Chapter 44: The Harvest
Broken pieces of wood were scattered everywhere, and traces of burning and scorch were everywhere, suggesting that a fierce spell battle was taking place, rather than Lucien stealing the attack to kill the fish-man mage.
"Could it be that Evans has any powerful magic items, or extremely special unique magic?" Tom was surprised and thought of various explanations, "It can't be that he is a second-ring magician who is less than twenty years old, right? Although the geniuses in the council who have been taught by the arcane since childhood can do so, and even break through to the middle level at the age of twenty, it is absolutely impossible for the magicians who accept the ancient inheritance unless their spiritual power talent has reached an extremely terrifying level! And Evans has no signs of mental power talent perversion at all!"
Thinking about it, in this abnormal moment of racing against time, the experienced Tom did not waste time to express his doubts and exclamations, and said bluntly: "Twenty seconds, deal with it, the upper layer, and I will do the rest." ”
In less than two seconds, four or five words popped out of Tom's mouth one after another, and then without hesitation, he turned around and ran towards the main cabin where the cargo was stacked, where there was already the sound of broken wooden planks, as if the Kou Tao fishman did not intend to return the same way, and directly broke the wooden planks of the cabin and fled.
The words were not sentences at all, but Lucien easily understood what Tom meant. The Fish-Man Mage had been killed by himself, and what had happened to him was his own, and it was a trophy without any doubt, so Tom let himself dispose of the corpse himself. Then it must be done within twenty seconds, and hide in the sailor's cabin on the upper floor, otherwise it will be discovered by the knights and knight squires who come later, and the rest of the traces will be handed over to Tom to clean up the aftermath.
The red light on the fish-man mage's scales had solidified, and the silver-gray scales were stained with a layer of blood red. Lucien knew that this was a good material for refining armor or magic robes, which could enhance the ability and speed of free movement underwater while strengthening defense, but unfortunately time was short, and he simply did not have time to peel off the fish scales. The same goes for the foul-smelling fish-man lymph.
Holding the Coral Staff in his hand, he took out the small gray-white "money bag" hidden behind a large scale on the Fishman Mage's waist. Lucien turned around and chanted the incantation of "Force Field Wave", and an invisible wave of air pushed the corpse of the Fishman Mage into the storm outside.
Follow. Lucien ran back to the cabin he had lived in, stopped under the broken ceiling, and calmly looked around the room.
Seeing that they have been in ruins due to their "magic war" with the fish-man mage, all traces of life have been erased. Lucien propped his hands and kicked his feet into the sailor's room above.
Quickly but unhurriedly found the iron planks he had deliberately punched up from the sailor's room, and Lucien pieced them together piece by piece. On one side, the mental power is shocked, and the spell is cast without a curse.
A little glimmer of light, and the gap between the iron and wood boards slowly disappeared
Apprentice-level magic "Repair"!
Although he couldn't make something out of nothing, after becoming an official magician, Lucien was already able to repair relatively large cracks.
As the twenty-second limit Tom mentioned approached by a second, the ironwood board recovered very slowly under the effect of the "repair".
At this moment, a violent sound erupted from the cabin below. It seems that the battle between Tom and the Kou Tao Fish has entered a white-hot stage, and there are large magic fluctuations coming out, covering up the movement of the "repair technique" here.
The magic fluctuated in a flash, and the sound of violent weapons clashing suddenly disappeared. Heavy and hurried footsteps sounded, and dozens of people rushed down. Entering the main cabin loaded with cargo, he had no interest in the shattered cabin, which at first glance looked like there were no enemies.
The repair was finally over, the ironboard was back to its original state, and Lucien stood up, ready to hide in another room.
"If Tom hadn't been overshadowed by greed and stinginess, he wouldn't have stopped the Koutao Fishmen with the Helan Stones, but would have let them escape, while he would have concentrated on killing the other Fishmen and dealing with those who hadn't been snatched yet. ”
"But in this way, Granneuve will lose a lot, at least the value of twenty or thirty good estates. I don't know how many Hailan stones were snatched by the Kou Tao Fishman......"
In the midst of inference and doubt, Lucien opened the wooden door, and suddenly saw that the door of a sailor's cabin opposite was empty, and several pairs of eyes were shining in anticipation.
"Mr. Evans, get out of here. Annick, Leiria, and Heidi's voices rang out at the same time, with intense euphoria and relaxation.
Lucien flashed in, locked the door, and nodded lightly to the three apprentices: "Good job, especially Annick you can calm down so quickly, I'm satisfied." ”
Receiving Mr. Evans' praise, Annick scratched his head embarrassedly: "If you are scared, you will get used to it." ”
"Mr. Evans, we've brought your suitcase with us. Heidi pleaded with a pleading gesture of approval, pointing to the black suitcase beside her, while Reilia stood quietly behind her, her eyes burning and seeming to look forward to it.
Lucien smiled slightly, "You all did a good job and didn't pull each other back." But the danger is not over, and it must be maintained. By the way, don't bother me just yet. ”
After saying that, Lucien sat down on the sailor's dilapidated bed, and while listening carefully to the sound of battle below, he used his identification technique to cooperate with his own analysis to crack the coral staff of the fish-man mage.
