Compared to Saint-Rames, which was plagued by the war of the undead, the entire Elven Empire was unusually quiet. There were no signs of the undead invading.
Last year, Karo City was attacked, but this year, the undead seemed to have quieted down, and there were no signs of them in the forest. However, none of this made the elves relax. On the contrary, the elves, who had been watching from the sidelines, had sent a friendly signal to the Empire of Saint Reims that they could provide support at any time. However, the Empire of Saint Reims did not seem to be in any danger at the moment. In other words, on the surface, the undead's one-sided attack did not have much of an impact on this powerful human empire.
The Day of Blessing would last for a month. At this moment, the elves were still in a festive state. At the same time, the central temple of Dashiell announced that Sylvia Silvermoon was the new priestess of the temple. This was the first time in the past 50 years that the temple had announced a new priestess to serve the Goddess. This news was not shocking to the common people, but to the high-level council, it seemed that this was a significant move by the temple.
The status of the clergy was very high, and the temple would never choose a priestess easily. The main reason why Sylvia was chosen as a priestess when she had just reached adulthood was self-explanatory. However, this was the first time that the temple suddenly announced this to the entire Elven Empire.
This seemed to indicate something, but even the elders of the Elder Council could not guess the real intention of the temple. This was because the decision was not only made by Sylvia's mother, but also by the will of the Moon Goddess, Aranen!
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There was no need to measure the vastness of the Azura Forest step by step. Time was precious, and there was no time to waste on traveling. So, he was flying in the sky with the help of Carolina. His vision was very clear at a distance of about 100 meters from the ground. He compared the map that Elder Valencia gave him and carefully checked the surrounding scenery and landforms.
However, this map was not the same as many military maps that were used in the past. Even the landmarks on it could not be completely trusted. The landscape of the forest changed very quickly. No one knew how many years ago this map was drawn. Now, some of the landmarks marked on it might have changed completely, which made it difficult to identify.
However, Elder Valencia seemed to have realized this. He marked a village on the map where he could ask for help. In Elder Valencia's words, "This village can help you."
Carolina's wind shield completely blocked the cold wind from the sky. She frowned as she stared at the river below. The two of them had been flying for almost half a day. At this moment, they had found the approximate location on the map. Theoretically speaking, they were less than ten miles away from their destination, the "temple".
"Let's go down. Let's walk!"
Many of them pointed downwards, and Carolina nodded in understanding before diving down to the ground.
Heaving a sigh of relief, he tidied up the leather armor and weapons on his body. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he tightened the straps on his artificial leg. Raising his head, he determined his position once more. He then took out his wooden staff and said, "There seems to be a restriction around the Divine Temple. Be careful."
This information was marked on the map. Elder Valencia had never seen any birds flying in the sky near the Divine Temple. He also recorded this detail on the map. Although he was not a mage, he roughly understood what this meant.
Even as a top-grade mage, Carolina understood Many's concerns. She nodded and followed behind Many.
Today, Carolina had changed into a fiery red leather armor. Many had never seen this kind of clothing before. The leather armor was covered in shiny scales. Many didn't ask what material it was made of, but Carolina's slender legs and slender figure looked very sexy without the old-fashioned robe.
When they were talking, Many deliberately avoided looking at Carolina. This made Carolina laugh to herself. Of course, business was more important. After the two of them slowed down, they began to notice the difference in their surroundings.
Compared to the edge of Oritore, Many was now in the depths of the Azura Forest. This area was basically a blank in human history. The reinforcements from the Lambas Vatican did not dare to come here. They only dared to walk along the line between the forest and the mountains because there were too many unsolved mysteries in the depths of the forest. No one was willing to take the risk.
In terms of environment, this place seemed to be more peaceful. The sounds of insects and birds were the main melody of the forest. The grass on the ground was very lush. Many had to use a wooden staff to push aside the weeds to see the ground clearly. Carolina did not cast spells recklessly. Most people might not understand why top-grade mages did not cast spells all the time. It was because it was very important to keep one's presence hidden in an environment where a battle could break out at any time. If one used magic to change the landscape just because it was difficult to walk, then the magic wave would be like a lighthouse to possible enemies. Therefore, experienced mages would not cast spells casually.
"Our next step is to go straight to the temple?"
"No, Valencia said that there is a troll village nearby. Let's go take a look. Valencia seemed to be friends with them in the past. These trolls might be able to help us."
"He's not confident in the map?"
"It seems so, but it doesn't seem so." Many put away the animal skin map in his hand into his spatial ring. "The situation here seems to be a headache for any map painter. Perhaps after ten years, the accuracy of this map will drop by half."
"That's true."
Carolina enjoyed the time alone with Many. She asked one question after another, not caring what Many answered. She looked around and suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Many paused as well, the hidden blades in their hands popping out with a click. But he didn't ask a single question because Athena wasn't with them. His senses were naturally inferior to Karolina's, and so he was ready to attack the moment he saw Athena was alerted.
Carolina pointed to the side. She narrowed her eyes and whispered to Many, "It's trolls. Forest trolls. But they don't seem to have noticed us."
"Are they hunting?"
"Perhaps," Carolina nodded. "Over there."
"Let's go take a look."
Many didn't hesitate. The trolls in the forest had their own territories. Like most animals, they only hunted in their own territory. The trolls in this area could only be the one Valencia had marked out. The elder had also pointed out that they were forest trolls.
Many moved forward with his wooden staff. Soon, he heard a noise in front of him.
It was the rustling sound of a body passing through the bushes. There was also the low roar of a ferocious beast. It didn't sound small, but Mango frowned because he felt that the ferocious beast didn't seem to be angry at all. Instead, it seemed to be having its way!
There was more than one!
Another roar sounded at the same time, and many people suddenly quickened their pace. Carolina understood and followed. Although she was a Grand Mage, when it came to physical fitness, she had long surpassed ordinary people by many times!
Pushing aside the bushes, the scene that greeted them caused many to squint their eyes.