The Witcher: Elemental Lords

This mountain was still very high.

Although it was already late spring and early summer, the summit was still very cold. The wind blew gently, carrying a slight chill. At this time, they had reached a position close to the mountain ridge, and they could already see the distant reaches of the Cameron Mountains through the gaps in the peaks.

On the higher peaks of the Cameron Mountains, one could even see traces of snow.

Dore's magic power was now mostly depleted, with only a small portion remaining. He stopped experimenting.

At this moment, Karl walked down from the front. Seeing Dore, he said with a serious expression, "Come with me. We might need to take action. There's a flock of bald eagles near this summit that might attack the caravan."

Dore was somewhat surprised. "I don't have much magic power left," he thought, but he didn't say it aloud. He nodded and followed Karl forward.

The caravan occupied most of the road, leaving some space on both sides for the guards to move around. The two of them passed along the roadside and quickly reached the front of the group.

At the very front of the group were Lane, Carlyle, and other experts. At the same time, a team of riders galloped towards them. They were the scouts of the caravan.

When Dore and Karl arrived in front of Carlyle, the scout had already finished reporting, turned around, mounted his horse again, and galloped forward, quickly disappearing into the mountains.

Carlyle looked ahead and then conferred with the others in a low voice.

At this moment, the two arrived.

Karl walked, panting for breath, while Dore showed no reaction.

Carlyle glanced at the two and said to Dore, "Magister Linrui, the mountain pass ahead is called Eagle Gap. After descending from the pass, there are many bald eagles along the cliffs on both sides. We need you wizards to provide support. Please wait a moment; Ivan and Candace will be here soon."

Dore thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any magic beasts?"

Carlyle didn't speak. Lane, standing beside him, said in a deep voice, "There are quite a few, usually level two, and there are also many level one."

Dore's heart sank, and he began to slowly circulate the Meditation Technique to recover his mental power.

Creatures in the sky could only be dealt with by archers and wizards. Unless they could fly into the group, the warriors could only engage in close combat. If they flew into the group, the losses would be significant.

Carlyle and Lane's meaning was clear: it was best to keep them out, not allowing them to get close to the caravan. This was also the reason why there were wizards in their caravan; generally, there would be no fewer than three wizards.

Dore's recruitment was just an accident.

Soon, Ivan and Candace also hurried over from behind, both of them panting for breath.

The caravan was still moving forward slowly, heading towards the mountain pass.

The caravan had a full thousand people, basically more than five hundred apprentices, more than two hundred level one warriors, and not many level two warriors, only sixty or so. If there weren't so many level two warriors, they probably wouldn't dare to run this caravan at all.

The caravan stopped in front of the mountain pass, rested again, and then prepared to pass through the mountain pass in one go, descending into the valley below.

According to the plan, they would rest in the lowest valley past the pass tonight, where there was a rest station specially set up by the Northern Kingdom, but it was empty and unmanned.

This was what Karl told him.

While resting, Dore focused on the Meditation Technique, concentrating on recovering.

…

Ivan and Candace had now changed into blue clothes with magic patterns flowing on them, emitting a faint light. They each held a small short staff, which emitted a faint magical fluctuation.

In terms of equipment, the two completely crushed Dore and Karl.

Unlike Dore, Karl also had equipment, but only a staff. He used most of his money to buy mental power potions and had no money to buy extra equipment.

Compared with Ivan and the others, Dore and Karl were simply too shabby to compare.

The four looked at each other, each turning their gaze to other directions.

Ivan's expression was calm. After his Qi and blood calmed down, he held his short staff and rested quietly. He had released some magic along the way to drive away some magical beasts, and he was now feeling pleased with himself.

Candace had almost the same thoughts as him. Both of them looked down on Dore, this poor wretch, who couldn't even afford his own set of clothes even if he practiced alchemy for a month.

Of course, they still respected Karl very much, after all, he was a level two wizard who could cast more powerful spells. Even if the two of them fought one-on-one, having equipment couldn't make up for the difference in rank.

At this time, Dore was also a little puzzled. Seeing the equipment of the two, he finally understood why they looked down on him. This set of equipment was indeed something he couldn't compare with; it was simply luxurious to the extreme.

When the two stood there, the energy fluctuations on their bodies alone were enough to cause resonance with the surrounding heaven and earth, involuntarily attracting them. Releasing magic was at least twice as easy as for himself. This was the difference in equipment.

He glanced at it. This set of equipment on the two of them cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins.

Extravagant.

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Dore curled his lips, not wanting to argue with them.

Carlyle, Lane, Billy, and many squad leaders held a brief meeting and then began to rearrange the formation, discussing and debating. Dore listened and nodded repeatedly, learning a lot.

The vanguard caravan was actually the least likely to be attacked. Instead, the front third and the rear third were most vulnerable to attacks. Another vulnerable area was where ordinary civilians were located. This was the experience the caravan had summarized after countless times.

Soon, a plan was formulated.

Carlyle decided to summon some civilians and concentrate them in the front part of the caravan, specifically to attract bald eagles. The four wizards would then be ambushed in the middle of them, with these ordinary people in the middle, and archers would be ambushed on both sides of the two caravans. As long as the bald eagles dared to attack, they would most likely attack here, and then everyone could play it by ear.

After the arrangements were made, they were quickly summoned.

Those ordinary people were originally unwilling, but Carlyle was willing to pay the price. These people were already living on the edge, and they were persuaded by money to participate. In addition, the four wizards were mixed in among them, so they agreed.

They concentrated a full hundred ordinary poor people.

Seeing this, Dore couldn't help but sigh. Money was really omnipotent. He probably couldn't do such a thing as selling his life for money.

The adjustment was quickly completed, and they set off again, this time with the ordinary civilians.

Dore didn't care, and Karl didn't care either. Ivan and Candace were very uncomfortable. They disgustedly covered their noses, very disgusted with those civilians, while those civilians kept a distance from them, separated by two or three body lengths.

In contrast, Dore and Karl were truly mixed in with the crowd, looking inconspicuous.

The caravan moved forward slowly, and the vanguard quickly reached the pass and then slowly descended the mountain.

Before long, Dore and the others also arrived at the mountain pass, passing through the pass.

The altitude here at the pass was already extremely high. Standing here, one could see the magnificent scenery at the top of the Cameron Mountains, with rows of mountains, dragon-like ridges, stretching endlessly, and valleys under the ridges, forming huge ravines. The peaks rose and fell on the ridges, very spectacular and grand.