Lord of the Oasis

“I’m too tired from running.” Gilbert replied.

“Who told you to run around all day?” Austin said, “Did you hear the urgent notice issued by Captain Devitt just now?”

“I did.” Gilbert nodded indifferently.

“This kind of notice is quite strange. I wonder if it has something to do with you.” Austin said.

“It has nothing to do with me.” Gilbert shook his head and said, “When I found Captain Devitt and the others, I found out that they already knew the news. We found out that we can’t stay in this place anymore.”

“Oh.” Hearing Gilbert say that the decision this time had nothing to do with him, Austin was relieved and didn’t continue to ask.

“Do you want to know why?” Gilbert raised his head and asked.

“No, I just want to sleep well tonight. After all, I have to travel all day tomorrow,” Austin said angrily. “Do you know? Last night, I stayed up all night because I was worried that you would come and take me away.”

Gilbert curled his lips in disdain at Austin’s negative answer. But in the blink of an eye, he laughed at Austin’s complaint. “Hehe.”

“What are you laughing at?” Austin waved his fist and said, “Speaking of which, why did you change your mind?”

“I was planning to leave, but when I went to ask for food from the soldier in the kitchen, he refused to give it to me. I could only come back.” Gilbert said casually. “After all, just like you said, without food, we would still starve to death.”

Hearing Gilbert’s explanation, Austin burst out laughing. Then he teased, “Of course I can’t give it to you. You’re not an ordinary soldier.”

“Sigh.” Gilbert pretended to sigh.

“It’s getting late. Come out as soon as you’ve soaked enough. I’ll get you a clean set of clothes.” Austin warned. “Don’t go into the bushes again. Look at your dirty clothes.”

“Got it.” Gilbert nodded and replied.

“You’re so obedient.” Austin praised with a smile.

That night, many soldiers had gone to bed early. They were preparing for the journey tomorrow.

Early the next morning.

The soldiers in the kitchen greeted the soldiers to collect their breakfast from him.

Austin yawned as he walked out of the tent and saw the elven soldiers gathered in the open space. He couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

After finding a few familiar faces in the crowd, he quickly leaned over and asked, “When did you get here?”

“We set off around 6:30. We just got here,” answered an elven soldier who knew Austin. He spoke in a lazy tone. It was unknown whether it was because he was not in good spirits or because he was used to it.

Austin nodded and looked at the lunch box in the elven soldier’s hand. He asked curiously, “Why are you all vegetarian?”

“I learned from the boss that it’s good for your health,” an elven soldier said as he picked up a piece of carrot.

Austin imagined that the elven army’s storage was filled with carrots or broccoli. He felt that something was wrong.

“Then you guys take your time to eat. I’ll leave first,” Austin said humbly.

“Okay.” the Elven soldier did not try to stop him.

Austin brought Gilbert, who seemed to be still asleep, to the table where breakfast was distributed.

“Captain Devitt ordered us to gather after receiving breakfast.” the kitchen soldier emphasized to every soldier who came to receive breakfast.

“Okay, got it.” Austin replied.

Then, he put their breakfast in his luggage.

He held Gilbert’s hand and rushed to join the gathering.

After standing in his position, Austin looked around. He found that many soldiers were taking advantage of their free time to eat their breakfast.

Austin also took out Gilbert’s breakfast and handed it to him. He said, “Hurry up and eat. You might start to run later.”

“Okay.” Gilbert picked up the toast and chewed on it bit by bit. After drinking a mouthful of hot milk, he said to Austin, “Hurry up and eat too. It’ll be too late later.”

“Okay.” Austin also took out his own bread.

“Gilbert, you should go to the front.” Claremont walked over and said.

“Okay.” Gilbert hurriedly swallowed the last mouthful of eggs. He clapped his hands and was ready to walk to the front.

Austin stopped him and asked with his eyes wide open, “Are you leading the way today?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Gilbert nodded.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Austin said anxiously.

“I thought you knew.” Gilbert said curiously.

“Forget it.” Austin lowered his head and said, “Hurry up and go.”

“Okay, see you tonight.” Gilbert nodded and said hello. Then he trotted to the front.

Austin stopped where he was and looked at the half-eaten bread in his hand. He silently put it in his bag.

It was better to eat it at night than to eat it now and spit it out later.

The reconnaissance team soon set off, just like Gilbert’s usual style.

Devitt, Claremont, and Abel had been concentrating on observing their surroundings. They would only talk to each other once in a while.

“The death of the ‘pseudo dragon’ cause such a huge commotion. Why didn’t the dragon clan discover it?” Abel was puzzled. “Could it be that even the dragon clan…”

“I heard from Gilbert that the mountain at the center of the estate was guarded by the dragon clan with their spiritual power. The mountain is still safe. From the looks of it, the members of the dragon clan are also still safe.” Claremont explained, “Moreover, the corpses of the ‘pseudo dragon’ are all piled up at the edge of the estate. It should be someone purposely lure them here and killed them. It seems that this group of people has been preparing for a long time so as not to wake up the dragon clan.”

“I see.” Abel nodded and continued to ask, “Then, what is the purpose of this group of people?”

“I don’t have much information in my hands. I can’t deduce this point.” Claremont said with a heavy expression, “However, the most important thing for us now is to leave this place as soon as possible. Once the dragons sense the invasion of the other races, they will be furious. We will only suffer horrible consequences.”

“Now I have one more thing to worry about.” Devitt interrupted at this time, “We just happened to pass by here at this time. Isn’t it too much of a coincidence?”

“What do you mean?” Claremont raised his eyebrows and asked.

“If the situation outside is not what we think it is — the news of the annihilation of the ‘pseudo dragons’ is spreading everywhere. “Then what will the residents of the island regard us as the first batch of people to bring out the news?” Devitt’s eyes gradually turned cold.