I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain - Chapter 19: Speculation

Chapter 19: Speculation

A pause made Muen nervous in an instant.

“Could there be some aftereffects?”

“There are none. It’s just that you were poisoned for too long, and the poison has gone deep into your Bloodline. I had to increase the dosage of the antidote. Um, about three times the normal amount for a regular person. This antidote is actually a poison itself, using poison to fight poison. If the dosage is too high, it could kill you. Since I forced the medicine down your throat, you have been in a coma for three full days and nights. But now that you are awake, you are fine. Speaking of which, you have a very tough life!”

“What would happen if I never woke up?”

“If you never woke up, you would never wake up. I would find a place to bury you.” The old man said this naturally, without changing his tone. He was so indifferent that it made Muen’s hair stand on end.

(There must be a lot of people who died at the hands of this old man!) That was Muen’s thought at that moment.

“Oh, right. Aside from the poison, your physical injuries are not serious. As long as your internal organs and bones are not hurt, they are just flesh wounds. The cuts were a bit long, and you lost a lot of blood, but it’s nothing. On that Cress leader, I found a bottle of ‘Mild Healing’ Magic Potion. I forced it down your throat earlier. You should be mostly healed in a day or two.”

Strictly speaking, ‘Mild Healing’ is just a semi-finished Magic Potion. Its effect is not as exaggerated as some, but it is much better than ordinary potions. It does not require a Potion Master to make it; an ordinary pharmacist can do it. Of course, only the top-tier physicians can access these.

“So, that means I should be fine, right?”

“Yes! With some rest for your external wounds, you will be jumping around again!”

(Shoot! Can’t you just say it all at once? You scared me to death!)

Muen scratched his head and wisely changed the subject: “Respected Elder, is this area still part of the Soros City-State? But where exactly is it? And why did those Cress people appear here?”

“This is indeed the territory of the Soros City-State, but it falls within the range of Erlant City. Rock Village is a village in Erlant that is closest to the Lonely Wasteland. Some time ago, for some reason, a group of Cress people came here. They surrounded the village and drove the villagers toward the Lonely Wasteland, where they slaughtered everyone. What is strange is that after these days, they are still occupying Rock Village. They have neither withdrawn nor raided other villages. It is a very strange movement.” The old man spoke slower and slower, clearly wondering what this group of Cress people wanted to do as well.

“So where are we right now?”

“We are still on the Lonely Wasteland. But not in the deep part. Because of some special reasons, there are water veins here too. I built a house and dug a well here. I sometimes bring my granddaughter to stay for a while. If I hadn’t come here before and been surrounded by a large squad of Cress people, I would have had a very hard time too.”

“Poor young men of Rock Village. Some of them were very good, real promising kids! And there were a few old men who were decent people too.” Speaking of this, the old man’s mood dropped.

However, Muen did not care about him. His brain started running fast on its own.

(Everything has a root cause. This group of Cress people would not stay here for no reason. So what do they want to do?)

(Although I was bluffing that leader before, if what he said is true, then it is clear that the Lancome City-State paid a price to hire the Cress people to help fight.)

(Cress and the Soros City-State do not share a border. If they came here, they must have passed through the Lancome City-State, then broken through the war zone, and then launched a surprise attack on Rock Village. But what is the point of that?!)

While thinking, Muen unconsciously began to compare and analyze with the map in his mind. During the long period of receiving dreams, Muen unconsciously began to collect information about various regions. Combined with his knowledge of existing maps from possessing scholars, minor Nobility, and merchants, he now had a rough map of Soros and the surrounding countries in his mind.

And this was absolutely precious.

You know, in this world, due to technical limitations and the dangers of the wild, it is not easy to get a complete map. Sometimes, for a merchant, the most precious thing is not goods or gold coins, but a complete map of trade routes.

(Wait! It must not be like this. Actually, there is another route. If we calculate it, to the north of Erlant City is Rock Village. To the north of Rock Village is the Lonely Wasteland. And further north of the Lonely Wasteland is… the Cress City-State.

So they could do this…)

Muen suddenly thought of something. He stared straight at the old man and said, “I have an idea. It might not be right, but you can take it as a reference!”

Saying this, he walked directly to the table and used his right hand to dip in water and draw a circle on the table: “Look, this is Erlant. Rock Village is right next to the Lonely Wasteland. As far as I know, the territory of the Cress people is also next to the Lonely Wasteland. I once heard the leader say by accident that they were invited here by Lancome. If that is the case, we can make an assumption. Assume that the leaders of Soros do not yet know that Cress is participating in the war. Assume that these Cress people want to capture Erlant and then enter the heart of Soros, bypassing Soros City to launch a surprise attack, or simply cause destruction. What do you think would happen?”

