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Going forward, an adult antelope with a small half body was lying on the place where the frost worm passed. What was new was that there was a young antelope that seemed to have just been born.

The young antelope cried softly at a loss, and carefully touched the corpse of the female antelope with its wet nose, as if she didn't understand what the scene in front of her meant.

"I thought that creatures like frost worms would not be picky eaters." The half-elf gasped in amazement.

"It's really never a picky eater," Barrett replied. "It even gnaws on the bark and leaves of fir trees when there's a serious shortage of food. At least there's no shortage of such 'food' in the forest. If I can, I would Hope it eats more trees."

Without these firs, would the fog still exist? Barrett doesn't know. But he felt that the mist in the foggy forest was like a veil, and the fir was the bamboo pole that supported the veil.

"Then how should you explain the situation in front of you?" The half-elf pointed at the young antelope waiting to be fed.

"Maybe the antelope was attacked by other creatures, maybe the frostworm just saw a bigger prey and left this 'dreg'." Barrett guessed casually, "I can only say, after all This is the misty forest."

This is an omnipotent reason. Here, it explains everything that doesn't make sense.

At this moment, the dwarf on the ogre's shoulder suddenly threw out the flying dagger in his hand, and the dagger appeared between the eyes of the young antelope in an instant, taking it away from this cruel world.

"The suckling pig is delicious, and the duiker is not bad either." The ogre opened his mouth happily and let out a low laugh.

"It's really not lazy." Barrett stepped forward, picked up the corpse of the young antelope, pulled out the dagger stuck on it, gave it to the dwarf Mapra, and gave the unexpected food to the half-elf . "Looks like our dinner is in order."

Barrett's space item - a cowhide bag, because of the size of the mouth of the bag, it can't hold a whole antelope, nor can a young antelope. If you insist on putting it in, you can only cut the antelope on the spot. Divide into small pieces. And now is clearly not the time to do that.

But the space ring has no such drawbacks. Barret watched the half-elf Estelle reach out and take the corpse of the young antelope. The next moment, the corpse disappeared in the half-elf's hands.

The space ring can easily put in and take out various items obtained in the adventure through mental power directly. The barbarian wanted to buy one a long time ago, but the price offered by the mage with whom he often traded made Barrit feel that the hard-earned gold coins in his bag were fading and depreciating. The gold turned to silver, then to fuchsia—the color of copper coins.

"The horned antelope has always been a symbol of 'good luck' among adventurers in the Bay of Pigs," said Barrett. This kind of antelope is better for hunting, and encountering it means at least you will not be short of food in the short term. "And since 'Face Jumping' Theodore came back from the foggy forest in winter or walking back, this symbol of 'good luck' has become more popular. Because Theodore said that he was relying on a creature that was eaten by unknown creatures. Only the remaining antelope carcasses can come back alive."

"What do you mean, Theodore also found a leftover antelope carcass in the cave?" Old Will was obviously still obsessed with the unfinished story of Barrett.

"Yes, Master Mage, that's also a crooked antelope, at least that's what Theodore said." Barrett replied, "When he woke up, the strange difference outside the cave made him temporarily forget his body. The pain. The fog didn't enter the cave at all, and no one knew why. And when Theodore tried to touch the fog outside the cave with his fingers, the bone-chilling cold and the piercing pain came from his fingers again."

"The fog sealed the cave. Theodore had no other choice. If he wanted to survive, he had to go deeper along the cave," Barrett said. "The depths of the cave are undoubtedly dark, but Theodore doesn't have any tools for making a fire. He doesn't know where he left the bag while running, and it's impossible to find it along the same path." If it is a space ring, there is no such a problem. "Fortunately, there were also clusters of green glowing fluorescent mushrooms growing in the damp, rotten soil deep in the cave, providing him with a little light."

"The lighting problem can still be overcome, but without a carry-on bag, food and water are a big problem." Barrett glanced at the half antelope on the ground and led the crowd forward, "Theodore leaned on the condensation on the ground. The water droplets on the rock wall of the cave survived for three days, maybe four days. His conception of time has become a little blurred because he can't see the sun. During this time, he only ate a few tree roots and some fluorescent lights everywhere. mushroom."

