Chapter 617 Ranch Corps

 Night.

 In the resurrection city.

In the dimly lit room, five werewolves with broad shoulders and narrow waists gathered together.

"Now that the Capricorn Ranch is about to be officially launched, our best choice is to respond to this Yao Shen's established direction. The earliest tryers will have many opportunities, and we have dealt with the Capricorn Principality and know that the people who raise the Capricorn people What’s going on with Jie, so he also has an innate advantage.”

Captain Hu Ni looked at the other people: "What do you think?"

None of the werewolves spoke.

In the end, Chaji was the first to speak: "Captain, I don't have a problem with you, I just think that for us Wolf Guards who have experienced many battles, joining the army is a better place."

He continued: "We don't know anything about the Blood Hill World, and we didn't do the right thing by raising Capricorns in the past. I think it would be best to join the army and stay in the Resurrection Kingdom."

“In the future, [Wolf City] may poach us back. If we go back and forth, won’t our status improve?”

 Two werewolves also followed suit.

“Captain, this is our job after all, so there should be no problem, right?”

"Staying here in the Resurrection Kingdom, don't you know the skeleton officer Luca? He just received the title and is already the "Magna Count". Let me help you recommend it, that would be great. "

Huni understands.

The three of them still wanted to follow the old path and hope to get ahead in the army.

This is the same as the other two team members before - except that they requested to return to [Wolf City], and the Mao Cao Apostle of the Resurrection Kingdom was happy to let them get in touch with [Wolf City] through Dog City.

　　　[Wolf City] did indeed receive these two wolf guards, but there was no further news from them.

 The remaining five people don’t want to go back.

 After the war, Huni and his party were placed in the fortress of the Resurrection Kingdom, which is also the official garrison of the Resurrection Kingdom.

They received treatment similar to that of local soldiers, and received stationed houses and daily necessities, from three meals a day to clothing and daily necessities.

 The ones who went back were two young soldiers who had just joined the army and didn't know what they were going to face.

 After these two people left the team, the only ones left behind were veterans who had a basic consensus.

 Everyone is very clear about this.

 Soldiers who survive victoriously will be rewarded and taken care of by Wolf City.

 Because everything can be accepted and tolerated in victory, and the rich spoils obtained are enough to be distributed to every warrior.

 Those who fled back after the defeat found it difficult to receive any form of help.

Not only will they not receive help, they will also face internal verification and repeated investigations, making it almost impossible to get any reuse. This is actually not against anyone, it's just because of the defeat.

  The new recruits have not participated in many battles and do not yet understand the true cruelty of war.

 The prerequisite for all preferential treatment and promotion is victory.

This is the wolf spirit of [Wolf City].

 …

The three of Chaji chose to stay and joined the army of the Resurrection Kingdom as foreign soldiers.

Huni and Besib followed the refugee team and arrived in a strange and brand-new world of Blood Hill.

 They were assigned to the newly opened Capricorn Ranch and served as the first patrollers of the local ranch. Not long after, all the patrolmen were incorporated into a new organization [Range Corps].

 This is a farming unit surrounding the Capricorn Ranch. The troops are not only involved in pasture farming and grazing, but also responsible for the defense of the pasture.

Silver Skeleton Luca was appointed as the regiment leader and hurried over with his people.

Huni did not expect this to be the case at all.

 After taking office, Luca delivered a speech to the entire Corps.

“I have been responsible for rescuing and resettling battlefield refugees, so I am familiar with everyone. After discussion, the two apostles Maocao and Yanjiu decided to send me over so that everyone can run the ranch well.”

“You have rich experience in herding and raising Capricorns. I mainly ensure that you can raise Capricorns well and solve the problems and difficulties you face.”

It is the same as always, no pretense.

Luca thinks highly of Huni: "Wolf Guards are good at detection and tracking. I will have to rely on your skills in the future."

Huni has no objections to this former enemy and now his boss. Or maybe it was because he had dealt with him on the battlefield that he relaxed.

