The banquet at the border was very simple. As Andrea was not around, the General's Mansion was closed all day long. The banquet could only be held at the outskirts of the camp.
The border soldiers raised their wine glasses and toasted Li Xiang's goods.
Having gotten used to all kinds of crudely made goods, the border soldiers felt that they had a higher chance of survival in the future battles now that they could exchange for a new batch of high-quality goods. Therefore, they were grateful to the three of them from the bottom of their hearts.
Shizuko, who understood the situation at the border, was shocked. She had heard about the situation at the border in her family, but she did not expect it to be so serious.
Amidst the toasts, Zhao Lingkong found Li Xiang in the crowd. He raised his wine glass and looked at this man who was only a Level-2 Magic Apprentice on the surface.
"The guns you made are very powerful." Zhao Lingkong clinked glasses with him and drank.
"Thank you for the compliment, I'm just following your example." Li Xiang blinked and laughed softly. "I'm very satisfied to be able to get your approval."
"Is that so?" Zhao Lingkong smiled noncommittally and poured another cup for him. "How about we go to a quieter place to talk?"
Li Xiang nodded. Zhao Lingkong was not a boring person. Since he had spoken, there must be something he wanted to say.
The two of them secretly left the camp side by side. Facing the night wind, Zhao Lingkong brought him to a watchtower on the beach at the border.
The structure of the watchtower was very complicated. It was filled with mechanical components that were constantly operating. Every twelve hours, a warrior with rich combat experience would be on guard duty, constantly monitoring the movements of the Dead Sea and the fog.
They did not have a well-equipped astronomical observatory like Lighthouse Academy, so they could only use the most primitive method to predict movements.
The night wind carried the unique damp and fishy smell of the sea. Zhao Lingkong leaned against a stone pillar and looked at the bright full moon in the sky.
"Many years ago, when I was still a child, my father died in battle on this beach. His body was dragged to the bottom of the Dead Sea by a giant tentacle. From that day on, I was determined to become the strongest warrior and avenge him. At the age of ten, my first job was to stand guard here and replace a lazy warrior. Perhaps we were lucky. That night, a huge army of mutants came, but because of my timely warning, Mother quickly led her team to destroy them. "
At this point, Zhao Lingkong paused and looked at Li Xiang's expression.
Noticing that Zhang Xuan did not react, Zhao Lingkong chuckled and continued, "It was also from that day onwards that I caught the eye of my mother. She brought me to Liao Kong and we trained together. We grew up together, and I knew how much she hated my father. But I still treated her as the closest person to me, and I protected her like my own sister. Crystal's death was a huge blow to her. Fortunately, you were there. I don't know what method you used, but you actually helped her walk out of the shadows so quickly. "
"I didn't do anything." Li Xiang shook his head.
"Anyway, thank you very much. Previously, when I heard Mother talk about your relationship with her, to be honest, I was very unconvinced. In my heart, I always believed that if I wasn't born in this place, I wouldn't be worse than any of you. It wasn't until today when I saw you bring so many vampires over that I realized that I was just a frog at the bottom of a well. "
Zhao Lingkong was only a few years older than him, but he was already a Level-3 magician. Was he still a frog at the bottom of a well?
Li Xiang complained in his heart, but his expression was unusually serious.
"Anyway, it's useless even if I don't accept my fate. I was born here, and unless I become a player like Mother, I won't be able to leave this place for the rest of my life. We carry the mark that the White King sees as a [problem], and we won't be able to leave this place for the rest of our lives. Since that's the case, I'll be the strongest warrior here. It's a worthy death if I die here. However, Liao Kong's sister doesn't dare to stay here forever. Li Xiang. " Zhao Lingkong suddenly looked at him, and his tone became extremely heavy. "If you can do it one day, you must take her away from here, far away, and never come back."
His words were filled with sorrow, as if he was bidding farewell after a calamity befell, his final instructions.
"I will." Li Xiang nodded slightly, thinking about the meaning of his words. That was what he had been doing.
"Please. As for what you're going to do in the next few days, I'll pretend that I didn't see it, and I won't mention it to anyone." Zhao Lingkong nodded.
Li Xiang was shocked. Looking at his expression, he seemed to know the secret between him and Liao Kong!
Although he didn't think that he could hide it from Zhao Lingkong for a long time, he didn't expect that he would be exposed.
After all, he had asked Liao Kong to spy on the Ogheim family before everything happened. If Zhao Lingkong found out about this, he would have the power to directly imprison Liao Kong and team 169.
If this matter was exposed to the military and the camps of the noble families, the border troops would be in a very awkward situation, and Liao Kong and his team would have to pay a huge price.
"You're a smart person, and I know what you're worried about. However, Mother has to deal with higher-level matters, so she can only leave this small matter to us." Zhao Lingkong's eyes gradually turned cold. After a while, he said coldly, "If you really find out anything, don't hold back. I'll help you erase all traces."
Li Xiang looked at Zhao Lingkong deeply and nodded silently.
After returning to the camp, Li Xiang called out Villette, Shizuko Ise, and Liao Kong who weren't drunk.
They took out their communicators. The mission mark showed that the black elephant didn't move too much. It was still moving around the Ogheim family's camp.
"There are three level-3 magicians, five level-2 magicians, eleven level-1 magicians, and many magic apprentices in the Ogheim family's camp. Most of them were secretly disguised as merchants and flown in." Liao Kong recalled with his amazing memory. "With just the four of us, we'll be turned into sieves before we even get close to the camp."
"Of course, we won't just walk over. According to my estimation, they will definitely come out in the next two days. That will be the best time for us to take action." Li Xiang tapped on his communicator and showed a cold expression. "As long as they really come out, not only will we have to kill all of them, team 169 will also have to use this opportunity to wipe out the entire Ogheim family's camp."
Liao Kong was stunned for a second and then laughed.
Only Li Xiang would dare to do this. He was the real lunatic.
Shizuko Ise shivered. It would be weird if they didn't go to the magic court to destroy a super noble family's camp without any real charges. However, she could only accompany this crazy guy for now.
"These few days, the transportation at the camp has become more frequent. Guess what kind of goods need to be transported so quickly and guarded so closely?" Li Xiang smiled. This was what was written in the information Liao Kong gave him during the day.
The three girls looked at each other and a terrifying thought appeared in their minds.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
