Chapter 198: Into the Forest Alone
Leah, who came out of the tent, took on a new look, which brightened the eyes of the two girls waiting in front of the tent. Originally, the clothes of the squire were ordinary, almost without any bright spots, and that was a common squire girl next door. But this added a belt, as well as the arch of the inner armor, which made her overall more mature.
The cyan squire's robe is monochromatic in color and style. There is no framing or stitching yet. But it is precisely this non-cumbersome color that has become a good underside.
Especially the belt that was tied around the waist, although it was about the same color as the robe. Wearing it so tightly on the body washed away the rough, simple style of the squire's robe.
The attendant girl in front of her seems to have become a practitioner who often exercises in the forest and learns in the academy.
"Well, that's good!" Nina said approvingly to Leah, who was spying on them, giving her encouragement and support. She may have been bothered by her ability to match the clothes of several people.
Ellie also asked Leah with concern, "Are you comfortable to wear, do you want us to help you adjust it?" The belt and inner armor, as well as this attendant's robe, are all clothes for the three of them, and they are not tailored for her. Patchwork parts, naturally ask whether it is comfortable or not.
"Yes, it's comfortable! No, you don't need to adjust it!" Leah replied immediately. I'm afraid that the two of them will get close to her.
"Then let's go as soon as possible. By finishing the inner house early, we can move on to the next step. Nina asked the team around her.
Nexus also withdrew his gaze from Leah's body and nodded in agreement: "The sooner it ends, the easier it will be to revise." The acquisition of crystals is also a big problem for us. ”
"Alright, let's go!" Ai Wei waved his hand and walked towards the jungle on his own.
Leah raised her hand a little timidly about their actions and said, "Ni, Miss Nina, I, I plan to stay here in the camp. "She didn't do anything else, she just wanted to avoid them. Walking in the forest with them is not only about collecting materials, but also about holding Ellie's hand to prevent her from getting lost. In this regard, although Leah made a suggestion: let Lili lead alone, so that the speed of the march will be faster!However, Leah didn't expect that Ellie would be worried about her getting lost, so she stuck tighter!
"I'm going to make some improvements to the house, so I'm ......," Leah gave a simple reason.
After a moment's thought, Nina replied, "Then you stay." The number of people who collect materials also does not need to be very large. Actually, my expectation was to let three people go. Nina looked at Ellie and said, "Or, Ellie, you can stay too, sort out the materials, and make some preparations by the way." ”
"Good. Arlie and Lili both nodded in reply.
This situation is not what Leah imagined! Shouldn't Ellie and the others set out to find her on their own, leaving her alone?" Leah looked helplessly at Nina who walked into the forest.
Since Leah, who stayed in the camp, had verbally agreed, she had no choice but to grab her tools and pretend to go to the inner room to tap the plank. If she didn't, she would definitely have to go with her to talk to Ellie again. And she's not easy to refuse. After all, today she wore the clothes lent to her by Lililuo, and she couldn't refuse her directly.
As a light practitioner, she has the same attributes as Ellie, and even if the two have nothing to talk about, they can still find knowledge of attribute power to talk about. Coria didn't want to hear that. She doesn't have any attribute power anyway, so she can't eat or use it, so it obviously doesn't sound interesting. It's not as fun as her carving two wood carvings, it's much more interesting.
"Leah, do you have the right clothes?" Leah was still pretending to look at the wooden wall in front of her when a voice rang in her ears. She's just that.
"Yes, yes, thank you for the clothes!" replied Leah.
"I don't know what to do today...... It's still early to prepare dinner...... Do you need help, can I do that?" asked Lia to help Leah finish building the house.
"Oh, no, no, look at this, is there still a corner protruding? Although this seems to be a little bit, if you want to place things, or coat or add partitions, this little bit may affect the subsequent normal installation steps!" Leah said cautiously. She didn't want two girls to come to her side and help finish the house.
Not only is it uncomfortable, but I can't do other small actions myself!
"Hey?" Lili's eyes turned to the place Leah was looking at, and after pondering for a long time, she still couldn't find the corner bulging that Leah said.
"You didn't see that, did you?" Leah continued, "That's because the whole panel has a slight angular shift. The subtle changes of each are so subtle that they are not visible to those who do not normally do it!
"I'll improve it, but it's a big... Besides, you can't help at all! Let's go back and rest and do something else!" Leah exaggeratedly opened her hands and gestured to Lili.
She sighed, understanding that the girl in front of her was more proficient in this matter, but she didn't know much about it, and if Leah thought she would be busy, it would be better not to insist on helping. Thinking of this, Lili said to Leah: "Okay, I have made several times the juice on the table, if you like, or drink two sips when you are free, the taste of that juice is not sour...... I, I'm going to Sister Ellie's first. ”
Leah nodded immediately: "Mmmm, don't worry. I'm going to overhaul this place this afternoon, and I'm going to do this delicate work with all my attention, and if it's a simple thing, don't come to me, you'll take care of it." ”
"Good. She said promisefully. She didn't even see the corners protruding. Perhaps, as Leah said, the shift of the angle little by little is naturally a huge problem in the end. It's no wonder it takes an afternoon.
