Chapter 280
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"Bacon and dry food have been prepared a few days ago. Five portions have been packed. It should be enough to last us for half a month." Nicotine replied respectfully.
Dean looked at him. From a butler's point of view, Nicotine was very qualified. He basically didn't need to worry about anything.: "Wake them up and gather in front of me in five minutes."
"Yes, sir," Nicholas said, and went upstairs.
Dean came to the hall and checked whether there were any missing parts of the cannons in the suitcase.
Scar, Jin, Sergei and Gwyneth went downstairs in about three minutes. Although Dudian was rarely strict with them and his attitude was relatively mild, but they were aware of his character. So they didn't dare to cross the line.
Dean looked at the four of them. They had changed into the intermediate hunter suit that he had bought from the 'Temple of Elements' a few days ago. This hunting suit was an exclusive product of the 'Temple of Elements'. It was one of the few products that the 'Temple of Elements' sold to the public. Other consortiums were prohibited from producing and selling them. They could only be bought in the underground black market.
"It's the first time for both of you to go outside the giant wall. Ask Scar and Sergei if you don't understand anything. Don't leave the team." Dean said to Gwyneth and Jin.
Gwyneth nodded slightly.
Jin was nervous and excited. Although he used to be a knight of light and never went outside the giant wall, but he had chatted with Scar in the prison. He knew a lot about the things outside the giant wall. He was afraid but also yearning for it.
"Eat breakfast and get ready to go." Dean ordered.
Nicholas asked the maid to serve breakfast. Everyone quickly finished eating and moved the suitcase containing the cannons and the barrel wrapped in linen to the carriage outside. Dudian sat in the carriage and let Jin drive the carriage. Scar and the other two rode in front to lead the way.
"If anyone is looking for me then refuse." Dean warned Nicotine: "Don't reveal my whereabouts."
Nicotine respectfully complied.
As he watched them leave the castle, the smile on Nicholas' face slowly disappeared, and the corners of his mouth curled into a sneer.
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The carriage reached a remote path. Dudian saw that there was no one around so he asked Jin to remove the Ryan family's flag from the carriage. Then they turned around and continued to move forward. After two or three hours, they gradually left the living area and came to the wilderness near the frontier fortress. As they were driving, Dean suddenly smelled several smells coming towards them.
"Other consortia?" Dean was puzzled.
Very soon, the smell appeared in his line of sight. It was a group of soldiers in military uniforms. They galloped on their horses and quickly caught up with them. However, the latter did not seem to be coming for them. They did not slow down at all and directly passed the carriage, heading for the fortress in front of them.
Dean slowly put down the curtain. His eyes flashed. It seemed that the situation in the border fortress was more tense than what was reported in the newspaper.
A moment later, everyone arrived at the fort.
Dean could see that the number of soldiers in the fort was several times more than before. There was an extremely dense number of soldiers patrolling in the open space behind the fort. There were also soldiers who were drilling in the open space. Some of the soldiers were around the same age as Dean. They were fifteen or sixteen years old. Dean saw that the movements of the young soldiers were rusty. Their limbs were weak. It was obvious that they lacked exercise. They did not look like regular young soldiers trained in the military camp.
Dean frowned as he thought about the forced conscription that he had heard before.
"Stop!" Scar, Sergei and Gwyneth who were leading the way were stopped by a soldier: "This is the border fortress! Idlers get out of the way!"
Dean opened the door and jumped out of the carriage. He took out his hunter medal and said: "We are hunters from the New World Consortium. We are here to hunt outside the giant wall."
The soldier took the medal and looked at it. He looked at Sergei and others: "What about you?"
Sergei snorted and took out his hunter medal from his inner armor. He threw it to the soldier: "Look carefully." His original hunter medal had been confiscated. Dudian had asked Old Fulin to make a replacement for him. Any consortium could apply to the Temple to make a hunter medal.
The soldier looked at it to confirm that there was no mistake. He looked at Scar and others. He retracted his eyes and walked towards Dean's carriage: "Is there anyone else in the carriage?"
