For the girls, this kind of outdoor camping was their first time. In the deep mountains and forests, under the starry sky, listening to the wind blowing through the mountains and enjoying delicious food, this feeling really made people feel extra liberated. Under the light of the fire, the crackling sound of burning matches and the mouth-watering aroma of barbecue intertwined, it seemed peaceful and serene.

“No, I can’t eat anymore…!”

While screaming, Ling raised her hands high, and then she lay directly on the mat behind her. Then she raised her head, looked at the starry sky in front of her, and let out a long breath.

"Ah... It's so comfortable. This is my first time to spend the night outdoors... It looks quite interesting now."

"Um……"

Theo nodded slightly, put down the barbecue in her hand, and looked around. In the moonlight, she could clearly see the forest, lake and layers of mountains below. The starry sky and the bright moon illuminated the earth, bringing a touch of cold and beautiful light.

"I always feel like... we are the only ones left in the world. I feel an unusual loneliness."

"Wow... Theo, what you said seems a little scary..."

Hearing Theo's mumbling, Tida, who was holding the juice, imagined the scene and shuddered.

“I really like this feeling…”

After answering in a low voice, Theo looked at Fang Zheng who was not far away.

"If I could live my whole life without communicating with other people and living alone in an isolated place, it would be a good choice."

"Eh? But this is too lonely, and if I'm alone, what if something happens? I think I should have friends... What do you think, Ling?"

"Just having a big brother is enough for me!"

Looking at the three little girls chatting not far away, Fang Zheng also chuckled. Then he reached out, took out a guitar, and plucked the strings.

Soon, melodious piano music sounded.

"Are you going to Scarborough fair...Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme..."

Listening to Fang Zheng's singing, the girls all closed their mouths involuntarily, they closed their eyes, and listened to Fang Zheng's singing and piano music. Although they didn't understand what language Fang Zheng used, the charm of music lies in that even if they don't understand the lyrics, they can still feel the unique charm contained in it.

Soon, the song ended.

“Pah pah pah pah!!!”

The girls all clapped, even Tio clapped her hands, and Ling excitedly rushed to Fang Zheng.

"Wow, big brother, you are so awesome! Ling didn't know you could sing, but why can't Ling understand what you are singing?"

"It's our language, isn't it? Does it sound nice?"

"It sounds good, big brother, can you sing a few more songs? I want to hear more, and you guys want to hear more too."

As she spoke, Ling turned her head to look at Theo and Tita. Theo nodded slightly, and Tita also stared at Fang Zheng with wide eyes.

"Yes, Brother Fang Zheng, you sing really beautifully. Please sing a few more songs."

"no problem."

Fang Zheng turned around and plucked the strings again.

Soon, the singing started again.

As the music played, the night gradually deepened. When Fang Zheng put down his finger, he saw that Ling had fallen asleep on his legs without knowing when, while Theo and Tita also leaned against each other and fell into a deep dream.

Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng also smiled slightly and touched Ling's hair.

It will be a wonderful night for the little girls.

It turns out that spending the night outdoors does have a relaxing effect. By the next day, Ling and Tita were already full of energy. Even Tio, who had always had a gloomy face in the past few days, seemed to be much more relaxed. So Fang Zheng asked them to get back in the car and continue driving towards the empire.

When entering the Imperial checkpoint, Fang Zheng's car unsurprisingly attracted everyone's attention. After all, the appearance of this car was very exaggerated - it was like you were driving a Batmobile on the street. Except for a blind person, basically no one would not be attracted by this chariot full of strange sci-fi style.

The soldiers at the Imperial checkpoint hesitated for a while as to whether or not to let Fang Zheng pass, but in the end Fang Zheng relied on Ryan Forte's invitation letter and his own ID. In addition, in the soldiers' opinion, someone traveling with three little girls would not cause trouble, so they finally let him pass.

"We've finally reached the Empire... Where are we going next, big brother?"

"First I plan to visit the Great Forest of Isthmia."

"What is that place?"

“It’s a very peculiar place.”

Fang Zheng waved the "Imperial Geography" in his hand at Ling.

"I heard that there are many ancient legends in that forest, as well as traces of vampires and witches... So I plan to go there and see if I can encounter anything interesting. What do you think?"

