Chapter 291 The Situation in Each Tent
Tired from climbing during the day and well-fed at night, the adventurers all went to sleep in their tents early. Except for a few night watchmen who sat by the fire drinking and chatting, the whole camp gradually became quiet.
Shu Li took off his fur suit and piled it neatly in the corner of the tent. Dizio lay beside him, rolling around.
Shu Li squinted at him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Dixio crossed his legs and said, "My legs are sore."
Shu Li slapped his thigh. "Massage your legs if they're sore!"
Disio lowered his legs and knelt. "Are you sore? I'll give you a massage, and then you can give me one. How about that?"
Shu Li looked at him. Could this guy be planning this?
"Okay, lie down and I'll give you a massage."
"Hehehe~~good brother~"
Having achieved his goal, Disio immediately lay down obediently, stretched out his limbs, and looked like he was ready to be manipulated by Shu Li.
Shu Li's mouth twitched.
Although Discio is twenty years old and tall and strong, he is still very simple and shows childishness from time to time.
This must be the underage goblin!
Shu Li gently massaged his calf muscles.
"Hiss—" a sound came from Discio's mouth.
Shu Li clapped his hands. "Don't make any weird noises."
Disio grinned: "It hurts!"
Shu Li twisted it hard. "Bear with it."
Discio's face was twisted into a hideous state. He clenched his teeth and tried hard to hold back a scream.
Angel opened the tent curtain and saw a look of pain and joy on Disio's face. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Shu Li expertly relaxed Disio's leg muscles. "His legs are sore, and he wants me to massage them!"
Angel closed the tent curtain, took off his plush coat, revealing a high-end magic robe, and sat cross-legged on the other side of Disio, grinning: "I'll give you a massage, too."
"Ah—so cold!"
When Angel's hand covered Discio's calf, he exclaimed and almost jumped up.
"Sorry, I just rubbed my hands with snow." Angel said without any apology, and his icy hands rubbed back and forth on Discio's legs.
Dizio shivered with cold and glared at Angel accusingly. "You did it on purpose!"
Angel smiled adorably, his amber eyes twinkling with playful glint. "I'm helping you!"
Dixie bared his teeth: "Thank you."
Angel tightened his grip. "You're welcome."
"Ah~~~" Tears welled up in the corners of Discio's eyes, but he did not struggle, allowing Angel to massage his muscles mercilessly.
Shu Li laughed and shook his head with just the right amount of strength.
"Have you discussed this with Farm?" he asked Angel.
"Yes." Angel blinked, "Looking forward to the show tonight."
Dixie asked, "What show are you going to watch?"
Angel said, "If you hear any noise in the middle of the night, don't leave the tent."
Dizio's eyes rolled. "You mean..."
Angel shushed him. "Just know it, don't tell it."
Disio shut his mouth, his face dancing with joy, gloating inwardly. The Hundred Man Group and the Mercenary Group were both plotting against Team Light. Tonight, let them experience the terror of a monster attack!
After a while, Shu Li patted Dizio's legs. "Okay, the massage is over."
Disio was extremely reluctant to leave, so he turned over and sat up, stretching his limbs, and sure enough, his muscles were no longer sore.
"Let me press it for you!" He twisted his fingers.
Shu Li lay down and relaxed as he massaged her calves.
Angel followed suit and took one of the legs, his movements much gentler than before.
Seeing this, Dizio snorted twice. "Treat them differently."
Angel leaned in closer and asked, "What are you mumbling about?"
Desio shrugged. "No."
He concentrated on relaxing Shu Li's leg muscles. As he did so, he asked in confusion, "Sperian, why aren't you growing taller?"
Shu Li was unconvinced when he heard this. "Nonsense! I've clearly grown an inch taller."
Height has always been his pain. Other little goblins have already grown over 1.8 meters, but he is still hovering around 1.73 meters.
Only one inch grew in two years, which made Shu Li very sad.
I wonder if the little fairy will continue to grow taller after she turns twenty?
However, he noticed that Kumandi’s height remained basically unchanged after he turned 20.
