Section 21 is insidious

After some consideration, Claire was called. The wizard made his request straightforwardly.

Claire hesitated, but she couldn't say yes. In the end, she could only agree to give it a try, however, she also stressed that it could only be the last time. In addition to this, as last time, she asked Ashrufat to come with him.

Because Ashrufat was on the side, Asowen called him directly. When Ashrufat arrived, the sorcerer had already said that there would be no discrimination against him, but there would be no preferential treatment against him. Aside from anything else, at least Asowen did fulfill his promise.

Ashrufat did not refuse this request. Because he knew that he couldn't join the different tribes one by one along the way and learn all the details of the Chaos cultists. In fact, in his plan, the next road should be walked by himself. In that case, consider this as an opportunity to get up close and personal with another type of Chaos tribe.

As mentioned earlier, both of these "trading partners" are mixed beliefs, which worship the four evil gods as a whole, rather than worshipping a single Slaanesh as a tribe like Asowen's tribe. And, on the whole, the tribes of this mixed faith also make up the majority.

So Ashrufat agreed.

The preparations were made quickly the next day. The personnel were exactly the same as the last time they went to buy salt, except that the vehicle was replaced by a larger one. This is because this time the journey is much closer, which makes everyone think that they can sacrifice some speed to increase the load.

On the car, there were more than forty pairs of Chaos armor, all of which were dismantled into parts and stacked on top of the car. In addition to the captures from the previous battle, there was also a part of the tribe's original booty, which was used as metal raw materials, as mentioned earlier, which weighed down the cart.

Claire put on her current full costume—flamboyant, extravagant, indulgent—and sat on the side of the carriage. The old man was in charge of the car, and Ashrufat was sitting in the car, finding an uncomfortable spot in a large pile of metal armor parts and leaning down.

The Chaos Cultists' carriages don't have the high-end stuff like springs and cushions in the South. Last time, there were piles of fur and salt in the car (both of which act as a cushion), and it was okay to sit in the car, but this time it was all metal parts, and it was said that it was a carriage, and in fact, it was enjoying the effect of a bone shaker.

Anyway, with Ashrufat's ability, it didn't take long to stand up. In this carriage, it is much more comfortable to stand than to lie down.

Their trip was much closer than the last. But in order to avoid letting the other person know where they are from, they need to deliberately go around in circles. However, even if you go around in a circle, it takes much less time than buying salt. However, they can sit comfortably in the fur pile when they buy salt (and lie down in the salt pile when they come back), but they are not treated with the bone shaker as they are now. Don't look at Claire sitting in the front, not long after she set off, she tended to raise her ass from time to time to avoid this torture. But the strange thing was the mute old man, who didn't react in any way to such a violent jolt.

"Why...... Do you want me to come along?" Ashruphat was in the carriage, looking at Claire's expression, and couldn't help but want to tease the other party.

"It's going to be unlucky, and two people are unlucky together. Claire muttered softly. She's not used to riding in a carriage either. You must know that when the tribe migrates, people are on foot, and even have to pull carts. Horse-drawn carriages can only be used to transport large, inaccessible things.

"Bad luck together? Why?"

"You gave me that idea!" Claire replied viciously. After being with this southerner for a long time, she is also used to the other party's weak thinking: it is okay to fight, but killing is to avoid as much as possible. So although she knew that the other party was much better than her, she also dared to clash with the other party head-on.

"This ...... Am I doing something wrong?" Ashruphat couldn't help but be stunned. It was through the success of buying salt that Claire became a predator. As mentioned earlier, by Chaos standards, she was still an adult. So such a young marauder is considered (especially in such a small tribe) to be a person with great potential, with great promise. Everyone thought that her status as a Chaos Warrior was inevitable, and even the Chaos Champion had some hope.

In fact, Ned was the only one in the entire tribe who tried to disadvantage her - of course, as mentioned earlier, after being taught a lesson by Ashrufat, Ned was much more honest on the surface.

"How could I take such a risk if it wasn't your bad idea?" said Claire.

Eshurufat wanted to refute, but for some reason he suddenly remembered the little girl - when he was still an ordinary guard. It seems that whether it is a civilized world or a barbaric world, women have the privilege of being unreasonable?

Of course, Claire had another reason not to say. Regardless, Ashrufat is also a Chaos Champion (although he is weak-willed, he is physically strong). This means that in case of a crisis, he may be able to fight his way out, and she can escape with it.

