The olive branch must be watered with hot blood to flourish. ………… A Mongolian proverb.

  He and his friends were teasing Newton's giant bird while Liu Zhen was walking home, laughing, and didn't forget to take a detour to visit his old friend, Saloman Robert Bajo.

  Robert's garrison, if calculated by territory, has not yet entered the Salt Forest and Bering Mountains, and is basically stationed on the Donau Great Prairie, guarding the throat area of ??the Dolotte Human Kingdom to the Fox Territory at the foot of the snowy mountains. If Liu Zhen wants to see him, he will have to take a detour for half a day.

  It has to be admitted that on the border defense, the Wolf tribe of Wulfgar did share a lot of responsibilities with the Fox tribe of Fu Ke.

  Liu Zhen was going to find Robert for another purpose... inviting him to participate in the National Sacrifice Olympic Games next year. In the early days of Feilongcui, Liu Zhen had let Corina pull a lot of salt from Robert's territory back, and Robert sent a package of Wolf Territory specialties to Liu Zhen, a big bag of Xianren fruit and Yinhua fresh.

  The Sanren fruit is the only plant juice in the saline-alkali forest, which is produced after the Sanren palm blooms. Due to the lack of bees and butterflies in the saline-alkali land, it is rare for one out of a hundred Sanren palms that bloom to produce fruit, making it a precious treasure.

  The exterior of the Xianren fruit resembles a meteor hammer, and when you peel off the thorny shell, inside is yellow pulp. It's slightly astringent to eat, but leaves a sweet aftertaste. Yinhuasui is the only crop that the Wolf tribe can plant in the saline-alkali forest, and this agricultural development was achieved with the help of many Hobbits who are connoisseurs of fine food.

  A thousand miles to send a swift horse, the gift is light but the sentiment is heavy. Although he sometimes pursued direct benefits too much, Liu Zhen never forgot to repay those who were good to him.

  For the temple that has never been recognized. Robi's long-held grievance about his folk Saroman priest identity, Liu Zhen felt that maybe the Olympics was a good opportunity, if he brought Robi along, not only would it be beneficial to his own strength, but also just in time to repay Robi a favor.

  After a long period of immersion, Liu Zhen realized that going to the Temple of God to reason was absolutely impossible, and only *fist could pave the way. As long as he won first place at the Olympic Games, he would have the right to establish an altar, and at that time, giving a title to Robby would not be excessive.

  Actually, after Liu Zhensheng returned, he also felt a bit strange about why Northeast God Temple's Great Shaman Qi Dan insisted on letting him participate in the National Olympics despite opposition from many people. Cui Peishan was forced to ask and still told the truth. She had secretly reported to Great Shaman Qi Dan that Liu Zhensheng had created his own battle song scroll, which was also the reason why Great Shaman Wei An suddenly changed his attitude by 180 degrees after Liu Zhensheng's victory in the Sacred Kay Road tribe's pouch mouse sacrifice duel.

  Liu Zhenhong couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Women, your name is Quick Mouth.

  His calm and composed demeanor was actually a result of his cautious nature.

  He didn't know that Cui Peishan was the next candidate for the Northeastern Divine Temple's Wei'an Great Shaman, and she belonged to the temple's key cultivation objects, of course, they had to be responsible to the temple.

  A continuous defeat of the two powers and a self-made war song scroll for the ritual of war would absolutely cause a sensation in the kingdom.

  One of the twelve main priests of the kingdom, Milu-sama of the Fox tribe, has reached retirement age due to old age and illness. The vacancy is now fiercely competitive. The northeastern shrine has been weak for a long time, and although the number of rituals produced is impressive, the quality has not improved. However, two young geniuses have suddenly emerged, supporting the sky. If they perform at next year's ritual conference in front of the Red Robe High Priest and the King, one showcasing martial dance and the other displaying a scroll of war songs, the northeastern shrine will become the center of attention in the entire kingdom of Bimong.

  To be honest, when Wei An Da Shaman first heard about Cui Pei's report, he was indeed very surprised. However, as a veteran shaman who had participated in the Hailar War a thousand years ago, his mental endurance must be far beyond those inexperienced shamans. The two rod-bearing shamans' demonic pets were not only injured but also killed, and Wei An Da Shaman would not feel heartbroken about it now.

  Liu Zhen didn't know that he, this prodigal son, had already become the apple of Wei An's eye.

