Chapter 1058

Like a hybrid of a massive wyvern and a bat.

Its body was brownish-grey, and its enormous wings spanned a full twenty meters, soaring like a dark cloud.

The griffins beside them looked like round, plump little birds.

Right after that, a caravan appeared on the distant ground, with the outlines of quite a few wagons — it did indeed look like a merchant caravan.

But even if it was a merchant caravan, they couldn't afford to be careless.

After all, a merchant caravan doesn't necessarily mean peace.

Bandits have merchant caravans too.

Foreign races have merchant caravans too.

The other side was also moving at full speed, with no intention of stopping.

The two sides drew closer and closer, but the other party was far off to the left, and their paths didn't cross.

The other side drew even closer.

Zhao Chi could see more clearly now — it was a caravan of beastfolk, and the wagons weren't open carts but had plenty of metal railings and canopies.

Those wagons looked more like cages.

The cages were packed with captives — or rather, slaves.

All races were present, but the most numerous were female succubi and female elves.

This was a slave caravan.

Tieshan's fists clenched even tighter, and at the same time he became even more focused.

The other side was also watching them closely; the beastfolk mages had likewise already set up their formation, and if anything happened, they would immediately activate their magic array.

The two sides passed each other.

Tieshan, Aike, Jiadan, and the hundreds of eyes behind them all slowly turned.

The slave caravan was also looking over without a moment's pause.

Soon, the two parties passed each other and moved apart.

The griffins flew back.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Chi could sense that the strength of the two captains, Tieshan and Mo Ming, was absolutely not weak.

No — not just not weak, but very strong.

To dare lead over three hundred wagons of goods through a place like this, they couldn't possibly be ordinary folk.

But Zhao Chi also saw Tieshan visibly breathe a sigh of relief.

His expression eased as well.

It seemed this spatial rift really wasn't a safe place.

The caravan continued forward into the boundless distance.

The light barrier vanished, and the griffins flew off into the distance.

The people who had been setting up the formation around them returned to their ranks.

The surroundings became dim again.

Zhao Chi's vision narrowed once more to the range illuminated by the light orb.

Lively discussion rose from behind.

"Holy shit, I almost couldn't hold it in just now — how high-level were those beastfolk?"

"No idea, but there were definitely State-level lords among them."

"Isn't that obvious? Did you see those two-legged wyverns? Were they fully evolved?"

"Probably not. Fully evolved two-legged wyverns are yellow and even bigger. The ones just now were still brown."

"Dammit, did you see those female slaves? At least three hundred of them, right?"

"Yeah, definitely! Didn't expect so many succubi."

"Where are they being sold? If I hadn't run into them here, I'd really want to buy a few."

"Who knows, probably either Sky Peak City or Ambition City."

"Sky Peak City is in a war right now, so it's probably Ambition City."

"Ambition City isn't close either, forget it. Once we get there, let's go have some fun at Falling Red Tower — it's cheap too."

"True enough, I've been holding it in for half a month already."

"Cut the crap — you haven't touched any other women?"

"I meant I've been craving dark elves for half a month."

"Fair enough. The women at Falling Red Tower are real pros, honestly way too skilled."

"Did you buy medicine from Captain Mo?"

"Haha, always stocked up!"

"Same here, hehehe."

The discussion behind them was loud.

Perhaps because the atmosphere just now had been too oppressive, they all needed to talk about something that could release their emotions.

For men, fighting and killing, and women — both can release emotions.

Tieshan was also laughing loudly and chatting with the soldiers beside him.

Aike came over and sat down again.

Zhao Chi had already developed a slight fondness for this goblin.

"Hey, Zhao Chi, why aren't you heading back to your territory? They don't need you here."

"Huh? Can I go back to my territory?"

Aike asked, puzzled: "What, your connection point didn't follow the caravan? It's still at Horn Cliff Town?"

"No." Zhao Chi shook his head: "I mean I still have a wagon here, and I also need to keep watch on the surroundings."

"Keep watch on the surroundings? You?" Aike burst out laughing.

Jiadan beside him also laughed and said: "It's fine, Zhao Chi. You don't need to worry about the wagon — we have so many people here, just pick anyone and they can drive it for you. As for keeping watch, you don't need to worry about that either."

Zhao Chi smiled and said: "I just feel like you've all worked so hard, it wouldn't be right for me to go back to my territory to rest by myself."

Tieshan turned his head and said: "There's nothing wrong with it. Quite a few lords in the back have already gone back. If you go back, you'll free up a seat, and the brothers will have more room to rest. You don't need to come out unless something comes up. Wait three days, and when we reach Nightfall City, I'll call you."

Aike said: "Even if there really is a war, it has nothing to do with you. If we can win, then we definitely won't need you. If we lose, then you'll lose for certain too."

Zhao Chi smiled and said: "Alright, then I'll head back to my territory. If I teleport out again, where will I end up?"

"Right here!" Aike patted the wagon bed: "If you come out again, you'll be sent directly to the back here."

Zhao Chi nodded.

But he still had one more question.

"I heard Captain Li say that frequently entering and leaving the territory now will drain a lot of energy from the formation. Is that true?"

Jiadan explained:

"Yes, it does consume energy.

"But as long as you don't carry too many things, and it's just you going in and out yourself, the impact isn't big.

"However, try not to bring out any fire oil anymore.

"But that's not because of the energy factor — it's because this is a rule, and exceptions can't be made.

"After all, everyone is watching. If they see you bringing some, others will want to bring some too, and then the energy won't hold up.

"You understand, right?"

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood."

Jiadan smiled and said: "After all, being out on the road isn't as convenient as in the city. Bear with it a bit."

Zhao Chi asked: "Does the stuff in the system space count?"

"No, the system space is fine. But if you use the system space to teleport frequently, it's actually the same — after all, the more times you go in and out, the more energy gets consumed. So even if it's just you going in and out, try to keep the number of times down."

"I understand. Then I'll just wait in my territory during this period, and come out three days later."

Aike smiled and said: "Alright, in three days I'll take you to Falling Red Tower."

Zhao Chi was just about to teleport away, but stopped at that moment.

"You can go to Falling Red Tower too?"

Aike said, stunned: "Of course I can go. It's not like I can't."

Zhao Chi said: "No, what I meant was… aren't you Captain Mo's hero? You can move around in Nightfall City too?"