In the freezing weather, the corpses had already stiffened, and the blood spilled on the ground had frozen into clumps.
Enri's face was pale, and her hands trembled slightly as she packed the supplies on the carriage, not daring to look up at the direction of the corpses.
"Lord," the Verdant Witch said respectfully, rising to her feet as Minori emerged from the tent.
"Let's set off."
Minori nodded faintly.
Soon, the tents and other supplies were packed up, and Kuro pulled the carriage forward again.
Not long after Minori and his party left, several figures appeared in the forest behind them, their faces solemn as they came to the battle site from last night to inspect it.
Then, they continued to follow the route. Following that, several more forces appeared to examine the traces of last night's battle.
Clearly, it wasn't just one force that was targeting Minori and the others.
Inside the carriage.
Minori picked up the warm water bag placed to the side and looked at Enri, who was huddled in the corner of the carriage with her head down: "Did you fill this with hot water?"
"Mm."
Enri's shoulders trembled.
The scene from last night made Enri feel somewhat scared and terrified even now. Not long ago, she was just an ordinary village girl, so naturally she had never seen anything like dead people.
Even though Uncle Latimon in the village had told her that being an adventurer was a dangerous occupation, where you often see dead people, and she had also heard rumors of adventurers who rashly entered the Tob Forest being wiped out and killed by magical beasts.
But these things were just rumors after all, and truly facing this scene still made Enri feel somewhat frightened and scared.
"Here." A gentle voice came.
Enri carefully raised her head, her dark circles under her eyes seeing Minori handing over the warm water bag, and quickly reached out to take it.
The warmth from the water bag eased Enri's fearful emotions a bit.
"You're much stronger than I expected, Enri, and you've already prepared yourself, haven't you."
Minori said, he could see that besides some fear, Enri didn't have any other negative emotions.
At least she wouldn't ask foolish questions like "Why did you kill those people."
From the anime, it could be seen that Enri possessed a resilience far beyond that of ordinary people, and she could also adapt quickly in terms of cognition.
These two points alone were enough to make Enri surpass ordinary people by far.
Enri squeezed her rough, pale fingers, raised her pale face, and nodded solemnly to Minori: "Mm!"
"I won't let Captain down!" Enri's light brown pupils were full of determination, and she clenched her fists, cheering herself up loudly.
"Haha, you don't have to be so loud."
Minori chuckled, raised his finger, and pointed to the wild forests on both sides of the road and the land under his feet:
"Adventuring has always been a dangerous job. It can indeed earn money that ordinary people can't earn in a short time, but this inherently means danger."
"You need to know that the resources of this world are limited, so it is between adventurers, between villages, between countries, and even rising to between races."
"If you want to obtain more resources and benefits, you always have to shed blood, and often you can't decide whether you want to or not, but you have to do it."
Enri was stunned in place.
"I will remember these words, Captain."
Enri scratched her light blond hair, her expression troubled but also showing a serious listening attitude, sniffing her fair nose.
Although she didn't fully understand, she thought of the arguments in the village over small things, or that it was the same reason why the kingdom and the empire launched wars every year.
The Verdant Witch quietly watched this scene, and a curious look once again emerged on her face as she looked at Enri, she could sense that the master valued this ordinary human very much.
After Minori finished speaking, he glanced at the somewhat thin Enri and suddenly remembered that Enri's physical fitness was very good in the original work.
It seemed to be related to the Ainz Ooal Gown inviting her to be a guest and having a meal, he remembered that it was a dish with frost dragon steak as the main course.
This reminded Minori of an unfamiliar profession - "Chef"!
In "YGGDRASIL", players without the "Chef" profession could not cook, of course, this situation did not exist in the other world.
In addition, "Chef" series occupations can make food that can improve attributes, but the attributes increased by the food will decrease as the player's level increases or the number of times it is used increases.
For level 100 players, it can even simply satisfy their appetite.
This is obviously another way to increase attributes,
But!
Minori shook his head and threw this route to the back of his mind.
It seems that only the eldest sister of the maid group, Yuri, the head chef Pleiades Six Stars, and the deputy head chef Shihoutu Tokitu master the "Chef" profession throughout the Great Tomb.
People in the other world may accidentally obtain the basic profession of "Chef", but intermediate professions such as "Master Chef" and advanced professions such as "God of Cooking" probably do not exist.
So.
Minori was too lazy to spend his mind on this aspect.
Kuro pulled the carriage and continued to head west. As it gradually left the border area, the hilly terrain gradually became flatter, and the wild forests on both sides of the road began to become sparse.
In the evening.
