Half of the tundra was crossed from the Westy river. Along the way, Gaia, the goddess of the earth, intermittently gave Medusa and zigsey some tips. They flew half, walked half, and finally came to the wooden house of the tundra witch.


    They wanted to cross the tundra in one breath, but it was too hard.


    They encountered more than a dozen snowstorms, because they couldn''t make a fire without firewood, they couldn''t find a shelter on the bare tundra, and several times they almost froze to death in the wind and snow.


    They have no food, Manda can''t open the Styx Island, can''t find the sled left by the river, and have no source of supply. They can only hunt for food. However, every hunting means that they will deviate from the direction guided by the Earth Goddess, and then they will struggle to get lost for a long time.


    When he saw the tundra witch''s cabin, Manda couldn''t move any more. He believed that the tundra Witch and her sisters were hospitable people. After entering the cabin, they went to their home on the spot, burned all the firewood and ate the deer that the tundra witch hunted back.


    But they didn''t see Pluto, which made Manda a little dissatisfied. Even if the bride gets married, there is no reason to hide when her family comes.


    Manda strongly asked to visit Pluto, but the tundra witch directly rejected Manda''s request.


    "A month hasn''t come yet. He''s still one of us. It''s not too late to meet again when the time comes."


    Twenty three days have passed, and it is not far from the one month deadline.


    Manda said, "let''s just stay here for seven days and pick up Pluto directly at that time."


    This is a reasonable request. Ganrayani agreed, but also made two conditions:


    First, they can only live in wooden houses and can''t step into the world in the painting.


    Second, she can provide food and firewood for everyone, but as a reward, Manda must teach them the witchcraft of riding a broomstick.


    The first condition, Manda readily accepted, was a great enjoyment for them to sleep in a wooden house.


    Second, Manda made some consideration. Witchcraft can be taught, but whether she can learn depends on the nature of these demons.


    Manda didn''t brag. It was really a skill. After Hermes''s gaze disappeared, the magic power of the scepter also disappeared. Except for the size, all other functions of the scepter disappeared, which was not much different from a broom.


    In other words, if you give Manda a broom, he can ride and fly. There are two key points of this technology:


    The first is to master balance, which is the most difficult and complex key. Just like riding a bicycle, you must have a certain speed and a certain physical coordination. In particular, Manda rode a bike with four people. Moira was injured, Medusa was delirious from the cold, and the physical conditions of zigse and Ashraf were not very good. If one person couldn''t control his balance, he was in danger of overturning.


    The second point is to have a pair of flying shoes.


    Because of the second point, none of the witches present had it, Manda could only say something obscure:


    "The God has given me guidance and trust. If I teach you all the knowledge that the God has taught me, it will be a blasphemy to the God and even lead to the disgust of the God to you."


    Manda rode a broom and flew slowly in front of the Witch: "ganrayani can let the axe search for firewood, moflatti can let the hunting net search for prey, Dorothy can make the men among the sages forget philosophy and turn back to beasts, and it''s not difficult for you to fly a broom,


    But one thing must be kept in mind! Balance is always the key to flying! "


    Manda just wants to eat here for a few days, but he will never think that his unintentional move has become a tradition of wizards for thousands of years - a real wizard must be able to ride a broom.


    ……


    Fifty miles outside Longyin City, three headed dog believer Xu Mora is counting taxes. He was originally a farmer. He has always believed that farming is the foundation of survival, and businessmen are the source of all evils to squeeze farmers, craftsmen and all ordinary people. They are moths for nothing and vampires to squeeze buyers and sellers by price.


    But after staying in the southeast for a long time, he found that businessmen also have a lovely side, such as paying taxes.


    There is no easier way to make money than this. There is no weapon, no threat, no bleeding, and nothing to do. Just show your identity and the other party will hand in the money. This is easier than robbery.


    A Qin Gus merchant presented more than a dozen silks, which were gifts other than taxes. Leond likes the reputation of the chingus people very much and prefers smooth satin, but somora doesn''t like satin. This material is not strong enough and becomes wrinkled after a period of time.


    Since I don''t like it, I give it all to leond. There''s no need to take advantage of it. But I must give the merchant a hint and ask them to send more porcelain. It''s like inlaying jade on clay. No one doesn''t like such exquisite utensils, but good ceramics are almost equivalent to gold. Even as Xu mora, they feel too extravagant.


    "You are very trustworthy. It''s not bad to calculate less taxes, but you also know that I''m a general. At the command of Lord lyonde, I''m going to the battlefield at any time. Do you think it''s appropriate to wear silk on the battlefield?"


