On the twenty-third day of the journey, the palace relocation team entered the Sumisipi Basin.

Roughly from this position, the direction of the river no longer coincided with the direction of the ruins that Lin An and the others were going to, and in the early morning when the morning fog was filled with morning on the river, Lin An and Andre brothers and sisters and other companions quietly left the fleet.

"They left, not knowing what to do."

On the main ship, the fog mirrors converged into a mirror, and Master Ulysses said as he looked at the group of people wearing cloaks in the mirrors as they walked through the mountains and forests.

"No matter what they do, since His Majesty said not to pay attention to it, it should not be seen." Master Rice glanced at the scene in his glasses and said lightly, "Your Majesty has asked us to strengthen our guards recently. ”

The two masters, Ulysses and Alberta, who were in the same room, looked solemn.

In the woodland that the masters were looking at, Lin An and the others were trekking through the mountains and forests, and Salin, who was wrapped in a cloak like everyone else, suddenly turned around and glanced thoughtfully:

"The peep is gone."

Sidney in front of him slowed slightly, and after a moment, he snorted.

"Miss, the emperor just let us go?"

Although Lin An had already said that the emperor should have acquiesced to this, Angelia still felt that it was incredible. After all, Lin An was once worried about their retreat, and even asked him to contact the stowaways, but now he left so easily.

Of course, everyone else also felt that something was wrong, at least judging from the fact that the emperor personally named Lin An and asked her to accompany her, so she should not be let go lightly, and Lin An certainly felt this abnormality.

It was this anomaly that convinced her that the Emperor should be planning something, so that she had no time to look at her side, and the factor that he could not be distracted from should have happened after the trip, which made the Emperor have to put more important things before her, thus lowering the importance of her.

"Isn't it just right not to pay attention to it? We're all gone anyway, and it's too late to think about it. Salin laughed.

"I just think that all of us are claiming to be in retreat, and this is too obvious, I'm afraid we will be found out in two or three days." Andrei muttered.

"If the emperor really supports our trip, he will cover it up for us, even if he doesn't cover it up, others will not look at the emperor's attitude and will not go into our affairs," Lin An said lightly. "In the final analysis, the only person who really cares about where we are going is that Majesty. Everyone else looked at his face. ”

Of course, those strong people are not, but they will not do anything to them in a short time.

Take 10,000 steps back and say what you want to do. But at present, in this situation where Lin An secretly left and the emperor acquiesced, they would not follow it, after all, since Lin An's background was truly confirmed, people with a heart can't think of the legendary shot on Paradise Island, in case they follow up and are caught by the strong man behind her, then hehe......

Climb over a Shantou. John, who was opening the way with a long sword in front of him, spoke up, "It's here." ”

A small clearing appeared in the woodland ahead, and more than a dozen bantam horses with large hooves and long manes were tied to tree trunks, and they saw someone coming. Some of them were uneasy and gouged their hooves, but they didn't react to the panic, and they knew at a glance that they were domesticated.

Saddle cages were readily available on horseback, and there was even dry food water on the ground on the side, and Salin applied a few tests to detect the toxicity. After checking the safety of the food, he nodded to the others. Say, "It's not poisonous, you can eat it." ”

"The second prince is really well prepared, not only the horses, but also the food and water are prepared together." Andrei went up and took a bag of dry food and water, and handed them to the others.

Food and dry food are ready at any time in Lin An's personal space, occupying a lot of space, and the mage can use the food making technique and water creation technique to make food at any time, which can completely meet the needs in addition to the taste, so it is basically impossible for the formal mage to starve to death, and it is even more exaggerated like Master Don Quixote, who invented an improved spell, and after eating a full meal, he didn't need to eat for a year and a half.

So Lin An gave Angelia her share of water, and Angelia put them in a storage bag - in this group, there was only a portable space equipment that she didn't have, but Lin An gave her a "Artemis Ring", not only to allow her to use the space inside, but also to prevent her from getting lost in the ruins, maybe she could use this bracelet to connect.

In order to avoid attention, Byron's men did not go with Lin An and his party, or even set off at the same time, they agreed to meet in a village at the foot of the northern foothills of the Rocky Mountains, while Byron and his men disembarked at a ferry two days later and took a shortcut.

Some of the Sumisipi Basin belonged to Byron's fiefdoms, and he was very familiar with the terrain here, and it was easy to allocate manpower from the fiefdoms, so he easily got more than a dozen bantam horses suitable for walking in the mountains, which made Lin An's journey much smoother.

Needless to say, the trek over the mountains and mountains has a path for hunters and lumberjacks, but when there is no road, they can only dismount and move forward.

However, Lin An and his party are not ordinary people, even Angelia, she has recently made a breakthrough in her cultivation, from the peak of black iron to the silver level, coupled with the speed boots that Lin An refined for her, not to mention walking on the ground, but it is definitely not a hardship.

