A distance of three miles might not be significant on the plains, but in the Black Forest, it could be deadly. Setting out at dusk, sotis you might only return at midnight, and as for dinner, you can only hope your companions will leave you sothing.
Of course, that's usually a vain hope.
The three judges seed sowhat inattentive, even Yulier could see that these young people barely showed any performance worth ntioning. As for Qian and Kulan, especially in Kulan's eyes, these young people seed to be fighting like children, lacking tactics, and without a proper plan. In short:
They are still far from it.
Brand also shook his head, but he knew this couldn't be rushed. At least these lads were much better than at the beginning. Initially, they didn't even dare to face these Stone Leopards, relying on the rcenaries' prodding them forward with their boots. Over ti, they could barely withstand a bit, and now, they could at least hold out for more than ten minutes evenly.
The progress was still quick; the Black Forest was indeed a place that forged n.
He watched for a while and then turned to look at the other side of the forest. The Druids' camp was in that direction. Those guys playing with tree bark were as unsociable as ever. They had joined up with Brand on his second day in the forest, a group of seven, including the Gray Crow Great Druid.
Though the Druids had strange temperants, Brand still appreciated them. At least they were reliable in their word. This ti, the Druids had brought over a hundred young mbers, including the ten elders agreed upon to assist in defending the Lengshan Domain, and promised to help Brand with the agricultural work in Tonyger next year.
Brand didn't know how many Druids there were in the forest, but from the Great Druid's agreent to eventually station over three hundred people in Lengshan Domain, it must be quite a number.
These people were a huge help to him. The Druids were quite skilled in creating city defenses. They planted thorn walls under the city walls, reinforced them with vines, and also mastered explosive fruits and spells like quicksand.
A hundred Druids in a defensive battle could surpass the role of an entire army.
However, Brand could see that the Druids were still wary of him. At least, the Druids who ca this ti were all nature manipulators, likely from the outer Thorns Ring, with no mbers from the Beast Spirit Ring who worshipped the Spirit of Nature.
This thought made him smile slightly. Most people might not notice the difference, but he was quite clear. Among the twelve outer rings of the Druids, the Fla Ring, Storm Ring, and Beast Spirit Ring were the most offensive, while the Thorns Ring had considerable proficiency in defensive magic.
Thus, the Druids' intentions were quite clear.
But Brand was not in a hurry. After all, there was plenty of ti in the future. He closed his travel journal, put away his feather pen, and then took out a pale yellow leaf from his waist pouch.
This was moonlight grass.
In the Black Forest, these low-level materials were readily available, perfect for Brand to practice alchemy. Just as previously described, commoners could raise their alchemy level to 5 in the Amber Sword, while nobles could reach 7. In fact, since receiving the letter from the Regent Princess, Brand's status on his panel had long changed from commoner to noble, even lord.
A lord could further raise alchemy to level 8.
Unfortunately, this status ca a bit late, for by then, Brand already had the level of an Elental Mage. As a primary profession of the Mysterious category, alchemy under this profession could be enhanced to level 10, far exceeding the status of a common noble.
Brand placed the moonlight grass in his palm — this particular moonlight grass leaf was rarely perfect in shape, and its luster far surpassed those of the sa kind growing in other regions. Though the Black Forest was dangerous, it indeed lived up to the na of being an alchemist's treasure trove.
The young man then had a slight thought, and a crimson array instantly appeared in his palm. After hundreds of practices over several days, wasting countless materials lavishly, Brand had beco very proficient in blood refinent — though it could still only be used to simply extract materials or synthesize small items, at least Brand no longer had to draw a refining array on the ground every ti and cut his own hand to bleed.
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