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As night fell, the shadow from the direction of the Impassable Mountain Range gradually shrouded them like a growing ridge. Eventually, it merged with the sky and completely engulfed the brown and green land.
It was the first time for Lorgar to see such a scene. When flying in the sky, even a giant like Maggie could only cast a small shadow on the mountains, rivers, and fields. When the shadow behind them nibbled at them, it seemed slow, but there was nowhere for them to escape. No matter how fast they flew, it was useless.
She had a deeper understanding of the vastness of the Barbarian Land.
Lightning approached them and whistled. "Let's land. We're here."
"Ow —!"
The giant beast began to fall, and the wolf girl on its back suddenly felt herself floating. The feeling of falling made her a little flustered, and her hands involuntarily grasped the fur.
Before long, the three of them landed on a small hill.
"This is..."
"The secret base of the Exploration Group." Lightning waved her hand. "Follow me."
The little girl suddenly disappeared after going around a huge tree stump. Lin Sanjiu followed and found that the tree stump was actually hollow. There was a small door on the side facing the steep slope, and there were piles of firewood and simple stone chairs inside.
"Even if we fly to Taquila, it'll still take us two days. Let's spend the night here and set off tomorrow morning." Lightning opened the window opposite the door and let the wind flow. The rotten smell in the trunk immediately dissipated a lot. "Now it's time to barbecue. Have a taste of my cooking."
"Did you... build this place?" Lorgar looked around curiously. In the end, she had accepted the invitation and joined the so-called Neverwinter Exploration Group. After all, in addition to the little girl's promise to take her to the abandoned city, the information about the demons just happened to scratch her itch. The more she knew about the enemy, the more advantageous it would be for her in future battles. She had no choice but to set off without detailed information. Now that she had a reliable source of information, she had to make a little "sacrifice".
I'll just take it as accompanying the two little fellows for a while.
"It can't be considered as building. I just found a naturally created residence." Lightning quickly set up a bonfire and lit up the interior of the stump. "Worms had eaten through it, and the upper half had collapsed in the wind and rain. The branches and leaves just happened to fill the trunk, forming a natural roof. As for the window and the door, they were chiseled by Maggie. There are many places like this in the Barbarian Wasteland. As long as you are careful enough, explorers will never lack a place to shelter them from the wind and rain. "
Unexpectedly, she felt that the other party's answer was reliable.
Under the flickering light of the fire, Lorgar noticed that there were bolts nailed to the back of the simple doors and windows to effectively prevent uninvited guests from breaking in. Above the bonfire, there was a smoke vent that could be opened and closed. Obviously, it could also be used to escape in an emergency. The firewood was placed on higher ground to avoid being soaked by water. There were also two drainage ditches dug on the ground that led to the outside. So, although there was a rotten smell, it did not feel wet.
There were many similar details, and it didn't seem like something an underage child would be able to grasp.
For a moment, she was a little confused about the details of the Exploration Group.
Maggie hummed a tuneless coo song while taking out jerky from her backpack and roasting it over the bonfire. Lightning took out a variety of seasoning jars from her waist and sprinkled them evenly on the surface of the jerky. The two cooperated very well. Obviously, it was not the first time they had done this.
Soon, a tempting aroma spread through the trunk.
"Eat it." Lightning handed her a skewer of roasted meat.
Lorgar took the roasted meat, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly put it into her mouth.
A rich and delicious taste suddenly gushed out. First, the warm grease stuck to her mouth, then the saltiness brought by the spices, and finally the thin shredded meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was hard to imagine that this was a delicacy that could be enjoyed in the wild. Even the best banquets in Iron Sand City did not taste as good as this.
She could not help but shake her tail and exhale a lingering fragrance from her throat. "Good, delicious …"
"Of course, this is not ordinary jerky, coo!" Maggie said proudly. "It was originally a giant lake frog in the Great Snow Mountain Icespring. It took me a lot of effort to catch it! Its leg is as big as Lightning's, so I had to pickle it and eat it slowly. "
The Wolf Girl was stunned. "Lake frog? What's that? Can it really be eaten? "
"Don't worry." The little girl seemed to have read her mind. "Explorers exist to explore the unknown, and novel food is also one of them."
Lorgar pursed her lips, but in the end, she still could not bear to put down the half piece of jerky. She closed her eyes and swallowed it.
After savoring the aftertaste between her lips and teeth, she looked at Lightning and asked, "Are there only two of you in the Neverwinter Exploration Group?"
"Now there are three of us," Lightning corrected.
"What about the other members of the Witch Union? Why do you want to invite me to join? " Princess Lorgar thought for a moment and chose to speak frankly. "I came to the Western Region to challenge strong enemies and hone my skills. I'm not interested in exploring the unknown …"
Lightning was silent for a moment, which was rare for her. "Because they rarely leave Neverwinter. Even if they do, they don't like to wander around in the wild. They have more important things to do than exploring … such as staying in the factory to produce those machines. My father once said that a person can't complete a real adventure alone. If you want to become a great explorer, you have to form your own team, and you're the only witch I've met in the Barbarian Land. "
"This girl is serious." Lorgar suddenly realized that the Exploration Group was not just an excuse she made up on the spur of the moment. She really wanted to do it. However, judging from her slightly lonely tone, she guessed that not many people would take her words seriously. They would just treat it as a joke from a little girl, just as Lorgar had thought.
For a moment, she saw a trace of herself in the Wolf Girl. Before she defeated all the challenges and became a real warrior, few people could understand her passion and dedication to fighting. Even in Iron Sand City, female warriors were still a very small part of the population.
Thinking of this, the Wolf Girl could not help but sigh softly. She pretended to be helpless and said, "Since I'm also a member of the Exploration Group, what do I need to do next?"
Lightning's eyes lit up. She took out a sheepskin map from her pocket and handed it to Lorgar. "The nearby unexplored areas are marked on this map. If you happen to pass by, you can draw the novelty you find on it — bird's nest, beehive, wolf's cave, anything will do."
"But you can't sneak around alone. This is the first rule of the Exploration Group. You have to wait for us to come back before eating together!" Maggie interrupted.
Lorgar unfolded the map and saw all kinds of strange patterns drawn on it. There were also a lot of annotations on the side. For example, where the eagle's nest was written, there were two chicken legs and four eggs. Lorgar did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Why do I feel like I've been cheated?"
"Ahem … okay, I see." She put away the map. "But what do you mean by waiting for you to come back … Are you going to leave Neverwinter?"
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