My Magic Age

The sun shines through the gauze on the top of the marching tent into the tent, forming stripes of light on the canvas.

There is a lot of water vapor in the forest. Although this imperial aristocratic marching tent is designed with good ventilation, it is stuffy and hot in the tropical rainforest.

The work of setting up tents in the wild is more cumbersome, and there are safety factors to consider. Therefore, Yingli, Helena, Becky and I squeezed into a marching tent to rest. I was awakened by the voices of the girls Amy and Justus, but Helena, Becky and Yingli were still sleeping soundly.

The tent was very stuffy. The girls were wearing thin suspender nightgowns. Helena's ivory-white arms were placed on my chest. In her sleep, her beautiful face had a pure smile, and a layer of sweat secreted on her forehead. The white silk nightgown was lifted to the waist, and the white legs that were too dazzling on the moisture-proof blanket looked particularly slender.

I gently pushed her arm aside, fearing that I would wake them up. I just put on the leather armor skirt of the "Wrath of the Earth", held the rest of the leather armor in my arms, tiptoed to the side of the tent, lifted the tent curtain and got out.

Catalina followed closely behind me and got out of the tent.

It was exactly noon, the sun shone directly from the gaps between the treetops, the body was wrapped in wet heat, the sweat seemed to be suffocated in the body and could not come out, waves of heat swept over, making people feel that at this time, only a glass of cold juice could be poured into the stomach, which would definitely be extremely comfortable.

The hot weather quickly evaporated the moisture in the jungle, but the humidity in the forest was too high, and the moss on many tree trunks was covered with wet small water droplets, and some fungi even grew in the cracks of the rough bark, and the thick smell of wet decay filled the forest.

A small snake covered with golden rings passed silently over the flower tree above my head. I could clearly feel the water magic fluctuations on its skin.

I didn't expect that we would encounter such a small reptile monster just after we walked out of Qiyan City. Although the risk factor of this venomous snake is very small, this place is still in the suburbs of Qiyan City after all. In fact, we didn't walk too far.

Justus squatted under the tree and was staring at the girl named Amy.

Although the girl did not have any advantage in terms of body, she was stubborn and refused to give in. At this time, the trouser legs and cuffs of the linen clothes she wore were tightly tied with slender vines, and there was a simple hatchet and a small bamboo tube around her waist.

However, she was thin and her chest was flat. If it weren't for her pretty face and long hair, she might be mistaken for a brave boy.

"Please take me with you. I am familiar with this forest. My brother once took me to the wild swamp of the lizard tribe. I know how to avoid those hidden dangers." The girl Amy said to Justus.

But Justus had a cold face, and seemed not to want to give any good face to the girl Amy. He threatened the girl: "Get out of here quickly."

At this time, just as I got out of the tent, the girl Amy hurried to me. Justus chased me from behind, stretched out his hand to grab her thin wrist, and dragged her out of the camp. The girl Amy stared at me stubbornly, staring at me for a moment, as if I was the heartless man who cheated her into bed and resolutely abandoned her.

Under this look, I waved to Justus, signaling Justus to stop.

Justus didn't say anything more, left the girl, turned around and walked into the dense forest.

He was also responsible for the vigilance around the camp.

"Can't you find the way back to Qiyan City?" I leaned over and asked her with a serious expression.

"No." The girl answered with a guilty conscience.

"Then why did you come back?" I pinched her pointed chin, lifted her head, and asked while staring into her eyes.

"You are in need of a guide, and I can help you." The girl spoke to me quickly with a little rapid breathing.

After washing off the charcoal ash on her face, her delicate little face was revealed. Although there were freckles on her cheekbones, it did not make her look uglier.

I sat on a tree root opposite her. Catalina came over with a scone and a bowl of broth. I took the scone and took a bite. While eating, I said, "I think you must have made a mistake. We do lack an experienced guide, but we are not lacking novice guides. There are such guides everywhere in Qiyan City. Go back. I will bring your brother back safely...if he is still alive."

The girl Amy hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Master Magician, but you have no experience in jungle life. I know you need my help. You need to find a source of drinkable water in this rainforest full of poisonous swamps..."

She straightened her chest to make herself more confident.

I turned my head and smiled at Catalina beside me. I stretched out my hand. A ball of water in my palm kept growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. When the ball of water became as big as a fist, it instantly turned into a water line and kept turning over above my palm. After a few seconds, the water line shot out and hit the tree trunk next to it. The moment the water arrow touched the tree trunk, water splashed everywhere.

I said, "You may not know that I am a water magician."

The girl Amy's eyes were attracted by the water arrow, and she didn't come back to her senses until the water arrow dissipated.

Her eyes were wide open, and there was a trace of envy in her eyes.

The girl Amy said stubbornly: "I also learned from my brother how to identify poisonous weeds and avoid poisonous insects. I know where to find dragon tooth grass..."

I waved my hand, interrupted Amy's words without politeness, and said to Amy with a smile:

"Aralia grass? I know that low-level magic grass has a pungent smell and can drive away most poisonous insects. But do you think we are afraid that after entering the territory of the lizard people and covering our bodies with the juice of the dragon tooth grass? The lizard warriors can’t find us?”

Regarding this magical herb that grows in the tropical rainforest, the descriptions in the magic books of the Green Empire have two completely different definitions from those in the ancient scrolls of the orcs:

The Grimm Empire's magic herb book lavishly praises this primary magical herb, saying that it is a universal detoxification herb. Even if the juice of the dragon tooth grass is squeezed out at its roughest, drinking it directly can relieve most of the heat poisoning. The prepared antidote is even more versatile.

However, there is a special article in the ancient scrolls of the orcs that explains this elementary magical herb. The great shamans of the ancient orc ancestors thought that dragon tooth grass was useless.

