As you bump along the path, the plants around you gradually change their species, from the flower path outside the Temple of Eternal Life to the overgrown wasteland dirt path, the grass near the trees is almost all nettles, and when you enter the dense forest, the nettles are replaced by jagged or spiked plants, and further inside, there are even some stinky plants that will be rancid if you accidentally step on them. The farther away from the palace became, the harder the road became, and Teltu focused only on the first impressions of the new islanders, not at all to show them the dark side of the island.

Along the way, he encountered several dead men who tried to catch the princess, but they were all subdued by Sansilo with his sword, and he tied them up, gagged them with his shirt and hung them from the treetops, looking from a distance like a spider hanging from a food sac by the nest.

Brandt still made an alliance with Tertu, not only with her, but also with her...... Vanessa shook her head, shaking off the annoying word. This is the result I wanted, but not the process I wanted. If Sansilo had been resurrected sooner, he might have had time to stop them from mating, but—no, Vanessa reminded herself that the cellar was the equivalent of a giant turtle, and that the countless cells inside were actually empty eggs, and that even God didn't know which egg Brant and Tertu really were. Now I just want Tertu not to have the habit of a praying mantis, and eat his spouse after he gets married, otherwise he can only go back to Olops alone.

The further they went, the more acorns were scattered on the ground, indicating that they were approaching the center of the acorn grove. Vanessa found that there was no river along the way, and the plants survived only on the morning dew, their twisted roots weaving brown nets into the bare turtle shells beneath the trees, fighting for the thin soil. This new problem began to plague the princess, and without water, she had to rely on Innala and her friends to survive, which would increase their burden and guilt, and it seemed that she had to find a way to get Tertu to the shore.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in my ears, and the ground under my feet shook violently, and it felt like Thor's hammer smashing on a cutting board, and no one could knock the other. However, the minced meat on the cutting board suffered, and Vanessa was so shocked by the shock that she almost threw up her breakfast.

"What happened?" Sansilo quickly lowered his body, shielded Vanessa beneath him, and looked around through the gap in the leaves.

It seems that Inara is starting to move, but unfortunately it is too far from the palace to hear this Teltu. "You stay here and don't move." Vanessa instructed Sansilo, then straightened up and broke free from his protection and walked deeper into the forest.

Sure enough, Inara and her companions were casting a spell on a pile of strange rocks that didn't match the level ground of the oak forest, looking very suspicious, perhaps where the heart of Tertu was.

Inara superimposed the intimidation magic with the concussion magic, and at the same time acted on the strange rock pile, and received the effect of gunpowder explosion, which was very smart, but it was a pity that Tertu's thousand-year-old turtle shell was not in vain, and a small piece of beige turtle shell was revealed where the strange stone was blown away, and nothing else was found.

"Your plan succeeded?" Inara flapped the debris on her body and walked over to Vanessa, who had just appeared.

"Half the battle," Vanessa coughed and pulled Inna to the side, "I want to ask you, do people here lose their memories when they die?" ”

"Of course not, what's wrong?"

"It's fine. You managed to grab the guy behind me, being careful not to hurt your guy. ”

"What happened? Isn't he your friend? Inara tugged at Vanessa's sleeve in exasperation, "Don't you trust me?" As an ally, I have the right to know your plans. ”

The princess sighed and looked at her, "Well, my plan is simple, it is now the estrus season of Tertu, and the nature of the turtle forces her to lay eggs only on land, and she is so afraid of new life on the island, she just doesn't want to go near the land, because it will be very dangerous - she may meet a powerful magician, and if she is caught, she will not only lose her freedom forever, but also become a meal on the plate of greedy humans; Even if the terrestrial humans hadn't come looking for it, the people on the turtle's back would have questioned why the island had moved, and her immortal tricks were likely to be tricked. Since Tertu is afraid to go ashore, I prefer to let her land and spawn so that we can have a chance to escape from her deceitful island, but now that the seeds have been sown, it is up to our luck to decide whether Tertu's nature can overcome magic. ”

For the first time, Inara's pale face had a smile: "The crystal ball didn't lie to me, you can really lead everyone away." But what does this have to do with your friends? ”

"I suspect he's not," Vanessa cautiously glanced at the bushes around her, "from the moment he came back to life, I thought he would tie the knots that only the Sand Rider would know, and the story he made up was very far-fetched, so I suspected that he had been possessed by someone else, and that Sansilo was not himself at all." I want you to ask him for his true identity, and if necessary, by any means. ”

Inara nodded, "Okay, I'll try." ”

"I'll go back to the Temple of Eternal Life to find Brant," Vanessa's heart sank, trying not to think about what he was doing, "convincing him to come back to land with me." Even though she knew that the odds were slim to none.

"Do you want me to send someone to protect you?"

"No, I have escape magic." Vanessa patted her belt and reminded Innala again, "Sansilo is a warrior of the Martial Arts, not so easy to subdue, you have to be careful not to hurt your own people." ”

"Rest assured, I won't waste my friend's life."

Vanessa nodded, and quietly left the pile of strange rocks

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