Could it be that I will never grow even 1.75 meters in my lifetime?
Shu Li puffed up his cheeks and lay on the quilt depressedly.
Angel glared at Dissio. What a fuss. Sperian's height was his problem. He'd only grown a little in the past two years, which was already frustrating enough. And now Dissio was saying he wasn't growing. Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Disceo realized he had said something wrong and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry..."
Shu Li waved his hands weakly. "Forget it."
It is true that he grows slowly, and it is not Desio's fault that he has poor eyesight.
Angel changed the subject and asked in a low voice, "Sperian, what were you and Ace discussing about love before? Do you want to have a relationship?"
"Ahem!" Shu Li nearly choked on her own saliva. She tilted her head and looked at Angel in surprise, who was full of curiosity. "No...what did you hear? I'm not looking for a relationship!"
"Really?" Angel tilted his head. "But didn't you tell Ace not to pursue momentary pleasures and to love forever, until the end of time?"
Desio was slow to react and asked, "Are Sperian and Ace in a relationship?"
Shu Li opened his mouth in shock and stared at his two friends speechlessly.
"What...did you hear?" He held his forehead weakly. "Ace and I were talking about Morrissey and Sadler!"
Dizio was confused. "What do they have to talk about?"
Shu Li sighed: "Haven't you noticed? Morrissey likes Sadler, and Sadler also has a good impression of Morrissey."
"Really?" Dizio shook his head. "I just know that Sadler kind of dislikes Morrissey."
Angel didn't say anything, but lowered his head in thought.
Shu Li climbed up, stretched out his hands and stroked the heads of his two little friends at the same time, and said earnestly: "It's the world of adults, and minors don't need to understand it. Morrissey and Sadler's problems will be solved by themselves. Okay, it's time to lie down and sleep."
These two are real minors, so we can't let them get involved in love too early.
Disio was a simple-minded man. When he heard Shu Li say this, he immediately stopped investigating and pushed Angel down, sitting on him, showing his white teeth. "Let me give you a massage too!"
Angel was pushed down defenselessly and struggled on the bed. "No, my legs aren't sore."
Are you kidding! Look at that evil smile of Desio, it's clear he wants revenge.
"You're welcome." Dizio grabbed his leg, squeezed it hard, raised an eyebrow and said, "It's only courtesy!"
"Ah~~" Angel cried softly.
Dixio increased his strength and said seriously, "If it's too light, the effect will be poor. Just bear with it~"
Angel gritted his teeth, wanting to flip him over, but also craving the kneading on his legs. Finally, he gave up and hummed from time to time.
Shu Li lay down in the quilt silently, not wanting to see their posture.
Only the little goblin is simple and doesn't think too much.
After Angel's massage was finished, the three little fairies lay side by side in the bedding, whispering to each other.
"Will Sadler and Morrissey find Budno redundant?" Angel asked.
"...Probably not." Shu Li said with her eyes closed, "At most, I'd complain about his sleeping posture."
The snowy mountains were cold, and it was warmer if multiple people slept in one tent, so Budno was grouped with Sadler and Morrissey.
Budno is very well behaved and has excellent sleep quality. He falls asleep in seconds after closing his eyes. His only shortcoming is that he has a very bad sleeping posture and likes to squeeze in with people and take up space.
All the little goblins who slept with him suffered greatly from him.
"I hope they sleep well." Angel grinned.
"Ahem." Shu Li patted the little elf beside him, "Let's hurry up and get some sleep. We still have to continue climbing the mountain tomorrow."
We climbed for a whole day today and only walked a quarter of the way. The higher we go, the harder it will be. We may also experience altitude sickness, so we must ensure that we are in good health and in high spirits.
"good evening."
The little goblins closed their eyes obediently.
"good evening."
Shu Li pulled the quilt, relaxed her body, and fell asleep peacefully.
On the other side, Morrissey stared at Budno who was sleeping in the middle, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
This guy sleeps so soundly!
She held a half-person-high pillow in her arms, her mouth slightly open, making sweet sleeping sounds.
