Chapter 168 Caravan
In the early morning, the sun shines on the earth, bringing a touch of warmth.
In a prosperous port, merchant ships come and go here, wandering around.
"It's almost time, send it here."
Standing in front of a huge black cargo ship, looking at the people behind him, Adil said.
Behind him, some people are standing there, including the elders of the southern alliance such as Keg, and some great nobles in the vicinity.
All of these people came to see him off purposely after learning that Adil was about to leave.
At this time, Adil had been staying here for half a month, and after doing some things, he began to prepare to leave.
"Lord Adil, don't you stay here for some more time?"
Aside, Keg said: "According to the news, after knowing that you are back, Lord Adil, the Kumar Kingdom has sent someone over, headed by the Great Knight of Cidru, who is said to be a clan you are familiar with."
"Just wait another week and they'll be able to come and meet you."
"no need."
Standing in place, Adil looked up at the black cargo ship in front of him: "I've been here for a long time, and it doesn't make sense to wait any longer."
"After I leave, you can help me send someone to tell him and let him take them back directly."
Turning to look at Keg, who was beside him, he said with a smile.
"This... okay." After hesitating for a while, Keg finally nodded.
While they were talking, the others on the side were quiet.
For them, the deterrent power of a formal wizard is too strong. Except for Kaige, Adil's acquaintance in the past, other people standing in front of Adil may not even dare to say a few words.
After a while, the ships outside slowly drove in, and Adil stepped onto the black cargo ship in front of him, ready to wait for the ship to set sail.
Under the respectful guidance of the servant on the side, he walked to his own room, and after putting down the salute on his body, he walked to the deck again.
At this time, the ship had already started its journey, and the weak wind blew on his face, bringing a hint of coolness.
"ended···"
Looking at the land that was slowly becoming distant in the distance, there was still a vaguely visible figure, Adil muttered to himself.
At this moment, there was an inexplicable feeling in Adier's heart. He left this time, I am afraid it will take a long, long time to come back.
At that time, everything in front of you may no longer be like this.
However, this is also an inevitable result.
The life of a mortal is too small and short, and a mere decades is nothing to a wizard.
Even a third-class apprentice actually only lived a few decades longer than an ordinary person, and could not be compared with an official wizard.
After one or two hundred years, the people Adil knew well will pass away one by one, leaving only the memories of the past.
This is also a scene that most wizards have to go through.
Standing quietly on the deck for a while, after a while, Adil walked towards his room.
There were not too many accidents during the trip, and soon, more than a month later, the ship was about to arrive at its destination.
After disembarking, Adil bought two horses around and continued on his way.
He crossed from the edge of the southern continent and walked all the way to the area of the northern plain.
On the way, he also heard many things.
Almost all the wizarding organizations that originally existed on the southern continent disappeared. According to what Edith once said, they relocated collectively and chose to go to a new unknown area to develop. There are only a few small wizarding organizations left in the entire continent, but it looks like it won't last long.
The whole continent is full of dead silence, and there is a powerful pollution spreading in this area, plundering all the vitality above, forcibly turning a large area into a dead place, creating many polluting creatures.
All of this is said to have originated from the leak of the ruins in the past. I don't know what was sealed in it, even if it was jointly sealed by many wizarding organizations,
There's still something leaked out with such dire consequences.
When he was on his way, Adil also inquired about some news about the academy around, and wanted to inquire about the situation where the academy was relocated.
This news is very good to find out.
Several local shaman organizations were collectively relocated and evacuated. There was a lot of noise in this area, and it was impossible to hide it.
Adil just casually inquired, and he knew the direction the academy chose to evacuate, but the exact location could not be known.
Secretly recorded the news of the academy, Adil went all the way north, quickly passed through the vast area of the southern continent, and came to the scope of the northern plain.
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a few months later.
In the morning, the sun is shining on the earth.
The long convoy was driving on the narrow road, and was slowly stopping at this time, ready to rest.
As the convoy stopped, people from time to time took something from the carriage behind, and it seemed that they were preparing to make a fire to cook and have a lunch.
