C45 The Horn of Death

"Tell me about it. " Lee Xiang looked at Bill with interest. He knew this knight would eventually say it. This was also the reason why he interrogated him. After all, what others described was not as good as what he saw with his own eyes.

"This forest is the only undeveloped forest in the Empire! Because it is too sensitive, up until now, it does not even have a proper name. . . I do not know what kind of words to use to describe it, I can only say that it is rather strange. . . " Bill was silent for a moment before he slowly said.

Lee Xiang nodded. No wonder there was no record of it in the books of the empire. However, this made him even more interested. Because whether it was in terms of size or scale, it was very unusual for this forest to be so unknown. Most importantly, every single blade of grass and tree here was extremely useful to the empire. It would be a pity if they were to ignore it. Even if the imperial capital ignored them, there was no reason to ignore these two provinces.

"Then it should have a nickname for the people, right?" Lee Xiang asked unwillingly.

"The Horn of Death!" Bill's expression was serious. "The ones who really call him that are the experts of the continent. In fact, the people of Silo Province and the Lande Province do not call him that. They call him the Fantasy Forest. "

The Lande Province was where Lee Xiang was currently located.

"Hmm? The Horn of Death? The Fantasy Forest? " Lee Xiang frowned slightly. This name was a little too terrifying. Was it that serious? However, he did not understand why experts and ordinary people would have such a completely different view of this forest.

"Why is there such a completely different name?"

"You should know that Silo Province is located at the southernmost part of the empire. As for the Lande Province, it is located at the southeast. Strictly speaking, these two provinces belong to the border of the Empire. This place happens to be in a corner of the border defense, and it has the power of a horn. That is why it is called the Horn of Death! " Bill nodded his head cautiously. "Because this forest is not big. Until now, no one has been able to pass through it with their own strength. Even the most powerful mages and knights on the continent. . . The strangest thing is, in the past few decades, the ordinary residents have been frequently fishing and hunting in the forest, but nothing has happened. Moreover, the harvest was very big. . . But if it was a mage, especially a powerful mage, it was as if this forest could determine the identity of others. This is also the reason why I said that this place is strange. . . "

Lee Xiang was puzzled. " Since such a strange thing happened in this place, why did it attract the attention of the empire? Such a strange place should have been recorded in many books in the empire. This doesn't seem to make sense. "

" Firstly, this place itself doesn't have any reputation, and secondly. . . This place only truly attracted the attention of mages twenty years ago, but it seems like other people aren't very interested in this place. The third reason was that the residents here didn't have any bad feelings towards this forest. The Fourth Empire had also sent out military and palace mages, and even later on, the Church also sent a Divine Master into the forest to carefully examine it. In the end, they didn't find any abnormalities. . . And they also came out safe and sound. Of course, these were all minor reasons, and the most crucial factor was. . . Behind this forest lies the vast Hundred Thousand Mountains, which means that the fame of the Hundred Thousand Mountains just happens to cover the reputation of this small forest. . . "

Lee Xiang was slightly moved. He had heard of the Hundred Thousand Mountains before. It was said that there were some indigenous people stationed there, and they rarely came to the outside world. Basically, their lives were self-sufficient. It could be said that it was a rare paradise. Of course, in the eyes of the Empire's nobles, these aboriginals were still people of low races. However, they rarely came outside, which made them seem more mysterious. It was also because of their mysteriousness. Thus, the Hundred Thousand Mountains seemed to be more mysterious as well.

From the looks of it, this forest really did have a bit of a reputation, even though it sounded a little inconceivable. However, it might not be completely unacceptable.

After thinking for a while, Lee Xiang turned to Bill and asked, "You just said that this place attracted the attention of mages. Why would mages be interested in this place?" Lee Xiang asked a very important question.

"Because there is a rumor that there is a high-level Magical Beast here!"

"Magical Beast? Rumors?" Lee Xiang was slightly stunned. He knew what a Magical Beast meant to a mage. Besides crystal cores that could increase their magic power, mages were also the only people on this continent who could take the Magical Beast as a pet. Even knights did not have this ability. This could explain why mages especially liked this place.

"There really is a Magical Beast inside? Can you be sure? Since there is a Magical Beast, why didn't they harm ordinary people? Why didn't they cause the nearby residents to panic?" Lee Xiang asked again. He had his reasons for asking this question. Before coming to Silo Province, Reynolds had told him. He would try his best to walk along the path of Yalu River, because if he was lucky. . . This way, once Lee Xiang got their crystal cores, it would be very helpful to his magic cultivation. Therefore, Lee Xiang had been paying attention to them along the way, but he had not found anything. In his words, he did not even see the shadow of a Magical Beast. He didn't expect that there really was a Magical Beast here, and it might even be a high grade Magical Beast. But at the same time, he was a little afraid. After all, his strength was there.

"I'm not sure either, because according to what many ordinary people told me when they came out, there was nothing inside!" Bill said helplessly. In the end, he even started to mutter to himself. "Unless. . . Unless this kind of Magical Beast's cultivation base is already at an extremely high level, it might be able to completely distinguish right from wrong, or even. . . "

Bill stopped mid-sentence, but Lee Xiang could guess the meaning behind it. It was likely that this Magical Beast could already transform into a human form. To be honest, Lee Xiang was skeptical about this point of view, because there were indeed a lot of questions in his heart. He had once heard Reynolds talk about the Magical Beast. A Magical Beast that could distinguish right from wrong existed. However, he had never seen a Magical Beast that could transform into a human. Also, since there was a Magical Beast, why did they not leave this forest but stay inside? Why were there so many strange things happening?

Lee Xiang nodded and smiled. "From what you just said, it means that there were many mages who went in here before?"

"Of course, there are many people who think they are the strongest people on this continent. Especially when mages discover this place, they are all eager to try. But in the end, they never come out. . . Among them, the most famous one is the former president of the magic union. Rumor has it that he did not believe in such a strange thing in the past. That was why he was confident that his magic was profound. Unfortunately, ten years had passed since he entered the magic union. There has never been any news of him! The facts have proven that the president of the magic union is only an acting president for now! Thus, this place is also known as the nightmare of mages! "

Lee Xiang was shocked. The president of the magic union, what level was he at? At the very least, he was a level 9 archmage, right? He might even be a saint-level master. He didn't expect such a powerful master to be unable to return. Was there really something special about this place?

"Since no one came out, how did the news of the Magical Beast come out?" Lee Xiang asked a very important question.

"I am not very clear about that, but rumors say that there was once a mage who pretended to be dead and escaped. Then the news of a high-level Magical Beast appeared and spread. However, after so many years, no one discovered anything, so they gradually became indifferent to it. . . "

Lee Xiang nodded. No matter what, this matter was a little strange. As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves. Since there was such a rumor, there were only two possibilities. Either it was true, or there was someone else with ulterior motives spreading the rumors. However, even though Lee Xiang thought so, there were still many things that he couldn't understand.

In short, he was very interested in this place.

"Alright, no matter what, these are just rumors. I think the rumors are still rumors. . . "

"But how can the strange behavior of these horses be explained at this moment?" Bill smiled bitterly and turned to look at the horses beside them.

Lee Xiang was slightly surprised. He turned to look at the flattery of the guards. The smile on his face instantly gathered on his face because he did not notice that the horses were a little uneasy at the moment. They even seemed to be in a bit of a panic. This definitely shouldn't have happened to them. From this, it seemed like what Bill said just now was not baseless.