The trade routes in the Black Forest are safe passages that countless wizards have spent their lives exploring for thousands of years.
But this so-called safety is only in a relative sense after all, and no one can guarantee absolute safety.
After all, most of the forest roads shuttle through the gaps between the territories of some powerful monsters, and it is impossible for monsters to completely follow the boundaries drawn on the map when hunting. Therefore, once you encounter high-level monsters during the journey, you will lose some goods and
Resources are still a trivial matter, and often an entire caravan will mysteriously disappear due to this.
Therefore, as the guardian witch of the caravan, it is a must to make a special trip to visit the wise men or prophets in the tribe every time when leaving the tribe.
Although most wise men and prophets are not of a high level, even those high-level witches do not dare to ignore their ‘advice’. After all, it is an important reminder that affects their own lives!
I don’t know whether it was due to the blessing of the dark witch and wise man, or because there were too many candidates for the witch of destiny in the team. The caravan led by the witch Carla had a smooth journey. Although it also encountered some wild monsters during the journey.
The attack was still within the control of the witches.
Therefore, 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 began to become wider, and many forked roads extended in different directions. On the road, the flow of people coming and going gradually increased.
When we first left the Black Forest, the most common thing we encountered were hunting teams dressed as mercenaries. More or less trainee witches were seen in each team. When they saw the caravan, they all waved and greeted them.
Salute to these warriors who dared to cross the Black Forest.
It can be seen that the witches of various factions get along in a relatively harmonious atmosphere here. At least in the exchanges between low-level witches, Greem did not notice any obvious signs of hatred or nastiness among them.
From the moment they passed through the black forest, they had stepped into the territory of the Witch of the North.
The first city to welcome them was Dean City, managed by the Witches' Council.
Dean City is not affiliated with any branch of witches, but is a city directly managed by the Witches Council, somewhat similar to a public city in the middle of the continent.
Here, all witch factions must obey the management of the Witches Council and cannot disobey the laws of the Witches Council. As for the city managers, they are drawn from each witch faction and sit here in turn.
The manager of Dean City for these ten years was a third-level witch from the Painful Witch Family.
Before entering Dean City, the lonely witch jumped off the carriage and left the caravan without looking back. A moment later, the pair of male and female witches who claimed to be brother and sister also secretly left the team.
Judging from the direction they left, it was almost the same as the witch's route, so you can imagine what will happen next.
All the dark witches in the caravan saw this scene and shook their heads, feeling that the first witch to leave was unwise.
As long as she remains in the caravan, the dark witch is obliged to help her due to contractual considerations. Even if she enters Dean City, wizards will kill each other strictly in the land directly under the jurisdiction of the witches. So her
Safety will also be guaranteed to a certain extent.
But she left alone, and also took away the brother and sister wizards. Everyone can imagine what will happen next with their eyes closed.
Humph, a candidate for the witch of destiny who cannot get the favor of fate, let him die if he dies!
But what surprised them most was that, near the entrance of Dean City, the last remaining pair of wizards and witches also said goodbye, and then blended in with the bustling crowd and left.
There was no need to pay attention to the strange eyes behind them. Grim and Alice did not enter Dean City, but walked westward along the city wall, then turned north, and headed along the road towards the hinterland of the Northland Witches.
As they walked, they could vaguely hear the two people talking in low voices.
"Why don't you go into Dean City? Don't you know those three guys are waiting for us outside?" The voice seemed to be Alice's.
"They are waiting for us, why shouldn't we be waiting for them! If they really dare to come, just beat them to pieces! Anyway, your fighting skills should have been sharpened long ago..."
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Three days later...
Night time.
A clearing by the forest next to the road.
Due to the easy access and the fact that there is a small spring nearby, there are quite a lot of business travelers staying and camping here.
When night fell, four or five groups of people successively chose to stay here to rest. And their arrival soon made the small camp very lively.
This is a territory managed by witches, and there are no bandits or robbers at all. Therefore, even if they are strangers, they seem to be quite friendly and enthusiastic when talking.
Those who came first were washing their faces, filling water, and preparing dinner. As soon as those who came after them stepped into the camp, someone would greet them warmly and invite them to have dinner together. Everyone set up piles of bonfires and cooked the food they had brought.
The rich aroma and cheerful laughter floated over the camp.
And when Grim and Alice slowly walked into this small camp following the scent, the travelers gathered around the campfire were stunned and stunned.
