Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 1391 - 730: Thief Trio_2

Chapter 1391: Chapter 730: Thief Trio_2

"Look, it was another false alarm. If there’s no Cloud Manta here, or even a Cloud Manta Egg, the three of us might be sleeping on the streets and drinking the northwest wind next month unless you’re willing to sell that Ghost Cloak in your hand."

"Don’t worry. There’s absolutely no mistake. My intelligence is firsthand. Not just me, but an entire town witnessed the mating process of two Cloud Mantas. The scene is unimaginable unless seen firsthand.

I tracked this Cloud Manta for two whole months, traversing the Troll Mountain Region and the Giant Plains.

Back then, there was no Conqueror Path in the Giant Plains. The Monster Tribes were as plentiful as cow hair, and you can’t imagine how arduous and dangerous the process was that I...

"Alright, alright, stop complaining. We’ve already agreed to give you an extra share. There’s no way we can give more. We’ve also taken a great risk on this."

"I’m not complaining. I’m telling you that this intelligence is absolutely reliable. This operation wasn’t a result of a rash decision, but a meticulously planned and prepared action, especially since the Ghost Cloak has completed our last missing piece.

Although the Cloud Manta is powerful, its intelligence isn’t much higher than an average beast’s. It completely lacks the ability to see through invisibility.

Therefore, this task is mainly physical work for us, not nearly as dangerous as you think.

We just need to find its nest, sneak in, and take the egg away.

Think of the tens of thousands of massive gold eggs waiting for us to pick up on the mountaintop. I’m sure this bit of exhaustion will be nothing at all."

"Haha... you don’t say, but it really is like that. I think I’m rejuvenated. We’ve already bought the Ghost Cloak and climbed more than half the mountain. How can we give up halfway?"

This is a group of three thieves, which can be called an adventure group or a small gang.

When people hear the word ’thief,’ they can’t help but associate it with pickpocketing on the street or sneaking into houses to steal.

In Felen, this image isn’t completely wrong, but it’s not completely right either.

Because this describes those who haven’t fully unlocked their profession templates or have just begun, the small-time thieves.

Once they gain a bit more strength, their development becomes very diversified.

Some continue with the past black profession, but now targeting estates or treasuries of the wealthy instead of ordinary people.

Others start venturing into various adventures. Their nimble hands, agile movements, expertise in trap-making, and strong perception make them indispensable in many adventure teams.

Some take a more extreme path, delving into invisibility, ambush, and assassination, marking their infamous reputation with blood and fear. They are the notorious assassins, and often, the names thief and assassin are inseparable.

These three thieves are clearly of the second type. They mainly focus on adventures, gathering their wealth from the wilderness and monsters.

This time, they’ve targeted the Cloud Manta in the Giant Run Mountain Range. The adult Cloud Manta is something they’re not equipped to contend with, but its unhatched egg could become their most precious treasure.

That is, if they can overcome the annoying Giant Steps of the Giant Run Mountain Range and find the location of that colossal creature’s nest.

Once they determine where the Cloud Manta is active, it’s not difficult to deduce where its nest might be.

This is a purely flying creature. It has neither claws nor feet. Though it can land, it rarely does so in the plains because it loses any vantage point.

By comparison, they prefer to perch on those high mountains.

However, their enormous bodies, measuring twenty to thirty meters, make them very selective about mountains.

Peaked, rugged, and narrow summits won’t do.

Rolling hills that lack visual advantage and allow people to easily sneak up from behind won’t do either.

Only those solitary, exceptionally steep flat-topped mountains are their best choice.

In this Giant Run Mountain Range, the one before them is the most suitable.

This mountain called Giant Peak is the landmark peak of the Giant Run Mountain Range, standing a third taller than the surrounding mountains, forming a lone peak.

There are only two ways to ascend the mountain: one is to fly directly up.

The other is to climb up bit by bit along the spiral-shaped Giant Steps. At first, they are obscured by other mountains, allowing their actions some audacity.

But by the final stretch, they must cautiously climb up along the inside of the Giant Steps, close to the mountain, to avoid exposure to the Cloud Manta’s view, lest they end up as a meal for the Cloud Manta instead of stealing its egg.

Upon seeing large clouds around, they immediately activate the Ghost Cloak and merge into shadows.

True to its name, the Cloud Manta looks like a massive cloud seen from the ground, with a high degree of camouflage when viewed from below.

The only thing the trio of thieves can do is hide whenever they spot any cloud.

"What is that?"

"Flying Dragons, lots of Flying Dragons—it’s a Flying Dragon Flock."

"How can there be a Flying Dragon Flock here? The Cloud Manta is an aerial predator capable of preying on Flying Dragons, so there should be no other large flying creatures around."