It is the most useless herb among all magic herbs, because this magic herb can only cure those primary heat poisoning diseases. For the orcs, they themselves have a strong physique, and those many heat poisoning diseases have no effect on the orcs at all. effect.

My views on Agaricus have always remained based on the knowledge that Old Kuru instilled in me. Although I later learned relevant knowledge at the War Magic Academy, my subjective consciousness has been formed, so it is difficult to be objective. Consider this magic herb.

The girl Amy retorted somewhat stubbornly: "At least... at least it is a very effective antidote herb. Many guides in Qiyan City will carry this antidote with them, and... and no one will go to the rainforest swamp now. ”

I stood up, waved to her, and led her to the pergola next to the camp. Senior Erica did not take a nap.

She was just a bystander last night, but now she didn't feel sleepy and was quite energetic. She felt that before entering the rainforest, she should prepare some commonly used antidote, so she built a simple pavilion in the camp and carried the medicine she carried with her. I took out all the bottles and jars, and now I have prepared four kinds of dark green magic potions. I don’t know why, but looking at the bubbling green potion in the beaker, my stomach will not stop. Contraction, some extreme reaction.

I stood next to the pergola and said to the girl Amy: "You see, this magician Erica is a professional magic pharmacist who is good at preparing various antidote potions. I don't think we will worry about the poisonous insects in the swamp. So what do you think you can do to help us? If not, please go back to Qiyan City."

I glanced at the direction of Qiyan City and said to her: "If we leave now, we should be able to get back to the city before dark."

The girl Amy's face turned red. She raised her head excitedly and said loudly to me:

"Ah! Then I...I...I also know several hiding places of Nathaniel in the rain forest. Every guide will find several hiding places in this rain forest. If there is an accident and there is no way to go home, , he would hide in those hiding places and wait for the danger to pass. Yes, Nathaniel took me to his hiding place."

Hearing what she said, I pursed my lips and swallowed back the words I was about to drive her away.

Although we captured the Angus Utus brothers, I was not completely sure that we could find Moraya and Mentor Heidi. She said that she knew where Nathaniel was hiding. This sentence obviously moved me, so I explain:

"Okay! You can stay, but you'd better not be clever. Once we find out that you are in any danger to us or are a burden to us, then I will leave you behind without hesitation."

Senior Erica heard the conversation between Amy and I in the pergola. She stopped what she was doing, raised her head and smiled faintly at Amy. She brushed the broken hair around her ears and said:

"Stop scaring her, come here quickly, your name is Amy, right! Amy, have you ever handled magic herbs? Can you help me grind these licorice into powder?"

Of course the clever Amy knew that Senior Erica would help her again. She jumped over like a nimble deer, stood next to the grinder skillfully, and said to Senior Erica:

"I can do it, Lord Magician. I worked as a handyman at Miyue Potions Store for a period of time, but that potion store closed down half a year ago. The magic herbs produced here are all sold at high prices by the great lords. After the acquisition, almost all the potion shops in the city were unable to operate because of this, and many herbal apprentices like me were unemployed. "

As she spoke, she skillfully put a piece of hay into the grinder, and shook the handle easily. The dry powder spilled out little by little, and Amy carefully collected it in the glass bottle.

Senior Erica actually just wanted us to stop arguing. Since I promised to keep Amy, someone would always have to take her.

It’s just that Senior Erica probably didn’t expect Amy to be a good helper for her...

She looked at Amy who quickly got into the role with a surprised look on her face, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

…

After avoiding the vicious midday sun and the heat dissipating slightly, we packed up camp and set off.

Before setting off, I transferred three Hiero natives from the giant spider hatchery in Xinliu Valley. They have rich jungle survival experience, and I need someone to open the way in front of the team. In addition to me, Justus and Except for Luka, they were all women.

The minotaur Luka was responsible for the rear guard of the team, while Justus was responsible for ensuring the safety of the entire team.

Whether it was Ying Li, Helena and Becky, or Annie and Su sisters, or senior sister Erica, they were not suitable to be in front of the team, wielding hatchets and acting as road-openers. At this time, the advantages of the Yelo natives were highlighted. They had rich experience in jungle life.

As for Justus, the minotaur Luka and I, we had no painful experience in this regard. When we were in the Black Forest, we were cared for by the ancient war trees. When we were marching in the forest, we had never experienced this kind of dense crowding of various plants. Countless weeds and vines completely blocked our way forward. The three Yelo natives had difficulty opening a passage in the rainforest.

Our team circled the outskirts of Qiyan City for most of the time, and did not see even one guard camp knight chasing out of the city.

Finally, before dusk, Katarina found the orcish mark left by Kalancuo on a big banyan tree in the forest. We followed the mark left by Kalancuo all the way down. From the mark left by Kalancuo, we can see that the orc warriors probably found some clues.

Amy told me that the team is currently heading towards the rainforest swamp. If we keep going along this road, we will enter the territory of the lizard tribe in about seven or eight days.

When we cross the rainforest, we don’t need to always walk on foot. We can occasionally ride the magic broom for a short flight. There are three magicians in our team.

Although horses can’t travel through this rainforest, the more flexible and convenient magic broom can. Although this consumes some mana, it can save the ladies’ physical strength. Yingli, Su and Erica are all similar to ordinary people, so it will be very hard to trek in the rainforest. Taking the magic broom for a short flight can greatly restore their physical strength.

In fact, Kalancuo and her orc warriors walked very fast in the rain forest, and our team was always chasing the mark left by Kalancuo.

Our team walked for three days, but I felt that the distance between us and Kalancuo's team was getting farther and farther...

And these three short days of jungle life deprived us of all our good feelings for this jungle...