"Lord Adil, it's lunch time."
On the side, a girl in a green dress quickly ran to the carriage on the side and shouted at it.
After a while, a person came out from the carriage.
It was a handsome young man with a long sword on his waist and a black robe. He looked calm and calm.
He got off the carriage, smiled and nodded at the girl in front of him, and then walked aside.
There, someone was shouting his name at this time, making him walk over quickly.
"Adil, you are here too."
Coming to the crowd in front, a middle-aged man with a big beard held a piece of barbecue in his hand, and smiled at Adil at this time.
"Well, I was called down just now."
Adil nodded, then looked at the people around him: "What's going on here?"
"I don't know yet."
Bearded shook his head: "We were also called here suddenly. It seems that something happened."
At this moment, there was a sound of heavy footsteps ahead, which attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Sorry to bother you all."
In front, a middle-aged man in black armor walked to the front. The whole person looked very mighty. At this time, he said, "However, there is one thing that must be made clear to everyone."
"We got this thing last night."
As he spoke, he took out a long black arrow.
This arrow is very unique. It is made of black spar as a whole. The arrow is also engraved with a pattern of a strange bird, like some kind of sign.
Looking at this arrow, the expressions of the people present suddenly changed: "This is... the sign of the hand of the wind, why?"
"Yes, as you think, we have been targeted by the people of the hand of the wind."
Standing in front of everyone, talking about this matter, the middle-aged man's eyes became solemn: "Although I am also very strange, why these lunatics suddenly stared at us, but since we have reached this point, we must also do deal with it.”
"Here, I give you the right to withdraw."
His eyes swept around quickly: "If you choose to quit our team, then we can refund half of the fees you paid before."
"But if you choose to stay, then as a price, you must pay double the cost for the next journey."
"How is this possible?"
"You are not trustworthy?"
"Didn't we negotiate the price!"
Below, listening to the words of the middle-aged man in front of him, everyone below changed color, no longer worried about anything, and asked directly.
In the face of their questioning, the middle-aged man in front of him had a very calm expression, and he made a sudden move after the voices of these people in front of him gradually fell.
With a light cry, the long sword on his waist was pulled out, with a little green light on it, and he slashed heavily on the ground, making a deep sword mark, fully revealing the strength of the knight.
Looking at the scene caused by this sword, the place fell into silence, and the sound of someone swallowing saliva could be faintly heard.
"I don't have time to joke with you guys..."
In front of everyone, the middle-aged knight looked impatient: "I only give you one day, before tomorrow morning, give me an answer immediately, and if you don't want to stay, take your things and leave!"
After saying this, he walked away with a few attendants beside him, and it seemed that he had no patience for these people in front of him.
After he left, these people in the same place dared to speak, standing there and sighing.
"Hey... obviously walking well, how could these things happen."
Standing up from the same place, the bearded man who had spoken to Adil before had an ugly face, and stood there sighing constantly.
"Gru, are you going to leave or stay?"
Looking at his appearance, standing in the same place, Adiel asked.
"Leave it..."
Regarding Adil's question, although he was extremely uncomfortable, Bearded Gru still did not hesitate at all: "I'm not like you, Adil, I still carry a lot of goods. If something happens to these things, I'll be scared. To be sold as a slave to pay off the debt."
"Very wise choice."
Standing aside, picking up a small piece of bread from the cloth covered in front of him, Adil nodded and looked at a corner.
Those were the few people he noticed a long time ago. Not only did he rarely interact with other people, but when he faced the knight just now, he seemed very calm and didn't look nervous at all.
From these people, Adil also felt a familiar smell.
It was the smell of energy particles, even if they were well concealed, it was still detected by Adil and could not hide from an official wizard.
"Interesting, the northern plains are indeed much more prosperous than the southern continent. Even if you just randomly find a caravan, you can meet so many colleagues."
Adil's face was calm, and he turned to look in a direction in the distance.
There, the previous middle-aged knight was walking to a carriage and seemed to be reporting something.