Chapter XVII. Conditions, Imprints
Taye City Adventurer's Tavern
"Hey, let me tell you, it turns out that after so many mercenary adventurers and hunters entered the Daye Forest ten years ago, they never came out again, because the kings on the outskirts of the forest often haunted. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info"A big man with a pierced face holds a wine glass and mysteriously explains some secrets.
"King, I've only heard that the king of the periphery isn't the Purple Flame Lion? Ten years ago, he was killed by a strong man. A young adventurer said.
"The Purple Flame Lion is the king, what the hell, the Purple Flame Lion is an eighth-order high-level demonic beast, yes, and it is also very powerful, but the truly terrifying king is not the Purple Flame Lion, but the green wolf that often haunts the periphery. The bearded man sneered.
"What! green wolf? I killed a few of them yesterday for appetizers, what kind of king can a green wolf do. A tall strong man with a big axe on his back said disdainfully.
"Hehe, you don't know this, of course a green wolf is not afraid, it's only a third-order demonic beast, if it's a group, hundreds, or even tens of thousands, even if you are a high-level warrior, you have to feed the wolf." The bearded man smirked.
"Ahh A mage adventurer in a robe said in confusion.
"That's the point!hehe!" the bearded man smiled even more smugly.
"But I'm thirsty. "The bearded man suddenly sold off. Everyone understood, and immediately called the waiter to bring a bottle of hagati wine.
The bearded man smiled with satisfaction. After taking a sip of the Hagati wine, he began to say, "Actually, I also heard this from the mouth of a scholar who came out of the Mongol capital. The bearded man continued mysteriously.
"Since wolves can grow into packs, there must be kings, right? The bearded man asked.
Everyone nodded vigorously, this is the common sense of adventure, and no one does not know.
"And the wolf king who leads the third-order green wolf pack is the legendary magical beast with great talent, the golden wolf. After the bearded man finished speaking, he looked at everyone left and right proudly, and after seeing everyone's confused expressions, he happily continued: "The hair of the golden wolf is golden. β
"Big beard, you can be kind, it means that the golden wolf, the hair is not golden, is it still called the golden wolf, not to mention that we beat you with a chair to take off your beard." The crowd was very dissatisfied. Don't take the adventurer for a fool.
"Hehe, just kidding, let me tell you, the golden wolf is the king who rules the green wolf, and above the green wolf there are fourth-order blue wolves, fifth-order red wolves, sixth-order wind silver-winged wolves, and seventh-order white wolves, and finally the terrifying eighth-order peak golden wolf king. Of course, there is nothing terrible about the eighth order, and it is surrounded in the Daye Forest, but you must know that the beast tide ten years ago was launched by this golden wolf king. The bearded man finished in one breath. The crowd began to talk about it.
"The Golden Wolf King at the peak of the Eighth Order! He also commands countless green wolves, this is enough to compete with a kingdom, if it weren't for the fact that the wolf clan doesn't have such a high level of wisdom and adaptability to the outside, I'm afraid it will sweep through several principalities." An old warrior stroked his long pale beard.
"That's right, after the beast tide appeared, several surrounding cities were slaughtered, and not a single corpse was found. A middle-aged magician said.
"Also, I heard that there were hundreds of thousands of missing people at that time. I don't know where I'm going, but I must have been eaten by the green wolf. There are so many green wolves, how much food do you need to supply? A thin old man said excitedly.
"Are you just eating people? You're naΓ―ve. An indifferent voice sounded, and I saw a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, a beautiful girl, and a young and beautiful woman with a bare head sitting around a round table in the distance, and the young man turned his back to the crowd, and judging from the voice, it was the young man who made it. At such an age, I am indeed surprised to have an indifferent voice that adults do not necessarily have.
Then, the three of them stood up, turned around and prepared to leave the tavern, and as they passed by the crowd, they saw that they were looking at the boy, as if waiting for the boy's explanation.
The young man stopped, and said without turning his head: "The Golden Wolf King needs human souls to shape its wisdom. The young man said lightly, and a fine light flashed in his eyes. He pushed open the tavern door and left with the two women.
Only a group of people who had just discussed it fiercely remained, silent.
"What? sucking people's souls and making the golden wolf evolve into a highly intelligent monster? It's terrifying, it's terrifying," an elderly warrior shook his head dumbfoundedly. The others were also in a daze, as if shocked by what they had just heard.
One day later, it spread in the city that the king of the outer baya forest wanted to continue the beast tide ten years ago, in order to capture more people's souls and evolve into a magical beast with higher wisdom than the wise.
It was just a sentence that Fang Zhen said softly, but it was like a stinky fart on a hot day, emitting to the surroundings at an incredible speed, and passers-by smelled it and vomited. For a while, people were panicked, and they really thought that the golden wolf led the green wolf pack to attack the human city again ten years ago and plunder the human soul. In particular, Daye City, the largest city outside the Daye Forest.
However, Fang Zhen himself was an indifferent adventurer, and he generally didn't pay attention to these things that didn't harm his interests and threatened his life, let alone just a rumor. He was sitting in the courtyard of a large hotel, holding the core and constantly observing.
"Mr. Bundy, can you give us the core?" The girl Abis and the bald woman Amanda stood behind Fang Zhen, and Abis said a little nervously. Because Fang Zhen was cold along the way, it was difficult for people to know whether Fang Zhen was a trustworthy person.
