Three small figures emerged from the bushes in a staggered manner.

Little Chubby Dun Tannis was sweating profusely, panting heavily, and went directly to the fairly flat ground: "No... Whew...... I've ...... I can't run......"

"Phew," Kamiyu spit out the leaves from his mouth, wiped the sweat from his head, and looked back nervously at something, "Those things didn't follow, did they?" ”

"I don't know what to do." Riddle, who grew up in the countryside, was much more relaxed than his two companions, plucking the leaves from his head and neck while listening intently to something, and after a while he replied with certainty: "There is no movement, it seems that we have been thrown off." ”

Hearing Riddle say this, Camillo let out a long breath and sat down on the ground full of fallen leaves to rest.

"Speaking of which, I remember that the goblins were written in the textbooks as allies of humanity and members of the Pan-Terran Unification Alliance, right?" After calming down, Kamiyu had the leisure to think about other things: "Then why are those goblins chasing us?" That kind of fierce look doesn't look like he wants to invite us to eat. ”

"Because those are black goblins." Finally recovering his breath, Tannis sat up from the floor, and slapped the bugs that crawled on his clothes—two days ago the little fat man would have been terrified at the sight of them, but now he was almost used to them......

"Black goblins? What's that? Kamiyu and Riddle looked at the little fat man with curious expressions.

"Are you all sleeping in your monster knowledge class......

Tannis said angrily, and then explained: "The black goblin is a subspecies of goblins, second only to bear goblins in strength...... Okay, although ten black goblins together aren't enough for a bear goblin to hammer, but that's the way it is. They are greedy, brutal, intellectually retarded, and love to attack creatures that appear to be weak. It is also rumored that the black goblins are actually just ordinary goblins infected by the demonic aura of the abyss. Either way, it's just that they're not good guys. ”

"According to the description in the Encyclopedia, the Black Goblin Crusade Level is about level 3. There is a correction of plus or minus 2 depending on the strength and arming of the individual, but there is another thing that I am more concerned about. Tannis's gray fat face showed a confused expression: "Black goblins, like bear goblins, should generally have between one and three heads acting at the same time, and this time we encountered close to thirty heads, it is really abnormal!" ”

"Anyway......" Kamiyu leaned on a bush. He stood up with a sigh and looked into the distance: "We all have to work hard to pass this trial." ”

Riddle and Tannis followed his gaze, their faces yearning.

Through the canopy that has begun to thin. You can faintly see the pillar that reaches into the sky in the east.

Ryddle's Pillar.

After entering the Trials Gate, Edric's students will appear in the center of this level, and then they must choose one of the four directions, south, east, west, and west, and make their own path, through many difficulties and dangers, and finally reach any of the four Ryder Pillars. Only when you touch the Pillar of Ryder can you complete the content of the trial.

And the three of them chose the east. In addition, there are too many forks, and they are scattered with the large army as they walk—in fact, the largest team is only about ten people.

Although the head of the mouse chased by the black goblin, but also unexpectedly accelerated the trip, according to this progress. It will only take two or three days at most to complete the trial.

"Alright, it's almost time to rest, let's continue to go!" Kamiyu patted off the leaves on his body and said proudly, "The target is the Pillar of Ryder!" ”

"Oh!" "Oh!"

Ten minutes later.

"I ...... It's no longer possible......"

Tannis lay on the ground, his eyes cloudy.

"No, you'll be fine!" Kamiyu cried out sadly, "Hurry up and get up!" ”

Little Chubby turned his head with difficulty and looked at Kamiyu: "I didn't expect it...... The worst ...... of my life It's you ...... by my side."

"Don't give up! Now is not the time to give up! ”

"Hmph...... Although very unwilling...... When I'm dead, you're going to have to ...... my body Buried under the pine tree by the shore of Kash Bay in my hometown......" Tannis, trembling, stretched out his right hand to Kamiyu and confessed solemnly: "On my epitaph ...... 'He was still determined to reach his goal...... until starvation on the way'. ”

"So don't look like you're going to die if you're just hungry!"

As soon as Kamiyu grabbed Tennis's hand, he lifted it hard, and flipped the little fat man over, so that he was almost buried by the fallen leaves.

"It's noisy! I haven't eaten for 12 hours since I was born! ”

"Wouldn't it be just right to lose a little weight at this time!"

While the two little ones were arguing, Riddle poked his head out of the canopy and pointed ahead: "There seems to be a village not far in that direction." ”

Tannis's eyes lit up immediately, and he shouted 'food——! Run in the direction Riddle was pointing.

"Obviously I looked half-dead just now......"

Kamiyu looked at the fat man's back and stroked his forehead helplessly.

"Shall we go along?" Riddle slid down from the trunk and asked Kamiyu.

