CHAPTER 50

CHAPTER 50

284 AC

I didn't even have enough strength to go to my hut in the forest, but I didn't want to sleep here in an open field, either. Carnivorous animals will soon come here, considering the corpses lying around. After about one or two hundred meters away from the area where the bodies were, I climbed onto a large tree and used Formoheba (mold plants) so that the branches of the tree wrapped around me like a cocoon. This will keep the wind and other creatures out and make it look like a densely branched tree when viewed from below.

Of course, the horses indicated that there were people here, but it was almost impossible for them to find me. You never know if the bandits have other accomplices; being cautious is always good. After about 5 hours of sleep, I woke up fresh but starving. I had my sword and dagger at my waist, but I had no idea where my bow and quiver were. I still had it when I ran toward the bandit leaders, but I must have thrown it out when I blacked out and went feral.

Since it would be tough to hunt without a bow and arrow, I chose the easiest method of hunting, using magic. After I found a rabbit, I immobilized it thanks to the inretio (entangle) spell, and all I had to do was go to it and cook the paralyzed rabbit.

After filling my stomach, I sensed that there was a difference in my mana heart, and when I focused on the mana heart, all the mana in my body was suddenly drawn into my heart, and then mana suddenly spread through my body like a big explosion. For a moment, I thought I had made a leap to level 3, but there was no increase in mana count or quality, but pieces of information about a few level 2 spells were flowing to my mind like water.

eludo jelmio (Warding Wind) was a defensive spell, creating a sphere of wind around me, deflecting the projectiles coming towards me, thus preventing them from hitting me. Currently, casting this spell costs me ten mana and has a 20 minutes duration, but I don't think it can endlessly deflect projectiles for 20 minutes. It should have an upper limit, and I can't just ask people to fire arrows at me. First, it would be dangerous for me, and second, it would be so weird people wouldn't fire arrows at a kid.

Perzys egros (Flame Blade), the name of the spell, was self-explanatory, but why would I want to blaze my sword that would be a debuff and not a buff? If the sword is on fire, it means that every cut I make will be cauterized, which means that there will be no bleeding. On the other hand, if the fire is strong enough and the cut is deep and big enough, it might not cauterize the wound. It could be two times painful; it would need more testing. It may come in handy in dark places too. The cost and duration were the same as in the first spell; 10 mana and 20 minutes.

nocturvisio (night vision), this spell's name is self-explanatory. The only plus point I will add is that it does not blind the caster in case of a sudden increase of light like normal night vision. If there is a sudden increase in light while this spell is active, the environment becomes brighter, but it immediately adapts to this brightness without harming the eyes, costs ten mana, and lasts 10 minutes.

Inanis motu (traceless movement) thanks to this spell, when I moved into the forest, I would not leave any traces behind me. I would be able to move without leaving any traces of smell, footprint, sound, plant or animal disturbances. Even if I stepped on the mud, there would be no footprints. Even if I walked through the most skittish birds, they wouldn't be afraid of me, the plants wouldn't be crushed under my feet, and the bushes wouldn't break because of me. While this spell was active, they would all give way to me. The only downside is the second I show any aggressive movement, the spell will break; the upside is it only has 2 minutes of cooldown. It costs ten mana and lasts 20 minutes.

Protego Narys (Protection from Poison) This was both active and passive. It was passive for me, but it was an active spell for others. I don't think this is complete immunity against poison; it is more of a resistance than immunity. I have to do experiments starting from non-fatal poisons. Many bunnies are going to die for this. It costs ten mana and lasts 5 minutes.

The last spell was mino depuro (Lesser purify). We can say that this spell is for filtering liquids, destroying all living beings in the liquid. Of course, this spell will not work against chemical pollution, and it will not be able to tell the difference between the chemical structure of water and other chemicals. This spell uses one mana to purify each liter of liquid. So, I can purify 91 liters of water with all my mana.

There are still 2 hours until the sun goes down. I have to catch as many rabbits as possible in the next hour. So that when I get back to Winterfell, I can experiment, and I have to buy every kind of poison I can find. However, I have 20 kinds of non-lethal and nearly 20 deadly plant varieties. For the past year, I have collected not only medicinal plants but also poisonous plants. You never know what will be useful and when it will be useful. Being a hoarder sometimes works.

Everyone was looking at me strangely when I entered Winterfell with nine horses. I already had one horse and had become a large convoy with the eight horses I had collected as loot. Although the guards recognized me, they did not allow me to enter without explaining the situation. When I explained the situation, I suddenly found myself getting scolded by Rodrik.