Chapter 22 Dark Assault (1)
Although Roddy was an otaku before traveling through time, he was alone in the mainland and could be regarded as acquaintance with countless people.
Miss Sally in front of her is not very old and obviously not yet adult. But those actions and words just now made Roddy understand that the other party is definitely not a naive and simple girl. It can even be said that the other party's behavior and speech can be called a standard aristocrat - the kind of smart, greedy and unwilling to suffer losses.
Speaking of which, including Soderol, meeting two such smart people one after another really gave Roddy a headache.
He didn't like the feeling of being unable to control things in his hands, but he was not the only one in the world. Faced with Sally's problem, Roddy quickly repeated the words he had said to Soderol before, waiting for the other party's reaction.
Speaking of which, in his consciousness, only monster-like figures like Soderol would accept things calmly and unsatisfiedly, and others would definitely not be so calm. But unexpectedly, he found that Sally did not look unrestrained after listening to these words.
Roddy began to wonder if he had made something wrong - did people all over the world already know about this and he still used it as news?
However, Sally's next words made him begin to understand. Things seemed to have changed unpredictably—
"Captain Roddy, thank you very much for your message. In fact, before I came here, I was ready to leave here."
Roddy frowned and looked up, and his eyes were in contact with the Duke's daughter for a moment. Sally's smile was still there, without any jokes at all. There was a hint of pride and confidence hidden in her eyes. Roddy had seen many generals who had such expressions, but there were many lords or nobles who had great power.
That was the expression of "the overall situation is in control".
Roddy found that everything was different from the expected situation, but at this time he found that since he had not encountered any resistance, he had nothing else to say. He turned his head and ignored the pale butler Hall. Roddy bent down and saluted, silently saying that he had no more nonsense.
"So, thank you for your message, Captain Roddy. I'm just afraid I'm leaving now."
Miss Sally nodded politely, then gave several orders to the veteran Gerson beside her, and rode the horse gracefully. She smiled at Roddy who raised her head, turned around and left safely under the escort of the guards.
The smile of the duke daughter is very sincere. If it were someone else, if she was completely in love with this smile, she would probably feel great honor and pride for it. The huge gap in identity will always make people think of some beautiful associations in knight poetry such as "The Song of Roland", but Roddy did not look happy at this time. He looked at Sally's back as he turned his horse's head and the soldiers left straight, and frowned deeply.
No, the situation is very wrong.
Turning his head, he saw Soderol joining his subordinates and the scouts brought by Roddy to help the villagers transfer. But the Hall Butler, who confirmed the news, was not easy to stop him. After all, if something really happened, he would not be able to bear the responsibility, so he had to bite the bullet and ask the servants to assist in the transfer of the property of the manor.
Everything seems to be fine. According to the current progress, the villagers in this village can leave the village before midnight. According to this speculation, when the orcs arrive here tomorrow morning, they will only see an empty Fenx village.
Thinking of this, Roddy suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of frustration, because his plan seemed completely redundant - it turned out that Sally had already made a decision to evade. In this way, even if the orcs completely robbed Fenx Village tonight, they would not have encountered this duke's daughter...
The clue that he had just met the number seemed to end, because no matter how he thought about it, the orcs could not have successfully attacked Sally with a plan. A little depressed gradually appeared in his heart. Roddy found that he was worried and worried seemed to have become a blind worry. It turned out that the Duke's daughter was not the idiotic heroine in the movie who only screamed when she encountered danger, but she was stupid and said nonsense, and even offended Fenx's housekeeper and Lieutenant Soding, who was still in the dark.
In the end, things are gone. I am really not a human being!
"It's a mess to care, but it's still a little tender."
Roddy sighed and made a comment on his reckless action helplessly - not to belittle himself, not to boast about himself, but to remember what he did wrong and what he did right. This is the habit Roddy inherited from the game. He helped the horn bow and quiver behind him. In his vision, the torches illuminated the road, and the scouts helped the villagers carry things in groups... Hall butler was furious and said something to Lieutenant Soderol, pointing his fingers in the direction he was in from time to time...
Roddy seemed a little discouraged. Even the words "Save the villagers of Fenx Village (Complete)" on the taskbar could not make him feel better. He took a step and prepared to walk towards the village on the other side.
But before taking three steps, his steps gradually stopped and his brows slowly frowned.
Turning around, Sally and several of his soldiers were leaving far away in the night with torches. Looking at the direction, they should be heading to the nearest military assistance point, Consetton Fortress. All of this seemed to be the right choice - to avoid the attacks of orcs and seek protection from the fortress in the territory.
But Roddy suddenly realized...he had just thought about the key points of the problem.
Why did the orc kill Sally?
To put it bluntly, Roddy completely doesn't believe that the orcs can understand what status Sally has in the Kingdom of Karen. What's the use of killing a duke who is not even an heir? If Roddy is the commander of the orc, if he can get information, he will definitely choose to raid Francis instead of Sally, because killing her has no strategic value for the entire battle situation.
Who wants Sally to die?
This question is self-evident - Roddy suddenly became clear: it was not necessarily the orc who planned this matter, but it was most likely that Francis, who successfully usurped power in the future!
Before Roddy traveled, he witnessed or heard countless despicable assassinations. There were those who fought between the guilds, those who were brave and fierce among players, and those between NPCs. Behind each successful assassin, there were countless unexpected, closest, trusted, the most unresential, and the most harmless person. Any one would become the assassin who sent the dagger into his heart.
The cause of Sally's death in history was attributed to the orc raids, but history is often a fog that cannot be seen clearly. Only those who have experienced it personally can understand what happened at that time. At this time, Roddy, as a special existence who witnessed history again, thought of what might happen next almost immediately.
He suddenly asked loudly to Soderol in the distance: "Secretary Soderol! Where is the most suitable position for these villagers to transfer to?"
Soderol, who stopped not far away, stopped and pointed in a completely different direction from Sally's team and said: "Go to Broy Town."
Indeed, it is the best place for refugees, with enough food resources, rivers, and more than 200 guards. But what happened in history? Fenx Village was raided by orcs, and Sodlor should have survived, but didn’t Sally go to the fortress?
I think the key to the problem lies here.
"Roddy, what should I do next?"
Seeing that everything was on track, Carter ran over to ask about the next plan, but seeing Roddy frowning in distress, he was a little confused.
"Assist Sodlor's transfer of villagers and rest on the spot after arriving in Broy Town." Roddy breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had made some decision, and added: "Miss Sally asked me to follow their team to Consetton Fortress. If I don't show up in Broy tomorrow, then you and Ruger will lead the team back to Nolan Village."
Although he didn't understand why Sally "named" Roddy to follow, Carter had no doubt about any words he said, and would only follow everything as an order. He turned around to inform Ruger and others, but did not notice that Roddy's figure disappeared almost immediately from the sight of the villagers of Fenx Village.
Many torches lit up in Fenx Village under the night, and the villagers began to leave the village where they had lived for a long time in an orderly manner. Teams of Soderol and Ruger and others were assisting. Although it was a bit messy, they were also very efficient.
Chapter completed!