 Luca is a pragmatic and courageous soldier, but don't be deceived by his metallic appearance. He is not the kind of person with a single mind.

 On the past battlefield, Luca and Huni were tough because they had already called for support and knew that they only needed to delay time.

Not long after, it battled wits and courage with the apostle red magician Munir, using the weak to defeat the strong, achieving the strategic goal of capturing the enemy god's statue, and made great contributions to the Yao army's counterattack.

These are things Huni only confirmed after asking Luca.

 With the promotion of the Corps, the pasture was quickly improved.

Huni and Beelzebub drove a steam carriage and patrolled the grasslands every day, blowing in the wind. Most of the patrolmen in the Corps are like this.

The Capricorns were walking on the grassland, eating the popcorn grass, sour raspberries and sour [gas tomatoes] that were constantly being transported. With an abundance of various materials, the Capricorn farmers were able to take care of the Capricorns with ease.

 The ground snakes, wind ball grass and banishers in the other area are taken care of in a similar way, but they are not too far apart.

 Adapting to the new life is much faster than expected.

The ranch legion is much better than the resurrected kingdom. Food and clothing fire furnaces are distributed. Except for the holiday less, there is no shortage of others.

Huni once took the initiative to say to Beelzebub: "Actually, I think you are most suitable to stay in the army of the Resurrection Kingdom. They need talented scouts like you there. Why are you coming here too?"

  The werewolf in the passenger seat replied: "I want to stay away from the battlefield."

Huni nodded: "Wise choice."

In this way, Huni worked at the ranch for five years and was promoted to a senior inspector, and his partner Besib also became an inspector.

 The ranch has always been peaceful.

It is impossible to steal a Capricorn. This kind of livestock is special in nature, with a small number, and the Capricorn keeper is always around.

 The ground snake is possible, but this kind of thing itself is not worth much.

To give birth to a [Destroyer Beast], the ground snake needs to grow to a certain level, live in a wind grass environment for a long time, and eat a lot of wind grass before it can complete its transformation. With the size of the Destroyer Beast, it was difficult to move it in any direction, let alone steal it.

The main job of inspections and patrol officers is to intimidate, driving vehicles to patrol repeatedly, in order to send a message to the outside world: there are people watching here anytime and anywhere, so don’t try to use your brain.

 One day, however, a problem arose.

 People who raise Capricorns reported that they found that Capricorns in pastures generally had their magic energy stolen. Based on their experience, they can clearly feel the changes in the amount of demonic energy.

 Although the amount stolen is very small, the amount stolen adds up to a lot in a month or even a year.

Legion Commander Luca ordered the patrols to conduct a thorough investigation and capture the demonic thief.

  Capricorn requires certain skills to extract magic energy. It is difficult for a non-experienced person to steal magic energy quietly, so the most suspicious thing is insiders or internal and external collusion.

However, after an investigation by Yang Jieren and the patrol officers of the Corps, no suspects were found in this seemingly simple theft case.

 The situation suddenly became strange.

Over at Ice Lake City, Apostle Yanjiu was also very concerned about this. He sent Apostle Retinue Nong Lei over to support, and cooperated with the Ranch Corps to mobilize all forces to help solve the case.

　　　[Range Corps] is under tremendous pressure.

If the case cannot be solved as soon as possible, it will mean that the newly established corps is derelict and incompetent, and the entire blood hill will be questioned.

Demon energy has now become a new type of extraordinary fuel, which works extremely well when combined with the Almighty Stone and the Fire Steam Stove. Related industries and experiments are in full swing.

 All parties are paying attention to this.

 …

One day, Huni was driving on a routine patrol.

Besibbe next to him suddenly said: "Captain, I always feel that we are thinking in the wrong direction."

 “Huh? Say it.”

Besib looked at Huni: "After stealing the magic energy, how to use it? In the current situation, the risk of selling it to outsiders is very high, because only the blood mound can produce magic energy. Once the buyer is found, the seller can be found, but So far, the transportation and use of demonic energy outside have not been investigated.”

