Return to Padesto City

Roy carefully pulled the cork off the bottle, and a bitter smell of plant sap emanated from inside.

He held the bottle opening to Woods ' mouth, and Woods opened his mouth, letting two drops of dark green liquid fall into it.

He then closed his eyes, leaned against Roy's tent, and waited for his strength to slowly recover.

On the other side, Instructor Gru was using a knife to peel the skin off the Venomous Horned Black Serpent. The snake skin had a layer of hard scales on the outside, making it very difficult to handle.

After burying their fallen comrades, the Silver Moon Elf Warrior and Half-Elf hunters silently left the edge of the swamp.

The Silver Moon Elf Warrior left with a look of remorse on their faces.

They finally understood what driving these Half-Elf hunters to the edge of the Blackwater Swamp meant for the Half-Elf group.

But these Elf Warrior had no other choice. The expulsion of the Half-Elf residents from their territory was an order issued by the Padesto Elder Council, and they were merely following orders. They had no way to make the Half-Elf return to their original villages.

The Half-Elf hunters dared not set foot in the swamp, nor could they enter the territory of Lord Alvis, so they could only travel south along the boundary line Boundary Marker.

Roy originally thought that his life on the Lower District was the life of the lowest-ranking elves.

It now seems that these Half-Elf hunters have a much harder life than he did.

Neither the Silver Moon Elf Warrior nor the Half-Elf hunters came forward to claim the precious magical beast materials from the Venomous Horned Black Serpent that the Adventure Group had hunted.

The most valuable material here is probably the head of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

Because there is a very valuable poisonous horn on it.

In addition, the gallbladder and leather of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent are also very valuable.

"Be careful not to get snake venom on yourself."

Instructor Nora stood to the side, patting Instructor Gru on the shoulder and giving him some advice.

"I know, hurry up and take the snake gall to save Elinore."

Instructor Gru squatted beside a section of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent's carcass and responded confidently.

After killing the Venomous Horned Black Serpent and obtaining its gallbladder, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to use the gallbladder to detoxify Instructor Eleanor.

Instructor Nora, holding the snake gall, approached Roy and, looking at the Druid Boy Woods lying on the ground, asked Roy:

"Roy, do you know this young druid?"

Roy stood up, glanced at the snake gall bladder that Instructor Nora was holding, and replied:

"Yes, we met on Pattington Island. He even helped us find Ji Jilu and Miss Christine, who had been kidnapped by those prisoners, in the woods by the beach."

Instructor Nora glanced at Woods again, leaned down, and smiled as she said to Woods:

"So it was you who saved Ji Jilu and Christine. I'm the leader of this Adventure Group and Roy's instructor. You can call me Nora."

Woods weakly opened his eyes and replied softly, "Hello, Ms. Nora! My name is Woods."

Instructor Nora turned to Roy and asked, "Is Woods seriously injured?"

Roy quickly explained, "Both arms are broken, and there are large bruises on my chest and abdomen. I have just received treatment."

Instructor Nora nodded and said to Roy, "If you need anything, just come to me."

After saying that, he walked towards the guide, Majeri...

Sabrina and Miss Christine walked up to Roy.

In the battle just now, Sabrina demonstrated the power of Sword Dancer, especially her final strike that severed the head of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, which gave her some confidence on the battlefield.

Miss Christine knelt down beside Woods, hugging her knees, and said kindly, "Woods, it really is you! When I saw that giant bear just now, I felt it was you. I have some Tree of Life Sap here, have some! It can speed up wound healing."

After saying that, he took out a crystal bottle and a cup from his Magic Pouch and pulled off the cap.

Miss Christine poured a third of the thick Tree of Life Sap into the glass, then filled it with water, shook it slowly, and held the glass to Woods ' lips. Woods unwittingly drank the diluted Tree of Life Sap.

Instructor Eleanor and guide Majeri caught up from behind.

When the guide Majeri, saw the snake carcass lying in pieces on the ground, his legs went weak and he almost fell off his horse.

"You... you actually hunted down a Venomous Horned Black Serpent..."

Instructor Nora held up the enormous snake gall in her hand and asked Guide Majeri, "Guide Majeri, now that we've found the snake gall, can we simply feed the bile to Elinore to neutralize the snake venom in her body?"

Guide Majeri and Woods shouted almost simultaneously:

"How is that possible?"

All eyes turned to the Druid Boy reclining on the tent. Woods, feeling a little embarrassed by their stares, said somewhat shyly:

"This snake gall needs to be prepared into an antidote before it can be taken."

Judging from the expression on Guide Majeri's face, Instructor Nora could not expect a guide to also be a magic potion maker.

She looked at Woods and asked him:

"So... Woods, can you concoct an antidote?"

Although Woods couldn't move, he could still straighten his neck and confidently declare, "Of course, I'm a druid."

