“We can’t go ahead. We have to take a detour. The trolls have built a dam on the river!” Lago said out of breath.

Previously, because the information sent by the Stone Statue Ghost in the air was not clear, the Thief had no choice but to go ashore early and explore the path ahead. However, he did not expect that he would see a shocking scene, so he immediately ran back to report the news in a hurry without caring about continuing to dig deeper.

“The trolls built a dam?!” When they first heard this news, everyone thought that something was wrong with their ears. It was only when he saw the indescribable bitter smile on the thief’s face that he realized that he was not joking.

At this time, nearly two days had passed since everyone had rescued Elistine and the others from the Giant Demon Village. The journey was a rare leisure time for everyone, but now it seemed like they had run out of luck.

At that time, the small stream that the raft had launched gradually converged northward into another stream, and it had completely turned into a large river. According to Mustacha’s judgement, although the river was not winding yet, it was very close to the main waterway.

The surface of the river was now more than 30 meters wide and the water was more than 10 meters deep. However, the current had slowed down a little. Instead, it was not as fast as the small stream before. Everyone originally thought that they would be able to follow the river and enter the meandering river so that they could completely escape the threat of the trolls, but they didn’t expect that they would be stopped by a dam at the last moment.

Building a dam on a river that was more than 30 meters wide and more than 10 meters deep was definitely not a small measure. Although everyone knew that trolls were not wild beasts, they were also a type of intelligent race. However, they had never thought that a race that was still in the form of a primitive tribe would build a dam. This completely overturned the image of trolls in the hearts of everyone.

“Let’s go take a look!” Qin Lun patted Lago on the shoulder and signaled him to bring him over.

“I’ll go too!” Mastasia frowned and followed the two of them.

As soon as she stood up, Elistine unexpectedly followed, giving Qin Lun a headache. Ever since he discovered that Highland Elves was by Qin Lun’s side, Elistine felt a sense of insecurity. As his injuries healed, he unconsciously competed with Mastasia for a bit more.

However, as Elven druid, Elistine also had experience in the wilderness, so she didn’t have to be a burden to them, so she could only let her go.

After following the thieves through the bushes on both sides of the river for about thirty minutes, the four of them arrived at a high slope on the shore. Looking down from here, one could see the river more than ten kilometers away.

“It really is a dam!” Looking at the thirty meters wide and ten meters tall dam in the distance, Qin Lun and the others also felt the Thief’s shock earlier.

“How could this be? The trolls can actually build dams!” Mustacha muttered to herself in disbelief.

Qin Lun’s eyes flickered as he fell into deep thought. He had already fed back the scene he saw to the guild channel so that Hill and Rand could see it as well.

This wooden dam was about three meters thick. Its main body was a square rock, and its front and back sides were wrapped with two layers of neatly arranged wooden piles. It was like a city wall at the heart of a wooden stone.

At the waterline of the dam, some of the wooden stakes had already been decayed by the river water. However, there were also some wooden stakes that could still see green branches and leaves on them. Obviously, trolls often repaired the dam.

Apart from the shock caused by the dam itself, the scene that the other thief hadn’t seen before also shocked the four of them. At the same time, they also understood why the trolls wanted to build such a dam.

In the upper half of the dam, the trolls relied on a solid platform built from boulders below to build a fence that looked like a female wall, with some leather ropes made from magical beast fur tied to it.

After carefully observing the surface of the river, Qin Lun and the others immediately discovered that the dam was not quite worthy of its name. Because the river water flowing down the river had reached this point, there were many small whirlpools at the waterline of the dam. It could be seen that the flow of water had not been completely blocked, and it could still leak through.

“I understand. The dam built by the trolls is not neat. The water can flow through the cracks between the giant rocks and the wooden stakes.” Qin Lun smiled and said, “Look at those leather ropes that extend all the way to the water. I think there should be something like a fishing net or a fish basket underwater.”

“Are you saying that the trolls built this dam to obtain aquatic products?”

The remaining three people were thoughtful. If they had seen the dam, Qin Lun’s words would have been taken as a joke. However, after seeing this dam, they no longer regarded the trolls as stupid, low-intelligence races.

“The river can pass, but our raft can’t!” Lago smiled bitterly and shook his head. “We’re probably going to take a detour. Let’s go back and prepare!”

“No, wait!” Qin Lun reached out and grabbed the thief. He shook his head seriously, “We can’t just go back like this. We have to go ahead and continue investigating.”

‘”Are you worried about the size of this troll village?” Lago frowned.

