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Ge Yan finally knew how great the allure of Dragon Fruit was. According to Ted's words, there were other fruits, such as the Dragon Strength Fruit, that could attract Dragon Fruit to break through the ninth stage.

Not only was there no side effect, the success rate was also 100%. But the Dragon Strength Fruit was only 1% of a Dragon Fruit's rarity, and no one had ever found it in any of the places in the past few years, so everyone was so excited when they heard about the Dragon Fruit.

Especially the ninth stage swordsman. Although Daniel was only a fourth stage swordsman now, he could still use some methods to store the Dragon Fruit after he obtained it.

"Captain, should we spread the news?"

When Ted thought of this question, he was immediately glared at by Daniel.

"Spread it out for others to come and steal from us? It's only just Locke, last time he did not use his real strength, this time he will not let them off so easily, I am taking the Dragon Fruit. " Daniel's facial features suddenly became sharp and his body started to emit an imposing aura.

Only he knew that Daniel's wish was destined to not be fulfilled. Just as he sent his men to investigate the details, the news of the Dragon Fruit's appearance spread like a storm, and in less than a day, it became known to everyone, and in the end, everyone was discussing about it. Daniel's men hurriedly ran back after hearing about it and found out that the news was spread, but Daniel was not as angry as everyone expected.

"Captain, aren't you angry?" Ted was the first to be pushed out and came in front of him as he asked.

Daniel waved his hand, "There's nothing to be angry about. A Dragon Fruit is such a big thing, I guess it can't be hidden. What happened to the thing I asked you to do?"

They are definitely in the Magic Beast forest, the specific maturation time still needs to be verified, but I heard that the Black Wolf Mercenary Regiment has already departed, and there are also the crow Mercenary Regiment, so their speed is not slow. " "Yes," another replied.

Daniel walked back and forth in place a few times, then turned around and made a prompt decision: "We can't wait any longer, notify them immediately. We'll leave in half an hour, we have to hurry to our destination before the Dragon Fruit matures."

"Yes, sir."

Ge Yan thought that they would not bring him along as a burden, but just as he was about to walk out the door slowly, he was brutally dragged away by Ted. When he found out that he was also going to the Magic Beast Forest, he was stupefied, "Why do I have to go too?"

"If you don't go, you're going to stay here?" Ted asked in a clean tone.

Ge Yan did not directly answer him, and said: "My strength is so low, and I'm not too familiar with the Magic Beast forest, so there's no use in me going."

"Not necessarily." Ted smiled mysteriously.

Ge Yan asked, but he didn't say anything, so he hated people who stayed half the way.

In order to gain more time, they would travel nonstop during the day and night. Sometimes, they would only stop to rest for an hour or two, but they were completely unable to sleep well, because they were already used to the intensity of the journey, but this was the first time that Ge Yan had experienced such pain, in just a few days his face was as haggard as a national treasure. Being mocked by Ted like a weak chicken, Ge Yan was too lazy to argue with him.

Although it was tiring, the advantage was that the original distance of seven to eight days had been shortened to four days. And this was under the condition that they had to take a shortcut. If they were to take the official road, it would take at least half a month.

The evening sun hung above the treetops, casting a shadow as long and thin as a bamboo pole. In front of them was the endless forest of Magic Beast, looking from afar, it looked like a black hole, if they got any closer, they would be engulfed. The sun was overhead, but they did not feel much heat.

The first destination for the group was Sag City, which was not far away from the Magic Beast Forest. Sag City was a Atherenka Empire fortress which faced the Magic Beast Forest, and the huge city gates and walls left mottled marks which were left behind when the Magic Beast tide attacked the city every year, and from these marks, one could see how tragic it was every year. It was also because of this that the city guards were very strict with the outsiders who entered Sag City, but they always looked forward to the powerful Swordsman or the mages.

Daniel's group all carried the killing intent unique to a valiant mercenary. The city guards asked about them according to convention, and after knowing that they were Alice, their attitude became extremely respectful.

Ge Yan thought that if he came here alone, he would probably be interrogated by Ge Yan as if he was an unscrupulous person.

After entering the city, they turned several corners and arrived at a house. Upon entering the house, they saw two mercenaries guarding outside. When they saw them arrive, the two mercenaries revealed expressions of joy.

"Captain, you've finally arrived. Madam is already waiting for you inside."

Daniel nodded, "It's been hard on you."

