A Night of Desperation-Chapter 463: resources one

"Alright then. In a different way, can you tell us which direction has the most densely populated area of humans?" Ku Chan asked again.

White Dragon lifted its left wing, pointing westward with the claws on its dragon wing.

"That area has the most people;it is the location of the capital of the Louis Empire."

"Thank you," Ku Chan nodded, picking up the infant and turning back to climb through the window into the safety house.

As the infant entered the luminance from the Elf Ancient Tree’s Call previously covered by Yu Hong, its complexion soon improved, flushing with some color.

This characteristic’s healing capability seemed extremely effective for the infant.

In just a few seconds, the baby’s heartbeat grew much stronger.

Puff.

At this moment, the White Dragon flapped its wings and flew up, disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.

"If that child survives, remember to tell him that he was rescued by the White Dragon Gabriela."

"Though it sounds like a male voice, it is actually a female dragon," Ku Chan raised an eyebrow. He looked down at the infant. "Alliance Hierarch, what should we do with this child?"

"Exchange it for food and drink," Yu Hong answered.

"What?" Ku Chan and Yiyi Chi Xiao were stunned.

"I mean the child must have family, relatives. Let them repay us by sending us supplies," Yu Hong explained exasperatingly.

"But we need to hurry, I suspect this place... is also doomed."

"..."

The three recalled everything they had just experienced, their faces turning grim.

"But don’t worry too much;at least the New World is still intact so far, and the situation varies from person to person," Yu Hong added.

"Alliance Hierarch, can’t you just say everything all at once?" Ku Chan gasped for breath. "But we can’t move now, so how do we contact the child’s relatives?"

"Can’t you move?" Yu Hong looked at the infant, who was now spirited, kicking around, and moving its mouth as if it wanted to drink something.

"This task is yours," he patted Ku Chan’s shoulder.

The latter was taken aback. "Wait, isn’t Yiyi a woman? Why not let her do it?"

"She has radiation from the Black Disaster on her, plus would you feel safe giving the child to her to take care of?" Yu Hong retorted.

"....." Ku Chan, looking at Yiyi’s expectant face, was at a loss for words.

They fell silent, and eventually, Ku Chan, with a lifeless expression, held the infant and stood by the window, looking out at the lush forest, unable to speak.

"Go on, take a walk outside," Yu Hong reminded him from behind.

"But what if we encounter a natural disaster like we did before? I’ll surely die out there," Ku Chan stated seriously.

"Aren’t you not afraid of dying?" Yu Hong raised an eyebrow.

"But I don’t wish to die so arbitrarily!" Ku Chan argued.

"Then you’ll just have to keep staying inside the house," Yu Hong shrugged, "I’m going to cultivate. Call me when someone arrives."

With that, his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

"I’m going to watch a drama. Since I don’t have a body and can’t be of any help, I’m just a useless old man," Chi Xiao sighed, and likewise, his figure flashed and disappeared.

When there’s need for help, he becomes useless...

The remaining Yiyi looked at the infant and then at Ku Chan with expectation.

"Come~~" She opened her arms, cooing as if to soothe a child.

"....." Ku Chan remained still, still holding the child.

He was ultimately too kind hearted.

Time passed as the child gradually began to cry.

In a moment, after Ku Chan, amid much fumbling, finally managed to feed some water to the child to soothe it.

It turned dark outside.

The night forest was pitch black, only the round moonlight cast down through the large hole made by the White Dragon in the sky.

Cheep-cheep.

Unknown nocturnal creatures called out, occasionally accompanied by the rustling sounds of moving bushes.

Wind blowing rhythmically through the trees and bushes, produced a sound akin to whistling.

Ku Chan leaned against the table, wrapped in a heavy blanket, his eyes squinting as he dozed off.

The child, placed on his lap, was urinating freely, the urine quietly soaking through his Daoist robe.

Just then, a faint sound of footsteps came from the distant woods.

The footsteps were very faint, indiscernible if not listened to carefully. Mingling with the wind, they appeared and disappeared, extremely concealed.

In the Dark Forest, three figures draped in black cloaks were quietly passing through the woods in front of Hei Heiling.

The three were constantly vigilant of their surroundings, pausing at any slight disturbance to observe, hence progressing very slowly.

"This is the right place. Durann’s Life Wave Light stopped here."

The middle cloaked figure suddenly stopped, whispering in a foreign language.

"Search in a circular spread," the leading cloaked figure instructed in a deep voice.

Hiss.

He drew a thin sword from his back;under the cloak, his face was stern and cold. It was the rugged face of a middle-aged man in his forties, his stubbled chin not fully shaved.

"No need to search further, it’s over there. I see it...." declared the last cloaked figure directly.

He carried a long bow on his back, a quiver at his waist, looking more like a war archer than a forest bowman.

The other two turned in the direction he pointed, looking towards the safety house.

There it was the only place around bathed in moonlight.

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A circular patch of moonlight illuminated what looked like a massive dark house in the shape of a boat.

