dmims Chapter 259 Forest Ghost
Chapter 259 Forest Ghost
Chapter 259 Forest Ghost
"The question is, to what extent do they have a grasp of us?"
Ahjun Singh was the first to raise concerns.
Amit and Priya were also involved in the discussion, while Rajiv remained in charge of reconnaissance work around the team.
They are now very close to their target's base camp, but danger is also imminent, and they cannot afford to be careless for even a moment.
Suraj's gaze was cold and austere as he stared at the soft, damp earth beneath his feet.
"We must prepare for the worst. We've been followed by the green-eyed man for far too long, and nobody knows who he's told about my whereabouts."
"If the master of this place learns of this information, he will surely be more cautious, and we will face great difficulties. If we take chances, we will be easily defeated in the face of their counterattack."
Upon hearing this, the three people in front of him nodded in unison.
Amit asked, "Sir, what do you plan to do?"
"We must first investigate the situation thoroughly," Suraj replied. "We don't know what those two kingdoms did during the time they arrived there a few days before us. We must have all of this information before we can formulate a strategy."
"How do you plan to investigate?" Priya asked. "The green-eyed people seem to know more about the forest than I do. Being in this boundless forest, it will probably be difficult to gather information about them without being detected."
Suraj narrowed his eyes and scanned the crowd:
"Leave it to me."
The three exchanged glances after hearing Sulaj's words, and Ah Jun asked:
"My lord, do you mean we should continue to protect you as we did last time?"
"Yes," Suraj nodded.
Ah Jun frowned: "Sir, when exactly did you acquire that power?"
Upon hearing this, Suraj took out a book and handed it to Ah Jun:
"I learned something from this book, and you can try it too; maybe you can learn it."
Amit scratched his head: "I'm not very fluent in the Royal Language."
Suraj didn't insist: "If you want to learn, I can teach you. After all, the stronger your abilities, the more beneficial it will be for us to complete our mission."
Arjun, Priya, and Amit bowed simultaneously: "All for the Lord."
Suraj nodded: "But my range of exploration is limited, Priya. I need you to get as close to that tribe as possible without being detected."
"Yes, sir," Priya bowed.
After that, they made some other arrangements and continued their journey.
After walking for a while, Pulya said:
"Judging from the smoke, we shouldn't be too far from our target tribe, sir. If we continue to approach, I can't guarantee we won't be discovered."
"That's enough," Suraj nodded. "Protect me."
After saying that, he sat down against the tree trunk, just like before.
Soon, he regained control of his consciousness and separated it from his body.
He first flew into the sky, and this feeling of freedom made him no longer want to return to his body.
If he didn't have a mission, perhaps he really would have chosen to do it.
High in the air, he quickly located the tribe.
Suraj flew over quickly.
This tribe was larger than he had imagined, and he could foresee that its master, even among the chieftains, would be among the most noble.
Even the Great Chief?
Suraj had learned a great deal about this region from the green-eyed slaves who had been sold to the Far East. There were no countries here, only tribes.
However, in order to avoid being swallowed up by more powerful tribes, the tribes chose to band together and establish tribal confederations to jointly resist external enemies.
Gradually, tribal confederations became the norm on this continent, and tribes that did not join confederations almost lost their space to survive.
According to the Green-Eyed People, there are now five tribal confederations in the New World.
Some said three, four, or six, but the most people said "five," so Suraj also chose to believe this answer.
The leader of a tribal confederation is called the Great Chief, and the tribe he leads is called the Great Tribe.
Suraj quickly arrived above the tribe. The green-eyed people were busy in the tribe, and the female priests had to keep performing blessing rituals even on non-specific holidays.
According to the slaves, this was to appease the wrath of the forest.
At this moment, Suraj was convinced of this claim; this eerie forest might truly be angry.
He crouched down and dived into the tribe.
Despite being called the children of evil, the green-eyed people are still human beings no matter how you look at them.
They also have their own lives, and each of them is busy in their tribe in order to survive.
