Chapter 685 Where is the promised adventurer team?
It was not yet one o'clock in the afternoon, and Zong Shen planned to rest in the green cypress forest for an hour or two before going back.
The arduous Operation Big Eyeball is finally coming to an end.
Yingjiang found a fairly open place in the forest and landed.
There was something wrong with Zoe's expression, she looked dull and melancholy.
Zong Shen estimated that this was the first time she had seen such a bloody and cruel fighting scene.
After all, she is the daughter of an earl, and she can be considered one of the few pampered people in the Endless Continent.
Let alone a brutal fight, Zoe probably had never killed anyone with her own hands before this.
It is still a young bird that has not experienced the baptism of wind and rain.
It is difficult to take on the important task of exploration with such a mentality. Zong Shen plans to prepare the "Breath of the Wild" adventure team after returning, and first fix the team.
As for Zoe, you can train with him for a while.
He didn't mention this matter for now. After he returned, he would formally extend an olive branch to Zoe and invite her to join the territory.
If Zoe hesitates or refuses, then use excuses to take her out to explore and have adventures to cultivate feelings.
Zong Shen also had a lot of experience on how to trick the indigenous people into joining the territory.
The indigenous people are not emotionless tool people, they are just controlled by the lord system.
Under the influence of the curse of the era and the change of the era, some aspects are extremely insensitive.
In fact, the indigenous people can be completely transformed into the productivity of the lords.
As long as you are brave, sows can take maternity leave.
Give Zong Shen a chance and he would even dare to kidnap the king back home.
When it comes to killing enemies, Zong has already become an expert.
He has experienced crypt challenges and many challenges, explored ancient ruins, and destroyed various monsters. He has faced many enemies, so now he can kill any enemy without any psychological barriers.
But he never kills innocent people indiscriminately, he only deals cruelly to his enemies.
After everyone got off Yingjiang's back, Zong Shen first took out the big bag and let Yingjiang enter the storage space.
Then he took out a few buckets of water and asked everyone to wash their faces and relax.
As soon as Zoe landed on the ground, she leaned against a big tree, lowering her head and wondering what she was thinking.
“Zoe, are you okay?”
Zong Shen walked over and asked with concern.
"Do we have to kill so many people to save the dancer...?"
"In fact, we can subdue them and leave them to the state army."
Zoe murmured, her voice as thin as a mosquito.
"You sympathize with them, but they won't sympathize with you."
"Few of these dancers are voluntary."
"They use their bodies to please others in exchange for dinars, but 90% of the money goes to the dance troupe."
"Whether it is for the leader of the dance troupe or the highlander warriors, dancing girls are tools and playthings for them to have fun and make money."
"At night, they would be placed in the tavern for bidding."
"I don't know how many innocent girls have died in their hands over the years."
"What I say is all facts and truth."
"Now, do you still sympathize with those guys?"
Obviously, there is something wrong with Zoe's mentality.
In response to this, Zong Shen decided to straighten her back without hesitation.
He doesn't want a compassionate little canary in his territory.
Just look at the performance of Joan of Arc and Caniggia and you will know that decisiveness in killing in the endless continent is an excellent quality.
If you are compassionate to others, others may not be compassionate to you.
This world vividly embodies the law of the weak and the strong!
After hearing Zong Shen's words, Zoe slowly raised her head.
In addition to the regular aristocratic education she received since she was a child, the book that had the greatest influence on her was the "Biography of the Legendary Adventurer Tim Acklin". She fully agreed with the concept of hoeing off rape and supporting the weak instilled in the book.
As long as she knows these people are bad people, she can accept it.
"I see…"
"I lost my temper."
Zoe bowed her head and apologized to Zong Shen.
Seeing that she could understand, Zong Shen showed a pleased smile and waved his hands carelessly.
Then he said righteously and solemnly.
"As adventurers, it is our responsibility to eliminate evil and support the weak!"
"I'm sure any good adventurer would lend a helping hand to those poor dancers!"
Seeing Zong Shen's appearance and words, Zoe looked in admiration.
Someone estimated that Zoe and Baron Bezos would have a lot in common.
He also has a dream of adventure, and has thus developed a relatively upright character.
As long as she is well trained, Zong Shen believes that Zoe will become a qualified adventurer and leader.
