Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Jiang Ran looked around in panic. No one else in the caravan had gotten out of the carriage yet. If he shouted loudly at this moment, he was afraid that it would alarm the wolves. If the wolves attacked first, the little girl would be in danger.

——『Production occupation skill "Focus - Lv1" has been activated and is still in effect...』

Without caring too much, Jiang Ran immediately drew his bow and string, moved quickly to find a suitable angle, and then shot three arrows in succession, each at three wolves. Then he heard the wolves' howling and fleeing sounds.

At this time, Jiang Ran called out and ran quickly towards the little Loli.

——『Production occupation skill "Focus - Lv1" has been disabled』

"Little sister! There's a wolf in the bushes! Back off quickly!!"

Hearing Jiang Ran's shout, all the adults in the car ran out.

The little girl who was standing there in a daze, not knowing what was happening, was soon picked up by an adult.

Crisis resolved.

——『Successfully killed the "Grassland Wolf", career experience +100, current experience value 450/400』

——『If the upgrade conditions are met, "Orion-Lv1" will automatically upgrade to "Orion-Lv2"』

(Huh? He actually shot a wolf to death? Looks like he hit the vital spot.)

Jiang Ran immediately took a look at his status information and found that only his endurance had increased slightly.

The benefits of upgrading the "Orion" are the same as those of the "Junior Assassin".

If he continued to grow at this rate, his strength wouldn't improve much even at level 50... However, Viviana was clearly stronger than him in more than one dimension.

Jiang Ran didn't have time to think, as the people from the caravan came over to thank him.

"Thank you, young man!"

"You're welcome! I just happened to see it!"

Jiang Ran was indeed not polite and immediately scanned the basic information of all of them.

The leader was a middle-aged man who was responsible for driving the first carriage.

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Malick

Male, 36 years old

Leader of the caravan

Production Occupation: Gatherer - Lv4

Manufacturing occupation: None

Combat Occupation: None

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Next to Malik was an uncle named Loven, whose information was similar to Malik's. He was responsible for driving the second carriage.

Then, little Loli Tochini, Jiang Ran had already read her message.

Tokini was very cute in a puffy skirt. The most eye-catching thing about her was the tall hat. Jiang Ran guessed that it was used to hide her rabbit ears, as rabbit people must have rabbit ears.

"Big brother, thank you!"

At close range, Tochini's chubby little face was white and tender. If it weren't for etiquette, Jiang Ran really wanted to pinch and knead it.

"You're welcome. I'm glad you're okay."

Taking advantage of this incident, Jiang Ran successfully established a conversation with the caravan.

Jiang Ran learned that there were four people in the caravan. In addition to the three people who showed up, there was also Grandma Cassie, who had difficulty walking and was still in the carriage.

Coincidentally, the caravan had just visited Ella Village not long ago and was now on its way to Sunny Town.

"Why don't you go through Shadou Canyon?" Jiang Ran asked.

"There are monsters in Shadou Canyon. We can't leave."

At this time, an old voice came from the carriage, and then an old lady walked down tremblingly.

At first Jiang Ran didn't take it too seriously, but after seeing the old lady's basic information, Jiang Ran almost couldn't control his expression.

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卡茜

Female, 68 years old

Members of the caravan

Production Occupation: Gatherer - Lv12

Manufacturing Occupation: Pharmacist - Lv14

Combat Class: Mercenary Master - Lv67

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No way, 『Mercenary Master - Lv67』?!

You call this an elderly person with "inconvenient legs and feet"?

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3.10 - Grandma Cassie

Grandma Cassie's basic information instantly changed Jiang Ran from being indifferent to being in awe!

This 68-year-old grandmother might be able to hang Viviana up and beat her!

Jiang Ran sighed from the bottom of his heart, as expected, your grandma is still your grandma!

(Benni: What the hell, why are the guys I've met lately getting more and more outrageous?)

(Jiang Ran: Actually, it’s not that bad. So far, except for Grandma Cassie, the others are all quite reasonable...)

Yes, after calming down, Jiang Ran immediately noticed that something was wrong with Grandma Cassie. Such a strong person looked trembling when she moved, and the people in the caravan just treated her as an ordinary old lady.

(…Perhaps, even if I hadn’t intervened just now, Tokini would have been fine.)

Jiang Ran guessed that Grandma Cassie might be testing him, so she didn't take action. After all, he was a stranger to the caravan.

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"Handsome boy, you don't know, there are monsters in the Sand Dou Canyon~"

Grandma Cathy joined the conversation with a trembling step.

Jiang Ran took the opportunity to observe Grandma Cassie closely. From the outside, she was really just an old grandmother, without strong muscles or the temperament of an immortal.

"Grandma, monster, are you referring to the Stone Shadow Rock Demon?" Jiang Ran stepped forward to support her and asked respectfully.

