Located in the east of the plate, Oftori is a port city and a paradise for adventurers, not only adjacent to the "land of treasures" Chiobion, but also the gate to the mysterious Tunggu that has been said to have been found, although this door has never been found.

Still, rumors of gold and treasure alone, as well as a variety of rare treasures found elsewhere, have attracted enough explorers and treasure hunters to develop this barren land into a land of abundance with all sorts of dreams and aspirations.

The headquarters of the Chiobion Alliance, the strongest mercenary alliance in history, is located here, which also makes Oftori a holy place and paradise in the hearts of mercenaries.

Many mercenary guilds and commercial guilds have chosen to establish branches here, and some powerful ones have simply set up their headquarters in Oftori, for example, one of the arbiters of the Chiobion Alliance: the mercenary union - [Southern Wolf].

Southern Wolf Headquarters Residence

Joe picked up the sugar water on the table and gently fed it to Renault's mouth lying on the bed with a spoon, this is the tenth day that the child has been unconscious, in the past ten days, Renault has been losing weight at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his already thin small body has become even weaker, and even more exaggerated, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is skinny.

Joe didn't accept any other tasks, and kept waiting near Renault so that he could be the first to know the news of Renault's awakening, but unfortunately, after such a long time, there was no sign of the person in the bed waking up.

The Southern Wolf is not a poor guild, and Joe and Ciel are not short of money, they have searched all the big and small medical halls of Oftori, and even the famous doctors in nearby towns, but none of them can think of an effective solution.

In fact, most of the doctors couldn't even find the cause, and the only old doctor who found out the cause also frowned and asked after the examination: "This child ...... Have you ever been exposed to anything strange, such as magic barrier particles? ”

"You say...... What the? What particles? ”

"No, it's nothing, I think I'm thinking too much. Let's put it this way, his problem is very serious, judging from the symptoms, it seems that he was first drained of his mana by something, and then in a very short period of time, he was infused with a large amount of mixed xenomorphic mana, and then he was drained clean......"

"The gods are above," he said, looking at the child on the bed, his eyes full of compassion, "I can't imagine what he has been through, is it that some enemy has cruelly tortured him, and used this method against a child who is not yet a minor?" It's a demonic act! ”

When he said this, the old doctor was simply indignant.

Ciel, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but whisper when he heard it: "Although you basically didn't guess correctly, he did have something to do with the demon when he became like this......

"What?" The old doctor was stunned.

"Nothing!" Joe pressed Ciel's head, "He drank too much, well, in fact, this kid became like this because of the loss of control of magic." ”

Because the experience of that night was so bizarre, the top management of the League decided to try to control the spread of the news until there was a detailed investigation, so Joe withheld the information about the "demon" on the basis of trying to restore the facts.

"Magic out of control?" Fortunately, the old doctor was clearly more interested in exploring the cause.

"Yes, this kid is a very talented magician, but in the process of learning magic, he went wrong, and was drained of his magic power by a large and complex magic, and even began to affect his life origin. Joe couldn't help but clench his fists and swallow in his throat.

"I ...... Did it hurt him? His tone was a little nervous.

"I see." The old doctor saw Qiao's concerns and said with relief: "Although you are a little reckless, but what you did did save the child's life, otherwise, it is likely that I would not have had a chance to treat him, but the result has been caused after all, his current situation has exceeded the scope of ordinary magic depletion, I'm sorry, I can't do anything." ”

The old doctor's face was full of apology, and he even planned to get up and bow to Joe and the others to apologize.

Qiao hurriedly held the old doctor up, but still asked unwillingly, "Is there really no way?" This kid ...... Is there no help? ”

The old doctor looked at Renault, his expression was entangled, and he said slowly: "I can't say that, although I can't heal his situation, but I can see some clues, his magic source doesn't seem to be simple, and there has always been a soft magic on his body that is nourishing him, that kind of power is mild, but extremely powerful, if it goes on like this, it seems that he may really wake up." But when it is, it really depends on the will of God. ”

As if to strengthen his persuasiveness, the old doctor pointed to himself: "Don't look at my decrepit appearance, in fact, strictly speaking, I should be regarded as a potions master, and I also studied magic back then." ”

Speaking of this, he looked annoyed and said, "It's a pity, if my senior sister, Polyus is stuck, she must have a way!" ”

Joe's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and asked eagerly, "Then where is she now?" We went and asked her for help. ”

"I don't know, we haven't seen each other for a long time, if anything, she is probably in the kingdom of Fiore, after all, although it is prosperous here, it is too unsuitable for magicians, Fiore is the kingdom of magic."

"Fiore......" Joe sighed in disappointment, although the area of this neutral magical country mixed among the major kingdoms is not large, but after all, it is also a country, without a clue, finding someone is comparable to looking for a needle in a haystack.

The old doctor took his leave, and didn't even collect the consultation fee, but only left an improved sugar water recipe, which could at least replenish some energy to the unconscious Renault.

After that, many more days passed, and the sleeping boy remained the same as ever.

Joe sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the young man's pale face, and lit a cigarette.

"You probably don't mind if I smoke a cigarette, if you mind, you have to take the initiative to say it."

After saying this, he stared at the young man's face tightly, and after a long time, he sighed deeply.

"Cut, sure enough, the novels are all lies." He filled his lungs with smoke, then slowly exhaled it, staring at the pale cyan smoke that slowly diffused, his eyes wandering.

Then he began to tell the boy trivia, though it seemed more like talking to himself.

"That guy Ciel, I still really mind the fact that you saved my life, and said I'll talk to you when you wake up."

"That summon of yours, it's a star spirit, right, I've never seen such a powerful star spirit, it seems that that old man is much stronger than we imagined, and he actually snatched something from that kind of character, and the two of us seem to have picked up a life that day."

"You know, I actually kidnapped you into my guild early on, when I saw you that day."

"You kid didn't have anything, no magic, no strength, not even a decent piece of clothing. At that time, you were just an insignificant little beggar, ordinary and small. ”

"But, I didn't expect you to dare to stand in front of me like that, you should know that at that time, we could make a hole in you with just one finger."

"But you still stood up, with fire in your eyes, like a lion cub, weak, weak, weak, weak, but still a lion."

"There are probably a lot of stories between you and the old man, your master, that's what I thought at the time."

"A little beggar, but with the desire to protect, and the courage to protect, you are more like a person than most people in this world."

"In the real world, there aren't many like you, and you shouldn't be buried in that kind of place. It was a soulless place, a sleeping place for the walking dead, not of the living. ”

"That's why I had that thought, you know, you're so similar to someone I've ever met, and that fool is so stupid, he doesn't have the power anymore, but he still wants to be a guardian."

"In the end, he kept the people he wanted to protect, but he lost his own life."

"You're probably going to be like that, your own hero, the fool in the eyes of others."

"Do you know how much trouble you have left for those you have saved!"

Joe stood up, crushed the cigarette butt in his hand, spat the last of the smoke into the air, and said softly:

"Stinky boy, it's very uncomfortable to owe a favor that can't be repaid, you know, so, don't die until Lao Tzu gives you back this life."

Speaking of which, the mercenary who had killed decisively finally couldn't hold on, and the figure of the young man gradually overlapped with the old man in his mind, and the blood-stained back turned his head, and what appeared was the young man's immature face.

He felt a heat in his eyes and quickly closed his eyes.

Finally, he calmed down and prepared to leave.

But just before he left, a second before he opened the door, a cough suddenly came from behind him.

"Your cigarettes are so choking."

"Cut." Joe didn't turn around, just lowered his head, a smile on his lips.

"A fool should be hard, stinky boy, just come back."