The prairie in early summer is colorful and full of vitality. The green oil grass is like an endless ocean, extending to the end of the sky and the earth; wild alfalfa, golden grass, and ryegrass do not show any weakness, growing wantonly in the oil grass, showing off their tenacity

On the ocean of grass, you can also see low shrubs, lilacs, sea buckthorn, awn branches, and unnamed clumps of dwarf trees. They are like waves on the green sea, swaying with the wind, one after another.

Under the curtain of green sea and blue sky, there are colorful exotic flowers and plants, melons, fruits and wild berries, adding a lively and charming temperament to this magnificent and boundless grassland scene. There are many rare varieties that are rarely seen, such as wide and oily leaves.

Golden blood moss is a moist, bright red color with a dazzling golden thread. Not only are they beautiful in appearance, they are also key raw materials in many pharmaceutical formulas.

Looking around, there are dozens of Golden Blood Moss growing in a small patch of grass.

The convoy of the Randall Expeditionary Force formed a long queue, meandering forward on the refreshing sea of ​​​​grass. Fifteen dragon lizards, which were huge, muscular but compact and elegant, each dragged a heavy truck full of supplies, letting the logs

The solid wheels grind out ruts on the grass. They can also lower their heads leisurely, roll the golden blood moss in the grass nest into their mouths with their tongues covered with fleshy spines, and chew it slowly.

Hundreds of burly and strong soldiers followed the dragon lizard war beast. Most of them were pulling two-wheeled carts. Supplies were also bundled on the carts. The soldiers acting as rickshaw pullers braved the scorching sun and walked as fast as flying, with no trace of their faces.

Sweat and breathing were smooth and normal, appearing effortless.

Not everyone needs to walk. The fifteen log carts have enough space for people to rest on them. His Highness Randall’s followers and Pastor Dane have their own places, but not everyone likes to stay there.

Inside the carriage.

Bertina rode her big dog "White Bread" and rushed out of the team screaming with joy and rushed towards the beautiful grassland. She saw the grassland for the first time in her life and was full of freshness about everything here. In the distance

There was a prairie fox holding a newly captured fat gopher in its mouth and looking curiously at the convoy. Bertina rushed out desperately to have fun.

The silly big Aka roared with a smile and chased after "White Bread". Bertina's two alchemy warriors who were responsible for protecting also followed behind and chased desperately. The wizard Imerson sitting on the carriage shouted loudly: "

"White Bread", wanting it to bring Bertina back, but unfortunately the ferocious war dog ignored him at all, and gradually ran away with its little master. Emerson had no choice but to order several razor beasts the size of spotted tigers to chase

"White Bread" to provide protection for his precious daughter.

In fact, Bertina will not encounter any danger at the edge of the grassland. The nearby wild grass grows luxuriantly and can cover the calves of an adult. However, due to the lack of stable water sources, there are almost no large herbivores, only hares and prairie otters.

Rats, foxes, wild cats, badgers and other small animals are running around in the grass. Occasionally you can encounter one or two old wolves, but there are definitely no wolves in groups.

Hunting hares, rats and mice alone cannot support an entire pack of wolves, let alone a group of large beasts and monsters.

The main dangers on the outskirts of the grassland come from poisonous snakes lurking in the grass and loss of direction. However, Bertina has Caligula by her side, so there is no need to worry about these.

Seeing the happy and joyful expression of Little Belle, Victor couldn't help but draw a smile at the corner of his mouth. He recalled that the eldest princess with platinum hair entered Wharton Prairie for the first time, and she also sneaked out to have fun alone.

As a result, the Gombis Expeditionary Force deviated from the planned route. The accompanying combat priest was so anxious that it was useless. He could only follow the large army across the Wharton Prairie and arrived at a remote border town, watching helplessly as the rapid

The Dragon Knights held a private meeting with the Iron Wall Knights of Dodo.

Roland is a powerful golden knight, and Belle is just an innocent and pure girl. No wonder Imogen is so worried, and other followers in the team are also worried that something will happen to Belle.

Victor thought for a while and asked the dragon maid Mei Wen to follow him. After all, "White Bread" is a ferocious war dog, and its running speed is amazing. It can easily carry Bertina deep into the grassland, and so can Caligula.

A big, careless kid who would just follow Bell's butt and run around like crazy. With Mei Wen by their side, they could make sure nothing went wrong.

In fact, Victor doted on Belle and Aka and allowed them to explore and play on the grassland. He was also able to indulge the two pistachios, one big and one small.

Bell and Aka had disappeared without a trace, but the convoy did not stop to wait for them, but continued to move forward. The most important thing when marching in the wild is to find the water source first. The soldiers and war beasts of the expeditionary force cannot be like rabbits and retter rats.

