Chapter 1841

“I appreciate the reminder, Mr. Bates, but we still have an important mission to accomplish. Since the sooner we locate the territory of the Phangrottom Clan the better, we’ll only be staying the night! We’ll leave at dawn!” replied Gerald in a gratuitous tone as he looked at Mr. Bates. Upon hearing that, Mr. Bates said nothing. Even so, if one paid close attention to his reaction, they would be able to see his face twitching slightly in response… It was late into the night before Gerald and his party finally decided to sleep. To ensure that they wouldn’t get sneak attacked in the night, Gerald suggested that the four of them take turns keeping watch. After agreeing, Gerald was elected first to stay on guard whereas the others headed to bed. Thankfully, even after his shift ended and he swapped places with Rey, nothing much really happened throughout the night. The party of four awoke early the next morning and instantly began packing up. Gerald himself walked over to the doo