Chapter 14 Stop
"If you are here, there should be no problem." Cosbody stopped and let out a long breath. His forehead was covered with sweat, but it was hard to say that it was because of the sweat of riding a horse or the cold sweat caused by fear.
They are now located in a field a short distance from the main road, or in a small wood. Here, there should be no fear that they will catch up with them. In addition to the two horses they left the pursuit, Ash Rufate's tall black war horse is also here, and Mimilu is also on the back of the Nightmare Horse.
"Ashu Rufate, this time it's thanks to your horse and your pet." Cosbody said sincerely. He walked to the side of the Nightmare Horse and was about to unload the huge wallet from the horse's back. As Beller had expected, the real money had long been put on the back of the Nightmare Horse. All of the two boxes were fake coins.
Of course, at the beginning, Cosbody's goal was not to make the final gambling, but to plan to bring a box to each of them and leave in separate ways. Even if they are caught up, they can throw the box and escape... But in the end, the two boxes played an unexpected role.
Mimilu waved her claws and easily cut the rope. The wallet fell to the ground.
Cosbody looked at Mimilu. It must be noted that since Mimilu had been wearing a collar in front of people, the person who saw her would directly understand that she was just a pet, at most it was just a rare pet.
"Ashu Rufate, your pet is very interesting. I suddenly remembered that this should be..." Cosbody thought for a long time, "The legendary 'half-beast'?"
"That's right." This time, even Ashu Rufate was surprised by the other party's extensive knowledge. Since leaving Oren City, no one has ever recognized Mimilu's identity.
"But I heard..." Cosbody looked at Mimilu carefully, and Mimilu looked at each other without fear. "Half beasts are a race with high wisdom. They cannot be kept as pets..."
"Mimilu, it belongs to the master." Mimilu suddenly spoke, scaring Cosbody.
"Can she understand us?" Cosbody asked, then got a positive answer from Ashu Rufate's expression.
"It's really rare. Where did you get the half beast... but don't talk about this," Cosbody put the wallet on the ground, and said while dividing the money into two piles. "Ashu Rufate, are you interested in partnering with me for a long time? With my wisdom and your sword, we will make a fortune!"
"Sorry," Asu Ruffatt looked at the pile of money. Today he accompanied Cosbody through all the processes, and even he had to admire Cosbody's sophisticated gambling skills, adaptability and extremely keen observation. Cosbody was completely out of business. He started with a fake chamber of commerce deposit certificate to exchange for chips. "I have something to go to Sivania."
"Go to find an old friend?" Cosbody asked casually. He didn't notice that Ashu Rufat's pupils suddenly magnified when he heard this.
"Yes." Ashu Rufate replied.
When he was speaking, Cosbody had divided all the money he earned into two parts. They can say that they have a great harvest today. Even if the two people share it equally, each person can get hundreds of gold coins. This amount is almost equal to the entire wealth of a wealthy businessman. According to the standards of professional gamblers, what he did this time cannot be described as "excessive", so the casino will chase all the way at all costs.
"As we agreed on, we will share it equally. This is yours, Asu Ruffatt." Cosbody put away one bunch of people himself, and the other bunch pushed Eus Ruffatt. "This is a good deal. By the way, do you really not consider partnering with me for a long time?"
"I'm sorry, too." Ashu Rufate replied.
"Anyway, I think we will have a chance to meet next time." Cosbody stood up, suddenly hugged Ashu Rufate, and patted him hard on the back. "It's my luck to meet a friend as good as you."
"friend?"
"Of course, we are good friends!" he let go of his hand, "Ash Rufate, isn't it?" he said with a smile.
"As a friend, I'll give you a piece of advice," Cosbody continued, "I can see that you have many past events that you don't want to mention, but no matter what, don't close your heart. No matter what sad things you have encountered in the past, you should look at tomorrow with a positive attitude. There are many people in this world who are willing to share happiness and pain with you. Don't bear the burden of fate alone."
"Master, you said he..." After Cosbody left, Carrie secretly asked in her mind. "Did you see something?"
"No." Ashu Rufate is now very sure that this Cosbody is a professional gambler. He may be a master in gambling and observing words and expressions (or fraud), but other than that, he is just an ordinary person. It is absolutely impossible for him to see through Ashu Rufate's true identity. "Are I... Is it too conspicuous?"
"Mimilu." He called Mimilu softly. "I look very different from others?"
"Well," Mimilu nodded. "I can't say it, but the master is indeed different in some places. I think even if I stand among many people and wear the same clothes, I can tell at a glance."
