Chapter 112: Substitute
"What did you say? Bro, are you kidding me?"
Flynn stared at Alan, his face filled with disbelief.
"We can follow the reinforcements sent by the academy, fight our way back to the Underdark, and destroy the human trafficking gang!"
"By the way, I will take over the secret realm of the mushroom garden and start practicing!"
"Such a good opportunity is right in front of you, but you don't fight for it. Instead, you are in a hurry to go home. Why is that?"
"Hey, brother, you don't know!"
Alan sighed, his face full of sorrow.
"Master Han Ning, you have disliked me for a long time!"
"If I don't leave now, I'm afraid my life will be in danger when he comes!"
Next, he briefly recounted the grievances between himself and Han Ning's group.
After hearing this, Feilin felt deeply sympathetic, but he could do nothing to help.
Not to mention that Han Ning is the direct disciple of Vice President Russell, based on Han Ning's own strength alone, the Griffin family cannot afford to offend him.
He didn't even dare to plead for Allen in front of Han Ning, because Allen had done nothing wrong.
To put it bluntly, the feud between him and Han Ning was purely due to Han Ning's snobbery and pettiness.
If Fei Lin dares to reveal this matter, he will not be able to survive!
" Okay, brother, I'll keep it a secret for you."
"Don't mention that you've ever been to my house or to the Underdark."
"When are you going to go home? I'll prepare some local specialties for you..."
"The sooner the better, it'd be best if we leave today!" Allen said, "No need for local specialties, can you lend me a griffin as a means of transportation home?"
Feilin understood his eagerness and nodded.
"Wait a moment, I'll make some preparations."
In the evening, Feilin returned, bringing his cousin Julie with him.
"Brother Alan! Feilin told me about your situation!"
As soon as Julie entered the room, she started to get busy.
"You don't want to meet Han Ning and are in a hurry to go home. This is a wise choice!"
"It's a wild griffin, untamed. If you dare to ride it, I'm afraid you'll fall to your death!"
"The tamed griffins are all numbered and registered. It's too troublesome to loan them out, and it will easily expose your escape in the middle of the night!"
"Felin can't handle this kind of thing, so I have to do it!"
Julie opened the storage bag, took out a golden feather talisman and a note, and handed them to Allen.
"The feather charm can summon a griffin. The spell is written on the note."
"This is my personal treasure. No one will check it. You can use it. Feilin and I are at ease!"
"Sister Julie...thank you!"
Of course Alan knew how precious the Summoning Feather Talisman was.
Julie lent it to him generously, and this friendship was deeply touching.
"I have a little gift here, too."
Feilin stuffed a large bag of magic stones into Allen's hands.
"Fifty magic stones, a thank you for helping me catch the griffin. Keep it."
This little fat guy really has the nerve to lie to my face!
Fifty magic stones?
Alan is not stupid.
That big bag of magic stones, is it fifty pieces or a hundred pieces?
Once you weigh it, you'll know what it is like.
"Oh, right, I suddenly remembered something."
Julie clapped her hands, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes flashing with curiosity.
"Alan! Feilin said that you changed your appearance and actually grew tall and strong. Is that true?"
"Since you are leaving soon, can you please let me see your true face and satisfy my curiosity?"
Of course that's no problem.
Alan removes his disguise.
The thin and handsome boy suddenly turned into a strong and handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Julie's eyes widened and she exclaimed in disbelief!
"Oh my! It turns out that little brother Alan is taller than me. His figure and muscles...tsk tsk tsk tsk!"
"That's right! You have to have a body like this to look like a big eater!"
Julie couldn't help but reach out and touch Alan's strong abdominal muscles, and admired them.
Two blushes suddenly appeared on her fair oval face.
"If I had known you looked like this, I wouldn't have treated you as my little brother..."
"Cousin, do you want to date Alan?" Feilin smiled mischievously.
Julie rolled her eyes at him but didn't deny it.
"It's a pity that Alan is leaving soon. You have missed a good opportunity to fall in love." Feilin said regretfully.
"Alan will have to go back to the academy right? We have already exchanged the secret seals, and there will be plenty of opportunities for us to keep in touch in the future," Julie said.
"Back at the academy, it's fine to get together occasionally, but I'm afraid Alan doesn't have time to talk about love with you."
Fei Lin exposed his cousin's little thoughts in person to prevent her from being hurt by love in the future.
