Chapter 218: The Blood Wizard's Dilemma
It was a terrible feeling to be stared at by a blood wizard, at least the black-robed wizard felt the terrible feeling of this gaze piercing his soul at the moment.
"Are you willing?" the black-robed wizard who was holding back his discomfort unbuttoned the hood on his head, revealing a thin, gloomy face and a pair of strange insect compound eyes on his face, "You must know that you also secretly invested a lot back then, but the old guy who vowed to succeed didn't send any news back." Now that there is a person who walks out of 9 Golden Oak Street alive, and we can see that we can get the big secret, even the great treasure contained in 9 Golden Oak Street, are you really willing to watch the opportunity slip away from your eyes?"
The Blood Wizard said coldly, "What if, as you think, we join forces with you and successfully force out all the secrets of Nine Golden Oak Street from his mouth, then?"
"And then ......" The black-robed wizard was about to say something inspiring, but when the words reached his mouth, he was choked and did not say them, and the look on his face was as embarrassed as if he had eaten something dirty.
The Blood Wizard said in a deep voice, "In the Wizards' Hall, you Worm Wizard Sanjes... Bennett's reputation is much greater than mine, and he joined the Wizards' Guild earlier than me, and is about the same level of strength as me. But I was able to become the manager of the clubhouse in the Velen Continent, where the wizards gathered, and you are only a member, do you know why?"
The tone of the lesson made Sanjes, the worm wizard, uncomfortable, but he didn't refute it, just put his hood back on.
Although the Worm Wizard has shown with his actions that he has realized his mistake, Lawrence Hillman does not intend to let him go like this, because some of the reckless behaviors of the Worm Wizard have caused him a lot of trouble recently, and even now their situation is so bad because of some of the Worm Wizard's actions, so it is inevitable that the Worm Wizard will do something wrong again, and he must make his words clear this time, so that the other party will be completely convinced.
So, the blood wizard still said in that slightly mocking and indifferent tone, "If you don't want to say it, then let me tell it!" We got the secret of 9 Golden Oak Street, but this secret is of no use to us at all, because there is no 9 Golden Oak Street anymore, so in the end we offended a powerful high-ranking wizard because of a bullshit secret that did not do any good. Oh, yes, I forgot that this wizard could be our assistant and help us fight the current crisis. ”
A deep voice came from under the hood, "I'm just on the spur of the moment!"
"Impulsive? That's a good excuse, if my memory is not wrong, you said you were impulsive last time, right?" said the Blood Wizard step by step, "I asked you to bring the six hands back alive, but what about you?" But he fed his soul to your little one, and he didn't even take care of the aftermath, so he casually threw the corpse into the lake, and what was even more ridiculous was that he didn't even solve the surrounding witnesses, so that almost everyone thought that the Ring of Plague had fallen into our hands, and it became everyone's goal in vain, so that my original plan was all in vain, and now I can only barely protect myself. You dare to be impulsive this time, don't you think we're dying fast enough?" ”
Sanjeth Bennett, the insect wizard who was so ridiculed by his companions and known for his irascible and impulsive personality, never refuted or got angry, just lowered his head and covered his face with his hood, unable to see what his mood was now.
Lawrence Hillman also knew very well that some things could be done in moderation, especially too much, so he didn't continue, but eased the atmosphere in the tent a little, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Did you have any results from the things you went to investigate before?"
The insect wizard replied simply, "Now all the underground churches in Miria City are involved. ”
Lawrence nodded and said, "This result is not beyond my expectations, for others, the Plague Ring is an evil thing, but for those underground churches who are eager to proselytize and expand their influence, the Plague Ring is simply a missionary artifact." The trick of spreading the plague among ordinary people and making people sick, and then their preachers come forward and relieve the sick of the sick, so that all those who receive treatment can become pan-believers in their churches, if not Orthodox, has not changed since ancient times. ”
"What do we do now?" the insect wizard asked in a deep voice.
Lawrence sighed slightly and said, "There is no other way but to find the Plague Ring as soon as possible, and then throw it out, let those guys grab it themselves, we can take advantage of this mess to find our own things." ”
The insect wizard disagreed, and said, "Why don't we leave now and wait for things to calm down." ”
"Leaving now will only make things worse, and the suspicions on us will no longer be cleared. Lawrence Hillman shook his head and said, "And are you just willing to leave, knowing that we are now closer than ever to the secret of the Tower, and if you give up, it is not clear when the next opportunity will appear." ”
"But ......," the insect wizard hesitated.
"Your personality is not like this kind of person who is easy to retreat, and there is such an important thing in it," the blood wizard looked at his companion with a little suspicion and asked, "When you inquired about the news, did you find out any additional news?"
The insect wizard responded truthfully: "The Holy Inquisitor of the Orthodox Court has appeared in Port Leon, and in two days it should be in Miria City. ”
"Holy Judge, this is a big problem. Hearing this, Lawrence Hillman did not show a worried look, but laughed and said: "It's just that compared to us, those underground churches are in more trouble, as long as we plan well, we should have a chance to solve this crisis with the power of the Holy Judge." ”
As he spoke, he pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and used the secret technique to directly transmit his thoughts to the insect wizard, and to outsiders, he seemed to be just moving his mouth, not making a sound at all, and the insect wizard nodded in agreement as if he had heard something.
While the two core members of the Wizards' Guild were discussing how to overcome the immediate crisis, Leo had already walked out of the refugee camp and towards the fish city where the black market was under full control, and as he walked, he was also thinking about what he had just talked to Lawrence.
