Chapter 4: The Power of Magic
The large army slowly advanced towards the depths of the Warcraft Forest, and the small beasts encountered along the way fled in horror after seeing the imposing team of thousands of people.
Don't look at the ferocity of these critters when they encounter a single hunter, or a small group of humans. But they naturally have a sense of danger, and with such a large and menacing Imperial force, they will never come forward to seek death.
The large army walked through the forest unhindered for more than half a month, during which time they also encountered scattered large beasts.
These large beasts, relying on their massive size, tried to attack the unit. The magicians in the center of the team didn't even look at it, and the beasts were tortured to death by the cavalry on the periphery, and the beasts' corpses were discarded in place at will, and the team was not affected at all, and continued to march towards the depths.
Lin Cheng, who was mixed with the cavalry, saw the strong combat effectiveness of these cavalrymen, and secretly swallowed his saliva: Nima, are these guys still human? Any guy can pick up those hundreds of kilograms of beasts with one hand and throw them around? In his own world, these guys are all superhumans.
In any case, after more than half a month of advancement, the large army came to a halt in front of a mountain range with no peak.
Looking at the thick black clouds hanging in the sky above the mountains, the occasional suspicious arc of electricity passed between the dark clouds. He suddenly felt that his infiltration into the Empire's troops was definitely a mistake to seek death.
But it's come to this point, and I'm not willing to quit like this. On the one hand, I was shocked by the strangeness of this land, and on the other hand, I was very eager to see the magic of this world.
It doesn't matter, anyway, I've always been a person on the edge of life and death. Even if I die, I want to find out what that magical magic is.
After coming here, those cavalrymen dismounted one after another, and Lin Cheng had no choice but to dismount.
Then follow their example and cut down the surrounding trees and build walls and tents.
What does this mean? No, they are actually going to build a base here, and they are not going to go deeper? Didn't they say that they were going to conquer the monsters, and they were going to conquer this forest? Why did it seem that these cavalrymen were going to settle here?
After most of the day's confirmation, it was understood from the words of the cavalry that their mission had come to an end. Next, the magicians will escort the Grand Prince and the Grand Magician Frank into the mountain, where they will only have to wait for each other's return.
It turns out that the forest in this endless, topless mountain range is the real Warcraft Forest.
Except for magicians, few people have been able to climb over this mountain range. Even if you cross this mountain range, the terrifying mana that is everywhere in the Warcraft Forest can make people insane, turn them into madmen, and then become food for those Warcraft inside.
Lin Cheng is full of black lines, this Warcraft Forest is so terrifying?
No matter how good your tracking skills are, it is impossible to climb over the natural barrier in front of you. Even if you turn it over, what kind of terrifying magic power is it? It's a very dangerous thing. Forget it, it's all come to this point, even if you can't follow up anymore, you still have to stay here for a few days to see the situation before making a decision.
Lin Cheng is not a person who gives up easily, although he can't follow up anymore, but these people will definitely come out after they go in, and maybe they will find out something at that time.
The night passed, and early the next morning, Lin Chengcheng found that those magicians were no longer in the camp.
He learned from the conversations of the cavalry that the magicians had escorted the Grand Prince and Frank into the mountains last night.
It's amazing, how did they climb over the mountain?
Lin Cheng has too many questions, but for the time being, no one can answer these questions for him, so he can only wait for the opportunity to understand them slowly in the future.
He was in this camp again for more than half a month, during which large beasts constantly attacked this camp, but they were easily killed by those cavalry.
Except for a few for food, the rest of the beast carcasses were thrown not far from the camp, and they were almost piled up into a small mountain.
A few days ago, Lin Cheng saw a group of townspeople from Clay Town, as well as people from other surrounding towns, who had come here once. They quickly dragged the carcasses of the beasts away on horseback, and because there were too many people, the carcasses of the beasts were soon divided.
The cavalry ignored them at all, drinking water and wine, eating barbecue, and talking leisurely in the camp.
The beast that they disdained was an absolute gift to these natives. In normal times, except for mercenaries, how can anyone dare to go deep here, and only when the empire is fighting in the Warcraft Forest, follow their footsteps, dare to enter here.
At dusk that day, a blinding white light rushed to the sky on the ground in the center of the camp. The golden characters of Xuan Ao floated in the air, and a group of mages in silver robes gradually revealed their bodies in the white light.
Only the two people standing at the front, the old man and the young man, were black and gold. It only takes a glance to determine the high status of these two people in this group of mages.
Lin Cheng's eyes widened, watching those cavalry excitedly greet this group of mages, he couldn't figure out how these guys returned to the camp?
