Chapter 62: The strange village (1)
Translator: 549690339
There were quite a few big families on the continent that had noticed Zhao Hai’s group. In a place like the Montenegro fortress, it was naturally impossible for the magicians to be the only one to set up an intelligence station there. In terms of matters, there were quite a few big families on the continent that had set up intelligence stations there. Some of these intelligence stations were just shops, while some were mercenary groups.
Those big families didn’t set up intelligence points here to investigate any national affairs. It was impossible for anything to happen in a place like black Mountain fortress. There was only one purpose for setting up intelligence points here-talents!
Most of the nobles on the ark continent had been around for more than a thousand years. They were well aware of the importance of talents, and to them, a powerful warrior was of great help. So, in places like the Montenegro fortress where adventurers and mercenaries gathered, there would be intelligence agents sent there by the big families to find Warriors with potential and bring them to the family to become a part of the family’s power.
Because of this, when Zhao Hai and the others appeared in the Montenegro fortress, many big families received the news and watched them closely.
However, the people who were watching Zhao Hai’s group clearly miscalculated. They didn’t expect Zhao Hai’s group to not live in the city but live outside the city. At night, they usually went into the origin space to rest. This made it impossible for the people who wanted to follow them to find their whereabouts. It was very strange.
However, Zhao Hai’s actions made them even more certain that he was a black magician. &Nbsp; those people had followed Zhao Hai not because they wanted to rope him in, but because they were afraid that Zhao Hai and the others would harm their families.
Although the average aristocrat would recruit some Black Mages, they knew the background of these Black Mages. No one was willing to recruit an unorthodox Black Mage, so no one had contact with Zhao Hai and the others.
Zhao Hai and the others didn’t know that they were being followed. They were still moving at their own pace. They weren’t moving very fast as there were too many people on the road. They couldn’t walk too fast, or they might get into an accident.
It would take seven days to travel from Montenegro fortress to Casar city even if they rode a horse. Zhao Hai and the others were traveling at a similar speed, so it would take them seven days to reach Casar city.
By now, they had been on the road for three days. In these three days, they had passed by two small cities and countless small villages. From this, it could be seen that the Duchy of Versailles was still very prosperous.
On the morning of the fourth day, Zhao Hai and the others came out of the interspace as usual. They were on their way as usual. Fortunately, it wasn’t the rainy season yet, so although the road was made of dirt, it was very smooth. The Xenomorph didn’t feel any bumps when walking.
However, Zhao Hai felt that something was amiss today. It was as if something was missing. Zhao Hai looked around in confusion, not knowing what was missing.
While Zhao Hai was still confused, meg said, ” &Quot; young master, it’s so strange. We’ve been walking for more than two hours, but we still haven’t seen anyone passing by. There are already many people around this time every day. &Quot;
Zhao Hai finally realized that something was wrong after hearing what meg said. It had been more than two hours since the morning, and they hadn’t seen a single person. No wonder he felt that something was off. It was because they were missing someone.
Zhao Hai felt that something was wrong and immediately said in a deep voice, ” “Stop,” he said. The alien immediately stopped. Zhao Hai stood up, held onto the alien’s ribs, and said to Ge Lin, ” “Grandpa Green, did something happen? Why haven’t we met anyone after walking for such a long time?”
Green nodded and said, ” I’ve noticed it a long time ago. But don’t worry, young master. We’ll just move forward. I want to see what’s going on. At most, young master can hide in the space and no one will be able to find you. &Quot;
Zhao Hai laughed bitterly. He thought that green hadn’t noticed it, but green had noticed it long ago. Although his words were a little irresponsible, they made sense. They couldn’t just stop moving forward because they didn’t know what had happened. If they did, they wouldn’t be able to do anything.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hai could not help but nod and wave his hand. &Quot; okay, let’s go. &Quot; the alien immediately started moving at a constant speed. It seemed like it was not in a hurry.
However, Zhao Hai and meg became nervous. They had never seen such a big scene before, so they were not as calm as green. The two of them were a little restless as they observed their surroundings, as if there would be magical beasts rushing out of the forest at any time.
