My Magic Age

Stepping into this primeval forest full of rotting smells, after thousands of years of countless springs, summers, autumns and winters, the trees sprouted branches in spring, and withered leaves piled up and rotted into black soil in this mountain forest in autumn. Those deposited fallen leaves make the land here extremely fertile. Sometimes the deposited leaves reach tens of meters deep. Those leaves rot, are frozen into ice in the harsh winter, and then melt again in early summer, just like Some big squishy black mire.

The dead leaves covered it layer by layer, then rotted and were covered again, and the methane gas was also pressed deep into the soil. Every time we camp, we will choose to camp on a mountain. He will strictly control the place where we light the fire. According to the guide's words: "There is a fire-breathing earth dragon hidden under the mountain forest. Once it is angered, it will It, it will burn the whole team to ashes!"

This place is full of dangerous traps. The guide walking in front always holds a long pole in his hand. He will constantly use the long pole to test whether the road under his feet is strong.

Even though he was extremely familiar with this mountain forest, he also seemed cautious. His small eyes paid attention to the movements around him very flexibly. Just by looking at his eyes, I knew that he was a good and experienced hunter.

"We can never see the danger under those rotting leaves!" This is the first sentence he said to us. I think Benjamin hired him back. This is the only sentence he said that has some value. He He is a chatty person, always talking endlessly, always telling old-fashioned stories about adventure groups capturing monsters in this mountain.

I stepped deeply into the dead leaves, and the yellow leaves submerged my knees. Even if I had blessed myself with the 'Wind Speed', there were still many difficulties and obstacles hidden in the dead branches if I wanted to travel through this primeval forest. Tree roots among rotten leaves can trip people up if they are not careful. Never let them fall over. Those branches were slippery and had all kinds of moss growing on them. The tauren Luka followed me with a "knock, click, click, click" sound. His patience had been worn away by this forest. He was breathing heavily and became a little anxious. , he angrily broke a branch that was standing in front of his body and threw it at his feet.

I thought I should appease him, so I said: "This mountain forest contains countless precious gifts given to us by nature. These leaves that have fallen off the trees and died will also fall back to their roots after death. Yes, they The soil of the tree roots will become extremely fertile, and many precious and delicious fungi will breed in these tree roots and rotten leaves, and their taste will be very delicious!”

"Really? Why didn't I see those so-called mushrooms in your mouth?" The tauren's attention was suddenly diverted to the food. Although he is a complete vegetarian, this does not mean that he is not Like delicious food, the tauren are very familiar with the plants in the wasteland, but they rarely have the opportunity to enter this primitive forest, so they are also very unfamiliar with the plants here.

I had no idea where the so-called mushrooms were. I squatted under a dead pine tree and gently opened the pine needles covering the ground. Sure enough, there were several thumb-sized mushrooms growing on its rhizomes. Matsutake, Minotaur Karu's irritable face suddenly became full of surprises , he opened his mouth, and with a somewhat novel expression, he carefully picked up the matsutake mushrooms with his two big hands. A faint fragrance emanated from the matsutake mushrooms, and he gently put it to his mouth and smelled it. After smelling it, he said to me with a smile on his honest face: "Jijia, these mushrooms are so fragrant!"

Andy, the ranger who was walking behind us, came up to me, looked at me with wide eyes and said, "You guys are really lucky. This kind of delicious mushroom is a unique product in this mountain forest, and it's not bad to say the least." Very rare thing!”

Andy is also very familiar with this virgin forest. Among the entire team, he and the guide are the only ones who are very accustomed to the mountain roads here. I feel that when he walks in this mountain forest, it is like visiting his own back garden. Now he is familiar with it. The mushrooms I found had such comments, so I asked him: "Senior Andy, you are very familiar with this place!"

"Of course!" Andy was wearing a soft light armor of devil antelope skin and carrying a short forest hunting bow. Hunting bow in the forest is far more useful and convenient than a long bow.

Benjamin came up from behind and kept wiping the sticky green moss on his hands. He stopped next to us and exhaled a long breath and said, "This kid Andy has lived here in the mountain city since he was a child." Son, he probably moved to our city when he was about to go to school. Of course he is very familiar with things here! "

Andy was a little embarrassed after being exposed, but he was not angry with Benjamin. Instead, he rubbed his shoulder with one hand and explained: "This fungus is called matsutake. Even here in the mountain city, it is very precious. . I remember that when I was a kid, I could only eat this delicacy at festival celebrations. It would be very delicious if fried with good butter!"

"Is this ugly guy a matsutake?" Mia, who followed behind, also looked over in amazement.

