The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

"Then get closer and show your curiosity. It doesn't matter if the greenhouse owner sees you; we can just spend some money."

After sneaking around outside the greenhouse, Rachel and Bai finished their analysis, and then the two straightened up and left.

Their actions were quickly reported to the ruler by the surveillance team, who was somewhat amused and exasperated upon confirming their behavior.

Then he began to suspect that Maginus's actions might have a deeper meaning, so he sent someone to investigate the greenhouse and was relieved to find that everything was normal.

Smart people always like to think things through; it's always good to have some insurance.

On the other side, Maginus looked up at the huge magic circle that was blocking the wind and snow, and tried to deconstruct and reconstruct it with Rachel. Unfortunately, the magic circle was too complicated, and it would probably take three or four months to analyze the important spells.

For the next three or four months, we'll have to focus all our efforts on analysis; we won't be able to do anything else.

"Forget it, let's focus on having fun. We've finally managed to get out of here, so let's not work."

Maginus rubbed Rachel's cheek. The girl didn't think of this as work, since analyzing magic was something she enjoyed. But since her master had said so, she didn't want to spoil the fun.

More importantly, once the analysis begins, Rachel would feel really uncomfortable if she didn't finish it; she had a bit of a compulsive tendency.

With only a short time in Ice Flower City and other matters awaiting her in the capital city of Dover, she indeed lacked the energy to analyze large-scale magic arrays.

Chapter 589 The local dance party is too incompetent.

While Maginus and Rachel were wandering around the city, Laura entered the Lusty Lips Ball in the red-light district of Iceflower City, where the succubus manager immediately handed her the latest news from Iceflower City.

"Hmph, there are a lot of troubles here too."

Looking through the documents, she found that the major clans in the city were still arguing and fighting, which was not conducive to her original plan.

As a demon, Laura now hopes even more that the great clans can unite to fight against the impending danger.

Although the gnolls weren't coming towards them, Laura could make the higher-ups in Iceflower City believe that the gnolls were planning to attack them.

After all, with so many gnolls gathered together, it's unlikely any country would believe the explanation that they were merely using the route to attack the country on the other side of the mountains.

Only poorly defended border towns would believe such a story. But since it was a border town, the jackals certainly didn't intend to pass through it; instead, they would burn, kill, and plunder before continuing their advance.

"We need to find a way to unite these clans... What's the current situation with the gnoll tribes?"

Laura hooked her hand under the chin of the local administrator, and the local succubus rolled her eyes: "Oh, my dear sister Laura~, do you think our ball has enough influence in Iceflower City to gather a lot of information?"

"Their tribes are gathering in a location far from Ice Flower City. That's all the information we have."

"Didn't you use advanced teleportation to send yourself there and see?"

“Mother above, there are legendary shamans over there. As a succubus, I’m afraid I’ll be discovered as soon as I get close. I don’t want to be imprisoned or sent back to hell to wait for resurrection.”

The local succubus manager dipped his finger into a glass of red wine and swirled it around, frankly stating the reason: Laura knew that her kind were unreliable; they wouldn't cause her trouble, but they wouldn't offer any extra help either.

“Okay,” Laura stood up, “I’ll be in charge of the ball from now on, no objections?”

"No, but what do you plan to do?"

"In short, we need to find out where the jackals are gathering first."

Laura raised her hand as if to snap her fingers, recalling the many legends within Iceflower City. She lowered her arm and walked out of the Lusty Lips Ball, taking a carriage to the inn where Maginus was staying, where she found "Tirini" and Rachel resting with their eyes closed.

Maginus was hugging Rachel Perch like a pillow, rubbing against her every now and then, while the Book Spirit looked lazy and was not as wise as when she was awake.

"Gentlemen, let's get started under the cover of night~ Neighbor (; wine rinsing seven long-term check-up dad to start work).

Laura knocked on the door, and Rachel opened it with a spellcaster's hand. Maginus sat up in bed, half-closing his eyes as he looked at her: "Where are you going so late at night? We just got here, I'm not in a hurry, why are you?"

"Time waits for no one. The local dance party is too incompetent. We've given them so much time, and those little Os haven't even investigated the progress of the gnolls' gathering. We still have to do it ourselves."

With a little attention spared, Tirenie got out of bed and put on the weapons and equipment she had placed in the demiplane, while Rachel also picked up her staff.

"Okay, but it should just be the two of us going."

"That's right, my identity isn't suitable for action, so I can only give you commands remotely. Take the crystal ball."

Laura tossed a crystal ball the size of her palm, winked at the two of them, and left the hotel.

Leaving the relatively warm city, Maginus and Rachel re-entered the blizzard. The moisture they exhaled immediately turned into ice flowers. Curious, she took out a can of boiling water and poured it out. As soon as it touched the snow, it froze into ice and even formed icicles.

