Early the next morning, while Baiyi was sending Mia to the school building, another farewell ceremony was going on at the city gate of Arfin.
Tisdale, who was usually as bright as the rising sun, had a rare look of worry written all over her face today. She held Undine's hand tightly with a look of hesitation. Behind them, carriages filled with goods and luggage were lined up in a straight line as they slowly drove out of the city. Surrounding each carriage were three to five warriors who were wearing armor and holding weapons. From time to time, they would cast greedy glances at Tisdale's elegant back.
Undine had changed into a standard female swordsman attire today. She was wearing a set of white armor that was engraved with all kinds of magical runes. Her light blue hair was tied into a neat ponytail at the back of her head. When the last carriage drove out of the city gate, she took out the magic hourglass from her bosom and looked at it. With a comforting smile on her face, she said to Tisdale, "It's time for class now, right? I have to go too... "At the same time, the black Soul Armature had already led a brown, white-maned horse to her side.
Today was the day that the Dole family's Pioneering Expedition would set off. After two years of preparation work, the merchant family had finally taken the first step to fight for their future. Their goal would be the Northern Kingdom behind the treacherous Northern Wasteland.
There was no doubt that the journey would be long and arduous. That was why Tisdale had been holding Undine's hand tightly. She really did not want her to embark on this uncertain journey. But today, it was destined to be her last effort.
"S-Sis Undine, do we really have to go?" Tisdale tried to persuade her one last time. In fact, both of them had already had similar conversations many times but her words could not move Undine's determination at all.
"The Northern Wasteland is just too dangerous. The beasts are still fine, but those barbarians in the prairie …" Tisdale hesitated for a moment as if she was thinking about how to describe the barbaric and cruel barbarians of the prairie. However, she had never seen those barbarians before, so she tried to come up with a reason that would scare Undine the most. "They will snatch you back and make you their wife! Besides, Sis Undine, you're so beautiful! They will offer you to their King! I heard from my classmates that the King will eat a woman alive when he's tired of playing with her! "
Although it was a harsh statement, Undine could not help but burst out laughing. She replied, "But according to the news that I heard, the legendary King is actually a very beautiful girl. You see, we've gathered a lot of strong people here and even hired the strongest mercenary group in the Southern Land. Maybe I'll be the one to take her back? "
"B-but …" Tisdale was still trying to say something but Undine interrupted her by tidying up her hair that was messed up by the morning breeze. She then said in a serious tone, "Thank you for your concern, Tisdale. But this trip concerns the future of our family. I can't abandon the fate of our family just because of my personal safety … Don't worry, we've been preparing for this for two years. Everything along the way has been investigated in detail. Every day's journey and every stop has been meticulously planned. From the lowly guard at the city gate to the nobles of the Northern Kingdom, we've already prepared everything. This trip is not as dangerous as you think it is."
"I've also arranged everything for the family. If you have any problems, you can look for Butler Morris …" After that, she gently pushed Tisdale's hand away and mounted her white mane horse. Finally, she joked, "Wait for my return, Tisdale. If I really get kidnapped by someone, you can come and save me just like how you saved Master Hope's elementary school student."
After that, she no longer hesitated. She whipped her horse and galloped towards the caravan that had already left the city. When she was far away, she could not help but look back at the blurred image of Arfin City and let out a soft sigh.
The journey was not as easy as she had boasted to Tisdale. Her caravan consisted of more than 800 people and more than 40 carriages. Among them, there were more than 200 guards recruited by her family and the mercenary group that she had hired had more than 500 people. The rest were all ordinary merchants. According to the standard defense of a caravan, this caravan was already very strong. However, the unpredictable Northern Wasteland could be said to be one of the most dangerous areas in Isythre. Although there were some greedy adventurers who wandered there for all kinds of surprises and thrills, if one wanted to lead such a large caravan through the wasteland, it would not be as easy as opening up a new realm.
Damn it! Last night, I had already made up my mind in front of the portrait of my ancestors. Why am I worried now? Undine blamed herself inwardly. It's a pity that I don't have time to interact more with Master Hope. Now that I'm back, I'll have to trouble him to fix uncle's body again. I wonder if that cute little Mia will like the gift that I gave her?
