Not long after, Helena's voice came from the Tianya snail, "Roger, do you miss me?"
Upon hearing this, Ofina's little face immediately puffed up.
"...Is it convenient? I have something important to tell you."
"Wait a minute, let me chop up a giant crab first."
"...Pay attention to safety." Rogge said helplessly.
It has been a few days since the last time I spoke to Helena. Is she still chasing the monsters?
Rogge waited for a while, and Helena's slightly panting voice came from the Tianya snail, "Rogge, tell me." www.ýanbkj.ćőm
"Are you not injured?" Rogge asked first.
"No, you care about me so much?" Helena smiled.
"Nana asked me to ask." This is true. Ofina is listening next to her. Rogge doesn't dare to lie.
"I don't believe it, let her say something."
Rogge gave the Tianya snail to Ofina, and the little girl shouted: "Hey, sister Helena, I asked my brother to ask, are you okay?"
Far away in the depths of the East China Sea, Helena heard Ophina's strong voice and subconsciously took the Tianya Snail farther away. "I'm fine. I just chopped a big crab to death. It's probably delicious."
"Hmph, bad sister, you are just greedy for me! Let my brother tell you."
Rogge took back the Tianya Snail and said, "Helena, have you ever heard of the Gate of the Holy Descendant?"
"No."
"We got news that the servants of the strange demons, or the strange demons themselves, are executing a plan called the Gate of Holy Descending. We speculate that the Gate of Holy Descending can allow the strange demons to come to our world."
"Is the news reliable?"
"Sonia saw it with her own eyes."
"Well, there is no relevant information about the Gate of Holy Descending in the records of our Wei Hai Kingdom. I will seek help from Nanyuan Kingdom and other sea tribe countries. The elves in the Hess Forest may know something, but our sea tribe and They have no connection, so you have to figure it out on your own."
"I know, you should also pay more attention in the sea. The gate of the Holy Descendant may not be on land."
"I understand, but the sea is vast, and although there are many sea tribes, we cannot explore them all. We can only do our best."
"It is not feasible to conduct a large-scale exploration and search. We have to start with intelligence. Sonia is thinking of a way. I will let you know as soon as I have news."
"Okay, keep in touch. If I find anything, I will tell you."
"Are you done? Are you done?" Ofina blinked her big eyes and looked impatient.
"That's it."
"Bring it to you!" Ophina snatched back the Tianya Snail and shared with Helena her feat of growing vegetables in the Ling Kong Ring.
Listening to the little girl's cheerful voice, Roger's anxiety and self-blame eased.
Because his decision-making resulted in serious injuries to team member Sonia, but he was not around and could not help her.
If the two elves hadn't appeared in time, Rogge could imagine that Sonia would have died in the hands of the vampire who was chasing her, and her death would have been painful.
If this is the case, Rogge will blame himself for the rest of his life.
Filia saw through Rogge's thoughts, held his arm and comforted him: "Rogge, everyone has their own choices. Sonia's serious injury has nothing to do with you. We should be happy that she can save the day."
"I know, I know everything, but I can't help myself."
"After all, we are friends who have known each other for many years, so I can understand you."
Ofina looked back and saw the two of them leaning together again. She quickly ended the conversation with Helena and joined in comforting Rogge.
"Brother, don't think so much, we still have to save the world!" Ofina pushed hard into Rogge's arms.
"I know." Rogge responded softly.
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Early the next morning, the teams from all the colleges gathered and headed to the twilight forest, the hunting ground for this time's hunt for monsters.
The Twilight Forest occupies a huge area, only slightly smaller than the Spiritual Beast Secret Garden in the Holy Spirit-Calling Kingdom. It is the fourth largest giant forest on the Hess continent.
The environment in the Twilight Forest is unique. Due to its huge area, the ecological environment in the northern and southern parts of the forest is completely different. From north to south, extremely complex tropical rain forests, evergreen broad-leaved forests, and mixed deciduous forests spread out in sequence. Come, the structure is clear but the integration is extremely harmonious.
Thanks to its diverse environment, Dusk Forest is extremely rich in products, with a wide variety and huge output. It is a well-deserved giant treasure trove of the Nalan Empire.
Of course, it is not only humans who enjoy the gifts of the Dusk Forest, but also the creatures that inhabit it.
The number of species in the Twilight Forest is greater than that of the Forest of Silence and the Forest of Shadows, which are the second and third largest in terms of area, directly catching up with the Hess Forest.
However, the "young" Twilight Forest does not have those ancient creatures in the Hess Forest. The strongest known creature is the mad-level spider-type monster Rosnia in the center of the forest.
Therefore, the Twilight Forest, which has a large number of monsters but limited strength, and complex terrain that can effectively train students, has become the preferred hunting ground for the annual Imperial College Competition.
Odens is not far or near from the Twilight Forest. The large army marched for a whole day and finally arrived at the town specially built for Dabi on the outskirts of the forest.
Looking towards the forest from the highest point in the town, you can see a large stretch of shadowy trees.
