Chapter 293: Natural Sect, Ancient Deer-Headed Spirit

October, Golden Lion Kingdom, Northern Province.

A week has passed since Yeats was conferred the Duke of Honeysuckle.

His fame spread throughout the kingdom, along with urgent letters sent by messengers riding eagles or Pegasus to major post stations, causing quite a stir in the three provinces.

The influence of the five rings can often radiate to the entire kingdom, and the six rings are well-known for being a powerful person in the continent.

Although the Duke of Honeysuckle is young, he is the chosen one who is treated with special favor by the Goddess of Youth and has been promoted to the fifth ring.

His strength is enough to match his status, and a large number of bards spontaneously become his fans, spreading his legendary deeds of conquering the Blood Spider Lord.

For a time, everyone from hereditary nobles to common people had more or less heard of the name of the Duke of Honeysuckle.

The whiskey exported from Morningside Ridge became in short supply, and the franchise granted by Yeats gave him a monopoly on the product.

The Starlight Chamber of Commerce, the only distributor of whiskey, has regrouped and recovered from being on the verge of bankruptcy to now being able to compete with the White Whale Chamber of Commerce.

The owner of the Starlight Chamber of Commerce, the wolf girl Lena of the Isu tribe, was extremely grateful to Ye Zhi. She wrote a letter to express her respect and stated that she would be at the mercy of the Duke of Honeysuckle in the future.

The intelligence network is an indispensable part of being a duke.

The Jello trio is Yeats' intelligence team and has a background as a witcher. In other words, the dirty work can be left to them.

The Starlight Chamber of Commerce travels between various kingdoms on the continent and also possesses excellent intelligence capabilities. Ye Zhi intends to win over Lena to gather information for him.

As for the base, Ye Zhi is determined to capture White Night City. Facing Duke Thomas, whose combat capability is still unclear, improving his personal strength is also extremely important.

Yeats had mixed feelings about Thomas.

Thomas is a cunning and scheming lord, and his heroism when he allies with Yeats to fight against the vampires is real.

Now that the threat of the vampires has been removed, Yeats is once again faced with the situation of competing with Thomas for the northern provinces, and can only regard Thomas as a rival worthy of attention.

"I still have to hunt the moon pigs, refine the potion, and become a five-ring knight first..."

Yeats muttered to himself, holding the reins on his horse and looking out at the scenery of the Sol Plain.

"This is where the Moon Pig's footprints were found in the rumor."

Wild flowers stretch endlessly across the vast Sol Plain, villages loom in the morning mist, forests are dyed golden and crimson, and the breeze brings the scent of pine needles and soil.

Yeats and Grey went to the village to inquire. Facing Yeats wearing a noble cloak, the village chief was so nervous that he trembled when he spoke. Finally, a shepherd boy with a smart appearance led Yeats and Grey to the hillside outside the village where the Moon Pig's footprints were found.

"Look, do you see that? It's such a big footprint, it could crush a cow to death!"

The shepherd boy pointed to a huge pit.

There was a pool of water in the pit, with dead leaves and weeds floating on it, and the footprints extended all the way to the forest deeper into the mountains.

Ye Zhi was thoughtful and asked, "Has anyone seen the true form of Moon Pig?"

"It was raining a few nights ago, and I heard a strange roar. I thought it was thunder. Now I think it might be the wild boar." The shepherd boy scratched his head. "After the rain stopped, I saw the footprints. No one has seen what the wild boar looks like."

"Oh, by the way, the village chief also said that there is a witch living in the forest. She usually helps drive away the monsters... She lives in a big mushroom house, but she only lets us put the bread basket far away from the house. No one has ever seen what she looks like."

The shepherd boy said with lingering fear:

"As soon as you get close to the mushroom house, the big mushroom will shake out a lot of smoke. If you breathe it in, you will see a monster that can breathe fire... It's very scary!"

"It sounds like a witch living in seclusion here." Gray said.

Ye Zhi nodded and said, "I am very interested in that mushroom house. I wonder if it can be eaten."

"It may be a giant fungus called [Mushroom House]."

The slow voice of Fetan, the fish of wisdom, rang in Yeats's mind.

"It's non-toxic and harmless. Druids will create living space inside this fungus. Over time, they call this giant fungus a mushroom house."

Yeats lamented, “Mushrooms are so big that they can’t be stewed in one pot.”

Zuanya said expectantly, "The stewed big moon pig in the mushroom house must taste delicious!"

*Deep in the forest, a thin mist shrouds the area.

A huge red Amanita mushroom is covered with white particles, with windows and wooden doors on it, and looks like a house.

The faint light of early morning shines through the window and falls on the second-floor attic of the Mushroom House.

Next to a coffee table made of vines sat a noble silver-haired wizard, with crescent-shaped silver tear marks on her beautiful cheeks.

