Chapter 0388 Songta Town

Songta Town.

As the last human settlement east of the Ellowes region, this is the only place to go in and out of the Black Forest. Since jungle monsters often come out to harass humans, this area is also one of the areas specially marked as extremely unsafe by the Sand Tallinn Association.

As evening approached, the sky became overcast and gray.

On a black carriage heading to Songta Town, Greem opened the curtain and carefully looked at everything around him.

What you can see is a vast expanse of rolling hills, covered with lush greenery and towering trees. Between the hills and hills is a winding double-row carriageway.

The carriage he hired was walking on this mountain road.

Looking back and seeing Greem, the short-haired middle-aged man driving the car couldn't help but remind him: "Master Wizard, please sit tight, we have to speed up. This mountain road is relatively safe during the day, but it becomes very dangerous once it falls. It’s very dangerous. So we must get to Songta Town before nightfall!”

Grim nodded and said nothing.

He could see that as the sky gradually darkened, the carriages driving on this mountain road also sped up. When the two carriages passed by each other, the coachmen were no longer in the mood to talk to each other, and they were all on their way with their heads down.

The carriage drove quickly along the mountain road. The further it went, the worse the road condition became and the bumps became more severe. But it went smoothly. Before it got dark, the carriage arrived at its destination - Songta Town.

Songta Town is said to be a human town, but in fact it is more like a military stronghold.

A military stronghold surrounded by a tall, thick wooden fence!

Greem has also visited countless human villages and towns, but he has never seen one with such tight protection.

The thick and towering wooden fence was built with thick logs felled from nearby forests. It was 3 meters high. The upper end had been sharpened, exposing the white wood stubble. The wooden door entering the town is covered with a thick metal guard, held together by huge copper rivets.

There are many battlements on the fence, as well as tall turrets and arrow towers, and people can be vaguely seen patrolling and sentrying on them.

When the black carriage that Grim was riding slowly entered the town, the whole picture of Songta Town was revealed to him bit by bit.

This is a relatively cold and remote town.

There is only one main street in total, and about a hundred tall wooden houses and houses built with logs are arranged on both sides of the street, forming the main body of the town. There are some wooden signboards hanging outside several particularly tall buildings, which can barely make people see their functions.

A tavern, an inn, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, and a small secret shop...

You can also see the secret shop here, and Greem couldn't help but sigh, the power of witchcraft is indeed everywhere!

The black carriage quickly stopped in front of a simple two-story wooden building, which was also the only hotel in the town.

When Greem stepped out of the carriage, what he saw was the innkeeper who kept rubbing his hands and had a restrained and flattering look on his face. This is a middle-aged man with short brown hair, gray burlap clothes, and a smile on his face all the time.

Seeing Greem's iconic wizard robe, the other party's smile grew even stronger. Although his expression was reserved, he was not timid. He was obviously a guy who often dealt with wizards.

"I need a clean and comfortable room!" Greem stood in front of the hotel owner with his witchcraft staff and pestle in his hand. The shadow cast by his 2-meter-high body almost completely covered him: "In addition, I also want to recruit a small local army. Expedition team, please help me let the news out..."

"Everything will be as you wish!" The hotel owner nodded and bowed: "Please come with me!"

The arrival of an official wizard apparently also caused a slight tremor in the entire town. Especially after the innkeeper Jack's announcement, the mercenaries, adventurers and wizard apprentices still entrenched in the town immediately became restless.

Despite its unimpressive appearance, the town of Songta is extremely famous in the entire Ellowis region.

After leaving the town and heading northeast for less than 10 miles into the forest, you will come into contact with the edge of the black forest. If you walk further inside, you will encounter many strange creatures, plants and beasts that are difficult to encounter in ordinary mountains and forests.

Therefore, the town of Pine Tower is the last supply point near the Black Forest, and it is also a place that all those who want to explore the Black Forest must stay or pass by.

Although the black forest is extremely dangerous, as long as you don't go too deep and just wander around the periphery, you can still find some strange demonized plants and beasts. For them, as long as an experienced adventure team has a reasonable professional mix, they can be very confident in getting some loot.

The secret shop in the town is a specialized shop that provides basic witchcraft supplies to the adventurer team that goes in and out of the Black Forest, and buys magic items in large quantities.

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Apart from a bed, a wooden table and chairs, there was almost nothing else in a room that was less than ten square meters. The tables, chairs, and wooden beds seemed to be made of mountain wood, without being carefully carved or polished, and they also had a hint of the unique fragrance of wood.

The accommodation conditions are very basic.

However, considering the environment here, Greem was no longer picky about anything.

In comparison, the food provided by the hotel is quite good.

Soft bread, green and sticky vegetable soup, and a golden piece of grilled ribs of an unknown beast... Greem tasted it and found that it tasted pretty good, with quite a mountain flavor, and the ribs provided plenty of energy.

Grimm had not discussed the price with the innkeeper Jack, so the innkeeper naturally presented everything according to the best standards.

As for the price?

Wizards never care about money, but only about enjoyment.

And this is the main reason why Jack was so happy when he saw the wizard!

Compared with those adventurers who are penny-pinching, and compared with those wizard apprentices who pretend to be generous but are actually stingy, real wizards never take gold coins into their eyes.

