Xena is always smiling and loves children, and Trist is actually really interested in her.

But this interest quickly disappeared when Xena said that she was "meat-eating", and in this smiling woman, Trist instinctively sensed danger.

Forget it, don't do it.

In this way, Trist, who put away his thoughts, put all his energy into the glorious career of a tour guide.

Rhodes' party was a mixed bag, and on the face of it it really meant that the caravans that traveled between the east and west sides of the Valoran Strait were not in the habit of carrying women and children.

For this reason, many hawkers choose to sell goods to them, and the number of scammers is probably more than half.

But it's a pity that none of these crooks can succeed with the old fritter Trist, and as a person who has a lot of experience with tour guides, Trist also took them to visit the mud town in one day.

"This is the last place to see in Mud Town." In front of a small castle in the center of Mudtown, Trist made the final commentary with a fluttering eyebrow, "This is the center of Mudtown. ”

"Town center?"

None of the group, including Rod, understood what Trist meant.

This thing is everywhere in the center of town, it's pretty much the same, what's there to see?

"Don't look down on the center of town." Trist casually took out a handful of cards and distributed them to everyone's hands with a few brushes, "It's not easy for Mud Town to be independent of Shurima and Noxus, even if it's on the conflict line. ”

With that, Trist led the group outside the walls of the center of the town, and pointed to the reliefs carved into the walls.

"The original lord of Mud Town was not a human, but a shapeshifter—a shapeshifter like the Vastayas of Ionia." "Shurima has never been just a Shurima people, especially the rainforest area we are going to now, and even the best explorers in Piltover are reluctant to go deep into it. ”

The Mud Town affair can only be regarded as a small episode, this is the place where everyone repairs after getting off the boat, and a small tour has made the members of this team familiar with each other.

Although there is no tacit understanding, at least everyone knows that they are not enemies of each other.

And so, after the renovation and resupply, Rhodes led the group out of Mud Town and set out into the depths of the rainforest.

That's how hard the days were...... Here we go.

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When you think of the rainforest, what is your first impression?

Towering trees?

Multiple animals?

If Lux had to say, her first impression of the rainforest was...... Damp.

Yes, in a place where it rains for more than six hours a day, humidity is indeed the most noticeable feeling.

This rainforest is known to locals as Mangkugu, which means "green dangerous sea".

Compared to the Shurima Desert, which is teeming with explorers from all over the world, the Mangkugu Rainforest is several notches more primitive, with almost no human traces here, and lush vegetation everywhere – many times in heavy rains, Lux has seen plants growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

And when the rain stopped, the tall trees blocked out the sun, and the overall environment was unbearable for Lux.

Luckily, Rhodes has the arcane trick of [Clean Up] - with the help of magic, although the group is a little difficult, it is not too embarrassing.

Unlike Lux, Xena, who is in the rainforest, seems to be like a fish in water, and it is the first time she has come to such a "lively" place.

Despite the lush and tall trees in the rainforest, they are not very old.

Xena loves children, and she loves plants – so these newborn plants make her feel doubly happy.

As the leader of the team, Xena communicates with her younger siblings while opening up a feasible path for everyone, she doesn't need to use a mountain knife or anything like that, as long as she walks by, the surrounding plants will obediently give way to the sides, as if she has seen her dearest big sister.

With such a botanical expert opening the way, Rhodes and his party encountered few problems in the way they traveled.

Just be sure where you want to go and go straight – nothing will stop them except for a big enough tree along the way.

Zina's hand surprised Quinn, who didn't know much about mages—she had never imagined that mages would be so harmonious.

To Quinn, Xena seemed to be a part of nature.

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In addition to plants, there are also many animals in the rainforest.

Unlike normal ecosystems, the creatures in the rainforest are three-dimensional - the tall trees provide a place for many animals to live, and hunters also provide enough avenues to attack, although the rainforest hunters rarely see humans, but after Rhodes deliberately suppressed his breath, they will still be eager to move on to the group.

As a result, a variety of hunters launched various attacks on Rhodes and his party, but unfortunately none of them succeeded, and even the seemingly delicious ones among these hunters fell into everyone's stomachs......

As for whether there is poison or something, the plant will tell Xena if any of these animals will feed on them.

In general, the intensity of fighting in the rainforest area is low, but it is more difficult for everyone to walk - this is what Rhodes wants to see, and this kind of environment where everyone suffers together will soon be able to bring each other closer.

And so, the group headed south – and after seven days of hard trekking, they finally found the tributary of the Rhema River marked on the map.

"Now, we just have to go up the river bank against the current." "We can speed up a little bit on the riverbank, and in less than a month we'll be able to get out of the rainforest and into the desert." ”

Hearing Rod say this, everyone in the group sighed softly - this kind of journey is not very dangerous, but except for Xena, everyone is bored and aggrieved, and now seeing that the situation has taken a turn for the better, everyone's mood is much better.

However, just as Rhodes was about to say something, the cry of Jinx, who had quietly left the group, came from the jungle not far away.

"Hey, hey, come and see, I've found a very, very, very interesting trap! I've never seen a trap like this......"