June 1733 of the solar calendar Portnas Culo town

It's been five years, and it's been five years since the teenager left the town of Kuro. But the passage of time has left little trace here, and unlike Lozemar, it still looks the same as it was, with grizzled people, tasteless houses, and, of course, cheap taverns.

Walking on the gravel-strewn street, Rhodes looked at the houses on both sides, the street that Darkskin had walked through when he took them to the Adventurers' Guild overnight, the gray and white walls of the houses had been damaged for five years, but they should be able to hold on as long as they wanted.

He walked quickly all the way forward with a faint smile, after teleporting here, Rod did not find Lot, heard Modrilla say that he was not in the guild now, and went to Aunt Beauvoir's tavern with Calvin, and the first stop when he came back was actually there, this is really the arrangement of fate, Rod thought.

Although the border of Portnath has been attacked by dragons, it is still safe and far from the battle line. So there is no fear on the faces of the people here, but the town of Kulo is still poor, and there is nothing to be happy about.

While reminiscing about the days here, before I knew it, Rhodes had arrived at the Beauvoir Tavern, and on the day he changed his fate, he still escaped through the back door, but today he could enter through the main entrance.

Pushing open the door of the tavern, a strong smell of inferior wine came to my nose. Rod frowned and glanced at the guests present, it was daytime, and the tavern business was cold, so there were not many people, Lott was not in it, and these people were blind, and he had never seen them.

The bartender heard the sound of the door opening and looked at the young man who had entered the door, at first he didn't recognize it, and looked away, but he thought about it and looked again.

"Yo, John. Brushing off his coat with his right hand, Rod took the initiative to greet the bartender, his clothes were specially made for him by the Holy Capital, and the materials were exquisite, and this dress was not conspicuous in Lozema, which was very difficult here. The boy's greeting attracted the attention of everyone in the tavern.

"Rod?" John didn't believe his eyes, "you're making as much money as Lott?"

"There's nothing to do, it's just a mouthful of food. The boy smiled and walked quickly to the front of the stage, "Where's Lot?" As he spoke, he threw a gold coin to the bartender.

The bartender took the gold coin and glanced at it, he touched it and put it in his pocket, "We are old acquaintances, so we don't have to talk about this kind of rules." ”

"If you don't come, say it quickly, you don't need to give me the wine. Rod put his right hand across the counter and touched it, this countertop had been wiped many times before, and it hadn't been changed in five years, and the original rough wood was now a little smooth. He glanced at the guests on the side, "Isn't that a familiar face?" he asked the bartender in a low voice.

"Lot, he's just gone. I said I was going to check something, but I didn't understand. Rubbing the glass in his hand, the bartender also glanced at the people, "The newcomer to the town, I don't know what the origin is, how can it be a local who can come here during the day." ”

"There are still outsiders here... Probably not an adventurer. Rhodes thought something was strange.

The bartender repeatedly looked at what Rhodes was wearing, "If the boss sees you, she'll scream." ”

"I really can't stand her scream, who can't stand it?" Rod held his head, "Beauva."

Is the aunt well?" Although he wanted to go to Lot, since he mentioned the owner of this tavern, he still had to ask.

"It would have been much better if she had been able to quit drinking. The bartender shook his head, "Since you left, you haven't invited anyone again, two years ago she ... I couldn't get out of bed at first. ”

"The church..."

The priest told her to quit drinking. But she said it might as well kill her, you say..."The bartender smiled bitterly, "At first I thought that she can't get out of bed now, I won't give her a drink, she can actually crawl with her hands to find the wine, it is really a defeat to her." ”

This was not reassuring news, and Rod thought for a moment, "Have you ever tried to tie her up?"

"Huh?" the bartender thought he hadn't heard.

"Tie the eldest lady to the bed, there are no inspection guards here, it's fine. Rod lowered his voice as he said this, "I can't let her drink it, she said it was worse than death, as if she had really died." I don't want to be the only one coming back next time, John. Show some courage, don't listen to her scolding and you can't stand it. ”

"You're really different from before, boy, you dare to say such things. John looked into Rod's eyes, he could now feel that in addition to his appearance and the past, Rod's feeling to him had completely changed, and the ignorance in his eyes was no longer the same as before, but a strong longing "I don't owe you money, Rod?"

"No?" the boy was surprised to hear this.

"That's good, then don't think about harming me, if others know about it, say that I murdered the boss, and I have to be told to die without the inspection guards." The bartender said, pressing the cloth into the cup with his hand, as if venting, "I'm sorry to die." He muttered.

