The sky gradually darkened, and when night had completely fallen, Feng Chou immediately ordered the Bat Pet hiding outside the castle to take advantage of the darkness to leave the castle and fly towards his location.
The Bat Pet was not good at long-distance flying, but a distance of tens of kilometers was not a problem for it.
After the Bat Pet returned, Feng Chou immediately canceled the magic pet contract with it and signed a magic pet contract with the most robust of the captured Forest Sparrows.
… …
Early the next morning, Hogan led a knight and a few veterans out of Amborite Town and hurried towards the valley where the Green Owl roamed.
Feng Chou had also entered the Red Oak Forest early in the morning.
The abdomen of the Green Owl had a very good camouflage, and it flew more than a hundred meters in the air. It was very difficult for human vision to find it, but with Qiankun Pagoda's powerful processing ability, it was able to analyze the information gathered by Feng Chou's vision and identify the Green Owl in the air.
After confirming the Green Owl's location, Feng Chou released his Forest Sparrow magic pet and let it fly up a high branch, exposing itself to the Green Owl's line of sight and acting as bait.
Early in the morning, the hungry Green Owl happened to see a strong and fat Forest Sparrow stroking its head coquettishly at the top of the tree. Of course, it could not resist the temptation.
Thus, the Green Owl folded its wings and swooped down towards the top of the tree … …
The Green Owl's method of hunting Forest Sparrows was very aggressive. They would hover hundreds of meters above the Red Oak Forest, and once they found a Forest Sparrow, they would dive down from the sky like seagulls catching fish and plunge headfirst into the dense canopy of the Red Oak Forest.
If it were a normal bird diving into the canopy like this, it would have died long ago, but the Green Owl would never do that.
When it neared the top of the tree, the Green Owl's posture changed slightly. It changed from diving down to flying forward rapidly. It accurately passed through the gaps between the branches and rushed towards the Forest Piercing Sparrow's magical pet.
At the same time, Qiankun Pagoda had already opened a spatial door in front of the Forest Ranger that was covered by an illusion …
The Green Owl accurately entered the portal and landed inside the Qiankun Pagoda.
Feng Chou entered Qiankun Pagoda and canceled his Magic Pet Contract with the Forest Sparrow. He then signed a new Magic Pet Contract with the Green Owl that was suppressed and controlled by Qiankun Pagoda.
After the contract was completed, the struggling Green Owl immediately calmed down.
The Green Owl was a size larger than a pigeon. The fur on its abdomen was grayish-blue, while its back was yellowish-gray. It looked extremely handsome.
… …
That afternoon, when Hogan led one of Baron Amborite's knights and a few veterans to the valley, Feng Chou deliberately commanded the Green Owl to take the initiative to fly over their heads like lightning.
After confirming the authenticity of the Green Owl, Hogan led his men out of the valley.
That night, Feng Chou sent the Green Owl back to the town to continue collecting information.
The next morning, Baron Amborite received another letter that was delivered overnight. This letter seemed to be even more urgent than the previous one because it was not delivered by a messenger, but by a Goshawk. This Goshawk was obviously the Magic Pet of a certain mage.
The person who wrote the letter was obviously the same person as the previous one.
In the letter, he warned Baron Amborite that Darnel had sent a number of strong men to lead the team and hired an intermediate mage from the mage school named Brand to disguise themselves as a caravan and set off towards Amborite.
This news shocked Baron Amborite.
He quickly read down.
"… My father invited a large group of paladins from the Temple of Nobles in Aldrick City. The leader is a Gold-ranked paladin. He also invited a great mage of prophecy from the Vyta Mage Academy to track down the traces of my master's servant."
"Although the great mage is unable to track down my master's servant with the protection of my master, my master's servant cannot leave my master's protection."
"… The Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce is also under strict surveillance and is unable to assist you."
"… You can only deal with Darnel's men by yourself. Please be careful."
… …
After reading the letter, Baron Amborite's face turned ugly. If Darnel was coming for him, wouldn't he be in danger?
But on second thought, Baron was puzzled. Although Darnel was rich and powerful, he was only a knight. If a knight used violence against a Baron, he would definitely be attacked by the nobles.
Moreover, if Darnell wanted to use violence against him for the sake of seizing the underground trade route, he would have done so long ago. Why would he wait until such an opportune moment?
"This doesn't make sense at all …"
"Is it not targeting me?"
"Then who could it be?"
Thinking of this, Baron Amborite's eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be …"
"Servants!" Baron Amborite shouted.
Knowing that Baron Amborite had woken up early because of an important letter, several butlers were already waiting outside the door carefully.
Hearing the Baron's call, the first butler pushed the door open and entered. He bowed and said, "Sir."
Baron said, "Immediately send someone to investigate the new faces that have entered the town during this period."
The chief butler was observant and knew that this was an important matter. He agreed and hurriedly left to arrange for people to investigate.
Seeing this scene through Qiankun Pagoda, Feng Chou could not help but feel lucky. If Hogan had not taken the initiative to take on the bounty mission and he had done it himself, he would have been in trouble.
However, although he was now outside the city and was not afraid of being caught, once he was suspected, it would inevitably involve Hogan. Once Hogan was suspected, their plan to kidnap Cizé would probably be ruined …
The chief butler of the Baron's residence acted quickly. In a short time, he had found the new faces through the Mercenary Guild, various chambers of commerce, and taverns.
In a remote town with a population of three thousand, there would not be many new faces. After some investigation, there were only a total of seven new faces that had never been to the town before.
Three of them had left the town with the caravan. Of the remaining four, one was not in the town, and the other three were brought back to the castle.
These three people were quickly eliminated after Kyle identified them.
The only suspect left was Feng Chou, who was not in the town at the moment.
… …
When it was close to noon, Hogan, who had spent the night in the wilderness, returned to the town with his men.
Baron Amborite immediately summoned him and the knight who had gone with him to confirm the situation with the Green Owl.
After hearing from the knight that Hogan had really brought them to see the Green Owl, Baron sent the knight away and kept Hogan alone.
When only the Baron, Kyle, and Hogan were left in the office, the Baron suddenly asked Hogan, "Hogan, I heard that you have been very close to a mercenary named Allen these days?"
Hearing this question, Hogan's heart thumped.
Feng Chou, who had seen this scene through Qiankun Pagoda, cursed inwardly.