Chapter 10: Fear

Claire was so angry that she had nothing to say. She had thought that Ashu Rufat had given her a good idea, but now she realized that she had been fooled.

This trade seems to be risky and profitable.

However, they have crossed the boundary. They have crossed the boundary line drawn with the human skin flag and entered the territory that the tribe claims to have. In other words, they continue to move forward and can be understood as a trade. If they turn around and leave now, it will become a blatant provocation. If they are discovered by others, things will be bad, and they will have to be beaten without fighting. It is useless to pretend to be nothing.

In addition, if you look back now, how should you explain to Asowen? Or, further, how should you explain to Prince Huanyu? Her life may have no future.

Claire had no choice but to grit her teeth and risk her life this time.

I was really afraid of anything. While she was praying to Slaanes in a restless manner, smoke and dust caused by the advance of the cavalry troops appeared in the distance. In just a short while, she saw a team of cavalrymen who were obviously patrol teams appearing on the side of the carriage.

Now, she can't retreat even if she wants to retreat. Claire was cruel and stopped thinking about anything to retreat in the last days. She sat in the carriage, trying her best to keep herself in a look of arrogance and disdain, ready to welcome the cavalry.

The cavalry approached. Fortunately, as the distance approached, their horse speed slowed down. This showed that they planned to find out first instead of doing it first.

The speed of the carriage gradually decreased. A short while later, this team of cavalry of about fifty people surrounded the truck. After seeing that the people on the car were very calm, the cavalry did not take any extreme measures. It must be noted that their attention was soon focused on Claire.

From her clothes and appearance, you can guess that this girl is a witch.

Although the barbarians and the people of the Seven Kingdoms regard themselves as better than the other party, they have a common part in magic: the church of the gods in the Star Realm shouted the slogan "Everyone can be a magician", but in fact, the number of magicians in the Seven Kingdoms is indeed limited. The barbarians are similar. Although Tsengqi, one of the evil gods, claims to have all the magic knowledge, the wizards are still chosen from thousands (this even includes those apprentices). In short, humans need special talents to become users of magic. If they do not have this talent, they may need divine grace.

Under any circumstances, a wizard is a very important existence. Or it can be said that under any circumstances, a wizard will be respected - at least valued.

The situation in front of us is no exception. Although the patrol team has an absolute advantage, since there is a witch on the other side, they dare not act rashly for a while. It is obvious that the small team of three people in this car was not here to launch an obvious provocation. Since there is a witch in their team, it means that the power behind them is not so easy to mess with.

Just one witch clearly expresses two meanings: the sincerity of the master of this team and the strength of the master of this team.

"Who are you... and what are you here to do!" A few minutes later, the cavalry leader finally spoke, because the three uninvited guests looked very calm and never spoke.

"We are not enemies." This time, Ashu Rufate spoke on his own initiative. He stood up from the carriage, spread his hands at the same time, indicating that he had no hostility. "We came here to ask for salt."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the stack of furs beneath him. "Come on behalf of our tribe."

The leader hesitated for a while. It could be seen that he wanted to order his subordinates to take action, kill the three outsiders, and snatch the whole truck of fur, including the horse pulling the truck and the vehicle itself. But in the end, reason defeated the impulse, he rushed forward and got off the truck.

At such a close distance, he immediately determined that the car was completely fur - fur from different beasts. Apart from fur, there were no other suspicious items on the car. This was indeed just a small team to trade.

If this is not the northern wilderness, but the southern kingdom. Then he can kill these three people, then turn off all the blame with a lie, claiming that he has never encountered such a team. But this is a chaotic territory. There is no concept of law or fairness here, let alone things like "crimes need evidence". As a matter of asking, the disappearance of the salt-buying team is the reason for a war.

"Okay, come with me." The leader jumped out of the carriage and made a gesture to his subordinates. They left in the carriage.

