More than sixty miles east of Green Forest City, a convoy was traveling in the mountains. The convoy consisted of a crystal-powered truck and a horse-drawn carriage. Although there were more and more crystal vehicles now, the total output was still limited. In most cases, crystal vehicles were still used for freight and large-scale passenger transportation. When there were few people traveling, horse-drawn carriages were still the main means of transportation.
There were two men sitting in the carriage, one was Xi Luo, who now worked in the Resource Development Committee of the Ministry of Commerce, and the other was the alchemist Morey.
This time they went to several small towns in the east of Green Forest City to investigate the feasibility of building a new alchemy medicine factory project. Because a series of crystal veins were newly discovered near those towns, and the surrounding mountains already produced some magical herbs. It was very suitable to build a factory to produce alchemy potions here. Once this project was completed, it could greatly boost the economy of the newly occupied eastern area, allowing them to speed up their pace to catch up with the core area of the Tower of China.
"Master Morey, it's great to have you this time. If you hadn't discovered the mushrooms that could be used as raw materials, the profit of this project would have been at least 10% lower."
Morey closed the notebook in his hand and said, "This is why I came here in person. The eastern part of Suero has been underdeveloped and was originally considered a backward area in the kingdom, but it is very rich in natural resources and has unlimited potential for development."
"Yes, this is the last stop. The town we are going to now is called Carlota. The wild delicacies here are very famous, especially the various mushrooms. Maybe you will find something new. Even if not, their mushroom soup is also a must-try. At least you can have a good meal."
Morey smiled and said, “I’m looking forward to it.”
He opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out. In the village a few hundred meters ahead of them, midday smoke was already rising.
At this moment, suddenly a green light crossed the mountains behind the town, crossed the town, and swept towards them.
The power contained in the green light gave Morey a frightening feeling.
"What is that!" Xi Luo also saw the light, "It's coming."
The guard sitting outside the carriage lowered his head and shouted to the people in the carriage: "Mr. Morey, Mr. Siro, this light is very strange. What protective gear do you have? Use it!"
Although Morey was not a powerful wizard, he was a highly skilled alchemist, so he certainly had defensive items. He took out a small disc from his storage ring, tapped it a few times, and a magic crystal on the disc lit up. A gentle force floated over the people in the car, covering the two carriages and the crystal truck behind them.
As soon as the shield was formed, the green light swept across the small convoy. Morey's shield did not last long under the power of the green light before it broke, but when the remaining green light swept across everyone, no one felt anything.
"It's really strange. This green light can easily shatter my shield, but it seems to have no effect on my body," said Morey.
"Could it be related to the God of Nature, or the nearest God City?" Xi Luo was a little annoyed, "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have gone out recently. The situation outside is still too dangerous now."
"Look at those trees on the side of the road!" the guard shouted.
"How could this happen! The tree started to move, what kind of magic is this?" Morey asked in surprise.
"All these trees have turned into tree people!" Morey hurriedly pulled open the curtain on the other side of the carriage. There, an equally astonishing number of tree people were emerging from the ground. Those tree people seemed to have vision and hearing all of a sudden, and a face made up of holes grew in the middle of the trunk. When they heard the movement of the convoy, they all turned their heads over.
It was a terrifying experience when the trees on the plains and hills by the road came alive and turned their faces towards you at the same time, and several people in the car exclaimed.
The guard had already taken a rifle off his back. He said, "Mr. Morey, although I don't know how these tree people appeared, they don't seem to be very friendly to us. Ah! They are rushing towards us."
The trees around here were relatively short and sparse, so the treemen that appeared were not as tall as those around Arano, and their number was not as large as there. But the shortest treeman was still three or four meters tall, and it seemed to Morey that one hit could destroy their car. Morey looked over and saw at least seventy or eighty treemen starting to move towards them.
"God of Nature, these monsters transformed from big trees are everywhere. Our situation is not good!" Xi Luo said. In this critical moment, he had long forgotten that he had abandoned the God of Nature. "Sir Morey, what should we do?"
"We must find a safe place first." Morey began to search for scrolls and props in his ring. He said to the others, "Give me enough time. I should be able to create a teleportation array and send everyone back to Green Forest City."
The guard said, "This is a wilderness with no shelter. We are doomed here. We must rush to the town ahead. There is a wooden wall there. Although it is not very strong, it is more likely to stop the tree man!"
"Okay! Then let's rush into the village first. Maybe we can take those villagers away." Morey said.
"Speed up!" the guard yelled at the coachman.
The driver whipped the horses hard, but the horses suddenly let out a loud neigh. One of the horses suddenly began to grow bigger and bigger, its muscles swelled, and its limbs became extremely strong. The other horse seemed to have lost all its energy and spirit, and suddenly shrank down. The carriage immediately lost its balance when such a change occurred while it was galloping. Morey hurriedly performed a levitation spell on the carriage, which prevented it from rolling out. However, the horse that became stronger began to raise its front legs while running. Its hooves were gone, replaced by a pair of sharp claws. The horse monster suddenly stopped, turned around and pushed the carriage. The carriage, which was originally running, hit the horse monster and pushed it far away, and it was about to be stopped by him.
The guard raised his gun and shot at the horse, but he missed the horse's vital parts in the fierce shaking. The mutant horse, whose body was scratched by the bullet, was enraged by the attack and clawed at the guard. The guard dodged and the claw pierced the driver's chest.
At this time, a bolt of lightning shot out from Morey's fingertips and hit the horse monster's eyes. The horse monster neighed and lost its sight. The guard drew the dagger from his waist, summoned his fighting spirit, and chopped off the horse monster's head with one sword.