Chapter 152: Deer of Four Seasons and Treasure Box Monster (Two in One)

"Even for high-level mages, 'Continuous Casting' is a very effective talent."

Kendra looked at the Snow Owl who was being held in Gray's arms with his eyes closed, and nodded with a look of admiration.

"This talent can greatly shorten the interval between casting spells, giving you a huge advantage in a wizard duel where every second counts!"

Hearing this.

Next to Yeats, the bearded detective's face was full of surprise.

Snow Owl's promotion before the battle was outrageous enough.

What's even more outrageous is that a seat of the Seven Councillors actually showed such favor for an owl! "Could it be that the reason why Master Kendela accepted Baron Yeats as his apprentice..." Crane guessed the clues and felt strange, "is because of this snowy owl?!"

Ye Zhi examined Snow Owl's newly acquired 'Counter Spell' skill and thought to himself: "When I encounter a mage-type enemy, I can let Snow Owl cast a Counter Spell first."

"Wait until the enemy's spells are neutralized, then use the Snow Owl to attack and strike back!"

I could almost hear the clear magic sound effect of "Counter Spell" being triggered: "Ding~"

Ye Zhi couldn't help but have higher expectations for Snow Owl's practice as a wizard.

"I remember that in the plot, Jianhe University had a trial set by the goddess of magic. Those who passed the trial had the opportunity to become her chosen one, which attracted a group of talented magicians to participate..."

Ye Zhi's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself:

"I definitely don't have a chance to become the chosen one of the Magic Gods, but with this genius owl of mine, the trial from the Magic Goddess, it's worth a try!"

Yeats was determined to get both mistletoe and immortal flower.

Before the arrival of the 'Walpurgis Night' in May, Cambrian University was Yeats' destination.

It is spring.

The countryside is green, with red-tiled and white-brick monasteries on the distant hills, and Yeats and his companions riding horses passing by the winding stream.

When Cran heard that Yeats and his companions were going to Cam River University, he proposed to go with them and recommended a well-known business of Edinburgh, the capital of the northern province: Hippogriff manned flight.

"The Hippogriff is the offspring of a griffin and a mare. It has an eagle's head, wings, and body. It is easier to tame than a griffin."

Crane held the reins and spoke eloquently:

"Hippogriffs are often one-ring supernatural creatures, but under the supervision and permission of the royal family, flight routes have been opened between the three major capitals in the north, center, and south, which can greatly speed up travel."

"My Wings of the Poet cannot fly long distances, and the Snow Leopard and Radish are both land mounts." Yeats thought to himself:

"If I have the chance, I can get a flying mount..."

When it comes to flying mounts in the fantasy world, the first choice is definitely the dragon.

Yeats couldn't help but glance at Gray.

Gray rubbed the Snowy Owl's round head, raised her head, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Dragonborn...it seems like he can also turn into a dragon?

The 'Mounted Combat' talent you gained when you were promoted to the Second Ring Knight will then be able to take effect! The windmill was turning slowly, and smoke was rising from the cottage in the distant field.

After walking for a while, a large field of golden and red tulips came into view.

In the shade of the tulip sea, the ruins of the ancient tower stood in the center of the flower sea. At this moment, the snowy owl suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at the ruins, and then said to Ye Zhi: "Gu!"

I smell the scent of magic equipment! Ye Zhi: "..."

Now that he was there, Yeats decided to go over and find out what was going on.

Summon a snow leopard and have it lead the charge with the snowy owl.

There are no undead creatures in the tower that are common in the ruins.

They all climbed up the winding staircase in the tower safely.

At the top of the tower, the view is extremely broad.

Looking around, you can see golden tulips everywhere, forming a sparkling sea of ​​flowers.

At the top, there is a statue of an elk chewing young leaves.

The statue bears ancient traces of time, yet still faintly exudes the vitality of nature and spring.

"You have discovered the statue of 'Deer of the Four Seasons: Spring'."

"Your Bard occupation level has increased."

Ye Zhi was stunned...Unlocked a new check-in location, right?

"This is a statue of a deer that symbolizes spring, one of the four seasons."

Kendra stroked his white beard and began to explain:

"You should have all heard of the legend of creation... The essence of the world is a world tree that connects the nine worlds."

Cran nodded and agreed, "If I remember correctly, poisonous dragons, eagles, squirrels, roosters and other magical creatures live on the World Tree?"

"good."

Kendra smiled slightly: "And on the branches of the World Tree, there are four big deer running back and forth. They symbolize the four seasons and the four winds, and are called the Deer of the Four Seasons."

"This tower..." the white-robed wizard looked out at the magnificent tulip sea and said with emotion, "It is the place where the spring deer was once enshrined."

