Infinite Fighting

Kenzie's team went to Count Mokel's manor in the afternoon. After arriving by carriage, they met Count Mokel, whose hair had turned completely white.

Count Mokel showed no annoyance at the visitors' arrival; instead, he politely recounted the events that had transpired.

“Gaia and Giles’ father owed me a lot of money. I lent them the funds to start their winery, but it failed. When it came time to repay, they claimed they could pay me back with antiques. I didn’t think too much about it and agreed to the deal. Who knew they would give me some worthless antiques that I couldn’t sell, and I lost a lot of money.”

According to Moker, Gaia's father was a complete gambler and deadbeat; although he was a nobleman, he had none of the credibility expected of a nobleman.

They swindled him out of a large sum of money and then used various methods to deceive him and renege on their debts.

“But we heard that Viscount Jore is a wealthy man, very rich,” Rona said, puzzled.

“That’s his brilliance: by presenting himself in a glamorous and attractive light, he can continuously deceive others into investing in him,” Mokel said.

"What about Gaia?" Kenzie seized on the key point and asked directly.

They came to inquire about Gaia; they didn't have time to listen to Mokel's stories.

“His brother Giles seems to have some property dispute with him. I was just the middleman, helping to invite Gaia over to talk to Viscount Giles,” Mokel said. “They’re in the backyard now. Hopefully, their conflict has been resolved.”

Before he finished speaking, Gaia walked in with another young man who bore a resemblance to him.

“Captain.” Gaia greeted Kenzie first, then bowed to Morkel and said, “Count Morkel.”

Moker nodded and then recounted the reason for the visit.

“I’m sorry to have troubled you all,” Gaia said.

“It’s alright, we’re an adventure team after all. Gaia, have you finished dealing with your problem?” Kenzie asked.

"That's it? Humph, this isn't over yet!" Giles said. "You have to give me that thing today, no matter what."

“Gilth, I can tell you this so many times, I have absolutely no idea what you mean by ‘golden jar’,” Gaia said, a hint of anger in her voice. “I didn’t take anything with me back then, what else do you want? My life? Your own brother’s life?”

Giles paused upon hearing this, but remained somewhat persistent, saying, "I don't care about all that. In short, if you don't give me the jar, I will sue you for stealing noble property."

“Go ahead and sue me. Don’t forget, I graduated from Niels University,” Gaia said.

Although he did not inherit the title, he did at least attend university.

Those connections with classmates, friends, and mentors can still be useful.

If all else fails, he can shamelessly write a letter and ask his advisor and classmates to put in a good word for him; that's not a big problem.

Gaia's words left Giles, this good-for-nothing spoiled brat, speechless.

Giles had studied at academies before, but the school he attended was only a third-rate one, and he was expelled after a short time for violating school rules and complaining about the strict discipline.

Simply put, apart from having a noble title, he is completely different from Gaia.

"Captain, let's go," Gaia Dekenzie said.

"Excuse me, Earl Mokel."

Kenzie stood up, bowed to Mokel, and then called to the team to prepare to leave together.

Mokel maintained a polite attitude towards Kenzie, returning the greeting with a smile.

After everyone left, his face suddenly darkened, and he said to Giles, "If you can't get something to pay off your gambling debts, then you'll have to wait to cooperate with my workshop for research."

After saying that, Mokel turned and left, leaving Giles standing there, pale-faced.

Back in his study, Mokel pondered for a moment, then reached for his personal communicator and contacted the Thieves' Guild.

"You're experts at finding things, I can offer a high price. If we can get a top-tier expert involved, five thousand gold wheels wouldn't be a problem."

On the carriage, Gaia looked at the sky outside, a thoughtful expression in her eyes.

He was unaware of the so-called gold jar.

But when it comes to jars, he seems to actually have one.

His father, Qiao Lei, once said that if the family were to decline, they could retrieve it and revive the family.

However, it should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.

"Could it be that there's a jar of gold coins inside?" Gaia murmured.

"What gold coins?" Gray asked.

"Huh?" Gaia was startled, then said, "Why are you so close? Don't you understand that maintaining distance is basic social etiquette?"

“Lord Gaia, I am half barbarian. In my hometown, the etiquette isn’t this complicated,” Gray said.

“But now that you’ve entered civilized society, if you’re still the same as before, you’re destined to be rejected by this society,” Gaia said with dissatisfaction.

“Even if I remain polite, they will still reject me if I don’t have the gold coin,” Gray replied, gesturing with the shape of a gold coin.

“He’s right, I completely agree with that,” Mels interjected. “God knows how much the owners hated me when I was broke and still went to weapon shops. They’d practically cut off my fingers if I touched them.”

"That's because after you touch it, other people's weapons will always be missing some parts." Yes rarely complained, "You made it too obvious, everyone knows you wanted to steal something."

“Those are professional ‘stealing’ skills that I learned over a long period of time,” Mels retorted.

