Chapter 54: The Frozen Forest, World of Warcraft (Part 1)

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  Chapter 54: Ice-Sealed Forest, Magic Beast World (Part 1)

  What depressed Du Wei was that everything the old magician bought was paid for with Du Wei's money. When Du Wei was caught, he still had a purse on him, inside which there were over a hundred gold coins.

  He hastily put on his leather coat, wore a sheepskin hat with thick brim covering his ears, and put on snow boots. He hung a waist knife... Du Wei looked like one of those adventurers who often came to the ice forest for adventure.

  Out of the inn, a small sled had already stopped outside, with four sturdy gray snow dogs lying obediently on the ground.

  The space on the sled was small, and Du Wei had to squeeze together with the old magician, who still wore that white robe... This guy seemed not afraid of the cold at all. It wasn't until Du Wei leaned against him that he discovered the secret. The old man didn't know what kind of magic he used, but as soon as Du Wei got close to his side, he felt like he was sitting next to a stove, and the old magician's body emitted a warm and cozy feeling.

  "Hmph, what's so great about being able to use magic?" Du Wei snorted.

  But what he found curious was that this sled had no driver.

  This old magician was a "all-around talent", even the skill of driving sleds was also proficient, and he didn't see him shouting anything, just sitting on the sled, the magician lightly said a sentence "Let's go!"

  The four sturdy sled dogs on the front of the land immediately ran vigorously! Where to turn, where to slow down, without the old magician driving, those sled dogs honestly pulled the sled and ran, leaving a long mark on the white snowy ground, and went north.

  Although covering his face with a scarf and wearing a hat, Du Wei still felt the cold wind blowing on his skin, making it painful to open his eyes. He could only lean against the warm old magician as much as possible to absorb some warmth.

  The biting wind of the northern country is like a knife... Du Wei, whether in his past life or this one, has always lived in the south and has never been to the north. This kind of endless icy sky and snowy weather, he had only seen a few times in his entire life.

  All the way, I couldn't help but curse that damned old wizard and this blasted weather!

  The sun was still hanging above his head, but there was no warmth at all. Du Wei's body curled up into a ball, and before long, the snot under his nose had frozen into a string of icicles. He rubbed it hard, almost tearing off a piece of skin, and the pain made Du Wei's eyes well up with tears.

  The Ice-Sealed Forest is located at the northernmost part of the continent... It's said that this is the northernmost part of the continent.

  This is also the "boundary" officially set by the Roland Empire, and in general, it is not allowed for the vassals of the empire to continue northward.

  Further north, the frozen forest is not only a cold wind and snow that can freeze people to death, nor is it just an endless expanse of desolate forest... More importantly, this is one of the two areas on the mainland where magical beasts are extremely active!

  The empire stationed a legion of troops at the southern end of the Ice Forest. The Northern "Storm Legion" of the Empire was scattered along the southern edge of the Ice Forest, and checkpoints were set up on all roads leading to the Ice Forest...

  Of course, these are just superficial things.

  However, every year there are still many mercenary teams and some small adventure teams that venture into the Ice Forest. These people often have a bit of skill. The terrifying magical beasts in the Ice Forest are just glittering gold coins in their eyes!

  Those various demon beasts' hides and magic cores can be sold for a high price if they can be hunted and transported to the south.

  For this kind of almost semi-public "smuggling" activity, the empire's attitude is actually "tolerant".

  Those troops patrolling the southern border of the frozen forest were actually just blocking ordinary people from entering this dangerous area, while those adventurers with extraordinary skills, such as mages or high-level warriors, could often sneak past the army's patrols undetected. Some larger adventure teams even dared to confront small groups of patrol troops for the benefit of smuggling!

  In the Roland continent, there are many strong warriors who appreciate martial arts and magic. Although magicians are a minority, there are indeed not few warriors. Faced with the benefits of adventure, there are still many people willing to risk their lives to fight for it.

  In the town where Du Wei and the old magician set off, heading north for less than half a day, Du Wei and his group arrived at a checkpoint. They saw those imperial soldiers wearing white fur coats... These northern men were clearly more resistant to cold than Du Wei. Some high-level warriors even wore only leather armor, exposing their hairy chests, with bare arms, standing beside the checkpoint, in the snowy weather, scooping up snow to wipe their bodies. While wiping, they loudly shouted and sang.

  This pass was built on the mainland, not with stones... The frozen soil in the north is even harder than stone. As long as some relatively soft mud is dug out during the warmest summer days every year and piled up, and then watered, a night of cold wind can freeze into a solid earth wall!

  Looking at the soldiers wearing thick white fur coats, with fur hats on their heads and icicles hanging from the hats, Du Wei's heart didn't know whether to be amazed or respectful. Anyway, he just shrank tightly.

  The old magician whistled and the four sled dogs stopped in front of the checkpoint.

  There were about a hundred or so soldiers in front of this pass, and as they looked out at the snowy landscape, a small sled came running over and stopped in front of them. The crowd immediately surrounded it, and those soldiers all intentionally or unintentionally reached for their waist knives. The robust man who was washing his face with snow in the snowy landscape was clearly the leader here, and he also threw away the snow in his hand, grabbed a long spear, and strode over quickly.

  In the snowy ground, this warrior ran extremely fast and reached Du Wei's front in just a few strides. Judging from his appearance, he was like a "barbarian", with long whiskers covering almost one-third of his face, looking very rough. From the way he ran in the snow, it seemed that his martial skills were also quite impressive.

  These soldiers blocked the road, someone was about to speak, but as soon as they saw the old magician's attire, they immediately shut their mouths!

  These northern soldiers who have been stationed in the frozen forest for a long time are all seasoned veterans, and every year there are magicians who like to come here to catch a few rare magical beasts in the forest. Magic cores are the favorite magic materials of magicians.