It’s only been a few minutes since he closed his eyes, how come he fell into a deep sleep?
This is the wilderness, this is the snowy mountain, and crises can occur at any time. Everyone will be alert and stay in a half-asleep state.
But the brown-haired boy in front of him didn't have that.
He slept peacefully, without any psychological burden.
What frustrated Morrissey the most was that he had to lie in the middle, separating him from Sadler, because there were so many places for him to lie.
Sadler considerately pulled the quilt over Budnol and glanced at the dark elf indifferently. "Not sleeping?"
Morrissey gritted his teeth and held out his hands. "I'll move this guy to the side."
"Don't move." Sadler stopped him. "Be careful not to wake him up."
Morrissey raised an eyebrow. "He's in such a deep sleep, there's no way he'll wake up."
Sadler slapped his restless hand away and ordered, "Sleep!"
Morrissey sighed in grievance and lay down resignedly.
Damn it! I finally got to get close to the White Mage, but it was ruined by a clueless kid.
Sadler stood up and prepared to walk out of the tent.
"Wait, where are you going?" Morrissey propped himself up and grabbed his hand.
"I'll go keep watch," said Sadler.
"With the contracted beast guarding you, you can sleep peacefully!" said Morrissey.
Sadler frowned: "How much effect do you think a low-level little monster can have?"
Morrissey raised a finger at him and smiled mysteriously: "Since Sperian insists, we believe him."
There must be something strange about that little monster. Even Seleu and Harris didn't object, which means it has the ability to keep watch at night.
"My intuition tells me it's not to be trifled with." Morrissey patted the quilt. "You've been tense all day. You should relax."
After meeting a group of innocent magic students, Sadler transformed into a mother hen and protected them tightly, fearing that they might encounter danger on the way, and did not dare to relax for the whole day.
However, they still had to spend another month or two together, and being tense every day wasn't good for their health. The rookies would eventually learn to fly on their own, and relying on him alone to protect them wasn't a long-term solution.
Sadler was silent for a moment, then relaxed his brows and lay down in the quilt.
He trusted Morrissey's instincts.
Seeing that Sadler listened to his advice, Morrissey smiled happily and quietly tilted his head to stare at the sleeping face of the white magician.
Suddenly, he was kicked hard in the calf.
Morrissey frowned and glared at Budno who was lying in the middle.
Boy, you sleep so badly!
In the tent next to Shu Li, Hector lay straight. Although his eyes were closed, he had no desire to sleep.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to sleep, but the atmosphere in the tent is too weird.
Kumandi and Ace were not talkative people. After entering the tent, they did not exchange any words. After taking off their fur suits, they lifted the quilts in unison and lay down quietly.
Then……
Then there was no movement.
Hector is a chatty person. He used to live in the same tent with Discio and the others, and they would chat before going to bed. But today, there are two taciturn people lying next to him, and he is so suffocated!
Kumandi was always serious, so he was used to it. But Ace seemed to be preoccupied tonight, especially when the tents were being allocated. His eyes were fixed on Sperian. When Sperian grouped the three of them together, Ace's breath instantly turned cold.
Is he angry?
People who usually look gentle can be really scary when they get angry.
However, what is he angry about and who is he angry at?
Hector was puzzled.
Kumandi also did not fall asleep.
He was a little elf with keen senses and could clearly feel the low pressure on Ace.
It seemed to have reached its peak after Sperian entered the tent.
He is ten years older than the other goblins and sees some things more clearly.
Ace's attitude towards Sperian was different. Kumandi was not blind and could see it clearly.
However, he didn't point it out.
Matters of the heart need to be experienced by the parties involved, and he as an outsider should not interfere.
Besides, he always had a weird feeling about Ace.
Even though they'd been together for two years, they still didn't know Ace's true origins. Hector, Siti, Nasha, and Seryu could all give a few glimpses, but Ace was completely vague.
Kumandi only knew that he was a noble of the Izerafar Empire and had a powerful magic mentor. As for which family he belonged to, what title his father held, or whether he had any brothers or sisters, he knew nothing.
Ace rarely talked about family matters, and it was inconvenient for others to ask.
