On the West Coast and in countless other countries that claim to be civilized, forests have long been associated with meanings like abundance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Huge lakes, rivers, and large lush forests abounded with fruits and animals. Trees can be cut down to make all sorts of tools, used as fuel, used as weapons and buildings, used for fruit and wild animals to fill their stomachs, and planted crops to prepare for a long settlement if a clearing is created in the forest.

Wonderful and rich, a plain with forests and lakes and rivers that can support ten times the size of the grasslands, it is no wonder that the nomadic people who settled in the Abu Sera steppes have always wanted to go to this place to obtain the necessary supplies for survival.

In any case, after a long period of progress, Henry and the three of them finally arrived in the West Coast's sphere of influence. Although there were no people to be seen here for the time being, if they ran into the dense forest, they could finally stop and catch their breath, and they didn't have to worry about a dozen cavalry suddenly appearing on the horizon in the distance, as they did in the wilderness and grasslands.

The steppe people rarely come here for reasons other than war, so they are naturally unfamiliar with the environment. Even if it seemed uninhabited, they could indeed come here to get some supplies and even start a small settlement, but considering that even lightly armed cavalry would have to walk for about ten days to get here from Absera, if they wanted to come here to get wood and other building materials for building materials, the speed of the carriage would only be slower. The manpower and time required to travel back and forth alone is already a considerable amount, and with the possibility of a West Coast attack, it will inevitably become more than worth the cost.

The timber for the construction of tents and fences, as well as for the use of oxen and wagons, was largely obtained from the southern or further west of the Kursimu region, where the rugged terrain did not allow any large and effective crusade to be organized - but the forests on this side of the west coast were also unattended, and naturally the steppe people, tired of the nomadic life of running around and living here, had settled here for so many years.

And where they have gone, the question is quite easy to answer.

Our sages and the maidens of Roan had spent a considerable amount of time in Soladin before coming to the South, and the "naturalized people" of the steppes who had not yet been fully accepted by the people of the West Coast were the Absellahs and their descendants who had come to civilization intermittently for a long time and chose to settle down. As a disadvantaged group caught between the West Coasters and the Absera, we will not mention their situation here, but some of the cabins left behind by these people who once lived in the forest have not yet been completely deserted, and have become the first thing that our sage and the three of us who know this are going to look for.

The southern part of Soradin in late autumn would not have been as rainy as Absera, but it would still be affected somewhat, and after a long time at the edge of the forest, the sky darkened significantly.

Judging from the position of the sun, which was still faintly visible, it was only a little past three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was overcast at this time, and it was obvious that heavy rain was coming. The three of them had nothing more than two cloaks made of waterproof canvas, and after a short period of running around, dirt and continuous rain made the tung oil on it almost lose its waterproof ability, plus the wear and tear and holes caused by various circumstances, it was obviously not a suitable choice to use it to build a temporary camp.

Visibility has dropped dramatically by now, and it will only get worse if you enter the forest again. Considering the presence of the pursuers, it was not wise to stop at the outskirts of the forest in search of materials to make a camp, so the group of three men and two horses entered the forest cautiously, intending to spend the remaining hours before the sun went down looking for the old wooden houses, hoping that they were not completely damaged.

The hot and humid climate of the Soladin region is quite damaging to wood, and in the cold Sivalier or Maximi even the same treehouse in the north can survive for decades without decaying, but here, once moss and fungus begin to grow, termites and the like invade the interior, the house will quickly deteriorate after being abandoned, leaving only a pile of mossy rotten wood.

The first task of surviving in the wild in an unfamiliar location: climbing to a high place and having a wider field of vision - this law will always work everywhere, after all, even if you are a sage, you dare not say that you have walked all the angles of the land and remember all the paths. Even if this were the case, things could have turned out completely different over time and under the influence of the forces of nature. Therefore, whenever you go to a place, do not rush to run around like a headless fly, but run to a high place to look around to check the terrain, judge whether there is a water source in a certain place by the degree of green vegetation, and find a suitable path to continue moving.

This is the knowledge that all experienced mercenary hunters, adventurers, soldiers, and mountain dwellers know, and in Henry's current situation, considering that the steppe people who have come to settle here in recent decades or the Soladins who have suddenly run into the forest to live on a whim, should all act alone or in a small group, rather than the size of an entire village, in order to prevent a sneak attack, they will inevitably give priority to the location of higher ground that can detect the enemy early.

Coupled with the damp smell of tropical forests and poisonous snakes and beasts, choosing to build a small cabin in a place such as a mountainside with a lot of bare rock oak surfaces is obviously a choice that normal people will make.

In any case, the three of them, having familiarized themselves with the environment after entering the forest, and then roughly judged the trend and walked in one direction, in the afternoon when the sky was getting darker and darker, and even when they walked to a sparsely wooded area, it was perhaps luck that came in handy, or perhaps their own knowledge came in handy—or both, and in this way they found a hut of stone and wood at the end of the cliff in the distance, and headed straight for it.

The hut sits at the end of a winding road on the west side of a hill in the middle of the forest, the hill itself is not very high, and the time spent is mainly on finding a way to climb up. But it can be seen that the builders of the house chose an excellent location - the hut on the west protrusion is underneath the forest, and there is no shelter in front or behind, which allows it to have good ventilation and keep it relatively dry in the humid forest.

The surface of the wood is not covered with moss like other wooden houses in the same area, but it shows the deep primary color that it should have, and the stone base and roof tiles make it look quite satisfying on the outside.

"Squeak-" Henry, who had dismounted and quickly came to the front of the hut, pushed open the wooden door, and the owner of the house was obviously far inferior in height to our sage, so he had to bend down to see the scene.

