The hunter gulped down the venison and led the way. Aglaia put away her wand, whistled and followed behind him.
They did not walk far.
The hunter's ears perked up and his nose twitched. He took out his wand and stared at the snow in the distance. After staring for a long time, he did not see any problems. He asked Aglaia curiously.
"Did you hear anything?"
Aglaia shook her head. "No."
"That's strange. I think I heard something."
The hunter mumbled and continued on his way.
Aglaia let out a sigh of relief and made a gesture to the snow. A transparent figure in the distance stopped moving, and the soft footsteps disappeared.
She was not stupid and did not want to follow a stranger. But now that Fatir was in danger, even if there was a problem, she had to take the risk and try.
Fortunately, she had the green dragon that could turn invisible. The whistle just now was to summon the green dragon to her side. Although her mental state was not very good, now was not the time to care about this. If there was a problem later, she had the ability to protect herself.
An hour later, Aglaia followed the hunter and arrived at a village in the forest. This area was surrounded by a wooden fence, and the snow on the ground was cleared. It looked quite tidy.
In the snow, there were some neat vegetable fields and wooden houses. It looked like a village in the countryside. Vegetables like radishes and cabbages were planted in the vegetable fields.
Under some oak trees, there were some men and women in thick leather clothes. They surrounded the fire and put their hands on the fire to warm themselves. There were about a dozen of them.
Some of the fire even had food on it. When these people saw Aglaia coming, they did not show any surprise or other special expressions.
Aglaia's nervousness faded a little. This place looked like a peaceful village in the countryside. It was very peaceful. It seemed that the hunter in front of her was not a bad person.
"Are you all wizards?"
Aglaia asked the hunter.
"Yes, we are."
The hunter answered briefly. "We are all wizards."
"So many wizards, do you all live here?"
"Yes."
The hunter replied, "I'm the leader here."
Aglaia was very surprised. This place was the wilderness in the north of Scotland, completely away from any major cities. He wondered why anyone would stay in such a remote place.
As they spoke, they arrived in front of a small wooden house.
"Do you want to come with me to get it?"
The hunter asked as he stood in front of the wooden house.
Aglaia shook her head. "No need. I'll wait for you here."
She did not intend to enter someone else's house, let alone a stranger's house that she had only met once.
The hunter didn't say anything and went into the house.
Aglaia stood outside and looked at the village. Gradually, she felt a little strange. The people coming and going in the village all had a strange expression on their faces. They were numb, relaxed, comfortable, and even overly quiet and decadent.
Aglaia, who had been with dragons for a long time, was not used to this. When she interacted with dragons, they were always vigilant against her and always wanted to challenge her. She had to be prepared to deal with challenges at any time. She didn't even dare to lie on her stomach when she slept. As for decadence, she didn't dare to at all …
Not long after, the hunter who entered the house came out. He came out with a medicine and handed it over. Aglaia took it and looked at it. It was Viburnum, and it was a standard medicine.
This made her feel relieved. She heaved a sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been suppressed for a long time were finally relaxed. With the medicine, Fatir could get better treatment, and it would be easier for her to return to the Hogwarts.
"Thank you."
After that, she immediately turned around and wanted to quickly go back the way she came.
"Wait a minute."
The hunter asked calmly behind her.
"Aren't you going to pay anything?"
Aglaia slapped her head and secretly scolded herself for being so silly. She had said that she would pay, but she forgot everything once she got the medicine. She quickly put her hand into her pocket and took out a handful of gold coins. She handed it over.
"Here, these, keep the change."
She said generously. In terms of money, she was still relatively confident. Viburnum was not an expensive medicinal herb. This money could buy ten viburnum in the hospital.
But after the hunter looked down at the money, he showed a somewhat disappointed expression and shook his head.
"This won't do."
Aglaia was stunned. She held up the gold coins and counted them.
"Uh … Is the money not enough? I only have this much."
The hunter shook his head. "No, we don't need money."
Aglaia was stunned. "What?"
"What do we need money for?"
The hunter pointed around. "As you can see, our village doesn't need money. We live the most simple farming and hunting life. All resources are distributed uniformly, and all conditions are shared. Gold coins are useless to us."
"Money … Money is useless!!?"
Aglaia was stunned. Did this group of people live in a vacuum?
Looking at Aglaia's stunned eyes, the hunter smiled.
"Those people outside are fighting and killing for some gold coins. We don't want to live that kind of life."
Aglaia was speechless for a long time. She had never encountered such a thing. After being stunned for a long time, she said, "Okay, then what do you want to give me the medicine?"
"Oh, it's very simple."
The hunter smiled. "Everything in our village is shared. As long as you join our village, you can allocate all the resources here."
"That's it?"
Aglaia looked at the viburnum in her hand, somewhat in disbelief.
The hunter nodded. "That's it."
Aglaia was skeptical. "Just agree verbally."
"Yes."
"Then what obligation do I have to fulfill?"
