Free Chapter 0349: Conversation in the Forest

The trade route in the Black Forest is a safe passage that countless wizards have explored with their lives for thousands of years.

But this so-called safety is only relative after all, and no one can guarantee absolute safety.

After all, most of the forest roads shuttle between the territories of some powerful monsters, and monsters cannot follow the boundaries marked on the map when hunting. So once you encounter a high-level monster on the journey, losing some goods and resources is a small matter, and often the entire caravan will mysteriously disappear because of this.

Therefore, as the guardian witch of the caravan, it has become a must to visit the wise men or prophet of the tribe every time you leave the tribe.

Although most of the wise men and prophet are not of high level, even those high-level witches dare not ignore their "advice". After all, it is an important reminder related to their own lives!

I don’t know whether it is thanks to the blessing of the dark witch wise man or because there are too many candidates for the fate witch in the team, the caravan led by witch Kara has been smooth sailing all the way. Although they encountered some attacks from wild monsters during the journey, they were still within the control of the witches.

So, after a long journey of 87 days, the caravan finally walked out of the area covered by the Black Forest.

The blue-white path gradually became wider, and many forks extended in different directions. On the road, the flow of people coming and going gradually increased.

When they just left the Black Forest, they met the most hunting teams dressed as mercenaries. In each team, there were more or less apprentice witches. When they saw the caravan, they waved and saluted these warriors who dared to cross the Black Forest.

It can be seen that the atmosphere of witches of various factions getting along here is still relatively harmonious. At least in the communication between low-level witches, Grimm did not find any obvious signs of hatred and filthiness from them.

From the moment they passed through the Black Forest, they had set foot in the territory of the Northland Witches.

And the first city to greet them was Dean City, which was managed by the Witch Council.

Dean City does not belong to any witch branch, but is a city directly managed by the Witch Council, which is somewhat similar to the public city in the central part of the continent.

Here, all witch factions must obey the management of the Witch Council and cannot disobey the decrees of the Witch Council. As for the city's managers, they are selected from various witch factions and take turns to sit here.

The manager of Dean City for the past ten years is a third-level witch from the Painful Witch Family.

Before entering Dean City, the solitary witch jumped off the carriage and left the caravan without looking back. And a moment later, the pair of male and female wizards who claimed to be brothers and sisters also secretly left the team.

Looking at the direction they left, it was almost the same as the route of the witch, so you can imagine what will happen next.

For this scene, the dark witches in the caravan saw it all, and shook their heads and felt that it was unwise for the first witch to leave.

As long as she stayed in the caravan, the dark witch had an obligation to help her out of the contract. Even if they entered Dean City, the witches would kill each other strictly in the land directly governed by the witches. So her safety would be guaranteed to a certain extent.

But she left alone, and she also took away the brother and sister wizards. Everyone could imagine what would happen next with their eyes closed.

Humph, a candidate for the fate witch who could not be favored by fate, just die!

But what they did not expect was that near the entrance of Dean City, the last remaining male and female wizards also said goodbye, and then mixed into the bustling crowd and left.

There was no need to care about the strange eyes behind them. Grimm and Alice did not enter Dean City, but went west along the city wall, then turned north, and walked along the road towards the hinterland of the northern witches.

As they walked, they could vaguely hear the two people talking in a low voice.

"Why don't you enter Dean City? Don't you know that the three guys are waiting for us outside?" It sounded like Alice's voice.

"They are waiting for us, and we are waiting for them too! If they really dare to come, just beat them to a pulp! Anyway, your fighting skills should have been honed long ago..."

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Three days later...

At night.

A clearing on the edge of a forest close to the main road.

Due to the convenience of access and a small spring nearby, there are quite a few business travelers who camp here.

When night fell, four or five groups of people chose to stay here to rest. Their arrival also made the small campsite very lively.

This is the territory managed by the witches. There are no bandits or robbers at all. Therefore, even if they are strangers, they are quite friendly and enthusiastic in their conversations.

The first ones to come are washing their faces, filling water, and preparing dinner. When the later ones just step into the camp, someone will greet them enthusiastically and invite them to have dinner together. Everyone lit a pile of bonfires and steamed the food they brought. The rich aroma and cheerful laughter floated over the camp.

When Grimm and Alice followed the scent and slowly walked into the small camp, the travelers gathered around the campfire were all stunned with astonishment.

Although Grimm and his partner were wearing traveler cloaks to cover their gorgeous wizard robes, the silky satin and golden piping of the black cloaks alone fully demonstrated their extraordinary qualities. Moreover, Grimm's sturdy body and calm temperament, coupled with Alice's special dress, made it impossible to hide their identities as wizards.