"Alan has a very fierce senior sister who keeps a close eye on him, you know."
"Also, Alan is so popular with women that many girls and even female tutors in the academy are lining up to sleep with him, but he is too busy to entertain them. When will it be your turn?"
Julie was stunned for a moment, then looked as if she had realized something.
"That's right! Alan has a great body, is handsome, and is a violent warlock. It's normal for him to use his own conditions to earn some hard-earned money."
"Come to think of it, I've never summoned... well, a cowherd. It always feels awkward."
Julie turned her face away and said a little embarrassedly.
"If it's Alan's little brother... I wouldn't mind spending a little money to try something new."
"Brother! My cousin is not an ordinary patron, you have to give her a 20% discount, right?" Fei Lin winked at Allen.
"20% discount? What kind of friend are you? You have to..."
Alan did a quick calculation.
"We have to give Sister Julie... a 30% discount!"
He is quite persistent on the issue of his worth.
30% off is the limit.
The three young men chatted and laughed for a while, and Feilin suddenly remembered something that spoiled the fun, and the smile disappeared from his face.
"Alas! My dad just scolded me and said it was too dangerous and wouldn't let me go to the mushroom garden with Han Ning's team..."
"Me too, I was kicked off the list!"
Julie shrugged and spread her hands, indignant.
"Instead, Charlie and Pike, father and son, are the ones who are going to serve as guides for Han Ning's investigation team!"
"Is there something shady going on here?"
"Even if there was an inside job, it was Uncle Ryan who did it."
Alan comforted the siblings.
"Uncle knows better than us how terrifying the Underdark is. He doesn't let you two go because it's for your own good."
"To be honest, if Charlie and Parker die in the underground world, it will be difficult to collect their bodies!"
"Don't you remember what happened to the brothers Neil and Laurie?"
He successfully fooled the brother and sister by using a combination of threats and intimidation.
Thinking back to the previous life-threatening adventure, his face changed.
If you think about it carefully, it is safest to stay at home.
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After saying goodbye to Julie and Felin, Alan used a feather talisman to summon a griffin and rode on it.
The griffin spread its wings and slowly rose into the air.
With Julie and Feilin watching.
Alan rode on the griffin and gradually merged into the starry night sky and disappeared without a trace.
Alan had no plans to go home.
Turn around and head straight to Baiquan Island.
Three days later.
Alan returned to the underground mushroom forest where the "Mushroom Garden" was located.
The griffin turned back into a golden feather talisman and put it back into the storage bag.
He took out the address book and found Sonia's secret mark.
Twisted black whips and sharp daggers were placed crosswise.
This mark is quite consistent with her bold style.
Through the secret mark, Alan sent the "communication spell".
The communication distance of 23 kilometers is enough.
The content is just one sentence:
"See you in the mushroom forest."
Waited for more than half an hour.
Sonia comes to meet.
She also brought a tall and strong man with her.
Wearing an animal skin vest.
He is at least two meters tall.
The skin is yellow with greenish tint.
His face is full of flesh, his eyes are dull, and he doesn't look very smart.
Two half-inch long fangs appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Obvious ogre ancestry.
"His name is Og, he's eighteen years old."
Sonia introduces her companions to Alan.
Oger has been training in the mushroom garden for five years.
The aptitude is average, and the cultivation is in the early stage of the first level.
It can be seen from his physical features.
Even if the atavism transformation is not activated, the characteristics of the ogre cannot be hidden.
This is a common characteristic of "magicians".
Allen is not optimistic about Oger's future.
If this trend continues, brother Oger will only be able to hold on for another year at most before he is completely possessed and turns into a genuine ogre.
However, Allen's arrival changed his fate.
"Oger, this is the substitute I picked especially for you."
Sonia plotted loudly in front of Og.
"My plan is to have you replace Og and use his identity to enter the mushroom garden."
Oger stood nearby, listening, with cold sweat on his forehead.
That's not the case!
He was roaring inside.
That's not what the trainer said when he went to find him !
I clearly said I would take him out for fun and do some exciting things, but how did it turn out like this?
"I'm posing as Oger, so what about Oger?"
Allen raised a question that Oger was also concerned about.
"Oh, I have good news and bad news about Ogg's fate."
Sonia said nonchalantly.
"The good news is, he won't be possessed."
"The bad news is...he has to die!"