Path of light

Chapter 243 244. Friends on the other side of the mountain

Roy got out of the tent and shivered from the cold wind blowing in his face. The temperature at Pass No. 3 almost dropped to freezing point at night. No wonder the surrounding environment was barren, with only bare rocks and pine forests.

The bonfire in the center of the camp was always blown by the wind and was always on the verge of going out.

Roy walked out, sat next to the bonfire, and scooped out a cup of extremely sweet fruit tea from the hanging iron pot. I have to say that when he woke up, especially on such a cold night, being able to drink a cup of hot fruit tea Tea, I feel like the coldness in my bones has been driven away.

Roy wrapped the blanket tighter around him, and the surrounding tents made a puffing sound in the wind.

But at night here, apart from the howling cold wind, there is no other noise...

It was above the clouds. Roy sat by the bonfire and looked up at the stars. The starry sky here was completely different from the starry sky in Castleton City. Instructor Nora had said that those legendary strongmen who could break through the fourth level could Travel to Outland and explore new dimensions.

This actually made Roy yearn for it. He couldn't understand how the legendary strong men survived in outer space.

After drinking a cup of fruit tea, Roy felt that the fruit tea brewed in the iron pot was really fragrant, so he poured himself another cup...

After drinking two cups of fruit tea in a row, I was hit by the cold wind and suddenly felt the urge to pee.

Roy quickly put down his tea cup, looked at the downdraft in the forest, took off the blanket on his body, and walked to a secluded pine tree.

The cold wind made Roy shiver. This place was out of reach of the bonfire, and Roy hissed facing the pine tree.

In the howling wind, Roy suddenly heard a few short spells...

'appease'

Roy could only hear the word clearly at the end of the spell.

He felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him, and his eyelids were constantly fighting. He had just woken up, but he uncontrollably wanted to sleep for a while longer.

His body fell forward, and he quickly stretched out one hand to hold on to the pine tree, while the other barely lifted his pants.

At this moment, Roy suddenly heard voices behind a pine tree beside him. He did not move rashly and stood quietly next to the pine tree...

He didn't go over to investigate, but wanted to hear what they had to say.

"I heard that there are many Silver Moon elves living over the mountain. Not only are they beautiful, but their skin is also very white. Why can't I see that he is white? And if you look at his ears, they are not pointed. I don't think he is possible. It’s an elf.”

The young voice reached Roy's ears.

Although it is a very fluent Elvish language, some syllables are still somewhat different from the Elvish language here in Castletown City.

"Let's go over and have a look. Keep your voice down and don't wake him up. It's a bit cold here. You see he's wearing so little. We can't carry him to the campfire. Let's take a closer look. Hurry up. Wake up to avoid being blown by the cold wind for too long, which can easily make you sick.”

"I know!" "Kaka, you said they ran into this forest, how come they weren't eaten by that big guy?"

"Maybe the big guy is full."

The conversation next to him became clearer and louder... Roy suddenly turned around and saw two young mixed elves, wearing deerskin armor, and the hats on their heads were actually deer heads. Not only did they have antlers, eyes and The nose is still preserved, which makes it very fun to wear on the head.

The two young mixed-blood elves stared at Roy with their eyes widened.

One of the mixed-blood elves still stuttered and pointed at Roy and said, "You...how did you wake up?"

The two mixed elves quickly took two steps back, and then stopped again when they saw that Roy meant no harm.

"Where are you from? Or is your home here?" Roy asked the two young mixed-race elves very curiously.

The two mixed elves looked at each other and did not answer Roy's question, but said bluntly: "You haven't answered our question yet!"

"Um, why can't I stay awake?" Roy asked the two young elves.

The two young mixed-race elves were speechless.

One of the elves said: "Because we used soothing magic on you, you should sleep for a while!"

"That's probably because your magic has failed." Roy said casually.

He was a little cold from the wind and wanted to sit back by the campfire and put on a blanket.

"I made some tea over there. It's such a cold weather, do you want to drink something hot together?" Roy asked them.

"No, it's so late, we should go back."