"Vampire? Witch? What is that?"

"They are all legendary beings. Vampires are monsters that suck human blood, and witches are women with mysterious powers..."

"Mysterious power?"

"According to what is written above, witches can use magic without a guide device..."

"Really?!"

Hearing this, Tida, who had just been glancing at the mosquito coils, suddenly perked up, threw herself on the back of the chair and looked at Fang Zheng.

"Brother Fang Zheng, is there really someone who can cast magic without a guide device?"

"This is just a legend. I don't know if it's real. How about going to take a look?"

"Yeah, I'm going!"

"I'm going too, Theo, what about you?"

“…”

"Theo?"

"Ah, Theo fell asleep again."

"She's such a sleepyhead."

Although Tio did not express his opinion, after the majority decision was made, Fang Zheng drove towards the Isthmia Forest. Considering that this was in the Empire, Fang Zheng did not drive at a high speed like he did in the Kingdom of Liberl, but maintained a relatively steady speed. Along the way, they also saw a lot of new and interesting things.

As a powerful empire, although guided vehicles are not yet popular here, there are already some guided vehicles on the road. Of course, from their magnificent exteriors and family emblems on the doors, it can be seen that these guided vehicles should belong to the nobility. In addition, there are also many horse-drawn carriages running on the road.

This also gave Tita and Ling a feast for the eyes. After all, the Liberl Kingdom had abolished the aristocracy system, so they couldn't see such scenes there. But now in the empire, they could see these interesting things, which was worth the trip.

The two of them were watching with great gusto and enjoyment, but it was bad luck for the guided vehicles and horse-drawn carriages traveling on the road.

Compared with the old-fashioned design of the guided vehicles, STARLIGHT itself stands out. Driving in it gives people the feeling that a black panther has appeared in a group of teddy bears. The carriages are even worse. The horses pulling the carriages have never seen such a ferocious and terrifying "monster". They screamed in fear, and some even turned around and ran away, causing chaos.

There were also some guided vehicles that wanted to compete with Fang Zheng, but Fang Zheng's guided vehicle's average speed was far faster than the old antiques that had just come into the world. Even if the opponent stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, they could only watch in despair as the strange black chariot "rumbled" and disappeared from their sight.

The road to the Isthmia Forest was not easy to travel. Perhaps because of those ancient rumors, this place was sparsely populated, and the roads were full of potholes. In some places, there were no roads at all. But this certainly could not stump a landing vehicle specially used for planetary landings. Fang Zheng drove the STARLIGHT up and down, left and right... and swayed into the forest.

“Is this the Great Forest of Isthmia?”

After entering the forest, Fang Zheng slowed down the car, and Tita and Ling curiously leaned against the window to look out. The whole forest looked a little gloomy, but surprisingly not scary, and even gave people a very peaceful and quiet atmosphere.

“Woo…”

At the same time, Theo, who was "sleeping soundly" in the back seat, hummed softly, then slowly opened her eyes.

"Ah, Theo, are you awake?"

"Well...we are..."

Looking at the lush trees around him, Theo's originally confused expression quickly became clear.

"Where is this?"

"Ismia Forest. Brother Fang Zheng said there are many interesting things here."

"Interesting stuff..."

Theo frowned slightly and looked out at the forest.

"I don't know if it's interesting or not, but I do have a strange feeling that something is here..."

"Oh? It seems that your senses are very sharp."

Hearing what Theo said, Fang Zheng nodded. In fact, the moment he entered the forest, Fang Zheng immediately felt that there seemed to be some kind of barrier in the depths of the Isthmia Forest. That was why he drove his car into it to see what was in the forest - after all, isn't a self-driving tour just a journey around?

The group didn't encounter any monsters along the way. After all, Fang Zheng had the dragon's might to suppress them, so no monster dared to run over and seek death. But even so, when the intertwined roots blocked everyone like a wall, Fang Zheng stopped helplessly.

"It looks like we can only get so far. We need to walk from now on."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked at the three people.

"What should we do? Should we keep going forward? Or go back?"

"Of course, keep moving forward!"

Sure enough, the choice was as expected.