"You can also share with us what you have. That's enough."
Aglaia still felt that something was strange. Although she was full of doubts, she still nodded when she thought of her father who was still suffering in the snow.
"Okay then, I promise you that I can share with you if I have something in the future."
The hunter glanced at her, took out his wand and pointed it in the air.
Aglaia felt a slight heat on her arm. A red flame symbol appeared on her wrist.
"What is this?" she asked with a frown.
"A beacon."
The hunter took off his clothes, revealing a flame symbol on the muscles on his arm.
"Everyone in the village has one. It's convenient to contact each other."
"Okay, okay, then we'll contact each other again."
With that, she walked out of the village without looking back. As she hurried, she secretly wondered if these people's brains were damaged. No money, all resources shared, living in a dream …
Back at the abandoned wooden house.
At this moment, the fire was almost extinguished. Fatir leaned against the fire, curled up into a ball, twitching non-stop. He was probably having a nightmare, his mouth kept muttering, "Don't … don't let go … don't let go … don't let go …"
Aglaia touched her father's head. It was frighteningly hot.
She quickly took out the medicine and tried to apply it on her father.
Suddenly, Fatir's fingers grabbed Aglaia's wrist like an iron hook. He opened his eyes and said as if he was possessed, "I'm sorry … I can't help … I really can't, I can only choose one …"
Aglaia felt the pain and used all her strength to pry Fatir's hand away and slapped his face.
Fatir woke up from his nightmare a little. After he saw the person in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief. His pupils dilated and he fell to the ground again. He did not move and fell into a deep sleep.
Aglaia did not say anything. After applying the medicine on Fatir, she silently added some firewood to the fire and hugged her arms in the corner.
She had an inexplicable fear. She felt that the moment her father woke up, he did not see her. He treated her as someone else and kept apologizing.
Thinking of her mother, thinking of him not coming home for many years, Aglaia felt as if there was a thorn in her heart. She gritted her teeth angrily. She thought to herself that when this guy woke up from his coma, she would tie him up and bring him back to apologize to her mother …
As she was thinking about these trivial things, she, who had been working hard all day, fell asleep in a daze.
After some time, she woke up with a start. Her wrist was burning. She rolled up her sleeves and saw that the red flame symbol on her hand was frighteningly bright.
She also heard laughter coming from outside.
This laughter shocked her. She thought of the terrifying night when her friend was turned into an animal. So she grabbed her wand and stood up. She looked out of the window.
At this moment, the sky was half dark. The light reflected from the snow in the forest made the whole world appear gray. Between the trees, there were occasional flashes of fire. That was the direction of the laughter.
Was it the group of people she saw during the day?
Aglaia thought to herself. What are these people doing here in the middle of the night? It would be fine if they startled her. But if they startled the dragons, it would be troublesome. The dragons would not allow strangers to enter their territory.
Thinking of this, she stood up and walked out of the house with her clothes tightly wrapped. She walked into the snow outside.
Sure enough, there were many lit torches in front of her. The sound was about a hundred meters away from her. She was worried that the dragons would be awakened. So she hurried over with her wand.
When she was about ten meters away from the forest, she saw a shocking scene.
The group of villagers she saw during the day were wearing strange and revealing clothes. The men and women were wearing the same clothes. They stood in the snow. They kept making pleasurable sounds.
They were standing in circles with torches in their hands. In the middle of the circles, there were some strange moaning sounds.
Aglaia did not know what these people were doing. But just looking at their clothes was enough to make her blush. She raised her wand and asked loudly,
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
The crowd turned around. Their expressions were not much different from during the day. They were still natural, calm, and smiling.
But in this environment, that smile had completely changed. No matter how one looked at it, it was extremely strange.
"Hey, stay away from here. Otherwise, it might be dangerous."
Aglaia gritted her teeth and shouted, "Do you hear me? Go somewhere else."
At this time, the hunter who gave Aglaia the medicine during the day stood up. He was only wearing a strange tight-fitting camisole. He said, "We're here for you."
Aglaia asked, "What for?"
"You're one of us."
The hunter said, "Of course we're here for the night of reproduction."
He pointed at the men behind him and said, "We think you're very beautiful and want to share their bodies with you."
Aglaia was confused. She felt that she was probably not awake. So she shook her head and said, "Ha … What did you say?"
"They want to share their bodies with you and reproduce."
The hunter explained patiently. His tone was as calm as if he was discussing whether to eat pork or beef the next day.
Aglaia's mouth was wide open. She understood what the hunter said. She was shocked. She pulled out her wand and raised it. She shouted, "Do you know what the f * ck are you talking about? Why the f * ck should I … "
Aglaia's face turned from white to green. Just repeating the hunter's words was enough to make her want to vomit. She did not understand how someone could say that without a change in expression.
"Why not?"
The hunter said softly, "Everything we have here is shared, including our bodies."
"Shut up!!"
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