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Chapter 46

The items on the other man were a mixed bag. There were gold and silver treasures commonly used in the mortal world, as well as Magic Stones commonly used in Wizard World transactions.

Even more surprisingly, he had been carrying two books on wizarding knowledge.

One was a basic breathing technique, while the other was a worn, ancient family record. Simply put, it was a relic Earl of Green Forest had left behind for his descendants.

Green Forest Province, where the Emerald Island Forest was located, had close ties to Earl of Green Forest. In fact, at the height of his power, Green Forest Province had been entirely under his control.

Yet Earl of Green Forest, despite his tremendous achievements, had not been born into nobility. On the contrary, he had been born into a family of slaves.

It was a legendary tale of someone rising from slavery to become an earl and control an entire province.

Unfortunately, the family record contained very little about his past.

Only a single short page seemed to contain Earl of Green Forest's own account.

He mentioned that the reason he had come this far was entirely due to a fortuitous encounter in the Emerald Island Forest.

His description of that place was full of contradictions:

"There was heaven, and there was hell. If I could return to my youth, I would never set foot in that place, even if the price was never becoming an earl."

Earl of Green Forest had avoided discussing that experience, giving only a very brief account.

Most of the rest of the family record concerned trivial matters between mortal nations.

Lynn quickly swept through the cluttered contents with his spiritual power, filtering out irrelevant information and focusing on valuable clues.

A moment later, using the information gathered from the white-haired man, Lynn finally pieced together the full picture.

It turned out to be a typical struggle among noble descendants over the family inheritance.

The white-haired man and his employer were both direct descendants of Earl of Green Forest. In their struggle for Earl of Green Forest's extraordinary knowledge, they had even come to blows.

The two missions from Red Rock City bound for the Pale Moon Plateau had actually been arranged by the same employer. One was transporting a person, while the other was transporting goods.

Lynn knew this because the white-haired man's faction had clearly discovered it as well. They had split into two groups and attacked the two parties separately.

Judging from the white-haired man's records, the target of the other mission, the one transporting a person, should have been Earl of Green Forest's granddaughter from who knew how many generations later.

A noble descendant, a beautiful woman... If Lynn had chosen the other route, things would probably have unfolded like some conventional tale of a Knight and a beauty...

However, given the current situation, that noblewoman had likely already been intercepted by the white-haired man's companions. Her circumstances were clearly far from optimistic.

Lynn did not care about the fate of Earl of Green Forest's descendants. After sorting through everything, he took the useful items from the white-haired man.

Aside from the Magic Stones and gold and silver, Lynn's greatest gain was this green, ugly Tree Man.

Earl of Green Forest's family record contained detailed records about this type of Tree Man.

Lynn knew that the ugly Tree Man appeared so listless because it had not been maintained for a long time. It needed specially made potions to return to peak condition.

Clearly, Earl of Green Forest's direct descendants had fallen on hard times and could no longer make the potions needed to maintain the Tree Man.

According to Earl of Green Forest's description, this Tree Man could rival a Great Knight at its peak.

Although it had no battle aura, it was an inanimate object. It did not understand pain and had no physiological limitations. In terms of strength, it far surpassed ordinary Great Knights.

"Looks like this time's haul is pretty good."

Lynn was quite interested in the Tree Man's complete state.

Other Wizard Apprentices might be helpless even if they obtained such a thing, but he had studied potion-making after all. He could completely try brewing the potion himself to maintain the Tree Man.

"Earl of Green Forest's name for you, 'Green Deity,' is way too cringe. I'll call you Little Green instead."

Lynn could not help but smile as he began giving the Tree Man a new name.

After storing Little Green in his spatial item, he continued searching the surrounding area.

Although the white-haired man had killed their horses, Lynn was certain that they could not have arrived on foot.

Sure enough, before long, he discovered a tall, fine horse tethered to the ground nearby.

The horse had several stripes on its body and did not appear to be an ordinary breed.

"What a nice guy. He gave me a Tree Man and even upgraded my ride."

Lynn laughed at himself, but he knew he was still on the run and could be trapped in danger at any moment.

He did not waste any time. He swiftly leaped onto the fine horse and continued galloping across the vast wilderness.

After leaving Green Forest Province, that familiar land gradually receded into the distance, and everything seemed less oppressive.

There was not much trouble from the authorities here, nor were there many factions that required vigilance.

Traveling alone, coupled with his new horse's excellent condition, Lynn's speed increased greatly.

In less than seven days, he crossed the entirety of Blue Moon Province and successfully reached the edge of the Pale Moon Plateau.

During that time, Lynn's strength had also improved. His spiritual power reached 12 points, bringing him another step closer to the 15 points needed to complete Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

The Pale Moon Plateau and the Emerald Island Forest were both dangerous regions between heaven and earth, so few people lived in such places.

Only extraordinary factions could survive in places that mortals viewed as perilous lands.

When Lynn galloped onward and followed the map's directions to the Wilderness Sect's location,

he discovered that the Furnace Army had long since razed the place to the ground. The Wilderness Sect no longer existed.

He stood where he was. Before him stretched an endless plain, filled with all manner of bizarre Magic Beasts, baring their fangs and claws as blood-red eyes gleamed with ferocity.

The markings on their bodies clearly showed that these Magic Beasts were all controlled by the Furnace's forces!

This was how the Furnace War was supposed to unfold. A Level 4 Faction completely crushing a Level 3 Faction...

Lynn recalled how miserable his own journey had been. First, he had been treated as part of a suicide force, then he had fled Night Shadow Bunker for his life, and after that, he had spent more than half a month escaping through the mortal world.

Meanwhile, the Furnace Army on the Pale Moon Plateau had already swept through the Wilderness Sect and was waiting for further orders from its commander, the Black Dragon Witch.

However, the war in the Emerald Island Forest had ended in defeat, and the Black Dragon Witch's fate was unknown. Without further instructions from their commander, the other fronts had also fallen into a stalemate.

"Enough of that. Let's wish the Black Dragon Witch well."

Lynn gave a dry laugh. Thinking of how the Black Dragon Witch's life and death were now unknown, he felt a little better.

Urging his horse onward, Lynn headed toward the Furnace Army. Only upon arriving here could his mission of delivering the warning be considered complete, and only then could he regain the status of a free man.