EFB Chapter 33 You are the first companion I made
Chapter 33 You are the first companion I made
The night was dark and the wind was strong. A cold wind swept through the forest, whistling and making the leaves rustle.
Compared to the outside world, the misty forest is perpetually shrouded in fog, and the temperature is noticeably much lower.
Lin Er felt a chill and couldn't help but cough before paying attention to himself.
His cotton armor was soaked through and had become heavy; if the weather got any colder, it might freeze.
After this escape, Lin Er discovered that the defensive capabilities of ordinary cotton armor were negligible, with only its function of keeping warm remaining.
He did have some spare money to buy a set of iron armor, but even with iron armor, cotton armor would be as fragile as paper against the stag-headed demon, so iron armor would be nothing more than folded paper.
Iron armor is effective against ordinary enemies, but he doesn't need it at all when facing weaker enemies; his protective magic is sufficient.
"It looks like we'll need magical equipment... no, defensive artifacts."
Lin Er thought that after returning home this time, he would inquire about it everywhere.
He immediately took off his clothes, wrung them out completely, and placed them in front of the campfire to dry.
The cotton armor itself is thick and heavy, so it's difficult to dry it in a short time.
He thought of spiritual fire, which was a bit extravagant, but he couldn't worry about it too much right now.
Lin Er summoned a ball of true fire in his palm and tried to dry the soaked clothes. Unexpectedly, the true fire worked very well and quickly dried the clothes.
Seeing that the effect was very good, after he got dressed, he went to dry Flora's clothes, then tiptoed to pick up her magic storage bag, folded the clothes back and put them back.
In this way, Flora should be unaware that her clothes have been changed.
Lin Er didn't mean to hide it from her. Being beaten up was a small matter; he just didn't want to cause any embarrassment later.
After he finished doing all this, he picked up his sword and returned to the campfire, silently keeping watch.
Perhaps because of the appearance of the Deer-Headed Demon, the surrounding forest was quiet and there was no unusual activity.
The more this happened, the more vigilant Lin Er became.
One night passed.
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Lin Er hadn't slept all night. He had been chased by the Deer-Headed Demon and soaked in ice water for two hours, making him even more exhausted.
As dawn approached, his tense heart couldn't help but relax, and his body couldn't take it anymore, so he unconsciously closed his eyes.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Lin Er suddenly opened his eyes and realized that he had actually fallen asleep. He instinctively picked up his sword and stood up.
He looked around; it was already daylight, the campfire had gone out, and there were no monsters nearby.
The sleeping bag next to the campfire had been put away, and he was wearing a blanket, which fell to the ground when he suddenly stood up.
Lin Er was startled and annoyed when he didn't see Flora.
At that moment, Flora jumped down from the tree.
It turns out she had been hiding in a tree.
Lin Er breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the blanket.
Flora said calmly, "I checked, and it seems we're near the central area of the Misty Forest. The hallucinogenic fog has dissipated now."
Lin Er also glanced around. Just as she had said, the fog had thinned considerably, and visibility had reached fifty or sixty meters.
At that moment, Flora took out a package from her bosom, inside which were several slices of white bread.
She said, "I just heated it up on the campfire. I've already eaten, so you should eat too."
Lin Er took it; it was still warm. He was hungry, so he started eating it right away.
Flora watched quietly from the side, without saying a word.
Lin Er felt inexplicably guilty, and seeing that Flora didn't ask about what happened last night, he didn't take the initiative to speak either.
For some reason, both sides tacitly avoided mentioning what happened last night.
After Lin Er finished eating and drinking, he took the initiative to ask, "What about that magical lark?"
Flora replied, "That little guy is very clever; it ran away long ago."
Lin Er said, "Call it back again."
He came to the Misty Forest to find the Nine Spirit Grass and the Spirit Ginseng, but he didn't get either of them, so he was unwilling to go back in such a dejected manner.
Flora nodded and began to sing again.
After a while, a white lark flew in from the horizon.
After a brief exchange with the white-feathered lark, Flora said:
"The little guy said that when it came over, it found some magical plants and it wanted to lead the way for us."
Upon hearing this, Lin Er stopped and covered up the traces left by the campfire. The two followed the white-feathered lark forward.
Soon, they arrived near the river from the previous night.
The white lark landed on the riverbank and led them into a dark, overgrown path.
At this moment, the white lark landed on a pile of weeds.
Lin Er walked over and took a look. He turned over the weeds and immediately saw three faint glowing lights emanating from them.
Among the haystacks, three silver ferns grew, emitting a fluorescent glow, clearly indicating their extraordinary nature.
You found three Nine-Spirit Grass plants in the wild.
Now that there is system evidence, Lin Er is extremely excited.
Flora also came over and said, "This is the Star Pulse Silver Fern, the thing you need."
Lin Er nodded, then patted the white lark's head, feeling extremely happy.
After digging out the three Star Vein Silver Ferns, the two fed the Hyacinth Grass seeds to the White Feather Lark so it could continue its search.
A short while later, they discovered another magical plant with earth attributes.
They are now located in the heart of the Misty Forest, where resources are visibly abundant, but also far more dangerous.
Perhaps because the Deer-Headed Demon appeared last night, there are not many demons around here, except for the occasional strange-looking monster.
Flora is usually able to spot things in advance, and since they were looking for magical plants and didn't want to cause trouble, they avoided them early on.
The journey was uneventful, with no battles taking place.
Lin Er followed behind the white-feathered lark, single-mindedly focused on finding the remaining spirit ginseng.
Suddenly, Flora grabbed him.
Lin Er raised her sword, thinking she had discovered some kind of monster again.
Flora shook her head and said, "I want to apologize to you. Yesterday I took it upon myself to kiss you and took your first kiss."
Lin Er quickly waved his hand and said, "You don't need to apologize, it was beyond our control. By the way, how did you know it was my first time?"
Flora immediately replied, "I guessed."
Lin Er felt that she was still too perceptive, or perhaps women are just very perceptive in this regard.
He was somewhat surprised and replied, "You guessed right."
Flora blinked, and Lin Er felt that her mood had suddenly improved, though she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.
He then asked, "I have something that might be presumptuous, but you said yesterday that I was your only companion. What does that mean?"
Flora replied, "It means exactly what it says."
Lin Er and Flora hadn't known each other for very long, but he figured that Flora, being an elf, had a long lifespan and probably had more than one companion.
But if Flora said that, doesn't that mean she's actually very withdrawn and doesn't have many friends?
Lin Er's expression was strange; he didn't think Flora seemed particularly aloof.
Flora looked into Lin Er's eyes, and seemed to see his confusion, and said, "I'm only 18 years old today. I've been cultivating alone at home all this time. You're the first companion I've made."
So that's how it is. Flora is so young.
That's not surprising.
"Then I am truly honored." Linton paused, then said seriously, "You are also the first companion I have made."
This time it was Flora's turn to be surprised.
She couldn't help but clasp her hands together and say, "May the Fairy Goddess bless us, and may our friendship remain forever pure and steadfast, as unbreakable as Mother World Tree."