Path of light

Chapter 215 216. Blue Ice Deer

On the morning of the third day, the guide Margery was waiting at the door of the Adventurer's Guild early.

Instructor Nora brought the members of the adventure group to meet Margery and introduced to everyone: 'This is our guide, his name is Margery...'

Instructor Nora introduced everyone in the adventure group to Margery, only saying their names once.

Margery was able to call out everyone's name accurately. He looked at the sky and said to instructor Nora:

"If we are leaving now and we can still catch up with those caravans, we might as well try our luck. If there are caravans going to the Griffin Stronghold together, we can go with the caravans, which can save us a lot of money. A lot of trouble... Of course, this is just a little suggestion from me."

"Is there still a caravan going to the Griffin Stronghold?" Instructor Nora asked curiously.

"Almost every month, these caravans basically transport some supplies to some villages at the foot of the mountain and take the opportunity to purchase some magic herbs and Warcraft materials."

Guide Margery explained to instructor Nora.

"Okay..." Instructor Nora thought for a while and then agreed.

Margery took the adventure group into a carriage and quickly rushed towards the edge of Padstow City.

Knowing that everyone was in a hurry, the coachman raised his whip and the carriage ran very fast.

In this lively elf city, there were not many elves on the streets in the morning, and many shops were closed.

When the carriage arrived at the edge of Padstow City, the place gradually became lively. Many elves gathered here, as well as a large number of supplies and horses, and it seemed to be a chaotic place.

There are still some caravans parked on the roadside, and many caravans have begun to prepare for departure.

The guide Margery skillfully walked into the crowd, inquired around, and then led the adventure group members to a caravan. This caravan had a total of more than 20 horses, and these horses were loaded with various goods. Gathering supplies, a group of elves were waiting in front of the horses.

One of the elves wearing a turban and looking like a supervisor came forward, smiled at Margery and said:

"Margery, do you still want to go to the Barrier Village?"

Margery took a step back, pointed at instructor Nora with both hands, and introduced to the caravan director:

"Captain Xindji, this is Instructor Nora. Their adventure group is very famous in Castletown City. This is also an adventure group that wants to try to climb the Griffin Barrier, so I want to follow this group again. The adventure group goes and gives it a try.”

The caravan leader Xin Deji just smiled intriguingly and didn't say anything else.

"So...you plan to travel with our caravan?"

Captain Shindeji asked Margery, but his eyes glanced at instructor Nora.

"The last destination of our caravan happens to be the Barrier Village. We plan to go there to buy some golden thorn grass and sunflowers. You can come with us, but almost everyone in our caravan has a horse. If you want to go with us, Let’s go together, I suggest you go to the carriage and horse shop to rent some horses, otherwise I’m afraid it will be very tiring to keep up with our caravan on just two legs.”

Instructor Nora looked at Guide Margery.

Margery said quickly: "I know a horse and carriage shop. The rental of a horse is only one kol per day, but a deposit is required before the horse can be taken away."

"Let's go and take a look!" Instructor Nora said decisively.

Under Margery's introduction, the adventure group rented nine horses from a nearby horse and carriage shop.

The deposit was exorbitantly high, enough to buy the entire horse.

However, as long as the horses are brought back safely, the deposit will be returned in full.

Everyone in the adventure group led their horses back to the caravan. As expected, Captain Xin Deji was already waiting for everyone here. When he saw everyone in the adventure group leading their horses, he waved to everyone and shouted: " Mount your horse..."

The voice was very loud and high-pitched, and the caravan members mounted their horses one after another and left Padstow City along a dirt road.

Margery led everyone behind him, while introducing the caravan of Captain Xindeji to Instructor Nora:

"Captain Xindeji does business in the villages along Padstow and Barrier Village. They purchase a large amount of goods from Padstow City and sell them to various villages along the way. Some goods are also ordered in advance by customers in those villages."

"Then we purchase some valuable goods from these villages and transport them back to Padstow City, mainly some magic herbs, Warcraft materials, gem mines, etc."

