The Magic Herb Swamp, which was called the Endless Abyss by the locals, was actually just a large muddy lake. The biggest feature of this muddy lake was that there was a type of aquatic plant growing on the surface of the lake. It looked like an orchid, lush and dense. These grasses floated on the surface of the lake, and their roots were connected to the bottom of the lake. From afar, it looked like a patch of lush grass. The roots of the aquatic grasses near the shore were denser, and a person could still withstand it if they stepped on it. However, if they were further away from the shore, the roots would not be able to support a person's weight, and a person would sink into the ground with a single step.
It was not that the muddy lake had no buoyancy, but it was filled with long roots and deep mud. Even the King of the Swamp, the Crocodile, did not dare to enter the muddy lake. It was easy to get entangled by the roots and be trapped to death. That was why there were no larger animals in the Demonic Herb Swamp other than insects, fish, prawns, snakes, and frogs. Even the larger aquatic birds didn't dare to forage for food here. They were also afraid of being entangled by the dense roots of the aquatic plants and unable to escape …
Redi was no stranger to the Demonic Herb Swamp. Two years ago, the Northern Sea City was newly developed, and the Black Mire Swamp was on the other side of the Blue Cang River. His family had developed a small portion of the Black Mire Swamp into fertile farmland, but the Black Mire Swamp on the other side of the Blue Cang River was still the habitat of the ferocious and gigantic Magical Beast, the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles.
Without the strength of a Silver-ranked Combat Energy, it was impossible to harm the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles. This was mainly due to the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles' large bodies and tough skin. Without Silver-ranked Combat Energy, one would not even be able to leave a mark on the crocodile's skin. Because of this, the skin of the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles became the first choice for the marine soldiers of his family. Wearing armor made from the skin of the crocodiles was not only light and had high defense, but it also increased buoyancy and warmth. That was why the family hunted the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles in the Black Mire Swamp.
In order to develop the Black Mire Swamp in Northern Sea City, the family specially built two super crossbows to deal with the Ironspine Bay Crocodiles. Laurist even brought the corpse of the largest Special-Ridge Bay Crocodile he had killed to North Sea City and placed it as a specimen in the plaza. As a result, the plaza was named Crocodile Plaza. The kids even treated the specimen of the Ironback Gulf Crocodile as their playground. Their favorite thing to do was to climb in and out of its open mouth …
He remembered that when the family was building the hundred-kilometer long embankment that connected the Tortoise Mountain Fortress to the North Sea City, the Ironback Bay Crocodiles from the Black Clay Swamp on the other side of the river came to attack the construction workers. Unfortunately, they were all killed by the giant crossbow bolts. When the Hundred Mile Long Dyke was completed and named Xiluoba Dyke, the Ironback Bay Crocodiles on the other side of the river finally learned their lesson and no longer crossed the river to seek death.
If the mountains don't come to us, then we'll go to the mountains. The guards guarding the Tortoise Mountain Fortress were bored, so they discussed with the navy and found a shipyard to build two boats for crossing the Blue Azure River. Then, they placed the two super crossbows on the boats to hunt the resting Ironback Gulf Crocodiles on the other side of the river. Not long after, not a single Ironback Gulf Crocodile could be seen on the river. Thus, the people who went to hunt started to gradually enter the Black Mire Swamp on the other side of the river. The carcasses of the Ironback Gulf Crocodiles became the Norton Family's meat and materials for armor.
The vast Black Clay Swamp had only been explored by the Norton Family's hunting team up to this point. In this part of the swamp that had been explored, the hunting team had already discovered a few muddy lakes similar to the Magic Grass Swamp. At first, the hunting team thought that there would be a lot of Ironback Gulf Crocodiles hiding in the dense grass and decided to burn the grass to force the crocodiles to reveal themselves. Who would have thought that after burning all the water plants, they would realize that it was a huge muddy lake. The lake was filled with the roots of the water plants. Just by throwing a hook into the lake, they could pull up a small mountain of tiny roots. They even found many carcasses of the Ironback Bay Crocodiles that had not yet rotted. They must have accidentally fallen into the lake and died.
Redi trained in the Rock Castle and would occasionally go out to relax. One time, he was invited by Paul Binsi who was leading the hunting team to the Black Mire Swamp, and he fell in love with hunting the Ironback Gulf Crocodiles. His favorite thing to do was to challenge a medium-sized Ironback Gulf Crocodile by himself. He treated it as an opponent to train his swordsmanship. After staying in the Black Mire Swamp for a long time, he was very familiar with the muddy lakes like the Magic Grass Swamp. When he found out that the Egret Lake also had such a muddy lake, he wanted to use the Magic Grass Swamp to escape or to teach his pursuers a lesson.