Fang Zhen stood up and turned around, holding the demon core. looked at the two women expressionlessly and said, "The promise I made will definitely come true." β
"That's great, thank you Mr. Bondi, thank you so much for saving my life. Abees was excited.
"But..."Fang Zhen's words were like cold water, which made Abis's excitement quickly cool. "What did I say?"
"Mr. Bundy said that he would give us the magic core, but we must agree to one condition, Mr. Bundy, please say that, as long as we can do it, we will definitely complete it. Amanda seemed to know very well what Fang Zhen said at that time, so she took a step forward. Abeesi also looked at Fang Zhen.
"Hmm!" Fang Zhen nodded. "But I haven't thought about it yet!"
This made Abis very anxious, could it be that this Bundy was not willing to exchange?
"Mr. Bundy, if you haven't thought about it yet, you can exchange the magic core for us first, and then we will make an oath, so that your Excellency can make conditions based on the oath in the future. Amanda seemed to have expected Fang Zhen to do this, and immediately said. Abees also nodded hurriedly.
"Oath? That old man didn't say anything like this, could it be the kind of man who often swears to the sky with his fingers together to women? No, who believes this?" Fang Zhen finished thinking about it, and said slowly: "How to sign the oath?"
Amanda walked up to Fang Zhen and stretched out her hand. said: "With a drop of my blood and the oath spell of the God of Oath, if you accept this drop of blood again, you will complete the oath ceremony, and you can come to me anytime and anywhere in the future to redeem this condition." Amanda said solemnly.
"No, Sister Amanda, I'll do that. Abees was anxious for a while, she would never allow her relatives to establish an oath for herself, if the conditions set by Fang Zhen in the future could not be fulfilled, then it would be Amanda who would be punished by keeping the oath, which was something that the kind Abees never wanted to see.
"Princess, you are the princess of Cybias, how can you be bound by an oath!" Amanda shouted. As a close confidant of the princess, the dignity of the princess must be maintained.
"But....." Abis was still anxious.
"Enough!" Fang Zhen said loudly. The two girls were stunned and stopped arguing.
"Let me tell you, if you really want the magic core, let Abis complete the oath ceremony and show some sincerity. Fang Zhen said indifferently.
Abees looked at Fang Zhen, patted Armanda's arm, and resolutely walked to Fang Zhen's back. Fang Zhen also turned around, still looking indifferent, but also a little serious. After all, the first time I saw the so-called oath in this world, it was better to be serious.
Abbis covered her heart with her hands, closed her eyes, and chanted a spell at first, but it was done in a few moments. Then he said in high spirits: "Listen to my prayers, great god of oaths, listen to my vows, I, Abyss, promise whatever conditions are made by those who are in sight at any time and under any circumstances, and fulfill them." If not, be willing to suffer the punishment of the oath. Mark it with my blood!"
Then Abyss stretched out her left hand, and a drop of blood suddenly appeared in the middle of her left hand, slowly drifting towards Fang Zhen.
Then Amanda spoke: "Mr. Bundy, please stretch out your left hand, and when the blood of the oath enters the palm of your hand, you will say that you accept the oath." Amanda knew that Fang Zhen didn't know the process of the oath ceremony, so she reminded her.
When Fang Zhen heard this, his face was serious, and he stretched out his left hand and raised his palm.
The blood beads gradually floated to Fang Zhen's palm, and then submerged. Fang Zhen immediately said, "I accept it." β
Then the blood in the palm flashed and disappeared.
"With the soul as the source, in the name of the god of oaths, the ritual is completed. After speaking, I saw a blood-colored mark on the palm of Abith's left hand flashing and disappearing.
At the same time, Fang Zhen felt that his soul was touched, as if his soul had a subtle connection with Abiss. Fang Zhen knew that the oath had been connected, so he had to abide by the agreement and give the demon core to the other party.
"What punishment will you receive if you break your oath?" Fang Zhen said as he stared into Abis's eyes.
"Then my soul will be cursed and I will lose half of my soul. By the God of Oaths, I know that Mr. Bundy may not believe it, but he will not believe in the oath ceremony handed down by God. Amanda on the side hurriedly explained.
"Take it, remember your oath" Fang Zhen nodded, handed over the demon core, and said lightly.
Abis nodded heavily, took the magic core with both hands, took a deep breath at the same time, and said: "Thank you again for your help, Abis will always remember it, but Sister Amanda and I must now leave for the royal capital to entrust the task, so we will part." Saying that, Abees was a little lost, and as for why she was lost, it was difficult to say.
Fang Zhen just nodded, was silent for a while, and said, "Of course, you can leave at any time." With that, he turned and walked to the room.
Abetis looked at Fang Zhen's back and suddenly said, "If Mr. Bundy doesn't have any plans, you can go to the Samikina Magic Academy in the eastern part of the continent, you will find something that interests you." Abees lowered her head and paused, and continued, "Well, I wish Mr. Bundy a pleasant journey. Let's go. The last sentence was addressed to Amanda, who left the hotel first.
"Samikina School of Magic? Abyss, you've only been together for a few days, and you know my heart, and that's where I'm supposed to be. Fang Zhen leaned against the door of the room, raised his head and smiled.