Witch, don't be so lazy

It's a pity that the goblins in this world have no gods to protect them, and they can't develop mind-blowing goblin technology. They are just short, ugly creatures with brutal personalities, and they are very timid, and their IQ level is hard to describe.

They can make simple weapons, forks, spears, bows and arrows, and the arrowheads are coated with poison. There is even a small leader who can perform an attack similar to a magic trick called "Acid Erosion·Power", which looks quite powerful.

Moreover, they can judge that the caravan is fully loaded with goods, and set up simple traps, ground spikes and trip wires in advance. They also know how to organize large-scale attacks, involving hundreds of goblins.

Looks pretty scary, doesn't it?

Anke thought so too, so when the caravan was stopped by a trap, she stared at the goblins that were rushing towards her with strange roars, and recalled a comic book called Goblin Slayer from her previous life, and then she became extremely alert.

The ending is naturally a violent killing without any suspense.

Besides the fact that she is strong, the main point is that the goblins are too weak.

After raising their confusion, the caravan members shivered as they gazed at the bright red snow, while explaining in trembling voices:

Goblins are actually quite stupid. Without intimidation, they only know how to judge the strength of the enemy by their size and number. Combined with their timid nature, if their numbers are usually three to five times that of humans, they will launch an attack with strange screams.

But in fact, any guard can easily kill more than a dozen ordinary goblins. Only the one who can cast spells is quite threatening, but they can be dealt with quickly with cooperation. Moreover, once a large number of them are killed, they will flee in all directions.

Then there were a few ice soul evil spirits.

That is an evil elemental spirit. The effect of simple physical attacks is not significant, so it is considered a somewhat difficult opponent.

According to the team leader's explanation, these creatures are indeed violent, but they usually only move in a small area. I don't know what happened today. They actually chased and attacked us from hundreds of meters away.

Because [Friend of Nature·Frost] attracted hatred, the Ice Soul Evil Spirit was the same as the White Walker. Yiling Yin Qiwu Jiufeng Jiushe felt extremely disgusted with it, which in turn implicated Encore.

Then they all died.

Finally, there was a small group of lizardmen, dozens of them, their bodies covered with gray-black scales.

In the southern part of the North, around the city of Asda, Lizardmen are one of the most common monsters, and they are quite powerful. This is because a giant rock dragon once lurked in the area, causing a large number of monsters with dragon blood to roam the area.

This group of lizardmen are quite intelligent and have decent fighting capabilities. Although they have bad temperaments, as long as they pay the toll honestly, they will not kill them all. The main reason is that they are afraid that if they go too far, Asda City will send strong men to attack and kill the tribe directly.

They also have good eyesight and will avoid powerful characters when they see them. Their charges are also flexible, mainly focusing on percentage damage. They will charge less from poor people and more from rich people.

Generally speaking, when encountering this group of villains, everyone considers themselves unlucky.

But as luck would have it, because of the Ice Soul Evil Ghost incident, An Ke no longer went out to wander around, and stayed in the carriage to practice the "Invisibility Spell".

Suddenly, several flaming arrows pierced the carriage, and there were even earth bombs.

The main reason was that the caravan had a dispute with the Lizardmen and the two sides failed to agree on the price.

In order to deter others, the latter planned to destroy the most luxurious carriage in the team. They would not kill them all, but that did not mean that their hands were not stained with blood.

Therefore, Anke got the object to practice "hail magic".

As [Hail +1] keeps popping up.

The enemy's fate is self-evident.

The rest of the journey was uneventful.

After all, this can barely be considered an official road.

The "wilderness" mentioned above actually needs to be put in quotation marks.

Because if you want to be serious, the areas they travel in can be considered to have been successfully developed, that is, there are usually no high-level monsters appearing.

In those real wildernesses and mountains, not to mention the first and second level monsters, even the third level monsters can occasionally show up. Even in some particularly dangerous places, the fourth level extraordinary creatures are still active.

Well, as for the wild legendary monsters, with the death of the White Walker Lord, there are no more of them in the Northern lands, because the Council of the Tower will never allow them to exist. They either leave, surrender, or die.

……

"Sir, we are almost at Asda City."

The leader rode the Ice Nightmare Horse and carefully controlled it to the side of the carriage.

Just a few days ago, he could still knock on the car body naturally and chat and laugh with the little wizard inside.

After all, she was a very lovely girl, without any airs. She was willing to eat with everyone during meals, and she would sit quietly by the side during campfire story time at night, holding her little face and listening attentively, occasionally clapping and booing.

Everyone thought she was as friendly as a neighborhood kid, so much so that people forgot that she was actually a noble and terrifying wizard.

Only after experiencing those bloody battles, people would suddenly realize that the words spoken by the bard were absolutely true.

