Chapter 314 - 314 198 Anomaly on the Grassland

314: Chapter 198: Anomaly on the Grassland 314: Chapter 198: Anomaly on the Grassland Weiss looked at him with a surprised expression and replied, “A squad?

Good heavens, Bell, we’re just going to find an old man who keeps snakes.

Aren’t I enough alone?”

As he spoke, he patted the 5000 US Dollar deposit Lord Bear had just given him and continued, “Look at this, the money is already not enough for one person, did you really think I would share it with others?”

Bell shrugged his shoulders; he had anticipated this response and had only asked out of routine.

After all, he had dealt with this guy several times himself, so how could he not know what kind of person he was?

However, what Weiss said wasn’t wrong; for a mission that simply involved finding someone, indeed, more people weren’t needed.

After all, more people meant higher expenses.

“Alright, Weiss, when do we leave?

Now?

How far is it?”

Weiss took a map out of his pocket, unfolded it, and said, “About 100 kilometers.

If we hurry, we should be able to get there by noon today.”

Lord Bear was taken aback, “Do you have a car?”

Weiss laughed and said, “Come, I’ll show you something cool.”

They followed him to the other end of the village.

The village itself wasn’t big, and it only took a few minutes to reach their destination.

“Wow!

Is that a Knight-class off-road vehicle!?”

Upon seeing the large off-road vehicle parked in front of a dilapidated hut, Xiao Shun couldn’t help but exclaim.

“That’s the kind of car I’ve wanted to buy for a long time, but it’s a limited edition, and I never had the chance to get one.”

He showed a face full of envy, and his companions felt the same.

Although they had all ridden in Anti-gravity Cars on Rebirth Island, such things seemed too far a reach for them now.

On the other hand, buying an off-road vehicle like this would be quite easy with their current financial capabilities.

Xiao Shun shouted this in Huaxia, so Weiss couldn’t understand it, but he could tell by the expression on Xiao Shun’s face that he was quite pleased.

“This is our ride, my treasure, my lover.

So you see, the money you spent today isn’t much at all, as beauties like this aren’t seen just anywhere.”

At this moment, Lord Bear seemed to suddenly recall something and blurted out, “Weiss, last time you told me you were married, could it be…”

Weiss slapped the car door, saying, “That’s right, it’s her!

What do you think, isn’t she beautiful?”

Lord Bear suddenly fell silent, his lips twitching as he squeezed out an awkward yet polite smile.

“Alright, let’s not delay any further.

Let’s get going.

We aim to be back before night, as nights out here aren’t so easy to get through.”

Weiss led the way and climbed into the car first.

At this moment, two people, a man and his son, the owners of the house and also the restaurant’s proprietors, walked out.

The proprietor’s younger son ran straight to the side of the car and said to Weiss in Lingala from inside:

“Uncle Weiss, please don’t go, it’s not safe.

Dad said the plains have been dangerous recently.

Villagers have seen unknown beasts roaming, many animals are dead, and now the people from the village don’t go there anymore.”

Weiss couldn’t help but glance at the distant restaurant owner standing under the eaves and then smiled as he patted the head of the child outside the car door, saying, “Pier, don’t worry.

Your Uncle Weiss has got this.

Even the fiercest beast won’t scare me.”

As he spoke, he patted the automatic rifle next to him and continued, “If that beast dares to come after me without seeing clearly, then it will get a taste of your Uncle Weiss’ skills!”

The little boy, hearing this, glanced at the gun in his hand and seemed to understand what it was, then left with a backward glance every three steps, reassured by the other’s words.

Both men had spoken in the local dialect, speaking quickly.

Not only Xiao Shun and his group couldn’t understand, but even Lord Bear could only catch a rough idea from a few phrases.

It seems that the little boy was talking about the wild beasts on the grassland and didn’t want Weiss to go, so Lord Bear didn’t take it too seriously.

After all, isn’t it normal for there to be wild beasts on the grassland?

It was just a child’s fear, after all.

Lord Bear, a man standing at the top of the food chain, wasn’t afraid of any beast, was he?

This little episode before they left was just a brief interlude, and no one took it seriously.

Xiao Shun and his group didn’t even understand what had been said.

In their view, the little boy was just reluctant for his lifesaver to leave and was merely being clingy.

The car quickly set off, and the temperature this morning wasn’t very high, so to save some energy, they didn’t even turn on the air conditioning.

However, the uneven road surface was quite bumpy, but fortunately, the performance of the Knight-class off-road vehicle was powerful enough to effectively reduce everyone’s discomfort.

At the outset, there was a small path outside the village that people trod all year round.

But later, as they delved deeper into the grassland, the path gradually disappeared, leaving only a dirt surface.

It was fortunate that it was the dry season and there was no rain; otherwise, the muddy roads would have been even harder to navigate.

“Speaking of which, this is our second time on the grassland, isn’t it?

We didn’t see any lions last time.

I hope we can spot one or two this time as we pass by.

I’d like to take a photo,”

Xiao Shun said, leaning against the car window, eagerly taking in the scenery outside.

They had been driving for over three hours since leaving the village.

Along the way, there was nothing but grass, and although they occasionally saw some animals, they passed them by directly since the purpose of their trip was not to explore but to complete a mission.

Long journeys are tedious, especially across such a vast grassland.

It wasn’t like what people imagine, “the wind blows and lowers the grass, revealing cattle and sheep.” Sometimes, they would travel a great distance without seeing an animal, which was hardly better than a journey at sea.

“The animals should mostly be gathered by the Weile River to the west, while we are currently heading north towards the Dult Basin.

There will be a small valley there, and that snake-charming witch doctor lives there,”

Weiss said as he unfolded the map over the steering wheel, glancing at it while driving.

“I remember there used to be a pride of lions around here, but that was several years ago.

I don’t know if they’ve migrated elsewhere by now.

If we’re lucky, we might still see them…,”

he was saying when suddenly, there was a loud “bang” from the front of the car, as if something had been hit.

Weiss immediately hit the brakes, causing everyone inside to lurch forward.

Fortunately, everyone had their seatbelts on, so no one was hurt.

“What happened?

What was that?”

Startled, Weiss quickly looked around to confirm their surroundings and, finding no immediate danger, finally said,

“It seemed like a black figure.

What did we just hit?

Wait for me, I’ll go check it out.”