"There's no way, you can't leave the fat man there, you can only go and see it." Kamiyu shrugged, "Besides, if it's really an ordinary village, wouldn't it be just right to gather intelligence?" ”

After agreeing on their opinions, the two set off to catch up with Tannis, who was tempted by the food, but due to his size, it was impossible for Tannis to really leave Kamiyu and Riddle far behind even if he ran with all his might......

The village was not far from where the three of them were, and the journey time was shortened a lot by running, and after more than ten minutes, the three of them came to the small village that Riddle had seen from the top of the tree.

"This is...... Dwarven villages? Kamiyu looked at the villagers who were about his height, but who were already adults, and asked Tannis, confused.

Tannis, who didn't run as many miles as his two friends, took a few minutes to catch his breath: "It's not dwarves, these are halflings. You'd better take care of your belongings. ”

"Halfling?" Riddle withdrew his curious gaze. He asked, "Have you ever taught a monster knowledge class?" Why don't I seem to have heard of this race? ”

"It's normal if you haven't heard of it. Halflings are barely visible in the Eastern Plains, and they are only mentioned in the Continental Terroir class...... I remember that none of you two took the mainland terroir course, right? Tannis glanced at the two of them, and Kamiyu and Riddle immediately looked away with a dry smile - for them. Instead of spending time learning those lessons, it's better to spend your time playing.

"But what about their relationship with humans?" Seeing that there were already halfling villagers looking at them, Kamiyu asked again. What attitude to use next to treat the other party depends on what the other party thinks of human beings.

"Although the halfling is a bit of a petty thief. It's a bad habit of short-sightedness, but the relationship with humans is pretty good. It is said that during the Great Migration, many halflings were hired as scouts. ”

said. Tannis also nodded at the halflings and made an ancient noble salute.

Then the halflings left without looking back......

“…… This is what you said about a good relationship? Kamiyu looked at the empty entrance to the village and asked Tannis, who looked embarrassed.

"There are always exceptions!"

Aside from the fact that the initial meeting was not pleasant, it was true that the halflings were not like orcs and elves, and were prejudiced against humans in the first place, although Kamiyu always felt that the halflings seemed to be looking at his group with the eyes of fat sheep......

After spending a lot of copper to buy a decent lunch in the restaurant, Kamiyu began to try to talk to the halflings in the restaurant.

It's a pity that even Kamiyu, who has felt the warmth and coldness of human feelings since he was a child, can understand the sophistication of human feelings. In terms of experience, there is no way to compare with those seasoned and even somewhat scoundrel halflings, and after talking for more than ten minutes, not only did they fail to get useful information from the other party's mouth, but they also wasted a lot of money in vain.

"No, these guys are too cunning...... Not. Good sandwiches. ”

Unable to achieve his intended goal, Kamiyu could only munch on his sandwich in frustration.

At this time, a figure wearing a red robe suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Halflings are born scoundrels, and it's too early for you to trap them."

Riddle and Tannis, they both froze when they saw the figure, and Camillo choked directly.

After finally rushing the sandwich choked in his throat with water, he pointed at the man in front of him in disbelief and shouted, "Red, red-haired dog!" ”

"Who's the Red-Haired Dog! My name is Dorothy? Taylor, it's a picket! ”

The little blonde Swiss curly girl in a red magic robe immediately exploded, and she slapped the table loudly, and the sandwich fries and chicken on the table were shaken: "Don't you problem children still don't know my name!" ”

"That ......," Tennis asked, raising his hand, "Do you include me?" ”

"That's not a matter of course!" The little girl immediately responded.

“ouch！”

As if he had been hit, Tannis let out a shout of unknown meaning and fell directly on the table......

Camillo and Riddle looked at each other, then put their hands on their chests and made a pause gesture: "Okay, okay, Miss Dorothy......"

"Who allowed you to call so affectionate! Call me Taylor! ”

The little girl crossed her waist and said domineeringly.

Seeing a tic-tac-toe shaped green tendon popping out of Kamiyu's head, Riddle hurriedly took the topic to prevent Kamiyu from getting mad: "Taylor, why are you here?" ”

"yes, we haven't done anything now, why are you coming along?"

Kamiyu also agreed.

"Who, who's following you! I just happened to be passing by, passing by! ”

Riddle didn't notice anything wrong, but Kamiyu was different, with a smile on his face that made the girl feel inexplicably embarrassed, and as he picked up a sandwich and chewed it, he said in an unruly and old-fashioned manner, "Grunt, goo, goo......"

"Swallow it for me."

“……”

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Kamiyu once again returned to the same expression as before, and asked the little girl, "I remember that you always had a few followers?" Where are they now? ”

"It's just that I'm here first, and they'll meet soon......," the girl said hesitantly, but it didn't seem like she was lying. Even the most innocent Riddle could see that the other party was lying.

