Black Sea, Black Tower.

A few white feathers fell from the sky, and a small bird circled the pointed tower.

As it flew through one of the rooms, suddenly, a long, thin tongue flew out of the tall arched glass window, instantly entangled the bird.

This room is located at the very top of the tower, and on the outer wall of the black tower is a circle of sculptures draped in robes and holding swords hanging down to the bottom, which are reliefs of the seven most powerful wizards of the Black Tower.

In the Black Tower, it was clear to everyone that there was only one person living in the room surrounded by the seven great wizards—

Alasto, the owner of the Black Tower.

"Plop, flutter"

The bird wrapped in a red tongue flapped its wings violently, but it was doomed to be in vain, and the tongue quickly retracted, and then with a big mouth, it swallowed the bird, which was a dark green toad covered with pimples standing on the windowsill.

"Oakley, I told you, don't eat any mess!" A violent warning sounded in the room, followed by a loud green fist slamming down on the table, and the room shook a little.

In front of the desk, there sat a huge figure, at least three meters tall, wearing a black blazer, the exposed part was all covered under the dark green skin, and his square cheeks and forehead were covered with hideous scars stitched with needles and threads, which looked extremely terrifying.

This terrifying giant, who looks no different from a monster, is the owner of the Black Tower, the strongest wizard who dominates the Dragon Wing Continent - Alasto.

"Knock knock!" was a knock on the door.

"Come in. Alastor said in a deep voice

The office door opened, and a figure in a red dress pushed the door in—Karina.

In the Black Tower, Alastor is definitely the last character that everyone, including the wizard, wants to face, and in addition to his terrifying appearance, his violent temper is also a reason for people to fear him.

But when Karina pushed the door in, Alasto's angry expression subsided a little.

There was even a hint of a smile on his ugly face, and he raised his hand and motioned for Karina to sit down: "Wizard Karina, long time no see." ”

Karina saluted politely, and then calmly sat down in the chair opposite Alasto, the four legs of the chair suddenly raised automatically, allowing the petite Karina to keep eye level with the giant.

Karina's beautiful cheeks outlined an elegant arc, and she smiled lightly: "Long time no see, Wizard Alasto, I heard that you came out today, it seems that your strength has improved again." ”

"Thank you. ”

Alastor nodded, then changed his mind and continued, "I've already heard from Barkley Wizards about that old slave, is the damage serious?"

"It's all some mortal thing. Karina shook her head lightly and said casually, "I've already rearranged someone to deal with it." ”

After a pause, she suddenly said, "I came here today to convey the meaning of the adults to you. ”

Alastor quickly sat up straight, his expression a little more respectful.

"Speak, please. ”

Karina raised her hand and stroked her hair, then continued, "Your Excellency is not satisfied with your progress, it has taken more than 4,000 years, but you can't even confirm its location. ”

The scars on Alasto's face were huddled together, and he said with some unpleasantness: "Your Excellency knows, and it is the most difficult thing to determine its location. ”

"Your Excellency has given you the best resources," Karina said

"But it only breathes faintly once every six months!!" Alasto's face sank, and his voice suddenly became louder.

Karina raised an eyebrow and glanced at Alastor to see if she had continued the conversation.

She changed her words for a moment, and then continued to ask, "So, is there a clue now? Did you find something in that breath half a year ago?"

"We've screened nearly half of this area, and I understand how anxious you are to get it, but I ask you to convey to you that there is no one better suited for this job than me. ”

Spears and daggers swayed from side to side in the bushes, large patches of red-tailed grass and thorns flew everywhere, and Roshi walked slowly behind him, step by step.

The red-tailed grass grows very fast, Roshi has already driven a road the last time he went to the river, and it has only been a month or so, and it has grown to waist-high height, and he can't tell that he was taking the road before, and Roshi can only reopen it.

After passing through the bushes, a slightly flat forest appeared in front of him, and the road surface was in similar condition, and after roughly discerning the direction of the down, Roch continued on.

Hey?

After walking about thirty steps, a few plants growing under a tree caught his attention.

It was a palm-sized mushroom, all yellow-brown, and the mushroom umbrella had a black pattern on it, and the pattern was shaped like a cat's face.

This is...

Cat-faced mushrooms?

Cat's face mushroom is a plant in the Dragon Wing Continent, and if eaten raw, it will cause poisoning and hallucinations, but if it is boiled into a soup, it has a good effect on treating rheumatism.

