Chapter 162: Hunting for the Forest Spirit Seed Part 1
While storing the carcasses of the Shielded Nose Moose inside his Storage Ring, Kayn still can't help occasionally recollecting the disgusting scene which causes him to slightly shiver in revolt.
It wasn't only Kayn that felt that way, even Friedrich, who stepped forward first to agree with Cedric would also act as if he was vomiting from time to time after thinking of the sickening thought of wearing a mask that the Shielded Nose Moose used for fate knows how long.
Evidently, Friedrich is now regretting his decision of agreeing to Cedric's plan. However, after looking at how joyful Cedric was, he felt hesitant about breaking his mood.
"Let's just suffer in silence," Friedrich silently uttered to himself.
Kayn was able to hear it though, and in the end, he also can only choose to concede to Cedric. In his mind, solving the mist problem of the Slumbering Forest is a lot more important than feeling disgusted right now. He might just even forget about that feeling entirely.
Not long after, Kayn and the others returned to camp.
"So, how was the hunt?" Jude greeted.
"It went well," Friedrich smiled.
"Then…" Jude pointed at Gilbert who looks as if he is about to vomit.
"It indeed went well. Tomorrow, all of us will have something new to wear," Gilbert motioned his hand before weakly walking away.
"I guess I was only overthinking," Jude muttered as he accepted all the Storage Rings that contains the result of Friedrich's party's hunt. He was assigned by Chastine to manage the supply since he was a party leader in the past.
Kayn and the others immediately went to rest and wait for dinner to be served in the evening.
Meanwhile, Cedric went to his tent and started busying himself producing and cleaning the mask they will be using tomorrow.
…..
The next day.
When the first ray of light hit the camp, Kayn and the others walk one after the other from their assigned tents.
Breakfast was already prepared by the Goblins that Gnarlak had assigned yesterday. So, the team went right ahead to eat their breakfast.
As soon as they finished breakfast, they immediately started preparing for their departure to begin the hunt for the Forest Spirit Seed.
This time, the party is separated into three different groups.
The first party was Kayn's party whose members are Gilbert, Jude, and Charles.
The second party is Friedrich's party which is made up of Roshan, Kimberly, Cedric, and Jackson.
Lastly, Chastine's party which Carter, Cyril, and Natasha are part of.
Left behind the camp were Gnarlak and the other Goblins who will spend the rest of the day constructing their future Village.
"Have a safe trip," Gnarlak bid farewell to Kayn and the others as they left camp. "Now time to focus on the construction of our home,"
"Why didn't we ask Friedrich to assign Cedric to our team?" Gilbert finally asked the question of why it was their team that didn't have a healer. "Friedrich's party would definitely be fine without a healer,"
"Because a healer will only slow us down," Kayn responded. Even though the agility of the healer class is high since they are expected to provide a lot of support on the battlefield, they tend to always slow down the party because they are always the target, thus the rest of the party members are required to protect them. He doesn't want that and rather he prefers a team composed of people who can take care of themselves.
"It was also a question of whether to bring me along or Cedric," Jude felt slightly repulsive at the thought of Cedric in his mind. It was only this morning that he finally understood what Gilbert's words yesterday meant exactly. But as much as he hates it, he has no choice but to comply because it was only for their own safety.
"I don't want to get close to that man today, or else I might not be able to hold myself back and beat the crap out of him. Just why on earth did he propose the idea of wearing this mask?!" Charles exclaimed as he tries his best not to look at the mask he is wearing. Even though the mask is now thoroughly clean, the disgusting sight yesterday, when Cedric was making it inside his tent, is still deeply carved into his mind.
"From this moment on, we will never mention anything related to Cedric or the 'Mask', do we have a deal?" Gilbert suddenly proposes.
"Deal!"
"Alright!"
"I agree,"
With that being said, the topic quickly changed.
"According to yesterday's agreement, we are assigned to look for the Forest Spirit Seed at north of the Slumbering Forest," Kayn started recollecting his memories of the plan. In truth though, he purposely assigned their team to the north as he knew quite well that he will be able to find a Forest Spirit Seed in that part of the forest as that was what Natas' had mentioned. The only problem is the latter doesn't know where exactly it is. So, their only way of finding it is to put a lot of effort into their search and trust that their efforts won't betray them.
"As long as you're lucky enough, it shouldn't take you more than a week to find it," Natas tried to comfort Kayn.
"If only you had remembered it…" Kayn sighs regretfully. In the past three items, Natas was able to provide him with their accurate location that's why it didn't take him a very long time to find them. But this time, his only clue is that the Forest Spirit Seed is located somewhere in north of the Slumbering Forest.
"It can't be helped… The Forest Spirit Seed can literally be found anywhere in the Slumbering Forest as long as one is lucky enough," Natas tried to reason out.
Honestly, Natas is correct. In the case of the previous three items, they were located in one certain location only on the map. The Springwater Source Bonsai under the lake of the Springwater Canyon, the Mountain Heart Flower at the third floor of the Mountain Monkey's Lair, and the Molten Magma Core at the deepest part of the Peaceful Volcano.
On the contrary, there are multiple sightings and findings of the Forest Spirit Seed all over the Slumbering Forest.
"You better be correct in your guess," Kayn could only hope for the best.
"I said it twice, as long as you're lucky enough,"
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