the next day.

Loran Hill took Lottie to the forest near the town because there were more and more monsters appearing here and many targets needed to be dealt with.

"The lord issued a lot of tasks, and we also rushed here from other places."

Beside the two of them were several other adventurers, some of them young, some slightly older, wearing various armors, holding spears, scimitars, and crossbows.

Because there were many targets in this mission and they were very close to each other, they happened to be on the same route and started chatting on the way.

"Is this Miss Messia's sister?" Several people knew Loran Hill, but it was the first time Lottie saw him.

"No, but she is also a junior whom my friend asked me to take care of." Loran Hill said this. Although she looked young and still had some of the immaturity of a girl, other adventurers who had seen her strength did not feel surprised.

"Haha, that seems very powerful." Several people laughed and then moved forward together in the woods.

There were no roads in the forest, so every time they walked a certain distance, they would leave marks on the trees. This would make it much easier for them to come back and they wouldn't get lost.

"According to common practice, when entering the mountains, one should seek local guides."

"Unfortunately, there are too many adventurers recently. The good guides have already been hired. Others heard that we are going to subdue monsters and are afraid of being affected, so they are not willing to come out." They explained briefly, and Lottie looked curiously at the cross mark carved on the tree trunk.

"I don't know the lady's name yet." One of the young men seemed to have a good impression of Lottie and kept looking for topics to talk about.

"My name is Lottie," she answered simply.

"What a nice name. My name is..." The young man then began to introduce himself, but looking at Lottie's expression, it seemed that he didn't listen.

As a young lady from a duke's family, she had received countless compliments and admiration since she was a child, and she had long been aware of such thoughts.

However, because she was staying with Loran Hill, Lottie didn't want to make the relationship too awkward.

The few of them continued on their way, chatting from time to time, until a ranger in the team stopped and squatted under a tree.

"Wait a moment."

He parted the grass, looked at the pile of feces below, observed it carefully, and then stood up.

"The monster should be not far away." As he said this, he took off the short bow on his back and began to prepare for battle.

"Are we here so soon?" The young man was a little disappointed. He was not familiar with Miss Lottie yet.

Although Loran Hill was more handsome and beautiful, he also knew that it would be difficult for him to pursue this talented swordsman girl, so he turned his target to the easier Lottie.

After a moment's deliberation, the group began to advance in small steps. Meanwhile, Loran Hill led Lottie to the side, their mission not being here, so they continued forward. Of course, they would also avoid the hunting range of this small group.

After the two left, they headed towards the other side of the hill.

The shade of the trees here is thicker, the ground is covered with moss, and the air is slightly moist. It seems that there is a water source nearby.

Because few people come here, the bushes here are quite dense, and after walking a short distance, you need to use your sword to cut through the thorns blocking the way. After walking a distance, a sound of water splashing came from the front.

Is there a waterfall, Loran Hill thought, and then she heard other sounds. She stopped for a moment, and Lottie behind her also stopped unconsciously and looked at the girl in front of her curiously.

Shh.

Loran Hill raised his finger to indicate to keep his voice down, then listened attentively to the faint voices coming from the direction of the waterfall.

"Have you found the thing?" The voice came from under the waterfall, very faint. If it weren't for Loran Hill, no one else might have noticed it at all.

"Not yet, but it's certain that it's in this forest."

"That Viscount Mo Ruo occasionally comes out at night and then disappears from this area."

"Are there any tunnels or ruins?"

"It should be, but the person we were monitoring previously was only a Sequence 3, and their concealment ability was average, so we didn't dare get too close."

"Although Viscount Mo Ruo's own strength is average, he possesses a family heirloom that allows him to sense life around him. This is also the reason why his family is often able to avoid assassinations during the struggles among the nobles."

"And the closer you are to a place with fewer and sparser crowds, the better the effect of this treasure will be."

"As expected, this is a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It still has a lot of background, but we also have sufficient intelligence."

"Wait a little longer. The organization will send elite troops to support us, and then we can take it down safely."

"It's a shame. If the previous operation hadn't failed, we would have known what treasure was given to Viscount Moruo. It cost a fortune to hire a master alchemist to create it, and the White Bee organization was even hired to escort it. We didn't receive any news until we were near Longyi Province."

The two of them negotiated for a few more words before parting ways. Only after the noise faded did Loran Hill and Lottie leave.

"What happened?" Lottie asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just heard some secrets." The girl thought back to the assassins she met on the road. She had some ideas in her mind, but she was still not sure. After all, the information was still insufficient.

I'll have a good chat with Miss Charlene when I get back to the city. She should be familiar with the organization called 'Fire-Eyed Warbler'.

Putting aside the thoughts in his mind for the moment, Loran Hill continued to move forward with Lottie. With the help of the rugged rocks on the mountain wall, the two jumped and climbed up, and came to the upstream of the waterfall. At this time, they could finally see a lush and light green jungle.

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