ma Wen suddenly thought of a girl.

isabel.

The little girl who was sent to the League of Assassins by herself.

He had sent someone to find out about Isabel before. However, due to the split between the White River Valley and the Alliance, and the Bai people in the Sage Desert chose to form an alliance with the White River Valley under the order of the Holy Spirit White Deer, the Assassin Alliance collapsed immediately.

When Lorant's people rushed to Shadow Valley, the base of the Assassin League had been destroyed.

They found the bodies of countless children, but because of the destruction, it was difficult to tell who they were.

They guessed that the Alliance must have taken away the assassins who had chosen to serve them, and killed the rest.

What is the fate of Isabel, Marvin does not know.

But he believed that with the girl's intelligence. He can definitely escape from the alliance's hands.

In the face of disaster, he gradually felt his own powerlessness.

Although he is already very strong, he still can't take care of everyone.

When thinking of this, Marvin's mood couldn't help falling to a low point again.

He traveled to every corner of his territory. Most ordinary people go about their lives as usual.

Even after hearing about Cataclysm, most people still don't have a complete idea of ​​it.

Farmers are still used to gathering under an old locust tree to chat after farm work and before sunset.

The children are still chasing in the fields.

He saw the newly formed army set up a garrison near the northern mines, and they followed Anna's orders meticulously.

And the slaves are still conscientiously digging the iron ore in the mine.

He even saw Laura commanding in the mine. And there was actually a small follower beside her.

Little Took, a halfling.

Before, Anna reported to Marvin that there was a shortage of manpower for the management of the mine, and Lola happened to be a bit idle because of the alliance war, so she took the initiative to apply to be in charge of management here. Ma Wen directly approved without paying attention.

Seeing Laura and the little halfling here now, Marvin couldn't help but suddenly think of the time when the group walked through the spider crypt together a few months ago.

Laura looked very calm when she saw Marvin. Speaking of which, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time except for meetings.

All this is because Marvin is too busy, he is always busy preparing for the catastrophe.

However, the day before the cataclysm, he found himself suddenly free.

Of course, this leisure is only an illusion.

He knew very well what kind of predicament he would face after tomorrow.

But he thought it would be nice to give himself a day off.

So he walked over and quietly watched Laura arrange the workload of the slaves for today, and the latter nodded and smiled at Marvin:

"It doesn't look like you have much to do."

"Leaving the territory for too long, I found that I was a bit overwhelmed except for being able to show off when I was fighting. It must be a bad feeling, right?"

Marvin spread his hands: "It's not that bad, at least I can rest."

Laura rolled her eyes: "I've never seen such a lord who doesn't care about things like you. A fish-zodiac man is really unreliable."

After finishing speaking, she pulled off her dirty clothes and walked out of the mine with Marvin.

There is a camp outside the cave for people to rest. A dark guard is in charge of stationing here, and no one dares to disturb it.

The two walked into the camp, and the little halfling followed them all the way.

"Actually, I don't quite understand what will happen tomorrow."

Laura patted off the dust on her body, and squinted at the little follower: "What about you?"

Little Tuke scratched his head: "My grandpa said it was a terrible disaster."

Marvin looked at Little Tuke curiously: "Why did you come here?"

The halfling said with some embarrassment: "My grandpa said he was going to do something. He said he wanted to find a safe place to settle himself."

"So you came to the White River Valley?" Marvin's eyes were a little playful.

Little Tuke said blankly: "I have no other place to go. Many monsters appeared in the spider crypt. I packed my luggage and headed south, and then I arrived here."

"Anyway, I have an acquaintance here, don't I? Although she is sometimes fierce."

Laura said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! Little halfling. Before you talk nonsense, use your brain to think about who took the risk to provide you with a job."

Little Tuke immediately retorted: "Isn't it Mr. Marvin? I saw the signature on the approval slip."

Laura said angrily: "Is it possible for Marvin to approve my application? And you saw the scribbled signature. I'm afraid when he signed, most of his attention was on Sister Anna!"

Marvin suddenly felt embarrassed.

He signed a lot recently, but out of trust in Anna, he didn't read them carefully.

But when this objective fact came to Laura's mouth, why did it turn into a different taste?

It's not uncommon for Lola and the little halfling to quarrel with people in the camp. Generally speaking, it ends with Little Tuke failing and surrendering, because Lola always has her trump card

"No matter what you say. It can't hide the fact that you left me and ran away in front of the monster! You little cunning, do you dare to deny this?"

