253. Stalker of the convoy
After a simple breakfast, the convoy set off again. At noon, he finally walked out of the Lorenzo Mountains and entered a relatively flat and open hilly area. He could also see the villages that occasionally pass by, or from a distance, small towns that could see houses. On the road, he could also occasionally see the carriages and travelers, the grasslands that passed by, and the cattle and sheep grazing.
It seems that it has entered the area where Bucharest is the core and is about to arrive soon.
After observing the scenery outside the carriage for a morning, Zhou Chu entered a state of false sleep again. Sometimes, the journey was monotonous and boring, just like taking a train. He was not interested in the beautiful scenery unique to the karst landforms outside. Bucharest didn't know what was waiting for him, so he always allowed his consumption and metabolism to enter the lowest consumption state as much as possible to preserve more energy.
But this time, he still couldn't do it. But this time, it was not Alesa, but Lilith, who broke his sleep, who jumped out of the bracelet and sat opposite him.
It was still very close, but this time, Zhou Chu could feel that Lilith had some changes compared to the last time. Although it seemed that it was still transparent that could not be touched, the faint transparency no longer looked like a simple breath, but was more condensed, like condensed mist, from vaguely visible from translucent to being able to see more clearly.
While Lilith appeared and sat down, Zhou Chu's hand touched Lilith's body. Although he was still passing through, he could already feel a cold and heavy feeling like fog.
Zhou Chu watched Lilith sit down in front of him, then looked at her, but didn't say anything, but the meaning expressed and conveyed in her eyes was very clear.
What's up?
"Don't you feel it?" Lilith looked at Zhou Chu with a smile, "You little fat sheep convoy has been targeted."
Hearing Lilith's words, Zhou Chu immediately closed his eyes and put his perception outwards. The sound of wind outside the carriage, the flow of air, the sound, the breathing and heartbeat of the living creature, and everything within five hundred meters around him were fed back.
But there seemed to be nothing unusual. Within five hundred meters, there was only the carriage in front of the Mart family. There were also the coachman driving the carriage, as well as his breathing and heartbeat.
Zhou Chu opened his eyes and saw Lilith's outfit, but suddenly reacted.
This is the Middle Ages... If the bandits follow, they will only be placed far behind, either horses or carriages, and this far distance will definitely exceed 500 meters.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chu turned his head and looked out from the rear window of the carriage. Then he saw from afar that there were two horses following behind at the end of the way they were driving.
Zhou Chu turned around and looked at Lilith: "Why aren't you just the same path?"
"If you think that after you left the mountain, after passing several forks, you still have the same road as us, and you have not been pulled down or surpassed us, it is just a pure coincidence, then just pretend that I didn't say anything."
After Lilith despised Zhou Chu in an understatement, she threw back the right to judge to Zhou Chu. However, Lilith had already said so clearly that Zhou Chu herself was not an idiot, so of course she could hear what Lilith meant.
What's more, their convoy was not fast and he stopped to have lunch in the middle, so the two riders still did not cross them, which means there must be something wrong.
"I understand." Zhou Chu nodded, but saw Lilith sticking out her tongue and licking her lips.
"What are you going to do?"
“Let’s talk about it then.”
"What a pity, I thought I was having some fun." After saying this, Lilith got into the bracelet again.
Little fat sheep?
Zhou Chu smiled a little, and then entered a state of false sleep again.
The convoy stopped again at sunset, but this time, it was a dinner in a small town and a tavern in the town.
Zhou Chu solved his food very quickly. After solving his food, Zhou Chu glanced at Marte, then stood up and walked out of the tavern.
He was sure that Malte saw his sight and could interpret the message he had conveyed to him.
Sure enough, after a while, Malte also came out.
"Mr. Lofit, do you want something to say to me?"
"What are your plans after dinner?" Zhou Chu asked straight to the point.
Malte was stunned for a moment, but quickly answered Zhou Chu's question: "After dinner, we will rush to go overnight."
