It was not pleasant to be cared for by a savage.
Enleco was certain of at least one thing, it was absolutely impossible for a barbarian to become a qualified nurse.
The food of the barbarians and the deafening snoring when he slept at night were all things that Enleco would never forget.
But what was most unacceptable to Enleco was that when Maclu moved his body, he could do it with one hand. In Enleco's view, that is the way humans catch cats.
Enleco was helpless to find that Maclu's attitude towards him was indeed a bit like treating a pet - an injured pet.
In order to get rid of all this, Enleco worked hard to recover as soon as possible.
It's not difficult to do this.
In fact, he was not injured at all but lost a lot of blood.
Maclu's folk remedies were quite useful for Enleco's anemia.
But those twisting and curling earthworms and the bone marrow removed from the animal's spine became part of the nightmare that Enleco feared.
After swallowing a lot of extremely disgusting food, Enleco's body gradually recovered.
However, he still couldn't walk on the mountain road for a long time, and the stretcher was still the means of transportation he used to travel.
Whenever he saw his weak appearance, Macru always shook his head and sighed. Apparently he was even more unimpressed by human frailty.
Although Enleco recovered much more slowly than the barbarians, he was finally able to walk on his own before reaching the next town.
The first thing Enleco did after he recovered was to ask Maclu back for the astrolabe.
Although the barbarian Marklu reluctantly returned the astrolabe to Enleco after seeing him using the astrolabe to fly to a hilltop far ahead.
However, Maclu finally gained a little confidence in Enleco's promise to teach him magical magic.
At least none of the magicians he had ever seen could suddenly move from one place to another like Enleco.
If Macru hadn't been determined not to be shrouded in smoke, Enleco would have even planned to take this big guy with him on the trip.
Since he could not cast magic, Enleco had to walk with Maclu.
Only then did he regret why he had thrown away the stretcher so early.
Having just regained his health, he simply couldn't keep up with Maclu's progress.
Although Macru invited Enleco to sit on his shoulders, Enleco declined the barbarian's kindness.
First, it reminds him of a baby or pet.
Secondly, the smell emanating from Marklu's body was also the reason why Enleco was unwilling to get close to him.
Fortunately, the town was not far away from them.
There is indeed a bustling town among the mountains.
There are more than a dozen impressive buildings built in the center of the town, and there is also a central square there.
Other places are ordinary low-rise buildings of two or three floors.
On the outskirts of the town, the buildings became more and more sparse, with warehouses, stables, blacksmith shops and various workshops scattered over a large area.
There is a straight avenue in the center of the town.
Both sides of the avenue are the busiest.
This avenue extends far and wide through the central square.
Following Macru, Enleco walked down the hill.
When they entered the city, this strange pair immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Macru, let's stay in the hotel tonight, and you can try our life." Enleco said, sleeping in the open for several days made him miss his normal lifestyle.
"I can't get used to living there. There isn't even a decent tree in your city. There are no animals or birds. You just need to let me fill my stomach. I have never objected to your food." Maklu replied Said, he took out the bag of gold sand from his arms and threw it to Enleco.
Macru's mind is not stupid. He certainly knows that asking Enleco to buy things can buy far more items than if he comes forward.
In addition, he knew that he was not good at calculating numbers, so it would be better to teach someone with a better brain to do such troublesome things.
Because it is located in the mountains, the people in the town are no strangers to savages.
However, since they did not see the entire truckload of valuable goods, the merchants in the town were not interested in welcoming this foreign friend warmly.
What's more, with Enleco by his side, the businessmen have already determined that Enleco is the agent of these barbarians.
This kind of thing is not uncommon, and some savages with better brains do find some trustworthy human agents.
Doing business with these agents is not as profitable.
Even if you can bribe those agents, the money earned must still be divided into two parts. Agents will not work in vain.
In this way, you will not earn more than a fair deal.
Therefore, businessmen who want to make huge profits have little interest in doing business with barbarians who have agents.
Enleco is also extremely unfamiliar with the Kingdom of Leiding.
However, when he was in his hometown, Enleco learned more or less about this strange country from the travelers who traveled north and south.
The Kingdom of Leiding is the most mysterious country among all the countries.
It is made up of dozens of small, completely independent countries united together.
Every country has its own customs and laws.
The Kingdom of Leiding is famous for its trade and handicrafts. Its prosperity may not be as prosperous as that of the Kingdom of Kaoqi, but the wealth of the Kingdom of Leiding is unmatched by any other country.
