Chapter 447: Zong Ge and Zi Di Disagree Again
Different teleportation formations had different teleportation distances.
Generally speaking, in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, villages did not have teleportation formations and towns had a small sized one that could teleport one to a major city.
Said major city had teleportation formations that could teleport one to neighboring major cities, and the large cities even had teleportation formations that went to the royal capital.
When the group of Dragon Lion Mercenaries going to the royal capital encountered a teleportation lapse, it put Zi Di and Zong Ge very on edge.
Zi Di suggested that they retreat and go back to Snow Rabbit Town first.
This was a good suggestion.
Zong Ge immediately agreed.
In light of the Cold Wind Valley Ambush, where the enemy hid their heads and showed their tails, it was very clear they didn’t want to reveal who they were. If they were to attack the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps inside a town, it would undoubtedly reveal their identities and cause the Ice Sculpture Government to order their arrests, thus, the possibility of doing so was small.
Zong Ge, Zi Di, and the rest set off to Rabbit Fur town.
The reason why Rabbit Fur Town was named so was because it was the biggest producer of rabbit fur in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom. The snow rabbit fur Rabbit Hair Town produced was not just white as the snow and smooth, but it also could have transcendent quality – bronze level, iron level, silver level, and even gold level goods were produced.
One must know that snow rabbits were hard to raise, for only wild snow rabbits had quality rabbit fur.
When wild snow rabbits were kept in an enclosure for a long time, even if strong ice elements were provided, the rabbit fur quality would swiftly decline. Without predators to induce the snow rabbit into constantly running, the snow rabbit fur would constantly thicken, and the snow white fur would turn pure white, and even become grizzled, causing its value to decline.
The reason why Rabbit Fur Town could produce rabbit fur at such a large scale was not because they knew how to rear them on a massive scale, for if such a method really existed, the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s royal family would have come to claim it personally, it wouldn’t be kept in such a remote village.
The reason why Rabbit Fur Town could produce so much rabbit fur was because of snow rabbit-men
Rabbit Fur Town was close to Splice Mountain.
Splice Mountain had an enormous snow rabbit-man clan living on it.
Every year a large amount of snow rabbit-men would come down from the mountain and sell their fur to Rabbit Fur Town. They wouldn’t go to Snow Rabbit Town. Rabbit Fur Town was sufficient to meet their demands. Furthermore, the town’s militia was far smaller than Snow Rabbit Town’s. This gave the trading snow rabbit-men a greater sense of security.
In fact, there were many cultivators that would take a risk out of desperation and secretly poach snow rabbit-men. Despite the snow rabbit-man clan and Ice Sculpture’s royal family signing a treaty of peaceful coexistence and hunting snow rabbit-men being a crime.
The snow fell more and more.
When the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps group teleported here, there were only sporadic snowflakes wafting through the sky.
By the time they were half way to their destination, the sky’s snowflakes were like goose feathers and were gradually growing larger.
This kind of weather was common near Splice Mountain, and there was weather nastier than this.
The heavy snow fall fluttered through the air, greatly hindering Xu Ma’s scouting.
He was only a bronze level thief, and it was hard for him to resist this bitter cold, and he quickly began to tremble in the frost.
The group’s scouting was not entrusted to him.
From the start of the journey, Zi Di deployed scouting alchemy puppets.
Not just that, she had also disseminated her transformed snake and rat ghosts too.
After a half hour, the snow got heavier and there were even a few hailstones mixed in with the snowflakes.
“Stop!” Zi Di suddenly shouted.
She pursed her brows tightly and glanced at Zong Ge.
Zong Ge’s heart shook and he ran his eyes around, then used a steady tone to order, “Rest and reorganize here for the time being.”
The group happened to have a gradual slope nearby.
The group walked downwind to the gradual slope, then took out fire starters and cooking equipment to rest here for now.
Zi Di and Zong Ge went to a corner.
After checking no one was eavesdropping, Zi Di looked grave, “Three gold levels were discovered in front of us. There are two renowned fighters and one magician, one of the fighters is the one who ambushed us in Cold Win Valley.”
Zong Ge’s face sank, “Three gold levels…they really think highly of us.”
Zi Di was glad, “How fortunate that before we set out, I remodeled my rat and snake ghosts. The three gold levels are hiding in a magic tent, the scouting puppets couldn’t have sensed them, it was a rat ghost would saw through it.”
“This is the advantage of a new school. Now, we have the initiative here.” After a few seconds, Zong Ge’s heavy look was restored to calm.
Zi Di replied, “We didn’t go to Snow Rabbit City, but Rabbit Fur Town, yet this movement had been detected by our enemies, and now they lie in ambush for us.”
“Where can we flee to?”
“We are close to Rabbit Fur Town, but the enemy has learned of that already. Snow Rabbit City is the furthest city, and even if we want to make use of the city guard, the city guard cannot mobilize to such a distant place.”