Obviously, this group of aristocratic children have a much better understanding of food than the common people. The hunter guide walking at the front looked up at the sky and just said: "We have to take advantage of this before it gets dark. Find a safe place in the valley and set up camp. Regardless of whether we can find the two-headed basilisk this time, we must return to the mountain city in four days. However, it seems that we need to take a rest!"

After hearing the hunter guide say "take a rest", all of us took a long breath. In this forest, the biggest enemy so far is not the ferocious monsters, but the natural environment of this forest. We are just We are already exhausted from trekking in the mountains and forests. It seems that the seniors of the Warrior Academy also have tired looks on their faces. We should really take a good rest before facing the two-headed basilisk.

"This kind of mushroom is very rare. We have some hunters here in this mountain forest who specialize in collecting this precious mushroom. It's really good luck to find these mushrooms!" The hunter guide also said the same.

The team members sitting aside to rest also looked at us curiously.

When the tauren Luka heard that these delicious mushrooms were so precious, he stuffed them to me very honestly. Although his Adam's apple kept twitching, he no longer looked at these matsutakes.

"There are no mushrooms in the tauren's diet. I think the wild radishes over there might taste a little crisper!" Luka gave himself a lame excuse.

But I took advantage of the moment when he opened his mouth to speak and stuffed a few mushrooms in my hand into Minotaur Luka's mouth. Before he could finish his words... I chewed up the matsutake mushrooms in one go and his eyes widened. He looked at me and pointed at the matsutake in his mouth in a panic. I reached out and poked his strong, furry chest twice. He smiled and asked him, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

He nodded sharply, then started chewing heavily, carefully tasting the delicious taste of those matsutake mushrooms, and his impatience suddenly disappeared without a trace!

The hunter guide sighed softly from the side: "What a pity!"

Then he said: "This is really a waste of resources. If I cut these mushrooms into thin slices and hunt some grouse and cook them together, it would be enough for us people to have a nice meal!"

The tauren Luka also regretted eating all the matsutake mushrooms in one bite. He quickly squatted down and tried to find more matsutake mushrooms next to the pine needles he had peeled off, but unfortunately he failed.

I didn’t believe that this eloquent hunter guide was willing to hunt the notoriously cunning grouse for us. Probably because he felt regretful and angry when he saw that I had given all these matsutake mushrooms to Luka. When we found delicious food before, we shared some of it with everyone so that everyone could share the food together. Taste it. This time, I just gave these matsutake mushrooms to my subordinates. The hunter guide who has made accepting it calmly a habit is slightly unbalanced. It’s just that everyone in the academy is from a noble family, and their own Recuperation is higher. Although I will have some thoughts, I will not say them out like this.

"It's just matsutake mushrooms, nothing special. Since we are here in the mountain city, these delicacies are still sold in the market in the city. When we finish hunting that basilisk this time and return to the mountain city, I will treat everyone to a meal. A feast of butter-fried matsutake mushrooms!" Seeing a slight conflict arise in the team, because of the hunter guide's complaint, the team members looked at me hesitantly, and Senior Benjamin sat aside to help. said.

Mia was sitting on a tree root nearby, looking at me curiously. The retinue accompanying her was a female swordsman. At this time, she was sitting next to Randolph's retinue. She was probably curious about why I treated my retinue like this. Good.

Senior Mia's complexion looked extremely rosy due to the strenuous exercise. In this extremely sultry primeval forest, a frail priest apprentice like her was able to persist with us until now. I admire her very much. Senior Benjamin was wearing an exquisite manticore leather armor and was handing a kettle to Senior Mia. He hesitantly took out a bottle of light yellow potion the size of a test tube and handed it to Senior Mia.

Senior Sister Mia did not take the bottle of medicine, but just took the kettle in her hand, but pushed the medicine back to Senior Benjamin, and then said: "When we find the two-headed basilisk, we don't know what we will encounter." As for the situation, I’d better save this bottle of stamina potion for the battle! I’m not too tired yet, if I really can’t walk, let Ellie carry me!”

Ellie is the female swordsman attendant of senior Mia. When she heard Mia mention her name, she nodded in this direction.

I think female swordsmen like Aili may be those civilian students who have graduated from the academy. After graduation, they will choose to join some noble families and become followers of some big shots. For some civilian warriors, this is not a problem. A way out, at least you can have abundant A life of adequate food and clothing, and unlike joining an adventure group where you always have to face dangers. If you are a retinue, as long as the noble master does not commit suicide, you will generally live a very comfortable life, especially if you are a future Being the priest's retinue is even more of a beautiful job.

I patted Luka's broad shoulders, and then said to senior Mia: "How about you sit on Luka's shoulders later? He walks very smoothly, and it's very comfortable to sit on his broad shoulders!"

The tauren Luka is definitely a warm-hearted person. He doesn't think sitting on the shoulder is a humiliation. After listening to my suggestion, he nodded his head honestly.

