Chapter 12: The Firetail Forest
In the year 3719 of the Divine Decree Calendar, five years have passed since the Battle of Dragon City.
Five years is enough time for ordinary people to forget a lot of things, including the previous Battle of Dragon City.
And in the past five years, the four major families have also undergone great changes.
The Qin family, which Qin Wendi was in charge of, had always been cautious, and rarely spoke out above the court.
And Wang Xiaomo returned all the military power in his hands to the emperor, and he was leisurely like an old cadre who was about to retire every day.
As for Su Jiumei, after opening up her own market, she focused her family's business on the development of tourism.
Three years ago, the Su family officially announced that it had completed the development of Huowei Forest.
Thirty-six roads have been opened in the forest for safe passage.
This made the Firetail Forest, which was originally ranked eighth among the top ten murderous places in the world, directly removed from the ranking.
The development of the Fire Tail Forest also officially opened the way to trade in the north of Dragon City.
It is said that this is to walk on the path of the Firetail Forest, and no matter how many people there are, no matter how big or small the team is, they will not be attacked by the demonic beasts in the forest.
Even if someone has been hunted down by the Monster, as long as they return to the path, the Monster will not attack them.
This has made the Firetail Forest a tourist destination, but it has also brought a large number of poachers.
Li Sanduo is a senior tour guide in the Firetail Forest.
He was extremely happy today, just because early this morning, he was hired by a noble butler from the Divine Grace Continent.
At this time, he was skillfully driving the carriage prepared by his client.
The carriage looks very expensive, the faint sandalwood fragrance shows the extraordinary materials used in the carriage, and the four pure white six-legged wildebeest pull the carriage fast and steadily.
The carriage was followed by twelve silver knights to ensure the safety of the carriage's owner.
But Li Sanduo was not very happy, he kept complaining to the well-dressed aristocratic butler beside him.
"Sir, you should listen to me, use my camel beast to pull the cart" Li Sanduo repeated his dissatisfaction again, he did not understand why such a generous butler would refuse his suggestion.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, my young lady doesn't like the camel beasts you prepared, they not only smell bad, but also look silly. The housekeeper explained to Li Sanduo.
"Sir, though the camel beast smells bad, it can hide our smell, and the smell of your carriage is too great to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Li Sanduo said.
"Mr. Li, I remember you said that the Firetail Forest is very safe, did you deceive us?" the butler's tone became a little dissatisfied.
"Don't get me wrong, I didn't deceive you, I'm a tour guide certified by the Su family, and I won't deceive my clients. Li Sanduo hurriedly explained to the housekeeper.
"Then what's the trouble you're talking about?" asked the butler after hearing the Su family's certification, his original dissatisfaction was slightly subdued.
"Sir, in the Firetail Forest, the road is the safest place, and there will be no demonic beasts attacking us here, but ......" Li Sanduo said this, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one nearby, before continuing, "However, there will be some people who are not long-sighted to come out and trouble us." ”
After listening to Li Sanduo's words, the butler smiled and said, "Don't worry, the knights accompanying Miss are very reliable, and I believe they will deal with the trouble you said." ”
"Sir, I'm not questioning your knights, I'm worried about your wildebeest. Li Sanduo said, pointing to the wildebeest that was pulling the cart, and continued, "They are too timid, although the grade is higher than my camel beast, but they can't help but be scared, but my camel beast is not like this, they are stupid enough, and they are stupid enough not to react too much to coercion and fright." ”
Listening to Li Sanduo's words, the housekeeper also fell into deep thought, since he became a housekeeper at the age of fifteen, more than fifty years of housekeeping experience told him that he should listen to this person's words.
Just as the butler was about to ask something more, a sweet voice came from the carriage behind him.
"Don't worry, Richard, it's going to be fine, after all, you're still with me, aren't you?"
The butler, known as Richard, turned his head and looked at the carriage, and said to the little master in the carriage with a smile on his face, "Yes, Miss, I will not let you miss anything." ”
Li Sanduo, who was sitting next to Richard, also looked back, and at this time, the curtains of the carriage had been opened, and a sweet-looking blonde girl appeared in the carriage.
This little girl looked to be only five or six years old, with a pair of big sapphire eyes like angels, and Li Sanduo felt that he saw the starry sky in those eyes.
The little girl also found Li Sanduo who was looking at herself, and she said to Li Sanduo very politely, "Hello, Mr. Tour Guide, my name is Lucy, I don't know if you can tell me about this forest?"
Hearing Lucy's words, Li Sanduo also realized his gaffe, and hurriedly said, "No problem, this forest is called the Forest of Fire Tails...... Li Sanduo began to introduce her in detail to the situation of the Forest of Fire Tails.
When all was said and done, Lucy climbed through the window of the carriage and asked, "Sir, you just said that there is a lake in the middle of the forest, is it really where the forest elves live?"
"Yes, Miss Lucy, this legend is known to many. Li Sanduo said.
"I wish I could see her too, I wonder if she'll be as beautiful as you say. Lucy said with a little innocent face looking up at the forest.
