Chapter 60 - Setting off

In the old dilapidated small house,

Lu Yu and his wife sat with his children, deep in discussion.

“I have to go out of the city. During this period, there will be more upheaval in the city. You guys must take care of your safety,” Lu Yu advised gravely.

His wife Giovanna was puzzled on hearing his words.

Previously the Fearsome Beasts attacked the city, so there were still many Fearsome Beasts lingering outside the city now. It was so dangerous so why was he still going out there?

“It is so dangerous out there now, why are you still going out? Anyway, in the previous battle, you were the hero who defended the city. How can they still make you go out on such a dangerous mission?” Giovanna asked with a baffled look.

The two children, Lu Shan and Lu Shui, also stared at Lu Yu in puzzlement.

Lu Yu smiled and reassured them. “Don’t worry, I will take care of myself. I volunteered to go on this mission on my own. Relax, there won’t be any danger. In fact, it is you guys who must take extra care of your safety.”

Since the mission was top-secret, Lu Yu could not divulge anything to his family.

However, Lu Shan asked at this point, “Dad, is it really not dangerous? We are all grown up now. You don’t have to hide anything from us.”

Lu Shan and Lu Shui stared at Lu Yu, hoping that Lu Yu was not lying to them so as to set their minds at ease.

Facing his two children, Lu Yu smiled with resignation and said, “Don’t worry. For others it may be dangerous, for me there is really no danger, so you guys don’t have to worry.”

The reality was indeed as what Lu Yu said.

Although a large number of Fearsome Beasts were gathered outside the city, and there were some very powerful ones too,

they did not pose too much of a danger to Lu Yu.

Even if he could not defeat them, with Lu Yu’s abilities, escaping was not a big problem.

Lu Shan and Lu Shui believed him after hearing his explanation.

“That’s what I said! With Dad’s ability, there won’t be any problem at all.” Lu Shui said with a sigh of relief.

Giovanna saw that Lu Yu did not look like he was coaxing a child, and gradually believed Lu Yu’s words.

“But you must still take care of your safety. The children and I are waiting for you at home,” Giovanna reminded him anxiously.

Lu Yu nodded with a smile, then he began giving advice to his family.

In particular, with the attitude of the City Lord and those dojo masters, Lu Yu felt very uneasy.

Lu Yu instructed his wife and kids to take extra care of their safety at home. If they encountered any danger, they were to approach the children’s new instructor, Jiang Jun for help.

Although Lu Yu had not known Jiang Jun for long, he felt that his character was still acceptable and that he was someone trustworthy.

And if the trouble they encountered was so great that even Jiang Jun could not handle, they were to approach the Military Lord directly.

Earlier, before the Military Lord left, he had left his contact details with Lu Yu that allowed him to contact him directly. Lu Yu gave this information to his wife and kids.

After that, he spent some quality time with his family.

It was an old house, but it was very heart-warming.

At the same time, the news of Lu Yu leading a team on an expedition spread throughout Lunan City.

When the residents in the city heard that Lu Yu, the hero of the city, still decided to embark on such a dangerous expedition at such an advanced age, they felt very moved. All of them decided to send Lu Yu off the next day, to send their hero off!

Early morning of the next day, Lu Yu gathered his team and assembled at the front of the City Lord’s Office.

Lu Yu’s team was not big, there were only 15 of them. However, they were all new recruits from the Central Dojo and the 4th squadron.

There were 7 Martial Master experts amongst them, the remaining 8 were at the level of Advanced Martial Arts Warrior.

The Military Lord, the City Lord and the other dojo masters were already waiting there.

When he saw Lu Yu arrive, the normally stern-faced Military Lord Xu Qingguo broke into a rare smile.

“Lu Yu, I’ll have to count on you this time,” Xu Qingguo went forward and affectionately shook Lu Yu’s hand gratefully.

Xu Qingguo, as the Military Lord of the Gamma Military Zone, had no shortage of powerful experts under his command.

However, they were all presently deployed to other places, and couldn’t rush to Lunan City in time.

Without Lu Yu’s support, this urgent mission would have been extremely troublesome, and could not be accomplished.

As the hero of the last battle defending the city against the Fearsome Beasts, there was no need for him to take on this mission. After all, he had already contributed so much to Lunan City, and there was no need for him to take this sort of risk.

If Lu Yu had not been willing to go on this expedition, Xu Qingguo also had little choice since he couldn’t force him.

However, contrary to his expectations, Lu Yu agreed to take on this mission. Naturally he was very grateful to Lu Yu.

City Lord Yan Hong and the other dojo masters, however, did not look pleased at all.

Lu Yu’s expedition was no doubt detrimental to their interests.

If not for the fact that the Military Lord was present, they would have fallen out with him on the spot.

On the surface, Yan Hong came forward and handed over a smart bracelet. “Military Lord, we have prepared the smart bracelet. In accordance with your request, we have installed the GPS chip inside.”

Military Lord Xu Qingguo nodded slightly, took it and handed it to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu also did not think much about it, and put it on immediately.

When City Lord Yan Hong saw this, he gloated inwardly.

This smart bracelet had been tampered with secretly in accordance with his instruction. Besides the usual identification and storage uses, it also contained the missing person GPS chip that the Military Lord had requested to be added.

When the chip came within a certain distance, it could sense the missing person’s location and display it automatically.

However, in addition, Yan Hong’s staff had also tampered with it. The moment the missing person’s location was displayed, it would also transmit Lu Yu’s location to City Lord Yan Hong. At that moment, they would swing into action.

Right now, Lu Yu and his team were all set. Following this, Military Lord Xu Qingguo personally escorted Lu Yu and the others out of the city.

While sending them off, Military Lord Xu Qingguo also instructed him, “Lu Yu, although the mission is very important, your safety is even more important. If you find that you really can’t complete the mission, you must save yourself and come back alive, got it?”

Lu Yu smiled at his words, his heart filled with a warm sensation. With a nod, he replied, “Don’t worry, I will take care of my safety.”

In reality, Lu Yu was not that worried about his own safety.

With his Gluttony Talent, his strength had been increasing non-stop.

In particular, ever since he received the ‘Sky Valley Culinary Method’ manual from the Patriarch of the Song family, Song Xiaotian, he had derived tremendous benefit. Using the Flame Roasting method to cook the A-class Scarlet Shaggy Mammoth meat, Lu Yu had improved his abilities by leaps and bounds.

Now that Lu Yu’s strength had reached the peak of the Great Martial Master level, he was very powerful. Facing such a big horde of powerful Fearsome Beasts in this area, even if he could not defeat them, self-preservation was still not much of a problem.

In the worst case scenario, Lu Yu could simply use his Shadowstep and flee.

As the group of people left the City Lord’s Office and reached the main streets, it caused a big uproar in the surroundings in an instant.

It was early in the morning, so theoretically the streets should be quite empty. Furthermore, since the attack by the Fearsome Beasts was not that long ago, the streets should be even quieter.

However, right now, the streets were filled with people. Many residents in the city had gathered here.

As Lu Yu and his team looked on in surprise, the streets erupted into rapturous cheers upon laying eyes on Lu Yu and his team.

“Godspeed on your expedition, Hero Lu Yu!”

“He’s so advanced in age yet he is still protecting our homeland, taking on risky missions. He’s a true hero!”

“Godspeed on your expedition, Hero Lu Yu!”

“…”

Lu Yu and the Military Lord Xu Qingguo were stunned. They had not expected so many residents to gather here to send Lu Yu off. It was indeed a great surprise.