Following a simple cleaning and repair of his equipment, Bartlett, guided by the Quartermaster Old Nelsen, set off toward the semi-abandoned area.
According to Old Nelson's description, the undead creatures in the 'Spine Forest' all bore a strong and indelible mark of the empire. Although these undead creatures were also subject to the commands of the legitimate heir of the empire - the Magic Association, the magicians of the association did not intend to reuse them.
These undead creatures were like discarded toys that had lost a child's affection, abandoned aimlessly with no one concerning themselves about them.
Bartlett did not care about all these matters in the slightest. He only hoped that the blacksmith named 'Calvin' could forge his two Dragon Teeth into handy weapons to help him successfully complete the mission, return to the Prime Material Plane, and back to the world of humans.