At this time, a person suddenly walked out quickly from inside, so fast that even when standing in front of them, there was a gust of wind blowing towards them, it was the lady they were talking about, her beautiful face was no longer young or tender, but not old at all. Her wavy hair was stuck to her waist, golden light shone on her back, her enchanting figure revealed the charm of a mature woman, her tight red dress seemed very neat and clean, and when she did not speak, she had a strong woman's scent, and when she opened her mouth, she immediately gave off a fiery and violent aura, as if she knew that this person was not to be provoked.

"Is that Locke dead yet?"

"Heidi, let's talk inside." Daniel's gaze fell on her beautiful face, and his expression became very gentle. The way he spoke was filled with a doting tone, and anyone who saw it would know that he loved his wife very much.

Heidi answered with an expressionless face and turned back.

Ge Yan was standing at the back and was considering whether he should go inside when Ted signaled him to follow. As soon as he stepped inside, he heard a puzzled voice.

"Who is he?"

Wu looked up to see Daniel's wife, Heidi, looking at him and frowning.

Daniel explained it in a concise manner. Just as she was about to explode, he explained that the news about the Dragon Fruit was told to them by Ge Yan. If they could get the Dragon Fruit, Ge Yan was equivalent to their benefactor.

Ge Yan's keen senses allowed him to sense that obvious trace of hostility to disappear. His heart relaxed. After all, being stared at by a beauty would cause him to feel pressured.

So it turned out that the reason Heidi didn't go with Daniel was because she took her people to look for trouble with Black Crow, and had a huge fight with Black Crow. Heidi's temper wasn't as gentle as Daniel's, so after confirming Black Crow's identity, she killed a few members of Crow Mercenary Regiment without a second word, and even a captain who was stronger also died in her hands.

Because the crow Mercenary Regiment was newly advanced, its foundation was not strong enough, so the death of even one of its captains would be a huge loss to him, causing Black Crow to be so angry that he nearly vomited blood. Even so, he did not dare to kill Heidi, because a single mistake on his part would lead to the retaliation of the entire Alice, something which the crow Mercenary Regiment could not afford.

Ge Yan only had one thought left in his mind. Luckily, it was Daniel who captured him.

Locke arrived in Zag City one day earlier than them and had already left this morning. Heidi stayed behind to wait for Daniel while she brought news of the Dragon Fruit.

Heidi had already determined that the Dragon Fruit was in a place called Thorny Valley, and the maturity of the Dragon Fruit would probably be in half a month, but because the news had spread out, there were currently many adventurers and mercenaries rushing over every day.

When Daniel heard that there was only half a month left, he originally wanted his men to have two days of rest. He immediately decided to leave tomorrow morning.

"Where do I sleep?" Ge Yan asked Ted as soon as he walked out of the door.

Ted found an empty room for him.

Ge Yan didn't seem to notice that the two people standing nearby seemed to be chatting, but in reality, they were monitoring him. Ge Yan directly went to bed after closing the door and slept until the next morning.

They got up early and had already eaten breakfast. Only Ge Yan didn't have the time to eat breakfast, but fortunately, Liu Tie had a portion for him so they could only eat it on the road.

The morning in Zag City was even more lively than the evening. Many kids were already up and playing on the street, one of them suddenly ran into Ge Yan who was chewing a piece of bread and almost knocked out the bread he had just swallowed. Ge Yan was about to say something to him when his face suddenly changed and he gave the kid a big smile.

"Little friend, next time when you go out, remember to keep your eyes open as well, do you understand?"

"Got it, Uncle." The child showed an innocent smile and ran off with his friends.

Rex finally came to find him. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and as Ge Yan suppressed his excitement, he slowly turned into a person walking at the back. When no one noticed him, he secretly opened the paper ball and saw four words written on it.

"Follow them."

Ted realized that Ge Yan didn't follow them, he turned around and saw Ge Yan's ferocious expression as if he wanted to eat someone, crazily tearing up a piece of paper and then throwing it onto the ground. He used one foot to stomp on it hard, muttering the words "I'll stomp you to death" as if he could vent his anger this way.

"Brother Jimmy, are you alright?" Ted hesitated for a while before walking over. However, he didn't dare to approach him, and instead looked at him from two to three meters away.

After Ge Yan finished venting, he looked at Ge Yan's face that seemed to say "Bro, are you crazy?". After being silent for a while, Ge Yan walked past Ge Yan and said coldly: "It's nothing, let's go."