In the woods, the wooden wheels of the carriage rattled and clattered against the dirt and stones on the road, and Norn was jolted and disoriented inside.

Lifting the simple curtain on the carriage, Norn looked out the window. All around him were dense forests, desolate and without a trace of human habitation.

"Are we about to leave Plencia?" Norn asked Caesar, the kobold driving the carriage.

Caesar nodded slightly, then slowly said, "This is already the border of the Proncia region. Further ahead lies the territory of Duke Melisandre."

In this world without satellites, dukes would establish transitional zones at their borders to prevent each other from encroaching on their territories, prohibiting the development of settlements.

Seeing the pristine scenery around them and hearing Caesar's confident tone, Norn's doubts about him having taken the wrong turn vanished.

After resolving the Torris matter, Norn, with Austin's help, bought the carriage from the car dealership at an incredibly low price. The interior space of the carriage was more than twice that of the previous one.

In addition, Duke William introduced Caesar, a native of the Demi-Human Federation, as Norn's coachman.

Caesar, this kobold, is usually not very talkative, but when he does talk, he can be quite eloquent. From him, Norn learned a lot about the Demi-human Federation.

The Demi-human Federation is not a country in the true sense; it is a large region formed by the union of several Demi-human settlements.

There is no king to unify the settlements. The chiefs of the settlements only meet to discuss matters when major events, such as war with the Kingdom of Eton, require the settlements to unite.

Besides, there is not much communication between settlements, which leads to different attitudes towards humans in each settlement. Some are extremely hostile to humans, while others are more open-minded.

Before we knew it, it had gotten dark.

The surroundings instantly became much more eerie, with the faint howls of wild beasts echoing in the distance, and rustling sounds coming from the bushes, whether from the wind or some animal, it was unclear.

Xize got out of the carriage, shook the bottle in his hand, and sprinkled it around the carriage.

According to the company, the liquid in the bottle can mimic the scent of large wild animals, thus preventing animals like coyotes from getting close.

After doing all that, Caesar took the pickled jerky and bread that Norn handed him and ate it with the strong liquor that came with it.

Under the influence of alcohol, Xize's head, covered in dark brown down, became swaying, and he leaned back and fell asleep against the horse-driving seat.

Seeing this, Norn casually grabbed a piece of silk fabric embroidered with a dragon head and draped it over the animal before returning to the general store-like carriage.

High-end equipment engraved with inscriptions, various precious silk products embroidered with patterns, and some rare high-quality magic crystals were piled together. Compared to the huge money box, these things did not even take up a quarter of the carriage.

Exchanging gold coins for these items isn't just about saving space. Although the Demi-human Savings Bank accepts the currency of the Eton Kingdom, there's no fixed exchange rate to measure prices. Depositing gold coins could result in significant losses, while using these more stable items for savings would minimize those losses.

Norn covered himself with the silk cushion, blew out the oil lamp, and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Norn was awakened by the urge to urinate.

Along the way, Norn encountered many animals and transferred most of his internal organs, but he did not give up his bladder, because Norn would not feel the urge to urinate if he did not have a bladder.

Let that clump of urine slowly accumulate; who knows what might happen?

Norn fumbled for the bamboo tube used for catheterization, his blurry vision falling on the carriage curtain, where a yellow halo was reflected.

Immediately afterwards, Norn vaguely heard conversations outside the car:

"Brother, this car is so shabby, it doesn't look like anything good..."

"Do I need you to remind me? But do we still have any money? Even if this guy doesn't have much, we can still make a good amount by stealing that horse."

There are thieves in this desolate wilderness?

Norn's mind cleared up instantly. He watched as the halo of light slowly moved in front of the carriage, and two dark figures carefully checked Caesar's condition while holding torches.

A snot bubble hung on Xize's dog nose, its size fluctuating, and its mouth was open, accumulating a lot of drool.

One of them reached out and carefully patted Xize's face.

Xize's snot bubble suddenly burst, he shook his head, and angrily muttered in his sleep, "Take that thing away! Milo! I don't like males!"

Then his head tilted to the left and he fell asleep again, thick saliva dripping down the corner of his mouth.

"It reeks of alcohol, brother, it's fast asleep!" the henchman said, fanning his nose with his hand.

His elder brother held a torch and leaned slightly into the carriage. With the help of the dim light, he saw Norn "sleeping," but because the light was so limited, he could not see the valuables inside.

"Tch, he's a penniless wretch. We don't need his money. Let's steal the horse."

"Brother, even a mosquito's leg is still meat. Why don't we kill them while they're asleep, then the car will be ours too."

Before he could finish speaking, the younger brother was slapped across the face by his older brother. "Kill, kill, kill! You might as well become a mercenary! Do you even know what level those two are at? What if they wake up and turn around and kill us?"

"Yes, yes, brother is very thoughtful."

"Go and untie the reins. This horse may not look like much, but it's probably worth two gold coins."

Norn listened quietly to their conversation and roughly figured out that these two weren't very strong, otherwise they wouldn't have been afraid to attack even a sleeping person.

Thinking only of making money and not of taking lives, Norn actually felt that the two were quite nice, so he decided to play with them and not take their lives.

The older brother was untying the reins when he suddenly heard his younger brother let out a short, sharp scream: "Ah! Big brother, the horse's awake!"

The older brother, sounding impatient, replied, "So what if it's awake! Do you expect it to fall asleep when we ride it later?"

"No, no, something's wrong with this horse. It keeps staring at me!"

Upon hearing this, the elder brother looked over and found that the horse was indeed somewhat strange, turning its head to stare intently at his younger brother, its gaze anything but dull.

The next second, the horse head turned to its older brother and grinned at him.

The older brother was startled, and goosebumps immediately broke out all over his body.

"That's a horse!? Why is a horse laughing?" the younger brother said tremblingly.

"Don't worry, it might be some rare breed, it'll probably fetch a good price." The older brother steadied himself. "Is your end ready?"

The younger brother nodded.

"Mount up!"

No sooner had the elder brother finished speaking than the horse suddenly started moving on its own.

It lifted its foot and gently kicked to the side, knocking its younger brother to the ground, then walked over to him.

Suddenly, the younger brother felt something hard pressing against his buttocks.

A thunderbolt seemed to explode in his mind, and he cried out in terror, "Help! Brother! This beast is going to mate with me!"

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