Dean replied: "No. It's just some hunting tools."
"Let me see." The soldier indifferently said.
Dudian shrugged his shoulders, indicating that it was casual.
The soldier opened the back of the carriage and saw several suitcases and barrels wrapped in cloth. He checked but didn't see any suspicious items. He turned back and looked at Dean: "Are you going to use these things to hunt?"
Dean faintly smiled: "Do we need to report to you how we hunt?"
The soldier's face slightly changed. He turned back to the team and signaled his companions to open the gate.
Dean returned to the car and passed through the passage of the fortress. Soon, he came to the outside of the towering fortress. Desolation filled his eyes. Scar and the other two continued to lead the way in the direction indicated by Dudian.
After leaving the fortress, Dean lifted the curtain and saw some rough rivet hammers and knives scattered on the ground. There were some footprints and dried bloodstains on the grassy plains.
"It seems that there was a war here not long ago." Sergei looked around and calmly said.
Gwyneth and Scar also noticed this. There was a bit of doubt in their eyes.
Dean suddenly saw something: "Stop the carriage."
Jin quickly pulled the reins of the horse and looked back.
Dean opened the door and jumped out of the carriage. He didn't pay attention to Sergei and others. He went straight to the grass a dozen meters away and picked up a knife. The knife was silver in color and the blade was stained with blood. The handle was engraved with strange carvings.
He looked at it carefully and slowly frowned. He closed his eyes and recalled for a moment. He had gone in and out of the stronghold several times, and the soldiers on duty at the stronghold were equipped with weapons. Although they had short knives, they seemed to be slightly longer, and the handle was different from this one. He gently flicked the blade with his finger, producing a buzzing sound. He couldn't help but frown even more as he muttered to himself.
"What's wrong?" Sergei asked in a strange tone.
Dean recovered and shook his head: "Nothing." He put away the knife and returned to the carriage: "Let's continue our journey."
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More than two hours later.
Everyone finally saw the giant wall. It towered like a mountain and covered the sky. Dean jumped out of the carriage and saw two Knights of Light in front of the passage. He showed his hunter medal and opened the passage. Sergei and Gwyneth moved the battery into the passage.
The two Knights of Light looked indifferent as they saw the things. They didn't come forward to check. They were only responsible for checking the things that were brought back from outside the giant wall. They were too lazy to care about the things that were brought out.
Dean handed over the carriage and horses to the two Knights of Light. He took Sergei and others through the long passage.
Sergei stopped halfway through the passage and looked at Dean: "Don't you need to pray?"
Dean glanced back at him: "I said, we don't believe in God."
Sergei was stunned for a moment. He looked up at the engraved image of the goddess of the hunt. Her enchanting body and beautiful face were as moving as a witch in the shadow of the light. He bowed his head and silently saluted. He closed his eyes and prayed for a moment. Then he saluted and caught up with Dean.
Dean pushed open the heavy iron door and glanced around. He didn't see any monsters, so he turned over and looked at the gunpowder boxes piled up next to the giant wall. There was a tarp covering it, so it should not have been soaked by the rain.
"Huh!" Jin stepped out of the passage and looked at the world in front of him. Was this the scenery outside the giant wall?
Gwyneth was also looking at the grass and trees outside the giant wall.
Dean put all the suitcases together and opened them. He took out the parts and assembled them in a few minutes. There was a two-wheeled rolling battery under the base of the cannon. The diameter of the barrel was 20 cm and the length was 160 cm. It belonged to the small primitive battery.
Sergei, Gwyneth and others were surprised and curious to see the strange weapon that Dean had assembled.
"Isn't this a catapult?" Sergei was puzzled: "But I don't see any elastic rope. Strange."
Dean didn't answer his question. He said to the others: "Bring everything here and follow me."
Sergei and others had noticed the gunpowder boxes that were piled up next to them. Sergei who was curious took advantage of the fact that Dean wasn't paying attention to him. He took out the powder from the edge of the box. He was puzzled when he saw the powder.
"What is this, poison?" Sergei asked curiously while holding the six explosive boxes in his arms.
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