Chapter 13: Team Up
The next day, after a morning of travel, all the junior students of Wang Li College finally gathered in the Dogle Forest.
Although the college rented carriages and other means of transportation, the half-day journey still made these young ladies tired enough. When they first arrived at their destinations, they all found a shady place to rest and talk.
Leon was no exception, and sat down with Lea and Wittelle under the trees at the edge of the forest, talking and laughing.
In the distance, Prince Barron glared at all this. No wonder this slave didn't come to him to beg for mercy, it turned out to be this half-elf ghost again! Prince Barron couldn't help but be furious when he saw that Leon and his party were so happy that he clenched his fists.
Frog, who was on the side, saw all this in his eyes, and whispered to Prince Barron: "Your Highness, do you need subordinates ......?"
Although Prince Barron regarded Leon as a thorn in his side, His Majesty had asked him to avoid Leon as much as possible so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. After all, he had the Elven Kingdom behind him, so he didn't think about putting him to death. He said with some concern: "You don't have to go so far, right? If we find out, we won't be able to eat and walk around." ”
Frog showed an evil smile: "Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince let him go so easily? No one has ever dared to treat His Royal Highness the Prince like this, if His Royal Highness the Prince does not kill chickens and monkeys, more and more people will follow suit, and His Royal Highness the Prince will not be majestic at all!"
Prince Barron's face was embarrassed: "But my father has specially explained that I can't clash with him head-on." Because of what happened last time, I have been severely criticized. ”
Frog continued to persuade bitterly: "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty's reason for doing this is that he is afraid of annoying the Elven Kingdom and threatening his rule. However, if His Majesty's rule is threatened, and the Elven Kingdom has never been in the habit of occupying other people's territory, then the rule of the Warwick Kingdom will not be ......"
Prince Barron's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought: Yes, whether you fail or not, it will be beneficial and harmless to yourself. If you succeed, you can completely get rid of this thorn in the eye; if you fail, even if the Elven Kingdom sends troops and defeats the Warwick Kingdom, they will plunder some wealth at most and gradually retreat back to the Elven Kingdom, and then won't you be the one who rules the Warwick Kingdom?
"But we must not be found to have done it, are you sure about this?" Although the plan was perfect, Prince Barron was still a little worried.
"Yes! Please rest assured, your Highness will leave everything to the villain, and Your Highness will not know what to do, just continue to participate in the survival performance. ”
In the territory of the Pollit family in the northwest of the Warwick Kingdom, an old man sat in the lobby with his eyes slightly closed.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in armor hurriedly broke into the lobby.
"Father, I heard that I've received a message from Flogg, right?" the middle-aged man was a little impatient.
"Yes, be calm. Just received a message from Frog using communication magic, go according to plan, you go ahead and make arrangements, remember not to expose any of our information. This murder with a knife is a matter of great importance, and it will play a decisive role in whether we can succeed in the future, and we must be foolproof!" the old man opened his eyes slightly, and repeatedly admonished the middle-aged man.
"Please rest assured father, the child will definitely take care of this matter and make sure that nothing goes wrong!" the middle-aged man bowed to the old man and prepared to leave.
"Alright, you go down first. The old man continued to close his eyes.
On the edge of the Dogle Forest, the students of Warwick Royal College are already lined up.
Dean Kyle Venter was at the front of the line making his final remarks: "This survival show is set according to the actual situation facing the kingdom, in order to ensure your survival in the worst-case scenario, and to preserve your strength for the future of the kingdom. Therefore, you should treat this drill as if it were a real situation, and if you find that you have violated the rules, you will be expelled immediately! The scope of the drill is the southeastern periphery of the Dogle Forest, that is, the forest behind you, and you must not go to the depths of the forest unless there are special circumstances. This drill is allowed to be carried out in teams, but in order to get closer to the real situation, each team should not exceed three people! When encountering unpredictable danger, activate this prop, and we will receive a signal to immediately launch a rescue. Finally, I wish you all the best in this exercise!"
"Whew~ It's okay to form a team. Kerry patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief, "Three people, just right, Leon, Princess Leah, Wittelle and ......"
Everyone had dispersed to form their teams, leaving only Kerry and his maid standing in place, looking loveless.
Leon went straight to Leah.
"Liya, let's get the three of us together!" Vetel, who was on the side, was also full of anticipation.
"Well, please give me a lot of advice!" Liya easily agreed. In fact, even if Leon doesn't look for himself, he will go back to him. After all, living alone in the Dogle Forest for a week is unthinkable.
"Then let's go get the goods and water first. Leon suggested as he walked towards the academy's distribution point.
There was already a long queue at the distribution point.
After the three of Leon received the three of them with the goods and water, they were very surprised.
Although there were two women among the three people, the amount of food and water could only last for four days at most.
"Could it be a mistake, I'll go and talk to the academy about it. ”
"Wait, Liya!"
Ria was about to turn around and reason with the dispatcher, but was stopped by Leon.
"What's wrong?" Lea asked, realizing that Leon might have discovered something.
"No need to go. Leon didn't look at Leah, but with one hand on his chin, thinking about something.
"Why?" Lea didn't have the insight of Leon.
"You look around. Leon kept thinking and stared ahead.
Liya looked around and finally understood. It turned out that everyone received the same amount of food and water, which was only enough for four days.
"Why is this happening? Is it intentional for the academy?" Although Liya knew that it was not a loss, she still didn't understand the reason.
