Black Forest Fair
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Richard thought carefully about the arrangements he had made at the time. He was very cautious, but he didn't expect that it was still discovered by someone.
But after thinking for a while, Richard concluded that the other party must have used some kind of witchcraft to discover that he was the one who killed Jenna and the others.
It seems that I still underestimated the power of witchcraft in this world. After all, it is a mysterious power that cannot be explained by the science of my previous life.
I just don't know if there are other people behind this third-level wizard apprentice, such as a formal wizard.
However, it is impossible for Richard to go back and investigate the third-level wizard apprentice named Joachim now.
Richard immediately decided to hurry to Yinsong Town and deal with the matter when he returned.
After all, once we know the existence of the other party, the trend between the enemy and us has changed. It is no longer the enemy in the dark and we in the light, so it will be much easier to deal with.
However, what Richard was very interested in now was a memory of the tall black-robed apprentice.
Just now he shouted that he knew the location of a relic. Richard thought that the other party was just talking nonsense to buy time, but he didn't expect it to be true. Moreover, the other party also carried with him the old parchment scroll that recorded the specific location of the ruins.
In addition, Richard learned the location of a nearby wizard market through the memory of the black-robed leader.
Follow this western path for about a hundred miles, enter the Black Forest, and then walk for dozens of miles. Near a T-junction, there is a wizard market.
Of course, although this is a wizard market, in fact, most of the time, those coming in and out are wizard apprentices. Official wizards rarely come to this kind of market where apprentices are the main people.
The reason is easy to understand. There is very little overlap between what formal wizards and wizard apprentices need. Simply put, it is difficult for formal wizards to find what they need in a market dominated by wizard apprentices.
Originally, the black-robed leader had planned to sell the spoils here after killing Richard. After all, he was worried that Richard might have something else in his hands.
This really made Richard's eyes light up. Before, because he was always worried that the opponent's items had some kind of mark or back-up plan, Richard usually would not pick up the spoils. You know, this is a huge waste.
Now, since there is a wizard market ahead, that's perfect. I can act quickly and exchange it for magic stones.
However, after a year of experience, especially half a year of training in the Underdark, Richard is no longer the rookie he used to be.
To be on the safe side, Richard did not search for the bodies of the three people himself, but instead possessed a skeleton archer and went to search through the bodies.
Why not let the Soul-Eating Spider possess the corpse and help search?
That's because the Soul-Eating Spider is not a human after all and cannot identify the specific value of items, so Richard has to do this job himself.
Sure enough, Richard's caution was justified. When the possessed skeleton archer found the tall man in black robe, he took out an unusually tightly bound parchment scroll from his arms. It seemed to be the map in the memory fragment that recorded the location of the ancient wizard's ruins.
Richard immediately controlled the archer and pulled the rope buckle, but when he opened the scroll, a cloud of black smoke rushed straight to the skeleton archer's face. He also heard a strong corrosion sound coming from the skeleton armor on the skeleton archer's body.
The skeleton archer's face and chest were covered with large areas of white bone armor, which were corroded and pitted, showing how strong the poison was! Fortunately,
the skeleton archer was an undead creature, and Richard had cast a protective witchcraft skeleton armor on his body, so he was basically unharmed.
"Black poisonous smoke!" Richard's face immediately turned grim. Fortunately, he was cautious enough, otherwise, he might have really capsized in the ditch.
This poisonous smoke is highly corrosive and neurotoxin. Richard himself is a pharmacist, so he is of course aware of the lethality of this hidden trick.
If this poisonous smoke is really sprayed on the face, not only will the eyes become blind and the skin ulcerate instantly, but the effect of the neurotoxin will also cause nerve paralysis. Over time, the best time for treatment will be lost and the death will be basically certain.
After the poisonous smoke dissipated, Richard looked carefully and found that there were two knots, one big and one small, binding the parchment scroll. The big knot was a fake knot. When pulled, the map could be opened, but it would trigger a thin tube containing poisonous smoke.
