Chapter 827: Chapter 546: News from the Great Cemetery_2
Xu Haide truthfully explained the reason for their visit.
It meant that, according to rumors, the north was infested with the Undead, and the council, worried, had arranged for them to come and investigate.
“Hey, you guys, it’s not so easy to enter the territory of the Warcraft, you know. You’re lucky you’ve just met a Tauren. If it had been Gnolls or Demon Orcs, you’d already be in the pot,” Tavek said, slapping his thigh.
Hearing this, the group also felt a chill of fear.
At that moment, they had suspected that they might be cooked, especially since food was scarce in the winter.
“Thank you, City Lord Tavek, for saving us,” Xu Haide said, expressing his gratitude once again.
Xu Haide was genuinely grateful to Tavek; had it not been for him, they probably wouldn’t have made it out of the Tauren territory.
“It’s nothing, we’re of the same clan, I couldn’t just stand by and watch you die.”
“By the way, City Lord Tavek, do you have any information about the Undead? It would be good to have something to report when I go back.” Xu Haide held up his hot tea, took a sip, and continued to inquire.
Tavek replied, “This message, I don’t know who spread it, but it said that there was a large number of Undead in the north. I even assigned people to investigate, but all they found were some scattered Undead, only a few hundred in number.”
Xu Haide nodded; the skeletons they were shown by the hunter were indeed just over three hundred.
Tavek continued, “Moreover, that area is the territory of the Warcraft. If there were any Undead, they would have been cleared out by the Orcs. Actually, we don’t need to be too worried on our side.”
“Lord City Lord speaks the truth,” Xu Haide said, taking another sip of his hot tea.
“So, Saint Xu Haide, are you planning to continue your investigation tomorrow? If you want to go out, I’ll assign some guards to accompany you. The Orc territories become chaotic in the winter, raiding for food and cannibalism are common. You definitely can’t go alone again.”
Xu Haide thought about it and agreed.
That night, there were Short Orcs and Tauren.
It was almost too much for them to handle.
And thankfully, they hadn’t been put in the pot to boil.
“Oh good, if we need to, we will inform you, Lord City Lord,” Xu Haide stood up, “It’s getting late, we won’t disturb your rest any longer.”
“Won’t you stay at the city lord’s manor? I can have the servants prepare a few rooms for you.”
“No need, our companions are waiting for us at the tavern.”
“Oh, alright then, but if there’s anything you need, let me know in advance. You definitely can’t go wandering off,” Tavek insisted again.
As if he were terribly afraid that these people might die in his domain and cause trouble for him.
“Oh, alright.”
…
After leaving the city lord’s manor,
the three of them returned to the Rose Tavern.
In the candlelit room,
Xu Haide, Baccarat, and a few others gathered around the table.
“Saint Xu Haide, what happened to your wounds?” Baccarat inquired.
When they first came in, Baccarat and the others didn’t recognize them and almost drew their swords.
Xu Haide touched the wound on his face, “Ah, we were out looking for traces of the Undead, and unexpectedly got caught by the Tauren, ending up like this.”
Then, Xu Haide recounted their discoveries of the Undead and how they were chased by the Warcraft and captured by the Tauren.
“You mean to say there were only a little over three hundred Undead?” Baccarat asked.
“Yes,” Xu Haide said, while applying medicine to himself.
“What about the other areas, shouldn’t we search them more thoroughly?”
“I’ve spoken with the hunter and the city lord, and the chances of there being Undead are slim, besides, the different tribes of Warcraft are at war over there, plundering for food. If we went, we’d likely end up in the pot,” Xu Haide said immediately.
Now, he was somewhat reluctant to go. If they were to investigate, they should wait until winter passed.
It was just too dangerous.
“Well, okay,” Baccarat nodded.
Xu Haide continued, “Did you find anything in the city?”
Baccarat replied, “There wasn’t much of an issue in the city, but in the city center, we saw a temple.”
“A Temple? Pruell City hasn’t built a temple,” Xu Haide said, perplexed.
“There wasn’t one before, but there is one now, without a deity statue inside,” Baccarat explained.
“Then it is newly built, and they haven’t had a chance to inform the church yet,” Xu Haide said nonchalantly.
However, Baccarat shook his head slightly, “We found traces on the pedestal where a deity statue had been placed, as if someone had removed it.”
Xu Haide was taken aback, “The Goddess of Harvest, right?”
In addition to the God of Light, the Human Clan also worshiped the Goddess of Harvest.
And since the Goddess of Harvest was not as strict as the God of Light, establishing her statue didn’t require notifying the church.
So, in most places, there were statues of the Goddess of Harvest.
Baccarat did not deny it, “So, are we still investigating the Undead tomorrow?”
“I think we’ll leave it be for now; even if we continue to search, it’s unlikely we’ll find anything new,” Xu Haide decided.
“That’s fine then, tomorrow we’ll set out directly for Lyss City.”
“Alright, you all should rest early.”
Xu Haide and the others stood up and left the room.
…
The next day, early in the morning,
Fang Hao had not yet gotten up.
From the downstairs hall came a series of energetic ‘ha’ and ‘ho’ shouts.
Ever since it started snowing outside,
The maids’ martial arts training had been moved to the great hall of the lord’s manor.
The reason it was held there, rather than just finding any warehouse,
was because it was warm.
Many sun-patterned stone slabs were placed around the hall, radiating heat like a radiator.
Fang Hao walked down the stairs,
and saw a group of energetic young bunny and fox girls, dressed in slim-fitting training clothes, following Anjia as they punched and kicked in unison.