Chapter 172: Chilled? Then let me warm you up!
The news that someone had broken into the altar was soon known to Augura who had rushed back.

He was originally outside checking the surrounding protection and planning the land reclamation. However, when he heard that someone dared to trespass into the altar, he immediately came to the city base with a gloomy face.

"Call everyone here."

Augula's voice was low, his aura surging wildly.

Even the elves who were acting with him had never seen him so angry, and they immediately summoned all the residents they had gathered recently.

In the blink of an eye.

The entire base was bustling with activity.

Everyone looked confused, looking at Augla who suddenly gathered them together, not understanding what was going on.

"Didn't I tell you not to step into the depths of the forest?"

Augula glanced at everyone and spoke in a cold voice. The terrifying aura almost enveloped the entire base.

Brent and the others, who were originally wondering, suddenly felt a jolt in their hearts and had a bad premonition.

This ban was solemnly told to them on the first day they came here, and Brent also kept reminding the tribesmen not to go deep into the forest.

Could it be that.

Did someone disobey orders and break in without permission?
Thinking of this, Brent quickly asked, "Did someone break in?"

Augula looked at him and said nothing.

Several figures dressed as adventurers in the crowd looked stern, as if they knew something, and suddenly stood up.

"Sir, is it a man in his thirties dressed in black?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes focused on them.

"you know?"

Augura looked at them, his eyes narrowed.

"Of course I know. He is our teammate. He may have accidentally run into the forest because he was not paying attention. Please show mercy and let him go."

The people who were talking were all at the fourth level in strength. They were part of the adventure team that came with Brent and the others.

Moreover, he seemed to know that the man had entered the forest and did not show any panic, as if he had already anticipated the situation.

"Open the net?"

Augla smiled and looked at the four people in front of him.

"Yes, we have been reclaiming land and building a base during this period. Even if we don't have any merits, we have worked hard. We will pay more attention to it in the future. Please spare his life for the first offense."

The middle-aged man in the lead spoke, and the three men beside him had a gleam of satisfaction in their eyes.

In fact, they had already planned for the fourth-level thief to enter the forest in order to find out what was inside. Why did these tree spirits and elves take it so seriously?

Even the excuses for when the truth was revealed had already been thought out, and the response was extremely smooth.

I think the other party will not blame them because they are first-time offenders, which is why they are so confident.

however.

This time they were wrong.

"he died."

Augura spoke coldly.

The faces of the people who were originally watching the show suddenly changed.

"What? Dead?"

"You killed him!?"

The middle-aged man and his teammates' eyes widened in disbelief.

Based on what they have learned in the past few days, the people here not only provide them with shelter but also distribute food every day. They should be short of people, so why would they kill their teammates?
Immediately, the middle-aged man frowned.

"Isn't it a bad idea for you to do this? We came all the way here to help reclaim the land and repair the city, and you treat us like this?"

"He just walked in accidentally and didn't do anything. Aren't you afraid of losing the support of the people and no one daring to come here again? Don't you agree?"

"I hope you can give everyone an explanation!"

As they talked, they also pulled others in, as if they were sure that Augla would not do anything to them in order to build the city.

After all, there are so many people watching here. If we attack them directly, it will definitely cause fear among everyone, and they will flee from here, or even cause chaos.

No matter how powerful these tree elves are, they probably wouldn't want to see such a situation.

as predicted.

As soon as they finished speaking, the crowd started talking.

Some people agreed with their words, while others quietly condemned Augla and his men for killing people at will. The entire base was extremely noisy.

Only Brent and others had ugly expressions, because they knew they were being used.

In this regard.

The four members of the adventure team smiled triumphantly.

No matter how strong you are, you can't kill everyone at once, right?

Who will help you reclaim land and build cities then?
They were even thinking about what kind of compensation they should ask for. They would not give up unless they were given a few thousand kilograms of food.

"You guys, don't seem to understand what I said?"

Augula's cold voice sounded again.

The terrifying aura made everyone shut their mouths, with expressions of shock and confusion.

Especially the four members of the adventure team who seemed so fearless just now, a trace of panic flashed across their faces.

"We, we just want to seek justice for our friends and for everyone!"

As if these words gave them courage, another person immediately shouted, "That's right! We are here to help, not to sell our lives to you. How can you just kill us?"

"How can we dare to stay here and work if you do this? How many people will be disappointed?"

The more I talk, the more I feel I am right.

With so many people backing them up, they became bolder and faced Augla's powerful momentum without fear.

Augla didn't say much, but looked at the crowd: "Does anyone else agree with them? If so, please stand up. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

His words were calm, and he seemed to want to resolve the issue peacefully. This immediately gave courage to many people who had objections, and they all stood beside the four members of the adventure team.

Only those around Brent were stopped by Brent and the old wizard, and let out an imperceptible sigh.

When the four members of the adventure team saw so many people supporting them, they held their heads high and became more confident.

"very good."

Augura laughed again: "Since you feel cold-hearted, Salamander, help warm their hearts."

After saying that, he stepped aside and transformed into Alpha, a half-dragon, and walked out slowly, staring at them with cold eyes.

The murderous intent that seemed to be real made everyone's face change drastically. "You...you said you wouldn't do anything to us!"