She was wearing tight silver-white soft armor with moonlight patterns on it. She elegantly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly:

"Misty Moon Tea must be brewed with mountain spring water illuminated by moonlight, but this tea has a hint of bitterness."

"That's because the Moon Well in the Lune Forest has been infected by the ancient magic of disorder."

An indifferent and ethereal voice sounded.

The owner of the voice is not very old and sounds like a little girl.

On the chair facing the silver-haired wizard, there was a doll wearing a pointed witch hat. Its eyes shone with emerald green light. It said, "Celine of the Moonlight Cult, the reason I invited you to the Lune Forest is to ask you to remove the source of pollution in the Moon Well."

“As long as you can purify the Moon Goddess Well, the natural spirits of this forest will be nourished again, and will naturally express their sincere gratitude to you.” The doll finished speaking.

Xilin nodded slightly, and said with a firm tone in her gentle voice:

"The Natural Cult and the Moonlight Cult are allies. The Moonlight Goddess also possesses some natural authority. Moreover, the Moon Well is the sacred object of the Moonlight Goddess... It is my duty to purify the Moonlight Well."

"You must be careful, Saint Celine."

The doll's voice is childish, but its tone is that of an adult.

"Before Minerva established order for the magic of this world, the magic of the ancient times was violent and dangerous... Not only did this disordered magic not obey the calls of humans, it also gave birth to some ancient magical beasts that were extremely resistant to spells."

"Your moonlight magic may not be effective against the ancient monsters in the Lune Forest. You should be prepared to use the blessing of the Moon Goddess."

Xilin smiled slightly and said, "Please rest assured, Priest Fei, I brought a contracted beast from the Moonlight Sect. Its strength is comparable to that of an emperor-level monster, enough to compete with the ancient monster deep in the forest."

The doll's voice showed a hint of emotion, and it asked in surprise, "Could it be the moon-beast, the moon-pig, that was recorded in the epic poem "The Iliad"? "

Celine nodded gently and said calmly: "Moon Pig ranks among the top among the emperor-level monsters in terms of speed and strength. The combat skills it is good at are just right to restrain these monsters born from ancient magic power."

"Once the Moon Pigs bathe in moonlight, they will become even more powerful, so I plan to take action tonight and lead the wild boars deep into the Moon Well." Celine explained her plan.

"Very good!"

The doll cheered.

Celine was slightly startled and looked at the doll in confusion, thinking that this priest of the Natural Religion Sect should be quite old, so why did he suddenly show such a childish demeanor?

The voice cleared its throat again and said in a calm and steady manner:

"Your plan is very good, but... I want to ask... where is the Moon Pig?"

"I am picking up mushrooms in the woods in front of this mushroom house."

Xilin sighed softly: "To be honest, I still can't fully control this emperor-level magic beast, and I can't keep it in the magic pet plane all the time. The reason why I came here in the rain last night was to hide from others."

"It doesn't matter. My mushroom house will automatically release illusion gas, making strangers who enter the forest go around in circles and return to the forest entrance. Unless you are an illusionist with extraordinary attainments in illusion, you will not be able to see through the illusion."

The doll said calmly: "Your Moon Pig stays in this forest, so you won't be discovered."

Xilin said: "That's great, thank you senior."

"Just call me Faye..." the doll whispered, "I'm not even half your age..."

Celine was a little confused again. At this moment, she heard a rumbling vibration coming from outside the Mushroom House, followed by the Moon Pig's heart-wrenching howl.

Enemy attack?

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

Xilin was suddenly startled and stood up: "I'll go see what's happening outside!"

Silver moonlight emanated from her body as she flew lightly.

Soon, Celine was floating above the forest, overlooking the open space, and saw the mountain-like Moon Pig fighting a figure holding a trident.

Dust was flying, there were huge pits everywhere, and huge trees fell down.

Even the epic Warcraft was no match for that figure. Facing the burning scarlet fighting spirit, it was clearly at a disadvantage.

Xilin thought it was an enemy of the vampires, but after careful observation, she found that the figure was very familiar. Her pupils shrank slightly and she said loudly:

"Mr. Yeats! Duke of Honeysuckle, please stop!"

Ye Zhi was delighted to see the prey and was planning to fight the Moon Pig for three hundred rounds. It would be a good night for him to have a snack.

Ye Zhi was unhappy about being interrupted suddenly. He glanced at someone and was stunned.

It's you, the Moonlight Saint with chest as flat as a file!

Ye Zhi hesitated for two seconds before realizing the other person's name. He asked in surprise, "Celine from the Moonlight Cult?"

Seeing Celine coming, Yuezhu jumped a few times on the spot, looking quite aggrieved, and whined to express his dissatisfaction.