After saying that, the young mixed-blood elf turned around and ran into the pine forest.

Roy originally wanted to chat with them for a few more words. Although they had just cast a hypnotic spell on him, it was obvious that they had no ill intentions, so Roy didn't care about it.

He planned to learn more about Pass No. 3, especially since there were actually mixed elves living here, and the villagers on the other side of the barrier village knew nothing about it.

Maybe the mixed-blood elves in Barrier Village know, they are just pretending not to know...

But this side of Pass No. 3 is cold and food is scarce.

During the day, instructor Eleanor did not find the elves' residence in the pine forest. Where they lived was a mystery to Roy.

Just as Roy was about to walk back to the camp and report the incident to instructor Nora, he saw the two mixed-blood elves running back in a panic.

Seeing that Roy hadn't left yet, they hurriedly came to Roy. One of the mixed-blood elves took out two mango-like fruits from his pocket with some restraint. He didn't allow Roy to refuse and stuffed them directly into Roy's hand. inside.

"Here, we're treating you to some Taro fruit. Please don't spread the news about meeting us later. Please, please." The mixed elf said with a pleading look on his face.

"...Well, you haven't even answered my question yet..." Roy said.

"Okay, he has already seen us. If he wants to tell the truth about seeing us, it won't be long before the Silver Moon Elves come looking for us. Even if we don't tell them, they will know." The young mixed-blood elf in front turned back and said to his companions.

Then he answered Roy's question honestly.

"We live at the foot of the south slope, and we are from there too!" the mixed elf told Roy honestly.

"It turns out that there is also an elven village south of the Griffin Barrier..."

Roy was a little dumbfounded. This was obviously different from the news he had learned before.

Instructor Nora and Guide Margery had always thought of the vast jungle south of the Griffin Rampart Mountains.

To the elves, it is a jungle full of unknown dangers.

But now, Roy actually heard that there were other elven villages at the southern foot of the Griffin Mountain Range. In this way, Instructor Nora's move to climb the Griffin Mountain Range this time became meaningless.

"It has been there for a long time. We have always lived there." The mixed elf answered straightforwardly.

"Okay, we have answered the questions you asked us. Remember not to tell other elves about meeting us." The two young mixed-race elves left quickly and furiously.

Roy couldn't talk to them for any longer.

Perhaps it was an agreement between young friends, or maybe the two taro fruits acted as a glue to stick his mouth. After Roy returned to the camp, he did not report the matter to instructor Nora.

…

Sit in front of the campfire until dawn.

After the members of the adventure group woke up, they walked out of the tent one after another. Instructor Eleanor went to explore around the pine forest as usual.

Instructor Nora sat next to the fire and drank a cup of hot fruit tea.

Roy also took the opportunity to ask instructor Nora:

"Instructor Nora, do you think it's possible... that there is also a group of mixed-blood elves living in this jungle south of the Griffin Mountains?"

Before Instructor Nora could speak, Guide Margery, who was sitting silently aside, stood up and said excitedly:

"Absolutely impossible, I'm sure...except for our adventure group, no elves have arrived here yet!"

Roy was a little unconvinced. He pointed to the ruins over the pine forest glade and asked, "Then what's the explanation for the ruins here?"

"These ruins were not left by the elves. Other races should have lived here, and then left for unknown reasons. We were the first adventure group to reach the mountain pass, and I was also the first to successfully lead an adventure group. The guide arriving at Pass 3!”

Guide Margery immediately explained.

"Today we have to stay at Pass No. 3 for a whole day. We have to explore around and then go to the south slope to see if there is a way down there!"

Instructor Nora said to everyone.

…

It was probably because they had confirmed that the giant spider's nest was not dangerous.

Instructor Nora allowed Roy, Sabrina, and Miss Christine to explore the spider lair during the day.

Exploring this rare monster's lair can enrich the three students' wilderness survival experience...

This time, Instructor Gru took the initiative to lead the team, and Instructor Nora readily agreed.

Instructor Gru led the three students through the pine forest in the direction indicated by Instructor Eleanor, and came to a mountain wall that became obviously steeper.

