I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

"Ms. Manjusaka, Mr. Luo Shiqi, long time no see."

"Hello."

Fan Yin and Wu Chang bowed to them very solemnly, while Manjushage and Luo Shiqi just nodded slightly in response.

"What about me? At least I helped you. Even if I don't bow, I should at least thank you politely, right?" Doyle said with some dissatisfaction.

"Thank you for your assistance, Master Doyle." Wuchang bowed to him and signaled to Fanyin beside him with his eyes.

"Why are you guys here? Are you going to the capital as well?"

"Hey, don't ignore me."

Fan Yin changed the subject very beautifully, and Doyle was quite tired of it.

"Yes, I was ordered by my father to secretly recover an important item, so my whereabouts are relatively covert." Manjushage smiled slyly, almost hinting that they should not tell anyone.

"So that's how it is. We also have to go to the royal capital to find something." Wuchang has been looking around since just now, as if looking for the followers of Manjusaka and others.

But after hearing her explanation, I no longer had any doubts.

"That's great, we can go together, so we won't be bored on the way." Fan Yin said happily.

However, her words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Wu Chang and Doyle:

"I'm sorry that it was so boring that it didn't add much fun to the journey."

"Why don't you tell me why you're going to the capital?"

"Um...I..." Fan Yin didn't know how to respond for a moment, and quickly looked at Manjushage for help.

Manjushage had no choice but to intervene in the conversation: "Fanyin means that more people will make it more lively. As for Doyle's problem, he actually knew what was going on a long time ago, but was just waiting for you to confess."

Afterwards, she recounted her previous encounter with Mekalos. The news of the Great Wasteland being attacked by monsters and Wuchang's father being injured came from her.

"It's just a joke, don't be so panicked." Wuchang said with a smile.

He had a faint smile on his face, but perhaps because his father was in danger and he had to be saved, he looked a little gloomy, making people feel nervous just talking to him. No wonder Fan Yin, as a good friend, would be so flustered because of a joke.

"Since you are going to the capital to find a cure for the cold-sound snake venom, why don't you come with us?" Doyle glanced coldly at the driver next to him, "To avoid similar troubles in the future."

"Aren't you angry?" Fan Yin seemed a little nervous.

"Why should I be angry? You didn't ask me for help when you were in trouble, so how could I be angry?" Doyle looked smiling, but his tone was quite dangerous.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Fan Yin almost knelt down to admit his mistake.

When Doyle gets really angry, he is still very scary. Fortunately, he didn't get angry, he was just more concerned about Fan Yin.

At this moment, Manjushage suddenly remembered something: "Did you encounter any problems when you came here by carriage?"

"Everything is fine except this time." Wuchang said lightly.

Could it be that they took another route, so the carriage didn't break down?

But except for the best route, the others are roundabout and inconvenient. Fan Yin and Wu Chang should not be so leisurely as to deliberately take a detour.

"Speaking of this, there have been quite frequent earthquakes recently, with a small earthquake every day and a big earthquake every two days. Could there be some major disaster?" Thinking of the bumpy journey these days, Fan Yin couldn't help but feel worried.

"Well, it should be okay." Manjushage laughed dryly.

I can't tell you that there's a giant snake under the sea that's about to be resurrected, right?

"Since Miss Manjushage said so, there must be no problem."

"It always feels like something is wrong."

Fan Yin accepted it quickly. Although Wu Chang felt that Manjusaka was a little unusual, he did not intend to delve into it.

After resting for a while, they packed up and set off again. They didn't encounter any special situations on the way.

The only thing worth noting is the earthquake mentioned by Fan Yin.

Just as she said, earthquakes happen every day, in the morning, at noon, and at night. Fortunately, there was no big noise when Doyle and the others were resting.

Even if the carriage occasionally bumps around, it's no big deal.

Fan Yin said that their coachman had done this several times before because the ground was shaking, making driving more difficult, so he had to pay extra.

Fan Yin decisively rejected her request several times before. She thought he would bring it up frequently during the rest of the journey, but unexpectedly he was unusually quiet the whole day afterwards.

"What's wrong with him? The sun is rising from the west?" Fan Yin simply couldn't understand.

"Is it because Master Doyle's driving skills are so good that we, the coachman, feel ashamed?" Wuchang said in a teasing tone.

He had previously claimed that he had been a coachman for decades and had always been steady, so it was reasonable for him to be paid more.

As soon as he said this, Doyle, who was only in his early twenties and could drive the carriage quite steadily, came. If he asked for more money at this time, it would be a slap in his face.

"So that's how it is—" Fan Yin showed a malicious smile: "Ah, I also want to ride in their carriage, but this carriage is not stable at all, and it makes me dizzy."

She deliberately spoke very loudly. Although the coachman was dissatisfied after hearing it, he could not say anything. After all, he was indeed no match for Doyle.

Originally, I thought they were young and easy to cheat, so I wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail them. But now, in this remote place, if they were dealt with directly and their carriage was stolen, no one would find out for ten days or half a month.

Wait, coming to that, that handsome boy with a gloomy expression seemed to have wanted to take action before.

Could it be that the young man driving next to me is actually here to save me?

Thinking of this, the driver didn't dare to think any more and just drove the carriage with peace of mind.

Not long after, the group arrived at the royal capital safely. Fan Yin wanted to give them a tip, but as soon as they landed, he drove away immediately, fearing that he would die if he was any later.

"Didn't he want to blackmail me before? Why did he run away so quickly?" Fan Yin was really confused.

Doyle smiled meaningfully: "Maybe he was frightened by impermanence."

"If you hadn't come, I would have really done it. Anyway, we can open the 'passage' at night and travel on." Although he was clearly talking about something very scary, Wuchang's tone was inexplicably calm, which scared Fan Yin.

"Hey, hey, you are thinking about something so dangerous?" I thought Wuchang was not convenient to take action, but it turns out that his thoughts were so dangerous.

Fan Yin still thought that Doyle was helping them teach the coachman a lesson.

"What channel are you referring to? Long-distance transmission?" Manjusaka noticed something strange in Wuchang's statement.

"Yes, my dark magic can blur the boundaries of space in the middle of the night and achieve the effect of long-distance movement. The disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of magic power and is rarely used. After all, encountering danger when the magic power is exhausted can be quite fatal. I had no choice but to think so at the time." Wuchang's melancholy expression became more gloomy.

Having spent too much of my savings on the journey, I may not have any extra money to help my father cure the venom of the cold-sounding snake.

Although this is a good thing for Wuchang, he will definitely be scolded by his mother afterwards, and his life in the future may become even more difficult.

At least my father has only been harsh on me recently and hasn't been drinking or committing domestic violence like before.

Maybe since I saved him this time, he will be nicer to me in the future to repay his kindness?

With such an illusory fantasy in mind, Wuchang finally decided to find a way to cure him.

The herb that can help my father get rid of snake venom is right here at our feet, in the royal capital Yuanqi City.

only--

"Why is it so desolate here?" Various magnificent houses were crowded together, indicating that the capital was densely populated, but there were not many people on the streets.

There were rats, garbage and disgusting excrement everywhere. It was really hard to associate this scene with the prosperous and bustling metropolis that was rumored to be there.

No wonder eleven out of ten non-local residents who recently moved to the Great Wilderness came from the royal capital. How many people can survive in such an environment?

"Let's find a place to live first." Lycoris radiata couldn't stand the dizzying strange smell and hurriedly urged everyone to leave.

It was already dusk when they arrived at the royal capital. They found a hotel and relieved themselves of the day's fatigue so that they would have enough energy to work the next day.