The Dark Forest was also covered in snow now. Han Shuo's feet crunched on the snow as he made his way to the village where the dwarves lived.
The dwarves had been forced to leave their original village last time because of the Forest Troll's appearance. Although Han Shuo had faintly discerned the direction they'd left in through the original demons, Han Shuo couldn't be certain where the dwarves had gone after so much time had passed.
The Forest Troll had left and hadn't appeared in a long time. Han Shuo didn't think that the dwarves would necessarily give up their original village, so he decided to go there first to investigate.
When Han Shuo arrived at the passageway into the village and looked around, a smile blossomed involuntarily at the corners of his lips. Han Shuo was certain that the dwarves hadn't left from the various concealments and arrangements around the passageway.
Han Shuo threw his head back and gave a long whistle, the snow on the trees rustling and falling off. His sensitive ears then clearly picked up the sound of approaching footsteps. Indeed, after a while, a few dwarven warriors wielding battle axes and iron hammers approached from afar with cautious looks on their faces.
"Don't worry, it's me who's coming." Han Shuo immediately yelled out before the dwarven warriors could get close to him.
The dwarven warriors in the distance couldn't help but sigh in relief when they heard Han Shuo's voice. When they walked up to Han Shuo, one of the dwarves said, "Because it's winter, many things are difficult to obtain. Although this village has been exposed, we have no way of building suitable houses in a short amount of time. Therefore, even though we know that there may be danger here, we don't want to freeze outside and have returned to the village. "
"Winter has come. I've come this time to bring winter rations and some thick clothing for you. In addition, you can rest assured about the Forest Troll, they won't continue to harass you in the future. "Han Shuo smiled faintly and comforted the dwarf.
The dwarves immediately cheered when these words were spoken. Their expressions were inexplicably excited and filled with sincere joy and relief.
"That's great. Recently, we've already eaten most of the food you brought last time. Because you haven't appeared for a long time, the village chief thought that something had happened to you. However, we didn't know how to help you, so we could only worry about you. It's great that you're here. Let's quickly enter the village and tell everyone the good news. " The dwarf who had answered before said happily. His short and strong legs quickly strode forward, heading towards the depths of the village.
Hearing that Han Shuo had come, the dwarves who were hiding in their houses to keep warm in the cold weather all came out of their houses and greeted Han Shuo in a friendly manner.
"Oh, it's great that you're fine. Han Shuo, we were very worried about you." The dwarf warrior Bennett said to Han Shuo with a look of pleasant surprise.
Arriving at a flat area where the snow had been swept away, Han Shuo did not say anything. He smiled as he took out the rations and daily necessities from his Space Ring, piling them up into a large area.
"These are the rations and daily necessities I've brought this time. There are also some thick clothes that will keep you from feeling the cold this winter. In addition, you don't need to worry about the threat of the Forest Troll. You just need to live here in peace. The Forest Troll will not make trouble for you in the future. " Han Shuo saw that the dwarves were wild with joy and felt that his actions had produced results. He couldn't help but open his mouth to explain.
All the dwarves were excited when the rations and daily necessities appeared on the ground. Even the women, children, and elderly who hadn't come out of their houses came out when they heard the news, shouting loudly from afar.
"Thank you, Han. If I didn't have your food and daily necessities, I wouldn't have been able to survive. I think many of us will starve and freeze to death this winter. The food and clothes we have are enough for us to use this winter. How can we repay you? " Chief Calvin kowtowed to Han Shuo with the dwarven etiquette and then spoke with great gratitude.
"We're friends, don't mention words of gratitude." Han Shuo responded.
To be honest, these rations and clothes weren't worth much, but it was a bit difficult for merchants to transport them over. Therefore, when they arrived in the Dark Forest, whether it was the Forest Troll, the dwarves, or any other race, they would all be willing to spend everything in exchange for these rations and daily necessities.