Rod pouted, "What else can I do? Let her drink until she dies?"

"Why don't you go and see the boss?" she would be glad to know you'd be back, maybe she'll get better?" the bartender stopped what he was doing and patted him on the left arm, "After you ran away that night, she wanted to go to the darkskin, but she got sick again." ”

"I know, didn't I come back after, did you forget? and a man with an axe on his back. Deliberately blocking the bartender's hand, the young man still spoke casually on his face.

"Oh, yes, you don't say I forgot, I thought you left that night and never came back. John patted his head, "Yes, yes, I remember the man was a big drinker, how is he now?"

At the mention of him, Rod frowned, "The same old look, by the way, don't tell Aunt Beauvoir about me, I can't stay too long, lest she be sad again when I leave." ”

"Well, the same as Lot. The bartender nodded, his mouth twitching, his hand trying to reach forward, but hesitantly.

"Take good care of her for me, and if you really can't stop her, get her some good bars, I know you have a way. Rod took out a bag of gold coins from his bosom, which might not have been enough to drink in Lozemar for a week, but had been surplus for the year, and he took the bartender's hand and pressed the bag into his hand.

Seeing the money, the bartender's eyes lit up, "You really made a lot of money, do you have any job to introduce me?" Picking up the bag, the bartender opened it and looked inside, there must have been at least dozens of them. Wait until he's done counting before looking up

, Rod was gone, he saw that the guests were looking at him, and hurriedly put away the money bag, "Look at it, this is the money for the boss." That's my brother, now in business~"

Walking out of the tavern, Rhodes looked back at the sign and returned to the street. He closed his eyes and felt the extent of the enchantment in Kulo Town and the magic fluctuations in it, and soon he felt a place where the fluctuations were powerful.

Speaking of which, the enchantment of the Kingdom of Potnars is not the same as that of the Kingdom of Pamela.

Pamela's urban enchantment belongs to ordinary large enchantments, which all have base points, and Rochester of Yunnell also belongs to this kind of enchantment, in fact, ordinary personal enchantments also have base points, that is, the freer himself. The mana cost of a large enchantment is not something that an individual can afford, unless it drains leyline mana like a necromancer or a surrogate like an archmage or some forbidden spell, which is a special case. Normally, dozens or even hundreds of people must gather their mana into crystals to supply the enchantment, and the location of the crystals is the base point. A mage or cleric can temporarily strengthen the enchantment by infusing it with mana or holy power at the base point, but to replenish the mana in the crystal, the cleric has more steps. The principle of the Word of Protection is the same, except that when replenishing the Holy Power Crystal, the mage will need an additional ritual.

The enchantment of Potnatus is different, although the magic guide itself also stores a certain amount of magic, but its function is more of a transformation effect, by absorbing the magic power of the leylines to supply the enchantment on the ground, and even form attack magic. This is much easier to maintain than Pamela's enchantment, and does not require human intervention, but the wizard itself requires maintenance and is vulnerable to intentional destruction.

At this time, what Rhodes felt was the location of the magic guide, and the thing that Lot was going to check should be the one that the boy guessed, because the magic guide was the key to protecting the town of Kulo.

The terrain of this town was familiar to Rhode, so even if he didn't know the location of the magic guide at the beginning, it wouldn't be difficult to find it now. The boy easily found the source of the fluctuation in his perception, this is a house, the appearance of the house is no different from other houses, he used to pass by it often, the impression is that no one lives, but it does not look deserted.

Rhodes stepped forward and pushed the door, but he couldn't open it, he found that it was strengthened with holy power, and if it was an ordinary person, he would never be able to open this door unless he demolished the house. Rhodes was not an ordinary person, and through his right hand, a stream of golden holy light slowly flowed into the door from Rhodes' body, and as in Lozema before, the door opened a crack on its own.

Entering the house, the boy found that it was not a room like the outside at all, there was no furniture or items in it, it was all empty, the room was just a shell, and in the whole room stood a strange device, which was rooted in the ground, and the whole body was emitting blue light.

"Is this the magician, Pride of Portnatus?" Rhodes said, walking towards it.

"I think I hear someone's voice?" Hearing the boy's voice, Lott burst out of the back of the machine, but his face was still facing the machine.

"Lot!!" Rod exclaimed in surprise at the sight of his long-lost friend.

"Rod?" Lott then looked at the door, "Rod, it's really you!" The young man's face suddenly bloomed, and both of them ran towards each other at this time, and finally opened their arms and hugged each other tightly in the room.

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