…
While the four of them were resting in place, information from all parties gathered in front of Count Marlon Babbitt.
"What?"
"The team searching for Miss Zoe returned in vain, and saw a large gryphon before arriving at their destination?"
"What?"
"The Aldrich Dance Troupe's residence in the city was ransacked, and hundreds of Highlander warriors and mercenary shooters were all killed?"
Earl Marlon Babbitt no longer knew how to describe his mood.
From the vicious street murder that occurred in the dock market in the morning, to Zoe's missing point and the destruction of the Aldrich Dance Company's Bangcheng station.
Everything is intertwined, and the only thing in common is the Great Griffin!
Based on this clue and conducting reverse analysis, Zoe is likely to be taken away by a mysterious person or mysterious force who can control the Great Griffin!
"Damn it!"
"Bang!"
Marlon Babbitt slapped the desk angrily, causing the solid wood desk covered in leather to shake and even tend to fall apart.
From the strength of this slap, it can be seen that Count Malen is still very powerful.
The tea cup on the table was also knocked over and rolled to the ground. The tea flowed out and wet the luxurious carpet.
The liaison officer and housekeeper stood with their heads down, not daring to speak.
"call…"
"Request help from Wolffang Castle through the pages of the magic book and dispatch a squadron of Bladewing Falcons."
"Based on the city defense needs of Winterlow State."
Count Mullen raised his head and said to the liaison officer.
When the liaison officer was about to salute and leave, he was stopped by him.
"Wait a minute, I'll go there myself!"
It's not surprising that the four men riding the Great Griffin were able to kill a dozen black street rats, Count Mullen.
But he didn't expect those four people to be able to destroy the Aldrich Dance Company's Bangcheng station.
This shows that the other party is likely to have a group of people on the outskirts of Bangcheng to pick him up.
There is a high probability that it is a powerful mysterious force.
None of this is important, what is important is that his little Zoe is likely to fall into the hands of the other party!
Now all Count Malen can do is to request support from the giant city of Wolffang Castle and send a squadron of highly mobile Bladewing Falcons. If the opponent tries to open Zoe's storage pendant, then he can obtain the location coordinates.
This allowed the Bladewing Falcon Squadron to dispatch to rescue little Zoe.
Only the giant city level has large-scale air cavalry troops.
So we have to ask Wolffang Castle for help.
As a price, the next batch of materials transported by Winterlow State will have to increase by at least 10%.
This part of the overflow will be paid for by Count Mullen himself.
…
Compared to Earl Malen's anxiety, Zong Shen and the others are much calmer.
Not even Zoe thought of this at all.
She knew that Zong Shen and his gang would definitely be discovered by the state army about killing people in the street and destroying the Aldrich Dance Troupe's residence, and even lead to an investigation.
But she didn't expect that her actions would be briefly exposed when the storage pendant was opened.
It was that brief exposure of her position that made her get involved with the Great Griffin.
In addition, Earl Mullen did not know that she secretly bought the [Transformation Potion (Purple)] from the goblin merchant Boswell, which eventually led to a series of misunderstandings.
From a certain perspective, Zoe did run away with the big gryphon.
It's just that it was not the coercion and kidnapping that Earl Malen thought, but Zoe's voluntary choice.
After finally escaping once, she will never contact her parents before she becomes a famous adventurer. This is her request to herself.
It has a somewhat childish sense of burning the boat.
Just like on Earth, young people who have just emerged from society always want to wait until they are successful before contacting their parents to impress them.
This is Zoe's current thinking.
Everyone rested in the green cypress forest for more than an hour.
During this period, Zong Shen chatted with Zoe a lot, including the exploration story of the mine, Uriah and the revenant Little Kim in the cellar, and the immortal will of Richardson, the leader of the Silver Lion Knights.
Every story fascinates Zoe, especially the lion skeleton knight Richardson. Although he has turned into an undead, he has not forgotten the knight's honor and oath, which makes Zoe in awe.
In my heart, I yearn even more for the area where the ruins of Azshara are located.
She made an estimate in her mind, and based on the Great Griffin's flying speed just now, plus the rest time along the way, it would only take two or three days to cover a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers.