“Ferrari’s worries are reasonable!” Mastasia nodded slowly. “According to our past experience, most troll tribes only have a population of tens to 200. Because trolls have a large appetite, the villages have too many people, which will affect the surrounding ecological environment and ultimately make it impossible for them to maintain their survival and reproduction.”

However, this is already the depths of the Giant Demon’s Claw Mountain Range. People outside know very little about this place. We don’t know how large the Giant Demon Tribe can maintain its ecological environment. “If this village exceeds our common sense, then it will probably occupy a very large area. It is best to investigate it beforehand so as not to accidentally fall into a tight encirclement.”

Qin Lun and Masta Xia were right to worry. After the four of them walked a few kilometers forward, they finally saw the wooden fence typical of the Giant Demon Tribe.

However, unlike the Giant Demon Village they saw outside the Giant Demon Claw, this fence was not only tall and sturdy, but it could hardly be seen at a glance. It was probably several kilometers long.

Through the few holes in the fence, they even observed that there were other shorter fences in the depths of the fence, covering the buildings inside the village tightly, making it hard for people to see the specific situation.

“I think we should take a closer look at the high ground!” Mastasia pointed to a short hill to the right of the fence.

This short mountain looked taller than the gentle slopes that Qin Lun and the others had passed along the way. Rough and ferocious rocks had already appeared on the upper part of the mountain, forming a steep mountain wall.

“Wait here, I’ll fly up and take a look!” Elistine was eager to try. After nearly two days of recuperation, her injuries had greatly improved and she could become a giant eagle again.

“No, let’s climb up. There might be a nest of cockscomb eagles on the dwarf mountain. It’s too dangerous for you to fly up like this.” Qin Lun reached out to stop Elistine.

Because the situation in front of them was somewhat unexpected, the four of them appeared extremely cautious. When climbing the mountain, try to choose the sunshade side so that the trolls at the foot of the mountain won’t accidentally see you.

Climbing to a cliff platform near the top of the mountain, they finally saw the entire Giant Demon Tribe below the mountain. Immediately, the faces of the four of them became extremely ugly.

The Giant Demon Tribe that appeared in front of them straddled the two banks of the river in an oval shape. Its east-west span was close to tens of kilometers, and its north-south span was more than ten kilometers. There were many architectural forms inside, and they were no longer confined to a tall house. They even saw a giant stone altar hundreds of meters in circumference.

There were hundreds of young trolls chasing and playing in the open space in the middle. This was not a troll village at all, but a troll town!

What was most surprising was that in this Giant Demon Town, apart from creatures like the Giant Demon, there was actually a giant jackal that resembled a werewolf. These sharp-fanged canines seemed to be trolls’ hunting aides, and their figures could be seen in the village gates and the core areas of the town.

“I’ve heard from other harpists that some trolls raise three-eyed jackals as hunting companions. I didn’t expect that to be true.” “There are at least a thousand trolls in this town. Once they discover them, we won’t be able to escape much with the Three-eyed Jackal’s tracking ability.”

“Then take a detour. Bypassing this Giant Demon Town, I don’t believe that the canyon is so big that we won’t be able to find any space to slip past.” Lago scratched his head and said optimistically.

“Hey, look, what is that?” Elistine suddenly sniffed and looked up at the top of the mountain.

Everyone followed her fingers and saw a wisp of white smoke rising from the top of the mountain not far above them, gathering in the air without dissipating.

“There’s someone up there!” Everyone was shocked. Clearly, this smoke was not owned by nature, but was created by humans.

“Lago, go up and take a look!” Qin Lun raised his chin towards the thief. Before he knew the situation, he had to rely on Lago’s stealth ability. Now was not the time to show off.

“There are three Giant Demon Sentinels up there. They are barbecuing meat!” Not long after, Lago brought back a piece of news that caused the four of them to break out in cold sweat.

Even though they had already realized that these trolls possessed extremely high intelligence, the few of them were still somewhat careless. If it wasn’t for the Giant Demon Sentinels being lazy, and if it wasn’t for the fact that this was the right time for them to eat, their movements would have been discovered long ago.

However, the existence of these three troll sentries had also caused Lago’s suggestion to fail. The forest in the Giant Demon’s Claw Mountain Range was not dense. From the top of the mountain, the scenery below could be clearly seen.

The Giant Demon Town in front of them occupied an enormous area. If the troop really took a detour down the mountain, it would take at least two to three hours before they could truly go around it. After such a long time, no matter how lazy these troll sentries were, they would probably be able to observe the actions of the troop. At that time, they would have more fun.