As expected, the corridors and stairs leading to the upper floors are littered with more than a dozen traps, large and small.

More than half of them were sharp spikes that suddenly appeared out of thin air, and some were attacks in the form of energy.

The former were all kept out by sturdy dragon scales, and did not pose the slightest threat.

As for the latter, they are also absorbed by the huge wings.

To put it simply, Vermes used his strong, magically resistant body to take all the trap damage.

Thankfully, these are minor injuries for an adult dragon at best, and they are far from being seriously injured and life-threatening.

In addition, the emotions generated by the red dragon in the battle just now were already clear to Zuo Si.

In fact, after establishing a stable telepathy with the awakened creation, even the slightest thought that the other party wants to be unfavorable to him will be immediately and clearly transmitted.

It's just that he is not ready to debunk it before putting it into action.

After all, whoever is changed, suddenly becomes a slave controlled by others, and it will inevitably have a strong rejection mentality.

What's more, it's a red dragon who thinks very highly of himself and doesn't take other creatures seriously at all.

In this way, one man and one dragon barely squeezed through the gate and successfully reached the upper area of the mage tower.

Glancing at the slightly monotonous furnishings around him, Vermes immediately asked, "Which way should we go next?" ”

"Don't worry! Now that we're all up, let's search the room on the left first. It was where Asta used to store valuables. If nothing else, there will be a number of books, notes, gems, magical items, and scrolls containing valuable knowledge. ”

Compared with those ordinary apprentices who may not have the opportunity to come up in their lifetime, Zuo Si is quite familiar with this place.

Because he comes three or five times a month.

Sometimes it's to open portals to forgotten realms;

Sometimes it's to assist the necromancer, Asta, in making something;

Sometimes he researched books from another world, magical items and scrolls that he had never seen before, or knowledge that had been dug out of the mouths and brains of his captives.

In short, in the eyes of the other apprentices, Zuo Si was the most favored and trusted student in the entire tower, and there was no one.

"What do you mean...... Is there a valuable treasure here? The red dragon's eyes lit up instantly.

At this moment, her greed and desire for wealth prevailed over everything.

"Treasure? If you're referring to precious metals like gold and silver, they should all be placed in the room where the portal is located, and used as bait to lure money-hungry people or other creatures like you. I don't think anyone can take all that heavy stuff with them without a large space container. ”

With that, Zuo Si climbed down from the dragon's back, used the creature card to summon a human soldier armed with a short sword and shield, and ordered him to push open the door on the left.

The main reason for this is to prevent any mechanism or something on the door.

Although he didn't think that Asta would waste time and energy in his own exclusive space, laying out traps that were extremely troublesome to open and close.

But there's nothing wrong with being careful.

Just a second later, it turned out that this caution was the right decision.

The moment the human soldier's hand touched the doorknob, a red light suddenly flashed.

As if he saw some kind of frightened picture, the whole person instantly panicked and began to run uncontrollably, and let out screams of fear and despair.

There is no doubt that this summoned human warrior has been attacked by spiritual magic.

It could be [Fear Technique], or it could be [Emotional Control].

Thankfully, the effects of this type of magic don't usually last long.

It didn't take long for him to return to normal.

Zuo Si felt that the trap on this door was most likely just to raise the alarm and get the steel golems and flesh golems that had already been killed to rush over and deal with the intruders.

Otherwise, it can be replaced with a negative energy ray, or a more terrifying instant death magic.

It's a pity that these loyal guards are now gone.

Walking into the cluttered room, which is about 20 square meters, the first thing you notice is a few cloth bags the size of a box of biscuits stacked on the table.

When opened, you can see the original gemstones of various colors that have not been cut, packed in according to categories.

Some of the diamonds, which are often used to cast spells and make magic items, are also ground into easy-to-use powdered individual packaging.

"These gems are worth at least sixty-four thousand three hundred and fifty-one dent gold coins! Seven more silver taran coins! ”

The Red Dragon is a natural treasure collector and expert master.

Vermes only glanced at it and immediately gave an estimate with an almost negligible error.

Both Dante and Taran are legal tenders minted by Am, the most commercially prosperous country on the continent of Faerun.

The dent is a gold coin and the taran is a silver coin.

These two currencies are also the most stable, recognized and widely circulated among the many types of precious metal currencies in the forgotten countries.

"Not bad! It seems that there will be no worries about running out of gems for a long time. Zuo Si was satisfied and stuffed these cloth bags containing gems into his satchel one by one.

Despite the fact that this slightly shabby-looking leather satchel is not large, it is actually a magical item that can hold something far larger than its own size.

And the person carrying it hardly feels any weight.

It's a pity that the space is very limited, which is equivalent to a large locker.

If you don't pay attention, it's easy to stuff it up.

Just as Zuo Si looked elsewhere, Vermes immediately leaned over and said with a greedy face: "Regarding those gems, I feel that I have the right to ask for a share. ”

"No, I can't. These gems are carefully selected for the best spell casting. It's a waste to give you a guy like this who only collects and puts mold in the nest, and only in my hands will they be used to the fullest. ”

After saying this, Zuo Si ignored the red dragon's face distorted by jealousy and anger, and ordered the human soldiers to pick up and open the thick books and notes on the bookshelf, and then hand them to himself.

The main reason for this is to prevent any strange magic attached to it, or a dangerous item created by some evil magical creature itself.

He had seen with his own eyes that an apprentice had been gradually controlled by a book made of human skin full of all sorts of cruel and evil rituals, and finally fell into a madness.

In the world of magic, it is never safe to acquire knowledge.

The more powerful the knowledge, the more it often means taking greater risks than the average person can imagine.

But fortunately, the books and notes on the shelves of this house are relatively normal.

In addition, the time is limited, and I can't care about distinguishing them one by one, so I simply stuffed them all into a satchel and took them away.

Eventually, in the storage room on the upper level, there were not only the previous gems, but also the two dozen books and notes that the mid-level public library did not have.

Zuo Si found a total of two wands (one of which had thirty rounds of [Intimidation] in memory, and the other one had forty-three rounds of [Manipulating Dead Bodies]);

a scroll of high-level magic [Evoke Necromancy];

Two [Enchanting Humans] scrolls;

1 [Protective Arrow] scroll;

a [Invisibility] scroll;

a semi-finished storage ring that has not yet been processed;

A black robe blessed with a lot of protective magic (due to age and height, it cannot be worn for the time being);

There are also a small number of various messy potions.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, this is already quite a reward.

But he knew very well that these things were nothing compared to the real wealth of the Necromantic Archmage.

Obviously, the things that are really important and valuable have long been hidden.

It is even very likely that he was packed and taken away by the missing Asta.

If he had enough time, Zuo Si would definitely find a way to search the tower carefully from top to bottom.

But unfortunately, the undead creatures outside who have impacted the mage tower's protection system to the ground may flood in at any time.