The pyroxene glade is a dead wood forest in the south of Carral, known for its abundance of pyroxene.

Generally speaking, pyroxene is an alchemical material. For example, the Flowing Fire Light contains pyroxene.

The addition of pyroxene makes the explosion controllable and increases the power of the explosion. Generally speaking, the catalysts used in steelmaking often contain some pyroxene components.

These pale yellow, brittle stones, the size of a baby's fist, were shallow and buried in the floating soil of the pyroxene glade. Even if they are not crushed, the stones will emit a cool blue or green glow on their own in the dark.

Therefore, there are many villagers who live nearby who like to bring some good-shaped pyroxene to their homes and use them as oil lamps. It's a great way to save money, and it's also very beautiful. Later, these residents sold not only crushed pyroxene, but also carved pyroxene handicrafts.

While pyroxene is fairly common in the south, there are only three occurrences in Falaro, Carral, Bansar and Suze combined that produce large quantities of pyroxene.

To be honest, if it weren't for the frequent contact with pyroxene that is prone to various diseases, the military would have sent people to impose martial law in this vicinity.

Although the tax on buying and selling pyroxene is relatively high, pyroxene still feeds the nearby residents.

It's even one of the top 100 beauties in the world of Faense as voted by forum players.

In the middle of the night, the entire pyroxene forest emits a faint blue glow, some lighter green light floats in the sky like fireflies, and the dead wood with only bare branches left also exudes a dreamy green glow.

The quiet forest, where there is not even a single bird, is quiet and beautiful, and some people even say that it has been blessed by Aum-sama. Occasionally, someone swears that they have met a witch who sells love potions.

But Roland knew that this was pure.

It's not a blessing - it's more or less a curse.

This is the crack in the wall of Gaia, through which the magic of extreme chaos radiates from under the ground. Dusk the surrounding environment.

Ordinary stones have special magical powers because they have been corrupted by chaotic magic, and they are called pyroxene.

Because Higgs was entrenched in the south, his followers, as druids, artificially converted many forests into such radiant forests. So the pyroxene production in the south will be much higher.

Although there are no monsters in this kind of forest, once a creature dies here, their souls will not pass through the laws of the Aum Wall to enter hell to reincarnate or enter the god's kingdom, but will be locked in place by the power of dusk. Their corpses are manipulated by the magic of chaos to rise on their own. Reborn in a blasphemous way.

Thus, a demonic creature called the Crystallized Monster was born.

Unlike corpses that are gradually festering, their strength has nothing to do with their rank in life. The more similar it looks like a normal creature in appearance, the weaker it is, and at most it's only a black iron tier. And those who have crystal-like crystals on their faces or fur are the ones who are more heavily infected, and their strength can generally surpass the Black Iron Rank to reach Bronze.

And those whose bodies are covered with a layer of crystal carapace are already the challenge difficulty of the Golden Tier.

Once the internal organs and brains of their corpses have crystallized. These monsters that are immune to sorcery and druid, and are at the same time extremely hard, have the destructive power of even humans of the Awakening Origin.

When they evolve to this extent. They have the ability to pollute another piece of woodland.

Roland remembers that by the time version 3.0 reached version 3.0, the name of the forest had been changed to Crystal Glade. It became the front line of the Twilight Legion's invasion of the world.

And to say that the witch who sells the potion of love is even more of a joke that can be broken as soon as you poke it.

Under the interference of these chaotic magic, wizards with relatively low strength could not feel Aum's laws at all. As long as there is no Awakening Origin, the combat power of wizards here will drop by at least one big level, and full-level wizards are already no different from ordinary people.

It's not for nothing that Luther Town is known as the place of execution for wizards. When Caral defeated Bansar a hundred years ago, it was here that more than a hundred captive wizards were hanged.

Otherwise, Claudia wouldn't be in a hurry. Even if she ran away from home, she had to rush over to save her brother.

It's just that Luthertown's reputation stinks. Even though Luther Town has long since abolished the Wizarding Penal Code, Luther Town is still an indelible shame and a great threat in the minds of many wizards.