"Master, we don't have to worry about this issue for the time being, so we should go to Sivania first." Carrie suggested in her mind. "The longer the time goes on, the greater the power of the vampire, and the more difficult it will be for you to secretly contact him."
Although the trade route was blocked, it was only for the caravan. A team of dozens of big cars could only walk the avenue and could not try to climb over mountains. But for Ashurufat, climbing mountains to Sivania is no more troublesome than walking on the main road. Having said that, there is actually another way - Sivania also has a port. Although the waters there are very complex and large ships cannot pass through, the small boats are completely fine.
"Master, I suggest spending the night in the wild first." Carrie further suggested. "To avoid the casino people. Then we go back to Mill City, buy supplies and other things, and get a map and you can set off."
When Ash Rufate entered the city, it was the next afternoon. As expected, although he hoped that the casino was the largest casino in the city, it was just a casino. He entered the city smoothly and bought the mountain map he wanted in a special store. These maps were drawn by hunters, explorers or other people.
The store owner had no doubts at all. Due to the lockdown during this period, the team of people could only wait, but some single customers tried to cross the mountains. At this time, they would come to buy maps of the mountain area.
"Why is there a road here?" After paying the money, Ashu Rufate looked through the map slightly, and immediately found a wrong place.
On the map, a road between mountains can be clearly seen. The entrance to the road is in a valley not far from Mir City, and the exit is in a small village on the north side of the Sivania region. If this map is credible, even a carriage can pass through the middle of this road.
"Guest, are you a foreigner?! Want to try your luck in Sivania?" said the owner. "Only outsiders don't know about this."
"What's the matter?"
"On this road," the owner pointed with his fingers, "There is a very fierce dragon living in this area."
"Dragon?" Dragon is a very rare creature, but is this area actually one?
"Yes. We had a lot of conflicts with the dragon... At first, we recruited warriors to drive the dragon away, and later we even dispatched many troops." The owner recalled. "But there was no way, the dragon was cunning and fierce. When it found danger, it would temporarily withdraw, but in revenge, it would attack any nearby villages that could be found. No matter how powerful the army was, it could not fight against the beast that could fly freely in the sky... So what happened? After many times, we went back and forth, we still couldn't do anything to the big lizard. Now we reached a tacit understanding with it. We didn't go to this area, and it wouldn't harass the nearby villages... In short, taking this path is essentially equivalent to gambling with your life, betting that the dragon is not at home. Don't talk about us, I heard that the dwarves are also offering rewards to the dragon, but it still can't do it!"
"So that's what it is..." Ashu Rufate murmured to himself. Is it dragon? Interesting!
"By the way, I remember that the Turan people seemed to have learned the ability to tame dragons from elves... There are dragons in their army, too." Ashu Rufate asked casually. "Why don't the Turan people solve this problem? Let them send a dragon trainer, or just send a dragon to..."
"This guest, this joke is a big deal." The owner pointed out the fallacy of Ashu Rufate directly. "Don't say that Tulan is far away in the north, his relationship with our Ryan was not very good... Even if they really wanted to do this, they didn't have that many dragons. The so-called trainer of dragons was only two or three. They were reluctant to send dragons when they were fighting with vampires."
"So I said I'll let them send a dragon trainer over. Isn't it the best of both worlds to get this dragon away?"
"It's not something that can be tamed by a dragon! If this is true, then Tulan wouldn't have only two or three combat dragons."
"This is true." Ashu Rufate replied casually. Although this road cannot be taken, through detours and bends, you should find a way in the mountains for the nightmare horses to pass through. Of course, on the other hand, the nightmare horses do not have as many problems as ordinary horses. Even if you move forward in very complex mountainous areas, there is no problem.
There should be no problem.
Ashu Rufate packed the map and walked out of the store. Then he went to the market to buy some dry food suitable for travel, and then bought a larger water bag. It should be almost the same. When he was thinking this way, he saw several people gathering at the entrance of a big shop on the side of the road, as if watching something.
"Come and take a look! Don't miss it when you pass by! A collection of art treasures! They are all unique treasures in the world!" A shop guy dressed up as a shop shouted loudly at passers-by. There were several signs hanging beside him, and the signs were full of pictures.
"All kinds of precious spoils, various precious works of art, various precious souvenirs... There is a helmet from the Chaos Champion, and the mark of the evil god is engraved on it! This is the real spoil from the Battle of White Castle! This is the harp of the 'Wings of Silver', and the former owner is Saint Gene's most legendary knight, General Thomas, the invincible god of war, this is..."
Chapter completed!