However, to Zhao Hai’s surprise, they did not meet a single person after walking for the entire morning. Even the villages that they passed by did not have anyone. It was as if everyone had disappeared.
When they passed by a village, they even went into the village to take a closer look. There was no one in the village. However, to Zhao Hai’s surprise, it did not look like it had been attacked. It seemed like all the villagers had left on their own. However, the strange thing was that the villagers had clearly left as soon as they got up. There was no fire in the kitchen at home, and they did not fold their blankets. They did not even put on their clothes. They just got out of their blankets and left.
There wasn’t a single chicken or dog in the entire tree. It was completely silent. Coupled with the messy bed, Zhao Hai and the others couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts. This village was too strange, even more so than their strange group.
Green looked at the village for a long time but still did not find anything. His face became even gloomier. He turned to Zhao Hai and said,”Little hai, call your grandma Merlin out. She might be able to see something.”
Zhao Hai responded. He immediately opened the spatial pocket and called Merlin out. Merlin had been observing the situation outside, so he naturally knew what was happening. Thus, after he came out, he did not say much. He only looked around carefully, then closed his eyes and softly recited a few incantations.
A ball of blue light appeared on her body and spread out like the sun. The light flashed for about five minutes before it slowly disappeared.
Merlin slowly opened his eyes and said to Zhao Hai and the others with a serious expression, ” &Quot; young master, someone here used the seduction technique of black magic to attract all the living things in the village. I don’t know where they went. &Quot;
“Black magic?” Zhao Hai was stunned. Are you saying that a black magician has been here before?”
Merlin nodded. &Quot; although it’s been a while, and the magic energy here has mostly disappeared, I’m still sure that someone used black magic here. &Quot;
Zhao Hai and Green’s faces darkened. They were sure that the reason why they didn’t meet anyone on the road today was related to this matter. If they didn’t handle it well, they might even be implicated.
Don’t forget that Zhao Hai’s current identity was a Black Mage. There was a Black Mage here who used black magic. With so many people taken away, this situation could not be hidden anymore. Something might happen. If Merlin could find out that a Black Mage had used magic here, the other mages could too. By then, people would know that the disappearance of the people here was related to a Black Mage. Zhao Hai might become a suspect.
This was what Grimm and Zhao Hai were worried about. The black magician had lured away so many people. He was definitely up to no good. If he did something bad, it would bring Zhao Hai a lot of trouble. Zhao Hai was most afraid of trouble now.
Merlin had obviously thought of this as well. He turned to Zhao Hai and said, ” “Young master, why don’t we stop disguising ourselves as Black Mages? otherwise, we will bring you big trouble.”
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, ” besides this black magician, if I disguise myself as someone else, they might find out our identity faster. In that case, we will be in more danger. Grandma Merlin, can you sense where the black magician has taken the people here? ” Let’s go after him and see if we can get rid of this demon. If we can, that would be for the best. Even if we can’t, we can’t let the Versailles clan suspect us.”
The Versailles family couldn’t just ignore such a major incident. This was their territory, and everyone living here was part of their family. They had to pay taxes to their family, so they naturally had the obligation to ensure their safety.
There was only one way for Zhao Hai to make people stop suspecting him, and that was to find the real murderer and hand him over to the Versailles family. That way, he would not be suspected.
Although green did not want Zhao Hai to have any contact with the Versailles family, this was the only way to avoid suspicion. They were in the Versailles family’s territory after all. If Zhao Hai was suspected by the Versailles family, it would only spell more trouble. His identity would be exposed very quickly, and Zhao Hai’s identity could not be exposed at all.
Merlin was also looking at green. He wanted to know if green agreed with Zhao Hai. If green agreed, then she would find a way to find the direction that the magician had gone and find him.
Grimm understood what Merlin meant. He nodded impatiently and said, ” “Alright, let’s do as the young master says. Find that fellow and hand him over to the Versailles clan. Only then can we continue with our plan.”
Merlin nodded and used the same spell again, but this time, it took a longer time, a full ten minutes to complete. After the spell was completed, Merlin pointed in the direction of kassa city and said, ” &Quot; that’s the direction. Perhaps it’s because of this that we didn’t meet anyone along the way. &Quot;