Exploring Technology in a Wizard World

Chapter 455: Chapter 454: Richard Being Protected

“Snap!”

A hand stabilized itself against the inner wall of the carriage, and Harvey regained his balance, taking a moment to process Richard’s words, his expression slightly solemn, “Are we suspecting an ambush by a Thief Group? Then we really need to be careful…”

The next moment, Harvey seemed to remember something, looking at Richard, he valiantly said, “But you don’t need to be afraid, I will protect you—I have promised you before, and I’ll keep my word.”

Richard smiled and said, “Well, thank you.”

“It’s no trouble. Just wait and see my strength. I’ll easily slaughter all the thieves, leaving none alive, and show them what I’m capable of.” Harvey said as he slowly drew his Iron Sword from its sheath and lifted the carriage’s curtain, looking out intently, scrutinizing the surroundings. Richard did the same on the other side.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”

Outside, the entire caravan was making its way through a forest at high speed. Soon, a withering tree appeared by the road, the one mentioned earlier by the Merchant Group Leader—It clearly hadn’t fallen naturally but seemed deliberately placed there; now, it had been moved to the roadside by the Mercenary Team.

The appearance of the withering tree indicated a high likelihood of an ambush set by the Thief Group, a quite common trick in that world. However, after quickly passing the withering tree, no thieves rushed out from the woodlands on both sides of the road, and after traveling several miles further, there were still no signs of trouble.

The caravan’s speed did not decrease, but everyone inevitably breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it had been a false alarm.

At the back of the caravan, in the four-wheeled carriage, Hade let the curtain fall and withdrew his gaze. He sheathed the Iron Sword bit by bit and turned to Richard, saying, “Strange, we didn’t see any Thief Group. Maybe they got scared off, realizing there were too many people in our merchant group and deciding not to rob us.”