icewave friend, thank you for the reminder, the mistake has been corrected, I hope you continue to pay attention to this book;handsome can't be more handsome, your continuous shooting flatters me, I am strong, I can stand it, please continue to shoot as always; Fallen Dem Meow friend, I can tell you very responsibly, this book does have a connection with the previous lich, but the protagonist is not the drunkard mage (that is, the predecessor of the lich), as for what the connection is, as long as you read patiently, there will be an answer.

Night.

The team is located in a campsite deep in the woods.

The tomahawk, which had finally cleaned itself, muttered discontentedly while roasting the fire, and from time to time looked vigilantly at the swamp monster lying on its side like a pile of mud.

"What is it doing?" Joining the dwarves was Willy, a female warrior who was curiously observing the wriggling monsters on the ground, completely devoid of the disgust and disgust that ordinary girls would have when they saw this, "Does it want to eat that stone?"

The stone Willy was talking about was the loot that Mel had gotten from the dead Ground Walking Worm. When the python-like swamp monster came to his master with the egg-like crystal wrapped in green slime that he had dug from the worm's body, all the members of the team could not stand the stench coming from it, and they asked Rhaegar to order Mel to throw it away, but the latter did not do so, instead, after encouraging Mel's behavior, the geist gave the crystal to his pet, and since then, the swamp monster has been trying to digest and devour the crystal.

"That's the crystallization of power," Rhaegar looked at the swamp monster in the distance who was trying to dissolve the crystals with the acid secreted in his body in order to absorb them, and said to Willy: "For some creatures, these substances generated in the body of the monster under certain conditions have a huge attraction, and when they are absorbed, they can help the absorber complete the increase in strength, and even make it achieve rapid evolution." To be honest, I didn't expect to find such a crystal in a low-level creature like the Earthly Worm, and it seems that the mages have far from fully studied the worm. ”

"Your discovery is sure to cause a stir," Willy's eyes gleamed in the light of the flames, "Despite being unfamiliar with the mage's world, I am confident that your new knowledge of the Earth-Walking Worm will be valued by all mages." ”

"The world of mages is not what you think," Rhaegar said solemnly, "In fact, almost all mages of different schools will keep their discoveries and research strictly secret—of course, some will selectively pass on a small part of the content in order to gain prestige and respect, but most will not let people outside the school get their own results, and if anyone dares to do so, they will become a traitor to their school and face the most severe punishment." ”

"It sounds like what the politicians and lords do," Willy clearly disagrees with the mages, "they always try to keep the most useful knowledge and weapons in their own hands, and when someone tries to break this monopoly and make it more accessible to more people, they will stop at nothing to get rid of those who threaten them." Her voice grew louder and louder, and a blush appeared on her cheeks in the light of the fire.

The warrior immediately realized her gaffe, and she did not speak again, but stood up silently, walked to the other side of the fire and sat down.

"She's not mad at you," Nack whispered in his ear as she handed the roasted food to Rhaegar and whispered in his ear, "Her father, a benevolent lord, was killed by the king for trying to make knowledge accessible to everyone in the realm. ”

Rhaegar wasn't surprised. He knew very well that everyone in this team had their own story, and that an expedition team of intelligent beings of four different races was already telling a lot in itself, and what happened to Willy's father was not uncommon when he was a god, whether it was the age of gods or godlessness, rulers never wanted their subjects to have too much knowledge, which was undoubtedly extremely detrimental to their rule.

Mel, who was concentrating on dealing with the crystallization of power, suddenly stopped, and the swamp monster quickly transformed itself into the appearance of a large octopus hanging in the air, eight thick tentacles waving vigilantly in the air, and the deadly acid arrow was already ready to fire, as for the crystal, it had long been hidden inside the body.

But Mel wasn't the first to spot the enemy, as a transparent magical barrier had appeared around the squad surrounding the fire, long before it could act.

A bright ball of light formed over the team with Rhaeggar's thoughts, and the sudden appearance of a dazzling light made the team members except for the geist have to close their eyes, and at the same time, in the woods not far away, several irrepressible exclamations clearly reached the team's ears.

"Come out!" Rhaegar flew out of the magic shield and levitated in the air, his eyes gleaming in a terrifying light staring in the direction from which the exclamation came from, a huge fireball spun rapidly above his palm - even though he had only recovered seventy percent of his magic power, such magic was still easy for him, and under the effect of the spell, the geist's voice was as loud as thunder, "or kill you!"

"Please don't do it, we have no ill will. An eager voice rang out in the bushes below Rhaegar as several men wrapped in animal skins walked out.

"Venerable Mage, we have absolutely no intention of offending you and your companions," the man who spoke just now saluted Rhaegar as he slowly fell to the ground, "We are just a group of poor people who have been forced to flee their homeland and have to earn a living in this wild land. ”

Rhaegar looked at the man in front of him, he was about fifty years old, his tall and thin figure could not hide the power contained in it, and under his gray hair, a pair of eyes revealing shrewdness and ability made people think of an eagle at first.

"My name is Waynes, and I am the leader of these exiles. "Allow me to express my gratitude to you and your companions on behalf of my men, and if my guess is correct, the orcs of the Karok tribe and the terrestrial worms they raised should have been killed by you. These abominable bandits of the wasteland roam the area every year, and all we struggling to survive can do is follow them from a distance and watch their whereabouts, in order to alert our companions when these savage creatures approach. If it weren't for you, we might have to live in their shadow forever. ”

"As a member of the civilized race, I am happy to be able to help people who are also from the civilized world. Rhaegar suddenly became polite at this moment, and he said softly, as he fell from the sky, and the fireball in his hand disappeared with it.

"The only way for anyone from the civilized world to survive in this wasteland is to put aside racial prejudices and unite. "There are a lot of exile camps here, each of which is unconditionally open to everyone else—only those who are civilized and rational, of course. I am sure that you have come a long way in this wild place, and my companions and I will have the honour of inviting such a powerful group of men to our makeshift camp, which, though rudimentary, at least has a warm fire and plenty of food, and shelter from the elements. ”

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