A small village appeared in sight to the north of the road. Minori did not let Kuro continue to move forward, but instead drove towards the village.
The appearance of Kuro inevitably caused a commotion, but after Minori showed his identity as a "Gold Rank" adventurer.
The village chief of the village barely allowed Minori and his party to stay overnight in the village.
This was a small village called "Bude Village", the village was much larger than Carne Village, with a population of about 100 people, but it could not be said to be rich.
After settling down,
Minori took out the "Regeneration Potion", which was diluted and priced at 5 copper coins, and let Enri sell it.
Of course, he was not doing this to earn this little money. Since he planned to make the name of "Genius Alchemist" a reality and increase his reputation.
Naturally, he would not do nothing. This trip to the royal capital was originally an opportunity to quickly increase his reputation.
The potion priced at 5 copper coins was naturally not expensive, but for ordinary villagers, it was also a fee worth considering.
So at first, no one bought it at all, until a villager bought a bottle to treat a leg that was accidentally injured, and the injury quickly recovered in the blink of an eye.
The people of the entire village then all took action, scrambling to buy the regeneration potion.
In the village square.
Enri, with a face full of sweat and a somewhat hoarse voice, shouted to the villagers who surrounded her:
"Everyone, don't scramble, there are still a lot of potions!"
"These "Regeneration Potions" can only be stored for seven days, and the effect of the medicine will completely disappear, and cannot be stored for a long time, so it is useless even if you buy too much."
Not far away.
The Verdant Witch boredly looked at Enri, who was sweating profusely. Her task was to protect Enri from harm, and naturally she would not care about other things.
"Sister, how is your mastery of the "Wild Transformation" ability?" The Mist Witch's pleasant, faint voice came from her chest.
The Verdant Witch glanced at her surroundings and shook her head: "It still takes time, this skill is much more complicated than ordinary magic."
"With your talent, if you were to learn it, you should be able to master it quickly."
The Mist Witch's light voice sounded: "Hee hee, who made sister good at faith-based magic."
"Isn't sister curious about what the method of improving strength that the master said after mastering this magic is?"
The Verdant Witch's bright yellow pupils looked towards Enri's direction without speaking.
On the other side.
Minori had already left "Bude Village". First, he went to the Tob Forest to check the number of goblins, and then returned to the lava area.
The crimson high temperature rose.
The scorching magma sea surged below, occasionally surging up fiery red waves.
Boom!
A pure white figure flew out of the magma sea, and was occasionally knocked away by a powerful force, and fell heavily into the lava below, making a roar.
Plop!
After another burst of churning,
Minori flew out of the magma sea, suspended in mid-air, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a look of excitement appeared on his face as he looked at the white figure.
Boom!
The white figure also rushed out of the lava, but because it could not fly, it could only swim, constantly stirring the lava and rushing towards Minori.
This is a completely human-like figure!
If you observe carefully, you can see that this figure looks exactly like Minori, but his whole body is dyed white, and at the same time emits a pale white light, indicating that the other party is not a real human.
"Heroic Spirit Soul"
The trump card skill of the [Valkyrie] class, which can summon a figure that is exactly the same as the user, and at the same time has the same basic attributes as the user, including the values attached to the equipment.
Of course, "Heroic Spirit Soul" only has melee abilities and cannot use magic and class-specific special skills.
In short!
There is one more pure melee warrior.
Even so, in the "YGGDRASIL" game, it is still one of the top trump card skills, after all, in pvp battles.
Facing a player with a Valkyrie, it is equivalent to having to fight two against one.
The heroic spirit warrior broke through the lava waves and rushed directly in front of Minori, raised his hand and slammed the lava sea surface, his body flew out, and punched heavily.
Bang!
The air in front was compressed by the heroic spirit warrior's fist, making a rapid breaking sound.
Minori raised his eyelids, and magic power fluctuations emanated from his palm: "Fifth Tier Magic · Silver Knight Lance!"
Whoosh!
The silver-white spear condensed in mid-air, and shot out in an instant. The silver light cut through the air, and in the blink of an eye, it had already appeared in front of the heroic spirit warrior.
However, at this moment!
The heroic spirit warrior's punching action moved, his body quickly sidestepped, dodging the bombardment of the Silver Knight Lance by a hair's breadth.
Seeing this scene.
Minori's eyes lit up: "Is it the martial skill "Precognition"."
Bang!
The heroic spirit warrior's fist came back again, Minori raised his hands and crossed them in front of him, and an invisible air wave exploded at the moment of the collision between the two.
Minori's eyes widened, his body flew out uncontrollably, and smashed into the lava in the distance.