Chapter 42: Roy's Past
The afternoon sun tends to be the most intense of the day, and even in dense jungle terrain like Earl Marsh, the foliage of the trees can't completely block the strong light overhead. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The sunlight casts one spot after another on the ground through the dense shadows of the trees, and other places that are not directly illuminated by the light are also rushed to increase the illuminance by the scattering of light.
The surrounding environment is getting brighter and brighter, and the illumination is obviously not comparable to that of the morning, in such a bright environment, the [Cloak of Darkness] can no longer hide the figure of Yenifah, but by this time, the effect of this witchcraft is almost gone, and it has also played its due role, so it can be dispensed with.
At this time, the jungle is a little safer than usual, as many beasts and magical creatures have a habit of taking a nap, and they tend to return to their nests to rest during this time, unless you are so good that they will attack you when you break into the territory where they are sleeping.
Therefore, during this time of the afternoon, Yenifa does not need to worry about being attacked by certain creatures, and the number of creatures active in the forest has also decreased, and the possibility of running into a powerful creature has also decreased, which is just the right time to hurry.
When Yenifa was studying in the family, he also did some research on the Earl Marsh, and read a lot of field research reports and some academic articles on the Earl Marsh by the wizards in the family, although many of the key parts he could not understand at all now, but he could generally understand the description of the swamp.
The creatures in the swamp of Earl all have a "cluster" characteristic, they like to go out together in large forces, and there are few lone rangers, even those first-level magical creatures at the top of the swamp food chain are all out in groups to forage, which gives Yenifa the opportunity to find the flaw!
Here, predators at the bottom of the food chain live in groups, and predators also act in groups, so that predators and predators are concentrated in an area that is often dense with vegetation and a lot of usable fruit, as well as near streams and ponds, where animals gather to drink and feed, and predators gather to hunt for food.
What Yenifa is looking for now is a barren land, because in a barren area, those creatures at the bottom of the food chain will not stay here, so they will not attract predators, let alone magical creatures, so it may theoretically be safe.
The reason why it is theoretically safe is because some magical creatures like to rest or build nests in places where there is nothing, and if they break in, they will definitely be hunted to death.
"There's still a standard time, and those large creatures won't take a long nap, at most after another standard time they will start foraging again, and if they can't find a barren place when there is another standard time, they will have to give up. Yenifa thought as he walked along a bush full of thorns, looking anxiously at the height of the sun.
"I had no choice but to use it again. A look of pain flashed across his face, and he pulled out a bottle and dropped two drops into his eyes.
"[Eagle Eye Vision]!" cast the spell again, and Yenifah's eyes became sharp and detailed again.
He climbed up to the nearest tree with two of a swoop, and swept the rolling forests, hills, rivers, and deep valleys with his eagle-sharp eyes.
"There! There are no trees there! It could be a barren area, with no reflection of water, no signs of biological activity, maybe a clearing! Of course, it could be a lair of magical creatures...... But it's worth looking into!" Yenifa couldn't help but look excited, and a skeleton sprang over from the treetops.
"According to my eyesight, it's probably a few standard miles away from where I'm now, and I only have one standard hour...... I had no choice but to waste a little casting material. Yenifa thought for a moment, then took out a small bag of black, sesame-like plant seeds from his waist bag and gently sprinkled some on his legs.
"Swift Grass Seeds, the side effects of this thing are great, I hope to run within the safe time limit, otherwise these Swift Grass Seeds will torture my ......" Yenifa showed a helpless wry smile on his face, watching the grains of Swift Grass Seeds begin to stretch out of the subtle root system, piercing into the skin and pores of the legs, the dense black seeds embedded in the legs are enough to disgust anyone with dense phobia.
"[Swift Move]!" Yenifa turned his head to recite the incantation as he watched the horrific scene that had taken place on his lap.
