"Yes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

On the sofa on one side of the room, there was a middle-aged man dressed plainly, his tall figure and resolute face, like a stone statue.

"Did the Pope ever mention to you that I am his protector?"

"Yes. ”

"Tell me, what are you looking for?"

"Something that belongs to God. ”

The Emperor laughed, her low laugh coming from the depths of her throat full of mockery: "Something like the cross that gives you the favor of God, the Holy Grail that gives you eternal life, and the Longinus who makes you invincible?"

"Yes. ”

"Well, you can continue your journey, I have to go and greet the Pope. The Emperor stood up and made a gesture to see her off, and the middle-aged man stood up and saluted her.

"Looking forward to meeting you next time, Knight. ”

The Emperor's guests nodded and turned to leave.

......

The Norman Strait is perennially windy and rough, and the sun is not seen in the small seaside town all year round, but the people here have long been used to it.

The gloomy weather made it difficult to go out, Magellan and Professor Granger sat on the couch playing chess, while Professor Cook was busy arranging a new expedition and went to the docks to receive a batch of supplies.

Outside the window, there was a "woo-woo" wind, and after several unsuccessful cheating, Professor Granger pushed the chessboard aside: "No." ”

"I never thought it would be so hard in a day. ”

"Then you'll soon learn that a month on board is even harder. ”

"Don't scare me, I rarely take boats, and the longest was the three days I crossed the channel. ”

"You'll find that a month of time on board is enough to make you forget about the boredom of the day. ”

Professor Granger stood up and walked around the room, "Why did the ship to Blackwater Harbor leave tomorrow morning?"

"Don't you have a lot of books on the study of magic? Precious materials, one of a kind, I think you can use them to pass the time. ”

"And then I'll be even more bored, think about it, elves, throughout the history of magic, and I'm going to spend all day waiting on my way to find them!"

Magellan shrugged and didn't say anything.

He knew it was useless to say anything, Professor Granger could barely listen to people, and his head was now full of the desire for goblins.

"Are the Black Forest elves a well-known type of elves?"

"Of course, there are many indications that there is actually a goblin kingdom in the depths of the Black Forest, and they have established a kingdom according to the system of humans, and the king is Oberon, who has appeared several times beside the powerful lord who has suddenly risen. ”

When it comes to what he's good at, Professor Granger is no longer impatient and no longer walks around.

"But can we really find there?"

"Very possibly. In fact, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance, it is worth a try, not to mention that you are now the owner of the Glory Emerald. ”

"I don't understand, it's Count Reinhardt who gets the friendship of the goblins......"

"This sword is the will of the fairies. If you can get it, you will naturally get the approval of the goblins. ”

"Sounds pretty good. So do you have any plans?"

"Plan?"

"For example, where are we going to go after disembarking at Blackwater, and what necessities should we take with us in the Black Forest?"

"Uh...... The Black Forest itself is a gathering place of primordial essences, yes, yes! I almost forgot!" Professor Granger seemed to be healed by the Magnetic Storm Infantry and suddenly rushed towards his surprisingly large gift bag.

"If you're unlucky, it's because you're in the wrong place......" Professor Granger said as he pulled out a series of strange things from his bag, some of which looked like stones carved into Runewen, which Magellan could recognize as amulets, but others like living geckos, dried horse manure, etc., he really didn't understand the use.

"Elves are very sensitive to essences, and they are also among the most powerful magic users of known creatures, and these are sure to be useful. ”

Magellan thought about it, but in the end he didn't say much, he knew too little about magic after all.

However, he also saw that Professor Granger had no experience in solo expeditions, and this time there were only two of them in order not to anger the goblins, and the preparation would fall on Magellan alone.

The next morning, the two of them said goodbye to Professor Cook and got on board.

......

At the edge of the Black Forest, by a small river, Magellan fishes by his tent, while behind him, Professor Granger complains about the lord here, Count Wagra.

He knew nothing of the Essence, but he looked down on magic, and if he knew what the Countess was willing to pay for a talisman, he would have gone mad with rage. ”

Although Magellan did not speak, he also felt in his heart that the count's actions were not happy, especially after a long and boring journey on the ship. Because the Countess wanted to meet Granger, the famous "magician", a term reserved for those who knew nothing about magic, arranged a welcome dinner, which disrupted their plans, and showed disdain for magic at the dinner. It's quite like an earl, though he's a wife-fearing one.

The unpleasant dinner party made Professor Granger enter the Black Forest a day late, and he had always been haunted by it, but fortunately, the essence of the Black Forest put him in a good mood, and Magellan was not overwhelmed by his complaints.

The so-called "essence breath" is not some kind of ethereal feeling, in this world where essence shapes everything, it is something that can be seen and touched.

Although it is only on the edge of the Black Forest, it already shows a very different scene from the outside.

Walking in the glade, you can see glowing magical plants from time to time, the animals in the trees come together with malicious eyes and whisper, the forest path behind you is blocked by large trees that suddenly appear from time to time, and Magellan once caught a small fish, and a large fish has a gold ring hanging from the hook.

The ring was now Professor Granger's main researcher, believing it to be an ancient magical artifact, ignoring Magellan's telling him it was an ancient duke's ring.

In the history of magic, ransoms paid by animals to save their children were often extremely valuable magical items, and most of these accounts took place in the Black Forest.

Magellan knew that he didn't know enough about the Black Forest, so he chose to follow Professor Granger's decision, and that time he let go of the small fish that he had managed to catch.

But as the two went deeper, he began to wonder how much Professor Granger knew about the Black Forest. After some time, it turned out that the two men did not know enough about the Black Forest to make it to their destination.