Section 21 Insidious
After some consideration, Claire was called over. The wizard made his request directly.
Claire hesitated for a while, but she couldn't agree. In the end, she had to agree to give it a try, but she also emphasized that this was only the last time. In addition, just like the last time, she asked Ashu Rufate to go with him.
Because Asu Ruffat was right next to him, Asuven called him over. When Asu Ruffat arrived, the wizard had already said: there would be no discrimination against him, but there would be no preferential treatment for him. Let's not talk about anything else, at least Asuven has indeed fulfilled his promise.
Ashu Rufate did not refuse this request because he knew that he could not join different tribes one by one along the way to understand the various details of Chaos believers. In fact, in his plan, the next path should be to walk alone. Since that is the case, you might as well regard this as an opportunity: you can get close to another type of Chaos Tribe.
As mentioned earlier, these two "transaction objects" are both mixed faith, which regard the four evil gods as a whole worship, rather than worshiping Slaanes alone like Asovin's tribe. Moreover, overall, this mixed faith tribe also accounts for the majority.
So Ashu Rufate agreed.
The relevant preparations were completed quickly the next day. The staff was exactly the same as when they bought salt last time, but the vehicle was replaced with a larger one. This is because the journey this time was much closer, which made everyone think that some of the speed could be sacrificed to increase the load.
There were more than forty pairs of Chaos armor placed in the car, all of which were dismantled into parts and piled up on the car. In addition to the capture of the last battle, there were also some of the spoils that were originally found in the tribe - as mentioned earlier, used as metal materials - that the car was crushed to a heavy weight.
Claire put on his current full outfit - gorgeous, extravagant, indulgent, and sat on the side of the carriage. The old man was responsible for chasing the car, while Ash Rufate sat in the carriage and found a not very comfortable position among the piles of metal armor parts.
The Chaos Believers' carriage did not have high-end things like springs, soft pads, etc. in the south. Last time, the car was piled with fur and salt (both of these things can serve as a buffer), and it was okay to sit in the car, but this time it was all metal parts. It was said that they were sitting in the carriage, but in fact they were simply enjoying the effect of the bone vibrator.
Anyway, with Ash Rufate's ability, he stood up without long. In this carriage, standing is much more comfortable than lying down.
Their journey was much closer than the last time. But to avoid letting the other party know where they came from, they need to deliberately go around a circle. However, even if they go around, the time required is much less than buying salt. However, when they buy salt, they can sit comfortably in the pile of fur (and when they come back), but they are not treated as a vibrator. Although Claire sat in front, she tended to raise her butt from time to time to avoid this torture. But what is strange is that the old mute man, who did not react particularly in such violent bumps.
"Why... want me to go together?" Ashu Rufate was in the carriage, looking at Claire's expression, and couldn't help but want to tease the other person.
"It's a bad luck to both of you." Claire murmured softly. She was not used to carriages. You know, when the tribe migrated, people walked and even had to pull carriages. Carriages could only be used to transport large items and things that were inconvenient to move.
"Unfortunate together? Why?"
"You gave me that idea!" Claire replied viciously. After being with this southerner for a long time, she was used to the other party's weak thinking: fighting can be done, killing should be avoided as much as possible. So although she knew that the other party was much better than her, she dared to confront each other head-on.
"This... am I doing something wrong?" Asu Ruffat was shocked. It was through the success of buying salt that Claire became a plunderer. As mentioned earlier, by the standards of Chaos, she was just an adult. So such a young plunderer is considered (especially in such a small tribe) to be a person with great potential and has a bright future. Everyone thinks that it is inevitable that she can achieve her identity as a Chaos Warrior, and even the Chaos Champion has certain hope.
In fact, only Need tried to do something bad for her in the entire tribe - of course, as mentioned earlier, after being taught a lesson by Ashu Rufate, Need became much more honest on the surface.
"It's not your bad idea, how could I take such a risk?" Claire said.
Ashu Rufate wanted to refute, but for some reason he suddenly remembered the little girl who was the first to be an ordinary guard. It seemed that women had unreasonable privileges in both civilized or barbaric worlds?
Of course, Claire has another reason not to say. Anyway, Ashu Rufate is also a Chaos Champion (although he is weak in will, he is indeed very strong). This means that in case of crisis, he may still fight a path and she can escape with her.
"By the way, your mother hasn't taught you the magic skills?" Ashu Rufate suddenly remembered this. Although he heard that Claire's mother died because of the magic loss, theoretically speaking, the mother as a witch should teach her daughter relevant skills.
