The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Maginus nodded and followed, glancing back once more at the people who had been working with her these past few days: "I hope we'll meet again in the future."

I also hope that I won't be a really bad person back then, but unfortunately that's unlikely.

The girl left the room, keeping the following words deep in her heart.

……

The Temple of Endless Light offered a generous reward of three hundred gold coins, which helped Maginus recover from her poor financial situation. It was also thanks to the girl's psychic powers that she was able to heal herself; otherwise, she wouldn't have had many gold coins left after just healing.

In addition, there were weapons, equipment, horses, rations...

The existence of the Flower Protector and the Nen Blade has greatly reduced the girl's expenses. She doesn't need to think about other magical equipment for the time being; she can only hope to find some during her revenge journey.

Money...

Maginus tossed the money pouch in his hand and turned to walk out of the hall, but Wright called him back again, taking a rather inconspicuous gray pouch from his waist:

“Miss Walker, this is my personal thank you. Thank you for saving Captain Kent.”

Sensing the magic emanating from the bag, the girl didn't make any false excuses. After thanking him, she took the bag from his hand. As she expected, it was a dimensional bag with a fixed space of about 8 cubic meters inside.

Even without any planned use, the things she originally intended to carry on her back could definitely fit into this huge 8-cubic-meter square space.

With the unassuming bag tucked to her chest, the girl thanked Wright again: "Thank you, Mr. Wright."

As Maginus emerged from the Temple of the Endless Light, she looked up at the bright sun, her heart, though filled with the ashes of despair, burning with a fierce flame.

Beside the park, she spent a silver coin to enter the small library of White Dove City, found a map of the Kingdom of Nesery, and began to look at one of the closest kingdoms to her.

Ebes territory, Noah territory, Victor territory...

Looking at the territories of the lords within the kingdom, Maginus rubbed his fingers together, his heart filled with murderous intent. He desperately wanted to eliminate the traitors completely.

Unfortunately, most of them have seen her before, and it would be too dangerous to attack her. It would be better to find a way to stir up trouble in an enemy country where no one is wary of her and few people recognize her face.

Shifting her gaze overseas, the girl, unaware of who her enemies were or how many there were, lightly touched the country called Crystal Salt Country with her finger, her eyes seemingly burning with a flame that intended to destroy everything.

She clearly remembered encountering soldiers wearing the Crystal Salt Kingdom Medal.

"Then let's make this our first stop. I hope my enemies are some bad guys."

Four days later.

"Yo-hoo!!"

Under a clear sky, a herd of deer with bloodshot eyes charged toward the girl standing before them. The entire area radiated a scarlet glow that was barely visible to the naked eye, and the deer, deeply affected, also saw this irritating red.

Countless dead deer lay all around, but the elk that should have fled refused to retreat, charging towards the girl regardless of size.

Before long, having dealt with the deer that had tried to kill her with its antlers and hooves, Maginus took a deep breath, inhaling her soul and life energy, and with a sigh of relief, continued on her way.

She has left White Dove City alone and is currently heading towards the border between Nesery and Crystal Salt, testing her current abilities along the way.

The girl named this ability "Killing Aura." Its effect is simple: it intensifies the negative emotions such as bloodlust, rage, and resentment in those affected by the aura.

If Maginus appears in the victim's field of vision, the aura will turn into a taunt, causing the victim to abandon any will to escape and, in a state of irrationality, to attack the girl with all their might.

If she is not discovered by the subjects, the two subjects will fight each other due to the aroused emotions, although the effect is very slow.

She has already tested this on animals. Perhaps humans, as intelligent beings, are more rational, but they will still be affected.

Another ability is her capacity to devour and transform souls and lives. Maginus speculates that this is the result of a special reaction between the two evil god powers and psychic energy within her.

Her psychic powers can control life force. Combining the characteristics of her psychic powers, the black and red forces make it easier for her to convert other people's energy. That's roughly the process.

This was discovered because she could not effectively control soul energy; she merely converted the soul energy of other beings into her own, and the conversion of soul energy resulted in greater losses compared to life force, approximately one to ten.

As for the names of these two abilities

She named them Food Soul and Food Life.

Chapter 97 Border

"I wonder if killing powerful individuals will significantly improve the quality of my life and soul."

After a full day of travel, Maginos sat quietly by the fire, picked up a pen and scribbled on a piece of paper. Having figured out her current abilities, she still had one last question about Food Souls and Food Fates.

That is, when she consumes enough or high-quality souls and lives, can her soul and physical qualities be permanently enhanced?

She hasn't dreamed of her blood relatives in the past few days, but the girl has a premonition that she will definitely have to fight them to the death again.

If that's the case, she might not be as lucky as she is now in the future. Her black blood relatives and red blood relatives may be in the same country, but they might be far apart, and it could even involve gods in other dimensions.

She must gain the ability to kill the embodiment of power in the world of consciousness. To do this, both the quality and quantity of her soul need to be improved quickly.