"Actually, you and your companion got separated, right?" So Riddle hit the nail on the head.

"Only, no!" The girl was red and shook her head, her long golden hair swaying with her curls: "My Dorothy? How could Taylor make such a low-level mistake! ”

"Riddle. Fatty, let's go. ”

Kamiyu put down what he was holding, stood up and walked straight to the door.

Riddle looked at the little girl with some embarrassment, but stood up and followed behind Kamiyu.

Tannis looked at the sandwich with some embarrassment. But he still stood up and followed behind Kamiyu.

"Wait, wait! I'll admit it...... I'm separated from my friends and I'm lost......"

The little girl had tears in her eyes and a look of humiliation. Biting his lip and admitting: "So don't leave me ......"

"We're not obligated to take care of you, are we?"

The smile on Kamiyu's face became even more scornful: "Why do you want to go with you, Picket?" ”

"But, but...... Woo......"

As the girl spoke, tears fell in large gullies.

"Wow, Kamiyu, you actually made a girl cry......" The fat man laughed at Kamiyu gloatingly.

"I don't think it's good to make people cry." Riddle looked at the crying pear blossom girl with the rain, turned his head and said to Kamiyu seriously.

"Are you two betraying me at such a time...... Provoke her to cry, obviously you also have a share, okay! ”

Kamiyu said in embarrassment, but found that the disdainful gazes of the two had not changed. In the end, he could only compromise: "Okay, I'll admit defeat and I'll take you with me, so don't cry, okay!" ”

As a result, the three of them persuaded for more than ten minutes before the little girl stopped crying.

"Love, intelligence exchange ......" she wiped her little face. Sniffing, tilting his little head and Kamiyu said.

"What information do you have?"

Kamiyu looked at the girl who was still crying just now, and sighed in his heart, "No matter how precocious she is, she is only a 10-year-old girl" (note: Kamiyu is 12 years old) while disagreeing with what she said, and raised the cup and drank water - in order to persuade the girl to stop crying, his mouth was dry.

"There may be a 'treasure chest' in the woods near the village!"

"Poof! Ahem...... Kamiyu almost squirted water out of his nostrils, but he didn't bother to wipe his face before confirming to the girl: "Do you mean the 'treasure chest' that the dean said at the mobilization meeting!" ”

The girl nodded, and Kamiyu suddenly felt her heart beat a notch faster.

It's true that this trial only needs to reach one of the four Ryder Pillars, but there are many things that can be weighted along the way.

The most common is to help the villagers of this small village scattered around the country run errands, complete various tasks, and defeat monsters of level 5 or higher, and find 'treasure chests'.

Running errands for people is time-consuming and laborious, but it's not dangerous, and it's easy to do - the information that Kamiyu was trying to extract from the halfling's mouth just now included information about whether there was a mission, but unfortunately it failed......

After refining your own magic power and being able to cast some one-ring magic, it is no longer impossible to defeat monsters of level 5 or higher. What's more, this is still a situation where there is no specified number of people, if the number of people is enough, the number of magic can pile low-level monsters to death. Even if it's one-on-one, the chances of challenging a level 5 monster with all the best preparations are not low.

However, chests are not as easy to complete as the first two.

Although you can get some gifts for helping the villagers run errands, most of them are salted fish and bacon, which is of little value; Although the weighting of credits obtained from defeating monsters is a little higher than running errands, this is dangerous after all, and because there is no student union to collect, even if you finish fighting monsters, you basically can't get any loot.

But the treasure chest is different, the successful acquisition of the treasure chest not only has a rich credit weighting, but also the treasure chest will have at least one magic item as a base, if you are lucky, you may be able to get several precious magic items at once - you must know that even now, in the era when everyone in the academy is a mage apprentice, there are still very few students who exchange credits for equipment, and the vast majority of students still use the standard equipment distributed in the school.

This shows how precious a good magic item is!

And the treasure chests in this trial can obtain magic items, which has to be admitted to be a great attraction for the students.

"But why do you want to tell us this news?" After coming back to his senses, Kamiyu asked a little strangely, "Wouldn't it be better for you to take it yourself?" ”

"That's why I told you because I couldn't get it. If you can get it, go and get it. ”

The little girl was very open to this: "Anyway, I will soon save enough credits to be able to redeem what I want." ”

"So," Kamiyu picked up the cup and held it out towards the girl, "Good cooperation, Taylor-san." ”

Dorothy was stunned, but immediately reacted, and she reached for Riddle's cup that she had set aside and toasted with Camillo.

"Happy working together, Sklea-san." (To be continued.) )