Xilin had never expected to meet Ye Zhi again in such an awkward situation. She looked a little embarrassed and said:

"Please show some mercy, Lord Ye Zhi... This Moon Pig is my contracted beast. It's only because I don't have enough power to keep it in the magical pet plane all the time that it looks like an ownerless magical beast, which adds to your troubles..."

Ye Zhi looked at the Moon Pig, then at Celine, slowly put away the Blood King's Spear, released the Wings of the God of Poetry and landed, stepping on the humus layer in the forest, and sighed with regret.

This time is quite different from the accident with Lisa. Eating the manta ray demon is innocent if you are ignorant of it. But now that you know that the moon pig is someone else's magical pet, it will be difficult for you to do it again.

But where can I get the Moon Pig Magic Potion that I’m missing?

Ye Zhi turned around again and looked at the huge moon pig with regret.

The Moon Pig felt a chill in his spine from the gaze and shivered visibly, with its steel-like silver beard rippling with trembling waves.

In the eyes of Moon Pig, Ye Zhi's eyes were full of oppression, and it seemed that there was a towering black shadow standing behind him, with bloodshot eyes. For a moment, Moon Pig lost all his fighting spirit, lowered his head in dismay, and walked around behind Celine with his tail between his legs.

"So this is someone's magical pet." Gray sighed, "What a pity!"

Xilin hesitated and said, "What I mean by pity is..."

Ye Zhi then told Celine about his search for the Moon Pig Potion and said, "I heard that traces of the Moon Pig were found in the Sol Plains, so I came here to investigate."

"But I didn't expect that this is not an ordinary Moon Pig, but a Moon Pig with merits. It is a Moon Pig that has served the Moonlight Sect. It is not a good idea to attack it again."

Xilin stretched out her hand and gently placed it on the fearful Moon Pig's head. She nodded thoughtfully and said:

"So that's how it is... I can understand why Lord Yezhi wants the Moon Pig Potion. If I remember correctly, the main ingredient of the Moon Pig Potion is the Moon Pig Tooth, which is still in stock in the Moonlight Sect."

"As long as Lord Ye Zhi can agree to one of my requests, I am willing to offer the [Moon Pig Fang] and give you a high-level spell learning scroll of the Moonlight Sect."

Ye Zhi's heart was slightly moved, but he remained calm and asked, "What's your request?"

"I am here at the invitation of the priest of the Natural Cult to clean up the polluted Moon Well deep in the Lune Forest." Saint Celine said:

"The Moon Goddess Well has been infected by the disordered ancient magic, which has spawned a terrifying ancient spirit... As long as we can kill this spirit, we can restore the clarity of the Moon Goddess Well and receive the blessing of the Moon God."

"I have the ability to communicate with the Moon God." Celine said sincerely, "If Your Excellency Ye Zhi is willing to agree to my request, I am willing to pray to the Moon God and give this blessing to Your Excellency. It can also be regarded as... an apology gift from the Moon Pig for disturbing Your Excellency."

In Celine's opinion, Ye Zhi is a five-ring hero famous throughout the kingdom. With his help, purifying the Moon Well will be much smoother.

Moon Pig was in deep pain and dug in the mud with grunting sounds. He unexpectedly dug out a black truffle, which he swallowed whole. It tasted good and calmed him down a little.

Yeats rubbed his chin.

Celine's suggestion sounds good. Not only can she obtain the high-level spells of the Moonlight Sect, but she can also receive powerful blessings.

As for the refining of the Moon Pig Potion, as long as you have the Moon Pig Tooth, it is relatively easy to refine it based on your own attainments in potion making.

"What kind of monster do you want to kill? Do you have any exact information?"

"The priests of the Natural Cult have already made the corresponding inference. This is a creature similar to a tree spirit that possesses innate violent magic."

Xilin said: "It lives in the depths of the deep forest. Its name is [Ancient Deer-Headed Spirit]."

Ye Zhi's eyes lit up.

The ancient Deer-Headed Spirit is a magical beast known for its magic. Its heart-shaped magic crystals can be used to make the [Deer-Headed Spirit Magic Potion], which is one of the rare promotion potions for the Five-Ring Mage.

For the Snow Owl, the core of the Deer-Headed Spirit can also help it to be promoted to an emperor-level magical beast!

"We can discuss the compensation further."

Ye Zhi said: "The heart of the ancient deer-headed spirit is the material I need. If you agree, I will accept your commission."

After some thought, Celine agreed and invited Yeats to go with her to meet Fay, the priest of the Natural Church.

Ye Zhi nodded, and when passing by Yuezhu, he stopped. Thinking that since he was just a temporary teammate, he smiled kindly at Yuezhu.

Moon Pig was startled: (＃д) Damn, it's coming for me! (End of this chapter)