Moreover, most of this country is covered with rolling mountains, and various strange races live in the mountains.
Barbarians, elves, and demonic creatures are much more numerous than anywhere else.
The Ledin people have long since learned to live peacefully with these alien creatures.
They gave full play to their talents as merchants and got a lot of benefits from these foreign races.
Seeing that the people in the town were pointing at Macru just out of curiosity, Enleco finally believed the rumor.
In his home country, the Kingdom of Sophie, if a foreign creature appears in a densely populated area, it will immediately cause severe panic.
Not only the locals will organize defense forces, but even the army will be dispatched for this purpose.
In the Sophie Kingdom, alien creatures are not allowed to move near human settlements.
Although the traditional habits of the Kingdom of Leiding and the Kingdom of Sophie are completely different, one thing is exactly the same, that is, the highest-end shops and hotels will be built in the most prosperous areas.
Near the central square, Enleco finally found the place he had been looking for for a long time.
It was a large five-story building, with the bottom floor completely opened.
A row of windows opened along one side of the street, with colorful flowers planted on the window sills.
Although these flowers are not expensive varieties, they can bring out a bit of joy and excitement.
The door was open, and the signboard at the door read "Golden Crown Hotel".
Most of the windows in the rooms upstairs were hung with thick curtains, and occasionally one or two windows were left open.
"How is it here?" Enleco asked.
"It's up to you to decide, as long as I can fill my stomach." Maklu said disapprovingly.
Entering the restaurant, Enleco and Marklu found a relatively spacious seat and sat down.
Macru sat on a sofa that he had dragged over by himself. This reckless move made other diners in the restaurant look at him.
But Enleco didn't care about this.
In his view, Macru's behavior was not so unacceptable.
When he was in the Kingdom of Kaoqi, he had seen the great wizard Kobe Leo doing the same thing, but no one dared to say that Kobe Leo was rude and reckless.
Although Enleco thought so, most people were not so well-educated. Those who were dining had to pretend to be unbearable, and some even called the restaurant waiter over.
Seeing this attitude, Enleco knew that he was in trouble.
And when he saw a figure dressed like a restaurant manager walking towards him, Enleco knew that trouble was coming for him.
Presumably the manager also didn't want to provoke an extremely strong barbarian.
Anyone in this situation would choose the weaker-looking Enleco as the person to talk to.
"Sir, you and your companion have affected other people's dining. I hope you can choose another restaurant to dine." The manager said, but there was no sense of negotiation in his tone.
Enleco did not answer the manager's words. He stretched out his index finger and made a few strokes in the air, and suddenly pointed toward a corner in the distance.
There were originally several ornamental plants placed in that corner, along with several sofas and a low coffee table.
Suddenly those plants grew crazily, and the green vines intertwined to form two large nets.
The coffee table in the middle is gently held up by the extending shrubs.
After a while, the originally lonely corner turned into a huge flower shed.
"Let's just sit there so we won't disturb other people's meals." Enleco stood up with a smile.
The restaurant manager stood there stunned for a while before recovering from the shock.
He now knew what to do.
The complaints of other customers in the restaurant no longer mattered.
After all, the status of those customers is much lower than that of a magician.
There is absolutely no need to offend magicians for ordinary people.
As for the customers, they also became quiet after seeing this astonishing scene.
The barbarian in front of me no longer looks so intolerable, because this guy has a magician friend.
Enleco had long been accustomed to all this, and he casually ordered a few dishes that he had never tasted before, which of course he ate himself. As for Macru, he asked the manager to prepare large portions of beef and vegetables for the voracious savage.
"By the way, is there any news recently? As far as I know, there seems to be a battle at the border." Enleco asked casually after ordering.
"Battle? Are you talking about what happened at the border a month ago? I heard that the Kaoqi Kingdom set up an ambush at the border in order to hunt down the Forbidden Curse Mage Sophie and the marshal's wife. But after all, what they were facing was the Forbidden Curse Mage. Curse Master, those Kaoqi troops were almost completely wiped out." The restaurant manager replied, such a tragic battle seemed so ordinary when told by someone who had not experienced it. The only thing that could arouse his interest may be the scandal between the forbidden curse mage Sophie and the marshal's wife.
But what Enleco really cares about is the time the restaurant manager told him.