The correct way to open it is to pull the small knot, which will not trigger the thin and long tube.
"What a ruthless trick! If it were any other wizard apprentice, he might have fallen into the trap. However, this also shows that this old parchment scroll must be worth a lot of money, otherwise, there would be no need for the other party to tamper with this item." Richard thought to himself.
Since the old parchment had been opened, Richard took a quick look at the map drawn inside the parchment.
There are quite a number of relics of such ancient wizards handed down, and they are a mixture of good and bad. Some relics have no exploration value at all, and only a very few are relatively well preserved. The original owner was an ancient wizard who was very powerful. In this case, they have greater exploration value.
Richard, who originally didn't care much, suddenly raised his eyebrows and his expression instantly became serious after seeing the location shown on the map.
In the center of the parchment scroll, there is a continuous range of towering mountains, and the top of the mountains is painted with white paint to show the image of snow. The shapes of several peaks are also painted very vividly, and the whole map is very realistic.
In addition, in the center of the continuous mountain range, the four big words "Bering Mountains" are marked in the Hutt language unique to ancient wizards. In the southwest of the Bering Mountains, near a peak in the core area, there is a big cross shape.
Next to the cross, there were a few small words in Hutt language - the place where the dead live forever.
"Hiss! Could this be the ruins of Rodrigo? No, that's not right. What Professor Ceres explored is most likely the ruins of Rodrigo in the Bering Mountains. Although he did not directly answer the information about the ruins he explored due to his oath." Richard murmured.
"There can't be two Rodrigo ruins in the Bering Mountains, right?" Richard couldn't figure it out for a moment.
Of course, it is also possible that this is the remains of another ancient wizard, because there is no other text description on the entire map. This kind of map without a beginning or an end is the most troublesome.
But according to the memory of the tall man in black robe, this parchment scroll was obtained when they ambushed a seriously injured third-level wizard apprentice, and its authenticity is beyond doubt.
Moreover, when Richard guessed the original owner of the ancient wizard here, why did he think of Rodrigo first? That's because from the four words "eternal life of the dead", it can be seen that if the ruins of this ancient wizard really exist, then his identity is most likely an undead wizard.
Now it seems that this place may also be the site of other undead wizards.
You know, if it is also the ruins left behind by an ancient undead wizard, it will definitely be the biggest improvement for Richard.
And assuming that it is the site of a water wizard, then even if Richard can successfully explore the site, his gains will certainly be greatly reduced, because many witchcraft models and remaining treasures such as magic tools are definitely water-related inheritances.
Even if Richard took it, he would have to exchange it, so its value would be greatly reduced.
Therefore, when Richard saw the four words "Eternal Life of the Dead", he was basically sure that he must explore this place.
Of course not now. Richard controlled the skeleton archers, packed the three people's short staffs, bottles, jars, scrolls, parchments, etc. into a big bag, and then set off again.
The primary goal now is to quickly get to the wizard market ahead, dispose of the spoils, and then buy a mount. If there is a flying mount, it would be even better, which will greatly reduce Richard's travel time.
Richard already has the physique of a senior knight, and the difference in speed between him and an ordinary horse is not that big, but with a means of transportation, traveling will definitely be much easier.
evening.
A three-way intersection in the Black Forest.
According to the memory of the black-robed man, the market should be on the left side of the first fork in the road on the right.
But the scenery in front of him clearly showed that there was a cliff on the left side of the first fork in the road. This made Richard feel a little confused. Isn't this the fork in the road?
When Richard took a few more steps forward, he, with his keen perception, noticed a slight fluctuation of witchcraft about ten meters ahead.
Richard suddenly realized that this place, like the Ignis School's headquarters, was covered with invisibility or illusion-like witchcraft formations.
After Richard slightly revealed the mental fluctuations of a peak second-level wizard apprentice, a blood-eyed crow appeared out of thin air with a quack, circled in front of Richard for several times, and then flew away again.