But what Roland didn't understand was. Why did Edward go this way? It wasn't the way he had to go home—he had been educated in the White Tower, and it was impossible for him not to be unaware of the hostility of the inhabitants of Luther Town towards wizards.

So, what did he come here for......

"Kruvien, wait a minute."

Roland frowned and stopped.

He flashed by just now, as if he had seen something.

"What's wrong? Rowland? ”

"It's kind of familiar...... It could be an illusion, you and so on. ”

Roland said this, and simply folded back.

He crouched and fumbled in the grass for a while, then pulled out a slender silver bracelet.

The bracelet has a golden edge, and the motto "Don't forget the original intention" is engraved in Bansa language on the inside.

After checking it repeatedly, Roland's expression suddenly became heavy.

"Kruvien, do you think this sounds familiar......"

Roland handed the bracelet to Kruvien.

When Kruvien saw this, he immediately frowned.

“…… If I'm not mistaken, this one should be Claudia's. ”

Claudia's, of course.

Roland sighed deeply.

Because when he got this bracelet, the system had already swiped out a page of prompts:

Claudia's Scream (Locked)

Bracelet (Missing Component - Bracelet)

Toughness 1.1, weight 0.2

Special Effects: Silver (This bracelet is silver), Scream (actively used to send a distress call to nearby wizards, once a day) (0/1) Unknown (Generating)

- What if, I was ......

When Roland saw the word "locked", he first breathed a sigh of relief.

This will appear if the player gets an NPC's item before the NPC dies. The level of the item itself will not appear, and the active effect itself will be blocked, and it cannot be used unless authorized.

This is actually a special soulbinding mechanic that will only be unlocked when that NPC dies.

Now that the bracelet is locked, it means that at least Claudia is okay now.

But the name of the prop gave Roland a sense of foreboding.

The effects of many relic-type props are determined by the experience of the previous owner before his death. This includes the [Relic of Kruvien] in the original worldline.

Many of the relic-type items cannot enhance combat power, but the biggest difference between these relic-type items and other items is the small orange print below their effect bar.

This little orange print is the words of the former owner before he died—in other words, his last words. Many players like to collect this kind of relic-type props, commonly known as "toys", just to see the "last words" below.

And Claudia is now starting to see the orange hint under the bracelet.

No doubt. When this phrase fully emerged, it was Claudia's death.

"Why did she come here? According to the route, they should have entered from the northwest of Luther Town, rather than appearing in the pyroxene glades directly south of Luther Town. Kruvine muttered puzzled, "It doesn't make sense." ”

"No, that makes sense."

Roland interrupted Kruvien. The map of the southern mountains of Caral quickly unfolded in his mind, and Roland immediately noticed the suspicions.

"She was undoubtedly from Luther Town. After all, if you start from Ram Town, it will take at least four more days to reach the pyroxene glade directly without going through Luther Town. ”

There was a dangerous glint in his eyes, and his loose hair began to flutter in the wind.

"If she thinks her brother isn't in Luther Town right now, but in the Pyroxene Glades—then it all makes sense."

This bunch of scum......

Roland curled the corners of his mouth slightly, there was no smile on his face, and his sharp teeth flashed a dangerous cold light from the gap in his smile.

Why was Edward, a wizard, not attacked by these ignorant Caral countrymen, but offered good food and drink in the name of house arrest; why Claudia's parents tried so hard to prevent her from saving her brother and didn't want to give a penny; Why didn't Claudia's family send someone to ransom Edward for more than a month after Claudia's death, but Edward was not torn up......

There is only one answer.

That is, Claudia's parents clearly knew that this person was definitely not Edward!

"Then here's the problem, Kruvien."

Roland's voice grew cold, and without his knowledge, his pupils began to flicker with a silver-gray glow.

"Shall we go to the pyroxene glade first to rescue Claudia, who may be in danger, or shall we go to Luther Town first to join up with the Marken?" (To be continued......)

PS: Branch Options――

a. Leave them alone! Find Claudia first!

b. Marken: They must have known about Claudia...... Walk! Move fast!