" Good, everyone is here ." Captain Yang Chao said and looked at 15 men while nodding his head. He whistled with his hand toward the sky.
A sharp screeching sound cried out from a distance then a huge figure appeared in the sky, flying toward the ground. It reached there quickly. When it reached the ground, Joey could see that it was much bigger.
"So, it is the great black eagle beast that belongs to the bloody meteor hammer team. " Joey murmured.
The beast then landed on the ground scanning the surroundings with its fiery red eyes.
" Hahaha, you bitches, what are you waiting for? Get your ass on the black eagle. " Yang Chao laughed loudly and shouted to his 15 comrades. They all too laughed and got on the back of the eagle.
Then, he came toward Joey and greeted both Menglou and Joey politely. He looked at Joey and said, " Your highness, it is time ." Joey nodded at him and bid farewell to his mother. Menglou took out a purple card giving it to him.
"Take it. You will need it later. Xiǎo ér, you take care," She said lovingly.
Joey walked toward the beast. He jumped on its back and sat in the middle of its back, followed by captain Yang Chao sitting beside him. Then Mr. Yang hit his palm on the eagle.
The black eagle beast made a shrill cry and soared to the sky. On the back of the eagle, Joey waved his hand to his mother. He could see the tear on her mother's face.
Then the beast sped up, flying out of the palace quickly, then passed the city afterward.
From high above the ground, Joey could see the beautiful canon city. It was so magnificent either in terms of architecture or how it was luxuriously built. Joey had already seen various types of skyscrapers and luxurious houses in his previous life on earth. So he compared the buildings and towers inside canon city with that from the earth in his mind. The city itself looked like a turtle shell from above.
" See you, Canon city. " Joey murmured.
" Everyone, hold on tight. " Yang Chao shouted while he hit his palm to the beast again. Then the bird sped up rapidly, and the Canon city became like an ant on the ground. While he tried to hold Joey's back, Joey smiled and nodded at him, saying, " Captain Chao, it is fine. Thanks for your help, though ." With the additional weight of 400 kg on his body, Joey could sit on the back of the beast, like he was an attached part of the beast even if the beast tried to fly with more speed.
Joey could maintain balance with his poor cultivation at such a high speed.
Seeing that, Captain Chao smiled and nodded back to Joey while thinking, " Everyone said that the 5th prince was a good for nothing trash pampered by her mother, and recently he almost died. But meeting him today, I thought that he was not so simple, unlike the rumor. This kid, having developed such calm, easy-going characters in his age, he might go further in his path of cultivation than us ." Captain Chao had a comfortable feeling from Joey.
" Captain Chao, why are you all going to the northern fort? " Joey asked, thinking that sending veterans like them there seemed a bit weird.
" Ah, 5th prince, a big thing happened on the northern border recently. They send 22 men from the 15th iron hammer team to scout a recently found cave, but they all have been lost for a month after entering the cave. So, Our team is ordered to explore the cave. " Captain Chao explained.
" Oh, something like that happened in the Xinjiang Tianshan forest ." Joey said while thinking in his mind," I will visit that cave. It sounds like some treasure troves. "
While riding on the back of the beast, they observed the beautiful scenery of the landscape below them. One of the men who had a petite appearance suggested, "Captain, riding like this the whole way is quite dull. Why don't we spend a day in a motel in one of the cities nearby? "
" Yes, Captain. Why don't we stop by Glory city? I hear that an auction will be held there. " Another person also suggested.
" Yeah yeah yeah, we need booze and meat. Captain, let us stop there. " A fatty man also shouted.
"Enough! Stop whining. You all are good for nothing. " Captain Chao scolded them and looked at Joey for his suggestion.
" It is ok, Captain Chao. I kind of feel tired from traveling the whole way sitting here. Let us stop by Glory city. " Joey said while smiling and looking at all of them.
They all too smile back sincerely. And Captain Chao thought, "This kid charmed all my team with just a sentence, and that face is so sincere. They are all a bunch of stubborn fellows which don't give in easily. Tch, it takes me several missions together for them to open up to me. But, this kid .... hah. " Then, he breathed out heavily.
In order to reach the northern border from Canon city, they had to pass through five towns and a city.
Suddenly, the black eagle became uneasy and cried out. Captain Chao stood up and looked far using his vision technique. He could see a lot of villages nearby being burnt down. He scanned around nearby and could see a black thing flying toward them with strong killing intent.
" Damn it. This winged lion burnt all the villages. Such a strong killing intent ."Captain Chao said angrily and brought out a longbow with a simple-looking arrow. He aimed while drawing the bow and released the arrow.
" Die, you damn thing," He shouted loudly. Then, the black eagle approached and landed near the dead beast. They all jumped down and looked at the beast carefully.
" It is a king-level winged lion. " The petite man said.
" Captain, let me keep the body. " The fatty said.
" Xiaobo, you skinned the beast, and Xiaoli, you lead the team and start searching for any survivors. " Chao ordered and they quickly left, leaving only the three people.
( the petite man name is Xiaoli and the fatty's name is Xiaobo )
Joey looked at the beast and then to captain Chao while thinking, " So strong. And that bow, I have a strong urge in my heart to draw that bow and shoot an arrow right now. "
After some minutes, Xiaobo finished cutting the meat and kept them inside his space ring with a satisfied smile. He looked at Chao stretching his right hand and said," Captain, take it. It is the beast core. "
Chao took it and looked at Joey. Joey quickly said," Captain, you killed it. So you keep it ."