Chapter 531 Dream Bell Ringing
There is no concept of country in the no-man's land.
There aren’t even large gathering places.
The more densely populated an area is, the more likely it is that large-scale chaos will break out.
The most common power structure here is a high-ranking wizard ruling over lower-ranking wizards or apprentices.
Some forces will also employ a group of ordinary people to do the simplest and least efficient chores.
Those who are powerful and have ample resources can also command some puppets, spirits, low-intelligence monsters, etc.
At the same time, the leaders of these places usually nominally pledge allegiance to higher-level wizards, paying tribute to some resources and completing some orders on a daily basis in exchange for limited resources and protection in times of crisis.
Of course, there are also those who claim to be stronger and will not surrender to anyone.
They are generally relatively strong lone rangers who rely on themselves to struggle to survive in the no-man's land and seek opportunities for promotion.
On the island in the middle of Lake Rhine lived a first-level wizard named Dodge.
A first-level wizard is not considered powerful in the Borderland.
But the rules of the No Man's Land are chaotic. If a first-level wizard can fully adapt to the local rules, he may be more powerful than a second-level wizard here.
On this day, Thor was standing on a small hill, looking ahead, wearing a cloak that had been dyed gray by the wind and sand.
A fairly wide lake can be vaguely seen in the distance, but most of it is covered by thick gray fog.
The driver, Mash, who had lost his car, followed him carrying a huge suitcase.
Because they had lost their means of transportation and the roads in No Man's Land were difficult to navigate, it took them two months to walk from the old witch's rat hole to their destination - Lake Rhine.
"Rhine Lake is also called Dead Soul Lake here. It is said to be the only large lake in the Borderlands. There is an island in the middle of the lake with rich resources. However, due to the special rules of this area, only a first-level wizard who specializes in dark attributes has settled here."
Thor communicates with several consciousnesses in the diary in his mind.
Agu: [This wizard is very powerful. He has a high status here and his strength can be greatly increased. If this is the case, will he be willing to give this place to the master? ]
An: [If you don’t agree, just kill him. ]
Thor shook his head. "If possible, I would rather use knowledge and resources to solve the problem."
Saul is not opposed to killing, but he is unwilling to regard killing as the first choice to solve problems.
Although it should be difficult to convince this Dodge Wizard, Thor felt that he had sufficient capital in the field of dark attributes, especially in the soul, and might be able to afford the price that the other party was interested in.
But before entering the island in the middle of Rhine Lake, Thor still needs to wait for one piece of news.
After a while, a little man wearing a pocket-sized cloak and only three times the size of his head flew out of the mist and landed in front of him.
There was a lot of mist surrounding her, making her look like a dark cloud.
The Rhine Lake is shrouded in thick fog all year round, and it is very concealed to move around in this cloud.
"I checked it out. You're lucky. He didn't open the sealing magic circle."
This person who looks only the size of a two-year-old child is the old witch.
After two months of growth, the old witch had changed from a deformed baby into a little girl, and her body was no longer so deformed.
But her face was still that of an old witch, and her mouth was still stretched to her ears.
Thor nodded and gathered his cloak, "Then let's go visit this Dodge Wizard."
The old witch curled her lips and said, "When you get enough souls, remember to absorb the remaining black tide from my body as soon as possible. I dare not meditate with this thing on me!"
The old witch was also helpless.
These days, whenever she meditates, she hears the sound of dripping water. The sound becomes louder and louder, and more and more frequent. Sometimes, when she listens to it, she feels like she is turning into a drop of water.
Thor didn't say anything. He slowly walked to the edge of Lake Rhine and felt the cool air by the lake.
"The temperature here is very low, and the closer you get to the lake, the lower it gets."
Thor squatted down, and a corner of his robe fell into the shallow water, and immediately formed a layer of white frost.
He lifted the corner of his clothes and shook it to let the thin layer of ice fall off.
At this moment, he suddenly saw something in his peripheral vision. Looking forward, he saw ripples in the dark lake water. After the ripples, some vague white shadows appeared under the water.
The white shadows were slowly approaching the water surface, and their appearance was gradually becoming clearer.
Those were confused faces with wide-open eyes, with only whites of the eyes but no pupils.
There are not only people here, but also faces of other races.
Some are human-like, while others are more like beasts.
They looked at Thor across the water, just as Thor looked at them across the water.
Herman: [There are so many people! ]
Thor stood up slowly.
The view gradually moves further away, penetrating the fog and seeing a wider world.
There is a gray sky above and a bottomless lake below.
Under the lake, everywhere you look, you see numb faces.
They were separated from Thor by a lake, which seemed like a world away.
Suddenly, a wave of water rippled from the center of the lake.
After the ripples, all the faces disappeared and everything seemed like an illusion.
"Today is not a day for Rhine Lake to trade with foreign countries. However, I will not let my friends who have come from afar return empty-handed."
A figure broke through the fog and appeared in front of Thor.
The person who came was a middle-aged man with gray sideburns and beard. He looked kind, not like a wizard, but a simple scholar.
He stood on a huge pure white feather with his hands behind his back, floating slowly over, emitting steady fluctuations of magical energy.
He is a first-level wizard.
"Are you the Dodge Wizard?" Thor bowed slightly and nodded.
The man smiled, picked up the monocle pinned to his collar and looked at Thor, a little surprised, "It's a completely new face, the skeleton looks very fresh, you are less than 18 years old, right?"
Although the wizard looked kind, he completely ignored Thor's greeting and asked new questions.
He is not as easy to get along with as he appears.
Thor blinked, and understood what he understood, but he didn't care. "Yes, my name is Thor, and I'm just sixteen. I'm taking the liberty of visiting you and want to make a deal with you."
Thor tacitly assumed that the other party was the Dodge Wizard.
"Everyone who comes here wants to make a deal with me." Dodge did not deny it. "I like to make deals with everyone. But many people can't afford enough. I can only give them some small gifts with regret and then ask them to leave reluctantly."
Thor smiled, "That's great, I like trading too."
He raised his right hand, palm facing up.
After a few seconds, a subcutaneous bulge moved from the wrist of the cuff to the palm.
Then the skin cracked, and a transparent irregular stone accompanied by traces of bright red blood squeezed out of the palm of his hand.
The expression on Dodge's face froze instantly. He stared at the transparent stone in Thor's hand through the monocle. After three full breaths, he slowly said, "Cryptocrystal."
Thor nodded, ignoring the equally burning gaze from the old witch and Penny's frantic screams in his ears.
"No, no, Brother Thor, don't give the cryptocrystalline to others!"
Seeing that Thor was indifferent, the Nightmare Butterfly, which had been hiding in the pages of the diary since entering the Borderlands, finally couldn't help it, came out, and stood in front of Thor, trying to make him take back the cryptocrystalline.
"jingle--"
Suddenly a crisp sound rang in everyone's ears.
Penny whooshed back to the diary.
"Oh, what's that sound? It's so harsh!"
The Nightmare Butterfly immediately hid back in the diary, trembling, and even Thor could feel its uneasiness.
Thor was puzzled and looked towards the source of the sound.
Then Dodge on the opposite side also took out a...Dream Bell from his sleeve in a somewhat strange way.
"Strange, why did it ring by itself?"
(End of this chapter)
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