Chapter 16: News from the Source of Shadows
"Pastor Roland, we're about to pass through this Forest of Shadows, and we're going to bother you if anyone gets hurt......."
"It's okay, if someone gets hurt by then, feel free to look for me."
Roland agreed to Carter's request in one bite, anyway, he is also experienced in treatment, so it doesn't hurt to help.
"Oh, okay...... Hey, what about you, come down, give this horse to Pastor Roland, and you'll have a horse with someone else. β
However, Roland's cooperation process made Carter a little surprised, if he usually let a pastor join his team, the fee must be very high, at least not like Roland's agreement without asking the price.
Suddenly, in the heart of Chief Carter, Roland was labeled as a kind young pastor, and his impression was so good that he even moved the idea of introducing his daughter to Roland.
When the mercenary heard the order of the regiment commander, a trace of bitterness flashed on his face, and he did not dare to disobey, so he could only give up the horse to Roland, and then sat on the horse of another companion bitterly.
But Roland couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at the black horse in front of him, he had never ridden a horse at all in his previous life, so this was his first time riding a horse, and he really felt a little apprehensive about such a strange thing.
"Pastor Roland, what's wrong? We need to hurry through this forest now, or it won't be safe here after dark. β
Carter, who was on the side, saw that Roland was not on the horse for a long time, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, could Roland still have any dissatisfaction with this.
"No, nothing ......"
In order not to lose face, Roland stubbornly raised his legs and stepped on the saddle, suddenly turned his body over, and sat on the horse's back, although the movements were a little stiff, but he still rode the horse smoothly.
"It's so dangerous......"
At this time, Roland, who was riding on horseback, couldn't help but reach out and wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and almost lost his balance and fell to the ground just now, but fortunately grabbed the rope.
He looked up, and the mercenaries around him didn't notice his embarrassment just now, and they all went to concentrate on observing the dim jungle, which also made Roland secretly relieved that he didn't lose face in front of so many people.
Fortunately, the horse was docile, so Roland, who was riding a horse for the first time, drove it to follow the caravan slowly, and it did not affect the speed of the caravan.
"Poof, hahahaha......"
At this moment, Roland's ears heard a woman's laughter from a corner, which sounded as if he was trying to hold back a laugh, but he couldn't help laughing.
Roland immediately looked towards the source of the sound, and finally locked onto the carriage with the insignia of the Sun Chamber of Commerce, and a beautiful figure flashed through the window, and as the window was closed, the figure disappeared from his sight.
Could it be that there was a woman in it, but who she would be, and it didn't look like an NPC I knew.
Suddenly, Roland retracted his gaze, secretly thinking about the figure just now, although it was only a glimpse, but the woman inside was definitely a beauty.
"Damn, why is this forest so dark, like it's already night."
A mercenary slashed the vines beside him with a sword so that the horses could pass through the guΓ², and suddenly he looked up at the dim sky, frowned and complained.
The Forest of Shadows is shrouded in darkness all year round, and no matter what happens, it will not change, even if the mines just set by Roland have blasted an area of dense trees, and the exposed sky is still gray.
"You don't know? Legend has it that in this forest, there is a source of darkness, which is why this forest has mutated and become what it is now. β
The other mercenary spoke nonchalantly, telling all the legends he knew.
But Roland's mind was lifted, his task was to find the hidden source, why didn't he think that it might be the source of this forest.
In the game of the previous life, the biggest boss of the Forest of Shadows was Millard, and as for the source of shadows, players had never heard of it at all, so Roland subconsciously ignored this subtle possibility.
But now, with the appearance of some terrifying mutant monsters, the danger of the dungeon is approaching that of the level 30 dungeon, and it may be possible to find the source of shadows in this forest.
However, the biggest problem is how to find the location of the source of the shadow, and there is not a trace of clue at the moment, and not even the mission has revealed anything about it.
Maybe they'll know something......
Roland hesitated, but finally decided to ask the mercenaries to see if he could know any clues.
After all, it can be seen from what he encountered before that the games in his previous life are still a little different from the real world.
"Excuse me...... What did you just say, where is the source of darkness? Roland Zema approached the two mercenaries and asked.
"Uh...... Pastor Roland, I don't know much about this, but I've heard that this forest has a dark source, and where is it...... I'm sorry. β
"I'm sorry, Reverend Roland......"
