Chapter 644 Black Wolf

"Can we really enjoy the luxury of peace?"

Baron Sto's murmurs at the time of parting made Maria unable to calm down for a long time.

In her memory, she felt that the closest to war was the "Six-Day Defense War" that Frederick made famous eleven years ago.

At that time, she and her mother waited by the radio every day for the latest news, and her father discussed various possibilities every day with the Grand Duke of Mainz.

The later Battle of the Elbe River was far away and was reported only after the victory. Although it was larger in scale, there was no sense of tension.

Frederick established his military position after this battle. In the subsequent wars, Maria always felt that he was just going to brush up his military merits, without any tension.

This time, Maria felt that the war was very close to her, right beside her.

Today's campsite is an abandoned small town. The city wall facing the main road and half of the city area turned into rubble in the ravages of war.

"The wells are all blocked." Tony reported to Frederick, "We tried to dig up a few old wells, but they were full of human bones. We need to dig new wells."

"I asked Sir Jory Stow. The groundwater level here was very low before, so the lord built a dam on the river next to it to raise the groundwater level, so there are shallow wells."

"The dam was destroyed during the war, and now we have to dig very deep."

Frederick sighed in his heart. It seems that there have been sieges and large-scale massacres here before.

Tony said angrily: "The advance team made mistakes in their work. They didn't check carefully. From the wheel marks and footprints, they just took a look outside and didn't enter the city."

Frederick said: "Give them a warning."

Tony nodded, and someone came to report the new situation.

"Bitten by a wolf?" Frederick felt incredible.

It's not strange that there are wild beasts inside, but it's strange that the guards were bitten by wolves.

The person who came to report said somewhat depressedly: "The black wolf hid in the well, and the fool stuck his head out to look and got his nose bitten."

"There is a hole under the well, and we haven't entered it yet."

At this time, Jory came to find Frederick.

Baron Sto wanted to hold on to Frederick's thigh, so he asked his brother Jory to accompany him as a guide.

Jory happened to hear this when he came over, so he said to Frederick: "My lord, the black wolf is very famous in this area, I have seen it before."

Frederick became interested and asked curiously: "Tell me more about it."

Jory said: "That happened thirty years ago, and the wolf was still a wolf cub."

"That wolf was an Angla black wolf bought by a merchant in this city. It was sold in my town at that time. My brother wanted to buy it, but the family was a little tight at that time, and my father did not agree."

"Later, my brother brought me here secretly and found out that the merchant gave the black wolf to his son as a gift."

"We wanted to lure the wolf cub with chicken legs and steal it back, but it didn't fall for it."

"Twenty-four years ago, this city was attacked and looted by the Kingdom of Piast, and soon everyone ran away."

"People near us are afraid of the plague and have not dared to go there, but some people have seen the black wolf still living here."

Frederick frowned, and he had a premonition in his heart, and said: "Let's go and take a look."

He led people into the city and explored the surrounding situation at the same time.

The result made him shudder. There were many broken human bones under the rubble.

In a broken wall, except for the skull, all other bones were there, and the hands looked like they were tied behind their backs.

This made him guess that these dead people were thrown into the house after death, and then the collapsed house was used to cover the bodies.

"Sir Sto," Frederick called Jory, "Can you do me a favor?"

Jory didn't ask what to do, and immediately answered: "No problem."

Frederick said: "I will pay, you gather people nearby, clean up the ruins, and bury the dead below."

"This matter is not urgent, you can do it during the slack season."

Jory didn't expect this to be the case, and immediately answered: "No problem, I can arrange it right away."

Frederick nodded and said: "I will leave a few people to help you, set up a project department, and you will be in charge."

Jory agreed immediately.

He was a little puzzled, how did Grand Duke Wessen know that there were bodies under the ruins?

Frederick nodded, very satisfied with his reaction.

In the future, his family will have a Wesson Army. If we build a good relationship now, it will be much easier to carry out work in the future.

The group came to a well, which was far away from many people.

A man had his face wrapped in gauze, and his nose was red. He was being laughed at by his comrades.

Maria also came. The black wolf was lying in front of her. Next to him stood Dafranche and Ella, who he kidnapped, and the merchants who were watching the fun.

The black wolf was very old. The hair on its tail had almost fallen off. Its body was also mottled. The nose was dry and cracked, and there was a scar on its right hind leg.

Maria squatted beside it, gently combed the hair on its back with her hands, and whispered something like "Don't worry".

Frederick squatted beside Maria and asked, "Why are you here?"

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Maria replied, "I heard from Ella that there is a black wolf guarding the treasure, so I came here."

She is very good at dealing with animals. The black wolf is quiet now, not like it just bit someone.

At this time, there is movement at the wellhead, and someone climbs up.

There is a hole under the well, and Maria just sent a few little guards to go in and take a look.

After reconnaissance, it was discovered that there was a passage on the side of the well wall, which was a secret passage for wealthy families to escape. Two bodies were found inside.

Frederick immediately arranged for people to clean the well and prepare to go down.

The diameter of this well is more than one meter, so it is quite easy to clean, and the passage in is quickly dug.

The entrance to the passage is not wide and extends out horizontally. After climbing a long way, we climb up a slope and arrive at a shelter that is two to three meters high and wide.

If there is water in the well, this passage serves as the shelter's water intake.

The smell here is very bad. The two human remains next to the entrance of the passage are surrounded by densely packed animal bones, as high as the knees. There are rabbits and pheasants. There are also several rotting rabbit corpses next to the two human remains.

Fortunately, they carried gas masks with them, otherwise they would have been poisoned to death.

A guard said in disbelief: "Could it be that the black wolf..."

He couldn't go on, this was a bit unbelievable.

Frederick said: "You guessed it right, it has been bringing food to the two masters."

"It's just... alas..."

The two people also had jewelry on them. They looked like a mother and a son of several years old. However, the son's skull had a dent caused by a heavy object, and the mother had an arrow on her back.

Frederick pointed to the passage at the other end of the shelter and said: "I will go over there and open a passage to the ground. You go up and say, let the camera team come over."

He was worried that the air there would be unbreathable, but he was strong enough to hold his breath and pass.

As expected, the other end of the passageway was suppressed by rubble. This was not a problem for Frederick, so he could just blast it away.

Not long after, the remains of the mother and son were brought out from the shelter on a wooden board and placed next to the well.

The black wolf climbed up unsteadily, walked to its owner, raised its head and let out a long howl filled with sadness.

Many people gathered here. They already knew what Black Wolf had done in the past twenty years. Many people wiped their eyes.

It started to rain lightly, as if tears were falling.

The long howl gradually weakened. Frederick walked up to him, touched the black wolf's head, and said, "Don't worry, I will bury your master."

The black wolf seemed to understand, nuzzled his leg, and then lay down next to his master, reunited with him in an eternal dream.