Instructor Nora moved closer to Woods, looked at his bandaged arms, and said, "Could you help us prepare an Detoxification Potion? You tell me, and I'll do it."

Woods blinked and asked, "Did you bring a grinder?"

"Yes," Magician Scarlett's voice came from behind.

"That's good."

Roy helped Woods sit up a little and lean against the tent, so that he could easily direct the Magician Scarlett to prepare the Detoxification Potion.

Magician Scarlett is an inscriptionist with little Magical Potions. Without professional guidance, she would never be able to concoct Detoxification Potion.

With Woods directing from the side, they're doing a pretty good job.

The process of preparing magic potions is not complicated, but the proportions of Magic Herbs and the preparation process are subject to very strict regulations.

Until a bottle of pale green, bubbly potion that looked like apple juice appeared in Magician Scarlett's hands, everyone knew, without Woods's explanation, that the Detoxification Potion had been successfully prepared.

"Her poisoning is quite severe. Give her the Detoxification Potion to drink! Just two drops will do."

Woods glanced at Instructor Eleanor lying on the stretcher and gave instructions to Instructor Nora.

Instructor Nora eagerly fed the Detoxification Potion to Instructor Eleanor.

After observing her for a while, I noticed that the dark aura on her face had faded significantly, and her rapid breathing had become calmer.

Roy whispered to Woods, "So... does that mean Instructor Eleanor's poison is cured?"

"It's not that easy. You need to gradually expel the snake venom from your body before you can fully recover."

Woods lay back down and said to Roy.

The Adventure Group dared not camp near the Blackwater Swamp, for who knows if other Venomous Horned Black Serpent would crawl out of the puddles at night. After working for most of the day, even though it was already evening, they followed the guide Majeri and walked north along the Boundary Marker of the Alvis territory for a while.

Before dark, we found a relatively dry woodland and set up camp there.

The injured Woods naturally stayed with the Adventure Group, sharing a tent with Roy.

In fact, he wasn't very familiar with those Half-Elf hunters, and they didn't say goodbye to Woods when they left, essentially abandoning him.

Inside the small tent.

Woods lay on the moisture-proof wolfskin rug, looking out at the night sky through the gap in the curtain at the tent entrance.

"Woods, are you worried about some of the elders in your family?"

Roy came in carrying a basin of water, put a towel in the basin, then took it out, wrung it out, and used the wet towel to wipe Woods' face. He then took off Woods's deerskin boots and laid them out outside the tent to dry.

Woods, a little embarrassed, whispered to Roy, "No! They told me that if we got separated, I should try to get back to Padesto City, and they would be waiting for me there."

"Would you like some fruit tea before you go to sleep?" Roy held a cup to his lips.

I'm not that thirsty!

Woods hesitated for a moment before refusing Roy.

Roy lifted the tent flap to let the night breeze in.

"Roy, how was your adventure?" Woods whispered to Roy.

Roy took off his boots. He hadn't showered for several days, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Tonight, he could only wash his feet to relieve the fatigue of the journey...

"It's not bad. I learn new things every day and have experienced a lot of dangers. It's just that my strength is a bit too weak. For example, I can't help at all in hunting the Venomous Horned Black Serpent," Roy said softly.

Just before going to sleep, Instructor Eleanor, who had been unconscious for a day and a night, finally woke up.

Instructor Nora's excited shouts nearly blew her tent off the ground...

The Adventure Group, which had become somewhat dull, started teasing each other again.

Roy and Woods looked at Instructor Nora's tent with envy.

From dozens of kilometers away, Roy could see the enormous Tree of Life in the center of Padesto City.

The Tree of Life is an important symbol of the Elf City. The Adventure Group circled the Boundary Marker erected by Lord Alvis for a long time before finally arriving at Padesto City on schedule.

Although there were still dozens of kilometers to go, for the elves, seeing the Tree of Life meant they had already arrived in Padesto City.

On these hills, there are Breadfruit and apple trees everywhere, and some Half-Elf farmers are busy in the orchards.

A patrol of five Silver Moon Elf Warrior traveled along a mountain path through the woods.

It wasn't until the Adventure Group reached this point that they began to experience the daily life of the elves.

Upon seeing that the Adventure Group included Silvermoon Elven Nobles, the Elf Warrior stopped by the roadside, placed their right hands on their left shoulders, and bowed to Miss Christine.

Woods, with bandages wrapped around his arms, sat swaying precariously on horseback.

The Adventure Group didn't actually enter the main city of Padesto City until evening.

Guide Majeri completed the mission, received a reward from Instructor Nora, and went home happily.

Instructor Nora led the group to the same hotel they had stayed at before. Woods planned to rest for a while and then go to the place he had arranged to meet with his elders the next day.