However, with the transportation matrix in the cemetery of death and the existence of an enormous space ring, Han Shuo had easily completed this task that should've taken a lot of manpower and resources. There wasn't much difficulty at all.
"Han, you said that the Forest Troll won't harass us anymore. Has the elves already fought against them and completely routed them?" The dwarf warrior Bennett thought of another matter and looked at Han Shuo with great interest.
Han Shuo started when he heard these words and then asked Bennett, "Can it be that the elves are planning on fighting the Forest Troll again?"
Nodding, Bennett said angrily, "That's right, they even invited us and said they wanted to teach these damned bandits a painful lesson. However, our village's defenses are too weak and the chief didn't agree to let us participate in the battle. Can it be that it wasn't the elves that stopped the Forest Troll from invading us? "
"Of course not. The threat of the Forest Troll will be slowly brought under control in the future. Don't worry. Mm, alright, I still have some matters to attend to. I'll come find you next time. "Han Shuo said.
Han Shuo didn't wait for the dwarves to urge him to stay as he spoke a few careless words and hurriedly left the dwarven village. When Bennett said that the elves would wage war against the Forest Troll, Han Shuo couldn't sit still after hearing this news. If it was before, Han Shuo would've wanted nothing more than for the elves to raze the Forest Troll to the ground.
But now, the Forest Troll was completely under his control, and could even be said to be his personal power. In addition, he needed the Forest Troll to cooperate with him on his mission with Emily. It would be very inappropriate if the elves came out to cause trouble at this time.
However, it would take several days to travel from here to the Forest Troll's stronghold and back. Han Shuo still had many things to take care of in the Empire, so he couldn't split himself for the time being. This gave Han Shuo a bit of a headache.
After careful consideration, Han Shuo felt that things weren't urgent. He'd wait until he'd settled things with Phoebe, attended a banquet with her, and then brought things to the Forest Troll's stronghold. It would only take a day or two.
If the elves wanted to make a move against the Forest Troll, they might not necessarily make it within these few days. Not to mention that although the elves were strong, the Forest Troll weren't to be trifled with. The fact that the elves hadn't gained any advantage against the Forest Troll in so many years already spoke volumes.
The sky had already darkened, and Han Shuo took advantage of the silence to return to the cemetery of death. He wasn't in a hurry to leave immediately. Instead, he took out another Divine Brain Fruit and endured the extreme torture in the cemetery of death. He digested the Divine Brain Fruit just like last time, allowing the brain region in his brain to develop once again.
When Han Shuo felt that his body had recovered, his facial features had become even more distinct. The speed at which his mental strength condensed and circulated had increased along with his magical yuan. Han Shuo could faintly feel that there were already signs of a breakthrough in the molded spirit realm. It looked like it wouldn't be long before he'd be able to enter the next realm of demonic magic.
The next realm of demonic magic was the "true demon" realm. Once Han Shuo entered this realm, he would form the demon infant and become a "demon" in the truest sense of the word. The first three levels of solid body, channel opening, and molded spirit training were only the basics of demonic magic. Before the demon infant took form, one couldn't be considered a true demonic practitioner.
Once Han Shuo could enter the "true demon" realm, he would be considered to have truly entered the next level. With the demon infant's assistance, the true demon realm would allow him to fly in the air, refine magic treasures with magical yuan, and reforge the Demonslayer Edge. He could also train in some other powerful demonic magic, and he could even refine yin demons, which were even more powerful than the original demons.
In short, the true demon realm was a dividing line. As long as he reached this realm, there would be many ways for Han Shuo to increase his strength, and his strength would greatly improve. Therefore, when Han Shuo felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, the joy in his heart was indescribable.
It was already the morning of the next day, and Han Shuo didn't continue to stay here. He left the cemetery of death and used the transportation matrix to return to the Empire, then headed directly for the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force.
