Chapter 131 - Purgatory

In the afternoon, the sun was bright and the cold wind blew.

On a cliff, the Hummer stopped. Kang De held the map and faced the endless plain in front of him for a long time. His back was silent like a mountain, like a statue.

“…”

“…”

Kang De raised the map and looked at it for a long time without saying anything.

He thought to himself, D*mn, I seem to have gone overboard…

It had to be said that this map was really too lousy.

Moreover, in order to avoid the possible pursuit and spies of the Empire, Kang De specially walked through desolate and remote places. He went straight into the forest and crossed the river. Wherever he passed, there was almost no one. Or rather, this was another world. There were not many people, and the development was not good.

The probability of revealing his whereabouts was almost zero.

However, there was no place to ask for directions. He could not determine the location and could only walk west.

Then, perhaps, perhaps, he had gone overboard.

He looked at the surrounding environment again and scratched his head. “We seem to have arrived in Goethe. D*mn…”

Previously, he had already planned that after arriving at the border, he would not cross the border first. Instead, he would search for the nearby imperial city and choose a fat pig to kill—it would be best if it was a fat pig raised by the Eldest Prince.

In any case, he had to do something.

This was because Uncle Kang urgently needed some gold coins to sell on Earth. After all, buying a house required a large amount of financial support. It was impossible for him to always live off Old Wang, and he did not have the time to do business…

Since ancient times, what was the fast way to get money? Of course, it was robbery.

However, the plan was very good… but he had gone too far.

Unprofessional, too unprofessional.

The child’s voice sounded from behind, “Father, should we go back?”

In a flash, stormy thoughts flashed through Kang De’s mind.

He always felt that there was a faint mockery hidden in the Autobot’s tone. Of course, this was purely his imagination, but to pitiful humans who valued self-esteem, paranoia was the most common personality.

Therefore, Kang De thought that he could not admit the truth.

This damaged his dignity as a father.

Therefore, he let out a series of deep laughter.

“Go back? Why?” He asked.

The Autobot was stunned by the question. “Didn’t Father say that you wanted to rob the Empire’s city? Now that you have accidentally walked past and arrived in Goethe, you naturally have to return.”

Kang De snorted and smiled, “Naive, too naive. Do you think I accidentally walked over? No, I did it on purpose. Think about it, a few days have passed. That Eldest Prince will definitely have to deal with it. Perhaps all the cities on the western border of the Empire are covered in warrants now. Or rather, the officials have all received a secret order to pay attention to the Cathayans who entered the city. If I go now, won’t I be walking into a trap?”

The Autobot said in confusion, “Then Father, when you said that you wanted to do something…”

Kang De’s expression did not change as he said, “Of course, we have to do something, but we have to do it no matter what we do. We’ll temporarily spare the Empire. It’s fine to snatch the elves. These elves are the hegemons of the world and are willful. They do what they do to suck blood from the entire world. It’s even more natural to snatch the elves. Just like how we’ll borrow things from the American military base in the future, we’ll also borrow them for the vast working people of the world…”

The Autobot was still puzzled. “But Father clearly said to go to that city to rob it…”

Kang De did not answer. After a moment of silence, he said kindly, “Child, have you been very free these past two days? If you have mastered the old knowledge, do you want to learn some new skills and knowledge?”

The Autobot seemed to understand something and immediately said, “…Father, let’s continue on our way.”

“Uh-huh.”

After getting into the car, with the rumbling engine, the exhaust smoke and dust flew together. After crossing the mountain and entering the territory of Goethe, the terrain gradually flattened, but it seemed to be a little desolate.

Tina and Knight Cleveland had once told Kang De about the situation in Goethe. The terrain was extremely complicated: forest, red soil, Gobi, mountains, grassland, and coast.

Although the territory was vast, there were also many lands that were not suitable for farming.

Kang De opened the car window and felt the roughness that assaulted his face. This land could nurture a beautiful girl like Tina, as well as good people like the knight who adhered to their duty and had extremely strong morals. Apart from that, it had also given birth to heroic and fearless people like Captain Oswald and Head Maid Bedolla.

He muttered, “Goethe…”

He was curious about this land and had a good impression of it.

This was because his initial understanding of the other world was that these people of Goethe had experienced the initial misunderstanding and conflict. Then, they turned enemies into friends and fought side by side. Then, he personally saw the fearlessness and sacrifice these people displayed in a dangerous situation… and that man’s request.

Now, this land was wreaked havoc by the elves.

He had to do something.

It was not only his promise to the knight.

Kang De said softly, “Entering Goethe is entering the domain of war… There’s going to be a war. Are you afraid?”

The Hummer did not slow down. The speaker sounded. The Autobot’s voice was deep and powerful, magnetic, and pleasant. One could not help but trust it.

It said, “Father, what do you mean by afraid?”

Kang De said softly, “I’m just afraid that something will happen… For example, I won’t be able to return to a place again. For example, my close friend died but I’m helpless. For example, I’ll be betrayed by others.”

“I don’t understand.” The Autobot said, “But if this emotion is fear… I’m only afraid of Father.”

Kang De glared at him and said, “I’m so kind and gentle. What’s there to be afraid of?”

The Autobot was silent for a moment before saying, “…It’s nothing. I’m saying that Father is very dignified.”

These words were a little untrue, but Kang De did not pursue the matter. Although he appeared to be wise in front of the Autobot, the current Kang De… was indeed a little nervous.

After all, it was war.

Even if he knew how cruel war was, even if he had never underestimated it,

However, personal experience and imagination were always two different things.