Suraj moved through the tribe silently, like a ghost.
He listened to the green-eyed man's words, trying to gather clues about the people of the two kingdoms.
Finally, he learned the address of the owner of the place.
That was the largest house in the tribe.
Although the house may seem simple to people from the East, it is definitely considered a mansion in this backward tribe.
Suraj sneaked into the house and indeed saw people of different skin colors and pupils.
A young-looking man, probably in his early twenties, wearing a tall, round hat.
The other one had a very distinctive goatee and looked to be in his thirties or forties.
Opposite the two sat a green-eyed person.
Judging from his physique, he certainly doesn't seem like a typical short, green-eyed person.
But perhaps it's nothing to be surprised about; there are dwarfs among East Asians, and of course, giants could appear among green-eyed people.
The only difference is that people only dare to laugh at their weak compatriots, but never dare to confront the tall and different.
Since this person stayed in the house and talked with the two kingdom people, Suraj had reason to believe that this person might be the chief of this tribe, or even the great chief.
In any case, Suraj finally found the right place.
He moved closer, listening to their conversation.
After listening for a while, Suraj gathered the basic information.
The young man didn't understand the Green-Eyed Mandarin, and the Green-Eyed Man didn't speak the Kingdom Language either.
Their previous communication relied entirely on the goatee in the middle for translation.
Therefore, Suraj was able to distinguish the identities of the two kingdoms.
The young man was the businessman Leo, while the goatee was a know-it-all.
Leo said, "It really has nothing to do with me. I absolutely did not give my men such an order."
After the know-it-all translated the merchant's words, the green-eyed man said:
"I have already heard the report that those people are heading this way, and the spies I sent out have lost contact with their own chief. I sent a priest from the tribe to check on them, and that person is already dead."
Upon hearing this, Suraj was shocked, realizing that their whereabouts had been tracked by these people.
It seems this reconnaissance mission was extremely important. If they hadn't been aware of these things, they might have fallen into the hands of these people due to carelessness.
At that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Leo continued to defend himself: "My men were recruited on short notice. I didn't know their skills other than sailing. As for discovering they were being followed and eliminating their tails, I simply couldn't imagine it."
The expert translated these words and added:
"Great Chief, although I am an outsider to you and you may not believe my words, I can assure you that the men he recruited are indeed not worthy of being entrusted with important tasks other than sailing."
Sure enough, this green-eyed man was the chieftain of a tribal confederation!
The chieftain hesitated for a moment before answering:
"Although I have my suspicions, I also have no evidence, otherwise I wouldn't be letting you sit here and talk to me right now. I've been on your ship for several months, and I know exactly what kind of people are on board."
"I don't believe those people are capable enough to find and kill the man hiding in the forest. Let's put that aside for now. Have you made a plan?"
"Yes,"
As Leo spoke, he pulled a piece of paper from his chest.
"This is my business plan."
The chief took the paper, but immediately handed it back:
"I don't understand."
According to Suraj's knowledge, the languages of the New World have also undergone a long period of evolution.
Although most languages have disappeared into the long river of history along with the tribes that used them.
The few remaining variations of the Green Eyes dialect have influenced and learned from each other, and there is also a trend of fusion.
However, the Green-Eyed People have almost no written language, or at least their writing system is extremely underdeveloped.
Therefore, it would be extremely difficult to teach them to read.
Unless, of course, a genius language teacher is assigned to specifically instruct them.
The know-it-all took the plan from the chief, read it through, and then dictated its contents to the green-eyed man opposite him.
The plan included the price, timing, specifications, and compensation for breach of contract, and even detailed plans for the spice transportation route.
At least in Suraj's ears, this businessman named Leo was no ordinary man.
After listening, the chieftain was clearly stunned for a moment before saying:
"This plan is better than I imagined."
"After all, this is what my friend does professionally," the all-knowing green-eyed man praised.
Then, the know-it-all relayed the chief’s attitude to Leo.