  The Lord of the Heart Meat and his subordinates, the Musketeers and the Half-Bodied Men, arrived at Robbie's outpost with great expectation, only to be shocked by what they saw. The military outpost had been completely destroyed, leaving a desolate scene. Several black ravens stood on the chopped wooden fence, croaking loudly.

  Liu Zhen and the others rushed in, only to find that the entire camp had been slaughtered. The bodies of the Dog Head People's Militia, the brave Wolf Cavalry Regiment, and even the wolves in their enclosures all lay motionless inside and outside the tents. A sea of red, mixed with dark blood, stretched out like a mirror, and a chilling, bloody smell wafted through the air.

  Although each border troop had dispatched its elite to support the kingdom and the desert humans on the western front, every border outpost of the Wolf clan still had at least two full squads of twenty people, plus about twenty Dogu civilians as auxiliaries. If they encountered an enemy attack, they could immediately ignite wolf dung to summon support from other outposts within fifty miles. Liu Zhen was really unable to think of where such bold bandits came from, actually attacking the regular army of the Meng Kingdom? And doing it so cleanly and efficiently that not even the beacon tower on the corner had time to light its warning fire?

  After repeated searches, Liu Zhen did not find Robbie's figure among the dead wolf cavalry. The wounds on the wolf cavalry and the dog-headed people's corpses were also carefully examined by Liu Zhen. According to the blood coagulation degree, it was inferred that the wolf cavalry died last night. Due to the cold weather, the bodies were stiff but had not yet appeared livor mortis. The wounds on their bodies were similar to those caused by bows and arrows or stabbing swords, but the weapons inside the wounds had been removed. Moreover, each wolf cavalry's neck had a deep slash with a curved mouth, which was cut very heavily, and some of the wolf cavalry's neck bones were even severed. Almost only one layer of skin connected their heads.

  What's even more frightening is that the corpses of these frog wolf cavalrymen had all been stripped of their pants, and the most beautiful and magnificent fluffy tails of the Wolf tribe were gone, replaced by a bloody hole.

  The last wolf cavalryman was knocked to the ground, his eyes wide open in unwillingness. Liu's fist clenched with a series of crisp cracking sounds.

  The wolf riders seemed to have been ambushed at close range without any defense, and the identity of this frog-like attacker was obviously special. The number of attackers was absolutely small, but they had a way to deceive the vigilant eyes of the wolves. This frog-like attacker was ruthless, and the knife marks on the necks of each wolf rider and dog-headed soldier's corpse were evidence. That was a supplementary knife used to prevent them from speaking out.

  In the middle of the camp, there were two remaining piles of ashes from extinguished fires, with only blackened grass and wood ash left. Around the fire pits, several pieces of canvas had been cut off with a sharp blade, laid flat on the ground, with impressions left by people lying down heavily.

  There were many chaotic hoof prints on the ground. Very big, very deep. The hoof prints of the dwarf horse and the wolf on the wasteland were only half the size of this hoof print, and the dwarf horse and the wolf would not have anyone help them put iron shoes on their hooves, and there were obvious traces of horseshoe nails on the edges of the hoof prints on the ground.

  He kicked open the embers with his horse hoof. Liu Zhen shook his finger and tapped the ground, which still had a faint residual heat.

  The arrogance of these sneak attackers made Liu's already unsightly face even more unattractive. These people killed the warriors of the Bi Mong army, stripped off their beautiful fur, and actually dared to swagger around in this camp for a night!

  Liu Zhen found a few breadcrumbs on the grass stem in this camp, which was obviously left by a gourmet who forgot to put on a tablecloth and accidentally dropped from the corner of his mouth. The breadcrumbs were very dry, without even dew, and when pinched between fingers, they became brittle light wheat-colored particles.

  Perhaps seeing the boss's solemn expression, Adou dispersed with his men and began searching for suspicious things everywhere.

  Before long, the diligent ants were observing a pile of dung beside which lay a length of hemp rope smeared with filth.

  This discovery is quite strange, because bandits usually use whatever materials are at hand and wouldn't carry hemp ropes with them, let alone the robbers on the barren plains who would just grab a handful of dirt to wipe themselves.

  Only humans eat white bread, let alone horseshoes. The mines of Bohemia were not prosperous enough to shoe their cattle with iron.