Everything that followed was natural. Outside the camp of the tribe, Claire met another person in the tribe. However, this person was not a wizard, but a person who should be a small leader (or a trusted follower of a big leader). The transaction between the two parties was settled in a few words. They handed over all the fur, and then someone put twenty bags of salt on the carriage. Then, under the surveillance of the patrol team just now, they left the same way.

The whole process was very fast and simple, and there was almost no unnecessary words except to raise the transaction price. The patrol escorted them away until they saw the human skin flag, watched them leave, and finally disappeared from sight.

"We...we succeeded!" After a long time, Claire realized that all the cold sweat on her forehead had been blown dry by the wind, and she realized what had happened.

I originally thought that the task of risking my life would be completed easily and simply? This is no more difficult than having a breakfast!

Success came so suddenly and so simple that she lost the joy she should have, and she felt it was incredible.

"Yes, it's successful." Ashu Rufate also had no gratitude for surviving the disaster. He just looked at the horizon lightly, "After going back, Asovin will admit that you are a raider."

Claire nodded. At this time, she suddenly realized that her legs were weak and she couldn't stand up even if she wanted to.

"We went back along the same road, and that road was safe," said Ashu Rufate.

When it was dark, the three of them camped next to the carriage.

On the bonfire, a prairie lizard was roasted. This common small animal on the grassland actually has a hard meat and only has very simple cooking conditions. But maybe because Ashu Rufate is a very good chef, maybe it makes people feel happy because of the victory of completing the task. In short, at least the lizard meat was very popular tonight. The small animal was quickly eaten clean.

The old man who was driving the car went to bed early. But Claire seemed to feel the late excitement at this time and was not sleepy for a long time. Ashu Rufat accompanied her to chat around the bonfire.

"Ash Rufate, are you scared when you say you don't like fighting?" she asked suddenly. "I mean, you weren't like this before, and then one day... I went through a very dangerous... and then you were scared."

"Ha...you can say that." Ash Rufate replied. He gently broke the dead branches of the shrubs with his hands and threw them into the bonfire.

"I really guessed it? Have you ever... liked to fight?"

"Well, I used to be a mercenary... I don't know if you know a mercenary? In short, I took other people's gold and worked hard for others." Ashu Rufat smiled. "I used to be a very arrogant person, thinking that I am very talented, thinking that I am very amazing, and even omnipotent. Later I realized that I was actually just bullying and bullying laymen who didn't know anything." He laughed again. "Bullying an arrogant idiot, and then a arrogant arrogant man... It's like an ordinary person fighting with a blind man. What can it mean if he wins? But at that time I thought I was very powerful."

"And then, you meet a real opponent and you're frightened?"

"I was really scared. I admit this because I thought I wouldn't see the sun the next day," said Ashu Rufate. "When you find that all your power and all your plans seem so ridiculous in the face of absolute strength... It seems like a long time ago, someone told me to have a sense of awe... I didn't understand in the past. Now I finally understand. Fighting is better to avoid it."

"Coward!" Claire said. She noticed that Ashu Rufat had no reaction to the title. "You are not angry if you are said to be coward?"

"It doesn't matter if you are called a coward. Because this is not a lie," Ash Rufate replied.

"Tsk, you're really out of help." Claire snorted disdainfully. "How could the Dark Prince fall in love with you!" She thought for a while and asked suddenly. "By the way, how did you know they wouldn't find a wizard apprentice to see me."

"Guess." Ashu Rufate replied.

"Tell the truth." Claire said bluntly. "I don't believe you don't know anything, just guessing around there. You must know what. Tell me the truth. You must know that you can be in the tribe because I invited you. If I reject you, then..." She deliberately left half of the sentence and did not say it, so as to increase the threatening meaning hidden in her words.

"Okay, because I know one thing," said Ashu Rufate. "Remember that flag? I've seen that one."

"south?"

"Well, on the battlefield." Ash Rufate said. "So I guess that many people in this tribe... seem to have joined the army that invaded the south. However, the army that invaded the south was later defeated. Except for a few who could fly, the others were either killed in battle or captured. So now... although they were still bluffing, there were probably not many wizards among them. Especially those apprentices, there were probably no one."
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