Leo's face lit up with joy, and he immediately took out another piece of paper:
"Although I don't know the rules of this continent, according to our custom, transactions require a contract. Mr. Passamacodi, I hope you will sign this contract with me."
"Of course, if you also have a certain trading tradition here, I will try my best to cooperate with you."
After the translator finished speaking, the chief hesitated for a few seconds, but then nodded.
Leo laughed, immediately took out a pen, signed his name on the contract, and handed it to the chief:
"If you can't write your name, you can sign your name."
Suraj absolutely did not want to see their deal concluded. Once the spice trade route was established, it would become quite difficult for Suraj to profit from it.
However, he is currently only in a conscious state and cannot interfere with their transaction at all.
Moreover, even if he were to appear here in his physical form now, with his limited abilities, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it.
Just then, another green-eyed person rushed into the house, panting, and reported a situation to the chieftain.
Suraj was horrified upon hearing this and had no time to worry about the current deal.
He immediately turned around and flew back to his physical body.
After regaining control of the physical body, he immediately said to his subordinates:
"Evacuate immediately!"
Ah Jun and the others looked at each other, puzzled, and then looked at Sulajie:
"My lord, what's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
"We've been discovered!"
The green-eyed man just reported their current location.
"Notify Rajiv, evacuate immediately!"
After saying that, Suraj immediately led everyone and fled back to the direction of their original tribe.
Those damned green-eyed people, how on earth did they find Suraj and his group hiding in the forest?
Moreover, Suraj deliberately kept a distance.
The green-eyed people are definitely not as weak as rumored. As long as they are in the forest, even the elite troops of the East would find it no easy task to conquer this place.
If it were a direct confrontation, these people, with their equipment, would indeed be no match for the Easterners.
But now Suraj has fully realized that the green-eyed man is the ghost of the forest.
They don't engage in direct combat; instead, they launch surprise attacks when the enemy least expects them.
Suraj and his men marched at breakneck speed, but their movements seemed to be firmly tracked by their pursuers.
Ah Jun told Suraj, "Rajif said the pursuers are less than a league away from us!"
"Damn, he's really fast!"
Suraj cursed, realizing that the green-eyed man's movements were more efficient than he had imagined.
If he hadn't used the power of that book to scout out the tribe beforehand and learn about their situation, perhaps...
They have now been captured.
Given this trend, they are bound to be caught.
Suraj asked Priya, "Do they have mounts?"
Puglia replied, "Based on the footprints I have followed, they must have been riding ungulates."
Suraj remembered seeing deer in that tribe.
Could it be that their mount was that?
But this means that they will be caught up by the other side sooner or later.
Moreover, as outsiders, they were unfamiliar with this place.
Suraj quickly considered his options and finally realized that his team was now in dire straits.
It's no longer possible to escape unscathed.
He ordered Ah Jun: "Tell Rajiv that we are launching a counterattack."
Ah Jun said worriedly, "Sir, although the enemy is less than a league away from us, it doesn't mean we can't escape. But if they counterattack, we'll have nowhere to retreat!"
“I understand,” Suraj said, “so we continue our escape.”
Ah Jun's expression changed: "Sir, you mean—"
"Someone has to sacrifice now," Suraj said, his face as calm as a statue. "Each of us was prepared to sacrifice before we set out from our homeland."
He paused for a few seconds, then shouted:
"For Swabawa! For His Holiness!"
Ah Jun and the others were stunned for a moment, but their eyes quickly regained their determination, and they shouted after Sula Jie.
"But sir," Ah Jun continued to remind him, "Rajif alone probably can't hold out for long."
"I understand," Suraj said, facing forward. "Pulya, find the most dangerous route."
Priya asked, puzzled, "Danger? Sir, why?"
"The forest is my enemy, and theirs is theirs too," Suraj replied. "We cannot escape on our own; we must rely on external forces!"
He must also consider his original purpose.
Spices trade—
A plan quietly began to take shape in Suraj's mind.