Compared with the peaceful second prince and the indifferent third prince, the fourth prince, Dewitt, is extraordinarily friendly. Although he is not as good as the little princess, Mona, on the surface, he can be regarded as a harmonious brother and sister.
"Heh... Then thank you, Brother Wang."
Lilia also showed a friendly smile, came to the seat belonging to the fifth princess, and sat down.
The bells and drums rang together, and the music was loud.
Next, the rewards and routine discussions of the triumphant soldiers officially began.
Chapter 79: Chapter 19: Changes in Bavor Town
The Xavier Chamber of Commerce is an unremarkable one among the tens of millions of merchants in the United Kingdom.
There are 130 staff members, including [-] security forces who have signed a cooperation agreement. Their only caravan travels between the city of courage in the royal capital and Qielun city in the west all the year round, earning profits by selling the special products of the two places.
Not to mention any huge profits, but the income is still considerable.
Mr. Xavier, the founder of the chamber of commerce and the current president, is an excellent businessman who has just reached his forties. He has a very sharp business acumen and a sense of crisis, and he knows what to touch and what not to touch.
Therefore, it is possible to start from scratch, from an ordinary youth with nothing, to the present level.
Now, Mr. Xavier is leading the caravan that has purchased goods from Qielun City and is returning to the City of Bravery.
The astute businessman is in a delicate mood right now.
A few days ago, when he went out alone in the outskirts of Qielun City, he accidentally suffered a small injury, which made him unable to move, and he was worrying about how to return to the hotel.
Coincidentally, a beautiful black-haired woman in a white robe who looked like a priest, but did not wear a holy emblem or a holy seal, and a blond girl who looked like her servant passed by by chance.
Mr. Xavier, who was full of social skills, immediately called out to them for help, and although the black-haired girl seemed a little impatient, she finally helped him.
It's really just "handy".
With a distance of more than ten meters, Xavier found that the wound on his leg had miraculously healed with a wave of those white hands.
There is no doubt that this is a lady magician with great power.
Then, they planned to leave.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Xavier, who has always avoided these existences beyond his own understanding, stopped them again, took the initiative to reveal his identity, and expressed his desire to "repay a little."
The black-haired girl with magical powers thought about it, and actually made a request to Xavier.
She and her companions want to borrow the carriage of the caravan, but they will leave the team halfway in the Forgotten Land area, and it is best not to expect to help if something goes wrong.
Xavier naturally agreed, he really just wanted to repay these two, and bringing two young girls who looked like they had just grown up would have little impact on his caravan of hundreds of people, and it was not a problem at all.
At this moment, the two mysterious girls were staying in the car he had vacated, and they didn't know what they were doing.
They didn't communicate much with the people in the caravan at all, and they were very indifferent. Therefore, even though Xavier had some interest in these two, he still couldn't find an opportunity to chat.
Forget it, maybe it was really just a passerby who met by chance. Since the girl expressed resistance, he, Xavier, would not shyly stick to it. After all, he is a family man.
However, perhaps the gods made a little joke with him. This journey has been traveled dozens of times, but by coincidence, something unexpected happened to Mr. Xavier.
Just as the businessman was fiddling with the abacus and account books in his carriage, a tall man in black-gray armor with knife scars on his eyes came in through the curtain and sat down opposite him.
"President, something is wrong ahead."
Ornette, a former Mogang-level adventurer, his team collapsed and destroyed accidentally during a commission, two of the four members were killed and two were injured.Feeling powerless, Ornette withdrew from the Adventurer's Guild and became a caravan guard with a lower risk factor.
He started to cooperate with Xavier three years ago. The way of this chamber of commerce is stable and safe. Ornette and the guards only need to deal with some inconspicuous low-level monsters. Bandits are rarely encountered and the treatment is very good. Yes, he was quite satisfied.
But this time, Ornette's keen intuition as an adventurer made him smell the danger.
"How to say?"
Xavier put down the beads, and his expression gradually became serious. He rarely saw this powerful guard captain frown so tightly.
"In the morning, I found that I didn't meet any pedestrians coming from the town of Bawo along the way. I felt a little strange, so I sent a few men to check the situation first. Guess what?"
"Have you been robbed?"
