Chapter 112: Meeting
In fact, the reason why Du Shen wanted to hand over so much garbage from the Death Ridge to Mario. It is precisely because www.biquge.info Death Ridge is quite unique in controlling undead creatures. Earlier, Mario had summoned his apprentices to sort out the knowledge recorded in the relics. Now it's just a good reference.
Du Shen communicated with Mario for a long time and walked out of the door alone. He came to the stables and asked the steward for a free carriage. Du Shen asked the coachman to take him around in his new territory.
Earlier, Du Shen was busy accumulating strength and expanding his power. At this time, it was the first time he had made a good tour of the new town. According to the registration of the Wizards' Guild and the Freedmen, the population of the new realm has exceeded 150,000. They lived in a dozen villages and towns around the new castle.
The newly built Wangcheng is, of course, not neat and magnificent. Along the way, Du Shen saw dense single-storey wooden houses. However, there are a lot of pedestrians coming and going. Many of the houses on the street were also opened as shops: the smell of food wafted from the taverns, the "clanging" sound of the blacksmith shop, the longing of the people at the door of the grocery store, and the empty trucks parked on the edge of the street where the grain store was located......
The territory is thriving, and although Du Shen feels relieved, he still feels that the population is too small. This problem can be solved in a short period of time. Limited to backward productive forces, the world is closed to communication and transportation is difficult. The news of Shadowkeep's intention to establish a wizarding kingdom has been spreading for more than a year. In fact, it is only in the last six months that a large number of people have migrated.
The limitation of productivity is naturally impossible for Du Shen to solve. But he thought it might be possible to enlist the help of the temple.
Because of the perennial propaganda of the temple, wizards have been reduced to an evil being that everyone abhors. In the feudal era, large-scale long-distance migration was very eye-catching. Wizards migrate, and can only deliberately choose remote paths. This greatly increases the difficulty of traveling.
There are even wizards who are afraid that their identities will be revealed during the migration, and they will be hunted down and besieged by the temple. Therefore, although they were eager to go to the new country, they were unable to do so because of the safety of their younger generations.
If the temple had secretly promoted and cooperated, more wizards would have migrated to the new realm.
This is not Du Shen's whim. In the previous life, during the period of time when the wizard kingdom was first established, several temples did not attack or restrict the migration of wizards, but secretly connived, instigated, and even assisted. The temple does not repent, but has its own considerations.
Du Shen sat by the window, observing the scene he saw in the distance. When the carriage drove onto the high long-distance driveway, Du Shen thought about it and turned his head to look behind him. The carriage was very fast, and because the carriage obscured the view, Du Shen failed to detect anything unusual.
At a junction not far from the carriage, the chubby Musa nervously pulled Helenie to the corner. She looked around stealthily and lowered her voice, "Helen, what's wrong with you!
Helenie was in an abnormal state at this time. She stared at the carriage in the distance, her eyes wide and slightly scarlet. She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Her face was contorted, and her eyes seemed to erupt with rage. Helenny's performance of choosing people makes Musa nervous and frightened at the same time.
Seeing the figures around him, he has not yet noticed the abnormality of his friend. Musa leaned close to Helenny and shouted, "Helen, wake up! Beware of exposure!" As soon as she finished yelling, Miusa already regretted mentioning the word "exposed". Miusa hurriedly looked around. Fortunately, the pedestrians nearby still didn't care, and the two people hiding in the corner.
The carriage in which Du Shen was riding had disappeared behind the stretching house. Helenie finally came to her senses. She stared at her scarlet eyes and forced a smile, "It's okay. I just saw Du Shen. ”
Miusa heard her friend directly mention "Du Shen". She was nervous again.
"What are you afraid of," Helenie said frankly, clasping her friend's arm, "As the deputy leader of the Shadow Keep, he is admired by so many wizard apprentices. I can't just call him by name?"
Musa thought about it for a while, and also felt that she was too nervous about the performance she had just performed, and she was afraid that it would backfire. She relaxed a little and pulled her friend forward: "Let's go back quickly!"
As she walked, Helenie's tense body gradually relaxed. The two quickly returned to their rented cabin.
Musa closed the door and walked to the window to look out. Waiting to make sure that no one was following or eavesdropping outside, Mussa tightened the thick curtains and walked over to Helene, who looked unbelonging.
The room was dimly lit, and Musa couldn't see it clearly, and her companion's expression at this time. Miussa complained dissatisfiedly: "Helenny, what happened to you just now? Even if you see Du Shen, you shouldn't behave like that." Luckily, no one noticed at the time, otherwise we would be in danger!"
"I'm sorry," Helenie said as she walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down, "I just made a mistake. In the future, I will never do it again!"
Miusa was basically deflated, walked to the side of the bed, and sat side by side with her partner: "What the hell is going on? You don't know, the way you looked just now is so scary." Helen, we've all seen Du Shen's sketches before. This time it's just a real person, how can you react so much?"
"I'm sorry," Helenie leaned forward, covering her face with her palms, "I, I'm ......"
