"Pizos?" (Elf Language: Daddy?)

The little girl immediately raised her head and asked in surprise.

"What about your daughter?" Brand frowned.

"I will take care of her. Funiya's mother is my foster daughter..." The elder remained silent for a moment, before answering, "So Lord, please rest assured. Besides, Bolton is willing, he is grateful that you could bring back Funiya..."

He paused and stroked Funiya's hair, "Of course, if it weren't for needing to stay and lead everyone, actually, I would rather serve as Lord your guide. Compared to Bolton, I am more familiar with this forest, I hope Lord can understand..."

Everyone fell into silence, as mercenaries, their understanding of the Black Forest was not much better than Brand's. The terrifying tales about this place were even more numerous than the most fearsome bedtime stories circulating in Bielu.

"What about her mother?" Only Antitina frowned and asked.

Brand saw the little girl's hand tighten as she grabbed her father's clothes, feeling a slight pang in his heart.

The elder sighed and answered with some reminiscence, "Funiya's mother has Half-Elf blood, she used to be the most beautiful girl in our village, and when she married Bolton she was the happiest girl - unfortunately, during the last 'hunt', in order to protect others..."

Brand gritted his teeth.

He certainly knew what hunting meant. In most areas of Vaun, nobles regarded the conquest of barbarians as hunting - a custom that had been agreed upon for centuries. However, this activity in most places has become symbolic, because the true barbarian invasions had disappeared completely after the first Holy War.

In fact, today, except in the Tonygoya region, you rarely see those most ferocious enemies of civilization.

And so-called Senia People such as 'barbarians', are just a 'misunderstanding' deliberately created by people like Gruding to satisfy their perverted hobby. Such a misunderstanding not only applies to nobles, but even to most common people as well.

"Alright." Brand finally nodded, "Back to the point, since you've already decided. I naturally do not object, but this matter is not trivial, how much preparation time do you need?"

He glanced at Bolton, thinking that with his ability he could ensure this man's life without much problem, after all, his team has three Gold Level members, which is different from an average adventure team.

In comparison, he actually worried more about those left outside.

But the elder of the Senia People had already nodded, "Lord, other issues are not worth worrying about. But I must remind you of one point, you may not be very familiar with the Black Forest behind us. In fact, after entering autumn, this forest will become extremely dangerous. Especially as winter approaches, animals will also become more aggressive due to hunger, not to mention monsters, in fact, I suggest..."

"It's alright," Brand interrupted him, "as long as you guide us through the forest - we just hope to cross the forest, as for the rest - we can handle it."

The old man froze, opened his mouth but did not speak.

He obviously wouldn't have guessed that Brand was searching for the Druids in the forest, the Druids had hidden from the world for nearly four hundred years, hardly making any contact with the outside world. Yet, the young man was familiar with the habits of those territorial creatures, believing that once they entered the forest, they would surely attract those 'beasts'.

And with Brand's experience, finding them by reversing the direction wouldn't be too troublesome.

As for convincing the Druids to take him to search for the legendary lost Holy Temple Vahalla, that was another issue altogether. But Brand had already decided to change his original plan, preparing to find the long-hidden kingdom first before joining Hu Que.

The reason for this was a series of troubles encountered recently. The enemies facing him were increasing, and time becoming more pressing, he had to seek faster solutions. Only gaining the trust of the Druids remained a problem. Those neutral forest hermits always held a suspicious attitude towards outsiders, although they had once allied with humans, such relations had long perished in the first Holy War.

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