  These people took one look at the old magician's clothes and knew his identity... although, there was no badge of a magician's rank on the old magician's clothes.

  It's actually a common occurrence in the Ice Seal Forest... The magicians who come here all know about the Empire's ban, and although they have a transcendent status, they still can't openly defy the Empire, so to conceal their identities, they won't wear their magic level badges. This way, on one hand, it shows off their magician identity to intimidate the soldiers blocking their path, and on the other hand, it also hides their true names and identities.

  After all, there aren't many magicians on the mainland. If they hang up their emblem, the other party will know their level. If they really want to settle accounts, they can just go back to the Magician's Guild and look it up - what level of magician, what they look like, basically everything can be found out.

  So in the frozen forest, wizards only wear wizard robes but don't wear badges, it's already a half-open habit... This is what they call "doing bad things without leaving a name".

  Du Wei's eyes widened, and he looked somewhat excited. In his opinion, this small team of soldiers trying to block the road was definitely hopeless. Du Wei didn't know how formidable this old man was... but just based on the fact that he could train Vivian into a magical genius and easily send a dragon as a gift to his apprentice... what kind of abilities would such a person have?

  If a fight were to break out, Du Wei would bet that within a few seconds at most, the magician could take down all one hundred or so soldiers.

  But Du Wei was disappointed.

  The old magician calmly stopped the sleigh and rummaged in his bosom for half a day before pulling out a crumpled sheepskin paper - it was a habit of the magicians' circle that they did not like to use any ordinary paper, everything that needed to be recorded in writing used sheepskin.

  "Gentlemen, I have here a document from the Wizards' Guild." The old wizard smiled and handed the parchment to the barbarian warrior: "The Wizards' Guild grants me the privilege of entering the Icebound Forest."

  Looking at this amiable old magician, the leading warrior was stunned.

  Although he appears to be rough, he also has his own calculations in mind. In these years of being stationed at the entrance of this icy forest, he can be considered to have seen and experienced a lot, and the magicians he has encountered are not just one or two.

  Those magicians are often a bunch of arrogant guys. Either they cast spells to fly directly over, or a gust of wind blows them past, leaving these soldiers unable to even touch their shadows.

  Either show off a skill in front of everyone, intimidate the soldiers, and then swagger past.

  After all, these are conventions, everyone knows that if the magician really wants to force his way through, a hundred or so people will definitely not be able to stop him.

  But this one good-natured magician, politely produced a legitimate document, with a negotiating attitude, but it's really rare!

  With a suspicious expression, the captain warrior finished this crumpled sheepskin paper.

  The thing in his hand was already unclear for many years, the words were somewhat blurred, and there was even some peeling on the sheepskin, tattered and worn out. The captain carefully held it in his hands, afraid of tearing it apart.

  The captain's face changed color and almost bulged his eyes out!

  "There is a public letter, the holder of this letter may unconditionally enter the Ice-Sealed Forest. Any Imperial military or local government personnel are not allowed to intercept! The validity period of this document... one hundred years!!"

  What the heck is this? Valid for 100 years?

  This old guy won't be fooling me, will he? The captain couldn't help but start thinking wildly when he saw this. He had indeed encountered some swindlers before...

  Everyone knows that in this place, the military generally doesn't dare to block magicians, and there are also some scammers who put on a magician's robe to deceive people.

  But looking again at the signature below this document...

  "Emperor of the Roland Empire, Augustin V & President of the Roland Continent Magician's Guild, Zuriadia."

  Document co-signed by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor and the President of the Magicians' Guild?

  What's more, worse still.

  The Emperor Augustin V, who signed this, has been dead for sixty years! And the current president of the Roland Continent Magician's Guild has also changed! The president on the signature also passed away forty years ago at the age of one hundred and nineteen!

  Signature of the former Emperor and former President of the Magician's Guild?

  What's his story?

  This thing is true or false, the captain can naturally identify it! Signatures can be forged, but the seal on top cannot be forged! The emperor's seal and the magic guild president's seal are both marked with anti-counterfeiting magic!

  When you hold the document in your hand, these two seals will slowly appear on the sheepskin paper and then slowly disappear...

  The captain immediately stood up straight with respect!

  The old magician in front of him must have been awesome to a certain extent! At least he was an old man from the same era as the former emperor and the former president of the Magician's Guild!

  This kind of person can't afford to offend even a small team leader!

  Even the captain couldn't help but wonder... a valid period of one hundred years... how old is this old man this year?

  He reverently rolled up the sheepskin paper and handed it to the magician with both hands, his tone also becoming more polite: "Respected Magician, welcome to the Ice-Sealed Forest! The 27th Patrol Unit of the White Wolf Infantry Regiment of the Northern Storm Legion of the Empire pays its respects to you! Is there anything else you require? We will do our best to cooperate!"

  The old magician was very polite: "Nothing else, just let us pass."

  The soldiers blocking the way retreated one after another, and even took the initiative to quickly sweep away the snow in front of the pass, then lined up to bid farewell to the old magician's sled as it left.

  Just as they saw the checkpoint far behind them, Du Wei couldn't help but ask: "That document... was it real?"

  "Really..." The old magician replied faintly: "However, today is the last day of the validity period."

  Du Wei stuck out his tongue: "The last day?"

  He looked at the old magician's profile and couldn't help but ask: "You... how old are you exactly?"

  "Little friend, has the family education of Luo Lin's household fallen to this extent? When asking about an elder's age, you should use honorific language." The old magician smiled and said: "I... um, my age..."

  At this point, a hint of melancholy flashed in the old magician's eyes: "I myself can't even remember it."

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