Since a few days ago, when Lin Sanjiu and the others saw the giant pit, the number of traps they encountered along the way had decreased significantly. Sometimes, they would not even encounter one in a day. Although there were still a few trailing behind them.
Although Lin Sanjiu did not know the reason for this change, there was no need for Lin Sanjiu to look for those people and ask them why they did not continue to cause trouble. Marco Lin was more than happy to be able to embark on this journey with an unknown destination in a relaxed mood.
The more primitive a society was, the more self-sufficient it was. After leaving Wulian City, they crossed the Doomsday Mountains from the southwest peninsula and arrived at the traditional southwest region of the Lost Land. Now, they were heading towards the west of the Lost Land. Along the way, there were not many places where they could spend money.
If they were thirsty, there was water from a stream and some plants that were rich in water. If they were hungry, there would be different fruits all year round. They could also pick some wild vegetables and make a pot of vegetable soup. Even if they went hunting, it would not be a problem to make roasted meat or meat soup.
As long as they were strong enough, they could go anywhere in the Lost Land without having to worry about starving to death. Of course, on the other hand, if they were not strong enough, they could still go anywhere in the Lost Land, but they would become a means for other creatures or people to not have to worry about starving to death. In the end, this world still respected strength.
Unfortunately, this good mood did not last for long. Perhaps it was because she had learned a lot of ways to use magic from her teacher. Of course, the injured girl did not want to stay quietly and recover. She cast a long-lasting, weakened version of Floating on herself. The biggest advantage of this was that it could reduce the weight of the caster, so Halloumi did not have to put too much pressure on her leg injury. At the same time, she could move freely.
After finding a way to move, how could Halloumi be willing to continue being tied to the passenger seat of the carriage? Although she could not move as freely as before, the girl still got off the carriage and used her legs to patrol the nearby area. But this time, she did not dare to run too far. She knew that if something went wrong, it would be difficult for her to escape.
Being wild did not mean that she was reckless. Just like now, the girl who was walking back with a lot of doubts said to her teacher, "Teacher, I found a village not far ahead."
"Well, if you found it, then so be it. Why do you look like you just ate a fly?" Lin Sanjiu did not understand the girl's expression.
"I think there's something strange about that village. But I can't put my finger on it. "
When it came to other people's intuition, Mr. Lin would rather believe it than not. But in order to confirm the truth, more evidence was needed. So he turned to ask the girl driving the carriage, "Kaya, is there any information about that village on the map?"
The girl checked the map she had compiled through her spectacles again. Apart from that, she also checked all the original maps of this area. In the end, she could only shake her head.
It was a village without any records. Lin thought to himself.
The map information of the Lost Lands was very different from the information obtained from scientific measurements on Earth. On Earth, great details were emphasized. Whoever could record in greater detail would have more people using it.
However, in the Lost Lands, the outdated surveying and mapping methods made it so that people could only selectively record important information. As an important landmark to determine their location, it was of course important. Secondary was any place where they could replenish their food, water, or seek shelter. Of course, this was referring to the gathering place of the Homo sapiens.
Most of the gathering places, even those that were not friendly to outsiders, were still much better than the natural environment in the wild. Some of the most basic requests, in the spirit of mutual aid, were rarely rejected. Therefore, the location of the gathering place was also one of the most important information on the Lost Lands map. On the other hand, the truly dangerous locations rarely appeared on the map of the labyrinth.
In fact, this was understandable. If there was a fatal danger, the people who went in would probably not be able to come out. Naturally, there was no way to transmit the message that the place was dangerous to the outside world. Other than the places that looked dangerous, such as dragon lairs, active volcanoes, and the abyss, the places that were marked as dangerous, or there were too many rumors to prove that it was dangerous, and no one could refute them.
Another reason why the gathering place was not recorded on any map was that it was a new gathering place that had not yet been recorded. Updating a map was not easy even on Earth, let alone in the Lost Lands.
However, the details had to be confirmed with one's own eyes before one could speculate.
Lin was always interested in the gathering place that he had passed through on his journey. Travelling was for the sake of broadening one's horizons. The most important thing was to learn about the local customs. The first two were the scenery while the latter two were the people. Both were things that were worth seeing.
Besides, although a certain someone was an otaku, he did not suffer from crowd phobia. Why would he want to suffer when there was a better place to rest? Thus, he said to the two young girls, "Using your imagination here will not give you the real answer. Let's go check it out. If it doesn't work, we'll leave. "
Lin Sheng sat down on the co-driver's seat. Under Hallumi's guidance, the carriage quickly arrived at the strange village that she had mentioned.