The group of mages paid no attention to the soldiers who greeted them, each of them just observing the one or several egg-shaped objects of various colors in their hands.
From their excited expressions, it was clear that these egg-shaped objects the size of ostrich eggs were a kind of treasure.
Lin Cheng stroked his chin: It seems that these things are the purpose of the empire's conquest of the Warcraft Forest. What's that? The thing that excites a magician must have something to do with magic. It seems that it is time to make a move, so let's find a way to get a few and study them first.
The two people in the lead are the Great Prince and Frank, and the eggs in their hands are so big, almost half a person tall. One is a glimmer of ice blue, and the other is a shimmer of fiery red, which is a good thing at first sight.
The two men gave a few words to the leader of the cavalry who met them, and hurried back to the tent with the egg-shaped object, and the magicians departed with them.
The leader of the cavalry began to gather his men and shouted: "Everyone obey orders, and all suspicious people who approach the camp will be killed." You are not allowed to approach the mage's resting place, or you will die on the spot. Alert doubled tonight, evacuate early tomorrow morning. ”
The cavalry responded in unison, and divided into camps.
Lin Cheng also pretended to follow and inspect the surroundings of the camp, imitating everyone's movements.
As night fell, Lin Cheng never found a chance to approach the resting place in the center of the camp. The place where the magicians were resting was shrouded in a suspicious shroud of light, which seemed to be a formidable form of protection.
Call...... Since I can't get close at the moment, let's give up for the time being, it seems that I still have to stay in this unit during this time.
I'm sure I'll be able to figure out one before they find me.
Early the next morning, what Lin Cheng didn't expect was that the eldest prince and Frank did not retreat with the troops, but stayed.
Both of them were empty-handed, and the two giant eggs looked like they had been handed over to the other magicians.
Could it be that they still want to enter the Monster Forest again? There must be some purpose for letting these two people stay.
It's so difficult to do, I'm curious about what good things they can get from entering the Warcraft Forest this time, but I also want to get a few eggs to study.
Well...... The retreat of the large army should not be too fast, so stay and observe for a few days. If you don't find a problem, it's not too late to catch up with the big army.
No one noticed, and a soldier quietly disappeared from the cavalry.
Lin Cheng did not leave the camp, and even got very close to the two people who stayed in place. He buried himself in a burnt sand pit with a large amount of sand buried over his body.
The Grand Prince and the Grand Magician Frank did not notice that there was still anyone hiding here, and when the army was far away, the two began to talk.
The young and handsome face of the eldest prince was full of smiles, and he said in an excited voice: "My most respected Lord Archmage of the Roland Empire, tomorrow is the time when the seal is the weakest, right?"
Frank's face was full of seriousness, and he said in a deep voice: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Great Prince must not be careless. Although that seal has lasted for more than a thousand years, tomorrow happens to be the day of the great festival when the stars and the moon shine together. But it is also very dangerous for us to take advantage of this favorable time and place to obtain the power of the demons in the seal. ”
The eldest prince smiled: "Please rest assured, what do you think this is?"
He carefully took out a white jade bottle from his arms, gently opened the cap, and three flames swirled in the bottle, and a refreshing fragrance wafted out.
Frank's face changed, and he exclaimed, "This is ...... The blood of the Flame Phoenix, a royal heirloom heirloom?"
The eldest prince laughed, then closed the bottle and said proudly: "There are a total of three drops of Flame Phoenix blood in this bottle, do you still think it is dangerous now?"
Frank said in a deep voice: "Legend has it that the Flame Phoenix can be reborn in the flames, and although its blood cannot resurrect the dead, it can allow the living to have an indestructible body and use endless mana in a short period of time. “
"Not bad. The eldest prince raised his hands and held the white jade bottle, bowed to Frank and said, "This operation is a godsend opportunity to strengthen the empire. The father and emperor attached great importance to it, and specially ordered the king to dedicate this national treasure to the national teacher at this time. If he succeeds in helping this king gain the power of demons, the empire will definitely use the power of the country to fund the national teacher to break through the realm of the archmage and become the god of mages. “
Frank's body was shocked, and he blurted out: "Law God!"
The eldest prince continued: "Please also ask the national teacher to go all out." “
Frank calmed down, recovered his shocked expression, stretched out his hand to take the white jade bottle, and held it tightly in the palm of his hand: "Okay, a word is a certainty." “
"It's a deal. “
The words of the two of them came into Lin Cheng's ears word for word, although he didn't understand it very well, but he affirmed one thing, the two of them would indeed enter the Demon Beast Forest tomorrow, or something important for the development of the empire.
But how can I follow them into the Monster Forest?
And it is said that in the Warcraft Forest, the magic that is everywhere can make ordinary people crazy?