Outside of Arya Outpost, the cleanup of the battlefield was being carried out in an orderly manner.
Out of caution, Nelson sent out three scouting cavalry squads to scout the direction of Naveya City with Arya Outpost as the center.
The battlefield was cleaned up by sunset.
The remaining monsters couldn't even cause any damage to the fully armed Knight squad.
Quite the opposite, Nelson found a lot of things in the monsters' stomachs.
Most of them were brooches, rings, and necklaces.
It infuriated the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield even more.
As long as one wasn't an idiot, one would know how these things appeared. More so, a lot of the accessories had part of the owner's mark on them.
"What a pitiful soul.
May you rest in peace. "
Nelson removed a ring from a little finger bone and tossed it into a bag beside him. He then carefully placed the little finger bone into a small box beside him.
The outpost master couldn't tell who the little finger bone belonged to.
But he could at least let him rest in peace.
Similar little boxes were moved back to the outpost by the soldiers. As the only priest in the outpost, Atrina temporarily took over the little boxes.
After a prayer for the deceased, they would be buried in the cemetery at the side of the outpost.
"Life and death are heartless, but fate can be changed …"
"May you all receive the compensation you deserve in the land of the dead and the divine kingdom."
"May you all rest in peace."
Unlike the funeral of the believers in Thorn Temple, Atrina couldn't confirm the identity of the dead, so she chose Lady Thorn to say a eulogy to everyone.
Maybe she had her own ambitions and thoughts, but when she prayed for the dead, she was meticulous and meticulous.
Everyone had the same respect for the dead.
Especially when she thought of the dead might have someone she was familiar with, Atrina became even more serious. She took out the holy water that she brought with her, dipped her finger into the holy water, and flicked it at the little boxes, not missing a single one.
After that, Atrina started the second round of prayers.
After three rounds, Atrina signaled the soldiers to move the boxes again.
Similar to how they were moved to the outpost, two soldiers used a wooden plank as a support and placed the boxes on it. Then, they carried the boxes away like stretchers.
Atrina followed the soldiers away.
She still needed to preside over some of the necessary ceremonies before the burial.
As the group left, no one noticed that the grass where the box had been placed had changed slightly.
The sun had completely set.
Darkness shrouded the earth.
Torches and braziers were lit up in Arya Outpost.
The patrolling soldiers climbed up the city wall one by one.
Their eyes widened as they looked around.
Meanwhile, the soldiers and Knight who didn't have any missions quickly entered their dreams. They needed to replenish their stamina for tomorrow's mission and possible battles.
Soon enough, Arya Outpost fell into silence.
Other than the crackling of the fire and the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers, there was only the rustling of some nocturnal animals. On the grassland where the box was placed, a dark green snake the size of a grown man's pinky slithered out. The color of its scales allowed it to blend in perfectly with its surroundings, and its outstanding intellect allowed it to quickly locate its target: the Outpost Master's house.
The little snake approached the target stealthily and nimbly, slithering in through the gap between the door and window.
Then …
It saw the sleeping 'Kieran'.
It didn't go any further.
It raised its upper body, its eyes showing the coldness of a snake.
It slowly opened its mouth, its tongue extending all of a sudden and coiling around 'Kieran' like a rope.
When it retracted its tongue, the tied up 'Kieran' shrunk together with its tongue.
It then closed its mouth and returned to the outpost like how it came.
This time, though, its target wasn't the grassland but outside Arya Outpost.
When it was far enough away from Arya Outpost, it sped up and flew towards a dense forest in the direction of Naveya City.
More than 10 minutes later, it entered the forest.
A figure was already waiting there, and when the figure saw the snake, he bowed.
"Lord emissary, please follow me."
As he spoke, he walked into the depths of the forest. The tiny, dark green snake followed closely behind him.
Twisting and turning, when the dark green snake let out an impatient hiss, it stopped and raised its hand to knock on a tall tree beside it rhythmically for a few times.
Dok, Dok Dok!
The hollow sound echoed in the tree trunk, and at the next moment …
Kak!
Amidst the unique sound of a spring, the ground beside the big tree slowly sank. A while later, a secret path leading downwards was revealed.
"Please."
The man bowed once more.
The dark green snake wriggled its body down the stairs.
There were torches on both sides of the secret path.
The hall at the end of the path was brightly lit, and an elderly man in a long robe was waiting there quietly.
"You are as punctual as the rumors say."
The elderly man couldn't help but show a smile when he saw the dark green snake.
"I hope you people will keep your promise as well as the rumors say."
The dark green snake didn't hiss like a snake anymore, instead, it spoke in human language. However, its voice sounded weird.
It didn't just have a long tone, it sounded like it was mumbling something.
But it was enough for the elderly man to hear it clearly.
"Of course."
The old man nodded with certainty.
"Here you go!"
The dark green snake opened its mouth and spat out the unconscious' Kieran 'on the ground. Kieran's body was stained with some sticky liquid, looking a little disgusting. However, the elderly man didn't care about the disgusting liquid, he walked up to' Kieran ', wiped the sticky liquid away and started to size up' Kieran '.
After making sure there were no mistakes, the elderly man showed a smile.
"Very good.
Didn't you face any resistance at all? "
After a nod, the elderly man asked out of habit.
"Nope.
He is already an arrow at the end of its flight. How much strength do you think he has left after that slash?
"When he faced those idiots during the day, he even put on a brave performance."
It further proves that he is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
But … "
"He is more interesting than I thought. That kind of power … If I didn't promise you people, I would also study him."
The dark green snake stared at the unconscious' Kieran 'and said with interest.
"Of course he is special.
Otherwise … I wouldn't have chosen him. "
The elderly man said in a muffled tone. He then took out a pouch from his pocket and tossed it to the dark green snake. The snake opened its mouth and swallowed the pouch.
Without saying goodbye, the dark green snake wriggled its body and headed towards the secret passage.
After making sure the snake was gone, the elderly man laughed coldly.
"Hope you people can hold on a little longer."
The elderly man then looked at 'Kieran' again.
"And you?
You are really a suitable candidate! "
The elderly man showed a smile, grabbed 'Kieran' and headed to the secret room behind him.
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