Chapter 9: The Fog Demon

The next morning, when everyone knew that Carl had become a trainee magician, everyone could not help but look envious when they passed by him, and the fat merchant returned thirty-five silver coins to Carl. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's a fair deal, I can't take it. Karl excused.

Chebman insisted on returning the silver coins to him: "Since you are already a magician, you will definitely contribute to the protection of the caravan along the way, so it is not appropriate to collect your money, you should take it." ”

Carl looked at the fat man's painful and resolute expression, and finally accepted the money.

Magician, representing mystery and power, fat businessman would rather lose some money than have a good relationship with a future magician, although Carl is still an apprentice, but see that he has comprehended the talent to enter the field of magicians on his own, and his future achievements will definitely not be low.

"Boy, are you interested in joining us. Captain Shazo walked up to Karl and looked down at him.

Carl is only 1.65 meters and is still a teenager in his developmental period. Captain Xia Zuo is 1.9 meters tall, and he is very intimidating when he looks closer.

Nat, who was behind Captain Shazo, secretly spread his hands to Carl, saying that it had nothing to do with him.

Karl took a step back a little awkwardly and left Xia Zuo's shadow: "I'm sorry, Captain Xia Zuo, I have my own business. ”

"As long as you join us, you will immediately receive treatment second only to mine, and if you go further to the level of magician, you can get a higher status than me in the group. You can do anything with the help of the mercenary group. ”

Sure enough, the captain's persuasion ability was stronger than that of the minions, and Carl was a little hesitant.

"Does your sphere of influence have access to the Imperial Capital?" Karl asked.

"Imperial Capital?" Xia Zuo frowned.

The headquarters of the Blackwing Mercenary Regiment is in Cárdenas, and this escort mission is also part of the return journey, so Chebman can hire them at a not very high price.

It's still too far from the imperial capital.

"If you can't, forget it. Karl shook his head in disappointment, "I'm sorry, Captain Xiazo, I can't join you. ”

Captain Xia Zuo stared at the young man's eyes tightly, and after a while, he stretched out his hand: "Just this journey, I hope to cooperate happily." ”

Carl shook the big hand: "Please advise." ”

Chebman had given Carl a seat in the carriage, and Carl didn't need to follow on foot, just sit on the side of the wagon.

Carl tried to look down at the sky last night, but he couldn't use it, only a very blurry patch of color, like a knocked over paint board.

It seems that this skill is still very limited.

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After a few days, the road was quite calm, and the caravan gradually moved from the plains into the mountains.

Carl also worked hard to cultivate, and the magic power in his body increased by a third, but this was also because his magic base value was very low.

And the limits on the use of that special skill are already clear, the clearer and brighter the starry sky in the sky, the clearer and brighter the field of vision.

During the day, you can hardly see anything, and at night when the clouds obscure your vision, your vision becomes much narrower.

Carl decided to call this ability the Eye of the Stars.

"Are you bothering how to use magic?" Xia Zor saw the flames in Karl's hand and drove the giant wolf to move near him.

Karl scratched the back of his head, "Well, I feel like magic should have a certain structure, but I can't figure it out. ”

"You should ask a formal magician for advice. Xia Zuo said, "Or join the Mage Tower, or join the Academy." The La Verne Academy in Cárdenas is very good, the education system is very good, and it is from there that our head of regiment came out. ”

Karl shook his head: "No, I'm going to the imperial capital first." ”

Xia Zuo opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.

At this moment, a mercenary ran from the front.

This mercenary is in charge of reconnaissance, and is a veteran second only to Xia Zuo here, whose name is Locke, and he is good at bows and arrows and reconnaissance.

"What's the matter?" asked Natsuzo.

Locke pointed ahead: "In front of this mountain is a large valley, there is a forest there, it used to be normal, I don't know why this time I went to see that it was covered by a thick fog, and I couldn't see the inside at all from the outside." ”

Chebman also shouted at this time to stop the team, and rode over: "Is there any situation, Captain Xia Zuo?"

In the event of an emergency, the opinion of the captain of the guard is generally the main one, because they have more insight than ordinary businessmen.