After seeing Lili leave, Leah suddenly exhaled.
In the past, when I was collecting materials in the forest, I couldn't find an excuse to leave them, saying that it was easy to get lost in the forest. She's not a three-year-old child, how could she get lost!
In the current camp, sneaking out quietly, they should not be discovered.
As for what to do outside, she could have gone into the woods to look for wood. The last time she went to the Grove with Mentor Elinda, Leah noticed that there were several different species of unique trees along the way, and they were barely there.
Their appearance may have been a ubiquitous tree to the other students, but it caught Leah's attention. Their form and shape resemble a type of wood that Leah had seen before.
The wood has pale yellow edges and a slightly loose texture, and the color of the interior is reddish-brown, with heavy lines and dense grains. And with a unique fragrance.
They are not the best or most beautiful in terms of the materials they carve. But it is also a fine wood. It is true that Leah can be asked to search for it and collect specimens to come out for advice on future searches. After all, some of the idiosyncratic terms here Leah is not familiar with, and she can't explain them clearly. But if there is a sample for the merchant to see, wouldn't it be much faster to find?
There are very few species of trees in the forest, judging by the number of trees Leah has seen. Only a small fraction of them are other trees that are different from the fir tree. And more often than not, there are fir trees with matsutake mushrooms growing underneath. They have an absolute advantage in the forest, with their tall trunks and dense foliage, they occupy a huge part of the resources and area.
The other trees are scattered in the forest with the faint light that leaks through. They may be seeds scattered from the outer forest area, where they take root and sprout. In the cracks of the fir tree pile, barely survived.
Perhaps, they will dissipate in this forest over time. It's just a small meeting.
Leah's direction should be careful to avoid the direction of Nina and the others, so as not to be discovered by them and stop the search process. Of course, this is not a difficult task for her. Isn't there also the guidance of the huge stone monument in the center of Songrong Village, which can easily find the direction of where you are going.
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After wandering in the forest for a long time, Leah did not see the imaginary trees, but she noticed several black shadows swimming in the forest. Her heart was inexplicably shocked. These people can't be Nina, right? Coincidentally, they bumped into them. At the time of departure, she still deliberately walked to the side of the detour.
But soon, she discovers something different. These figures are much taller than Nina and the others, and their bodies are even more burly. Apparently a couple of adults. Definitely not a student or anything like that.
Leah walked in a little more.
There were three dark shadows gathered together, seemingly doing something to the ground. Their words are serious, and they talk about something of great importance.
Two of them then broke away from the group and sped in two different directions, disappearing in the blink of an eye. The rest looked down at the ground.
When Leah took two more steps, she heard a heavy voice from the man's mouth: "You are a student who came here for training, there is no need to cause trouble, hurry back to the tutor!" His tone was not out of bad or repulsive, but because the girl might be in danger of her life, and gave a kind warning.
The man who said this still had his eyes fixed on the ground. He stared at the empty ground in a daze. Rather, there was a haggard-looking woman lying in front of him! The woman's clothes were soaked with red blood, and it was shocking. On the other side of her body, the blades of grass and loess have long blood stains dragging along the track, which is very irritating to the eyes. Her injuries were far from optimistic.
"What's wrong with her?" Leah knew this was not the time to talk. She made an inquiry to the man.
"Injuries. The man replied very briefly, and warned again, "If you really want to help us, it is better to go back to the place protected by your mentor and not to go into the forest." The man apparently knew that Leah was approaching them, and when he saw the woman lying on the ground, he asked what he wanted to do.
He understood that this uninvited strange girl wanted to help them.
The girl pondered for a few seconds, then turned around and walked a few steps, plucked the two yellow berries on the side and gave them to the man, and said, "This is a yellow berry, I don't know if you recognize it, I just know that they can heal wounds......"
The men didn't know what they were thinking. Open your mouth and let her go back to the protection of her class tutor. When he said this, he was obviously unwilling to let his mentor meddle in the matter.
Perhaps, he has his own solution?
Leah shoved the fruit into his hand, and under his hesitant gaze, she prepared to return to the camp. At this time, one of the men who had just run out hurried back. His direction was the bloodstained road of the meadow.
Rushing to them, the man did not shy away from the presence of outsiders, and said urgently to the man who was staring at the woman: "Oh no! The situation there has deteriorated! We must give up this operation!"
"What?!" The man who was half-kneeling on the ground raised his head suddenly, but his eyes quickly dimmed, and he said in a low voice: "Also, the time is not enough, and there is an accident on the way to the carving, and it is common sense for such a situation to occur......"
He sighed and said, "So, how much time is there until that formation activates, and how much cushion can we leave for pause?"
"It's too late to save her!, we must evacuate immediately!" the man said in a resolute tone to the half-kneeling man.
Hearing the affirmative answer, the man's eyes, which were already very cloudy, began to reveal a look of despair.
"Leave me alone... As a learner, when activating attribute power...... You should understand what the fate and ending will be......" The woman lying on the ground said to the man in a lingering tone.