Chapter 565: Strategic Meeting Outside Lycantopia (1/2)
Donkey Sharo, Zero and Truen didn't have much time to rest over the next few days as they travelled to Lycantopia as fast as possible. Bob was going to meet them outside the locked-down city to sneak them in. According to Jermine's brothers, there was a way for people to sneak in and out of the city, but they needed to have a powerful magician capable of creating a stealth barrier, or they would be discovered.
The plan was simple. Zero had to deal with King Gaon somehow, and it would be best to involve King Sharo so that the werebeasts can help keep the elves in check. There were simply too many people in Jermine's family, and the doctor wanted them to contribute to New Moon Village as soon as possible. Monoman had been gone for a long time, and New Moon Village needed their leader back. Hence, Truen and Zero planned to spend a day or two gathering information before they snuck the mole people out with Monoman to head back to New Moon Village.
”Master! Over here!” Bob whispered from beneath a rock, and Zero paused. They were still a distance away from the agreed meeting point. Why was Bob here?
The familiar lizard appeared, and Zero dismounted the paka-paka. ”Is this your new appearance? It looks handy.”
Bob transformed into his human hybrid and looked at the ugly donkey that Truen got off. The mule was stubborn and disobedient. It made a lot of noise and would be a terrible idea to keep alive.
”Master, can I kill and eat this donkey? It's making too much noise. I'm afraid it might attract unwanted attention.”
Zero smiled and looked at Donkey Sharo calmly. ”What do you think, King Sharo? Should we let you become our dragon's lunch, or will you cooperate with us? After all, I don't know what the werebeasts will think if they knew the King of Altear is here to spy on them.”
Truen was both proud and horrified at how calmly Zero was able to threaten and blackmail someone in the same breath while holding up his angelic expression like a credible doctor. Even Bob couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard his master calmly handle the difficult donkey. Who would have thought that King Sharo would actually listen to him?
”The hole is tiny because the mole folks made it. I had to transform into a lizard to run through it, but I don't think Monoman can fit through it without some extra work. The soil is very loose in some parts because they don't have materials to reinforce the tunnel with so it might take a while for them to work on creating one big enough for Monoman if you want everyone to depart in a few days.”
Truen held onto the lead tightly and looked at Donkey Sharo. It would be difficult for them to sneak into the city if the tunnel was that fragile. Zero thought about it and looked at his paka-paka. The poor creature wouldn't be able to pass through either because it was rather tall.
”No choice then,” Zero sighed. ”We will leave the paka-paka here for now. Do some of the mole people have crafting skills? I was thinking of loaning them our mounts to make travels easier if they can build wagons or carts.”
Donkey Sharo's ears perked up, and he stomped his feet angrily assuming that Zero was going to make him run errands like a regular mule. Zero patted his head gently and assured him that they would find a way to bring him into Lycantopia.
”Monoman knows how to do it, and maybe Jermine can assist because she's been with the New Moon Villagers for a while. The rest of her family have only known how to dig tunnels and graves their whole lives. Maybe a few ladies know how to farm, but that's about it.”