Chapter 233 Going Home (1/2)

Chapter 233 Going Horeen flaolden cauldron, the oldits intensity Inside the cauldron, various ingredients floated on the surface of the brownish liquid, while being slowly boiled

Exactly five rabbed a siood a the bowl almost completely He thenthe thick aroma emanated by its content He made a metallic spoon appear in his hand, and started to eat it one spoon at a ti after, the boas completely empty ”It needs a little more salt” muttered the old man with dissatisfaction

Just as the old , the door of his rocky rooed wo she did, was to look at the cauldron with enthusiasetable soup, she said ”Master I could have cooked for you” It was clear from her tone that they had had this conversation ood at it” Responded the old man with a dismissive tone ”What is it?” He then asked

Al extreed woman said ”The spatial illusions have been broken The coalition's ar”

Not particularly shocked by the report, the old man slowly stood up, and said ”Which ones?”

”The ones on the east, south-east, and north Should we retreat further west?” Responded the woman

The old man became pensive for a few le side, it could have been possible for us But since they came from three different directions, it means that they knoe are here, and that the path west is a trap Co out of the stone roo with her disciple

Once outside of the stone rooed woround city Extremely similar to that in which the tribes of the wasteland world lived The only difference between the tas that while the tribes in the wasteland world had made the caves inside the mountain their per military encampment

Dozens of tents were placed orderly in the area, and in between the around The powerful clink of iron against iron resonated through the cave constantly, as nued one rudile look, people would infer that this caee ca or so slowly towards the entrance of this ot to the entrance, the more armored warriors he saw Many of these people were injured, and were receivingof conversation could be heard in the surrounding, and while the oldparticular attention to what these warrior said, he could still hear their dissatisfied words

”Can't we just tell them that he is not with us?”

”Are you stupid? Would they believe it?”

”To be honest Even I don't believe that he isn't with us”

Their dissatisfaction see they had no control over, or that at the very least, they found unfair The talking only stopped after these people noticed the old ht to which they responded to by springing up on their feet, and saluting politely

The old nored these people coer than the others Inside it, was a massive table with a tridimensional map constructed by the use of earth, water, metal, and wood essence, and around this table, nuher when compared to the previous ones he had seen

”Lord Golden Cauldron” Said one the e nition, and said ”General Olmi, how is our situation?”

”Not better than what you would expect, unfortunately The Empty Pocket, the Hawk Eye, and the Marauders mercenary companies have refused to work for credit, and abandoned the service of the Golden Cauldron coarding our hiding spot to the coalition” Responded the general with a grim tone He then added ”Lord we have heard from a few of the coalition scouts that the coalition force adoht, ill face destruction”

After hearing the report fro and injured warrior dashed into the tent in hurry

”General Olmi, Lord Golden Cauldron I have i for the general to allow hi ”Lord Silver Alche Kingdom They sent me to ask for reinforceer He had worked for the Golden Cauldron company for almost twenty years now, and he was fully aware of how these kingdonity to ask favors, and collaboration of the co the sa betrayed And that was despite the coh to send the current second in con of respect

”Coo to support the two lords” He said through gritted teeth ”Lord Golden Cauldron We have to evacuate the mountain immediately The departure of thousands of warriors will definitely not escape their eyes”

”Leave the aro e tent, and a couple of round cave

When he re-ee forest He had stopped right underneath a ray of bright sunlight, which hit his wrinkly face gently

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Millions of kilo in what only hours earlier, was the throne of an emperor On the marble floor in front of him, were dozens and dozens of maps placed in a hich allowed his

This map included the , the es up north, the oceans by the sides, and the near infinite desert in the south Past the oceans, the map included the borders of a few other continents