Dawn of the Ash Tower

Sweetwater Town is the only town between the small town under the mountain and the valley city.It is also a supply point that must pass through to the Earl Lord City.Just like its name, this small town is famous for the mountain spring water flowing from the remaining veins of the Longji Mountains.It is said that the wine brewed from the spring water near this town is a specialty sold throughout the kingdom.Usually, there is an endless stream of business travelers in this small town. Although it is not as prosperous as the city, life in the small town is also very rich. There are vendors hawking along the street, customers who come to purchase, and even yearning Tourists from the Northland scenery dominate the town.But now, when Cheese and his party stepped into this small town, they could see nothing but deathly silence.

In the beginning, Cheese and the others began to check for living people from the main buildings in the town based on the principle of being cautious, but soon they found that there seemed to be nothing in this town, and the feeling of uneasiness became stronger in the mage's heart , he felt as if someone had deliberately disposed of the town before him to cover up something, and this was most likely the key to solving the plague.So he suggested that the team members search the town separately, hoping to find clues that have not been destroyed.

"Did you find anything?" Standing in the square in the center of the town, Cheese asked the returning team members.

"There's nothing, neither dead nor living, and I can't even find a rat's thing," said Wild Boar.Both Mona and "Monkey" also said that no residents here were found.

"It's unreasonable." Cheese frowned.

"Even if the plague kills all the people here, the corpses should be left behind. Even if there are a large number of native ratmen attacking the residents, they will still leave their bones anyway. There will never be a corpse left like it is now. The whole empty town." The mage was puzzled by what happened here.He could catch the smell of the plague lingering in the town's air.But the smell was very mild, not at all like what a small town in the center of the epidemic should have.

"These residents didn't disappear suddenly. Rather, they seemed to have evacuated the town in an orderly manner." Just when the group was at a loss, Elsa said suddenly.

When the other four people heard her words, they all showed puzzled expressions. Although they also searched, they didn't come to this conclusion.The proprietress also quickly began to explain the reasons for her conclusion.

"Food. Both humans and monsters need food, even the livestock that were originally raised in the town. However, there is too little food in this town." Elsa led the members into a private house .

"Look, it's winter now, and under normal circumstances, a family will store enough food for two to three days. However, in a town with a wealthy economy like Tianshui Town, the residents' lives are more affluent, and the food reserves will only be more. "Speaking, the proprietress opened the storage cabinet in this room, which was empty and there was no food.

"But you see, there is no food in these houses, which is unreasonable. Besides, I went to a few pubs and restaurants in the town just now. Buying and cooking, but this kind of business must keep stock. But there is nothing like here. If they flee suddenly, they must not have time to take all the food. Only a planned evacuation is possible That's it." As the owner of the Dragon's Back Tavern, Elsa's words are not only reasonable but also very convincing.Indeed, the amount of food found in the small town is pitifully small.

"So, did someone evacuate the town's residents? For example, the lord sent them an evacuation notice, telling them to move to Valley City?" Mona guessed.

"But this doesn't make sense. Even if the residents of the small town are all reasonable, they can't evacuate in such an orderly manner in just a few days. This is completely unreasonable. Unless there is enough time and sufficient reasons to make them willing leave." Elsa retorted.

"Are there frequent exchanges between Shanxia Town and Xigu City?" Cheese interrupted.

"Well... Actually, it's not very frequent, especially in the past few months after the beginning of winter. Due to the heavy snow, merchants almost always wait until the beginning of spring before going to the town. After all, we only have all kinds of animal skins and animal products there. You can get it." As a hunter, "Monkey" still knows more about the buying and selling situation than the others.

"Most of the grain reserves in the town are completed in autumn. In winter, people in the town rarely go out." The proprietress added.

"In other words, in fact, Shanxia Town has lost contact with the Earl of Saron since the beginning of winter, until Commander Jon sent a messenger a few days ago, right?" Cheese concluded.

"..." The remaining four residents of the small town under the mountain looked at each other, because they found that it really seemed to be the case.

"So, that is to say, for at least two months, there is almost no contact between the interior of the entire Earl's territory and the town, right?" Cheese's frown became tighter and tighter, and he realized that the time error was extremely extreme With the potential for some dire consequences.

"You mean that the plague appeared earlier than we estimated?" Elsa was the first to think of the problems that time would cause.

"It is very likely that this is the case, and the worst thing is that I am afraid that this plague will not have any manifestations for a long time in the early stage of the disease." Cheese said in a deep voice.

"If that's the case..." The proprietress also quickly realized what this meant.

"If this is the case, I'm afraid the plague has already spread beyond one earldom. And the environment in this earldom will be worse than we expected," said the mage.

The remaining three frost guards also realized the seriousness of the matter, and they all took a breath.

"Then what should we do?" the female warrior Mona asked eagerly.

"Don't worry, even if the plague really spreads, we won't have time to warn others." Cheese let out a sigh of relief, temporarily letting go of this idea.

"Right now, we need to find the residents of Tianshui Town first, and develop the antidote to the plague as soon as possible."

"I think I might know where everyone in Sweetwater has gone." Jack "Monkey" suddenly thought of something, he said.

"When I was talking about buying and selling just now, I suddenly remembered that when my father and I came to the town to sell animal skins, I heard people in the town say that there are large caves in the mountains near the town, and the water in Tianshui Town , and where a large part of it came from. I heard that the entrance there is extremely narrow, and the interior is intricate and huge. It is simply a natural fortress. Some people even say that they have seen dragons in the depths of the cave!" Jack gestured exaggeratedly.

"You mean, these townspeople have all evacuated to the cave?" Cheese asked.While this sounds like a good idea, caves with narrow entrances are easier to defend than small towns, and the living water in caves also prevents the chance of getting sick from drinking contaminated water.But it was hard for him to believe that anyone could organize the whole town to escape into that cave that was not sure whether it was safe or not.

"I heard from Grandpa Jon that the mayor of Tianshui Town is a nobleman who loves the people very much. The wealth and prosperity of Tianshui Town are inseparable from this person. If there is such a person who is well-loved by the people, I will It is not impossible to retreat." Elsa said.

"Well, anyway, these are the few clues we have so far, monkey, do you know where that cave is?" Cheese nodded, agreeing with Elsa's opinion.

"Although I haven't been there, I still know the general location. It's just that we don't give priority to going to Valley City? There should be a greater chance of finding survivors there." Jack asked.

Jack's doubts are correct, whether to go to Valley City first, or detour to find residents of Sweetwater Town who may not exist, this is indeed a very difficult problem for the cheese race against time, even the mage himself temporarily Can't decide between them.

"It is true that the chances of finding survivors in Valley City are relatively high, but the situation in the town is really weird. I think we can go to that cave to have a look first. If there is no one, it is not too late to go to Valley City." At this moment , Mona said.She thought that with the defense of Xigu City, if it had already fallen, then this five-member team would be useless.And if the valley city can still hold on, it seems more reasonable to look for the residents of Tianshui Town.

The other four thought about it and agreed with the female warrior's point of view. They decided to try their luck in the cave mentioned by "Monkey".

What they didn't know was that at the same time they set off, the Knights of the Kingdom led by Blood Lion Leon also sent a team into the Earl of Saron.The goal of this team is the Valley City.

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