Chapter 244 Exposed
“Are you crazy!”
This was the first sentence Xia Lian roared out after meeting with the low-level paladin Ku Lin. She was furious. He glanced at the twenty-odd paladins, a dozen low-level professionals mixed with players, and seven or eight sturdy men who could be identified as civilians at a glance, and pointed at the unlucky guy in front of him and said loudly : "You're all tired of living, aren't you? Only with more than a hundred knights can I be sure that I can protect the dozens of civilians behind me. You are quite promising. If you add up to less than fifty people, you can protect more than a hundred people. The refugees walked back on the main road! There are still ordinary people in the escort team! Have you lost your chivalry?"
Knight Kulin was trained so hard that he did not dare to show off his dignity. He kept his head hanging down like an aggrieved quail. He was also unlucky. Although he was not the team leader, he was the only member of the Dawn Sect in this team. Paladin, Xia Lian, as a saint of the Dawn Sect, is still embarrassed to scold believers of other sects, but now she particularly wants to scold others, so she can only drag herself away. The family knight vented his anger...
However, Her Highness the Saint cannot be blamed for being so angry. After all, the configuration of the team in front of her is really unreasonable. There were too few, and there were even a few civilians holding pitchforks, hoes, and big iron sticks. Those who didn't know better thought it was the brothers who came out to farm and brought a bunch of people as bodyguards.
In Xia Lian's concept, if a refugee team of more than a hundred people is to be escorted, then the escorts must have at least the same number of paladins, leaving aside the knights who are not popular with mutants because of their meager divine power. Let’s not talk about it, low-level professionals and ordinary people are extremely attracted to those monsters, so The number of people and the risk factor are directly proportional. In this case, action will inevitably attract a large number of mutants. Even a small group of monsters will snowball like a snowball. If you are not careful, the number of mutants will increase. There is a danger of the entire army being annihilated. Even if we are lucky enough to break out of the siege...how many civilians will survive?
Xia Lian, who has been dealing with mutants for the past half month, knows this better than anyone else.
So she grabbed the honest man in front of her by the collar and carried him (Knight Kulin’s race is a dwarf) and sprayed him for five minutes before she was done venting. Then she threw the dizzy old man to the ground. Throwing it away, he turned around and showed a gentle and generous smile to the lizard knight of the Justice Sect next to him: "Now tell me what's going on~"
The latter looked pale. He took a small step back and said in a low voice: "Uh, Your Highness the Saint, Lord Taylor means... the area is relatively safe now, and we also dealt with dozens of mutants on the way here, so ..."
"Wait a minute!" Xia Lian blinked and subconsciously tugged at her ears: "You said you dealt with dozens of mutants on the way here?"
The other party nodded: "Yes."
Xia Lian was a little stunned: "Just you people?"
The Lizardman Paladin shook his head: "There are also two groups purely composed of low-level people. A treatment team composed of professionals, but they have returned early..."
"How are the casualties?"
"Anton sprained his foot..."
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"I didn't ask you this!"
"Well, then there is no chance."
"What do you mean it's safer nearby?"
"Tai What Mr. Luo means is that we were actually three teams at the beginning, with different routes, and the civilians didn’t come from the same place..."
"Then you ended up getting together in a daze? "
"No, it's Lord Taylor's arrangement."
"The boy has planned the course of action for you in advance?"
"No, it's Lord Taylor's temporary arrangement."
“Huh? Where is Taylor?”
“In the city.”
"Wait a minute...I'm a little confused."
"..."
Xia Lian couldn't figure it out for a while, and finally looked in front of her in confusion. The lizardman paladin with a sly expression said: "Let me tell you straight, are you sure you are not kidding me?"
The latter immediately shook his head: "Don't dare!"
" Okay, you're not kidding me, you... these three chaotic teams came together because of Taylor's temporary arrangement, and Taylor is in Mida City at the moment. "Xia Lian's. Two blue veins popped up on her forehead. She glared, slammed the staff on the ground with a 'dong' sound, and asked with a smile: "So he has actually burped and is now buried in the city." Then the soul has not returned to the embrace of the goddess, but is floating around outside the city like a lonely ghost, guiding you on how to fight, right?”
