Survival in the Mist: From a Dilapidated Wooden Hut to a Heavenly Palace in the Clouds

"Our technicians discovered primate footprints on the shore of the lake, with a depth similar to that of bear and cow footprints!"

Mo Ming's eyes widened in disbelief; even someone as dense as him could figure out what was going on.

The fact that the shades are roughly the same indicates what?

This indicates that the two appeared there one after the other, meaning that Mo Ming's actions must have been witnessed by others.

In other words, even if he kills the invading minotaurs, his identity is very likely to reach Asya's ears.

It's alright with only Asya, but if there are other Crimson-Purple level helpers, things will become difficult.

Mo Ming composed himself, turned around, and asked, "Whose footprints are those of a primate? Did they also come from your Abyss Land?"

Hawkes squinted at Mo Ming. "What? Are you scared? Are you afraid that this will get back to Boss Asya?"

“If you utter another word of nonsense, I’ll bring Luo Pei in right now.”

Hawkes felt as if he had swallowed a dead fly whenever Lope was mentioned.

"Most of the primate footprints belong to that group of wild monkeys. They are monkey-faced people, and like us, they are half-orcs belonging to the lineage of the Killing Heart Buddha, and they are also in this area."

How strong are their tribes?

"They are about the same level as us, but slightly inferior. Their leader, Vista, is also a Crimson Purple level beast, and it is said that he also has a Crimson Purple level ferocious beast under his command."

Mo Ming's heart sank. Two Crimson Purple level combatants were still slightly inferior to the Asya tribe.

Then wouldn't the Asya tribe be...?

"How many Crimson-Purple level warriors does your tribe have?" Mo Ming stared intently at Hawkes, needing a precise answer to this question.

Seemingly sensing Mo Ming's thoughts, Hawkes' lips curled into a faint smile, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes, and he slowly said, "Besides Boss Asya, there is also a crimson-purple level ferocious beast."

He thought Mo Ming hadn't seen through its little scheme, but in reality, Mo Ming didn't believe a single punctuation mark in its statement.

Mo Ming had already witnessed the cunning of the Minotaur race through Tonis, so he certainly wouldn't easily believe its words.

However, there is a solution.

"Does your boss have any treasures or anything like that?"

“Boss Asya has a secret room that he doesn’t usually let anyone in. I don’t know if there are any treasures inside,” Hawkes said with a serious expression.

"Very well, one last question, how many minotaurs did your Asya tribe bring in total?"

"This time, Boss Asya brought a total of eight teams, each with about twelve people."

"Your pet wiped out four teams this time, leaving only four teams with Boss Asya."

To Mo Ming, the meaning of his words was crystal clear: Asya's forces were weak, so you could give it a try.

Mo Ming didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked out of the shelter.

In the following time, he questioned the other people individually with the same questions he had just asked Hawkes.

The results were surprisingly consistent.

Even regarding the question of the number of Crimson Purple level combatants that Mo Ming was somewhat suspicious about, the same thing was true: everyone said that besides Asya, there was only one other Crimson Purple level ferocious beast.

But no matter how Mo Ming thought about it, something didn't seem right. Hawkes's behavior at the time definitely indicated that he was hiding something.

So Mo Ming took Hawkes to the warehouse alone and said coldly, "Hawks, you're not being honest!"

I've already given you the opportunity, but you didn't cherish it, so don't blame me for being unreasonable.

After saying that, Mo Ming took out the bottle of healing potion from his spatial ring, slowly got up, and walked towards it.

But inside, I kept screaming, "Struggle harder! Retort! Damn it, I'm almost in front of you, hurry up!"

At this moment, Mo Ming was also very nervous. After all, what he had in his hand was not a real aphrodisiac. If he used it, he would definitely be exposed.

Hawkes was also engaged in a tense psychological battle. This was unlikely! Lord Asya had indeed only brought one crimson-purple level ferocious beast with him. I had only discovered that secret by accident. Could it be that others had also discovered it?

Who is it? Those two pigs, Boda and Kenda, shouldn't be that clever. Could it be Luo Pei?

Could this sissy have some kind of nepotistic relationship with the adults? Otherwise, how could a sissy become the captain?

Damn, it must be it.

Or is this person trying to trick me?

"Wait...wait, you're lying to me, you have no sportsmanship."

"I'm lying to you? You're the one lying to me!"

Mo Ming breathed a sigh of relief, stopped in his tracks, and glared angrily at Hawkes.

Damn it, this kid is really persistent; it was only two steps away from being right in front of it.

"Don't think I don't know you're trying to trick me. Lord Asya only brought one crimson-purple level ferocious beast with him. They have no idea about Lord Asya's secret."

Hawkes' expression was full of indignation and sneer, as if he had completely grasped Mo Ming's psychology.

Upon hearing this, Mo Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Did this little devil really think it was so clever?

"When...when did I say you lied to me on this issue?"

Upon hearing this, Hawkes' expression immediately froze. Oh no, he'd let it slip.

Hawkes was truly terrified as he watched Mo Ming fiddling with the bottle in his hand with a devilish smile.

"I was wrong, please... please give me another chance, this time I will tell you everything."

"Give you another chance? Do you think I can still trust you?"

Mo Ming squinted, his expression revealing anger and helplessness.

"Okay, give me another chance, and I'll tell you not only the secrets of Boss Asya, but also about the monkey-faced people's tribe and the goat-headed people's tribe."

I just beg you not to... don't use that thing..."

Hawkes looked at the small bottle in Mo Ming's hand and pleaded.

Wow! There's an extra bonus.

"Fine! I'll give you one more chance. If you lie to me again this time, I'll give each of those guys outside a bottle of this stuff, then untie them and throw them here. I guarantee you'll have an amazing time!"

"Yes, yes, I will tell you the truth."

Hawkes swallowed hard, no longer daring to fool Mo Ming.

"Besides bringing a crimson-purple level Azure Scale Python from the ancestral land, Boss Asya also once found a level 1 Emerald-level resource box."

I saw this by chance. Later, he told us to keep an eye out for any ferocious beasts of the Crimson Purple level nearby, and to report any we found to him, for which there would be a great reward.

Therefore, I guess it probably found a crimson-grade taming scroll in a resource box.

Upon hearing this, Mo Ming's heart pounded wildly. A jade-level resource box!

What incredible luck! I found a jade-level resource box just over ten days after arriving.

Hawkes' guess might be correct; Asya most likely obtained a Crimson-level taming scroll, which is why he was searching extensively for Crimson-level ferocious beasts.

Have you found any crimson-purple level ferocious beasts?

"No, but it received some news a few days ago and rushed out. I wonder if it made a discovery."

The situation doesn't look good.

Did it yield any other good items?

"I don't know about that. I didn't see the unpacking process, but usually when there are treasures, they are placed in that secret room."

"Where is your base of operations?"

"Underground in the middle of the forest."

Mo Ming opened his area map and asked Hawkes to point out the specific location on it.

Upon seeing the location, Mo Ming's eyes lit up; damn it, it was actually...