Secret Stronghold.

"yes, we're already leaving."

Sparta rested his feet on the table and leaned comfortably back in the huge chair, snorting through the clouds.

"Lord Sparta, shall we hurry to the village of Loga?"

A cronie asked cautiously.

"No, it's not very safe to go now, by the way, are you sure they are using the map distributed here?"

Sparta thought for a while, then suddenly asked.

"Yes, it's exactly the same, the location of the office was also indicated at that time, and the supplies that the two people carried were also very sufficient, and they didn't even enter the village."

The person in charge of the report answered with certainty.

"Hmph, that's good, if they die there, forget it, if they really go to kill the mad beast, they must understand how dangerous it is to carry the corpse with them, they will definitely go to the office as soon as possible, then they will definitely go from this way, and then from here...... Well, that's right, the target is this town, and it's closer and less laborious to walk this way than to go back to our side, keep an eye on it, and we'll go as soon as they're in the mountains. ”

Sparta immediately finalized its plan for the next step.

He considers his plan prudent and safe.

……

The other side.

Emperor Taiyi and Merlin made an agreement to take fewer breaks and reduce the time spent on the road as much as possible.

But the necessary amount of sleep every day cannot be scaled up casually, and this area is obviously not very safe.

In a sense, it is clear why the village of Loga is so heavily guarded.

The corpses of bestials have become very common.

Of course, they are all incomplete.

After all, the head can claim the bounty, and no one wants to miss this opportunity.

The emperor also has some understanding of the ecology of bounty hunters.

On the whole, this profession is relatively orderly, basically under the management of the firm, and it is a little official, but this is only the surface.

Relationships between groups of fellow bounty hunters are not as harmonious as they seem, and prey snatching is commonplace, which is understandable, but the relationship between peers is always very delicate at all times.

After harvesting the prey, the prey in the hands is always dangerous and may be snatched by a larger organization at any time before it is given to the office, so it is necessary to immediately send away the materials in exchange for the bounty.

For this reason, the map specifically marks the towns where the offices were set up, and the connecting roads are also highlighted.

"Even if we don't take the bounty, we should send the body to the office, otherwise people will always be in fear."

Merlin leaned over in the firelight to look at the map that the Emperor Taiyi was holding.

"It makes sense, if you go this way, it's really convenient to just drop by to the town in this location, is it the road that was built in the first place to reduce the rush time?"

Huang Taiyi compared the routes, and found that it was much easier to go to another town that he had not been to than to return to the place where he had started, and now the supplies were very sufficient, but the premise was that the mad beast could be found in this uninhabited mountain, and to be honest, I really don't know how many days it would take to find it.

"The bodies in the vicinity don't seem to have been long in coming, and they seem to have been killed together, probably in the mountains ahead."

Merlin heats the opened can over the fire.

"Well, I think it's very likely, if only I could find footprints or something

Huang Taiyi still has no clue, and it is difficult to make any guarantees without any clues.

"Yes, what if...... Wait a minute, did you hear that? Brothers? ”

Merlin is accustomed to this title that theoretically has no relationship between superiors and subordinates, and he doesn't think this title is very extreme like Huang Taiyi.

"It's strange that you can't hear such a loud noise, so get ready."

It was clearly the sound of the convoy.

Bounty hunters are not in a relationship of love for each other, and there is a high possibility that they will be killed directly as soon as they meet.

But I was surprised to see someone who was impressed.

"Ah...... How are you? ”

The visitor was also very surprised, but he told his men to put away their weapons and walked over by himself, and immediately put on a non-serious smile on his face.

He has a very thick beard and calls himself a general named North Wind.

"It shouldn't have been a coincidence, right? Sit down and talk. “

Huang Taiyi returned to the campfire, and he didn't notice any dark aura from the north wind.

"Okay, Mingren doesn't say dark words, I'm an official and soldier now, so I should be on official business, at first I thought you were too, it seems that I misunderstood something, hahaha!"

The people brought by the north wind were also stationed in this area in batches, and they began to talk to the two of them.

"We haven't said either, what official duties can be carried out here?"

It is impossible for Huang Taiyi to let his guard down because of a few words, although the credibility should be very high.

"I want to inform these nearby villages and towns of the news that they are about to reopen, but I haven't started to do it yet."

"Wait, you said you haven't started yet?"

A flash of lightning flashed in Huang Taiyi's mind.

"yes, just got on a mission."

The north wind doesn't look like he's lying.