In that way, you can survive only on the moisture in the grass blades. Only by first finding a shallow river on the grassland can the convoy set up camp and rest, and traces of large animals and orcs on the grassland can also be found.

Surveying the environment of the prairie and the distribution of monster populations is the next main task of the expeditionary force. Victor hopes that this work can be completed within two months. The expeditionary force must enter the endless wilderness on the west side of the prairie before autumn arrives.

Forest. Otherwise, in winter, the cold climate of the forest, lack of food, road closures due to rain and snow, and other factors will seriously affect the exploration process of the expeditionary force.

Finding rivers in the vast and boundless prairie is not an easy task. Fortunately, the convoy has eyes in the sky. The wizard Imogen released the blue-eyed eagles and used their high-altitude vision to find water sources. However, the appearance of the blue-eyed eagles attracted ferocious people.

prairie harriers. They called to their companions and attacked the larger intruders. Relying on their numerical advantage, they beat the blue-eyed eagles raised by the wizard to retreat. The alchemy crows and forest falcons did not fly high enough and could not help.

What's the big deal? Victor had no choice but to personally take action, calling on the wind element to kill the prairie eagles thousands of meters above the ground one by one. Only then did the eagles escape from the battlefield in the sky. This attack also caused three blue-eyed eagles to break their wings and fall to their deaths.

The eagles were defeated in the battle, announcing the arrival of uninvited guests to the prairie. The convoy could not hide its whereabouts on the grassland with a wide view. There was no need for Victor to spread out the forward and flanking scouts. Everyone gathered in the convoy,

Seize the time and rush towards the river more than 300 kilometers away.

The alchemical dragon lizard has long endurance and can drag a truck for thousands of miles in a day. A third-level source-blood warrior with the life tenacity talent can keep up with the dragon lizard carriage. What really limits the marching speed is the carriage itself.

When the expeditionary force stopped in the Gray Rabbit Mountains, the soldiers felled trees and processed them into lumber. The craftsmen in the team used the lumber to convert 15 sleighs into four-wheeled carriages and dozens of two-wheeled carts. These

The vehicles are not exquisite in craftsmanship, they are heavy and durable, but they cannot withstand the torment of the Alchemy Dragon Lizard. If the vehicle speed is too fast, they will definitely fall apart.

The team could only maintain a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour, which was much faster than taking the antelopes and camels on the road. Around evening, the team arrived at a shallow grassland river. The clear river water reflected the dark purple sky, like a magnificent purple streamer falling on the river.

Among the green grass. Unfortunately, no large animals were seen near the river. They must have discovered the outsiders and escaped in advance. Today's dinner can only be bacon, salted fish, wheat porridge and dry biscuits.

Nelson directed the soldiers to set up the camp. They used large carriages to form a circle, and took out many long wooden thorns from the carriages and inserted them into the open space between the carriages. This is a common camping method used by Wharton grassland herdsmen.

It was necessary to set up a tent, but the Randall Expeditionary Force did not bring many canvas tents, because the psychic warriors were not afraid of severe cold and heat, and they could spend the night just by spreading a blanket on the grass.

A limited number of tents were reserved for followers. As for His Highness himself, the largest carriage in the fleet was his temporary residence. Charlotte directed the craftsmen in the team to build a tent around the carriage with wooden components and oil canvas.

A beautiful and unique tent hut. In fact, Charlotte asked craftsmen to build this unique tent according to her design. Nicole hopes that Charlotte can take good care of her husband's daily life on her behalf. At this point, Xia Xia

Lott put a lot of thought into it and did it very competently.

After the camp was set up, Victor let Laila, Dilly and Fulgeri walk around the camp, and all those annoying blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies died.

The power of dragon maids is more effective than any repellent potion.

After everything was taken care of, the soldiers started to make porridge over a fire. The aroma of bacon mixed with wheat spread everywhere, but Bertina and the others still didn't come back. Finally, Imerson couldn't sit still anymore. He quietly found Victor and humiliated him.

He begged: "Master, should we send a team of people to retrieve Bell?"

Victor smiled and said: "They are doing very well now. Isn't your Razor Beast also with Bell? You can know her location at any time. There is no need to worry too much. Just let them go crazy outside for two days.

.”

Emerson wanted to say something more, but through the curtain of the tent, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Charlotte, Marcy, and the dragon maid taking the sword-wielding maids to the river to wash up. They were dressed in cool clothes, with their bare white and smooth calves.

Talking and laughing, they walked through the reeds by the river. The wizard did not dare to look more, quickly lowered his head, bowed to Victor and left.

