Felder was awakened by the sound of birds, and he rubbed his eyes, and found that the sky was already faintly bright, and the fish belly was white in the distance. The bed in Vane next to it had been restored to its original state, like no one had slept here.

The tavern downstairs was quiet, only the maids were busy. A dark-haired boy at the table in the corner was busy with his head down, who was it if it wasn't Vane?

"You're up early enough, Vane. Felder said with a yawn.

"At the Academy of Magic, if you are late for class, you may be transformed into a frog by the teacher with Transfiguration, or you may be turned into a statue by petrification, except for two eyes. ”

"That's scary, I'm glad I didn't choose to study magic in the first place. Felder said. "You don't look like a would-be knight now, girls like that. With that, he shook his blonde hair and struck a strong pose.

Vane didn't bother to pay attention to him, and continued to take out the magic herbs in his satchel, and sorted them according to the "Wizarding World Experience".

After a brief breakfast, the tavern grew crowded.

"Who is going to Obojar?" shouted a dwarf in a flat straw hat from the door of the tavern.

"It's us, here. Vane waved at him.

"Boy, pack your bags, we'll be off in ten minutes!"

Half an hour later, the town of Gus was on its way to Obojar. Two plateau dwarf horses pulled a somewhat dilapidated wagon.

"What the hell do you think Obojar is like? I've never left Gustown. In the carriage, Felder was lying on a pile of straw with his hands behind his head, his body jolting rhythmically. "Don't tell me anything like that's big, there's a lot of people. ”

"But that's exactly what happened. Also, there are a lot of dwarves. Wayne sat on the other side, flipping through the book "Observations of the Wizarding World". The yellowed pages are sewn together with fine threads, and brown animal leather is wrapped in the outermost layer.

"Forget it, I'd better get some sleep. "Felder felt bored.

The sun was bright but not harsh, and the earthy smell of the cool air made Wayne comfortable.

He had read this book many times, but most of the magic, medicinal herbs, and various strange beasts described in it had never been seen, and some had not even heard of it.

The academy of magic teaches very rudimentary knowledge, and most people just go from a "magic, what's that?" layman to another "Oh, that's magic!" Vane was the best of these students, not because he was smart or gifted, but rather because he was mediocre, and Albert taught him the same techniques as Felder, who tended to grasp them faster than he did.

But Vane is obsessed with magic. He could sit in the corner of the library and read books on magic from sunrise to sunset, and he could tinker with magical herbs in the lab with cauldrons and flasks until late at night.

"Click...... Click. The sound of horses' hooves stopped. Vane looked ahead and saw a lot of people dressed as guards standing in the road ahead. The dwarves who were driving the chariot had jumped out of the carriage and said to them, "I'll go and ask what is going on." ”

Soon, the dwarf returned with his straw hat in his hand, dejected. "It's bad luck! I don't know what big man wants to hunt in the nearby forest, but today this road is closed to traffic. ”

"Are we already in the Everfree Forest?" Vane looked around, the roads were smoother and wider than Gustown, the trees were more lush, and there were some rolling hills in the distance.

The Everfree Forest is a forest complex located in the northern part of the continent of Laffrey, consisting of multiple large and small forests, not a whole forest in the true sense of the word. Most of them are in the southern part of the Kingdom of Beseca and the northern part of the Kingdom of Ataga, with the rest in the Duchy of Lucan in the west and the Elven Kingdom of Sabranto in the east. And Obojar, just north of the Everfree Forest, is a veritable "Forest City".

"That's right, little brother, we're already in the northern part of the Everfree Forest, and we'll be in Obojar in about an hour's walk. It's a pity that I can't go today, and there is only one way to Obojar. It's just past noon, and it's not too late to go back to Gus. The dwarf rubbed his nose and said.

After some discussion, Vane and Felder decided to make a detour through the forest into Obojar. Although the dwarves were entrusted to bring the two safely, they were not children anymore, so they could only give them a wooden stick to defend themselves and then left.

"What kind of endless forest is it, I think it's just a small forest. Felder waved his stick back and forth as he went, knocking the leaves into a mess.

"It's just the edge of the Everfree Forest, and the further you go inside, the trees get thicker, and in some places you can't even get to the sun. Vane followed with a map and a small compass. "The forest is the territory of the beasts, although it is unlikely that there will be a strong ...... on the edges"

"Be careful!" Vane suddenly stopped and shouted at Felder. The chaotic sound in front of the left quickly moved from far to near, and the latter's figure froze slightly, and he subconsciously took a step back, and threw out the wooden stick in his hand vigorously.

With a "bang", the wooden stick with the thickness of the forearm and an object flying out of the bushes collided solidly. Then I saw a fluffy mass on the ground twitching.

"Ah, my rabbit!" a girl about Vane's age ran up. "Who killed my rabbit!"

The girl's dark brown hair was tied into a ponytail, and she wore a white linen tunic with a shin guard above her leather boots that framed the curves of her calves. At this time, he was carrying a short bow and quiver, his hands crossed his hips, and his eyes wandered back and forth between the faces of Vane and Felder. If gaze could kill, the two would probably have died several times. The girl was followed by three people, two men and one woman, all of whom were not very old.

The petite short-haired girl in the back tugged at the sleeve of her brown ponytail, "Forget it, Elena, let's find another one elsewhere." ”

"No!" said the girl named Elena, huffing. "I finally found a long-haired forest rabbit, and I was about to shoot it, but I was killed by these two men with murder weapons. It's really infuriating!" At this time, the wooden stick used as the murder weapon was very cooperative and lay in a small pool of blood not far away.

"Who killed him?"

"Him. Vane and Felder pointed at each other at the same time.

"I'm so angry! Listen, you two, our Night Ghost Mercenary Regiment is on a mission with the Alliance, and killing a long-haired rabbit with a bow and arrow is the key to this mission. Now because you caused the mission to fail, you must compensate us for the mission liquidated damages, ten silver coins, bring it. Elena held out her hand.

"It's just a hare, can we have less, we really don't have that much money. Felder smiled his trademark smile again.

"No! not a single copper coin is missing. ”

While the two were bargaining, a smell of meat wafted over. "It's so fragrant, what does it smell like?" everyone followed the scent, and saw that not far away, Vane was holding a branch and roasting a rabbit on the fire.

"Would you like to have a bite to eat?" Vane said as he looked at the suddenly quiet crowd.

“...... You!" Elena pointed at Vane, her fingers trembling with anger. She doesn't really want money, and if the other party has a better attitude and apologizes, she naturally doesn't care. Unexpectedly, the other party not only had an indifferent attitude, but also roasted the rabbit and prepared to eat it.

"That's great! Wayne, I want a rabbit leg," Felder hurried over.

"Okay, Vane, right? Remember, let's go!" Elena stomped her foot and turned away.

"This rabbit leg is so delicious. Wayne, I didn't expect you to have another set of dealing with girls. Felder said slurred as he gnawed.

"I just wanted to see if the magic flame could roast rabbits. ”

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