There were a total of 89 gnolls in the camp. Among them, 18 were gnoll warriors of level 5 and above. The strongest was a level 9 barbarian warrior, who seemed to be the leader. There were also seven gnoll hunters of level 5 and above. The strongest was a level 8 hunter. There was also a level 8 priest and five priests of level 5 and above.
Seeing this, Feng Chou was a little puzzled. The Gnolls in this camp were not weak, and their equipment was not bad either. They were much stronger than the Gnolls he met on his way back to Antalya from Fegesack.
But the problem was that they were much weaker than he thought.
Could it be that this was the strength of the bandits that made the Antalya City Hall put a huge bounty on?
Feng Chou once again activated Qiankun Pagoda's scan and analysis.
Soon, Qiankun Pagoda told him that there was a path to the west of the Gnoll camp that was often used by Gnolls.
Then, Qiankun Pagoda marked the path in Feng Chou's field of vision.
Before Qiankun Pagoda marked the path, Feng Chou saw it as no different from the usual lakeside wilderness. This was because Gnolls walked lightly and did not leave obvious traces like humans.
But when Qiankun Pagoda marked the path, Feng Chou found that the path was connected by fallen grass and crushed leaves.
Feng Chou followed the path and chased after it.
After walking for a short distance, he stopped.
It turned out that Qiankun Pagoda reminded him that the effect of the Invisibility Scroll was about to end. He hurriedly used another Invisibility Scroll.
Following the path by the lakeside, Feng Chou followed it for two or three kilometers. He encountered two Gnolls passing by. He avoided them and continued moving forward.
Feng Chou followed the path by the lakeside for about five or six kilometers to the west. A large camp on a peninsula by the lakeside appeared in his sight.
The peninsula was actually a low ridge that extended into the lake. The camp was on the ridge.
Half of the camp was on the peninsula, while the other half was on land. Not only did they have the geographical advantage, they also had an abundant water source.
Outside the camp, there was a tall and rough wooden fence. Each of the wooden fences was more than a foot thick, with one end buried deep into the ground. At first glance, it looked like a fence, but in fact, it was even sturdier than a brick wall.
Feng Chou did not dare to approach the camp rashly. He found a big tree about a hundred meters away from the camp.
The tree was thirty to forty meters tall, much taller than the low ridge where the camp was located.
Feng Chou climbed up the tree and finally had a bird's-eye view of the camp.
It was a long camp that stretched from north to south.
There was a gate in the south and the northernmost part of the camp.
In the southernmost part of the camp, which was also the southernmost tip of the peninsula, there was a rather large pier with a few long and narrow canoes tied to it.
What surprised Feng Chou even more was that the most active people in the camp were not gnolls, but humans.
A group of human blacksmiths, under the threat of gnoll whips, were sweating profusely as they forged hot pieces of iron in the camp.
In addition to the humans and gnolls, there was also a large humanoid creature that was close to three meters tall in the camp.
This creature had greenish-gray skin, a sturdy body, and huge fangs protruding from its wide mouth. It gave off a simple yet ferocious feeling.
Feng Chou had seen this creature in the library of the magic school before. They were called ogres.
Ogres were a terrifying creature that was naturally born as a level five creature. They had thick skin and flesh, and were extremely strong. What was even more frightening was that they were born with the ability to go berserk.
Fortunately, these creatures had low intelligence. If the normal intelligence of a human was ten, then the average intelligence of these creatures was between seven and eight. They were even stupider than gnolls.
The human blacksmiths who had been whipped by the gnolls seemed to be forging weapons and armor for the ogres.
Some ogres were wearing thick armor and patrolling the camp.
Feng Chou looked at the orderly camp and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Ogres were dirty and chaotic creatures. Their nests were often filthy and smelly. They would never be so orderly.
Then whose camp was this?
Gnolls?
The gnolls might have tamed a few ogres that were left alone to serve as their hired thugs and store food, but there were too many ogres in this camp. They didn't look like slaves.
Humans?
What kind of master would be whipped?
Then who was it?
Feng Chou naturally passed this question to Qiankun Pagoda.
Qiankun Pagoda quickly gave the results of his analysis. "Ogre Shamans!"
Ogre Shamans were a variant of the ogres. There was a very small chance of producing an Ogre Shaman in the offspring of a normal ogre. On the other hand, Ogre Shamans had a higher chance of producing an Ogre Shaman offspring. If both parents were Ogre Shamans, then the chances were more than fifty percent.
Ogres were stupid creatures, but Ogre Shamans were different. They were the exact opposite of ogres. If ogres were the epitome of stupidity, then Ogre Shamans were the epitome of cunning. These mutated creatures usually had an intelligence higher than seventeen, with an average of twenty. Their average intelligence was even higher than the gnomes, who had the highest intelligence among humanoid creatures. It could be said that every one of them had the potential to become a mage.
In an ogre tribe, once an Ogre Shaman appeared, he would definitely be the leader of the tribe.
Ogre Shamans were not very different from normal ogres when they were young. They were just more cunning than normal ogres, but when they reached adulthood, their differences would become obvious.
Ogre Sorcerers would grow to be even more muscular than normal Ogres. Normal Ogres were around 2.8 meters tall, while Ogre Sorcerers were at least 3 meters tall. The best of them could even reach 3.2 meters tall.
When normal ogres reached adulthood, they were born as strong as a Rank 5 warrior due to their immense strength. Ogre Shamans, on the other hand, were born as strong as a Rank 7 warrior. What was even more frightening was that Ogre Shamans would awaken some spells in their bloodline when they reached adulthood.
Even if a wild Ogre Shaman did not have the chance to become a mage, they would still be as strong as a Rank 9 Warlock when they reached adulthood. If an ogre was lucky enough to learn some spells and become a mage, then it would be even more incredible.
Fortunately, there were very few Ogre Shamans. Otherwise, this world would have long been ruled by ogres.
However, legend had it that on the Wild Highlands, the northernmost tip of the Sutton Continent, there was a powerful kingdom ruled by Ogre Shamans.
Only an ogre tribe ruled by Ogre Shamans could have such order. After deducing this from Qiankun Pagoda, Feng Chou immediately gave up on the idea of scouting in close proximity.
He used the Rank 0 illusion spell, "Photo-Making," and imprinted the camp and its surroundings onto a few pieces of magic paper.
He then took out something that looked like a tree branch from Qiankun Pagoda and stuck it on a tree trunk.
A half-inch nail protruded from the bottom of this branch-like object and could be firmly nailed to the tree trunk.
This branch-like object was actually a surveillance device …
Leaving the surveillance device to monitor the camp, Feng Chou quietly slipped down the tree and carefully left the camp.