  As for that thin hemp rope used to wipe one's buttocks, Liu Zhensheng had indeed heard Old Man Anduril mention it before - it was a toilet habit of the human imperial nobility.

  Yostre Festival is just around the corner, and Dolote's human merchants won't be returning to Wiserspahn at this time. Their business in Bimon Kingdom has trusted confidants taking care of it, and they can also communicate with each other through carrier pigeons. At this time, they should be appearing at some aristocratic family's cocktail party, boasting about their adventurous experiences panning for gold in the Barbarian Lands.

  In recent years, humans who were both merchants and thieves had been rampant on the wasteland, Liu Zhenlei had already heard about it. However, that human bandits would openly attack the Bei Mong border defense outpost was something Liu Zhenlei hadn't expected. And now, there was suddenly a possibility of a human imperial noble being involved, which Liu Zhenlei found somewhat interesting.

  Liu Zhenhong immediately mounted the Huohe and prepared to report this matter to other outposts of the Wolf clan along the wasteland border.

  Things were worse than he had imagined, the six outposts along the edge of the wasteland, controlling thousands of miles of vast wasteland, had all encountered the same situation as Robi's outpost.

  The Wolf tribe mainly guards the salt alkali forest, and the main barracks are more than 500 miles away from here. Six sentry posts were added here, most of which were to fulfill the obligations of the semi-human tribe in the Bering Mountains, and also helped the Fox tribe, who was tight on military strength, to guard the gate, thanking the Fox tribe for their annual economic aid.

  Seven sentry posts in the wilderness were uprooted at once, not a single survivor. The taste behind this made Liu's brain cool down.

  Bandits would never have such coordination ability, only one can do this, the scout of the Human Commonwealth's Dolote Army, Liu Zhenhuan's colleague... the Scout.

  This means that the human nation of Doloth Kingdom on the opposite side of the wasteland is getting restless. Without national support, any adventurers and mercenaries would absolutely not dare to attack a country's border checkpoints. It has already fired the first shot of aggression.

  The Principality of Dolotte is known as the country of mercenaries, although its population is only 3 million, which is only half of the total population of Bimon. The regular army has only ten brigades. However, a large number of mercenary groups are stationed in Dolotte, and almost all well-known mercenary groups on the continent have offices here.

  In addition, the Principality of Dolotte is still affiliated with the Saint Francis Empire, which claims to be one of the three major powers on the continent and has the strongest infantry in the Aegean continent, the Silver Base Warriors. If the Principality of Dolotte is attacking the Kingdom of Bimon under the orders of the Saint Francis Empire, not to mention the isolated island of Falco, even the entire Kingdom of Bimon would have to issue a "Thistle Ring Summoning Order" and mobilize all its citizens.

  The outposts on the wasteland have all been removed, and the gates of the Meng Kingdom have already been opened. The Feilongchi has become the next roadblock.

  Liu Zhenhong had no time to fly back to the Yanjing Forest to report the situation. He immediately flew back to Robi's sentry post, urging the musk deer people to bury the bodies on the spot and set off immediately.

  If it weren't for the fact that Froggy Newton spent countless brain cells catching them, Liu Zhen would have really wanted to throw away this group of cumbersome birds.

  Liu Zhenhong also rode the Huohe bird to search for the enemy scout's trail along the line of Feilongcui. The wilderness was too vast, and there were too many places to hide tracks, so Liu Zhenhong flew very high to keep it a secret. He found that group of moving scouts, and indeed, as expected, they were heading towards Feilongcui, with only about twenty people in total. They were actually using the flag of an diplomatic envoy team, let alone the border sentry wouldn't be on guard, even if they reached Feilongcui, they could still launch a surprise attack.

  Two small troops, one in front and one behind, were advancing on the barren plain, each with their own ulterior motives.

  Anyway, rushing on the road won't make it faster, so Liu Zhensheng simply focused on training the giant bird Newton. After being educated through hunger and beatings, Liu Zhensheng paid the price of whipping four giant birds to death on the spot, and finally managed to teach this somewhat intelligent magical beast to listen to him.

  Yuan Zhi initially didn't want to join the arrogant self, but the pressure of time and the flames of war about to ignite made him unable to wait any longer.