"This kind of business, as long as we return to Padstow City safely, we will make a profit without losing money."

"They can't afford to hire a mercenary group to accompany them, so if there is an adventure group willing to travel together, it is definitely a dream."

The team walked out of Padstow City and entered directly into a large forest with dense leaves. A road has been trampled here, but this forest road is a bit muddy. If it were not for riding horses, everyone in the adventure group would probably have to trample on it. Move forward through the mud.

The humidity in the woods is very heavy. There are no weeds or vines between the trees, but all the trunks are covered with thick moss.

The ground is also extremely slippery, there is a rotten smell in the air, and colorful mushrooms can be seen everywhere.

Guide Margery warned everyone very seriously:

"Not only can I not touch those mushrooms, but I also have to keep an eye on my horses to prevent them from sniffing randomly. If I accidentally roll poisonous mushrooms into my mouth, I guess I won't be able to get back the money deposited at the carriage shop. ”

It was difficult for a ray of sunlight to shine through the dense canopy of trees. The ground was covered with green moss, and it was impossible to tell where the ground was and where the puddles were.

So everyone basically followed the caravan all the way...

At this time, Roy clearly realized the role of an excellent guide in an adventure group.

In fact, it doesn't mean that he must know all the roads. As long as he can bring the adventure group to the destination safely, he has completed the mission.

The biggest advantage of following the caravan is that you don’t have to worry about arranging campsites.

An experienced caravan manager will definitely find the best location to camp. Not only is the location dry, but there must also be lush water and grass nearby.

Because there are nearly thirty horses in the team, every time they stop somewhere, the first thing they do is drink and feed the horses before they can set up camp.

The food the elves eat is relatively simple, most of them eating some breadfruit to satisfy their hunger. The members of the caravan are almost all mixed-blood elves, so occasionally the food of the caravan is mixed with some dried fish.

Most elves are used to a slow life, and this caravan will definitely find a suitable place to camp before dark every day.

Occasionally a bonfire party is held in the evening.

The elves will not kill the weak creatures in the jungle, so deer are often seen in this forest. When these deer see the caravan, they will even walk with the caravan to make sure that the caravan will not surrender. After feeding them, they reluctantly left.

There will also be some wild boar families, often a few female wild boars with a group of patterned young wild boars, lying in groups in the mud pits.

Looking at the wild boars rolling in the mud, Roy wanted to hunt one, then remove a pig leg, even if it was roasted on a campfire, his mouth would water just thinking about it...

But he couldn't do this when traveling with a group of elves.

Along the way, Roy learned a lot of knowledge, especially how to choose a campsite in a dense forest, how to choose a road, etc.

It took Captain Xindeji and everyone two days to get out of this dense forest easily.

After walking out of this dense forest, I stood in the sun again, feeling the warm sunshine shining on my body, drying my moldy body bit by bit, breathing the air without musty smell, and feeling that the skin on my body was no longer sticky, Luo Yi wished she could just lie down on the grass and let the sun bask in her skin.

The rest of the adventure group probably felt the same way.

Guide Margery pointed to a clear stream below the hillside and introduced to everyone in the adventure group:

"If any of the ladies in the group want to take a bath, they can walk upstream along this creek. There are several naturally formed pools upstream, which are very suitable for bathing. However, because it is open-air, someone must let it go. Everyone needs to take turns taking a shower!"

Along the way, I felt like mushrooms were growing on my body.

Instructor Nora immediately called to the female members of the adventure group, and everyone headed upstream to touch the stream...

Men need to drink and feed their horses first. After doing this, they can solve their personal problems.

…

Roy followed Instructor Gru to feed the horses, while Instructor Virgil went to set up the tent.

Roy led the horse to the creek, and happened to see Captain Hindeji leading several caravan guys to bathe the horse with a brush.

Captain Xindeji put down the brush in his hand, sat on a big rock by the stream, and looked at Roy's clumsy movements...