He was definitely not a guy who only knew how to study but had no practical experience, nor was he a fake who was just trying to gain quick success without enough fighting ability.

Quite the contrary, it was a terrifying existence that could quickly wipe out a black gang in half a day. It was ruthless and decisive in its actions, and at a young age it had a fierce record of killing mages of the same level.

Don't let the innocent and cute face fool you into noticing the eccentric and cold underlying character.

In the past two days, some followers, even strong-willed guards, secretly said in private that they had nightmares at night.

In the dream, the little wizard was bombarding the shattered flesh with hailstones while having an extremely bright smile on his face. It was really creepy.

Although we don’t associate them with dark wizards, there are still some dangerous people with strange personalities among decent wizards.

Therefore, everyone subconsciously restrained their actions and did not dare to make any noise when the carriage passed through the center.

Although they are operating in the same area, a thick barrier has appeared and is difficult to break.

Even the team leader now had to wait until the curtains in the carriage were opened before mustering up the courage to go up and say a few words.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

An Ke smiled sweetly.

However, the team leader just smiled and said a few words of "it's my duty", then quickly walked to the front to give orders on the pretext of doing business.

The guards in front are clearing obstacles.

Speaking of which, although in the words of the bard, the caravan guards are just a group of minor characters that highlight the protagonist's strength. Apart from knowing how to step forward in fights, they simply follow the caravan at other times.

But in reality, the guards have many responsibilities, which require rich experience in living in the wild. They need to act as scouts for reconnaissance, clear roads in advance to facilitate the passage of large carts, and collect food, water, herbs, etc. when necessary.

In fact, they are not much different from those adventurer groups, but rather than taking risks, they prefer the less risky escort work.

The goals of the two are almost the same. Except for a small number of people who still want to move forward on the path of magic, the vast majority of them are trying to make money, and then try to settle down in a big city, get married and have children, and end their lives in an ordinary way.

The wish is not big, but it is not easy to realize.

For example, during the past few days' journey, if An Ke hadn't been there, there would have been a great risk of them being injured by the goblins alone.

There is a disabled old guard in the team. Two months ago, a werewolf shot an arrow in his knee, and it is disabled. He can no longer do this job.

But even so, they are much better off than ordinary townspeople and country farmers. At least they earn money that ordinary people can only dream of and have experience to brag about.

This is generally the life of ordinary adventurers in the North.

Previously in the White Walker lair, An Kan had seen the ordinary lives of some people. Now she had seen another part, a part that was more in line with her imagination of the other world.

But she could only watch and had no way of integrating.

Just like at the campfire storytelling session, when a guard proudly shared his skill of "how to avoid destroying the fur of the long-eared magic rabbit as much as possible during battle", which was a valuable experience that could maximize benefits, the encore applauded enthusiastically.

But the whole place suddenly fell silent, and the guard just chuckled twice and said nothing more.

Later, she eavesdropped and found out that the Snowflake Town Adventurer's Guild had several perfect long-eared magic rabbit furs on display, which she had once killed with the Eye of Judgment.

As for the other experiences he cherished, such as the goblin's weapon usage habits and the weaknesses of ordinary lizardmen's scale armor...

Well, I can only say that an Eye of Judgment is almost equivalent to the summary of their life experience.

Mages are different after all.

……

As the wilderness and jungles decreased, large tracts of cultivated farmland and well-maintained roads began to appear.

After walking through more than ten villages, I looked into the distance.

A majestic and huge city.

It is surrounded by tall walls that appear to be made of both metal and stone. There are a large number of watchtowers on the walls, and some alchemical equipment can be vaguely seen.

Further away, there were buildings of varying heights in the city. The most eye-catching one was the tall tower in the center, with a long sword inserted on the top, and below the giant sword were crawling rock dragons surrounding it.

From time to time, there are figures taking off and landing in the sky. Those are mages controlling flying monsters. Some suspended balloon observation platforms and airships can also be seen.

Asda City.

Arrived.

Chapter 92 Asda City

The origin of Asda City is no different from that of most northern towns, originating from the once glorious pioneering era.

Following a decree from the tower, countless wizards hoping to achieve great things began to expand their territory in the wild north, eliminate monsters, transform the environment, and then build towns in the new area.

In order to resist the expansion, the monsters in the southern part of the northern border formed a powerful alliance, and one of the main forces in this monster alliance was a fourth-level adult rock dragon.

As for the one who killed the giant rock dragon and built a new city on its territory, it was Asda's ancestor.

Just as depicted in the sculpture on the highest tower in the center of Arthda City, a giant sword soars in the sky, and an unruly rock dragon crawls below.

However, these glories are now a thing of the past.

Even if a huge amount of wealth is obtained in the dragon's nest, it still cannot change the fact that the surrounding geographical location is not advantageous. After all, the beloved residence of the rock dragon is a dangerous place in the eyes of humans.

