Chapter 746: Soldiers Who Miss Their Hometown

Austin glanced at Gilbert beside him, still confused.

On the way, Austin could not help but bend down and ask Gilbert, “What’s wrong with you today?”

“I just feel that my question yesterday made you sad, and I want to make it up to you today.” Gilbert said with a mischievous smile.

Austin’s face was a little red because his mood was seen through by Gilbert. Gilbert’s smile after that really made him shiver. He tried to explain, “No need, I’m…”

“It’s okay, it’s just today.” Gilbert said with a smile.

It seemed that today was not a good day. Austin thought silently in his heart.

At noon, when everyone was hiding under the shade of the trees to rest. Claremont and Abel walked over and asked Gilbert, “During your exile, do you have any impression of the dragon?”

“Are you going to take the road where the dragon clan’s estate is located?” Gilbert frowned and asked.

“Yes. After all, we want to reach the volcano as soon as possible. Based on our current position, it will be a shortcut.” Abel explained. “Why? is the dragon clan very difficult to deal with?”

“This season is the dormant period of the dragon clan. When the dragon clan is dormant, they will ask the ‘pseudo dragon’ to guard the area around the estate. Although the ability of the ‘pseudo dragon’ is far from the ability of the dragon clan. However, they were extremely sensitive to their surroundings. As long as you step within a radius of ten miles from where they are, they could hear your footsteps clearly,” Gilbert continued, “Moreover, the dragon clan is separated from the forces of all the races on the island. Not taking a single step into the dragon clan’s estate is one of the iron rules of this island.”

Austin’s eyes widened when he heard this. “They’re so powerful!”

Claremont and the other also became anxious. They had finally reached this step, but they didn’t expect that the last obstacle in front of them would be so difficult to deal with.

No wonder the dragon clan had the least informative among the four pieces of information that the dwarf clan sent to them.

“Even if you can defeat the ‘pseudo dragon’, once the dragon clan’s forces are awakened, you will become the object of expulsion of the entire island.” Gilbert said with a heavy tone.

“Why? Isn’t the dragon clan does not interact with you?” Austin asked in shock.

Although Austin hadn’t seen the true appearance of the dragon clan, he already had some faint ideas of the terrifying commanding power of the dragon clan.

“This is an agreement signed between the various clans on the island. As for why such an agreement exists, I’m not too sure either.” Gilbert first answered Austin’s question. Then, he said to Claremont, “Therefore, I suggest that you take a detour. Even if you delay it for a while, you don’t have to force yourself into a dead end.”

After hearing Gilbert’s words, Claremont exchanged a glance with Abel. Then, he said, “Thank you for telling us this. If it weren’t for you, perhaps we wouldn’t have known about this before we entered the dragon clan’s estate. However, we still have to discuss the specific military plan for a while before we can make a decision.”

“Of course, I’m only suggesting.” Gilbert shook his head and said.

Claremont and Abel nodded and left.

After a while, Abel asked everyone to gather and get ready to set off.

During the afternoon journey, the soldiers were still as lively as this morning, discussing some popular topics.

Austin looked around and said in a low voice, “It seems that the news about the dragon clan hasn’t spread yet.”

“Of course. How could anyone know that there’s a dead end ahead and still be willing to follow those three people? I guess the information they got from me has already been sealed among themselves.” Gilbert stared at Abel’s back, he said hatefully.

“Don’t say that.” Austin looked at Gilbert’s confident expression, he sighed, “You don’t understand the atmosphere in the army. Everyone wants to complete the mission, and these three captains are good people who are worthy of trust. Even if they choose to take that path in the end, I, who know the inside story, will believe that they have already thought of a good strategy, let alone the other soldiers.”

“Humph,” Gilbert said, “What can we do in this situation? If they want to die, I will take you with me and escape.”

“Hehe,” Austin chuckled, “I am a living person, how can I be dragged away by you? Don’t think about this nonsense. The day of the decision is still far away.”

Gilbert looked up at Austin and looked at his smile. He sighed. Were the Caradia soldiers have such an optimistic attitude when they joined the army? Why was everyone in this military camp like this.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen a winter sunset.” a soldier said to the sunset.

“Me too.” another soldier replied.

“It’s almost the end of the year. Drondheim should be preparing for the new year festival soon, right?” Jeb recalled.

“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to celebrate the new year in Drondheim this year.” Levin’s voice was muffled.

“Stop it. I’m reminded of the bacon that my hometown makes every year.” Jeb sniffed and said.

“Why do you only think of food?” Levin glanced at Jeb in disdain.

“Uh…”

Just as the soldiers had said, the Drondheim City was bustling with activities.

Even though it was snowing heavily, there were still many people happily shopping for new year’s goods on the streets.

Kant also wore casual clothes, which was rare for him, and walked on the streets. He only had Aubrey by his side as a guard.

“Seeing how bustling the Drondheim City is, your highness, you can rest assured.” Aubrey said with a smile.

“It’s good to be lively,” Kant nodded and said, “The new year goods sent to Drondheim have probably arrived.”

“Yes, the escort team that left a week ago is probably on the way back now.” Aubrey replied.

“After they come back, Drondheim will close the city gates in a few days. Sure enough, you can’t feel the autumn weather in the desert. In just a blink of an eye, it’s almost the end of the year,” Kant sighed.

“Your Highness.” Aubrey said hesitantly, “The news from the island…”

“We haven’t received any news from the elves recently. We only learned a few days ago that Devitt and the others seemed to have changed their route on the way. Therefore, the elves didn’t receive any news from them.” Kant said.

“Then, did something unexpected happen to them?” Aubrey asked worriedly.

“It is inevitable for accidents to happen in unfamiliar places.” Kant explained. “However, according to the contents of the letter, it seems that there is only a slight mistake in the food aspect.”