However, Lin An's sudden departure was difficult for someone.

He didn't notice Lin An's departure at first, but after a long time, he found that the direction of the fleet had deviated a lot from the direction of Lin An in his senses, so he reacted and hurriedly chased after him.

After Lin An trekked in the mountains and forests for most of the day, he suddenly had a sense, looked up at the surrounding trees, smiled slightly, and said in his heart that he had finally caught up.

After leaving the fleet, the conditions for eating and resting are of course not comparable to those in the fleet, and you can eat and walk while eating on the horse, but in order to maintain your body, it is also necessary to camp and rest every day.

The route chosen by Lin An and others is not to go deep into the mountains, only to walk on the outer edge of the mountains and forests, but they will also encounter wild beasts from time to time on the way, such as mountain antelopes, forest wolves, yellow deer, etc., some are alone, there are dozens of herds, and even some low-level monsters will be seen in them.

However, Lin An also noticed that most of the low-level demonic beasts that appeared in the beast group were relatively young, and their horns and hooves and other alienation characteristics made it easy to distinguish low-level demonic beasts from ordinary beast groups, among which the most young and middle-aged demonic beasts were two or three-year-old.

It seems that after the elemental tides, the impact of the increase in elemental concentration on this world has begun to gradually manifest itself on a large scale, and the previous beast plague is only the first symptom. It is only when the effects of the elemental tides extend to the populations of common beasts that make up the bottom of the biological chain that this effect is manifested on a large scale.

"Another thousand years...... No, maybe it's only four or five hundred years, and the probability of the birth of a demonic beast in the beast herd will increase by at least five to ten times compared to now! At that time, maybe even the mountains and forests near the mountain village would be infested with low-level demonic beasts. ”

The long whip with a clear blue light whistled low, and the tip of the whip rolled up a young female deer with spiral white horns in the fleeing herd, and the young deer was strangled and thrown to the ground, Angelia sighed.

"Warcraft is evolving, and so are our Terrans. At that time, these demonic beasts will still only be meat dishes on the table of our human race,"

Andre smiled and turned to Lin Andao. "But it reminds me of the trial three years ago, when our apprentices had to find a trap to expel a herd of deer, and now we have to be careful to restrain our mental power so as not to scare dinner—this was three years ago. It's unimaginable! ”

Lin An also smiled, remembering that he was a fledgling junior apprentice at that time, and he also felt like a world away.

"Remember Keno? It was the captain of your squad at that time, who obtained the qualification to come to Sword Saint Mountain to cultivate by offering that token certificate after the trial, and I had met him during a mission of the Arcane Mission. Salin interjected from the side.

"That cunning fellow," Andre didn't wait for Lin An to speak. Suddenly he cried out, "How is he now?" ”

Others, such as John Angilia, were not clear about their topic, but out of curiosity about Lin An's experience. I also listened to it with relish.

"It's not bad, after two years of cultivation, he entered the Sword Saint Mountain, and now he is at the peak of the Golden Rank, in terms of his potential, it is not bad. Among his peers, he can be regarded as upper-middle.

I heard that he cultivates hard. Although the potential is not outstanding, it is also quite favored, but it has never been able to find the opportunity to enter the elemental civilization. ”

Saleen said, with a condescending sense of overlooking in his tone: of course, with his current strength, he does have the qualifications to look down-

After entering the Golden Rank, the difference in strength between the warrior and the mage began to intensify, even a genius like Sheryl, who had taken the first step and was now firmly standing in the Elemental Enlightenment and began to want to sprint in the later stage, was gradually caught up by Andre, and Keno, who was quite feared in the team at the beginning, was no longer a comparable opponent in the eyes of Lin An at this time.

Therefore, even if they parted ways in the trial that year, it was not a good memory, but based on the fact that they did not suffer, even if Andre heard that Keno's situation was not bad, he just spat and said, "It's cheaper", and stopped caring - in fact, if it wasn't for Salen mentioning it, they would have almost forgotten that there was this person in their memory, and he was still so close.

It was getting dark, and everyone set up camp.

Because the Sumisipi Basin is as warm as spring in all seasons, the vegetation does not wither in winter, and the wild beasts are more frequent than in the spring and summer in the north, so everyone picked some game along the way, and used them to fire at night camping.

When camping, Angelia carried a young demon deer, a badger and three hares caught on the road to a nearby river to be cleaned.

Lin An saw that there was a lot of game today, so he built a treehouse, and then followed, but saw Angelia standing by the river and looking around.

