91 Looking for Avalon Part 4 (1/2)
The people guarding the road to the forest were also strong magicians and Wallace even sensed a Battle Mage acting as a leader in each group.
The forest was still about two kilometers away from the town proper but the main road to the place was already heavily guarded by these magicians and soldiers. Also, he learned that several outposts was placed almost randomly to arrest those people trying to sneak in.
Apparently, the officials were aware that if someone tried to sneak into the forest, they wouldn't use the main road as they will be heavily checked.
These people would normally try to use other path only to be detected by these magicians.
”That's interesting, they probably allotted more than a thousand guards just to secure the perimeter.” Wallace mumbled after he scanned the town's surroundings. It seems that the forest was really important. He surmised that it's for the citizens protection but also recognized that the government valued the place a lot.
After all, the place was full of natural treasures and could be considered as the wealth of their country.
The night approached and Wallace wore his Amplified Assault Armor. He brought his other suitcase and silently flew with the cover of the night.
The town doesn't have high walls but were surrounded by hills. The only way to pass through this place and head to Kharvatt Forest was the main road or climb the hill.
Whoosh...
Wallace silently pass over not too far from the main guard's outpost.
After reaching about a kilometer high in the sky, he had a clear view of the positions of those scattered outposts.
He flew at a very slow pace at first but after he confirmed that there's no reaction from the nearest Battle Mage, he had more confidence in his covert operation.
A few more minutes had passed and he reached the Kharvatt Forest.
”Oh, it looks entirely different from other forests I'm aware of... maybe that's why Mana Beasts lives here.”
He was surprised by the abundant Mana particles being generated within the forest. The trees were also abnormally large that could never be seen within Zairus.
After admiring the forest a bit he landed on a nearby tree and disabled flight mode. He change the mode of his armor to Hunter Mode. This allows him to have a better mobility control while traversing the unknown forest. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
”I have to pass the mountain range first and look for that specific island.”
He scanned the surroundings and it seems there were still a few outpost within the outer edge of the forest. He noticed some patrols monitoring the forest.
”Eh? They don't look like patrols to me...”
Wallace noticed a group of eight heavily armed hunters.
He wasn't sure if they were operating legally but if he continued his current path, he will bump unto them. They were about three kilometers away from the nearest outpost of the guards and just a kilometer far from Wallace.
”Hmmm... If they are operating legally, they wouldn't need to erase their tracks in this safe zone...
Oh well, they're not of my business.” He shook his head and didn't bother the leading group. He kept his guards up and moved in a different direction but was still approaching the Kharvatt Sierra
He noticed several Mana Beasts that he'd only ever heard from the academy instructors and especially the herbs that can be highly sold in the market.
”Belierboa, a snake with a Ram's head. Merlvencus, a bull-like beast. Satyr, Baleorel... here they are. I thought I'll only see them as raw materials for ingredients.”
Wallace was a bit distracted upon seeing these marvelous beast that he had only seen in textbooks or on the internet.
”Fire Spearmint, Drake Spice, Star Fennel, Moon Vine... these potion ingredients were precious.” Wallace was tempted to grab some as even though he had enough money he could use to purchase this, it will be extremely difficult to find one. Apparently, these potion ingredients he was looking at could also be used to enhance crafting materials.