After an hour's break, Steve led the group into the periphery of the Sunset Mountains. The road began to become rough, weeds and vines blocked the way, and poisonous insects and beasts were infested from time to time.

Steve had been in here many times, carrying a machete to clear the way ahead. The weather was not cold, but the group covered it tightly, in order to prevent the sneak attack of poisonous insects.

Watch as Steve slashes a poisonous snake to death with a random knife and tramples a colorful poisonous frog to death with one kick, carefully bypassing the colony of a swarm of wasps. Ivan feels that the style of painting is very inconsistent, where is this magician vs. Warcraft, it's clearly a show of wild exploration!

The magician should be secretive and powerful, physically weak, wearing mysterious and gorgeous mage robes, with a fierce and powerful magic pet, unleashing brilliant magic and fighting the murderous monsters. Instead of being able to ride a horse, be able to catch cats, teach hooligans a lesson, be physically strong, and be good at wild adventures!

Ivan deeply understands what it means to collapse fantasy and feel skinny reality. Middle- and low-level magicians are a group of people who often engage in dangerous work, they are versatile, athletic, well-informed, tactful, and hard-working. Except for the ability to release magic, everything else is the same as the magician in Ivan's imagination.

The occasional intruding beast was scared away by a small fireball from Steve.

"Remember to save strength, mental power, magic and physical strength in the wild. It's a guarantee for your survival, don't waste it on non-essential places. ”

Steve teaches Ivan the experience of the field as he walks.

"If it's not long, you can bring your own dry food and water. In the long run, it is necessary to have the ability to recognize plants and beasts, to prevent danger and to find food. ”

"It is also necessary to guard against poisonous insects, poisons and miasma, these little things are the biggest killers of adventurers, so antidote must be prepared. ”

"If it's hunting Warcraft, then you also need to know about Warcraft. Know what monsters and what habits, whether they live in groups or alone, what areas have what means of attack, what weaknesses they have, and which parts are more valuable......"

Ivan's head was big when he heard it, it seemed that the Sunset Mountains were not easy to mix, no wonder no one took this task. There are so many things you need to know to come here, and there are quite a few dangers, and the reward is not enough to see. I don't know how the Mercenary Guild took the commission.

In fact, Ivan was wrong about this, the fringe area is also a part of the Sunset Mountains, and this commission only needs to be completed in the extremely low danger area of the fringe area. Steve only allowed the painter to enter the outer area in order to give Ivan a glimpse.

"The outer areas of the Sunset Mountain Range are generally low-level magical beasts, but without mid-level strength or a fully functional team, it is not enough to break through here. Low-level people have limited strength and means, and it is a problem to deal with beasts alone, let alone monsters. ”

Steve began to explain again, telling the Sunset Mountains that were dangerous, and the employer and his servant looked at each other.

In short, the deep mountains and old forests are by no means a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. The unpleasant smell of rotting leaves, the harassment of poisonous insects and beasts makes you have to be on your guard, and the tall trees block the sun and view, making the atmosphere dark and oppressive.

However, this is not the case everywhere, passing by a lake, the water is as green as emerald, and the surface of the lake can reflect its own shadow. Surrounded by rocky geology, there are no tall trees, and the eye spills in to make this place feel like a fairyland.

"Wow! This is the inspiration I've always wanted, I want to experience the beauty of nature with my body!" the painter was a little excited, and immediately took off his clothes to try the coolness of the lake.

For the Sunset Mountains, beauty means danger. There will definitely be demonic beasts under the lake, and although there are rocks around, you can barely see the traces of stampede, and there are groups of demonic beasts coming here to drink. Even if none of this exists, the lake itself is dangerous, and it looks clean, but in fact it has a large number of parasites that cannot be seen without the help of magic items. ”

Steve stops the painter and explains the dangers. For the Sunset Mountains, there is no such thing as safety.

"Well, I can't try it, but I've seen it, and a beautiful imagination has unfolded. I'm going to paint a picture of the Daughter of the Forest frolicking in the lake, and it's sure to bring me great fame. I am the only one who dares to face danger and beauty, and this painting will be integrated into my bravery, and I think those nobles will be captivated by my work. ”

Then the painter unfolded his drawing board and began to modulate the colors.

"Mr. Hunter, this is not a place to stay for long, it's almost midnight, and there will be monsters coming to drink at any time, so let's get out of here!" Steve suggested.

"No, no, no, I've found inspiration, you know? It's something that you can find but can't get. I'm only going to take a preliminary note of my inspiration, it won't take too long. "The painter doesn't want to leave there, because inspiration is what he seeks.

