A few days passed and it was the day of the experiment.
Lin Fan knew that this was the final battle that he had to go to, so he explained the situation to Ouyang Qian, Lu’er, and Lan’er.
For Lu’er and Lan’er, it was more to make sure that they didn’t worry. However, he had a different reason for telling Ouyang Qian.
In case anything happened to him, Ouyang Qian would know what to do.
She was Yue Lan’s most trusted subordinate and in this situation, she was also Lin Fan’s most trusted subordinate.
Before he left, they all expressed their worries and wished him luck. But not a single one of them tried to convince him against going.
Also before leaving, Lin Fan asked Ouyang Qian to check one thing for him.
It was a lie to say that this one thing wasn’t the crux of his plan. Without it, he didn’t see any possibilities of getting through this.
So when Ouyang Qian confirmed this one thing, he let out a sigh of relief.
As long as this one thing was set, he had confidence in handling this matter.
Now all he had to do was gather with the owner of the bar and his people.
Of course, they wouldn’t be meeting at the bar inside of the city since it was too conspicuous. His bar was a place that was monitored by the Mercenary Guild because of his previous actions, so they couldn’t just set out from there.
So Lin Fan chose to accept a mission at the Mercenary Guild and used that as an excuse to leave the city.
The guards were more than happy to see him go because another Foundation Realm Cultivator in the city meant another potential problem. If he wasn’t in the city, then he wouldn’t be their problem.
The mission that Lin Fan had taken was close to the location of the “experiment”, so no one questioned why he headed off in that direction. Of course, he wasn’t heading there to finish this mission, but rather to take care of the enemies.
When he came close to the area, he stopped off at a village that was nearby and headed to the local bar.
Inside of it, he found the owner of the bar sitting there at a table waiting for him.
This was the place that they had agreed to meet, but Lin Fan was surprised since he came much earlier than the agreed time.
At the same time, he was surprised to see who was at the table with the owner of the bar.
It was Xiao Huo and his Fire Thunder Goose Squad.
Lin Fan immediately knitted his brows when he saw those three kids sitting at the table with the owner of the bar, but he didn’t make a fuss. He sat down like he was already expected to be there and ordered something from the waitress.
Only when the waitress was gone and the conversation around them was booming did he turn to the owner of the bar and ask, “What are they doing here?”
The owner of the bar revealed an awkward look, but he didn’t say anything as he turned to look at Xiao Huo, as if he was telling him to speak.
Xiao Huo took the lead and said, “We heard about what’s happening and we wanted to help.”
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes to look at the three of them which made them immediately shrink back before turning to look at the owner of the bar, “You told them about this? Why didn’t you stop them from following you?”
The owner of the bar shook his head and said, “I didn’t tell them, they found out by themselves through eavesdropping. I’m really surprised by how skilled they are at eavesdropping.”
Hearing this, the three kids revealed mischievous smiles, but all that earned them was a round of hits to the head from the owner of the bar.
As they were rubbing their heads, the owner of the bar continued, “Since they already found out, they insisted on coming and I had no other choice.”
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes to look at the three kids again as he said, “It’s dangerous.”
But this time, Xiao Huo didn’t flinch as he puffed out his chest and patted it before saying, “We’re not scared! We’ll do what we can for everyone else!”
Lin Fan was about to say something else, but the owner of the bar waved his hand at him.
Lin Fan raised a brow out of confusion, but he still leaned in closer to the owner of the bar to hear what he had to say.
The owner of the bar lowered his voice so the three kids couldn’t hear him, “You know that they’ll just charge forward by themselves if we don’t let them go. So instead of trying to forcefully keep them away, it’s better to bring them along and assign them to a safe place.” After a pause, the owner of the bar said with a faint smile, “I’ve assigned them to a safe place with one of my subordinates who will keep them safe. You don’t need to worry about anything.”
Lin Fan looked at him with a doubtful look at first, but then he gave a nod of agreement.
He knew that the owner of the bar was right.
The more that he tried to forcefully keep these kids away, the more they would want to go even if they weren’t allowed.
At least this way they would be in a safe place.
Lin Fan liked these kids, so he didn’t want anything happening to them.
Once that was settled, Lin Fan and the owner of the bar discussed how they would proceed.
The members of the Flying Feather Organization were scattered around town right now, but with a single signal from the owner of the bar, they would immediately head out to the location of the experiment which was another nearby village.
However, the moment that they left, they would be immediately exposed to the enemy since there were just too many of them. They weren’t foolish enough to think that the enemy wouldn’t have deployed people to monitor the surrounding area.
So they were sure that they would be discovered the moment that they left.𝑂𝒱𝓵xt.𝗇𝓔t
But the problem was, there weren’t enough powerful experts for them to rely on.
Both Lin Fan and the owner of the bar had called for reinforcements from people that they knew, but so far, not a single one of their reinforcements had arrived.
That meant that if they were to charge in now, they would have to face the experts of the Mercenary Guild and the Yong Family with just the people that they had.
The only Foundation Realm Cultivator that they had on their side was Lin Fan.
It was estimated that there would be at least four Foundation Realm Cultivators on the other side and there was even a chance that there would be a Mid Foundation Realm Cultivator.
The owner of the bar knew that Lin Fan had only just broken through to the Foundation Realm, so he was certain that a Mid Foundation Realm Cultivator wasn’t someone that he could face.
Lin Fan on the other hand knew that he would be able to escape from a Mid Foundation Realm Cultivator, but to fight one…that was a different story. He had more than enough speed to outrun one with the Green Jade Boots, but he didn’t have anything that would be able to break through the enemy’s defenses.
So he wasn’t certain if he would be able to fight a Mid Foundation Realm Cultivator if one appeared.
There was still time before the set time for the experiment, but they were waiting for reinforcements that they were unsure if they would be coming or not…
So there was a choice that they had to make right now.
Either they wait for the reinforcements to come and then go, giving the advantage of being prepared to the enemy. Or they could head to the area early, scout it out and set up traps for themselves to use against the enemies.
Both options had their advantages and disadvantages, so they couldn’t decide between the two.
In the end, it was Lin Fan who gave the answer.
The answer was very simple, the Flying Feather Organization led by the owner of the bar would wait in the village for their reinforcements while Lin Fan headed out to scout the area.
The deciding factor of this was that Lin Fan had his special ability to blend into his surroundings which he had used last time to scout out the research facility. The Flying Feather Organization would have definitely been caught and not have been able to get as much information as Lin Fan if they had gone.
They could recognize that Lin Fan had superior skills, so they graciously relented this role to him.
But the key factor in this plan was not Lin Fan’s hiding skills, but rather communication. Or it should be better to call it the ability to communicate.
After all, if Lin Fan had gone to scout ahead without being able to relay information back to his allies in this village, there would be no meaning in sending him forward to scout.
So to make use of this advantage, the owner of the bar gave Lin Fan a talisman called the Thousand Mile Voice Transmission Talisman.
This was a very rare talisman that needed at least a Foundation Realm Array Master to create. The Flying Feather Organization only had a total of five of these talismans in the first place, so it could be seen just how important this talisman was to them.
However, the owner of the bar was willing to lend one to Lin Fan for this mission, showing how much he trusted him.
With this talisman, Lin Fan would be able to relay any information that he found instantly back to the Flying Feather Organization.
So with this, Lin Fan set off towards the village of the experiment.