After encountering the wolves, Zhou Tian and the others also encountered some other monsters in the following period. However, except for the wolves at the beginning, the monster beasts in the back never came into contact with Zhou Tian and the others. They almost either avoided Zhou Tian or the others, or ran directly past Zhou Tian and the others. If the place they were in was not in the wild, Zhou Tian and the others would have doubted whether those monsters were raised by nobles.
After things developed to that point, not to mention Zhou Tian, ??even the bounty hunters had already seen something. However, it was not easy for Zhou Tian to mention those bounty hunters at that time, so while the group of people were on their way, everyone who was full of thoughts couldn't help but fell silent.
In that heavy atmosphere, Zhou Tian and the others finally reached the border post safely after traveling for a while.
As soon as he approached the border post, Zhou Tian had not yet rushed to arrange the bounty hunters he had recruited, but the captain of the border post, Old Liu, had already hurried towards him at that time.
After seeing the people brought back by Zhou Tian, ??Old Liu couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then he trotted up to Zhou Tian and asked him in a low voice: "Master Xiaowei, can you take a step to speak? I have something important to say." Things need to be reported to you.¡±
After listening to Lao Liu's words, Zhou Tian nodded calmly, but then walked out with him.
As soon as he arrived outside, Old Liu immediately asked Zhou Tian impatiently: "Sir, the movements of the monsters in our area have been very strange recently. Based on past experience, I am afraid that there is something wrong with the Blood Phoenix Empire. A large number of troops are approaching us, I'm afraid"
Before finishing what Lao Liu said, Zhou Tian waved his hand, interrupted him and asked: "Have you reported the situation here to the empire?"
"This" Hearing Zhou Tian ask about that, Lao Liu couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and then he had to reply honestly: "Because we are not yet sure the correctness of the news, we haven't rushed to the army yet. Report this to the Ministry."
"Bastard!" After listening to Lao Liu's words, Zhou Tian reprimanded him mercilessly: "No matter whether the news is correct or not, since we have discovered an abnormal situation here, as the commander of the border sentry, we naturally have an obligation to report to him The empire reports on the situation here. We are not sure whether there are troops from the Blood Phoenix Empire. We can find other ways to investigate on our own. But now, at least the situation here must be reported back. Otherwise, if If the troops of the Blood Phoenix Empire really appear in this area, then not only will we be in danger, but even the empire itself will definitely suffer losses due to this reason."
"What Mr. Xiaowei said is absolutely true." Although there was a disapproving expression on his face, the old Liu Dao on his lips still responded honestly.
Looking at Old Liu¡¯s performance, how could Zhou Tian not know what he was planning. If this old Liu really discovered something unusual but didn't report it to the superior, then he wouldn't be able to sit in his current position. It can be said that it's not that he doesn't know how to behave now, he just wants to shift the responsibility to Zhou Tian.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out out of his sight, would be a great achievement if they spread the news. But because Zhou Tian is the highest officer of the border post, even if the news is passed on by others, Zhou Tian will still be the one who gets the military honors in the end. And if they take the initiative to pass the information on, they may be able to get some military credit if it is correct, but if they are wrong, they may be blamed.
Therefore, when Old Liu discovered that something was abnormal, he did not act in a hurry. Instead, he waited until Zhou Tian returned to the border post and then asked him for instructions, hoping that Zhou Tian would issue such an order.
It¡¯s not that Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know Lao Liu¡¯s intention, but he really didn¡¯t have the intention to argue with him about this matter. Then Lao Liu asked him to give the order and Zhou Tian did it without any delay.
Old Liu was only suspicious, but Zhou Tian was almost certain that the current situation was caused by the Blood Phoenix Empire's army marching towards them. Therefore, while Zhou Tian was anxious for Lao Liu to send the relevant news back to the country and let the empire's senior officials make preparations, he was also anxiously thinking about his current situation.
If it is true that the Blood Phoenix Empire has sent troops, then it is best for Zhou Tian to withdraw directly to be safe. But there is no doubt that given his current military status, that approach is not feasible.
Although the border sentry is not a combat unit, it is still a subordinate organization of the military department. As long as it is a post belonging to the military department, it cannot be moved without receiving a military order. Even if Zhou Tian now knows that their outpost is likely to be attacked by the Blood Phoenix Empire, if he really dares to withdraw privatelyIf so, then there is no need to doubt that even if the news he sent back is true, even if what he does does not affect the situation of the battle, he will definitely end up with Wenzhan in the end.
Therefore, even if he is really defeated and needs to retreat, Zhou Tian must have fought with the enemy before he can issue such an order. Otherwise, let alone what would happen to him after he returns like this, none of his sentries would have the guts to obey his order to withdraw their troops.
Now all Zhou Tian can do is wait for orders from the military department, but before that, all he can do is stick to his post. If the Blood Phoenix Empire has a small army, then he will have to fight with the opponent. If the opponent has a lot of troops, then Zhou Tian will need to think about how to protect himself.
Of course, it is still too early for Zhou Tian to consider those things. Before the Blood Phoenix Empire's army approached their border posts, the first thing Zhou Tian had to do was to find out the enemy's reality. Otherwise, Zhou Tian would not even be able to figure out what kind of enemies he would face next, and it would be difficult for Zhou Tian to ensure his own safety.
Originally, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t need to do things like find out the enemy¡¯s situation. But now he is the strongest person on the border, and it is very risky to do this kind of thing right now. After thinking about it in his mind, Zhou Tian decided to go out to investigate in person after just a little thought. Check out the situation nearby.
However, Zhou Tian did not expect that after he put forward his plan, he immediately encountered firm opposition from the sentinels headed by Lao Liu.
"Sir, as the highest officer of our border post, how can you personally involve yourself in danger? If you really want to know the situation outside, you can send someone to investigate. As for you to take action yourself, we will never agree to it. ." Having said this, the sentinels all had serious expressions on their faces.
¡°Are you kidding? If Zhou Tian were really allowed to run out to investigate the situation like that, even if Zhou Tian proposed the matter on his own initiative, it would still cause endless troubles.
No matter whether Zhou Tian goes there safely, if word spreads about this, none of the sentries on the border will have an easy time. As subordinates, they don't do that kind of thing, but let their superiors take risks. This kind of behavior is not tolerated by senior officials, not to mention in the military department, even in other places.
Therefore, not only for their own appearance, but also for their own lives, no matter how Zhou Tian explained, Lao Liu and the others rejected Zhou Tian's suggestion. Regardless of whether his behavior would offend Zhou Tian, ??he did not give Zhou Tian a chance to continue talking. Lao Liu gave the order, but a sentry with relatively good skills just shouted directly as Zhou Tian stopped. Running towards the depths of the mountains