Enleco never expected that a full month would pass between him losing consciousness and being picked up by Maclu.
During this month, it was a miracle that he was not eaten by wild beasts in the mountains or starved to death.
"It's not been peaceful recently. Not only are there wars on the border, but also wild beasts in the mountains are attacking towns everywhere. Defense teams have been organized in several nearby towns." The restaurant manager said, obviously there was a war with the distant Kaoqi border. In comparison, the invasion of wild beasts can be called an important news.
"Beasts? We didn't encounter any wild beasts along the way." Enleco asked in confusion.
"Sir, of course you and your companions are not afraid of these wild beasts, and the wild beasts do not dare to provoke you." The restaurant manager replied respectfully: "But two days ago, a large group of wild beasts attacked Wenduo Town, not far from here. The town. Most of the residents have disappeared. What’s even stranger is that the types of beasts that attacked Wenduo Town are extremely complex. You know that bears and tigers are animals that live alone in the mountains and forests. They rarely appear in groups, but when they attacked Wenduo Town, they rarely appeared in groups. Many bears and tigers appear among the beasts in many towns. Therefore, some people suspect that these beasts are manipulated."
As he spoke, the restaurant manager glanced at Enleco, obviously hoping to get some positive answers from the little magician in front of him.
Enleco did not speak, but Maclu spoke: "It sounds like the goblins are causing trouble behind the scenes. When they attack our tribe and the elves' territory, they use wild beasts to clear the way for them."
"Goblin—" the restaurant manager gasped, and his face turned pale.
Obviously, people here are full of fear for this mysterious and evil creature.
"Where is the town you mentioned just now? Is it far from here?" Enleco asked. He was very interested in seeing the rumored magical creatures like goblins.
"Going south along the avenue, the next town is Wenduo Town. Because Wenduo Town is quite close to us, we are extremely worried. Everyone is pooling money together and planning to go to the big city to hire a few magicians to take charge." As he spoke, the manager glanced at Enleco, and his intention was naturally obvious.
To the disappointment of the restaurant manager, Enleco didn't say anything at all. Instead, the barbarian who came with him asked: "In the town you mentioned, is there a red leaf tree planted in the town?"
"Yes, Wenduo Town was originally called Red Maple Town, and the maple forest is quite famous." The manager nodded repeatedly.
The barbarian turned to Enleco and said, "That town is where I made a deal with my tribe a few days ago."
"I hope my ring is not lost." Enleko sighed and said to himself.
"Don't worry, who would pay attention to such a small thing." The barbarian said carelessly.
Enleco was far less relaxed than his fellow barbarians, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
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When leaving town, Enleco used Maklu's gold to buy an extremely comfortable traveling carriage.
When he was on the run in the Kaoqi Kingdom, he became obsessed with this elegant and comfortable means of transportation.
The trailer at the back of the carriage was removed and replaced with a seat, which was Maclu's seat. He was too big and could not accommodate this guy in the front.
In addition to replenishing food, Enleco also bought a complete set of maps from a bookstore at the corner of the street.
It contains not only the main traffic maps of the Kingdom of Leiding, but also detailed traffic maps of the fifteen southern counties.
Although the Kingdom of Leiding is surrounded by high mountains and mountains, as the most prosperous commercial country in the world, criss-crossing roads are spread throughout the Kingdom of Leiding.
These roads are as dense as a spider web, and at the intersection of the network are prosperous cities.
It is completely different from the Kingdom of Sophie and the Kingdom of Kaoqi.
There is not much farmland near the city in the Kingdom of Leiding.
Unlike other countries, the whole territory is covered with villages of all sizes.
Driving along the avenue, Enleco didn't see any villages at all.
In addition to the cliffs on both sides of the avenue, there are patches of coniferous forest.
This tree, which remains lush even in the harsh winter, is a symbol of the Kingdom of Leiding.
Someone once said that the Kingdom of Ryding was a country covered in pine needles.
In Enleco's view, there is nothing wrong with this statement.
Enleco did not feel the coming of winter because of the high mountains blocking his path. He could even see squirrels jumping between the branches, and occasionally jumping onto the road to pick up pine cones that fell on the ground.
"Macru, can you give me the heart of reason? I need it to determine the direction." Enleco stopped the carriage in front of a fork and said.
The barbarian reluctantly took out the emerald and handed it to Enleco's hand.
