These species that resemble upright goats call themselves the Elsfir people.
For convenience, Ronald subsequently referred to them as the Sheepn.
According to these Sheepn, they originally lived in their holand, leading a simple and stable life.
But then, two years ago, things changed.
In their low-magic world, where even Wizards can only manage simple tricks, suddenly a fiery eruption erged from a volcano, engulfing everything around in flas.
Many kingdoms fought bravely against this, but being annihilated by the fire elentals was a fate they all shared.
Thus, two years have passed.
Half of the world is shrouded in the crimson shadow of flas.
These Sheepn captured by the fire elentals are those who couldn't escape in ti during migration.
"How did you co to the 'Sky of Four Directions'?" At this point, Riru, who had liberated all the Sheepn, inquired, "After being caught by the fire elentals, did they take you and leap into that volcano?"
As soon as Riru asked this question, the Sheepman communicating with Ronald hunched over, starting to twitch and tremble.
He recalled the ordeal, taking a while to regain control over his emotions.
"We... after being caught, we were taken all the way to the volcano's mouth and passed through a red ring. Many couldn't keep up and were consud by them, burned to ashes alive. So couldn't endure, beaten to death along the way..."
As he spoke, this Sheepman showed Ronald their bodies, revealing hidden scabbed wounds under blackened scars, a fate almost inescapable for all Sheepn.
Riru's high moral standards made it hard for her to withstand such scenes.
After asking a few more questions, the rmaid pulled Ronald aside, whispering:
"Ronald, what do you think is their purpose in bringing these people here?"
"Based on what the water elentals said earlier, aren't they just planning to rebuild their world's core?"
Hearing the Sheepman's experience under the fire elents, Ronald's expression wasn't much better.
Yet, responding to Riru's inquiry, he steadied himself and shared his conjecture:
"Rebuilding the world core, that is indeed likely without error."
"But Riru, think carefully, what does fire need when it burns?"
Riru responded without hesitation:
"Of course, it's fuel..."
The rmaid's voice abruptly stopped, her last trace of gentle expression turning into a shadow.
"Ronald, you must not be mistaken about this, right?"
Ronald didn't nod directly. Instead, he responded in a subtle tone:
"This is just a guess. To know the actual situation, we can only understand by moving forward."
The atmosphere between Ronald and Riru gradually sank.
And the Sheepman who had just spoken to them managed to control his sorrow and stepped forward to ask:
"What should we do next, sirs?"
What should these Sheepn do?
Hearing this almost pleading inquiry, Ronald was montarily conflicted.
The Sheepn were rescued from the fire elentals by Ronald and Riru, yet asking them to escape the 'Sky of Four Directions' on their own was clearly a dangerous and almost hopeless path.
On the other hand, it wasn't possible for Ronald to escort them back!
After all, he was here not to save these innocent beings but to completely sever the connection between the 'Sky of Four Directions' and their world!
Ronald was torn internally, but Riru didn't have such worries. The rmaid stepped forward, speaking in a mature and calm tone:
"Listen, I'll tell you about your current situation."
"The world you're in now is a place called 'Sky of Four Directions,' and the things destroying your world are the fire elentals that brought you here..."
"..."
Riru relayed what she knew.
The leader among the Sheepn underwent a series of expressions upon hearing her description. Until Riru finally stated their purpose, the Sheepman sat down hard on the ground.
Having survived to be brought into the 'Sky of Four Directions,' he possessed sufficient Wisdom to grasp the current circumstances.
Ronald and Riru, who had saved them, were unlikely to escort them back to their holand later.
Thinking of this, the Sheepman's spirit collapsed further.
Go ho?
Even if they could return, what difference would it make?
Their world had already been scorched nearly half by the fire elentals; even if they went back, they couldn't escape the brutal fate of being entirely burned two years later.
Seeing the Sheepman silently accept such a fate, almost unable to stand, Riru prepared to leave with Ronald.
Although this was her first ti personally experiencing such scenes, she knew from the rmaid's adventure records what could happen if this continued. In short, it was better to choose to leave before everything fell apart.
However, at this mont, sothing unexpected happened to Riru.
Among those 'rescued,' a relatively young Sheepman rushed out, speaking to her and Ronald:
"Sirs, we're going to find a way to survive!"
"I... hope you succeed in achieving your goals and save your world!"
"..."
Riru's expression was one of surprise.
The extrely negative mood she felt was ward slightly by the Sheepman youth's words.
Subsequently, as the two groups prepared to part ways.
Riru suddenly rembered sothing!
"Wait, stay for a mont!" The rmaid called out to the Sheepn, pointing in another direction, "Go this way! If you are lucky enough before being discovered by the fire elentals, you might encounter so steel-built ships."
"Just explain your situation to them, and you'll certainly be rescued!"
"..."
Hurriedly advising the Sheepn, Riru turned to Ronald, softly confirming:
"Ronald, the place where I inserted the communicator, it should be in this direction, right?"
— I see.
Ronald instantly understood the rmaid's arrangent.
Previously, Riru had inserted her communicator on the dry-land surface, notifying her clan using it as a coordinate, thereby coming into this 'Sky of Four Directions' world to act.
So if these Sheepn were fortunate enough, they could indeed et the rmaid's group in that direction, thereby finding a chance in their desperate situation.
Understanding everything, Ronald imdiately confird.
To his surprise, even without the aid of a spell, Riru was able to pinpoint the most accurate direction using her mory!
"That's right, the direction you indicated is spot on!"
"It's just as precise as my spell confird!"
Ronald couldn't help but complint Riru before turning, advising the Sheepn before leaving:
"Rember, the dry-land regions are very dangerous."
"Don't lose your way while moving around here!"
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