At noon, the thick fog that shrouded the sky over Viscount Ryan didn't seem to be able to stop the power of the sun, and it dissipated a little. Once in a day, the sun falls on the ground, leaving many strange shadows in the dense forest. The moist air floated beside the bare trunks, and although the trees themselves looked a little languished due to the lack of sunlight, the moss on the trunks was unusually lush.

A large bobcat walked lightly, like a silent ghost, wandering through the woods, its belly empty and shriveled and its fur showing the shape of ribs one by one. The big bobcat twitched its ears and was eager to find something to fill its belly.

In the distant fog, there was the faint sound of horses' hooves, as if someone was talking to each other, and the sound was getting closer and closer, accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps.

It doesn't sound like a small number.

The big bobcat's green eyes narrowed, as a ranger in the jungle, the big bobcat had spent twelve summers, and it knew that if it wanted to spend one more summer, it must find something to eat as soon as possible. The difficulty of a human prey attack varies widely, with a lost female or hatchling likely to be a delicious meal, while a male with a biting hard object in his hand can be a difficult opponent.

After a moment's thought, the big lynx silently scurried up to the treetops, lurking in the thick fog and foliage.

"Lord Levi, about ten minutes further from there, there is a sizable refugee camp. A middle-aged man's voice came from the end of the winding path, and then the fog was disturbed by the air current, and several figures walked out of it. The person at the front was tall and thin, with empty hands and very ragged clothes, and looked like a vagabond. Behind him was a young man leading a pony, dressed in half-new leather armor and carrying a long sword at his waist, and the two men were talking to each other, most of their attention not paying attention to their surroundings. A woman with the surname lying on the pony's back, with strips of cloth wrapped around one of her wrists and knees, and held in place by a branch, is clearly injured and unable to move.

The big lynx's blue eyes narrowed, and there was a sharp cold light flashing in his eyes.

"What a good prey...... the hungry beast thought, and then arched slightly, and the tips of its claws clawed out. Just as it was about to leap down from the tree, several heavily armed men came into view.

Protected by four pikemen, Levi conversed with Warren as he passed under the tree where the great lynx was hiding. The hungry beast struggled to suppress its breath all the while, and its instincts told it that these people were not the ones it could hunt.

Levi, of course, didn't notice this little episode in the jungle, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. If the beast had stayed in the tree honestly and pounced, the great lynx would have had no chance at all in the face of the combined attack of four pikemen who were always vigilant.

The young man's mind was completely set on the human gathering place that was about to arrive, and it was true that humans were indeed social creatures. After Levi was kicked out of the Viscount's Castle, if it weren't for the voice of the old magician Mr. Dish along the way, he might have been crushed by loneliness and fear, and turned into a robber like Warren and Martha, after all, the behavior derived from the two negative emotions of despair and cruelty is sometimes very similar.

As we progressed, the trees thinned out and the fog thinner. Levi looked at the narrow and wide road under his feet, and his mood became subtlely worried.

"Warren, how far is the refugee camp you're talking about?"

"Lord Levi, it's right ahead, you should be able to see it from this place. The middle-aged man who led the way turned around and replied as he pointed his hand forward.

Levi looked in the direction the middle-aged man pointed, and the shadows in the fog revealed a scene of a house.

Most of the houses were hastily built of earth and straw, and because of their simplicity, only the largest of them appeared to be sturdy, made of timber cut from the nearby woods. A few wisps of smoke were rising from the chimneys of these houses, mingling with the fog and making it look indistinct.

Unlike other villages, the houses in this gathering place are simple, but the outer wooden walls are quite sturdy, made of thick logs, with sharp tips sharpened at the top, pointing to the sky like a forest of guns. The door on the wooden wall looked very heavy, held together by five thick ropes, and it would take five or six men to open it, even the strongest men.

"This is a refugee camp, is it that big?"

"Well, although the demons destroyed many villages, there are still many people in the territory who survived tenaciously, among these people are deserters in battle, there are also survivors of destroyed villages, they gathered together, and this refugee camp was formed......" After walking such a long way, Warren gasped slightly, his performance was not so bad, but the long-term state of semi-starvation obviously caused his physical fitness to drop seriously.

Levi stopped, for in his ears the old magician's voice sounded again.

"Little one, after such a long walk, I suggest you take a break. Lancers are tireless alchemists, but neither you and your two new companions are. ”

"But Mr. Dich, shouldn't we get to that refugee camp and then rest?" asked Levi, somewhat puzzled.

"Have you ever wondered how the people in the refugee camp would react to your presence?"

"I guess it's nice to see us, after all, when the demon disaster comes, every power is extremely precious. Levi's voice was sonorous and powerful, causing the old magician to let out a soft sigh.

“...... Little one, it seems that your understanding of people's surnames needs to be deepened. The old magician's voice was pointed, and then Levi's eyes heated, and two sets of wonderful magic runes flowed through his mind, and finally deeply engraved in his memory, alongside the runes of the fireball technique.