Ye Zhi: “…”

The squirrel on the World Tree...Drilltooth, that's you, right?

"It is because of the protection of the spring deer that this sea of ​​tulips is so magnificent."

As everyone looked at the beautiful scenery.

Gray walked around to the back of the Spring Deer statue and was startled at first, then she said in surprise: "Ye Zhi, there is a treasure chest here!"

Ye Zhi was stunned.

A treasure chest would appear in a place like this? Gray excitedly placed her hand on the treasure chest, and was immediately shocked.

The treasure chest opened with a creaky sound, revealing a pair of strange eyes, and then a big tongue stretched out from the treasure chest!

Gray's eyes showed alertness and he quickly dodged, but the treasure chest monster jumped towards him with a "crunch".

Clang! An incredibly fast slash.

Kendra had already put the blade back into the scabbard.

The treasure chest monster shattered with a clang and lost its life.

"Is this... a treasure chest monster?" Gray asked in a complicated tone.

"Otherwise." Ye Zhi poked the treasure chest monster's tongue with his rapier and commented, "It looks quite fresh."

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Kendra, Crane, and Gray turned around and looked at Yeats with strange eyes.

"The essence of a treasure chest monster is a soft-bodied creature similar to a clam. You can think of the treasure chest as its shell."

Yeats explained: "The tongue of the treasure chest monster is similar to the tentacles that the geoduck uses to forage for food, and the meat is plump and delicious!"

Compared to the treasure chest transformed by "shapeshifters" in the traditional fantasy world view.

The setting of the "geoduck treasure chest monster" in "Phantom Wings" is quite sunny.

The Gourmet does use Mimics to cook delicious food.

However, before cooking, one must first use magic power to remove harmful impurities remaining on the treasure chest monsters, which places extremely high demands on the gourmet chef's skills.

Ye Zhi was delighted to see the prey, rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile:

"There's no point in talking any more. I'll use the Mimic to make a 'Thick-Cut Mimic Tongue' for everyone!"

Everyone's eyes changed at the same time.

Gray's face was stiff, and she spoke for everyone's thoughts.

“Is this really edible?”

The cooking treasure chest monster, Kendra had only heard of it in anecdotes.

When Yeats really started to clean the treasure chest tongue, Kendala stroked his beard and murmured uncertainly:

"Ye Zhi must be sure that he did this, right?"

"I can understand eating clams, but the tongue of this treasure chest monster..." Clan said in a subtle tone.

Yeats washed the tongue of the treasure chest monster, removed impurities, and soaked it in a marinade made of herbs, fish sauce, ginger, garlic and lemon juice.

Then, he took out a simple grill and charcoal fire from the space bag, and used his fingertips to ignite a "spark spell" to light the charcoal fire.

"You don't even need a flamethrower to cook," Ye Zhi muttered, "Sparkling will do."

Under the shade of the sea of ​​turmeric flowers, smoke and rich aroma waft from the top of the Four Seasons Deer Tower.

Yeats placed the marinated chest tongue on the grill, brushed a layer of olive oil on the surface, and shook the grill handle to ensure that both sides were grilled evenly.

The tongue of the treasure chest monster gradually turned golden yellow, exuding the aroma of barbecue and marinade of ginger, garlic and lemon. Yeats immediately cut it into thick slices and placed it on the plate.

"Grilled Thick-cut Treasure Box Tongue: Three Stars. The Treasure Box Tongue is grilled over charcoal, with a golden and fragrant surface, tender meat inside, and a springy texture. After eating, you will temporarily increase your perception of the surroundings (large)"

"Done!" Yeats distributed the plates to everyone.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Snowy Owl and Snow Leopard are also summoned.

"Gu~" Although the Snowy Owl was drowsy, it opened its eyes wide and the black pupils in its yellow eyes contracted when it smelled the fragrance of delicious food.

“Woo!”

The snow leopard's body size is close to that of an adult snow leopard. It squatted with its tail under its feet, its expression full of anticipation, and stepped on its tail with its two front paws.

The radish was tied to the bottom of the tall tower and could only smell the fragrance.

Gray held the plate and looked around.

Thinking of the ambush by the treasure chest monster just now, he scratched his head.

I really don't understand, how can Ye Zhi cook any monster?

The white-robed wizard tasted a thick piece of treasure chest monster tongue and was stunned for a moment.

"It's quite crispy, just like eating conch meat." Candela said in surprise.

"The burnt edge is especially delicious." Cran's eyes widened. "I can't believe it's actually a treasure chest monster!"

