Barbara West held her stomach and walked sadly in the black swamp.
The mud here was so sloppy that his skinny soles almost sunk into it.
With every step she took, Barbara West struggled to pull her feet out of the mud.
Fortunately, this proved that he was already far away from the most dangerous area.
In many cases, water means the continuation of life.
But the water in the black swamp cannot be drank directly. The water flowing between the mud and entangled plants carries some dangerous and taboo power.
The wizard in the village has long had an ancient revelation: the water here is cursed, and anyone who drinks it directly will suffer the disaster of being devoured by swarms of insects.
But now, it has not rained for a long time.
The dry earth is deeply cracked, like empty faces asking for the sky.
Even the black swamp, where water plants originally stretched, has shrunk a lot.
The edible reeds and other plants in the outermost area have been eaten by the villagers one after another.
Now, the villagers need to go deeper into this forbidden place before they can get a chance to breathe.
But, it's just a breather...
Barbara West has been to the deepest part of the Black Swamp, and it doesn't look as scary as the legend depicts.
Ordinary, there was neither a huge black shadow crawling in the deep swamp nor a charming monster that lured the villagers into the deep mud.
Maybe?
That was what Barbara West saw from a distance, the plump fish flapping in the center of the swamp.
It is a kind of fish with extremely strong vitality, and their meat is not very delicious.
But now, they are a delicious treat...
But the mud there was very deep. When the thick mud around him almost reached Barbara West's waist, he became timid.
After struggling to turn her body, Barbara West slowly withdrew.
The Black Swamp is still a Black Swamp, even if it does not have the dark magic power in the legend, it cannot be defeated by mortal beings relying on their physical bodies.
Barbara West needs tools, but unfortunately this is the only body he has left...
As time passes, the star's light gradually becomes hotter.
The entire black swamp was enveloped in a dense heat.
Barbara West knew he had to leave.
Otherwise, very bad things will happen,
According to the wizard, it is the divine power of sunlight fighting with the magic power of the Black Swamp, and any mortal creature that comes close to it will be affected by this sacred battle.
Barbara West felt that the wizard was probably talking nonsense because he failed to solve the situation where everyone was starving to death.
Barbara West does not understand the wisdom of wizards, but if a wizard cannot lead everyone to fill their stomachs.
Probably even among wizards, he must be a very useless guy...
If I could become a wizard, I would first make everyone well fed!
Barbara West, who was about to collapse from hunger, thought so.
And at this moment, Barbara West, who had been exploring the swamp ground, suddenly discovered a deeply sunken place!
fish?!
Or something else?
Barbara West's eyes lit up, but soon the light disappeared.
Because, he thought of some unfortunate but increasingly common things recently...
Barbara West was trembling, and he slowly extended his right hand into the sunken mud.
Just when he was done, he might suddenly touch the hair.
Suddenly, a strange, slippery feeling came from between my fingers!
Barbara West stretched out her hand as if she was electrocuted.
This violent movement consumed what little physical energy he had. Barbara West was breathing heavily, with stars in her eyes.
The unknown hissing in my ears became more intense, as if something was roaring next to me.
"Huh...huh..."
Barbara West took a breath and calmed down. He felt no pain.
This means that the thing is not alive.
This is both good news and bad news.
But Barbara West didn’t have many choices to make...
Gritting her teeth, Barbara West stretched her hand in again.
Following the vague location in his memory, he quickly touched the area that had become obviously clammy.
Then, Barbara West felt as if she touched a hard object.
Not big, it feels...
Um?
Kind of like a jar?
Barbara West took out the hard object she felt from the deep mud.
Then, he discovered that it was indeed a jar.
It's just that the material is a little strange and seems to be damaged.
Barbara West didn't think much, he turned the damaged opening downwards.
Prepare to empty out the sewage inside to see if there are any fish or shrimp hiding in it.
Then, something happened that made Barbara West's expression gradually horrified:
The sewage in the tank was poured into the mud, making a disturbing slurping sound.
poisonous?
Barbara West's hand holding the jar trembled slightly.
This kind of performance reminded him of something dangerous.
Then, Barbara West discovered that time seemed to slow down extraordinarily.
It was a small jar, but it didn't finish emptying after a long time.
Just when Barbara West realized something was wrong, his eyes suddenly widened:
The liquid that had been poured suddenly disappeared!
Then, the can starts pouring liquid down again!
magic?
still?
Barbara West doesn't know...
He timidly stretched out his index finger.
But after thinking about it, he took it back, and then stretched out his little finger, which was less useful.
Then, Barbara West swept her fingers over the liquid at extremely fast speeds.
There was no corrosive feeling as expected, and an unexpected coolness came from my fingers.
Barbara West hesitated for a moment, and the picture of the wizard's processing of his weird potions gradually emerged in his mind.
So, Barbara West stuck out her tongue and licked the unknown liquid on her little finger...
hiss……
An indescribable feeling filled Barbara West's mind.
It is about human beings' endless yearning for beauty, and it is a hungry body's inexhaustible desire for food!
The bright stars overhead seemed to have become much dimmer.
Across the anxious sky, Barbara Weiss seemed to see the endless starry sky...
An indescribable touch rose in his soul.
Suddenly, he saw a falling star.
That is the great leader, who will rush to his rest...
In the blur, Barbara West seemed to sense the whisper of the earth.
It turns out that the wizards in the village are not all fools...
Barbara West thought so.
So, now, it's time for me to be a wizard...
Barbara West held the jar upright, and some ideas that were originally extremely vague gradually began to become clear...
He gritted his teeth and drank the liquid in the jar!
A sublimated pleasure that made his scalp tremble and numb!
And the stomach pouch, which had never been exposed to anything like this, heard a loud thunder-like sound.
But Barbara West was not immersed in this great happiness. He knew that the happiness and energy brought by these liquids were temporary and false.
He wants to go back and lead his tribe to conquer and reclaim this black swamp!