To go to the Underground City, we need the Dwarf Hero Groller to lead the way.
But after Groller volunteered to lead the way for half a day, everyone keenly realized this was actually the direction back to the Golden Pansy Domain!
Groller was completely unaware of this and continued to chatter enthusiastically with Lin Rui about intelligence regarding the Underground City.
"Lord, the Underground City is right below the Haunted Forest. You know the Haunted Forest, right? It’s adjacent to the west of Moon Marsh Lake. It’s called that because evil creatures frequently appear here, including demons, witch demons, undead, banshees, etc. You can tell from these names that they all emerged from the Underground City."
Lu Weite, following alongside, spoke up in surprise, "So that’s the reason; no wonder travelers on the Dragonbone Plains always disappear in this area. Our merchant guild always thought it was the earth goblins wolf cavalry from Wolf Wild causing trouble."
"Ha! Earth goblins wolf cavalry?" Groller laughed loudly, "The entire Wolf Wild is purposely left around the Haunted Forest by the Templar Order. They use earth goblins wolf cavalry to encircle the Haunted Forest, preventing other powers from intervening. Otherwise, why do you think there’s a several hundred-mile forest in this flat plain of Dragonbone Plain?"
A forest spanning several hundred miles isn’t very large, especially in the vast territory of the empire; it could only be considered a small forest, equivalent in size to Moon Marsh Lake. Compared to the Blood Maple Forest stretching beneath the Edge Mountains east of the Golden Pansy Domain, the Haunted Forest is merely a small embellishment on the Dragonbone Plain. Fresh chapters posted on noⅴelfire.net
Audrey then understood, saying, "No wonder we once encountered a squad of knights from the Templar Order on the plains west of the domain. Turns out, it’s not just because they’re one of the dominant powers on the Dragonbone Plains; their territory is also quite close to us."
Though it seems close, it’s actually over a thousand miles away; the domain in this world is truly vast.
Even between two neighboring powers, the boundary and buffer zone can stretch one to two thousand miles.
For instance, Moon Marsh Lake is west of the Golden Pansy Domain, spanning several hundred miles, while the Haunted Forest also covers several hundred miles. Between Moon Marsh Lake and the Haunted Forest lies Wolf Wild surrounding the Haunted Forest.
The army from the Golden Pansy Domain quickly returned and reached the domain of Wolf Wild.
From its name, one can tell that Wolf Wild is actually a prairie, a small plain area within the Dragonbone Plains, covering about several hundred miles.
It’s named Wolf Wild because this area is known for producing a wild species, the Frost Fang Giant Wolf, a creature similar to giant wolves. They are cunning, ferocious, naturally skilled in combat, and often form alliances with other monsters. Besides their sharp claws and pointed teeth, Frost Fang Giant Wolves possess the ability to roar with earth-shaking volume and emit a foul odor.
Due to their tendency to ally with other monsters, they frequently mingle with earth goblins, forming a type of earth goblin plunderer cavalry.
Of course, from the Frost Fang Giant Wolves’ perspective, they’re not mounts for the earth goblins but rather have found a back accessory protecting their backs where their limbs can’t reach. They also have found a servant providing free flesh.
After all, the goblins, weak in any tribe, are used as wiping tools. There’s countless history where earth goblins offended Frost Fang Giant Wolves and were bitten to death.
Only the earth goblins themselves console themselves, thinking they’re the masters riding on Frost Fang Giant Wolves’ backs.
But should anyone recruit this earth goblin plunderer cavalry, offering 100 Realm Coins in recruitment fee, 90 would be for the Frost Fang Giant Wolf, with the remaining 10 units for buying cavalry equipment, and as for the earth goblins, they’re purely an added bonus.
Many forces lacking cavalry would recruit a batch of Frost Fang Giant Wolves as mounts; wolf cavalry is also considered one of the renowned troop types.
However, for the Golden Pansy Domain, this type of wolf cavalry is entirely disregardable. After all, even warhorses can’t carry the knights’ full heavy armored mecha.
Even if the bodies of Frost Fang Giant Wolves are massive, akin to a cow, under heavy Knights, they cannot bear the weight, appearing somewhat comical, like a grown strong man riding on a stray mutt.
But it’s said that these giant wolves are quite popular within the empire, especially among women who love to own one. Mortal women ride donkeys, while supernatural women typically ride giant wolves. Rumor has it some playful folks ride the wolf by day and let the wolf ride them by night.
In this regard, it’s undeniable, women’s openness level far surpasses men’s.
Thus, werewolves and beastmen continually emerge within the empire. They love and kill each other as long as humanity exists, this bloody feud endures.
Humans are helpless about this! Because the origin of beastmen is not merely simple, even if humans carry no original sin, two normal couples conceiving, reflecting under the Blood Moon daily, breathing air with chaotic wind, the child in their womb can still get corrupted, born as a werewolf or beastman.
This condition is especially significant in villages. This world is riddled with holes, illuminated by the Blood Moon overhead, various Powers of Chaos and Power of Evil infiltrating, bringing massive Spiritual Energy, allowing humans to rapidly enhance their strength while constantly eroding everyone’s psyche. Villages are more secluded without High-tier Professionals’ blessings or purifications, increasing the probability of pregnant children turning into beastmen.