The Black Forest is more dangerous at night than during the day, not only does the temperature drop to the point of dripping ice, but powerful monsters like to come out in the dark to hunt their prey.

In this vast area, under every rotting leaf are layers of the remains of the dead.

Those terrible beings have all sorts of weird fetishes, they may like to chew on living flesh, they may like to torture poor souls, they may destroy a village just out of boredom.

In a cave** in the forest, Todd the barbarian is struggling to block the entrance of the cave with a large rock, leaving only a small gap for ventilation. He was very careful in his work, because any negligence would pose a fatal threat.

"I don't understand how a rookie like you can come to the Black Forest alone." Todd plugged the hole and looked back at a campfire inside, "This is not a good place for a novice like you. ”

Zhou Qingfeng was busy filling the bonfire with firewood to make the flame burn more vigorously.

But Todd scolded loudly again: "Don't burn too much, do you want us both to suffocate to death?" Or do you want to use up all your firewood in the middle of the night and freeze to death? I still want to ask, how did you get to where you are now? ”

was despised by a stinking barbarian, but Zhou Qingfeng could only endure it.

This big guy is the big man who was escorted by the goblins during the day, and after being released, he was at least two meters tall, with thick arms and legs, and an iron tower-like figure. He said he was wanted by the tribe's shaman for repeatedly robbing the Magru tribe in the Black Forest.

The reason why he was caught by a team of goblins was because Todd got drunk in a village and was betrayed by a black-hearted and stupid guy.

The barbarians are tough and rough, straightforward and have a very bad temper. They are extremely courageous and extremely resilient, and they don't have too many bells and tricks. If they are angry, they would rather use an axe to cut people and be too lazy to talk too much nonsense.

Zhou Qingfeng gave himself a fake name 'Victor'. He opened the cage and helped the barbarian remove the ropes that bound his hands and feet, and set them free.

Todd took Zhou Qingfeng to find a temporary place to stay. Otherwise, he will not be killed by monsters and will be frozen to death by the cold of the night.

For both sides, it was lucky.

The wilderness is Todd's home. From the moment he was born, this barbarian was learning how to adapt to this brutal and unforgiving world.

With Todd here, Zhou Qingfeng learns to recognize which places in the Black Forest are dangerous, which places are safe, which things can be eaten, and which roads can be walked. This knowledge is not exchanged for him now.

"This snake-necked chicken is also unlucky, and was actually killed by a rookie like you. It's likely that it's just fought other enemies that have invaded the territory, or it could fire a series of magic missiles that will kill you. ”

Todd mocked to his heart's content, mocking Zhou Qingfeng's ignorance. He returned to the campfire and looked at the chicken roasted on the fire with greedy eyes, "Snake-necked chickens are actually quite scary, and I don't usually want to provoke them." However, the meat of this chicken is delicious and very tasty. ”

On the fire rack, the strange chicken that Zhou Qingfeng hunted was plucked, the intestines were opened, the internal organs were removed, and a stick was passed through the rack and roasted. The chicken is grilled golden brown, fat dripping, snorting and fragrant.

Todd looked greedy. He was not afraid of being hot, so he reached out and tore off a thick chicken leg and chewed it with a black mushroom.

Zhou Qingfeng roasted the fire while twisting another chicken leg. Before he could unscrew the drumsticks, the barbarians ate the drumsticks into chicken bones in two bites.

This chicken really weighs about 20 catties, and a chicken leg weighs three or four catties. Zhou Qingfeng finally ripped off his share of hot chicken legs, and Todd had unceremoniously grabbed the rest of the whole chicken in his hand and ate the sea.

After a long day of exhaustion, Zhou Qingfeng's hungry chest was attached to his back, but he couldn't eat as much as Todd. He blew and took a bite, and before he could finish it, Todd ate the whole chicken and was left with only a skeleton.

This so-called 'snake neck' meat is very tender and tastes great without any seasoning. There is also the humble black mushroom, which tastes crisp and crisp, which not only replenishes moisture, but also has a sweet taste.

Zhou Qingfeng felt that he couldn't finish eating the big chicken leg in his hand. can eat, eat, and even wipe him out. When there was a feeling of fullness in his stomach, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and his whole body was warm, and there was a sense of relief.

"Todd, is the Magru tribe that is bounty on you strong?" After eating, Zhou Qingfeng wanted to ask himself about his current state.

"Not strong. What's so strong about goblins? Todd shook his head first, but after a while, he scolded hatefully: "Those green-skinned guys are so numerous that they can't be killed." The entire Black Forest is full of their nests, at least a hundred thousand. ”

Hundreds of thousands doesn't sound like much.

In Zhou Qingfeng's impression, more than 100,000 is only the population of a town. There are so many flower growers in such towns. He went on to ask: "What do you mean by Black Forest?" How many towns are there? How far is it from our nearest human town? ”

This question stumped the barbarian in the gut, Todd pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "I don't know what the Black Forest is like, I only know that I can go to those places by those roads."

The Black Forest of the Icefield Mountains is too cold, too remote and too dangerous, there are not many humans here, there are no large towns, only a few poor small villages, and the total number of people is probably only two or three thousand. ”

Only two or three thousand?

In such a comparison, it seems that the goblins of the Magru tribe are very powerful. After all, ants bite elephants to death.

"Since this place is so dangerous and the human strength is small, why don't you move out?"

"Move out? Where can you move to? ”

Todd smiled bitterly, "After the day of eternal darkness, the entire Northland will become very dangerous. Humans are not safe anywhere, and they may encounter monsters crawling out of the abyss at any time.

Except for the cold wind and wood, the Icefield Mountains are already safe here. If you go to other places, ordinary people can only be slaves to the superiors. If you really want to move, you can only move to the warm and bright south, which is not easy. ”

Zhou Qingfeng was stunned for a few seconds, and his heart was inexplicably panicked. He lowered his voice and asked, "What is the day of eternal darkness?" ”

Todd was also stunned, "Boy, where the hell are you from?" How can you not even know the day of eternal darkness? ”

The barbarian scratched his head again, "I also listened to others. Decades ago, a powerful demon came from the abyss and built an Iron Curtain to cover the skies of the Northlands.

Later, although the demon was killed by the combined efforts of the human powerhouses, its descendants remained and continued to plague the Northland. The Iron Curtain that covered the sky could not be broken, and the sun could no longer shine on the ground. Thousands of miles around the Northland were plunged into eternal darkness. ”

There's no sun in this damn place!

But how can people live?

Without sunlight, human farmers would not be able to farm. Food has plummeted, population has declined, cities have become barren, and civilization has naturally withered.

You don't have to think twice to know how scary this is.

"So what do humans live on now?"

"Elsewhere you don't know, humans in the Black Forest live by gathering, hunting and logging. Although it is bitterly cold here, there are many specialties. Many adventurers come here to make a fortune.

As long as the money was made, there were naturally merchants who brought in bread and ale. Even if there is no money, there are a lot of black mushrooms in the woods, and there is a lot of prey. As long as you're strong enough, it's impossible to go hungry.

It's just that now there are more and more monsters, and even the goblins have become extremely rampant, and life in the Black Forest is not easy. ”

Listening to the barbarian's sigh, Zhou Qingfeng grabbed the mushroom with a large head in his hand, and realized that this thing was food.

Can you eat enough mushrooms?

That's weird!