Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Forest
In the weapons shop in the city, the three of them are shopping for some equipment. The main thing is, of course, Barry's side, and the armor on his body is so obvious that someone makes way for him wherever he goes. According to Linton's plan, he also chose a more ordinary set of armor, which is now being replaced.
Linton and Garseen also got the opportunity to change their equipment, and naturally Barry reimbursed him, after all, he was helping him find the princess. But Garseen didn't have anything to change here, just casually put on a light armor, and he looked like an adventurer, and Linton ......
"Aren't there any staff sellers here?" Linton asked.
"Huh?" The owner of the weapon shop was also stunned, and looked at Linton inexplicably.
"No, what are you fussing about?" Gasein, who was next to him, asked, "The staff was bought at the mage shop, this is the weapon shop, where did you get the staff, and besides, why do you want the staff?" β
"Pretending to be a mage, I won't be vindictive, I can only pretend to be a mage." Linton said.
"That's right, but you don't have to buy a staff, don't think that you can buy things casually without your own money, and if you can't find anyone for a while, the crime is even greater." Garseen had a headache, and he didn't know what was wrong with his uncle, he hadn't seen him for a few months, and he felt particularly troublesome.
"Staffs are expensive?" Linton asked.
"Nonsense, you don't know, anyway, it's very expensive, and the most basic staff costs at least 1 gold coin." Garseen said.
"Uh...... That's fine. Linton looked up and down, then saw a wooden stick next to the counter, "How much is that staff?" β
"This ...... Guest, this is not a staff, this is a burning stick. The store manager said.
"I look a little like a staff, that's it." Linton said, picking up the burning stick. After saying that, he also waved, plus the robe he bought before, not to mention that he really looked a bit like a mage. Of course, the staff of the other mage is really effective, and the one he is holding is really a burning stick.
Just as he was doing something, the wooden door next to him opened, and Barry, who had changed his clothes, walked out. did change his outfit, and the high-level light on Barry's body also converged a little, and it is not for nothing that people rely on clothing. Now Barry looks like an ordinary adventurer, and he also covers half of his face with a mask, which is really hard to recognize.
"You're a magician?" Barry, who came out, saw Linton's posture and asked a little surprised, after all, magicians are a rare profession, and they have more talent than fighting martial artists, which is not easy to see.
"No, it's just a regular burning stick." Garsein, who was next to him, couldn't help but say.
"......" Barry was also a little speechless, Linton is equipped with a sword, and inexplicably disguised himself as a mage, what is this picture, this guy doesn't feel very reliable, did he believe the wrong person?
"You don't understand, according to the general novel, I, as the protagonist, can find a burning stick in the store casually, maybe it's all an anti-heaven level artifact." Linton said seriously.
Barry didn't say anything, just took the burning stick and looked at it, and then said, "That's right, this is an ordinary burning stick." β
"I really believe in your wickedness." Garseen said that it was a shame for him to believe it for 1 second, "No, what have you been doing these months, just listening to troubadours read novels day and night?" Are you still sane? β
"Well, why are you so unromantic...... "Linton spread his hands, "have you heard the proverbs of our Merlovilles?" β
"I repeat, we Merowe have no proverbs." Garsein said.
"Uh...... Okay, okay, okay. Linton spread his hands, "I just didn't make it up, have you finished buying it?" Let's go. β
"I suddenly felt ...... Am I being lied to......" Barry next to him couldn't help but say.
"No, no, Lord Barry, this guy may seem unreliable, but he's really good at tracking, I can guarantee that." Garseen here saw that the situation was not right, and quickly said. Of course, he is also talking nonsense, but now that he is on the thief ship, he really can't get down, so he can only help cover it up.
"That's ......" Barry nodded slightly, then gave him a warning look. To be honest, he didn't think anyone dared to play himself at this time, after all, this was a big deal, and he felt that these two people didn't have such courage, so he followed Linton with a little belief. But I always feel that this Linton is so unreliable.
Of course, it's all here, and Barry is ready to act. The three of them quickly crossed the street and walked all the way out of the city gate. Their target is a huge grove to the west of the city of Digarno. The woods were indeed very large, stretching across the entire province of Roshand, and only a small part of the woods were within their MerovΓ« family's territory, but according to Barry, it was in Merlowe's territory that the Fire Eater was sighted in.
