Chapter 41: The Demon Scroll of the Source Sea
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The candles in the grotto hall were dim, and the fierce battle had lost half of the lighting setup, and it looked eerie, and Kaye felt the chill creeping up his spine.
"Sir, you have misunderstood, how can I calculate you. The boy's expression was just right, a little aggrieved in a panic, and he lowered his eyebrows and pouted.
"It wasn't by chance that I noticed you, I changed three places, the theater, the dessert shop, and finally the restaurant. You have appeared in my field of vision three times, and each time you are not very conspicuous, but you will be seen, and you know something about the terrain and psychology. ā
"That's because...... You're dressed in a lot of luxury, so I'm going to follow. ā
"The second time I met, I saw your 'heroic and fearless' qualities, not that my understanding of human nature is too dark and selfish, but you are too eager. Moreover, the two boys hiding behind you don't have enough mental energy, and their eyes are timid. It's the girl named Mina, the performance is lifelike, have you rehearsed?"
There was an embarrassing silence, and Kaye spoke, no longer pretentiously aggrieved. "Yes, Mina is very talented in this area, we expected this situation, but it has nothing to do with her, I came up with the idea. ā
"Since the beginning is the beginning, the rest will be more enjoyable. Lesatos snapped his fingers and summoned a cloud of pale green gelatinous liquid, changing shapes, with eyes and a mouth that gurgled sound. The mutant slime concave its body into comfortable sand, and Lysatos buried himself in it.
Kaye looked at the slime's innocent little eyes, full of irrepressible curiosity. "You are like an ordinary mob in the city, but to me and the other thieves and treachers in the city, you are as bright as a torch in the night. You didn't come in through the Razor City gates, it's easy to verify. I thought you were some kind of second ancestor who slipped out, and this kind of person usually doesn't know what to do, and the slightest tout floods with sympathy. I just want to lure you into the Sect, and then find an opportunity for you to take me and Mina away to escape the control of the divine envoy. ā
"It doesn't sound like I'm the first 'victim'. ā
"I've tried a few times before, but ......," Kaye pouted, "a bunch of low-eyed and low-minded kids, or they're cowards who are strong on the outside and strong on the middle." ā
"Go on, what happened to the plan?"
"Outside the jewelry store, I happened to see you conjure a bag of gold coins out of thin air, and I realized that you and the oracle are the same kind of people, and maybe I can kill him. ā
"Hatred?"
Kaye gritted his teeth and raged, "Yes! Mina's grandfather took us in, even though he was a bad old man who was drunk, and he always took out his anger at us when he was in a bad mood. But he saved my life. That day, I was caught by the city guards, and the old man pounced on me to block the mad stamping. Afterwards he bled and said to me, 'In the future, you will be in my hands, and if you dare to steal again, I will break your claws.' ā
"The old man was very stubborn and poor, and he earned a few loaves of black bread, and he was still at our feet, and he was full of swear words to make us eat quickly, and he said that he ate and drank spicy food from his employer. In fact, we all know that there is no such thing as eating and drinking, he works 16 hours a day as a coolie, eats half-rancid vegetable leaves and bread crumbs, and his salary is all exchanged for this little black bread. The old man has a cheap mouth, I scolded him, and he beat me if he couldn't scold, but I never hated him. Even when we were poorest, he wouldn't allow us to go out into the streets to be thieves. Kaye's voice grew lower, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Later...... The Divine Messenger has come. The boy's distorted expression reminded Lesatos of Drusilia. "He said that he wanted to raise funds to worship the dragon god, so he recruited a lot of low-level people like us. At first, we didn't even have the money to print leaflets, so he told us to steal ...... The old man stepped forward. ā
When Kaye said this, he couldn't bear it anymore and sobbed, "Why is Grandpa so stupid, isn't he just going back to his old business, what's there?" As long as he doesn't get so stubborn, he won't ...... I'll have to throw his shriveled body off a cliff......"
In the hall, the boy's sad cry echoed.
Lesatos was also in a low mood, and he sighed and said, "It's really stupid, I don't know how to be flexible." But in this world, it is because of this kind of fool that the innocence of life can be continued. ā
"So," Kaye said quickly, taking a deep breath and wiping away tears, "I want him dead!" Okay, I've said everything I need to say, I'm using you to play with your life, what you want to do with it, but it has nothing to do with Mina. ā
Lezatos patted the slime beneath him, and the jelly-like translucent mud monster changed shape to make room, "Come, sit down." Kaye obediently sat down beside Lesatos, and the precocious child knew what was at stake, and the childish affection of anger was far away from him early.
Kaye sat down carefully, his hand touching the slime, it felt cool, very soft, more comfortable than the noble velvet mattress he had stolen before.
"Your talent for wit is good, but it's just good, to learn the path of the arcane......
Kaye looked up in surprise: "Are you willing to take me?"
Lesatos shook his head, and the boy was disappointed. "I'm magnanimous...... people, but it doesn't mean that you like to be taken advantage of, so you can't just be my student, you have to take responsibility for making mistakes, you understand?"
"Yes, sir. Kaye lowered his head, full of snickering, and he could hear that Lezatos's tone had a lot of room for maneuver.
"I am a mage by profession, a pathfinder who explores the truths of the multiverse, not a messenger of a god who is forbidden to believe in other gods without my permission. Faith and knowledge are not contradictory, but knowledge can be polluted by immature beliefs. ā
"That is, I can't pray to anyone?"