The two mercenaries who were asked were very surprised, and felt that Roland was a little different from what they had imagined, because the Templars they usually saw were very arrogant, and they would not ask you as calmly as Roland would.
But at this moment, in the corner of the jungle that no one was paying attention to, two figures flashed by, following behind Roland and the others unhurriedly, without causing a sound, like ghosts in the dark.
However, at this time, Roland's heart was full of distress, that task had to be completed no matter what, but now there were two places where the source of shadows could be hidden, one was this Forest of Shadows, and the other was the Valley of the Dead.
Judging by the name alone, the Forest of Shadows may be more in line with the requirements of the mission, but Roland didn't see the player find an item called the Forest of Shadows in the game in his previous life, which made him hesitate.
"If I can summon Busthorton, maybe he can help me find it......"
Roland opened the slate interface, only to see that the card that summoned the demon on it had been covered with a layer of gray light, because it would take a day to cool down, and this card would not be used, otherwise the task would be much easier.
"Pastor Roland, my name is Crewe, and I may know where the source of darkness ......."
Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind Roland, and when he looked back, he saw that the mercenary who had been healed by Roland tried his best to raise his head and said to Roland.
"Okay, please say ......"
Immediately, Roland's heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly came to the injured mercenary's side, waiting for his next words.
"I once heard that there was a church in this forest before it was shrouded in shadows, but because the priest of that church went to fall and summoned the darkness from hell into this world, the forest was shrouded in endless shadows!"
Cruze paused, a hint of fear flashing across his pale face, and continued, "If Pastor Roland wants to find that source, it may be in that church. β
"Yes, Pastor Roland, I've heard about it before, the church is in this forest, and I heard that the pastor's soul is still hovering in that church."
The mercenary on the side heard the conversation between Roland and the two, and immediately walked over, swearing that he also knew about it.
This news is simply a relief in disguise, and it seems to be more consistent with the uncertain impression of the Canyon of the Dead.
"Well, thank you."
Immediately, Roland thanked the two mercenaries, and rode towards Captain Carter at the front of the team.
The information he received at this moment made Roland change his mind to leave with this caravan, if he wanted to find the source of the shadow, he must leave this caravan team, he didn't think that these mercenaries would say "for the light" and follow you to a dangerous place to fight for their lives.
But it is estimated that the search for the source of shadows is not a matter of a day or two, so Roland decided to ask the head of the Kata regiment for some food, otherwise he would have starved to death in the forest before he could find that place.
"Captain Carter, I still have some things to stay here, can I exchange those silver coins of yours for food?"
Roland came to Captain Carter's side, steady, and said.
"Okay, of course, no problem, but it will be dangerous for you to stay in this place alone, if you must dispel the source of darkness, why don't you go back to the temple and let those paladins do it."
Master Carter was stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to react, his words full of concern for Roland, because it was too dangerous for a young priest to stay alone in the Forest of Shadows.
Roland knew this, of course, but he was reluctant to return to the Temple, because returning to those places shrouded in light meant that his soul was at risk of being exposed.
And if you stay up until the cooldown of the [Demon Summon] card is over, as long as you summon Bsoton at that time, this task should be easy to solve.
Overall, it shouldn't be too difficult.
"I'm just going to check on the spread of the dark power, and I'll definitely bring this news back to the temple when the time comes, after all, the dark power is spreading too fast during this time, I must see what happens."
Roland's face was straight, and he pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and he couldn't see that he was lying.
"Well, since Pastor Roland is so insistent, hey, you, that's what you're talking about, quickly prepare some food for Pastor Roland."
Seeing this, Captain Carter didn't want to say anything, sighed, and roared at the mercenaries behind him.
In a few moments, one of the mercenaries took a backpack-sized piece of food from the wagon, loaded it up, and handed it to Roland.
"Pastor Roland, I'll give you this horse, it's a gift from me."
Suddenly, Captain Carter smiled on his face and said to Roland.
"Well, Captain Carter, you better get out of this place quickly, it seems that there is a monster like the one you mentioned before, and I met a ...... just yesterday"
If you have a horse in this forest, it will be much faster, so Roland did not shirk it, but accepted the gift.
In return, Roland could only tell Captain SΓΉ Carter to be careful, and at the same time prayed in his heart that the monster he encountered before he would not appear again.
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