Zi Di pondered over a magic map, looking at the other cities and towns, paying attention to their distance to these places.
But Zong Ge extended a hand over the map, blocking Zi Di’s drilling gaze, “WE have the initiative now, we shouldn’t want to flee, rather we should ambush them instead.”
“It is too late to flee; three gold levels are far faster than us. The other side also has a magician who can definitely fly. When we choose another route, it will be quickly detected by them and they will realize that we can detect their tracks, that will most certainly cause them to attack first.”
“But if we take the initiative to attack, then it will be an excellent battle opportunity!”
Zi Di’s eyes widened, “You want to attack first?”
The young lady was flabbergasted as she looked at Zong Ge, she was very skeptical if the teleportation had had left Zong Ge’s brain in Blood Kin City.
Zong Ge’s face didn’t waver, and his tone was impatient, “Don’t let fear disturb you, Miss Merchant. Think carefully, we have a massive advantage.”
Zi Di almost found it laughable.
“The enemy is three gold levels, while the strongest among us is me and you, two mere silvers. If we included the silver level ghost Lan Lu, then we’ll barely have three. I don’t know what advantage you’re talking about!”
Zong Ge replied bluntly, “Deceptive Disguise – this is our strongest trump card.”
Zi Di’s eyes narrowed, and her tone became somewhat hurried, “That is indeed our trump card, but don’t forget, we are heading to the Ice Sculpture Royal Capital.”
“We have lost contact with the Lord Commander, and although we have many Pearl Bubbles on us, they are water without a source.”
“We don’t know how long we will stay in the royal capital and how long the Pearl Bubbles will last.”
“We shouldn’t misuse them wantonly.”
“If the Deceptive Disguise spell fades away, and our true identities are revealed, then we will die in the royal capital!”
Especially Zi Di who was a necromancer, if she was exposed, it would surely be a terrifying mortal blow.
It was a nation’s capital; how would it tolerate a necromancer?
Zi Di also said, “Even if we still had the Mermaid Fairy Tale with us, the divine artifact’s production rate declined with each passing day. Only by linking up with imperial higherups as swiftly as possible while we still can will we have a chance of redemption, that is the most important part of our plan.”
Zong Ge shook his head, his attitude resolute, “No, it is most valuable to use the Pearl Bubbles now.”
“Miss Merchant, do you not realize what kind of situation you are in?”
“The enemy is mysterious and very powerful, before it was one gold level ambushing us, now it is three. What kind of power can accomplish this?”
“After the commander beheaded Official Teng Dong, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ name was propagated nationwide, they are still attacking us. To deal with us two silver levels, they didn’t hesitate to mobilize three gold levels. What is the enmity, what is the grudge?”
“Our opponent’s motives are unknown, and if we don’t know who the enemy is or where they come from, that is the worst case!”
“We can attack now, perhaps we can kill one or two and gain crucial information. Most importantly, we can display our true strength and make the enemy realize that if they want to kill us, they will have to pay a disastrous price. If that happens, we will have true motive power in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.”
“Otherwise, even if we can escape this time, the enemy won’t let this matter rest, they will impede us everywhere and manufacture an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on us. In the next attack, they will be more cautious and even eliminate the undead ghost scouts. Our situation will be worse than it is now!”
Zi Di was silent for a moment, then she grumbled out, “We already have a trail that can be investigated.”
Zong Ge coldly snorted, “Is your trail reliable? Since the other side can use puppets to cut off their retreat, why would they leave behind evidence? Furthermore, do we have a suitable candidate that can trace this trail to the truth? Who do you think can do that? Xu Ma?”
Zi Di grit her teeth, “The disparity between the enemy and us is to big…”
Zong Ge directly conceded, “Of course it will be risky, it is impossible to have no risks this battle. With the Deceptive Disguise spell, I am confident I can cut down at least one gold level. We must inflict pain on them and display our strength and threat.”
“Remember that time in Snow Bird Harbor? With the help of Deceptive Disguise, we were completely invisible to location detection equipment, nether that gold level assassin nor Snow Bird Harbor’s City Lord sensed anything. Does that not prove the strategic value of Deceptive Disguise sufficiently?”
Zi Di hesitated, she wanted to say something.
Zong Ge interrupted her, “That is the reason why I will fight alone. If you discharge magic, that magic won’t be protected by Deceptive Disguise, that is actually be a weakness.”
“Even if I can’t beat them, I can entangle them for a time. You can take the people away, seize the opportunity for a rapid retreat, and head for Rabbit Fur Town. It will be safer there.”
Zong Ge’s tone was much milder than it was in Cold Wind Valley.
Because he had to win over Zi Di’s support.
He was not a magician, he still needed Zi Di to use the Deceptive Disguise formation.