Barrett led his mount, Carrot, and followed Master Edmund as he walked through the vast and strange underground buildings in front of him.

And the little mage Kreis, who brought them through the teleportation circle, after meeting with Mage Edmund and explaining the matter, returned to the city of the Mind Flayer, 'Oredo'.

"I'll have to go back and keep looking at those octopus heads. "Those guys are like those very uneasy pets, and if you don't look at them, they will bite your velvet sofa or beautifully carved furniture." ”

"I'll be free for about a year, and another mage will take over the task. Then I can go with you to the Elven Holy Land and help you fix your sword. Krees stretched hard as he said this, "The Magic Society is also worried that we will slowly be corrupted and driven crazy by the octopus heads after a long period of contact with them, so this task will only be taken on by each mage for three years, unlike those mages sent to the club's magic towers, who often stay there for decades. ”

"Well, I'm going to have to undergo a magic test when I get back to make sure I'm mentally okay. To be honest, it wasn't too hard to deal with those Mind Flayers, and I had a lot of psychic protection spells in my soul. But there is no one to talk to you in this monster's lair, and this is underground, so you will often feel lonely when you don't see sunlight all year round. ”

"When I'm lonely, I often think about the past, the long past...... and, like a psychopath, passing the time by talking to himself. By the way, if you have any urgent matters in the future, you can come to me through the teleportation circle of the Muya City-State, and I will tell the other side, and your account will be credited to me. But don't always come over, it's not that I'm worried about money, of course, it's just a factor, and more importantly, I don't want irrelevant people to have too deep contact with this matter, haven't you noticed, my magic pets are not with me. ”

Before leaving, Krees chattered and talked a lot to Barrett. He felt that the little mage in front of him had changed a lot compared to the last time they met, one of which was that his body had grown taller again, and the other was that his personality had become a little nervous.

However, Barrett felt that this was normal, and if he had been left underground with a group of octopus-headed monsters for more than two years, he estimated that his situation might be even worse.

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The area I am walking in is not so much a complex of buildings as a zoo of strange creatures.

Legend has it that Count Garano, who was so rich that even the he pulled out was golden, had his own private zoo with woodland bears, grey lions, highland bison, maned elephants, and other animals. Fortunately, the Earl was still a little self-aware, and he didn't raise those very difficult magical beasts.

However, it is difficult to say about the mage in front of him.

"This is the dragon turtle 'Dean', and it's sleeping right now. Master Edmund introduced Barrett to a large black shadow in a deep pool, and there were a few fishmen in the pool who were cleaning the shadows with long-handled brushes, "We are now above our heads near the southern part of the griffin kingdom, and the waters here are connected to the 'Coral Sea', Dean is very well-behaved, and usually after going out to eat, he will swim back by himself. Of course, if it really doesn't want to come back, I'm going to raise something else in this pool. I've figured it out, so I'm going to have a benthic magic fish, and I know where to find it, but I can't make room for it yet. ”

Barrett wondered if Master Edmund was talking about the strange fish he had encountered.

"This is the earthworm 'Tyron', its temper is not very good, and it gets angry at every turn. The mage pointed to the monster in a hemispherical glass-like cage.

It was a monster more than two meters long, with a knotted earthworm-like body, and a high-heated, orange-white glow that seemed to melt the rocks, "Tyron would scurry around the hood like a spring when he was angry, causing sparks to splash and crackle inside. But it looks pretty good, do you want to take a look? I know how to it off. ”

“...... No, thanks. Barrett waved his hand in decline.

"This is the phase spider 'Victor'. The mage then introduced the barbarian to a giant spider enclosed in a hexagonal crystal cage, "It can move freely through the shadow planes, just like a nightmare. Victor usually emerges from the shadow plane when hunting, catching his prey off guard, but in this plane cage he can't do so. ”

"This is the spider-eater 'Loran'. "Mage Edmund introduced Barrett to a monster with a rope tied to his feet. The monster was more than three meters long, with bat wings and the body of a wasp. But instead of having six thin legs like a wasp, it had only a pair of eagle claws, legs, and a hook-shaped stinger on its abdomen.

"Do you know what Loraine likes to eat?" asked Mage Edmund, turning his head to Barrett.

“...... Spider?" The answer was a little too obvious, and Barrett was a little unsure.

"Da-la, that's right. So don't lock it up with 'Victor', don't!" said Mage Edmund with a smile to the barbarian, "There is no shortage of spiders in the underground, so Lorain and his race are never short of food. They will flap their wings and hover over the nest, tear the webs inside the nest with their claws, and attack the spider with their powerful palates and stingers. Sometimes they implant their own egg sacs into the bodies of large spiders to reproduce. Of course, some species of spiders will do the same, after all, parasitism itself is a relatively easy way to reproduce with a higher survival rate, at least you don't need to worry about the food of the larvae. ”

"I'm telling you, Loren has coveted Victor for a long time, but I can't let him do that. "Also, if you catch a spider-eater, you can train them to be flying mounts, and although they can't fly as high as griffins, they are more dexterous than griffons at low altitudes, and they eat much less than griffins." How about it, are you interested in getting one? For the sake of Krees's face, I can count you as ninety-eight, no, ninety-five percent. ”

"No, I already have a mount. Barrett pointed to the 'carrot' beside her. He estimated that he couldn't afford even a ninety-fifty percent discount.

"Well, I see, a descendant of a nightmare beast, but the bloodline is already quite thin, and this mount is not rare at all, and it does not show identity. "Of course, if it awakens in the bloodline, that's another story." I don't know if it will eventually have the ability to travel through the shadow planes like Victor, but even if it does, the horse won't be able to fly. Unless, it can grow wings like a pegasus, do you need it to grow wings?"

"No, if it can get in and out of the shadow plane, it will be enough for me. After Barrett finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the 'carrot' beside him who was looking around with his horse's face raised, and finally couldn't help asking, "Can you really make it grow wings?"

"Yes, yes, it's a hassle to use. Mage Edmund touched his chin and said, "The main thing is that your mount is not as innate with wings as Pegasus. Moreover, it has grown up now, its habits are basically fixed, and it will be difficult and extremely dangerous to exercise the day after tomorrow, after all, flying is not child's play. After all, it's the spider-eaters that are more reliable. The mage raised an eyebrow at Barritt, "Ninety-three fold, how about one!" I tell you, Loran is about to lay eggs, you can start cultivating from a young age, but the intimacy will definitely be extremely high. Then you don't have to envy the 'flying' of the mages, or the people of the Griffin Order!"

"No, I just asked casually, and I didn't intend to do it. Barrett politely declined. If he could, he would have preferred to get a griffon, which would be much more powerful than this spider-eating beast.

"Well, you can always contact me if you need it. If you don't know how to get here, go to Krees, or...... , forget it, just look for him. Mage Edmund shrugged his shoulders and continued walking, introducing Barrett to the various creatures that were locked up in buildings or cages.

After a cup of tea, they finally arrived at Master Edmund's alchemy laboratory, where the 'Carrot' would awaken the ability of the bloodline.

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