Chapter 829: Tracking

There is no map for this vast unknown mountain range.

The Maya natives do not possess map-making techniques, and even if they did, they wouldn’t dare venture into these mountains to create a map. The Northerners are also exploring this mountain range for the first time, so the map provided to Robb by the Fugitive Knight does not include this mountain range.

Without a map to activate his “Mineral Search” cheat skill, Robb’s ability to find minerals is actually quite weak, inferior to that of an ordinary miner. In other words, he’s just an average gamer in terms of mining skills, as everyone understands.

Looking at the map in his hand, Robb noticed that the red dot representing his location had reached the edge of the map. The mountain range ahead was not drawn on the map, which made him a bit annoyed. “Let me tell you, I hate games without maps.”

Suofa knew he was being eccentric again and couldn’t help but laugh. “We can just draw the map as we go. At least the areas we’ve traveled through will have a map.”

“But that’s too slow,” Robb said. “Don’t mess around. We’re only a few dozen people, and mapping the terrain takes a lot of time. If we were to draw the map as we go, we wouldn’t make much progress even in a few days. Let’s take a shortcut and catch up with the Northerners who passed by here yesterday. They are a large exploration team of several hundred people, and they do everything more conveniently. They must be mapping as they go and probably have geological experts. While they search for minerals, we can… hehehe…”

Unable to contain herself, White Deer asked, “Godfather, didn’t you say the other day that you don’t like taking things from others? If the Northerners find minerals, you wouldn’t feel comfortable taking them from them. So… shouldn’t we try to find the minerals ahead of them instead of following behind?”

Robb replied seriously, “You’re right. I don’t like taking things from others. I’m a good person!”

He paused there, choosing not to say any more. But Elsie stepped forward with a mischievous smile, “We’re not stealing. We just need to walk up beside the Northerners, and they will angrily shout ‘Gran Dog’ at us and charge with their swords and knives. We can’t just sit there and wait to be killed, so we defend ourselves and drive them away. Then the minerals will be up for grabs. Hehehe.”

White Deer said, “…”

The Fugitive Knight beside them couldn’t help but smile wryly. After all, he was originally from the North, and hearing such a conversation made him feel a bit weird. He spoke up, “Isn’t this assuming that the opponents are idiots? What if they’re intelligent or gentlemen and don’t charge at us with weapons?”

Robb laughed, “If they don’t charge at us, it means they’re open to communication, and I’ll negotiate with them!”

The Fugitive Knight had some doubts. “If the other party is willing to negotiate, would you really negotiate and mine together? Isn’t it about forcibly occupying high-quality ore veins through strength?”

This time, Kante laughed. “Sir Knight, you underestimate Godfather. For him, there is no one he cannot cooperate with, as long as the other party is not a bad person and has a willingness to collaborate. Godfather doesn’t seek personal gain; he’s the kind of person who truly doesn’t care about interests.”

Adding a self-muttered remark, Kante continued, “When you’re as powerful as Godfather, you’re already comparable to a deity. What’s the use of caring about trivial interests? As long as he’s willing, he can conquer the entire world. Does he need to monopolize a small mine?”

Elsie chimed in with a smile, “Exactly! If Godfather is willing, he can conquer the Kingdom of Gran, Norma, the Desert Kingdom, all in the blink of an eye. And when that happens, he can order his subordinates to mine these ores. So, negotiating with Norma to mine together is no different for him than mining with the Gran or Maya people. As long as they don’t act foolishly, he definitely won’t forcefully seize anything.”

The Fugitive Knight remained silent.

He had heard about Robb’s battle against the Black Dragon, and if it was true, he indeed possessed the power to conquer the world. Upon further reflection, if one person had the ability to conquer the world, there was no need to fight over a mine with others. What was there to gain by doing so? If one wanted to seize something, they could simply conquer the opponent’s kingdom and be done with it.

“Let’s go. We need to find them first,” Robb asked, “Do we have anyone skilled in tracking in our team?”

Several knights and Westwind Warriors shook their heads…

The Eagle Warriors were actually very skilled in tracking in the jungle. Their tracking methods were more ancient, relying on footprints, flora, and other indicators to trace the movements of enemies. However, there had been heavy rain for consecutive days, and it was still raining. The footprints from the previous day were nowhere to be found, all washed away by the rain.

Robb sighed, “Oh well, I’ll have to do it myself.”

Using the Ranger skill—Tracking Technique!

Robb looked down at the ground and saw rows of glowing footprints. These footprints were revealed by the power of magic, and the rain couldn’t wash them away or conceal them. Through these footprints, Robb could even make a simple deduction of what they had done. (In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn used tracking skills to trace a group of orcs who captured the two hobbits. It allowed him to reconstruct the events that occurred in that area to a certain extent.)

“Norma’s people entered the mountains from this direction…” Robb pointed to a small canyon. “They crossed a stream here and continued forward…”

He followed the footprints, explaining as he walked.

The Westwind people who accompanied him weren’t surprised, but the Fugitive Knight and the Maya people couldn’t help but be astonished. This person was so formidable, what else was he capable of?

As they ventured further into the mountains, Suofa furrowed his brow and asked Elsie beside him, “Do you sense anything about these mountains?”

Elsie whispered, “I can feel a strong magical presence.”

Suofa murmured, “Me too!”

Both of them were thinking that perhaps the warnings passed down by the wise elders of the Maya tribe were true. It wasn’t advisable to enter this place casually. The powerful magic pervading the entire mountain seemed to be warning outsiders to stay away. However, with Godfather by their side, there was nothing to fear.

The group continued forward, walking closely together. There were dozens of people, and although Robb used scouting techniques to look ahead, he couldn’t see far. The jungle was too dense, and even with a distant view, the trees obstructed his line of sight. Even if he used levitation to fly into the sky and look down, the tree canopy would block his vision, preventing him from seeing the ground. So, Robb didn’t bother flying up and instead relied on his own eyes for scouting.

The group passed through a long canyon and traversed through a forest. Unbeknownst to them, they had already entered deep into the mountains, getting closer and closer to Norma’s people. Even without using scouting techniques, the Eagle Warriors could easily find the traces left by them along their path.

“Look here!” one of the Eagle Warriors pointed at a large pit. “They dug a big hole here. It seems like they found something.”

Robb looked into the pit and chuckled, “Iron ore! They aren’t interested in it. They probably just marked it on the map and continued forward.”

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