That evening, several members of the Ancient Pool Village Militia Team were standing watch on the wall when they spotted a long, narrow procession of closely packed people in the wilderness ahead.
The man leading the procession held a large saber and led a horse. Behind him, dark-skinned militiamen followed one after another, carrying large bundles on their backs and looking exhausted.
At the sight of the wall, the leader brightened and shouted, "Brothers, we're here!"
Everyone looked delighted at his words.
At the rear of the procession, Lu Hai and several Descendants also raised their heads and looked toward the low wall ahead.
One of the Descendants said, "So this is Ancient Pool Village. I didn't expect this village to build a wall to defend against monsters. But can a wall this low really keep them out?"
"How could it? Never mind stronger monsters-even I could vault over it easily. Tsk, tsk. This village doesn't seem as good as our Riverfresh Village."
Hearing this, Lu Hai said, "Enough. This isn't our village, after all. Behave yourselves here and don't cause trouble. And when Lin comes out later, keep your eyes open..."
Before Lu Hai could finish, the Descendants from Riverfresh Village laughed sheepishly. "Captain Lu, you don't need to tell us that. Who hasn't heard of Great Master Lin's reputation by now? Even if we really had a death wish, we wouldn't dare act up in front of him."
"You'd better mean that!"
Lu Hai nodded coldly. The players traveling with him were all among Riverfresh Village's earliest high-level Descendant players. They treated him respectfully on the surface, but in private they were unruly and arrogant.
Lu Hai had not wanted to bring them, but he had no choice. Even though he was already a level 10 master, he