Mia looked at me gratefully and said softly: "I'll just hold on, I can still hold on!"

I also secretly praise Senior Mia for her persistence. This young lady from a noble family has a precious character of perseverance.

However, I did not intend to simply let the hunter guide go. This made us a little tired along the way. I think he did it deliberately. The purpose was probably to let us noble gentlemen know that there are benefits to adventure in the forest. How difficult it is, otherwise once these noble boys become interested in the forest they depend on for survival, it will not be a good thing for every hunter in the mountain city.

Hunters always deliberately speed up their walking pace when leading the way. According to my calculation, if we walk at a slower pace, we will probably arrive in this valley tomorrow morning. In that case, our physical strength will become It's very sufficient, and then you can spend a whole day searching in the valley. In fact, it won't waste too much time.

Just like now, we arrived in the valley early tomorrow, but we were exhausted. We couldn't do much this afternoon except to choose a suitable place to camp. I think the hunter guide is also very tired, but he doesn't show it. Every time he takes a break, he will quietly strive to restore his physical strength every minute and every second. Some of his little thoughts fall into my eyes, which is difficult to understand. Let the grudge in my heart be removed.

But there is nothing to criticize for his petty bourgeois thinking, but when he brags that if there are matsutake mushrooms, he will go to the forest to catch a few grouse, in this case...

Grouse is not that easy to catch. Although this pheasant has lost the ability to fly, it can still fly short distances in this dense forest. As long as it spreads its wings gently, it can span one or two kilometers from the pine forest. distance. Sometimes hunters must bring their own pets to catch this alert and agile rare bird.

Since the hunter guide said this, how could I let him sit here and rest peacefully? He has really tormented us in the past three days.

In fact, these people don't know that it is surprisingly easy for me to find those matsutake mushrooms. Although these matsutake mushrooms grow under this thick pine needle, it is difficult to find these matsutake mushrooms without peeling off the pine needles. The places where these matsutake mushrooms grow are very scattered, so it is not easy to find them. But no one knows that for each matsutake growing under the pine needle cover, before picking, there will be a little rich water element essence gathered under the matsutake's cap.

With my current water element affinity, the ability to feel the water element in the air is already the limit. It is difficult for a senior magician who has not reached level 20 and second level to sense the essence of water element. But I have an exception, because I can feel the existence of Sister Guoguo, a water elemental spirit. After entering this valley, Sister Guoguo became a little active. She was no longer content to follow me, but... It floated around randomly within a certain range around me.

At first I thought she was curious about the natural world, perhaps because the water element was particularly strong due to the sweltering heat here. Later I found out that it was not because of this. Whenever she found a place, she would float over gently. She would squat down, put her head over and suck gently, and suddenly there was a bright fluorescent light in her mouth. At this time, I could feel through her excited and cheerful body that it was actually a little Tuan Shui element essence.

This valley is actually home to many matsutake mushrooms.

That's right, before Sister Guoguo absorbed it, I still couldn't feel the water element essence, but the essence, which was only the size of a fingernail, was sucked into her mouth. In her light blue translucent body, it seemed to be exuding The fluorescent fireflies kept floating in her body, and then were absorbed by her little by little. I knew that what she sucked in was the water element essence.

I followed the place where she stayed and tried to pick up the pine needles on the ground, and sure enough I found a few matsutake mushrooms under the pine needles. I found that the so-called delicacies in people's mouth must have something unique, just like matsutake, which can actually gather the essence of water element. Maybe this is the reason why it is delicious.

I smiled and said to the hunter guide: "We have agreed that as long as I can get some matsutake back, you can hunt some grouse and come back to make soup!"

The hunter guide was also startled when he saw me continuing his words. For a magic apprentice nobleman like me, he needs to use honorifics when speaking.

Now that the words have been spoken, there is no room for repentance, so he said: "You are right, Your Majesty the Magic Apprentice!"

I smiled, sat next to senior Benjamin, and said to everyone relaxedly: "Maybe when we are lucky and can find some matsutake, we will all be in luck!"

After saying that, I seemed to casually pick up a foot-long dry pine tree next to me that was as thick as an egg and threw it away into the distance, as casually as I would throw away the debris around me.

That's right, that's where Sister Guoguo just left, where she absorbed two masses of water element essence.

The crooked dead tree hit the ground, scattering pine needles on the ground, and a round, earth-colored mushroom was revealed...

The honest and honest Luca ran over curiously and pulled away the pine needles.

"hehe"

He smiled brightly, and a few matsutake mushrooms were lying quietly under the pine needles. The team suddenly became so quiet!

Some people looked at me in surprise, while others looked at the hunter guide with an imperceptible smile...