Chapter 365: 312 Chapter Bright Tulip! New Discovery (4k)_2
"The gods are the mountains pressing down on our path to freedom and equality..." Lin Ke said with a smile, uttering yet another rebellious thought, something he had been doing quite often lately.
If it were a time of peace, Lin Ke could have very well been struck by lightning from a passing god.
But now, the gods are too busy with their affairs; they have no energy to monitor his idle chatter.
"Mountains! I like mountains. Oh no, no, I don’t like them." The madwoman was babbling on, and her stamina was nothing to scoff at, showing no sign of fatigue at this moment.
"Whether we like them or not, they don’t dare stop us because we have the Great Wilderness Lords," Andor lamented.
While they were chatting idly, some greenery appeared on the road ahead, as if it had been painted.
There was less water and more mountains in the west, but as they approached the east, greenery increased.
"Looks like we’re not far from Beifeng Giant City," Lin Ke observed, faintly seeing the distant forest and some mountain shadows.
Karst Iron Ridge!
Is that a branch of Karst Iron Ridge?
"Another three days, we should be almost there," someone said.
Lin Ke did the math silently; it should indeed be about right.
But now there’s no sign of people on the outskirts, and even animals are scarce. Their dry provisions are inadequate.
"Let’s go, check that forest over there to see if there’s any game. I’m sick of milkberries." Lin Ke pointed into the distance.
"Let’s go, go, go!" The madwoman laughed, and everyone showed anticipation, even Andor’s eyes brightened.
They really needed a break!
So, the army headed toward the forest slightly to the south!
In reality, Beifeng Giant City is slightly southeast too, so there’s no detour.
Learning they were heading southeast greatly boosted everyone’s spirit.
You know, they’ve been marching for three consecutive days!
There was no setup camp; if tired, they slept on horseback, and nothing could delay eating, drinking, or eliminating for too long.
Otherwise, how could they have approached Beifeng Giant City so quickly?
The army marched quickly, soon arriving at the sizeable forest, then scattered to hunt for food.
As the top tier, he didn’t need to hunt personally, a privilege he still enjoyed.
He sat to rest, gazing at the trembling mages not far away.
These mages were incredibly fortunate to finally be saved!
However, as they saw Lin Ke and others not far away, their faces darkened again.
These mages were falling apart!
At this point, not to mention rebellion and escape, they couldn’t even entertain those thoughts.
Some mages secretly sided with Lin Ke.
As the most discontented mage, Daisa was extremely indignant, as were the mages beside her.
Soon, they saw a purple-robed middle-aged mage trotting over to Lin Ke, bowing low and greeting him with a beaming smile.
Thus, the mages’ eyes were filled with even more resentment.
"Oh! Look, that’s a traitor!" Daisa’s tone was full of intense hatred.
Because that purple-robed mage, he previously thought he had made a strong ally!
"This traitor sided with that brutal and savage vile mage Buck. What did he gain for losing his dignity?"
Daisa’s suppressed voice was full of disdain and scorn:
"Hmph, he gained nothing more than a four-seater carriage, two extra slices of tasteless pork a day, a daily energy allocation... that’s all."
Even as he spoke, he couldn’t help swallowing, with other mages displaying strange expressions.
Listen to yourself, what are you even saying?
Realizing the impropriety, Daisa added, "Everyone, we’re almost at Beifeng Giant City. When they fight to the death, we’ll seize our chance to escape."
"But, Daisa, running away is also a loss of dignity," a young mage raised a question.
Daisa looked over; this young mage was the apprentice of a Fifth-Level Mage, recently promoted to a First-Level Mage.
Had it been just a Fifth-Level Mage, Daisa wouldn’t have bothered, as they were lower class, let alone a First-Level Mage.
However, the wife of this Fifth-Level Mage was the sister of a Third-Level Mage, whose teacher was a disciple of a Ninth-Level Mage.
Being also a Ninth-Level Mage, though a weaker kind among them, Daisa knew better than to offend easily.
As a noble and elegant mage, you might not know Ninth-Level Magic, but you must understand human relationships.
So Daisa softened his tone and said, "Escape would cost us dignity, but as it’s for our re-rise, it’s not a loss of dignity."
The young First-Level Mage nodded seemingly understanding, but continued to ask no more questions.
Then Daisa scanned everyone, continued, "Everyone, think, if not for Buck, we would be lying in..."
But before finishing, a wild mage came over, shouting to them: "Group eight, your turn for rations, rest tonight, Master Buck will provide meat!"
Rations!
Immediately, the mages listening to Daisa stood and ran towards the ration distribution point.
Hearing there would be meat tonight, one or two couldn’t help but shout "Long live Master Buck."
Seeing this, Daisa felt a bit powerless.
How can we rebel with this?
In a moment of daze, everyone rushed away, simply for a few chunks of roasted milkberries!
Yet thinking of roasted milkberries, Daisa only felt his stomach rumbling, his mouth salivating.
Gritting his teeth, he ran after them.
He planned to eat and drink before continuing to badmouth Buck.
If he didn’t get his food now, his unreliable teammates might devour his share!
As the army settled down to rest for the night, a team of scout knights reported to Lin Ke.
"Buck’s similar, it’s a strong magical wave, we suspect. Those magical beasts are guarding some treasure!"
A scout leader reported to Lin Ke.
"Oh? Treasure?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow, "How powerful are those magical beasts?"
"Well... I don’t know." The leader, as a knight, unlike mages, couldn’t cultivate and was fundamentally still a mortal.
Lin Ke realized, asked the location, and headed that way with the madwoman.
The scout team usually stayed four or five kilometers ahead, checking the situation.
Lin Ke arrived to find over a dozen magical beasts confronting each other, surrounding a small flower.
Bright Tulip!
Seeing that magical plant, Lin Ke raised an eyebrow.
This was something already mass-produced in Great Wilderness City, with large patches planted outside.
"Holy Light Flower?" Lady Yongge exclaimed seeing the Bright Tulip.
"What’s this?" Lin Ke pretended to ask, not understanding.
"The Holy Light Flower contains a large amount of light elements, greatly enhancing our sensory capacities!" Lady Yongge suppressed her inner excitement and explained:
"This one is a five-level Holy Light Flower, enough to boost a tenth-level Legendary Mage’s sensory capacity by over ten percent!"
Sensory capacity?
Lin Ke nodded thoughtfully.
Sensory capacity aids the Faser People in sensing and using elements, though the effect isn’t very significant.
Who’d have thought that the Bright Tulip could boost sensory capacity?
Now, at Naseng, it seems only Great Wilderness City is mass-producing Bright Tulips, right?
In that case, perhaps City Hall could ramp up production, for future Faser use.
"Then let’s acquire this Holy Light Flower." Lin Ke gazed at the magical beasts.
These beasts were extremely fierce, wary of initiating battles among themselves.
Even within a hundred meters, there were no signs of other wildlife, evidently driven off by fear.
However, in Lin Ke’s eyes, these magic beasts were each robustly built...
Looked rather delicious!