In a dense forest, the clear river flows continuously.
The subtle sound of water flowed continuously, just like that, resounding in front of my eyes, and then emerged.
Beside the creek, with a calm face, Chen Heng built a bonfire and improvised a grill using simple materials.
Although there is not enough seasoning, and there are not enough other things, the baked things are destined to be not very delicious, but at least they are much better than raw food.
Chen Heng calmly sat here, grilling fish.
Beside him, the little girl was sitting there, looking very silent, just sitting without saying a word, looking very silent.
Although several days have passed, the little girl seems to be the same as before, and she is still the same as before.
From the looks of it, nothing seems to have changed.
However, Chen Heng could feel that the little girl's mental fluctuations had changed a lot as time passed.
Originally, there was despair in her mental fluctuations, and all kinds of negative emotions were entrenched in her body, which could not be dissipated at a glance.
But now, after these few days, the negative emotions on the girl have dissipated, and the mental fluctuations are basically normal at this moment.
Obviously, Chen Heng's care during this time is still useful.
He casually took a piece of grilled fish and put it in the hands of the girl beside him. Chen Heng then turned around and looked into the distance.
There is a forest in the distance, and there seems to be nothing special in it, but Chen Heng can hear the sound of footsteps coming from that place.
It seems that in the forest, someone is approaching, walking towards where they are.
"Finally met someone else?"
Feeling these movements, this thought flashed in Chen Heng's mind.
Setting up a bonfire in the wild is a very dangerous thing under normal circumstances.
There are many dangerous creatures living in this forest, rashly lighting up a bonfire may attract these creatures along with it.
But Chen Heng didn't care, and even deliberately did so along the way.
The reason why he did this was naturally because he hoped to find an opportunity to attract people nearby.
He had been going down the stream for several days without finding any trace of human life.
It has been like this for several days, Rao Chen Heng can't help feeling a little bored.
Therefore, he wanted to find the aborigines in this place and go to a nearby gathering place to inquire about the information in this area.
Now it seems that it finally has some effect.
Not far away, there were waves of footsteps passing by, faintly carrying some violent mental fluctuations.
Their mental fluctuations were very violent, and there was some anxiety and fear in them, as if they were being hunted down by something.
as expected.
After a while, Chen Heng raised his head, just in time to see several figures running from a distance.
There were three people in total, the leader was a middle-aged man, and the rest were two young people, a man and a woman.
At this moment, they were being chased by several strange-looking beasts, and their expressions looked extremely anxious.
"George, hang on a little longer!"
Trying to run forward, the middle-aged man panted heavily, looked at the young man on the side, and encouraged him: "There is a bonfire ahead, someone should be stationed there!"
"Just go there and we'll be saved!"
he cried, trying to encourage his companion.
Listening to his words, beside him, two young men, a man and a woman, did not speak, but panted heavily, trying to rush forward.
They sprinted forward desperately, gradually approaching the location of the campfire.
Then, they saw clearly what was ahead.
In front of the creek, a bonfire was raised, and on top of it, a young man who looked very young was sitting there, with a little girl beside him.
The whole appearance was completely different from what they had imagined before.
Before that, they subconsciously thought that those who dared to light a bonfire in this dense forest and were not afraid of the monsters around them were at least a group of powerful mercenaries.
The three of them passed by, and they could still ask for help from the mercenary group to get rid of the danger in front of them.
But now it seems that it is not what they thought at all.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the appearance in front of the bonfire, the middle-aged man felt desperate: "How dare these two people enter the dense forest!"
Taking advantage of the gap, he looked behind him.
Behind them, a three-meter-high tiger that looked extraordinarily huge slowly chased after them. It stared at them with a pair of huge scarlet eyes, which seemed to reveal a certain bloodthirsty desire, as if it wanted to eat people. Same.
Of course, it does have to eat people.
As far as the current situation is concerned, there are very few creatures in this dense forest that do not eat people.
Chen Heng walked all the way before, and he could see human bones almost everywhere.
In this area, there should be quite a few people who died in the mouths of these monsters and were buried here.
"Go over and take those two children away!"
Looking at Chen Heng who was standing up gradually in front of them, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and finally said, "I'm going to lure this monster away and buy you some time!"
"Captain!"
Beside him, two voices came from at the same time, looking at the middle-aged man with some hesitation.
"Don't be mother-in-law! Go!"
The middle-aged man let out a low growl, without any hesitation, he directly drew the long sword on his body, and rushed towards the black beast behind him.
Clearly, he was going to fight the beast, to buy the others a little time.
"Is he going to rush over to fight?"
