"Bai Xia, what do you mean? Are you saying that some immortal, unable to bear the suffering of the humans in this world, chose us to come and save them here?" Arute was still the one who understood.
Ellie had prepared a whole bunch of excuses and explanations to fool them, but Arute summarized it all in one sentence, which made Ellie a little displeased, though it did save her a lot of talking.
"Yes, I believe that everyone possessing different attributes and being transported to the same place is no coincidence. However… seeing such a horrifying scene, I believe this is the true reason why we have transmigrated," Ellie said.
"But… how can we possibly do it with just us? Saving the humans here, I think we'll be lucky to save ourselves," Livia-san was the first to express fear.
"Livia-san is right, our opponents are dragons! And from the size of this city… no, Ranch… there must be many guards here! This isn't something we can save, is it?" The uncle also expressed his difficulty.
"No… although this Ranch is very large, the number of guards and other staff is not large, and the number of dragons is not many. Most of the guards and staff are various beastmen," Lan, who had seen the scene, interjected, giving Ellie another idea to persuade them.
"Indeed! For us, who are currently few in number, saving the humans of this world is indeed… difficult, isn't it? I'm sorry everyone, it's all my fault for saying such unrealistic things, and it was I who led everyone south, which is why we encountered such an unpleasant situation." Ellie put on a regretful and self-reproaching look, apologizing to everyone.
"We all agreed to go this way back then, and besides, we didn't know we would encounter such a situation. We won't blame you, Bai Xia… Everyone, please share your thoughts on this Ranch matter, what should we do?" Arute, as expected of someone with the title of Captain, did not act unilaterally but first sought everyone's opinions.
It's just that everyone else looked at each other, all with expressions of difficulty and hesitation. Perhaps they were all engaged in a fierce internal struggle!
"Lan, you just said that there are very few guards in this Ranch, right?" Ellie naturally couldn't let these people continue to make their own decisions and take the lead.
According to normal human thinking, before understanding the strength of the opponent, caution is usually the top priority. So, if they were to make their own decisions, ninety-nine percent of the time the result would be to pretend not to have seen anything… So!
"Yes, although the area of this Ranch is indeed very large, the defenses are really sparse, and the cages holding humans look dilapidated. If those who are locked up work together, they might even be able to escape on their own," Lan replied.
"Then… can you take me in to see the situation? I want to see it with my own eyes, and I also want to confirm something…" Ellie expressed her desire to personally witness the current plight of humanity.
"Although there are few guards, it would be very dangerous, wouldn't it?" The uncle immediately expressed his opposition.
"Bai Xia, what do you want to confirm?" Arute, on the other hand, first noticed what Ellie said about confirmation.
"Confirming our true mission… whether it is for us to save the humans of this world. I think… since we were thrown into this strange world by an immortal, if we complete the mission that immortal gave us, can we return?" Ellie answered seriously, of course… it should be said she was seriously bluffing.
"And… one more thing I want to confirm is whether those people are worth saving…" Ellie continued, and as soon as these words came out, Sir Xia Na, who knew Ellie's true purpose, reacted.
"Are the humans here not worth saving?" Sir Xia Na asked, probably wondering why Ellie, who should have been advocating for saving people and recreating history, would say that those humans might not be worth saving.
"Based on the fact that we don't understand any information, I cannot let everyone take risks based on my baseless speculation. Besides, according to Lan's description, the humans in this world exist like livestock. This is a disgusting existence in our eyes, but what about in the eyes of the natives of this world? Isn't that a perfectly normal situation? Imagine in our real world, if a few heroes suddenly jumped out from among the poultry and animals we raise and said they wanted to save their kind who had become food, wouldn't that seem ridiculous? So, I think I must personally confirm whether the people in this world are worth saving," Ellie said very seriously.
"Bai Xia is right, our current status is very much like the heroes who appeared among the poultry that Bai Xia mentioned. And even if we really rescue all the humans here, what about afterward? In our real world, can poultry that have lost their owners still survive well? We really can't be too subjective. How about this, just to be safe, I'll go too… After hearing Bai Xia say that, I also want to confirm it with my own eyes," Arute stated.
"That's not difficult, there's almost no defense in that large area to the north, and no one guarding the city walls. I also looked in from there just now, but if we directly invade…" Lan also expressed his difficulty.
"Then I'll go in with Bai Xia. Since there's no defense, my barrier to conceal our presence should work, right?" Sir Xia Na stepped forward at this moment, saying she was willing to accompany Ellie in the invasion.
"Hey, hey… Didn't we agree that my job was to protect Bai Xia? If Bai Xia wants to go, then I definitely need to be by her side to protect her." The uncle also expressed his desire to go along.
"I… I can use invisibility, so… so take me too." Livia-san, who had always been timid, was quite proactive this time.
"Are you all crazy? Isn't everyone planning to go in? If that's the case, you'll have a lot of trouble without my vigilance, so I'll go crazy with you too!" Lan also expressed his willingness to accompany them, and almost the entire team agreed to go in and see for themselves.
"Then, let's have a strategy meeting…" Arute suggested.
Although it was called a strategy meeting, it was actually just Lan simply explaining the invasion route. Other arrangements were basically the same as usual: Sir Xia Na was responsible for the barrier to conceal their presence, Livia-san for invisibility, and Lan for vigilance.
Of course… this time it was a full stealth infiltration, and doing such a thing in broad daylight would naturally be too conspicuous. So, everyone waited near the Ranch's city wall until it was completely dark before beginning the invasion.
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