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Chapter 392
chapter 315 part 2
Looking at the many vomiting clerics.
"Um, uh, I only have one handkerchief."
Enri fumbled in her pockets and said awkwardly.
"It's alright, they can take care of themselves," the female cleric who had just been lowering her head in shame couldn't help but say with a smile.
If she had been the only one to vomit, it would have been naturally embarrassing, but now that there was more than one, the initial awkwardness was gone.
"Hahaha!"
Hearty laughter erupted from the Paladins' side.
"They're not children. They don't need you to take care of them, Enri."
"We are Paladins and Clerics! Protecting our country and its people is our duty and obligation!"
"That's right!"
"Enri, although you're an adventurer, in the face of the evil undead, you are also one of the people we must protect."
Waves of agreeable laughter followed, and someone even spoke out loudly and seriously.
This laughter and these words not only instantly dispelled the subtle barrier between everyone but also eased the tense atmosphere considerably.
Furthermore, because of the recent embarrassing vomiting incident, the expressions on the grim faces of Remedios and Kelart relaxed once more.
Faced with the crowd's kind smiles,
Enri felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
She discovered that these Paladins and Lord Clerics, who had previously seemed so cold and aloof, weren't as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
"Tch~"
Clementine, standing with the Scripture Unit, glanced in their direction with a disdainful look on her face.
Her lively gaze briefly sized up Remedios, Tang Zheng, and Gagaran.
Clementine felt a headache coming on. "So boring! I really want to test the strength of that Paladin captain."
"And my original objective~"
"I can't find any opportunity to strike. Maybe I should just switch targets."
Not far away.
Tang Zheng took out a piece of cured meat from the bag on the Ghoul Dog's back, cut off a slice, and tossed it along with a few large pieces of hard bread into Xiao Hei's mouth.
"Awu."
The Ghoul Dog happily chewed the food in its mouth.
Tang Zheng reached out and ruffled Xiao Hei's long, thick black fur. He looked at Enri, who seemed to have hit it off with the members of the Holy Knight Order and Cleric Corps, and chuckled softly.
"Master."
The Green Leaf Witch came over and spoke softly.
"Did you notice something?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Huh?"
The Green Leaf Witch was a little puzzled.
"I'm talking about Enri."
The Green Leaf Witch turned to look at Enri's location, seemingly not understanding.
"She easily gains the goodwill of others, don't you think? You could say she has a talent for making people feel close to her," Tang Zheng chuckled.
The Green Leaf Witch stared at Enri and suddenly realized this as well. During the time they were selling the "Regeneration Potion," she had noticed that Enri seemed to find it easy to deal with people.
Of course, perhaps it was because she herself always had a cold expression, or perhaps it was due to the "Regeneration Potion."
Tang Zheng didn't say anything more. He looked around and noticed "Black" Pabel talking with a female Paladin, and they didn't seem to be getting along.
"That female Paladin... is that Neia's Mother? I didn't expect her to be involved in this incident as well."
Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the female Paladin with the golden ponytail and what seemed to be a stern personality, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Soon, he noticed Gagaran sitting in a corner, looking somewhat isolated.
Tang Zheng put the leftover cured meat back into the bag on the Ghoul Dog's back, then took out a large, arm-length piece of cured meat and walked over.
Hearing the approaching footsteps.
Gagaran looked up, his deathly pale gaze shifting over. A large, fragrant piece of cured meat flew into his view, and he subconsciously raised a hand to catch it.
"If you don't mind, have a taste. It's a bit too salty for humans, but it's good for making soup in the wild. Adding some other ingredients would make it quite nice."
Tang Zheng's light laughter was heard as he spread his hands. "Unfortunately, this environment is obviously not suitable for that."
Gagaran looked at the cured meat in his hand, which glistened with a fine, golden, transparent fat. It was clearly not a cheap ingredient. He then glanced at the hard bread that had been casually provided by the Holy Kingdom's side.
"You really know how to live."
Gagaran didn't hold back and took a large bite of the cured meat. It was too salty for humans, but in his mouth, it was a delicious delicacy.
Since leaving the Empire and entering the Hills Region, he had rarely tasted good human food.
"Being an adventurer is tough."
Tang Zheng walked up to Gagaran and shook his head with a slight smile.
"The captain of the first adventurer team I met once told me that cured meat is a very convenient food. Also, drinking a bowl of meat soup in the wild is a very pleasant experience."
Gagaran devoured the entire piece of cured meat in a few bites, licking his exposed, sharp teeth. "It's certainly not as comfortable as it was in the Empire."
"Regret it?"
"Hah! Are you kidding me? I'm Gagaran, the 'Warrior King' Gagaran!"
