Hearing this.
Zeig already had the answer in his heart.
"Then, which little bastard sold my information?" he continued asking.
"You can reach the conclusion just by process of elimination." Kafka chuckled lightly. "You're always asking questions with obvious answers. Deep down, you still want to chat with me more, right?"
"You don't want to catch me anymore."
...
On the other side.
At the Stargazer Navalia port.
Welt watched helplessly as March 7th and Clara rode Kriche slowly over.
Tingyun followed closely behind.
"Eh, Uncle Yang?!" March 7th shouted excitedly upon seeing Welt. "Wow, we were only missing you! How did you actually get here ahead of us?"
"If Tingyun hadn't said you might have come to Stargazer Navalia, we would probably still be waiting back there."
Welt looked at Clara on the horse's back and asked in confusion, "Only missing me? Then where's Zeig?"
"Zeig?"
March 7th dismounted and walked over slowly. "What do you mean? Isn't he right there?"
Welt followed the direction March 7th was pointing and saw she was referring to Kriche.
?
Wasn't that a horse?
Why did it feel reasonable?
"Huh, what's wrong with you, benefactor?"
Tingyun also walked over curiously. "Is there something inappropriate?"
Welt pointed at Kriche and said in a deep voice, "You think this is Zeig?"
March 7th put her hands on her hips and said very naturally, "This is obviously Zeig. Zeig, show Uncle Yang!"
The steed silently walked to the side and began grazing on the grass.
"See? It's Zeig, right?!"
"..."
"Huh, this little lady found it strange earlier."
Tingyun looked at March 7th in confusion. "I thought that was Benefactor Zeig deliberately wearing a horse costume so he wouldn't lose face."
"..."
Welt fell silent.
He now had a rough idea of the situation.
Little March had her consciousness affected by Fenghuang Down and subconsciously believed she was riding Zeig. She even found it reasonable that an unfamiliar person suddenly appeared on the horse's back.
As for Tingyun…
She thought Zeig had put on a horse costume instead of subconsciously believing Zeig looked like that.
That meant… she wasn't affected?
"Miss Tingyun, do you remember when the blonde girl on the horse's back arrived?" Welt asked.
"Huh? Her?"
Tingyun said strangely, "I saw Miss March chatting with her so naturally, so I didn't ask much. I thought she was someone from your Express."
"..."
"Miss Tingyun, you really have strong willpower."
"Huh? Benefactor, what do you mean by that?"
Welt raised his cane and pointed it fiercely at March 7th's head.
In an instant, a surge of red-and-white energy dissipated from her mind and vanished into the air.
"Huh, I feel like I've gotten smarter!" March 7th exclaimed in delight.
"It seems that when Zeig left, he was using the power of Fenghuang Down the whole way, causing everyone he passed to fall under its effect. That's how he managed to slip away unnoticed."
Welt pushed up his glasses and reached this conclusion.
"Then… then why is Tingyun fine?!" March 7th shouted.
"Huh? Eh? Me?!"
Tingyun's pupils shrank, and she was stunned for a moment.
Soon, her smile returned to normal.
"Haha… Perhaps this little lady has been doing business for many years and has honed an iron will through 'friendly exchanges' with many difficult customers."
"Then… then why did Zeig leave this person here?" March 7th pointed at Clara and asked.
"This… you'll probably have to ask her yourself."
"..."
Clara quietly watched the scene.
"Hello, Mr. Welt."
"I'm here to protect you all."
Welt nodded. It was just as he had thought.
"Uncle Yang, since that's the case, let's hurry inside Stargazer Navalia! Zeig is trying to solo it again. It pisses me off!" March 7th stomped her foot anxiously.
"That's a Stellaron Hunter! Their combat power isn't even on the same level as Belobog's!"
Welt also nodded. "You're right. Since you've sobered up, we should hurry over to provide support."
Tingyun lowered her head and looked at Diting, which Welt was leading, and asked in confusion, "Mr. Welt, so… how exactly did you get here? Shouldn't Diting have come to find me?"
Welt shook his head. "Remember at the beginning when you let Diting smell the perfume? Zeig crawled over at that time, and what Diting's nose actually touched was his coat."
"I was originally heading in your direction, but I turned around after encountering some things midway. As a result, Diting didn't guide me back. Most likely at that moment, Zeig also changed direction and came to Stargazer Navalia."
"Damn, I knew it!"
March 7th said in realization, "I knew I was riding him at the start. That hehehehe sound couldn't be wrong! It was only later that he was swapped for a real horse!"
"Miss March, why do you look so proud?" Tingyun asked in confusion.
"Of course! What's so special about riding a horse? Riding a person is way more bizarre!"
"..." "..." "..."
"Alright." Welt interrupted. "Let's head inside now. I already scouted ahead earlier—there are large numbers of Mara-struck and Fragmentum creatures inside. We need to proceed carefully."
...
Inside Stargazer Navalia.
Zeig and Kafka were still standing on two opposing containers.
"Oh? By my estimate, your companions should be arriving soon."
Kafka chuckled lightly. "Next time you run into me, you're not allowed to come ahead alone, okay?"
"Oh right… if you don't make it through this time, there might not be a next time."
Zeig rubbed his nose. "From what you're saying, we had a pretty good relationship before. If I really end up that unlucky this time, you're not planning to help me?"
"I want to, but I can't." Kafka spread her hands helplessly. "Enemies at that level aren't something the Stellaron Hunters should get involved with at this stage. Just giving you the information in advance already carried a huge risk."
"Alright, our guests have arrived."
Below.
Welt, March 7th, and Tingyun had successfully found Zeig's location with Diting's help.
Clara had also turned into light and dissipated at this moment.
"Holy crap, Zeig, you actually found Kafka!" March 7th shouted from below.
"You better be careful and not get tricked by that bad woman into handing over your bank card too!"
"Haha." Kafka looked down with interest. "It's too late for warnings now, because it's already been handed over."
"Alright… let's change locations."