NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 14: Approaching Loren City
Chapter 14: Approaching Loren City
“Sir, there’s someone ahead!”
A cry of alarm rang out, and the entire knight squad immediately prepared for battle.
Hearing the knight’s words and seeing the figure lying on the ground ahead, Thor's heart stirred as he instantly realized that the figure was likely the gravely injured mysterious old man.
“Don’t be alarmed. Go and see what happened!” Thor waved his hand and spoke solemnly.
“Yes, sir!”
A knight nodded and quickly advanced with a few others.
Soon, they returned.
“Sir, the person ahead seems to be poisoned and is in critical condition!” The knight reported respectfully to Thor.
“Bring him over here!” Thor pondered for a moment and then instructed the knight captain beside him.
“Yes, sir!”
Steve nodded and quickly gathered a team to move forward.
Soon, the old man was brought to Thor.
Thor finally got a good look at the mysterious old man.
The old man was dressed in dark armor, his hair already white and his face withered. A tinge of brown was spreading across his face.
Seeing this, Thor’s brow furrowed.
It was clear that the old man was probably suffering from severe poisoning.
Whether he could be saved was uncertain.
Thor hesitated slightly but then looked towards Ryan.
“Ryan!”
“Yes, sir!” Ryan responded respectfully.
“Place him in the rear wagon and give him that fruit I obtained a few days ago.”
Thor made his decision, even pulling out another extremely valuable item he had recently acquired.
It was a Divine Wood Fruit he had found in the jungle three days ago. Although its value wasn’t as high as the Life Fruit, it was comparable to the Moonlight Fruit. The only difference was that the Moonlight Fruit grew in clusters on a single tree, while the Divine Wood Fruit only grew individually. It could only be produced by trees over a thousand years old, each containing a substantial amount of life force. It was a primary ingredient for intermediate life potions and an auxiliary material for high-level life potions.
Under normal circumstances, a Divine Wood Fruit could heal even severe injuries unless limbs were severed.
However, given the old man’s current condition, Thor couldn’t be sure the Divine Wood Fruit would be enough.
But since he had chosen to save the old man, Thor was willing to give it a try.
After all, losing one Divine Wood Fruit wasn’t a significant loss, so there was no need to worry too much.
“Yes, sir!”
Ryan nodded without hesitation and quickly made arrangements.
“Hope he doesn’t die!”
“Otherwise, it will be all for nothing!”
Thor muttered to himself and took one last look before turning his gaze away.
That was all he could do for now.
As for using high-level life potions.
He didn’t have any, and even if he did, he probably wouldn’t gamble on it. After all, it was still uncertain how much benefit the old man could bring. High-level potions were difficult to imagine in their effect even for Thor.
Naturally, they shouldn’t be used recklessly.
This was just an interlude.
The group set off again.
At this point, they were getting closer to Loren City in the Northern Province.
With their current speed, they would reach it in at most ten days.
Given this, Thor chose to speed up.
There was no need to search further.
As they approached Loren City, the rewards in their surroundings had noticeably decreased.
They were no longer as appealing.
In this situation.
The journey of ten days took only seven, and Loren City was already in sight.
Seven days passed.
The group continued their journey.
Fortunately, everyone was at least a trainee knight, so there was no fatigue.
The reduced rewards were no longer a concern.
After all, it was understood that rewards couldn’t always be expected. The previous gains had already been surprising.
Thor didn’t mind too much; the previous achievements proved the Daily Information system’s significant impact in the Northern Province.
Since they weren’t even in a pioneering area yet, the rewards would be even greater in a frontier area.
They were not even at the starting point, so there was no need to be overly concerned.
The only thing he was concerned about was the mysterious old man.
Seven days later, the old man’s condition remained weak, with no signs of awakening.
If it weren’t for the faint life force still detectable, Thor would have doubted whether the old man had already passed away.
The toxins, even just sensing them, made Thor’s scalp tingle. He suspected that even a official knight might not withstand such toxins.
No, not suspected—definitely.
In this situation.
Whether the old man would awaken now seemed increasingly uncertain.
If he didn’t wake up, Thor’s investment and risk would have been in vain.
Fortunately, recent information hadn’t indicated any danger.
Otherwise, he might have considered abandoning the old man.
After all, it didn’t seem worth it.
But since no danger had been indicated and the old man hadn’t died yet, Thor decided to stay for now.
After all, he had already tried to save him in his past life.
On the eighth day.
As the group could finally see the appearance of Loren City in the distance.
Ryan’s aura suddenly surged, and green light spread around him, accompanied by waves of life force. His aura rapidly increased.
“Breakthrough!”
Thor opened his eyes and looked at Ryan not far away, unable to suppress a twitch of his lips.
At this moment, Thor had just felt he was nearing the mid-level of a apprentice knight and estimated it would take another day to break through. Yet now, Ryan had directly reached the peak of a apprentice knight. If earlier it was just a guess, Thor was almost certain Ryan would break through to a official knight before reaching their territory.
A official knight—that was a official knight.
With his current cultivation speed, Thor might have hope in ten years.
This was after enhancing his talent; before, it would have taken several decades.
Shaking his head, Thor sighed.
At this moment, the entire knight squad was also astonished. Even Steve, the knight captain, looked at Ryan in shock.
Throughout the journey, Steve had already recognized Ryan’s talent, but Ryan’s repeated breakthroughs still deeply impressed him.
He knew that Ryan had only been practicing the knight’s training methods for less than three months.
Comparing himself.
It seemed he had barely grasped the correct knight breathing method in three months. He hadn’t even reached the apprentice peak knight, let alone seen the door to it.