Positive little sun, magical girl, I am awesome

After leaving the fire post, they first walked along the ruts on the road for a while. The trees gradually became denser, the road disappeared, and the snow under their feet was no longer compact, but very light.

At first, everyone was having fun making snowballs and playing with each other, but later it was too cold and no one wanted to continue playing. The forest was silent, with only the sound of their breathing and the crunching of the snow. Their footprints left a series of deep marks on the snow. The surrounding trees were covered in silver, and the branches were weighed down by the snow. Occasionally, a ball of snow fell, making a slight sound.

Daniel walked at the front of the group, probing the way bit by bit with his sword in hand to prevent the princess behind him from accidentally falling into a snow pit, looking like a guardian knight. Ian just followed Lilith silently, as taciturn as before, only occasionally using his sword to cut a few marks on the tree.

"Lilith, what is this? Is it valuable?" Lucas walked around the area again and again, then ran to Lilith excitedly holding a large handful of winter vegetation he had found.

"Oh... this is Dendrobium officinale, a very good raw material for cold-resistant agents, but it's not expensive..."

"Then help me hold it!" Lucas immediately stuffed the whole handful of food in his hand into Lilith's hands, grinning, "A little bit adds up to a lot!" Then he ran away again.

Lilith stuffed the huge lump into the ring speechlessly. Looking at the busy Lucas, she couldn't help but complain in her heart, what kind of blue retriever is this! !

"Where can we find that armadillo? Even if it's not extinct, no one except a fool would come out in this season, right?" It was the first time for Sean's partner Bobby to walk on such a snowy road. He leaned against a tree to catch his breath for a while, and chatted with Lilith while resting.

"No hurry. Let's go to the heart of the valley and find a water source. No matter what kind of animal it is, it always needs water. Even if there is no armadillo, there may be other gains. Now, let's find the herbs that Jaina needs. Grave grass and cobra lily are available in winter!"

"Okay, okay!" Before Jaina could say anything, Lucas came back and nodded quickly. He moved closer to Lilith and said, "Is the cobra lily valuable? It sounds very valuable. If I pick it, it will be mine."

"I know, I know." Lilith nodded randomly in response and watched Lucas run away again.

"There are actually quite a few good things here, maybe because no one has been here for so many years." Unlike Lucas who cast a wide net and picked things randomly, Jaina spotted a small piece of snowdrop flower, which is one of the important materials for making memory-enhancing potions.

"Pick them all, Jaina." Seeing that Jaina picked only one without any greed, Lulu advised her, "Take them back and Lilith can cultivate them in the greenhouse. If you leave them here, in a few years this place might become a cobblestone road, and they will disappear just the same."

Everyone was silent for a moment, as if they all felt sorry for the disappearance of the forest. Even Hannah, who was usually quiet, couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that if human city-states develop too fast, it will not be a good thing for the surrounding animals and plants..."

"Lilith! What is this!" Lucas came back again, with ice crystals hanging on his eyelashes, but he didn't care at all. He walked over with a pile of things in his hands. However, this time, several magic apprentices took a step back after seeing it.

"Uh--Lucas, do you smell this thing? Does it stink?" Lulu asked cautiously.

Lucas lowered his head and took a breath. "A little bit, like rotten beans."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this seems to be a fairy." Jaina looked at Lucas with sympathy.

"…What do you mean?" Lucas looked confused.

"What I mean is, just go with peace of mind..." Lilith patted his shoulder and put the fairy into the ring, "I will sell it for a good price for you."

The next second, Lucas, with a pale face, fell to the ground and crashed into a thick pile of snow.

Fortunately, everyone had been determined by the torture of Teacher Wanda. After all, who had not taken poison in her class? Everyone calmly gave Lucas the antidote, and a group of people surrounded a classmate who had fallen to the ground due to poisoning and laughed. Lilith thought that it was a good thing that there were no mobile phones now, otherwise who could resist taking a photo with the embarrassed classmate.

While everyone was chatting and laughing while waiting for Lucas to wake up, Ian, who was standing in the distance, suddenly turned around, looked into the depths of the jungle, and then walked towards that direction.

"Hey Ian, where are you going? Don't act alone." Bobby turned his head and saw Ian's actions, and quickly called him.

"Someone..." Ian turned around and said hesitantly, "It seems like someone is calling for help."

"Huh?" Lilith turned her head when she heard that. Everyone shut their mouths and listened carefully, but they heard nothing.

"Did you hear wrongly, Ian?" Daniel walked up to him, his smile not reaching his eyes. What was this guy trying to do to make a presence of himself at this moment?

But Ian ignored him and just looked at Lilith.

Lilith thought for a moment and said decisively, "Let's go check it out. What if there really was someone calling for help? There are not many people in this forest. If we don't care, no one will be able to find us."

"That's right. That person may not be able to make a sound now. Maybe he encountered a bear?!" Lulu's guardian partner hurriedly stepped over the fallen dead wood in the snow, drew his sword and walked towards Ian. "Do you remember which direction?"

Ian nodded and led the way. Before Daniel could say anything else, everyone had already passed him and followed.

"Hey, did we really hear it wrong?" Bobby and another guardian were carrying Lucas, who had not yet woken up, and were panting heavily. They couldn't help but wonder. They had been walking for a while. How could they hear a call for help over such a long distance? "Or did we go in the wrong direction?"

Ian turned around and looked at Lilith helplessly, "Is it true..."

"Let's look further ahead." Lilith nodded. Since they had already decided to rescue him, they certainly couldn't miss any possibility, otherwise the person seeking help would be so desperate.

"Should we consider the safety of Her Highness Catherine, Miss Lilith? After all, this is a strange jungle." Daniel looked worried, showing how he put the princess first.

"I seemed to hear it." However, Catherine's attention was not here. She quickly took a few steps forward and pointed forward. Everyone followed and listened quietly, and finally heard a woman's whimper.