Chapter 1672 - A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1672: 456 Major Tear and Legendary Sniper_4 This scared many merchants away. The commission this time was no exception. After detailed discussions between the team leader and the person in charge of the merchant caravan, they still chose the more dangerous eastern route. On this path… Almost everywhere along the way, there were human bandits, roaming goblins, and demons that had spilled over from the Abyss. Among them, demons were the most troublesome. ... After the Great Tear… A large number of demons appeared in the material world. Although the Alliance organized several encircling and extermination campaigns against the demonic forces afterward and successfully killed off the main force of the demon army, there were still many lone warriors scattered across this land. They caused even greater damage to the already unstable security environment in the Northland. With the combat power of the Dream Mercenary Group… If they encountered a small team of demons consisting of five to eight members, they could only hope to survive. As for more… Survival would then be a matter of fate. Why else would people say it’s a life-licking job? Yet even so, such commissions were still hotly contested in the city— Alicia could imagine the scene of the team leader shouting at the top of his lungs, eyes wide with anger, as he competed for the commission. “In a nutshell,” “great mission, great client, great reward… it’s just very dangerous,” “And after consulting with the person in charge of the merchant caravan, we’ve decided to set off from the north gate tonight!” “There isn’t much time left for everyone to prepare,” the team leader said methodically. “Travel at night?” Alicia couldn’t help but question: “Demons become more active at night, and our visibility will also be hindered. Do we really need to depart so late?” The team leader smiled: “Don’t worry.” “Trust me, just go and get ready.” At this moment, Ding Xianghua also interjected: “I trust the team leader.” Alicia couldn’t help but roll her eyes internally. But she also knew that although the team leader was usually easy to talk to, once a decision was made, it was almost impossible to change. Therefore, after asking one more question, she turned around to prepare. Everyone went back to their rooms. A few hours later. The northern gate of Sword Winter City. The night fell slowly. The Dream Mercenary Group left the city along with a line of carriages. As they left the city, Alicia noticed something was amiss: “Why are so many merchant caravans leaving at the same time?” “And there are so many fellow travelers?” “Did everyone agree to travel at night together?” The team leader just smiled and stayed silent. But soon, Alicia’s questions were answered. A few miles out of Sword Winter City, all the merchant caravans moved slowly northward along the coastline of the continent. Then, they saw rows of glowing giant magic carpets in the pitch-black sky above! That was— “The Night Spirit Magic Carpet of the southern mage army.” Excitement and longing flashed in the team leader’s eyes: “I also spent quite a bit of money to find out this news.” “Tonight, the southern mage army will carry out a cleansing operation against the demons north of Sword Winter City.” “We just need to follow behind them.” “The place where the southern mage army passes through is certainly the safest place in the world.” As if to prove his words, The rows of giant magic carpets scattered in all directions across the sky. Enormous crystal balls floated on the magic carpets, illuminating everything on the ground beneath them brightly as if they were searchlights. The magic carpets moved slowly northward, and the merchant convoy followed suit. Despite being outside the city, both mercenaries and merchants felt an unusual sense of safety in these chaotic times— Although the reputation of the Seven Saint Alliance had declined sharply after the Great Tear, spellcasters were indeed the only beings ordinary people could rely upon. “I knew trusting the team leader was the right decision!” Ding Xianghua interjected at the right moment: “I recognize those magic carpets, they are mass-produced at Roderick’s factory in the north.” “They once recruited apprentice mages publicly, and I had attended an interview, but because of the interviewer… I ultimately failed, sigh…” The team leader offered a few words of comfort. Ding Xianghua immediately showed a grateful and tearful expression. Alicia felt nauseated watching this scene. She had heard Ding Xianghua recount the story of her failure at the Roderick’s spellcaster factory interview due to the interviewer countless times. According to Ding Xianghua, she was qualified to enter Roderick’s factory, but the interviewer coveted her beauty and demanded her to surrender her body. Naturally, Ding Xianghua refused to submit. Eventually, another woman who had slept with the interviewer got the job position. Alicia was almost certain this was a made-up story. Even if the interviewer really did covet female beauty, he probably found Ding Xianghua’s looks not as appealing as the other woman’s— Ding Xianghua always tried to present herself as a paragon of virtue and chastity in front of men, and it seemed like men really fell for it! Alicia always found the team’s attitude towards Ding Xianghua overly favorable, so much so that even the Hound brothers, who used to pursue her, seemed to have a “change of heart” since Ding Xianghua joined. That annoyed her greatly. Adhering to the principle that it was better to avoid trouble, she merely watched coldly as Ding Xianghua flirted with the team leader, without making any more drastic moves. However, during this process, she realized she wasn’t the only one in the Dream Mercenary Group who had different views about Ding Xianghua— The good-looking young man who had recently joined. Alicia noticed unintentionally that when he watched Ding Xianghua talk, there seemed to be a trace of subtle taunting at the corners of his mouth. This made Alicia’s feelings towards him grow fonder.