158. Truth
Day 5 into the rainforest.
Amy led us to another Nathaniel hideout, but there was still nothing, and the atmosphere in the team was a little low.
I've found that if I continue like this, I'll probably keep wandering the jungle after Karaantso and her orc warriors, and we'll probably never be able to catch up with them for a few days without stopping to recuperate.
I had Ying Li shoot magic flares into the sky at regular intervals every day before dawn and after dusk and sunset.
A dark red light bomb rose into the sky silently, and when the signal flare reached a height of 100 meters, it bloomed like fireworks, Ying Li stood on the platform at the top of the tree, looking up at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky, and the brilliance of the magic signal flare was reflected in the black pupils.
Since there are three more Hiero natives in the team, our jungle life has changed a lot, these Hiero natives have a lot of experience in jungle life, they are usually responsible for opening the way at the front of the group, and when they set up camp, they will also take the initiative to build a tree house for us, in the rainforest, living in the trees and under the trees are completely different tastes, the trees are hot and humid, and although the canopy is also very hot, it is much easier to breathe.
Every three days, I have to return to DìDū with the help of the teleportation altar, and only I can open the portal from the teleportation altar in Xinliu Valley to DìDū, and we have to transport the magic rune board in Xinliu Valley back to DìDū, and return the living materials and rune board materials from DìDū back to Xinliu Valley.
The people of the Grimm Empire are very adaptable, so we are adapting to life in the rainforest, and we are constantly using our magic to improve it.
In this rainforest, no matter what clothes you wear, it is easy to get mold, at the beginning, everyone will put the clothes next to the fire to dry, and then simply move out of the exhaust fan, when the camp rests, the leather armor is brushed out, and a fan is placed next to it when drying, this magic exhaust fan is not to exhaust the smoke, but when we sleep, become a fan to dry the leather armor clothes.
I brought the team's supplies from the Xinliu Valley, and I also brought various magic rune boards for life.
Girls bathe in makeshift cabins in the rainforest every day, and the Water Gathering Magic Rune Board is indispensable.
There are also copper hot pots for cooking and a new oven, so we can walk through the harsh rainforest swamps in time, and also eat finely baked toast, juicy barbecue and fragrant broth.
Our life in the rainforest slowly became comfortable, and everything was fine except for the fact that there was still no news of Karantso and the orc warriors, no news of Heidi and Moraya, no news of Nathaniel and the group of slave traders who hunted the adventurers.
Helena and Becky came out of the three-bedroom tree-top cabin, their hair wet and presumably freshly showered, and they sat on the edge of the platform in cool nightdresses, quietly waiting for the sunrise.
The thin nightdress is difficult to cover the chest, the front of the full and slender white legs, the girls no longer have to be like when they first entered the rainforest, in order to avoid poisonous insect bites, and wrap themselves tightly, the Yerro natives have a special insect repellent ointment, which can not only disperse the poisonous insects in the Black Forest, but also the poisonous insects in the southern tropical rainforest of the Roland Continent is also very effective.
A white band of light lit up in the sky, and the color of the blue canopy faded little by little, and the stars gradually faded.
"I hope Karantso and the orc warriors can see the magic signal and join me soon. Ying Li stood beside me and said softly.
Helena ran up behind me, her snow-white arms around my neck from behind.
"Crunch!"
The wooden door of the treehouse was pushed open, and Erica pushed the door and walked out of the cabin, she was wearing a magic robe, standing in the corner of the other end of the treehouse platform, overlooking the rainforest shrouded in a faint mist, welcoming the morning sun, it could be seen that Erica was also quickly adapting to the rainforest life, from the beginning of the confusion, to now has begun to try to collect some magic herbs on the way.
"We are actually less than two days apart from Karantso, and the orcs are probably marching faster than us in the rainforest, and we can't catch up with them unless they turn back......," I said, taking Helena's soft hand, to Win Li.
Ying Li's face flushed slightly.
"Hopefully, when Deborah is hovering in the air, she can see our magic flares. ”
Becky stood on the platform and stretched her body, doing simple physical exercises.
Breakfast was simple, the Minotaur Ruka prepared freshly baked white bread for us with oatmeal and bacon rolls, as it was a lot of energy to consume next, so everyone was well fed.
Erica sat on the platform of the treehouse, just as the morning sun slowly jumped out of the horizon, and the whole rainforest was like a fairyland under the fog.
"How many things have you prepared for this jungle adventure! In addition to so many magic rune boards, there is such abundant food, and when this expedition is over, I will return to Dì Dū and tell my friends that every morning in the rainforest, I can still eat freshly baked white bread and drink oatmeal, this is really a nostalgic jungle adventure life!" Sister Erica couldn't help but sigh after eating breakfast.
Su, who was sitting next to her, smiled and said a little proudly: "What is this, I heard that when we were adventuring in the Black Forest of the Hiero plane, the ancient tree spirits over there also helped us open up an avenue in the forest, no matter where the group of Nibru spiders lurked, we would get accurate information as soon as possible, and the jungle hunting over there was the most comfortable." ”
Erica-senpai looked at Sue with a look of surprise and said to her, "Ah, such a life...... Can it still be considered a jungle adventure?"
Su pursed his lips and said with some reserve: "You can also treat it as a plane war." ”
Erica-senpai grinned, "It's unimaginable. ”
Anne sat next to Sue, she didn't participate in the topic of the two people, she was always preoccupied in the past two days, as if there was a knot hidden in her heart that could not be untied, she always looked sullen, she looked at her sister who was sitting next to her with an excited face, and sighed lightly.
......
When it came time to camp again in the evening, the Hierro natives quickly erected a new treehouse.