Gray hesitated for a moment, closed her eyes and tasted it. The moment it entered her mouth, the abundant juice and tender meat brought her a wonderful sense of satisfaction.

“It’s literally the taste of beef.”

Gray paused for a moment and said, "It's like a treasure chest monster fell into the sea and fought a buffalo!"

Yeats: "…why do buffaloes live in the sea?"

"I said it wrong." Gray scratched her head and laughed, "It's a manatee!"

Yeats smiled helplessly, caught a glimpse of the statue of the Deer of the Four Seasons from the corner of his eye, and pondered for a moment.

Now that we are here, there is no reason not to offer sacrifices!

Yeats asked Snowy Owl to help him pick a few tulips from the sea of ​​​​tulips, and combined them with honey, blueberries and dried fruits to make a special "tulip salad".

Placing the salad in front of the Four Seasons Deer statue, Yeats nodded symbolically and said:

"Let's get on with our journey. Let's go ride on the Hippogriff!"

Set off again.

Getting farther and farther away from the tower.

The breeze blew up a few petals and passed before Yeats' eyes.

He suddenly felt something and looked back at the tower.

With the perception provided by the food, Yeats was surprised to find that the statue of the Spring Deer seemed to be faintly glowing.

Then.

A deer transformed from the divine walked out of the statue and leaned over to taste the salad offered by Yeats.

Kendra and Crane also saw this scene.

"This..." Clan could not hide his shock, "This is simply a miracle!"

Kendra's eyes flickered, and he nodded, "The Spring Deer recognizes Yeats's gift."

The spring deer had clear eyes and looked in Yeats' direction.

Ye Zhi was slightly startled, and the moment his eyes met its, he felt a gentle power surge into his body.

"You have been blessed by the Spring Deer."

"Blessing: Spring Blessing: Increases your resistance to diseases and toxins in spring, and speeds up your stamina recovery. (This blessing is only effective in spring)"

“It will only take effect in the spring… but it’s not a big problem.”

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "As long as I offer sacrifices to the Deer of the Four Seasons one by one, won't I be blessed all year round?"

*Night falls.

Yeats and his party arrived in Edinburgh, the capital of the northern province.

Edinburgh is located on a series of rocky cliffs and is ruled by the Duke of Alba.

Clan had sent a letter in advance, hoping that Alba could prepare the Hippogriff for the trip to Jianhe University, and Alba led his entourage and went out of the city to greet him in person.

'Iron Eagle' Alba has a solemn appearance, thick black hair, and a distinct facial contour. He rides a lion and looks at the silver-haired boy who is approaching.

"Nice to meet you, Baron Yeats." Alba nodded and said to Crane, "It's been a long time since we last met. Sir Crane, are you still studying those ghosts of yours?"

"It can't be called research, I'm just interested in these things." Cran smiled slightly and said without leaking anything, "I hope you can forgive me for the inconvenience caused to Your Excellency the Duke during this visit to Edinburgh."

Alba smiled faintly and then looked at Yeats.

"I've heard that Baron Yeats led Morning Frost Ridge through the cold wave..." Alba nodded, "Even compared to your father, he is no less capable."

As he spoke, Alba paid special attention to Candela and said calmly:

"Master Kendala, Baron Crane, Baron Yeats... Please follow me back to the castle. I have prepared a banquet and will entertain you all."

At this moment, the lion under Alba's crotch let out a demonstrative growl.

"My pet has a bad temper," Alba explained.

Carrot spat at the lion wildly, causing Alba and his mount to be startled at the same time.

"My warhorse has a bad temper too." Ye Zhi coughed lightly.

Alba smiled instead of getting angry and said, “This lion is old and needs a young horse to stimulate it to regain its vitality… Baron Yeats, please!”

That night.

After the feast.

Yeats returned to his residence led by the servants, and received another message from Kendala, and met him in the reception room.

"Yeats, there is a branch of the Mages Guild in Edinburgh. I will take you to the Mages Guild tomorrow."

In the light of the campfire, the white-robed wizard tasted the gingerbread and spoke vaguely.

"What are you going there for?" Yeats asked.

"Mages who have been officially registered and enrolled in the Mage Guild will enjoy many benefits such as borrowing scrolls and purchasing materials at a discount."

Kendra wiped his hands on his robes and said, "Joining the Mage Guild will help mages avoid many detours in their practice."

Ye Zhi weighed the pros and cons for a moment and said, "But I'm not a mage. Can I still join the Mage Guild?"

“I didn’t ask you to register.”

Kendala glanced at Yeats.

"It's to have your Snow Owl apply for the formal assessment for the third-ring mage."

Ye Zhi: “…”

This will make other mages lose their faith, right? (End of this chapter)