This is the peak on the left side of Pass No. 3. The pine forest has not spread out. The mountain wall outside the pass is still bare. A large snow-white spider web can be clearly seen at the end of the pine forest. The snow-white spider web spreads out for several hundred meters. Look. It's like snowing up there.

As soon as a group of four people walked into the area covered with spider webs, they discovered that there were various bones scattered under the white spider webs on the ground.

Wrapped in white spider webs, almost all the pine trees here are dead.

Spider webs are not sticky at all and are incredibly tough...

When you step on it, it's like standing on a soft sofa. It's very soft and full of rebound, but it's a little unstable.

White bones, cobwebs, dead trees, and the sour smell floating everywhere made the spider lair a bit eerie. Instructor Gru walked in front with a combat short bow, but because of two inspections by Instructor Eleanor, Instructor Gru Know that this lair is not dangerous.

So he walked straight inside without even stopping...

The large number of bones and cobwebs made both Sabrina and Miss Christine feel a little uncomfortable. They covered their mouths and noses as low as possible and followed the team.

Roy could tell that many of the white bones in the spider lair were the bones of griffons, and there were white cocoons hanging on many dead trees.

Roy curiously asked Instructor Gru what those white cocoons hanging on the trees were...

Instructor Gru didn't explain. He shot the white cocoon open with an arrow. The sticky juice full of sour smell flowed all over the floor. This sudden change frightened the two ladies to step back. , but Roy saw the bones of an argali from the fallen white cocoons. The argali melted in the juice until only some bones and fascia remained.

"These should be the rations stored by the giant spider." Instructor Gru pinched his nose, walked closer to observe, and then said.

Everyone continued walking along the white spider web, and sure enough, the cave was empty except for spider webs and bones.

Obviously this giant spider usually hides in its nest. The nest is not too deep. It is full of spider webs. There is a pile of bones deep in the cave. It seems that this guy must eat a lot.

"This is a third-level magic beast, the Black Spider. It has almost disappeared in the Elf Continent. I didn't expect to see traces of them in the Partington plane. They usually rely on their own strength to defeat all the monsters in the jungle. Most beasts, if you see it in the wild, will run as far as they can, it is a very aggressive monster."

Instructor Gru introduced to the three students.

Miss Christine listened carefully to what Instructor Gru said...

Roy and Sabrina squatted next to the pile of bones, using a branch to poke at the bones, trying to find the magic core that fell inside.

The two searched around the pile of bones and found several magic crystals.

General Gru squatted aside, flipping through several skulls full of fangs, and whispered: "This big guy really feeds on griffons..."

…

Instructor Nora took several other instructors, Guide Margery, and Magician Scarlet to explore the south slope for a day, and they came to the conclusion that there was no way down the mountain on the south slope of Pass No. 3, unless you followed the long The rope slides down.

This news made Instructor Nora a little frustrated. She was originally planning to explore the Partington plane next time and reach the jungle in the southern part of the Griffin Mountains from Pass No. 3, but now she has not found a passable road at all...

"It's good to be able to get here. We have achieved the mission goal, which is not bad!" Instructor Nora said to everyone.

The other members of the adventure group looked indifferent. It didn't matter whether they could go to the southern jungle or not.

At night, Roy once again applied to instructor Nora for night duty.

Someone took the initiative to ask for night duty. Instructor Nora glanced at Roy with admiration and then readily agreed.

As usual, Roy was called out by the yawning instructor Eleanor in the middle of the night, and then he sat next to the fire wrapped in a blanket...

Sure enough, we didn't have to wait too long. Behind a pine tree, two mixed-blood elves looked over. The deer-head hats on their heads looked really funny.

Roy walked to the side of the pine tree, handed two cups of hot fruit tea to the mixed elf hiding behind the pine tree, and said:

"Why is it you again? It's really cold here. Would you like two cups of hot tea?"

A mixed-blood elf took a cup of fruit tea and said to Roy:

"Let's get some spider silk at night. This stuff can be boiled into glue and can be used to make bows and arrows..."

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