Chapter 2 (1/2)

Earlier, half of the two men’s rations were lost in the Wilderness and the rest was soon finished. Although there are many creatures in the swamp, many of them were poisonous and could not be eaten.

On the third day after finis.h.i.+ng their rations, Asa laid weakly on the flying carpet, his belly grumbling. Meanwhile Carter was extremely alert and vigilant towards his surroundings.

Asa: ”I'm hungry… Going to die of hunger.”

Carter glanced at him and was about to speak when a large bird descended from the sky and dived towards Carter.

Asa roared: ”Careful! I’ll protect you!”

Carter rushed forward to the monstrous Bird and waved his magic wand: ”Petrification[1]!”

[1] 石化术 : petrochemical surgery no idea what it means so I just changed it to Petrification magic.

The monstrous Bird suddenly turned into stone and fell heavily into the mire of swamps.

Asa gaped at the Stone bird and licked his lips: ”Can you change it back from a stone?”

Carter: ”Of course not.”

Asa almost cried out: ”Such a large bird, it was enough for us to eat for several days, why dud you turn it into stone?!”

Carter said coldly: ”It attacked me and you didn't help me.”

Asa waved Tomahawk and shouted:” I am a melee attacker! I’m waiting for it to fly closer!”

Carter:” You can throw the axe and hit it.”

ASA wanted to collapse:” I am short-sighted! I can’t aim properly!”

Carter: ”So I have to protect myself. By the time it comes down, my head would already be gone.”

ASA: ”Even so, you have fireb.a.l.l.s! Frost Novas! Arcane missiles! So many spells, why did you have to use petrificationl!”

Carter shrugged: ”The Petrification spell was the coolest.”

ASA: …

Carter ignored him. He took a piece of cloth from his magic backpack and laid it on the carpet, then one by one, he continued to take out a pot of coffee, steaming steak, fruit salad, cream soup, garlic bread, and s.h.i.+ny knives and forks …

ASA was shocked as if he had been petrified: ”G.o.d, what are these?”

Carter told him: ”food.”

Asa’s stared at him until his eyes wanted to pop out: ”Where did you get these from?!”

Carter pointed to his magic backpack: ”I can use my power to open the backpack and take items from somewhere else. These foods are from our great Elf King’s table.”

Asa drew a cross in his heart: ”you mage thief! So you’ve had food all these days, huh? No wonder you don’t look hungry at all!”

Carter squint at him: ”What are you unhappy about?”

ASA swallowed the saliva: ”I'm not, give half of me.”

Carter: ”beg me.”

ASA: ”I beg you, good Carter.”

Carter cut a piece of juicy beef: ”call Daddy.”

Asa struggled for a moment, and cried: ”Father!”

Carter shook his head: ”not father, call daddy.”

ASA was so hungry that his eyes were suffused with green light: ”…Daddy.”