"Even those stinking thieves from the Thieves' Guild, who are universally despised, would immediately deny the source of your skills if they knew you'd mastered them this way," Kenzie joked.

The banter and jokes of the group eased Gaia's distracting thoughts, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

He decided to go talk to Kenzie that evening. Compared to the title and the family treasure, he felt this place suited him better.

In fact, Giles's decision to give up his right to inherit the title was not entirely due to the support of Mokel.

More importantly, Gaia didn't want to take on that responsibility; he preferred to be a leisurely scholar.

He was neither capable nor willing to manage the territory.

Moreover, it's unpleasant to talk about brothers fighting each other.

He considered himself to be fairly well-educated, at least enough to make a living outside.

But his good-for-nothing younger brother was different. He didn't even have the skill of an apprentice swordsman, and his childhood foundation, which his father had spent a lot of money to build, had been ruined by wine and women. If he were to go out and make a living, he would only face certain death.

Therefore, his concession was the key to that useless younger brother obtaining the title.

Back at the hotel, Gaia received the money Kenzie had given him from Gray.

"I used some for you, I hope you won't mind too much, Lord Gaia," Gray said cheekily.

“I’ll rip your head off if you lose even a single copper coin,” Gaia said.

"Luckily, I'm tough enough," Gray said with a laugh.

"I'll treat you to a drink later," Gaia said.

After seeing Gray off, Gaia went to find Kenzie.

The room was quiet, as if Kenji knew Gaia would come to find him.

"Are you planning to leave the team?" Kenzie asked.

"Why would you think that?" Gaia asked, puzzled.

“Isn’t this a common plot in stories? You get into trouble, and then, not wanting to cause trouble for others, you plan to leave on your own and take responsibility for everything alone,” Kenzie said.

"Captain, you should read fewer novels." Gaia was speechless, then explained, "I came here because I think I might actually have a treasure at home, but it's hidden too far away, and I don't know if I should go get it."

"That 'golden pot' that your brother's been eyeing?" Kenzie asked curiously. "Even if it's really made of gold, it's probably just so-so. Is it some kind of mysterious magical artifact?"

“I can only be certain that it’s definitely not made of gold,” Gaia said.

Although his memories of that time were somewhat confused, he still remembered that it was a ceramic jar.

“Then let’s go get it and take a look. Anyway, we just received some money recently, and I’m not planning to go on a mission right away,” Kenzie said. “But if it’s really good stuff, everyone should get a share, you know, that’s the rule.”

“I remember the team members’ shared property agreement,” Gaia said.

After an adventurer joins a party, in order to avoid disputes over profits, all gains obtained within the party must be considered shared profits, and a share of the profits must be allocated internally as a reputation fee.

Otherwise, if you take on tasks privately under the team's name and get high rewards, the team will not benefit at all. On the contrary, if something happens to you, the team will have to bear the side effect of your reputation being ruined. Who would want you to join?
“Where is it located?” Kenzie asked.

“The Daliru Mountains,” Gaia said.

“It is indeed a bit far,” Kenzie said, raising an eyebrow.

This location is probably more than 2,000 kilometers away from where they are now, even as the crow flies, not to mention that it is impossible to travel there in a straight line.

Fortunately, transportation is quite convenient nowadays. You can take a train and transfer to other modes of transport along the way, and it won't take more than half a month in total.

Having planned the route, Kenji decided to take everyone on a trip.

The next day, Kenzie's team was notified and began preparing supplies.

After a day of preparation, they randomly accepted a mission as cover and boarded a railcar together to head to their destination.

Inside the black carriage, Zhang Ji felt a little nostalgic. When was the last time he rode in a similar mode of transportation?

He remembered it as if a long time had passed, yet it also felt like not long ago.

I only vaguely remember that I took it when I went to the Roman country.

I never expected to be on it again.

The railcar didn't travel at a slow speed; it didn't use steam, but rather magical energy blocks, so its speed reached over 150 kilometers per hour.

It is worth mentioning that in this world, witchcraft is not the so-called ancient and barbaric ritual, but a general term for a certain kind of magic. Its main research direction is the analysis and utilization of natural energy.

Based on this, many witchcraft technologies were developed.

That's how Mels's magic gun came about.

Just as the vehicle was moving, a figure silently arrived near the team members, then replaced one of the passengers traveling with them, and infiltrated the team as that person's identity.

No one in the entire Kenji squad noticed.

Well, except for Zhang Ji.

But Zhang Ji had no intention of giving any advice; he was merely an observer and, under normal circumstances, did not easily intervene in disputes.

Most importantly, he has no intention of becoming a nanny.

After a period of time, once his information connection stabilizes, this vessel will quickly grow and then leave to seek out other consciousness particles and construct new spacetime nodes.

So for him, all of this was just different scenery along the way. (End of Chapter)