Chapter 75.5

“...Another war.” “Don’t tell anyone else.” “Why would I share such precious information?” Billos carefully put the magic bag into his pocket. “Please feel free to give me whatever you want in the future.” “Sure. If possible, stay in contact with your uncle as well.” His uncle, Odeus Flynn. The man who was in control of the Roan Kingdom’s Northwestern underworld. “Why my uncle?” It would not be long for the Black Dragon, Raon, to get his revenge. “There’s a reason. No need for you to be curious.” “I understand.” Billos did not ask anything else, instead, he handed Cale a magic video communication device. It was a precious item that Billos had worked hard to acquire, but Cale just took it and lightly tossed it onto the bed. Seeing Cale acting like his normal self, Billos started to exit the tent. “Next time, I will contact you via video, young master-nim.” “Sure.” Cale ordered On and Hong as soon as Billos left. “Bring the children here.” Meeeow. A few moments later, Cale looked toward the children that On and Hong had brought before he started to speak. “The duration is...” He stopped mid-sentence and let out a sigh. He was frowning as much as possible. “Hilsman.” “Yes sir!” The Vice Captain looked like a mess and smelled like alcohol after enjoying the celebration until the wee hours of the morning. However, his condition seemed to be fine. According to Beacrox’s report, Hilsman was arm in arm with the citizens and enjoying himself as he got back to his tent. “Did you enjoy the celebration?” “Of course! I have made a lot of friends!” Maybe it was because Hilsman was the jealous type, but he was really a social butterfly. ‘Will It be okay to send such a guy with Lock?’ Cale had some concerns, but there was nothing else he could do at this point. He looked toward Lock, the Wolf children, and Hilsman as he returned to what he was saying. “The duration is one month.” Cale was planning on starting his deal with Lock now. He opened up a map on top of the table and pointed to a mountain at the southern end of the Whipper Kingdom. “Mount Yellia. You just need to go find the item I tell you to find there.” The ancient power this time was one that was embedded in an item. “...Umm young master-nim?” “Yes, Vice Captain.” “I heard about that mountain before. It has a very high summit, and the peak is said to be covered in snow all year long. I also heard that it is one of the top three most dangerous mountains on the continent.” “And?” Cale looked toward Lock instead of Hilsman, who could not answer. “Can you do it? Yes or no?” “I can do it.” Lock answered without any hesitation. He was still timid and naive, but he was much different compared to when he had first met Cale. “Maes.” “Yes sir.” “All of you do not need to go up to the peak. Just support Lock from around the base.” Maes and the children exchanged glances before responding vigorously. “Yes sir! We will definitely show you a successful completion of the mission!” “Uhh, no need to be so passionate about it.” Cale waved at them before speaking to Hilsman. “You are the guide. Guide the children well, feed them well, and make sure they get their rest.” “...So, I don’t have to climb the mountain?” Hilsman scratched his head as he started to mumble. “I am a bit afraid of heights.” What the hell was this kind of guy doing being a Vice Captain? Cale suddenly had a lot of questions about the Henituse family Knights Brigade. “Do what you want.” “Yes sir! I will be a great guide and guard for the children! Oh, young master-nim, where should we return to?” Cale pointed to a location at Hilsman’s question. “...Over there?” “Yes.” “Umm, are you sure you did not point to a wrong spot?” Hilsman’s eyes could not move away from where Cale was pointing. It was one of the Western Continent’s 5 Forbidden Regions. The, ‘Path of No Return.’ It was located in Oorim, a rainforest that rained throughout the year. This path in that forest was one where many travelers went in and never came back. Nobody knew what happened to the people who entered. It was located at the border between the Whipper Kingdom and the Western Continent. Cale was pointing to that rainforest. “Vice Captain, there is a small village called Hoik Village by the Path of No Return. It is a small village, as well as the only entrance into the Path of No Return.” It was a very small village located at the most southern part of the Whipper Kingdom. That village rested at the entrance of this rainforest with no exit. “Come over there.” The Path of No Return. In about a month from now, the Queen of the Jungle will be running amok inside of Oorim with her subordinates. Cale was planning on being her guide at that time. Choi Han, who had been standing to the side, approached him and asked. “Then is Hoik Village our next destination?” “Yes.” Cale was thinking about the last stage of the first step toward the luxurious slacker life, the ‘money’ step and started to smile. Once he took care of this business with the Queen of the Jungle, he would return to the Roan Kingdom to take care of Raon’s revenge and some trivial things before building a sturdy house. “We can head there right away once things here are done.” Cale was meticulously preparing for the future beyond volume 5 that would soon arrive. *** Three weeks later, Cale arrived at Hoik Village. It was sprinkling. “...Why are there so many gravestones here?” Cale looked toward the gravestones that started from the entrance of the village before responding to Rosalyn’s question. “Hoik Village is a village that was created by the families of the travelers who went in and never came back.” Their desperate pleas for their loved ones to return as well as the hope that they would someday return had led to them remaining here and building this village. Those people who entered the Path of No Return had entered for many different reasons. However, with them never coming back, their family ended up moving as close to them as possible. “However, people will eventually give up. Once those hopes turned into despair, well, those gravestones are the results of that.” The gravestones were placed for their loved ones who they decided would never come back. Hoik Village was more of a village of sorrow rather than a village of hope. Cale looked toward the large forest beyond the village. “What a sad place. What are we doing here?” Cale casually responded to Choi Han’s question. “Hope.” “Excuse me?” “We will be the hope of the jungle.”