When Grimm filled his stomach, pushed away the plate in front of him, and gently wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, Jack, who had been serving beside him, urged the maid to remove the tableware with his eyes, and whispered respectfully: "Master Wizard, the people you need are waiting downstairs. Look..."

"Take me downstairs to see!" Grimm reached out and picked up the "Destruction Flame" wizard staff on the table, and walked out of the room first.

The living room on the first floor was already full of adventurers who came to apply for the job, about 50 or 60 people, including some dressed as wizard apprentices. The guys who could make a living in the Black Forest were all sturdy and strong, and their words and deeds were full of murderous aura.

Grimm did not go down the stairs, but stood at the handrail on the second floor, looking down at the crowd in front of him, with a terrifying and frightening look in his eyes.

"I need a small exploration team of 5 to 7 people, preferably veterans with rich jungle life experience." Grimm slowly stated his requirements: "There is no need to hunt any ferocious monsters on this trip, just accompany me to explore an area. Ordinary beasts will be left to you to deal with, and if there are really powerful monsters, I will naturally deal with them. Your gains during the journey belong to you, but you must prioritize the completion of my exploration mission. This is all the content of the mission!"

There was a slight noise in the hall.

Everyone's faces were excited and excited, and they obviously did not expect that the wizard could promise such generous conditions. However, Grimm noticed that several adventurers with strong auras showed solemn and thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"I wonder if this sir can reveal the approximate area that needs to be explored?" A mature and steady adventurer patted his chest and saluted: "I don't want to pry into your secrets, but I want to roughly assess the risk level of this mission!"

Hearing the words of this adventurer, the originally restless crowd calmed down again, and all focused their attention on Grimm, the mysterious wizard.

"The area I want to explore is near the Sickwood Forest!" Grimm replied lightly.

As soon as the name of the Sickwood Forest came out, a huge gasp sounded in the crowd downstairs.

Most people showed shocked expressions on their faces.

The money of the wizards is really not so easy to get!

Although they don't care about money, the hiring fee they pay is often five to ten times that of ordinary adventure missions, but the areas they often appear are often ten to a hundred times more dangerous than ordinary missions.

Sickwood Forest?

As adventurers who often make a living in the Black Forest, they are very familiar with this name. It is located 300 miles northeast of Songta Town, which means that to reach there, they need to go 290 miles deep into the Black Forest.

This... can already be considered a very dangerous area!

Seeing that the adventurers in front of him were frightened by the name of the Sick Forest, Grimm lightly pressed the railing with his right hand and announced another news.

"It is precisely because the mission of this trip is more dangerous that I am willing to pay 200 magic crystals for it!"

Grimm's words immediately set off a new storm in the crowd. All the adventurers' eyes were red, and they were discussing enthusiastically, and the hall was noisy.

Grimm looked down and saw clearly that some new mercenaries with young faces shook their heads and left the hall. Another group of veteran mercenaries also left after careful consideration.

Soon, there were less than ten people left in the hall.

"Sir, my name is Lowe, I'm a level 2 sword and shield warrior, and I'm willing to join your team." Lowe is a tall and strong young swordsman. He turned around and pointed at the two people behind him and said, "This is my sister, Fila, a level 3 archer. This is Rhodes, a level 3 thief."

Grimm's eyes turned around them, and he scanned out their basic data almost instantly.

The wizard world respects wizards, and other professions are undoubtedly unprecedentedly suppressed.

Level 2 and level 3 mentioned by Lowe are just a symbolic name for ordinary warriors in the human world, which is almost the same as the level of wizard apprentices.

Level 1 is equivalent to the quasi-wizard among apprentices, level 2 is equivalent to the senior apprentice, level 3 is the intermediate apprentice, level 4 is the primary apprentice... Almost all ordinary warriors are divided in this way.

As for warriors who can stand shoulder to shoulder with wizards, sorry, they have never appeared in the wizard continent!

This Lovi who stepped out was probably only 27 or 28 years old. Without elemental talent, he was able to have level 2 strength just by relying on combat skills and training, which was enough to be classified as a genius.

As for the two behind him, their physical fitness was also unprecedentedly excellent, which made Grimm nod slightly.

The other party was obviously a mature adventure team, and such a team was more convenient to use!

Since the remaining adventurers dared to stay, they were naturally full of confidence in themselves and reported their occupations and abilities to Grimm. Grimm nodded or shook his head, and finally only a level 4 hunter named Neil and an intermediate potion apprentice named Anthony were left.

The reason why a level 4 hunter was chosen was purely because of Jack's introduction.

This Neil's fighting ability is not very good, but he is a good cook, and the delicious barbecue is widely praised.

For the choice of the wizard, Lovi and the other two could only shrug helplessly.

As expected, the wizard is worthy of his delicate body. Even when he went to the Black Forest for adventure, he considered the most about how not to abuse his stomach!

However, at this time, in addition to the five people selected by Grimm, there was only a mysterious man covered in a black robe sitting alone in a corner of the hall.

When Grimm's eyes slowly fell on "him", the mysterious man stood up, brushed off his hood, bowed and saluted him, saying: "Wizard, we meet again!"

It turned out to be "him"!

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