The trade caravan began to move forward quickly until they left the northern border.
Herag discovered that the development of the Doris Kingdom was not without reason, at least they placed great importance on road construction.
Upon observing along the way, he found that the roads were regularly maintained to ensure smooth surfaces.
After reaching the border, the exit examination was not as strict, mainly checking if there were any fugitives in the group, and generally, they were allowed to pass directly if there were none.
Once they crossed the border, they entered a stretch of primeval forest, where the roads were not as easy to traverse, and the caravan slowed down.
The caravan spent a month getting through the primeval forest without encountering any major troubles.
There were many wild beasts and demons in the primeval forest, but seeing such a large caravan, they dared not approach.
During this period, Herag stayed in the carriage, continuing his meditation practice. Before setting off, he had already prepared enough Starry Sky Potions for use.
Luckily, the side effects of the Starry Sky Potion no longer affected him much; otherwise, he would have had no outlet for his suppressed feelings.
"Shenlan, divide the Great Dark Heaven’s spell model into several modules, then give me one module’s spell model separately."
Shenlan’s spiritual power had increased significantly, and she could now attempt to read the spell model of the Great Dark Heaven.
"The Great Dark Heaven spell model has been divided into modules, a total of thirty-two modules. Here is module number one."
Shenlan displayed the spell model of module number one in front of Herag.
Just a glance made Herag feel a headache; there were more than three hundred parameters in one module, though only twenty-seven related formulas.
However, these formulas were very complex, with daunting calculations.
"How did ancient people master this spell?" Herag was somewhat puzzled.
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Herag shook his head and continued reading and calculating this module.
He intended to thoroughly understand this Level 1 Talent Spell so that constructing this spell model would be easier when he advanced to an Official Wizard.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
The caravan passed through a grove of red maples, and Herag glanced at it. Upon reaching a fork in the road, he said to the caravan leader, "I’ve arrived at my destination, so I’ll leave you now. Safe journey ahead."
The caravan leader laughed and said, "Safe travels, sir! Thank you for looking after us along the way."
Herag was preparing to return to the Moonlight Forest, so naturally, he couldn’t let anyone else drive the carriage. He had to sit at the front and drive the carriage himself.
There was no news from Larry along the way, which meant the war was at least in a paused state.
Herag looked at the familiar red maple forest around him, recalling when he first left the Moonlight Forest from here.
He was only a First-Class Wizard Apprentice back then and had to flee immediately in the face of a Third-Class Wizard Apprentice from the Green Cottage.
Now, in the blink of an eye, he was already a Third-Class Wizard Apprentice, with at least some ability to protect himself.
Based on previous memories, Herag followed the road straight ahead and arrived at the familiar inn two days later.
By this time, the inn was very different from before, with a giant skull covering the entire inn.
"Show your Talisman Stone." A Third-Class Wizard Apprentice emerged from the mouth of the skull, which served as the inn’s entrance.
He noticed Herag had already changed into the Wizard Apprentice Robe and asked.
"Herag Merlin, a student of Mr. Larry." Herag took out the Talisman Stone, also mentioning that he was a student of Larry to avoid some trouble.
The person took the Talisman Stone, checked it carefully, and then returned it.
"Go on in." He allowed entry after confirming there was no issue.
Herag drove the carriage into the inn and found that the defense force here was very strong, with seven Third-Class Wizard Apprentices and two Official Wizards.
He also noticed many battle marks on the ground around, some being large scorched areas, and other places had large sunken pits.
It was clear that a fierce battle had occurred here before; Herag was thankful he left early, as being caught up in the war would have surely cost him his life.
"Mr. Larry, I’m back."
After returning to the Moonlight Forest, Herag let out a sigh of relief. The Talisman Stone could be used normally again, and he immediately sent a message to Larry.
Larry replied, "Take a rest for two days first, then come to me the day after tomorrow, and I’ll update you on the recent situation."
Herag drove the carriage past the familiar Moonlight Forest.
He looked into the depths of the Moonlight Forest from afar, where a barrier blocked out the sky, enveloping almost the entire Moonlight Forest.
"I suppose this is the barrier defending against the Green Cottage."
Such a large-scale, prolonged barrier must have been jointly created by several Official Wizards.
Herag continued on the main road towards the Northern Forest Region, encountering the Hellfoot on the way. The Hellfoot curiously glanced at the two horses pulling Herag’s carriage, seemingly wanting to take a closer look.
But with duties to attend to, it couldn’t delay on the road and had to continue its journey.
After arriving in the Northern Forest Region, Herag realized that the previous war might have been fiercer than he imagined.
Many houses in the Northern Forest Region were already collapsed, evidently the result of spell bombardment.
The population in the Northern Forest Region had noticeably decreased; even among the undamaged houses, few had lights on, and there were hardly any people active.
Herag drove the carriage to his house’s area. Fortunately, his house remained intact.
This area was relatively deep, with most houses unaffected.
Herag also found two letters stuffed under the door, both covered in dust, indicating they had been there for quite some time.
He picked them up, blew off the dust on the envelopes, and discovered one was from Lillian, and the other surprisingly from Emil.
Herag tied the two horses in the woods behind, unloaded the carriage, and let the horses rest.
There were stables in the Moonlight Forest, where Herag could leave the horses to be cared for by others for a fee.
The house had accumulated a lot of dust from being away for so long.
Using magic, Herag quickly cleaned it, taking about an hour to completely remove all the dust in the house.
After completing the basic cleaning, Herag brewed a pot of coffee and lounged on the sofa to read the letters.
The first letter he took out was from Emil; he had previously sent them a letter but hadn’t expected it to actually be delivered.
Between two distant continents, across a vast ocean, this letter truly wasn’t an easy feat.