Of course, there is another way: seize more soul energy in a short period of time, fall asleep immediately, and use the huge amount of soul energy at that moment to launch an attack on the contingency plan left by the evil god.

Writing down her complicated thoughts on paper, Maginus used pen and paper to sort out her ideas. She decided that once she arrived in the Crystal Salt Kingdom, she must not forget to go to the library to find clues about the two evil gods. She needed to know who her two greatest enemies were.

Whether it can be dealt with is another matter; dealing with the Ks is a long time away, and it's uncertain whether they'll even live to see that day.

crackling crackling

The wood in the campfire crackled and popped. The girl casually tossed a piece of paper covered in writing into the fire, hugged her longsword, leaned against a tree, and drifted into a light sleep. The aura she unconsciously exuded sent all the snakes, insects, and rodents around her running away.

……

"Sir, there seems to be a fire over there. Should we go take a look?"

On the forest path, a caravan spotted the campfire that Maginus had lit. The captain of the guard walked up to the carriage and asked what was wrong. The person inside the carriage shook his finger slightly, indicating that they should not cause any trouble and should continue on their way.

The carriage didn't stop but continued moving forward. But after traveling less than a hundred meters, the vigilant hunter suddenly widened his eyes: "Enemy!!"

A barrage of arrows flew out from the dark forest, and more than twenty men in black jumped out of the forest towards the caravan, throwing it into chaos.

A portly nobleman emerged from the carriage, carrying an exquisite weapon. He nervously looked around and saw his guards being routed by the men in black. He took a deep breath, drew his sword, and tried to charge forward, but lacked the courage.

His guards were quickly wiped out. The pale-faced nobleman swallowed hard, dropping his weapon: "What do you want? You don't seem to intend to kill me. I'll give you anything I have."

The leader stood in front of him and couldn't help but sneer at the fat nobleman's appearance: "Since you're so sensible, sir, then I won't do anything more. Come with us."

Just as the group was about to leave, the man in black who was watching the campfire asked in a low voice, "Boss, there seems to be a little girl by that campfire over there. Should we get rid of her?"

little girl?

The leader of the men in black's eyes twitched, as if recalling some unpleasant memory. He watched the fire warily and whispered to stop his men from acting.

"Hey, don't cause any trouble. Remember the rules? Children, women, and old people you encounter in the wild are not to be trifled with. You never know what's beneath the normal appearance of those lone travelers."

As they disappeared into the distance, Maginos, whose eyes had been open for some time, closed them again, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening there.

If it were someone unrelated to her, the girl would naturally be willing to lend a hand and extract life force along the way. However, the carriage bore the emblem of the Noah family, and the fat man sitting inside was a member of the Noah family, so she was too lazy to go over and do anything more.

Outside the bustling city, numerous caravans constantly came and went, showing no signs of a major battle.

"How ridiculous..."

Maginus chuckled self-deprecatingly, his face expressionless. This was the territory of Elda, bordering the Kingdom of Crystal Salt. A short distance further out lay the territory of a lord of the Kingdom of Crystal Salt.

The bustling activity indicated that everything was functioning normally, which made it quite clear that the city had not been attacked by any significant enemy. Whether it had formed an alliance with the Crystal Salt Kingdom long ago, or something else, remained unknown.

Sooner or later, we'll slaughter all these lords.

The caravan from the Kingdom of Crystal Salt was passing by her and heading inland, and she heard every word the merchants were saying.

"Hey, fellow countryman, how much maintenance fee did you donate to Count Elda?"

"Sigh... a whole hundred gold coins, what about you?"

"Don't even mention it. I'm in a similar situation to you. I hope I can make a good profit on this deal. What do you do?"

"It's related to mining. What about you?"

"Haha, it's naturally related to medicine."

The two voices gradually faded into the distance. Having heard what Lord Elda had done, the girl, whose face remained expressionless as she paid the toll and entered the city, knew she could do nothing.

After sitting down at the bar of the inn in the commercial district, Maginus ordered a drink, took out a silver coin, pressed it on the bar, and pushed it toward the bartender: "If I want to gather the members of my adventure party, where should I go?"

The road to the capital of Crystal Salt Kingdom is a bit far, so she needs to gather a few teammates to travel together. If nothing unexpected happens, the team will only last until they reach the capital, since her identity is questionable.

If one were to encounter trustworthy partners like those heroes who restored their kingdoms, that would be a different story, but the chances of that are extremely slim. Moreover, even the strongest bonds of friendship can be forgotten in the face of self-interest.

The pessimistic girl once thought so.

The bartender accepted the silver coins, then tilted his head back and pointed with his chin to a noisy corner of the inn, deliberately separated by doors and walls:

"That's where adventurers gather. You can go there to post quests. You can also ask around if you're going on a long-term team adventure. If you can't find any decent people there, I suggest going to a poorer tavern or a more expensive one."

