Volume 1 Chapter 398

Chapter 398: What Is the Difference Between Lolth and a Pokémon Trainer?

Before reaching Wild Boar Mountain, Lolth still had some doubts.

That is, since the City Master of Silver Citadel has discovered the existence of the "half-plane channel," wouldn’t he block "Wild Boar Mountain"?

You should know that the nobleman Krado’s tasks were all carried out around and outside "Wild Boar Mountain."

In other words, their activity permissions definitely do not include Wild Boar Mountain.

But Lolth still underestimated the overall atmosphere of the United Kingdom of South Sotua.

The City Master of Silver Citadel indeed set up checkpoints on the roads around Wild Boar Mountain.

However, there were no guards at all in the surrounding forests and rivers.

Although the forests and rivers were difficult to cross and there were monsters, this would not stop mercenaries who truly wanted to sneak into Wild Boar Mountain!

Clearly, in a way, that City Master must have turned a blind eye to the mercenaries entering.

Lolth and her group did not even take a sneaky path!

The leader, Florence, and Krado waved their contracts and exchanged a few silver coins.

The guard let the six of them pass.

Lolth felt a bit powerless to comment on such things.

She could only say…

This is very South Sotua.

It was a big achievement that she could train that group of old mercenaries from the United Kingdom of South Sotua to fit in with Hillenbrand Town.

But anyway, it is a good thing to enter Wild Boar Mountain without any extra trouble.

Also, no matter how useless this checkpoint seems, having it is better than not having it at all.

Once they entered the area of Wild Boar Mountain, Lolth could feel that it had become much quieter around them.

The chaotic magical waves from various Superoperators were fewer now.

Of course, aside from the "no entry" ban, many mercenaries also thought they were not qualified to enter the current Wild Boar Mountain, so they did not come.

In any case, the number of mercenaries in Wild Boar Mountain now is much fewer than that in any large monster gathering area nearby.

But the quality is surprisingly high.

Just the aura of a few nearby Superoperators that Lolth felt was not lower than Superlative Level.

There weren’t even any high-level Elite Level creatures.

And in contrast…

The monsters here seem to have become much stronger.

The monsters in the main plane should mostly be beginner and normal levels, following a route of quantity over quality.

But now, in the forests of Wild Boar Mountain, Lolth cannot sense any weak magical auras.

Not only from Superoperators, but also from the monsters… it’s the same.

Each one starts at Elite Level, making Lolth feel at home, as if returning to family.

Even the magic power became strong and chaotic because of the nearby plane channel, close enough to the abyss.

However, Lolth understood very well that the reason these magical creatures became stronger on average was not because the magic environment had become "better" for them.

Magic power is not a booster for magical creatures, and there won’t be a strange situation where all creatures scream with red eyes and change from ordinary to elite, or from elite to extraordinary, just because the half-plane channel opens.

The core of this situation is that while the "magic environment" improves, the living conditions worsen.

Although magical creatures do find it easier to advance in this magic environment, …

The reason for the overall increase in strength is still survival of the fittest.

It is impossible for ordinary and beginner-level creatures, or even normal beasts, to become extinct in a short time!

But Lolth, as an expert in space magic, knew very well that when opening a half-plane or other plane channel, what comes out is certainly more than just magic power from another dimension.

There are also the "natives" of those dimensions.

Once this "ancient civilization relic" half-plane channel opens, high-level magical creatures will definitely come running out.

From the magical energy fluctuations, along with the messy magical circles and self-operating magic devices that might be inside the ancient civilization relic, the living conditions in this half-plane could be even worse than in the Abyss.

After all, the Abyss is still quite large.

In the half-plane, there is almost nowhere to hide.

When these high-level magical creatures come to the wilds of the main plane, it’s like they have entered a buffet, so happy and carefree.

According to Lolth’s estimate, there might even be a few epic-level creatures.

Thus, in the core area of Wild Boar Mountain, there is hardly any space for magical creatures below the extraordinary level to survive.

Elite Level and Superlative Level beginner magical creatures face the choice of either fleeing or facing death.

The Elite Level and Superlative Level creatures that escaped from the core area have caused trouble for the weaker creatures in the outskirts, leading to their tragic end.

According to the information, the half-plane channel has been open for almost half a month now, and it has already stabilized completely.

The weak monsters that could escape have long fled Wild Boar Mountain at night, and the rest, no matter how strong their survival skills, have all died since they missed the chance to advance.

"This is a type of evolution; with the presence of magic, the ‘evolution’ of monsters happens much faster than that of ordinary creatures."

Lolth was seriously thinking about whether she could catch some monsters with potential to develop into new edible species from Wild Boar Mountain.

After all, this place’s name is very lucky!

"Wild Boar" is the source of "Domestic Pig," and domestic pigs are the most widely farmed edible livestock in modern times.

However, even if she encounters a suitable monster, she needs to find a reason to leave the group first!

As long as she had some alone time, she could capture elite monsters in just three seconds!

Lolth is much faster than a Pokémon Trainer.

Of course, the main reason is that the goals are different.

Pokémon Trainers catch Pokémon to battle in gyms and contests; most do not keep them as food.

Therefore, you have to "convince" the other side through battles.

Lolth is different.

No matter how tough and determined the monster is, if you pressure cook it for two hours, the meat will still become tender and flavorful!

The team moved forward silently, and Lolth decided to take the opportunity to observe the other teammates.

After entering the outskirts of Wild Boar Mountain, besides Florence, who reminded everyone where the monsters were and the direction to go, everyone else stayed quiet.

Besides Hood, who had "Wow!" written all over his face, the expressions on the others’ faces clearly showed four big words.

"Each with their own agenda."

Master Krado leisurely hung at the end of the line, looking relaxed and carefree, which did not match the tense atmosphere here.

The leader, Florence, looked at the map, and each time she spoke, it seemed like she was trying to guide everyone in a certain way.

Ling looked serious, occasionally glancing at the place with the most chaotic and intense magic.

Raven kept her head down in silence, not revealing what she was thinking.

Anyway… no one was paying attention to Lolth.