The ambiguous conversation he'd had with Fanny last time had filled Han Shuo's heart with boundless anticipation. Although Fanny hadn't immediately agreed to his pursuit, Han Shuo had basically understood Fanny's intentions. He understood that as long as he worked hard to advance another level, reach the level of adept mage, and graduate from the Academy, he would be able to capture the beautiful teacher's heart.
Han Shuo still wasn't clear on some of the more specialized terms for some of the new magical questions, and had to ask Fanny in order to understand. Therefore, Han Shuo still needed Fanny's help at this stage.
When he arrived at the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force and walked in the direction of the necromancy major, he encountered a few students from other majors along the way. Han Shuo suddenly discovered that he'd become famous. The gazes of those people when they looked at him were filled with surprise and admiration. There were even some beautiful female students whose eyes shone with the light of admiration.
This kind of attention greatly satisfied Han Shuo's vanity, and he was in a rather good mood along the way. When he saw the admiring gazes of the beautiful girls, Han Shuo even greeted them in a friendly manner and displayed a radiant smile, causing the female students to blush and run away with small, quick steps.
However, when Han Shuo passed through the training fields, his good mood was immediately shattered, and the smile on his face was replaced by a gloomy expression. In front of one of the training fields of the necromancy major stood the earth rider Clark, wearing a well-fitting shirt and holding a large bouquet of fresh flowers. He stood there with a smile and was looking inside.
Passing through the open door, Han Shuo saw Fanny explaining some magical knowledge to the necromancy major students with a smile on her face. However, Fanny's expression wasn't affected by Clark at all, and she didn't look at Clark either. She almost ignored Clark's existence.
Even so, Han Shuo still felt quite disgruntled when he saw Clark standing there and gazing at Fanny with deep emotion. When he strode towards the doors of the training fields, he suddenly burrowed in, tilted his body to the side, and purposefully exerted force with his shoulder, causing the bouquet of fresh flowers to twist and scatter the flowers to the ground.
In his actions just now, Han Shuo had purposefully lightened his footsteps and only suddenly sped up when he reached Clark's side. Clark, who'd been staring at Fanny, hadn't been able to defend himself. It was already too late by the time he'd discovered it, and the bouquet of fresh flowers had become a bit of a joke.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that this is our necromancy major's training fields, and it was an accident that you blocked the door. " Han Shuo immediately appeared a bit apologetic when he saw Clark glaring at him like he was breathing fire, and explained to Clark.
"Eh? Brian, why did you think of coming to the training fields today?" Fanny's beautiful eyes abruptly lit up when she saw Han Shuo walk over, and she walked towards Han Shuo with a radiant face, gesturing for Han Shuo to hurry inside.
Han Shuo was satisfied with Fanny's performance, but Clark's presence still made Han Shuo unhappy. He purposefully put on an ugly expression as he looked at Fanny and then at the fresh flowers in Clark's hands. He said eccentrically, "Who is the noble knight Clark waiting for with these fresh flowers?"
Fanny started and rolled her eyes at Han Shuo with a smile that wasn't in a good mood. She then walked over and said a bit coldly to Clark, "Mister Clark, I think I've already made myself clear enough. I just want to peacefully teach here and hope that you won't continue to disturb me like this. In addition, I don't want to have any unnecessary disputes with you because of your noble status. I think you understand what I mean? "
Fanny's words were for both Clark and Han Shuo to hear. She was obviously rejecting Clark's pursuit, and was secretly expressing her attitude to Han Shuo, as well as telling Han Shuo not to think too much about it.
Therefore, when these words came out of Fanny's mouth, Clark's face immediately became ugly and dejected, while Han Shuo was in a great mood and a smile once again hung on his face.
Clark nodded with a gloomy expression and sighed softly. He then held the flowers that had been set to zero and left the training field with a dejected expression. He did not say another word.
"Are you satisfied now?" Fanny secretly reached out a hand and pinched Han Shuo, saying fiercely, "You dare not believe me!"
"Oh, it hurts, I believe you, I believe you!" Han Shuo was inwardly pleased as he feigned a pained smile.
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