In Lin's opinion, this village was no different from the villages that he had seen during his adventure in the southwest peninsula. In fact, it could even be considered more luxurious.
Normally, the establishment of a village was for the convenience of land reclamation, mining and the like. It was a temporary gathering place. Thus, the living environment would be very simple and the houses would be scattered. The wooden walls would leak and the roof would be thatched. Those houses were only slightly better than sleeping in the open.
There would not be any shops or inns in those places. Usually, those who had extra things or those with more spacious houses would earn some extra money.
However, the layout of the houses in this village was not too bad. There was also a fence around the perimeter. Perhaps it would not be of much use against real threats. However, it was enough to stop domestic animals from going out and wild beasts from entering.
Inside the houses, there was even a well-built house. It appeared to be a place for someone of status to live. Although the other houses were slightly inferior, there was still a gap between them and the simple village. It could be said that as long as this place continued to develop, the population would increase and it would become a small town.
However … … it was as Hallumi had said. It felt strange. To put it bluntly, there was no human life. It was as though they had entered a ghost town.
The carriage entered the village. Not long after, a group of people appeared out of nowhere. They either stood in the shadows of the houses or peered through the windows of the houses to spy on the strangers who had entered the village.
Were they very cautious? Or was there something else strange? It was difficult for Lin Sheng to make a judgment.
Before entering the village, Lin Sheng had been wearing the trademark small cape of a magus as he walked at the front of the carriage. The intention of doing so was to warn those with ulterior motives not to provoke someone they could not afford to offend. On the other hand, Lin Sheng's direct appearance was also a show of goodwill. He wanted to let others know that he was willing to interact with them and not act like a group of lowly commoners who could not get close to or touch a magus.
"My Lord." An old man, accompanied by a few old women, walked forward shakily. He nervously pinched the felt hat that he had been wearing on his head. He squeezed out an unnatural smile and said, "Is it the Lord Magus? Our village urgently needs your help. The evil from underground is threatening the lives of all the villagers. I hope you will not be stingy in lending a helping hand. " At the same time, he took a small bag from an old woman behind him and said, "Although it is not much and is nothing to you, my Lord, this is the money that the entire village has collected."
What was going on this time? In the last village, they came to stop the carriage to make a statement. In the end, a bunch of people died and a magic stone mine was destroyed. This time, they were putting on the same show again. What was going to happen?
However, Lin Sheng still asked, "Old lady, don't be in a hurry to give us the reward. Why don't you tell me what happened first? See if the matter can be resolved. "
Unsure if the other party was telling the truth, Lin Sheng decided to sound him out first.
If the other party opened his mouth and said that there was an evil dragon living nearby, he would definitely leave. Not doing things that were beyond his power was a certain someone's basic principle. Although he could occasionally make a losing deal, he would definitely stay as far away as possible from those that would cost him his pants.
It was not like a certain someone to pat his chest loudly before he had even figured out what was going on.
The old man readily followed the good advice. He first handed the small bag back to the person behind him. He turned sideways and waved his hand. "My Lord, please follow me to our village chief's house. Only then will the village chief be able to tell you more clearly what has happened. "
"Please lead the way."
Lin Sheng walked with both feet. Kaya was still driving the carriage. Hallumi, on the other hand, sat quietly in the carriage, not daring to move. The strange atmosphere was so oppressive that the girl almost could not breathe. The group followed the old man to the most luxurious house in the village. And as they walked toward the house, more and more villagers joined the crowd and followed at the back.
The house did not look like the style of a maze. It looked more like a combination of a meeting hall and a residence, except that it was neatly built and better maintained than the others.
The old man stood respectfully outside the house and said to the inside, "Village chief, a Mage has come with his subordinates."
A girl who was so beautiful that she was speechless walked out of the house. She was dressed like a witch in some primitive beliefs, with bright colors and a rather special totem.
Looking at this beautiful girl who did not fit in with the village, Lin Sheng felt as if he had seen a phoenix in a pile of weeds. But this way, the lingering sense of incongruity was even stronger.
The girl walked out of the house with her eyes closed. Lin Sheng did not know if she was born blind or if she was used to walking in her own territory, so she did not need to open her eyes to run into walls. When she came in front of him, her eyes slowly opened. Her two large eyes were watery, and she was a beauty with bright eyes and white teeth.
She tilted her head and smiled sweetly. Just as she was about to speak, there was a muffled bang, and a bloody hole opened in the forehead of the beauty. Lin Meng turned his head. Lich, who was holding the magic gun, had no intention of hiding at all. Instead, she smiled somewhat proudly. As for the two young girls beside her, they had the same look of astonishment on their faces.
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