Chapter 166 Returning with a Full Load

Before the dragon appeared, the members of the magic team were all curious about this impromptu action. After all, they had lived a well-behaved life since childhood, and even if they had to travel all the way to the Misty Forest, it was to complete their mission.

But now everything is completely different.

Staring down at them from the dragon's enormous, emerald eyes, everyone's heart felt as if it were being clenched and unable to beat. They all shared a premonition that they would perish here today. It wasn't that they lacked the courage to resist, but the obvious disparity in magical power made them realize that crushing them would be as easy as crushing an ant.

However, Ruel discovered that the black witch, who was deeply admired by Beatrice-senpai, could actually make the red dragon bend down and let her climb onto its back in a docile manner.

"She..." Ruel tried to say something with difficulty, but found that his voice was very hoarse.

Not only him, everyone else's expression looked like they had seen a ghost.

These days, dragon slayers are heroes that only exist in legends.

The most respected Grand Mage in their empire has never succeeded in slaying a dragon so far, let alone him. It is said that several of their Grand Mages joined forces and went to the Iron Forest where dragons roamed. In the end, they were all seriously injured and only managed to survive by luck.

But that woman, she actually managed to tame a dragon?

How on earth did she do it? Was she more powerful than all the great mages of the empire combined? But why was her magic level even lower than those of these high-level magicians?

Slaying a dragon is an extremely rare event that happens only once in a hundred years, and taming a dragon is definitely a hundred times more difficult than slaying a dragon.

This time, the way everyone looked at Shen Jiang had changed from the previous slightly disdainful curiosity to the current inquiry with inexplicable respect.

Before they could digest the shock that was completely unbearable, the giant red dragon rose into the sky, its claws simultaneously charging towards the team.

Alan was completely stunned, completely unable to defend himself against the dragon's claws. Without hesitation, he closed his eyes. When he noticed the wind whistling in his ears, he opened his eyes again, only to find himself back on the ground.

From the appearance of the red dragon to their change of venue, the entire process took only a few tens of seconds.

Alan couldn't help but murmur, "Where's that red dragon just now?"

No one answered his question. Ruel, Aisha, and the others had witnessed the giant red dragon transform into the red-haired boy nearby. Their eyes were filled with bewilderment and shock at having their worldview reshaped.

It wasn't until Beatrice's slightly dissatisfied voice urged, "Come over and get to work," that these young men finally woke up as if from a dream and regained their backbone.

After ensuring her own safety, she listened to Senior Beatrice's sobering instructions on how to obtain the mule deer's sac secretions. Her thoughts drifted, her gaze gravitating towards the red-haired boy. Recalling the moment she had just seen the giant red dragon, and the unique experience of being lifted off the ground and soaring through the wind, she couldn't calm down, instead rising with an uncontrollable excitement.

Shen Jiang counted the wild mule deer in the vicinity and found that there were almost dozens of them. Compared with the number that had been captured by the Rose Empire, the number of mule deer here was only one-tenth of the original number.

She couldn't help but frown: "Why is there only this much?"

Quick was originally looking at Priest with pride, but when he heard this suddenly, he was stunned.

What do you mean it's just this little? He spent so much effort to find it, and look at this guy Priest, he can't even find this little. Red Dragon felt a kind of sour and aggrieved emotion in his heart, and he was inexplicably angry when he saw Priest's expression of trying not to laugh.

Shen Jiang and Beatrice's magician team first collected musk from the musk deer here, and she asked Priest and Quick to continue looking for more musk deer. However, until they collected all the musk here, Quick and Priest did not send any good news.

Seeing that the witch was feeling down, Beatrice comforted her, "Don't worry, I will continue to search for the mule deer in this forest until I find it."

Priest gave her a look of disdain, as if to say: You flatterer.

This time, the young magicians of the magic team all supported their captain's decision. They said in unison, "We are all willing to find the big-eared deer for you."

The youthful vigor and promises of the young people did not ease Shen Jiang's frown much. According to her original plan, she should not have brought back only these musks - although the amount of these musks was already astonishing enough in her world.

Before leaving, Shen Jiang pulled out a handful of magic stones from her pocket and stuffed them into Beatrice's pocket. Knowing that Beatrice would understand her, she didn't tell her what to do with them, but simply told her, "Safety first."

The sky in the misty forest gradually darkened, and when the time came, Shen Jiang was sent back home by the golden gate.

Elsa looked at the golden gate covered with intricate and exquisite spells, and could hardly take her eyes off it. She had not expected that the time she could have contact with that person would be so short.

Back in the room, Shen Jiang thought she would face Godwin's interrogation. But to her surprise, Godwin did not pursue her. He was unusually silent, so unusual that Shen Jiang began to feel uneasy.

