NOVEL WEB Chapter 26 - What's your goal?
Chapter 26: What’s your goal?
It rained heavily for more than an hour before it stopped.
It was already late afternoon when the rock-armored turtle arrived near Blood Beard’s base camp.
Dinner time passed in a silent atmosphere.
Mu Liang put on his dry camouflage uniform, with a knife hanging from his waist and a waterproof bag on his back.
He looked at the girl’s worried eyes, smiled and said, “After I leave, no matter who comes, you are not allowed to open the door.”
“What about when you let the big lizards carry things back?” Mino asked weakly.
The young girl instantly thought of the scene when she was at the camp, and the big lizard carried something back.
The corners of Mu Liang’s mouth twitched, thought about it and said, “One long and two short knocks on the door, this is the code word to open the door.”
“Bang~~~Bang~Bang~”
He tapped his hand on the tabletop to demonstrate and then said, “It’s probably like this.”
“I see.” Mino nodded her little head and tried to remember.
“Don’t worry, I guess I’ll be a little late.”
Mu Liang grabbed the young girl’s rabbit ears and said with a smile, “If you are sleepy, go to sleep first.”
“I, I’ll wait for you to come back……”
Mino blushed, and her voice became lower and lower: “…… I dare to sleep.”
She was afraid that some thieves would find the Little Black Tortoise and climb up to the house to steal something.
“Okay, I’m leaving.” Mu Liang only heard the first half.
If he heard it all, he probably would not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Be careful,” Mino shouted in a crisp voice.
“Wait for the goodies to be collected.”
Mu Liang waved his hand, and under the girl’s reluctant gaze, he walked from the rock turtle to the ground.
The small bright spot in the distance was the base camp of Blood Beard.
“It’s all dark when you walk through here.”
Mu Liang raised his head and looked at the sky. The sky seemed to be brighter after the rain.
The red ghost spider opened the way ahead and explored for patrolling thieves.
Movements along the way were very tedious, especially when the surrounding environment was desolate, rocky, and sandy.
At this time, because of the rain, there was mud on the ground which would stick when one stepped on it.
Finally, when it was completely dark.
Mu Liang came to the outskirts of Blood Beard’s base camp and occasionally saw some thieves patrolling with torches.
Phew~~
Suddenly, a stone was thrown not far away.
Snap~~
It just so happened that it landed not far from Mu Liang’s feet.
He didn’t feel the danger intuitively, so he didn’t hide from the stones.
“……” Mu Liang didn’t make a sound and looked at the place where the stones were thrown from in the darkness.
After a while, a figure with a black hood and a cloak came over.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you earlier.”
The figure shrouded under the hood and cloak made a cold female voice: “I just want to remind you.”
“Who are you? What do you want to do?” Mu Liang raised his eyes slightly and glanced imperceptibly at the red ghost spider behind the hooded figure.
After the figure threw the stone, it was locked on by the red ghost spider.
If the figure made a dangerous movement, it would have been rolled into a cocoon by the spider silk.
The hooded figure asked back, “Are you a bounty hunter? Did you also come here on a mission from the Moon Lake Tribe?”
“I don’t want to answer.” Mu Liang glanced at the other party and turned around to go to the thief’s base camp.
“We can work together.” The hooded figure said anxiously.
Mu Liang coldly refused: “I won’t work with people who hide their heads.”
“I have the topographical map of the Thieves.” The hooded figure hurriedly stepped forward.
“Why do you want to cooperate with me?” Mu Liang stopped but was curious about the other party’s intentions.
“You are a strong man.” The hooded figure said naturally.
“It’s not like you know me.”
Mu Liang rolled his eyes and said angrily, “How do you know I’m a strong man? Maybe I’m a thief’s companion.”
“You’re certainly not a thief.”
The hooded figure was a little smug and said, “Thieves don’t dress as cleanly as you do.”
Mu Liang understood in seconds, and the other party judged whether he was a strong man based on his appearance.
He replied coldly, “It’s raining today.”
The hooded figure said lightly, “On a rainy day, the one who dares to act alone outside the wilderness is also a strong person.”
“……” Mu Liang felt that the other party was arguing but there was still some truth to it.
“Even if Blood Beard left, it’s not that easy to get in there.”
The hooded figure seemed to be very confident and let out a clear and cold voice, “As long as you cooperate with me, you will definitely get the crystal fish of Blood Beard.”
“What is a crystal fish?” Mu Liang asked curiously.
“You, aren’t you the hunter who took the task of the Moon Lake Tribe? How could you not know about Crystal Fish?”
The hooded figure was full of consternation, and her voice was a little louder: “Didn’t you come for the treasure house of Blood Beard?”
“Everything is what you think it is.” Mu Liang stretched his hands.
“What is your goal?” The hooded figure retreated slightly, and there was still movement in the cloak.
“Then what is your goal?” Mu Liang asked rhetorically.
He accidentally got a little information, it turned out that Blood Beard had a treasure house.
Moreover, he was not the only one who was paying attention to the Blood Beard.
“Cunning man.” The hooded figure muttered.
She had been testing for so long, but she had not gotten any information.
“If you want to talk, you should at least show a little sincerity.” Mu Liang glanced at the figure.
“I’m afraid you’ll be scared when you see it.” The hooded figure said in a low voice.
“That will only be known after seeing it.” Mu Liang said lightly.
“The stronghold of the thieves is a half-moon valley, a half-moon formed by three hills.”
The hooded figure shook her head with an inexplicable emotion and introduced in a cool voice: “The highest hill in the middle is one hundred and fifty meters high.”
“Why are you telling me this?” Mu Liang frowned.
“This kind of information, you can find out after a little exploration during the day. It is the compensation for my offense to you before.”
The hooded figure turned and left after she finished.
“Is the face under the hood really that scary?” Mu Liang muttered with raised eyebrows, watching the figure disappear into the darkness, he would not think that the mysterious figure was kind.
The other party probably wanted to follow him in, or she would only enter after he made a commotion.
“Unfortunately, I’m going to let her down.”
Mu Liang shook his head with a light smile and turned toward the thieves’ base camp, his figure was slowly disappearing into thin air.
After a while, the hooded figure reappeared there.
She looked around and said in astonishment, “Why did the person suddenly disappear? The footprints have disappeared too?”
Similar to what Mu Liang thought, she really wanted to follow him in.
“What a great guy.”
The hooded figure’s clear and cold voice was filled with anxiety and anticipation, “He might really be able to enter the treasure house of Blood Beard.”
In the end, she also sneaked into the thieves’ base camp.