Little Tuke fell silent for a moment.

What happened in the spider's crypt back then, he acted entirely on the instinct of a thief, but it was estimated that this matter would be laughed at by Laura for the rest of his life.

It's a lifelong shame...

After the little halfling surrendered, Laura went back to her room and changed her clothes.

She took out a deck of cards with exquisite covers, and said to Marvin with a smile:

"Just three people, let's play [Locke Card]. If you don't understand, I can teach you."

"There are three types of Locke cards. One is [Secret], one is [Constellation], and the other is [Truth]."

"The rules of the game are very simple. Whoever can see through the secret in the opponent's hands first will be the winner."

"The zodiac card is fixed, you can choose a secret first..."

Under Laura's calm explanation, Marvin actually relaxed.

The three of them sat in the camp hut and played Locke all day.

Laura is obviously a good player of Locke, basically never losing, while Marvin loses more than wins. If you gambled, you would have lost everything long ago.

But he felt extremely comfortable.

The time of playing cards passed quickly.

The sky soon became dark, and in the camp, the slaves came back in twos and threes.

Laura put down the cards and went back to work.

Before leaving, she suddenly asked Marvin: "After today, will we still have the chance to play cards leisurely like this?"

Marvin was silent for a while, and finally said seriously:

"Yes, I believe there will be."

"Well, I believe you." Laura's smiling eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she bounced back to work, and began to count the results of the slaves' work today.

And Little Tuke, as his deputy, naturally followed.

Marvin put down the cards, let out a deep breath, and left the northern mine in the dark.

In the castle, the dinner party has already been prepared.

There were only three people at the table, Anna, Marvin and Pooh.

There was originally an old butler, but unfortunately the old butler passed away not long ago.

Those who really grew up in this castle are the three people in front of them.

Dinner was mediocre.

After finishing his work, Pooh was already exhausted. After eating, he went back to his room to rest early.

Only Anna and Marvin were left.

"I heard you played poker all day today?" Anna looked at Marvin curiously: "This doesn't look like your style."

"My style?"

Marvin smiled: "In your eyes, am I just a lord running around and doing nothing?"

"That's not the case." Anna held her chin, and rarely said without seriousness: "Although you may only run around in the eyes of others, I know how much you have paid for this territory."

Marvin calmed down: "Do you want a territory?"

"Aha?" Anna obviously didn't understand what Marvin meant.

...

Half a minute later, the wind howled on the highest mountain in the west of the castle.

Under the moonlight, the meandering Baihe River is like a silver belt, winding around the vast territory charmingly.

Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the entire Baihe Valley and even the river beach city and Jiangang in the distance.

Anna was busy with territorial affairs all day long, but this was the first time she took a closer look at the land she had been silently paying for.

"so beautiful."

The half-elf sighed, her eyes were bright: "I now understand why she liked standing here so much before."

Marvin smiled and shook his head.

What Anna said about her is naturally worth Hathaway.

It's a pity that Anna didn't understand that the reason why Hathaway stood here was not to look at the scenery, but to look at the people.

At that time, Marvin could only fall in embarrassment in the field and look up at her as a legendary wizard.

Today's Marvin can stand on this mountain.

It's a pity that she has lost news of her.

"Where is she, you say?"

Marvin took a step forward, a little like talking to himself: "No matter where she is, I will find her, right?"

Anna nodded silently.

Marvin just sat on the mountain peak, silently watching the entire territory fall asleep.

At some point, Anna also left quietly.

Marvin was left alone until dawn.

And when the first ray of sunlight hit the mainland in the early morning of the next day, a majestic voice exploded in the sky!

The whole of Feinan trembled!

"Those who have no faith will eventually lead to destruction."

"Greedy mortals, you have occupied this continent for so long that you have forgotten your awe."

"However, if you are as ignorant as you, you will definitely not know how powerful there is in this world."

"The sanctuary you were so proud of will be destroyed; the power you stole will be lost; and those who claim to be strong will also surrender in the wrath of the gods!"

"Unbelievers, accept the trial!"

"And pious believers, please start carnival, please believe that the age of gods is coming!"

Marvin smiled.

Exactly the same trial declaration.

The catastrophe finally came.

... (To be continued.)

ps: two big chapters in one! Coconut was very unlucky today. While helping the family move things, his fingers were accidentally scratched by the air conditioner, and the blood flowed profusely. It hurts to type it now, so the update is so late, what a ghost. I'll have a meal first, there will be at least one more chapter in a while! Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass! h211