"There is an abnormally dense fog ahead, and the area is very large, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to get around. Xia Zuo muttered.

Although it is said that the forest is not entered, this forest is actually not dense, and there is a path in it that is often walked by people between the two cities, and if you detour, it will take another four or five days.

Xia Zuo looked at the sky, it was a little dark, so he jumped off the giant wolf: "Let's set up camp first, set off early tomorrow morning, and go straight through." ”

He still chose to believe in his own force.

The strength of the silver median can be regarded as the top force on the surface in Lobito City, even in Cárdenas, Xia Zuo is also the number one in the ranks.

After dinner, Carl sat down on a large rock, his eyes closed and his breath relaxed.

Good view tonight.

Carl adjusted to looking down from above, and could see clearly within a radius of nearly 180 meters tonight.

Carl tried to expand his field of vision, and what he saw became less clear, but he could still see things up close with the naked eye, but he still couldn't see the valley on the other side of the mountain.

Expand again.

Things were already blurry, and I could barely tell what was what, but the edge of the valley was already in view.

I couldn't see what was inside the fog, but there was something, something moving. The Eye of the Stars has a much better penetration than the naked eye, and the fog is almost non-existent in front of it, and it is not clear because the resolution is too low.

Carl tried to narrow his field of view centered on the edge of the fog, but this time the change was very slow, and after ten minutes of fixed vision, the clarity was still not high, far less than when he was centered on himself.

But it was enough for Carl to see the creatures that were moving in the fog.

The humanoid body was draped in a hood like a worn rag, a lantern glowing with a faint blue light on its withered arms, and a broken sword with chips and blood stains on the other hand.

There is more than one, and the image may be different, but most of them are similar.

If there was blood, Karl searched carefully, and sure enough, he saw several mutilated human corpses.

Focusing his gaze, Carl studied the cause of death of the corpse, most of them were sword wounds, and more of them were swords in the back, and there was one with a purple face, which should have been suffocated.

With a sigh of relief, Carl was out of the Eye of the Stars.

Jumping off the stone, Karl found the captain of the guard, who was checking his weaponry.

"Captain Xiazo. ”

"Huh?" Natsuzo re-sheathed his greatsword and placed it on the ground, looking at the boy.

Carl decided to tell the other party the information: "I see the situation in the fog. ”

"Tell me about it. Xia Zuo was a little unimpressed.

"I saw corpses in the mist, and hidden monsters. Karl said solemnly.

"Monster?" Hearing that there was a corpse, Xia Zuo also became serious, and for dangerous information, he would rather believe it or not, and it was the basic quality of a good mercenary.

Carl picked up a dead branch and slowly drew the image of a monster on the ground, although the drawing was ugly, but the general appearance could still be seen.

Karl said as he painted: "The monster looks somewhat translucent, floating in mid-air in human form, and the weapon in its hand is a worn-out sword, with a rag draped over its body. Can you recognize what this is?"

Xia Zuo weighed it for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "This kind of thing is a bit like a kind of evil spirit. ”

"Evil spirits?"

"Well, it's very aggressive towards humans and other life. They attack in the fog, so they should be considered fog demons. Xia Zuo beckoned Carl to sit down.

"Do you know anything else?" asked Natsuzo.

Karl hesitated for a moment and said, "I saw the bodies of several victims, most of them were killed by swords in the back, and one was suffocated. The road can be dangerous. ”

"No, I don't. Xia Zuo shook his head, "The creature level of the fog demon is equivalent to that of a warrior in the bronze median, because the attack mode is more like an assassin, and there is a certain stealth ability, so it is dangerous for ordinary people, but these are useless to me." ”

Carl saw Xia Zuo's resolute attitude, so he didn't say anything, but he had already made up his mind to protect himself carefully, the fog demon was indeed not dangerous to the mercenaries, but for himself who was not much stronger than ordinary people, it was still a very deadly existence.

The mercenaries are all sorting out their gear, and tomorrow's crossing through the jungle is full of unknowns and dangers, so they are also more focused than usual on preparation.

Carl found a clean place to meditate on a daily basis, and the path of cultivation was rugged and arduous, and he couldn't relax for a little time.