"Poor taverns are frequented by adventurers who want to save money to support their families, so they don't come here. Expensive taverns are full of arrogant people. We usually serve those who want to splurge but aren't very rich. And those guys... you know, they're not exactly known for their manners."

"Of course, nothing is absolute. Some legitimate adventurers do come here, so you'll have to find them yourself."

Instead of drinking from the bar, the girl pushed open the door and entered a rather lively room. A wooden cup greeted her, and she took it and looked inside, finding a group of people gathered in a circle, with two people locked in combat within the circle.

"Oh, Oliver, you're going to lose if you don't unleash your full power soon. I've staked twenty copper coins on you!"

"Win Oliver for me, Patton!"

The quality of the adventurers in the inn was immediately apparent, suggesting that she might not be suitable for recruiting serious team members, especially since her petite and delicate appearance made her easily underestimated.

How about we check out some other taverns?

Chapter 98 Recruiting Teammates

Try it first.

Arriving at the most conspicuous spot, Maginus waited for the two fighting people to finish and separate. During this time, many adventurers saw her, the little girl, standing there, but none of them did anything.

Two minutes later, after the two finished their match and one side won, the girl shouted, "Thirty gold coins each, gather three people and come with me to Crystal Salt Kingdom!"

No adventurer responded to her; her voice was drowned out by the noisy tavern. However, some adventurers were intrigued by the mention of thirty gold coins and approached her with smiles.

"Miss, what do you think of us?"

Too weak. How can someone who's not even a thug be an adventurer?

Looking at the misfits standing in front of him, Maginus rubbed his fingers, realizing he shouldn't be so polite to these people, and stomped one foot on the ground.

A terrifying aura!

A purplish-black light enveloped the entire side room. Those closest to her were so frightened that they fell to the ground. In their eyes, the girl was like a demon, and the other adventurers felt as if they had fallen into an abyss.

Of course, there were also people who reacted differently. About three adventurers were only slightly taken aback before they recovered from their fear and looked at Maginus while placing their hands on their weapons.

When they saw the girl, they were stunned again; there was no way to tell, her appearance was indeed unremarkable.

In the quiet tavern, Maginus once again raised his request: "Gather three people to come with me to the Crystal Salt Kingdom, and I will pay each of them thirty gold coins."

After exchanging glances with the three adventurers, Maginus confirmed that they had no desire to speak with her and turned to leave, leaving the group of people stunned.

About two or three minutes after she left, the frightened adventurer finally recovered and angrily cursed the bluffing girl.

The girl herself had already arrived in the slums, and she still didn't have much hope of finding reliable teammates there.

Is it really safest to go to the Crystal Salt Kingdom with the D-device caravan?

As she pondered this, she walked into the slum tavern, flicked out a silver coin, stood on the stairs, and repeated what she had said in the commoners' tavern. Considering that the adventurers in the slums were of even lower quality, she did not activate the Fear Aura, but instead raised her hand to create a Nen Blade.

The wind howled as the Nian Blade was swung, and the aura emanating from Maginus caused some people to stop in their tracks. She waited for a few minutes, but as expected, none of the adventurers answered her.

tsk...

Pulling down her hood, Maginos left the tavern and headed outside. There was one last place; if no one paid her any attention there either, she might as well continue with the caravan.

"Arat, do you know how much trouble you've gotten yourself into? I can't protect you!"

In a high-end pub in the business district, an elderly man who looked to be over fifty years old forcefully slammed a glass of ale in front of a nonchalant young man and began to scold him in a low voice. Bystanders could clearly sense the anger in his tone.

The young man tossed the dagger aside, scratched his head, and gave an embarrassed smile: "It's my fault. Don't worry, they won't be able to find me for a while. I'm going to head to the Crystal Salt Kingdom to take refuge."

His name was Arat, he had no surname, and he was a fairly well-known petty thief in the territory of Eldar. The tavern owner in front of him was practically his father.

The reason he's being questioned by his father is mainly because he stole something incredible.

"Then you'd better hurry, otherwise you'll probably be found by that noble lady soon. At that time, I won't be able to save you, I can only congratulate you." The old man snorted coldly.

That's right, the thief stole nothing but the heart of a noble widow. If the widow caught him, he would lose his freedom.

"I understand, I understand. I'll be leaving tomorrow or the day after. I'm not sure if there are any suitable caravans available."

Arat sighed, downed his beer in one gulp, and was about to ask the old man if there were any caravans heading to the Crystal Salt Kingdom recruiting when his ears twitched and he heard a young girl's voice calling out:

"Gather your men and come with me to the Crystal Salt Kingdom. I will pay each person thirty gold coins!"

Arat hadn't paid much attention to the black-robed girl's shouts at first, but his eyes suddenly sharpened, mainly because a semi-transparent energy dagger appeared out of thin air in the red-haired girl's raised hand.

The spellcaster's methods?