Chapter 154 - AN IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON II (1/2)
The forest was quiet. Occasionally there is the sound of crickets and birds chirping but other than that the forest was calm and quiet.
It is good for this convoy passing this forest of tall gigantic trees. The convoy of one thousand men seems to be escorting a carriage.
Not many knew what inside the carriage other than some people who already knew it in advance.
Inside this convoy a young boy keeps looking at his back, staring intently at the carriage, like he was trying to see inside the carriage.
He wears military armour of Eden. The boy is of normal height for his age.
He is lean and thin. But his palm are hard and coarse, the result of training diligently everyday with all fellow soldiers.
Seeing by the other soldiers disregard for him, the boy is a greenhorn.
He wears no helmet over his head like the other soldiers. No one berated him over this fact.
Eden might have uniforms but they can choose not to wear other protective gears. The uniform serves only to inform allies.
After all, if you reach to a higher level wearing a normal helmet will not help if you encountered some experts.
The boy could not help but casting his glance backward every few minutes, curiosity fills him.
'What are you curios about, Milos?' One of the officers beside him asks.
This officer is tall and muscly. On his back is a rounded shield and on his left hip is a silver sword.
His face has a manly beard and his voice is commanding. He is young, but older than Milos by a few years.
Yet, his face was boyish. But no one dares to say it in front of his face since he is a Captain.
'Captain Eurus.' Milos was started as he realizes he was doings something useless.
'I was just curios.' Milos said
'A thousand men is escorting a carriage that would surely make anyone becomes curios won't it?' Eurus said as he also looks behind his back.
They were escorting a carriage to the Teleportation Array in the Safe Zone of the Northern Eden border.
Teleportation Array could not be built so close to the borders of the kingdoms since it could lead to mass teleportation of enemy forces.
It is also the reason why two ways teleportation portal is not constructed in capital cities.
For example this carriage.
When they arrived at the teleportation Array of Northern Eden they will be teleported a hundred miles from Capital City Eden.
From there they need to send a messenger informing the authority of Eden they are coming and march quickly to reach Eden.
In that teleportation array of Eden there is also guards stationed near the end Port of Teleportation.
All major teleportation Array of Eden will pass through this Primary Nodes of Teleportation that is closest to Eden
The reason why this distance of one hundred miles is necessary and why guards are stationed at the other end of the teleportation nodes is because in case that the enemy managed to slip through the teleportation array.
If an army tries to take over a teleportation array, they have to take it before the Guardian of the Array destroys the Receiving nodes.
The Teleportation Array has two nodes.
The Receiving Nodes and the Delivering nodes.
Receiving will go to the Delivering Nodes.
Destroy the Receiving nodes and the Delivering nodes will not accept anything and the array would be powered down which also serves as a warning.
Each teleportation Array requires a week to be built. It is also the reason why Eden or many cities were not mob by teleporting soldiers.
The other reason is because many of these cities create protection Array inside their walls or embedded in their ground to prevent teleporting inside.
But instead the cities only have one nodes of teleportation which is Delivering nodes which sent people outside but preventing access to inside.
'Anyway you don't have to be worried about what inside the carriage. Just focus on your job. I want to quickly go home and eat my sister homemade bread.'
Milos smiles. Milos knows Eurus sister. Monika. She was sweet on him.
After he broke up with his childhood sweetheart, Milos got to know Monika and the girl was a good and kind girl.
'Don't try to show too much interest on the carriage. It will not be good if other reported this to the Duke.'
Milos just nodded but it is clear from his expression he was not satisfied with that explanation.
Milos then ask again
'You know what inside the carriage, Captain?' Eurus smiles wide and with a conspiratorial look he leaned to Milos ears and whispers
'Yes.' Milos eyes widen.
'I thought only a select few knows what inside the carriage'
'I'm one of the select few, kid.'
Whispering Milos ask
'What inside the carriage?' Smiling he looks like he is going to reveal a grand revelation he then reply
'A sarcophagus.'
'What?' Milos almost shouted but Eurus quickly shut his mouth with his hand.
'You mean to say the thing we are guarding with extreme care is a sarcophagus?' Milos thought this in his head.
'Who's in it?' Milos then asked as he quickly accepted the fact.
Eurus shakes his head.
'Don't know. And I don't think it is a person. At least I know it isn't a person'
'Captain what do you mean?' Milos ask as he once again look behind him and stress at the carriage.
'You see…the reason I knew it was a sarcophagus is because I was there when the sarcophagus was built. I watch over the builders carve stones to create the sarcophagus. First it was the Miners. Then the Carvers. Then the Sculptor. Then Arrayist. After that Sealing Masters. Then I saw Master Budiman which created the Battleship for World Government also participate in the creation of the sarcophagus. A lot of work was put in to create that sarcophagus'
Milos was puzzled
'What kind of sarcophagus requires so much effort?' Then something clicked inside his mind.
'If there is not a person inside it, then that means….'Milos was about to finish his thought but Eurus glares at him and he shut up
'Whatever it is its top secret. It's way above my pay grade. Nothing good will ever come knowing what inside it. Our job is only to deliver it safe back to the Capital. That's it.' Milos look back at the sarcophagus again but this time Milos look at it with trepidation.
Inside his mind he said to himself
'If it's not a person inside the sarcophagus and it requires so many experts to craft and Arrayist to work on then that means Duke of Northern Eden is sealing something inside the sarcophagus.'
No wonder he couldn't see past the carriage even with his Penetrating Eyes skills. Usually his eyes could see pass through things.
But if his captain words are true, then that sarcophagus is packing serious concealment arrays.
And after he is finished thinking this he remembers the strict orders from headquarters that reminded the convoy never to open the carriage in any circumstances.
Milos look at his captain and he releases a deep relived breath. As long as Captain Eurus is here, nothing should happen right?
And the convoy of one thousand men keeps marching in formation, not knowing that in the distance a man is looking at them on top of a tall tree.
The distance was far yet the eyes of the man were like a hawk, looking at the convoy.
The man is slender and possessing a lanky physique, on top of his head is a shining crown of metal as his short straight hair keep being blown by the wind.
He looks ancient, but this does not refer to his look but the way his aura emanated that emanates ancientness and on his arms are arrays patterns glowing in bluish lights.