The Spirit World

Chapter 513: Rising Mist
【Prison of the Imperial Household Department】

"Captain Kraft...is this true..." The cowardly Dona trembled. Being detained in the middle of the team made him feel very uneasy.

Kraft was in the front, walking alongside them, his uniform glowing azure in the darkness.

The sound of chains rubbing against each other could be heard from both sides of the prison. The prisoners in the cells on both sides were watching their group arrive here. This was the highest level prison in Wenti County, and most of the serious criminals were extremely vicious. If they were given any chance, they would rush out and grab Kraft's neck and say to him viciously: "How come you are so strong, little bastard!"

Of course, this is almost impossible. The entire prison in Wenti County is made of forbidden magic stones. Unless it is opened from the outside or the restrictions of the forbidden magic stones are broken.

Half of the people in the prison had fought with Kraft, so when Kraft was released to the prison, they had murderous looks in their eyes and stared at him with gnashed teeth.

Kraft walked upright, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, taking steady steps. When he heard Dona's question, he just stared sharply at the road in front of the prison with his azure eyes, and walked down to the lower level step by step.

"It's true."

Kraft's voice echoed in the empty staircase.

"Mr. Longxu needs your help. But now, I need to inconvenience you a little."

"That's not a big deal..." Holliard's tall figure blocked all the footsteps in the dim light: "We are just a little surprised that we were chosen by the Shadow Hunter. This feeling is like being haunted by something bad. It makes me very uncomfortable."

Prisons naturally don't use efficient lighting, after all, the people here don't like darkness.

They enjoy the darkness more.

"Our informant received news that the Shadow Hunters have sent a group of people to stake out around Wenti County and carry out looting operations. They will disguise themselves as the Chamber of Commerce to conduct a covert exchange. In order to prevent important resources from being intercepted, the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs the help of the three of you."

"Don't worry, Captain Kraft. We will work together to help the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Rias walked seriously, as if she had become much more honest now that she no longer had the opportunity to win people's hearts by using her feminine posture.

"You don't need to work together. Each of you just needs to act alone. So everyone has to fight alone." Kraft's voice was a little low. When he mentioned fighting alone, everyone stood in awe.

"Then what exactly do we need to do? If we go to the prison, I think... we... I can't do anything..." Donuta was very scared. Looking at the dungeon that was getting darker and darker, he really couldn't muster up the courage. Goblins are famous for their cowardice. If he was asked to do something, weren't he afraid that he would rebel and surrender to the enemy in an instant?
Although it was not nice to say this, he didn't think he could withstand the torture if he was interrogated.

"Of course there's nothing we can do in the dungeon." Kraft felt the heat wave brought by the dungeon. The deeper he went, the hotter it became. His whole body began to release blue magic power to lower the temperature around him.

"The Dragon Beard Guild will explain the situation to you. For the future of Wenti County, please be more careful."

"It's terrible..." Dona clutched his hat tightly. The further he went into the dungeon, the more scared he became. Now he was sweating profusely because of the heat. His blue goblin skin mixed with blue sweat looked really bad.

"Captain Kraft... I wonder if we would be hunted down if we fail to deliver this cargo to the destination..." Holliard said jokingly. He looked at Kraft's back. The solemn military uniform made Kraft look heroic even as he walked down.

"I mean, if the Shadow Hunters knew we interfered with their raid, would they retaliate against us?"

"That's their business." Kraft didn't seem to be paying much attention to the conversation, and his answer was simple: "If they want to rob you, the troops they send will obviously be dispersed, and the Flying Eagles will protect you. This trip will definitely not let you get hurt. And we can't predict what will happen after this."

"Hollyard, you are really stupid. Isn't it said that if the Shadow Hunters want to retaliate against a Chamber of Commerce, they have to see if that Chamber of Commerce is valuable? If we help Captain Kraft complete the task of preventing looting, then naturally we will have no value to the Shadow Hunters... What's the point of talking about revenge? Right, Captain Kraft?" Rias's bright red dress was dark red next to the dim glowing stone. Her graceful figure stood up at this time. She intentionally sought Kraft's answer, but Kraft was not so willing to answer her.