"This is a healing spell that restores 10 health to a creature while also having the effect of detoxifying and dispelling disease, and a protective arrow spell that creates a circular area around you that lasts for ten minutes, and allies in this area can be spared from the blow of a normal bow and arrow. The old magician's voice looked a little tired, "Little one, I will give you these two spells as the last free reward, and then I will say goodbye for a while, and I will sleep until the heart of the castle is advanced again." ”

"Mr. Dich, is there anything wrong with me that makes you angry?" Levi couldn't help but ask in his heart, the old magician was like a strong psychological pillar for him, and suddenly saying a temporary goodbye suddenly made the trainee squire feel a sense of panic.

"No, not what you think. The old magician's voice said softly, "The heart of the castle is not enough to support my soul now, so I must sleep for a while to save the consumption of alchemy energy. Little one, you have a true knight's heart, and I believe that you will not go wrong on the next path. ”

"Yes, Mr. Dich, rest assured, I will take the Heart of the Castle to the next level as soon as possible, and then listen to your teachings. Levi said hard in his heart, with a solemn expression on his face.

"Looking forward to our reunion, then...... Maybe you'll see the real me......" The old magician's voice faded and faded away.

Levi opened his eyes and saw that Warren was looking at him with some surprise, two of the four pikemen remaining by his side, and the other two pikemen each walking a few meters to the front and back of the group, their vigilant eyes not only watching the surroundings, but also including the rangers and female thieves who had just joined the group.

Seeing the ranger's somewhat embarrassed expression, Levi decided to make amends to him a little, so he said, "Warren, how is your partner Martha's injury?"

Levi's question made the ranger a little confused, so he had to answer tentatively, "Lord Levi, Martha's injury is still the same. Although I had bandaged her fractures and applied herbs I had found in the jungle, it would take me more than ten days to get moving. ”

"It's going to be ten days, that's not going to work, we might be in trouble soon. Levi's words made Warren's face change drastically, and he was about to open his mouth to plead, but he saw a milky white ball of light suddenly appear in the young man's hand, radiating a warm and divine light around him.

Warren felt that he was just bathed in the light emitted by the ball of light, and the exhaustion of his whole body disappeared a lot, and the expression on his face when he looked at Levi immediately became full of awe.

As a veteran adventurer, Warren certainly knew what this ball of light meant. Originally, in his eyes, Li Wei might just be a noble young master with the protection of several powerful warriors, and his personal strength may not be as good as his own. Calling him Lord Levi was just an attitude of surrender and respect, not that Warren thought that a teenager like Levi had reached the point of comprehending the seeds of vindictiveness.

However, when this sacred ball of light flashed in Levi's hand, Warren knew that his judgment was completely wrong, Levi not only had the strength to be called a knight, but also could be a paladin favored by a certain god! Although Warren had never really met any paladins, he had heard from the captain of his adventure team that paladins were the best knights favored by gods, and every one of them could use magic techniques that made wounds heal quickly.

Of course, the priest can use the same magic spell, even more powerful than the paladin's magic spell, but Warren definitely doesn't believe that Levi is a pampered priest. He had never heard of a priest willing to leave the safety of the castle, let alone in a leather armor in a dangerous fog-shrouded outskirts.

The milky white ball of light sank into the body of the female thief Martha, and the woman who had been riding on the horse moaned softly, and then the frowning brow that had been frowning from the pain calmed down, and the whole expression became very relaxed.

"Warren, my wound doesn't hurt anymore, and it seems that the broken bone is still moving. ”

The Ranger's astonishment was even better than just now, such a powerful divine skill would be difficult for even a bishop to perform. Warren remembered that one of his companions also had a broken joint, and after donating a considerable amount of money to a temple, the bishop of the temple personally used divine magic to treat him, and it took about three days for him to recover from the treatment.

Levi's divine magic can actually achieve such an effect, so how high should a paladin whose divine magic use ability surpasses that of the bishop of the temple?

The great joy gave the Ranger a vertigo feeling, and he stammered in thanks to Levi, almost every word broken down into incomprehensible scales.

"Although I have not yet accepted your allegiance, since you have chosen to follow me now, I am obligated to help you. Levi stopped the ranger in thanks, and led the pony to the bushes.

"Now let's rest here for a while, and in the afternoon, we'll continue our departure. ”

Martha was a little puzzled by Levi's command, but as soon as she was about to say something, Warren immediately gently covered the female thief's mouth, then pulled her under the tree to the side, and began to talk in a low voice.

Levi didn't care what Warren would say to Martha, in fact, he could probably guess that if it weren't for the extraordinary calmness of another soul, Levi would have almost shown a surprised expression after he cured Martha. Although he was sitting on the ground now, his eyes were looking at the sky, but in fact his eyes were blank, and he had already fallen into his own fantasies.

"Heart of the Castle...... The culmination of the highest achievement in alchemy, Mr. Desh, you are truly great. ”