Through extensive construction, Harmony Village is gradually becoming a forest community with its own services.
Zhou Qingfeng successfully integrated the scattered Black Forest population by supplying sufficient food and improving living conditions. This proved one thing - as long as the organization is good, even the lowest untouchables can play a powerful role.
At the same time, an embarrassed team came out from the depths of the Black Forest. The "chief alchemist" of Cold Wind City, a seventh-level alchemist, Mr. Fabro, led a team of five or six people to escape from the goblins.
Desperately hoping to get fixed.
The 'Chief Alchemist' is in very bad condition. His expensive arcane robe has turned into a tattered beggar's outfit. The scroll bag on his waist is empty. The staff on hand has been exhausted. He can't even be used as a crutch.
arrive.
There are wizards, warriors, rangers, thieves, etc. in the team, but now more than half of them are dead or injured. Those who are still alive are exhausted but don't even have hot water. The supplies are either lost in the battle or exhausted.
"Jason." The 'Chief Alchemist' called his apprentice over, "It is not suitable for us to return to Cold Wind City now. You have been in the Black Forest for a while, is there a suitable place to stay?"
The wizard's apprentice's condition is worse than that of his teacher. Half of his face is charred, his body is injured, one hand is hanging on his neck, and he is so exhausted that it is difficult to walk. The current situation is indeed unable to return to Cold Wind City, but it is precisely because of this
, he hated his teacher even more.
Because Monsieur Fabro is here to pick up some bargains.
The evil god Cyric was driven back to the Kingdom of God, the all-round invasion of the goblins was completely defeated, and the Black Forest returned to a state of complete disorder. However, the news of Zhou Qingfeng's promotion of Elf Silver Leaf City still spread.
Jason was ordered to help Zhou Qingfeng sell demonic items from the Elf Prison. His personal strength was limited, so he could only ask his teacher Fabro for help.
But what the 'chief alchemist' thought of was to immediately organize an expedition team to find the mysterious Silver Leaf City. Fabbro was very confident in his own strength, and wizards had a natural advantage in exploring and searching for secrets.
But the harsh conditions in the Black Forest far exceeded Fabro's expectations. After a month of hard work, he was disgraced and returned in defeat. The adventure in the ruins that had just passed was a complete disaster.
The first thing is supplies. For a team of more than a dozen people, each person has a horse. But under a heavy load, one horse can eat the rations of five people.
Fabbro thought that this exploration would not last long, but he was wrong. As a result, the supplies carried by the horses were not enough to feed themselves. The environment in the forest was too complex, and the horses' role was far less than expected.
After abandoning the horse and entering the forest, casualties appeared. Jason reminded his teacher that there were a lot of monsters around the elven ruins, especially goblins.
But Fabbro didn't take the goblins seriously at all, thinking that a single fireball spell was enough to scare those green-skinned monsters away - even the unknown Victor Hugo could defeat the army led by the goblin shaman.
He is a seventh-level wizard, so there is no reason why he can't do it.
The result? Fabbro didn't even touch the edge of the elven ruins, and the whole month of adventure was spent fighting the goblins.
All the deaths and injuries come from those inconspicuous green monsters. They hide in the canopy of trees, in shrubs, and in the mud, always hiding in places you wouldn't expect. They are also good at causing trouble with poisonous arrows, traps, ambushes and other means, making it difficult to prevent them.
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At the beginning, a fireball spell can indeed have a good deterrent effect. The goblins will run away as fast as rabbits. But as time goes by, these cunning and stupid creatures will find ways to deal with outsiders at the cost of their lives.
method.
The green-skinned monsters are endless and endlessly killing them until Fabbro and the others are brought down. They will even use their own kind as bait to deliberately attract fire and attack when their prey is careless.
For a month, Fabbro and others had the advantage for the first ten days. But when they realized that their supplies were about to be exhausted and they had to retreat, continuous attacks appeared.
Goblins appeared all over the mountains and plains like a tide, and it was impossible to kill them all. They were like monsters that only appeared in nightmares. They were fearless and only knew that 'Oke Oke' would rush towards them.