Until Shen Jiang could no longer endure this difficult time, he carefully leaned over and shook the hem of Godwin's clothes: "I got the medicine, let's go back to the base."

Since the boss could even forgive her for lying to him, he probably wouldn't mind such a trivial matter as the golden gate.

Godwin finally spoke, his eyes complex as he looked at his devout believer: "Have you...always been facing this situation?"

Shen Jiang didn't understand what was going on and exclaimed, "Ah!"

What is the situation in this case?

Godwin spent the entire hour feeling annoyed at his own self-righteousness, until he saw the believers returning with visible signs of exhaustion, and his annoyance became even more unbearable.

He had assumed that the believer had remained by his side all this time, not disappearing with the setting sun, because her curse had been lifted. He hadn't imagined that she was still constantly shuttling back and forth between the two worlds.

Recalling her skillful steps in putting on her shoes while half awake, she had been so cautious in order to prevent anyone here from discovering her secret, even when she was exhausted, she had to find a hidden place. Godwin had an urge to destroy the world.

Shen Jiang urged again earnestly: "I'm fine, let's hurry up and leave."

The believer's face was filled with unconcealed anxiety; she desperately wanted to save those humans. This discovery inexplicably angered Godwin.

"You kept talking in your sleep yesterday. It was so noisy."

Shen Jiang was stunned. Could it be that because she had disturbed the boss's sleep, Godwin had woken up and discovered the secret of the Golden Gate? That didn't make sense. Why would he stay in her room so late at night? Shouldn't he go back to his own room to sleep?

Shen Jiang observed Godwin's expression and thought to herself that this guy was a typical example of someone who was not justified but felt confident. It was clearly his fault, but he turned around and blamed her.

And isn't what he's fussing about too weird? He wasn't that angry even when she lied to him, but he got angry just because she was talking too loudly in her sleep?

Shen Jiang was speechless for a few seconds before he said, "I might be too tired. Sorry."

Godwin became even more angry when he heard this. He said angrily: "If you are tired, you should rest well. Now, go to sleep!"

Shen Jiang was stunned, then realized that Godwin was worried about him.

It turns out that this guy's way of caring for others is so awkward... But for some reason, she felt inexplicably warm in her heart.

The traveler who had been walking alone for a long time finally met a companion on the road who could truly understand her.

A smile appeared on Shen Jiang's face, and unknowingly, her frown finally relaxed.

Shen Jiang: "Stop messing around, let's hurry up and get going."

Godwin:?

He was angry, how could she still laugh?

Hateful believers.

However, Shen Jiang realized that Godwin was only concerned about her in an awkward way and did not allow Godwin to refuse. She took his hand and walked out of the house.

On the way, Shen Jiang recounted his testimony to Godwin: "Just say that this batch of medicine was contributed by your family, and we are going home just to get it. You are now a mountain dweller from a primitive tribe deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Primitive tribes are extremely mysterious to ordinary people, so it's not surprising that there is so much musk."

Godwin didn't quite understand why this was necessary, but he respected all the ideas of his believers.

Anyway, even if someone asked him, he was too lazy to explain.

As soon as the two of them walked out of the gate of Mingxin Hall, they were picked up by the soldiers stationed at the gate and taken into a car. Shen Jiang then realized that these people had been guarding them all the time.

This way, she would have to find another excuse to buy the newly arrived batch of medicine. Shen Jiang immediately said, "Let's go to Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory first."

Shen Anlian woke up early. She and the other doctors were assigned to a temporary dormitory. Elderly people tend to sleep lightly, and the temporary dormitory was poorly soundproofed, so she barely slept. However, they had no time to sleep. Shen Anlian and the other veteran Chinese medicine practitioners were constantly trying to find ways to treat the patients.

When Shen Anlian heard her granddaughter say that Godwin's family had secretly put five or six kilograms of musk in Godwin's luggage, her tired and cloudy eyes widened instantly. Could Godwin have actually carried so many precious medicinal herbs with him?

Five or six kilograms of musk can at least save nearly ten thousand people from the disaster. It is truly a timely relief.

But this was overly optimistic. Although the existing patients were out of danger, new ones continued to appear. Not to mention the medicine, the medical staff and wards couldn't keep up with the increasing number of patients. If the military hadn't been temporarily transferred to help, the medical staff would have been wiped out.

The herbal medicine factory would send each batch of medicinal herbs it produced to the base hospital. The amount of finished medicine made from musk was considerable, and its value alone was an astonishing astronomical figure. But in Nanze City, with a population of several million, these herbs wouldn't even last half a day.

Night falls and darkness descends once again.

Shen Anlian was busy all day before she realized that Shen Jiang hadn't been at the base all day. And Godwin, the two of them were always inseparable.

Shen Jiang is not at the base at this time, so where did they go?