Looking at the actions of the middle-aged man, Chen Heng showed a strange look on his face.
Because he couldn't understand the language of this area, he didn't know what the middle-aged men said before, but he just looked at the actions of the middle-aged man and felt a little weird.
After all, judging from how they were hunted down before, this middle-aged man was clearly no match for the tiger.
Rush over now, to die
However, after a while, he also suddenly smiled, as if he understood.
"Go!"
In front, two young men, a man and a woman, rushed forward and shouted at Chen Heng, wanting to take them away.
But the next moment, they were taken aback.
In front of the bonfire in front, the little girl from before was still sitting there.
As for Chen Heng's figure, he had long since disappeared.
Then, they heard a roar coming from behind.
They looked behind subconsciously, and then couldn't help but froze.
A silver long sword came out of its body suddenly, and then in front of the eyes, the huge black beast screamed and fell down
A moment later, before the creek.
A bonfire was burning there, and there was already some new meat on it.
The corpse of the demon tiger was just lying on one side, exuding a strong smell of blood.
The middle-aged man led the other two, and sat across from Chen Heng in embarrassment.
"Sir.; We actually have rations."
Looking at Chen Heng who was seriously grilling meat in front of him, the middle-aged man subconsciously opened his mouth, but then stopped.
He remembered that the gentleman in front of him didn't know their language.
Looking at the appearance of the other party grilling meat seriously, the previous scene reappeared in front of their eyes.
Just now, before Chen Heng made a move, the huge black giant tiger was beheaded by Chen Heng directly, without any room for struggle.
That kind of scene was really shocking, and the three middle-aged men couldn't help but feel a little horrified after seeing it now.
"Can you know the origin of this gentleman?"
Looking at the middle-aged man, George said softly, "I've never seen such a fierce fighter."
"He's better than any fighter I've ever known."
"Who said it wasn't?"
Beside George, the only woman among the three also said, "Judging from his appearance, he should not be from the local area, but maybe a soldier from other places?"
"I just don't know which country it came from."
"It's a pity that the other party doesn't understand the language, so we can't communicate for the time being."
She glanced at Chen Heng and was relieved to see that Chen Heng was grilling the tiger meat seriously without any special reaction.
In front of them, Chen Heng showed a good talker.
At least in the eyes of George and the others, he clearly has enough strength to suppress them, but he has no intention of hurting them.
This kind of performance alone is enough kindness.
The only pity is that the other party doesn't seem to know the language of this area, so it's a pity that they can't communicate directly.
Otherwise, they can still try, communicate with each other, and learn about each other's origins.
Now, it is impossible.
"No matter what, the other party didn't mean to hurt us, so it couldn't be better."
The middle-aged man sighed, and said, "Otherwise, we might have to figure out what to write on our tombstone."
"I think it's going to be worse."
George shrugged and made a joke: "Do you think if we really die here, there will be a chance to be buried?"
The middle-aged man couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
That's right, if they die here, let alone a tombstone, it's still a question of whether the body can be left behind.
In this dense forest, the most indispensable thing is all kinds of monsters that like to eat human bodies.
If they die here, it won't be long before there are only a few bones left.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
After finishing their lunch, the three middle-aged men made up their minds before preparing to leave.
Before leaving, they looked at Chen Heng.
"Unknown warrior, do you want to leave this place?"
He looked at Chen Heng, and asked cautiously: "If you want, we can act as your guide."
This sentence said that they did not expect any response from Chen Heng.
But unexpectedly, Chen Heng nodded, as if he understood.
Of course, it doesn't.
Learning a new language is not that easy.
It's just that as a wizard, Chen Heng is very proficient in the use of mental power.
The communication of spiritual power is the best language.
Some powerful wizards can replace any language directly through their own spiritual power without using language as a medium.
Although Chen Heng can't do this at the moment, if he uses it carefully, he can barely understand some words through side observation and assisted by telepathy.
Therefore, he guessed the meaning of the other party's words and nodded directly.
Looking at Chen Heng who was nodding in front of him, the three middle-aged men looked at each other, a little confused as to whether Chen Heng could really understand.
So, they cautiously tried to leave this place.
During this process, they were very careful, for fear that something wrong would arouse Chen Heng's vigilance and cause the other party to attack.
Fortunately, none of this happened.
In the same place, Chen Heng slowly got up, then picked up the little girl sitting in front of the campfire, and then walked forward.
Following the middle-aged man in front of them, they continued to move forward and slowly left this place.
Along the road, the three middle-aged men chatted slowly.
Chen Heng kept silent, while silently diverting his mental power, trying to learn the language here.
