Rhodes took the vampire onto the carriage approved by the Silver Seal Merchant Group.
There are two rows of seats on the left and right sides of the carriage, but the space is not spacious, and it is obviously only prepared for a small number of people.
After entering the carriage from the side, Rhodes sat down on the seat in the carriage.
Looking at some of the decorations inside the carriage and the windows that could be opened on both sides, Rhodes realized that this carriage was originally prepared to transport passengers.
Rhodes guessed that due to the generous rewards for transporting passengers, the Silver Seal Merchant Group itself would choose to bring some passengers, but not too many. Once the number of passengers becomes too large, things beyond the control of the Silver Seal Merchant Group will happen.
For traveling with passengers, it is definitely cheaper to organize large business groups. Travelers who want to go to the City of Screams have already left with the previous large business group. This resulted in the Silver Seal Merchant Group not finding any passengers until two days before departure.
This is why, at the beginning, User did not directly reject Rhodes as a traveler because of his status as a necromancer, but instead negotiated travel expenses with Rhodes.
At first, User wanted to make Rhodes pay the high travel expenses through verbal suppression. But through his own observation, Rhodes discovered the real goods he was transporting, so User had to waive Rhodes' travel expenses as Rhodes' hush money.
After determining that what the Silver Seal Merchant Group was really transporting was the Soul Crystal, Rhodes only proposed to become a passenger and did not take this opportunity to extort a sum of money from the Merchant Group. He also had his own considerations.
As Rhodes said, he is a traveler following the business group, and he must be taken care of by the business group along the way.
The Silver Seal Merchant Group is already willing to not charge any travel expenses to Rhodes and his party in order for Rhodes to conceal this information, which is a sign of weakness in itself. If Rhodes really wants to take advantage of the situation, the business group will not be a vegetarian.
Along the way, Rhodes could not always guard against retaliation from the business group. A few senior professionals, plus a spell caster, with reasonable arrangements, may not be able to kill Rhodes and vampires.
Just like the current situation, although the business group cannot get travel expenses from Rhodes, they will not forcefully surround Rhodes, whose strength is unknown, and increase their losses. Rhodes can also follow the business group to Diya, so everyone can get what they need.
"Dead Soul Crystal..."
Sitting in the carriage, Rhodes recalled the previous situation, took out the Soul Crystal from the space ring, checked it, and handed it to the vampire next to him.
The vampire immediately felt like he had found a treasure. After taking it, he held the Soul Crystal tightly in his hand and kept it close to his body.
The undead crystal releases death energy all the time. This death energy can help the necromancer transform undead creatures, and can also help undead creatures advance.
Therefore, in Diya, soul crystals are very popular among necromancers, but in other places they can only be used as jewelry decorations, and the price is much lower than in Diya.
According to Rhodes' feeling, the vampire's advancement in the previous tomb was probably triggered by this dead soul crystal.
At this time, Rhodes had already planned to follow the business group to the City of Screams, so he didn't know how long it would take along the way. Giving the Dead Soul Crystal to a vampire is also in the hope that he can increase his strength by absorbing the energy of death.
After the advancement is interrupted, the vampire cannot advance again for a short period of time, but it can rely on the death energy released by the Revenant Crystal to maintain its strength at the peak of the third level, waiting for the next opportunity to advance.
At this time, the sky outside the carriage had completely darkened.
Seeing the vampire calmly absorbing the energy emitted by the Soul Crystal, Rhodes himself had some plans.
Rod did not choose to meditate. Rhodes' mana has reached the upper limit corresponding to the knowledge attribute, and ordinary meditation cannot have any effect except accelerating the recovery of mana.
At this time, the only thing that can improve Rhodes' strength is deep meditation.
However, the conditions required to enter deep meditation are harsh, and Rhodes himself has some ideas.
Since coming to this world, Rhodes has not had any time to rest due to the continuous battles. Even if he has a little free time, he is still preparing for the next battle. The only way to rest is to meditate.
Until now, Rhodes had never slept once. Through meditation, even though the physical fatigue could be recovered, the mental sleepiness caused by the battle could not be eliminated.
In this state, Rhodes didn't think he could successfully enter a state of deep meditation. The experience of his previous life taught Rhodes that instead of meditating in vain, it is better to spend time adjusting his state to the best, and then try deep meditation.
Therefore, Rhodes chose to adjust his mental state through sleep.
Since the space inside the carriage was not spacious, Rhodes could not lie down completely, so he could only sit on the seat, cross his hands, lean against the wooden board at the back of the carriage, close his eyes, and try to fall asleep.
As for whether the Silver Seal Merchant Group would take this opportunity to surround him, Rhodes was not worried.
The business group with a large number of dead soul crystals will be more cautious than Rhodes thought, for fear that an abnormal move will attract other forces to notice them. Is there anything more outrageous than besieging and killing tourists in a camp
… …
for a long time.
Perhaps due to the vigilance in his subconscious mind, even when he fell asleep, Rhodes could not completely fall into a deep sleep, but remained semi-awake.
The noisy sounds around him, coupled with the vibrations coming from under his feet, made Rhodes wake up from his sleep in time. The vampire seemed to feel nothing and was still absorbing the energy emitted by the dead soul crystal.
In an instant, Rhodes pushed open a gap in the window on the side and looked outside.
The sky was still dark, showing a dark blue light. The entire business group was already ready, and a large number of carriages gathered around, preparing to move in one direction.
"are you awake?"
As if aware of the movement in the carriage, a hoarse voice came from the front of the carriage.
Rhodes pushed open the window and looked forward. It was the thief he saw yesterday, sitting in front of the carriage he was sitting on, whipping the horses in front of him with a whip.
"You should feel honored. The business group changed the departure time for you."
After specifically confessing this matter to Rhodes, the thief said nothing and just drove the carriage ahead.
Rhodes didn't say anything more, closed the window again, and sat back in the carriage.
Rhodes understood what the thief meant. Since he was not sure whether the information would be leaked, after a night of preparation, the business group decided to set off one day early and set off early today.
The sky had just begun to light up when the business group formed a long queue, leaving the Freelance Chamber of Commerce's premises and heading towards the entrance of the town.
At this time, under the dark blue sky, several people dressed in black robes were staring at the caravan going away, indicating that this journey would not be peaceful.
(End of chapter)