Chapter 32: The Mystery of the Gro Caravan
Gro is very distracted, he is a small chamber of commerce, although these cars are not to hurt the muscles and bones, but it is also a big loss, now change the road, not to mention the robbers, it is not good in time, the goods will rot.
The only way to do this is to find a way to remove the rockfall and clear a way to pass.
"Mr. Rice, please think of a way to get these rockfalls out of the way, money! I'll double the money! β
Les, who was standing opposite Gro, was also full of distress, and now he had to change the road, it would take at least half a month, and he had to travel the whole way, but he had no choice.
He was only the leader of a D-class adventure group, and the mages in the group did not have powerful magic, nor did they carry explosives, this mission was a failure, thinking of this, Les sighed, and he said:
"Master Gro, don't embarrass us, our strength can't remove these falling rocks, and there is no explosives on our bodies, even if we fail our mission this time, we will escort you to Alec, and the bonus will be counted."
"This.... Let's think about it again..."
Gro wants to cry without tears, what can I do now?
"Commander, someone is coming."
Keeping an eye on the thieves around him, he noticed movement in the nearby woods, and he alerted Les to the side.
"Be on guard!"
Les drew his sword and watched warily with the rest of the regiment at the making sound.
Several sour phants flew out of the woods, and they turned on their flying forms, cutting off the trees along the way, clearing a path for the two behind them, and Caleb and Ena rushed out of the woods.
"Sure enough, it's blocked, brother, what should we do, do we want to take a detour?"
Ena had already heard Caleb say that the cliffs here had collapsed, and now that she looked at it, the situation seemed to be even more serious, and a huge rock was blocking the path.
"No, let's go straight over, this height is not too high, can you jump on it yourself?"
Ena estimated the height of the falling rocks and nodded easily.
"No problem, I can jump on it."
Les looked at the two men who ran out of the woods with a wary expression, wearing black cloaks, and their faces were tightly covered, it was too mysterious, and he protected Gro and shouted to the two:
"Who are you?"
Caleb only then turned around and nodded to the group, he had already known this group of people from the bug's message, Caleb didn't intend to ignore them, but they all asked Caleb and couldn't ignore them.
"Hello, my name is Caleb, I'm an adventurer, this is my sister, and we're on our way to Alec."
When Les heard Caleb's voice, the vigilance in his heart relaxed, his voice was very young, he didn't sound very old, he shouldn't be a bad person.
"Yes, then you may have to spare the road, which is blocked now.
Ah, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Rice, and I'm the head of the Rice Adventure Party, hello. β
Les put away the sword in his hand and walked over to the two of them.
Ena's body tensed, and Caleb, sensing Ena's abnormality, patted Ena on the shoulder with his hand, causing her to relax.
Caleb and Rice shook hands.
"No need, we can go over, then we won't bother you, let's go first."
Gro followed from the beginning, and as soon as he heard that Caleb was able to pass, he immediately spoke:
"Adventurer, please wait a minute, you said you have a way to get over, I wonder if there is a way to move these falling rocks away so that we can pass, and I can pay you."
Caleb, who turned to leave, was stopped by a shout, and he turned back and asked curiously:
"Oh paid? How much can you give? β
Gro's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said to Caleb:
"As long as you can remove this falling rock, I'll give you 5 gold coins, what do you think?"
5 gold coins is not a small income for an adventurer, and Gro is very confident in the price he offers, as long as he can pass, it is nothing to spend a little more.
Caleb, on the other hand, was not interested, he was not short of money, and he seemed to be lacking in interest.
"Just money, is there anything else, it's hard for me to do things for you with your reward."
Gro was stunned when he heard Caleb's words, there were still adventurers in the world who didn't want money, and he asked in embarrassment:
"Ahh So what do you want? β
"Storage rings, magic items, magic books, martial arts, weapons, or anything I haven't seen before."
Caleb said a bunch of items, and Gro was in trouble for a while, and Caleb said that he didn't have them.
He is not a professional, so he naturally doesn't have any magic items on his body, magic books, weapons and the like, and he doesn't have valuables like storage rings, and he can't use them without fighting spirit or magic power.