Arrive at the area where the ruins of the original Elf giant city Azshara are located in the Kingdom of Avalon.
Zoe couldn't wait for a long time, but she didn't want to push too much.
Zong Shen was stuck for time, and he didn't get up until about one o'clock in the afternoon.
"It's almost time to leave, let's go."
He stood up and dusted his buttocks, then took out the [Thousand Kilometer Teleportation Gate (Orange)] with his backhand.
The space beacon in the selected territory opens a portal to the destination.
When the portal opened, both Jeanne d'Arc and Cagenia stepped into it without being surprised.
Zoe stood stunned.
Although I know that the Breath of the Wild Adventurer Team is a very powerful adventurer organization.
But she didn't expect that the other party's family background was so rich.
There are even portable portal props!
Not to mention the portal props, the storage jewelry on the market are all expensive.
It can only be produced by mastering high-level space magicians and high-level magic energy technology at the same time.
Moreover, the production cycle is not short and the cost is not low.
Currently, a low-end storage jewelry that can hold about ten cubic meters can be sold for millions of dinars on the market.
The most important thing is that there is a price but no market, and you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.
The storage pendant worn by Zoe has 43 cubic meters of storage space and sells for up to five to six million dinars.
The price is already outrageous, and Baron Bezos wouldn't even be able to afford it.
This is all because the city of Wintrobon is larger than Bossbon and its finances are much richer.
Accordingly, Count Mullen's properties earned him huge wealth.
From this aspect, we can also see Earl Mullen's preference for Zoe.
As for more advanced storage props, they are extremely difficult to make, and a new one may not be produced for hundreds of years.
Most of them are handed down from ancient times.
For example, the [Pascal Contract's Big Bag (gold)] in Zong Shen's hand and the dazzling-level storage jewelry in King Ragnar's hand basically have historical origins.
However, Zong Shen was very satisfied with the big bag. It was awesome just because it could carry living animals.
It's just that you need to pay special attention to the situation of spatial disorder and restless magic elements.
When it comes to item storage alone, the portable storage compartments owned by the lords and the heroic talents who join the lords are eternal gods.
Regardless of space disorder or magic interference, the storage compartment can always be opened normally.
"Let's go there too."
Zong Shen waited for two minutes and said to Zoe who was in a daze.
"Okay...ok!"
Zoe quickly walked to his side, and the two passed through the portal together.
Three minutes passed after everyone left, and the blue light disappeared.
From setting off in the morning to returning to the territory in the afternoon, many changes took place around us.
All defense tower migration work is basically completed.
The [Tailor Shop], [Blacksmith Shop], [Intermediate Pharmaceutical Workshop], and [Intermediate Mechanical Workshop] in the industrial area have all been moved to the central area. This can ensure that the territory still has wartime productivity when facing defensive challenges.
Currently, there are more than a thousand defense towers of various types in Zong Shen's territory.
Among them, the first-level elemental arrow towers have the largest number, and most of them come from unclaimed territories.
Zong Shen’s original defense towers were mainly at level 4, which could be obtained from treasure chests, points exchange, etc.
In this way, a defense system of high and low levels is formed.
The six-level defense towers were also arranged.
Especially the [Tower of Flames] is placed one kilometer away from the center circle.
According to the characteristics of [Tower of Flame], this thing is suitable for striking the enemy in the face.
The first ring of city walls was also built, with several gaps reserved for easy entry and exit. They were then encircled before the defensive challenge began.
The surrounding area is still in a state of intensive construction.
With a population of tens of thousands and full power, this is the era of infrastructure construction for the territory!
Howie and Betty were nearby, and happened to see Zong Shen and Zoe walking out from behind the portal.
As for Joan of Arc and Caniggia, since they had no other tasks, they went back to rest.
"Sir, you are back!"
Howie walked up to him and bowed.
Betty on the side also saluted him respectfully.
Judging from her talent, Betty is suitable to follow Howie. After all, her training direction is to be the future diplomat of the territory.
This time Zoe was completely confused.
When she participated in the battle at the Aldrich Dance Company's residence, she saw Zong Shen opening a small space door and hundreds of warriors running out.
At that time, she thought it was some kind of dimensional summoning skill.
Now it seems that Zong Shen's background is obviously bigger than she imagined.