"I just dealt with two hares, and as soon as I turned around, the young deer was gone!" Angelia said strangely, "It was clearly behind me just now." ”

Lin An's expression moved, and he seemed to smile and said: "There are a lot of wild beasts nearby, maybe it was a wild wolf or leopard that quietly dragged it away while you weren't paying attention." ”

Angelia could only have this explanation, "These beasts are too bold, and they are really picky," she said with some regret, "The young deer will not be more than two years old, and it is a monster, the meat is the most tender, and the fat is moderate, I originally wanted to make a roast venison." ”

"It's okay, it's good to hunt next time, anyway, a badger and three hares are more than enough, and it will take time to deal with more."

Lin An appeased a few words, didn't take a second look at the surrounding woods, and squatted down to help Angelia deal with the game.

That night, the badger and the three hares fed the group, and André praised Angelia for her excellent cooking, which made Angelia smile from ear to ear.

On a hill near the campsite. A figure climbed on top of a tree, looking out over at the faint campfire in the camp.

He grabbed a big black and white furry tail in his hand and scratched it, and accidentally plucked a small handful of hair, and the big hairy tail immediately exploded, and the lynx, which was gnawing on a fawn, hissed and stood up, and the tail behind him shook his face like an iron whip.

The figure was beaten down with a snap, one hanging upside down, his legs hanging on the branches like a wall clock, still clutching a handful of hair in his hands, and muttering:

“…… Even. Go and see, An'an; Singular, don't go – singular, even, singular, even, singular, even...... Even, even, even! - Ah! Go and see、Ann An! ”

Throwing away the last hair, the figure got his wish. Harpy shook it and put it back on the branch.

On the branches, his fellow beasts glared at him with a mournful expression, their tails dangling and their teeth bared. Giving a stupid look on his face, he picked up the bloody fawn and ran to a tree farther away to eat.

"Don't run!"

The figure thought that his companion would not answer, and chased after him like a shadow.

On the side of the camp, Lin An seemed to vaguely hear the mournful cry of the beast.

……

The night passed.

When the dew dotted with the morning glow dripped on the grass, Lin An woke up from the treehouse. did not wake up Angelia, who had been guarding the first half of the night last night, and Shiryl's original bunk had been cleaned, without a trace of residual warmth.

Lin An opened the rattan curtain and came out. John, who had been on watch last night, sat under a tree with a pile of faint green smoke in front of him.

Shiryl came back from the morning exercise by the river, her hair was down, half wet but not dry, and Lin An used her mental power to help her absorb the water droplets in her hair. Shiryl didn't thank her, and without saying a word, she took out a headband and tied her hair.

Lin An asked what happened last night. John said no, but Shiryl said, "There are two footprints on the pebbles by the river. ”

Lin An heard the description of the footprints, knew who it was, and said to John, who was going to look at it: "I know who it is, don't worry, he has no ill will towards us." ”

John was puzzled, but he didn't question Lin An's words, he was just used to being cautious, so he still went to the river to take a look, and didn't mention it to the others when he came back.

After that, the itinerary was relatively smooth.

Except for the plains in the central part of the Sumisipi Basin, most of the terrain is hilly and mountainous, and Lin An and others encountered people the next day, and then found a small village of forty or fifty people living in the mountains.

Although the village is small, even the women, children and the elderly are very vigorous and strong, and the young and strong men are good hands in the mountains and forests, and the whole village depends on hunting for a living, and is very familiar with the mountains and forests and the nearby terrain.

The villagers living in the mountains and forests were very simple, and when they saw outsiders coming in, they brought out homemade bacon and fruit wine to entertain them.

The villagers in the village had hardly ever been out of the mountains, only a sixty-year-old village chief had gone outside to see it, and knew that this group of people in robes and holding swords and sticks had unusual identities, and received them respectfully, and when he heard that Lin An and the others needed a guide, he immediately called a twenty-four-five-year-old young man.

“…… Sam was one of the best hunters in our village, he had been in the mountains since he was twelve years old, and the nearby mountains and forests were as familiar as his home, and he stayed at home the other day when his old mother had died, and he had to carve a tombstone with his own hands, so that he did not go hunting with other young people. ”

Salin, who was in charge of the appearance, asked the young hunter named Sam a few words, glanced back, Lin An nodded, and Saleen decided to hire Sam as a guide and give him a small bag of gold coins.

The two old villagers who were accompanying the guests probably hadn't seen Jin Rego, and after seeing the golden light exposed in the bag, they were a little dumbfounded, and counted ten gold rego coins with their fingers to calculate how many copper coins ten gold rego were worth, and how much flour, oil and salt could be exchanged.

However, Lin An and a few others watched from the sidelines, although the villagers were out of shape, there was only joy in their eyes and no greed, and they couldn't help nodding secretly.

After spending the night in the village, when the horizon was just faint and the frost on the leaves had not yet turned to dew, Sam, the young hunter, was already waiting outside with his thick bow and machete.

