Chapter 5: The Magic Coffin
"What's the matter, old friend, after so many words, won't you tell us a little bit about it!" Ayton grinned as he put his arm around Karn's shoulder, the original wine glass in his hand was gone, only a bottle that was almost empty.
"It's just a gift from the White Radiant City Lord to the emperor, because this time there are really few people... So after asking for instructions from above, I decided to find some powerful people to escort them together, haha......" Karn smiled and waved his hand at the crowd. There was nothing wrong with this reason, and everyone thought it was a little boring to hear it, so they continued to happily share the remaining bottle of wine. But although Tumik was smiling on the surface, he was very puzzled in his heart.
After sitting for a few more moments, Karn, who felt that he was almost ready to proceed, gave a few words to the others, and then got up and walked towards his team. He had just reached the halfway point when a voice whispered to him in the darkest place between the two groups, it was Tumik.
"Is there anything else?" Karn asked, smiling, and then stunned again - both of them had their backs to the campfire blocking the light, and it was too difficult to see Tumik's face, but the iris of his eyes glowed slightly silver, and the two small circles of light stood out in the darkness.
"Now it's just the two of us here, and I hope to hear a different answer than just now, and I won't tell them. Tumik pointed Karn at Karn with his silver-glowing eyes.
"I don't quite understand what you mean. Karn's tone was as usual.
"You say the armor for the Emperor is impressive, but the armor doesn't make a 'deep' impression on Yago at all......" Tumik paused and looked down for a moment, then looked up and continued. The true properties of that armor may irritate the Athras and threaten the peace of the world, so it has always been regarded as a secret, even in the Twilight Village, only a few chosen people are qualified to wear it and use it carefully, and the messenger we sent to present the armor to the Emperor is one of them, and he will personally convey the secrets of the armor to the Emperor, and even if the Emperor shows it, it will never be visible to a colonel of the forbidden army...... Captain Karn Rex, what is your true identity, and is the escort on this mission really a tribute?"
Karn sighed, "Since you know so much, there's nothing to hide. Although I was only a colonel in the Forbidden Army, I was actually affiliated with the Yago Royal Academy of Sciences, and the armor was then sent to the Academy of Sciences, and the Emperor himself ordered us to conduct a secret study of this armor. This is also the reason why many people from the Academy of Sciences settled in Dubian Village after that. ”
"Before the White Nights Cataclysm, why did the Treehouse in Duskedge Village suddenly increase the number of high bounty requests for the Jungle?" asked Tumik.
"Twilight Village is the place where the Forest Hunter and the Moonlight Tree first appeared, and it is also the closest place to Milai to the Jungle and Atla, and the armor you have offered has made the village very interesting. Karn didn't deny it.
"You still have one more question that I haven't answered. ”
"Why do you care about this?"
"Bai Hui is now the closest city to the old jungle and the village of Dusk before it disappeared, and after listening to your answer just now, I think it must not be so simple to need the officers of the Yago Academy to personally escort it. And even if you need to increase the number of people, you only hire five of us, so you must be very confident in the strength of your squad. Ayton and Mir are my friends, Kakru and Ewen are good people, and while the White Night Guard is a profession that often dies on missions, I don't want them to have an accident in front of my eyes. That was pretty straightforward, and in the darkness Karn watched Tumik's glimmering eyes on him.
"You misunderstood, Ayton is also a good friend of mine, we have lived and died together!" "This is really just a simple escort mission, and when you arrive at Yago's checkpoint, you will be issued a certificate of completion of the commission. "The five of you are all Full Moon-level White Night Guards, and the budget approved above would be enough for a small team to hire other levels of guards, but I only want the best, if Ayton hadn't had to hire that couple with the remaining money to hire a few more Quarter Moon level guards, your appearance fee is really too high......" Karn quickly explained with a quick smile, dispelling the tension.
"And what's in the car?"
"Can you keep it a secret?"
"If you hadn't talked so much today, they wouldn't have known that I was from Dusk Village. ”
"Sorry......"
"Don't worry, the forest seekers are originally made up of refugees, everyone only lives for tomorrow and no one cares about the past. To answer my question. ”
Karn knew that this question could not be bypassed, so he gathered his thoughts and said, "The magic coffin. ”
"Magic coffins?" Tumik frowned, he hadn't heard of it.
Karn nodded, and continued, "...... Although the Emperor has never sent troops into the White Nights Forest again, the army has been working with Omaten to send elite squads to the approximate location of Duskedge Village through the old network of Night Owls. A few days ago, my team accidentally found this thing while fighting with a strange beast, when the strange beast was defeated, a white light appeared from all over its body like water, and merged into a beam into the nearby ground, we dug up the ground and found a rectangular box with a black metal shell, and after trying to open it, we saw a female body lying inside, wearing the traditional costume of the Atra people. ”
"Black metal box, is it ......?" muttered Tumik.
"Do you know something?" Karn noticed what Tumik seemed to know.
"Can I take a look at the box?"
"This ...... I'm fine, but it can be a little difficult to be as you, and you know the attitude of the average person towards forest hunters. ”
“...... All right. After a brief pause, Tumik sighed and retracted his dagger into its sheath. Karn realized that if it weren't for the grinding of the sheath, he hadn't even been talking to himself with his weapon all along, and the sword had not reflected in the slightest, nor had he felt the murderous aura from Tumik.
"The Full Moon Tier Forest Seeker really lives up to its reputation. Karn smiled and touched his chin.
"Go back, we've been talking for a long time, and your companion is going to be suspicious. Tumik ignored his words and turned to leave. Suddenly, he stopped, turned his head to Karn, who was still where he was, and said, "It's just my personal suggestion, that thing used to be one in Twilight Village, and it was best not to let the Athras see it along the way." ”
"You really know what ......the hell it is," Karn tried to stop Tumik, but he left without looking back before Karn could finish speaking.
"Captain Rex, what are you doing here?" came a young woman's voice. Karn was still looking thoughtfully at Tumik's back as he walked away, the sudden voice of the voice pulled him back to reality, and he looked back to see the new lieutenant who had just been assigned to him from above before Yago set out.
"I met an old friend from the past and chatted a few more words...... It's okay, let's go back. With that, Karn led the way to the camp.
"I didn't expect you to have friends among the forest seekers. The adjutant quickly followed.
"At least I'm sure he didn't cause the cataclysm. Karn didn't explain any more.
"I beg your pardon, I lost my words. The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied.
"It's okay, pay attention next time. Karn smiled.