Chapter 855: Unexpected Encounter with an Adventurer Party

Robb couldn’t help but laugh, “Do the people of the Desert Kingdom have the ability to contact the Demons? I’m curious!”

“Most likely, it’s the people from the Kingdom of Norma playing tricks,” said Elsie.

“I think the same way,” Elsie continued. “From a geopolitical perspective, the Kingdom of Norma cannot allow the Kingdom of Gran to annex the Desert Kingdom without interference. They will certainly send troops. It’s common sense. And when they realized that our Westwind Town also sent troops, they knew they couldn’t defeat us. So it’s not surprising that they formed an alliance with the demons.”

“Alright, I understand!” Robb said. “You take care of things on your end, and if there’s any danger, remember to call me.”

Elsie hung up the phone.

Suofa, who was listening nearby, couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Norma has contacted the demons again? They have no shame.”

“When the weak want to confront the strong, they always come up with various tricks,” Robb replied. “I don’t really mind them trying their best to deal with me, because that’s human nature. But can’t they have a bit of a human standpoint? Always teaming up with demons is really annoying.”

Suofa nodded.

“Alright, let’s not talk about these unpleasant things,” Robb said, reaching out to pull Suofa. “Let’s take a joyful bath instead. Don’t worry, it’s just a bath. I promise not to do anything you’re not prepared for.”

Suofa hesitated, “Um…”

Next came the rubbing time…

Poor Suofa was rubbed until her whole body went soft and she couldn’t stand up. It wasn’t until that mischievous guy had rubbed enough that he let her go. He used magic to clean their clothes, dry them, and they put them on again. Then the two of them emerged from the ant hole and continued on to the next mining site.

Robb didn’t bother digging for black iron in the ant nest. They already had Titansteel, and black iron was relatively low-level and useless if dug up.

After emerging from the ant hole, Robb could use his scouting skills, expanding his vision to a range of 5,000 yards. The entire plateau was within his field of view.

As they walked, Robb suddenly said, “Huh?”

Suofa asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”

“There are people ahead!” Robb exclaimed happily. “A team of five people, including warriors, thieves, hunters, magicians, and even a priest. A standard five-person adventurer’s party, much stronger-looking than Xuelu’s party.”

Suofa whispered, “Warrior, magician, priest, hunter, and thief. Such a standard group? They seem powerful.”

Robb smiled and said, “The Jinghong Mountains are the most dangerous place in the Fengmo Continent, with the most and strongest of monsters. Xuelu’s three-person team wouldn’t dare enter here casually. But these five people dare to wander around here, so they must be extremely strong. It’s interesting, and it seems like they’re also searching for minerals. I saw them knocking on the ground, probably studying the rock formations.”

Suofa was astonished, “They came into the Jinghong Mountains to look for minerals? That’s so reckless.”

“Well then, let’s go and ask them,” Robb said cheerfully, walking towards the direction where the five people were.

When Robb spotted the group at a distance of 5,000 yards, the hunter in their team obviously didn’t have such a far line of sight, so he didn’t notice Robb and Suofa. However, when Robb and Suofa approached within 4,500 yards, the hunter suddenly turned his head and looked at Robb from afar.

Clearly, this guy had a line of sight of 4,500 yards, which was quite impressive!

The hunter’s proficiency in the Hunter class had reached 90%. At this level, he was no longer just a hunter; he was more like a Demon Hunter, extremely powerful.

Pretending not to notice, Robb didn’t glance in that direction, so the Demon Hunter on the other side didn’t know that Robb had a longer line of sight than him. He assumed that Robb just happened to be walking in their direction.

The Demon Hunter informed his teammates, and the other four people wore puzzled expressions. They were also amazed to see humans in the Jinghong Mountains. After exchanging glances, they all hid and quietly waited for Robb and Suofa to pass by.

After a while, Robb and Suofa arrived at the hiding place of the five individuals. Suddenly, they heard the sound of armor clashing behind the rocks in front of them. The warrior from the group jumped out from the hiding spot and stood in front, looking cautious. He raised his shield slightly, protecting his vital areas, and asked Robb seriously, “Who are you?”

“Wow, there’s no need to be so defensive,” Robb said. “As you can see, I am a human from the Kingdom of Gran, and this beautiful lady next to me is also a human from the Desert Kingdom of Kerte.”

“We are adventurers from the Kingdom of Norma, but don’t worry, we are not soldiers and won’t attack people from Gran,” the warrior said, looking at Robb with a strange expression. “I’m just curious, do you know where this place is?”

“Yes, it’s the Jinghong Mountains, the yellow earth plateau!” Robb replied. “It’s a very dangerous place.”

“Then why are you venturing further inside? Aren’t you afraid of death?” the warrior asked.

Suofa was about to speak and say, “This person is Godfather of Westwind City,” but before she could say a word, Robb quietly pulled her, signaling her not to speak hastily. Then, Robb put on a look of sadness and indignation and said, “We also know that it’s very dangerous here, but we have no choice but to enter.”

The warrior asked in surprise, “Why?”

Robb said, “As you can see, I am a person from Gran.”

“And the woman I fell in love with is from the Desert Kingdom. Our love is destined to be not accepted by society. Our families and friends are against it, and the people from the Desert Kingdom even threatened to execute her. So, I took the opportunity during the chaos in the Desert Kingdom and secretly infiltrated it, escaping with her. We had enemies chasing after us, and in order to evade them, we had no choice but to enter the Jinghong Mountains.”

The warrior said, “You didn’t encounter the Giant Ants? There are quite a few of them on the plateau. We’ve killed hundreds of them on our way here.”

Robb replied, “Perhaps the Ants were distracted by your presence and launched an all-out attack against you. We didn’t encounter a single one. We’re truly grateful to you.”

The warrior paused for a moment. It wasn’t entirely implausible. There would always be lucky individuals who wouldn’t encounter any monsters and could venture deep into the mountains. Although such fortunate individuals were rare, people still managed to win the lottery, right?

Furthermore, considering the ants’ habit of mobilizing their entire colony to attack a single target, it was highly likely that their group had drawn the attention of the Ants, leading to the situation.

The warrior just felt a bit strange. Their group had only killed a few hundred ants, which was nothing compared to the vast ant population. He didn’t understand why there were no more ants bothering them after that.

Robb said, “Are you an adventurer? It takes great strength to venture into the Jinghong Mountains! It’s fantastic to meet someone like you here. I’m willing to offer a sum of money to hire you to protect the two of us from the pursuers.”

(Note: The cultural references and language have been adjusted to fit a fictional context.