The Master Of Elements

ME 32 Gold Mine Caravans (2)

Several people dressed in black were seen riding on Hontrea through the trees. These people prefer to pass through the sidelines of trees in the forest rather than the official road that has been free of trees. They do this not without reason. They were secretly following a merchant caravan.

“Bos in one hour the sky will darken.” Say someone to the man riding Hontrea in the front row.

While the man who got the report just nodded slowly. There was a scar on the man's face, which added to the creepy impression of him.  He is Raul, the leader of the bandits based on one of the mountains in the Chesterel mountains.

When viewed from the map, the Chesterel Mountains are quite far from the Morento forest. It was impossible to find the bandit group led by Raul in the area around the Morento Forest.

This time, they were not carrying out an ordinary robbery. If only for robbing, Raul would not have brought his men all the way here. Streets near the Chesterel Mountains itself were also passed by many merchant caravans. So, there are still many that can be used as prey there.

A month ago someone came to Raul for a mission. They had to rob a caravan operating around the Morento forest. The pay of this mission was not much according to Raul, only five thousand gold coins.

Raul could easily earn that kind of money by robbing several groups of caravans. So, why would he bother to take his men for hundreds of kilometers just to rob. It would just be a waste of their energy and time, right?

Information about the goods carried by the caravan was what made Raul accept this mission. The item carried by the caravan was a monster core of a Diamond III level monster. It was a very different monster from the one Raul had been facing all along. Raul heard as well, it was the monster core of a monster with dark elements. It will definitely be expensive.

If Raul can get it, he can resell that monster core at the auction house at a pretty high price. Raul had heard that the monster core of a Platinum X level monster alone could sell for fifty mid-level elemental Crystals. The middle level is no longer the low level. So it was certain that the monster core was much more expensive.

Diamond is the tier after platinum. Although the monster was only at the Diamond III level Raul was confident he could sell it for at least fifty middle-tier elemental crystals.

The difference between the leval of each muster is quite significant. This made the price of the monster core of each level very different.

This was the main reason Raul accepted this mission. If this mission succeeded the bandit group they could rest for a few years. That much money they can use poya-foya without the need to be confused to choose a target in the next month.

 What made Raul confident in accepting this mission was the ability of the caravan guards. The highest level of the caravan guards was only a Gold-level Knight. There were no Mages in the caravan.

Raul is confident that he has Platinum II level strength and eight of his men who have gold level strength can successfully carry out this mission.

Not to mention there were dozens of his men who had average silver level strength. It's like putting gold on a plate and serving it to Raul.

Raul did not think about the reason his client gave this task to him. Moreover, the person did not ask for a share of the results of their robbery. But all that Raul put aside.

After all, if you have managed to get the monster core, Raul can invite his men to escape. Isn't this place not far from the Morento forest? He can escape there and hide in the territory of other kingdoms, right? That way they'll have a hard time finding Raul.

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“It's time we approached them. Is everything ready?” raul asked his men.

“Everything is ready Boss. The others were already waiting at the ambush spot. This Gold Mine caravan is taking the route as we thought. So, all goes with the plan.”

“Good then.” Raul replied while showing a wide grin on his lips.

The minimum number of Hontrea Gold and Platinum levels belong to their bandit group, making Raul decide to use this plan. In this way, they could chase after the Gold Mine Caravan after they had traveled quite a distance. The difference in levels from Hontrea makes this achievable.

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Anxiety was clearly imprinted on Lucas' face. The longer he felt the people chasing them were getting closer. Lucas could feel the people chasing him had average gold levels.

There were at least eight people chasing them. Lucas was convinced not only the eight people had malicious intentions towards them. It was possible that in front of the comrades of those people were waiting to ambush them.

Sure enough, five hundred meters later, Lucas could faintly see the group of people who were blocking the road in front of them. All sorts of weapons were in the hands of these people. Their clothes were the same as those who chased them, black.

“Sials. We've been surrounded.” Bait Lucas.

Lucas then slowed down his Contre. He wanted to report this to Simon. At least his boss should know that they have been surrounded at this time. Simon might have a plan to deal with all this.

Geck, tok, tok.

Lucas knocks on the car Simon is riding. Not long after, the curtains of the carriage opened. Simon's serious face greeted Lucas from behind the curtain.

“Bos we are currently surrounded. In front was already a group of people blocking the road. Soon the people who are chasing us will also arrive. So do you have a plan?” ask Lucas.

Lucas hopes Simon has a plan this time. At least Simon must have had a backup plan when he received the monster core delivery mission, right? If not, why take this risky mission?

Simon took a long sip, and exhaled it slowly. He looks resigned. “No other plans. The Mage that I was about to take on this mission had been withdrawn by the headquarters. So we're alone here.”

Simon had asked a mage to take part in this delivery mission. But somehow Steven suddenly asked the mage to carry out another mission. The longer Simon felt the mission he carried out was very strange.

Why is everything like coincidence like it is today. Suddenly Steven asked him to carry out this mission, suddenly the mage he invited to get another mission. All of this strangeness goes to Steven.

‘Sial.’ Simon in my heart.

It seems like all these missions are traps. Steven is the mastermind behind all this. Perhaps this is all Steven did because the caravan Simon led was always the one that gave the most advantage over the other caravans run by the Rensburg family. Although Steven is Simon's direct superior, Simon actually works for Stuart.

Steven and Stuart are half-brothers with different mothers. The pair have been competing for the position of successor to the Rensburg family for years. Steven manages caravans, while Stuart manages several other industries owned by the Rensburg family.

Simon is an accomplice Stuart relies on. With the disappearance of himself, it will also be reduced to reliable men on the side of Stuart. Simon believes this mission is a trap for him.

It could be that the clients who asked them to deliver the monster cores were Steven's own people. Simon began to take the matter more seriously. It was likely that the enemies they were facing right now had strength far away from them.