Because of the memory image of the man in black robe, Richard immediately understood that this was meant to guide him in.
As Richard stepped in, the surrounding environment changed instantly, from a steep cliff to a misty valley. The winding path under his feet extended forward and led into the valley.
It seemed that there were a lot of human voices coming from inside the valley, but because of the fog, it was not clear.
After walking for dozens of meters and passing through the foggy area, the entire market suddenly appeared in front of Richard. It was a long street with mostly fixed shops on both sides and very few temporary stalls.
Unlike the trading area of the Ignis School, where the number of temporary stalls far exceeds that of fixed shops, here, fixed shops still account for the majority.
There was a checkpoint at the entrance of the long street. Richard initially sensed that there was a third-level wizard apprentice in charge, and there were more than a dozen fully armed knights. A first-level wizard apprentice was in charge of miscellaneous matters, such as collecting fees and so on.
As soon as the first-level wizard apprentice sensed Richard's aura at the peak of the second-level apprentice level, he immediately said respectfully: "Sir, to enter the Black Forest Market, you need to pay two magic stones. If you need to set up a stall, you need to pay another ten magic stones. In addition, no fighting is allowed in the market, otherwise you will be an enemy of the Modimus family."
"No stall." Richard nodded, and after he handed the other party two magic stones, he was allowed to go.
Many people in the market wore hoods, and the wide brims made it difficult for others to see their faces clearly.
However, there were a small number of wizard apprentices who did not cover their faces and looked around casually. However, most of them were students from various academies, and the special patterns on their chests had already exposed their origins and strengths.
Since this place is very close to the Ignis School, it is rare for there to be wandering wizard apprentices who are short-sighted and would launch a sneak attack on the students of the academy.
According to Black Robe's memory, the person in charge of this market is a wizard family - the Modimus family. It is said that there is a family heir with formal wizard ability who teaches at the Ignis School.
Richard walked quickly along the long street, and after a brief thought, he quickly went in and out of the shops.
After a while, Richard's loot package began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the end, except for the ancient parchment scroll, all other items were quickly sold at a discount by Richard.
After purchasing some rare raw materials and food, Richard came to a shop selling mounts.
That's right, it was a shop, not a stable, because Richard could clearly see that there were several animal pens in the backyard, which contained three kinds of creatures: wildebeests, forest wolves, and gray-spotted black bears. They must have been domesticated creatures that could be used as mounts.
As soon as Richard entered the shop, a first-level wizard apprentice came over and greeted him: "Sir, welcome to Modimus's Mount Shop. Are you planning to buy a mount? Do you need help introducing one to you?"
"Okay." Richard nodded slightly. It seemed that this mount shop named after Modimus must be a shop opened by the Modimus family themselves.
"This is a wildebeest." The first-level wizard apprentice introduced it very enthusiastically. After a while, he introduced the advantages and disadvantages of the three mounts in detail.
Wildebeests are good at running long distances and are the cheapest, costing only fifteen to twenty magic stones. Simply put, they are the alien version of the "blood horse".
In addition to its amazing endurance, the Forest Wolf is also good at jumping and moving. It can walk on steep mountain roads as if it were flat ground. It also has good attack power, but is much more expensive, requiring fifty to eighty magic stones.
The gray-spotted black bear is a mount that is more inclined towards defense and combat. It is not fast, but its combat power is the highest among the three.
After a brief thought, Richard decided to buy a Timber Wolf, because the fastest route back to Rosby County had several extremely steep mountain roads, which were just right for Timber Wolf.
"Sir, have you decided to buy the Timber Wolf? Please follow me." When the first-level wizard apprentice saw that Richard decided to buy it so quickly, he immediately smiled and led the way while introducing it in a torrent of words.
"These forest wolves are all mutant breeds carefully cultivated by the Modimus family."
When Richard walked into the animal pen in the middle, he saw forest wolves locked in separate wooden fences. Some were lying down, some were standing. But they were all in high spirits. It was obvious that they were being taken care of very well.
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