83 Staying at the camp (1/2)

”Yes the elves! Although I don't know which elven clan!”

”That is already a good information! Thank you!” said Li Wei.

As he heard that, Li Wei thought of something, ”Then can you tell me if the elementals also form part of one of those hidden factions?” He immediately remembered the Tear of Fairies that was hanging around his neck. It looked like the promise to help the Lake Fairy might involve more than just a simple quest.

”How did you know? Indeed, I've heard that there was a faction that resided at the elemental land. But like for the elves, I don't know which type of elemental!” answered the messenger.

She was patiently answering Li Wei's questions, hoping that she would agree to help the heir of darkness. She was first tempted to threaten Li Wei into accepting but she quickly gave up that idea. If she threatened an heir of another faction, it would inevitably create enmity between them.

What she did not tell Li Wei was that all the hidden factions were rivals and were all trying to reign over the others. But naturally, they preferred to focus on their own development than to fight among themselves and so, unless something happened, the factions would generally just ignore each other. They knew very well that it was infighting that brought them into this situation.

Li Wei stared at the items in front of him. ”What will I need to do for that person?”

”The future is unknown to us, but one thing is certain is that danger lurks everywhere. No one is safe, not even you! I just hope that when you will meet the heir of darkness, you will save him if he is in danger. This is bound to happen, especially due to the nature of my faction!” said the messenger.

She was naturally saying that since the faction of darkness was mostly composed of demons; the heir of darkness who was a human was likely to face prejudice from both sides.

Li Wei hesitated for a moment and finally, he agreed. Strangely, the Messenger did not ask him to sign any contract; She only asked him to promise it verbally!

”Good! You can take all of it!” said the Messenger as she pointed at the items. ”I have also arranged a tent for you to spend the rest of the night! You will be free to come and go in the camp for as long as you want”

”Thank you!” answered Li Wei. He was still not confident in his choice, but he knew how valuable all these items were. If he could rapidly increase his strength, he would be able to do anything in the future; saving someone once would then not be a big deal.

The Messenger clapped her hands and a young girl quickly appeared, ”Sir, will you please follow me to your tent?” nervously asked the young girl.

Li Wei nodded and quietly walked behind her. He was led through a huge camp of tents. He was surprised to see that this evil cult had such a well-developed camp set up there. Even if there were no buildings, the tents looked grandiose and were well decorated; it almost felt like a village. The one thing that stood out was the emblem on all the tents. It was the emblem of darkness and was actually the same as the merchant caravan's but reflected in a mirror.

Li Wei was quickly led to a small tent which did not have any emblem on it. As he entered, he was surprised at how cosy it was. There were lots of pillows on the floor, acting as a bed and a few furniture. In the center of the tent was a sort of fire but it was not fueled by branches but by firestones.

A bathtub could be seen right next to that fire and a few buckets of water still steaming were found next to it. The tent strangely looked like one of those Li Wei saw in movies; the ones belonging to rich people in the desert.

”I took the freedom to prepare a bath for you, sir! Should I dispose of it?” asked the young girl with a fearful expression. Her movements were like a robot as if she was extremely nervous. She was not much older than Li Wei and could be considered a beauty.

”That is fine! Thank you!” answered Li Wei. It was just now that he realized that it had been quite a while that he took a bath. Bathing was not a necessity but it was a great way to relax and recover some fatigue. After spending the entire night running away, Li Wei's fatigue level was already at 71% even after it slightly recovered when he was unconscious.

As she heard Li Wei, the little girl quickly moved next to Li Wei and helped him remove his top. Her hands trembled as she touched Li Wei's waist to grab his T-shirt.

Li Wei jumped and quickly move away, ”What are you doing?”

”I am sorry!” screamed the girl. She quickly took a step back and a few tears appeared in her eyes. ”I was just trying to help you!”

Seeing that, Li Wei did not really know how to react. ”It is fine! Don't worry! I'll do it myself. You can go, I am used to doing these things by myself!”

”Sir, the Messenger told me to take care of all your needs,” said the young girl with a timid voice.

”Then what I need right now is privacy. I will talk to the messenger if she tells you anything, ” said Li Wei.

Li Wei approached the bathtub but when he looked behind him, he saw that the young girl only retreated a few steps but did not actually leave.

He sighed, ”Fine, in that case, go grab me a meal! I am hungry!”

Immediately, the young girl nodded and quickly left the tent.

Li Wei was finally relieved, now that the girl was gone, he removed his clothes and jumped in the warm water. ”Ahhh”

The bath was strangely relaxing; Li Wei did not know what was different, but this was clearly better. He completely relaxed in the bath and his mind wandered. It was only when the temperature of the water fell down that Li Wei decided to get out and got dressed.

At the same time, the young girl rushed in with a tray of food. ”I am sorry Sir, the cooks had only just started their work so it took longer than usual!”

Li Wei could see her nervousness; she was scared of him blaming her for the time she took but in fact, Li Wei was relieved that the girl did not come in earlier when he was still naked in the bathtub.

”Don't worry. Put the food on the table and you can go!” said Li Wei.