Gift

After several days of grueling marching, the mixed force arrived at Refuge Pointe. The surviving residents enthusiastically welcomed their prince along the roadside, while Roderick's Raven Guard Knights earned the gratitude and cheers of these ordinary people through the rescue operation.

Refuge Pointe truly was not a suitable place for civilians to remain. It had now almost become an oversized military camp, which had to be prepared at any moment to fight the undead Defiler forces.

The wilderness was equally dangerous. Whether it was the swift Highland Raptors or the Predator Spiders hiding in the grass, neither was something ordinary residents could handle. Without the army's protection, common people would scarcely survive even a day here.

Roderick left the details of relocating the residents to Alwyn and Antoine. As the commander of Raven Guard, he attended the Arathor Allied Forces' joint military conference.

"A detachment of Defiler forces drove off our workers at the lumberyard. The mine remains in our hands, and there is no sign that they intend to attack it for the time being. The farms are safe. The undead rogues who infiltrated last time were discovered by our soldiers. Aside from a small number who escaped, the rest of the undead invaders have been killed." Samuel Hawke began introducing the recent battle situation.

"We cannot relax the defense of the mines and farms. Organize elite troops to retake the lumberyard. We have more soldiers now, and this operation absolutely cannot fail!" Marshal Oslight spoke sternly.

After studying the map, Roderick roughly understood the situation both sides were fighting over. There were abundant resources around the valley. The northern mountains held rich timber resources, while the southern mountain range contained many mines. The land closer to human-controlled territory was fertile and had been developed into vast farmland.

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