Musa waited for a moment. But Helenie just didn't say why. Miusa stretched out her hand and gently hugged her partner's back: "Could it be, any of your relatives also died because of him, right? ”
"Hmm. Helenie snorted.
Miussa nodded, worried: "With what you just did, it's too dangerous. In the future, you should try to avoid getting close to him. We just need to gather some basic information. ”
Heleni nodded, her voice slightly unusual: "Don't worry." I will restrain my emotions. In the future, what happened today will never happen again. After saying that, she fumbled in her arms for a long time and took out a stack of papers. Despite the dim light in the room, Helenie unfolded the folded white paper and looked at it closely. There is a detailed portrait on the white paper, which is Du Shen himself.
Time passes slowly, and Mario has yet to perfect his way of controlling the ghouls. Du Shen decided to choose the wizard who drove the ghouls first. With the help of the men of Shadow Castle, Du Shen announced the recruitment of apprentices under the guise of rebuilding the ridge of death.
Because of Du Shen's earlier confrontation with the Flame Temple, his reputation had already spread. Many people were already envious of the fighting power of ghouls. At this time, I heard that Du Shen was willing to recruit apprentices, and a large number of people immediately came to sign up. There are even a few formal wizards mixed in.
No matter how many people sign up, Du Shen has already prepared for an interview. Instead of appearing in person, he designed a few fixed questions for the examiner to ask all the test takers.
The number of candidates is large, the number of examiners is limited, and the interview has been going on for two and a half days. That afternoon, Helenie joined the waiting line of test takers alone, despite Misha's dissuasion.
Two days later, enough questions for the interview spread. Around Helenny, there were wizards discussing the questions and answers with each other. Some wizards have heated conversations, arguing over the standard answers they have identified.
The long line moved slowly forward, and finally it was Helenie's turn to take the question.
Not surprisingly, the examiner asked Helenie the usual question: "Why did you become a wizard?"
Helenie was prepared, and immediately recounted the life story that the temple had arranged for her. It is nothing more than being from a low background and being oppressed. And one day, a wizard suddenly appears and asks if she wants to gain power. Helenie immediately agreed.
In fact, most wizards with no background have grown up like this.
Helenie replied without a drop of water. There was also little response from the three examiners.
Another examiner asked a second question, "What do you think of the several Templar forces?"
"Temple?" Helenie was about to say the answer she had prepared, when she saw the three examiners on the other side stand up at the same time. Helenie turned around to look, only to see Du Shen walking in the door from the outside alone. Heleni's body tensed instantly. Despite her best efforts, Heleni's eyes slowly reddened.
Du Shen walked in the door and looked at Helenny slightly strangely. He seemed to feel resentment in the other person's body. Du Shen didn't care too much. He smiled and walked over to the three examiners, "You go ahead." I've heard that there are a lot of people taking the test, so I just came to see how it went. ”
The three examiners saluted Du Shen. Wait until Du Shen dragged a stool and sat in the corner. The three examiners sat down at the same time. Once again, they confronted Heleni, who was clearly emotionally abnormal. A female examiner said, "Continue answering the question you just asked." What do you think of the Temple?"
"Temple. Helenie controlled herself and didn't take her eyes off Du Shen. But hatred still can't help but overflow from the bottom of my heart. Helenie tried her best to divert her attention, gritting her teeth and casting her gaze on the roof: "The temple is the most evil existence. They are hypocritical and greedy. It is with their support that the aristocracy can lie on top of us and do their power. I really want to uproot them and kill all the elementals. They should also taste the pain we have endured. If the strength is enough, I will peel off their skin and dig out their hearts, livers and flesh. Anyway, I'm going to kill them, kill them hard!"
Heleni's emotions were too intense. The three examiners couldn't help but look at each other. The three of them waited for a moment to see that Helenie was no longer stating. One of the examiners went on to ask, "What are your aspirations as a wizard, or what are your plans for your future career as a wizard?"
"I'm ......," Helenie slowly lowered her gaze. She was about to answer, and inevitably saw Du Shen in the corner. Du Shen smiled kindly, seemingly gentle. Helenie's emotions could no longer be suppressed. She turned abruptly and rushed out the door: "I'm sorry......"
Helenny's figure disappeared from the door in a blink of an eye. The three examiners were at a loss and looked at Du Shen one after another: "My lord, this is the first time we have encountered this situation. ”
"It's okay!" Du Shen waved his hand, looking unconcerned. He stood up: "How did this girl become a wizard?"
One of the examiners immediately replied, "It's similar to other civilian wizards." Because he was oppressed, he was bewitched by the leader of the bottomless tree hole. ”
Du Shen nodded and walked slowly to the door: "You continue." This girl just now, count her as passing. We need someone like her who has a strong will to fight. ”
Du Shen walked faster and faster and walked out of the door. He looked at the still long line of test takers and walked to a nearby carriage. The reason why Du Shen wanted an interview was to conduct a rough screening. Among the wizards, there is no shortage of peace-loving and research-loving people. What Du Shen needs is the kind of wizard who hates the Temple, or who is ambitious and restless. Only the latter will firmly follow Du Shen and enter the battle.