Lezatos hesitated, then flipped over and pulled out a silver emblem depicting golden stars and deep nebulae. "This ...... It is the emblem of the good god Bahamut, and you can call him 'Lord of the North Wind'. If you feel lost and painful, pray to Him. ā
Kaye silently recited the name of the god twice, and solemnly took the emblem.
"The four elements of becoming a mage, talent, inheritance, diligence, and wealth. You have the first thing, and the last two things are on your own, and I will now hand over to you the most important thing - inheritance. Lesatos handed Kaye a book, the size and thickness of a normal book, but the cover was studded with dragon-style decorations, that is, gemstones, which made the boy's breathing a little stagnant.
The bookcase is some kind of unknown carapace, smooth and hard. The spine of the book was sewn with gold thread, and on the cover, colorful gems were put together in a pattern, and Kaye could see it as a dragon claw that opened upwards, and the heart of the claw burned with blue flames. He glanced at Lesatos and didn't dare to ask.
Turning the cover, there is a daguerreotype title page, smooth and bright, with a patterned border, but not a word. At the back is the table of contents, which is 1o pages long, but except for the first page, which has seven or eight names, the rest are blank titles. Flipping back, the text is all blank paper.
Kaye looked at Lysatos suspiciously, and the golden dragon shrugged irresponsibly. The boy had to figure it out on his own, flip back to the table of contents, and struggled to make out the first line of words, "Multiverse Structure Analysis". Then he suddenly appeared, the blank book was filled with dense handwriting, and there were a lot of illustrations. He immediately understood, and went to the second line of the table of contents, "Principles of Mind Derivation and Meditation", and the text suddenly changed completely.
Kaye was so excited that he switched back and forth between the contents of the spellbook. "I've studied these eight books, and I'll be able to use magic?"
"No, you can't. "Lezatos is very crisp. Kaye's face drooped, and he felt that this teacher liked to play tricks and see others disappointed.
"Mage is a very complex profession that requires a huge amount of basic knowledge, and that's just getting started. This book is called 'Genhai no Juan', and I made a self-learning tool. Some apprentices are suitable for the formal academic school, and some apprentices are suitable for the free-range self-taught school, and I prefer the latter. Every once in a while, the title page will show me the tasks I have assigned, complete one, and add one more book to the table of contents. In addition to this, you can also earn 'Destiny Points' by completing missions. ā
"Destiny Points?"
"Points can be exchanged for casting materials, research settings, and most importantly, spells. The previous books are all basic, and each spell has to be exchanged for fate points. This setting is meant to satisfy the human sense of fulfillment, and to see the effort become a visible reward for the naked eye, can be more motivated. ā
"It's very good, just like the mythical Trevi Fountain, throw in coins and get treasures. Kaye said happily.
"If you are too greedy and mismatched, you will also fall into the Trevi Fountain and drown. Lesatos laughed again, making the boy uneasy. "If the mission fails, you lose double your points, and if you drop below O, I will take back the knowledge and wealth derived from a qiÄ, don't think that it is difficult to dig things out of your brain, and then you will still be a wandering thief with nothing. ā
Kaye nodded nervously: "I understand, incompetent people don't deserve knowledge. ā
"That's right, stupidity is the original sin of mages, remember. ā
"That'...... Can I overdraw my Destiny Points first, now?"
Lesatos had a black line: "Greed too...... Forget it, what do you want. ā
Kaye gestured to the slime acting as sand, "It, I like it." ā
Lezatos was a little surprised, this silly slime was the product of the golden dragon spell YĆ n, and he wanted to fuse the shapeshifter and the slime to create a creature camouflage that would resist spell detection. As a result, there are a lot of flaws, and the slime becomes a pet, and when the mood is bad, when the child's plasticine is taken out, it is quite relieving.
"Have a vision, count your credit 5o points, pay it back as soon as possible, and don't take it as an example. ā
"Thank you, teacher. ā
"Call me sir, you are not qualified to call me teacher. Lezatos corrected. "It's yours, this guy can't speak, his intelligence is limited, but he has a lot of effects, I'll teach you. ā
Lezatos stood up and gave the order to dehydrate the slime, and the pale green jelly purred out a kitten-like grunt, freeing the water from his body and turning into a puddle of liquid. Lesatos fished out a completely clear layer of glue from the liquid, and his tiny eyes and mouth could be seen. Lezatos threw the slime at Kaye, and it hung on the boy, burrowing through the neckline.
Kaye felt a slight coolness, like a tight-fitting silk, and when he pulled open the neckline, the slime spread out and attached to his skin, turning into invisible clothing, only its eyes and mouth were on the chest, and it glanced at the boy.
"It provides protection, the main role is to deform, you can figure it out yourself, and the next time we meet, don't let me down. With that, Lezatos teleported away.
In the hall, the candle flame is almost burned, and Kaye pokes at the new clothes curiously, thinking that the slime's innocent eyes are extremely cute. At this time, the "Scroll of the Source Sea" in his hand was slightly hot, he opened the book, and a line of words appeared on the title page of the current silver plate: Task - collect 5oo gold coins or equivalent wealth within 3 hours, fate points 1o, and double deduction for failure.
Kaye was stunned for a moment, excited that the 1o points were given away for nothing, and the god was dead, but the money he collected was still there, and 3 hours was enough for him to loot it. He hurried to his bedroom.
Lezatos retracted his gaze, he never gave meaningless tasks. The Warlock's bedroom and gold chest must have negative energy traps, and if the kid can't even get through this level, it's useless.
Forget it, it's a whim anyway, and the next idle man will see what kind of exhibition he can have in the future. Lesatos flapped his wings and flew back to the Tia Forest.
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