Monica didn't explain to Mark why she wanted him to leave Stone Hammer Town as soon as possible. After completing the transaction, she pushed him out of the store.

He looked so hurried that it was obvious that he couldn't wait to leave Shichui Town tonight.

If the monk from the Stone Hammer Town Church who came to him and said some inexplicable words in the afternoon did not arouse Mark's vigilance, then Monica's behavior was enough to make Mark's alarm bells ring.

Those low-level miners carrying vine baskets on the streets only know how to go down the mines and dig ore. Naturally, they cannot perceive the dangers that may arise at any time.

But church staff and high-level appraisers are undoubtedly the ones who are more likely to discover potential risks in the town.

Their abnormal reactions are enough to prove that behind the seemingly prosperous Shichui Town, there must be some unknown secrets hidden.

With this thought in mind, Mark did not dare to delay and rushed straight to the loading and unloading area of ​​the market.

Unlike the bustling barbecue market in the front street filled with the aroma of meat, the steaming smell of sulfur mixed with the sour smell of pack animal feces rose from the stone pavement of Houjie loading and unloading area. Mark almost stepped on the sewage flowing across the loading and unloading area as he rushed into this open-air square.

At this time, dozens of pinewood carriages carrying ore boxes were fully loaded with cargo and waiting to set off. From the coats of arms painted on the bodies of these carriages, Mark could determine that the carriages waiting to set off should belong to three fleets.

The caravans that have completed loading at this time should not spend the night in Shichui Town. They will all leave Shichui Town tonight and head to their respective caravan destinations.

Mark took the initiative to find the leaders of these caravans, and after finding out clearly, he determined that only one of them, called the Golden Crocodile Caravan, was heading towards the Warcraft Mountains.

When Mark stated his intention to hitchhike with the convoy, he was harassed.

"Want a ride? Our caravan doesn't offer charity. We only accept shield guardians and elemental mages above level two." Eugene, the gold-toothed dwarf caravan captain, chewed tobacco and, after sizing up Mark's figure, began to spit unceremoniously. "You don't look like a shield guardian to me, so are you an elemental mage?"

The crocodile flags of the Gold Crocodile Caravan fluttered in the night wind, and the one-eyed guard leader was tying up the loose blood crystal ore boxes with iron chains.

The other caravan members were also busy checking whether the goods they were responsible for were complete. They were no longer surprised by their boss's appearance.

This young man applied to join the caravan that was about to depart, which can only be said to be a case of him sending himself to be slaughtered by old Eugene.

In fact, there is an unspoken rule in the Lily Kingdom, that is, adventurers who want to join the caravan generally need to prove their strength and can provide a certain degree of security and protection for the caravan.

In this case, the caravan will accept the adventurer, and the adventurer can follow the caravan to the destination without paying gold coins.

In fact, when a caravan is formed, it already has a complete part-time guard team and does not need more guards to join.

But the caravan travels on the trade route all year round and always has to deal with all kinds of people. They don't want to incur the resentment of unknown adventurers because of their refusal.

Such unspoken rules can be considered mutually beneficial and each party gets what it needs.

But that situation is just the unspoken rule followed by most people. To old Eugene, the unspoken rules are bullshit!

If you want to join his caravan without paying, no way!

Mark was mentally prepared for this. He took out five gold coins and placed them on the ore box in front of old Eugene.

As the gold coins rubbed against the wooden box, he could even hear the sound of old Eugene's Adam's apple rolling over the sound of the lute coming from the front street.

Although there were only five gold coins, every unexpected copper coin was a temptation that Eugene could not refuse!

"Young man, you must know that every caravan's delivery routes and travel times are kept secret. I can't make an exception for just five gold coins. That would be irresponsible to my fellow caravan members!"

Eugene stared greedily at the gold coins on the wooden box, rubbing his palms back and forth like a fly waiting for food.

Mark curled his lips. He had suddenly made a fortune, but he was not a foolish sucker.

Reaching out and wiping the ore box, five gold coins returned to his hand again. Mark turned around and walked away without any recollection.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Don't be impatient, young man! We can discuss anything first!"

"Ten gold coins! For just ten gold coins, I'll allow you to join the caravan, and you can enjoy the caravan members' delicious meals every day!"

"Don't go! Eight gold coins! Only eight gold coins!"

"Hey! Little brother! You win, it's only 5 gold coins, but you have to take care of your own food and beverages!"

"Deal!" After hearing Eugene's final offer, Mark finally handed the gold coin to him with a smile on his face.

Eugene lowered the threshold again and again, but in the end he couldn't get an extra gold coin from Mark, and he was too lazy to give Mark any smile.

After carefully putting the five gold coins into his arms, Eugene said impatiently, "The convoy will leave in twenty minutes. Go and do whatever you need to do. If you are late, we will not wait for you and your money will not be refunded!"

Mark didn't care about Eugene's expression. Twenty minutes was enough for him to get to and from the hotel.

I returned to the hotel with my luggage and Xiao Mu. After checking out, I rushed to the market exit as agreed and waited for the golden crocodile caravan to appear.

As expected, he met Monica at the market exit, who was also carrying a backpack half a person's height.

If Mark guessed correctly, Monica's bag should be full of appraisal certificates.

A rough calculation would show that these appraisal certificates are worth nearly a thousand gold coins!

"Hey! Little brother, you listened to my advice. Have you decided to leave Shichui Town now?" Monica was quite surprised to see Mark carrying a bag.

She just mentioned it casually to Mark when she was in the store, but she didn't expect Mark to be so proactive and take action without any hesitation.

"I'm just passing through Stone Hammer Town, and I've already done what I needed to do. Since you've advised me this way, Monica, I'm definitely going to accept your suggestion. Are you also waiting here for Eugene's caravan?"

If Monica's destination was near the Monster Mountain Range, the only ones waiting at the market entrance should be the Gold Crocodile Caravan.

"Well, although Eugene is a money-grubber, the guards of his caravan are very strong. Even when they got to the vicinity of the Monster Mountain Range, no one dared to provoke them. Little brother, what's your name? Are you going to the Monster Mountain Range for adventure?"

While Mark and Monica were chatting casually, more than a dozen carriages of the Golden Crocodile Caravan arrived at the market entrance as planned.

Under Eugene's command, the two men got into a car in the center of the caravan. When they got on the car, there were already six young people sitting in the car who were happily chatting.

Judging from the attire of these six people, they are all wearing ordinary leather armor and iron swords. They should be young people who are going to the Warcraft Mountains to make a fortune.

Seeing a stranger get on the carriage, the six of them leaned towards the front of the carriage awkwardly, and for a moment they were too embarrassed to communicate anymore.

The carriage fell silent for a moment, and the only sounds were the breathing of the crowd and the "gurgling" sound of the wheels rolling over the cobblestone road.

Until a loud shout of "Stop!" suddenly came from the front of the convoy.