Ever since the caravan entered Skako, everyone has become alert, and Lin Xingchen also had to be alert.
After entering the Skako Province, Lin Xingchen somewhat understood why this place was famous for its unrest. There were endless wastelands, and the local residents all looked pale. Many children were skinny, but they all had big bellies.
The same situation also applies to adults. It seems that everyone, regardless of gender, age or status, may have this condition, the only difference is whether it is serious or mild.
"Seven years ago, the Scarco Province was defined as a fallen land by the Church of Light. They said it was cursed by the devil and that all people living here would be killed by a kind of insect released by the devil." Colliver sat next to Lin Xingchen and pointed at the big-bellied children and said with some difficulty.
"After the words of the Archbishop of the Church of Light spread, the entire province became like this. The surrounding provinces blocked the entire Skako for fear that they would bring those terrible bugs to their own territories."
"We have the road sign of Teko Province so we are no longer under their blockade. In less than two years, the whole of Skako was in chaos and became a den of bandits."
"I really have to thank Brother Colliver for your guidance on this matter, otherwise I really wouldn't understand what's going on here." Hearing this, Lin Xingchen was also moved. After all, blocking the entire province was no joke, and the people and things involved were no trivial matters.
At lunch time, Lin Xingchen was cooking attentively. The pleasant aroma attracted many people, including several children who bravely reached out to Lin Xingchen.
When they saw the kids coming, the guys in the caravan and Scarlett from the adventure group took two steps back unnaturally. Even the usually calm Marcy frowned.
Looking at the poor children, Lin Xingchen felt compassion and pretended to take something from a box, but in fact he took out a lot of fruits from the space.
He walked up to the stopped children and gave each of them some fruit. Lin Xingchen, who had already cast defensive magic on himself, secretly used his mental power to sense the bodies of those dirty children while he was in contact with them.
What Lin Xingchen saw made his hair stand on end. These people all had worms of varying sizes inside their bodies, and some had already drilled into their internal organs.
Such a scene frightened Lin Xingchen so much that his hands trembled. He quickly left the children and returned to the base to wash his hands continuously.
"Are you scared?" Although Colliver's tone was a little frivolous, his expression was more serious than ever.
“I can feel that there are worms in their bodies, and some children with serious conditions have already had their internal organs corroded by these worms. If they are not treated, they will probably die in a few months at most.” Lin Xingchen replied with a grim face.
"That's normal. Many well-known magicians, pharmacists and priests have come to check it out, but they all shook their heads and walked away. You are quite brave to dare to contact them. You see, I don't even dare to get close to them." Colliver said with some admiration.
“I am afraid, but when I encounter something I don’t understand, I naturally want to try to explore it.”
"Okay, let's eat! There's nothing we can do about these things." Caitlin reminded everyone to eat quickly.
After setting off, Lin Xingchen felt a little depressed. What made him sad was not that he had a heart of gold seeing those children hopeless, but that he could not be as hard-hearted as stone.
"Lin, don't be sad. Perhaps leaving this hell early is a good choice for them." Seeing that Lin Xingchen was a little disappointed, even Ma Xi spoke to comfort him.
"Brother Ma Xi, I'm fine, I just feel like I'm not strong enough."
Just as everyone was hurrying on their way in a dull manner, Lin Xingchen's keen hearing sensed something was wrong and he directly took the sword in his hand.
When the members of the adventure group saw his actions, they were stunned at first, but then they immediately reacted and took up their weapons.
After they were ready, more than a dozen arrows shot towards them. Masi had already raised his large shield before the arrows hit them.
The fighting spirit spread out in all directions with the big shield as the center, and instantly condensed into a huge shield to block the two mages beside it.
This kind of bow and arrow was child's play for Lin Xingchen and Colliver. They swung their swords to cut an arrow in half, then jumped lightly to block the arrow for the coachman standing next to them.
The leader of the caravan came to his senses after a round of arrows and started shouting. The five members of the Wonderful Adventure Group had no time to pay attention to him. Ma Xi's tall figure directly crossed the carriage and shouted in the direction of the arrows: "Please give face to the escort mission accepted by the Wonderful Adventure Group."
"I don't care whether you are wonderful or weird, leave the goods to me and I will spare your life. Brothers, grab them!!!" A leader said as he jumped out and rushed towards the convoy first.
"You are looking for death." Caitlin knew now was not the time to hold back, so she used all her strength as a level 6 magician.