"It seems that this can only be deliberate, probably to get closer to the survival drill. After all, there is no point in preparing food and water for a drill. Let's go. Leon picked up his belongings and prepared to walk towards the forest.
Seeing this, Wittelle hurried forward and snatched the thing from Leon's hand.
"Lord Leon, I'll take care of these things!" Wittelle was slightly annoyed, as if Leon had robbed her of something important.
Seeing that Wittelle was still carrying a large bag of things she prepared yesterday behind her back, she also rushed to carry it this morning. So I couldn't bear to remind: "It's quite heavy." You're still carrying such a big bag of stuff on your back. "After all, in addition to food, there are four days of water for the items distributed by the academy.
"It's okay, I've carried everything heavier than this. Princess Ria, let's go!" Vitrelle shouted to Ria as she walked forward, carrying her things.
"Hmm!"
Leon's party had already traveled some distance towards the forest.
Vetelle was at the front, for she feared that there would be a beast or a trap, so that at least she could find a way for Leon. Lia followed Leon closely, after all, she had never been in the forest before, for fear of encountering some accidents. Leon, however, was very calm, and it should be said that there was still a hint of joy, and began to hum a little tune.
"Leon, aren't you scared at all?" Lea was a little nervous, pulling at Leon's clothes.
"Don't be afraid. What's wrong with you?" Leon saw Lea's rare expression, and suddenly became playful.
"Ah, it's okay. What can I do!" Liya pretended to be calm, but a little lacking in breath.
"Oh, are you scared, Leah?" Leon deliberately raised his tone.
"I, I'm not afraid! Lea blushed because she was seen by Leon.
"Don't worry, it's okay. Leon smiled and comforted Lea.
It's not that I'm blindly optimistic, I still have the common sense of survival in the wild, after all, the elf kingdom is in a big forest. Moreover, the academy does not allow students to bring escorts or male maids, although the main purpose is to prevent them from losing the meaning of the drill for nothing. But it also confirms one point, at least in the forest where the drill is held, there are no dangers such as large beasts or monsters.
"Lord Leon, what shall we do now?" Wittelle paused, for further on the road there were bushes and weeds.
"From here the road is broken, and it seems that further on is the depths of the forest. Let's go to the side and see if there is a small hill or something, or a big rock. ”
"Why?" Although Lea and Wittelle didn't understand why, they continued to search for Leon.
"Because these places are next to it to provide shelter from strong winds at night. Leon explained as he walked.
"Ah, I see. Wittel's eyes lit up and she said happily, "That way we won't be blown away by the wind when we sleep at night, right?"
"......" Leon and Lea have black lines on their faces, how innocent this guy is.
"Well, almost. Leon replied reluctantly.
After a long journey along the looming path, Leon and his party finally found a clearing with a two-man tall square boulder in the middle.
"Oh, Lord Leon, can you see it here?" Wittelle was thrilled to see the terrain Leon described.
"Well, one more thing to confirm. ”
"Confirm what?" Lea and Wittelle looked at Leon very innocently.
"Eh, these two stupid Bai Tian are good to follow me, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable. Leon looked at their innocent expressions and couldn't help but think to himself.
"Vitrelle, let's put things under the stone first. Leon didn't answer directly.
"Yes, Lord Leon. Vetelle put her things down and wiped the sweat from her cheeks. These things are indeed a bit difficult for her.
"What do you think is missing now?" Leon felt that it was necessary to supplement the survival knowledge to the two silly white sweets.
"What's missing?" Leah and Wittellle looked at each other, stretched out their fingers and began to count: "The food is there, the water is there, the tent cloth is there, the clothes are there, the quilt is also ......"
Wittelle had a flash of inspiration: "Oh, there is still a lack of fruit!"
"......" Leon and Lea looked at Wittelle with the eyes of a foodie.
"You're missing. Leon tapped Vitrill lightly on the head.
"Lord Leon, what's missing?" Vitalill touched Leon's head.
"What is missing is in the items you count. ”
"Huh?" said Leah and Wittel, looking incredulous. "We've counted everything we've already had!"
"That's right, but have you forgotten the food and water? It can only last for four days at most. Food is still secondary, the most important thing is water. Although you won't be able to die without water for the remaining 3 days, it won't be much better, and you'll be like a zombie by then. Looking at these two silly white sweets, Leon suddenly wanted to scare and scare them.
"Ah, I don't!" Ria and Wittrell imagined themselves and shook their heads desperately.
"Okay, you guys rest here first, I'll find out if there's any water nearby, if not, we'll have to keep looking. Leon put away his playfulness, and then scared them that they might collapse before the drill was over.
"Lord Leon, you and Princess Lea can rest here, and I'll go find a water source. Seeing that Leon was about to leave in search of water, Vitrille hurriedly stopped her.
"You're tired too, so take a break now. ”
"But ......"
Lia took Vitrelle's hand and shook her head: "Look, you're sweating so much, so let's rest here first." ”
"Liya, I'm sorry for you to stay here with Vetel. Shout out if there's any situation, I'm nearby. Leon instructed Lea.
"Well, you have to be careful yourself. ”
"Hmm. ”
Leon turned and walked towards the deep forest.
"Wait!" Lea suddenly remembered something, trying to stop Leon. But Leon's figure has disappeared into the forest.
Liya thought to herself: Looking for a water source? Could it be that he forgot that I was a water magician? Forget it, no matter.