Maklu was extremely fond of this beautiful stone, which he had purchased with his gold. And according to tribal rules, this beautiful stone should belong to him.
"When will you teach me magic?" Maklu muttered.
"Didn't I already teach you? You have to take your time. Moreover, I really don't know how to let you understand magic and meditation. You have to give me time to find the right method." Enleco said with a sigh.
He took over his rational heart, concentrated his mental energy on the thumb-sized emerald, and began to meditate.
After a while, Enleco shook his head helplessly.
Macru grabbed his beloved green stone and stuffed it into his arms.
"What? Haven't found it yet?" asked the barbarian.
Enleco did not answer Maclu's question. He asked instead: "You should know better about those goblins. Do they like to wander around?"
"Don't ask me, I have never seen those goblins. People who have seen goblins have already turned into mummies. I only know that these guys like to be alone. They have a strong sense of territory and will definitely be on the same mountain. There will not be two goblins. But even one goblin would be a great disaster for our tribe." Maklu said while shaking his head.
"But my ring must be in this mountain forest. Maklu, are there any tribes you know here? Maybe they can tell us the whereabouts of the goblin." Enleco said.
"We will never live close to the road." Maklu said, shaking his head.
"It's best to take that ring back quickly. You don't know how powerful that ring is. It can easily control various creatures, and it can also detect what is thinking in the minds of other creatures. I hope those The goblin has no way to control such a ring. Otherwise, your tribe may have been reduced to ruins." In order to make his fellow barbarians work more actively, Enleco threatened.
"Since it is such a powerful thing, you should make it so that we can understand it at a glance. I won't sell that thing." Maclu complained.
"However, my tribe is in the mountains far away in the east. There are several chains made by my white-bearded friends there. Before I left the tribe, I had asked the tribe members to hide in the valley blocked by the chains. That was where we were originally. A place to spend the winter. This time we got a large herd of cattle and sheep. My people are hiding in the valley and don’t need to come out. They will be fine." Makru said this with a rather proud tone.
Enleco shook his head disapprovingly. No one knew better than him that no magic defense barrier other than the heart of reason could expel the power of the soul ring.
Driving the carriage forward, Enleco planned to reach the next town before dusk.
Maybe asking the locals can get some helpful clues.
The carriage drove for about an hour, and suddenly the horses pulling the carriage made a frightened neighing sound.
The four horses seemed to be in a panic, their steps were chaotic and they retreated step by step.
The barbarian Maklu seemed to feel the same danger. He quickly jumped out of the carriage and held the thick red pine stick studded with long nails tightly in his hand.
Enleco pressed the cast iron wrench next to the carriage, and the two huge wheels of the carriage were locked tightly and could not move at all.
Although he knew that his martial arts skills were not very good, Enleco still drew the scimitar from his waist.
Although the martial arts skills that Silaya taught him in a very short period of time in the shadow pirate camp did not make him stronger, the scimitar no longer looked so awkward in his hand.
Enleco waved his arms twice and regained some feeling.
Having lost so much blood, he was lucky enough not to turn into a corpse, but there was still a feeling of exhaustion and weakness that was unavoidable.
But Enleco had no complaints about the forbidden magic that almost killed him.
Although he did not intend to try cutting his wrists with a machete again, he was still extremely excited to learn a new powerful forbidden spell.
Now Enleco truly feels that he is a Forbidden Curse Mage, an out-and-out Forbidden Curse Mage.
"Macru, what did you find?" Enleco asked.
"I'm afraid we have encountered something that I least want to encounter." Maklu said with a solemn expression, and he tightened the nail stick in his hand.
"Is it a goblin?" Enleco asked.
"This feeling is terrible, it should be those nasty goblins." Maklu said.
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the horses. It was obvious that he was planning to escape.
"Give me the heart of reason, it can protect us from harm." Enleco shouted.
This time without any hesitation, the barbarian put the lovely green stone into Enleco's hand.
As the long chanting of mantras sounded, a faint green light enveloped everything around Enleco.
Completely different from when dealing with Drekes, this time Enleco was not trying to deceive others, but to dispel the influence of spiritual magic.
As the green light enveloped Maklu and the four horses, neither the barbarians nor the horses pulling the cart were panicked anymore.
The horses gradually settled down.
"Okay, that's really good." The barbarian grinned excitedly and waved the thick nail stick twice, showing a high-spirited look.
"Pross, please teach me this magic quickly. It's better than those chains." The barbarian shouted happily.
