Chapter 653: Reconnaissance part 5 (1/2)

Author: M_W Cancer

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce

The person that Ethan's group had chosen was the Captain of this squad since he's the most convenient person to use as a guide. And at the same time, the Captain also seems to be a smart and capable person as well, so he should probably know how to fix a lot of troubles that they would most likely encounter along the way to meet with Elfin the Fifth.

Honestly, Ethan's group knew already where to find Elfin the Fifth, specifically either still in the barracks or somewhere close to the north gate. But in order to avoid some certain troubles and suspicions, they could only choose to bring a guide along with them.

The reason for that is because, just like what they have seen a moment ago, even with the token that Elfin the Fifth had given them, it is still possible and very easy too, to cause some misunderstanding to the soldiers that see them, especially with the current clothes that they are wearing right now as it is very similar to what a criminal would always wear in order to hide their identities when committing a crime. Contrary to criminals, though, the exact reason why they are hiding their real identities was because just like what was previously mentioned the last time; they are one of the trump cards of the Evergreen royal family.

Therefore, to preserve the secrecy and the element of surprise for their later plans, they have no other choices left but to hide their identities, especially knowing already that there are members of the Naughty Elves organization hiding among the soldiers here and the fact that they are also pretty famous due to the fame that the Mischievous Lion Guild had gained from the Emerald Event. Probably a lot of soldiers here, including the members of the Naughty Elves organization, could for sure easily recognize their faces and identify them once they reveal how they looked like.

And the only way to solve such a problem is to have a soldier, preferably someone with a high rank, to lead the way to find Elfin the Fifth. In such a way, whenever other soldiers asked about their identities out of pure suspicion or perhaps with a hidden agenda in mind, someone who those soldiers could trust would be able to easily provide answers and there won't be any need for them to personally waste time in explaining, which might just even force them to reveal their real identities.

Hearing that he was chosen, the Captain unhesitatingly transferred the command of his squad temporarily to his Vice-Captain before leaving down the wall along with Ethan's group and leading them towards the location of the barracks.

As expected, while Ethan's group was making their way to the barracks, a few soldiers who were assigned to patrol the buildings nearby the wall would occasionally stop them and ask about their identities.

Similar to the last time, Ethan simply showed them the token once again, and with the additional help provided by the Captain that is escorting them, they were soon able to continue making their way to the barracks.

Not long after, Ethan's group finally arrived at the barracks.

But unfortunately, everyone long already left for the north gate.

It wasn't strange though, since before leaving, Elfin the Fifth had already announced that they will begin marching outside of the Emerald City soon.

So without wasting any time, Ethan's group quickly proceeded to the north gate.

They were eventually able to catch up on the tail of the marching soldiers who hadn't fully left the north gate yet.