  A week later, the Newton giant bird had gradually become accustomed to having something riding on its back, accustomed to wearing a halter on its mouth, and began to understand simple directional commands. Because their wings on their backs were tied up for several days, they also started to develop blood clots on their wing ribs. Liu Zhen couldn't help but untie the vines from the Newton giant bird's wing ribs. Afraid that if he released them, they would make a big escape, so he ruthlessly cut off the Newton giant bird's meat wings with a dagger.

  Damn it! At most, after going home, dilute the bile of Vivian's viper with water and feed them. If not, help them sew their wings together! Liu Zhen is ready to break his cauldron and sink his boat.

  A week has passed, and at the speed of that frog-like horseman's advance, it should have already entered Florence territory by now. Yet Liu Zhen is still a full week away from home.

  Liu Zhen's urgent and anxious expression made him instruct Ah Du to lead the team himself, and if they encountered humans, no matter what flag they were under, they would be killed on the spot. He rode his fire crane, accompanied by Guo Guo, and took a step ahead, returning to Fei Lengcui.

  Feng Qingwan's mentor, Cui Peishan, was also anxiously waiting for Liu Zhenyue's return. The news reported by Xian Nü Long was too shocking, and even Cui Peishan couldn't believe it a little bit. Why would the human kingdom of Duluo take action against the kingdom of Bimeng, and use such a despicable means of unannounced war? The two countries had always had trade exchanges, and there was no spark like the Desert Human's abduction of Princess Gongxia.

  Out of caution, Cui Peishan even temporarily suppressed the idea of reporting to the temple.

  If this is true, it would be a disaster compared to the Mongol Empire. The Western Expeditionary Force has just gone through a great war and is still resting in the desert oasis. Both the Northeastern Province and the Southeastern Province currently have only ten legions of troops each. If there really is a war, under full mobilization, it would take at least half a month for the main force to reach the south bank of the Sanggan River. Although the preparation time for full mobilization seems a bit hasty, it's barely enough.

  Choi Bomin is most worried that if this matter was caused by Richard Hu, there would still be room for recovery.

  So Liu Zhen just returned to Feilongcui, the first sentence of the beautiful snake instructor was: Richard, is what you said true or false?

  "Wolf's seven outposts on the Danube Steppes were all flattened, and not even a warning wolf smoke had time to be sent out. Is this true or false?" After Liu Zhen spoke of the tragic situation he witnessed at the outpost, Cui Peishan's face turned extremely unsightly.

  "Hurry up and retreat, the kingdom's military strength is not enough to support us now, we can only fall back north of the Sanggan River." The beautiful snake instructor's heart also cooled down by half, if this was indeed an invasion, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for Fēng Lěng Cuì at present. The entire southern wilderness, the only territory is Fēng Lěng Cuì, there are no other territories to call for help, the hills here stretch far and wide, favorable for cavalry charges.

  "That won't do, a noble's duty is to defend his land. To retreat without a fight would be to invite judgment!" Liu had been studying the laws of Beamont recently and couldn't agree, he was afraid that someone would secretly take advantage of his weakness.

  Foolish kid! If you were to die in battle, Wei An Da Sa Man would have to climb out of the temple window and jump onto the balcony. The beautiful snake instructor thought to herself.

  "Why would Dorote want to go to war with us in the Kingdom of Bimon?" Helen found it unthinkable: "We're much poorer than humans."

  Liu Zhen was shocked when he heard Helen's words and the scene of the wolf cavalry having their tails cut off appeared in his mind again.

  "Damn it! Catch those scouts first and ask them what's going on!" Liu Zhen said gritting his teeth: "There must be a high-ranking noble among these human scouts."

  "Lend me the Fire Crane and I will report to the Temple immediately." The beautiful snake instructor said slowly after taking a deep breath.

  "Let's catch those scouts first, there aren't many of them. Feilong has the ability to handle this much at least. Let's ask them about the situation and then make a decision." Liu Zhensheng said: "Anyway, we have Huhe now, it's convenient to report messages upwards, don't worry about the time being short."

  "Richard, you seem much more calm and composed than before." Cui Peishan exclaimed with delight.

  "Scouts are the best reconnaissance soldiers, and any army's scouts are composed of sharpshooters with excellent martial skills and quick minds. We need to be prepared for contingencies. I suspect that these human scouts may have been equipped with expensive repeating crossbows; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to kill those brave Wolves so quickly." Liu Zhen added: "All the militia must be on high alert, cavalry teams search immediately, remember, I want results."

  "Hand it over." Corina nodded.