As we entered the area of Leigu Town, our view was blocked by a layer of light fog, and our vision suddenly became cloudy.
The gray-winged roc was not disturbed by the fog and landed on the outskirts of Leigu Town with familiarity. After Ash and his companions jumped off its back, it hummed a few times as if saying goodbye, then flapped its wings and flew up again, returning towards the direction of Dandy Town.
There is a secret alliance in Leigu Town, and this group of people is connected with a mysterious organization that sells magic materials. At present, Meng, Suya and Jian are trying to infiltrate the secret alliance here, and then further contact the mysterious organization to determine its core base in the Undead Swamp.
Ash and his companions were patrolling near the Swamp of the Dead, waiting for news from Meng.
Once the location of the mysterious organization's base is determined, it's time for them to take action...uh, it's time for Sigourney to take action.
After casting a spell of confusion to hide the faces of the people, Yolande, as the apparent leader, did not hesitate and led Ash and the others straight to the center of the town, where there was a level six wizard tower where they could accept the task of returning the task to the Wizards Association.
The person who issued the task they took on was the owner of this tower.
It is said that the Swamp of the Dead has been moving strangely for unknown reasons recently, and many highly aggressive undead creatures have wandered out of the swamp, posing a serious threat to the safety of surrounding towns.
The Wizard Association has posted two types of tasks. One is to recruit wizards above the black robe level to go deep into the swamp to explore the source of the abnormality. The other is to recruit wizards above the mid-level to participate in daily patrols around the swamp and eliminate the undead creatures wandering out of the swamp.
Captain America took on the latter.
The town is shrouded in a veil-like mist, giving it a gloomy and mysterious feel. There are many pedestrians on the street, but they are all in a hurry and their voices are not loud.
Perhaps because most of the guests who come to Lei Gu Town are here to enter the Undead Swamp, they are accustomed to remain silent - because undead creatures are particularly sensitive to sound, and after entering the swamp, they must remain as quiet as possible - in Lei Gu Town, which is very close to the Undead Swamp, experienced veterans subconsciously enter this state.
In the quiet town, there are many pedestrians, and the streets are full of people. From time to time, you can see a few skeletons walking behind the wizard, which is so weird and creepy.
Yelena's voice became lowered consciously: "This is more like the style of the Pale Throne."
The previous town of Dante was like the town of the Emerald Throne that focused on the wood element, and it was not authentic at all.
The town was not big, and they soon arrived at the wizard tower in the center.
The wizard tower is quite tall, more than twice the average building height of the town. However, in the eyes of those who are used to seeing the third wizard tower, it is just a small tower.
The first floor of the Wizard Tower is the mission hall.
When I walked in, I saw people coming and going in the hall. Although I still lowered the volume, the voices of so many people gathered together still made the buzzing sound that made my chest feel stuffy.
The person they were looking for was very conspicuous.
In the northeast of the hall, a magic water curtain projects the "Swamp of the Undead" series of tasks. There is a counter under the water curtain. Behind the counter stands a thin middle-aged wizard, who is sorting out the scattered documents on the counter with his head down.
"That's him." Yolande confirmed, leading Ash and the others through the crowd to the middle-aged wizard.
"Hello." Yolande handed over his ID badge. "We are from Brilliant Academy, and we have accepted the mission of patrolling the perimeter."
The middle-aged wizard glanced at the badges on their chests, recognized the team's strength, and then magically imprinted Yolande's badge on a scroll.
He returned the badge to Yolande and pointed at something in the air. A detailed map appeared under his fingertips. "Miss, you have successfully received your mission. From today until the end of this month, you will be responsible for patrolling this area. Any questions?"
Yulande wrote down the map, which was not far from Leigu Town.
He nodded. “Thank you.”
After completing the task handover, several people planned to go to the task location. It would take some time for the news to arrive. During this time, since their team had accepted the task, they had to complete it well, otherwise it would also damage their team's reputation.
But as they were leaving the hall, a skinny old wizard stopped them.
"Everyone, please wait a moment."
He walked forward, staring intently at Quentin and Sigourney in the team, a glimmer of light flashing in his gray eyes: "Is this... a vampire?"
The confusion spell only confused the appearance, but the difference between vampires and humans could still be easily identified.
He didn't need Ash and the others to answer him, because he already had a positive answer in his heart. He asked almost urgently: "Is it a high-level vampire? Can you sell it to me? If you can't sell it in its entirety, can you sell me half of its blood volume?"
He talked to himself, the longing and greed in his eyes were like a traveler who had been trekking in the desert for a long time seeing water, the gleam was so bright that it was chilling.