With the assistance of mental power, he can learn a strange language very quickly. If there are enough languages for him to refer to, he will probably be able to learn it soon.
Three days later, they left the dense forest and came to a market.
In the market, there are people everywhere, and it looks very lively everywhere.
Chen Heng came here with the little girl in his arms.
Seeing the lively scene in the distance, the little girl's face changed, and her eyes seemed to regain some luster.
Chen Heng turned around, listened to the noise in the distance, and felt silently.
He sensed the mental fluctuations passing by in the distance, and collected information about this place.
"No wizard. No trace of mana breath"
He recorded the area in front of him in his heart, and scanned it with his powerful spiritual power, and then this thought flashed in his mind.
There are not many people in this market, there are probably only a few hundred people around.
But they didn't stay here too long.
After arriving here, after a while, they continued to move forward and came to another small town.
"Finally back."
Arriving at the small town in front of them, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally relaxed at this time.
Compared with the dense forest before, the small town in front of me looked normal.
There are people coming and going around, and it looks very harmonious, a busy scene.
Chen Heng looked in front of him.
Not far away, there are many pedestrians walking in it, each of them seems to be a little busy.
Their bodies are not considered strong, and their clothes are not considered gorgeous, but their mental state is not bad. They all look quite energetic, and they are not decadent and lifeless like people in other places.
The standard of living here doesn't seem too bad.
After arriving here, the three middle-aged men discussed it, and then took Chen Heng and the two to a tavern, where they found a place for Chen Heng to stay.
After achieving this step, they did not leave, but gathered around, preparing to stay in this small town for a while, and teach Chen Heng to use the language of this area.
The reason for this is, on the one hand, to repay Chen Heng's kindness for his help before, and on the other hand, it has another idea.
In the dense forest before, Chen Heng's strength can be said to be obvious to all.
Along the way, they would often encounter monsters, even ogres and other creatures.
In the past, if they encountered these beings, all they could do was just turn around and leave, and they would never dare to stay in them.
But to Chen Heng, these things are not worth mentioning at all.
Along the road, no matter how ferocious the beast or ogre was, they couldn't take a few moves against Chen Heng.
This performance, while amazed by the middle-aged men, also gave them an idea.
They had never seen a fighter like Chen Heng before.
It would be great if Chen Heng could be included in their mercenary regiment.
With Chen Heng joining, even if their mercenary group only has four people, it is enough to do a lot of things.
They can even accept some dangerous missions, go directly to the dense forest to fight and hunt those dangerous monsters.
You must know that although these magical beasts are dangerous, they are also quite precious. Many of them are made of high-quality materials and can be sold at very high prices.
Under normal circumstances, they can't deal with these monsters, but if Chen Heng joins, the situation will be different.
Judging from the strength Chen Heng has shown before, even if it is only Chen Heng alone, he can deal with that huge monster.
As long as Chen Heng can be pulled into their mercenary group, it will definitely be a lucrative business.
It was for this reason that they were so attentive, and they paid special attention to Chen Heng during this period of time.
Chen Heng didn't know what their plans were, but he could probably guess some of them.
He didn't care about this either, he just survived in this small town and silently adapted to the new environment.
It didn't take long, just half a month, under the astonished eyes of the middle-aged men, Chen Heng had already mastered the language of this area.
The middle-aged men were a little surprised by this, but they didn't think much about it.
They didn't know Chen Heng in the past, and they didn't know that he came into contact with this language. They thought that Chen Heng had already learned it in the past, and now he reached this level with a solid foundation.
Although the speed was fast, it didn't make them think too much.
In half a month, Chen Heng initially learned the language of this world, but it took more than a month to truly master it.
During this period of more than a month, Chen Heng also inquired about some news.
The result he got made him frown.
At this moment, he seemed to have come to a very strange place.
This is a brand new continent surrounded by many countries, each of which has a rather large area.
This obviously couldn't be where Chen Heng was before.
Chen Heng remembered it clearly.
He was still floating in the sea before, and there was only a small island in front of him.
The area of that island is quite considerable, but no matter how you look at it, it is impossible to reach the level in front of you.
So, it was the cause of the storm that caused him to come to an unknown place
But that doesn't make sense either.
If it was really caused by the storm, then it would be impossible to bring Chen Heng too far away.
It is even more impossible to come to this place in front of me.
"Did I cross time, or..."
In the same place, Chen Heng frowned, recalling the news he had inquired about.
time travel
It might be there, but it's very small.
Chen Heng was able to descend into this world of wizards through a simulator, and the possibility of crossing again is very small.
(end of this chapter)