The game has become a real alternate world

The so-called jigsaw puzzle.

Is simply.

[Settlement][Dwarf Allies][Sufficient Strength].

This idea was ultimately confirmed when Kana saved Gray Furnace Castle, and all the Gray Mountain Dwarves joined the Night Watchmen at that moment.

After all, all the Dwarves suddenly joined the Night Watchmen under Kana's command, something Kana could not have foreseen.

There couldn't have been such a plot; Kana initially aimed to establish good relations with the Gray Mountain Dwarves, working out a way to deeply bind them with the Night Watchmen later on.

It was unexpected, however, that a crisis concerning the life and death of the Gray Mountain Dwarves would arise.

This led the Gray Mountain Dwarves to make a firm decision.

It was mentioned earlier that because of their brewing, the Dwarves have sufficient food supplies.

Coupled with the Half-Elf beginning to farm, sow, and gather food, the resources should last for a few months.

Even if it is not enough, as long as there are enough people, Kana is confident in gathering enough supplies.

In the original plot, without Kana's involvement,

the Count would probably still be looking for a way to settle down, establishing roots in the Eastern Wilderness.

When he was ready to regroup his forces to cross the wilderness for further investigations, the fortress would have already fallen at that time.

In such circumstances, the Count could only escort a group of refugees back to the Newbie Village.

Then the player appears, and the plot begins as usual.

The first point to establish is that almost half of the refugees from the Safro Kingdom belong to the Count's dominion.

Because nearly all the civilians from the Count's dominion have fled, and the deeper into the kingdom, the fewer civilians managed to escape.

Thus, the Count has a certain level of fame to some extent; he would surely persuade some refugees to retreat with him into the Eastern Wilderness.

Of course, in the eyes of most refugees, this is a completely insane action. Surely, many refugees won't take part in it.

But faced with this situation, there is nothing more Kana could do; he has done all he can.

Nevertheless, Kana still believes that the Count can gather a portion of the refugees and, via the path through the Gray Mountain Range, reach the village successfully and expand it.

Kana needs a certain amount of active force, especially at this stage. In this place, it's truly uncertain where to gather more people from.

The main issue is that they currently lack adequate logistics, making unsafe areas unattractive to civilians.

After all, those who survive aren't foolish, and at this time, reputation is the only card to play.

As for his own reputation, well, it can't be said that it lacks; rather, there is almost none.

The Fourth Prince? Who is that?

They might not even know the King's name, and now, even a year later, even the refugees understand where the problems of the Safro Kingdom stem from.

At this time, claiming the identity of a Prince or Royalty to take in refugees would only result in ridicule and attack or looks of fear.

This job can only be done by the Count, so Kana must persuade him.

However, all these actions are based on the condition that the Gray Mountain Dwarves have joined the Night Watchers.

Otherwise, Kana wouldn't have even thought of considering these matters. After all, from the very start, he never envisioned incorporating the Count and the Newbie Village's residents into the Night Watchers' force.

He was always waiting for the moment when the Blood Race Royal Court would fall apart on its own.

But now, with the increase in strength providing more possibilities, his strategic thinking naturally has to shift rapidly.

Of course, Kana can't guarantee that his talks will definitely work, but based on his understanding of the Count, there's an 80% chance of success.

Especially after earning a few rounds of reputation.

With such thoughts, they unconsciously reached the end of the road.

In the distance, they saw an outpost.

"Why is there no one coming out?" Lurik wondered, as he was most familiar with this place.

He used to lead the team and oversee transactions, so he had traveled this road numerous times.

Upon reaching the outpost, they found it long deserted, and upon close inspection, it seemed to have been vacated a day ago.

All weapons and equipment were taken away.

"Escaped?" Lurik asked, frowning in puzzlement.

Kana observed the situation and pondered.

Whether they fled or went to the front line, it indicates very troubling circumstances at Gray Rock Fortress.

It might be on the verge of falling, but judging by the route to Gray Rock Fortress, Kana could only say he can't be of any help.

This isn't a situation his current development can prevent; if he could prevent Gray Rock Fortress from falling, he would be strong enough to counterattack the Blood Race.

Realizing this, Kana's brain worked at high speed.

Analyzing the current situation along with his understanding of the original plot.

"Speed up; looking at Gray Rock Fortress, something seriously wrong seems to be happening there."

The group picked up their pace.

Then, they came across refugees retreating rearward.

Many wounded soldiers were mixed within the refugee crowd, being transported back as well.

Seeing others seeming to still want to inquire about the situation, Kana said directly: "No need to ask; let's speed up."

The situation was already self-evident.

The fall of the fortress was only a matter of time.

However, the large number of refugee troops forced them to bypass the city, going around to the rear of the fortress.

Soon they saw the logistics camp.

By then, the logistics camp no longer had checkpoints, and only a large number of wounded soldiers remained in the barracks.