Now that the battle was over, the mountain people and elves were no longer on guard, and silently retreated behind Li Ang, allowing these people to come over.

Cheney and the other two looked at each other, and said to Leon first, "My lord, we have just pursued a long distance, can we rest for a while?"

Leon nodded, "Yes, and don't waste the fur of those beasts, you can clean up your own." ”

He knew what the other party was thinking, but since they didn't look bad, he wouldn't mind these subtleties.

Cheney's face turned red, realizing that the young employer had seen through it, and hurriedly thanked him, then raised his hand and waved it back, and almost everyone took action.

The hunters were quite skilled, and with the cooperation of three or five people, they could pull off a complete bear skin in almost ten minutes, and the work of removing the fangs of wild boars was even easier, and soon two or three dimensional bags were completely filled.

From the time the beast began to attack and the group set foot on the journey again, the total time did not exceed an hour and a half, which was not slow, but from this time on, their journey was not so easy, and as the distance deepened, the frequency of the beast appeared, and the number of beasts increased.

By the end of the third battle, they had marched more than a thousand meters, and the hunters were tired.

"Set up camp," said Leon, "and rest until the afternoon, and then we will continue our journey." ”

His command was quickly conveyed, causing a burst of suppressed cheers, and most of the others, except for the hunters who had been assigned to the sentry duty, found a suitable position and lay on the ground.

The hunters in charge of logistics began to distribute food. No one dares to barbecue meat in the Black Forest, because the aroma will drift out of the forest wind, which is equivalent to sending a warm "invitation" to the beasts in the distance. So although the neighborhood was littered with beast carcasses, lunch consisted of dried meat and slightly stiff bread.

After eating and drinking, some people walked to the pile of beast carcasses nearby, trying to clean out valuable fur, teeth, and other parts, in fact, their dimensional bags were already full, and some people even had rolled up bear skins tied to their backs, but they saw so many valuable things beside them. I still can't help but want to take it with me.

Leon looked up and said to Cheney, "Stop them, too many things will hinder the action." The consequences in the Black Forest must be clearer than I am. ”

Cheney looked back as well, then shook his head with a wry smile and instructed a few of his men nearby to stop them.

"Alas, too, I am afraid. "They're all scattered hunters," he said. It is only by attaching ourselves to us that we can enter this black forest, so generally speaking, there will indeed be less prey, and it is inevitable to suddenly see things that are usually hard to get piled up like waste products around us. ”

Li Ang didn't expect the other party to say it so bluntly, he thought for a while and said: "How much ability to do great things, and at the same time reap benefits that are consistent with ability, no one can change this, if reason overshadows desire." Then you will work hard to improve yourself, and sooner or later there will be a moment to change the situation. ”

"But if desire overshadows reason. If you always want to do something more than you can do, then you may lose more. ”

"You're right," sighed Cheney, "but not many people see this, and if you try to give something at this time, you may get yourself in trouble, so many times we have to turn a blind eye and only wake up until they have been taught a lesson." ”

"But it's often too late," Mr. Leon said.

"Yes, so the consequences of this can only be borne by themselves," Cheney said, regardless of the mentality he had previously accepted the commission, but his honesty at the moment had won the favor of the young man.

Sure enough, at this time, there was a dispute between the Cheney subordinates and those hunters, and Leon glanced at it again, and said lightly: "Let people sue them again, either leave on their own now after taking the things, or follow the order and continue with me, choose one of the two, there is no other way to go." ”

The old man nodded, got up and walked over himself.

Li Ang no longer pays attention to the shape over there, he has fulfilled his obligation to warn, those who are willing to listen, in the end, he will give corresponding affirmation and rewards, and those who are unwilling to listen, even if they die on the way back, it has nothing to do with him.

Besides, he had other things to do.

Leon took a few steps to the side, came to the slightly dull Caterina, and said, "How is Sophia?"

"It's the same as before," the girl said with a hint of sadness, "although she is steady, she has been unconscious." ”

"How are you?" asked Leon again.

"Me?" Caterina paused for a moment and said, "Of course I'm fine." ”

"You know that's not what I asked," Leon said.

“...... I, I don't know," Caterina lowered her voice this time, "sometimes looking at Sophia is like going back to the way before, but...... Sometimes I know it's not the same as before. ”

Leon sat down beside her and said, "Just now I was talking to Melissa about a similar problem, just because she was a mixed-race human, she was kicked out by the villagers, and she has been living alone in the wilderness since she was a child, do you think those people did the right thing?"