It should be particularly noted that in Chaos, it is actually easier to get a high position as a magician than a warrior. Ordinary Chaos believers must be promoted by believers, plunderers, Chaos Warriors, God-Selected Warriors, and Chaos Champions before they can finally get to the position of Chaos Lord. The last two steps are simply a natural barrier for most people. However, the path of promotion for a magician is much faster and more convenient. A magician only needs to go through three steps, from an apprentice, a wizard, and then become a Chaos Wizard Lord. The difficulty of promotion - according to the usual view - will not exceed the difficulty of the warrior's promotion.
Like Asovin, as a wizard, he can be regarded as having the same status as the Chaos Champion (of course, a little bit more). So much so that you can get a reputation faster on the road of magic. The only regret is that you always have to be slightly less than the Chaos Warriors of the same level.
"Teaching." Claire replied. "But no, I'm not that material at all. Besides, what's so easy to learn about such a third-rate witch? As a warrior, at least you know how you died."
"What did she teach you?"
"What meditation, feeling the wind of magic, etc." Claire didn't hide it. "But I can't do it, I can't do it at all. Still..." She patted the crossbow beside her. "This thing is suitable for me."
Ash Rufate couldn't help but look at the other person. In fact, she was dressed like a witch, and she looked decent.
"Is there...well, I mean, people without talent can get talent from God?" Ashu Rufate asked tentatively.
"Of course," Claire replied without hesitation. "But... if you want to get this level of reward, you need to make enough proof to Prince Huanyu."
"So, what if I were asking for information?" Ashu Rufate suddenly felt his heart. He didn't know whether this kind of action could avoid the direct investigation of Slaanesia, but... maybe he could get the information he wanted to know through this girl. Although the possibility of success is not high, it is worth a try.
"You might not be..." Claire directly expressed Eshu Rufate's little thoughts. "Do you want to know the whereabouts of your fiancée?"
"Can't it work?"
"I'm sure that even if you ask through me, it's useless. If you want, you should ask Prince Huanyu this question yourself." Claire replied. However, she didn't want to tell the other party that all this was a scam set by Prince Huanyu. In such scams, unless the fooled Southerner completely resigns to Prince Huanyu's arms, he will not have the chance to know the truth. And the person who dares to reveal the truth to him will definitely attract God's anger.
As she said that, Claire took out a small stone pendant from her arms. When she first met with Ashu Rufate, she showed the one she once, and the pendant was painted with a symbol representing Stainane.
Ashrufate noticed that the symbol seemed a little different from the last time he saw it. I don’t know if he remembered it wrongly, but the rough symbol has now become much more refined, and even the lines seem to be thinner. When you touch the pendant with your hand, you feel a special cold touch.
"The gods are staring at us," said Claire. "Every move."
Ashrufate completely disagrees with these religious superstitions. If the Gods of Chaos really stared at the every move of all believers, they would have completely conquered the whole world. The Chaos Legion would not need the Chaos Champion, the Chaos Lord, etc. to command the army. Wouldn't the evil god roll up his sleeves and go into battle? If every soldier in an army knew what he needed to do, then who else in this world could fight against such an army (not to mention that their physique is much better than southern humans).
"Well, even if they are watching us... I guess he won't care. Maybe he will forget?" Ash Rufate replied.
Claire glared at him, and Ashu Rufate had to shrugge and say "sorry".
While they were slowly moving in this really uncomfortable carriage, on the other side, outside their field of vision, a horse was racing through the field of view.
The horse ran out of Asovin's tribal camp. If Claire was present, she would have recognized that this person was Need's servant. As a Chaos God's Chosen Warrior, it was so normal that Need had his own slave. The man was wearing casual clothes, but he held a rare crossbow in the tribe.
On this field, horses can be much more mobility than carriages. The rider is not only faster than carriages, but also can choose a closer route (because the horse is much better adaptable to terrain than carriages). Moreover, this one directly chose the shortcut to cross the forest.
After he ran through the forest, he came to a conspicuous low slope, where he threw a head crown on the ground. After doing this, he shot an arrow at the head crown. It was normal that the head crown was penetrated by an arrow and was nailed directly to the ground.
After doing this, he immediately turned around. The whole process took only a few seconds. Then, the horse disappeared from the way it came, leaving only a crossbow and arrow inserted on the ground.
Chapter completed!