What's more fatal is that the ancestor Asda was seriously injured in the subsequent battles. Although he tried his best to prolong his life, he still died early. His descendants were not very good and did not have the amazing talent of their ancestor, so they could not inherit his magical legacy.

After much deliberation, in order to consolidate the interests of the family and intimidate the surrounding monsters and ancestors, the Asda family chose to hold a complicated ceremony and usurp the bloodline and part of the power of the Rock Dragon.

It's quite ironic that they are the descendants of the hero who killed the evil dragon, but they have to bathe in dragon blood and rely on the defeated soldiers of their ancestors to barely maintain prosperity for hundreds of years.

But that's where they ended up.

It’s hard to say whether it’s the brutality of the evil dragon’s blood, a curse from the unknown, or simply that blessings and luck have ceased to continue, but the heirs of the Asda family are weaker than the previous generation, and their former wealth has been gradually lost.

By the time the last head of the family came to power, he couldn't even get promoted to the third level. Looking at the depleted family assets and the "wolves" around him who were eyeing him covetously, perhaps the tyrannical dragon blood had eroded his sanity, and he went mad and turned to an unknown evil spirit. He invited a large number of nobles and wizards, held a banquet and set a trap, preparing to pay tribute to that group of people to the evil spirit.

Fortunately, a wizard who came out of the Tower Academy exposed his conspiracy in time, turned the tide, stopped this extremely crazy behavior, and completely buried the Asda family.

Many years later, the wizard returned to Asda City. He had been promoted to the third level and held a letter of appointment in his hand, becoming the new city lord.

……

"In the more than 30 years since Kunda City Lord took office, Asda City has slowly returned to normal, and the economy has become increasingly prosperous. Everyone admires him."

The leader whispered.

They were now queuing up to enter the city. Perhaps they were about to reach their destination and had nothing to do. An Ke happened to take the initiative to ask a question, so they started a brief chat.

An Ke smiled slightly and said nothing.

Although in the descriptions of ordinary people like the team leader, the Lord of Kunda City is a good image of a man who works hard and cares about the people, but in Luya's words, the Lord of Kunda City is a more common research-type wizard who hardly takes the initiative to care about affairs and spends all year round practicing and studying spells.

As long as there were no large-scale changes in Asda City and as long as resources could be harvested on time, he could remain in seclusion for several years without showing up. If he showed up occasionally, it would mostly be to simply arrange some affairs and then go out to communicate.

After all, unlike those wizards whose future is bleak, those who can enter the Tower Academy are all geniuses. Most of them cannot tolerate the stagnation of their magic and are always eager to advance.

Especially since they have seen the prosperity of the capital and even traveled to other countries, how could they be willing to stay in this small city in the south?

Look forward.

In front of the huge steel-cast city gate, rows of convoys entered in an orderly manner. There were dusty travelers and merchants, farmers and hunters from the surrounding villages, and of course well-equipped adventurers. They were of all kinds and full of the breath of life.

In fact, the marching speed was not slow, but the waiting line was too long. The caravan that Anke was in waited for a long time before finally seeing the inspection point.

Unlike Xueshan Town, guards are stationed at all the gates of Asda City, who are responsible for checking people and belongings and then processing entry procedures.

Naturally, compared to ordinary farmers and traveling merchants, those adventurers and large caravans armed with swords and knives would be subject to stricter scrutiny, especially those who arrived in Asda City for the first time.

Of course, although this review is said to be strict, in fact, in Anke's opinion, it is just that. Ordinary checks, simple magic detection and evil identification can only detect rookies, but not dark wizards who are deliberately hiding.

Moreover, the city guards were not very clean in their actions. Rather than showing harshness, it would be more accurate to say that they were extorting people in various ways.

The team leader was also a veteran. He took the initiative to come forward and start a conversation, and secretly slipped a small purse over.

The guards, who had originally had a stern face, softened their expressions in an instant and began searching the vehicle more gently. Otherwise, if they used too much force while searching the goods and caused any damage by bumps and bruises, they would not compensate for the damage.

As for the formalities, it's similar. If you meet the requirements, you won't be denied entry. But if they are in a bad mood and make up an excuse to make you queue again, you can be in danger.

And when it was time for the encore.

She directly presented the black iron badge of the Adventurer's Guild, along with a document with a seal on it, which was the pass given by Luya.

So, the city guard was stunned at first, then he took the document and looked through it, and the smile on his face suddenly became kind.

After all, he was able to obtain the Black Iron Badge at such a young age, and there was no problem with the seal on the document. It was obvious that he had a background and we couldn't afford to offend him.

While the guards were examining the items, Anko's attention was focused on the discs in their hands.

This disc is a tool used to detect magic. It is divided into two semicircles, the upper semicircle has scales, and the lower semicircle is completely painted red.