Rogge took advantage of the march to allocate people. He planned to have the lower and middle school age groups practice in the medium-danger zone, and the upper school-age group in the high-danger zone.
The two strongest people in the team, Filia and Ofina, follow the high school age group, he and Elena follow the middle school age group, and Lunt and Madeleine follow the low school age group.
Such personnel allocation can maximize the safety of students.
Rogge actually still has concerns. Filia once said that the Twilight Forest was the first place where she discovered abnormal monsters. Judging from the fact that he met the sharp-toothed forest wolf that never moved around the edges more than a year ago, there may be no imagination in the forest. So safe.
Therefore, even if there are troops stationed in various areas, Rogge has repeatedly told everyone to be cautious and to seek help from the garrison troops immediately if something goes wrong.
After all, such tragedies had happened in the Secret Beast Secret Garden, which Dean Anderson thought was very safe, and Rogge did not dare to be careless.
The large group stayed in the town for one night. The next day, everyone arrived at the edge of the forest on time to wait for Charlipine to allocate hunting grounds.
Not long after, Rogge saw a large number of soldiers withdrawing from the forest, and the second prince Charlison was shouting something emotionally next to a man who looked like a general.
When the two came closer, Rogge heard their conversation clearly.
Charlison shouted: "Count Llanwyd, the hunting of monsters is about to begin, why are we deploying our troops at this time?"
Earl Lanvid kept walking and said as he walked: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, I believe you also know that the war on the northwest front is tense. The orc army has broken through Hofra Fort, and the whole country is mobilizing troops to the northwest. I am here today to mobilize troops. The army is also acting under orders, so please do not interfere with official duties."
"Acting on orders? Whose orders are you following? Why didn't I receive the notice?"
"Of course it's the order of Marshal Edrache. Marshal Edrache is recruiting troops from all the major families, and the troops stationed in the Twilight Forest happen to be under the command of my Lion family, so I came to recruit some."
"Deploy some? What do you call half of the troops? Have you ever thought that the remaining soldiers can't guarantee the safety of the students?!"
Count Lanvid said calmly: "It is your business to ensure the safety of the students. I only need to mobilize the troops! Do we want the orcs to wreak havoc on our territory? Rather than protecting these children from playing, the soldiers need to go more... Important place."
"You!" Charlison pointed angrily at Llanvid and yelled, "This army is only in name in the Lion family. I think you are reluctant to use the family's troops!"
Lanvid stopped and stared at Charlison, then suddenly reached out and grasped the hand he pointed out, exerting force.
When Charlison's mouth twitched in pain and his face twisted, Lanvid said word by word: "Charlison, I call you His Highness to give Prince Charles face. You have no power or strength to stop my actions! Just now you did something to me I have recorded the slander of the Lion family, and I will definitely seek justice from Emperor Charles in the future!"
Lanvid threw his hand away, turned and left.
"These students are the future of our empire. If anything goes wrong with them, I will definitely accuse your Lion family of crimes to my father!" Charlison shouted at Lanvid's back.
"If we don't hold the northwest defense line, how can we talk about the future? Our Lion family is happy to accompany us, please do as you please!" Lanvid said without looking back.
After witnessing half of the defenders leaving, Rogge immediately modified his plan, asking everyone to immediately approach the ninth hunting area in the center of the three teams if they encountered trouble.
Several assistants surrounded Charlison and asked: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, do you want the competition to continue?"
"Postpone it."
An older assistant heard this and hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, you cannot postpone it! Before leaving, Emperor Charles said that the competition will proceed as normal, so we must continue!"
"Yes, we have made so many preparations. We cannot postpone it just because the soldiers have withdrawn. Your Highness, the Second Prince, think twice!"
"But the safety of students is more important. We cannot carry out the World of Warcraft hunting project without guarantees."
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, we have conducted risk assessments in advance. The monsters in each hunting ground have been identified. Even if there are fewer soldiers stationed there, there will be no problem."
"What we have to guard against is never the identified monster, but other crises."
"Then bring in the defenders of Odens City. The competition must continue. The war on the Western Front is tense, and we shouldn't delay it!"
Charlison argued with the garrison for a while, but finally compromised.
If not for other reasons, just because the war on the Western Front was tense and it was inappropriate to delay this, the assistant stood on the basis of justice. The same was true for Earl Lanwyd's transfer of troops just now. Charlison could not refuse.
"Let the scouts go ten kilometers deeper into the forest, and at the same time quickly mobilize the Odens city defense force to supplement the defense force here."
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, where are you going?"
"Go and mobilize my personal knights to help, don't follow!" Charlison walked away.
Several assistants looked at each other, and the oldest assistant said: "The competition will continue. The hunt will last for seven days. Everyone, please enter in an orderly manner."
This assistant was a highly respected teacher at Charles College, and his words were very important. The students also obeyed his instructions and entered the hunting grounds one after another.
Rogge once again asked everyone to pay attention to safety and led the middle school age group into the Twilight Forest first.
The first challenge that each team faces is to find their own hunting area in the vast forest.
