The scheduled departure was delayed—

Although the probationary constable has repeatedly stated that he is fine, he ......

The horse died.

The horse, which was pulling the police carriage, was bitten on the leg by a poisonous snake.

The poison caused the horse to lose its breath.

As a result, Simon had to hike to the town he had passed through to buy new horses, and then ride back to the makeshift camp.

Once I came and went, it was evening.

And it is not a wise choice to travel at night, especially after learning from the inspection that the horse that originally pulled the cart was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, Simon will not insist on setting off overnight.

This time it was the horse that was bitten by the poisonous snake.

Who knows who will be bitten to death next time.

Therefore, Arthur and Simon had to rest in this camp for another day before setting off again in the morning.

"It's really dangerous in the wild, there are so many poisonous snakes!"

When fetching water in the morning, the midshipman who vaguely saw the appearance of a poisoned snake swimming in the dense forest muttered softly.

At the same time, he kept applying snake repellent to the wagon, which was given free of charge by the owner of the horse when he bought it in town yesterday.

We have some snakes here, but snakes of this venom are rare.

You're really out of luck! ’

The probationary constable can still recall the exclamation of the owner of the horse when he said this.

If he wasn't in a hurry, he really wanted to go back and pull the other party here, so that the other party could open his eyes to see what kind of bullshit the so-called 'rare' in the other party's mouth was.

Simon's muttering, and the sound of applying the potion, Arthur could hear it clearly.

In response, the young 'spirit medium' nodded approvingly, there were too many poisonous snakes in this dense forest—there should have been only one group, but just one day later, there was another group of poisonous snakes, as if they were attracted by something.

'It should be those corpses that can be used as food!' ’

Arthur told himself in his heart.

He couldn't think of any plausible explanation other than food.

It can't be the Dark Serpent. Won't you?

Nothing like this had happened before in South Los.

As for Death's Breath?

Arthur said it couldn't be, absolutely impossible.

[Breath of Death] is able to absorb the 'Power of Death', but what does it have to do with poisonous snakes?

Can snakes represent death?

The carriage moved slowly, but Arthur turned back consciously—through the window of the carriage, the young 'medium' clearly saw a large swarm of poisonous snakes pouring out of the dense forest, prostrate on the makeshift camp, erect his upper body, hang his head, and look at him faintly with attachment and awe in his cold eyes.

Possess the Dark Serpent. The young 'medium' of the remnant bloodline can read this emotion clearly.

Suddenly, the young 'psychic' covered his face.

Then, he waved his hand vigorously.

As if feeling the embarrassment and displeasure of the young 'psychic medium', the large group of poisonous snakes quickly left, but in the process of leaving, they looked back at the carriage from time to time, looking reluctant.

Pendragon, like Arthur, leaned in front of the window.

The orange cat saw this scene clearly, and then looked at his master with a disdainful gaze.

"Well, snakes sometimes, they do represent death."

Arthur spread his hands outstretched, looking helpless.

It is clear that with the success of the [Cat Orange] ceremony, Pendragon, who already has an extraordinary fate, has become smarter - which also made Arthur decide to strengthen Pendragon.

Although Pendragon had an extraordinary fate, Arthur was more aware of the impermanence of fate.

He didn't want Pendragon to be swept up in his battle with some people and turn him into a cold corpse.

So—

Griffin Cultivation Method. Remnant comes in handy.

It states that in addition to being useful for griffins, it is also effective for other animals, but it needs to be diluted and consumed.

It is rumored that there is a 'griffon cavalry' in North County that has been bred in a similar way, and it is precisely because of this rumor that Arthur originally wanted an excellent horse to act as a means of transportation.

That was before, though.

Right now?

Or Pendragon is important.

A 'gryphon potion' will most likely allow Pendragon to ignore most of the usual dangers.

The rumored 'griffon cavalry' can ignore crossbow arrows and firebolts, and is extremely fast, powerful, and extremely long, and only cannons can pose a threat.

If it weren't for the sea, this 'griffin cavalry' in the North County would have been galloping on the land of the South County.

Of course, there is another reason -

Expensive!

"Pan, do you know how much a sun costs?

Ten golden acorns can be exchanged for one moon grass.

And three moon plants can be exchanged for a sunflower—it's so rare, if it weren't for Malinda, a collaborator, I would have to try my luck even if I spent money. ”

Picking up Pendragon, Arthur whispered.

The market price of a golden acorn is about 500-600 gold tickets, a moon grass needs 5000-6000 gold tickets, and a sunflower needs 15000-18000 gold tickets.

It's like Arthur.

If he hadn't fulfilled Malinda's commission, he wouldn't have gotten the Sunflower, the Moon Grass, and the Vampire Fang.

Therefore, in the face of this precious material, even Arthur, who is now wealthy, has to use it carefully.

There is absolutely no way to waste material.

Otherwise, who knows how long it will take to find another sunflower.

"When you return to South Los, you will buy a full set of potion refining equipment, starting with some ordinary potions that are harmless and not kept secret—not how much success you can make, at least how familiar you are.

There is also "Crow School Alchemy. Crippled", there is also a nice thing on it, suitable for Pan ......

Well, I don't know if my money can resist it! ”

Arthur hugged Pendragon and muttered, but his eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Unable to resist drowsiness, Arthur leaned back in his seat and fell asleep after informing him of his vigilance.

Pendragon sensed his master's long breathing, and immediately adjusted to a more comfortable position, and fell asleep in Arthur's arms.

And so it went after that.

Arthur and Simon travel day and night, driven by Simon during the day and kept vigil by Arthur at night.

Two days later, the Jiaershan area arrived.

The Garr Mountains, which are located on the edge of the South Los Territory, are already on the edge of the South Los Territory, so there are two outposts on the Mt. Garr, and at the foot of the mountain there is a military camp of 500 men.

The barracks was like a checkpoint, scrutinizing anyone who entered the territory of South Los from the foot of the mountain.

The destination of Arthur and his entourage, of course, was not a barracks.

Rather, it is the town of Garshan behind the barracks.

The carriage did not drive directly into the town of Garshan.

About 5 kilometers from the town, the carriage stopped, and Simon walked towards the town, looking for Hunter and Newt, who were one step ahead.

Arthur waited in the car.

However, after a long journey, Arthur did not sit in the carriage, he opened the carriage door and paced back and forth along the side of the carriage to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

Pendragon crouched on the roof of the carriage, yawning boredly.

And at this very moment-

"Hey, what a fat cat!"

(End of chapter)