The lizard man was relieved at that time. He trembled for a moment, and then suddenly turned back and pointed at a few people who were trying to reduce their presence: "It's these...these people who communicated with us on behalf of Lord Taylor. They said they have people who can communicate with us." Lord Taylor's secret channel of communication..."
"Oh?" Xia Lian raised her eyebrows and immediately turned to rush to several people. The man looked over and said: "Let's have a chat~"
A certain half-orc shaman Tirion Fengfury, who had hidden his power and fame: "..."
A certain half-orc shaman who had hidden his power and fame. Luo Binwei, a human ranger with great merit and fame: "..."
Shi Lezhi, a dwarf priest who hides deep merit and fame: "..."
A certain elf female warrior Putao, who was eye-to-eye with the idol: "Your Highness the Saint! Your Highness the Saint is looking at me! Ah! Your Highness the Saint!!"
Shi Lezhi glanced at Tirion with a twitching expression: " Your wife's brain needs to be cured."
The latter smiled bitterly: "She's used to it. If she didn't have a brain back then, she wouldn't have looked down on me."
The young (from). In every sense of the word) Miss Robin Weld looked left and right, taking small steps back, preparing to find an opportunity to send a message to Sister Yuying...
Then She ran into a soft embrace.
"Hey!"
The little girl turned around suddenly and saw that Her Royal Highness the Saint was standing behind her with a smile in her eyes: "Let's talk?"
"Uh, okay, yes, of course it's no problem." Robin nodded dryly with a smile, and a trace of relief appeared inexplicably in his heart.
【Judging from the touch just now, she should be smaller than me...hehehe...】
……
Game time PM17:19
North Gate of Mida City
Mo Tan, Yu Chen and a confused Taylor are waiting at the city gate.
"His Royal Highness Xia Lian is really coming back soon?" Taylor glanced at Mo Tan with some confusion, and asked doubtfully: "But why didn't I receive the news?"
Mo Look at the nose with sandalwood eyes, look at the mouth and mouth, look at the heart: "Wangyu said it."
Yuchen was a bit fluent. He was stunned for a while before hesitatingly said: "...Uh, yes, it was the goddess who said it!"
"That's it." Taylor nodded immediately, and then said with a face Serious Pestle remained silent.
The two players next to him secretly communicated using friend messages...
‘What to do! What to do, Mo Tan! Things are getting serious! Σ(っ°Д°;)っ'
'Yes, that's a big deal...'' I originally wanted to explain the matter to Mr. Taylor in the past two days, but now it's too late. , I can no longer lie in the name of the goddess when the saint sister is around! OTZ! ’
‘Yeah, it’s too late...’
‘Woo hoo, will we be hung up and beaten by Sister Saint! ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3’
‘Holy shit! Does she still have this hobby? ! ’
‘Well, probably not, but I’m so helpful! I really want to hide like Yuying! But we two can’t seem to hide! ’
'Forget about that shameless female assassin, even if you are afraid of being held accountable, you won't go offline directly...'
'I really want to go offline as is! ! ! o(TヘTo)’
‘The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge, and we didn’t do anything bad. I will think of a way to make peace with the mud in a while. If everything goes well, we won’t be hoisted up and beaten. '
'Ah, the saint sister is here, ah ah ah ヽ(°Д°)o゜'
A vague figure appeared at the end of the field of vision, and a huge army The team is slowly marching here, but Taylor, who has not welcomed the knights back to the city for several days, is very calm. This is not because he knows what Mo Tan and others have done during this period, but this simple saint The knight thought that most of the people were brought back by Xia Lian.
[Her Royal Highness the Saint is truly amazing! 】
The middle-level paladin with strong faith thought so, completely unaware that the other holy lady next to him had begun to tremble.
In a moment, Xia Lian and a few knights broke away from the team and walked into the city gate first.
"Hey! They are all in good spirits~" The Elf Saint smiled and said hello to several people. She still looked as careless as she did half a month ago, but both Mo Tan and Yu Chen noticed it. There was a trace of fatigue in her eyes, and the two stranger knights behind her also looked very haggard.
Yu Chen tugged on Xia Lian's sleeves with some worry: "Sister Saint, would you like to take a rest first..."
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay." Xia Lian patted Yuchen's little head out of habit and said with a smile: "I'll take a good bath at night and I'll feel better, let's go together?"
