After staying in the Fergus family for several days, it was less than a month before the next time he swallowed the blood of a blood beast.
After confirming that the Fergus family was relatively stable in all aspects, Gray hurriedly left Fergus Castle and headed towards the mercenary city.
He went there in the Fergus family carriage.
Although in terms of speed, riding a horse is faster, riding a horse in the snowy winter is not a very pleasant experience.
Even though his body was extremely resistant to cold, he obviously didn't want to choose this kind of self-abuse.
The carriage moved forward in the snow. Inside the warm carriage, Gray held a map in his hand and raised his brows.
This is a map of the entire Purple Moon Kingdom. There is a route on the map, starting from the Fergus Territory, extending all the way, leaving the Sidney Territory, passing through a marquis territory, and moving forward in territory that does not belong to any noble family. It can be reached within a short distance.
Looking at the Marquis territory that he needed to pass through, Gray raised his brows slightly.
The name of the territory is Oka Territory. Gray is no stranger to this territory because he has been to this place and explored the ruins in the Blue Sea Forest here.
And the reason why he frowned slightly was naturally because, in this place, he still had a family that was at odds with each other.
After exploring the ruins and coming out of the Blue Sea Forest, Gray clashed with the Giant Crocodile mercenary group and destroyed the mercenary group, which eventually led to a feud with the Mesfe family, an earl family.
"Want to go around?"
Gray raised his eyebrows, but finally shook his head.
"Can't go around!"
A Marquis Territory is quite huge. If you want to go around it, the time it takes will probably more than double the original amount.
Time was already very tight, and if he took a long detour, he might not be able to reach the mercenary city in a month, so Gray was naturally unwilling to do so.
"Hmph, you'd better not mess with me, otherwise, I wouldn't mind teaching you a lesson."
Now, he is no longer the ferocious warrior who fled back to the Sidney Territory overnight because of the pursuit of the Mesfe family.
At the level of a mad blood warrior, coupled with numerous powerful blood beast abilities, his combat power has reached the peak of madness.
In terms of strength, it can be said that he has no fear of the Mesfe family. If the Mesfe family conflicts with him, the Mesfe family will definitely suffer in the end.
The only thing that needs to be worried is the attitude of the owners of the Oka Territory, the Oka family.
But after all, he is the successor of the earl family from the Sidney territory, and behind him stands the Sidney family, a family that ranks at the forefront among the marquis families.
As long as they don't go too far, the Oka family will definitely not risk offending the Sidney family and take action against him.
After traveling during the day and staying in a tavern at night, a few days later, the carriage entered the territory of the Marquis of Oka.
The journey was smooth, and few caravans were willing to travel outside in the cold weather, and so were the bandits.
In the evening, the carriage stopped in front of the only tavern in the town.
After parking the carriage and placing the horses, Gray led the servants and pushed open the door of the tavern.
Jingle Bell!
With the sound of the bell, he pushed the door of the tavern open, and a warmth suddenly hit his face.
The cold wind was howling outside and snowflakes were flying. In the tavern, under the flickering lights, several tables of people were dining.
Judging from their attire, there were mercenaries among them, as well as small traders who braved the cold to do business.
There was only one dining table left in the tavern. Gray and his servants sat at the dining table, took the menu handed over by the tavern clerk, and ordered a portion that was too exaggerated for two people.
The tavern clerk glanced at Gray and the two in surprise, but said nothing and returned to the kitchen with the menu.
If you open a store for a long time, you will encounter all kinds of people.
Moreover, the clothes Gray was wearing were obviously extremely expensive, so he was naturally not worried that Gray would not be able to pay for them.
The ordered meal was brought over, and Gray and the servant were eating by themselves.
When he went out, Gray didn't care about the master and servant dining at the same table. He was not a person with serious aristocratic disease.
Jingle Bell!
At this moment, the bell on the hotel door rang again.
A cold wind blew from outside, causing the people at the dining tables in the tavern to look towards the door, and Gray and the two were no exception.
In the cold wind, four people walked into the tavern, led by two young men, a man and a woman.
The man had long green hair hanging down his shoulders, which was tied behind his head.
He has a handsome face that complements the long hair hanging down his shoulders. He does not look feminine. He is a very handsome man.
The woman has long green hair that hangs down to her waist, a standard oval face, and big eyes, giving people a very energetic feeling.
There is a sapphire earring on each ear, which adds a unique beauty to her already extremely beautiful woman.
