Leaving the manor, Bran walked unhurriedly in the direction of the moor. It's going to be a long journey, and he doesn't intend to rush it quickly, just like this, maybe the last journey of his life. Although he knew that walking alone would face various dangers, he thought it was the best way to quickly adapt to the wild environment of the Northland in all aspects. He was there to complete the trial and come back alive from the treacherous wasteland, not to die with a moment of blood. So he had to go from simple to difficult, step by step, and let the environment facilitate his own change.

When he walked out, he felt very relaxed, and even felt like he had moved away from the boulder pressing on his body. He found that he didn't care as much about life and death as he imagined, and now that he had finally walked out on his own, all these years had passed, and this feeling of freedom was enough.

In the past two years, Dani has taken him hunting from time to time, so he still has some knowledge of the wild, although this understanding is still very superficial, but at least it is not ignorant.

Bran knew his deadliest shortcoming, not force. As long as he is prepared, the bits and pieces of his body, combined with his ability, have a natural advantage in digging pits and ambushes. His biggest flaw is that he has too much dependence and lacks the courage to face it bravely. If you don't get rid of these, then in the face of all kinds of emergencies and all kinds of pressure, you can only mess up first.

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His castle is not in the center of the Northland, in fact, it is the gateway to the Northlands, a level. Although it is still a considerable distance from the border, the castle is located here only because it is a choke point, and it is the only way for the brigade to penetrate into the northland.

Within a day or two of the castle, there was no danger, at least Bran thought. However, he ignored that it was not only the Northlanders who were in the vicinity during this time, but also the missions, caravans, and idle nobles in the vicinity, among whom there was no shortage of people with various intentions. At the same time, he underestimated his own value, and after several incidents, his villa gradually became the object of attention, although no one dared to invade the manor, but there were more peeps on the outside.

The wizards in the caravan, which were supposed to be used as hole cards to detect, escape, and transmit information in times of crisis, all disappeared within a few days. Several wizards who could transform into some kind of magical form disappeared inexplicably, which made many people feel even more incredible. These wizards may not be able to inflict direct damage on others, but they have considerable restraint on many means, because when they enter their magical form, conventional physical means have nothing to do with them, but now they are being served by others. After gathering all the information, all the suspicions pointed to the child, Bran. Now I don't know how many people in the mission are annoyed, scolding, scolding themselves for being blind, how could they think that child was an idiot before?

It's no secret that Bran is a wizard, and anyone who cares can come to this conclusion. The mural on the exterior wall of Bran Hill is still there, and when Bran participates in the siege of the Rocky Chamber of Commerce, Bran is seen pulling a cloud of starlight from the ground. On the surface, it appears that only a corpse remains, but the giant rat has never been seen again. So someone thought of the starlight that was pulled out of the ground by Bran. During the days when the caravan wizards disappeared in a row, many people saw Bran and Dani roaming the market.

Now they wondered how Bran would deal with the wizards who could transform themselves into magical forms. There had never been an effective way to deal with such wizards, and Bran's performance gave them some hope. If they can get a breakthrough from Bran, then such wizards will no longer be a threat to them, and they are excited to think about the fate of the wizard who wants to invade Bran Hills.

At this time, the people of the Northland did not think about this aspect. Northland's habitual lack of attention to wizards and their contempt for abilities make them ignore these. The most important thing is that the Northlanders are too confident, they don't believe that anyone dares to blatantly spread wild on their territory.

Bran left the lodge, oblivious to the peering gaze. Although he was now able to receive a lot of information with ease, he was careless. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to do it to himself at his doorstep. All the predictions in his mind were for the vast wilderness and mountains and forests of the Northlands, but he didn't think about the threat of people. He reported that he would let you see enough if he wanted to see it, and left unabashedly.

Before dawn, in the eyes of everyone, a child came out of the cottage alone with a cat in his arms. The message was then quickly relayed back through various means, and there was movement in the various stations. If it's just one person, one team, then there will be no obvious commotion. But at the same point in time, in a small area, when many individuals and groups began to act in unison, the impact could no longer be concealed, even if none of them wanted to make a move. Gradually, people discovered each other's movements, and then various intersections began to occur between individuals and groups, and finally began to diverge and combine.

No one will provoke a conflict until Bran is captured or intercepted, and the interests will only begin to be divided after they are determined, so these people keep a safe distance from each other and set off very tacitly.

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Bran walked lightly, this was still within the confines of his home, although he had left the manor a few kilometers away, and he could no longer see the villa or castle under the cover of the trees, but this was still the confines of his home. So Bran turned a blind eye to the increasing amount of information in the magic network, and was not at all wary of the vibrations in his intuition. Home is only a place of peace and relaxation, how can there be danger?

As a glimmer of morning light reflected the horizon, Bran was stopped, or rather surrounded. It dawned on him that he had made a mistake that no true Northland would make, that he didn't trust his instincts. Just take it for granted and think it's safe here, so it's safe.

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Bran looked at the tall, Northlander-sized knight in the Mission. The one who used to sigh and pity every time he saw himself. He regretted it a little, if he had been alert earlier, he would have had too many ways to avoid them, and he didn't want to hurt the people in front of him.

Under the gaze of the people, the child holding the cat, in a crisp and childish voice, looked at the tall knight who was a little cowering, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Why did you come?"

"Come with me, I'll ......" Before the knight could finish his words, a cloud of wind swept past him, a real wind, a wizard turned into a wind and pounced on Bran.

As a member of the Mission, she was lucky enough to escape Bran's search, but she didn't trust the intelligence analysis, she didn't believe that the child could do her harm, and then she paid the price for her arrogance.

Everyone could see that a cloud of wind began to struggle a few meters from Bran, a silent struggle, wanting to get rid of something, wanting to return to the shape of a person. A transparent, bubble-like figure let out a silent howl, and finally shattered into a ball of starlight, exuding a poignant beauty, and then floated silently in front of the child, rising and falling like a dance around the child.

A huge pillar of fire formed in the hands of a wizard and pounced on Bran. It's just that this pillar of fire is not a real flame, it is only a manifestation of magic, so this magic power was smoothed out when it approached a few meters in front of Bran's body, and then the pillar of fire disappeared, as if there was an invisible giant mouth in front of the child. Then, everyone noticed, and the pillar of fire began to shorten. An invisible force is rapidly expanding in all directions centered on that child.

So the encirclement spread outward, and before they could find out what this child was really capable of, everyone wanted to wait. There will always be people who will test this child because of orders, because they can't hold their breath. As long as the child shows flaws, as long as he finds out his specific abilities, he will find a way to deal with it.

It's just that the child who was surrounded by everyone seemed to be confused, still staring at the knight, and persuaded in a crisp voice: "You go." ”

The knight looked at Bran and finally exhaled and drew his weapon, "Sorry, kid. He understands the emotion, like leaving the house, the child holding his thigh and crying, I don't want you to go. He could feel the child in front of him at this time, the simple, unadulterated emotion, "I can't bear it." ”

He believed that the child would be able to kill him, and like the wizard who had turned into starlight, he would never escape death again.

"You can take your people with you. Bran finally persuaded.

"I can't, I'm really sorry, kid. Then he saw a twinkle in the child's eyes, and he knew that the last moment had come.