The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 24: Green Shadow Forest
Lin En's heart trembled and he clenched his sword tightly.

He thought it was a good opportunity to test his newly improved strength.

But he never expected that the figure would kneel down in front of him with a bang the next moment.

Lynn slowly stopped.

In front of me was a skeleton-like man, with only a dirty rag covering his hips, his cheeks deeply sunken and his ribs protruding.

But the most eye-catching thing was the man's left arm. There was a long narrow wound there, which had rotted and oozed pus, even spreading to the shoulder, emitting a disgusting stench.

After a moment of silence, Lin En gently raised his thumb to the sword guard.

Clang.

The long sword at the waist revealed half of its cold edge.

The man shuddered and quickly moved to the side.

Lynn sighed inwardly and continued forward.

In the past life, people who were unable to work might be able to receive relief, but in Cuilin City, they could only wait to die in a corner like this.

A few minutes later, a low earth wall, which was more symbolic than practical, appeared in front of Lynn.

There is no one guarding this place, not even a city gate, only a wide gap for entry and exit.

There were many carriages parked on both sides of the gap, probably left by people going to the Green Shadow Forest.

Further away on both sides, there are many markets of varying sizes, which generally have no fixed names, but are collectively referred to as Cuiying Market.

This is exactly Lynn's destination.

He stepped in. Unlike Bauhinia Street, these markets generally did not charge an entrance fee, but instead charged a certain transaction fee when selling goods.

"Moonlight grass, 1 gold dragon per plant."

"Blue-spotted parasol mushrooms, small ones cost 60 silver wolves, large ones cost 80 silver wolves each."

"Hare meat, 5 silver wolves a pound."

The stalls selling these herbs or common wild animals are usually located in corners, and the stall owners are mostly strong mortal hunters.

It can be said that they basically rely on luck to make money in the dangerous Green Shadow Forest.

"Man-eating vine heart, 5 gold royals each."

"Blackback pork, 1 gold dragon per pound."

Lin En knew the black-backed pig, a magical beast that tasted extremely delicious and could also nourish the body.

When they grow up, they will master a talent similar to witchcraft rock armor, which even ordinary third-class apprentices may not be able to defeat.

"One gold dragon is one pound. If a pig weighs 1 pounds, that would be 300 secondary magic stones? !"

Lynn took a deep breath.

Continuing forward, the next moment, he was even more stunned.

"Alive Wind Breath Fox, 35 magic stones."

On the stall on the left, there was an iron cage made of fine steel. A corner of the black cloth covering it was lifted, revealing a green fox sleeping soundly inside.

There were many people surrounding him, most of them were wearing witch robes.

A middle-aged wizard in a black robe was sitting in the back with a calm look on his face, playing with a short green staff in his hand.

"At least a second-class apprentice." Lin En looked away and didn't dare to look any further.

An adult Wind Breath Fox has a unique ability. It can absorb "wind power", stop the strong wind, and transform it into a wind blade with medium power equivalent to Ring 0 when necessary, or turn it into a breeze to help itself move forward.

The best foxes among them can even give themselves the ability to fly, making them extremely difficult to catch!
After walking around the market for a long time, Lin En had a preliminary impression of the common output and market prices of Cuiying Forest.

Turning away, he came to the gap in the earth wall and looked out.

Just cross a small, sparse clearing before you enter the forest area.

After a moment, Lynn took a deep breath and continued forward.

"Since you're here,

He planned to take a closer look.

At first, the big trees were just big trees, and the forest was just a forest.

But as the distance got closer, they became more and more specific in Lin En's eyes.

They gradually turned into continuous "mountains".

"This is too high..."

At the entrance to the forest, Lynn raised his head and looked up at the trees in front of him.

Every big tree here is a hundred meters high, with a trunk so thick that you can't hug it with your arms outstretched. The tangled roots are exposed and look like angry dragons on the undulating brown land.

Lin En stood under the tree, feeling like an ant under the feet of a giant. From this angle, the forest was even bigger than the sky!
Endless layers of green spread out into the distance with no end in sight.

"Green Shadow Forest..." Lin En murmured.

According to a former instructor, the area of ​​Cuiying Forest is larger than the combined area of ​​all the forests on Earth in the previous life.

The Horsoms Wizard Territory is located to the north, deeper but not too deep.

If you take the caravan airship north, you can leave the Green Shadow Forest in about half a month.

As for going south, the instructor didn't say anything, so Lin En had no way of knowing.

However, according to the instructor, one must be at least a third-level wizard to accomplish the feat of crossing the entire Green Shadow Forest.

There were countless species of creatures living in this vast forest. Some of them were so weak that they would die if stepped on, but some were so powerful that an ordinary third-level wizard would die on the spot.

After expressing his feelings, Lin En did not go any further and turned back to Cuilin City.

He is not a reckless person. If he really wants to go hunting in the Green Shadow Forest, he must be fully prepared first.

Under the bright sunshine, Lin En walked quickly towards Cuilin City.

The breeze blew behind him.

In the boundless green forest, the branches and leaves swayed, making rustling sounds.

……

Wow…

wow——

"Ante, could you please stop playing with coins!"

Outside a two-story stone house, Jigos couldn't help but yell at Ant, who was standing next to him with one hand in his pocket, picking up and putting down the coins inside.

wow-

"Sorry..." Ant pulled his hand away. He looked towards the stone house in front of him with some anxiety in his eyes.
"You said Leona has been in there for so long, why hasn't it ended yet?"

"Be patient. Extraordinary transformation is not that easy to complete." Jigos comforted, but there was also anxiety in his eyes.

Click.

The door of the stone house was suddenly pushed open.

Ant and Gigos visibly shuddered, then hurried towards the door.

A strong man with a dull look walked out of the stone house.

They recognized this as Matt, the reformed servant of the second-class apprentice named Somley.

"Sir Matt, may I ask where is my friend? Has he been successfully transformed?"

Ant asked anxiously, stretching his head to look behind him.

Bang!
Matt reached out his hand without warning, pressed Ant's shoulder, and suddenly exerted force, pushing him back.

Ant cried out in panic and stumbled back.

Jigos quickly supported him: "Are you okay?"

"Stay away." Matt said stiffly with a cold face.

"Sir, my friend..." Jigos supported Ant and continued to ask.

But the next moment, his throat seemed to be blocked by something and his voice stopped abruptly.

Bang.

A bag of things wrapped in familiar clothes was thrown out by Matt with one hand.

The gray package fell to the ground with a dull thud.

A bright red color seeped out from underneath it, reflected in the trembling pupils of Jigos and Ant.

"Clean up here and leave."

boom.

Matt finally said coldly and closed the door, leaving only Jigos and Ant standing outside.

The summer wind is no longer hot, but icy cold, making people shiver.

The two boys stood in silence for a moment, then slowly walked with their leaden legs to the bag wrapped in Leona's clothes.

Gigos untied it with shaking hands.

...There were some scattered body parts inside.

Jigos' body froze, and Ant covered his mouth and whimpered.

(End of this chapter)