The witchcraft effect was activated, and Yenifa only felt that the dense grass seeds on his legs emitted a trace of light and fluttering air magic energy, making his whole person seem to be floating in the clouds, and with a slight kick of his legs, the whole person suddenly rushed forward several meters away, which made him a little uncomfortable for a while.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Roy and Ella were on a flat meadow where there were no other creatures except for a few bugs and birds, so it was peaceful.
Roy is obviously more experienced in choosing a place to rest, this place is actually more like a small hill, but there are no trees and shrubs, only grass and some wildflowers, while the field of vision is wide, and it can be done without being disturbed, although it may still be discovered by some predators after staying for a long time, but it is really good as a short place to rest.
"I can't see it, you guys are really good at surviving in the jungle......" Ella, who had eaten a beautiful lunch in this clearing, was lying comfortably on the soft grass, her two slender and slender calves dangling up, and her nose was full of the fragrance of fresh earth and plants, which made people feel extremely comfortable and happy.
Roy was now using the bark pulled from the jungle wood to make a hemp rope, when he heard the words and looked up at Ella, only to see Ella's two tender white legs, Roy's face turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his head again.
Ella didn't know about Roy's little embarrassment just now, otherwise she would probably have to tease Roy, an innocent and shy man, mischievously.
"Hey, but then again, how do you know so much about jungle survival, I feel like you're very experienced, didn't you often drill into the forest before?" Ella turned over comfortably on the turf and stretched by the way, "Yawn~~ But thanks to you being so experienced, I can take a good rest...... I guess at this time, Ketra's stinky fart girl is being chased by the beast, hahaha......"
Roy didn't react to Ella's later sentence against Ketra, but for the previous sentence, Roy said with a rare proud face: "These skills of mine were all practiced by hard work when I was a child, if you know what I was like when I was a child, you know why I am so skilled in the jungle." ”
"Huh?" Ella suddenly became interested, and turned over to face Roy again, supporting her upper body with her elbows on the ground, "What were you like when you were a child? I have never been in contact with children from poor families, and I don't know what the poor family's home is like!"
"When I was younger, because the village was very poor, many people were busy trying to make ends meet......" Roy recalls this bitter childhood, and unconsciously became less timid in his speech, "At that time, our family often worried about food......
"Wait!" Before Roy could finish speaking, Ella suddenly interrupted him, "I don't understand, why do you always have not enough to eat? I have also seen everywhere in my father's territory, a farmer's land should be able to provide food and clothing after paying taxes, why can't you there?"
Hearing Ella's ridiculously naïve question, Roy didn't know why he couldn't laugh at all, so he could only explain in a helpless tone: "Miss Ella, your father is the marquis of a big country, and the territory is naturally fertile and abundant, and my family is poor and poor, where can we grow enough things to eat, so we must go to the sea to fish, otherwise we will starve to death......"
"Oh......" Ella replied quietly, as if realizing that she seemed to have asked a stupid question, and then listened to Roy in silence.
"Because we can't grow enough food, the adult men in our village have to go out to sea to fish to support their families, and in the year round, we can't go to sea every season, and in the bad weather season, we can only rely on the nearby mountains and old forests to ......search for food to eat," Roy said, already kneading a long piece of bark in his hand and weaving it into hemp rope.
"Whether it's wild fruits, or hunting pheasants and hares, or even snatching food from wolves' mouths when necessary, I had the experience of surviving alone in the deep forest before I was six years old, so ...... So now go into the woods again, I'm more familiar with it than any of you......" Roy coiled the twine around and put it on his back.
"Oh......" Ella's face was a little unnatural, he didn't expect Roy's childhood to be so miserable, she had never heard of it since she was a child, and she never knew that the poor people at the bottom could be so poor that they were forced to grab food from wild beasts in order to eat.
"That...... Well, as a reward for your ability, the logistics will be left to you, and as for the fight and the like, let Miss Ben cover you!" Ella solemnly assured with a delicate little face.