Many times, Kumandi had an illusion that he seemed to appear out of thin air and was more mysterious than these goblins.
However, Kumandi did not reject him because of this.
On the contrary, I felt that there was an indescribable sense of intimacy about him, and whenever he spoke, I couldn't help but listen carefully.
No matter what, since we have become partners, we should trust each other.
After hesitating for a moment, Kumandi opened his eyes and turned his head to Ace and said, "Tomorrow night, Sperian and I will switch."
Hector pricked up his ears.
Change?
Why change?
After a moment, he heard Ace's chuckle.
"It's okay, it's quite lively when the three of them sleep together."
The two tents were close to each other, and Shu Li's howling could be heard clearly from this side.
Hector wanted to scratch his ears.
Strange, why did he hear a hint of doting in Ace's words?
"Yeah." Kumandi agreed. "Good night."
"Good night." Ace replied.
Hector couldn't help but shout: "Good night!"
The next second, there was silence in the tent.
In front of the fire, Farm was gnawing on the fish bones. His sharp teeth made a "crunching, crunching" sound as he bit the bones.
To scare the Hundred Man Group and the Mercenary Group, we have to wait until at least the second half of the night. The best effect will be achieved by suddenly attacking when people are the most sleepy and tired.
However, waiting is boring.
After chewing the bone, Farm yawned loudly and wagged his tail continuously.
It did not release the pressure of the monster, but maintained the aura of a low-level monster.
Night is the best time for it to open its belly and eat. It doesn't even need to move, and the monsters will come to its door.
Unfortunately, there are too many people waiting here tonight, so if you want to hunt, you have to be sneaky.
Farm stepped into the fire and found a good place to lie down.
It decided to take a nap first.
The camp of Team Light was some distance away from the camps of other adventure teams, but they could see the situation here clearly.
They actually let a low-level contracted beast keep watch at night. How big are the hearts of these newcomers?
They are indeed a group of rookies who don’t know their place.
The camp was set up on the outermost side so that if monsters came, they would be the first to be attacked.
Dying in one's sleep is also a kind of happiness.
The captain of the Centuriae, Nasak, sneered and exchanged glances with the deputy captain, Joseph, with a tacit understanding.
Soon, they will have the opportunity to pick up the body.
The mercenaries had better know their own limitations and not compete with them for corpses without knowing what's good for them.
As the night deepened, the adventurers' entrances and exits of the tents grew quieter.
The temperature was low at night and the fire could not block the cold wind, so the night watchmen shivered with cold.
The faint roar of monsters in the distance was terrifying.
After spending the first half of the night safely, the night watchmen gradually relaxed their vigilance and, unable to resist the sleepiness, they fell into a doze.
Farm opened his eyes, spread his wings, turned into a red light, and disappeared in the flames.
A few minutes later, a huge black shadow appeared in the camp of the Hundred Man Group and the Mercenary Group.
The dozing night watchman suddenly felt a terrible and murderous aura and opened his eyes abruptly.
When they saw the giant beast that was more than ten meters long and four or five meters high, they opened their mouths in horror, their throats seemed to be hoarse and they could not make any sound.
The giant monster's eyes were full of sarcasm. It swept its three-meter-long thick tail, hitting more than a dozen tents. Whether it was the Hundred Man Group or the Mercenary Group, they were all awakened.
"Ahhhh——the monster is coming——"
Screams of terror pierced the night sky.
The adventurer who had just woken up from his sleep was at a loss. When he saw the giant monster, he even forgot to react.
The giant monster playfully swung its tail, flapped its wings, and jumped on the ground with its pillar-like limbs, not only destroying the tents of the Hundred Man Group and the Mercenary Group, but also causing the collapse of the snow pile.
Nasak roared, "Assemble! Kill the monsters!"
The panicked adventurers drew their weapons and besieged the giant monster.
But the next moment, something incredible happened.
Before the magician could finish the spell, the giant monster twisted its butt, turned around and walked away arrogantly.
It was moving very fast, burrowing into the snowdrift and disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a mess.
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