Malik, Lowen and the little girl Tochini saw Benning's actions and all felt that this young man was a rare species who knew how to care for the elderly!

Little did they know that Jiang Ran was actually testing their inner thoughts.

"Oh~? Young man, you also know the 'Stone Shadow Rock Demon'~?"

"Yes, I heard it from the Gude Town Cavalry."

"Are you from Goode Town?"

"No, I'm from Ella Village."

Jiang Ran briefly explained his situation. After listening to him, Grandma Cathy excitedly shook Jiang Ran's hand!

"Kana from your Ella Village, oh, I mean Grandma Kana! She's my good sister~!"

"I see. No wonder I always felt you looked a lot like Grandma Kana~!"

Jiang Ran didn't care whether they were really similar or not. The most important thing was to have a good relationship with this level 67 mercenary master.

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With the help of mind reading, Jiang Ran quickly integrated into the atmosphere of the traveling caravan.

I don’t know if they were deliberately concealing it or they really didn’t know, but the other people in the caravan were really taking care of Grandma Cassie as an elderly person with limited mobility.

Even if Jiang Ran used mind reading, he couldn't find any flaws.

In addition, Jiang Ran did not see any malice or calculation in Grandma Cassie's inner thoughts, and the feeling of getting along with her was really quite similar to that of Grandma Kana.

(Maybe... a good person's best friend is still a good person.)

As everyone was talking, Grandma Cathy suddenly sighed.

"Hey, I hope Kana can get better soon..."

"Eh? What happened to Grandma Kana?"

"Kana is sick, didn't you know?"

If Grandma Cassie hadn't mentioned it, Jiang Ran really wouldn't have known.

It turned out that because Jiang Ran had left Ella Village for many days, he didn't know what happened in the village later.

After Jiang Ran left Ella Village, the traveling caravan visited Ella Village.

That day, Grandma Cassie went to chat with Grandma Kana as usual. When she arrived at Grandma Kana's room, she found out that Grandma Kana had suffered a heart attack again and could only stay in bed to recuperate.

Grandma Kana’s illness is caused by the summer heat. To treat this disease, it is necessary to boil brown rock flowers in water and drink it to be effective.

The so-called brown rock flower only grows in the Shadou Canyon nearby, and it only blooms at night in places where there is moonlight. The more water sources there are around, the greater the probability of finding it.

"I don't know if the village has sent anyone out to look for him. There aren't many capable people in Ella Village..."

Grandma Cassie was very worried about Grandma Kana, both verbally and in her heart.

Jiang Ran was initially touched by Grandma Cathy's consistency, but soon he discovered something unreasonable about it.

Jiang Ran felt a little strange.

If Grandma Cassie really cares about Grandma Kana and is really Grandma Kana's good sister, then why doesn't she go to Shadou Canyon to help?

A Level 67 Mercenary Venerable shouldn't be unable to deal with the monsters in the Shadou Canyon, right?

If she can't solve it, then wouldn't it be tantamount to seeking death for the Gude Town Cavalry, which is only in its teens and twenties, to fight monsters again and again?

However, Jiang Ran was still reluctant to doubt Grandma Cassie, because Grandma Cassie was not lying in her heart and she really cared about Grandma Kana.

Therefore, Jiang Ran could only make a guess for the time being:

Perhaps, Grandma Cassie is already old and weak, and now she only has an empty professional level, but her strength is not as good as before.

Jiang Ran felt helpless and had no way of asking these questions.

The matter of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye must not be known to anyone.

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Everyone in the caravan had a great time chatting with Jiang Ran, and the little loli Tochini also liked Jiang Ran very much. At everyone's invitation, Jiang Ran had lunch with them on the grass.

During the meal, Grandma Cassie left to take care of personal matters. Jiang Ran's attention was on the conversation with Malik at this time, and he did not notice the strangeness in Grandma Cassie's heart at this time.

After all, people have three urgent needs, and everyone can understand that in this remote place.

But in fact, after leaving everyone's sight, Grandma Cassie suddenly stopped stumbling and walked briskly into the depths of the woods.

Not long after, Grandma Cassie came under a tree. There was a "snake eye mark" engraved on the trunk of the tree, which was emitting a faint magical power. Grandma Cassie came here because she sensed this magical power.

"An old skeleton comes to see the ghosts underground~"

Grandma Cathy whispered the secret signal, and soon a green snake came down from the treetop with its tongue spitting out.

"How are you, Cassie?" (Demon language)

The snake spoke with its tongue out.

"I'm not dead yet~ By the way, can you speak human language in this human territory, 'Earth Ghost'?" (Human language)

"Okay, as long as you complete the task well, we can discuss anything." (Human language)

There was an evil light in the snake's eyes. It was not its true form, but just a messenger.