At some point, a young man with dark skin and a rattan headdress appeared beside the pier.
"Is this your first time coming to the Rae Islands? I am Maltz, the merchant and guide on the island."
Maltz approached them with a smile on his face.
He was wearing a light green vest with a unique light yellow pattern, and he didn't look like a wizard.
"Yeah." Colin paused and nodded slightly.
Maltz smiled and asked again:
"I wonder, sir, do you need to lead the way? You only need one magic stone."
He paused and added.
"Don't think it's expensive. Guides in the Lae Islands always charge the same price. Only we can travel freely in the dense forest."
"Lead the way." Colin nodded without saying anything to him. He took out a magic stone from his purse and handed it to him and said calmly.
"Okay, sir." A hint of surprise flashed across Maltz's face. He took the magic stone skillfully, pressed his right hand on his chest and bowed to Colin.
Then he turned around and walked towards the back immediately.
Colin and others followed closely behind.
Not long after, they reached the end of the pier where it connected with the lush jungle.
"Sir, remember to follow me closely when entering the jungle."
Standing outside the jungle, Maltz turned his head and reminded them.
The jungle behind him is dense and lush, with thick and twisted vines everywhere... No matter how you look at it, there is no way to enter.
Maltz did not explain, but after speaking, he walked straight towards the jungle.
The next second, following his movements, the vegetation that had covered him tightly moved to both sides in unison, making a rustling sound.
After a while, a narrow path appeared in front of them.
Colin raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised.
"We don't have many people on the Rae Islands, and we don't have many wizards..." Maltz took the initiative to explain as he led the way.
"But there have never been any intrusions from ferocious beasts and monsters. This is all because we have Laelle's protection."
Colin did not answer, but looked around curiously.
"These plants are part of La Elle," Maltz replied promptly.
"However, it's only a part of it...if they leave this island, they will all turn into ordinary demonized plants."
"Yeah." Colin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The wizarding world is far larger than the earth in my previous life.
There are still many unexplored places, many unsolved mysteries and things.
Although he was very interested in mysterious things like Laelle, now was not the time to get into trouble.
Colin and his group followed Maltz through the jungle.
The vegetation in the front separates, and the vegetation in the back closes together. They seem to be in a rectangular box. They are surrounded by endless green, and the height up to two and a half meters above the head is covered by dense plants.
Fortunately, there was still some bright sunlight that stubbornly penetrated through large or small gaps, allowing them to see their surroundings clearly.
The closed shading of the plants also brought good sound insulation. In such a cramped environment, the only things that could be heard were the rustling of their clothes and their weak breathing.
Ta-ta-ta--
Walking all the way.
There is always a repetitive green color in the field of vision, making distance and time blurry.
I do not know how long it has been.
A white light suddenly lit up in front of Maltz, and the plant vines rustled apart to both sides.
The vision suddenly opens up.
A winding road that was not wide appeared in front of everyone.
"Welcome to Geilai Village." Maltz pressed his right hand on his chest, looked back, bowed and smiled.
Colin looked up.
On both sides of the road, there are some ancient trees the size of several people hugging each other.
Such trees are not uncommon in this jungle, but they are more concentrated here than in other places.
But the top of the trees was where he really focused.
There are more or less domed wooden houses there.
The wooden houses are connected to each other by thick vine suspension bridges.
"Malts!"
Suddenly, a shout came from the wooden house on the giant tree not far to the left.
A handsome man with dark skin and sharp features stood by the window of the wooden house and looked at them, his face a little cold.
"Master Yule..." Maltz trembled all over and responded with a somewhat ugly look on his face.
He subconsciously walked towards the big tree next to him.
But he took a step, seemed to have thought of something, and turned back to greet Colin and others.
"Follow me, adults."
Colin nodded. Although he could use the flying submersing technique to fly up, it was not necessary.
He does as the Romans do, he is not a pushy person.
"Choose a vine to grab and just pull it," Maltz said.
Then he randomly selected a hanging vine next to the big tree, held it, and gently pulled it down.
The brown vines seemed to come alive, actively wrapping around his rough arms, and then slowly pulled him up to the tree house.
Colin also learned to choose a vine, held it and pulled it gently. The rough and cold vine snaked up his arm like a long snake, and then wrapped around it.
Then a gentle force pulled him up and instantly pulled him to the tree house.
"Sir, if you keep walking along here, you will see a place selling supplies... I won't accompany you there."
Maltz quickly pointed the way to him and walked quickly towards the handsome young man.
"Let's go." Colin curbed his curiosity and called to Renee and others to follow Maltz's instructions and move forward.
He did not forget that his purpose was just to replenish some supplies on the ship.
Colin and others gradually moved away, and their figures were hidden in the shadow of the trees.
The handsome young man withdrew his gaze, walked out of the wooden house, and asked Maltz coldly in front of him:
"Malts! The sacrifice is coming soon, why do you bring a group of strangers in?"
Maltz pursed his lips, squeezed out a smile and said, "I saw them looking around on the pier. It must be their first time here, and I'm afraid they might stray into the jungle..."
Yule stared at him quietly, his strong gaze causing Maltz's voice to get lower and lower, and finally disappeared.
"I understand, Master Yule."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yule was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "I know you want the village to earn more magic stones... but the sacrifice is only a few days ago.
The magic stone does not help us in any way, but is easily exposed..."
After speaking, You paused for a moment, raised his hand and pressed Maltz's shoulder, looked at him, sighed slightly, and said:
"It's an honor for Alice and the others to be chosen. You should be happy for them... Maltz."
Maltz gradually lowered his head, his face hidden by the shadow.
After a long time, a subtle response came.
"Okay, Lord Yule."
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"Have you bought all the supplies?" Colin asked Renee outside a tree house.
"I've bought them all, my lord." Renee replied, looking at the fresh vegetables in her hand with a happy expression.
This island is really suitable for supplying fresh vegetables and fruits as the adults said... at least the fruits and vegetables sold look very good.
"Let's go then...it's getting late."
Colin looked up at the sky, although most of his vision was blocked.
But from the gaps between the overlapping green leaves, one can still notice that it is getting late.
"Are the adults leaving?" Maltz asked.
After he finished talking to Yule, he caught up with Colin and others.
"Yeah." Colin nodded, "Sorry to trouble you."
"No, it should be." Maltz replied softly.
The supplies Colin bought were not as much as he expected, which made him a little disappointed.
"By the way, sir, the cost of going out is still one magic stone." He hesitated and then reminded.
In fact... in the Lae Islands, guide services like this have always been free in the past.
After all, apart from setting up stalls at the pier, they can only bring these travelers in so that they can spend money in the village.
But that was before.
Now he really wants to earn as many magic stones as possible.
"Um."
Colin readily took out a magic stone and handed it to Maltz.
In his opinion, the two magic stones that came in and out were well spent.
After all, Maltz not only took them in and out, but also basically accompanied them the whole time.
It saves them a lot of trouble and a lot of time.
And time is more important than magic stones, so he is willing to pay some magic stones for it.