In fact, Tisdale had mentioned the little girl that she had saved in front of her a few times. Especially after their reunion at the Celestial Fortress Academy, Undine knew that Tisdale really liked Mia. It was just that because of her family, she had no choice but to keep a certain distance from everyone. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly this time. When the time comes, I'll come back as soon as possible and help Tisdale deal with her family's affairs first.
At that moment, Baiyi, who was sitting in the Seniors Park and enjoying the atmosphere of a retired life, did not know that one of his big investors had already gone off to seek death. Although he knew that the Dole family seemed to be planning something big and even wanted to invite Sven the Rogue Knight to join them, he did not know what exactly they were going to do. It was only until today when he was chatting with the group of Soul Armatures and mentioned that the Dole family was going to do something big that he found out about Undine's crazy plan. She was actually planning to open up a trade route from the Southern Land to the Northern Kingdom?
So, he asked the Merchant in his mind, Did your child eat too much medicine that she damaged her brain?
"Sir Hope, please don't go overboard with your words! Opening up a stable trade route between the North and the South is a problem that many merchants have been thinking about for thousands of years. My descendant, Undine, is just putting it into practice. That's very brave, isn't it? "The Merchant replied proudly.
"Maybe the next time I see her, she'll already be a Soul Armature..." Baiyi scoffed, "So many people have been talking about it for thousands of years but no one dared to do it. Look at you, this descendant, you're really going all out?"
To be honest, before this, Baiyi was quite indifferent towards Undine. In fact, he was even a little disgusted by her. However, after receiving two gifts from this beautiful descendant, his opinion of her had changed a lot. Now that he knew that such a beauty had gone off to seek death, he could not help but feel sorry for her.
"I know that it's very dangerous but I think she must have been forced to make this choice, right? When she came to look for you before, I've carefully observed her. She's an excellent child. If it's not related to the survival of her family, she wouldn't be so reckless. " The Merchant added seriously, "So, for this trip, she should be well prepared."
"Well prepared? Alright then... Now, let's welcome the senior figure of the Northern Wasteland to express his opinion! " Baiyi said as he poked the Caveman with his consciousness, "Caveman, tell me, what's the most dangerous thing in the Northern Wasteland? What kind of preparation do you need to deal with that kind of existence? "
The Caveman pondered for a while before replying, "The most dangerous existence? Hmm... To be honest, I don't think it's very dangerous. I'm the most dangerous one. If it's just me alone, the First Walker, the Second Walker and Sir Hope would be able to deal with me. The Seventh Walker and the 28th Walker could give it a try. The 30th Walker could also give it a try if he still has a bow. "
Hmm, this guy is quite confident huh? He actually thinks that only the Archmage, the Swordsman and me can deal with him while the Seventh Walker, the Hitman and the 28th Walker could only give it a try? And he doesn't even care about the Church, the Evil Faction and the Academic Faction at all?
Wait a minute! That's not the main point at all! Even though Undine drank a little too much medicine, she wouldn't be so stupid as to provoke the Divine Warriors of the Alpine Barbarians, right? What's the point of using yourself as an example?
"Oh, so you want to ask about those beasts? You have to be more specific, right? " The Caveman was a little unconvinced, "The Third Walker used to be the most powerful beast there but I'm not afraid of it."
Shhh! Keep your voice down, don't wake it up. It's a real dragon, not some wild beast! If you say it like that, it'll get angry again.
"The other beasts are not that powerful. Although the Steel Garuru, the Carp King and the Netherworld Wyvern are troublesome, it's rare to encounter them. The Moonlight Butterfly and Granzon are even rarer. Even if you encounter them, you won't be able to defeat a Holy Level beast so you don't have to worry, "the Caveman said. The last sentence was obviously to comfort the Merchant.
It was just that the names of these things sounded so strange yet familiar at the same time. Forget about the beasts at the front but why do the two at the back feel so different? Baiyi thought to himself. But then again, that was not the main point. After all, the Caveman said that there would be no problem as long as there was a Holy Level powerhouse guarding the caravan, right?
No problem my a * s! The realm of reality is not the Endless Void! Where am I going to find a Holy Level powerhouse to guard the caravan?!
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