When Laster fished Aatrox out of the swamp, Aatrox had lost his voice. This situation suddenly made Laster feel a little uncomfortable, but Laster didn't do it either. He didn't pay attention to this matter, wiped it once and inserted Aatrox directly.
It's always good to get Aatrox to shut up, but now Lester has bigger troubles to face.
Mosquitoes formed a curtain wall and swarmed in overwhelmingly. In the swamp, locusts and leeches clung to their bodies crazily. There were also some bright-colored insects and poisonous toads lying on the branches and skeletons of dead trees, making a crisp sound. In the rainforest swamp, every inch of land is filled with the best vampires. Microorganisms and hunters will use the shortest time to wipe out human corpses.
Stopping, Lester lit the small insect-repellent incense burner he carried with him. The incense burner was mixed with herbs that Lester had prepared in advance. Although Lester was not afraid of bites, mosquitoes had become a stumbling block, so he naturally had to find a way to get rid of them. .
When the insect repellent in the incense burner took effect, Lester was finally able to see the road ahead and continue moving forward.
The more inaccessible a place is, the more likely it is the border line of Ixtal. There is no doubt about this.
The stars were passing by, the sun and the moon were tilting into the sky. Lester looked up and saw a few beams of light shining like fences on the forest canopy. This was already the thirty-fifth day in the rainforest.
The number of human bones in front of them is gradually increasing. Judging from the clothes that have not yet rotted, most of them are the remains of Shuriman people. There are no open wounds. Most of them should have died in the harsh natural environment. For Lester Actually, he would rather see man-made wounds.
In the extremely depressing swamp, Lester finally saw the shore.
Leaving the green hell-like swamp, Lester set foot on land again.
At the same time, Lester also saw a pair of vigilant eyes hidden in the dense forest.
"I have no ill intentions."
Lester was not prepared to hide anything, and walked straight towards the pretty good guy who was camouflaging himself in the tree. If it hadn't been for his hostile energy, Lester might not even have seen a living person on the canopy of the tree. There is no doubt that this is an excellent bush hunter.
"Eternal God Emperor"
"Outsiders, stop!"
The warning sound was followed by the sound of an arrow.
With a "Hugh" sound, the poisoned arrow missed Lester's right foot and hit the ground. Lester stopped and spread his hands to show that he was not a threat.
"It seems that you understand Shurima. Since I managed to get through the swamp, why don't we come down and have a chat. I still yearn for Ixtal."
"The Nasiana people (note: Nasiana in Ixtal language represents the outside world outside of Ixtal, or the world beyond) are all evil spirits who are polluted by the void!"
The man's voice was full of hostility, as if he was unwilling to give in. Lester said seriously, not caring about the man's attitude.
"Do you really believe this? I think since you can appear here instead of being locked up in an isolated country by the elders, you must understand part of the truth hidden by Yuntar. Don't deceive yourself and others. The outside world It’s no different from what you have here. The void has not destroyed the world and has long been sealed in Icacia by the Ascended Ones.
If you are willing to listen to stories from outside and make friends from outside, put down the bow and arrow in your hand and let us have a good talk. One more friend is better than one more enemy, isn't it? "
The man was surprised when he heard what Lester said about Yuntar. After thinking about it, the man returned to the ground through the drooping vines from the tree crown and put away his bow and arrows.
"Doyin'er, Hunter Ariel."
The man pointed at himself and then at Lester.
"your name?"
"Lester, a wandering mage."
With a wry smile, Lester shook off the mud that had condensed on his clothes. He was probably no better than a beggar now.
"Doyin'er, I need to take a bath, do you have any good suggestions?"
Keeping the name Lester in mind, and glancing at the scabbard of the big sword behind Lester, Doyiner, who was still concerned, turned around.
"follow me."
Following Duo Yin'er, he continued walking into the dense forest. Lester, who was observing the environment along the way, also roughly understood the natural defense line built by Ixtar. Speaking of which, he still walked a long way. This swamp filled with the smell of death was... The obstacles that even the people of Ixtal cannot cross, together with the miasma jungle in the west and the vine tree wall controlled by elemental magic in the north, form a deadly border. I am afraid that only a small part of the non-swamp area is Ixtal. Taal's road to the outside world.
He had never looked down at Ixtal from the sky. Lester guessed that Ixtal might have a unique way to hide himself. Otherwise, it would be easy to spot Ixtal's man-made buildings from the sky.
When they came to a stream, knowing that Duo Yin'er was a man, Lester didn't shy away from anything. He took off his clothes in a few times, jumped into the stream and started taking a bath.
The mud patches were quickly washed away, and Lester regained his appearance before entering the rainforest, and washed his clothes again.
Duoyin'er glanced with disgust, but his eyes were fixed on Lester's body, and it was difficult to move away. He never thought that human body proportions could reach such a perfect level.