"Mr. Huntle, you must understand that I am beyond the commission to take you to the outlying areas. If you're not satisfied, we can ignore you, after all, you breached the contract first!"

Steve was unhappy with the painter's behavior, this guy was too greedy to know what to do. Taking him into the outer area was meant to be in the air, and this guy was putting them in danger.

"No, you can't do that to me, I'm not going to give up on my inspiration, double the honorarium, oh no, triple it! You also said it's just the outer area, it seems that you can still handle it, please, it's a painter's pursuit." The painter was also in a hurry, and saw that Steve was just troublesome and unequal in pay.

"Uncle Steve, are you up to the danger here?" asked Ivan.

Steve lowered his voice, "It's perfectly fine for me to bring you, but there are three people here to take care of, and once I encounter a group of Warcraft, I'm not sure." ”

"Mr. Painter is a stubborn man, and since you are sure that you will get out of the way, you should promise him, for it is not good to leave him here, and second, I want to see your magic. Ivan weighed it, since there would be no problem with his own people, then it was better to try.

"Makes sense, Mr. Huntel, I reluctantly agree to your request, but I must leave before dark. And I won't have a second tolerance for you, I hope you understand. ”

When the painter saw Steve's agreement, he immediately began to paint, and with this obsession and not afraid of death, it is no wonder that he can achieve something.

After nearly two hours of painting, the painter finally finished his painting under Steve's repeated urgings. An innocent and holy girl bathes in a mirror-like lake, with birds hovering in the sky, fish playing in the lake, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the surface of the lake, sprinkled on the girl's white shoulders, like a heavenly scene.

"Mr. Huntel, your painting skills are indeed impeccable, but the artistic conception does not feel right, the daughter of the forest you said should be innocent and wild, with the feeling of a legendary elf, not the feeling of a saint. "Ivan doesn't know how to paint, but the sense of disobedience is strong.

"I didn't expect you to have this kind of eyesight at such a young age, yes, my painting is only finished. I couldn't imagine the image of the girl in the woods, the protagonist of the painting, so I had to replace it with the image of the Holy Maiden of the Church of Light, who I had the pleasure of seeing. The painter looked sorry.

"Shhhh Steve said with a solemn face.

Ivan looked around, but the sky was a little dark, and he couldn't see anything.

"Wherever there is a high rock wall, let's go quickly, lean our backs against the rocks, pay attention to the movement, and don't make a sound. Steve led the three of them as he commanded.

The four of them leaned against the stone wall, a little frightened in the face of unknown dangers. Steve fought in front of him alone, and took out a fiery red staff, with a magic crystal on the top of the staff, and three gems inlaid with red, yellow, and brown gems.

Not long after, a group of demonic beasts that looked like wolves and not wolves rushed over, why did they say that they were demonic beasts, because the feeling was obviously different, and the existence of magic would be perceived by people, especially living things.

"It's a scavenging beast, don't panic, a scavenging beast is a typical type of bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, the more you are afraid, the more you will be violently attacked. ”

"Scavengers live on the remains left behind by other predators and generally move alone, so they are called scavengers. However, when the scavenging is not enough, they will gather in groups and start looting, occasionally hunting. However, their strength is limited, and they will die in large numbers until they are small enough to continue scavenging. ”

Ivan thought to himself, isn't this similar to the hyena! But without hyena unity, Uncle Steve can handle it. Still, the painter and his servant were half dead of fright.

As if asked about the taste of fear, the scavenging beasts gathered around, more than twenty of them, but they thought they felt Steve's threat, so they didn't make a move.

"Uncle, a stalemate is not good for us, and it will be difficult to deal with once it gets dark. Ivan hurriedly said to Steve.

"I know, but once I cast an attack spell, I can't defend for a short time, and if I cast a defensive spell, they will retreat, wasting mana in vain. Although the Scavenger Beast is a first-order magical beast, it is cunning by nature, so don't underestimate it. Steve explains the key to Ivan.

"They still fight guerrillas?" Ivan couldn't think of a group of beasts doing this kind of maneuvering.

"What then?"

"Either it's a stalemate until they attack and play a defensive battle, or it's up to you. ”

"What do you think of me?" asked Ivan, surprised.

"My staff has a third-order defensive magic earth wall technique, and the staff has magical power to be activated, but it requires a certain amount of mental power. Your father said that you have advanced spiritual qualifications, if you are not afraid, we will give it a try. ”

"I'm fine, how to do it. ”

"I'll cast intermediate magic later, and if the scavengers attack, you'll activate the Earth Wall to defend against it. ”

"Got it, let's get started, I can't wait to see my uncle show off his skills. ”