Xilin Town is located in the west of Wangcheng, and to the west of the town, there is a small town called Maple Town, which is a real town compared to the prosperity of Xilin Town. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With a population of less than 10,000 and a predominantly plantation-based production, this is not the domain of any nobleman, because the nobles to whom the town belongs have lost their last heir decades ago.

This was a big deal at the time, and the lord of Maple Town was a viscount, and his income was good thanks to the convenience of being close to Xilin Town, as well as the specialties of the nearby swamps.

But Lord Viscount seems to be very short of money, and the tax rate in Maple Town is set very high, which is two percent higher than that of the neighboring Xilin Town, and in some respects it seems to be more than that.

The commoners complained, but they did not dare to rebel against the rule of the nobles, because ordinary commoners were as vulnerable as paper in the face of knightly suppression, and the temple would not be on their side.

As a result, most of the civilians who have the conditions have chosen to relocate to neighboring towns, or more distant cities, which is the main reason why Maple Town is obviously well-located, but it is sparsely populated.

As for the remaining civilians, they have no conditions to move out, so they can only endure the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, hoping that one day they will be able to meet good luck and get a sum of money, and they will leave Maple Leaf Town from this time.

Some of them are extreme, and they hope that the viscount will die every day, and the royal family will be able to replace another lord.

It really made them get their wish, and overnight, the people of the Viscount's Mansion died cleanly, up to the viscount, the knights, down to the doorman, the cook, and even the barking dogs.

The royal family and the temple immediately sent people to conduct an examination, but they could not find any trace of the murderer, and they could not even find out what kind of means the murderer used.

For a month, people from the temple and the royal family were stationed in Maple Town, but after a month, they finally gave up and listed the case as unsolved.

Since then, a rumor called "The Ghost of Lord Viscount" has begun to circulate in Maple Leaf Town, and many people have spoken eloquently, as if they have seen it.

So much so that some civilians moved out of Maple Leaf Town because of this.

Of course, there are also unbelievers, a newly promoted viscount applied to the royal family to make Maple Town his territory, and the royal family did not hesitate and gave it immediately, because they seemed to be in a hurry to give away this mess.

But the day after moving in, the viscount went insane.

As a result, the rumor of "Lord Viscount's ghost" was spread more true, and more people believed that this so-called ghost did exist, even if the temple repeatedly denied it.

But after this incident, no nobles were willing to accept the land.

Of course, Maier would not have believed in these ghosts in his previous life, but when he came to this world and saw magic and magic, it was not strange that ghosts were haunted.

If it weren't necessary, Mair didn't want to come to Maple Leaf Town, as he wasn't sure if the legendary ghost existed, and what it would do to the magician.

Only this time the skunk fruit was in the swamp forest next to Maple Town, and Mel had to make a trip.

After entering Maple Leaf Town, Mel found an inn to stay in, and did not immediately go out to inquire about the news, and went to the swamp forest or anything like that, but just wandered the streets in general.

It's like being a regular tourist.

Because Maier was aware of the stalker, to be honest, he didn't understand why someone was following him, but the feeling of being followed was strong, and Maier didn't doubt his instincts.

So he had to pretend to be an ordinary tourist as much as possible.

At night, the sight behind him seemed to disappear, but Maier did not dare to be careless, and did not sneak out of the back door of the hotel until midnight, and walked in the direction of the swamp forest according to the instructions on the map.

The moonlight is not very strong, but for a magician, this level of brightness is enough to illuminate everything.

Probably because at night, the temperature drops, and the marsh appears much quieter than during the day, and there are few creatures that move in the marsh at night because it is too unsafe.

A poisonous snake hiding in the muddy water attacks Myr.

But as a magician, Mel has a keen sense of everything around him, and with a slight stretch of his hand, he pinched the poisonous snake in his hand, allowing the poisonous snake to writhe, but he could not break free.

Nikon snake, venom can be configured with psychedelic potions, which can be regarded as a bonus.

Mel naturally took out a small test tube from his waist, placed the viper's fangs on the nozzle, and then pressed it on the viper's seven inches, and the viper released its venom very cooperatively.

After collecting it, Mel tossed the viper aside, then put away the test tube and continued on his way.

Mel didn't want to kill the snake, but the snake's luck didn't seem to be good, and as soon as it landed, a black shadow jumped over and took the snake in its mouth, and cut it in two.

This is a wild ocelot.

After realizing that the ocelot had no aggressive intentions towards him, Mel chose to leave, this creature is not very threatening to humans, and it is mostly a pet in the human world.

The most common creatures in the swamps are snakes, frogs, and spiders, all of which are small in size and have a common characteristic: they are highly poisonous.

Therefore, as long as you can prevent the first attack of these creatures, you can easily kill these creatures and make it through the swamp forest safely.

This may be difficult for ordinary people, as some creatures do a good job of concealment and often go unnoticed, but magicians have a unique advantage in this regard.

Mel lost count of how many snakes and spiders he had killed, and he didn't care about that, as he was now close to the location of the Skunk Fruit.

According to the information, the skunk fruit should be ripe on these days, about two or three.

Mel's eyes narrowed slightly, and he realized that he seemed to have discovered the existence of the skunk fruit, which grew in the crevice of a stone, looking crumbling.

However, Mel was not in a hurry, because he knew that there was usually a poisonous insect next to this fruit.

Maier took the stick and rummaged through the pile of fallen leaves next to him.

Suddenly, there was a whoosh.

Mel hurriedly looked back, and saw a centipede the size of a baby's arm facing him, its head raised high, and its head scarlet and shiny.

That's a big guy.

Mel sighed in his heart, but he was not afraid, stepped forward, hit the centipede seven inches with a stick, and then a piece of trapping shot to wrap the centipede firmly.

The centipede struggled, but to no avail.

Mel walked towards the branch with the skunk fruit hanging on it, and there were still two steps away, when suddenly a dark shadow jumped by, it was the ocelot who had picked up the poisonous snake that Mel had thrown away.

The ocelot bit off the branch, then jumped into the darkness and ran extremely fast.

Mel's face darkened.