Chapter 1 Man Goes North

Fifty-six years of the double ephemeris, at the end of May. Spring is more than half over, and although the climate of the season does not leave on time according to the seasons, just as a cold winter always leaves some tails, the warm spring will also leave some effects. But in any case, by this time, people who have a concept of time also know that summer is coming.

If you are at the seaside, there is not much change in this spring and summer.

On the coastline with no end in sight, three horses run north along the coast, on which four people sit. The horse didn't run fast, and the rider had taken into account the horse's physical strength, and it wasn't a short journey, at least that's what Lunaka said. Since it was a time-consuming hike, Luluna took three horses with her, leaving two in the chapel. Although these animals had been useless for a while now, and they had eaten forage for nothing every day, they have finally played a little purpose now.

Olga, Patin and Julius each rode a horse and galloped by the sea. The horses carried their baggage and weapons on their backs, which was not a heavy load for the animals. When it comes to horseback riding, Olga and Patin have been veterans for many years, and compared to them, Julius looks a bit embarrassed when riding a horse.

Julius, who had never had the opportunity to ride a horse, or even touch the tail of a horse, hastily learned how to steer a horse, and looked very clumsy, and the other people were constantly passively upside down with the ups and downs of the horse's back, which would have cost him more physical strength. But for a teenager who had never touched a horse and had only recently learned to drive a carriage and ride a horse, he did well. When he was in the village, he had the experience of almost being kicked in the head by a horse's hoof, and it was rare that such a thing did not leave him with a fear of horses. Julius only kept this kind of thing in his heart, and he would not tell his old troubles and provoke Lulunaka's ridicule.

Julius' horse fell behind Olga and Pattin, and Luluna got stuck in front of him, looking at him with a smile. Lulunaka sat behind Olga, and in reverse, allowing her to see Julius' embarrassment.

Julius always felt that Lulunaka's smile looked like she was mocking her, and along the way, she did laugh at Julius when she stopped to rest.

"If you can't ride a horse, you're not a hero. This is what Lunaka said to Julius at night, at the prepared campfire. Although Julius was used to Lulunaka often laughing at him, he was still a little unhappy to hear her say this. Perhaps it was Lulunaka's taunts, and the resulting unhappiness, that made Julius learn how to ride a horse more quickly. Looking at the results alone, Lulunaka's approach seems to be very effective, but Julius, another party, probably won't admit Lulunaka's approach.

Luluna sat casually on the horse's back, not at all worried about being thrown to the ground. Looking at her steady sitting position, she really didn't need to worry about whether she would fall to the ground because of the occasional big heave. She was still flipping through a small yellow book in her hand, and she occasionally glanced at Julius behind her.

Olga asked Lulunaka behind her, "It's been a week, where the hell do you want to take us?"

After leaving the chapel, Lulunaka didn't say where she was taking them, only that she was going north. This time, even the people and horses walked north for a week. It made Olga feel like she was just aimless, like a headless fly—just following the shoreline of the Sea of Darkness north, north, and north.

On the left is a vast forest with no end in sight, and on the right is the endless sea, where the end is also seen. They are in the middle of the dark green "sea" of the Forest of the Dead and the sea of darkness, making people feel so small.

"I told you to go to the northern part of the Forest of the Dead, Lord Olga, did you forget?" replied Lulunaka.

"If we go north along the coastline like this, we won't go north of the forest. We'll walk straight through the Forest of the Dead and leave the territory of the Crescent Empire. Pattin, who rode alongside Olga, joined the conversation. "You really should tell us where you're going to take us. ”

Lulunaka closed the notebook and slipped it into her arms. "Go to the northern part of the Forest of the Dead, this matter is not going to change. But I'd like to take a little detour, get a little bit of preparation, and then head north. She looked at Julius, who was struggling to steer the horse under his crotch behind her, "There's a man who is too tender, and I think he'll die soon if he goes in now." ”

"You shouldn't have taken him to such a dangerous place. Olga said, and it was clear that he still had a problem with Lulunaka's plans to go out. This made him worry that Julius would be pushed into danger by Lulunaka, and it also made him worry about whether something would happen to Romeona, who remained in the chapel.

"Master Olga, you can't protect them for the rest of your life. If you leave, what will you do if these people you regard as children don't even have the ability to stand on their own feet?"

Olga's body stiffened, this was what Romeo Ona said to him at the time, and it was also a decisive word. He and Romeona were alone at the time...... Until Lulunaka said the same thing.

"You eavesdropped on our conversation. Olga's tone sounded a little displeased.

"No, I'm not going to do that, if I want to know anything, I'll jump right into your conversation, and I don't like it very much. Lulunaka said, "You say I've overheard your conversation, but it's what Romeona said to me, that you can't keep her like a chick for the rest of your life. She looked so annoyed that she came to talk to me. Speaking of this, Lulunaka smiled, "I'm glad she didn't guard me as much as she thought." ”

"You said you were her friend. ”

"I'm probably the only one who is so afraid of my friends, isn't it?, but sometimes my warm attitude does make people feel uncomfortable, and I admit it. ”

Olga was silent. There are some things that he really can't say. Her so-called enthusiastic attitude sometimes brings not only discomfort, but also fear.

"In short, don't worry that I'm going to take you to strange places, at least I won't drive you to the Wyvern Valley in the northern part of the Forest of the Dead, and ask you to cross the valley to the Warcraft Plains. ”

"But you still haven't told us what you're going to do. You're just making us rush and don't even give us the slightest bit of information. Patin said, and it was clear that he, like Olga, didn't want to be kept in the dark and didn't even know what he was going to do next.

"You all look anxious, but I'm probably the one who is most anxious. Lulunaka sighed and held out her finger to point at Julius, "I also want the guy in the back to grow up as soon as possible so that I can have an easier time...... But I couldn't find a good time, and I didn't even have the unlucky ones to use as sacrifices. ”

The word sacrifice that popped out of Lulunaka's mouth made both Olga and Padin wary.

"You said you weren't a necromancer. "At least I believe in you...... Up to now. ”

"I'm not a necromancer, but you have a strong prejudice against those who deal with death. Lulunaka said, but then frowned, looking pensive, and continued after a while, "But there don't seem to be too many misconceptions, most necromancers are indeed insidious bastards, only a few are not bastards, but they are also cold-blooded and ruthless. You remind me of a female mage who always takes my words as ......"

Halfway through speaking, Lulunaka stopped. She turned her head and looked ahead. In the distance, smoke rose and drifted into the sky. It looked like cooking smoke, and at the end of the sea, ships could be faintly visible. Sitting backwards, she shouldn't have been able to see things in front of her, but as if she sensed something, she turned her head and noticed something in the distance before Olga and Pattin—traces of human activity.

"Maybe the sacrifice came to the door. Lulunaka laughed.