It was getting dark, the darkness hadn't completely faded, and Theseus had already packed his things.

There weren't many things to bring, so he took some clothes, magic stones, potions, and the long sword he brought with him when he came to the academy, and Xiusi simply packed it up and prepared to leave.

Walking on the path of the academy, Xius looked around the academy, it was still the same, there were no four seasons in the Shadow Ring, Xius had not been out of the academy since he called, and it was probably already spring for the outside world.

Theseus made it all the way to the gate of the academy where Wizard Charles had brought him.

"Quack!"

"Look, there's a little guy who wants to get out!"

Two huge crow statues still stand on either side of the door.

Before, Xius didn't feel much, but now after entering the second-level apprenticeship, he really felt a strong danger on these two crow statues, and he had a feeling that it was not difficult for the statues in front of him to tear themselves apart.

"I remember your breath, you're the little guy Charlie brought back!" the statue's flickering red light kept staring at Hughes.

"Yes, the two of you are guarding the adults, and I am on the orders of the teacher to go out to complete the mission. Hughes bowed and spoke.

"Gah, I can tell you the smell of disgusting herbs, your mentor is Matt!"

"Yes!" Hughes was a little incredulous, he didn't think the two statues in front of him could still have a sense of smell.

"Well, I'll let you out if you say the secret word, and although I have a good relationship with that guy Matt, you should know that this is the rule. ”

"I want to put my soul in the shadows!"

The two statues saw that Xius had spoken the secret words accurately, so they didn't say anything, their scarlet eyes flashed, and the courtyard door of the Shadow Ring opened, just enough for Xiusi to pass alone.

Hughes walked out the door, and a whirlpool slowly formed, just as it had been when Hughes had arrived.

"It's finally out!" said Hughes, who had passed through the Vortex Gate, stood in the outside world breathing in the air.

At the same time, Xius also sensed that the vortex door did not disappear, but was hidden, and as long as it was attracted with spiritual power, it would be revealed.

Hughes looked at everything around him, it was still as barren as when he came, and the number of crows living here seemed to have increased, and they only landed on the branches, and the branches were crushed and crumbling, and they were about to lose their bearing.

Xius walked along the road, I don't know if it was due to the influence of the academy or what, Xius saw some of the plants that were dead along the way.

Hughes had no tools to ride and could only walk slowly along the road, but Hughes enjoyed the feeling and stayed in the Shadow Ring, looking forward to going out for a long time.

Hughes followed the road all the way west, preparing to go to a small town marked on the map, buy a horse, and deliver his letter.

The road gradually widened, and there were more and more plants around it, but just as Hughes thought, it was spring outside, and everything was freshly sprouted, with only a few leaves, stretching their bodies and receiving the sun's rays.

"Stride, stride!" The sound of horses' hooves came from behind Xius, who looked back at the car driving behind him.

Xius also glanced at it and didn't pay attention, it had nothing to do with him, but he didn't expect the carriage to stop next to Xius.

"Well, you're going to Diagonal Town? If you do, we'll take you with you. Out of the carriage came a young girl, with slightly curly hair and a pale golden dress, looking very noble.

Listening to the girl's words, Xius was hesitating whether to sit or not, looking at the girl's starry eyes, Xiusi knew that this group of people had no ill will towards him, he should see himself walking alone in the wild, and he couldn't bear it.

"Why do you want to sit with him so much, if you don't want to sit, who rarely sits on him, and besides, in such a wild place, he is alone, who knows if he deliberately lured us to the bait, maybe his accomplices are ambushing us around." ”

Just when Xius was still hesitating, a male voice came from the carriage, and the voice was still relatively immature, it should be the younger brother of this young girl.

"Chris!" the girl called out to the young man in the carriage with some anger, and then turned to look at Hughes apologetically.

"I'm sorry Your Excellency, but it turns out that my brother is rude!"

Hughes waved his hand and didn't mind anything, in his opinion, the other party should be cautious.

"Your Excellency, come with us, this is still some distance from the town of Two Horns, and this place is so desolate, and for the sake of my brother's rudeness just now, let's come together!" the girl invited Xius very sincerely.

This time, Theseus did not refuse, and got into the carriage with the girl.

When the young man in the carriage saw Theseus coming up, he snorted disdainfully and turned his head away, indicating that he did not want to talk to Theseus.

The interior of the carriage is very gorgeously decorated, the space is also very large, there is a small table in the middle, on which some delicate snacks are placed, and the bottom of the carriage is also paved with animal skins and furs, which is very comfortable to sit on.

Xius sat down, the girl didn't know what to say, the girl's brother didn't want to pay attention to Xius, and Xius didn't plan to take the initiative to talk, and only the sound of horses' hooves could be heard along the way.

After an hour or so, the carriage slowly stopped, and a small town appeared before Hughes's eyes.

Hughes got out of the carriage and looked at the town in front of him, a small town surrounded by the surrounding mountains in the center, and the ground was in a good location.

"Your Excellency Theseus, we can only send you here, sorry. The girl looked at Hughes apologetically.

"No, I'm already grateful that you can give me a ride here!" Xius felt that the identity of the girl in front of him should be very unusual, with an inexplicable temperament.

"Sister, and go away!" the young man in the carriage called the girl impatiently.

"Then we'll go first, Your Excellency Theseus, and maybe we'll have a chance to meet later. The girl smiled and saluted Hughes before returning to the carriage.

Looking at the carriage slowly walking away, Theseus walked into the town of Two Horns, although the name is very strange, I don't know the origin of this name, but this is also the only town in these mountains.

Hughes took his belongings, spun around, bought a horse and some easy food, and rode to the place given on the map.

The horses' hooves trampled on the gravel path, kicking up patches of dust.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Hughes had ridden so happily, and he had been around the territory when he was in the castle before, and rarely like now.

During the night, Hughes tied his horse to a tree and sat down in an open place.

A bonfire was lit, and Theseus ate his food and drank the water in his hands.

Having eaten and drunk enough, Theseus leaned against the trunk of the tree and looked up at the endless starry sky.

"Is there a star in the sky where I came from?" said Hughes, his eyes slightly closed, and he muttered to himself.

"That's someone!" Theseus was woken up by a burst of noise.

When I opened my eyes, I saw seven soldiers in armor riding horses, looking condescendingly at the seated Theseus.

The armor on each soldier has a symbol of a fragrant flower on it, and the workmanship is very fine, but I don't know which family it belongs to.

Each family has its own family emblem, and each family emblem has a great significance, but this kind of family emblem is also the first time I have seen it.

Seven tall horses stopped not far from Hughes, one of them with a large box on its back, and it was not known what it contained.

The eyes of Xius and the group of them met, but they didn't say anything, and the leading soldier nodded at Xius, and also found a place to light a fire and roast something to eat.

When a few people had finished eating, they unloaded the boxes from the wagon, and several people sat down to fence the boxes.

To be honest, seeing a few people so precious about this box, Xius was really a little curious about the contents of it.

"Boss, are we going to get rid of that kid next to me, I saw he was staring at our box just now!"

"Still no, he dares to be alone in this wilderness, I'm afraid it won't work if he doesn't have some skills, more is better than less, let's leave early tomorrow morning, maybe we won't need us, the guys behind us will help us solve it." Naturally, the leading soldier also noticed Xius's gaze, and after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't decide to do it.