Chapter 31: Dealing With the Mercenaries

Pan Liang lay down in the carriage. “Ah, it’s comfortable. The new carriage is pretty good.”

Shirley was about to scold Pan Liang when she suddenly heard movement behind her.

She turned around and saw that the people from Seth City were chasing after her. These people were coming for Shirley’s magic staff.

“Pan Liang, hurry up and leave. The people from the city are chasing after us.”

Pan Liang rolled over and said, “Get into the carriage then.”

Shirley quickly drove the carriage and started to escape. Many of the people behind her came on horses.. Their speed was not slower than her carriage.

Seeing that the people on horses were getting closer to them, Shirley was very anxious. She had never been chased after this way.

When she fought with the head knight, Kronin, previously, it was her first time fighting with people. Back then, she had only fought with a few monsters before.

Seeing that Shirley was at her wits’ end, Pan Liang got out of the carriage and said, “I’ll drive the carriage. You go and attack the people who are chasing after you.”

Shirley did not expect him to take the initiative to help her. This made her overjoyed. “Okay, I’ll go now.”

Then, she opened the door at the back of the carriage. When the people behind saw her, they began to gather magic in an attempt to knock her off the carriage.

However, Shirley went to the back of the carriage to deal with them. Their casting speed could not compare with Shirley’s at all.

“Although it’s not possible to perform the hailstorm as Pan Liang mentioned, I can still try to cast consecutive icicles.”

After saying that, Shirley began to cast icicles at a high speed.

The icicles that were half a meter long were shot out like cannonballs. Anyone who was hit by them would be killed straight away.

However, it was saddening to see the hit rate of the skill. Seemingly, more than a hundred icicles failed to hit a single person. Besides, her mana was rapidly decreasing.

“Pan Liang, this won’t work. The consecutive attacks you mentioned aren’t easy to perform. I’m running out of mana very soon.”

Pan Liang shook his head and said, “This isn’t right. You have to make the icicles smaller and faster. Try it again.”

After hearing his words, Shirley tried to attack the people chasing after her.

“Brothers, speed up. We’re about to catch up with this little girl. 100,000 gold coins are enough for us to live well in our hometown.”

Upon hearing that, Shirley flew into a fury. She bought this treasure on credit. How dare these people have the intention of snatching her treasure without contributing anything.

After listening to Pan Liang’s words, Shirley learned her lesson. The icicles that were half a meter long had become small ice needles that were only two to three centimeters long.

The densely packed ice needles were floating beside Shirley, yet the people chasing behind her could not see anything other than the blue area around her.

Shirley pointed at the people in front of her and said, “Go!”

Countless ice needles shot out without aiming at anyone. After being hit by the ice needles, the people at the back exploded into a bloody mist.

Although the small ice needles were not very powerful, many people were knocked off their horses.

There was a stampede before those people at the back could stop.

“Hey, you did well. How’s the method I taught you? It’s useful, right?”

Shirley returned to the front of the carriage and grinned. “The method you mentioned is really good. Now, those people behind won’t be able to catch up.”

Her words gave Pan Liang a sense of relief. “It’s good that this method works. 1,000 gold coins, please. Thank you.”

“What! You’re asking for money?”

Pan Liang seemed as if it was a matter of course. “Of course. This is high-level knowledge regarding the use of magic. No matter where you learn this kind of thing, you have to pay a great price, okay? 1,000 gold coins is already the price offered based on our friendship.”

Shirley looked reluctant. “How evil of you! I defeated those bad guys chasing after me just now. Why don’t you give me a reward?”

“Reward? How dare you ask for a reward. Those people chased after you, so what does it have to do with me?”

Shirley knew that she could not win over Pan Liang, so she decided to ignore him.

Pan Liang could not help but giggle at Shirley’s distressed look. “In that case, I’ll give you a 20% discount then. But you have to prepare lunch today, just like I did last night.”

Shirley was happy to hear that she could get a discount. She even felt that she had taken advantage of it.

“Okay, okay. I’ll learn how to prepare lunch today.”

With the speed of their carriage, they could barely reach their destination before the mission started. Hence, they did not stay for long.

In addition, they had to take turns driving the carriage.

Soon, it was noontime. They stopped to prepare lunch.

Nevertheless, they were unaware that a group of people were waiting for them in front.

Roy was one of them. He said to Pritt, who was also a member of the cult, “Boss, those two people took a mission in the mercenary union. They’ll definitely go this way because other routes take a longer time. Let’s just wait here.”

Pritt smiled and patted Roy’s shoulder. “You did well this time. I’ll definitely recommend you to the Pope.”

Roy rubbed his hands and said, “It’s good that I could help you. The recommendation isn’t so important.”

The situation in the distance was beyond Pan Liang’s range of perception. At this moment, he looked at the things in the system, thinking about what to exchange for his meal.

Pan Liang, who was indecisive, ended up choosing something average. He only took out some leftovers from last night and let Shirley process them.

“Let’s just have some simple food. The location of the mission is still far from here, so we shouldn’t waste our time.”

Shirley was fine with his idea. These dishes were considered delicacies to her. In fact, they were much better than the unseasoned grilled meat that she had earlier.

After eating, the two of them continued their journey without further ado.

In the evening, Pan Liang took the initiative to take the reins from Shirley’s hand. “You may go and rest. I’ll drive. I’ll call you when it’s time for dinner.”

Shirley nodded. “I didn’t expect you to take the initiative to help. It’s untypical of you to do this.”

The next moment, Pan Liang said, “I have to charge for helping to drive the carriage. 50 gold coins for half a day.”

Shirley was infuriated. “I’ll pay. I’ll pay however much you want.”

In fact, she thought, ‘Since you’re my familiar, all your money belongs to me. You can name whatever price you want.’

Pan Liang chose to drive because the group of people in front of him had already entered his perception range.

Based on his perception, there was someone with a level much higher than Shirley’s. He was afraid that Shirley could not cope with the situation. Otherwise, he would not be so proactive.