Hey hey hey...
Seeing Zhou Qingfeng appear, Todd could only express his gratitude with a silly smile. He rummaged through the corpse of the goblin warlock and took off a small ring and a cloth bag.
"This is a mist ring, which can be used to block sight. Although it is not a particularly powerful magic item, it should be quite practical for a rookie like you.
The contents of this bag belong to you too. I guess there are some scrolls and gold coins, but I don’t want them anymore.” Todd was quite generous and had no intention of dividing the spoils equally.
In fact, this battle was completed by the two of them. If Todd hadn't fought to the end, Zhou Qingfeng would have had no chance to take action. Uncle Zhou was not pretentious, took the ring and bag, weighed it, and said with a smile: "I'll treat you if I have a chance.
Drink, drink enough."
The orc took Zhou Qingfeng away from the battlefield, took out the wound medicine he carried with him, and bandaged the wound on his lower back. He also shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "We are really in trouble this time. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to drink.
The thief just now was nicknamed ‘Thorn’ and he was a well-known guy in the Black Forest. He was very good at sneak attacks and assassinations. But he actually defected to the goblins.”
"Why do you find it strange that humans are just taking refuge with goblins?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
"Because the goblins of the Magru tribe are very scary." Todd said that the frustration is true. "According to the description of 'Thorn', those goblins are expanding. All settlements in the entire Black Forest are in trouble."
The Icefield Mountains are vast, and the Black Forest is vast. Less than one tenth of the place has been explored by humans. There are a large number of powerful monsters in the unknown area, and there are even legendary entrances to the abyss and purgatory.
For unknown areas, rashly entering is no different than seeking death. It is not uncommon for a few evil eyes and illithids to pop up at random. The only way to communicate with the outside world in the Black Forest is the Goblin Plank Road.
"The Black Forest is not the territory of humans. On the contrary, there are the most goblins. But as long as they pay tolls, the goblins of the Magru tribe will not prevent humans from moving in the black forest. But I don't know what happened now. The goblins changed their minds not long ago."
Todd said.
The ‘Shadow’ who claims to be ‘all-knowing and all-powerful’ also added, “The Maguru tribe not only wants to rule humans, but they also value the output of the Black Forest.
There are already more than 100,000 goblins in the forest. If they want to feed themselves, they must expand, otherwise they will starve to death. But the goblins are too weak and must rely on enslaving humans to obtain more resources."
After all, they talked about fighting for the tribe, but in reality it was still a matter of survival. Zhou Qingfeng asked: "Shadow, do you have any ideas?"
"No," 'Shadow' replied, "You can choose to escape from the Black Forest, or you can choose to challenge the Magru tribe, or even seek refuge with the goblins. In my opinion, these are the ways to survive. With my help, you can
You can make a difference anywhere."
Zhou Qingfeng didn't want to take refuge in the ugly and smelly goblins. He asked Todd: "Where should we go now? We have to find a place to stay, right? Otherwise, when those goblins run out all over the mountains and plains, we really won't have to run.
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Todd scratched his head. What he was most afraid of was starvation, and secondly he hated goblins. Now that White Crow Camp can’t go, he had to find another human settlement. "Well... Her Royal Highness didn’t ask us to go there."
Voodoo swamp? But there..."
"What happened there?"
"It's a bit messy there."
The place name 'Voodoo Swamp' doesn't make a good impression. But both of them are about to become homeless dogs, so why do they care about the mess? Zhou Qingfeng asked Todd to lead the way, and the two went back to find the horses, and turned to the famous place in the black forest overnight.
Terror zone.
The environment in the forest is very strange. Most of it is woodland, interspersed with river valleys and mountains, and also includes rotten and smelly swamps.
There is always a layer of white mist in the calm swamp, and the scattered rotten wood is looming in the mist. If someone accidentally steps into it, the mud of the swamp will slowly and irreversibly swallow it up.
This kind of devouring is a kind of great psychological torture, and the process often lasts for hours or even days. The victim has no ankles, submerged at the waist, and only the neck is left. No struggle or cry for help will change the fate of death.
destiny.
Even a strong adventurer is extremely frightened when facing the swamp of the Black Forest. Because there is not only sticky mud in the swamp, but also terrifying monsters.
For example, there are some finger-sized scavenging larvae. They usually hide in the mud and remain motionless. But if they sense movement, they will swarm in, bite through the victim's skin, and burrow into their body.
This bug doesn't like fresh flesh and blood, and instead releases venom that accelerates the decay of limbs.
However, the scavengers in the swamp are very popular with necromancy wizards, and insect powder is an important spell-casting material. In order to capture these valuable insects, many people take the risk of settling near the dangerous swamp.
"Scavengers are just a product of Voodoo Swamp. There are many good things here. When more people gather, settlements will be formed." Todd led Zhou Qingfeng through the mountains and woodlands, and finally arrived at the edge of a vast swamp, "Here
Life is too hard and too dangerous.”
Todd repeatedly talked about the poverty and danger of the Voodoo Swamp, as well as the terrible environment here, "This is a hopeless place, and the people living here are just waiting to die. But we don't have a better place to stay."
"
Zhou Qingfeng was riding on horseback, and the dilapidated settlement shrouded in mist appeared in front of his eyes. "We are just struggling to survive. There is nothing to be picky about."
Compared with the high walls, trenches, ballistas, extremely heavily guarded mortar pits and white crow camps, the settlement in front of us has no protection. It only has low wooden fences, haphazard shacks, dirty and disgusting camps, and live animals.
Residents as numb as death.
There is no defense in the settlement, and there are no core leaders. There are very few adventurers here, and there are only more than 300 unkempt ordinary people living in it. I don’t know why Inisa chose to settle here?
"Poison gas emerges from time to time in the swamp, and some terrible monsters will rush out, which can kill people at any time. People like Lukans look down on this place, and are not willing to take risks. Even the goblins are not willing to come, and regard this place as a
restricted area.
But many poor people have no choice. They cannot enter formal settlements, so they have no choice but to come here and risk their lives in exchange for a small amount of produce from the dangerous swamp." Todd explained.
A great change is taking place in the Black Forest. The Magru tribe of goblins wants to seize a larger living space. If they do not resist, the humans in the Black Forest will either be sent to blood sacrifices or captured to serve as slaves.
Zhou Qingfeng came to Voodoo Swamp to have a temporary place to stay, and also to expand his horizons and learn more about the black forest and other worlds. But when he came here, he was deeply shocked.
The impression of Voodoo Swamp on Zhou Qingfeng is that of extreme poverty. But if you think that the poor people here are easy to fool, you are totally wrong - because they are poor, they are ignorant, timid, and stupid.
Chapter completed!