"Noisy."

Alpha did not revere life as much as the natural people did, so he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

With a loud bang, all the troublemakers, including the four members of the adventure team, were engulfed in flames, instantly turning them into firemen.

"Ahhhh!!!"

"no, do not want!"

"It's so hot, my chest is so hot!"

"Forgive me, I know I was wrong!"

"Save me, I don't want to die yet!"

In an instant, screams echoed throughout the base.

Dozens of people were burned by the flames and rolled on the ground, desperately covering their chests.

however.

Their hearts seemed to be on fire, with horrible flames gushing out from the inside out, instantly filling their throats and facial features, making them look like men on fire.

The horrifying scene made the others shrink their necks and quickly take several steps back, fearing that they would be implicated.

Just as the four members of the adventure team covered their chests, widened their eyes and stretched out their hands to look at Augla, Augla's low voice came from afar.

"I just said I wouldn't do anything to you, but I didn't say others wouldn't."

puff!
A mouthful of hot blood spurted out.

Four members of the adventure team were killed on the spot, and their eyes revealed deep regret until their death.

"It seems that our generosity towards you has made some people take it for granted."

Alpha raised his head and looked at the remaining 800 people: "I hope you can understand that you are not indispensable here. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time. We will not stop you. If you want to stay, we welcome you. But if you dare to break the rules here, they will suffer the consequences!"

After saying that, he turned and left with Augla.

Everyone was left staring at each other in bewilderment, and it took them a while to recover from their shock.

"A bunch of idiots."

Brent cursed inwardly and looked at the people behind him: "Let's clean up their bodies first. You just heard it. If anyone still disobeys the rules in the future, I will deal with it myself to avoid hurting everyone. If you feel you can't stay here, leave as soon as possible. I won't force you to stay."

As one of the former leaders of Crescent Canyon, he knew the principle of repaying kindness with gratitude and repaying hatred with hatred.

If it were him, he might even do something more ruthless in order to maintain stability.

It’s a pity that the reason why fools are fools is because they can’t see this point clearly.

This is not.

While they were cleaning up the bodies, a small group of people came running to him and said they wanted to leave.

"You've all thought about it?"

Brent looked at them solemnly.

"We have...we have already thought about it. We plan to return to Crescent Valley to live."

These people are also adventurers who followed here. Their strength is around level three, and the pressure of survival is not as great as that of ordinary residents.

In addition, they have accumulated a lot of grain from reclaiming the land these days, which gives them the confidence to make their choice.

So after some hesitation, they decided to leave. They were really scared by what happened just now.

"Since you have made up your mind, pack up and follow me. I will take you out."

"Thank you, Master Sean!"

Seeing Brent give in, they were overjoyed. They quickly packed up their things and followed him out of the forest.

When they arrived at the edge entrance, the elf in charge of guarding did not stop them as Alpha said, but only asked them to register their identity and soul information.

"Think about it. We can send you away safely, but once you leave here, it will be impossible for you to come back in."

The elf in charge of registration gave a voice reminder.

Traitors will never be accepted.

This was the rule they set at the beginning, and they also told it to everyone who came in.

"Yes, we have thought about it."

Those people answered repeatedly, looking like they couldn't wait to escape from here.

This is a place where murders are rampant. They will never come back even if they beg them.

"Well, come here and record the soul information."

After completing the registration, the demon team took the group away.

The demons who were guarding the periphery standing nearby couldn't help but ask, "Is it really okay to just let them go?"

"Don't worry, this is Augla's arrangement. He said he would send a few people back to promote us and attract more people to come."

The elf smiled slightly. Do you really think they are so kind?

"Will this cause confusion?" Brent looked away and spoke immediately.

Too many people would inevitably cause a lot of trouble, and he had experienced this personally.

"It's okay. Lord Rhodes said that when this city is built, it will adopt a household registration system. Everyone is welcome to enter, but only those with household registration can buy houses and live there long-term."

There was one thing the elves didn't say, and that was that now that the dragons had returned, their defensive capabilities had made a qualitative leap, and they no longer had to be as timid as before.

But even so.

Brent was still startled.

I was shocked at who said these words, and even more shocked by the household registration system itself.

Because he knew very well how great the potential this city would have in the future.

Not only can the presence of elemental elves speed up magical practice, but it can also remove pollution and produce large amounts of food. Moreover, it is located behind the entrance to the druid's nest, and can serve as a resting base for adventuring teams to explore further.

Coupled with its terrifying defensive power, it will definitely attract more surviving races from the surrounding areas to come and live here. It is no exaggeration to say that it will be the future trading center of Black Soil!
With his vision, it is easy to imagine how precious a simple household registration quota will be once the city is really established!

Don’t those short-sighted guys know that they have missed a great opportunity?
Looking at the team going further and further away, Brent couldn't help shaking his head, and finally understood why they were let go so easily.

It's easy to get out of this place, but it's not easy to get in again...

however.

The group of people who had just left were unaware of anything.

At this time, he was still feeling complacent about escaping from the sea of ​​suffering, and under the leadership of the Demon Squad, he rushed to the Crescent Canyon 200 kilometers away.

(End of this chapter)