Ruby said that he was not worried, but he was actually a little worried.
Although in theory, it was impossible for the cultists to cross thousands of mountains and rivers from the southernmost area of influence to the northernmost area of the merchant party to find trouble with the exploration team, one of the most important characteristics of the cultists was "madness." Every single one of them was a lunatic. They were either deranged lunatics, hot-tempered lunatics, silent lunatics, or calm lunatics … That was all.
Of course, it was not impossible to use "theoretical" thinking to analyze the behavior of lunatics, but it was absolutely unreliable. If a lunatic could do things according to common sense, would he still be called a lunatic?
Therefore, even if they were almost two thousand miles away, there might still be cultists coming here to cause trouble.
It was just like on Earth. Everyone knew that the headquarters of the terrorists was in the Middle East, but which place on Earth could escape their torment? Probably only the penguins in Antarctica and the cacti in the Sahara Desert did not have to worry about being bombed …
The high mobility of the cultists was unimaginable to ordinary people.
So Ruby quietly strengthened the security of the camp, and also contacted several adventurers to set up a long-term hidden sentry at the foot of the mountain leading to the camp.
He knew that these might be unnecessary, but if he did not do so, he would not feel at ease.
In fact, even if he did so, he still did not feel at ease.
A few days later, the follow-up news came.
The clergymen of the Church of the Lord of Justice (God of Law) encountered the group of cultists. Both sides fought fiercely, and both sides suffered heavy losses. During the fierce battle, the Evil Cultists took out a special Golem. The Golem looked ordinary, but it could control Positive Energy. This meant that it was made from the flesh and blood of a Heavenly Creature. It was even possible that a powerful Heavenly Creature was used as the raw material to transform it into its current form.
The combat power of the "Celestial Golem" was not particularly high, but in group battles, its auxiliary effect was really outstanding. If it was not for its help, it was impossible for those cultists with abnormal minds to fight evenly with the well-disciplined, well-trained, and well-equipped paladins.
In the end, the "Celestial Golem" escaped with the few remaining cultists. As for the cultists who couldn't escape, they all sacrificed themselves. If it weren't for the experienced Paladin leading the clergies and destroying them in time, they would have summoned something terrifying.
"From the looks of it, it's over?" After listening to the news, Ruby said to the adventurer who came to report the news, "Can we rest assured?"
"It should be fine." The adventurer said, "The cultists have been annihilated. Although there are a few who managed to escape, they won't be able to play any big tricks. Even if they manage to escape this time, there are still clergies chasing after them — the merchants and nobles have joined forces and offered a very high bounty — a cultist's head can be exchanged for five hundred gold coins — it's practically a head made of gold! "
"Then there must be a lot of adventurers looking for them and hunting them down."
"Yes." The adventurer said, "I also participated in the chase before, but I realized that there were too many monks and not enough gruel. There were hundreds of adventurers tracking the whereabouts of a few people, and I didn't know who would be so lucky. I couldn't find it for a few days, so I discussed it with a few of my friends. Let's each pick a direction and sell the information. "
Along the way, everywhere he went, he sold detailed information about the "cultist rebellion." As a frontline member who personally participated in the pursuit of the cultists, he was clear about the cause and effect of the whole thing, as well as the details of several battles. By selling information, he made a lot of money.
Only then was Ruby completely relieved and removed the hidden sentry.
Although this storm did not engulf the exploration team and was ultimately just a false alarm, it made him feel deeply uneasy.
That night, he submitted a report to the Ministry of Mines of the Republic of Northwest. The report said that in view of the current unstable situation of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, it was recommended to increase manpower and complete the joint exploration work as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary risks.
"We need to increase manpower." In an underground cave, the broken golem said, "We don't have enough manpower."
Near it, a few corpses in black robes were lying in disorder, completely stiff.
"These guys have bad brains. It's really troublesome to use them." A voice sounded beside it. "Maybe we should consider looking for other people."
"Other than them, what kind of crazy people can we find?" The voice of the golem was calm and hoarse, but there was a sense of distress in it. "If we want to carry out our plan, we must find people who are cruel and evil enough. I can't think of anyone in the world who is more cruel and evil than them. "
"But it's not convenient for them to use."
The golem sighed. "Everything has its pros and cons. After all, these guys are not on the same side as us. It's not easy to use them to cause damage. It's impossible to make them completely obedient. "
"But they actually attacked you … The reason is actually because of the conflict between camps. I've never seen such a ridiculous situation!"
"This reason is actually quite good. Didn't we also go to war for the same reason back then …"
"But we will never become enemies because of the conflict with the other side when we need to rely on others to save our lives." The voice raised a little. "This is not stubbornness, it's idiocy!"
"If it's not idiocy, who would help me cause trouble and stir up trouble just because I can provide convenient transportation for you?" The golem asked.
The voice was silent. After a while, it asked, "What are you going to do next?"
"You're the one in charge. You decide what to do, and I'll assist you," the golem replied. "Of course, if you want me to make the decision, I plan to find some places to attack. Perhaps the aristocratic party and the merchant party can cooperate now, but as long as I keep attacking, sooner or later, they will come into conflict."
"But … how long will that take?" The voice sighed. "We've already delayed for too long."
"There's no other way. Hiding our identity is too much of a restriction for us. Otherwise, we just need to find some devout believers and easily launch a large-scale attack against the merchant party. "
"No! My Lord's order is absolute! "
"Yes, so we can only take it slow." White light flowed over the golem's body. In the light, all the damage was still slowly recovering. "When I repair this body, I'll continue the operation."
"I'll also finish the matter at hand as soon as possible. The current situation doesn't allow me to play the role of a princess slowly anymore. "
After that, with a light breeze, something suddenly went far away.
The golem sighed deeply and sat down.
Inside the cave, it was as quiet as a graveyard.
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