The convoy has been traveling for more than half a month, and Liu Li's wilderness survival skills are quite proficient, mainly due to the unbearable experience two years ago. After Captain Powell mentioned Liu Li's matter to the caravan steward, although the other party didn't say anything, he still had some opinions on bringing Liu Li with such a "burden". However, thinking of the Sharpstone Mercenary Group's credibility ranking in the entire Casfield City, he didn't object too much. It wasn't until he watched Liu Li, who was carrying a spear, perform skillfully in the jungle that the dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared.

The caravans were made up of a few scattered merchants, unlike the large caravans that had their own escorts, and small caravans like this one could only rely on mercenaries for security. Herman, the steward of the caravan, was in the magic crystal business, and although he had the least goods, he was also the most valuable in the entire caravan. Coupled with the fact that he often travels back and forth between the two cities of Casfield and Erenor, he has some experience, so it is not surprising that he was promoted as a steward.

The entire caravan was only about thirty mercenaries, and more than a dozen carts were loaded with magic crystals, herbs, precious wood, monsters or beast skins, and other specialties of the southern forest. This time, the merchants returned with a full load, and Liu Li was also lucky, if he stayed for more than a month, it might be a different scene to go on the road after winter. Everywhere there will be greedy people, they will not be satisfied with the existing harvest and always want more, you know, the closer to winter, the more dangerous the road. Whether it's carnivorous creatures who have become hungry due to a decrease in food, or bandits who have a special eye on greedy merchants, they will bring more variables to the caravan's itinerary.

"Hey, little Liu Li, I really didn't expect you to be so familiar with the forest. Before leaving, Powell was repeatedly asked by Lier to take care of Liu Li, and after entering the forest, Liu Li's performance also made his eyes shine, and he even planned to include Liu Li in the team. But think about it again, this is a noble mage, not to mention that he is still so young, and his future achievements are limitless, so he still doesn't want to delay the good of others.

"Well, I read a lot of books. In fact, what Liu Li is most proud of is not his cultivation in magic or martial arts. He has no shortage of talent and diligence, and after mastering the correct method, it is only natural that his cultivation speed will increase. But after the initial success of learning the language, he relied on his memory, whether useful or not, to move Wells's library into his own head, and even in the process of learning magic, he threw himself in to read books whenever he had time. Except for those magic books that his strength can't open yet, whether it's a travelogue, history or other books, with the attitude of preferring to kill by mistake rather than let go, he put them in his head one by one. Of course, Old Wells's library, in addition to magic books, is mostly about the life of mercenaries. Combined with his experience living alone in the forest two years ago, it's no surprise that Powell is now complimenting him with his performance.

Pouted, Powell, as an old qualified mercenary, he would not believe that just reading a book has Liu Li's current performance. However, seeing that Liu Li didn't want to elaborate, he didn't continue to ask. "We're about to leave the forest, and we'll be in the post town this afternoon, and we'll stay there for two days. Don't run around when the time comes, I won't be able to explain to Lil when I can't find you. ”

In the afternoon, when the post town appeared in front of Liu Li's eyes, he finally understood the difference between towns and towns in this world. There were almost a few hundred households in the town, but as the closest town to the outer edge of the southern forest, there was a constant stream of caravans. Especially in this peak season, after a year of hard work, tourists want to return home before the onset of winter, so that they can be with their families on the annual holy sacrifice day. The walls of the town are not very high, and since they are completely out of the confines of the forest, magical beasts rarely appear here, and even large beasts are extremely rare. The town's militia can deal with some unexpected accidents, not to mention the mercenaries who live and die. Many mercenary teams will bring their excess gains here and sell them directly to passing merchants, which also creates a unique scenery here - the commercial street. On this street, you can find a lot of specialties of the southern forests, known and unknown, but only the most experienced will be able to keep the silver coins in their purses. Every year, people who have been cheated out of their money abound here, and a moment of curiosity can make your hard-earned money fall into someone else's pocket for a year. Even so, the attraction of this street cannot be ignored, except for those who have been deceived, and the rumors that some down-and-out little mercenary has bought something valuable here at a low price every year are not all groundless.

In fact, there are very few people who are really capable here, after all, this is only a distribution center for some mercenary squads and parade merchants. The real big chambers and mercenary teams usually have their own transportation sales channels and will not mix with such a low-end market. This also results in the fact that the people who haunt here are basically low-level professionals, and most of them are warriors, and spellcasters are rare.

