Chapter 62: The Strange Village

Nowadays, there are quite a few big families like Zhao Hai and his group on the mainland. In places like Heishan Pass, it is impossible for only the Machidel family to set up intelligence points there. In fact, many big families on the mainland have intelligence points there, some of which are just storefronts, while others are mercenary groups.

Those big families set up intelligence points here in Black Mountain Pass, not to investigate any military events. Places like Black Mountain Pass cannot have any military events happening. The main purpose of setting up intelligence points here is only one, talent!

The great nobles here in the Ark Continent are mostly those who have been passed down for over a thousand years. Such nobles are naturally very aware of the importance of talent to them, and for a noble, a powerful warrior can be of great help to them. Therefore, places like Black Mountain Pass where adventurers have a concentration of mercenaries will have intelligence personnel sent by major families there, in order to discover those potential warriors, bring them into the family, and become a part of the family's power.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Hai and his companions appeared at the Black Mountain Pass, many large families received the news and were watching them closely.

But those who observed Zhao Hai and the others clearly miscalculated. They did not expect that Zhao Hai and the others did not live in the city, but instead went to live outside the city. At night, they usually went to space to rest, which made it very strange for those who wanted to track them to find their whereabouts.

However, Zhao Hai's behavior further confirmed that he was a black magician. And those people who followed Zhao Hai were not trying to win him over, but were afraid that Zhao Hai and his team would be detrimental to their family.

Although ordinary nobles may also recruit some black magicians, those black magicians are usually knowledgeable and have a deep understanding. No one is willing to recruit black magicians from the wild, so no one has contact with Zhao Hai and the others.

Zhao Hai and his team were unaware of anyone following them, and they continued to move at their own pace. Currently, their speed was not very fast as there were too many pedestrians on the road, so they naturally couldn't walk too fast, otherwise accidents might occur.

Even if they ride horses from Heishan Pass to Casa City, it takes seven days. Zhao Hai and his team are now traveling at a speed similar to horseback riding, and it takes about seven days to reach Casa City.

They have been walking for three days now, and during these three days, they have run through two small towns and countless small villages, which shows that the Duchy of Versailles is still very prosperous.

On the morning of the the fourth day, Zhao Hai and his wife came out of the space together as usual. They made a normal journey. Fortunately, it is not rainy season yet, so although it is a dirt road, it is very smooth, and there is no sense of turbulence when walking in the shape.

But today, Zhao Hai felt a bit strange along the way, how to put it, it seems like something is missing. Zhao Hai looked around in confusion, unsure what was missing.

Just as Zhao Hai was puzzled, Meg spoke out, "Young master, it's strange that we've been walking for over two hours and still haven't noticed anyone passing by. There are already many people at this time every day

Upon hearing Meg's words, Zhao Hai finally realized that something was wrong. They hadn't met anyone for over two hours since morning. No wonder he felt so strange, as if something was missing. It turned out that there were fewer people.

Zhao Hai felt something was wrong and immediately said in a deep voice, "Stop." The alien stopped immediately. Zhao Hai stood up and supported the alien's ribs, saying to Green, "Grandpa Green, is something wrong? Why haven't we met anyone after walking for so long

Green nodded and said, "I noticed it a long time ago, but young master, don't worry. Let's move forward. I want to see what happened. Anyway, young master can hide in space and no one can find you

Zhao Hai gave a bitter smile. He thought Green hadn't noticed, but he didn't expect Green to have noticed long ago. Although his words were a bit irresponsible, they were still reasonable. They couldn't stop moving forward just because they didn't know what was going on, so they didn't have to do anything.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but nod and wave his hand, saying, "Alright, let's go." The alien immediately started, still moving forward at a constant speed, which seemed a bit unhurried.

However, Zhao Hai and Meg became nervous. They were both people who had never seen a big scene before, unlike Green who was calm. Both of them were a little restless, paying attention to the situation around them, as if there were monsters rushing out of the surrounding woods at any time.

But to Zhao Hai's surprise, they walked all morning without encountering anyone, not even the villages they passed by seemed to be missing.