He is different from other elves. Almost all elves will ask Roy about his race when they see him for the first time.

But Captain Shindeji did not. He said to Roy:

"If you want to climb over the griffon barrier, you must pay attention to safety! Griffins in this season are generally more violent. Recently, there have been frequent griffin attacks on elves near the barrier village."

After hearing him talk about the griffins entrenched near the griffon barrier, Roy asked curiously:

"Are gryphons big?"

Captain Xindeji wiped his face, which was slightly weathered, nodded and replied:

"It's very big, with a wingspan of seven or eight meters. It can easily catch a cow in the air."

Seeing Roy sitting aside patiently, Captain Shindeji said a few more words:

"They are good at sneak attacks and are very patient when hovering in the air. Normal baits cannot lure these griffins down. Last year, our caravan even had a horse captured by a griffin. This guy came and went like a gust of wind. The nest Built right on top of the hilltop of Griffin Rampart.”

Roy felt a headache just thinking about it, but if the elves encountered dangerous birds in their lives, the great elf archers would come out to solve the problem.

"Aren't there any great elf archers coming to hunt?" Roy couldn't help but ask.

Captain Xin Deji shook his head slightly and said:

"Griffins are huge in size and have rough skin and thick flesh. It is difficult to kill them with one arrow. Once they cannot be killed, it will become very troublesome. Injured griffins will become crazy and they will constantly harass the elves. The village will not desist from this attack until its fury is completely subsided.”

"The strength of an adult griffon is equivalent to a third-level monster, but there are very few valuable materials on it. Many adventure groups believe that hunting griffons is not worth the gain, and these guys are particularly cunning and difficult to capture..."

Guide Margery came over at this time and interrupted Captain Hindeji’s chat.

"Is Tinais Village ahead? How long do you plan to stay in the village?" asked the guide Margery.

Captain Xindeji thought for a moment and replied: "It will probably take a whole day..."

"Then I will take the adventure group for a walk in the nearby forest area. I heard that two blue ice deer appeared nearby last month." Guide Margery said.

"It did appear here before, but it was already last month. I heard that several adventure groups came here to try their luck."

Captain Shindeji did not hide anything and said directly.

"So let's try our luck too!" Guide Margery said with a smile.

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The next morning, the caravan entered an elven village.

This elf village is built in a forest, where the trees are not so dense and there is plenty of sunshine.

The tree houses are very sparsely distributed, and it seems that dozens of elves live here and there.

The caravan arrived and the village was as lively as a festival.

The elves ran out of their homes one after another and surrounded the caravan to ask questions. Not all of them were ready to buy things. More of the elves wanted to know the latest news in Padstow City. This caravan also had The role of delivering messages.

The elves in the village were very enthusiastic and took out some of the magic herbs they had accumulated in exchange for various commodities.

There are rich products here, and many elves make a living by collecting magic herbs.

There are many young elves in the village, but almost all of them are young mixed-race elves. Their simple and restrained eyes often look at Christine. Every young elf seems very excited. They even use slapstick to attract girls. attention……

However, no young elves dared to approach Miss Christine, but many young elves ran to Sabrina to strike up a conversation. Even if Sabrina acted cold and frosty, some elves would bravely bump into her.

The caravan was doing business in the village. Guide Margery led the adventure group out of the village and walked directly towards the hillside behind the village.

The dense forest here not only has trees growing vigorously, but also has a faint mist lingering on the mountainside, making it look like a peaceful place.

Guide Margery introduced Instructor Nora:

"There is a cold pool on the mountainside over there, so there is mist there all year round. It even attracted two blue ice deer some time ago, but those two blue ice deer are also extremely cunning. As soon as they see the elves, they will run away immediately. "

Blue Ice Deer are second-level monsters. They generally do not attack elves actively. They can release the 'Ice Arrow Technique'. The deer skin on their body is also light blue with ice flowers. Many elves like Blue Ice Deer Skin...