"It's for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not for me." Kraft looked at the watch on his wrist. It was eleven thirty.

The bottom of the dungeon is almost here.

Ryuxu stood at the bottom of the dungeon and watched Kraft arrive with Dona, Holliard, and Rias.

Longxugong stood there, his aura bursting out. A wise old man stroked his beard and looked at the other three people with interest. The bottom of the dungeon was very hot, and the people were unbearable. It was as if they were being roasted on fire. The presidents of the Chamber of Commerce could not bear it either and kept wiping their sweat. Only Kraft and Longxugong did not feel the slightest bit of heat.

In Wenti County, Lord Longxu's power comes directly from the princess, and he is the center of power in the entire Wenti County.

"You are finally here... I thought you would still delay, like resist or something..." Although Longxugong was smiling, his words were not humorous. Instead, they sounded a bit aggressive, causing the three people to quickly shake their heads and explain.

“How could it be… Lord Longxu… You came here upon being summoned, so how could we not come… And how dare we resist…” Dona was a little reluctant to speak in this hot environment, but when he met Lord Longxu, he was the first to speak.

Holliard held his necklace, and the heart-shaped necklace glowed blue to help Holliard cool down. He closed his eyes, saluted, and said, "Your Excellency Longxu Gong, how dare we neglect the royal family's application."

Rias fanned herself with her hands, but the tiny breeze was useless in the sweat. She was almost sweating profusely, and the perfume emanating from her body threatened to suffocate her. She said with difficulty: "Lord Longxu asked us to come, so of course we have to come... How can we not come?"

Longxu Gong nodded, his eyes swept over the different states of the three people, and said in a very calm voice: "I think the presidents of the chambers of commerce already know why you are here, so I will not repeat it."

He blasted out spiritual power with his hands, and a wall suddenly opened with a loud bang, and three boxes carved with dragon patterns came out.

The box is a square box with dragon patterns on it. The dragon patterns can be seen almost everywhere in Wenti County, the city of dragons. The most different flying dragon shape among the three boxes is the horns on its head. The dragon has horns, which looks a bit out of place.

"The box contains the treasures you have to escort out of the city." Longxugong opened the boxes one by one and introduced them: "A priceless red heart jewel, a concentrated fire element super crystal core, and a high-level gold nucleus. You are needed to deliver them to different places." After Longxugong introduced the three items, he closed the box. Except for the red, white and golden light that was seen for a moment, the light emitted by these high-level items, the only sound was the opening and closing of the box.

This was not a sightseeing tour. The three people were very concerned at first, but after hearing these things, they were not surprised anymore.

"Lord Longxu, are the Shadow Hunters here to loot these three things?" Rias was very impatient due to the heat, and although she endured it a little, her irritated tone did not change.

"Sir Longxu, are we also baits... objects and people, right?" Dona calmed down. He stopped sweating, but still looked very hot. "The Eagles will set off at the same time as you. Of course, we will hand over the most important things to you and let you escort them. However, there must be a trick, don't you think, Sir Dona?" Longxu's gloomy words shocked Dona and he shivered.

"Yes~" Dona began to tremble again.

"Excuse me, Lord Longxu." Holliard bowed again and said, "If there is something else that needs to be escorted to confuse the Shadow Hunter, then am I qualified to know? If it is something insignificant, I think it may not be a good thing to be unaware of the whole process."

Holliard was worried that the whole city was kept in the dark, but that couldn't be said to be the case. At least he was escorting a very important item to a faraway place, and the Shadow Hunters were plundering with knowledge of the situation. It was indeed not reassuring to not know what he was escorting.

"These are three things that are very important to the entire principality. None of them can be missing. The Flying Eagles will pretend to be an escort team and split into ten groups to confuse the Shadow Hunters. If a crisis occurs, you only need to run away. If you know the true identity of these three things, the risks and psychological pressure you face are too great. Logically speaking, I need to protect your safety."