Although Leo didn't know why Lawrence wanted to cooperate with him to find the Plague Ring, Leo knew very well that it was definitely not for the purpose of studying the Plague Ring, it must be for other reasons, but there was too little information at hand to speculate on his true reason.
And the reason why Leo agreed to the cooperation between the two so quickly was because he sensed that there was a mysterious wizard hiding in the tent who was much worse than the bloodless wizard.
This mysterious wizard has a very strong ability to hide, if it weren't for Lawrence Hillman's sudden disinterest in the matter of 9 Golden Oak Street just now, which caused the mysterious wizard's mood to fluctuate a little, revealing a trace of abnormal psionic energy fluctuations, maybe Leo would not have been able to discover this hidden powerhouse.
Although it only revealed a trace of emotional psionic energy fluctuations, and the time was short, Leo could feel the strong greed and malice in the other party's emotions.
If it was just the Blood Wizard alone, even if things fell out, Leo would not have the slightest worry, he was very confident that his current psionic abilities and various means at his disposal were enough to deal with a powerful wizard like the Blood Wizard.
But if there was still a mysterious powerhouse lurking on the side who was not weaker than the blood wizard and whose means were unknown, then things would be very tricky, so he made the best choice at that time and left the blood wizard's tent as soon as possible.
After leaving, Leo always opened his mental net, concentrated his five senses, and carefully checked all the movements around him, as long as the mysterious wizard appeared, he would inevitably find out. But the result was a bit unexpected, the other party was emotionally obviously showing extremely strong greed and desire for No. 9 Golden Oak Street, but he was able to control this emotion, did not track it down, and waited for the opportunity to make a move, so that some of the methods he had prepared for this mysterious wizard were all in vain.
Leo still doesn't know what the true relationship between the mysterious wizard and the blood wizard is, but from the fact that the blood wizard was able to allow the mysterious wizard to hide in the tent, you can guess that the relationship between the two is certainly not ordinary.
Although there is a hostile wizard who covets him, Leo has no intention of stopping his cooperation with Lawrence Hillman, the decision he made just now is not perfunctory, he really wants to cooperate with Lawrence, and use Lawrence's power to find the Plague Ring.
However, it was more important to obtain information from Lawrence on his research on various types of blood, which was much more important to him than the Circle of Plague.
So far, Leo doesn't know what the unknown bloodline in his body is, he can only feel that the power contained in the bloodline will slowly grow over time, even if he doesn't pay attention to it.
Although these bloodline powers will not have any impact on his fighting behaviors such as casting spells, nor will they cause any damage to his body, but will make his body stronger as his strength grows, but another uncontrollable force is bred in his body, which has always made Leo, who is used to grasping everything in his hands, feel very uncomfortable, and has even become a small piece of his heart.
In the world of Veron, Lawrence Hillman is the person who has studied all kinds of blood the most, and there is no one, and when he studied blood, he must have involved all kinds of blood, and it is not impossible for Rupert to get the blood of those mysterious creatures that have disappeared for him, so in his research report, there must also be a lot of research on higher bloodlines.
Although Leo may not be able to find out what is related to the unknown bloodline in his body from these materials, he can find some methods from other studies involving higher bloodlines that can help him control and understand the power of the bloodline, which is the real purpose of his request for those research reports. For this purpose, the relationship between him and the Blood Wizard will be very stable until the information is available.
Although Lawrence Hillman's attitude suggests that he will do his best to help find the Plague Ring, Leo does not intend to put all his hopes on one person, so he decides to find Sylvia's men in Miria City first, get some money from him, and then go to the black market to buy some useful information.
With no trams, no horse-drawn carriages, and many roads occupied by refugee tents and rudimentary houses, it took Leo twice as long to get to the outside of Fish City.
In the war, almost all the exquisite buildings in Miria City were completely destroyed, and the residential areas of the middle class in the city were also affected, and most of them became ruins, but the famous slum of Miria City, like most of the civilian urban areas on the edge of other cities, survived the war, and all the buildings were intact, so that those who still remember the glory of Miria City can't help but sigh after seeing it.
Because this place has been completely controlled by the black market, this once the darkest and dirtiest area of Miria City has become the safest and most stable area of Miria City, and many homeless refugees have gathered around the fish city and settled down, which also makes the fish city become a lot more lively, even in the middle of the night.
The person Leo is looking for lives in the fish city, is a small and powerful fish city dock supervisor, after the black market took control of the fish city, he was retained as the management of the dock, specializing in the black market smuggled goods transportation. It is also because of this authority that he helps some forces in the city from time to time to transport some goods through the smuggling routes of the black market.
Sylvia's men were easy to find, and it only took Leo five minutes to find his place after entering the fish city, but Leo's luck didn't seem to be good, because something happened to Sylvia's men.
Outside this common double-storey wooden house, there have been a lot of people gathered to watch the excitement at this moment, although people are dying every day in Miria City, and everyone is used to death, but a senior director of the black market was brutally killed in his own home, and it is still in the urban area controlled by the black market, which makes many people who think that the fish city is safer than other urban areas also begin to feel uneasy and panic.
Leo didn't enter the house, but went outside to check the situation inside through the spirit web, and soon he found that the scene of Sylvia's men being killed was exactly the same as that of Emily's family.
The victim and his family were skinned, their eyes and tongue gouged out, their cervical vertebrae cut out, and their bodies dressed in confessional suits, every detail of which was the same as what Leo had seen at the time, and the details were the same, apparently by the same person, not an imitator.
"Is it because of investigating Emily's family?" Leo immediately had a guess in his mind, and withdrew from the crowd and walked into an alley.