Enleco did not answer Macru. He released the brake and drove the settled horses forward cautiously.
Although the rational heart can resist mental magic, it cannot cope with other forms of attacks.
Now the only one you can rely on is the strong and powerful barbarian beside you.
Although Enleco can still cast lightning magic, he never thinks that those lightning can be used to deal with high-level magical creatures like goblins.
During the ancient war between gods and demons, goblins and vampires were also the highest level of demonic creatures in the demon camp.
In addition to being uncreative, this race is far superior to humans in every aspect.
Unlike Enleco, Macru felt that he could not exert all his strength on the carriage. He carried a nail stick and walked on foot next to Enleco's carriage.
After climbing over a hill, the town is at the foot of the mountain.
Seeing the scene before him, Enleco gasped.
I saw countless ferocious beasts gathered at the foot of the mountain.
The clumsy and powerful black bears gathered together and stood on a high slope.
The striped tigers are majestic and entrenched on the slopes of the hills.
There are also countless jackals and wild dogs running around in the town.
The ground was covered in blood-red patches, and the little beasts were tearing at the carcasses of livestock crazily.
Horses, cattle, and sheep became their delicious meals.
Those black bears and tigers were obviously the first beasts to enjoy the food. They rested leisurely on their own land and basked in the sun.
The appearance of Enleco and the others immediately aroused the alertness of the beasts, who turned their heads and stared closely at the lonely carriage.
Maklu yelled at the herd.
The warlike roar made even the most ferocious beasts tremble.
The ferocious beasts retreated one after another, but immediately they seemed to be driven by an invisible whip. They trembled for a while and then gathered around again.
The fur on the beast's back stood up, and their eyes shone with a faint green light.
The horses pulling the cart started to move again, instinctively keeping them away from danger.
It is this instinct that gives this animal its colorless running ability.
Macru whined and waved the big stick in his hand, he was already planning to do something big.
To him, the beasts in front of him were just a little too numerous, but they weren't actually scary.
He can kill a tiger with one stick.
But Enleco was not so optimistic. Looking at the corpses in the distance, Enleco suddenly had an idea.
He whispered the incantation and waved his right hand forward.
Suddenly the carcasses of the dead animals stood up one after another, and some of the carcasses still had residual pieces of meat hanging on them.
Under the command of Enleco, these things that had already lost their lives launched a frantic attack on the beasts that had just taken their lives.
Perhaps when these animals were alive, they would never dare to face the beast head-on.
But after losing their lives, they are no longer afraid.
On the contrary, the hearts of those beasts were filled with fear.
Chickens, ducks and geese, these poultry have no fighting power even if they turn into skeletons, and the same goes for pigs and horses.
But cattle and sheep with horns on their heads are completely different.
The sharp horns penetrated and tore the flesh of the beasts.
Although this injury cannot kill those ferocious beasts, the livestock that become undead creatures will not lose their lives again.
If you want to completely eliminate them, you can only rely on the magic of the magician, or turn these corpses into ashes.
But these beasts don't have that ability.
Although the beasts tore these corpses into pieces countless times, these corpses were always put back together.
Only the powerful black bear can break up the bones, but that can only delay the undead creatures from being put back together again.
What's more, besides these undead creatures, there is also a strong opponent in front of them.
The nail stick in Macru's hand is most powerful in this kind of melee.
He rounded the stick and waved it hard.
With every blow, several beast corpses flew far away.
When they fall to the ground, they join the ranks of the undead.
Macruh swung the big stick in his hand as much as he could without leaving any room for it.
There are no allies around him, and he has no good impressions of those undead creatures that have lost their lives but are still able to move.
Crushing the carcasses of animals into pieces did not bother him in the slightest.
Maklu fought to his heart's content, and the big stick he waved in his hand easily took away the lives of many ferocious beasts.
Suddenly, Maclu's body paused, and his expression became extremely dull.
The savage could not even hold the spike in his hand.
The heavy nail rod flew a long distance and hit the ground heavily.
Those beasts that had been severely beaten saw that their most ferocious opponents had exposed their flaws, and immediately pounced on them viciously.
Although Enleco flicked his fingers repeatedly and used scorching lightning to block the offensive of those beasts.
But except for the lightning knocking down the beasts at the front, the beasts behind were not harmed at all.
Maklu was like a huge rock loosened in a flood, and was suddenly washed to the ground.