"By the way, your mother didn't teach you the art of magic?" Ashruphat suddenly remembered this. Although Claire's mother had died because of a loss of control over her magic, it is theorized that her mother, who is a witch, should be able to teach her daughter the relevant skills.

In particular, in the midst of chaos, it is actually easier to get a high position as a mage than a warrior. Ordinary Chaos Believers must go through the promotion of Believers, Marauders, Chaos Warriors, Chosen Warriors, and Chaos Champions before they can finally ascend to the position of Chaos Lord. And the last two steps are simply a moat for most people. But the path to the mage is much quicker and easier, and a mage only needs to go through three steps, from apprentice, to wizard, and then to become the wizard lord of chaos. The difficulty of promotion - according to the common belief - does not exceed the difficulty of promotion for soldiers.

Like Asowen, as a wizard, he can be seen as having the same status as the Chaos Champions (a little less, of course). So much so that walking on the path of magic, you can get a position faster. The only regret is that you are always slightly inferior to the Chaos Warriors of the same level.

"Taught. Claire replied. "But no, I'm not that material at all. Besides, there's nothing to learn from such a third-rate witch, as a warrior, at least you know how you died. ”

"What did she teach you?"

"What meditation, feeling the wind of magic, etc. Claire didn't hide it. "But I can't do it, I can't do it at all. Still ......" she patted the crossbow beside her vigorously. "This thing is right for me. ”

Ashrufaat couldn't help but glance at the other party. In fact, she was dressed like a witch, but she really looked decent.

"Is there a ...... Well, I mean, what about people who don't have gifts, but who can get gifts from God?" asked Ashruphat tentatively.

"Absolutely. Claire replied without hesitation. "But...... If you want to get this kind of reward, you need to prove enough to the Prince of Joy. ”

"So, what if it's for a piece of information?" Ashrufat's heart suddenly moved. He didn't know if this would be able to avoid Slaanesh's direct probing, but ...... Maybe he could get the information he wanted to know about this girl. It's unlikely to succeed, but it's worth a try.

"Are you supposed to be ......," Claire said directly to Ashrufat's careful thoughts. "Want to know the whereabouts of your fiancée?"

"Isn't that possible?"

"I'm pretty sure it's useless for you to ask me in a roundabout way. If you want, you should ask the Prince of Joy this question yourself. Claire replied. However, she didn't want to sue the other party, this qiē was originally a scam set up by the Prince of Huanyu. In this kind of scam, unless the deceived Southerners completely fall into the arms of the Prince of Joy, he has no chance to know the truth. And the one who dares to reveal the truth to him will surely attract the wrath of God.

As she spoke, Claire pulled out a small stone pendant from her bosom. When she first met Ashrufat, she had shown the one once, and the pendant had a symbol of Slaanesh painted on it.

Ashrufat noticed that the symbols seemed to be a little different from the last time they were seen. I don't know if he remembered it wrongly, but this rough symbol has now become much thinner, and even the lines seem to be thinner. When the hand touches the pendant, there is a special cold touch.

"The gods are staring at us. Claire said. "Every move. ”

Ashruphat did not agree with these religious superstitions at all. If the Chaos Gods really watched every move of all their believers, they would have conquered the entire world long ago. If every soldier in an army knows what they need to do, then who else in this world can compete with such an army (not to mention that their physique is much stronger than that of southern humans).

"Well, even if they look at us...... I don't think he cares. Maybe he'll forget?" replied Ashrufat.

Claire glared angrily, and Ashrufat shrugged and said "I'm sorry."

While they were slowly moving forward in the carriage, which was not very comfortable, on the other side, out of their field of vision, a horse was galloping across the field.

The horses came out of the tribal camp in Assowen. If Claire had been there, she would have recognized this man as Ned's servant - as a Chaos Chosen Warrior, it was only natural for Ned to have his own servants. The man was dressed in civilian clothes, but he held a scarce number of crossbows in the tribe.

In this field, horses are much more mobile than carriages. Not only are the riders faster than the carriage, but they can also choose closer routes (because the horses are much better at adapting to the terrain than the car). Moreover, this one directly chose the shortcut through the forest.

After he had run through the forest, he came to a conspicuous low slope, where he threw a crown on the ground, and when he had done so, he shot another arrow at the crown. It is normal that the crown of the head is pierced by an arrow and nailed directly to the ground.

After doing this, he immediately turned back. The whole process is a matter of seconds. Then the figure of the horse disappeared into the path, leaving only a crossbow and arrow stuck in the ground.