Chapter 606: The Mysterious Mage and the Ash Forest Quest
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For the passage of a large number of adventurers, border towns bordering the Kingdom of Ifu such as Mustang Town are lively, especially some of the adventurers' consumption and supplies, so that the local residents have made a lot of money!
At this time, in the mountains and forests more than ten miles away from Wild Horse Town, a gray figure dragged a wild goat towards a raised stone pile. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Underneath the stone pile is a flat field, on which a small wooden shed has been erected, and it looks like the workmanship was specially built by the nearby hunters to rest.
The gray-robed figure dragged the goat under the hut and erected it from end to end with a sturdy branch that had been skinned from end to end on top of a simple stone stove in the hut, with dried pine branches below.
Then the gray-robed man pointed to his prey, and saw that all the fur of the wild goat had been stripped away, leaving only a smooth and clean body, and there was not a trace of blood in the process.
The whole sheepskin peeled off was as dry and soft as if it had been carefully tanned by a master of leather, and was laid directly on a stake by the gray-robed man as a chair cushion, and he sat comfortably on it.
With a snap of his fingers, the firewood pile will spontaneously combust without fire, and there will be a dark red fire, and soon the fire will be vigorous, but it is very uniform, and there are few smoke and dust impurities, if this scene falls in the eyes of the cooking master, it will inevitably call out that this is the most suitable fire for barbecue!
The gray-robed man flipped over the sheep's body while waiting patiently, sprinkling some spices on it from time to time.
The heat of the barbecue is blowing in your face, and the unique smell of fresh rosin mixed with spices is very pleasant.
Just as a whole wild goat was about to be roasted, footsteps were heard not far away.
"There's a resting place ahead, so we'll rest there for a while. Eat your fill, and then rush to the mission location!"
A tall man in a half-breastplate at the head of the group said to his companions behind him. The man had a long sword hanging from his waist, and he looked like a knight and a swordsman.
Hearing this, several other people showed joy on their faces.
After an hour's walk on the mountain road, the group was in good health. But I'm also a little tired, which is very bad for this mission.
"Captain, hunt some game to satisfy your cravings!"
One of the skinny young men said.
Looking at his tight black outfit, with a short sword pinned to his waist and a crossbow stuck in his back, he knew that this guy was an agile warrior like a thief and an assassin.
The man in the lead glared at him. Return:
"It's just your gluttony, wait until you get to the place!"
The short young man shrank his head and stuck out his tongue, clearly respecting or fearing the strong man. The others couldn't help but laugh at his funny appearance.
Soon the group came to the stone pile not far away, and when they saw the light of the fire, the sturdy man who was the leader of the team couldn't help frowning.
"Someone's there!"
A fierce-looking man with a scar on his face gestured at their captain.
"Captain, do you want it?"
The able-bodied man shook his head.
"Being away from home. It's better to be kind, it's a big deal that we can simply rest outside, anyway, it won't rain in this weather!"
As he spoke, he walked towards the stone pile in front of him.
When they got closer, the team saw a figure hidden by a gray cloak sitting in a wooden shed. He was barbecuing food in front of him.
For the arrival of this team of adventurers who seemed to be elites, the gray-robed man seemed to be completely unaware of it, focusing on the roast sheep in front of him.
"We're adventurers from Bronco Town, so we don't know if we can rest here?"
When the gray-robed man heard the sturdy man's words, he didn't look up, but stretched out his hand. Signal them to be free.
Seeing that the other party didn't like to talk, these adventurers didn't say much, and some solo adventurers were generally like this. Be cautious and don't like to come into contact with people.
At that moment, the team of adventurers began to unwrap their parcels, take out cooking utensils, and get busy for lunch.
One of the short young men received the captain's order, and immediately left the group and ran into the nearby woods, but in a short time, he brought back two small fat animals.
Give the prey to the only woman in the party to dispose of. The short young man sat at the edge of the hut, twitching his nose from time to time. His eyes were staring at the increasingly fragrant roast lamb not far away, his eyes were full of longing, waiting for his team's lunch.
Soon the only woman in the group made the food, looking at the simple cut dough and stew in the pot, and then at the roast whole sheep on the other side, the short young man couldn't help complaining:
"Why is it just a stew and no barbecue?"
A woman dressed as a hunter with a longbow on her back said with a cold face:
"We don't have that much money to spend on useless spices, we want to eat barbecue and roast it ourselves!"
Although the young man was a little indignant about the woman's attitude, he didn't say anything, obviously he was used to this attitude, so he could only look at the roast sheep that seemed to smell very delicious and swallowed his saliva greedily.