Liu Li is quite curious about this place, the description of this kind of place in the books he has read is not detailed, just passing by, and he has never been to such a place, the market in Casfield City is much more formal than here. Anyway, with two days of free time, Liu Li, who followed the caravan to find a place to live, placed his luggage, and rushed to the market while it was still dark.

"Well, after all, it's still a young man. Powell sighed and followed. One is that he is not worried that Liu Li is running around outside, and then he knows Liu Li's details, and the caster's perception of the elements is very keen, and if he finds something good, he can also follow some light.

The bazaar is very lively, and although most of the merchants and mercenaries who come here like to spend their time in the tavern after their journey, some still want to try their luck here. Or if you're lucky enough to find a treasure, or sell some rags that no one knows for the price of a treasure. It is rare to see local residents here, because disputes over buying and selling are all too common, and although blood is rare, there are many people who disagree with each other. Such a chaotic environment made Liu Li very uncomfortable, but this could not discourage him from visiting the market.

"Hey, this little brother, come and see my fine monster skin, it's much stronger than the one you wear when it's made of leather armor. "Passing by a stall selling animal skins, a fat stall owner sells his goods to Liu Li. "I'm a mid-level monster skin, I've heard of the Broken Rock Lizard, this was hunted by Wells, the famous archmage of Casfield City. "Maybe it's because Liu Li is young, and the leather armor on his body is not much worn, and the businessman who treats Liu Li as a rookie is of course how powerful and how to blow.

"Hehe......" sneered, Liu Li, who was secretly scolding in his heart, stared at the fat man in front of him with contempt, not to mention the relationship between Liu Li and Wells, and not to mention that Liu Li had really seen the broken rock ground lizard with his own eyes, and why the prey leather two years ago had only appeared on the market now, and the expression of this profiteer alone also made Liu Li have an urge to punch the past.

I didn't want to pay much attention to this fat man, but in the corner of his stall, a palm-sized black stone caught Liu Li's attention. He didn't really know what kind of treasure it was, he just had a feeling that there was something in the stone that was attracting him. Ignoring the fat man's continued efforts to sell, he turned his head to look around and found that no one was paying attention here, Liu Li calmed down and entered a state of omniscience. The ubiquitous elements appear in a variety of colors, evenly distributed throughout the space, except for the black stone, which seems to be isolated by something.

"Can you isolate the flow of the elements?" Liu Li wondered. In this world, there is only one metal that can completely isolate the elements, except for some spells of the caster, and this effect can be achieved - Adamantite. But even if it is pure gold, it is impossible for a single ore to isolate the elements so perfectly. The ore contains a large number of impurities, which will never produce such a noticeable effect without purification. What's more, inside this stone, Liu Li vaguely felt a trace of the fluctuation of the spell, but it was a little different from the ordinary spell, although it was very weak, but in Liu Li's "omniscient" state, it was still not difficult to detect.

"What is this?" Liu Li knew that he didn't have the talent of a profiteer, and after staring at it for so long, it was impossible for the fat man to be unaware of the target he was looking at. Now that he has exposed his purpose, let's talk about it, after all, Liu Li does have a great interest in this thing.

"You say this stone?" said the fat man with a smile, "Do you know why my stall selling leather goods has such a stone? This is not an ordinary stone......

"Make an offer. didn't let the fat man continue, in fact, Liu Li also knew that he would be slaughtered with such an attitude, but his curiosity about this stone still couldn't be suppressed. And I don't know if it's his own delusion, he always feels that the secret hidden in the stone is related to him.

After some bargaining, in the end, under Powell's painful expression, Liu Li still bought the strange stone for two gold coins. I didn't rush back to the hotel, the stone was in my own hands, I believe that ordinary people can't snatch it, not to mention that there is such an "old qualification" as Powell, and probably no one else will be interested in such an inconspicuous stone.

It wasn't until it got dark that Liu Li followed Powell back to the hotel where he was staying. After dinner, back to his room, Liu Li took out the stone he had bought before. Since buying the black stone, the fluctuations of the elements in it have become clearer and clearer, and now, even if he does not enter the state of "omniscience", Liu Li can feel its abnormality. But the others didn't seem to be aware of this, and one of the casters at the next table just after dinner didn't react to it.

"I'd like to see what secret you're hiding. ”