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"I know that after you read the message that Elsie left behind, you will think that I am deliberately using you as a scapegoat. When Rhaeggar's spiritual power entered the Magic Gem, Carson's old voice sounded directly in his head, "Actually, I did have such thoughts. ”

The old man's voice paused slightly, then continued, "For some reason, I can't tell the truth, so when the board of deacons determines that you are suspected of breaking the scepter, I can only remain silent. Thankfully, the matter has been resolved, and although you still haven't been able to clear your name, you've at least been free, and from now on, as long as you don't get close to the Storm God's sphere of influence, they won't trouble you again. ”

"If there are no accidents, I am sure that we will not have the opportunity to meet again in the future. Carson's voice in the gem continued, "That magic notebook is a gift, and its contents shouldn't be difficult for you to understand—although I don't know what happened to you, I can sense that you've reached a height high enough for most mages to look up to. ”

"I have found you a position in the Empire of St. Endos, where the Emperor once owed me a favor, and the second half of this magic gem has a message from me to that Emperor. Carson concluded, "You can practice magic there in peace - of course, you can refuse, but either way, as your mentor, for what you have achieved today, I... Very satisfied. ”

This was the first time Rhaegar had heard praise from his mentor, albeit just a message. Putting the gem back in his pocket, the geist fell into deep thought.

Apparently, Carson did not clear his name, but he was freed by another method - perhaps by striking some sort of compromise with the deacon board - and at the cost of never returning to the god of the storm. That didn't make much of a difference to Rhaegar though, he would never have stepped half a step into that mage tower if it weren't for better training and guidance, and now, Carson's magic notes were enough to get him to his original purpose.

That position in the Empire of St. Endos was dispensable to him, as an archmage, he could live well in this world with his own strength, and as long as there were enough conditions, he could even build his own mage tower. But after careful consideration, Rhaegar decided to accept the mentor's kindness to him: the god of the storm had set him free, but that didn't mean that the powerful mage organization would be safe with him from now on. Based on Carson's performance in the Mage Tower and his own experience, Rhaegar could tell that a considerable part of the power of the Storm God had apparently been transferred to the Deacon's Council led by Villar, and that Villar's pursuit of him during his travels, as well as Rak's jealousy of him, could not prevent the geist from becoming wary of the Mage Tower under his control. In this case, it was not a wise choice to travel to St. Endos, who was far away in another civilization, and Rhaegar believed that it was because of this that Carson would make such arrangements when he left.

For the vast majority of people living in the civilized region where the god of the storm is located, the Henor Forest is undoubtedly an extremely distant name, this vast forest on the edge of the western savannah is like an impenetrable wall that separates the entire civilized world from the outside world. In the old saying of the Age of the Gods, Henorr means land of crisis, and this forest is so ancient that it has existed since the beginning of the name, and after countless years of countless explorations, it has become a forbidden place in the eyes of people, and even the bravest explorers are not willing to set foot in this mysterious and terrifying forest.

But not everyone sees this place as a daunting path, with the power of magic, some powerful mages have managed to carve out a path to the outside world here more than a thousand years ago, a path full of unpredictable dangers that only archmages can pass.

Throwing a fireball and squirting venom into the shadows—a slime-studded, earthworm-like creature about half a meter long—and the venom it fired—Rhaegar knew that he was now officially in the Henor Forest.

Wisps of spiritual power spread like a large net in an area of hundreds of meters centered on Rhaegar, and the geist probed the surrounding situation with 120,000 points of caution, while carefully following the route on the map left by Carson- Outwardly, this place is no different from other forests except for a larger area and more lush vegetation, but Rhaegar can clearly feel that a mysterious force is hanging in the air above the forest, and under the influence of this force, no one can fly over the forest, and anyone who enters here can only choose to walk out of this forest with their feet.

But this is not the most terrifying place in Henor, countless powerful magical beasts, ubiquitous deadly traps, these are the real killers here, even the mages who are ten times stronger than Lei do not dare to deviate from the routes that their ancestors opened up with their lives, deliberately avoiding the most terrifying magical beasts and most of the traps, and walking here at will, it is almost equivalent to killing yourself.

