Vanessa felt a little strange. Did her mother have a secret to tell her so late at night? Otherwise, why would she bring her to the bedroom? She wasn't a child anymore, so she didn't want to sleep with her, right?
As a result, the subsequent developments really went in the direction that Vanessa thought was the most unlikely.
Not only did the mother let Vanessa sleep with her, but she also taught Vanessa many lessons about being a human being that night.
What does it mean to be a human being?
This can be interpreted as MAKE or DO. The experienced Mrs. Theresa gave Vanessa a full education in both aspects... This made Vanessa look particularly shy and tired when she met up with Lord Fike the next morning.
8.175 - Departure
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October 187, 8
7:13 AM
[Confession death countdown remaining: 19 days]
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Early in the morning, a lot of people gathered in the square of the Snow Deer Family Manor.
After the news spread overnight, all members of the Snow Deer family knew that a special team would set out from the manor this morning to an unknown location to carry out a mission.
For a long time, the Snow Deer Family would occasionally send troops to carry out various tasks, and most family members were accustomed to it. However, it was unusual for two "elder-level" figures to go out in person, and bring along a "wild" boy who had nothing to do with the family, as was the case today.
Everyone was speculating about the content of this mission. Some said it was related to the "Ancient Maze", while others said it must involve the werewolf royal family.
Since no one has any evidence and there are so many different opinions, this special team becomes even more mysterious.
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The sun slowly rose, and under the gaze of everyone, the members of this special team arrived one by one.
The first to show up were six experienced scouts, who would be responsible for all the big and small matters, as well as the dirty work, on this long journey;
Later, the "wild boy" that everyone was talking about and Vanessa also arrived. Many people believed that this boy must have some background, but they didn't dare to say anything without evidence.
The last to arrive were the two most influential elders among the five elders of the Snow Deer family, namely 'Elder Deer God Telde Snow Deer' and 'Elder Music Fairy Reeves Snow Deer'. After the two of them appeared, everyone's discussions immediately quieted down a lot, and everyone had to give these two elders some face.
Then, as the last person to appear, the Snow Deer Lord also appeared.
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According to common sense, the Snow Deer Family's investigation operation this time should have done its best to keep the information confidential. However, the situation of the crowd watching in the Snow Deer Family manor obviously has nothing to do with the word "confidentiality".
Is the Snow Deer Lord too stupid? Of course not, because this situation was caused intentionally by him.
Just last night at midnight, Lord Snow Deer suddenly changed his mind. He secretly asked one of the five elders, Elder Silver Wind Deerbis Snow Deer, to set out overnight to conduct reconnaissance in the territory of the Werewolf Royal Family.
Among the five elders, Elder Silver Wind's strength is not the strongest, but his ability to travel long distances is in a class of his own. No one in the Snow Deer Clan can reach the Farnas Empire faster than him.
Therefore, the team that is now preparing to set off in the manor has actually become a false "cover".
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In the Snow Deer Lord's latest plan, he did want to verify the truth of what the young man Fike said, but he would not be naive enough to let the young man Fike get involved and interfere.
As for having the 'Deer God Elder' and the 'Music Immortal Elder' 'accompany' the young man Fike to the territory of the werewolf royal family, this matter has now been given new 'meaning' by the Snow Deer Lord.
The Snow Deer Lord's current idea is to use the eyes of the two elders to identify the background of the young man Fei Ke. As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles reveals a horse's strength. On this long journey to the territory of the werewolf king, the young man Fei Ke will definitely reveal some information.
In terms of vision and life experience, Lord Snow Deer completely trusts the two elder uncles. Their ability to judge people is just as good as his.
Therefore, thanks to Lord Snow Deer's intelligence operations, so many people gathered here this morning... As the saying goes, the brighter the 'light', the deeper the 'shadow'.
The more attractive the team of Fike Youth is, the less attention Elder Silver Wind's actions will receive. As for the risk of the news spreading, Lord Snow Deer doesn't care at all.
No matter how fast the news comes, it cannot catch up with the speed of "Elder Silver Wind".
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"Well, good luck to you all."
After a brief and concise encouragement, Lord Snow Deer gave the order to set off, and then all members of this special team mounted their horses and galloped away from the Snow Deer family manor.
Even until the flying dust disappeared in the distance, people were still discussing why only the wild boy's mount looked particularly tall and mighty, and was "wearing" a very special warhorse armor, with the horns on its head making it look like a unicorn.
Some people speculated that it might be a tamed monster warhorse. Others agreed and went further to believe that the wild boy must have a wealthy or noble background.
Lord Snow Deer listened to everyone's speculations without any ripples in his heart, because he had thought of all this a long time ago.
Although there are still many uncertainties at present, there is one thing that Lord Snow Deer can be sure of: that is, with the way he responds, no matter whether what the young man Fike said is true or false, the Snow Deer family will remain invincible.
——(Vanessa, since Theresa said you are more than just a pretty vase, let me see your value.)
