It was June, and Morphey Forest was lush and lush.
Unfortunately, Locke hadn't seen many major monsters, not even minor monsters, despite following Angelina's convoy for so long.
A short man with yellow hair was riding on a warhorse in front of the convoy. From afar, he looked like an ordinary man, but Locke didn't underestimate him.
"Uncle Xif, come and take a break," Angelina's voice came from the luxurious carriage.
The man with yellow hair turned around and replied, "Your Highness, there's no need for me to rest."
"I told you not to call yourself a subordinate, Uncle Xif!" Angelina walked out of the carriage and pouted unhappily.
"Alright, alright." Xif smiled kindly.
Angelina had already told him that Lord Xfie was the personal guard the king had sent to protect her. He was a Ritter.
So far, Locke had only seen two Ritters with his own eyes. They were Margrave De Sandro and another master from Lion who flew away from the army at the beginning of the siege of Audis.
Locke had never seen Xif before. He really wanted to know how many Ritters there were in the kingdom. Angelina would definitely know, but he didn't ask.
As for the other knight who flew down from the clouds, he was definitely a Ritter as well. Locke was too far away at that time, so he couldn't even feel the knight's aura.
After asking Xif about the route, Angelina went back to the carriage to rest. Xif rode his horse back to the front of the convoy.
Not long after, Locke was summoned by the princess again.
"We'll be there this afternoon," said Angelina as she fed him a blue grape.
Locke was now lying comfortably on Angelina's thigh, just like when they were in the cave in the Bering Mountains.
Thousands of metres above the shadow guard team that went deep into Morphey Forest, two knights who were walking in the air were chatting casually.
One of them was wearing a red cloak that fluttered in the wind.
The other was wearing dark green armour and had long brownish-red hair that fell under a black crystal crown.
They were the Earth Knights Romm and Garcia.
"We'll be there soon," said Romm with a straight face.
"I've already felt their aura. I think they're ready to welcome us." Garcia smiled. He didn't care about the high-level magical beasts they were about to face.
"Be careful of that lord's poisonous hook," Romm said sternly. He seemed to have suffered a little.
"Your cloak is nice." Garcia did not answer his question. He smiled and pointed at the cloak behind Knight Romm.
"Yes, it was a reward from the Radiant Knight in the last Dimensional War," Romm replied.
"Not bad." Garcia raised his brows.
Indeed, Romm had come into contact with the Akanasd family in Morphey Forest once. It was when he had just become an Earth Knight. In order to test his true strength, he secretly came to Morphey Forest to spar with the Akanasd family.
The result of the duel was good. Although it had just become a Level 2 creature, it was still able to suppress the Akanasd Lord. However, in the end, Romm had no choice but to let this Crystal Scorpion Dragon go.
In the end, he didn't fight a single Akanasd Lord, but an entire Akanasd family.
Another female scorpion dragon, which was not much weaker than the Akanasd Lord, suddenly appeared. It was also a Level 1 major monster. Behind it was a group of Quasi-level Crystal Nagas. They were probably the children of the two major monsters.
Even someone as strong as Romm had to retreat. He had just advanced, so it was not impossible for him to fight two level-1 major monsters and a group of Quasi-level ones at the same time. However, the price would be too high. Furthermore, the two countries were about to go to war. He could not afford to get hurt easily.
Garcia was much calmer compared to Roman who was ready for battle.
She had killed countless level-1 magical beasts, and the number of level-2 super magical beasts that had died in her hands could be counted with a single hand. Why would she worry too much about a small scorpiondragon family?
The outer and middle parts of Morphey Forest were filled with dense forests and steep peaks. However, the deeper he went, the more spacious it became. Large areas of grassland appeared, and there were also some unobtrusive naked mountains.
A river nearly ten meters wide appeared on one side of the grassland. As the river surged, beautiful rainbows appeared on the horizon, giving off a dreamy and beautiful vibe.
Locke wasn't mesmerized by the beautiful scenery. Instead, he was very nervous. Footprints covering an area of five square meters were scattered all over the grassland. They were messy and disorderly. They seemed to have been left behind by a giant tail, crisscrossing like graffiti on the grassland.
Locke walked along the river until he reached the upper reaches and finally saw the main character of this trip to Morphey Forest.
A surging waterfall rushed down a cliff that was a hundred meters high. There were jagged rocks on both sides of the cliff, and water splashed everywhere on the west side.
A huge dark blue scorpion head with a hint of purple poked out from under the waterfall. This scorpion not only had two huge barbs on its head, but it also had a pair of huge wings. Its body was almost ten meters tall, and its entire body was dark blue. Its tail was shaped like a crescent moon, and its pitch-black poisonous stinger showed that it was not to be trifled with.
