The Witcher: Elemental Lords

The food was delicious and exquisitely prepared, but eating it felt bland, even though it cost a full two gold coins.

Leaving the restaurant, Dolai felt a bit bored and went straight back to the camp outside Constantine City.

There were few people in the camp. Some of the caravan's core members had gone to various local merchant associations to buy and sell goods, some had gone to the city to spend money, and some had already reached their destination, which was here.

Of the original thousand-plus people, fewer than two hundred remained in the camp now.

Dolai returned to his private tent and set up some safeguards around it before slowly entering a meditative state. He planned to visualize the fire element spirit before reaching the Eternal Forest, incorporate it into his magical elements, and form a true fire element spirit. When that happened, his strength would greatly increase.

As long as he didn't encounter an irresistible opponent, he could always find a way to escape.

...

For four consecutive days, Dolai ate, drank, and relieved himself in the caravan, never going out at all.

Soon, the fifth day arrived, and the caravan set off again. Dolai noticed many fewer faces and many new ones.

Leaving Constantine City and passing through Kaimir Fortress meant leaving the Northern Kingdom. From here, the road split into two paths. One went northwest towards the Eternal Forest, and after walking for a while, you would reach a large river, which marked the Eternal Forest. The other went southwest towards the Glory Empire; about fifty kilometers away, you could see the Glory Empire's fortress, Campbell Fortress.

Therefore, Dolai's destination in his collaboration with the caravan was only Kaimir Fortress.

And since it only took ten days to travel from Constantine City to Kaimir Fortress, it meant that Dolai's journey was coming to an end.

When he came out, it was spring, but two months had passed, and now it was the height of summer.

The sun blazed in the sky, baking the earth. The warm wind blew on his face, feeling somewhat scorching.

Leaving the wilderness, they arrived at the western edge of the Gobi Desert, passing through Campbell Grand Canyon and then Kaimir Fortress.

Dolai was already looking forward to it.

The Glory Empire, a wizard's paradise.

After leaving the wilderness, the altitude gradually increased, and the air became drier. Soon, the caravan entered the Gobi Desert.

Unlike the wilderness, where dangers could be encountered at any time, the Gobi Desert, apart from wolf packs and large lizards, didn't have many other creatures.

For ordinary people, the biggest crises here were water sources and the elusive sand bandits, but these weren't issues for a large caravan.

Even if they encountered wolf packs or sand bandits, they would only watch from afar and see them off.

However, there were more venomous insects here, and any kind of venom was extremely potent, especially the unique sand scorpions, whose venom was particularly lethal.

Soon, the team entered Campbell Grand Canyon, a large canyon about 500 kilometers long.

Dolai had never seen such a barren environment and canyon before. He was constantly looking around, feeling shocked and impressed.

On both sides of the canyon were high mountains with complex terrain, making it impossible to pass through, so they could only go through this canyon.

Along the way, they could see various kinds of garbage left behind on both sides of the canyon, indicating that this was a well-established trade route.

Not long after the caravan entered Campbell Canyon, they saw another caravan coming from the opposite direction. It was a small caravan.

Just as the two caravans were about to pass each other, Karl, sitting across from Dolai, suddenly became excited and said, "That's the Green Path Caravan! They come from the Eternal Forest. They set off around this time every year to supply materials to the Northern Kingdom's Ability Association. I want to buy something. Do you want to go?"

Supplying materials to the Ability Association? Dolai's eyes immediately lit up.

Then he asked doubtfully, "If we go to buy as individuals, will they sell to us?"

Karl was already getting out of the carriage at this time. "The Green Path Caravan isn't just one caravan; it's a caravan composed of many small caravans. Large caravans naturally wouldn't care about transactions worth a few dozen gold coins, but small caravans are different."

He tidied up his clothes and urged, "Are you going or not? If not, I'll go first."

Dolai thought for a moment and also got out of the carriage.

At the same time, Dolai saw Ivan and Campbell also getting out of the carriage and walking towards the opposite side.

The four of them came out together, glanced at each other, and then fell silent.

Dolai didn't really want to buy anything; he was just curious about how they would interact.

But he soon found out that Campbell Canyon was very wide, with a great distance between the two sides. The four had just separated from the caravan and hadn't even reached the other side when several people came out from the front, middle, and rear, wearing what appeared to be leaders' clothing.

The three seemed to be in competition with each other, quickly approaching the four with notebooks in their hands.

"Four mage sirs, this is our caravan's list. Please take a look and see what you need."

"This is my list, please take a look."

"Mine, mine."

Before Dolai could even get close, he had four lists in his hand. He was a little at a loss, but after seeing the items on the lists, he immediately became delighted.

One of them actually had the main ingredient he needed for a level three mental power herb, Nethergrass. He looked at the list and saw the prices offered by each vendor.

One vendor was offering it for 160 gold coins, almost 30% cheaper than the market price.

He immediately took the list and said to that person, "I want this, for three thousand gold coins."

The person was stunned. After seeing what it was, his eyes immediately lit up. "Nethergrass? Is this person a potion master?"

He said to Dolai calmly, "Please come with me."

Dolai nodded and followed the person, pursuing the caravan.

After walking a long distance, the person leaned close to Dolai and whispered, "Are you a potion master, sir?"

Dolai knew he couldn't hide it and also whispered, "Yes, Nethergrass is the main ingredient for a level three mental power potion. This is the only thing I'm missing."

The person sized up Dolai, somewhat tempted, and said, "Since you are a potion master, sir, would you be interested in frequent collaborations?"

Dolai was a little surprised, blinked, and shook his head. "I don't even know where I'm going myself."

With an uncertain future, he didn't want to promise anything to others.

The person became somewhat puzzled. "Aren't you going to the Glory Empire, sir?"

Dolai nodded.

The person immediately smiled and said, "Although our Rose Caravan is small, this is just a small team. There are other caravans as well. We are divided into several parts and frequently travel between the Glory Empire, the Eternal Forest, and the Northern Kingdom. As long as you have an address, sir, we can trade. Although our caravan is small, we also serve many people."

Dolai suddenly understood and nodded. "In that case, that's possible. After I settle down, how can I contact you?"

He also needed certain materials for alchemy. It would be best to have a separate supplier.

The person seemed to have been prepared for this, taking out a jade token. "This is our caravan's token. In any city with a Rose Hotel, tell the owner your address, and we should be able to find you quickly."

Dolai indicated that he understood. At this time, the person went to the caravan and quickly rummaged through it. After a moment, a large, tightly wrapped package was carried out.

He had been making arrows and doing alchemy recently, accumulating just over a thousand gold coins in two months. Spending it all at once was a bit painful, but with Nethergrass, it was all worth it.

Tonight, he could refine a level three mental power potion and then directly enhance his abilities.

Money wasn't important; what was important was strength.

The name of the person in charge of the Rose Caravan was Vasily, a very lively young man. Dolai remembered the name.

Dolai was the last one to go back. By this time, the two caravans had actually traveled a long distance, and he was jogging behind to catch up.