Li Sanduo shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this will disappoint you, it is said that this forest fairy prefers to deal with caravans in comparison. ”
"That's a shame. Lucy said with a look of disappointment.
"Mr. Li, if you had said that earlier, perhaps we would have considered entering the forest with a caravan. Richard saw his little master's expression, and said to Li Sanduo with some dissatisfaction.
"Rest assured, sir, as a professional guide, I know some of the caravan routes, and we may be able to catch up with them. Li Sanduo didn't want to affect his reputation in the tour guide world, so he hurriedly explained to the housekeeper.
"Maybe we don't need to chase any caravans, as a professional guide, you should take us directly to the lake. Richard rejected Li Sanduo's proposal.
"No, never, if you want to get to that lake, you have to go through the forest, and there is no road to get there. Li Sanduo shook his head and said.
Hearing this, Richard thought for a while, between satisfying the little master's wish and ensuring the safety of the little master, Richard chose the latter, he nodded, and said to Li Sanduo, "Okay, please help us find a caravan, I don't think it will be too difficult." ”
"Yes, sir, I know there is a caravan that should be nearby. After Li Sanduo finished speaking, he flicked the reins in his hand, and the speed of the six-legged wildebeest was significantly faster.
About ten minutes later, a caravan appeared in front of them.
Li Sanduo pointed to the caravan in front and said, "Sir, look, the caravan is in front. ”
"Mr. Li, now I don't have any more doubts about your professionalism. Richard did not hesitate to praise Li Sanduo.
But at this moment, a strange whistle sounded not far away.
With this whistle, the demonic beasts on both sides of the forest began to stir.
The howls and threats of the beasts are coming down the road.
The camel beasts used in the caravan looked around in a daze, and the coercion and screams made them stop moving.
But Li Sanduo's side was not so lucky, the six-legged wildebeest was obviously frightened by the roar, and kept stirring, in their eyes, the look of fear was already very obvious.
"What's going on?" Richard saw this, and hurriedly asked Li Sanduo on the side.
"Damn, this is the robbers in the forest, and the sound they make is very similar to the cries of the cubs of the demonic beasts in the vicinity......" Before Li Sanduo finished speaking, the four wildebeest were no longer under Li Sanduo's control, and ran towards the forest in panic.
It all happened so quickly that the whistle caught the attention of the knights behind them, which prevented them from reacting immediately when the carriage went out of control.
In the blink of an eye, the carriage was dragged into the forest by the out-of-control wildebeest.
The roads in the forest are very rough, and the large and small stones make it impossible for the horse-drawn carriages to absorb shocks and play a big role.
The carriage was very bumpy, and Li Sanduo desperately held the reins to stop the carriage, but the wildebeest did not react at all.
When the carriage hit a boulder again, the left front wheel of the carriage finally could not withstand the impact and fell off the carriage.
The carriage also lost its balance because of this, and Li Sanduo and Richard, who were sitting in front of the carriage, were violently thrown out of the carriage.
In this way, four wildebeest dragged the three-wheeled carriage deeper.
Richard, who had been swept away, looked at the carriage and stood up without hesitation, trying to catch up, when a hand grabbed his arm.
Richard looked back dissatisfied, only to see Li Sanduo grabbing his arm, and said with an anxious face, "Sir, I advise you not to go over, we just wait here for rescue, I think the knight you brought should arrive soon." ”
"No, I have to get Miss back. Richard said as he pulled Li Sanduo's hand away.
"Well, in that case, please bring these. Li Sanduo said, taking out a water bag and two small bottles from his backpack.
"What is this?" asked Richard after taking the items.
"The water bag is the urine of a high-level demonic beast, it may not smell good, but it can mask the smell of your body very well. After Li Sanduo finished speaking, he took out another water bag from his bag and poured it on these bodies without hesitation.
A strong smell of urine emanated from Li Sanduo's body.
Richard smelled the smell and almost threw up the breakfast in his stomach.
However, the pride of being a housekeeper made him suppress this vomiting vividly, and he quickly changed the topic and pointed to the other two small bottles and said, "What is this?"
"These two, they contain the Su family's special signal flames, as long as you open the bottle to the sky, people within a radius of a hundred miles will see the signal you sent, and it also has a certain effect of intimidating demonic beasts, I think this may be helpful to you. Li Sanduo explained to him.
"Thank you very much for your generosity, and if I can come back, I will definitely pay you three times the commission. Richard said to Li Sanduo with a grateful face.
"Thank you, I'm a professional as a tour guide, I'll wait here for your knights to arrive, and if they do, I'll tell them where you've been. ”
After listening to Li Sanduo's words, Richard nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, may you be safe." ”
After saying that, Richard took a deep breath, opened the water bag, and poured the liquid inside on his head.
But the smell of urine was so strong that Richard retched for a while to get used to the smell, and then he chased in the direction where the carriage had left.
Li Sanduo looked at his back and said to himself, "Good luck, generous sir." ”
As he spoke, he took out a camouflage cloth with leaves from his backpack and draped it over his body, quietly waiting for the arrival of the accompanying knights.