Chapter 147
Chapter 147: The mission is a go
Not running into any further danger along the way, Han Shuo and the others made it safely out of the underground world, exiting from the mountain valley they’d come in through.
Although this time’s outing had been a bit different from the original plan, he was still satisfied with the overall result. Not only had he received two cartloads of gold and jewelry from the dark elves, he’d also received a chest of beautiful crystals, a mysterious bow and a dark dragon subordinate. Han Shuo felt that this trip had been quite worth it.
As they walked towards the forest trolls’ village, dark dragon Gilbert kept complaining, switching tracks between wanting Han Shuo to return his chest of crystals to him, and Han Shuo finding beauties for him. Indifferent to his whining, Han Shuo turned him down flatly.
The dark dragon knew a lost cause when he saw one, and didn’t continue wasting his breath, preferring instead to sulk in a corner and tend to his wounds. Meanwhile, Han Shuo didn’t remain idle either. He mastered another journeyman level necromancy magic, “Dark Fog”. Not only could this magic create fog within a certain perimeter, but it was cast in such a way that the caster would be unaffected, allowing only enemies’ vision to be obscured. It was a very practical magic to use in attacking and running away.
Han Shuo had mostly grasped the Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens by now. After some testing, he discovered that apart from some issues in grasping direction, all his other problems were being resolved through continuous practice. It would appear that he really would be able to soar through the air before too long.
When they passed by the forest trolls’ sacred ground, Han Shuo had the forest trolls wait outside. He and the little skeleton went inside and stored all the remaining treasures within his space ring. The place of extreme wood still had great use for Han Shuo, so he left specific instructions for the forest trolls guarding the sacred ground to keep an eye on this place.
After returning to the village, Han Shuo discovered traces of a violent fight outside the village. As he entered the village and listened to the old priest’s summary, he learned that the forest trolls that had gathered from all areas had engaged the elves after they’d left. The forest trolls’ superior numbers forced the elves to retreat after losing a few of their number.
As the god that the forest trolls worshipped, the little skeleton received adoration from all the forest trolls. Han Shuo then gave instructions to the old priest and took all the luxury items that they’d robbed from the McGrady Guild. Using the excuse of observing potential targets, he left the forest trolls along with the little skeleton and lewd dragon Gilbert.
Han Shuo arrived at the cemetery of death after a few days of walking. Because of the contract, Han Shuo wasn’t afraid of Gilbert spilling his secrets and led him directly into the cemetery of death. When Gilbert discovered that Han Shuo possessed the cemetery of death, a string of fawning words poured out from his mouth and lauded Han Shuo up to the heavens.
“His Majesty’s health has continued to decline, becoming poorer and poorer. The two princes aren’t worth much and neither of them are able to truly obtain his trust. Curiously enough, the chief of the Gryphon Legion petitioned His Majesty to have the princess marry his son Clark. Even though His Majesty declined him in the end, the chief still holds great military power in his hands, and his motives for his petition remain unclear.”
“The Dark Mantle then discovered that his movements were becoming a bit suspicious. They seem to indicate that he has some contact with the Kasi Empire. Our goal is to collect as much evidence as possible. As long as we have enough evidence, my brother will personally make a move and arrest the chief of the Gryphon Legion.” Emily looked at Han Shuo and explained.
“Then, what should we do next?” Since Emily knew the detailed particulars of this mission far better than Han Shuo, he didn’t dare express any opinions and directly asked Emily.
“According to our Dark Mantle’s observations, a storm seems to be brewing within the Empire. The Kasi Empire is watching us with greedy eyes, and seems to be prepared to launch fierce attacks as soon as His Majesty dies. The chief of the Gryphon Legion won’t make his move immediately, but since you’ve already given your orders to the forest trolls, I think the siege weapons stolen from the McGrady Guild will appear in Valen City before too long.”
“This batch of siege weapons could be what Gryphon Legion chief Bob Ascher is planning to use when attacking the palace. As long as we can discover this batch of siege weapons in their house, we can arrest them before they start their rebellion.” Emily explained as she looked at Han Shuo.
“His son Clark isn’t in Valen City right now. I want to kill him first!” Han Shuo suddenly spoke with a low voice when he finished listening to Emily’s words.
Emily started when she heard these words. She couldn’t fathom how Han Shuo would know Clark and moreover, hold such hatred towards him.