Chapter 160: A Narrow Road Encounter
Back to the manor, it was a busy time, fortunately, Sophia has repeatedly expanded the manor, which can accommodate more than 200 family warriors brought by Isabel and Xueni, as well as more than a dozen girls, but Sophia's small building has become a girls' dormitory, and the quietest place in the manor is usually full of the sound of warblers and swallows.
Dio's courtyard was fine, but he didn't have time to rest, so he found Gordon and Raymond together that night, in fact, on the way back to Chris's Plains, they had already discussed and were ready to go to the mining area of the Star Shards, but after the incident with Zhenlin, they had to abandon the plan for the time being, and now it was time to act.
Sophia was in a conflicted mood, she should have gone with Dio and the others, but she couldn't get away from it here, and she couldn't take the girls from the academy with her.
They still don't know the reserves and quality of the Star Fragment Mining Area, if the quality is really very good and the stock is very large, let alone them, even if the Marquis of Sain becomes the actual owner of the mining area, it may bring death to himself.
So, they have to keep the highest secret surname, and that's why Sophia doesn't even tell Done, of course, she can trust Donn unconditionally, but Don also has friends he can trust completely, for example, Spike and Steven, and then Spike and Steven tell other people who have their trust that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and secrets are always spread like this.
If you want to keep the secret, you must first control your mouth, in Raymond's words, this is the core secret of the 'villain' adventure team, only the four of them can know, and the others, no matter who they are, even if their parents are standing in front of them, they must keep their mouths shut.
This is two completely different things from the low-level derivative secret techniques mastered by Dio, the low-level derivative secret techniques only greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the battle group of bright warriors, and a mining area with extremely high quality and huge stock may even create a few martial artists in a few years.
"If we go like this, Isabel's ghost elf won't suspect anything, will it?" asked Dio to Sophia.
"Doubt is doubt. Sophia shrugged.
"Young Master, you're all ready. Roy shouted at the door. Now Roy has become the deputy steward of the manor, his power is not small, and his status is gradually rising, just now he and Brigitte selected the two most divine horses from the stable, for Dio and Raymond to use, as for Gordon, people have roaring beasts, there is no need for this kind of mount at all, and they have carefully prepared enough dry food, bacon, water and so on for Dio and others to consume for more than ten days.
"I'll take a look. Raymond walked out of the room, but when his gaze swept over the courtyard, his face immediately collapsed, and he turned back and exclaimed, "Why do you let me and Dionah everything?"
"Master Raymond. Brigitte smiled back, "That roaring beast won't let us touch it at all." β
The two war horses tethered in the courtyard were each carrying a very large package on the left and right sides, which looked extremely bloated, but the roaring beast was smooth and slippery, and did not even have a rein, what it looked like in the desert, what it was like here.
"Grandma's ......" Seeing Gordon's smug smile, Raymond felt extremely uncomfortable: "What's the spirit, if it weren't for Dio to help you, where would you be able to catch this roaring beast?!"
"Yes, it was Dio who helped me. Gordon said, "But what does this have to do with you?"
"Are you ready?" Sophia stepped out.
"Miss, it's all ready. Brigitte replied hurriedly.
"I'll see. Sophia walked over slowly, not knowing whether she was reluctant to leave Theo and wanted to delay a little longer, or if she really wanted to check, so she walked up to the horse and ordered the warrior to take off the package, and then she leaned down and looked carefully.
Roy and Brigitte smacked their tongues secretly, this seems to be a bit redundant, right?
It took about ten minutes before Sophia nodded in satisfaction, motioned for the warrior to carry the package back onto the horse, and then turned back to Dio.
"Dio, the water and food you have prepared are almost enough for you for two weeks. Sophia said: "You have to remember that you don't have to come back with anything this time, but find the exact direction, so you calculate the time yourself, and for a week, whether there is a result or not, you have to go back." β
"Got it. Dio nodded.
"Deep in the Plains of Chris, there are often teams of adventurers, so you have to be careful and try not to clash with others. Sophia added, "Promise me not to do anything that worries me!"
Dio smiled and patted Sophia on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I know what to do." β
"What I'm most afraid of is your words. Sophia said in a strange tone, "What should be done, what should not be done?
"This ...... Sophia, it's late, we need to find a place to rest outside......" Raymond said with a sigh of relief.