Gagaran looked up abruptly, his eyes showing a fierce glint as he responded seriously.
"You don't look as high-spirited as you did when we first met," Tang Zheng said half-jokingly.
"I'm just worried about the situation with the demi-humans." Gagaran's face showed his concern.
He suddenly had a feeling that letting the humans enter the Hills Region might have been the wrong choice. But without their help, it would be impossible to eliminate the horde of undead and the powerful magic caster behind them.
"You two, what are you discussing?"
A gentle voice was heard.
Tang Zheng and Gagaran looked up in the direction of the voice and saw Kelart and Captain Nigun walking over.
"Just some idle chat," Tang Zheng replied with a smile.
Gagaran glanced at them once before looking away. No matter how the two of them disguised it, he could sense their heartfelt hatred for demi-humans.
This was especially obvious when compared to Tang.
"You've all seen the current situation. Things are far more serious than our previous plan accounted for."
Kelart didn't dwell on this issue. He tried his best to appear calm as he looked at Gagaran.
"Your Excellency Gagaran, can you tell us how far we are from the demi-human gathering place?"
"At our previous pace, it will only take a day," Gagaran replied faintly.
After last night's march, the originally three-day journey had been shortened to one day.
"Only a day's journey left?"
Kelart first nodded, then his narrow eyes squinted almost imperceptibly.
"I don't mean to doubt your conclusion, but Your Excellency Gagaran has been away for so many days. How can you be certain that the numerous demi-human tribes will still be at the original location."
Faced with the suspicious and distrustful question, a flash of anger crossed Gagaran's eyes. He suppressed his inner rage and said, "Of course, it's thanks to the food from our transaction with you humans."
"You've seen the climate in the Hills now. With the lack of water and food, plus the threat of the undead."
"The southern mountains have enough food and water. And with the advantage of the valley's special terrain, it's more than enough to protect all the demi-human tribes."
Hearing this.
"I see."
Not only did Kelart not look annoyed because of the food issue, but a brilliant smile flashed across his lips.
"In that case, most of the tribes from the demi-human territory should all be gathered at this location."
"That's right," Gagaran replied, displeased.
Tang Zheng overheard their conversation, and his eyes shifted as he particularly noticed Kelart's subtle provocation.
Is this the Holy Kingdom's objective!
(end of chapter)
Looking at the many vomiting clerics.
"Um, uh, I only have one handkerchief."
Enri fumbled in her pockets and said awkwardly.
"It's alright, they can take care of themselves," the female cleric who had just been lowering her head in shame couldn't help but say with a smile.
If she had been the only one to vomit, it would have been naturally embarrassing, but now that there was more than one, the initial awkwardness was gone.
"Hahaha!"
Hearty laughter erupted from the Paladins' side.
"They're not children. They don't need you to take care of them, Enri."
"We are Paladins and Clerics! Protecting our country and its people is our duty and obligation!"
"That's right!"
"Enri, although you're an adventurer, in the face of the evil undead, you are also one of the people we must protect."
Waves of agreeable laughter followed, and someone even spoke out loudly and seriously.
This laughter and these words not only instantly dispelled the subtle barrier between everyone but also eased the tense atmosphere considerably.
Furthermore, because of the recent embarrassing vomiting incident, the expressions on the grim faces of Remedios and Kelart relaxed once more.
Faced with the crowd's kind smiles,
Enri felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
She discovered that these Paladins and Lord Clerics, who had previously seemed so cold and aloof, weren't as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
"Tch~"
Clementine, standing with the Scripture Unit, glanced in their direction with a disdainful look on her face.
Her lively gaze briefly sized up Remedios, Tang Zheng, and Gagaran.
Clementine felt a headache coming on. "So boring! I really want to test the strength of that Paladin captain."
"And my original objective~"
"I can't find any opportunity to strike. Maybe I should just switch targets."
Not far away.
Tang Zheng took out a piece of cured meat from the bag on the Ghoul Dog's back, cut off a slice, and tossed it along with a few large pieces of hard bread into Xiao Hei's mouth.
"Awu."
The Ghoul Dog happily chewed the food in its mouth.
Tang Zheng reached out and ruffled Xiao Hei's long, thick black fur. He looked at Enri, who seemed to have hit it off with the members of the Holy Knight Order and Cleric Corps, and chuckled softly.
"Master."
The Green Leaf Witch came over and spoke softly.
"Did you notice something?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Huh?"
The Green Leaf Witch was a little puzzled.
"I'm talking about Enri."
The Green Leaf Witch turned to look at Enri's location, seemingly not understanding.
