Chapter 36: Into the Black Forest

Seven or eight hundred people, at a glance, it is a black oppression.

The strength of these people is not very strong, and there are not many 'extraordinary' powerhouses.

However, if it is a strong person who has mastered extraordinary strength, he will naturally not join the ranks of the 'miners' who dig for gold.

These seven or eight hundred people were placed in the expanding city of Wende, like a stone sinking into the sea, and they couldn't make a splash at all, but when they were all gathered outside the city, these rangers were able to make any strong person who had not reached the 'legend' feel afraid.

The black dragon had a milk-flavored lollipop made by the maid in his mouth, and glanced at the group and saw that they were all well prepared, tents, clothing, food, clean water, and most importantly, a pickaxe.

"Have you counted the numbers?" asked Cervantes as he asked the civil servant beside him.

Let these disobedient adventurers line up and cooperate with the work of counting the number of people, these civil servants are indeed a little tired, but in the face of the Duke's questioning, they still cheered up.

"Yes, Lord Duke. ”

A civil servant stepped forward and said, "The actual number is seven hundred and ninety-two. ”

"Oh, that's not waiting. Cervantes waved them to stand down, and then shouted at the top of his voice, "Cute gold coins are waving to us, do you guys see it?"

"Oh-"

The black dragon's words made most people's blood boil, and both men and women raised their fists like Cervantes.

Cervantes' hard teeth crushed the stick, along with the toffee, swallowed it, and waved his hand and shouted, "Go!"

Not very neat, this motley team of adventurers, which also mixed with the children of several knight families, picked up their luggage and followed in the footsteps of the black dragon duke.

Stepping on the road before the concrete pavement could be built, the team dragged out a cloud of smoke like a snake, causing the people who watched the team leave to cough.

From time to time, Cervantes would look back at the team, but luckily many of them were old fritters and knew how to conserve their strength on the road, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to reach Overwatch by tomorrow afternoon.

In addition to digging gold mines this time, it is also a good opportunity to explore the Black Forest, before that, the head maid announced on behalf of the black dragon that Cervantes will not keep any prey on this way, that is, on this way, if they are safe, they can not earn so much money, but if they go to cause trouble, then with the Duke of Black Dragon as their bodyguard, they can ask him to solve those things, and then the prey will be theirs.

However, there are probably not many people who are so shameless, so if you want to explore the Black Forest, you need some help from the knights.

Overwatch is the last supply ground in front of the Black Forest, and although it is a military town, not many people will come here if it is not necessary, but it is still a town, although it is not completely self-sufficient, but it is also a good thing to be able to handle some food that is about to expire.

You need money for everything, and Overwatch isn't very poor, but most of the gold is used for military purposes, so it's easy to get the impression that Overwatch is poor.

There are no villages between Wende City and Overwatch Town, and there are no other settlements in this direction except for Overwatch Town.

Before night had fallen, the 'mining and development team' led by Cervantes set up tents on the field.

The mage among the adventurers did not choose to use the [Magic Rope Technique], but chose to huddle in a tent with his companions.

Although they can be regarded as 'teammates' for the time being, there is a clear distinction between people and teams, and they are at least five meters apart.

After the trainer and the hunter had comforted their animal companions, they glanced at the huge black dragon lying on the outermost side with some fear, but fortunately there was a black dragon that was so huge that it didn't look like a black dragon at all, otherwise in this case, not many people would be able to sleep.

Although not many people can fall asleep now, it is still possible to rest well and maintain your spirits, and you don't need to worry about being attacked by someone or wild beasts while you are asleep.

Maybe it's out of habit, maybe it's still a little worried, so there are still a lot of people at the vigil.

Cervantes closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, the dragon was very energetic, in fact, if it wasn't for his own desire to sleep, the black dragon would even be able to go without sleep for several days.

Sleep was not necessary for Cervantes, and he usually chose to sleep with him for ten or twenty days only because he was too bored.

After the night, not many people were able to sleep well, and except for a few mages among the adventurers, many people did not wake up in good spirits.

Their camp is not close to the water source, but they are not yet in the Black Forest, and they can still be restocked, so they can pour some water from the kettle to wipe their faces and sober themselves up.

If the supply is uncertain, even women will only rub their faces to sober up, and now this situation can be said to be very 'luxurious'.

The campfire had been extinguished before the morning officially arrived, but the adventurers were still very serious about turning the pile of ashes, and as expected, there were still embers.

After the adventurers had packed up, Cervantes took on a human form and continued to lead the group towards Overwatch.

The crowd poured into Overwatch and energized the serious town, but Cervantes strictly forbade them to drink, and if they did, they might cause trouble, and he was not worried about Overwatch Town, but about the adventurers.

Every knight guarding the border is a strong man who has mastered extraordinary power, and only by mastering extraordinary strength can knights have the qualifications and courage to charge in front of the beast tide.

Although many of the knights had returned to their fiefdoms, the soldiers and townspeople who had grown up under their tutelage were not vegetarians, and if these adventurers drank and made trouble, they might be injured by the townspeople, which would affect the maid's plans, so Cervantes did not allow it.

But even he can't restrain everyone, so at the beginning he explained that whoever violates the prohibition will be kicked out of the team, the guarantee will be signed in vain, the equipment will be bought in vain, and he will have to go back by himself,

Except for the drunken dwarves, no one would try to rebel against the powerful Duke of the Black Dragon in such a situation.

So they spent two days very peacefully, and when the supplies were completed, they were about to leave Overwatch, and at this time, the knights who were willing to go with Cervantes and the Nuggets to explore the Black Forest also had been waiting outside the town with their soldiers for a long time.

Knowing the news, the residents of Watch Town ran out of the town one after another, shouting impassionedly for the knights and soldiers, and the adventurers who had not yet assembled stood aside and silently looked at the neatly lined soldiers, with a trace of hidden envy in their eyes.

Some of them dreamed of becoming soldiers when they were young, but now they only lament the impermanence of the world.

There is nothing to talk about between adventurers and soldiers, and looking at the meticulous soldiers, no one among the adventurers will run to ask for their own amusement.

Although the soldiers were a little dissatisfied with the scattered soldiers who had slowed down the 'march', they did not say anything.

The black dragon and the knights had nothing to say, and the knights did not ride horses, but let the squires lead their horses and walk silently in front of the army.

Silence and laughter, seriousness and looseness, between soldiers and adventurers, are so different that the atmosphere along the way is not very harmonious.

From the town of Watch, which borders the Southern Black Forest, they walked beyond the Black Forest in less than three hours.

Looking at the Black Forest, which was like an ordinary forest, some adventurers couldn't help but be afraid, but when they looked at the troops around them, they found that they were still moving forward in silence, so they stubbornly walked forward.

Adventurers who have been to the Black Forest know that the Black Forest is not as terrible as it is rumored, just like other forests they have been to, there are monsters and beasts, but there are more of them, but relatively speaking, they can earn more money!

The huge forest is like a monster with a huge mouth open, and adventurers and soldiers stepping into it are like sheep in the mouth of a tiger - killing themselves!