Baron Church led a group of people inside. Black Pine Castle is just a small castle, and it is also a typical aristocratic castle, with everything it should have. The castle is built on a cliff, with three sides surrounded by cliffs, and only one side leading to the territory. The castle is surrounded by walls built of huge stones, with sentry towers on the walls. Guards are on duty and patrol every day, and changes in the territory are obvious at a glance. Thinking back to the past, the Marichatton family also had such a castle. Looking at this quaint castle, Led and Paul had the same idea. "Mr. Ivan, look over there is a stable, and there is my lion mane horse in it, a very beautiful horse, I named it Finna." Lisa accompanied Ivan and did not hide her attitude at all. However, with Baron Church around, she did not dare to make any more rude moves. Ivan responded vaguely for a few words, and then he found that there was a hint of hostility directed at him, and he couldn't help but look over and saw a "pig-headed man" dressed in the uniform of a territory guard. Lisa noticed his actions and introduced him in a low voice: "He is Marshall, the loyal captain of the guard team of the territory. He was unfortunately injured in the heroic fight with the beast before and has not recovered yet." A trace of sadness appeared on her face, and she felt sad for the heroic captain of the guard being injured.
After hearing her words, Ivan secretly speculated in his heart. Why would the face be injured in the fight with the porcupine? This is clearly a serious poisoning, making the face look particularly swollen, like a pig's head. He looked around and found that there were more than one guard with similar injuries, but none of them were swollen like Marshall. It must be that Marshall happened to encounter a special porcupine, and the porcupine needles had just been rubbed with a toxin not long ago. It could be a poisonous fruit in the wild, or it could be the toxin of other beasts like venomous snakes. What an unlucky guy! He was not afraid of this captain of the guard. Biman had said before that there was only one knight in the entire Black Pine Forest Territory, that is, the bulky Baron Church. There is a place in the castle dedicated to entertaining guests. Baron Church took the captain of the guard, Red, and the deputy commander Gro to the inner hall to discuss countermeasures, while the others had snacks and rested under the host's hospitality. In the evening, at the invitation of Baron Church, the Marichatton family stayed in the castle, and the other mercenaries lived in nearby houses under the leadership of Gro. The next day, the sky was clear and the air was bright. The mercenaries were ready to fight, took their shields and walked into the forest to search for the porcupines. Ivan was in the team, also holding a wooden shield in his hand. The wood was star iron wood, and the wooden shield was wrapped with iron sheets. The whole shield was not light, and it was not difficult for him to carry it with his current strength. In addition to the shield, he had a Quillen sword on his waist, a small axe on the other side, a bow and arrow and quiver on his back, and a crossbow tied to his arm. He was fully armed. Biman weighed the shield and asked his brother Ivan: "Do you know how to use it?" "No." Ivan had learned a few axe techniques, including throwing the axe, but had never touched a shield. Biman was not surprised by this and taught Ivan directly. Originally, according to his father's request, Biman would slowly teach Ivan some skills, and then he could go out with everyone on missions, but he grew up too quickly, which led to the current situation. The two of them taught and learned, and they enjoyed it. In the eyes of other mercenaries, it was simply not doing their job. Many people secretly thought that the third young master of the captain's family was really here to drag their legs. He must be protected by someone later. Isn't it nonsense. "Speed up, haven't you eaten enough?"
At the front of the team, Marshall, who was responsible for leading the way, cursed, of course, the guards under his command, and it was unknown whether he was cursing at someone else. Before the Giant Shield Mercenaries came, the guards had sent people into the forest to search many times and found many traces. They had a guess about the location of the porcupine that was causing trouble in the territory. This time, they went according to the traces found by the guards. The captain of the guards, who had not recovered from the poisoning, went into battle personally, vowing to wipe out the evil beasts in one fell swoop. Intentionally or unintentionally, the search team began to speed up. "We'll learn when we have time." Seeing this, the two brothers Ivan looked at each other and had to give up. They were in the black pine forest of the Church family. The black pine was tall and dense, occupying a large area. After decades of operation, it is rich in pine nuts, pine resin, matsutake, truffles and other mushrooms, and can also hunt fur. It is an important asset of the Church family. Nowadays, from time to time, you can see black pine trees lying on the ground, and the roots that have been dug at the bottom are about to fall down. No wonder Baron Church is very angry. The group passed through the black pine forest and came to another dense forest in the mountains. This is the edge of the "Black Mist Forest". The entire Black Mist Forest is hundreds of times larger than the Black Pine Forest and is said to border three countries. The Black Mist Forest is a paradise for wild beasts, and everyone's expression is a little more vigilant. "Swoosh." With a slight sound of an arrow, the arrow has been inserted into the tree trunk. People nearby looked over and saw a thin red and black snake stuck on the arrow. It was clearly a poisonous snake, and there happened to be a mercenary standing there below. The rescued person looked at Gro with gratitude as he retracted the strong bow. "Amazing, the deputy captain's eyes and archery skills are as powerful as ever." "That's right, he hits whatever he points to. I haven't heard of Mr. Gro failing." There were four or five people between Gro and the thin snake. This move amazed many people and attracted several people to praise. Looking at the palm-sized poisonous snake, Ivan couldn't help but admire Gro's archery skills. This was probably an outstanding talent. No wonder he could sit firmly on the position of deputy leader at the level of a quasi-knight. The road in the jungle is not easy to walk, and we have to beware of attacks from dangerous things, so the team is not walking fast. As time gradually came to the afternoon, Marshall was as embarrassed as he was in the morning. He led a group of people to drill into the jungle for most of the day, but ended up with nothing. His confident judgment was a joke. A group of people searched nearby for a long time, and seeing that the time was almost up, they decided to go back first and make plans. No one wanted to spend the night in the Black Mist Forest. The night was the world of wild beasts and monsters, and if they were not careful, they might be wiped out. There was no road in the dense forest, and there was no way to return by the original route. The return journey was also not fast. Someone said: "Did you notice that the temperature dropped a lot all of a sudden." "There is fog, everyone speed up." The one who said this was Lede, he was the only knight in the team and the strongest, and everyone had to believe his words. After a while, there was a thin layer of fog, which became clearly visible. "Hurry!" Seeing the mist like smoke, Marshall felt a strong sense of urgency. Living nearby and being the captain of the guard, no one knew the horror of the Black Mist Forest at night better than him. "Everyone, hurry up and follow me. Don't delay any more." This time he was more active than when he came here in the morning. He took the lead and led everyone back at an accelerated speed.
As time went by, the fog became thicker, blocking everyone's sight more than ten meters away. Everyone continued to hurry on their way. At a certain moment, Marshall suddenly stopped and stood there, unwilling to take a step. "Captain, why don't you leave?" Faced with the questions of his subordinates and the surprised and puzzled eyes of everyone, Marshall showed an ugly face that was about to cry, and whispered: "We went the wrong way, the direction is wrong, we should be - we should be lost."