Similarly, Scarlett was waving her staff non-stop and casting magic at the crowd of bandits. Colliver and Lin Xingchen were guarding the two wizards, while Marcy was standing at the front of the group.
This group of bandits came and ran away quickly. After all, no one expected that an adventure team would not only have a magician, but also two of them at once. When there were no magicians on their side to deal with them, it would be a very stupid thing to fight with the magicians.
If it weren't for the bows and arrows left at the scene, and the magic thrown by the two women, which killed seven or eight bandits, it would not have looked like the scene of being surrounded by a group of bandits.
"Team leader, let's go quickly! I don't think those guys dare to come for the time being." Caitlin turned around and shouted to the team leader after seeing the situation.
After a period of scare, the speed of the convoy increased significantly. Everyone wanted to reach the destination as soon as possible without any danger.
Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. The long sword in Lin Xingchen's hand was exceptionally bright under the moonlight. He slightly tilted his head to avoid the attack of the long sword. The dagger in his left hand had already cut the artery in the bandit's neck before the bandit could react.
The right hand holding the long sword rotated backwards and stabbed lightly, just in time to pierce the chest of the bandit who was planning to launch a sneak attack from behind. The agility of drawing and swinging the sword came from the elves' also world-famous agility. Lin Xingchen always achieved the greatest results with the least effort.
This was already the seventh day since the first encounter with the bandits. In those seven days, we encountered seven groups of bandits. Including this group tonight, this was the eighth time.
Such frequent attacks also made Lin Xingchen understand what it meant to be famous for riots, although many of the bandits here were actually ordinary people with no martial arts foundation.
For these people, Lin Xingchen basically won't take their lives, but just make them lose their fighting ability. After all, although these people cannot threaten him, they are still very good at disgusting people.
After fighting for some time, Lin Xingchen also had some basic understanding of the other four members of the team.
The one who killed the most people was not the apparently most powerful leader Caitlyn, but another wizard, Scarlett. This wizard was ruthless and merciless to those bandits.
On the other hand, the other three people would not easily kill people if it was not necessary, and at most they would just cripple them. In fact, in Lin Xingchen's opinion, these people are even more miserable if they are crippled.
Looking at Colliver and Marcy who were a little out of breath, Lin Xingchen smiled and took out two bottles of medicine and handed them to them.
"This is the potion I prepared. If you don't dare to drink it, just return it to me tomorrow." After saying that, he went to the carriage, hugged the long sword he had wiped clean, and fell asleep.
"Wow... this guy is really a pharmacist! It seems we are really lucky this time." After saying that, he pulled out the cork and poured it directly into his mouth.
Ma Xi looked at it without saying anything. He silently drank the potion in his hand and put the bottle away.
Other members of the caravan were responsible for keeping watch at night. They also knew that letting the adventure group have a good rest would better ensure that they could return home alive.
"Hey... Lin, what potion did you give us yesterday? It was so magical that not long after I drank it I felt my strength recovered much faster than before! Do you have a few more for us?" Colliver seized the opportunity to ask Lin Xingchen the next day.
"Collifer, you're going too far. You know how expensive the potion is." Although Caitlin knew why he asked that, she still didn't like him being so frivolous.
"I call it low-level physical recovery potion. Yesterday I didn't want to give it to the team leader or the beautiful Miss Scarlett, but as magicians, they have their own magician's code of conduct. So I'll let you try it so that they know my sincerity." As he said that, Lin Xingchen took out forty bottles of the same potion from the space and handed them to them.
"I mixed this medicine myself. The advantage is that it can quickly restore your physical strength. The only disadvantage is that it can only be taken once within ten hours, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced."
"It's too expensive, we can't accept it and it's just too much." Caitlin replied somewhat at a loss.
"If you really feel embarrassed, then remember to leave the bottle to me after you drink it. Relatively speaking, this bottle is more expensive than this potion."
"Wow...is this thing cheap?" Colliver muttered loudly.
"It's very cheap for me, just some scraps, but if I sell it, it will be a big price. But we are teammates, so it's more strength and more protection, right?"
"Thank you. I don't know what kind of herbs are needed to make it. We can get some for you if possible." Caitlin quickly put it away after hearing what Lin Xingchen said. After all, this thing can really save lives in a critical moment.
"Hey, don't worry. I'll give you two kinds of potions. You can help me get some more herbs when the time comes."