Cashew walked deeper into the Forest, leading his happy family of Golems behind. He was currently heading towards the area he would usually torment Crystalized Monts.
The walk wasn't entirely peaceful, though. Regular animals like Wolves and Boars would occasionally charge at him, only to be stepped on by one of his Stone Golems.
He finally reached the Area he would Torment Crystalized Monts and looked around, letting out a Sigh.
Cashew: I should Torment a few more and rebuild some of my stolen fortune. I now have a Pocket Dimension, so storage isn't an issue no more.
He looked around the area for a moment, hundreds of Carnivorous Trees filled a somewhat empty plain, each tree was about 20 meters apart, give it take, you could also see several other creatures here. Cashew was looking for a Crystalized Mont.
Then, in the Distance, Cashew saw it. A Crystalized Mont was sitting upright, leaning it's shoulder against one of the Carnivorous Trees, its body kept rocking back and fourth as it drifted in and out of consciousness. It was holding a chunk of meat in both hands and every 20 or so seconds, it would shoot its head up, look around, take a bite of its meat chunk and then slowly rock back and fourth again.
Cashew: That guy seems really tired, but it's cute, so I'll leave it alone. Let's find a different one.
Cashew glanced around again and saw no others, so he walked deeper into the territory, still finding no more. It seems like the half asleep one is the only one around.
Cashew: God Dammit... I guess I'll forget it for now. Maybe I'll find one deeper in the territory?
He decided to head deeper into the forest, his Golems following closely behind.
Given that Cashew is not very big, a lot of the Carnivorous Trees decided to shoot their branches down to add Cashew to the Collection of rotting carcasses on their branches, but each attempt was blocked by a Stone Golem. This repeated Dozens of times for the next 3 hours before Cashew and his Golems finally Reached the end of where the Carnivorous Trees are.
Ahead of them is an area full of more trees, but these trees are thicker and taller. The tree trunks are easily at least 5 meters thick on some of the smaller trees and the tops can't be seen.
The trees are also quite close to each other, the Stone Golems might even have a little difficulty moving.
Cashew: I believe these trees are Cloril Trees. Also where the village of Clorilwood gets its name from. These Trees were used for building in ancient times and anything built with this wood would last for thousands of years just fine. That being said, items made from this wood is very expensive and the trees are very difficult to cut down. You'd need a very special axe and even then,it would take almost a year to just cut the tree down.
Cashew ordered one of his Stone Golems to punch a tree and the tree was just fine. Not even a scratch, meanwhile, the Stone Golems fist shattered, but it used some Mana to absorb the Stone back and rebuild its hand.
Cashew: It's also said that the roots are used in high grade potions, the leaves can be grinded down into an ink like substance and used with drawing more effective runes, the Bark can be used to make relics and branches can be used for magical staves and wands.
Cashew lead his Golems through the forest, walking a bit slower now because of the cramped area.
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Meanwhile, the Blonde Guard and his allies had just reached the edge of the Carnivorous tree territory.
Blonde Guard: Did the little shit really go I here?
Guard #1: the Golem footprints lead in this direction.
Guard #2: Saves us the effort if he dies in there.
Blonde Guard: What's on the other side?
Guard #2: the Cloril Tree forest, then past that is the road leading to the Northeastern Gate of Clorilwood Village.
Blonde Guard: I don't know about you, but I'm not interested in dying in that Forest, so let's head back and tell the Guards at the Northeastern Gate to keep an eye out for a kid with long Brown hair and a Cloak.
The Blonde Guard and his allies turned around and headed back in the direction he came.
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Back with Cashew, he was now entangled in battle, he and his Golems were currently being harassed by some monsters that can only be described as Half Raccoon, Half Flying-Squirrel monsters.
They couldn't even harm the Stone Golems, the Wood Golems are fairing a little bit worst, but still just fine, these Monsters were Targeting Cashew.
They were small and fast, none of the Golems could even land a hit and Cashew wasn't fairing much better, his magic couldn't hit either.
Spell after spell was launched, Each one missing time after time again. Thanks to the dragon meat, Cashews Mana was nearly inexhaustible thanks to the low level magic he uses.
Getting annoyed, Cashew finally started launching some Rune Spells on the tree trunks.
The Runes were not doing their job though. The flying monsters were too fast and they'd be gone by the time the Rune triggers. Leaving Cashew with no choice but to flee.
He quickly opened his Pocket Dimension and urged his 10 Golems to get inside, it would be crowded, but they were all too big to run freely in the forest.
Now that the Golems were Gone, the flying Monsters could freely attack Cashew all they want. One even landed on his back and started biting and tearing at his neck, ripping flesh out, only to have it regrow immediately.
