Leaving the Forest (1)

The forest of the King's Domain was shrouded in a dark mist all year round, even near the outskirts where it was much lighter compared to the deep areas. In the stillness where there were no insect chirps or bird songs, the gray mist suddenly twisted strangely and then burst apart, revealing a clear space. And within it, a barbaric, robust figure abruptly appeared, driving the mist even further away. It was none other than our tragic otaku, Drogo, and the fox tribe princess, Elaine, who had transformed from a savage man to a standard handsome guy and a pure innocent girl in an instant.

"Hey, it's not that difficult," Drogo said, shaking the empty vibration staff in his hand, overjoyed by his successful teleportation for the first time. But Elaine's retching sound came from beside him, which obviously resembled motion sickness, leaving Drogo with a black line on his face.

"Uh, it doesn't seem that great," he added awkwardly, putting the vibration staff into his ring and quickly changing the subject. "The mist has dissipated a lot, so we should be on the outskirts now."

Previously, in the sealed area of General Wynne's underworld, Drogo had noticed the thick gray mist around him, which was as solid as a rock, and even though he had gained some of Matthew's power, his vision had increased greatly but he could still only see a few meters ahead. But here, he could see the distant blurry mountains at a glance, clearly no longer in the center of the King's Domain.

"It seems that stupid woman didn't deceive me, but unfortunately, we can only use it once..."

"What woman?" Elaine didn't really vomit and had calmed down a bit. She heard Drogo muttering but didn't catch what he said.

"Hehe, it's nothing. I meant we'll be able to get out soon," Drogo replied with a grin.

"Okay, let's hurry up and go then," Elaine said, her spirits lifted upon hearing they were close to getting out, and she tightly hugged Drogo's arm.

Drogo smiled as the little girl seemed to enjoy sticking close to him, and he himself quite enjoyed it too. The only awkward thing was that he was still only wearing his underwear and a tie... However, in this forest, living animals were a rare sight, let alone humans. Drogo had no way of getting clothes to wear. He thought about learning from Adam and Eve and using some leaves to cover himself up, but unfortunately, that wasn't one of his half-hearted wilderness survival skills.

So Drogo keenly felt the meaning of the phrase "you can't make bricks without straw". Even though he had the ability to turn a piece of cloth from a street vendor into a luxury boutique's fashion item in an instant, he would still have to continue walking naked until he got out of this forest.

Clothes couldn't be created out of thin air, but the knowledge Drogo had learned before wasn't in vain. With Elaine's curious eyes on him, Drogo walked towards the thickest tree in the area. He circled the big tree, occasionally looking up or crouching down, while his hands stroked the trunk back and forth, left and right, up and down. The little girl's face was full of curiosity.

Suddenly, Drogo turned around. His strong arms raised flatly, and his tense fingers pointed firmly ahead - "I'm sure that if we go in this direction, we'll be able to get out of this forest."

At that moment, Drogo was full of confidence and truly worthy of being called a handsome hero. Even he himself felt that he must look very handsome at this moment. He even imagined the little girl behind him with stars in her eyes.

Sure enough, the little girl's voice softly rang in Drogo's ear -

"Grass."

"Uh, what did you say?"

"I said grass..."

Drogo was dumbfounded. Even if he didn't look so handsome, he might even appear a little bit like a hooligan because of some temporarily unrepairable reasons. But even if he was a hooligan, he was still a cool hooligan, why did this little girl start cursing him...

"Your butt... Your little pants... Are covered in grass..."

Drogo wiped the nonexistent sweat off his forehead and quickly patted off the grass leaves, twigs, and dirt on his butt.

There are many ways to determine direction in the wilderness. Observing the position of the sun, moon, and stars is the most direct method, but it doesn't work in a forest full of gray mist. Celestial bodies were of no use, but Drogo remembered other methods, such as observing plants, like the big tree he carefully examined earlier.

At first glance, this big tree seemed to have nothing special except for its size. But when Drogo's sensitive fingers touched it, he felt something different, a difference in texture. One side of the bark was slightly smoother than the other, a tiny difference that only Drogo could notice, thanks to his ability to instantly recognize differences in the quality of different fabrics.

All trees need sunshine and rain to grow. Humans find it difficult to feel the differences in light around them, but trees that have grown for decades or even centuries naturally reveal everything. The side that receives more light grows smoother and more vigorous, which is an eternal law of the biological world. In addition, Drogo noticed that the top of the tree on the slightly smoother side had more abundant branches and leaves, which made him more certain of his judgment.

Although Drogo believed that this unique place was in some unknown and mysterious place on earth, he did not know exactly where it was, whether in the southern or northern hemisphere. Therefore, he could not judge whether the sunny side was facing south or north. Fortunately, this was not important. Drogo and the little girl had no fixed destination, and their first goal was to leave the forest.

Obviously, due to the thick fog, the more light there was, the closer they were to the periphery. As long as they continued to walk in this direction, they would definitely be able to leave the forest. This was the reason why Drogo was so excited when he discovered this difference on the tree. What he learned was useful.

"That's it, isn't it interesting?"

Drogo's words satisfied the little girl's curiosity. Elaine nodded continuously, looking like a student who had just learned something new.

"Hehe, let's go."