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The reconnaissance team set off, with six scouts divided into two groups, leading the way in front and behind and guarding the rear. Then two elders were on the left and right, "protecting" Figueroa and Vanessa in the center of the team.
Along the way, they chose to walk on rugged and sparsely populated paths, but their speed was faster than when they usually walked on the main roads, which made the scouts feel strange.
The scouts couldn't understand the situation, but the two elders saw it clearly.
The elders could see that the thunder-horned warhorse ridden by the young man Fike was inspiring the horses of the entire team in an invisible and silent way. In order to perform in a way that would be recognized by the thunder-horned warhorse, the other warhorses all put in extraordinary enthusiasm.
If this thunder-horned warhorse were released into the wild, it would not take too long for it to grow into the leader of a herd of hundreds... no, tens of thousands of horses, and become a young horse king with significant influence in the wild.
And who is the origin of this young man from Fike who can easily control this thunder-horned warhorse?
Both 'Elder Lu Shen' and 'Elder Le Xian' showed great interest in him.
However, these two old men would not show what they were thinking on their faces. The more interested they were in the young man, the more indifferent they appeared on the surface.
Elder Lu Shen has always been taciturn, while Elder Le Xian basically only chatted with Vanessa along the way.
At last night's dinner, Elder Le Xian originally thought that he would see some fun between Lord Snow Deer and Vanessa, but he didn't expect that Lord Snow Deer was so steady and didn't let the situation get out of control.
Now that the situation has taken the current course, Elder Le Xian can only hope that the "Werewolf Royal Family's Plan" is true, so that he can see Vanessa continue to rise to power and then have one more battle with the Snow Deer Lord.
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The reason why Elder Le Xian is so looking forward to Vanessa is because he has a secret that cannot be told.
Vanessa's mother, Mrs. Theresa, is actually the daughter of Elder Le Xian after his affair. In other words, he is actually Vanessa's grandfather.
However, due to the face-saving relationship among the nobles, Elder Le Xian could not make the truth public and could only take this secret into the coffin.
However, this does not affect Elder Le Xian, the "playboy", from secretly helping Vanessa and her daughter. The next "Werewolf Royal Family Investigation Operation" will be the stage for him to display his skills.
8.176 - Setting out the Bait
Facing two elders who couldn't read minds, Jiang Ran restrained his actions a lot.
Ever since he learned the "Shadow Stealing Technique", whenever Jiang Ran had enough magic power, he would basically steal a skill from someone with considerable strength to see how it goes.
But the situation was special now. He couldn't read the minds of the two elders, and he didn't know whether the Snow Deer Lord Helun had assigned any special tasks to the two elders, so he didn't dare to alert them for the time being.
As the people he encounters become stronger and stronger, Jiang Ran must consider a possibility - since he can read minds and steal skills, perhaps there are people with similar abilities.
Before the two elders revealed their clear hostility, Jiang Ran could not easily do anything to offend them... To be more precise, if he did it, he had to make sure that they would not notice.
However, even if he cannot use mind reading, Jiang Ran's ability to read people's expressions and psychology can still be put to use.
After spending this morning together, he observed two things.
The first is that Elder Deer God has a good impression of Xiao Moto. He wanted to touch Xiao Moto's mane several times during breaks, but Xiao Moto didn't give him the chance.
The second is that Elder Le Xian cares more about Vanessa than usual. Jiang Ran has caught his extremely caring eyes towards Vanessa several times.
In terms of seniority, Elder Le Xian is Vanessa's great uncle, or great-uncle. It is normal for him to care about her. However, Elder Le Xian's care is a bit too much. This feeling makes Jiang Ran feel that Elder Le Xian is like Vanessa's grandfather.
Of course, Elder Le Xian couldn’t be Vanessa’s grandfather, otherwise he would be the father of the Snow Deer Lord, and then the Snow Deer family would be in chaos.
However, Jiang Ran's intuition told him that there must be some extraordinary secret between Elder Le Xian and Vanessa, and this secret might be able to help him in the next event.
Therefore, Jiang Ran decided to devote more energy to observing Elder Le Xian. This would be a low-risk investment with expected returns.
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Back to the point, after setting out from the Snow Deer Family Manor, Jiang Ran was in a very passive situation as he was in this team full of surveillance.
If he did nothing, he would have traveled safely all the way to the werewolf royal territory of the Farnas Empire. By then, his lies would be exposed, and his plan to rescue Ice Star Shirley would have been completely ruined.
But if he wanted to do something, he couldn't find a suitable reason for the time being, and it would also arouse unnecessary suspicion from the two elders, which would not be worth the effort.
In order to change this situation, Jiang Ran decided to play the Vanessa card.
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During the rest of the day, Jiang Ran found an opportunity to give orders to Vanessa in a way that would not be noticed by others. The smart Vanessa understood what he meant without Jiang Ran's detailed explanation, and then began to complete her mission as Long Ying's assistant.
