"Master Gray, this place is already 300 miles away from Duke Nahum."
After walking out of the Thunder Forest, observing the surrounding terrain, taking out the map and comparing it carefully, Alice said.
"That's good!"
Gray nodded.
Now that they know that the identities of the two noble youths may not be simple, it is naturally impossible for Gray and others to retrace their steps and return to the previous town.
In the process of hunting the barbarian-level blood beasts, they were not marching aimlessly, but while hunting the barbarian-level blood beasts, they headed outside the Duke of Nahum.
As for things like carriages and horses, you can wait until you leave Thunder Forest to buy them.
Both Gray and the Red Wings Mercenary Group have gained a lot this time, and this little money is naturally not a problem.
"The other party is probably quite powerful. Although they have left the Nahum Dukedom, it does not mean that they are absolutely safe."
Gray said.
"To be on the safe side, don't enter the towns around Thunder Forest. Walk directly away from Thunder Forest before letting people enter the town to buy carriages and horses."
"clear."
Hobbes nodded solemnly, and then said.
"Master Gray, I want someone to disguise themselves and sneak into the Duke of Nahum to find out the identities of the two nobles."
"Okay, but you have to be careful not to expose us because of this."
Gray thought for a moment and agreed.
Once you know the opponent's identity, you can take precautions in the future. If you don't even know the identity of the enemy, you may bump into him inexplicably in the future.
Moreover, Gray also wanted to know what kind of force the other party came from, and could be so arrogant that he would send people to intercept and kill him if he couldn't force him to buy it. It was simply unscrupulous.
Although the person he sent to intercept had been killed by him, the matter obviously could not end just like that. Whether it was the other party or Gray, the matter was far from over.
The opponent is determined to win the silver metal ball and will never give up so easily, and Gray himself will never let the opponent go just like that.
Find out the other party's identity first. Even if you are not your opponent for the time being, if you are strong enough in the future, you will definitely make the other party pay the price for this incident.
Gray is quite confident about his future strength. With the blood of a king-level blood beast in hand, he already holds the key to the king-level. He doesn't believe that he will never be his opponent.
Far away from the Thunder Forest, they purchased carriages and horses in a small city, and Gray and the Red Wings mercenary group returned to Sidney.
Along the way, they were quite cautious and did not enter the town. Instead, they camped in the wilderness for the night.
More than ten days later, they had appeared not far from Sidney Territory, and by this time, the people sent to inquire about the news had returned.
In a huge tent, Gray, Hobbes and Alice were included.
"Bowen, how are you? Have you found out?"
Hobbes looked at a young man in his twenties in the tent and asked. This young man was the person sent to inquire about the news.
A very steady and smart mercenary, that's why he was sent to find out the news.
"We found out."
When it came to inquiring about the news, the young man's expression suddenly became solemn, he lowered his voice and said in a voice that only a few people in the tent could hear.
"The other party is... from the Nahum family!"
"Hiss..."
There was a gasp in the tent, and the expressions of Gray and the other three people changed. They were all shocked by the news.
The Dukedom of Nahum and the Nahum family, it is not difficult to think of the connection between the two just from their names. The other party must come from the Nahum family, one of the only three duke families in the kingdom.
"It's actually the Nahum family..."
Hobbes had heart palpitations in his eyes, and Alice's expression became extremely solemn.
"The Nahum family..."
Even Gray's expression couldn't help but change slightly.
At this moment, he finally understood why the other party dared to be so arrogant and unscrupulous.
The Nahum family is one of the only three duke families in the Purple Moon Kingdom. There is no doubt about its strength.
300 years ago, there was a king-level warrior in this family. After so long, this king-level warrior should have passed away, but it is not difficult to see how terrifying this family is.
Compared with the Marquis family, the Duke family's background is even better. King-level warriors cannot guarantee it, but wild-blood warriors definitely have it.
With such strength and background, no wonder he dares to be so unscrupulous, robbing someone if he can't force it, without caring about the background behind the other party.
"I'm really being targeted by an incredible being..."
Gray took a deep breath, with a heavy look on his face.
The other party was stronger than he expected, which made him feel great pressure.
"Only a few of us know about this matter, please don't spread it outside."
After a long time, Gray regained his composure and spoke.
"We understand."
Hobbes, Alice, and the young man who was inquiring about the information all nodded solemnly. If this matter were to be known to other members of the Red Wings Mercenary Group, it would definitely cause panic.
