Although Katie tried very hard, she was not good at talking. In addition, Boss Che was very determined. Even if Katie offered double the salary, he was still unwilling to do it, and neither was anyone else.

In fact, Fang Zheng is not unable to understand Boss Che's thoughts. They are very clear about their own positioning. If this is a game, then they are the NPCs who will be killed by the Boss when the Boss appears to demonstrate their power and give the protagonist an excuse and reason to fight. Obviously, Boss Che himself understands this.

Therefore, even if Katie offered double the reward, they were unwilling to move forward. In the end, the coachman even returned half of Katie's deposit and left with the other three people, leaving poor Katie and several carriages there. Obviously, for them, money is important, but life is also important.

"What now?"

Looking at the carriage and Katie sitting there in a daze, Kuang San sighed. She didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"There's nothing we can do. We'll just come and help."

Of course Fang Zheng couldn't just go home like this, not to mention that he knew Katie. Although he didn't know how this rich thief lady ended up like this, he couldn't just watch her wiping tears pitifully.

"Yes, we are here to help!"

Walnut nodded. If it were a mercenary born and raised in this world, they probably wouldn't think so much. Most of them were paid to do things. But Walnut came from modern Earth, and was more outgoing and enthusiastic in dealing with people. This was one of the reasons why she was so popular with others.

Fang Zheng proposed, Kuang San did not object, Hu Tao supported it, so there was nothing to say, and soon everyone came to Katie, who was sitting beside the carriage wiping her tears. Seeing Hu Tao and the others coming over, Katie stood up nervously.

"Please, what can I do for you?"

Katie was feeling bitter at the moment. Boss Che had left and she could not do anything by herself. If even these mercenaries left now, she would be helpless.

"If you don't mind, how about we help you drive the car?"

Hu Tao came up and spoke directly about his thoughts.

"Xiaohong said we can help, and I think this is a good idea. Since we are all on the same path, it is only right for us to help each other..."

"It's okay, it's okay!"

At this moment, Katie was so excited that she almost cried. She originally thought that she had reached a dead end, but unexpectedly there would be a ray of hope. She immediately started laughing.

"Thank you for your help. I will definitely repay you when we get to Silver City!"

Now that the decision has been made, the next thing for everyone to do is very simple. Although no one here, including Katie, has ever driven a car, Fang Zheng is here.

With just a glance from her, the horses became obedient and dared not move at all, without any need for her to show her might. Some of the timid ones even almost knelt down.

Then Fang Zheng just made a gesture, and the horses stood in position obediently, one following the other, even more obedient than before.

“So amazing…”

Seeing this scene, Katie's eyes lit up. She looked at Fang Zheng with admiration, and Fang Zheng smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

"Don't worry, I'm familiar with animals. Most animals are obedient. As long as I'm here, these horses will follow us obediently. There won't be any problems."

If horses could talk, they would definitely raise their heads in protest - who is the best friend of whom?

However, under Fang Zheng's "dragon power", these poor horses could only lower their heads and work obediently.

After solving the problem of catching the car, everyone soon continued on their way and moved forward.

At the beginning, Katie was a little worried and looked back from time to time, but when she saw that the horses pulling the cart were more obedient than each other, she soon felt relieved.

But as they moved on, Katie soon began to worry again.

Along the way, they encountered several caravans and travelers in succession. Fang Zheng and Hu Tao received similar news from them as they had received from Boss Che before, and even more detailed information - three caravans had been attacked in succession on the road leading to Gray Whale Port. There was no loss of goods, but the guards and other people of the caravans suffered heavy casualties. Although Gray Whale Port was also tracking down the murderer, there were no clues so far.

Since the murderer has not been caught, for the sake of caution, everyone else naturally chose to take a detour.

I have to say, this is not good news, and Katie's mood is getting worse.

I have said before that bandits and robbers are careers with no future, and most elite professionals would not do it unless they were forced to do it or had other hidden reasons. However, only necromancers are an exception among exceptions.

And this is also due to the characteristics of the Necromancer.

Necromancers are somewhat similar to scientists and doctors who study biochemistry in the real world. Legitimate scientists and doctors will dissect and experiment on corpses obtained through legal channels, and then confirm their research through a series of animal experiments.

However, some people who have taken crooked paths, such as Unit 731, which is so inhumane, will use living people for experiments, to test the mortality rate after infection with the virus and how to conduct human experiments more efficiently - more cruel, but also more effective.

Those fallen necromancers are like the latter. If we don’t have corpses, we can make our own. We can also test new magic and various potions on living people first, and then after they die, we can try to transform them into undead creatures or restrain their souls... In short, for a necromancer, a person, whether alive or dead, is the best research material.

To some extent, the purpose of necromancers' robbery is no different from that of bandits.

The only difference is that the latter seeks wealth, while the former seeks life.

After passing the fork in the Falling Rock Valley, they were the only ones on the road. Looking around, the surrounding forest was extremely gloomy. Katie didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that something was spying on them in the depths of the dark forest.

Hope is just an illusion.

Time passed by minute by minute, and although Katie was praying silently in her heart, the sky still got dark.

"What do we do next?"

Walnut, who was sitting on the top of the carriage and patrolling the surroundings, glanced at the surrounding environment and asked.

"Do you want to continue on your journey? Or do you want to rest here?"

This was not a problem in the past, but now it is a problem.

"Let's keep going."

Fang Zheng lit a magic lamp and hung it on the front of the carriage.

"These horses can still hold up."

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, the horses that had been pulling the cart all day felt aggrieved and dared not say a word. They...well, what else could they say?

Even if I tell these people, they won't understand...

"Let them rest for a while, and we can have dinner before setting off again."

Katie felt sorry for these well-behaved horses and quickly suggested it. Fang Zheng had no objection to this. He had to eat anyway, and there was no difference between stopping to eat and eating while walking. Hu Tao would have no objection either. If she was not injured, she would only need 1000ml of fresh plasma a week. At other times, it didn't matter to Hu Tao whether she ate or not.

"Huh?"

However, at this moment, Kuang San suddenly turned her head and glanced into the woods. At the same time, Fang Zheng also narrowed his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"nothing."

In response to Katie's uneasy questioning, the two looked at each other, then Kuang San smiled slightly and jumped off the carriage.

"I'm going to catch some prey for dinner... I hope it will taste better than those wolves before."

The next moment, Kuang San's figure flashed and disappeared silently into the dark shadows.