“That is impossible. The King of Soros is not a fool. How could he not discover the Cress movement!”

“Then, let us assume again. What if the Cress people entered the Soros territory directly by crossing the Lonely Wasteland?” Muen drew a line directly on the table with his hand.

“You mean crossing the entire Lonely Wasteland?”

“That is even more impossible. You might not understand what the Lonely Wasteland is like. It is okay on the edge, but in the center, all directions are distorted. That is a place that ordinary humans cannot measure, let alone cross it.” The old man’s tone became relaxed now. Clearly, he was very disdainful of this deduction, or perhaps he was just confident in the Lonely Wasteland.

“This is simply a joke. Even if the King of Cress, a Transcendent Level expert, personally intervened, this would be impossible to complete.”

Muen was stunned. He did not know that the Lonely Wasteland had such a reputation. It seemed the place he transmigrated to was not the center. However, this only made him stick to his conjecture:

“Yes, everyone thinks like you. So everyone feels it is impossible. And this is exactly the purpose of the Lancome City-State and Cress.”

“I don’t know what it is, but what if they have a method to determine direction in the Lonely Wasteland? Others think it is impossible, but they happen to have the method. Then what would be the result…”

“Don’t you feel that this small squad of Cress people is actually a vanguard? They drove the villagers of Rock Village into the Lonely Wasteland so that not a single person could escape. They are hiding in Rock Village, simply waiting for the main army to arrive. They saw me and killed me directly without asking any reason. Is that not to silence me?”

After saying all this in one breath, Muen felt that all the problems were clear. If he was not wrong, the situation must be exactly like this. However, the old man suddenly froze. His huge eyes narrowed into a slit. He was also a fox of the old generation. He had not thought of it before, mostly because he did not believe anyone could cross the Lonely Wasteland. With this mental blind spot, he naturally did not think too much.

Muen was not from Soros, and he was not even from this world. So he naturally did not believe the claim that the Lonely Wasteland could not be crossed.

Once the old man’s mind was opened, he thought of even more. As someone of his age, he had seen and experienced much more than Muen. He knew how vast this world was and how incredible things existed. Naturally, there must be a way to guide directions in the Lonely Wasteland, even if he did not know what it was.

Suddenly, the old man straightened his body, lowered his head, and stared tightly at Muen, saying: “If you say so, if the main army of Cress arrives, will this place become unsafe too?”

Under the shadow of the old man’s huge body, Muen only felt that the old man’s eyes were so terrifying. He seemed to see endless killing. On the battlefield, flesh and blood flew everywhere, broken limbs covered the ground, and countless dead bodies lay around.

(This must be the old man’s true face!)

Muen forced a breath out and insisted: “If my deduction is correct, there will be two results later. One is that the Cress army is not large and can only be used as a surprise force. In that case, they will attack and break through Erlant City immediately, then scatter everywhere to cause destruction or cut off supply lines within the Soros territory. The other is that the army arrives continuously. In that case, they will find a base and steadily eat away at Soros’s territory bit by bit. Regardless of which one it is, when the main army of Cress arrives, they will go crazy and flatten all the villages and towns in this area. They will slaughter everyone they can see and collect supplies to ensure the safety of their retreat in case the plan fails.”

“If we can hunt down the Cress warriors in Rock Village immediately and set up an ambush, we might deal a heavy blow to the Cress main army behind them. However, just relying on us, if we go to Erlant now to tell them that the Cress people are attacking, no one will probably believe us.”

“So, what we should do most now is to scout the movements of these Cress people. Then, running for our lives is the main priority.”

After Muen finished speaking, he stared at the old man’s reaction. Then, he was stunned. He saw the old man directly take off his bow and various equipment. After packing up extremely quickly, he looked at Muen and said: “It does not matter if old me dies. But my granddaughter cannot be harmed. I will go scout the movements of that group of Cress people. You stay here and wait for me to come back.”

“Gloria, come here!”

“Grandpa, is there something? I am cooking!”

“Stop cooking for now. Help Grandpa watch this person. Do not let him run away. Grandpa will go out for a bit and come back!”

After the old man finished speaking, he walked out cleanly and efficiently. Muen’s face was full of stunned expression. Did he really need to be so decisive?! He looked at the girl beside him, who was looking up at him with watery eyes. Can only she see me?!

(I… damn! What kind of off-the-wall characters are this grandfather and granddaughter???)

However, watching the old man go out, he had to shout loudly: “Wait…”