Crying out in pain,Cashew reached back to try and grab the monster biting at his neck, but couldn't, so he pulled out his Dagger and swung it back over his shoulder, Cashew was able to stab it, but he sliced open his cheek by accident in the process. The monster was flailing on the ground, but Cashew didn't finish the job and kept running ahead, holding his Dagger and swinging at any flying monsters that get near him.
As Cashew was running,he noticed a long stick on the ground, it seems to have broken off of a tree and landed on the ground nearby.
Thinking that the longer reach would help, Cashew picked it up and used it to keep the flying monstrs away instead.
30 minutes. 30 minutes of running and swatting away flying monsters before Cashew found himself in front of a massive tree. The Trunk was easily 20 meters thick and the inside was carved out, leaving an area big enough for him to fit in. Cashew ran into that area without hesitation and opened his Pocket Dimension, letting 1 Stone Golem out to block the way.
Cashew finally had a moment of peace. Looking around the Hole he was in, if he was bigger, he wouldn't fit. The hole would be too small for an average sized adult, but Cashew being a below average height child, he could fit just fine.
The Flying Monsters didn't give up. They kept attacking the Stone Golem trying to get at Cashew, but the Golem would swat them away Everytime.
Taking a Breather, Cashew looked at the stick he was holding and felt something weird about it.
Cashew: Hmm... Oh yeah, Branches from Cloril Trees can be used as Catalysts for magic. How lucky of me!
Cashew Examined the Branch, it was about as long as he is tall, 4 feet, and one end was much thinner than the other, you could honestly use this branch like a spear. The other end was very thick and broken, it looked like the branch fell because something really heavy crashed into it, with pieces of wood being mangled and ugly, Cashew poured a little Mana into the Branch and realized that the branch will purify Mana, making it more pure and clean.
Cashew: So that's why people use catalysts... To purify Mana... Let's see what my spells look like, then...
Cashew peaked out of the hole and over his Stone Golems shoulder and aimed the thicker end of the branch at one of the flying monsters. He was preparing an Ice Spike, Injecting his Mana into the stick and turning it into an Ice Spike, The Ice Spike formed no differently than if he used his hand, but when he launched the spell, it moved at an astonishing speed. Casting Magic through his hand, the projectile would move at 60 Kilometers per hour at best, but with the stick, it moved at 200 Kilometers per hour easily. The Spell shot straight through one of the flying monsters, basically cutting it in two.
Cashew: My magic doesn't seem stronger, but the projectile is definitely faster!
Cashew was able to count about 20 of the flying Monsters. Using his Stone Golem for cover, in the span of 10 minutes, he was able to clear the area of all of them. Each projectile basically cutting them in half.
Cashew Slowly got out of the tree trunk hole and looked around. The area he's in is not as densely packed as earlier, with enough room for the Golems to move easily.
Cashew opened his Pocket Dimension again and let the remaining Golems out. The Stone Golems were about 3 meters tall and the Wood Golems were about 2 meters tall.
Continuing his trip, Cashew continued his way through the forest mostly uninterrupted. But the new interruptions were from wildlife such as Wolves and Boars.
7 hours of walking and Cashew Reached a Road, it was dark out at this point. So he crossed the road and entered the forest on the other side. The other side was regular trees, but not as dense. In fact, it was maybe 20 meters worth of trees before landing in a clearing. Cashew entered the Clearing and looked around. About 60 meters into the clearing, on the left, there is a cabin. Since it's dark out, Cashew headed to that cabin to sleep under a roof for tonight.
Approaching the Cabin, Cashew ordered his Golems to go find an area nearby and deconstruct themselves for the night and Cashew entered the Cabin. It was nowhere near as old as the old one, maybe 50 years old at worst, but this one still seemed abandoned.
Entering the Cabin, Cashew soon realized it wasn't abandoned.
Yora: Hiya kid! What are you doing here?
Ellie: I thought you were in jail?
Cashew was very shocked to see these two, he saw them temporarily in a jail cell, but he was dragged away while they stayed behind.
Cashew: I thought you two were in Jail as well?
Yora: Kid, you're too young to know what I did, but let's just say that the Guard really enjoyed it and let me go. He even let me bring Mommy Milkers with!
Ellie: I should have stayed in the Jail... I would have been out in a month anyways...
Yora: it's a shame that guard was selfish, though... So, Kid? Why are you here?
Cashew: I snuck out too and I have to leave this area. I was gonna stay here for the night, but I guess not.
Ellie: You can. We are also only staying here for the night.
Yora: Nono, Kid. You should leave. If you stay, I can't have my Special night with the sexy lady next to me!
Ellie: Kid. Please stay. She won't try anything if you're here. Please.
Cashew: I'm not sure I wanna get involved...