Unlike the more peaceful and hostile wilds of the South, where hostile creatures are scarce, the Northlands and their vicinity are home to a variety of hostile creatures, such as goblins, wolves, gnolls, lizardmen, and more, and even the Ogre tribe in some places, which is as dangerous as a dragon's nest.

If the challenge level of the southern wild area is 3 to 5, and only a few places can reach the 5+ challenge level, then the wild area of the northern land is generally 6 to 8 challenge level, and the challenge level in many places can reach 10+, and even 15+ challenge level!

Obviously, in the eyes of many hungry creatures, a caravan of humans, cows, horses, and camels would be a juicy, nutritious meal, not to mention the vicious robbers and robbers in the wild!

But the defensive strength of the caravan should not be underestimated, although the caravan joined by the muse was mainly composed of Mr. Lindeman's men, but there were also more than a dozen ordinary merchants attached to it, and if you add the other accompanying men, servants, and slaves, it was a size of nearly a hundred.

This is a relatively common lineup in the Northlands, where the more powerful caravans often consist of ordinary merchants attached to the caravan, who need to organize their own carriages, men, and goods, and then seek the protection of the caravan master during the journey, and after completing a journey, they need to give a part of the proceeds to the caravan master in exchange for protection.

After entering the wilderness, Mr. Lindemann's caravan guards and adventurers' team rode around the marching caravan at the same time, plus one or two guards brought by some ordinary merchants, or were both merchants and warriors themselves, and the combined defense force was also extremely abundant.

On the first day out of Yorktown, there was no trouble, after all, the number was there enough to scare off some petty thieves or ill-intentioned people.

But for the caravans that still had four or five days left to reach Yorktown's gateway to the Northlands, the Angolo Grand Canyon, this was just the beginning.

In the blink of an eye, the day passed, and when it was getting dark, Mr. Lindemann, sitting in the carriage in the center of the caravan, ordered to find a place to camp.

After some walking, the caravan chose a flat terrain to camp, and while the guards cut down trees to make simple horse rejections and traps, and arranged some small mechanisms that could make noises to warn of sneak attacks at key locations, many merchants and men set up tall tents together, fires were lit one by one, boiling hot water was tumbling in the iron pot, and wild vegetables and dried meat were mixed and boiled into a fragrant pot.

After an ordinary night, the caravan regrouped and continued on its way.

From this moment on, there were obviously a lot of pretenders around the caravan, and sporadic attacks began to occur, and even a hapless man who went out halfway was found dead in the bushes after going missing, his limbs missing, and a large hole in his abdomen, which had been hollowed out.

Probably the hands of the Gnolls, they are one of the most common creatures in the wild, more dangerous than goblins and kobolds, with fangs and claws, agility, and a certain intelligence, most likely to attack lone people.

Although these long-term traders were no longer surprised by this kind of guy who lost his life without noticing, the level of vigilance of the caravan when it set up camp was also noticeably higher this night.

This heightened vigilance has also proven to be superfluous.

In the middle of the night, the guards who were arranged to be on duty suddenly blew a rapid whistle, and the people who got up one after another saw a pair of dark green pupils in the dark woods nearby, which were wolves waiting nearby!

The whole camp suddenly came to life, and nervously prepared for defense, and the crossbowmen stood on a high place with arrows, and the warriors in iron armor took up their shields and set them on the side of the carts that surrounded the edge of the camp, blocking the passage left between the carts, and temporarily forming a wall-like defense with the carts.

The cacophony of voices even alarmed the muse, who was meditating quietly in the carriage, causing him to look sideways a little and extend his perception outward.

After discovering that it was just a pack of wolves, the muse instantly lost interest, if it were not for the desperate desperation of hunger, the wolves would not casually attack the caravan that had already been prepared, and it would make them pay a terrible price that outweighed the losses.

At this point, Muse was a little more interested in the good qualities shown by the adventurer team members.

The stout dwarf is at the front, and the dwarven plate armor and the large shield he holds make him look like a metal cube, obviously he is an advanced professional [Dwarven Shield Guardian].

The three tall Northlanders took out their weapons, but they were all heavy and violent guys with two-handed axes, two-handed hammers, and flails, and their breathing began to become rapid, looking at the wolves in the distance, it seemed that they were about to suppress their desire to kill, and it could be seen that their professions were [barbarians].

The two Southerners were now plucking the strings of the Mantolin in their hands, and in the song with a strange rhythm, the people around them felt that their hearts were full of courage and pride.

- "Inspire courage"!

- "Boost morale"!

Apparently they are qualified minstrels!

The priestess Nia stood behind the warriors with the emblem of the god of freedom and adventure, and Captain Grimm stood by her with a sword and shield in hand.

Halfling Wanderer Sweet Wine crouched on the cart, accompanied by a half-elf ranger with a longbow and sharp arrows, watching the wolves on the opposite side.

After confirming the situation, the muse's spiritual perception suddenly contracted back like a low tide, but just as he was about to continue meditating when he retracted his spiritual perception, a loud wolf howl suddenly sounded!

Whew—

The loud howl of the wolf echoed through the wilderness, and in the distance on the hillside revealed the figure of a giant wolf the size of a calf with its head raised and roaring, its pure black fur, but the hair at its eyes was silvery-white, and its eyes seemed to shine with cunning wisdom.

It was a tall wolf.

It took a deep look at the caravan in the distance, its green pupils moving around the camp, but the next moment, its muscular, sleek body suddenly shuddered for a moment, and then lowered its head and let out a low howl.

A wave of wolf howls came out, and the wolves hidden in the darkness nearby came out one after another, and a pair of dark green pupils disappeared, and they followed the wolf kingdom in other directions.

The wolf has a decent intelligence, even smarter than the warhorse, and the wolf pack can prey a lot, so there is no need to provoke this caravan.

Especially if it sensed that there was a very dangerous person in the caravan.

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