The latter was like that at that time. Confused: "Huh? Once... together or something, there's no need for it!"
"Tsk, tsk, that's such a pity. "Xia Lian curled her lips, and then turned to Taylor with a serious face: "It's been really hard on you during this time."
Taylor immediately stood up straight and performed a common ritual of the Dawn Sect. : "It's my job."
Yu Chen, who has a relatively average psychological quality, started to break out in a cold sweat at that time.
"Well~ you are humble, you are so humble." Xia Lian patted Taylor on the shoulder hard and said with a smile: "All your friends told me."
Taylor was stunned. : "Those friends of mine?"
Xia Lian raised her eyebrows: "The knights also praised your adaptability and command level. "
Taylor was stunned again: "Response? Command?"
Xia Lian continued to praise: "Yes, I heard that you even started to send civilians to follow the rescue team. I was shocked. Unexpectedly, not only did there not be any casualties, but the search and rescue efficiency was much faster.”
Taylor immediately froze: "Plain... civilian?"
"Yes." Xia Lian nodded, and then glanced at the dwarf paladin next to her: "Isn't that right, Kulin?"
"Yes, yes, Her Royal Highness the Saint is right." Kulin looked at Taylor, a senior, with great admiration, and his tone was full of admiration: "Master Taylor's secret method is really It's amazing. Last time we encountered those dozens of monsters in Coldridge Village, we thought we were going to be martyred. Thanks to your arrangement, we successfully merged with the other two teams. Not only were there no civilians, but I'm in danger, and I've wiped out so many surprises..."
"Wait a minute!" Taylor interrupted him dizzy, and the words 'confused' flashed across the screen on his golden-proportioned Chinese character face. 'Bewildered', 'confused', 'puzzled', 'shocked' and other emotions, it took a while before he asked: "When did you go to Coldridge Village?"
Kulin was stunned: "The day before yesterday."
Tyro thought about it for a while: "Shouldn't your team go to Yingniao Town the day before yesterday?"
"Uh, sir..." Kulin was even more stunned. He paused and repeated After confirming that he was not drunk, he whispered: "I have been to Yingniao Town before. The surviving civilians there have been rescued long ago. At that time, you asked Fan Di and Luo Ya to return to the city. We were leading the team to change the route on the way. Oh, by the way, there are still two people from Yingniao Town who are traveling with us today..."
Now Taylor suddenly began to wonder if he was crazy. , I saw him turn around 180°, kneel on the ground with a click, and then muttered the name of the goddess of dawn and prayed for more than two minutes before standing up again, shaking his head and saying: "No. No, it’s all wrong... Also, how can you let the civilians act together! Where has your chivalry gone?”
Kulin stood frozen as if struck by lightning. He stood there, then pulled his beard and whispered in an unusually aggrieved voice: "Didn't you ask Her Majesty the Saint to tell everyone to act like this..."
Taylor: "Huh?!"
Yuchen quickly hid behind Mo Tan and buried her head deeply... I mean she lowered her head deeply.
Cullin nodded like crazy: "Yes, yes."
Taylor looked pale: "Then the order for you to go to Coldridge Village the day before yesterday was..."
< br>Kulin scratched his bald head: "It's the old prime minister... Pastor Hei Fan conveyed it on your behalf. Didn't you have something to do in the city hall that day and couldn't leave?"
Taylor: "..."
"Haha~" Xia Lian looked meaningfully at the two young people in front of her: "Is that so?"
Yu Chen: "..."
Mo Tan: "..."
"Okay, let's arrange the civilians first, and then let everyone disperse." Xia Lian waved away several paladins behind her, including the confused dwarf paladin Kulin, and then smiled. He looked at Taylor calmly: "So, the secret channels and on-the-spot arrangements those little guys talked about really have nothing to do with you?"
Taylor's face gradually turned from pale to livid, and he said rather fiercely He glared at Mo Tan, and then took a somewhat complicated look at Saint Wangyu who he had been following since leaving the City of Light. He slowly nodded: "It probably has nothing to do with me, but Your Highness Wangyu..."
"It has nothing to do with you, just hold back your words~" Xia Lian glanced at him, then looked at Yu Chen and Mo Tan kindly, showing a smile without any murderous intent...
"You two...explain. ”
Chapter 241: End
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