Huni reacted: "You mean...these demonic energies are for personal use?"

  “It’s possible.”

There was a strange expression on Beelzebub's face: "Those evil spirits must be accumulated to be better taken away. Otherwise, if you only bring a little bit each time and go in and out frequently, it will easily arouse suspicion."

“Captain, do you think the thief was so blatant? Is it possible that he is in some special situation, so there is no need to be taboo?”

Huni frowned.

Both Beelzebub and the war cats have conducted repeated investigations on this mysterious criminal. They examined the Capricorns whose magic energy had been stolen, but could not find any relevant traces and could not trace it back to anyone.

 Obviously this thief is experienced and well prepared.

The Corps dug three feet into the ground and searched nearby blood pools and lakes, but nothing suspicious was found.

The other party’s motives are also unknown.

Beelzebub suddenly showed a surprised look on his face, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

“Captain, stop the car, those evil spirits are still here!”

Huni immediately stopped the burning car.

"where?"

Beelzebub raised his head: "Heaven."

 “Heaven?”

Huni was shocked.

If it is in the sky, it is indeed a blind spot!

Soon Ice Lake City's airship support arrived. After searching in the air, they found pig urine robes knitted together in the clouds. These robes were very bulging and indeed contained demonic energy. They float in the clouds, held together by a sky lantern.

 The entire investigation has finally taken a big step forward.

Luca was very happy about this: "I knew that your skills would definitely come in handy! The next step is to catch the thief!"

Besib said calmly: "Legion Commander, I suspect that the thief is a blood elf. I have asked the locals and said that blood elves can be ever-changing and can look exactly the same as other people. They only need a little blood. The blood can also be regenerated."

"This blood elf probably sneaked into the pasture, controlled a man who kept the Capricorn, and then disguised himself as him. And that person should have the following characteristics: withdrawn and taciturn, has few friends, and is not easy to be noticed."

According to his inference, Luca targeted two people who raised Jie.

 Jie Ji, an elderly female herdsman, is withdrawn and only likes to stay with Capricorn.

Capricorn Wanli, a deaf-mute person, always shuts himself in the house except for grazing and taking care of Capricorn.

 When the patrolmen finally found Jie Wanli, they found that he had disappeared.

Some rope, grease, pig urine and prepared Capricorn excrement were found in the soil under his house - this was used to cover up the smell of his body.

 The entire [Range Corps] breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, some of the stolen goods have been recovered and the thief's modus operandi has been determined. The threat of the other party has been greatly reduced.

However, on the day of the celebration party, Huni drove Beelzebub back to his cabin, and saw his young partner opening the door with a look of astonishment on his face.

"What's wrong?"

 “My home is gone.”

"ah?"

Huni got out of the car and took a look and found that Beelzebub's house was empty. This is a real house with only four walls, and all the beds, cabinets, boxes and tables in the house have been moved cleanly.

In the center of the room is a box with copper edges, and a shimmering light lingers on the box.

 There is a piece of paper taped to the box.

 It is written in Yao characters.

—A simple gift, make a friend, the Beelzebub patrolman.

Years of experience told Huni that something was wrong.

He grabbed Beelzebub and ran away. In the end, after running only two steps, there was a bang from behind, and a huge wave of air blew the two werewolves away and fell heavily to the ground.

Huni looked back.

 The hut was on fire.

Beelzebub sniffed, with a strange expression on his face, as if he was identifying something or thinking.

Huni was sweating profusely.

The identity of this thief is not simple, and he can actually cause such a level of horrific damage.

Berzebub finally confirmed: "Captain, this smell that remains is demonic energy."

 “He used his demonic energy to cause the explosion.”

 Huni felt a chill running down his back.

This **** can actually use magic energy to create explosive boxes. I don't know how much magic energy he still has and how many explosive boxes he has. If these boxes were placed in Ice Lake City or a crowded area...the consequences would be disastrous.

 The situation is critical and he must be found as soon as possible.

Huni decided to reassemble the Wolf Guard team!

 (End of this chapter)