"Master, how do we get across?"

Even Rachel, the book spirit, couldn't help but shudder. Maginus took out a crystal ball and tapped it, and Laura's image was immediately reflected inside.

Where should we go now?

"East."

"Rachel, use advanced teleportation to travel a thousand meters first."

The Book Spirit raised her staff and waved it. The two left Ice Flower City and appeared in the sky a thousand meters away. Seeing that there were no gnolls around, Laura did not ask them to change direction and continued forward.

After moving about twenty kilometers, Laura finally shouted, "Stop!"

"We saw it."

Feather Fall Technique.

As Maginus descended from the sky onto the snow, she could already smell the stench of the gnolls in the air. The target was not far away. Rachel raised her hand and cast the Peeping Eye, and four eyeballs appeared in the snow.

"Master, which direction are they going?"

"Let's hide up ahead."

The book spirits specially enhanced their eyes with invisibility, and under their command, they slowly flew forward. Maginus then used his greatsword to dig a cellar, hid inside, and sealed the entrance with ice and snow.

Hiding in the temporary shelter, Rachel projected the four screens seen by her magic eye. After moving forward in the snow and ice for a while, a fence made of ice appeared on the screen, and there were also many snow sprites patrolling near the fence.

Snow goblins are a branch of goblins. They are covered in white fur in cold regions, and their fur gradually turns black when the weather warms up.

Like all their relatives, they are accustomed to obeying the powerful; frost giants, ogres, and the like are their leaders, and now they seem to be serving the gnolls.

The demonic eyes circled the fence and quickly spotted the gnolls. Unlike the gnolls in temperate zones, these gnolls on the snowfield had white skin and many ice-blue spots on their fur, suggesting they were also molting.

Is there an entrance?

"I am searching."

Rachel Bertie simply gave Maginus control of both of her Mystic Eyes, and the two split up. Maginus found the gap in the fence first and beckoned Rachel Bertie to come over to her.

To be honest, she felt like she was playing a stealth game on another planet, a proper stealth game rather than an assassination game. She couldn't make a sound or alert the guards while she was moving, or the game would be over if she did.

The Demon Eye entered the enclosure, and upon looking around, Maginus frowned at the sheer number of gnolls.

There were too many; they were all people. If we estimate based on the current density, the entire camp must have at least tens of thousands of gnolls.

"Hide quickly."

Upon discovering that gnolls were approaching, Maginus directed Rachel to hide with her in a corner. The gnolls patrolling this area had magical markings on their bodies, and their magical energy flowed and emitted a spiritual light.

It twitched its nose nearby, giving a suspicious look, and muttered under its breath, "Is it just my imagination? I keep sensing some kind of magical aura from somewhere else." (Jackal's language)

Chapter 590 Gnoll Camp

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect there to be gnolls here who can smell magic. No wonder you didn't dare to come over."

Maginus understood. She had been wondering why Laura didn't dare to come over, not even willing to take a look from afar. It was no wonder that there was a gnoll who could sense magical energy.

Their magic emitted a sulfurous, magma-like odor, and even a paladin with a slightly sensitive eye for magic could detect the strangeness if they were low-level succubi.

Even at higher levels, the scent remains; the succubi are simply better able to conceal it.

For the gnolls who can smell even the slightest trace of the Magic Eye's magic, such concealment is practically nonexistent; they could probably smell Laura's stench of magic from thousands of meters away.

The scent originating from magic itself cannot be concealed even by transformation.

As for "Tirini" and the Book Spirit, Tirini is a barbarian with little magic power. Her magical scent and even her slight body odor are human-like, and gnolls wouldn't specifically seek out a human.

The Book Spirit is easy to deal with; she has no body odor, and her magical scent is the smell of paper.

With a slight twitch of his nose, the gnoll thought he had misjudged the situation and turned to leave. Maginus and Rachel waited for another ten minutes before controlling the Magic Eye to move around the camp.

The camp was poorly defended, and with so many gnolls, there was no need for defense. Even the troll tribe dared not confront this camp.

There were so many people that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a "sea of ​​wolves." It's estimated that most of the gnoll clans and idle gnolls in the surrounding area have been mobilized to attack Nesser.

“Hey, brothers of the Jacob tribe, we’ve come.”

"Hello, brothers of the Moro tribe."

A demonic eye watched over the gate. Suddenly, the gnoll guarding the gate shouted, and another small gnoll troop entered. It seemed that more and more tribes were gathering, and the recruitment was far from over.

It's worth noting that there wasn't a single elderly person, weak person, woman, or child in the entire camp. This wasn't a large tribe; it was a military camp. The inhabitants were "warriors" who had come in response to the call of the Gnoll King.

