Chapter 2866 Wretched Land (Part 4)

Chapter 2866 Wretched Land (Part 4)

"If just the Garleners shared their resources with us, we would retake Jiera like this." He snapped his fingers.

The components of the Wayfinder were greatly exaggerated and Rhom knew it. He just wanted to rile up the crowd and maybe get a few free beers. After the plague, they had become luxury goods since good brewers were a rarity and fermenting liquor took time.

"According to what I've heard, the gods would have graced us with sinking them and their toy if not for the 'Supreme Magus' and those stupid merfolk." Orpal could almost hear the air quotes and he loved it when people talked about Lith with as much spite as him, yet that name sent the stew back to his esophagus.

"They acclaimed him as a hero and helped the Garleners to get rid of the sea beasts." More lies, more cheers. "I believed Verhen a hero as well after he destroyed Kolga but now I know better.

"If he really cared for Jiera, he would have shared his technology and his Void Magic with us. He would help us to get back on our feet instead of kicking us while we are down." An angry roar and a free beer put an end to Rhom's rant.

"Leech- I mean, Verhen is in Jiera?" Orpal asked, afraid that his brother had come to find and kill him.

"Seriously? You know nothing about anything that happened during the last century yet you know that bastard's name?" A bystander said in amazement.

Orpal and Night both cursed his slip of the tongue. Luckily for them, it was a mistake easy to fix.

"No shit, genius. I asked about him after I heard about Kolga's destruction for the first time." The answer satisfied the crowd and Rhom was able to speak again.

"Yeah, he's in Jiera. Why? Do you want an autograph?" More laughter ensued but Orpal remained calm this time, spoiling their fun. "The Garleners have been sighted near the beast city of Hasar. Their Train passed close to it without even noticing."

"Where's Hasar?" Most of the cities of the Beast Empire were built underground and their founding dated to after the plague so Night wasn't familiar with any of them.

Orpal took a map of Jiera out of his pocket dimension and showed it to the guard. nOvElB1n

"Around here." Rhom pointed at an area close to the west coast, a few hundred kilometers northeast of Reghia. "It doesn't mean Verhen is nearby. The Train went away and the beasts didn't follow it. Why do you ask?"

This time there was no mockery in his voice, only curiosity.

He rode Moonlight while wearing his full Davross set, waiting for nightfall before making his move. It was the time when the Black Night was at her strongest and his best shot at running away in case something went wrong.

'Any idea how to convince the old fart?' Orpal asked, receiving no answer.

Baba Yaga's seal prevented Night from hurting Lith, his family, and anyone else who lived in Lutia. Helping Orpal with his schemes, even by giving advice fell within the scope of the spell.

'I'm not going to attack Leech, dammit. You heard me, I want to attack the Train.' More silence ensued. 'Do you really expect me to infiltrate the crew and ask every single one of them where they are from?'

'Yes!' Night said in exasperation, triggering a long quarrel that lasted until the sun disappeared below the horizon.

'Can you at least help me locate the sucker?' Orpal used Life Vision from one eye and regular vision from the other.

His sight as a Vurdalak was no different from a human's and the mystical sense's short range limited its usefulness.

'Let me guess, you can't because you know I'm about to try sending him against someone potentially from Lutia.' He asked after receiving no answer for several seconds.

'Thank the gods you are finally learning!' Truth be told, Orpal had simply gotten used to speaking with Night freely.

Ever since they had left Garlen, unless there was a solid chance of meeting someone from Lutia or he ranted about Lith, the seal wouldn't activate.

'You are such a bitch! If it wasn't for Leech, I would have never bothered picking up a talking piece of shit like you. You two have ruined my life.'

'Oh, please! If it wasn't for him, you would have lived your life as a pathetic farmer in the middle of nowhere. You would have never Awakened, learned magic, or obtained a Divine Beast bloodline.

'I bet that you'd have either drunk yourself to death or pissed off the wrong person and bled out in a sordid alley. Admit it. I am the best thing that's ever happened to you.'

Orpal didn't reply, but he knew deep inside that the Horseman was right. Even if Lith was never born, Orpal couldn't deny that it would have been only a matter of time before the mediocrity of Lutia drove him insane.