A night ago, Redi came to the swamp. He was very happy to see the large grass field in front of him, and it would be difficult to find him if he dived into it. But after taking two steps, he felt that something was wrong. He quickly used his sword to look down and broke out in cold sweat. Isn't this the muddy lake in the Black Mire Swamp? If he took a few more steps, he would definitely sink into it, and he would be done for …
That night, Redi chopped down the bushes and two crooked trees around the Magic Grass Swamp. He then used some rattan and leather strips from his tattered leather jacket to weave them into ropes. He tidied up the bushes and started to set them up in the depths of the Magic Grass Swamp. A muddy lake like the Magic Grass Swamp was not without buoyancy. The main problem was that when a person or animal fell into it, they would panic and struggle. The more they struggled, the more they would be entangled, and in the end, they would be dragged to the bottom of the lake like a cocoon.
Even Redi had to be careful when he was setting up the wooden planks made from broken bushes and trees into the depths of the swamp. The most important thing was to remain calm when falling into the muddy lake. He could not make any violent movements or he would be entangled by the roots of the aquatic plants in the lake. First, he would float to the surface and gently grab onto the floating plants. He would slowly pull his body towards the shore and be careful not to get his feet entangled. That way, he would have a chance of escaping. Of course, it would be safer to have his companions on the shore to rescue him.
However, Redi was currently alone and had no help. He spent the entire night and morning to set up his plan. He then hid in a small swamp by the shore and waited for the pursuers to arrive. No matter what, he had to get some supplies from the pursuers. Otherwise, he would not be able to survive the cold weather …
The first to arrive at the scene was the Silver-tier guards led by Grandmaster Sandy. Seeing Redi's figure disappear into the lush grassland, Grandmaster Sandy glanced at the corpses of the soldiers on the ground and ordered without hesitation, "Go and find him …"
"Yes!" One of the Silver-tier guards replied and rushed towards the grassland with a dozen of his companions.
Grandmaster Sandy did not think that these Silver-tier guards would be a match for Redi. She only hoped that they would be able to hold him back for a while. Once she arrived, she would be able to take care of this brat from the Norton Family. Shandi had some impression of Redi. He was Laurist's quiet and taciturn attendant. She remembered that Laurist had introduced him to her as his eldest disciple. Grandmaster Sandy thought it was funny at that time. How old was Laurist? How did he learn from others and take in disciples?
That was a few years ago … At that time, the Norton family had defeated the second prince's army of a hundred thousand. Master Swordswoman Sandy and Princess Silvia were trapped in the Grand Duke's mansion in Gildusk City. They had captured Baron Shahin Henned and his Golden Knight Tabeck, who had come to take over the Grand Duke's mansion, as hostages, hoping to use them to leave the North. However, they did not expect Laurist to barge into the Duke's Mansion alone and defeat Princess Sylvia. He then defeated Grandmaster Sandy and forced her to release the hostages. In the end, Laurist personally escorted them out of the North.
Grandmaster Sandy had always thought that Laurist's victory over her was a coincidence and luck. She had been in the enemy's territory and could not help but be cautious. Furthermore, she still had some strength left when she was defeated, but Laurist had fainted from exhaustion after leaving the Duke's Mansion. That was why Grandmaster Sandy had always thought that Laurist was not a match for her.
On their way back to the Eastern Barren Province, Princess Sylvia got along very well with the new head of the Norton family. The Great Swordmaster Sandy took the opportunity to learn more about Laurist's swordsmanship through Princess Sylvia. It turned out that Count Norton had trained in the legendary martial arts of the Eastern Wasteland Monks. No wonder he was so strange.
However, the Great Swordmaster Sandy was not optimistic about Laurist's chances, even though Princess Sylvia had told her about the bottleneck she had faced in her swordsmanship training, allowing her to see the light. However, Grandmaster Sandy did not appreciate his help. She believed that she did not need Laurist's guidance. She could spend a few months to find the weaknesses and problems in her swordsmanship. Laurist had only gained some insights after sparring with her. She believed that Laurist had gained more from sparring with her than she did, which was a huge advantage.
Grandmaster Sandy despised Laurist for his lack of ambition. He had a powerful family army, but he stayed in the north like a tortoise. It was not that he only retaliated when others wanted to attack him, but she did not expect that her adopted daughter, Sylvia, would have a good impression of Laurist. This was something that she would not allow. She hoped that Sylvia would marry an unparalleled hero in the future. Looking at Laurist, he did not have an outstanding appearance, and he trained in the unreliable martial arts of the Eastern Wasteland Monks. Although he was a noble that had been around for hundreds of years, he had always been holed up in his family's territory. Compared to the Fisablon Family that had dominated the plains and supported the second prince in establishing the Iberian Kingdom, they were nothing.
What made Grandmaster Sandy feel helpless was that the world changed too quickly. It was hard for her to keep up. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. She heard that the Norton Family, in order to take revenge on the second prince for sending the level 3 swordsman Jared to assassinate Laurist, had sent troops to the capital of Wendelbri to capture the king. This was outrageous. At the same time, they had defeated the two border rangers led by Viscount Christopher, making the viscount and more than 15,000 soldiers captive.