"This.... Adventurer, I don't have any of that, but I still have a few cartloads of vegetables and fruits, would you like to take a look? β
Gro had also broken the jar, and everyone had seen vegetables and fruits, but he still wanted to take a gamble to see if Caleb could see it.
"Okay then, show me."
Caleb nodded, he still wanted the fruit, he hadn't stored the fruit in the mall, and he was careless when he went out of the city, so he didn't buy a sample to store.
Gro lifted the coarse cloth covering the car and recommended it to Caleb in the same way:
"Look at it, this red fruit is big and sweet, this longbow fruit is delicious, and these vegetables are still very fresh."
Caleb looked at it, this is not an apple and a banana, they are all good fruits, Caleb picked up an apple and tasted it, it was very crisp and sweet, it was really good.
"Yes, the fruit is very good, so how about Boss Gro give me 4 gold coins and some red fruits and longbow fruits, and I will help you open the way."
When Gro heard this, he was overjoyed, he didn't expect Caleb to really take a fancy to these fruits, and without thinking too much, Gro hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"No problem, no problem, thank you, Adventurer."
Now that it was decided, Caleb didn't delay, he was going to let the acid eater drill a few holes in the falling rock, and then use the glowworm to blow itself up and shatter the huge falling rock.
Hundreds of acid phagophants came out of Caleb, this scene almost frightened Les on the side, Les took a deep breath, and suddenly crawled out of the human body so many bugs, it was really creepy.
"Go!"
Caleb gave an order, and the acid devourers rushed towards the boulder, and Caleb summoned another batch of glowworms to come out.
'Popping up again, is this guy empty?' β
Les rubbed the goosebumps from his clothes with his hand and thought to himself.
The acid eaters drilled holes in the boulder, and the glowworms also began, crawling into the boulder one by one.
"It's going to explode, cover your ears and open your mouth."
Caleb cried out, covering his ears, and Ena lay down on both ears, and the others did the same.
Boomββββ
The boulder was blasted into the sky with a violent explosion.
The violent explosion blew, and the people of the Rice adventure group and the caravan were all startled by the violent explosion, and they couldn't help but let out exclamations.
"Oh! These bugs are bombs! It's too powerful! β
"My eyes got into the sand and I died."
"Ahhhh
"What do you say? I can't hear you! β
Many of the caravans were ordinary civilians, and the loud explosion made these people temporarily lose their hearing and their heads were buzzing.
After a long time, the smoke cleared, and the boulders blocking the path were blown to pieces, and if you didn't care about the rough road, you can pass it now.
Caleb had the acid eaters spew some acid and dissolve some of the large stones, and the path was clear.
"Alright! That's it, Boss Gro, you pay for it. β
Caleb took a bag of fruit out of the car, put it in his backpack, stood in front of a shocked Gro, and waved his hand into his eyes.
'What rank of adventurer is this person?' β
Les was also completely shocked by the scene in front of him, judging from the most destructive fire magic, at least he had to use the great magic of the Great Flame Explosion to produce such a powerful explosion.
Gro was called back to God by Caleb's words, and he hurriedly took out 4 gold coins from his bosom and respectfully handed them to Caleb.
"Take it, these are 4 gold coins, and speaking of which, the adventurer is also going to Alec, why don't you let us go with us in our carriage."
Gro was very enthusiastic and wanted to entertain Caleb, not only because Caleb had helped him save a cart of goods, but also because Caleb was a strong man, and walking with a strong man would save a lot of trouble.
Caleb thought about it, and he was not in a hurry, so he agreed to Gro's words and nodded.
"Okay, let's go together, and just call me Caleb, you don't need to call me Lord."
"That's very good, since the adventurer said so, then I'll call you Mr. Caleb, please come with me, my carriage is here."
Gro was overjoyed, and with Caleb, a powerful adventurer, joining him, the rest of his journey was much safer.
Seeing Gro enthusiastically beckoning Caleb into the carriage, Ena's emotions became a little excited, Caleb could sense Ena's breath hurrying, Caleb touched Ena's head and refused Gro's invitation.
"We don't go up, and walking on our feet is also the practice of adventurers."
