Chapter 280 (1/2)
The Dark King – Chapter 280
“Bacon and dry food have been already packaged for five people It's enough to survive for half a month” Nicholas respectfully replied
Dudian looked at him Nicholas was very qualified if you measured him from the perspective of a butler Basically, Dudian didn't have to worry about anything: ”Make sure that they are awake and here in five minutes”
“Yes” Nicholas went upstairs
Dudian came to the hall and checked the parts of the cannon in the suitcases
It didn't take even three h Dudian was usually a little server on their attitude but he would normally act mildly with theed but it was a test
Dudian looked at the four earing the interht froo This armor was exclusive product of the Temple of Elements and sold only by the Temple Other consortia were prohibited from production or sales of this suits Occasionally you could by theround black markets
“Both of you are going to go outside the giant wall for the first ti that you don't know then don't be shy but ask Scar or Sergei” Dudian told to Gwyneth and Jin
Gwyneth nodded
There was nervousness and faint exciteht of Light in the past but he had never been outside the giant wall In the prison he had heard many stories froers of the outside world but he yearned to see it too
“Eat breakfast and get ready to leave ” Dudian ordered them
Nicholas commanded the maids to prepare the breakfast They quickly finished it and loaded the luggage, suitcases and the barrel of the cannon outside of the carriage Dudian sat inside the compartment while Jin sat on coachman's seat The others ride the horses
“Refuse everyone who asks for me” Dudian warned Nicholas: “Do not reveal my whereabouts”
Nicholas respectfully nodded
The smile on Nicholas's face slowly faded away as he watched thee
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The carriage traveled through the renized After soe and went towards the border forts Three hours later they reached the wilderness Dudian sensed sroup of people
“Other consortia?” Dudian was puzzled
It didn't take long for the source of sroup of soldiers wearing uniforht up with them and passed by They didn't even checked the presence of Dudian's carriage as they ride past them and soon diminished from their view
Dudian slowly put down the curtain and looked at the border fortress The war seemed to be more problematic than it was reported in the newspapers
After a ates of the fort
Dudian noted that the number of the soldiers in the fortress ere several times more than in the past The soldiers were crowded on the walls checking the other side The others were practicing in the open ground Some of them were similar to Dudian as they looked like fifteen-sixteen year old boys Dudian saw that the soldiers were unfamiliar with the drills Their limbs appeared weak It would be result of lack of exercise It seeular soldiers trained in the barracks
Dudian frowned as he remembered the mandatory conscription
“Stop!” A soldier shouted at theate: “This is the border fortress! If you don't have official peret back! ”
Dudian pushed the door and jue He took out his hunter medal and said: ”We are hunters of the New World Consortiuiant wall”
The soldier looked at his ei and others: ”What about them?”
Sergei took out his h his original hunter o but Dudian had asked Old Fulin to re-subet new Hunter medal for all of them
Soldiers checked each of them and confirmed that all of thee: ”Anyone else inside the carriage?”
Dudian replied: “No one, just some tools for hunt”
“Let me see” Soldier said
Dudian shrugged his shoulders and let him check
The soldier turned behind the carriage and saw the suitcases and the barrel was rolled by cloth He inspected the suspicious He turned back to Dudian: ”Do you use these to hunt?”