Chapter 128 025: Black Witch Domain
Under the effect of purification, the plague in the city was quickly resolved, giving life back to this city on the verge of extinction.
However, the problems in Windfall City are far more than just the plague. As the front line of the human kingdom bordering the Black Witch Territory, it is often attacked by monsters, forest creatures, roaming bandits, and so on from the Gray Ridge Mountains in the north.
Currently, there are only a few hundred people led by Carol stationed in Fengxi City. It is quite difficult to defend such a large city with just these few people.
But this was Carol's own problem, and Rosie couldn't help him. Shortly after solving the plague, he continued his journey towards the Gray Ridge Mountains.
Before leaving, he sorted out the situation here in detail, and then asked ravens to send it to the castle. He had been busy for a long time to eliminate the dark wizards and treat the plague. No matter what, he had to be credited.
That afternoon, the raven arrived at the Elemental Castle carrying Luo Xi's letter. It happened that the wizards were discussing matters related to the Black Wizardry at that time, and the letter was presented in the conference room.
In the conference room, Iris sat in the front, looking at the group of wizards around her.
She said rather unhappily, "For three consecutive times, five wizards went to deal with the plague, but no one discovered that there was a dark wizard hiding in the city. In the end, it was the turn of a mere apprentice to clean up our mess. Why is this? Can someone explain it to me?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Kyle, the senior wizard of the Ice Castle, said, "I don't think we can blame the wizards who went to deal with it. After all, their mission was just to treat the plague, and they did a great job of clearing it in the end, didn't they?"
Iris said sarcastically, "And the plague broke out as soon as he left the house, right?"
"The next wizard who came over did the same thing. He dealt with the plague and then left it alone. The plague recurred time and again without him thinking about what was going on. What were those things I sent over? Alchemical puppets?"
All the wizards were speechless.
This matter is indeed difficult to explain. So many wizards have gone through it so many times, but they are just like alchemical puppets who only know how to execute orders rigidly. They only know how to deal with superficial problems and never delve into them deeply.
Sophia the Witch of the Witch Castle said: "Fortunately, the problem has finally been resolved. We should give special recognition to this apprentice who has made such a contribution."
Other wizards also echoed:
"Yes, thanks to him we were able to avoid huge losses."
"If we don't catch this dark wizard, I don't know how much loss we will suffer in the end."
“He should be rewarded.”
Although the death of a few humans is not worth mentioning to wizards, the losses caused by such large-scale deaths are still not small. After all, wizards originated from humans, and among so many dead people, there might be apprentices with potential to become wizards.
Everyone looked at Iris, and now it was Iris' turn to look unhappy.
Her eyes fell on the signature on the letter: Rohit Herat.
The Gray Ridge Mountains are a giant mountain range in the northwest of the South Coast Wizarding Territory. It covers an area of no less than ten thousand miles and is like a wall, stretching across the west side of the South Coast Wizarding Territory in a Y shape.
This mountain range also divides this witch area. To the east is the South Coast Witch Area, and to the west is the Dark Forest.
A few days later, Gray Ridge Mountains, Alpine Territory.
The High Barony is a barony located in the Greyridge Mountains, part of the Duchy of Tanrion.
The Principality of Tanrion was originally part of the Kingdom of Karel, but it has always been at odds with the Kingdom of Karel. A few years ago, it once again rebelled against the Kingdom of Karel and declared independence.
The deeper reason behind this is the deception and instigation of the black wizards of the Dark Forest. As a result, the Kingdom of Tanrion, which was ruled by Karel, subsequently became a human kingdom under the control of the black wizard domain of the Dark Forest.
Gaoshanling, Gaoshan Town.
This was the first human town that Luo Xi came to after entering the Gray Ridge Mountains, and it was also the first inhabited place he came to after entering the Black Witch Domain.
How should I describe my first impression of him? I think deadness would be a more appropriate word.
There are almost no pedestrians on the dilapidated streets. The occasional passers-by are pale and thin, with a dazed look, like wandering zombies. But you have to know that this place has not suffered from war or plague.
And as far as Luo Xi knew, this used to be a large human town with a population of over 100,000 and prosperous business.
But now,
Luo Xi looked around and saw that the surroundings were completely desolate.
"Holy water! The Truth Church has blessed the holy water!" At this moment, someone shouted.
The pedestrians on the street suddenly rushed in one direction like a tide, as if the dead had come back to life.
Luo Xi raised his eyebrows and followed.
His mission required a detailed investigation of the human areas under the control of the Black Witch Domain, including population, rule, and other aspects, which he also needed to understand at the moment.
We followed the crowd all the way to the center of the town and soon arrived at the square in the middle of the town.
In the center of the wide square stands a tall sculpture of a humanoid monster with a hideous face and a pair of large goat horns on its head that are very eye-catching.
Luo Xi was surprised and asked, "The Fire Demon Ifrit?"
Luo Xi, who had studied demonology, could tell the origin of the statue at a glance. It was the great demon Ifrit, known as the fire demon in ancient times.
There were several large wooden barrels placed under the statue, and a group of soldiers gathered around it. In the middle of the soldiers stood several figures, all wearing black cloaks.
Luo Xi vaguely felt the fluctuations of mental power and elemental reactions from them. It was obvious that these people were all wizard apprentices.
At this moment, a young female apprentice stepped forward, raised her hands high, and shouted fanatically: "Truth lasts forever!"
As if some kind of switch had been pressed, the crowd below also raised their hands and shouted:
"Truth lasts forever!"
"Truth lasts forever!"
Everyone's faces were filled with extremely fanatical expressions, as if they were performing some kind of sacred ceremony.
Then, people lined up under the organization of the soldiers.
The soldiers opened the lid of the wooden barrel, took out spoons and wooden bowls, scooped out some unknown liquid from the barrel and distributed it to the people who came to collect it.
This liquid seemed to have some unique magical power. After drinking it, the people felt more excited.
"What is this thing?"
Luo Xi was very curious. After a little thought, he mixed into the crowd and lined up one by one.
Soon, it was his turn.
The soldier poured a bowl of 'holy water' and handed it to him.
Luo Xi took it and looked at it. It looked no different from water. Luo Xi picked it up and sniffed it, but he didn't smell anything. However, he could feel unique elemental fluctuations from it. It was obviously not an ordinary liquid.
“Drink it quickly!”
Seeing that Luo Xi was slow to drink the holy water, the soldiers behind him couldn't help but scold him coldly.
"What happened?"
At this moment, a female voice sounded, and the female wizard apprentice came over.
The soldier pointed at Luo Xi and reported: "Report to the Holy Envoy, this guy is sneaky, he received the holy water but didn't drink it."
After hearing this, the female apprentice turned her head and looked at Luo Xi.
Their eyes met, but Luo Xi was slightly stunned, because he actually knew this female apprentice. (End of this chapter)
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