"As far as I know, this kind of mushroom doesn't seem to be edible." The half-elf said a little curiously, "It seems that all things that emit fluorescence cannot be eaten. Is it different in the foggy forest?"

"Whether it's really edible or not, no one would want to stuff such a strange thing that actually glows into their stomach," said Barrett, "unless he's going to starve to death!" he emphasized. "Since rye came into existence, fewer and fewer poor people were starved to death. The proverb says: 'One grain of rye can feed a family'. But there is no rye in the cave, even the trees that sprout Roots are few and far between. Starvation and poisoning are a difficult choice for ordinary people, but Theodore chose the latter."

"But he still survived? Isn't he?" the half-elf asked again.

"Yes, yes, he's alive again. It's obvious, otherwise we wouldn't know the story," Barrett replied, "If the writer you said earlier wanted to write another For adventurer novels, Theodore can undoubtedly be the protagonist. According to him, every time he eats fluorescent mushrooms, after a cup of tea time, his stomach will start to tear like colic."

"The colic didn't last long, and then the consciousness started to blur, and there were strange, indescribable sensations. Sometimes he felt as if someone was whispering in his ear, and sometimes it felt like something was licking his body. . He ate three times and fainted three times. And when he woke up for the third time, he found the little half of the carcass of the antelope not far away. No one knows where this life-saving 'food' came from, How did it come about? For a person who is going to starve to death, these are not the key, and in his situation at the time, he could not think about such a problem at all. "

"The burrow is deep, and sometimes there are fork in the road. Theodore traveled through the burrow for another six days, maybe eight days, relying on the half antelope carcass. Anyway, that's not the point," Barrett said. " The point is, Theodore miraculously came out. When he miraculously found another cave exit, he found that the exit was not far from the Mist Castle! And it may be because it is located on the edge of the forest, the cave The fog outside is not as thick as in the forest. After that, Theodore stayed at the newly discovered hole for another day, saved some strength, and ran to the fog castle desperately with his teeth..."

After Barrett finished telling the story, everyone was silent, as if they were thinking about something. The forest was also silent, and only the slight rubbing sound of the leather boots touching the ground could be heard.

Suddenly, a group of unknown birds flapped their wings and flew over the heads of Barrett and the others. Only a flying shadow could be seen in the fog. The shadow cast by the birds shrouded the crowd and disappeared in an instant, awakening everyone from their deep thoughts.

"I have to say, this story is really fantastic enough." The half-elf sighed. "Do you think the experience Theodore told about him is true?"

"It's not that no one has suspected it." Barrett's voice was a little low, "because the entrance to the cave that was close to the Mist Castle mentioned by the face-hopping 'Theodore' has never been found. Even if the Mist Castle was dispatched A dozen or so knight teams have conducted several intensive searches~www.readwn.com~ and found nothing. And this, even in terms of the foggy forest, doesn't quite make sense. The fog castle is already in Kavis. The rift in the mountain has stood for hundreds of years, and it has a strong grasp of the surrounding terrain."

"But anyway, this adventurer named Theodore did come back alive, didn't he." Old Will concluded, "and he came back alive in the foggy forest in winter."

"Yes, he came back alive, there is no doubt about it." Barrett turned his head and said to the mage behind him.

"By the way, what do you call Theodore's nickname?" the half-elf asked casually.

"'Bumping Face,'" Barrett replied. "It was his nickname when he came back alive. Before that, he was called 'The Baron'. But that doesn't mean Theodore was a nobleman, quite the contrary. , his family has been the most ordinary farmer for generations, living in the town of Butiya, which is famous for planting soybeans." After he returned, the details were checked many times. "Adventurers called him 'Baron' because he would brag every time he drank too much, and if he had money, he would have to **** the baroness of his hometown hard. According to him, that The Baroness was also a beautiful widow."

"This is indeed a good wish." The half-elf smiled, "Then why did 'Baron' become 'Bounce Face'?"

"After Theodore came back, it took him half a year to recover. But the experience in the winter forest still left a lot of sequelae on him." Barrett explained, "The most obvious one is that - His left cheek is always twitching involuntarily. The twitching will even carry the corners of his mouth, making him always look like he is about to laugh, but then stop halfway through his laughter, which is very weird."

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