Chapter 1 Beginning of the Journey Part 1
In the 916th year of the new calendar, May was the period when the vitality germinated and grew vigorously in nature. The border of the Bice Empire, the forests on the outskirts of the Waren Mountains, was no exception, showing the vigor of the lush foliage that could cover the blue sky.
"So, where are we now? We are just going around in circles all the time! Miss Loulou, didn't you say that the map that should have been disposed of long ago can still be used? Could you please explain the current situation a little bit?"
The boy with short black hair leaned weakly against the thick tree trunk beside him that two or three people could not embrace. Unknown bugs of different sizes and colors on the branches and leaves above their heads fell on the feet of the boy.
If his younger sister saw this many colorful things, she would definitely faint on the spot. At that time, let alone walking out of this forest, she might not even be able to move as long as she thought that there would be countless such insects in the branches and leaves ahead.
Therefore, the black-haired boy—Aker, the elder brother of the girl named Loulou, did not let his younger sister know this cruel fact, but gathered all the bugs that had fallen on his feet with his feet.
The girl in a plain white dress was still attracted by the paper map in her hand, and did not notice Aker's good intentions. The long hair of the same color as the blue sky in May fluttered slightly as she repeatedly compared the surrounding scenery and the map in confusion.
"It's really not wrong, elder brother... you see, the map just shows that starting from our village, we must first go through this forest. As long as we walk through this forest, the town of Pfalz will be in front of us."
"Alright, alright. Sorry, it’s my fault. Following your instructions is fundamentally a wrong decision..."
Aker looked up at the sky above his head, a piece of emerald green immediately filled the entire field of vision, and even the only sun that could be used to roughly determine the position of the two people was obscured by the shade.
"Indeed, Pfalz can be reached through this forest. I believe this map is not wrong. But, ah, Miss Loulou..." Aker pointed out the key error that Loulou was still relying on that map, "That map can't help us right now at all. The map just uses a dot to indicate that this is a forest. The problem is that we can't get out of this forest at all!"
"I'm sorry, elder brother, I don't know that you are a person with a poor sense of direction... If I knew this would happen, I would definitely ask Dad for a directional device before we set off..."
Loulou lowered her head to her elder brother apologetically. It was so sincere that it made Aker doubt whether she really did not realize the ambiguity hidden in the sincere apology.
"Can I understand this as you are apologizing... But why am I the person with a poor sense of direction? Anyway, Miss Loulou, could you please guide this dumb elder brother out of this forest. We have been trapped here for two days now, and the food we brought is almost finished, so I hope to see the exit before the end of today."
"Eh?"
Loulou did not accept Aker's "request". On the contrary, she seemed to want to look at the surrounding scenery again as if she wanted to change the topic.
Aker finally recognized the reality that they were completely lost. He sighed in his heart, crouched down, and prodded the fat body of the bugs rolling around on the ground with the branch he picked up.
Aker did not know why, he actually started to envy these carefree creatures at this moment...
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A week ago, Aker left the border village where she had lived for fifteen years with his younger sister Loulou, and prepared to go to the neutral region of this continent. They wanted to participate in the entrance examination of Frimaire Academy that would be held one year later. Frimaire Academy was a supernatural power research academy without borders and racial differences.
In this continent, there were many different races, nations, and tribes. A hundred years ago, after experiencing the "cross-border war" that engulfed the entire continent, different races lost contact with each other, and various cultures were in a state of desperation.
Humans were the most populous race on the continent before the cross-border war. Throughout the whole continent, the development and utilization of magic by mankind were still at the lowest stage at the time. In the cross-border war, human beings were at an irreversible disadvantage, and their population was drastically reduced. It was not until the appearance of Magic Gear and the proposal of magical machinery theory that merged magic and technology that the extinction of the race was avoided.
The two existing nations of mankind- the Bice Empire and the Tiberia Kingdom. The former vigorously developed magic technology after the war and became the nation with the fastest reconstruction speed in the continent, and the latter was stalled by the stalemate within the nation between parties that favored "technology" and "magic" respectively.
With the further development of magic technology, the strength of the Bice Empire has greatly increased, and citizens of countless neighboring countries have come to the Bice Empire to witness its prosperity. In these hundred years, the shadows left by the cross-border war have long disappeared, and the vast land of the Bice Empire has been revived.
But none of the tourists would have thought of visiting the borders of the Bice Empire. Because magic technology has not been fully popularized in those regions. In other words, the border area was still in the rural stage, and the level of prosperity there was completely incomparable with the national central cities around the imperial capital.
The most basic means of transportation in the Bice Empire, the magic train was developed based on magic technology and powered by a molecular power furnace. Only a few towns had stations for it. Therefore, the elders who have lived in border villages all year round hoped that the younger generation could leave the village and bring prosperity to their hometown.
Aker and Loulou were persuaded by their parents with similar reasons to begin their journey. Their primary goal was to reach the nearby town, take the magic train to a large city that had civilian airships, and then fly to the legendary.
The supernatural power research academy without borders and racial differences maintained a neutral position in the continent and managed a neutral area equivalent to a country, a unified currency, and other common continental items. It was said that all the students who graduated from that academy were extraordinary, and everyone had their own specialties.
Of course, the premise was to be able to successfully graduate from Frimaire Academy.
Although it was just starting from the village, passing through the neighboring town, the neighboring city, and finally reaching the neutral area, these steps were actually not as simple as they imagined. Loulou and Aker were now trapped in the depths of the forest where they couldn't distinguish between north and south. They couldn't even get to the next town.
Because there was still about a year to prepare for the formal exam, Aker and Loulou’s parents made the so-called "adult plan" for their children. In other words, it was to let them harden themselves during the journey and let them become independent and mature.
"You must take good care of my lovely Loulou. If anything happens to her, then I will not be soft on you."
"What about me, dad? In case anything happens to me, would you make Loulou cry?"
Loulou casually asked.
"No, How can a man make a girl cry!"
Whenever thinking of this conversation, Aker was angry. What kind of father was he? So he didn't care about anything that would happen to him?
What Aker cared about the most was his father's next move.
He leaned over and said something in Loulou's ear, and then Loulou's cheeks became flushed immediately. Aker did not know if she agreed or for other reasons, she nodded heavily, and then she stared at Aker with her watery blue eyes. There seemed to be vigilance in them.
No matter how he thought about it, it was still a mystery... But probably it was just some encouraging words to Luoluo. After all, he was just a doting father.
In the past two days, Loulou was indeed more active than when she was at home, and sometimes Loulou even made Aker feel that she had been taking care of him, and he seemed a little unqualified as the elder brother.
He looked back at Loulou, who was sitting on a flat rock and immersed in the map, and sighed.
"No matter how you look at it, the road in the forest won't appear at that point on the map. It's getting dark soon, so prepare to set up a tent to rest. I'll go around to see if I can find wild beasts. If I'm lucky, we can barbecue some meat tonight. "
"It's better not to disturb beasts..."
"I said before that the food we brought is almost finished. Now I don't know when we can get out of this forest. We need to find something to eat. I will not go too far, if anything happens, you can just scream, I will definitely come back right away."
Aker ignored Loulou's objection, turned around, and walked towards the depths of the forest alone.
"Idiot..." Loulou put down the map in her hand, "Dad specially told me to pay more attention to elder brother when I was alone with him. Although 'pay more attention' may have that meaning... But the most important thing is to worry that he always thinks about doing something dangerous, right? Better keep eyes on him..."
Still worried about him, Loulou stood up and quietly followed Aker.
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