The team continued on their way without entering the city. A few days later, after entering the Sidney Territory, Gray and the few who knew the situation were completely relieved.
After finding a city and staying in a tavern, traveling continuously, and sleeping outdoors every day, everyone was quite tired and needed a good rest.
"You have to have at least a desolate level of strength to barely have the ability to protect yourself."
In the hotel room, Gray subconsciously tapped his fingers on the coffee table next to him, lost in thought.
The strength of the opponent really put a lot of pressure on him. If he wanted to have some resistance ability in front of the opponent, he had to have at least a wild-level strength. After all, for a family like that, having wild-blooded warriors was inevitable.
"After swallowing the blood of the Corpse Hair Ape, I should be able to control four barbarian-level blood beasts or one desolate-level blood beast."
For Gray, having wild-level combat power can be said to be difficult, or it can be said to be very easy.
It is said to be easy because after swallowing the blood of the Corpse Hair Ape, if the speculation is correct, he will be able to control the most powerful desolate level blood beast. If there is a suitable desolate level blood beast for him to control, he will immediately have desolate level combat power. .
It's difficult because it's not that difficult to obtain such a wild-level blood beast.
A wild-level blood beast with the ability to hunt must at least be a wild-blood warrior. Gray didn't recognize such a being at all.
The only one who has a slight relationship is the bronze-backed dragon beast of the Sidney family, but it is not that difficult to persuade the Sidney family to use the copper-backed dragon beast to hunt wild-level blood beasts for him.
"Besides, if my strength can be improved to that of a Barbarian Blood Warrior as soon as possible, with my combined ability of wind and ice, I might be able to have the combat power of a Barbarian Blood Warrior."
Gray, who has not yet reached the strength of a Barbarian Blood Warrior, already possesses the combat power of a Barbarian Blood Warrior by virtue of his combined wind and ice abilities. If Gray reaches the level of a Barbarian Blood Warrior, he might also be able to use his mixed abilities. Crossing a level, comparable to a wild blood warrior.
"However, based on my current training progress, it will take at least half a year to improve my strength to a Barbarian Blood Warrior."
Gray's current cultivation speed is already extremely fast. If he still wants to improve, he may only be able to obtain some precious magical medicinal materials that can improve his strength.
Although such things are not as precious as the fruits of evolution, which even king-level experts have to fight for, they are definitely extremely rare and difficult to encounter.
"In order to obtain this thing, the trouble is really big."
Taking out the silver metal ball from the rune space bag, Gray couldn't help but focus on the silver metal ball.
The silver metal ball as big as a table tennis ball shimmers under the sunlight that shines into the room, exuding a hazy light and looking extremely beautiful.
It is extremely light in weight, even lighter than ordinary wood. Holding it in your hand, you even worry that it will be blown away by a gust of wind.
Green clenched his palms into fists and squeezed inward. With his current strength, even a solid titanium alloy ball would be crushed by him, but there was no change at all when he squeezed this silver metal ball.
Spread your hands and look at it. Not only has the silver metal ball not been squashed, there is not even a trace of squeeze and deformation left on its surface.
This kind of thing is simply beyond common sense.
But I feel relieved when I think that something like this is something that even a strong person like the Ghost Merchant needs.
Gray didn't know how strong the ghost merchant was, but what was certain was that the opponent's strength should be beyond the king level.
Not only because the other party has existed since the empire, and is now at least a thousand years old, but also because of the ability that the other party created when it appeared to completely drag a large area into an illusion.
Such a method is simply unbelievable.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a strange and inexplicable feeling hit Gray's heart. For a moment, Gray felt that time and space were out of order and he was top-heavy.
There was silence outside, and suddenly, he was separated from the noisy world.
"This feeling?"
Gray's expression changed. He had experienced this feeling before, the last time he was dragged into the phantom world by a ghost merchant.
He walked to the window and saw figures walking back and forth on the street, carriages passing back and forth, but there was no sound at all, as if everyone had turned into ghosts walking silently.
"A ghost merchant appears?!"
He was almost certain that this was definitely done by the ghost merchant, because it was almost exactly the same as the last time he appeared.
He walked out of the room and saw Alice in the corridor. She was walking towards his room and seemed to have something to do with him. He passed her by, but she didn't notice at all.
He walked out of the hotel and walked on the street where people were passing by but there was no sound at all. After walking for a long time, what he saw was still this silent environment.
"You can't really drag the entire city into the phantom world, right?"
(End of chapter)