Judging from their attire, they should both be from noble families, and if nothing else, they should be brother and sister.
The reason for this judgment is that the two people have the same hair color.
In this world, hair color is generally related to genetics. The two of them have very rare green hair, and they appear together. It is more likely that they are brother and sister.
The two men behind them, an old man and a middle-aged man, were not badly dressed, but surprisingly, they acted like servants in front of the man and the woman.
"Master, there is no separate dining table anymore!"
The old man among them had a knife hanging on his waist. He looked around the tavern and frowned slightly.
"It's okay. You don't need to worry so much when you are out. You and Uncle Bob can go over there and share a table with others!"
Elijah, a young man with green hair said.
"good."
The two men walked towards a table with only two people.
Sitting in front of the dining table were two mercenaries wearing leather armor. When they saw the arrival of the two men, their expressions became slightly stiff. It was obvious that they were not very willing to share the table with others.
However, he did not reject the two men's sharing a table. I'm afraid the more reason was that he saw that the two men were not easy to mess with.
"Sorry to bother you, can I share a table with you?"
After letting the two of them leave, the green-haired young man Elijah glanced at the tavern, then brought the green-haired young woman Samantha to Gray's table, and said to Gray in a polite tone.
"Please."
Gray made a gesture of invitation with one hand, indicating that the two of them were free.
The reason why they agreed was not because they were both nobles. When they were away from home, it was convenient for themselves to be with others.
Who knows when I will encounter this situation.
"Thanks."
The green-haired young man Elijah nodded slightly to Gray, and took the green-haired young woman Samantha to sit in the two vacant seats.
After ordering the food, the two of them waited. Samantha, a young woman with green hair, rubbed her slightly frozen hands and asked.
"Second brother, how long until we reach the mercenary city?"
"There are about seven or eight days left."
The green-haired young man Elijah thought for a moment.
"It's still that long?"
Samantha sighed slightly.
"It didn't take you this long the last time you went, did it?"
"The last time I went there was summer, and now it's winter. There's snow everywhere, so it naturally takes more time than it did then."
Elijah explained.
"Mercenary city?"
During the meal, Gray raised his head in slight surprise and glanced at the two of them.
Unexpectedly, the destination of this group of people was also the city of mercenaries.
However, I feel relieved when I think that the Mercenary City is a place where mercenaries gather. They can often get some good things from the mercenaries who travel around and attract some nobles and businessmen.
Although they were going to the same destination, he had no intention of chatting or going together. After being slightly surprised, he continued to immerse himself in his meal.
After finishing the meal and booking two rooms at the counter, Gray and the servant went upstairs to the tavern under the leadership of the tavern clerk.
Not long after Gray went upstairs to the tavern, the mercenary who had shared the table with the old man and the middle-aged man stood up to pay the bill and actually left the tavern under the cover of night.
The old man and middle-aged man who shared the table with them looked at the two mercenaries leaving with a thoughtful look in their eyes. From their position, they could just observe a lot of things.
Having finished their meal, they sat down at the spot left by Gray and the servant after they left.
"It's so strange that these two mercenaries are leaving the tavern so late!"
Samantha said slightly strangely.
"It's indeed a bit strange."
Elijah nodded slightly.
This tavern is the only tavern in the town. It is already dark outside. Logically speaking, one should stay directly in the tavern at this time.
"We can guess some of the reasons for this."
The old man with the knife among the two men laughed.
"Grandpa Will, what is going on?"
Samantha asked curiously.
"When we were dining just now, we noticed that these two people would glance at your table secretly from time to time. If nothing else, these two people should have been eyeing the master and servant pair just now."
Weldao, the old man with the knife.
"Have you targeted those two people?"
Samantha frowned slightly and looked at the green-haired young man and asked.
"Second brother, do you want to remind those two people?"
"Need not."
Elijah shook his head.
"Those two people are not simple. If these two mercenaries are targeting them, those two people may not be the ones who suffer."
"How did you know?"
Samantha wondered.
"Don't you think that young man's appetite is a little too big?"
Elijah laughed.
"It's indeed too big."
Samantha nodded.
Generally speaking, as the blood warrior's strength increases, his food intake will increase, but it is really rare to be as exaggerated as that man.
"He has that kind of appetite, but he doesn't look fat. On the one hand, it should be because this man is not easy to gain weight. On the other hand, this man's own strength should not be too bad, and his body's nutritional needs should be It’s quite big too.”
Elijah judged.
(End of chapter)