Vanessa did not act immediately, but remained calm and waited until the next time the team stopped by the roadside to rest.
She found a scout who seemed the easiest to talk to, told him that she needed to buy some daily necessities, and asked the team to slightly modify the next route and find a small town to purchase supplies.
The scout said that he had no authority to change the route and politely refused Vanessa, but Vanessa refused and kept whimpering and pretending to be pitiful on the side of the road, which attracted Elder Le Xian.
After hearing Vanessa's explanation, Elder Le Xian waved his hand and said that there was no problem in slightly adjusting the route because their progress so far was ahead of schedule.
With Elder Le Xian's permission, Vanessa's request was finally realized. That night, the disguised group arrived at the nearest town. Only one scout stayed in the suburbs to guard the deer spirits of each member.
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After entering the town, Jiang Ran and Vanessa walked together, while the others followed not too far away, so that their group would not look too conspicuous.
This surveillance distance finally gave Jiang Ran room to maneuver. He had to make use of this hard-won opportunity to launch the second phase of the "plan" no matter what.
The so-called second stage is Jiang Ran's supplement to the "insufficient power to defeat the werewolf royal family."
As mentioned before, Jiang Ran believed that these two level 270 elders at level were not enough to hold back the four werewolf ancestors.
In order to change the future where he will be killed by the four werewolf ancestors, he must increase the forces of "friendly forces".
If it were to follow the normal way, it would be very troublesome and difficult for a young man like Jiang Ran with no background to increase the number of powerful allies. "Fortunately", Jiang Ran has never been shy about using "evil ways". The strategy he is going to implement next can be summarized in a very easy-to-understand way, which is called "the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
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At Jiang Ran's suggestion, Vanessa took Jiang Ran into a nearby grocery store.
The space inside the grocery store was small, so the two elders and scouts could only guard outside the store and had no way of knowing the details of what was happening inside the store.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Ran directly used the "Fraudster - Word Spirit" on the grocery store owner.
The "Trickster Word Spirit" who has reached level 30 can make "living objects with levels below 10" obey the user's orders within the time and range of the skill. Jiang Ran ordered the grocery store owner to call the errand boy and ask the errand boy to go to the lumber store to customize several wooden boxes engraved with the Feiqi family emblem, and said that these wooden boxes are used to hold the "stone that brings hope and brings disaster."
After the errand boy left the store, Jiang Ran asked the grocery store owner to write down a receipt, stating that the customized wooden box was to be delivered to the werewolf royal territory of the Farnese Empire, and the consignee was "Vamudo Reus", and then left with Vanessa.
[Note: Vamudo Reus was a werewolf royal warrior who previously wielded a beast-horn greatsword. He was defeated and severely injured by Jiang Ran.]
As the distance between the grocery store owner and Jiang Ran exceeded 10 meters, the effect of "Trickster·Word Spirit" ended. The grocery store owner completely forgot that he had given orders to the errand boy, but it didn't matter because the errand boy had already gone to "help" Jiang Ran spread the news.
Afterwards, Jiang Ran did the same thing again and spread some news in this town not far from the Feiqi family's territory. Finally, he and Vanessa symbolically bought some daily necessities, then returned to the suburbs to reunite with the team and set off again.
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As the operation progresses to this point, I believe some smart people have already seen through Jiang Ran's strategy this time.
Yes, the card Jiang Ran played this time was a card with a long history. Its name was "Pigeon Blood Red Stone·Filia", and the description in the identification information was "the stone that leads hope to come and brings disaster to come."
After the previous events, Jiang Ran knew very well how much the Feiqi family valued the "Pigeon Blood Red Stone·Filia". Therefore, he did not need to actually find the hidden pigeon blood red stone. He only needed to release some information and the Feiqi family would follow the trail on their own.
Moreover, Jiang Ran deliberately handled this information vaguely, so that only the people of the Feiqi family could perceive the information that "the pigeon blood red stone is likely to be in the territory of the werewolf royal family of the Farnas Empire."
Only in this way can the follow-up of the matter be prevented from becoming out of control, and Viviana Scarlett, who is the "Son of God", will not fall into trouble.
(Alright, the hook has been set for the Scarlet Qi family... Now it's time to prepare for the third phase of the "plan.")
Looking at the night covering the sky, Jiang Ran came up with another bad idea in his mind.
8.177 - Vanessa's little tricks
On the way to Baigu City, Jiang Ran learned about the situation of the Bilizard Family from Vanessa and knew that a Bilizard Family army was currently heading to Dris Town.
Now that Jiang Ran has already pulled the Snow Deer Family in and set a hook for the Feiqi Family, the next thing he wants to get involved in is the Green Lizard Family, which has already taken a step forward.
Jiang Ran had very little contact with the Green Lizard Family, and all his information came from Vanessa. Unfortunately, there was nothing particularly useful in this information.
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