Work Prophet
Chapter 467 - 85: The Army?

Chapter 467: Chapter 85: The Army?

Perhaps because Li Yu was by her side, Ireya slept exceptionally well last night, she even had a pleasant dream, though upon waking, she could no longer recall the specifics.

The Lady lifted the blanket off herself, stretched leisurely, and noticed a note left by Li Yu near her.

The Prophet of the Double Rest Sect had been out since early in the morning to remove curses from the followers behind them, and at the same time, spread the doctrine of the Sect.

Miss Rabbit stepped out of the tent and looked up at the sky first.

Good, the sunrise was beginning, clear skies for miles, indicating another beautiful day ahead.

If the weather continued like this, they would reach Lion Heart Castle in no more than ten days.

The Lady then heard the sound of heave-ho coming from not far away, it was Abus practicing sword skills under the guidance of the Wandering Knight Orwell.

The Butcher’s son seemed to never tire, he had already learned horse riding and archery, and although his aim was not great, Ireya could see his progress every day.

Besides that, he kept practicing his swordmanship; Abus was clever, and shameless enough, that he couldn’t count on one hand the masters he had begged to teach him; even Jude had been pestered to the point of relenting and giving him a few tips.

Miss Rabbit could only sigh, young people are full of energy, still practicing so hard even while on the move.

After a quick wash, the Lady saw that almost everyone was awake, so she planned to get the troop moving again.

If all went well, they would leave Elk Valley by tomorrow and officially set foot in the King’s Domain.

Just then, a guard from the Batoris Family suddenly hurried over from the back of the procession.

"Lady Ireya, we’ve discovered a large army approaching us."

"An army? How many?" The Lady was startled.

"The exact number is unclear, but it should be no less than ours."

"You mean as many as our guards?"

"No, as many as all of us combined."

"How is that possible?" Miss Rabbit was stunned.

Though there were some Barbarian Clans in Elk Valley fond of stealthily robbing the passing caravans.

They usually only targeted small groups, and even if all those fellows combined their numbers, they likely couldn’t amass a thousand men, still less than the lizard people from the Gai Gu Swamp before.

Plus, this place was not far from King’s Avenue, which should be quite safe in theory.

The Lady racked her brain but couldn’t figure out who would choose to attack them here.

However, now was not the time to dwell on such matters, Miss Rabbit made a decisive order for Thomas to rally all the guards of the Arias family.

Meanwhile, she followed the guard who had brought the message toward the end of the procession.

Led by the guard, the Lady climbed atop a small hill and at the peak, she met Li Yu and Ferdinand.

But their expressions were not as serious as Ireya had expected; for once, the stern-faced Patriarch of the Batoris Family did not have his usual grim look, his small eyes were filled with bewilderment.

Li Yu handed over his telescope to the arriving Miss Rabbit and patiently showed the Lady how to use it.

The moment the girl peered through the lens, she couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement, "Oh my, this is simply marvelous, being able to see people and objects from ten miles away, and so clearly at that!

"Praise be to our Lord, our Lord truly is omnipotent. With this Divine Artifact, from now on, wouldn’t our troops never have to worry about being ambushed again?"

Miss Rabbit spoke while glancing towards the direction of the large force; after surveying the scene, a look of astonishment appeared on her face.

"These people... they don’t look like an army, but more like a group of refugees. However, on our journey here, we haven’t seen any place struck by disaster."

"Strange, why are there so many people displaced, and where are they planning to go by gathering together?"

"These are not simply refugees," Li Yu said as he took the telescope back from the Lady.

"Even though they seem untrained, they have a certain level of organization. If I’m not mistaken, there should be a leader of sorts guiding them, eh."

"What’s wrong?"

"It seems they’ve stopped."

"Are they planning to rest here?"

"It doesn’t look like it, since it’s only morning and not yet time for rest," Li Yu said.

"Then have they noticed us?"

"With this distance and no telescope on their side, they shouldn’t be able to see us, unless..."

"Unless what?"

Before Li Yu could answer, another guard ran over, this one from the Singleton Family, coming from the very front of the line.

The guard reported that an arrow had just been shot down from the side of a cliff, landing less than a step away from Wild, which enraged the City Lord of the Fertile Corner.

Afterwards, Wild picked up the arrow from the ground and discovered a cloth strip wrapped around it.

Li Yu took the cloth strip, glanced at it and then handed it to Ireya, "See, the people behind those refugees have contacted us."

"White Stone Beach? Wasn’t that the place we passed yesterday, not far from here? It’s about a quarter of an hour’s ride by horse?"

Miss Rabbit looked at her Disney watch and counted off three units.

Taking into account the time difference between the two sides, it was actually a forty-five minute journey.

This distance was very delicate, neither too far nor too close, convenient for a meeting but also for escape. Besides, that place used to be a river valley, now long dried up, and with plenty of stones, it offered many hiding spots.

Ferdinand had also finished reading the content on the cloth strip and frowned, "These people are specifically requesting Prophet Merlin to go there, and he cannot bring more than five people with him. Acting so cautiously, they’re probably up to no good.

"Also... what does this ’your poet is in our hands’ mean on the strip? Does the Double Rest Sect have a poet?"

"No, but there are a few who can sing in the Church," Li Yu said.

The most famous among them was Hua Meiniao, who, inspired by Li Yu, had pioneered the new method of singing for missionary work, which had quite good results. Li Yu had brought him along on this trip.

But at this moment, Hua Meiniao was busy with missionary work among the troop and had not gone missing.

"Could it be some kind of secret code?" guessed Miss Rabbit.

"I don’t know, let’s not guess anymore, we’ll find out when we meet that person," Li Yu said.

As the Lady had mentioned, with the telescope in hand, it would be impossible for the other side to ambush them with a large force undetected. As for a small number of people, having Jude along with four other skilled individuals should be enough to handle it.

Moreover, Li Yu had smoke bombs, and with the special terrain of White Stone Beach, if there were any unexpected changes, it would be convenient to retreat in time and regroup with the main force.