After that, in order to completely eradicate the Blood-sucking Vines, under Vivian's lead, Shien and the rest walked into the charred ground that had been charred by fire magic, and dug out all the roots of the Blood-sucking Vines.
The roots of the Blood-sucking Vines did not move like the main body, and were more like the roots of a normal plant. They would not entangle the human body, and would only absorb the blood that had seeped into the soil from the ground. They would then spread their seeds, allowing the Blood-sucking Vines to multiply. In addition, they did not dig very deep, so Shien and the rest used the weapons in their hands as tools and quickly dug out all the roots.
After that, the group gathered all the roots of the Blood-sucking Vines under Vivian's instructions. Then, Merica cast a fire magic to burn all the roots, and the work was finally over.
"After this, the guild will probably send someone to confirm it. Let's head to the next location — the Mangal Mountain Belt."
Under Vivian's instructions, the group set off once again.
This time, the journey was completely unimpeded. There were no hiccups at all.
If one had to point it out, it would be that with Shien deliberately keeping his distance, or perhaps because he did not have much of a presence anymore, the atmosphere in the carriage was not as oppressive.
After the work just now, Merica's nervousness seemed to have subsided, and she began to speak more. This caused Tierre and Lumia to be unable to remain silent, and they would more or less talk to each other to ease the tension.
Of course, this did not include Shien.
Shien ignored the interaction of the three girls and looked out the window, his mind filled with thoughts of magic.
Under such circumstances, the carriage arrived at the Mangal Mountain Belt before dusk.
"Alright, we're here."
Vivian stopped the carriage at the foot of the mountain. She called for Shien and the rest to come out of the carriage, while she replenished the water and salt for the horses that were pulling the carriage.
Shien, who came out of the carriage, looked up and saw a chain of mountains.
That was the Mangal Mountain Belt.
"Although we do not need to go deep, the sun is about to set. It is not suitable to enter the Mangal Mountain Belt at this time. Let's camp at the foot of the mountain."
That was Vivian's plan.
"Camp?"
Shien looked over.
"That's right." Vivian looked at Shien and said patiently, "Most of the dangerous monsters are active at night. Furthermore, visibility is very low in the mountains at night. It is best not to do any adventurous activities. This way, we can avoid most accidents."
Shien immediately fell silent.
That was because he recalled how he spent the nights in the Forest of Magical Beasts for the past 10 days.
"That's right. Camping is good. Camping is the best. I love camping!"
When he came back to his senses, Sean had already said these words resolutely.
“？？？”
Looking at Sean's sudden change in attitude, Vivian's head was full of question marks.
Tierre and the rest came out of the carriage.
"Sister Vivian? To? "
Lumia asked meekly as she glanced at Sean with a cowardly expression on her face.
Lucia asked weakly and glanced at Shien. Her eyes were filled with nervousness.
As for Tierre, she did not say a word. She raised her head slightly and glanced at Shien.
As for Tierre, she didn't even say a word. She raised her head slightly and glanced at Sean from under her hood.
“？？？”
This time, it was Sean's turn to be full of question marks.
Of course, when these question marks appeared, it meant that it wasn't me who had a problem, but all of you.
Of course, when these questions appeared, it meant that it was not him who had a problem, but them.
Hearing that they were going to camp, all of them glanced at him. What did that mean?
Sean was about to open his mouth and rebuke him.
However, Vivian seemed to have sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly stopped him.
"Even if we take a carriage, it will take us until midnight to reach the nearest inn. Moreover, we will have to rush over from there tomorrow morning, which will waste a lot of time. If we miss the activation of the Mana Source, we will have to waste another day. With that in mind, let's just camp here."
After that, Vivian immediately took down the luggage from the carriage's cargo rack and handed a few black curtains to Tierre and the others.
"Go and set up the tent. I'll feed the horses. Please?"
Vivian did not give Tierre and the rest a chance to refuse.
"Vivian."
Tierre spoke. There was a rare hint of reproach in her voice, as if she was dissatisfied with Vivian's decision.
However, Vivian stared straight at Tierre.
"I think you understand, right?" Vivian said to Tierre with an unusually serious expression. "He did nothing wrong."
Tierre was speechless.
It was not just Tierre. Even Lucia and Merica were speechless.
The three of them looked at Shien again. This time, they were not as rude as before. Lucia even had an apologetic look in her eyes.
Soon after, the three of them took the curtains and walked to the side in silence, preparing to set up the tent.
It was worth mentioning that the curtains were actually magic tools. As long as mana was injected into them, they would expand like heat and turn into tents.
Therefore, even if Shien did not do it himself, it would not be a problem for him to set up the tent.
Shien watched as Tierre and the rest left, then looked at Vivian.
"I'm sorry for making you unhappy," Vivian said apologetically. Vivian immediately said apologetically, "In the past, there were a few male adventurers arranged by the Adventurer's Guild in our team, and some of them took advantage of the camping time …"
Hearing this, Shien roughly understood what was going on.
"No wonder they were so wary of me."
Shien mumbled.
"I'm really sorry." Vivian apologized again. She sighed and said faintly, "Although it was not our intention, from all aspects, we have received too much attention from men and male Adventurers. Moreover, we are also Adventurers, and some unavoidable troubles are really unavoidable."
"That's why I've formed this team to gather all female adventurers who might encounter similar problems in various aspects. I hope to more or less dispel some people's bad intentions."
Vivian was very honest. She even said these words.
"It's not that I can't understand." Shien spread out his hands and said, "It's just that, aren't you and the Guild a little too greedy to let me join this party?"
"Perhaps." Vivian did not deny it. Instead, she smiled and said, "However, we naturally considered all the disadvantages and finally made this decision. This proves that you have such value."
"Value …?" Shien looked at Vivian and said as if he was joking, "What value do I have? Can I still be a Hero? "
"Hero?" Vivian was stunned for a moment. Then, she said with a smile, "If you are a Hero, we will have a headache."
These words stunned Shien as well.
"Why?" Shien said in surprise, "Don't you want to see a Hero appear and defeat the Demon King?"
Vivian was taken aback by his words.
Then …
"Wasn't the Demon King defeated long ago?"
When this sentence rang out, the air was silent.
Shien's expression completely froze. His pupils suddenly constricted, and he could no longer hide his astonishment.
