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New Home Chamber of Commerce was constantly mobilizing its forces, while Chinese Chamber of Commerce remained unaware and continued to enjoy the pleasures of the holiday.
That night, Liu Guanfeng called Cui Zhongyi into his room: "Senior Brother, we will escort these two thousand sets of equipment into the city together tomorrow morning."
"Not a problem. This route is relatively peaceful, and it's only a journey of two or three days."
Liu Guanfeng gently shook his head: "I don't think this route will be peaceful."
"Are you saying that New Home Chamber of Commerce might cause trouble?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded lightly: "If they don't cause trouble, I would find it strange. Moreover, I believe that having us, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, hand over two thousand sets of weapons and equipment is instigated by them from New Home Chamber of Commerce."
"In that case, we should be more cautious. From my time with those two father and son, it seems they have never suffered losses without retaliating."
"We just need to be careful on the road."
That night, Liu Guanfeng called back xp. After the Sinking Island Incident, Liu Guanfeng no longer dared to continue using Little Black, as its appearance was too peculiar; it could be spotted from a distance. However, when it shrank in size, it resembled a small dog and was hard to recognize as the terrifying beast that had sunk an entire island that day.
The next morning, Liu Guanfeng and Cui Zhongyi hurriedly prepared the guards for the escort mission. The cargo was divided into ten carts, each driven by a coachman. Liu Guanfeng selected two hundred guards from Chinese Chamber of Commerce for this escort mission. As the two hundred Special Forces soldiers stood together, Cui Zhongyi nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself: this is what elite looks like.
Originally, these soldiers behaved quite normally during their usual guard duties; they just seemed to have slightly better quality than the ordinary guards of the Merchant Guild. However, it wasn't obvious how much stronger they were. But today, with two hundred guards gathered together, the spirit emanating from them was palpable. Although it couldn't compare to those veterans who had survived dozens of battles, no one would dare underestimate this force of only two hundred men.
Standing on the steps, Liu Guanfeng nodded to the guards below: "Onward to Mount."
With a single command, all the Special Forces soldiers swiftly mounted their Mounts, the entire action executed in perfect unison.
"During the escort process, each squad will guard one carriage, with two squads responsible for the rear. The remaining squads will take turns scouting ahead. Is that clear?"
"Clear!" A thunderous response echoed from below.
"Move out!" Liu Guanfeng commanded. The outermost ten guards charged forward under one person's direction, marking the first wave of scouts. Following them, a seventy-member team automatically split into two rows under their squad leader's guidance, guarding both sides of the convoy. Once these eighty individuals were ready, the first carriage set off. Just as the first two carriages began to move, another ten riders approached on their Mounts, followed by the second, third... and so on, until ten carriages had departed, each flanked by ten riders.
After all the carriages had left, only twenty guards remained, which were the rear guard Liu Guanfeng had mentioned. Throughout this process, Liu Guanfeng did not utter another word. All actions were carried out by those squad leaders he referred to. Cui Zhongyi watched in astonishment; what kind of unit was this?
Everyone moved in such harmony that they seemed like one person, each fully aware of their responsibilities. This massive convoy departed without a sound. In the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, those unaware of the situation stood in stunned silence at this scene because the entire convoy left without making a noise. Some were so afraid of disturbing the atmosphere that they covered their mouths with their hands, fearing that even a whisper would ruin the overall beauty of the convoy.
The ten coachmen straightened their backs; having such a team escorting them was quite impressive and gave them something to boast about when they returned home. "If you want to talk about the quality of guards, just look at the guards from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Compared to them, our best guards seem amateurish."
After everyone had departed, Liu Guanfeng smiled at Cui Zhongyi and said, "Senior brother, don't be dazed; it's our turn now."
At this moment, Cui Zhongyi finally came to his senses and summoned his Mount to leap onto his Mutated Wolf. Liu Guanfeng also mounted his XP. Liu Guanfeng gently patted XP's head and said, "Old buddy, let's go."
XP lightly started running; although it seemed casual, its speed was impressive. Even Cui Zhongyi's Mutated Wolf struggled to keep up with XP's pace, while Little Black remained small like a puppy beside Liu Guanfeng. However, XP's speed did not affect Little Black's leisurely demeanor.
Little Black wagged its head and closely followed XP. The guards knew some details about Liu Guanfeng; news about his two Mounts had spread since Diaoyu Island. All soldiers regarded Liu Guanfeng as a figure akin to a deity—having achieved Advanced Knight status at such a young age—and both Mounts were extraordinary. Especially that black Mount, which possessed ancient divine beast bloodlines.
Liu Guanfeng's indifference did not mean that the coachmen understood; seeing Liu Guanfeng moving at such speed while being followed by a small dog amazed them. Moreover, it seemed that this little dog was effortlessly keeping up.
One of the coachmen couldn't help but ask a nearby guard, "Hey brother, that little dog following our President runs really fast."
The sentence almost caused the guard to fall off Mount, but he quickly steadied himself and thought, "A little dog? Do you really have such a little dog? If this little dog goes wild, we would probably meet the King of Hell in an instant."