"It's okay, come here. After checking to make sure that it was not inhabited by other creatures such as goblins, Henry waved his hand at the two girls behind him, and the sky was getting darker and darker. "Ahem-" Time obviously did not spare this room, even if it was well ventilated, the dust accumulated in it still stained the hair and clothes of the three people who had just entered with a layer of white, Henry stepped aside to ventilate and add a little last light, and pushed open the wooden window, the excellent wood and relatively dry environment made it still undamaged, even if it squeaked, the iron hinges could still run smoothly.

The faint light cast in illuminated the inside of the house, a pit on the dirt floor with charred black stones around it was obviously used as a stove, and beside it there was a bed made of licorice and moss, which was now dry and brittle, and two clay pots, which were supposed to be used for storing fresh water, were still in a corner of the room, and there was also a thick layer of dust and some old spider silk on them. The sage glanced at it, and it was obvious that the owner of the hut could not have left anything valuable, and all the valuable things that could be taken away were gone, and with the addition of dust and a series of other things, it was judged that this place had been abandoned for at least 5 years.

It was a matter of course, but even if the pots and pans were still there, they had nothing to cook at this time, and after opening the window for ventilation, Henry took the last rays of light from the horse's back outside, and because there was no leather bag to hold it, he could not carry much firewood, and crouched down in the pit and began to light it. On the other side, Mira took the hay mat out of the window and wanted to pat off the dust on it for sleep, but she didn't expect that the whole mat was scattered into countless pieces just after shaking it, and the scraps of hay and a large amount of dust made the girl's face cough again and again.

"Use a cloak and cotton armor. Henry said this, and at the same time slammed the flint and steel several times with his hand, igniting the fluffy flint. The twigs were put in, and the sage took a stick—they had no grease or cloth to use, so they didn't even have a torch—and went out to the house, thinking that the owner of the house must still have some firewood left, and found it as expected.

The wood heaped up with an axe was as dusty as the room, and the rain began to fall in bits and pieces, and Henry moved them all in order to prevent the precious fuel from getting wet.

"On the bright side, at least the campfire is solved. "The growing flames illuminate everything in the house, and although there is no need to worry about the cold in such an area, the dancing orange flames always give a sense of stability. It's just that they didn't have much food left along the way, and now even the bean flour cakes they made before have all been eaten, so they can only go to sleep hungry this night.

Fortunately, surrounded by walls of stone and wood on all sides, and a sheltered roof from the elements, this brought a sense of security far from that provided by the open air or the thin fabric of the cloak, so this night was the most restful sleep the two Luoan girls had slept peacefully since they fled.

The discovery of this hut in the mountain forest greatly alleviated the embarrassment of the three of them, and the pursuers of the grassland may be able to chase after them when they are in Absera, but when they come to this complex and changeable mountain forest environment with a wide field of vision, the passivity and initiative of the two sides are about to be reversed. Coupled with the good view from where the hut was located, they could finally stop and recuperate for a few days before continuing in the direction of the west coast.

There was no word all night, only the drizzle of rain beating on the roof. Mira and Lena, who had not been rested enough for up to ten days, slept until dawn in a safe hut, and this experience of resting in a simple but normal room made people deeply feel the beauty of the civilized world, but as the rest ended, their stomachs also rumbled, and just as the two of them got up to find something to eat, Henry, who had already gotten up earlier, returned to the house with some fruit found in the nearby forest.

In the tropical forest, as long as you know how to look for it, you will never worry about finding food, the rich land produces all kinds of food, and the ten days of hunger are finally over, and the sage who has lost his armor and cotton armor, rolled up his sleeves, and does not even bring a big sword, only a knife and a spear sharpened from small saplings, dressed as a hunter, and does the same thing as a hunter, in addition to the wild vegetables and fruits he collected, he also managed to hunt a hare and some young chickens by throwing a spear, and the long-lost barbecue, although there is no salt or other spices, is still a temptation to appetite。 But unlike Mira and Lena, who grabbed the still hot barbecue and ate it, our Sage took out the picked fruit and cut it and squeezed out the juice, which dripped onto the surface of the barbecue that had been cut into a cross shape and mixed with the fat to form a natural seasoning.

“...... Here. He looked at the two men who were staring at each other, shrugged his shoulders and handed over half of the fruit in his hand.

"Tick-tock" the rain came again, and the sage did not forget their equally exhausted horses as he searched for food for the three of them, no carrots, no hay or oats, but there were no scarce plants to feed them. "Uh......h Hiss-" Enjoying the fragrant barbecue, the fresh air blew in through the window, and for some reason Lina's tears suddenly dripped down in large drops, and she whimpered quietly, holding the food in her hand for a long time without speaking.

"It's okay, I'll always live like this in the future. Mira, who deeply understood the other party's state of mind at this time, smiled at her and said this, while Her Royal Highness the Princess of Luo'an kept nodding her head and biting her lip lightly, just repeating that she wanted to remember this moment.

The rain gradually increased, and the group of three stayed in the cabin for a long time to recuperate.

The rich forest bountied them abundantly, and after recovering the vigor of the horses, the wise man took the time to make a simple net bag out of the tough bark of a tree to hold some fruit for food along the way, and Mira used the same thing to weave a pair of sandals for Lena to replace her small animal skin shoes that had been broken at first. The cotton armor that had been partially lost from the cuirass was also not effective against the arrows, so the girl also took it apart and used it for repairs and fillings in some key places.

All in all, after being well prepared and recuperating and recuperating, the group of three marched out of the forest, and walked a considerable distance, until they came out of the edge of the forest and saw some stakes left over from the felling, and they were convinced that they had finally reached the edge of civilization.

Absera, already far behind.

But the danger may not stop there. (To be continued.) )