Lord of the Oasis

Chapter 763: News About the Town

They watched as dishes were served one after another by the hotel’s waiters on the dining table. Claremont and Abel stood at the entrance of the dining room the entire time, looking around. They did not see Devitt.

After the two of them received their keys, they sat in the room and chatted.

From the evening until now, two to three hours had passed, but they only saw Devitt’s luggage.

At the end of the conversation, they could not help but feel a little strange. They began to ask others about Devitt’s movements. Then, they heard from the innkeeper that Devitt did not even return to his room. After getting the waiter to carry his luggage upstairs, he went out on his own.

Abel leaned against the door post of the restaurant and sighed. “The two of us were still thinking about how to ask Devitt about the operation, but he made the first move himself.”

“Devitt was probably worried that he didn’t have enough time, so he didn’t call us and left on his own.” Claremont replied as he looked out the door.

“Devitt is still the most dedicated to the mission.” Abel said. “We should have followed him.”

“There’s nothing we can do. It’s very difficult for us to follow him at all times.” Claremont shook his head. After seeing Devitt’s figure, he shouted, “Devitt! You’re back?!”

Devitt walked into the restaurant and handed the coat he was wearing to the waiter who was guarding the door. He said to Claremont, “Why haven’t you gone for dinner yet?”

“We were waiting for you.” Claremont replied, “We can’t be the heartless comrades that enjoy our dinner in a place with a fireplace while you were out in the snow, gathering information for the sake of carrying out a mission.”

Devitt looked at Claremont in amusement and did not say anything else.

“You stayed outside for so long. Did you find anything?” Abel asked.

“I did find something, but the pedestrians on the street are very tight-lipped.” Devitt said with a frown. “I only know how to get up the mountain and the reason for the strange atmosphere in the city.”

“I also feel that this town is different from before,” Abel said. “What is the information you have heard about?”

Devitt said in a low voice, “The gnomes have already broken out in a civil war, and the forces in the Gnome Kingdom have been divided into two factions. Moreover, the situation is tense, and there is no extra manpower to manage this trading town.”

“What?” Claremont was a little surprised. Although he had predicted that the situation in the Gnome Kingdom would be more serious, he had not expected that it would be so bad, and the other races had taken the advantage to control the trading city.

“Yes.” Devitt nodded. “Regarding this, this is all the information I know.”

“Gilbert’s way home is even more difficult.” Claremont’s mind flashed with the image of Gilbert’s weak figure.

“Then, what is the method you mentioned to get up the mountain?” Abel continued to ask.

“It is said that under the proposal of the various races, a teleportation array has been built in the town. It can use magic power to teleport people to the top of the mountain. If we can use this method, it will greatly shorten the time we need to reach the top of the mountain.” Devitt explained.

“Teleportation array?” Claremont was curious about such a new thing.

Abel, who had learned spells since he was young, frowned and said, “Although there are many merchants on this island, it is not enough to put them into the teleportation array.”

“Is the consumption of the teleportation array that big?” Claremont asked.

“It is very big. Not only do they need the support of mages, but they also need all kinds of gemstones for daily maintenance.” Abel explained. “The financial resources of this town alone should not be enough to support it.”

“That means that there are external forces helping them behind the scenes.” Devitt analyzed. “The more complicated the situation on this island is, the more likely it is that we will be dragged into this situation if we stay here.”

“Sigh. It’s really difficult.” Claremont said.

While the three of them were distressed, a soldier walked out from the side hall and said to them, “Captain Devitt, Captain Claremont, Captain Abel. The soldiers are waiting for you.”

“Huh?” When Devitt heard this, he looked at Claremont and Abel strangely.

Claremont said awkwardly, “I forgot…”

Abel’s face also blushed.

Devitt looked at the two of them with a slightly reproachful look and led them to the dining hall where the soldiers were.

“Sorry for the long wait, everyone.” Devitt waved at the soldiers.

“It’s okay, Captain Devitt. We were planning to eat with you.” Jeb replied loudly.

“Captain, I heard you went out on a mission. Why didn’t you call us?” a soldier said excitedly.

“I went to ask for information. How brought you?” Devitt said with a laugh, “Well, everyone sits down and start eating.”

“Ding Ding Ding Dang –” the sound of dishes being picked up could be heard on the dining table. It seemed that everyone was really hungry.

While drinking red wine, Devitt talked to the soldiers around him about the plan to use the teleportation array tomorrow.

“Teleportation array! It sounds amazing! I’ve never heard of it before.” a soldier shouted happily.

“Will the mages teleport us to the top of the mountain? How is that possible?!” a soldier looked incredulous.

“It’ll be great if we can get on the teleportation array.” most people were looking forward to the new experience tomorrow.

Austin sat in his seat and looked around. He finally saw Gilbert walking in from the outside.

“Why did you take so long to go to the toilet?” Austin asked worriedly. “Did you eat something bad?”

“I got lost outside. It took me a long time to find the toilet.” Gilbert replied as he climbed up his chair.

“I should have brought you there.” Austin nodded and said, “Captain Devitt told us that tomorrow we will go to sit in something called a teleportation array. Do you know what it is?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen it before.” Gilbert picked up the cup and said indifferently.

“I heard that it would bring us to the mountain in an instant.” Austin said excitedly, “It sounds incredible, right?”

“Ya.” Gilbert nodded.

Austin observed Gilbert’s cold reaction. Although he felt a little strange, he did ask. Instead, he chatted with Gilbert from time to time during the banquet.

The time for the banquet quickly passed. Abel organized the soldiers to return to their rooms to rest.

Gilbert followed Austin back to the hotel room.

After washing up, he laid on the bed in his dry pajamas.

Once it was past twelve o’clock, the lights in the hotel would be turned off. Only the firewood in the fireplace was burning.