This forest is naturally very dangerous, first of all, the terrain is a problem, it is said that there are many dark ravines and abysses inside, which is very difficult to walk. Secondly, this is a paradise for Warcraft, no one knows how many Warcraft there are here, what level of Warcraft there are, and even if there are fire-devouring beast-level things, they will not be surprised, this is the horror of this forest.
Along the way, Barry also gave a detailed introduction to the disappearance of Princess Arran. It's been the fourth day since the princess went missing, and according to the distance, she may have gone into the forest, and she may still be in the city of Digarno or something. Of course, the best thing is that the princess is still in the city, and the city has already let the people of the Merlowe family go to find it, and after careful investigation, it is naturally the best to find it, as for the forest, it is naturally also to be found, but it is more troublesome, because this side is indeed very dangerous, even if you send troops, it is difficult to search.
Either way, Barry thinks that Linton's suggestion to find the Fire Eater first is a feasible solution, after all, knowing that this is what the Duke is looking for, and the chances of meeting the princess here are also very high. But how to find this fire-devouring beast, Barry doesn't know much, isn't it Linton who said it's okay.
The trip lasted for a night, during which of course they had set up camp in the wilderness, and the next morning, they had come to the edge of the forest, where low-level demonic beasts had already begun to appear. These low-level Warcraft Linton had also encountered them outside the town where he lived before, and they seemed to be the same breed of things.
"Boom" twice, Garseen solved a monster that looked a bit like a wild boar with a beautiful cross slash action, which was already considered a more threatening Warcraft, and according to the level division that Linton had heard before, it was a Level 2 Warcraft. And Linton has never fought a level 2 Warcraft so far, and the previous fights were all Level 1 Warcraft, and dealing with a Level 2 Warcraft is already a level to get started with Douqi, and Linton has no qualifications in the first place.
And Garseen has to say that he is really a good seedling, unlike Linton, Garsine's ability in the younger generation of the entire family is relatively top-notch. Awakened at the age of 13, broke through the apprenticeship in 3 years, and is currently a level 4 swordsman, according to his age, he can be regarded as a very genius. Of course, against this level 2 demonic beast, Garseen is still very easy, and he doesn't even need to spend much effort.
Although he didn't use much strength, Barry next to him nodded slightly, and it can be seen from Garsein's movements that Garsein's foundation is very solid, he is a person who is willing to work hard, and he usually exercises a lot. For such a hard-working youth, Barry naturally doesn't hate it.
"Have you ever been on the battlefield?" Barry asked.
"Well, 20 years old is already in the first battle." Garsein nodded.
"Have you made any achievements?" Barry asked.
"This ...... Sorry, I was a little stupefied at the time. Garsein touched his head and said embarrassedly.
"Now, with whom?" Barry asked.
"I used to follow my father, but my father ...... Recently assassinated...... I'm still investigating the killer. "Garseen is an honest man, he tells the truth directly, and he doesn't worry about Barry's suspicions.
"When your father's affair is over, you can come to me and be my knight's apprentice." Barry said suddenly.
"What?" Garseen was a little surprised, this is an opportunity, Barry is the captain of the Maple Leaf Guard, and he became his apprentice, maybe he can join the Maple Leaf Guard, this is the highest honor of the knight.
"Of course, if you can help find the princess this time, there will be a reward." Barry said, "You should consider this a reward." β
"This ......" Garsein suddenly choked, if he can find the princess, he can become Barry's apprentice, this is indeed a reward, but the question is can he find it? Barry didn't know, but he knew that Linton next to him was completely, and they were the ones who tricked Barry into dealing with the assassins.
Thinking of this, Garseen didn't even dare to look at Barry with a little weakness. Fortunately, Barry didn't pay special attention to Garsein, and he seemed to care more about Linton's side than Gasein, because since he entered the forest, Linton had been looking around, as if he was really looking for something, could it be that there were traces of discovery.
But Linton didn't say anything, which annoyed Barry too, and after thinking about it, Barry still asked, "Did you find anything?" β
"I thought about it carefully, the princess shouldn't know the way to the forest here, right?" Linton said.
"Yes, the princess has never been here." Barry nodded.
"So she shouldn't be acting alone." Linton said, "There are locals to guide her, if the princess can get rid of you, she shouldn't be a fool, she won't find someone she doesn't know, does the princess have any friends around here?" β
Garseen next to "......" was a little speechless, do you dare to say that the princess is stupid? This is also becoming more and more arrogant.
"Friend......" Barry thought for a moment and shook his head, "I haven't heard of it." β
"There's no way around it, you can only rely on omnipotent magic." Linton said.