It's like some undiscovered axiom from the early Yuan Dynasty...
If Lester knew what Doyin'er was thinking, he wouldn't mind explaining what the golden ratio was to Doyin'er, but at this moment, he just felt that someone was interested in his backyard flower.
"Your body is beautiful and perfect."
Duoyin'er couldn't help but uttered the words of praise. It wasn't until he said it that Doyin realized that his behavior was a bit rude.
"Thank you. This body is indeed rare. The only regret is that it only likes women."
Not quite understanding Lester's attitude, Duoyiner thought for a while and said.
"Just wait, I'll get you some clothes."
Watching Duo Yin'er disappear into the jungle, Lester was also a little amused that he had misunderstood him.
It seems that although Ixtar chooses to be isolated from the country, the people living here are still very simple and sincere in character.
After drying his clothes on the big stone, Lester once again lay down on the pebbles of the stream. The cold water flowed across his body, completely freeing Lester from the pain of the swamp.
Closing his eyes, Lester enjoyed a moment of tranquility. Since swallowing the Void Pearl, he has gained the ability to breathe underwater, so Lester can sleep in the water without ice jade.
"Plop~"
The sound of splashing water echoed in my ears, followed by the sound of paddling water.
I thought it was Doyin'er who came back, but when he opened his eyes, Lester saw a cute little face like a flower.
The girl has a pair of bright golden eyes like a lizard, and her big eyes with natural purple eyeliner appear in perfect proportions on her pure face like an anime character, exuding curiosity and worry.
Blue-purple hair hangs down on her plump chest. She wears a plain-looking simple cloth that looks like the allure of Victoria's Secret underwear. A long, alluring lizard tail hangs down in the water, just touching her own breasts. Toes, cold and soft.
"Scared~"
After making eye contact with the man, the frightened strange girl took a few steps back and instinctively simulated the man's body and thoughts through the brief touch just now to judge the danger. The Shuma of the Misttail tribe began to undergo wonderful changes. Under the witness of Lester, the girl transformed into another 'Lester' with wide eyes in the form of flashing fluid.
As if the part of Vastaya's ability was stimulated, Lester also became a part of the shared spiritual channel and heard the voice of the Misttail girl.
[Is he awake? It seemed like nothing was wrong, so why was he lying in the water? What a strange human being~ Wait, is he worried about me? Don’t you have those weird and scary thoughts? 】
Lester, who kept his mouth closed, was stroking his chest muscles while talking in the inner channel, and questions came one after another.
Across the water curtain, Lester witnessed the girl's change.
The scene in front of him reminded Lester of Neeko in League of Legends. Neeko is a vastaya from the Misttail tribe. The Misttail tribe can transform their souls into mimetic forms through contact. She has lived in the Village of the Ancestors for a period of time. Lester understood that this ability was born out of Vastaya's soul-changing method, and it was considered a unique innate ability of the Misttail tribe.
Maybe one of Lot's descendants is the Misttail tribe?
There is no doubt that the alien girl in front of me is the mysterious Vastaya Misttail tribe.
There was a sound of 'rustling' in the distance, and the girl's transformed 'Leister' was stunned for a moment. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a blue bird and spread its wings and left. Lester could no longer listen to the girl's thoughts.
Duo Yin'er emerged from the dense forest, just in time to see Lester sitting up from the stream, and just in time to see Mount Everest rising to the sky in anger.
The two of them looked at each other and tilted their heads in embarrassment. Doyiner even took half a step back, making the atmosphere more subtle.
"Here you are, clothes. I'll wait for you over there."
Doyin'er always felt that he was in a very dangerous situation, while Lester stood up with a wry smile.
"Uh, thank you."
After taking over the simple white robe, Doyin didn't come back until Lester had dried his body and put on his clothes. The two of them sat by the stream.
"Lester, I want to know your reason for coming."
When he said this, Doyin'er's body went cold.
As the ranger Ariel guarding the border, Doyiner would naturally not let people with unknown intentions enter Ixtar at will. In fact, he planned to take Lester from another direction after asking questions and bring him here. St sent out the realm of Ixtar.
"I heard that Ixtal is a country that advocates magic. I am here for elemental magic and axiom magic. For the sake of fairness, I will teach rune magic and natural magic to some of the Ixtal people who have passed the trial."
Duoyin'er's face was startled. He stood up and looked at Lester again, but he couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation of mana, and his face couldn't help but change.
"You are lying. You are not a mage at all! But you said you want to trade magic?"
"I am a mage, I just can't cast spells now."
Picking up a wooden branch, Lester drew a few magic symbols on the ground with disdain.