Other than this giant scorpion, there was also a light blue scorpion that was only slightly smaller in size. It also had a pair of wings on its back, but the barbs on its head were smaller and the poisonous stinger on its tail was a little lighter in colour.
Beside the two gigantic magical beasts, there were six smaller green scorpions, as if they were carved from the same mold.
The splashing waterfall and towering cliffs blocked a large portion of the sunlight, making the atmosphere even more oppressive and frightening.
This was the scorpiondrake family that ruled Morphey Forest. The purple one was Lord Akanasad, the light blue one was his mate Akanasad, and the six green scorpiondrakes around him were their children, Crystal Narse.
"Welcome, Erdritters!" An obscure and deep voice suddenly rang in everyone's mind. Locke's eyes widened as he looked at the purple scorpion dragon under the waterfall in disbelief.
The scorpion dragon didn't speak, but Locke was sure that it was the purple scorpion dragon that had just spoken.
Angelina walked up to Locke and whispered to him, "This is mental communication."
Romm and Garcia, who had been waiting above the caravan, suddenly appeared and startled Locke. He recognised the knight in the red cloak as the one who had descended from the sky outside Audis.
"Hello, Adamrys!" Romm said. His voice wasn't loud, but all the creatures around him heard him.
"Yes." Garcia's reply was much more casual, although his eyes were fixed on the scorpion dragon's purple scales.
"May I know why the two of you have come to Morphey Forest?" Adamrys asked hesitantly.
"For the peace of Morphey Forest!" Romm said with a smile, but he touched the longsword at his waist with one hand. The scorpion dragons in front of him looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. The Akanasd dragon who had spoken even subconsciously raised the poisonous stinger on its tail. The atmosphere instantly became tense.
"What kind of peace?" the purple scorpion dragon quickly adjusted itself and asked.
"Compared to Shalor's annual magic crystal harvest, we, Faustian, want to double the amount!" Romm said loudly.
"Impossible!" Akanasd seemed to have heard an unbelievable joke. He shook his head and refused without a second thought. His giant head stirred up a strong gust of wind.
"This isn't for Faustian, but for Aomar." Romm looked at Garcia, who had been silent all this while.
Adamrys also looked at Garcia, who was wearing dark green armour. This woman posed a far greater threat to him than Romm. He had lived for nearly a thousand years, but this was the first time he felt the aura of death.
"If we kill more than double the amount of major monsters, it will destroy the ecological balance of Morphey Forest. My family still needs to continue here." Akanasd's voice became weaker, but he still refused to give in.
"What if your family no longer exists today?" Garcia, who had been silent all this while, finally said her first sentence. However, this sentence made the green scorpion dragons howl in fear. They flapped their wings as if they wanted to rush over and tear her apart.
At this time, Akanasd hurriedly stopped his children. His partner, the light blue scorpion dragon, also flew out and protected the 'little' scorpion dragons behind him.
Adamrys obviously knew that he couldn't beat Garcia. After some careful consideration, he was about to give in and agree to Garcia's request. Garcia burst into laughter and said, "Of course I'm joking!"
"We are all natives of the Wizarding World. Every intelligent creature is a precious treasure of this plane. Why would I kill them wantonly?" Garcia said with a smile, but her words sent chills down the spines of the scorpion dragons.
"But," Garcia changed the topic and said, "I want 200 pieces of your purple scales!"
Adams stared blankly at the purple scales on his body and then looked at Garcia with his pupils that were the size of two bulls. He was very uncertain about it.
"In exchange, you just need to increase the number of crystal cores by 50%," Garcia added.
The scales on Adamrys' body were huge. Each of them was three to four square meters wide, and they covered his entire body. Most of them were dark blue. Only his head and neck were mostly covered in purple scales.
Adamrys only had about 300 purple scales on his body, and Garcia wanted more than half of them. She almost peeled off his skin.
Between his own scales and the lives of his family members, Adamlys did not think too much and chose the latter.
"Alright!" a muffled sound was heard.
Garcia was all smiles. Romm, on the other hand, had no idea what Garcia wanted.
She was an envoy from Aomar anyway, so she had the final say in everything.
After the two Erdritters and Akanasd finished discussing the specific details of the exchange, they turned their attention to another person.
"You must be Faustian's Princess Angelina, right?" The purple scorpion dragon turned its huge head and looked at the shadow guards under the waterfall. Angelina was standing next to the carriage, staring at the giant beast in front of her.