Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

"However, when they were delivering a batch of ore and this ancient relic to the Supreme King, he and his army were ambushed by the Green Skins on the bank of the Black Water River."

"With his last breath, Kadlin Redbeard threw the treasure into the water to prevent it from being taken by the Goblins."

"Since then, the fame of this ancient relic has spread across the entire continent. The Dwarves, out of revenge, and the human adventurers, in attempts to recover the treasure, have all unanimously referred to it as Kadlin's Red-Beard Hairbrush, to remember its history and location."

After hearing the legendary and turbulent fate of this treasure, Hilude couldn't help but sigh deeply.

This treasure, much like the history and fate of the Dwarves, has had its ups and downs, full of hardships and vicissitudes, from the brilliance of the Golden Era to the bloodshed of the Lament Era, through several restorations and declines, until the divine artifact changed hands and disappeared without a trace.

Now, it has appeared again, already in the hands of a Green Dragon.

No, wait!

It's already in the hands of the Lord Su Li of the Hesse Territory!

Looking at the bright treasure in Ashfield's hand, both Hilude and Dorglin widened their eyes in disbelief.

Hilude couldn't control his shock and asked, "How... when did you take it?"

Ashfield shrugged and casually threw the golden hairbrush to Hilude, nonchalantly saying, "Just in those few seconds when you two were arguing. You know, we Half-Elves always have some 'coincidence' in acquiring magic items and bringing them back to our territory."

To speak so openly about the Half-Elves' thieving talent is truly remarkable.

Dorglin slapped his thigh, wondering how he had forgotten about it.

It's said that the thievery skills of Half-Elves even leave Legendary Knights defenseless without noticing.

As a Half-Elf hero, Ashfield's talent in this area is unparalleled.

Even if this Green Dragon were awake, it might not have noticed its items being stolen, let alone while it was still asleep.

Dorglin exclaimed excitedly, "My friend! The Dwarf Supreme King will remember your contribution. You have gained the friendship of all the Dwarves."

Hilude calmly inserted the hairbrush into her coiled hair, saying, "Whether this treasure should be returned to your Dwarf Supreme King is not for you to decide. We need to return to our territory and let the Lord make the decision. But in any case, our primary task now is to withdraw from here immediately. If we can't get out, whatever we say now is useless. We'd all end up as corpses in the Dragon's Nest."

With that, she decisively turned around and retreated swiftly. With the Dwarf's ancient relic in hand, she was sure Dorglin would follow.

At this point, Dorglin had nothing more to say. He immediately brightened his eyes, picked up two bags of wealth, and quickly followed Hilude with his short legs.

The importance of this ancient relic surpassed all gold and jewels, and his greed was enough to make him choose wisely. As long as the treasure was delivered back to the Supreme King, the King might even grant him a fortress and endless wealth.

What use were gold and gemstones at this time? Escaping was the most important.

They ran at full speed, unimpeded, and quickly left the Emerald Ring.

Soon after their escape, the massive body of the Elemental Giant Bear was seen returning agitatedly, blocking the passage tightly. Blood could still be seen around its mouth, its fur soaked in dense blood, and it dripped down, leaving a bloody trail behind. Obviously, it had just undergone a brutal carnage and devoured a lot of flesh.

This made Dorglin gasp, saying, "Hilude, it's fortunate you reminded us early, otherwise, we would have been trapped inside. I don't even know if Vandal is still alive; he might not be able to save us again."

Hilude's heroic eyes scanned the surroundings, paying no attention to Dorglin's praise.

As a follower of the Sun Goddess, she had considered every tactic before taking action, capable of completing the task with overwhelming advantage.

She had already foreseen that with the greedy nature of the Dwarves, they would not leave easily when faced with so much gold.

Therefore, she intentionally advanced the retreat time by a few minutes, knowing the Dwarves would certainly clamor to collect a bit more.

With or without the ancient relic, she had ample time to remove the Dwarves.

If the Dwarves still refused to retreat after her second reminder, she would decisively withdraw with Ashfield, not wasting any more words.

She had to ensure that she would not disappoint the Lord's trust and complete this mission smoothly, definitely bringing back abundant treasures.

However, the final outcome was perfect, as the discovery of the golden hairbrush prompted the Dwarves to follow the team and withdraw in time.

She was even more surprised to find, following her gaze over the green landscape, the Great Druid Vandal struggling to climb out.

With Ashfield and Dorglin, she rushed over to help him out from the branches.

"Vandal, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Vandal, pulled out from the dense branches of the treetop, patted his body to remove the clinging twigs, and said with some distress, "I'm alright. I hid here using Vine Technique. But the Giant Shepherd Deer is gone forever. After quietly setting me down, it continued running forward to attract the attention of the monsters but was captured and brutally killed by the monster using Foot Binding Technique. I witnessed that horrible monster pinning it down with its massive paw and violently biting it, devouring it."