The vegetation was overgrown, the vines had climbed up the black wall without being tended for years, and the shrubs in the small courtyard outside the walls may have had a special shape shaped by the gardener, but now it is no longer obvious that it has such a past—it grows wildly, or it grows luxuriantly, and becomes indistinguishable from the wild.

The Black Castle, surrounded by free plants, is made of black and solid ore called "Black Ashlar".

The mining of black ashlar is not easy, and it can only be encountered by digging deep beyond the reach of ordinary people in a pit that is unique in ten thousands. It was also difficult to cut the black ashlar into the shape of a brick.

Leaning his elbows against the window of the third floor of Blackcastle, looking up and down at the entire building, Jarvis sighed in his heart, probably only a legendary mage like Sangilf can do it.

Jarvis, a young man with dark hair and shoulder-length and a pale complexion, was dressed in a modest robe without any coat of arms.

From his current angle, he could clearly see the lake surrounding Blackcastle and the shore shrouded in a faint veil of fog in the distance. At the junction of the narrow island and the lake where Blackcastle is located, there are faint and flickering blue lightning stripes flowing vertically upward, which is the illusion magic "Dark Camouflage", as long as this magical film exists, the outside cannot see the inside, it is completely through, and the inside can see the outside.

There was a faint sadness and confusion on Jarvis's face, until he saw a mysterious figure, as if "standing" two inches above the water, floating towards him.

"Are there any new visitors?" He cocked the corners of his mouth and exhaled lightly, "It seems that he is very proficient in 'flying' magic, and he is either good at it, or he is a very hard-working mage, but it's a pity..."

Jarvis shook his head, but with a happy expression. The Levitator hit the invisible wall and was deflected by the effect of the magic, moving towards the right side of the island, but he stopped again.

He turned around and dissipated the camouflage with a "break", and suddenly the island and the Black Castle appeared in front of him.

Jarvis immediately hid himself next to the window, leaning his back against the wall, so that the other party would not find out, and with a wave of his hand, a "soap bubble" painted with a magic circle floated in front of the window, which would transmit back to his vision in real time the image observed by the "soap bubble", so as to ensure that the other party could not see him, but he could monitor the other party.

In addition, using the skill "Breath Concealment", this magic that has reached the highest level can help Jarvis not be detected by any detective ability.

Probably it was a disciple or friend of Sangilf? It's like a swordsman who came before... Perhaps, as he learned, Sangilf would ask his disciples to guide qualified people into this realm.

As for which one he belongs to, we will find out next, which is what Jarvis is interested in.

Xia Zuo looked at the Black Castle, paused a little and looked at it a few more times, because of its special material, looked up at the high roof, and went down, and suddenly found a sign standing in front of him.

It reads: "If the visitor is a stranger, please wait for the owner of the castle to greet you, if the owner of the castle does not show up, it means that he is not there, at this time, please do not enter."

Xia Zuo frowned, he had been standing on the edge of the river bank for a long time, and he still hadn't waited for half a person.

He raised his hand and fired a healing orb forward, slamming the Black Castle door, and after a few moments, there was no response.

The "Bat Field" didn't detect anyone within fifty paces, and judging from the faint color dots on the small map, there were some rats, and if it was a target smaller than a mouse, it wouldn't show it at all.

That can't be helped, Xia Zuo didn't plan to return in vain, so he took the first step.

As soon as he entered the island, the "Dark Camouflage" on the edge reopened, and when he looked back, he could see that there were many automaton circles carved on the stones placed on the shore of the island, and after the visitor passed through them, the circle would restore the island to its previous and invisible state.

Here it comes. Jarvis saw Xia Zuo striding from the soap bubble surveillance, not aware of the danger ahead - on the trunks of trees on both sides of the road, there were hidden trap circles, if they were not temporarily lifted, the objects would be scorched by the summoned lightning when they passed...

Unless you have a keen sense of magic and smell, you can detect it. If he didn't notice, it would be a pity, but the other party was a usable magician... It's a pleasure to watch that happen; If he notices it, it means that he is a better magician than he imagined, and will appear more valuable and usable... The corners of Yárvis' mouth lifted.

It was surprisingly quiet, and the road to the castle, which was more than twenty paces away, was lined with neat stone slabs and lined with strong, straight trees.

Xia Zuo walked unhurriedly, and suddenly, his body stopped, not out of his own will. If you want to move on, it's not impossible, Xia Zuo chose to stop and look left and right.

This made Jarvis stare slightly.

Xia Zuo immediately raised his hand and fired a purple light that swept across the trees next to him, revealing the trap circle on the trunk that was hidden by the "Camouflage of Light".

Fortunately, it's not a full-level "Light Camouflage", otherwise the full-level "Break" can't be helped, but the full-level "Light Camouflage" is not easy for NPCs?

Is this the advice on the board? Should I say that the owner of the castle is polite or unkind?

Xia Zuo raised his hand and prepared to launch the wind blade to cut off two trees.

"Please stop—" A male voice suddenly came from the direction of the castle, "Castle Black's automatic defense magic is carefully arranged, and there is no need to destroy it." ”

Xia Zuo looked ahead and saw a young man named "Yervis" with a display above his head, using flying magic to slowly float down from the castle floor.

"You are?" Xia Zuo still asked according to the etiquette of the first meeting, but the other party didn't know that he had already got his name.

"I'm sorry for my long delay, I should have come out to greet you as soon as possible, as for the technique, just lift it," Jarvis snapped his fingers, and the magic circles on the trees on both sides flashed, then dimmed, temporarily ineffective, "This is also what my mentor Sangilf will do when he meets guests, but the guests are not invited, so it is a little troublesome..."

Xia Zuo listened silently.

"My name is Jarvis, and I am one of the disciples of the legendary mage Sangilf," Jarvis introduced without any courtesy, judging from the other party's behavior, he knew that Xia Zuo was not a disciple and friend of Sangilf, and should be a visitor who met the conditions, Jarvis pretended to be calm and asked, "What about you?" Stranger. ”

"Xia Zuo," he said blandly, "learned of Sangerf's whereabouts from Sangilf's disciple, Grichald, and came to visit. ”

"Don't be so restrained, haha~" Jarvis smiled in an active atmosphere, "I believe you can also see that you and I are both people who can directly release powerful magic without a staff, you should also be a magic genius, and it is a right choice to come to my mentor." ”