At this time, the gray-robed man no longer slowly turned the body of the sheep in his hand, but lifted the steaming roast sheep, and with a wave of his hand, an oilcloth that appeared at some point was spread on the ground.
Because the fire was even, there was no place in the whole ibex that was scorched, and the golden color was dark red, which would arouse the appetite of a hungry man even more!
The gray-robed man placed the roast sheep on it, and then suddenly said to the adventurer team in front of him:
"Delicious food should be shared by everyone, I can't eat so much alone, so you can come too!"
As he spoke, he took out a bright silver short blade, unloaded a leg of lamb and a lamb rib like a cloud, waved off the slices of roasted meat, and enjoyed it with a large verdant leaf.
Seeing the skillful technique of the gray-robed man cutting the flesh, the sturdy man's eyes flashed, and he smiled and thanked:
"Then you're welcome!"
In his eyes as a skilled swordsman, the other party's sword technique obviously has exquisite skills in it, and even contains some truths that he can't comprehend, as if it is naturally so smooth. Without getting a single bone, this is obviously not something that the average adventurer can do.
The other team members didn't pay attention to this, and they were all very surprised by their captain's behavior, knowing that the usual captain would not accept the kindness of strange strangers so easily.
Only the short young man grinned and was the first to step forward, taking out his short knife and cutting off a fat hind leg first. Stuffed it into his mouth, and while swallowing, he said vaguely:
"It's delicious!mmmmmm......mmmm
Several others, led by the captain, also sat around the stove and cut the roast meat from the remaining half of the roast sheep to eat.
Not only the short young man, but everyone else was also fragrant but not greasy, tender and delicious. The fat and lean even roast flavor is conquered. It's probably the most delicious food they've ever eaten in their lives!
So even though it was in front of strangers, except for the cold-faced woman who restrained a little, the other men didn't feel free to let go of their appetites and feast on them.
By the end of the meal, my stomach was already rising, but it still seemed to be unfinished.
The pot of stewed broth that the adventurer team had cooked themselves was no longer in the interest of the explorers at this time.
After one meal, the whole sheep is left with a clean skeleton. The short young man fell to the ground, clutching his stomach with a satisfied expression.
But apparently this guy was very curious about the gray-robed man who could make this delicious food, and frequently peeked at the other party. However, because the hood of the cloak covered the face of the gray-robed man, they could not see the other person's face behind the shadows.
On behalf of the team, the sturdy man thanked the gray-robed man:
"Thank you for the food, it's probably the best food I've ever had!"
The gray robe nodded slightly, then waved his hand. The remnants of the sheep bones in front of him disappeared.
Seeing this hand, several adventurers all showed surprised expressions.
The sturdy man asked with some hesitation:
"Excuse me, are you a mage......
The gray-robed man replied:
"Not bad!"
The voice didn't sound old, but there was a mysterious aura all over it, as if there was an invisible fog shrouded in the other party.
A mysterious and possibly young mage. This impression was immediately made in the minds of the adventurer squad.
The gray-robed man spoke again.
"You're adventurers who came out on a mission?"
"Yes, a few of us are in a small team, planning to go to the Ash Forest to the west!"
The gray-robed man raised his head slightly when he heard this.
"Ember Forest?"
"I've heard it's a gathering place for the undead. It's dangerous for the living, but there are a few rare materials growing there, so I wonder if I can stop by with you?"
After hearing this, the sturdy man subconsciously agreed.
"Absolutely, we're welcome!"
But after saying that, the faces of the other adventurers turned strange. You know, their team is good, but they can make a name for themselves in the neighborhood. It doesn't rely entirely on its own strength, but also on a cautious style.
But today I don't know what's going on. What the other party said agreed without even thinking about it,
In fact, the adventurer captain himself was very surprised, you must know that as a team leader and the designer of the mission plan, his mind is far more delicate and meticulous than his rough appearance seems, but today I don't know what evil he has fallen into, but he actually has an incomparable sense of trust in the other party, so he blurted out that he agreed.
Could it be that this is the mage's mysterious magical ability, which can affect the minds of other people?
The sturdy man was a little scared for a while, and at the same time felt a little curious.
But fortunately, the mage didn't come here for them on purpose, they should have met by chance, and they didn't seem to have any malicious intentions, they just wanted to stop there
If this mage really had bad intentions, with his strength and secrecy, it shouldn't take much effort to deal with them, but it didn't have to be.
Thinking like this in his heart, the sturdy man has settled down a lot.
The other adventurers were very confident in the captain's decision, so they didn't refute anything.
Although this mage who joined the team temporarily seems to be very mysterious, mages are not all mysterious, as long as this guy has the powerful means of those mages and has no ill intentions!
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