Ornette shook her head.
"Disappeared, none of them came back, not even the scheduled warning flares."
"hiss…….."
Xavier gasped.
The guard team of the Xavier Chamber of Commerce was trained by Ornette, a black-steel-level adventurer, at least at the copper-level level, and the experienced guard captain would definitely not send only the weakest guy to die in such a special situation.
Is it a situation that Mithril, or even a fine gold level master can't handle?
No, considering what Ornette said, the signal was not sent, and it was more likely to encounter something that could not be resisted, or could not react at all.
If this is the case, then the degree of weirdness of this matter is completely beyond what a small caravan can handle.
But... it's also possible...
"Go around."
Ornette gave accurate advice straight to the point.
Xavier was a little embarrassed, "But the caravan's food and water have been almost consumed. If there is no supply in the town of Bavor, it may be difficult to survive to the next city, and those guards are also..."
"Listen, Xavier."
The tall captain of the guard leaned over, pressed his hands firmly on the merchant's shoulders, and admonished him earnestly.
"Humans are weak creatures. There are things in this world that far exceed human intelligence. They may be rare, but they really exist."
"If there is a situation that you can't understand, the best way to deal with it is to flee immediately before encountering it. Don't take chances. Difficulties that are visible to the naked eye may be overcome, but the curiosity to explore the abyss will only make you lose your life. Do you understand!"
Ornette became more and more excited as he spoke, and even Xavier, who was grabbed by his shoulder, frowned in pain. He patted the guard captain's hand and signaled him to calm down with his eyes.
"...Sorry, I just remembered that again."
The man with the hideous scar on his face sat down slumped, with a wry smile on his face.
"It's okay, my friend. I understand what you said, and I understand how you feel, but this matter may not be as bad as you imagined, is it?"
Xavier quietly thought about the already familiar journey and terrain, and came up with a compromise idea.
"It's important to be cautious, but if you abandon your companions and run for your life in a hurry when encountering a small matter, who will be willing to trust our Xavier Chamber of Commerce in the long run?"
"Perhaps, those of your subordinates were just caught up in something and couldn't escape for the time being, or...do you think there is no need to report?"
"...In this way, we can go to the mound area that is only two or three kilometers away from the town of Bawo, take advantage of the terrain and use the farsighted magic stone to observe for a while, and then decide on the next action plan, what do you think?"
After calming down, Ornette, after Xavier's methodical analysis and persuasion, also felt that he might be overly sensitive. Facts have proved that many times in the past, he over-analyzed some small misunderstandings and made wrong judgments.
And when encountering real danger, this shrewd businessman president did not react slowly at all.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you. However, if you encounter any situation, you must retreat immediately. I always have a bad feeling in my heart."
"Don't worry, I have counted."
So, after some consultations, Xavier's caravan continued to cautiously advance towards the original target town of Bawo.
Chapter 80: Chapter 20: The Vanishing Caravan
Not long after, Xavier and Ornette brought the caravan to the predetermined location.
As Mr. President knows, this is a small mound outside the small town of Bawo. Even at the top, it is only a dozen meters higher than the town below.
They left a large force on the back of the mound, and then brought a few elite guards to a high place, took out the long-sighted gemstones that are necessary for adventurers and caravans, closed one eye and began to observe.
"It feels... very quiet, I didn't see any bandits, and everything was neatly arranged, and I couldn't find any traces of blood, it doesn't seem like I was attacked.
"Where are the traces of the living's activities?"
There is only one hyperopia gemstone, and Ornette can only judge the situation based on Xavier's description.
"Hmm... no, it's really a bit weird, it's too quiet, what are the people in the town doing? It's impossible for everyone to disappear together when you go out, right?"
Hearing what the boss said, the captain of the guard, who was as frightened as a bird, became uneasy again.
"Xavier! Something terrible has definitely happened here, you can't stay any longer! Listen to me and retreat immediately!"
"...You are right. This is no longer explained by ordinary bandits or monster attacks. Hurry up and take a detour to the nearest city, and ask adventurers and the army to deal with it."
Xavier is not stupid, and he will never hesitate when it is time to run away. Although I am a little sorry for the missing guard brothers, I can only say sorry.