Because he didn't know if Viscount Lu Dao Wright and the bishop would be able to repel the sea monster outside, whether the sailboat would sink, and whether Lu Dao Tom would be able to cover up his traces and not reveal his identity, Lucien could only seize all the time and opportunities to enhance his strength, maybe it would be with this magic wand that he would be able to escape at that time?
The three of Annick nodded solemnly and took action one after another. Heidi hid by the door and listened to the movement outside, Annick lay on the ground, her ears touching the plank, paying attention to the battle below, and Reilia knelt on the blanket next to Lucien, keeping track of the situation of the apprentices in the other cabins while concerned about the increasingly fierce fighting in the storm outside.
Time passed little by little, the lightning and thunder slowly became smaller, and suddenly, the battle in the storm came to an abrupt end, only the wind howled and the waves roared. The battle in the cabin below was also coming to an end, and the fishmen who had not had time to escape screamed and were killed.
"Did Viscount Wright and the Bishop win or lose?" Lucien opened his eyes, very concerned.
Because Lucien had already parsed several second-ring spells, it didn't take long for him to identify and decode the Coral Staff and bring it into his grasp.
"A second-level high-level magic item, the Ambora Staff. The wielder of this wand will have a constant ability to breathe underwater, and can cast the two-ring magic 'Electric Explosion Orb' three times a day. 'Strong Acid Water Balloon' three times. In addition, it can gather mental power at the moment of magic, helping the mage to lock on to the enemy. This is especially true when performing magic that affects the state of the mind, spirit, and soul. ”
"It is made of coral near the altar of Ambola, the Lord of the Sea, and is a common staff of the Kotao Fishmen. ”
"He who has the blessing of the Lord of the Sea will rule underwater. ”
Lucien took the magic wand in his hand, and found that his "spiritual force field" had indeed condensed a little, so he smiled in his heart: "I've been a magician for so long." Finally there's a magic wand that comes standard with magicians......"
"But with this magic wand, even if the sailboat sinks, I have hope of saving my life. ”
Ideas have just arisen. A loud voice came from above the deck, reaching the ears of every knight and sailor: "The abominable sea monster has been repelled by us, valiant knights and soldiers do not spare any fish-men, and take care to cooperate with the apprentice priests to repair the ship." ”
This was the voice of Viscount Wright, who was the first to tell all the crew members of the news of his victory in order to calm the hearts of the people. Of course, it was the sea monster who took the initiative to evacuate when he saw the Hailan Stone here. Whether they were repelled or not, only he and the bishop knew.
Sure enough, Annick, Heidi, and Reilia all let out a long breath, their expressions unusually relaxed.
And Lucien was in a good mood to open the gray pocket of the Fish-Man Mage, because even after holding the Ambora Staff. I can breathe underwater, but my strength will also be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to escape when I encounter a slightly more ferocious sea monster.
A gap opened in the pocket, and Lucien immediately felt the surging force of the ocean tides, and inside were six dark blue, thumb-sized gems, surrounded by illusory water waves, which were beautiful and dreamy.
"This is a high-quality Heilan stone. It is at least ten times more valuable than ordinary Hailan Stone, and can not only be used as one of the main materials for mid-level magic items, but also as an auxiliary material for high-level magic items. Lucien thought happily, who doesn't like precious and beautiful gems, and that, according to Tom, this is their own spoils, and they won't want to go back, "Uh, what is this?"
Lucien suddenly noticed that there was still a rolled-up piece of fishskin paper in his pocket, and his heart moved, and he told Annick to pay attention to their surroundings and quietly unfold it himself.
"Please collect a large number of Hailan Stones to the 'polluted' sea, we need to set up a huge magic array to open the ......"
Above it is an ominous line of words and a map of the so-called "polluted" seas.
The fishskin paper in the soul library has appeared, and Lucien simply burned it in his hand: "Polluted sea, I've never heard of it, and it seems that even the fishman mage doesn't know about it, and the guy who needs to write this fishskin paper draws." Looks like it's somewhere in the Stormwind Strait?"
The script used by the Fish-Man is a variant of the ancient Magic Empire script, which Lucien barely recognizes.
"Mr. Evans, the fighting below has stopped. Annick looked up at Lucien and said.
Lucien put away his pocket, held his magic wand, and nodded, "Wait for Mr. Tom's arrangement." ”
While speaking, Lucien noticed that as he closed his pocket, the fluctuation of the Hailan Stone disappeared completely, so he secretly said in his heart: "This pocket is also a magic item?"
Quietly chanting a mantra, an identification technique was lost.
"The pockets of the Kou Tao Fishmen, apprentice-level magic items, can hide magic fluctuations. ”
Seeing the identification results, Lucien was slightly disappointed, thinking that it was something that kept shrinking or the pocket of space, and the results were too far away.
At this time, Tom's voice in the corridor came, "unusually loud": "What are you doing here?"
"We have been instructed by the priest to inspect every possible damage in the cabin in preparation for repairing the Divine Circle. A slightly arrogant and reserved male voice replied.
Annick, Reilia, and Heidi looked at Lucien, their faces turning pale again. (To be continued.) )