After the Red Dragon Team finished eliminating the goblin nest, they once again entered a period of rest and reorganization.
Although Luna didn’t need to worry about admitting her work mistake to Gauss, as he had already dismissed it, the self-reproaching Luna still focused on disciplining her subordinates.
She believed that compared to combat power, Gauss would value the discipline of the new members more.
In fact, Gauss only cared to ask a few questions before his attention turned to the spoils of war.
"We need to transport a batch of supplies out."
The carrying capacity of the beast of burden was limited, and it wasn’t suitable for the adventure group to continue moving with so many supplies.
He looked in Luna’s direction, just as she mentioned needing to replenish some supplies.
When he saw the fourth squad, he couldn’t help but think of Fisher.
That day, he used a Hypnosis Spell to successfully hypnotize Fisher, who was in a state of exhaustion, and obtained some information.
For instance, the power behind him indeed came from Vesperilia, but Fisher himself knew very little about this evil deity.
Of course, Gauss had actually anticipated this point.
In the past, whenever he inquired about this name, whether through the Adventurer’s Guild or asking the Lake God, Methas, he never got any useful information.
This indicated that either this evil deity didn’t exist, or that the other party was extremely cautious and careful.
For shallow believers like Fisher, who worshipped the deity in pursuit of power, it was naturally impossible to know much.
And the reason Fisher was able to connect with that evil deity was because of a wood carving he bought from the black market six months ago.
He sensed its special nature at first sight on the stall and bought it without any hesitation.
Upon waking from a night’s sleep, the carving, which showed no special attributes no matter how much it was researched, had turned into a pile of white powder.
It was then that a special power emerged within him, leading him to learn of that name.
Initially, he was extremely cautious of this, and deliberately avoided contacting that mysterious power.
The energy was so evil, he feared that a rash encounter might result in him being contaminated by its presence, turning him into a reviled cultist.
Until one day, that power suddenly connected with his Magic Power, and to his amazement, his Caster level, which had been stuck at Level 8 for years, suddenly broke through to Level 9.
After successfully advancing in level, his attitude shifted instantly, becoming eager.
As long as he could gain power, he didn’t mind becoming a lackey of an evil deity.
Thus, he began to communicate frequently with that ethereal consciousness.
He targeted Gauss from that moment on.
The deity promised to continue offering level-up rewards as long as he killed Gauss.
After he collected and submitted information about Gauss, perhaps the deity was concerned that Fisher’s strength wasn’t enough to kill Gauss, so it even actively provided an evil curse of divine art.
Unfortunately, that curse, which could potentially target most creatures, had minimal effect on Gauss.
Gauss collected his thoughts.
All along, he had been pondering this matter, otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked Methas for help when they met.
But now, he suddenly felt much more at ease.
Because he understood one thing from Fisher’s attack.
That is, the evil deity named Vesperilia, while remaining hidden, actually couldn’t do much.
The deity couldn’t suddenly send down divine punishment to kill him; it had to rely on subtle means to manipulate beings in the Material Realm to deal with him.
Moreover, the deity’s intelligence wasn’t even well-informed; otherwise, it wouldn’t have allowed Fisher to gather intel on him.
Gods or rather evil gods seem to face significant constraints when trying to intervene in the Material Realm.
However, one thing to be wary of is that the deity seems to have really set its eyes on him.
It doesn’t really hold such a grudge just because he destroyed an insignificant ratman’s nest last time, right?
Or perhaps it truly sensed something from him?
Adapt to whatever comes, as the saying goes...
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Gauss led the team to send out a batch of supplies on the cart.
In the temporary adventurer camp at Black Water Town, the camp was now filled with more adventurers and caravans, and some shop tents reluctantly were pushed to the outskirts.
However, the Red Dragon Team’s camp location remained unaffected; none would dare to provoke an adventure group rashly.
The logistics personnel of the Red Dragon Team also arrived from Gray Rock Town.
Once the supplies were sent back, the entire team sprang into action.
For certain goods that could be sold directly or had low processing profit, Ivan had someone contact a few merchants in the camp to quote prices, with the highest bidder getting the goods directly, freeing up vehicle storage space.
Meanwhile, members of the logistics department hurried to process materials that required refining, aiming to maximize the profit from the spoils.
Gauss and his team wandered around the market of the temporary camp.
A lot of the items sold here were scavenged from monster nests, and he casually bought a few monster-themed tricks.
While he was leisurely browsing, many at the camp market were also eyeing him.
There were only a few adventure groups stationed at this camp, so he, as the leader of the Red Dragon Team, naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Moreover, a piece of news had been circulating in the camp the past few days, claiming that Gray Wolf’s Fang seemed to have been "absorbed" by the Red Dragon Team.
This rumor arose because someone saw members of Gray Wolf’s Fang dismantling their original temporary camp and moving into the Red Dragon Team’s camp. Additionally, after the majority of the Red Dragon Team returned today, the former vice-captain of Gray Wolf’s Fang, Luna, also appeared among them.