"It's strange, why does Luojia Village seem to have known the news in advance......"

Thinking back to the words of the guards at the gate of Loga Village, there seems to be a contradiction between the two.

"Luojia Village, I'm about to go, you said you knew the news in advance? That's not surprising, maybe they have some special way. ”

"yes, maybe I'm overthinking."

Huang Taiyi put the matter on hold for the time being.

"Speaking of which, who's in control of this place now?"

Merlin then asked.

"That's what a little person like me can ask about, but it's really strange, my immediate boss is a weird guy who seems to be wearing a bear's skin, and everyone is shocked."

The north wind burst out laughing.

"Ah......h

Huang Taiyi quickly suppressed the desire to complain.

After all, it still appeared, this kind of guy.

In this way, is it the black ...... who replaced the king of beasts as the boss?

Stop! Don't think about it, it's not good for IQ.

Next, a few people talked about some of the things that were some and didn't.

"You're going to hunt mad beasts? Is there any definite information? I don't even know over there. ”

The north wind showed a rare serious expression.

"Not exactly, but I think you can try, don't you think the closer you get here, the more strange corpses there are? Although this should not prove anything, it can only be said to be an omen, at least I am willing to believe it. ”

Huang Taiyi responded with a smile.

But there are still quite a few doubts.

And I don't know if it's an illusion, the corpses that appear around here always feel a little too deliberate.

"So how about we act together? The bounty, of course, is still ......"

"Wait a minute, can you hear my proposal?"

Huang Taiyi interrupted Beifeng's words.

After that, I took a moment to tell my opinion.

"What! The bounty is all mine? Are you serious? ”

Beifeng stood up abruptly and glared at Huang Taiyi in disbelief.

"I don't have an opinion, anyway, my brother seems to have said that the bounty will be shared by your uncle."

Merlin yawned, completely unconcerned about the bounty.

"The condition of the exchange is that you will also send someone to find us together, uncle, just the two of us are really not enough, of course, if the mad beast is not here, there is no way, there is also a risk of nothing, Uncle Beifeng, what do you think?"

Huang Taiyi waited for Beifeng's answer.

Beifeng did not make a choice immediately, but gathered a few cronies around and discussed it without any shy away.

He was right, his team had indeed become the direct subordinates of the bear-looking weirdos, and they were indeed working for the new ruler.

If you want to get ahead, you need weighty merit.

But what is needed now is an internal affairs talent who can quickly build order in the town and calm people's hearts, Beifeng knows very well that it is difficult for you to make achievements at this time, and even if you rank according to your strength, this person under your command can still only end up at the bottom.

Risk and opportunity are always two sides of the same coin, and the effort may not be proportional to the reward, but if you do nothing, you will end up with nothing.

Done!

After a brief discussion, Beifeng and his cronies agreed to form an alliance with Huang Taiyi to search for the mad beast.

The benefits that can be obtained are the merits and bounties for "exterminating the mad beast".

North Wind could hardly believe that someone could give up such a huge benefit so easily, and of course he would be skeptical about it, but for him, the credo that would help him survive to this day was not to try to doubt the strong.

Because whether you doubt it or not, the ending usually doesn't change much.

And he also clearly felt the sincerity of Huang Taiyi and Merlin.

Suddenly, the more numerous the group began to march towards the mountains.

This incident was very coincidentally staggered with the eyeliner sent by Sparta, and because of the direction, the north wind and his party were not noticed.

"These corpses ...... How does it feel that something is wrong? ”

The north wind also rushed to the same sense of disobedience as Huang Taiyi.

"Hmm...... Is it because I can't see anyone all the time? ”

Merlin also frowned and pondered.

"Ahh

"That's what happened!"

Huang Taiyi and Beifeng sensed each other's reactions as they spoke, and couldn't help but glance at each other.

There is no love yet.

Along the way to the present, the corpses of many beasts have been found.

The time of the corpses varies, indicating that various battles took place here in batches.

However, except for Beifeng and his party, who didn't know anything yet, Huang Taiyi didn't see anyone else at all.

If you know that a place will be populated with beasts, these hyena-keen bounty hunters should flock to it.

The reality is the opposite.

The contrast between the corpses that can be found everywhere and the deserted earth is the source of the sense of dissonance.

This means that only a few people know that there are mad beasts hiding here.

It's like ...... Every time there is only one wave of people in this place, and all of them die here, and then another wave will take on another look.

Information is controlled.

Huang Taiyi came up with this speculation.