Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Chapter 170 Tomorrow’s Plan

“Yes, I am strong…I will not lose.”

The young man raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a twisted smile.

"I won't lose to those kids who only know how to play with monsters! I'll keep this in mind!"

At that moment, as if it was planned, a strong wind blew in. At the same time, the rope tied to his blond hair suddenly broke and flew away. His long blond hair fluttered in the wind, further highlighting his distorted expression.

"Just wait, Xu Zhen... I will take back the soul of your companion that you took away!"

The blond young man immersed in darkness, Russell's high-pitched shout faded away with the wind. And then came a burst of wild laughter -

“……!?”

Xu Zhen felt a chill down his spine and stopped eating involuntarily.

Even though I was enjoying delicious food in Sergio's mansion and my body and mind were warm, why did I suddenly feel a chill?

He looked around, but there was nothing unusual. Sergio, Brenda, and Courtney, who were sitting with him, didn't seem to notice anything unusual either.

Was he overthinking it? Xu Zhen turned his gaze forward again, but his eyes met Lati's.

"What is it, Master?"

"Nothing... Didn't you feel anything strange?" Xu Zhen tried to ask Lati, but Lati just shook her head to indicate that she didn't feel anything either: "It doesn't seem to be anything special."

"Yeah. Although I didn't feel anything unusual..." Sergio said as he stood up and looked out the window. There was the light of the bonfire everywhere, and the joyful voices of the adventurers could be heard.

Everything was as usual, a peaceful scene in the elf village.

"Even if something really happened, I would notice it immediately. There's no need to worry." Sergio's confident attitude was indeed reassuring. Xu Zhen also felt relieved for the time being, but a trace of uneasiness still remained in his heart.

In order to forget about it temporarily, Xu Zhen changed the subject: "By the way, what are we going to do tomorrow?"

At Xu Zhen's suggestion, Courtney began to think: "Can we take a walk in the village? Or go fishing in the nearby river..."

"I want to collect some berries, too."

“Ah, that’s a good idea too.”

Latti's suggestion of collecting tree fruits also sounded good, but Xu Zhen felt that Courtney's proposal was also attractive.

"Then let's go fishing and gathering berries while we take a walk."

"OK."

Courtney and Lati answered in unison. At this moment, Brenda, who was sitting next to them, holding a drink, said proudly: "Then, tomorrow, I will be the tour guide of the village..."

"No. You should remember the mission I gave you. I won't allow you to forget it." Sergio said flatly. Brenda tried her best to defend herself: "But, but, Elder..."

"These children are also adventurers. Letting them do something by themselves is also a good learning experience for them. You should be aware of this, right?"

"Well……"

Brenda was speechless and fell silent. Sergio took this opportunity to smile triumphantly.

"Let's just give up and go to work early tomorrow morning. It will be quite troublesome, but I think there will still be some sense of accomplishment, right?"

Although Sergio's expression contained a hint of a mean smile, his eyes showed an indisputable strength, and Brenda realized that there was no point in resisting.

“…I understand. I’ll go to work.”

"Yes. Please."

Seeing Brenda lowering her head, Sergio nodded with satisfaction. Then he turned to Xu Zhen and the others: "You should be careful too. It's okay to look around the village, but if anything happens, come back immediately."

"OK!"

Xu Zhen, Courtney and Lati answered in unison. Slakic and Loppel also shouted. Xu Zhen and others were looking forward to tomorrow with great interest, but they didn't notice Brenda's jealous expression at all.

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The next morning, when Xu Zhen and his friends were helping to fetch water with the adventurers in the village, they heard some interesting information about Lopur.

"Did you see the fairy ships?" Xu Zhen asked. A young adventurer handed over a bucket and said, "Ah, yes. I'm sure. There are several of them wandering around in a group."

“I saw them too. I didn’t think there were any around here.”

The adventurer standing behind Xu Zhen, who was also holding a bucket, agreed. After taking the bucket from the adventurer, another adventurer added, "But I think it's better not to hold out too much hope. As soon as they saw us, they ran away in panic."

“Indeed, they are very wary of humans. I was actually surprised.”

After receiving the information from the two adventurers, Xu Zhen and Lati looked at each other. By the way, Lopur is not here now. It is staying there with Slakic in Sergio's mansion.

In a sense, it was a good thing that Lopur was not there, Xu Zhen thought, because if he was there, it might add to the chaos.

After thanking the adventurers who provided the information, Xu Zhen and Lati walked towards the mansion carrying buckets full of water.

On the way, Lati suddenly brought up the topic just now.

“Even if we get close to them, there’s a chance they’ll run away.”

"Yes. If we can meet them, I would like to let Lopur talk to them..."

“…It feels a bit difficult.”

"Yeah, that's right." Xu Zhenxin thought. Even if he encountered Lopur, he couldn't deny that it might escape. If he wanted to have a normal conversation, it would be quite difficult to rely on luck.

"Even if we meet or communicate, it all depends on luck... This is really a difficult problem."

"Before the problem, I thought it was impossible. So, master. Please don't think that we can find it silently, and then you go alone." Lati said sternly, Xu Zhen smiled bitterly and nodded: "I know, I know. You have too little confidence in me"

"But Master, you are usually very lazy, but when it comes to a critical moment, you act faster than anyone else. Moreover, you usually act on impulse..."

"……Yeah?"

He hadn't realized it at all. He only noticed it now that he was told. Did Letty notice it too? She sighed calmly.

"Forget it. Anyway, let's go tell Roper about what happened just now. Although Roper said before that there is no need to look for it deliberately, I think he will give the same answer this time."

Without waiting for Xu Zhen's answer, Lati flew towards Sergio's mansion. Xu Zhen held the bucket full of water tightly, smiled, and followed Lati.