And if it falls into the hands of a wizard, you can also use it to configure a magical potion, but the cat-faced mushroom that is equipped with a potion has very high requirements for the year, and the minimum need is more than a hundred years.

There are detailed records of all the plants in the continent in the bookstore of the Wizard of the Black Tower, and Luo Xi mainly read this information at the beginning, of course, he knows how to judge the age of the cat-faced mushroom.

Bending down to pick one and picking it up, there is a faint white silk thread on the rhizome of the mushroom, just a mushroom pattern, and each circle represents 10 years.

Wow, it's a cat-faced mushroom that's been around for more than 200 years!!

counted them, but accidentally found a total of 20 circles of lines, and Roshi was pleasantly surprised.

You know, the cat's face mushroom is just like ginseng, the rarity is even more precious than ginseng, in its place of origin, people enter the forest every day to look for it, and it is often picked as soon as it grows, not to mention two hundred years, even if it is a few decades in the Dragon Wing Continent, it is expensive-

However, most people picked up cat-faced mushrooms and sold them to the nobility, who used them to eat them raw and enjoy their hallucinogenic effects similar to those of opium, most of whom did not even know that they could cure rheumatism.

Roshi is very much in need of cat-faced mushrooms, the elderly generally have rheumatism problems, he is no exception, rooted in the seaside this year, affected by the humid climate, it is easy to aggravate the condition of rheumatism, but he does radio gymnastics every day, and it is not too serious at present.

Picking off these cat-faced mushrooms one by one and putting them in the back basket, Roshi continued to move forward, and with this unexpected discovery, he paid extra attention to the situation at his feet in the next trip.

And this small act really made him find a few more flavors of medicinal herbs.

The 'longan fruit' that can brighten the eye, the 'milk syrup' that can treat coughs, the 'violet flower' that can clear away heat and detoxify, and what surprised Luo Xi even more was that these medicinal materials were all more than 100 years old, and all those that could be used as potion materials could meet the requirements.

It's a pity... If I knew how to prepare a meditation potion, I wouldn't have to think about going back to the mainland, and I would just be able to take root here and become a promoted wizard.

The formula of the potion and the spell model, these are the foundation of a wizard's life, and they belong to the real core knowledge, they are generally carried with them or directly memorized in their minds, and the content that Luo Xi can get in the wizard's bookstore is basically just the basic knowledge of the Dragon Wing Continent, especially the core core like meditation potion, which Luo Xi cannot touch.

Be content, it is already God's favor to be able to obtain this knowledge, otherwise you would not have the ability to recognize these treasures in front of you, not to mention that with them, it is not a problem to exchange for meditation potions.

Thinking of this, Luo Xi's previous depression dissipated, took out a rag and wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead, and was about to continue on the road, but as soon as he stood up, he was slightly stunned.

Well?

Where have I been?

The forest is still the same forest, but the trees and vegetation around it seem to be a little different, but what is the difference, Roshi can't tell for a while.

After thinking about it for a moment, Roshi blamed it on his presbyopia, or just accidentally straying a little from the previous direction when picking up vegetation.

I looked at the mountain in the center, it was already close, but fortunately, it was not too far away.

With that in mind, Roshi moved on.

He couldn't go far when a coconut tree suddenly appeared in front of him, and Roshi was very happy, he was really a little thirsty after walking for so long.

He hurried over, picked up his spear and put it on his tiptoes, poked it upward, and with a grunt, a round coconut fell to the ground.

Then.

Rohi took a small sip in the coconut shell with his spear, picked it up and took a sip, the cool, sweet liquid running down his throat and some of the syrup spilling down his neck.

Roshi, who didn't like the slimy taste very much, raised the back of his hand and wiped it, but when he withdrew his arm, he was suddenly slightly stunned.

How is it red?

Yes, the pulp rubbed off the back of the hand was a red liquid mixed with something white that I couldn't tell what it was.

Is coconut water still red?

Luo Xi was surprised and raised the coconut fruit in his hand to see what was going on, but when he just put the coconut fruit in front of him, the whole person was shocked.

This is because he suddenly found that what kind of coconut fruit he was holding in his hand was a human head!!

"Ahh

He screamed, and threw the coconut fruit, which hit the stone wall not far away, and rolled twice on the ground, just facing Roshi, who had all the human features except for the eyes.

Then Roshi was horrified to see that the cracked mouth of the eyeless human face outlined a strange smile, and a chilling and terrible laughter sounded in his ears:

"Does my brain taste good?"