"Of course not, but ......"

"Don't be in a hurry to speak, Katarina," Leon said, taking the other man's hand and placing it in his own, "I know that these two things are different, but just as an example. ”

"Katarina, accepting Sophia does not mean accepting the dark realm, just as I allow Fiona to stay by my side does not mean that I will do the same to all dark creatures, for those opponents who are evil by nature and are born with malice towards us, whether it is a human or a dark creature must leave no room for a fierce blow, but for those dark creatures who are good by nature and are no different from us, why can't they coexist in harmony?"

"I think that in all living things there is only good and evil, and right and wrong, and there can be no simple and crude distinction between black and white. It's not fair, and now many people have this stereotype, especially those who are called clergy. What they do is really only their own subjective will. ”

“...... You seem to have a point," Caterina muttered with a thoughtful expression, "but why is divine power inherently repulsive to dark power?"

This question is indeed a bit difficult to explain, Leon was silent for a moment, and suddenly a thought came to him, "They repel each other, could it be because of the dark and divine origin...... It's the same, isn't it?"

The principle of "same-sex repulsion" Li Ang knew it when he was very young in his previous life, and he didn't know if he could just quote it. At the same time, he was also afraid of causing too much trouble to Katarina, so although the young man had some feelings, he did not say it directly.

"This ...... Actually, I had a little idea. It's still vague, though," Leon said, "and I have a feeling that once our abilities cross a certain level, we will have a deeper understanding of the origin and composition of these powers. Katerina. Are you willing to work with me to find out the truth?"

The girl bit her lip and said clearly, "For you, for Sophia, I am willing." ”

"No, don't say that," Leon said with a smile, "I should say that I am willing to work together with me and Sophia, and we will work together." ”

Caterina hesitated for a moment. She shook the other's palm vigorously, "Yes." I do. ”

The two were silent for a moment, and at this time Caterina seemed to let go of some of her burdens, and her expression was much more relaxed than before.

Leon smiled at the girl's side face and suddenly spoke.

"Katerina......

“...... Huh?" the girl tilted her head to look at the young man.

"Your hands are so soft. ”

Caterina's hand was obviously about to be withdrawn, but she forcibly held it back, and after a while, the girl said, "Do you like it?"

“...... Huh, when did this girl become so brave?"

Not to be outdone, Li Ang said, "Of course, if you can touch it every day, you will like it even more." ”

"When no one is around...... Yes," the girl said in a faint voice, looking down.

The young man's heart immediately became hot, and he whispered in the other person's ear, "That...... What about other places?"

Caterina, who just wanted to be brave, immediately couldn't do it, she pulled her hand back suddenly, and then gave Leon a big roll of her eyes, and said with a red face: "You, you are really ...... person"

Leon found it extremely amusing to be so little teasing Catalina, and suppressed the urge to laugh, and continued, "What is it?"

"It's annoying!"

......

When Leon returned to his original position, there was still a smile on his face that had not faded, and at this time Cheney had returned, and he was quite eye-catching, so he had not disturbed the "intimacy" between the young man and the girl.

It was only now that the old man spoke, "My lord, I'm sorry that seven hunters who are not under our command have left. ”

"It's okay," Li Ang was in a pretty good mood now, and said with a smile: "I will pay their remuneration the same, and you can divide it yourself." ”

"Thank you for your generosity," Cheney said, looking at Leon's expression and trying to ask, "My lord, now that you're almost in the depths of the Black Forest, I wonder if you've noticed it along the way?"

"No, the herb is generally grown in the lower part of the Black Forest," Leon said.

Several of the hunter leaders looked at each other with such expressions, and Joseph said, "Actually, if you are looking for herbs, there is no need to take that lady with you all the way, she is already injured, and it is likely to be dangerous to go deeper into the Black Forest." ”

This sentence is a vague temptation, and it seems that this thin man still has a trace of doubt about Li Ang's purpose.

"You may not know," Li Ang casually took out an empty bottle for alchemy, and said with a bright smile: "Actually, I am an alchemist myself, so I can deal with it immediately after I find it, so it will be more timely, what do you say?"

The three of them were immediately in awe, such as alchemists, enchanters, or blacksmiths, all of whom were quite professional manufacturing talents, and their numbers were quite rare compared to the large team of combat professionals, so they were quite respected.

Boris's eyes lit up even more, and he opened his voice and said, "Then do you accept other herbs? We have some here!" (to be continued......)