Chapter 173 – Bargaining Chip (2/2)

That was Loran Academy’s biggest weakness, their flexibility since they had Elena and Rosie dragging them down.

So the next question was what exactly did Charles want from them?

In the first place, Loran Academy didn’t have a lot of points, so that was out of the question, also, they didn’t really have any treasures either, only Caesar’s sword was worth something, but that was impossible.

So it wasn’t for material goods.

If not that, then what about information.

No, that’s not it either.

They’ve only defeated three small fry teams so far, so the intel they had was limited, on the contrary, they held valuable information on the silver vault.

If it’s not those, then there’s only one possible answer left.

“Elena, are there still enemies nearby?” Lin Xiao pulled her close and whispered.

Elena glanced at him not understanding why he asked, but she still obediently started carefully investigating their surroundings.

“Eh?”

Elena turned around at a loss and stared into the depths of the forest in a daze.

“Are there or not?”

“Yes. But how did you know?”

“… Just tell me, are they close by, a total of four people that’s motionless?” Lin Xiao urged her.

“You even got the number of people right… Lin Xiao! Do you also have a perception skill?” Elena was astonished.

“You dumb cat! If I had that, then I wouldn’t have just noticed!”

“Tsk… so you were guessing?”

“Of course.” Lin Xiao didn’t bother explaining and turned and said to Charles, “Hey, you want us to be hired thugs, right?”

“Oh? You actually got it right, impressive.” Charles nodded with satisfaction, he turned and said to Devoru, “Send the signal and get them to come.”

“Yes, your majesty.”

Devoru stepped back, swung his long spear, the golden head creating a dazzling arc, then with a fierce thrust, it shot up towards the sky exploding into smoke.

“Good luck, Lin Xiao.” Charles didn’t waste any more team, he slowly crouched and gracefully placed the map on the ground, then quickly retreated under Devoru’s protection.

“Eh? Why did he leave?” Shen DaiYing approached Lin Xiao and grabbed his arm, at a loss for what to do.

She couldn’t understand at all what was going on between Lin Xiao and Charles.

They were just talking about a deal, so why did he just leave the map and run?

Also, what did he mean by hired thugs?

“Lin Xiao, do you want me to pick up the map?” Shen DaiYing nervously asked.

“Sigh, Sister Ying, no rush… Caesar, get ready for battle! Rosie, be careful. Elena, hide behind me properly.” Lin Xiao helplessly sighed and didn’t rush over for the map, instead, he ordered everyone to ready themselves for a fight.

After Charles left, four people quickly scuttled out of the forest wearing light blue uniforms, Caesar immediately recognized them.

“Water Academy?”