"Well, well, since Mr. Caleb doesn't want to sit, let's go."
The group continued to rush towards Alec, Caleb and Ena fell behind the caravan, Caleb was a little concerned about Ena's abnormal condition, and he whispered about Ena beside him.
"Ena, what's wrong with you, the mood is a little wrong."
Ena stared warily at Gro's carriage, from which she smelled a pungent smell that disgusted her, a manic feeling, a desire for destruction rising from the bottom of her heart.
"Brother, there is something wrong with that car, something has been smeared on it, it seems that there is something that attracts Warcraft, this smell is very special, humans can't smell it, only orcs with the same sensitive nose as Warcraft can smell it."
Caleb nodded quietly, I see, no wonder Ena's mood is so unstable, I think Ena smelled it when Les approached, Les They followed all the way, and there must have been this smell on their bodies.
"Then let's be careful not to touch the food and water they give."
I don't know who got the smell, it's possible for Gro's rivals, the Les Adventures, or even Gro himself.
"I see, brother."
Caleb and Ena did not approach the caravan any longer, and followed silently.
In the evening, Les came over with barbecue and drinks.
"Caleb, let's have a drink together."
Les sat down beside Caleb with a plate, took out two glasses, and poured a glass of wine for Caleb.
"Okay."
A smile appeared at the corner of Caleb's cloak as he picked up the glass that Les had handed him.
After drinking it in one gulp, the wine was recycled by Caleb to the mall as soon as it entered Caleb's mouth, and it was not touched at all.
Dingββ
"'Inferior Rum' Successfully Recalled, Mall Points +1"
'It's not poisonous, it doesn't seem to be Rice, or maybe his patience is too good to start yet. β
"Good amount of alcohol!"
When Les saw Caleb raise his glass and drink it down, he couldn't help but say a word of praise.
Caleb flipped the wine glass and signaled, and Les did not lose the battle, and took the wine glass and drank it all, and the atmosphere between the two became lively.
It didn't take long for Les to run out of wine he had brought, and Les was clearly not addicted to it, and he stood up.
"Brother Caleb, wait, I'll go get another bottle."
Caleb grabbed him, took out several bottles of wine from the backpack behind him, and Caleb said:
"Brother Rice, don't bother, come and drink mine, these are all good wines."
Caleb pulled out the stopper of a bottle of wine, and a strong smell of wine came out, and Les, too, was an old drunkard, and he knew that it was a rare spirit, and it was mellow.
"How embarrassing is this, since you have said it, I refuse to give you face, come!"
Caleb smiled and filled Rice's cup with wine, and the two of them touched each other with their glasses and drank them together.
Caleb poured wine into Les cup after cup, and after a while, the two became elder brothers and younger brothers, and Caleb also took the opportunity to say a lot.
For example, they are from a small town near Alec City, Limestone City.
Because they were going to Alec City to buy new weapons, they took on the escort mission from Gro.
Gro is the president of the Gro Chamber of Commerce in Alec City, and often comes to Greystone City to buy vegetables and fruits, and he is generous, and the reward for the mission is also high, and many adventurers in Greystone City are very willing to take Gro's missions.
"Brother, can you really drink..... Belch.... I can't do it anymore..."
Les was drunk with Caleb, and Caleb saw that Les couldn't stand it anymore, and the words were almost done, so he helped Les to his adventure group, and handed Les over to a group of people to take care of, and Caleb returned to Ena.
"It seems that the carriage was not made by the caravan and Les, Ena, do you still smell anything, such as human."
Ena thought carefully and shook her head.
"I'm sorry brother, the smell is too strong, I don't smell anything else."
"Well, I don't blame you, so for now, it is ruled out that it was the Gro caravan and the adventurers, then only the Gro competitors or robbers and the like."
Caleb decided to send out a few bugs to spy on the surroundings first.
Several sour eaters glowing blue flew up from Caleb's hand and flew in all directions.
"Sleep, the guards are guarded by bugs, don't worry."
There wasn't much entertainment at night in another world, let alone in the wilderness, Caleb took a look at the caravan, and except for a few people who were keeping vigil, they all slept in their clothes.