However, he could only smile wryly and nod, "Yeah, don't underestimate it; it's quite powerful."
The coachman seemed to understand and nodded, "Yes, yes, I can see that. How great it would be if I could have such a dog too."
Just as the coachman finished speaking, the guard actually fell off Mount. As a result, he was scolded by his sergeant, but when the sergeant heard the reason for the soldier's fall from Mount, he nearly fell off his own Mount as well.
This little incident quickly became a topic of amusement among the guards of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce during their tea breaks. Whenever they recounted this story, they couldn't help but laugh at how an ordinary Apprentice Knight-level coachman wanted a divine beast like Little Black as a watchdog. However, they never dared to mention this in front of Little Black; they knew that if Little Black found out, the consequences would be dire.
To save time, Liu Guanfeng did not linger on the road or stop overnight in villages. Instead, he set up camp in the wilderness at night. If it was mealtime, Liu Guanfeng might take everyone into a village for a meal.
After two days of early starts and late rests, on the evening of the second day, the caravan of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce arrived at the foot of a small mountain just as night was about to fall.
Liu Guanfeng called for his caravan to stop: "Everyone set up camp here. Two teams will go into the mountains to hunt for game, two teams will catch some seafood, and two teams will stand guard while the rest set up camp."
As on the first day, all the soldiers immediately got busy setting up camp under Liu Guanfeng's command. Once all the tents were pitched and the bonfire was lit, the four teams that went hunting and fishing for seafood returned.
The barracks were lively; those cleaning game, roasting food, and chatting found their tasks. An hour passed, and delicious meat aromas wafted from the grilling racks in the camp.
Soon after, some soldiers brought two legs of lamb each to Liu Guanfeng and Cui Zhongyi. Liu Guanfeng and Little Black received a sheep without legs, while Cui Zhongyi's Mutated Wind Wolf got two mountain chickens.
After dinner, while Liu Guanfeng and Cui Zhongyi were chatting in their tent, a shadow flashed in and startled them. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Little Black who had gone outside to digest after eating roasted lamb.
Little Black entered the tent and said to Liu Guanfeng, "Xiaofeng, I just wandered around in the mountains and noticed there are quite a few people out there."
"Oh?" Liu Guanfeng looked at Little Black. "Big Black, how many people have you seen?"
"About five or six hundred, I guess."
"With so many people, how could we not have noticed them coming into the mountains to hunt?"
"I just walked around the entire small hill and found these people in a cave behind the mountain. It seems they just arrived."
"Did you hear what they were saying?"
Little Black nodded. "It seems they are here for us. They are discussing when to raid our camp in the cave."
"What is their strength like?"
"There are five Advanced Knights among them, while the rest are mostly Intermediate Knights and Junior Knights. There are nearly four hundred Junior Knights and about a hundred Intermediate Knights."
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "I thought it was unusually quiet on the way here; turns out they were waiting for us. I haven't moved around in a while; it's time to get active."
Cui Zhongyi hesitated. "Xiaofeng, the other side has five Advanced Knights?"
Liu Guanfeng smiled slightly. "Five? That's nothing! Brother, you can handle two without any problem now. Big Black can deal with two as well, and besides, I'm here too. Do you think five people are enough for us to fight?"
Cui Zhongyi slapped his forehead. "I forgot! After watching you forge for so long, I forgot you're already a Divine Knight now."
Liu Guanfeng simply smiled and said to Cui Zhongyi, "Since they are here, we should treat them well and leave them with some memories."
"Come here."
"Yes, sir." A guard walked in from the doorway.
"Go summon all the squad leaders to my tent. There is a mission to arrange."
"Understood." The guard turned and left.
In about a tea's time, twenty squad leaders arrived one after another at Liu Guanfeng's tent, standing neatly in front.
"I just received intelligence that there is a group of people behind this small hill. If I am not mistaken, they should all be from the New Home Chamber of Commerce. Their purpose for coming here is quite clear: to kill us. Even if they cannot kill us, they will find a way to destroy our equipment, which would prevent us from completing the mission assigned by Severe Winter on time. In that case, the New Home Chamber of Commerce wouldn't need to lift a finger; they could simply let Severe Winter take us out. We cannot allow them to succeed, can we?
Now, let me arrange tonight's operation. Each squad in the first row will fire rockets into the surrounding forest every five minutes, while the other squads will set up a tent for our supplies in the middle..."
Soon, Liu Guanfeng finished arranging the tasks, and the twenty squad leaders exited the tent to carry out his orders.
After a while, sounds of fire and soldiers setting up tents came from outside the tent. Every five minutes or so, a row of rockets was launched. Liu Guanfeng was not worried about starting a fire; this island was very humid with abundant rainfall. The rockets only ignited a bit of grass symbolically before extinguishing. More importantly, the illumination from the rockets would greatly influence the enemy's reconnaissance posts.
Liu Guanfeng sat in his tent watching the flames outside with a smile on his face, thinking, "I invite you into my trap right here; just don't let me down."
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