Zhou Chu didn't say anything. Malte hesitated for a moment and said, "Although we can stay here for one night, in this way, we will arrive in Bucharest near the early morning tomorrow night. This is not convenient for us to find taverns and hotels. And... You know, after nightfall, Bucharest is almost a vampire city. I can't tell who is human and who is vampire."
"Well, you can arrange this. I'm just a ride-hailing ride." Zhou Chu smiled, "By the way, let me talk to the bandits."
"Gangster?" Malte was a little confused.
"Yes, bandits, for the convoys of you merchants, will you encounter any bandits or something during such a long journey?"
"Ah, it turns out you are asking this." Malte smiled. "This is the characteristic of the Federation of Transylvania. Generally speaking, during the day, the convoy will not encounter any gangsters, because the number of humans in Transylvania is very rare. Even if you can't find a job to support yourself, you can go to Bucharest, where the Federation will regularly pay relief funds. So there are thieves in the town, but there are almost no bandits in the wild. No one is willing to do this thankless thing. Whether you can steal people is the same, but you have to face vampires at night, which is simply lifeless."
"I understand." Zhou Chu nodded, so Mart chose to continue traveling in the middle of the night. There were already protective measures for crosses and holy water in the car, as well as Father Aaron's silver-white cross, so there was basically no need to worry about the attack of vampires. As for human bandits, they would not appear.
But what happened to the two horses that followed him during the day? Zhou Chu thought for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.
When Malte saw the strange but not insecure Mr. Lofitt in front of him suddenly laughed and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Mr. Lofit, what are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered some things in my hometown." Zhou Chu hesitated for a moment, and did not tell Marte about what happened during the day, but nodded to Marte, "I'll go around and come back later."
"Okay, don't come too late, Mr. Lofit, we're going to set out again after the sun has completely set."
After nodding and agreeing to Malte, Zhou Chu left the tavern. He needed time to confirm his previous guess and the slight vibration from the bracelet, indicating that the witch Lilith seemed to want to come out and say something again.
After bypassing the tavern, Zhou Chu came to the woods outside the town and sat on a stone in the forest.
As soon as she sat down, Lilith immediately came out, but Zhou Chu stretched out a finger and signaled her not to speak first. Then, she lowered her head and thought without caring about Lilith's somewhat annoyed and sad eyes.
If what Mart said is true, then the two horses that appeared during the day and followed them far away were undoubtedly just spies, just to ensure that they would not lose their targets and then attack at night. However, the particularity of the Federation of Transylvania has made it unlikely that there would be too many and pure human gangsters in this country, nor did they attack at night, so the greatest possibility is probably only one.
The bandits behind these two human spies are vampire bandits.
Although it seems a bit incredible, it is actually an inevitable transformation. When the humans in the Federal Republic of Transylvania are in a small number, as necessary and indispensable food, the true ruler of the Federal Republic of Transylvania, that is, vampires, can only protect humans as much as possible.
Corresponding to the rare number of humans, the number of vampires increases, and the number of vampires decreases, which will lead to some vampires being unable to obtain blood through the channels and laws set by vampires themselves. Then these vampires who cannot obtain blood will violate the law, take risks, and become bandits and murderers.
To put it bluntly, it is just a phenomenon that will inevitably arise in society after supply is in short supply. It is just that this social phenomenon is not a human social phenomenon, but a vampire social phenomenon. The Transylvania Federation is transforming and transitioning from human society to a vampire society. Its social subject composition will no longer be humans, but vampires.
Therefore, there should be an attack on the night road tonight, which is a united between vampires and humans. Without telling Mart, it is because if he knew this possibility, he would be nervous and worried, but it might not change the itinerary. Zhou Chu could see that for the possibility of an attack in the middle of the night, Mart was even more reluctant to arrive in Bucharest late at night.
Zhou Chu suddenly became somewhat expectant. After coming to this world, he encountered a human wolf. What can be confirmed is that he could defeat human wolf without entering the initial form. The banshee and spirit body represented by Lilith cannot cause too much substantial damage to him. So what about vampire? How much strength does he need to use to defeat a vampire, and what damage will the vampire cause to him?
He was curious about this question. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!