"No, I can't. I won't sell it." Ash replied expressionlessly, grabbed Sigourney with his backhand, and strode out.
Seeing that one vampire had left, the wizard did not force it, but instead turned his expectant gaze to Yolande and his group.
"What about this one?" He was referring to Quentin. "Who among you owns it? Can you sell it to me? The price is negotiable!"
Yes, that’s the attitude!
Familiar, long-lost attitude!
Despicable disgusting human attitude!
Quentin stared gloomily at the shriveled wizard in front of him, his eyes roaming up and down the wizard's body. Suddenly, his gaze fixed on the inside of the wizard's sleeve, and his pupils contracted irritatingly - that was!
He seemed to recognize something, and his emotions suddenly became extremely agitated. He curled and unclenched his fingers, and then curled and unclenched them again. His sharp fangs grew instantly and had already pressed against his lower lip - he was trying hard to resist the urge to break the other person's neck.
"No negotiation. I won't sell anything." Ash, who had walked to the door, came back at some point and pulled Quentin with him. He pulled for a while but it didn't move. He looked up and saw Quentin's scarlet eyes, a sign that the vampire was about to lose control.
He was stunned for a moment, then quickly whispered something that only a vampire with keen hearing could catch -
"Look! There's a baby water elf at the door!"
Quentin's cruel expression suddenly froze, and he subconsciously looked towards the door.
Ash took advantage of the moment when he was distracted and pulled him over, then dragged the two vampires out with a cold and decisive attitude, leaving the old wizard no room for imagination.
The old wizard looked at Yolande and the others in disbelief: "Both of them are his?"
Yelena was annoyed: "It's not yours anyway!"
After saying that, he imitated Ash, holding his eldest brother with his left hand and Yolande with his right hand, bypassing the old wizard who was blocking the way, and chased after Ash.
Behind them, the old wizard looked depressed. He stared at their backs lifelessly and muttered, "Two of them... both seem to be high-level..."
His dry face moved, as if he was smiling: "I'm lucky..."
Outside the wizard tower.
Quentin had returned to his normal self, and no one except Ash knew that he had almost bared his fangs just now.
Ash pulled Sigourney and frowned: "After this mission is over, I think..."
Sigourney: “Hmm?”
"Sigourney, come with me to sack him?" Ash said quite seriously.
Yolande came over and happened to hear this, and laughed: "You don't know who the other person is or where he lives, so how can you trap him?" He winked slyly, "But I can help you find his whereabouts. In exchange, you have to go into my fitting room once."
Ash shook his head, "No need. I found the star that corresponds to him. Next time, if I follow the star, I will definitely find him again."
Yolande: “…” What kind of operation is this?
Sigourney raised an eyebrow: "You learned it from Nance's notes?"
Speaking of Lord Nance's notes, Ash's interest became high: "Well! Lord Nance said that everyone has a star corresponding to him, and the trajectory of the star is the trajectory of fate. It's very interesting!"
"You mean... you can see the stars that correspond to us?" Yelena was amazed. "How amazing!"
Ash blushed, "I can only see it. I can't see the trajectory of the stars clearly, so I can't look back on the past and predict the future. I can't do what Mr. Nance mentioned, to change the trajectory of the stars and change the direction of fate... I'm still a long way from that."
Everyone: "..." It's already exaggerated to be able to see it, okay? Let me ask Ilufu, how many astrologers can determine the stars that are related to other people's fate?
Ash was helpless: "Besides, I can't see my own and Sigourney's stars clearly. The same goes for your stars. Because they have formed more or less connections with my stars, they have become blurry in my perception."
However, the stranger he had never met before was more obvious to him.
The old wizard was wearing a black robe, so even if Ash wanted to do something to him, it would probably be discovered immediately.
For the sake of the mission and the overall situation, no major disturbance could be caused right now. However, that did not stop Ash from marking his star in the bright starry sky. He would go and get his revenge after the serious matter was over.
He really understood the essence of Sigourney's little notebook to keep track of the dark accounts.
This time, Sigourney agreed very straightforwardly: "Okay."
We can go put on the sack together.
The old wizard's unrestrained look obviously made him part of Sigourney's blacklist.
Ash tilted his head to look at the silent Quentin: "Want to join us?"
Quentin was stunned for a moment, then answered the question irrelevantly: "There is a flower pattern on the inside of the sleeve of his wizard robe... I have seen that pattern before."
Ash suddenly realized... So, this is why Quentin almost lost control?
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