427 Surrounded (2/2)

”It sounds rather incredible.” Roland nodded. ”But I'm even more curious. If you are aware of this information as a young girl, and you have told it to us so generously, other people must be aware of the water's existence too. Why has nobody taken the water from the Well of Light yet?”

The rest of F6 were silent, because Roland generally spoke for them in group operations.

Even though Schuck was the nominal leader, he listened to Roland's command most of the time.

”Because only you and me are aware of this right now.” Dinah's eyes were focused on Betta, as tranquil as a clear lake reflecting the bright moon. ”The goddess told me this piece of information in my dreams.”

A favor from the goddess?

Then it was understandable.

Dinah was a Saint Samurai. The goddess probably felt sorry for her when she made no progress at all.

”Okay, you can tell us the location.” Roland stood up. ”We'll set off right now.”

”It's buried in the Northern Dawn Woods near Pine Wind City… Why don't you wait until morning before you take off?” Dinah bit her lips. ”It's already evening.”

”The Golden Sons do not need to sleep.” Roland added, ”Besides, the sooner we go, the sooner we will come back. We've wasted a lot of time.”

”But…” Dinah peeped at Betta now and then.

”Don't worry. After we fetch the water and complete the mission, Betta will be one of the Hibiscuses, won't he?”

There was a teasing smile on Roland's face.

His other friends were smiling rather mysteriously too.

Betta was the only person who was confused, as if he had no idea why they were smiling so weirdly.

As a shy girl, Dinah stomped on the floor and ran back to her room when they teased her.

”Let's go.”

Roland snapped his fingers at his friends.

They rented a carriage… Apart from Schuck, Raffel did not come either.

Raffel was now learning under a dwarf shieldmaster and would probably turn into a Dwarf Shieldguard.

He had also studied the Hybrid specialization and selected the dwarf bloodline.

Therefore, the remaining five members of F6 were able to take one carriage and set off.

As a Rogue, Husseret naturally knew how to drive a carriage.

Nothing strange happened on their journey. Because they maintained a high speed, they reached Pine Wind City in no more than three days.

Pine Wind City was at the center of Hollevin with good access to other places. Also, it was surrounded by a fertile plain. So, the city was prosperous and populated.

Though it was not as good as the capital, it was the second largest city in the country and had a profound business atmosphere.

At the same time, many professionals were active in this place.

Many minor mercenary groups even considered the city their base.

Roland and his friends checked in at a hotel in Pine Wind City. After a day of rest, they bought enough food and items that were needed in their adventure, before they set off for the Northern Dawn Woods.

According to Dinah, the ancient relics were buried deep under the Northern Dawn Woods.

However, Roland and his friends ran into trouble when they tried to enter the Northern Dawn Woods.

They were blocked by a mercenary squad.

”Sorry, the Northern Dawn Woods is the territory of the Silver Mercenaries.” Standing before Roland and his friends was a young man with brown hair and blue eyes in gray leather armor. ”We've rented this area for ten years from the mayor. Everything here belongs to us for the next ten years. So, my friends, please go back. If you want to go hunting, you can go to the Western Dawn Woods over there.”

Roland and his friends looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had gotten off to a bad start.

They did not plan to kill those mercenaries to get through.

It hadn't been long since the incident with black leaf players happened.

The players had found that the NPCs were strongly protected in this game. Killing ten players might not be as evil as killing one NPC, unless the NPC was an objective in a quest, or if they had done something horrible.

They returned to the hotel and sat around a table. ”It seems that we have to figure out a way to get into the woods.”

They all looked at Roland.

Considering for a moment, Roland said, ”Those woods are huge. I don't believe that the mercenaries can keep an eye on every part of it at night. Husseret, you sneak there at night and find out the routines and the sentry posts of the mercenaries first. The rest of us can take a rest.”

”Can we do nothing but wait?” Li Lin scratched his head angrily. ”That's so boring.”

”We can visit the city.” Roland stood up with a smile. ”I'll make preparations to help Husseret at night. Otherwise, it will be too difficult for him to investigate the mercenaries all by himself.”

But at this moment, Brazil suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and looked down.

Then he said, ”We're surrounded. Those people seem hostile.”

Everybody was confused.

They had only been here for half a day, and they hadn't pissed off anyone yet. Why were they surrounded?