Lin An and the others all noticed that he only had a water bladder on his body, and a shriveled patch skin bag hung around his waist, which seemed to contain something, but the delicate money bag that Lin An and the others handed over to him yesterday was gone.

But when Lin An and the others left, the old village chief chased him out of the village entrance and stuffed something for Sam, who didn't know how to refuse, and walked back naively.

With mountain people leading the way, the journey is much faster, and the bantam walks on the path that hunters know. The sound of horses' hooves is very vigorous and fast.

When Andre had some free time, he talked to Sam, and after asking, he learned that Sam had no relatives in the village, and he was not married, because there were no girls of the right age in the village.

Andrei wondered: "Then why don't you take out the reward we gave you?" ”

In this era, one gold coin was enough to feed and clothe an ordinary farmer for a year, while in a mountain village where the cost was less, ten gold coins represented the greatest wealth a hunter could accumulate in a lifetime. Even if the hunter can't count, Kim Rego always recognizes it.

"Because the old village chief is afraid of you...... Flip, flip face! ”

The young hunter said humbly, thinking for a long time before he remembered the original words. "And he gave me a gold rego, and if things go well, he told me to go out and see what I wanted, and in two years' time, I would buy two or three good girls back. There are too many singles in the village. ”

Lin An and John glanced at each other, and they both saw the smile in their eyes:

There is also a simple cunning, but this cunning is not annoying, and the old village chief still has a conscience, remember to buy a wife for this young hunter who has no relatives.

Andrei was still teasing the hunter over there: "...... So what kind of girl is a good girl? ”

"Big ass, strong strength. I can give birth! ”

The young hunter affirmed that it seemed to be very clear in his mind, and he stole a glance at Angelia and Shiryl behind him. There was a disdain in his eyes that he thought he had covered up well, but Lin An and the others could see it.

Everyone was amused, even John and Shiryl smiled slightly, but Sidney was not interested in the hunter and ignored his conversation with Andre.

As for Lin An, because he was in a cloak from beginning to end. The hunter, who had never seen a woman and had never seen her, did not know if she was a man or a woman. Just ignore her.

On the fifth day, Lin An and the others arrived at a small town at the northern foot of the Rocky Mountains, and the agreed village was near this town, and a group of people entered the town to replenish supplies.

The town was quite lively, and there were many warriors wearing leather armor and carrying weapons in and out.

After Lin An entered the town, he asked and knew that this town is the nearest town outside the pass at the northern foot of the Rocky Mountain, and there are many magical beasts and rich products in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain, attracting many mercenary groups and merchants to stay in the town all year round, and over time, it will naturally prosper.

However, it is located in a remote area, the people are fierce, profit-seeking merchants and mercenaries gather here, and the flow of people is frequent, which adds a bit of chaos to the town, so the order of the town is somewhat chaotic, as long as the local lord and mayor do not make a big deal and hurt the local townspeople, they basically turn a blind eye to the collision and friction between outsiders.

Lin An and his party of seven people, three women and four men, all wearing cloaks, changed into ordinary clothes or used illusions before entering the town, and put all the weapons into the space, and did not show the clothes under the cloak when walking, and after paying the poll tax for entering the town, they were put in.

The eyeliner arranged by the mercenary groups and merchants in the streets and alleys of the town will not provoke this kind of small and medium-sized team that obviously has companions relying on each other to support each other, but will only note the characteristics of these people and report them to the upline.

Among Lin An's seven people, Salin, John, and Angelia all have a certain amount of low-level experience, and they are familiar with the methods of dealing with mercenaries, and Lin An and Andre brothers and sisters have also had a short period of travel experience, and the only one in the team who has not traveled abroad, but only Sidney, who has been brought to the ice field since he became an apprentice, is the person in the team who has really not seen the fireworks in the world, and it is no wonder that he will develop that kind of unpopular character.

A group of people knew that their wealth was not in vain, so they found a hotel to stay in a low-key manner, and asked the shopkeeper to buy some supplies and dry food.

Saleen and André went out to inquire about the news, and Johnham took Sam and sent the fourteen bantams into the porch behind the inn, intending to discuss with the innkeeper that Sam would work as a groom in the point for a while while they were away.

Because after getting along with each other for the past few days, everyone has a good impression of this honest mountain hunter, and knows that Sam's old village chief intends to let him see and experience outside, so he will help Sam with a small favor, so that he can take root in this town smoothly, lest he be confused and accidentally become cannon fodder in the mercenary weapon fight.

But what Lin An didn't expect was that she thought she had been very thoughtful and paid attention to all the details, but she didn't expect that the problem was with this simple mountain man and the dozen or so bantams.

(To be continued)

ps：

I feel like it's easier and simpler to write this kind of adventure plot.,The conspiracy in this volume makes my scalp tingle...... l3l4