Although Greem and his wife were wearing traveler's cloaks, covering up their gorgeous wizard robes, the silky satin and golden piping of the black cloaks alone fully demonstrated how good they were. And
Greem's burly body and calm temperament, coupled with Alice's special dress, made it impossible to hide the identity of the two wizards.
No one in the camp was obviously mentally prepared for the arrival of the two wizards, and a trainee witch mixed in with 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 wizards, a low-ranking trainee witch is still not qualified to show off in front of the two wizards.
"We have just arrived here from the middle of the country. We need to know about the organizational situation here. Can you tell us about it?" Once here, Greem stopped coming forward, and instead let Alice come forward to negotiate with people.
After all, Alice is a witch, and her respect in the North is obviously higher than that of a wizard, so her intervention is often more effective.
"It is Naya's honor to serve you! You two adults, please come and sit here!" The trainee witch immediately warmly entertained the two of them.
There was also a bonfire in a leeward place inside the camp. This was originally the position occupied by the leader of a small caravan. When he saw the arrival of the two wizards, he quickly gave up this best position.
In terms of status, the leader of this small caravan may be slightly higher than this trainee witch. After all, this trainee witch was hired by their caravan. But when faced with this situation, only this trainee witch
Only then can he be qualified to sit down and talk with two official wizards.
After the caravan leader moved to another bonfire, he quickly sent someone to deliver freshly made mushroom soup and baked lamb chops. The three of them sat around the small bonfire, eating and chatting.
The atmosphere is quite 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, look really like a traveling father and daughter. However, the handsome and cold wizard inevitably looks too young, and the 'little' witch not only looks good in appearance but also looks very young.
She is petite, even when she talks and looks like a seven or eight year old girl.
However, we know that no ordinary person can become a wizard. Can an eight-year-old girl become a wizard? This is simply making fun of the profession of wizard. So the 'little' witch in front of me looks tender, but who knows if she has already
It's hundreds of years old!
The apprentice Naya, who knew that one should not judge books by their appearance, could only respectfully pay his respects to the two wizards.
"We just want to know about the situation of nearby organizations and what special resources are around!" Alice did not touch the mutton chops. She took a sip of the mushroom soup and thought it tasted okay, so she sipped it gently.
Said casually.
"Then let me introduce it to you, sir!"
"The place where we are now is between Dean City and Ancona City. Dean City is a city that must be passed in and out of the Northland. The two adults must have visited it when they came. It's another half-day's journey to the north along this road.
, will leave the confines of Dean City and enter the territory of the Death Witches."
"If you go west, you will enter the territory of the Pain Witch in about 3 days. If you travel east for 2 days, you will enter the territory of the Deception Witch."
"The resources around here are also quite rich. Dean City is where all cross-region caravans gather, and almost all the resources in the North will be found there. If you two want to collect some resources, it is easier there.
"
"In our Northland, in addition to the wizard towers in major cities, there are also many witches who like to find a secluded place to build a magic cabin, and then indulge in their favorite research there. If a wizard comes to visit,
, they will be happy to exchange some knowledge with you."
"In a place called Nora, 200 miles northwest of this trade route, 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 from here, there is an obelisk left by an ancient witch. It will bring a special spiritual enlightenment to the witch who touches it..."
"xx miles to the southwest..."
"To the northeast xx miles..."
Grim and Alice listened quietly, remembering everything the apprentice Naya said in their minds. Although Alice was born here, she was taken out of the Northland when she was very young.
, so most of my memories here are blurry.
Hearing all this now, some childhood memories came alive again.
After Naya finished speaking, Greem took out a map of the North and asked her to mark the locations of the witch huts he knew, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Alice took out ten magic crystals from her arms and handed them to Naya, who accepted them with a happy face.
Naya only has the strength of an intermediate apprentice. He was hired by a small caravan to make such a trip. After traveling for more than ten days, he could only earn an income of 8 magic crystals. Now he can earn an income of ten magic crystals just by saying a few words.
This made her immediately overjoyed.
At this time, Greem frowned slightly and turned his head to look to the southeast.
Turning around, his eyes met with Alice's, and they both stood up.
"You will inform the people in this camp later that they are not to take a single step out of this camp tonight. No matter how loud the noise outside is, don't go out to check. Give this to the caravan leader and it will be considered as tonight's meal money!" Ai Li
Si took out two more magic crystals and threw them into Naya's arms, then turned around and silently walked into the dark night with Greem.
Naya's heart was beating fiercely. She held the magic crystal and looked at the direction where the two wizards disappeared. She vaguely felt that tonight might not be peaceful anymore!