The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 29: Night of Slaughter
The entrance to the cave is extremely narrow.
Even slightly overweight adults would have difficulty passing through.
But the cave is very spacious, at least about 100 square meters.
Different from the overall humid climate of the marshland.
The cave was very warm and there were not many bugs.
You can sleep on the ground by spreading some dry reeds.
For life in the wild, it is very lucky to find such a shelter.
You know, for the past half month, Roger has been sleeping in damp tree holes, cold bushes, or on tree trunks covered with ants.
At that time, he always missed the little bed in Tongma Town.
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“Rustle…”
The quicksand lamp swayed slightly, making a dense friction sound.
Specks of white light slowly lit up, illuminating every corner of the cave.
Roger squatted down, preparing to get himself something to eat.
He didn't make a fire.
This is not due to ventilation issues, but because the heat emitted by the campfire can be easily sensed by sensitive monsters.
Roger always tries to avoid any trouble that can be avoided.
The meal consisted mainly of bacon strips, fresh water, and a plant called "sand potato."
The bacon strips were brought by Roger when he left Tongma Town, and there are only a few left now.
Both sweet potatoes and fresh water were traded from Longya Village.
Roger quite likes eating sweet potatoes.
This thing looks more like taro and appears to be the tuber of some plant.
It tastes crisp, sweet and gives a strong sense of fullness.
The most important thing is that it can be eaten raw without too much processing, which is suitable for travelers like Roger who live in the wild all year round.
After eating two sweet potatoes, the strength that had been almost consumed earlier began to return slowly.
He stretched himself on the reed mat and thought about the current situation.
Since he has decided to intervene in this war, Roger must be fully prepared.
From a normal perspective.
The aggressive gray dwarves are much stronger than the villagers in Longya Village.
The people Roger met in the village were all farmers, and few of them could fight.
If these people were to encounter the gray dwarves armed with short crossbows, they would probably be shattered at the slightest touch.
What's more, there are refugees from Humphreys who are watching closely.
This looks like it's going to be a one-sided war.
But it's certainly not that simple.
"Everyone in the village is a farmer? Then where do the fields and farms come from?"
Roger smiled softly.
He had actually noticed this problem a long time ago.
But at that time he was just a traveler and didn't care about these things at all.
Now thinking about it, it is incredible that Longya Village could gain a foothold on Huangshi Island.
First.
There simply isn't much suitable land on Yellowstone Island for farming.
But when trading with Roger, the villagers were generous enough to give out good things like sweet potatoes.
This means that in this world where food is extremely scarce, Longya Village is not short of food.
second.
Longya Village is seriously short of combatants.
A half-baked hunter like Eric can actually be considered a master.
Apart from the mysterious Cindy, only Rachel and her Flying Dragonmon have some fighting power.
So, how did they manage to survive until now, surrounded by monsters and coveted by refugees from the swamps?
third.
Rachel once said that the gray dwarves of the marsh were coming for the Dragonfang Village.
So, is there anything in the village that is worth the gray dwarves mobilizing so many troops?
Roger thought about it but didn't find anything unusual.
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"Sand potato? This thing is indeed possible."
Roger didn't think any further.
Because in the absence of intelligence support, the more in-depth the analysis, the more wrong it may be.
He just needs to make sure that "Longya Village is not as simple as it seems."
Cindy must be holding some trump card that can intimidate the refugees in the swamp .
Otherwise, there would be no need for Hanfran to unite with the gray dwarves.
As long as Longya Village doesn't lose so quickly, Roger will have plenty of opportunities to hunt.
He stood up and stretched his muscles.
With the dim light of the quicksand lamp, Roger began his work tonight——
He was carefully removing the arrowhead from the piercing arrow.
This type of arrow is embedded, and there is a short, thin iron needle behind each arrow.
This means that arrow shafts of the right material can be adapted.
Roger plans to replace all these arrows with white feather arrows.
Although he can also use a crossbow, his efficiency is too low and he is prone to failure.
Moreover, the crossbow is far less flexible than Ziying's.
Then, in the quiet cave, the sound of ding-dong began to be heard.
Soon, Roger completed this part of the work.
There were 67 piercing arrows seized from the gray dwarves, but he only kept 7 as spares and dismantled the rest.
Then, he embedded the arrowheads one by one into the shafts of the white feather arrows.
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"You have made a new arrow. Please name it!"
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"White Feather Arrow plus Piercing Arrow, why not just call..."
Roger pondered for a moment and then completed the naming:
"Let's call it 'White Feather Piercing Arrow'!"
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"Successfully made a white feather piercing arrow. A total of 3 white feather piercing arrows have been made."
"Your life skill: bow maintenance and crafting (39) has been improved."
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In this way, Roger made 60 white feather piercing arrows in one go.
Better luck tonight.
After 60 attempts, not a single one failed, and the points of related life skills were increased by 5 points.
When the last arrow completed the balance test, some light came in from above the cave.
It's almost dawn.
Roger yawned and put down his tools.
After checking the mechanism at the entrance of the cave three times, he lay down and went to sleep with peace of mind.
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At dusk.
Roger woke up slowly.
His stomach was empty, so he just grabbed two sweet potatoes and ate them.
Instantly refreshed.
He didn't rush out, but waited patiently for a while.
Wait until it's completely dark.
He then left his cave fully armed.
During the day, Roger heard the noise of the gray dwarves marching.
He estimated that the number of gray dwarves on Yellowstone Island must be much greater than yesterday.
After a day, the bodies of the gray dwarves he killed should have been discovered.
Once the enemy is on guard, it will be unlikely that they can easily kill people by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west as they did yesterday.
Relying on the Tiyunzong to kill with all your strength can also be very dangerous.
Fortunately, he prepared brand new gifts for the gray dwarves.
Tonight is destined to be a real night of killing.
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