When Longxugong said this, it was obvious that he was not prepared to tell the three of them what needed to be escorted out of the city.

The three of them were strategically confusing the Shadow Hunters. If the Shadow Hunters had the public information of the list of all the Chamber of Commerce presidents, then the role of these three people was obviously to confuse the Shadow Hunters. What does it mean to divide the troops into ten groups? The Shadow Hunters could not send so many people to rob all the teams. There would always be some teams that would break through the siege, which would require more information. Mixing in three false information to confuse the Shadow Hunters was a necessary means.

It’s not an exaggeration to call it bait.

Rias was sweating profusely. She obviously wanted to leave here as soon as possible. She stopped fanning herself: "Since Lord Longxu trusts us so much... and cares about us, then we will respectfully obey your orders."

She wanted to take the box, so she took a step forward, but as soon as she stepped out, she was stopped by Kraft. Kraft put one hand across Rias's face, and the cloak of his military uniform blocked Rias's face.

"Don't be impatient...Sir Rias." Lord Longxu waved his hand, and Kraft put down his hand, and Rias did not take another step forward.

"I think this escort mission is not as easy as everyone thought, and it may even be very difficult. I'm here to give you a shot in the arm. If you guys are in danger, please protect yourself immediately. The Flying Eagles will also do their best to protect your safety. As for these three extremely important items, don't panic if they fall into their hands. Obviously, these things are not as important as your lives."

Longxu Gong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at them with an old look, including Kraft who looked calm.

"If the escort fails, please save your own lives first. I won't say more. Kraft, open the city gates at 12:30 and carry out the mission according to the plan. The days in summer are very long, so please be careful."

Longxugong walked away, revealing three boxes.

"Yes, Lord Longxu." Kraft motioned for the three to get their respective boxes.

When getting the box, no one felt that they were not in danger. The value of these three things might not be that high, so this feeling of unreality was very strange.

To openly choose the confusing option means that the ability to escape must be high enough. No one would do it for these three things - it cannot be said that their value is low, just not that high.

The three of them looked at each other, feeling helpless and bored.

Kraft took them away without any hesitation.

Because now, the time has come to twelve o'clock.

When they came up quickly, at the prison gate, three dragon carts were ready to go and loaded with goods.

They took a quick look at the cargo, which was some porcelain protected by hay, and there were also people riding tall horses guarding them.

The black magic robe is exactly the same as the Shadow Hunter's decoration.

The three of them went to the east gate, south gate and north gate of Wenti County respectively, and met with the remaining seven members of the Flying Eagle Team pretending to be the Chamber of Commerce at the square of Wenti County. After they made eye contact, the galloping carriages scattered around the square.

At this moment, all the chambers of commerce in the guide hall were issued a ban on travel. They received the order to leave quickly and at the same time they led their caravans across the square.

Such a big commotion caused people who were hiding at home to start watching the situation around them. A member of the Eagle Team shouted that the city lockdown was over, which made everyone excited.

Maybe it was because they were too suppressed, and this excitement made everything seem crazy to them.

The people who walked towards the city gate at the same time suddenly discovered that the number of Eagle Team members guarding the city had been sharply reduced, and the Eagle Team that had just been patrolling the streets had all disappeared.

All the people who were stuck in the city and wanted to go out, and those who were stuck outside the city and wanted to come in, met together in an instant.

Everyone looked at each other, and the tension made them feel nervous.

It seems that it is hard to tell whether it is an enemy or a friend.

Chang Yufeng grabbed the dragon bone and watched the carriage galloping.

The dust was rising, as if the fog had already begun to gather. The real manipulator under the fog, Longxu Gongzheng, was in the dungeon, looking at an ice-blue corpse.

He remained silent, placing his hand on the corpse's forehead.

Like comforting the dead child.

(End of this chapter)