For the arrival of the two wizards, everyone in the camp was obviously not mentally prepared, and an apprentice witch in the crowd was even more nervous and at a loss. She quickly stood up and saluted the two.

In the North, although the status of witches is much higher than that of male wizards, a small apprentice witch is still not qualified to show off in front of the two wizards.

"We just came here from the central part and need to know the organizational situation here. Can you tell us about it?" At this point, Grimm no longer showed up, but let Alice come forward to negotiate with people.

Alice is a witch after all, and her respect in the North is obviously more valuable than that of a wizard, so her appearance is often more effective.

"It is Naya's honor to serve you! My two lords, please come and sit here!" The apprentice witch immediately entertained the two people warmly.

There was also a bonfire in a relatively sheltered place inside the camp. This was originally the position occupied by the leader of a small caravan. Seeing the two wizards coming, he hurriedly gave up this best position.

In terms of status, the leader of this small caravan may be slightly higher than this apprentice witch, after all, this apprentice witch was hired by their caravan. But when faced with this situation, only this apprentice witch is qualified to sit and talk with two formal wizards.

After the caravan leader moved to another bonfire, he quickly sent someone to deliver the freshly made mushroom soup and roasted lamb chops. The three of them sat around the small bonfire, eating and chatting, and the atmosphere in the field was calm and peaceful.

"I wonder what the two adults want to know?" Apprentice Naya looked at the two strange wizards curiously and asked politely.

The two wizards, one tall and one short, one big and one small, look like a father and daughter who are traveling. However, the handsome and cold wizard is inevitably too young, and the "little" witch is not only petite, but also speaks and behaves like a seven or eight-year-old girl.

However, it is well known that there are no ordinary people who can become wizards. Can an eight-year-old girl become a wizard? This is simply making fun of the profession of wizards. So the "little" witch in front of him looks young, but who knows if she is already hundreds of years old!

Knowing that you can't judge people by their appearance, the apprentice Naya can only respectfully pay his respects to the two wizards.

"We just want to understand the situation of the nearby organization and what special resources are there in the surrounding area!" Alice didn't touch the lamb chops. She tasted a mouthful of mushroom soup and thought it tasted okay. Then she said casually while sipping gently.

"Then I will introduce it to you, my Lord!"

"We are now located between Dean and Ancona. Dean is a city that must be passed through when entering and leaving the North. You two adults must have visited it when you came. If you go north along this road for another half a day, you will leave the scope of Dean and enter the territory of the death witches."

"If you go west, you will enter the territory of the painful witches in about 3 days. If you go east for 2 days, you will enter the territory of the fraud witches."

"The resources around here are also quite rich. Dean is where all cross-domain caravans gather, and almost all the resources in the North can be found there. If you want to collect some resources, it is easier there."

"In our North, in addition to the wizard towers in major cities, In addition, many witch ladies like to find a secluded place to build a magic hut, and then conduct their favorite research in it. If a wizard visits, they will be happy to exchange some knowledge with you. "

"200 miles northwest of this trade route is a place called Nora. There is a "lucky spring" that appears from time to time. It is said that drinking the spring water will bring good luck for a year..."

"300 miles east of here, there is a obelisk left by an ancient witch, which will bring a special spiritual perception to the witch who touches it..."

"XX miles southwest..."

"XX miles northeast..."

Grimm and Alice listened quietly, memorizing everything that the apprentice Naya said in their minds. Although Alice was born here, she was taken out of the North when she was very young, so most of her memories of this place are very vague.

Hearing all this at this moment, some childhood memories came alive again.

After Naya finished speaking, Grimm took out a map of the North and asked her to mark the locations of the witch huts she knew, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Alice took out ten magic crystals from her bosom and handed them to Naya, who accepted them with a happy face.

Naya was only an intermediate apprentice, and was hired by a small caravan to make such a trip. After running around for more than ten days, she only earned 8 magic crystals. Now she can earn 10 magic crystals just by speaking a few words, which makes her overjoyed.

At this time, Grimm frowned slightly and turned his head to look southeast.

He turned his head and made eye contact with Alice, and they stood up together.

"You will inform the people in this camp not to leave the camp tonight. No matter how loud the noise is outside, don't go out to check. Give this to the leader of the caravan. It's the meal money for tonight!" Alice took out two more magic crystals and threw them into Naya's arms, then turned around and walked silently into the dark night with Grimm.

Naya's heart was beating violently. Holding the magic crystal, she looked in the direction where the two wizards disappeared, and vaguely felt that tonight might not be peaceful again! chapter;