When passing by a village, they carefully examined it and found that there was no one there. However, what surprised Zhao Hai and his team was that it didn't look like it had been attacked before. It seemed that all the villagers had left on their own. Strangely, those villagers had clearly left as soon as they got up. There was no fire on their stove, and the blankets were not folded. It seemed like they hadn't even put on their clothes before getting up from their beds and leaving. There was not even a chicken or a dog in the entire tree, and it was completely silent. Coupled with the messy bed, Zhao Hai and the others couldn't help but feel a chill. This village was too eerie, much more eerie than their seemingly eerie combination.

Green carefully looked around the village for a while, but still didn't find anything. However, his face became even darker as he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Xiao Hai, call out your Merlin grandmother. She might be able to see something

Zhao Hai responded with a nod and immediately opened the space, calling out Merlin. Merlin had been observing the situation outside and naturally knew what was happening outside. So after she came out, she didn't say much, just carefully looked around, then closed her eyes and softly recited a few mantras.

A blue light appeared on her body, and then radiated like sunlight, which lasted for about five minutes before slowly disappearing.

Merlin slowly opened his eyes, but with a serious expression, he said to Zhao Hai and the others, "Young master, someone here used the temptation technique in black magic to lure away all the living creatures in the village. I don't know where they went

Zhao Hai paused for a moment and said, "Black magic? Are you saying you've been here before

Merlin nodded and said, "Although it has been some time and the magic energy here has almost disappeared, I can still be sure that someone has used black magic here

Zhao Hai and Green's faces darkened. They could be certain that they hadn't encountered anyone on the road today, so it must be related to this matter, and if they didn't handle it properly, it would still implicate them.

Don't forget, Zhao Hai's current identity is a black magician, and there is a black magician who uses black magic here. So many people have been taken away, and this situation cannot be hidden. Maybe something will happen later. Merlin can discover that there are black magicians who have used magic here, and other magicians can do the same. At that time, people will know that the disappearance of people here is related to the black magician, and Zhao Hai may also become a suspect.

This is exactly what Green and Zhao Hai are worried about. That black magician, who has seduced so many people, will definitely not do anything good. If he does something bad, it will bring considerable trouble to Zhao Hai. Now Zhao Hai is most afraid of trouble.

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Merlin obviously thought of this as well, "he turned to Zhao Hai and said," Young master, why don't we stop pretending to be black wizards, otherwise it will cause you big trouble

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Apart from this black wizard, if I were to dress up as someone else, we might be discovered faster, which would make us even more dangerous. Grandma Merlin, can you feel where that black wizard has taken everyone here? Let's chase after him and see if we can solve this trouble. If we can solve this problem, that would be great. Even if we can't solve it, don't let the people of the Vansel family suspect us

After such a big incident, the Vansel family cannot ignore it. This is their family's territory, and the people living here are all their subjects, just like their family pays taxes. They naturally have an obligation to ensure their safety.

The only way Zhao Hai can make others not suspect him is to find the real culprit and hand him over to the Vansel family, so that he will naturally not be suspected.

Although Greene didn't want Zhao Hai to have any interaction with the Vansel family, at this point, only this method could prevent Zhao Hai from being suspected. After all, they are now on the territory of the Vansel family. If Zhao Hai is really suspected by the Vansel family, the trouble will be even greater. If his identity is not handled properly, he will soon be betrayed, and now Zhao Hai's identity cannot be betrayed.

Merlin was also looking at Green, wanting to know if Green agreed with Zhao Hai's words. If Green agreed, she would find a way to figure out where the magician was heading and get rid of that guy.

Green also knew Merlin's meaning, so he nodded impatiently and said, "Okay, let's follow the young master's instructions, find that guy, and hand him over to the Vansel family so that our plan can continue

Merlin nodded and used the magic he had just used again, but this time it took even longer, a full ten minutes to complete. After the magic was done, Merlin pointed to the direction towards Casa City and said, "That's the direction. Maybe it's because of this, so we didn't meet anyone on our way

(End of this chapter)