Roland nodded slightly, stared at the map and continued to ask the shopkeeper, "Old man, if I want to go to the Nightmare Valley or the Weeping Forest south of town, which way should I go?" ”

The bald old man shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "The south side is too dangerous, the hunting party in the town does not dare to approach, and of course there is no big road to take, you can only hike over the mountain and find the forest path to the south by yourself." ”

Roland thanked him, turned to Miss Mage and smiled slightly: "Nikita, I have a bold idea......"

Nikita came to her senses when she saw his expression, and her eyes lit up and she asked, "Honey, what bad ideas do you have in mind?" ”

The corners of Roland's mouth twitched, and he said angrily: "What is a 'bad idea'?" Be serious! ”

Miss Mage giggled, "I'm sorry, but every time you show such a treacherous smile, it will always be accompanied by a ghost idea to harm the enemy, and I guess this time will be no exception." ”

"Well, I'll admit that I did come up with an idea to cheat." Roland whispered to Nikita, "The town can hire a carriage, and we will drive along the road to one of the three trial sites closer to the town, and it is possible to hunt the monster leader before the other trialists, so as to make the most of the convenience of transportation!" ”

"You think beautifully, even if we take the car on the road now, it will take a day and a night to reach the nearest monster stronghold to the town, and by the time we arrive, those trialists who have descended on the local area will probably have already subdued the monster leader, how can there be anything cheap to pick up!" Nikita was unimpressed by Roland's plan.

"Don't forget, the other trialists descended directly into the deep mountains and old forests, the mountains and jungles are inaccessible, even if they fly and hurry, they may not be faster than us riding on the road, and continuous flight consumes a lot of spell slots, in exchange for you, are you willing to use a large number of spell slots for flying? Or take a step back and say, you'll have a handful of flying skills ready before the trial? Roland asked rhetorically.

Nikita hesitated for a moment and muttered, "Yes, including me, no trialist has integrated 'flying magic' into his staff, and can only fly by casting spells on his own, and if he is not mentally prepared for a long flight, it is unlikely that he will prepare a lot of flying skills a day in advance." ”

The six people who participated in the trial were all mages, and the mages could only cast the next day if they had prepared the corresponding spells. I found out that I needed a lot of flying skills, so is it okay to replace the fireball technique I prepared last night with a flying technique? I'm sorry, the warlock can do this, the mage doesn't have to think about it.

"In addition, we have two major advantages over other trialists," Roland smiled and patted the map, "First of all, we can buy an accurate map of the island, and other trialists can only ramble around in the jungle, and secondly, other trialists need at least 8 hours of rest every day to recover their spell slots, and we can lie comfortably in the carriage and sleep without delaying the journey!" ”

"That's true, so that we can have at least eight hours more time to travel than the other trialists," Nikita looked up at the sun in the west, "It's less than two hours before sunset, and most of those trialists who have descended in the deep mountains and old forests don't dare to rush in the dark, so they can only camp on the spot to restore the spell slot, and wait until tomorrow after dawn to continue their journey, but by then...... Our carriage will also arrive in the area where the monster boss is located, and we will have a chance to take the monster first! ”

Miss Mage jumped excitedly and eagerly asked Roland, "Which direction are we going now?" ”

"Hire a carriage to go north first, and before you reach the fork in the road, I will cast a spell to spy on the movements of the three monster leaders' lairs in the north to see which one is the easiest to get." Roland thought for a moment and whispered, "If everything goes well, I want to go to Storm Cliff to subdue the Peng Emperor first, and then we can ride the Peng Emperor to fly, so that the journey is the most efficient, and there is a chance to snatch the other monster leaders." ”

Nikita fully agreed with Roland's arrangement, and couldn't wait to say, "This is indeed a good idea, don't bother, let's hire a car and get on the road!" ”

……

Syllable!

Matthew, an old ranger with gray sideburns, waved his whip casually, and the whip exploded in the air with a crisp sound, urging the four horses to drag the carriage with the doors and windows closed and gallop wildly.

In the twilight, the carriage galloped along the gravel road leading to the north from the "Trial Town", and every time the wheels were bumped, a faint trace of magical light radiated from the axles, counteracting the impact from the ground and smoothing out the shock for the carriage at full speed.

The spacious carriage was covered with a thick velvet carpet, and Roland and Nikita sat on the duck down-filled cushions, not feeling a hint of jolting.

Miss Mage yawned, a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed pleasantly, turned over and adjusted to a more comfortable lying position, the crimson robe rolled up above the knees, and a white and slender calf like a tender lotus inadvertently rested on the leg of the man next to her.

"The 500 gold coins are worth the money, not only to rent a spacious and comfortable enchanted carriage, but also to have a level 5 ranger as a coachman and guide for us." Nikita smiled with satisfaction.

"While you can sleep well now, our carriage will run day and night without stopping, and we can travel an average of 30 miles per hour on the road, if the data marked on this map is reliable, we will be able to reach the foot of the mountain where the 'Storm Cliff' is located at ten o'clock tomorrow morning at the latest, and then the cliff of more than 7,000 feet will fly up by ourselves, during which we will inevitably be besieged by a large group of arrows, in order to cope with tomorrow's hard battle, we must recharge our energy now, and prepare the spells we need tomorrow." Roland laid the map on his lap and took out his pen to mark a few numbers on it.

Nikita first hummed meekly, but refused to close her eyes, rubbed her smooth calf on the outside of Roland's thigh, and said softly: "I know that I should hurry up and rest, but I can't sleep, probably too nervous, you can talk to me for a while, and you can fall asleep when you relax." ”

Roland was touched by her delicate demeanor, lifted the map aside, reached out to hold her calf, and wiped it downward, removing her shoes and socks, caressing Miss Mage's delicate pink jade feet.

Nikita's cheeks flushed, and her watery eyes were filled with disgust: "Stinky rascal, what do you want to do?" ”

"Don't think about it, just help you massage it, it will help you sleep." Roland said seriously.

Nikita's feet were numb from his kneading, and she couldn't tell if it was comfortable or uncomfortable, giggling and curling up in a ball, escaping his hands.

"Don't mess around here." Nikita pointed to the top of her head, "The eight referees are outside monitoring the island, how embarrassing it would be for them to see them." ”