    Qin Gus merchant explained: "general, heavy silk can resist arrows."


    "Nonsense! How can such soft cloth resist the arrow?"


    "I didn''t deceive you..."


    "I think your taxes are wrong. Let my people recalculate it!"


    The qingus merchant was not in a hurry. He understood what Xu Mora meant and asked someone to bring two good porcelain bottles.


    Somora took over and looked, nodded and said, "the texture is good, but I don''t like this size. The water is too small and the wine is too big."


    The merchant smiled and said, "next time I come, I''ll bring top-grade wine utensils."


    Xumora was very satisfied and ordered to release qingus''s caravan to the shore. As for taxes, qingus said an appropriate number, and there was no need to bother to calculate.


    Next came the Bayer caravan, and somora sank her face again.


    "These savages always like to take advantage of loopholes and ask tax collectors to carefully count their goods."


    After counting and calculating the taxes, the Bayer businessman lost his temper.


    "What does that mean? The qingus people have twice as many merchant ships as us, and their taxes are less than us. They sell silk, and we sell only ore!"


    "So what?" simora said with a smile, "chingus is a friend, a friend of mine and a friend of the Archduke. What are you?"


    The Bayer merchant roared, "it''s not fair! When Archduke bessalu was there, he never charged our taxes!"


    "I don''t think it''s fair. Get out! Get out and find bessalu!" somora immediately ordered to prohibit bessalu''s fleet from entering the port.


    The soldiers sent several small boats to block the port. Suddenly, a warship came slowly in the distance. Somora was shocked and ordered the fleet to stop.


    Two warships with more than a dozen small boats came forward to intercept the warship, but a serious problem was found only after they got close.


    The view from the port is limited. It seems that the other party has only 20 or 30 warships, but when we wait at sea, we find that the other party has more than 100 warships.


    As the other side''s warship gets closer and closer, the mark on the sail becomes clearer and clearer. It is a huge sword of divine punishment.


    Somora sounded the horn on the shore and ordered the warship to return immediately.


    But the order came too late. The warship he sent did not turn around in time, and was instantly torn to pieces by a dazzling holy light.


    The enemy''s warships have a staggering number of divine punishment warriors!


    Somora ordered to assemble all the soldiers of the port to meet the enemy on the shore. The qingus merchant came forward and dissuaded him: "please look at their flag. This is the Pope''s fleet. I''m afraid the soldiers of the port can''t resist. Please inform Lord lyonde immediately and make a good defense in Longyin city. I''ll let my merchant ship help you resist for a while."


    Xumora shook his head and said, "how can merchant ships stop warships? It has nothing to do with you. Take your people and run for their lives."


    Qingus merchant said: "the Pope will not easily conflict with us. We will not fight with them. We can only delay time for you as much as possible and get more care in business. This is our reward!"


    "I remember this kindness! Lord lyonde will remember it! The emperor of heaven has been watching! He will not forget it!" somora led his soldiers all the way back to Longyin city.


    ……


    Seven days later, Pluto came out of the painting. It seemed that his appearance had not changed, but he looked more magical than before.


    Manda asked carefully, "how''s it going this month?"


    Pluto took a deep breath: "there are good places, for example, I have learned a lot of witchcraft, unimaginable witchcraft, and there are also bad places. For example, I have become a little disgusted with women and all women."


    "I can understand your mood..."


    "When shall we leave?" Pluto didn''t want to stay here for a moment.


    "In fact, my heart is like an arrow, but it''s warm here and the food is good. Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that moaila''s injury is not well."


    "I''ll cure her injury. We''ll leave today."


    Pluto has made up his mind to go, Manda is very reluctant, and the witches are even more reluctant.


    They were trying to persuade Pluto to to stay, but at dusk, Manda suddenly felt a palpitation in her heart. Someone was passing an emergency message to him through the Styx island.


    "Is there a way to open Styx islands on the tundra?"


    Ganrayani shook her head and said, "the tundra has gone beyond the jurisdiction of Pluto. It is impossible to open the Styx Island here."


    Pluto advised, "we have to leave the tundra as soon as possible. Don''t miss the big event."


    Manda accepted Pluto''s suggestion. Before leaving, he made one last request to ganrayani.


    He wants some means of transportation. It''s best to have horses and pigs. It''s really bad. It''s better to have a sled pulled by a man.


    The witches prepared transportation for Manda overnight. It was a beautifully crafted broom.