The girls who had been walking through the rainforest all day couldn't wait to huddle into the treehouse to take a shower, and tonight Erica was in charge of preparing dinner, she was busy on the wooden platform in front of the treehouse, and I was sitting on the side of the tree, the magic flare had been released, but unfortunately there was still no sign of Deborah.
"Jijia ......"
Hearing Anne calling out to me as I stood beside me, I turned my head to look at her, and asked her with concern:
"Is there anything wrong, Sister Anne, is there something wrong with life in the rainforest?"
Anne took two steps forward, stood on the branch of the giant tree from the platform, and sat down beside me.
"Why, I've been living here for four years!" she said to me, "I have always been unable to understand something, and after thinking about it, I decided to ask you about it." ”
I felt a little weak for no reason, lowered my head and said, "Sister Anne, you say!"
Anne's gaze looked into the distance, and the dusk rainforest was shrouded in an orange sunset.
She paused and said, " When you first invited me and Su to participate in this jungle adventure, I thought that you thought that I was familiar with the environment around Qiyan City, and after entering the rainforest, I could become a half-guide, and I could communicate with the local guide without hindrance, etc., the rainforest life in the past few days made me know how naïve my original idea was, in fact, you have a helper with rich experience in jungle life, and you also have a group of powerful followers in your hands, you are much more powerful than I thought, and I am too self-righteous, thinking that after entering Qiyan City, I can help...... ”
She turned her head to look at the side of my face, and I could feel some complicated gaze from her.
Anne continued to me, "Neither me, nor Sue, is important to this jungle adventure, but you have invited us, and I would love to know the answer. ”
I took a breath and didn't know what to answer for a moment.
Anne said earnestly, "Please don't say those perfunctory things to me, please. ”
I closed my eyes, and Anne's words were like a giant log crashing against the door in my heart, and even made me a little dizzy.
Now, even if you continue to hide it, you won't be able to hide it for long.
I took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to say, "I don't know how to talk about this matter, maybe it should start when I came to El City alone, when I wandered in El City for a while, and met Ryan and Fanny in the shelter in El City, they adopted me, and I chose them, in addition to the fact that they are both very nice and good people, the bigger factor is because of you and Sue!"
At the moment, my voice is even a little hoarse.
"You came to live at the Rryant house because of me and Sue?" asked Anne, in disbelief.
Instead of answering her question, I pulled out a small garment from a magical fanny pack, the fabric of which was the finely spun fabric of the magic robes, and the garment was covered with fine stitches, which were somewhat faded, but which I had preserved very well.
"Is this a piece of clothing made from a magic robe?" asked Anne, puzzled.
I nodded, and untied a magic fanny pack from my waist.
"This magic fanny pack......" Anne was stunned.
I handed the small dress and the magic belt bag to Annie's hand, this dress was made for me by Sister Guoguo with a magic apprentice robe, and the cuffs of the dress also have the initials of Sister Guoguo's name letters, the magic belt was left by Sister Guoguo at all, I asked Annie, "Is it a little familiar?"
"No, I haven't seen it. Anne shook her head and said.
"You can take a closer look. I still wouldn't give up and said to her.
Anne carefully rummaged through the small clothes and the magic fanny pack, and finally found Sister Guoguo's name under the thin strap of the magic fanny pack, her eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "This is ...... Guoguo's magic fanshpack?"
This magic fanny pack seemed to open the memories she had hidden in her heart all of a sudden, and her eyes became a little sharp.
I sighed softly and said to her, "Come with me, Sue, you should come too, there are some things that you should always have the right to know." ”
At this time, Sue happened to have finished taking a shower and walked out of the treehouse in a cool gauze skirt, and Anne and I walked to the platform, holding the Hammer of the Time Breaker in our hands to draw a lightning bolt on the platform, and in the crackling sound of the arc, a portal appeared in front of our eyes.
Su had known the secrets of Xinliu Valley for a long time, and she was not surprised to see this portal, but it was the first time Anne had seen it.
I led the two of them into the teleportation altar in the Valley of the Willows, and Anne looked at the dark rock cavern and saw the heavily armed barbarian slaves beneath the altar, and a sense of unease on her face that had peeked into some privacy.
Caterina followed me......
I led them through this rock tunnel.
"Would you like to hear stories about my childhood?" I said.
Sue said disapprehantly, "I know, you spent your childhood with orcs on the Pai Plateau. ”
She knows a lot about my past.
“...... In addition to the old orc who raised me, I have an orc brother on the Pai Plateau. I said.
A hint of superiority appeared on Su's face, and he said, "I know this, that's why you spared no effort to help the Orc tribe of the Pai Plateau when they were attacked by the undead clan!"
I continued: "At that time, the old orc took me and my orc brothers to live in that caravan, and it was in that caravan that I also met Kige, Uncle Fred, Sister Singh, Katarina, and Kongzhen. ”
There was only the sound of a few people breathing in the cave, and the quiet air made the atmosphere in the cave extremely cold.
"You...... Do you know my sister?" asked Anne, staring at me with a pale face.
"Sister Guoguo, Jonbach, Viru......" I nodded, counting the names of each member of the Wind Chaser Adventure Group.
"You're here to find your sister?" asked Anne.
I nodded and said, "Yes, I came to El-City only to fulfill Sister Guoguo's wish, in addition to finding the closest place to you to guard you, and another reason was to give Su a prosthetic leg from the Orianna Magic Shop when she became an adult. ”
“...... I still vividly remember that night when I fled through the streets of El City, and later alerted Mentor Moraya and Heidi of the Junior Academy of War Magic, with the help of both of them, I personally killed my enemy, Master Mondtroa, and found a shackle of war in his hands......"
I took the two of them to the front of Sister Guoguo's ice house, and then said to the two of them:
"Come in!"