"Doyin'er, I think you should use your brain more. Such deception is meaningless. I think I know the consequences of being exposed better than you. Don't treat me as a fool, and don't let yourself become a fool. This will be harmful to you. I have no benefit at all. The reason why I have no magic power is just because I have experienced some special things, which does not affect my ability to teach magic."
Frowning, he sat down again and stared at the profound symbols on the ground. Doyin knew that Lester was telling the truth. If Lester entered Ixtar in a deceptive way, he only needed to give two It is easy for a magic apprentice to expose the scam, not to mention the fact that Archmage Ixtali is there to check it, so he cannot stand the test at all.
"If this is the case, maybe you can enter the city of Ixouken (Note: Ixouken is the royal capital of Ixtal), but I need to follow Yuen Alai (Note: Yuen Alai For the royal family of Ixtar), report."
"Of course it's no problem. You find me a temporary place to live. I'll live there first. You and your Yuen Alai can come to me after discussing it."
"good."
Doyle, who did not dare to neglect, took Lester to the small ranger tree house where he lived, and settled Lester down.
It was getting dark, so the two returned to the ground and lit a bonfire. As the host, Doyin'er took out his treasured fruit wine and roasted a jungle deer.
After tearing off a piece of venison leg meat and putting it into his mouth, Doyin'er glanced at Lester who was feasting on his meal and gestured with his fingers back and forth. It took a while before Lester understood that he wanted to express the number 'fifteen'.
"I'll look for you tomorrow, Yuen Alai. You stay here first, and at most... this number of days, I will come back and tell you Yuen Alai's decision. If Yuen Alai disagrees with you, then there's nothing I can do about it. "
"Okay, I'm not here to fight with you Ixtal people. If you don't want me to come in, I won't go in."
After wiping the oil nozzle, Lester looked up at the tree crown. A white-faced owl was looking at him with its head tilted.
Lester smiled.
If you can't go to Ixtal, it seems like a good idea to go see the situation of the Misttail Tribe.
Following Lester's gaze, Doyin'er also spotted the white-faced owl on the canopy of the tree, and couldn't help but wonder why there was a white-faced owl here.
"It's rare to see this kind of white-faced owl here. Most of them are further south."
"Yeah, a rare little guy."
After giving a friendly wave to the white-faced owl, Lester took the initiative to show the roasted venison in his hand to the white-faced owl and called out softly.
To Doyin'er's surprise, the white-faced owl on the tree crown, which had always been dismissive of humans, actually flapped its wings and landed next to Lester. He took the kebab handed over by Lester with his mouth and tilted his head. Take a bite.
"Lester, you are very special."
Duoyin'er, who had complicated eyes, always felt that something was not right, but there was no fault at all in the harmonious scene between humans and animals. Instead, Lester seemed to be friendly and kind, which made him a little happy.
Someone who is kind to nature and animals is hardly a bad person, subject to certain exceptions, of course.
"I am indeed special enough. I can't deny this. But you will leave tomorrow. Are you going to tell me this tonight? Don't you want to hear stories from the outside world?"
Being stared at by the handsome Lester, Doyin'er's heart suddenly jumped, and he unnaturally turned his eyes away from the man's soft gaze, recalling the scene by the creek again.
He found that the man in front of him was indeed very attractive, especially those deep black eyes that were as deep as the abyss, making it difficult for people to look away.
It would be better if it wasn't Nantong.
In fact, until now, Duo Yin'er still doesn't know whether he was the reason for the appearance of Mount Everest.
"I think, I have never been out. Please tell me about the situation outside."
The bonfire was burning cracklingly, and the firewood Duoyin'er chose were all dry and flame-resistant smokeless wood. It was obvious that Duoyin'er had been prepared.
One person and one owl gathered around the fire, listening to another world from the man's mouth in the joyful forest night.
"Icathia, the land invaded by the void, was sealed by the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire. After that, the terrible Darkin War and Rune War occurred on the continent. In a sense, you Ixtal's seclusion in the country is The right decision. It is indeed dangerous out there, but among the dangers, there are also many beautiful things, which you have also missed."
Caressing the white-faced owl's little head, Lester smiled softly. Doyin'er also stretched out his hand, but when he saw the white-faced owl walking around to the other side with arrogant steps, Doyin'er couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"There once lived an angel who fell into the mortal world on Mount Targon. She had a single horn and took care of a group of Vastaya humans living on the west coast of Mount Targon. Until one day, she left Mount Targon... …”
Under the curious gazes of White-faced Scops Owl and Doyin'er, Lester closed his mouth.
"Why did she leave, that giant stick?"
After getting the question he wanted from Doyin'er's mouth, Lester smiled.
"Because she wanted to save me. At that time, on the polar ice sheet called Freljord in the northern part of Valoran, I was imprisoned by another ruthless woman whose whole body was covered with ice..."
