章 196: Killer in the Forest

In just two days, Harribell had mobilized a merchant team of nearly two thousand men using the Boulade Merchant Association's resources. The team was massive, with over a thousand carriages. They planned to head north toward the Rossi Empire under the guise of selling provisions.

While the merchants were being assembled, Yang Ling had recruited skilled craftsmen, some eight hundred people, including Ashnamov and his Galapagos Tortoisemen. Among them were a hundred Beastmen slaves Yang Ling purchased from the slave market. They had strong bodies, and with a little training, they could act as guards for the group along the way.

As a precaution, the merchant team only moved at night. Ashnamov, Orlando and the rest hid within the mass of merchants, some sitting in carriages half filled with food, while some acted as carriage drivers, and others posed as guards accompanying the team on the journey. The group made their way toward the city gates in a long line.