Upon reaching the foot of the volcano, the knights had already begun to systematically evacuate the village's residents.
Meanwhile, a group of noble mages dressed in long, flowing robes had gathered together and were exchanging pleasantries.
However, Rivi did not appear among these mages.
At this moment, he was standing not far outside the village, watching the scene of the monks gathering.
Among the exchanging pleasantries, an elderly monk with white hair, a kind face, and a cane noticed Rivlin.
He nodded to the mages around him, signaling them to excuse him for a moment, and then slowly walked towards the village entrance, leaning on his cane.
As he stepped through the ashes-covered mud, he waved to Duke Reeves:
"We meet again, Duke."
Upon recognizing the person, Levi greeted them with a smile:
"Yes, Mr. Baker, it's nice to see you again."
"Thank you for coming to support this mission."
The old monk stroked his beard, chuckled, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.
"Not at all, Duke, this is all for the sake of the Empire."
"Furthermore, we are also citizens of the empire, and naturally we should do our best to eliminate the empire's dangers."
In order to prevent the volcanic eruption, the emperor urgently summoned all mages of the second rank or above within the capital city overnight.
Reeve nodded, his gaze sweeping seriously over the village.
At this moment, Mage Baker took a few steps closer to Revy and continued to ask:
"But... the mission mentions that there is a monster hidden inside the volcano. Is that really true?"
Master Baker seemed quite puzzled by this.
Reeve did not answer.
They simply watched quietly as the villagers, under the knight's command, gradually evacuated to the distant resettlement site.
Not only that, but the knights also evacuated the livestock, cats, and dogs.
Just when everything was proceeding smoothly,
An elderly woman, clutching a cane and being carried out by two knights, looked anxious and kept shouting:
"You can't do that! It would offend the legendary volcano god!"
"At that time, the disaster will devour the entire village and all living beings within a radius of a hundred miles!"
The mother-in-law's voice grew increasingly shrill, and her body trembled uncontrollably from excessive agitation.
Her shouts also attracted the attention of many mages present.
They turned to look at the anxious old woman and frowned.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a strong curiosity about the old man's story about the volcano god.
After all, they all knew that the mission mentioned a monster lurking beneath the volcano.
Seeing this, Levi quickly walked to the old woman's side and gestured to the knights on both sides to put the old woman down.
He then reached out and steadily supported the old woman's swaying body, and turned to the knights beside him to ask:
"What happened?"
The knights looked somewhat embarrassed, exchanged glances, and then recounted what had happened.
“Everyone cooperated well during the evacuation of residents,”
"Only this old lady insisted that our behavior would disturb the volcano god, and she refused to leave no matter what."
After hearing the knight's explanation, Levi seemed thoughtful. He lowered his head and softly asked the old woman:
"Grandma, what is this volcano god you're talking about?"
Seeing that Levi was kind, the old woman opened her almost toothless mouth and slowly began to speak:
"You may not know this, but it's a story passed down through generations,"
"Legend has it that a volcano god sleeps beneath this volcano."
"His presence kept the volcano calm, providing a habitable place for life within a hundred miles."
"If anyone offends this hot-tempered volcano god, he will abandon the suppression of the volcano and unleash an endless stream of lava to burn everything to ashes."
After listening to his mother-in-law's words, Levi and the old monk beside him exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
Afterwards, Reeve spoke to his mother-in-law again:
“I am Duke River du Chloe of the Empire. We have come here on the orders of the Emperor of the Karencia Empire to resolve the problem of the volcano god. Please rest assured.”
After saying that, Reeves waved his hand, signaling the knights to take the old man away.
Nevertheless, the old woman, carried away by the knights, continued to shout warnings about the volcano god's impending destruction of everything.
Only after the old woman's figure and voice had disappeared from sight did Levi speak:
“Even the locals say that there is a volcano god hidden in the volcano, which is almost consistent with what Victor said.”
It seems there really is a volcano god inside this volcano.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other mages also looked up, their expressions becoming extremely serious.
After all, they had clearly heard what the old woman said, and considering the volcanic monster mentioned in this mission,
This caused the mages, who were initially skeptical about the possibility of monsters lurking beneath the volcano, to begin to waver and gradually come to believe in the danger of this mission.
At the same time, Reeves raised his head, looked at the distant volcano, and calmly said:
"The villagers should have been mostly evacuated by now,"
"Let's go, we should make further preparations."
...
The knights split into two teams.
One group was rapidly evacuating people at the foot of the mountain, while another group had already stepped onto the volcano's waist and begun to carefully survey the surrounding environment.
But no matter how carefully the knights investigated, and how cautious they were at every step, they still failed to find any signs of anything unusual about the volcano.
Soon, several knights hurried to report the situation to Gwen.
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