The sight of the small town of Bawo suddenly reminded him of the legendary cursed city, the Forgotten Land.
Both of them turned into silent dead places overnight. If they were really related to that kind of thing, even if they sent ten Xavier chambers of commerce, it would not be enough for them to fill.
The two hurried back to the caravan station with a few guards, but they were taken aback by what they saw.
"What's going on, where did everyone go!?"
For the first time, the shrewd president of the chamber of commerce uttered a gaffe of exclamation.
empty.
On the back of the mound, the entire caravan station, hundreds of people, and even the horses pulling the goods all disappeared, but those goods, the carriages were not placed in their original positions at all.
Are you kidding, there are more than 100 living people!
The position they were observing was at most 400 meters away from here, and the black-steel-grade Ornette could reach it in less than ten seconds, but...
The goods were neatly placed on the ground, and there were even dry bread and water just brought out by the caravan members beside the frame. There was no fighting, no calling for help, and even struggling.
These people seem to have evaporated out of thin air.
Wait, is Bavor Town also...
Mr. President just felt dizzy for a while, not to mention whether they could get out of this weird situation safely, losing so many members of the chamber of commerce, even the compensation is enough to make him bankrupt.
Xavier Chamber of Commerce... am I... finished.
Just because of lightly touching the edge of the abyss.
For the first time, this shrewd businessman in his 40s had a heartfelt fear of what Ornette called beings beyond human intelligence.
Just when he was at a loss, Ornette suddenly pulled out the big sword behind his back, pointed at a carriage in the caravan, and assumed a tense posture as if he was facing an enemy.
"Who is there, come out for me!"
Seeing the captain's actions, several guards who survived following them immediately pulled out their weapons nervously, waiting for their order to launch an attack.
"etc….."
Only Xavier was stunned for a moment, he remembered that the carriage was loaded with...
"Youle... I'm so bored, what's going on, it's rare that I want to sit in a carriage quietly..."
The curtain was lifted, and a delicate girl wearing a white priest's robe, with long black hair hanging naturally behind her, came out of a noble and holy girl with a hint of fireworks.
In her hand, she held a staff with a red gemstone inlaid on the top, lingering a little bit of flame power, and it was absolutely extraordinary at first glance. The white and smooth calf and ankle exposed from the hem of the white robe extended into the small brown leather shoes, " Hey!" With a sound, he stepped on the pedal of the carriage and jumped off.
The girl landed on the ground, her arms folded in dissatisfaction, her eyes glanced at the tense Ornette and the others, and she swept across the empty caravan station, her brows raised slightly.
"Dare to wield a weapon against your master... Do you want to die, ant?"
Suddenly, another cold and angry female voice came from beside her.
Ornette and the others suddenly changed their expressions, and immediately turned their spears, pointing their weapons at the figure who appeared behind him at some point.
It was a beautiful girl whose appearance was not inferior to that of a black-haired priest. Her waist-length pale blond hair was like sunlight piercing the earth, dazzling and full of aggression.
She has slender limbs and a well-proportioned figure. Compared with the former, who has a slightly immature chest and face, this young girl looks much more mature and attractive. It seems that women are at their most youthful and beautiful season.
The girl's pupils are upside down, sharp and dangerous, like a ferocious beast that chooses to devour people, but Miaoman's body is indeed in full compliance with human standards.
She was wearing tights of unknown material, which only covered the main part of her body, half of her arms with a healthy complexion in white, and her lower abdomen and alluring legs below her knees were exposed.
Even so, people can't feel the smell of seduction at all, but full of wild and natural beauty.
The most peculiar thing is her pair of jade feet, the girl did not wear shoes, replaced by some kind of white translucent foot gauze that is closer to the symbolic meaning, looping from the ankle, extending down, entangled Girl's soles.
The cloth fit tightly on the skin of the girl's feet, but only covered the middle third of the area. The ten round and lovely toes directly and playfully stepped on the ground, and the same was true for the point of force on the heel, making the gauze look more like a special decoration.
But even if she stepped directly on the dirty ground where the cars came and went, the blond girl's little feet were still smooth and white, spotless, as if there was some kind of invisible guardian, preventing the mortal dirt from polluting this perfect creation like a god. Exquisite jade feet.
striking.
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