Lightning shuttled back and forth through the hills south of Border Town, filling the parchment filled with squares in her hands one by one.
This was the new task she had recently accepted, which was to cooperate with Soroya to draw a map of the Western Territory.
If she flew with Soroya, the altitude would be greatly reduced, and it would be difficult to pass through the woods. Therefore, she first drew a rough outline, and then Soroya pieced them together to draw the whole map. Under the magic pen, the map looked the same as if it was looking from the sky, and every detail was lifelike.
When the parchment was filled, Lightning turned around and returned to Border Town. Today, after several months of practice, her flying speed was getting faster and faster, and according to His Highness Roland's calculation, her speed was almost 120 kilometers per hour. At this speed, the strong wind blowing against her face almost made her unable to open her eyes.
She thought that this was the limit of what she could achieve, but just the day before yesterday, His Highness gave her a gift. It was a leather headband, wrapped in two copper rings, and one side of the copper rings was inlaid with pure transparent glass. As long as she wore it, she would be able to stay away from the wind.
His Highness said that this was called wind-proof glasses, which were made when he was making glassware. He also said that with this, she would be more like a little Izreal. Lightning didn't know who Izreal was, but she understood that it took a lot of effort to join the leather, copper rings, and lenses together. Each piece of leather had a double layer of stitching, and the inner side of the copper rings was tightly wrapped, so there was no need to worry about scratching the skin. The back also had a buckle similar to a belt, which could be adjusted at will. It didn't look like something that was casually made.
She immediately fell in love with this gift, and almost slept with it on the top of her head. Now, as long as she pulled down the wind-proof glasses, she could fly as fast as she wanted, no longer having to pay attention to the whistling wind in her ears.
After a while, Lightning arrived over the town, and was about to return to the castle to give the grid map to Soroya, when a white figure suddenly passed by the corner of her eyes. Looking sideways, she saw a pigeon spreading its wings and gliding in the direction of Longsong Stronghold. Pigeons were not rare birds, but this one was different. It was too fat. Just its wings alone were enough for him to gnaw on for a day.
Lightning swallowed her saliva. She remembered the time when she was stranded on a deserted island, catching fish and birds with her own hands and roasting them over a bonfire. Although the food provided by His Royal Highness was also very sumptuous, she had been eating butter bread and mushroom soup for a whole month, and she was already somewhat tired of it. If only she could catch a pigeon and roast it … She touched the small bag of salt and pepper on her waist and made up her mind.
With a turn, Lightning dashed straight towards the pigeon, who quickly noticed the uninvited guest. It folded its wings and swooped down, as if it wanted to drill into the forest and get rid of its menacing pursuer.
Lightning was slightly stunned. She didn't expect this pigeon to be so smart. Then she grinned, turned sharply, and chased after it. Since the Months of Demons, when she had lured the hybrid demonic beasts, the little girl was confident that nothing could escape from her eyes.
Sometimes the pigeon would fly over the treetops, sometimes it would fly at a very low altitude, flying close to the ground. However, the distance between the two was getting shorter and shorter. No matter how hard it flapped its wings, it was unable to get rid of Lightning.
The forest quickly retreated, and the sun shone through the dense branches. Light and shade alternated, until they passed through an open area, the surroundings suddenly became empty and bright. Seizing this opportunity, she raised her speed to the limit, and in a flash, she hugged the pigeon from behind and pressed it to the ground.
The pigeon struggled hard but was unable to break free from her grasp. Lightning pulled out a knife from her waist, ready to kill her prey, but the other suddenly opened its mouth, "Don't coo! Help me coo! "
The little girl shivered, and was so scared that she almost dropped the knife. But she quickly recovered, "Are you a witch?"
The pigeon nodded again and again.
"I thought I could change my taste," Lightning regretfully sighed and put away her knife. "My name is Lightning. What's your name?"
The other swelled up, and then turned into a human shape. "Maggie, you actually wanted to eat a bird!" She accused.
"I ate a lot before." Lightning shrugged and reached out to pull her up. Suddenly, a bead rolled out of her arms, bounced twice on the ground, and fell into a small pit. Lightning walked over to pick up the bead, and when she was about to hand it back to Maggie, she found that this glass-like transparent red bead was engraved with a string of strange runes, which looked very familiar.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then hooked the string around her neck, and took out a dark red pendant from her chest. Comparing the two in her hand, she found that the runes on them were exactly the same.
"Huh?" Maggie poked her head out from behind, "You also have a Tracking Sigil?"
"What … is a Tracking Sigil?"
"You don't know? This thing can be sensed by a Magic Stone, and can locate the holder's position. "She paused," No, why should I tell you, you just wanted to eat me. "
"Do you have a Magic Stone?"
"No." Maggie shook her head.
"So you can locate my position?" Lightning asked curiously.
"No, you must have a matching Magic Stone in order to locate the corresponding Sigil." This time she answered very quickly, "And only witches can use it. You don't know anything, so how did you get it? "
"My father gave it to me when I was a child," Lightning returned the bead to the other, "What about you?"
"I'm not telling you," Maggie made a face, then curiously looked at the former, "Are you a witch of the Witch Cooperation Association? I heard from Ashes that you don't want to leave Border Town. "
"Are you one of her people?" Lightning curled her lips, "I thought you were a newcomer attracted by the rumors. Everyone is living well here, why would they want to leave? "
"Because it's dangerous, the Church may send an army at any time."
"An explorer won't be timid because of danger," Lightning said, her face slightly red. Well … the trip to the Stone Tower doesn't count. When I go to the ruins next time, I must be the first to step into the basement, "Moreover, His Highness Roland has a lot of incredible inventions, as long as you see them, you will definitely be attracted to them. One of them is a weapon that can shoot fist-sized iron balls, and anyone who touches it will be torn to pieces. "
"Really? Can you take me to see it? "Maggie exclaimed.
"That won't do, unless you join the Witch Union and become one of us."
"But I have to take Ashes back …" She hesitated.
"Then you can take her back," Lightning persuaded, "There are a lot of fun things here, there's a machine that moves by itself when boiling water, there's a weapon that can attack the enemy from a kilometer away, uh … how far is a kilometer? In short, it's very far, people will only look the size of a tree branch. " She gestured with her hands and feet, "And in the Concealing Forest, there are even more places to play. Poking a beehive, picking mushrooms is nothing, but hunting birds and wild boars is interesting. After peeling off the fur, you can roast it over the bonfire until it's shiny, and then sprinkle salt and pepper on it, it will be delicious. "
"Really?" Maggie couldn't help but lick her lips.
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