On the side of the house, there was a broken square glass window, inside which sat a strange person wearing a golden mask.

The strange person was dozing off, holding the very target they were looking for — baby Durann.

The three of them carefully confirmed the situation, then silently retreated and soon disappeared into the jungle.

The dozing Ku Chan opened his eyes slightly, glanced in the direction of the three, and then continued sleeping.

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Like a beehive, on the massive sharp snowy mountain.

Gigantic White Dragons surrounded the snow mountain, soaring and roaring in the early morning.

Gabriela vibrated her wings, gliding into a huge Dragon Cave in the middle of the mountain.

Inside the cave, two huge White Dragons, three times her size, were lazily lying on giant ice sculpted lounge chairs, quietly playing chess and chatting.

Seeing Gabriela return, the slightly bigger White Dragon exhaled a breath of snowflakes.

"Lica, did you handle it? The human baby?"

"Yes. I left him with a group of seemingly reliable and kind people to protect him," Gabriela landed, took a few running steps to reduce inertia, then retracted her wings and steadied herself.

"Didn’t I tell you to just find a place near human paths to drop him and not to actively interact with humans?" The big White Dragon frowned.

"Enough, Anxi, you are no longer the Dragon King, these rules can no longer bind all of us White Dragons," Gabriela retorted discontentedly. "Besides, humans, like our Dragon Clan, have both good and bad. We just need to learn to discern."

"My centuries of memories tell me, good or evil, whenever you get involved with humans, trouble arises," big White Dragon Anxi said earnestly.

"I don’t think so," Gabriela dismissed, walking towards a branch of the Dragon Cave.

"I’ve already killed off that disgusting group of human mercenaries. Though the humans I met are decent, they are also in trouble and need help. Need supplies. Mom, can I get some food and drinks from you later for them? They are just a few people, and what we eat in one meal can last them a long time," Gabriela looked back and asked the other big White Dragon.

"Child, of course, but you might suffer for being too kind. As True Dragons, we can’t be overly kind..." the other big White Dragon replied gently.

"But I am a True Dragon and an Arcane genius. Why should I be afraid of the humans you deem so weak and look down upon? I want to be kind, so I will be kind. I do what I wish. That’s the reason I seek to become stronger!" Gabriela said discontentedly.

"And your statements and actions are contradicting and ridiculous," she seriously added. "I can tell from their eyes, they are not bad people."

"Eyes can deceive dragons... back in the day..."

Dad Anxi still wanted to say something, but Gabriela, not wanting to listen further, walked deeper into the Dragon Cave.

"You always distrust me, always thinking everything I do is problematic, is wrong. I have grown up!"

She walked heavily with extreme dissatisfaction, her tail sweeping left and right on the ground, sending ice chunks flying and thumping against the walls, quickly disappearing around the corner of the Dragon Cave.

Leaving the two adult dragons looking at each other without words, only able to sigh deeply.

"Shaning, she is becoming more disobedient," Anxi said.

"Perhaps we should respect her choices. As long as it doesn’t endanger her life, suffering a little isn’t too much," his wife Shaning said softly.

"The brilliance of being an Arcane genius has made her somewhat arrogant," Anxi shook his head, "You’ll see, she’ll suffer a loss soon. I am already prepared to intervene at the crucial moment."

"...Don’t worry, even if deceived, her strength is still formidable," Shaning smiled.

"That’s the only way to think about it."

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Time continued to pass.

Soon it grew brighter, nearing dawn.

About three hours later.

In the jungle, a squad of fully armed brown lightly armored soldiers slowly hacked through the dense weeds and bushes, moving towards the safehouse.

In front of these soldiers were five Sword and Shield Soldiers.

Their shields were more than half a person tall and over a meter wide, brown in color. The large shields were bound with thick cloth, cowhide, and metal plates. They looked very sturdy.

The squad of soldiers guarded two young royally dressed men and women in their midst as they approached the Hei Heiling.

Minutes later, when they were about ten meters away from the safehouse window, they stopped.

"Indeed it’s my bloodline, my child, and the bloodline purity is still very high," the royally dressed man in the middle closed his eyes as if sensing something.

"It looks like Durann is relatively safe, but what’s with this house? How could there be a house here?" The royally dressed man frowned as he looked around.

There were no signs of anyone having traveled in any direction except the route they had just taken.

Shuffling sounds.

At this moment, Yu Hong walked out to the safehouse window, pausing at the window, first glancing at the baby Durann who was still on Ku Chan.

The little guy had wet a large area but wasn’t crying, just sitting there playing with his toes.

Yu Hong noticed the group that had appeared outside the window.

"Can you understand me?" he asked in Night Language.

Seeing Yu Hong’s towering height of two and a half meters, the group was somewhat wary.

But soon, the royally dressed lady gave an instruction, and the man pointed to an old man with white hair in the group.

The old man took out a black-covered book tied to his waist, flipped open a page and lightly tapped it.

Sss.

A ring of invisible halo spread out from the book.