In addition to goblins, there are also bugbears, lizardmen, jackals, and kobolds. The latter are more insidious and cunning, and more difficult to deal with. These monsters are adapted to the environment of the black forest, and they appear and disappear without stopping.
When Fabbro's team entered the Black Forest, there were more than a dozen people. When they came out, there were only five or six scarred and hungry escapees left. The others were lost in the endless forest.
Everyone is exhausted.
Jason said: "The closest to us is the Mortar Pit, but that settlement was destroyed. Now we can only go to the orc camp, now called Harmony Village." He spoke respectfully but bowed his head deeply, because Fabbro's
His recklessness made him suffer a lot.
After finally escaping, everyone in the team was pushing to the limit. Jason said he wanted to go to the Harmony Village. No one had any objections, but he just didn't know if he could persist?
After walking staggeringly for a long time, the group of people came to a fork in the road. It was getting dark, but there were still several kilometers to go before their destination. It took a long, long time to walk several kilometers in the forest.
The black forest at night was very dangerous, and tension arose in the team. No one wanted to camp casually. At this moment..., a four-wheeled carriage passed by at the fork in the road, and there were many people sitting on the carriage who were laughing and laughing.
adventurer.
How is this going?
The exhausted escapees stood stupidly on the roadside, not understanding how such a scene could happen in the black forest. However, when the driver of the car passed by with his whip, he shouted loudly: "Want to take a car? One silver coin per person.
There are discounts for group purchases.
You are halfway on the train, so let’s consider it half price. Two silver coins will take you to Harmony Village. There are taverns, guest rooms, hot water, and delicious food in the village. It seems that you still need a doctor. It doesn’t matter, although there is no priest in the village.
, but there are witch doctors.”
The groom rubbed his hands proudly and said in a loud voice, "Masters, why are you hesitating? As long as you are willing to spend money, there are even beautiful women in the village. What do you think? Get in the car quickly."
The escapees were still in a daze. The contrast between such a situation in the gloomy and terrifying black forest was too great. Fabbro turned to look at his students, and Jason quickly asked: "It's Victor Hugo's."
Harmonious Village?”
"Yeah... it's the original orc stronghold, but now it's been renamed. Can't you come up? If you can't come up, I have to leave. This is the only carriage in the Black Forest. If you miss it, you'll have to spend the night in the forest.
." The groom spurred his horse and whipped his horse, ready to leave.
Jason couldn't hold it on any longer. He was a wizard, not a warrior, and his physical strength had long been exhausted. He wished he could lie down and rest immediately. He paid for it himself and let the team get into the car. There was no room in the car, so he could only carry two people outside.
, and then divided into two to squeeze in with the coachman.
The wizard student and his teacher squeezed into the carriage, and everyone in the carriage stared at them blankly. Both the master and the apprentice were too tired to talk, but someone still took the initiative to ask: "Looking at you, do you want to go explore?"
The elven ruins of Silverleaf City?"
The master and apprentice looked at each other in confusion but couldn't hide it. Jason nodded and said 'hmm' as an admission.
Wow..., the carriage was already bustling, and this "hmm" ignited the passion of the passengers. A series of questions came one after another. Jason had to answer a few simple questions.
"Are the ruins real?"
"certainly."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Isn't this nonsense?"
"There are a lot of goblins and monsters, right?"
"Yes."
"Is anyone dead?"
"More than half of our teammates are dead."
After listening to Jason's description, the adventurers in the carriage made even more noise.
"It seems that our choice to purchase the 'Silver Leaf City Adventure Gift Pack' is completely correct. Otherwise, if we rush into an unfamiliar area to explore, we will end up like this team."
"Yes, yes, why should we save money? If you want to explore, you cannot save money. Especially the preparations must be done well. This is an iron rule. Look, this is a bloody lesson."
"It seems that Harmony Village is still worth a visit, and the money spent is well worth it."
The topic ended up being an internal discussion among the people in the carriage. After seeing what happened to the Fabbro team, everyone was very satisfied with the decision they made not long ago.
Chapter completed!