Even though he had only just entered the fringe zone, the sheer number of monsters that emerged in an endless stream was an eye-opener for Leiga. This is simply a paradise for monsters, from giant pythons with a body length of more than ten meters to poisonous bees less than two centimeters, from giant bears as big as at least three of ordinary people of the same kind to cheetahs with strange blue flames burning all over their bodies, even the Valley of the Beast Soul does not have such a variety of magical beasts.

For Rhaegar, these monsters that are extremely terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people are not a threat at all, and almost all the monsters that take the initiative to attack him are all dealt with in one spot, but as they advance to the depths of the forest, the frequency of the monsters is getting higher and higher, and the strength is getting stronger and stronger, and on the third day of entering Henor, the geist finally met a real opponent.

It was a giant ape that was at least three people tall, and unlike those apes whose forelimbs had significantly longer hind limbs and needed to walk on all fours most of the time, its limbs were almost the same proportions as humans, and if it weren't for the long pale yellow fur that covered its entire body and the face that clearly belonged to an ape, Rhaegar would have almost thought she had met Nack's compatriots. The steel hook-like nails on the thick palms of the great ape reflected a blue glow in the sunlight, and even a fledgling person could tell that there must be some kind of poison on them, and when Rhaegar saw it, the great ape was tearing at the corpse of a large prey with those sharp nails, shoving the bloody flesh ripped from the latter's body into its mouth.

The giant ape apparently did not welcome this uninvited guest who disturbed his meal, and as soon as it noticed Rhaegar's arrival, it immediately stopped what it was doing and quickly rose from the ground, its eyes wary at the intruder in front of it, and its mouth let out a low growl from time to time.

"I have no ill intentions," Rhaegar could sense that the other party was some kind of highly intelligent magical beast, and in order to avoid a possible fierce battle, he tried to communicate with the other party with his mental power: "I'm just passing through here, I'll leave soon, if you don't stop it, I won't cause you any trouble." ”

The giant ape obviously hesitated, this monster with close human intelligence could clearly feel the powerful power contained in the guy who invaded the territory, which made it have to seriously consider the other party's request - contrary to what people think, not all monsters only know how to fight and kill, in fact, those real high-level monsters often think of avoidance and compromise first when they encounter opponents who are stronger than themselves.

"This belongs to Karui," a gruff voice yelled in Rhaeggar's head, "everything here belongs to Karui." ”

"Everything here belongs to Karui," Rhaegar repeated, "and I will never take a leaf." ”

The great ape named Karui was very satisfied with this result, since the guy in front of him did not want to snatch his territory and prey, since he did not want to have a conflict, let him go, fighting this kind of opponent would only cause it to suffer unnecessary damage, and such an outcome would undoubtedly make those enemies who were eyeing it and its territory cheaper.

"Karui doesn't want to see you again," the great ape roared, "Karui doesn't like to be disturbed. ”

"Karui won't see me again. Rhaegar assured, carefully rounding the great ape and walking forward. He wasn't afraid of the giant ape, but there were too many powerful beings in the forest, and he had to cut down on pointless fights in order to save his strength for when he really needed it.

As he turned the corner and disappeared from the sight of the giant ape, a dark red ray appeared where he had just been, and accurately hit the body of the giant ape named Karui.

"Despicable little bug!" Kalou's roar shook the leaves around him, his simple intelligence was not yet enough to realize this method of blame, but instinctively believed that it was the one who negotiated with him who betrayed his promise and tried to sneak up on him. The enraged great ape roared, leaping high into the air, through the layers of foliage, and after knocking down two large trees that were one size in the road, came to Rhaeggar.

Almost as soon as the ray appeared, Rhaegar realized the intentions of the sneak attacker hiding in the shadows, and was shocked that the other party had been able to evade his own detection, and the geist quickly made a decision.

"It's a misunderstanding...", his explanation was interrupted by a rapidly approaching giant claw, and the geist had to summon a magic shield to fend off the attack that was enough to slap itself into meat sauce.