Seeing Imerson leaving in a hurry, Victor was speechless for a while. The ladies were just playing in the water normally, and Imerson's embarrassed appearance would make people mistakenly think that he caught the owner peeking at the ladies taking a bath.

Then it was blasted out.

Do I need to peek at beautiful ladies? Counting from the time I was at Castle Kites, ladies have been spying on me... Victor rubbed his smooth chin and thought proudly. He actually has a bit of the tsundere of a sun elf.

nature.

After dinner and returning to the carriage camp, Victor and Charlotte talked about Imerson's personal problems. He found that in the past few months, Imerson and Reverend Dane were getting closer and closer, which must have

Not a good thing.

Although Imerson is a wizard, he has believed in the Lord of Radiance since he was a child, and his attitude towards the military chaplain is very subtle. And Dane can also realize that Imerson is not a family wizard raised by the York family, he is a wild wizard. However,

Imerson's innate witchcraft is very useful, and he is especially good at cultivating alienated war beasts. Any major force welcomes wizard talents like Imerson, and the church is no exception.

People think that the clergy of the Lord of Radiance are the mortal enemies of evil wizards. In fact, the Church of Radiance is the force that supports the most wizards. They have two ways to place wizards. One is to select shadow priests from within the El Theocracy.

, the second is the secular political power controlled by the Knights of Radiance.

The church also has a self-consistent rhetoric for attracting wild wizard talents: wizards whose souls have been corrupted by the devil are the evil ones who must be purified, and servants of the Lord of Radiance can redeem the souls of wizards.

In short, whether the wizard is evil or not, the priest has the final say.

Dane must declare that Imerson is not an evil person, otherwise he will become a corrupt priest who secretly colludes with the devil. With the pastor's enlightenment, Imerson relaxed his guard against Dane and would pray to him every day to pray for glory.

The Lord redeems his soul, and perhaps also redeems Bertina.

Pastor Dane does not dare to challenge His Highness Randall. He just wants to have a good relationship with his companions on the journey. In the future, if Pastor Dane wants to borrow Imerson's ability, then Dane's weight will be enough.

Now, I naturally have the courage.

The problem now is that Imerson has learned about a different world through his association with Pastor Dane, and new ideas will inevitably come to his mind. This is human thinking instinct and cannot be controlled. It does not mean that Imerson will abandon it.

The Randall family. However, wizards with extraordinary powers must be bound and supervised by the family, and the sword-wielding maid can perform this task.

The Sword Maid is actually a secret warrior carefully cultivated by the big family. The lord will only give the Sword Maid to the internal members of the family. The Sword Maid is the family's eyes and ears placed around the core members. This is a bit too much. But if the core members

Always consistent with the family, the sword-wielding maid obviously comes from the support of the master. For example, when the Alina sisters got married and Nicole was named a baron, they would have the sword-wielding maid given by Rose Manor.

Nelson and the others selected two maids with swords. Imerson did not understand the reason and never took the initiative. No matter what he thought, Victor asked Charlotte to select two maids with swords.

He can take good care of his daily life and protect his safety.

Early the next morning, Victor planned to go north along the grassland river, and asked the Argonian raiders Dili and Fugre to go south along the river, splitting into two groups to explore this unfamiliar prairie. The most powerful red dragon maid

Laila stayed to guard the camp. He originally wanted to go alone, so that the exploration would be much faster. But Charlotte hugged Victor and begged, asking him to bring some guards with him. Victor had to let

Klaus and Marcy selected three source blood militiamen, plus three alchemy dragon lizards and four alchemy war mastiffs to form a convoy to accompany him.

The Alchemy Dragon Lizard is indeed a silver-level load-carrying unit. With a light load, it can run at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour for three days and three nights. This is to preserve the physical energy required for battle. If they run at full strength,

Very few monsters can catch them.

It's a pity that the Alchemy Dragon Lizard, as a war beast, is not friendly enough to the rider. Let alone an ordinary person who rides the Alchemy Dragon Lizard continuously for three days and three nights, I am afraid that he will be dried out by the air current in his face for most of the day. The senior bronze knight barely managed

Can exert the abilities of Alchemy Dragon Lizard.

Silver-level war beasts are best paired with silver-level riders. The accompanying Source Blood Militia limited the speed of the Alchemy Dragon Lizard. It took Victor 23 days to explore the northern area of ​​the prairie.

When they were about to return to the camp, Nelson, Pastor Dane, Charlotte, and the four dragon maids all ran out to greet Victor. After greeting each other, Victor noticed that their expressions were different and frowned.

He lowered his eyebrows and asked Nelson directly: "What happened here?"
Chapter completed!