"She easily gains the goodwill of others, don't you think? You could say she has a talent for making people feel close to her," Tang Zheng chuckled.
The Green Leaf Witch stared at Enri and suddenly realized this as well. During the time they were selling the "Regeneration Potion," she had noticed that Enri seemed to find it easy to deal with people.
Of course, perhaps it was because she herself always had a cold expression, or perhaps it was due to the "Regeneration Potion."
Tang Zheng didn't say anything more. He looked around and noticed "Black" Pabel talking with a female Paladin, and they didn't seem to be getting along.
"That female Paladin... is that Neia's Mother? I didn't expect her to be involved in this incident as well."
Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the female Paladin with the golden ponytail and what seemed to be a stern personality, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Soon, he noticed Gagaran sitting in a corner, looking somewhat isolated.
Tang Zheng put the leftover cured meat back into the bag on the Ghoul Dog's back, then took out a large, arm-length piece of cured meat and walked over.
Hearing the approaching footsteps.
Gagaran looked up, his deathly pale gaze shifting over. A large, fragrant piece of cured meat flew into his view, and he subconsciously raised a hand to catch it.
"If you don't mind, have a taste. It's a bit too salty for humans, but it's good for making soup in the wild. Adding some other ingredients would make it quite nice."
Tang Zheng's light laughter was heard as he spread his hands. "Unfortunately, this environment is obviously not suitable for that."
Gagaran looked at the cured meat in his hand, which glistened with a fine, golden, transparent fat. It was clearly not a cheap ingredient. He then glanced at the hard bread that had been casually provided by the Holy Kingdom's side.
"You really know how to live."
Gagaran didn't hold back and took a large bite of the cured meat. It was too salty for humans, but in his mouth, it was a delicious delicacy.
Since leaving the Empire and entering the Hills Region, he had rarely tasted good human food.
"Being an adventurer is tough."
Tang Zheng walked up to Gagaran and shook his head with a slight smile.
"The captain of the first adventurer team I met once told me that cured meat is a very convenient food. Also, drinking a bowl of meat soup in the wild is a very pleasant experience."
Gagaran devoured the entire piece of cured meat in a few bites, licking his exposed, sharp teeth. "It's certainly not as comfortable as it was in the Empire."
"Regret it?"
"Hah! Are you kidding me? I'm Gagaran, the 'Warrior King' Gagaran!"
Gagaran looked up abruptly, his eyes showing a fierce glint as he responded seriously.
"You don't look as high-spirited as you did when we first met," Tang Zheng said half-jokingly.
"I'm just worried about the situation with the demi-humans." Gagaran's face showed his concern.
He suddenly had a feeling that letting the humans enter the Hills Region might have been the wrong choice. But without their help, it would be impossible to eliminate the horde of undead and the powerful magic caster behind them.
"You two, what are you discussing?"
A gentle voice was heard.
Tang Zheng and Gagaran looked up in the direction of the voice and saw Kelart and Captain Nigun walking over.
"Just some idle chat," Tang Zheng replied with a smile.
Gagaran glanced at them once before looking away. No matter how the two of them disguised it, he could sense their heartfelt hatred for demi-humans.
This was especially obvious when compared to Tang.
"You've all seen the current situation. Things are far more serious than our previous plan accounted for."
Kelart didn't dwell on this issue. He tried his best to appear calm as he looked at Gagaran.
"Your Excellency Gagaran, can you tell us how far we are from the demi-human gathering place?"
"At our previous pace, it will only take a day," Gagaran replied faintly.
After last night's march, the originally three-day journey had been shortened to one day.
"Only a day's journey left?"
Kelart first nodded, then his narrow eyes squinted almost imperceptibly.
"I don't mean to doubt your conclusion, but Your Excellency Gagaran has been away for so many days. How can you be certain that the numerous demi-human tribes will still be at the original location."
Faced with the suspicious and distrustful question, a flash of anger crossed Gagaran's eyes. He suppressed his inner rage and said, "Of course, it's thanks to the food from our transaction with you humans."
"You've seen the climate in the Hills now. With the lack of water and food, plus the threat of the undead."
"The southern mountains have enough food and water. And with the advantage of the valley's special terrain, it's more than enough to protect all the demi-human tribes."
Hearing this.
"I see."
Not only did Kelart not look annoyed because of the food issue, but a brilliant smile flashed across his lips.
"In that case, most of the tribes from the demi-human territory should all be gathered at this location."
"That's right," Gagaran replied, displeased.
Tang Zheng overheard their conversation, and his eyes shifted as he particularly noticed Kelart's subtle provocation.
Is this the Holy Kingdom's objective!
(end of chapter)