Sophia's eyes were like knives, and she slapped Raymond fiercely, and Raymond was immediately silent, not daring to interject indiscriminately.
"Forget it, I know I can't control you. Sophia stepped aside with some trepidation.
"Don't send us anymore. Dio whispered, "But...... When we get back, you'll pick me up at the door, okay?"
"Hmm!" Sophia nodded, grinning reluctantly.
"Let's go. Theo said.
The three men stepped onto their horses and roaring beasts, and galloped out of the manor and galloped into the depths of the Chriss Plains.
Raymond's eyes have been revolving on Gordon, the roaring beast is a variant of the desert horse, from the appearance, there are indeed many similarities, such as hooves, four-legged streamlines, horse heads, etc., but the roaring beast's body is much stronger than the war horse, and it is much taller, especially now, Gordon is in the center, Raymond and Dio are on both sides, their heads are just the same height as Gordon's waist, from a distance, it looks like an adult is walking with two children, or rather, Gordon in the center is the real radiant protagonist, and they are only like two followersγ
It's a very unpleasant feeling!
Gordon noticed Raymond's gaze, smiled smugly, and then scolded, and the roaring beast shot straight out like a sharp arrow, leaving behind a long dragon made of dust, and in the blink of an eye, it ran away without a trace.
"Wait and see...... Someday, Lao Tzu will definitely catch a demon beast......" Raymond's face was full of depression, and then he looked at Dio: "Dio, do you know the specific direction?"
"Pretty much. Dio said: "In the vicinity of Thousand Star Lake, the area of Thousand Star Lake is very large, and it is easy to find. β
"How many days are you leaving?" Raymond asked.
"I don't know. Dio smiled, "Didn't Sophia tell you? β
"By the way, let's talk about your past with Sophia. Raymond's smile was a little sinister.
"Before?"
"Uh-huh, how did you and Sophia meet?"
Time passed in the chatter and rush of Dio's people, three days passed in a blink of an eye, they had approached the hinterland of Chris's plain, some unusual things aroused Dio's alarm, although Sophia said that there are often adventurer teams here, but the number of 'often' is a little too much, sometimes, they can see more than a dozen adventurer teams in a morning, however, the number of those teams is not large, each team is basically three or five people.
Not only did Dio raise his vigilance, but those adventurer squads also kept a wary and distance from Dio and the others!
On this day, Dio and the others chose a forest as a camp, and on the other side of the woods, there was also a team of adventurers.
"Something is wrong. Raymond muttered as he swatted the annoying mosquitoes.
Gordon listened intently to the movement on the other side of the woods, and did not respond to Raymond's words.
"Something is wrong. Dio nodded, although he rarely left the house, he grew up on the plains of Chris, and the warriors in the manor were idle and bored, often getting together to talk about the big and small things that happened on the plains of Chris, and he certainly knew more about this place than Raymond and Gordon.
"However, they don't seem to be very good. Raymond said.
"Why do you say that?" asked Theo, "Gordon's roaring beast is too windy. Raymond said: "Those adventurers looked very frightened and panicked when they saw the eyes of the roaring beasts, if there were extreme warriors among those people...... Hehe, what they show is not fear, but greed. β
"They're familiar. Gordon said suddenly.
"Who?" asked Raymond hurriedly.
"Who else could it be. Gordon sneered: "Of course it's our neighbor tonight." β
"Where have you seen them?" said Raymond.
"Nope. β
"And you still think it looks familiar?" exclaimed Raymond.
"It's not. Gordon shook his head: "Their style...... Reminds me of some people. β
"Why do you talk in a roundabout way, can you just say it?" Raymond pursed his lips, but still asked curiously, "Who does it remind you of?"
"The Franvi Gang. "As you know," said Gordon, "I spent some time in the Franvian bandits, and I am familiar with the style of the bandits. β
"They ......" Raymond was startled, "they're coming for us?"
"It's not. Gordon shook his head and said, "You think those bandits are amazing, we just left the manor, and then they know what we're going to do......? We should have been killed by them in Santis City. β
"Gordon, are you really right?" asked Dio.
"You can't be wrong. Gordon whispered, "I'm sure they're all members of the Franvi gang." β
"What are they doing here?" said Raymond.
"Could it be...... They want to use the stupidest way to find the mines of the Star Shards?" said Theo.
(To be continued)