Faced with such a terrible situation, Grand Duke Fisablon had no choice but to give in temporarily and send Princess Sylvia to the Norton Family's territory. She signed a large order in exchange for cattle and sheep, freeing the Viscount and the captured soldiers in exchange for the Norton Family's goodwill and disregard. Thus, the Fisablon Family began to lay low and work hard for a few years in order to rise …
Now that the Fisablon Family had finally accumulated a powerful force, the Great Swordmaster Sandy once again looked down on Laurist. It was the Norton Family's greed and pursuit of gold that created the current powerful Fisablon Family's armed forces. The Grand Duke had relied on the Norton Family's endless supply of standard cavalry equipment to create a powerful and invincible light cavalry. He had conquered the Jinchuan region in one fell swoop, making up for the Fisablon Family's last shortcoming.
The Norton Family would never be able to imagine the value of a set of standard cavalry equipment that they forged in the grasslands. Many Grassland Barbarian tribes would kneel down in front of the Grand Duke's horses just because of a few sets of standard cavalry equipment … Great Swordmaster Sandy sometimes thought that if the Fisablon Family had grasped the secret of forging standard cavalry equipment, they wouldn't be like the Norton Family, selling these precious standard cavalry equipment for gold coins and cattle. This was simply an act of supporting the enemy …
Her beloved adopted daughter, Princess Sylvia, had taken a liking to Lollister, which was unacceptable to Master Swordswoman Sandy. However, she understood her adopted daughter's temper very well and could not openly oppose her. She had advised Sylvia a few times in secret, but she was unable to change her heart that was filled with love and fantasies. In the end, Grandmaster Sandy had no choice but to use her ultimate move, forcing Sylvia to go into closed-door training for a few years so that she could advance to 2-star Gold rank as soon as possible.
Perhaps the passing of time would make Sylvia understand that her love was just an illusion. However, she did not expect that after four years, Sylvia's yearning and love had become even more intense. She had actually gone to the Northern Lands alone to invite Laurist to participate in the Knight Tournament that Grand Duke Fisablon had specially organized for her. Wasn't this the same as sending a lamb to the tiger's den? Fortunately, the Grand Duke had almost fallen out with Laurist during the Knight Tournament and did not agree to the Norton Family's proposal. However, Sylvia did not participate in the tournament due to the death of her short-lived brother. Instead, she had gone to the Northern Lands to relax. Fortunately, Grandmaster Sandy was always on the lookout and did not let that hateful Laurist succeed …
When she heard that the Grand Duke's closest nephew had been killed by Redi from the Norton Family, Grandmaster Sandy felt that this was a very good opportunity. It was the best time to sever the relationship between Sylvia and Laurist. Thus, she volunteered to capture Redi. If Redi died in her hands, then Laurist would definitely not let the matter rest with the Fisablon Family. If the two families became enemies, she wanted to see how Sylvia would be able to marry into the Norton Family … The Fisablon Family had a strong army and the Grand Duke was preparing to unify the power of the Iberian Kingdom. He was not afraid of fighting with the Norton Family …
"Plop … Plop … Plop …"
A series of sounds of falling into the water, screams, and cries for help could be heard. Grandmaster Sandy quickly turned around and saw that only half of the dozen Silver-tier guards were still on the grass. Their bodies were sinking into the water, and their bodies were entangled with countless black and white lines. There were also various kinds of water plants and leaves. The more lines entangled them, the faster they sank. Grandmaster Sandy was about to go forward to rescue them, but she saw a guard who was about to collapse grabbed the hand of his comrade who was trying to pull him up. In a blink of an eye, the guard who wanted to save him was also entangled with those lines and dragged into the water …
How much time had passed? Only three of the dozen Silver-tier guards were left … These three were smarter. Although they were calling for help, they did not dare to move. They also realized that the faster they moved, the faster they sank. Grandmaster Sandy felt a chill down her spine, but she did not dare to go near the muddy lake. She shouted at the soldiers who were rushing over, "Quick, go and pull them up!"
It was not easy to rescue the three Silver-tier Guards. A few local hunters came and told them about the incident at the Magic Herb Swamp. Now, even the Great Swordswoman Fairy was in a difficult position. She had seen Redi dive into the depths of the grass, but she did not expect the grass to be a natural trap. She had lost more than ten Silver-tier guards. What should she do now that she could not enter the swamp?
"Burn it! Burn the grass! Let's see how that bastard can stay in there. Without the cover of the Magic Grass, as long as that bastard shows himself, we will know how he entered the swamp. It will be easy to catch him then! "Grandmaster Sandy gritted her teeth and said.
"But, Grandmaster Sandy, the Magic Grass Swamp is too big. We need to transport a lot of kerosene. Otherwise, the grass will have a lot of moisture and will not be able to burn …" A soldier who looked like a captain said.
"Then go and transport kerosene! Quick! The rest of you, surround the Magic Grass Swamp and set up sentries. Do not let that bastard escape! "
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