Chapter 876: Surrender
Chapter 876: Surrender
At noon the next day, Lindsey was preparing lunch inside the house.
He heard approaching footsteps outside, and almost as soon as the door opened, he peered out with foresight.
"Alice, you're back?"
In the morning, Alice had gone out to discuss future travel plans with the townspeople.
After a morning of discussions, she finally returned to their residence.
"Lindsey, the news is pretty good!"
"Even though it's been ten years, the people I know are still as kind and gentle as ever..."
Alice's voice carried a hint of nostalgia.
She sat in the living room, stretched her back, relaxed her body, and then continued, "The town can provide us with supplies for the journey and a horse-drawn carriage. In return, we'll ensure their safety during the trip."
Lindsey, holding a plate of food, placed it in front of Alice and said, "That's quite unusual. In other worlds, having a Sixth-Stage Law Guardian as protection is almost the highest level of security. Why would they need us?"
Alice shook her head and picked up the bread that Lindsey pushed towards her.
"There's no other way. This is the war of the world's main city."
Lindsey sat down opposite her, "Do other Awakened with world main cities face this kind of situation?"
Alice replied without hesitation, "Of course, it's the Platinum City."
"When merchants have conflicts of interest, they can start a war that's even harsher than the City of Law. Especially since they don't have a stable king as a symbol of peace, when the monopolists and financial kings get involved, it's always a violent and terrifying riot."
"..."
"Those guys really fit my impression of them."
Lindsey sighed, and Alice immediately offered a different opinion, "You can't generalize, some merchants do have a conscience."
"It's just that compared to the more common merchants, they are indeed rare."
Hearing Alice's words, the face of the merchant girl appeared in Lindsey's mind.
"Alverta..."
The adventure in the Forest Courtyard had been over four years ago.
He wondered how his friend, who had risen through the ranks by selling stockings, was doing now.
Alice poured a glass of water for the thoughtful Lindsey.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lindsey took the glass, "I have a friend."
"A merchant?" Alice asked.
Lindsey nodded in affirmation, "Yes, she's a merchant and a good friend. She's one of those rare merchants you mentioned."
"You're really lucky," Alice said, and then steered the conversation back to the main topic, "Before we set off, we need to make our own plans."
"Lindsey, we're both fast, we can cross half the world in a month and a half. But this time, Xiao Bei wants to take the newly awakened kids to the City of Law, so we have to slow down..."
Alice explained her plan.
Although the Righteous Ones fought each other, there was a consensus among all factions that the sanctity of the City of Law was beyond doubt. This was also the reason it was spared from the flames of war.
Under this premise, Awakened individuals who were likely to become Law Guardians were naturally assumed to be a crucial need for the City of Law, and usually, no one would dare to launch an attack.
However, the current world was different.
There were always those who sought power.
If they could recruit young Awakened individuals whose values were not yet firmly established, some were willing to take the risk.
Linsey had no objections to providing protection.
But after hearing Alice's plan, he raised a cautious concern:
"Alice, the plan is generally fine."
"But now that we're helping to send people to the City of Law, if we encounter other human teams along the way, there might be unexpected situations. If we suddenly come across them, and their team happens to include a Law Guardian..."
Before Linsey could finish, Alice immediately understood his meaning:
"You're right, others aren't as easily convinced as Xiao Bei."
"The mark of the world's enemy—this is enough reason for them to initiate an attack. And you have no way to conceal this mark..."
Alice herself had no idea how to hide such a mark.
While she pondered, Linsey, with his more extensive adventure experience, had already made his plans:
"Alice, what I need to do now is avoid being discovered by the Law Guardians."
"But in fact, this problem can be approached from a different angle."
"I'll deliberately let others see it, but they won't consider me a threat!"
Alice understood instantly:
"You mean, let Xiao Bei take you as a prisoner!"
"This way, even if the Law Guardians discover you, as long as we're escorting you to the City of Law, they won't have a reason to interfere."
Alice:
"But if too many people know about us escorting a prisoner, and the news spreads, it might attract the attention of the City of Law..."
Linsey added:
"If we encounter ordinary people, we can claim I'm cursed."
"If possible, I'll avoid the Law Guardians, and flexibility will always reduce trouble."
Alice nodded in agreement:
"Then it's settled."
"..."
The day of departure arrived in the blink of an eye.
Besides Linsey and Alice, only six others embarked on this journey, including the Law Guardian providing protection.
This year, a total of five young people in the village became Awakened.
But they weren't the only ones.
Some of the older folks in the village also awakened simultaneously.
But most of them preferred a stable life, learning simple skills rather than embarking on this distant adventure.
Once the carpenter finished preparing the three cargo wagons, Linsey and Alice used one, while the remaining six split into two groups, and they set off on their journey to the City of Law.
As they left the mountains, Linsey occasionally glanced back.
Hidden in the mountains, the village couldn't be considered a super town, with a total population of about a thousand.
In a village of this size, during a Harvest Day, it's not uncommon to have double-digit numbers of people awakening.
This probability was already quite good.
While driving, Linsey couldn't help but turn to Alice beside him and say:
"Living in the main city of the world, the probability of awakening is indeed higher than in ordinary worlds."
Alice smiled and shook her head:
"This probability isn't just a little higher."
"Even in some worlds with convenient transportation, during Harvest Day, they specifically bring children to the main city to increase their chances of successful awakening."
Linsey sighed:
"But in the end, it's all about luck."
"After all, even if they're the children of Awakened, with long-term help from their parents, they might not be able to awaken successfully."
Alice's tone was complex:
"Who's to say otherwise?"
"The world's disparities and injustices are revealed from this moment on..."
(End of Chapter)
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