The leader and the gatekeeper embraced each other, placing their mouths on each other's necks.

This is how gnolls show trust, exposing their vulnerable necks to the other's fierce fangs—considered the most friendly gesture.

Despite the gestures, the fighting didn't stop at all. A demonic eye darted to their training ground, where the jackals cheered incessantly in the makeshift "training ground," which was so crowded that it was difficult to see what was happening.

The Demon Eye floated up and saw the situation inside from the air. It turned out that two jackals were howling at each other in the open space in the center, cursing each other.

The tribes gathered here actually had many feuds with each other. To prevent infighting, some of the gnoll leaders specifically allowed them to vent their anger and rage here.

They could fight as they pleased, even kill people without a problem. The Demon Eye had already seen many corpses lying on the ground, and some gnolls were even eating their own companions raw, displaying savagery and bloodshed.

Could such creatures truly establish a nation? Maginus expressed doubt, believing that the Gnoll King's primary target was undoubtedly the buried Temple of Slaughter.

"Master, I can see their headquarters."

Rachel reminded her, and Maginus looked at her screen. A huge igloo made of ice blocks stood in front of yet another magic eye, with gorgeously dressed gnolls going in and out.

Their magnificence doesn't refer to how brightly they dress, but rather to how luxurious and powerful their equipment is.

Strength is always the theme of this savage society. The strongest and deadliest gnolls are the tribal leaders, while the weakest are usually just spare food.

Therefore, living in a gnoll society is a highly stressful activity, and any sign of weakness can lead to one's destruction.

That is why their magnificence lies in their power; the gnolls entering and leaving the igloos always carried at least a complete set of low-level magical equipment.

"……trouble."

Maginus had never seen such a massive force before. The Nesery army certainly couldn't handle it, and even if the Kingdom of Julan were to send reinforcements, the combined strength of both countries might not be enough to defeat them.

There are many high-level professionals, but the Magic Eye can't estimate the legendary ones. Maginus guesses there are at least three.

She suddenly felt the pressure, while Laura on the other side of the crystal ball laughed, "Heh, aren't we here to deal with these guys?"

Ok?

A high-ranking being with keen senses noticed the unusual gaze and decisively raised its claws to slash towards the demonic eye. However, it misjudged the height of the demonic eye, and the wind blades unleashed by its magical equipment flew past right under its eye.

The blow struck a gnoll guard squarely on the head, splitting its skull in two. The guards beside it immediately knelt down, thinking they had angered their master. The high-ranking official snorted and walked directly into the tent.

No one wanted to say anything about the guard's death; it was just something they were used to.

“Master,” Rachelber exclaimed excitedly, tugging at Maginus’s clothes, “I’ve found their granary!”

The last demonic eye found the food, which was then divided and neatly arranged in the igloo, without any consideration for the possibility of being attacked.

Given the weather in the North, food rarely spoils, and the gnolls themselves don't resist eating carrion. The igloos were built simply to prevent daring animals from stealing them.

"Hmm..."

Upon seeing these granaries, Maginus already had the idea of ​​cutting off their food supply. The Northland was already short of food, and this grain was probably brought from their tribe as preparation for attacking Nesser.

If all the food is lost, they will either have to eat each other or search for food on the spot.

The former essentially signals the collapse of the alliance; if it's the latter, the northern wilderness doesn't have enough food for them, and they can't possibly chew on ice.

Where is the place with the most food? Naturally, it's Ice Flower City.

In other words, they either disband on the spot or have a direct conflict with Ice Flower City.

A malicious glint flashed in her eyes. Seeing this, Laura laughed and said, "The idea is good, but the problem is how are you going to avoid several legendary spellcasters and make all that food disappear?"

"...That is indeed a problem."

Maginus nodded. Rachel was a high-ranking being, and even if she used Meteor Explosion, it would be neutralized. They would be able to quickly come to Maginus's door and engage in battle.

After recording the terrain of the camp, the Demon Eye disappeared, and Rachel used a high-level teleportation spell to send the two back to the inn.

Now that the intelligence has been gathered, we still need to plan carefully. Ideally, we should make Iceflower City fear the threat from the jackals and take the initiative to deal with them.

Chapter 591 Skirt EE Lin Wu Leng Jiu x? Liu Cu Wan Ting Da

"We've gathered intelligence, so the best thing we can do is let them fight amongst themselves."

"But it's difficult. They've gathered together following the orders of the Gnoll King, and they're not so easily swayed into splitting up."

Through the crystal ball, Laura smoked from her pipe, exhaling smoke that resembled a wailing, human face.

"You've seen it yourself. Even two gnoll tribes with a blood feud can maintain restraint in the camp, rarely seeing each other and acting as if their enemies don't exist. They can be so patient that it's almost unbelievable for gnolls."