Chapter 291: Feudal Spell Society
In mid-air, Zhao Tianhe stood with his hands and slowly fell.
In order to look awesome, Zhao Tianhe also used the holy light trick to add a soft light special effect to himself.
"Great, Archmage?!" The man shouted in surprise. "But you look so young!"
"Hehe, ability is not bought by age." Zhao Tianhe shook his head, and as soon as he pointed at the river, an anti-gravity spell was cast, and a whole section of the river was directly lifted by him.
"Ahhh It's really an archmage! "Looking at the supernatural power in front of him, which can be called a supernatural ability that moves mountains and seas, the man no longer has any doubts and bows his head." Are you here to save our town?! β
"Well, almost." Zhao Tianhe nodded slowly and said with a smile. "We killed two monsters in the Blood Forest before, but I always felt that the existence of these monsters was a little strange, and I also saw a small cabin inside, and there was an old man living in the house, what was going on?"
"The old man in the Blood Forest? I guess it's a prophet. The man thought for a moment and said. He's not a monster, he's a magician, and he's an archmage like you, so he can live there with spells. He said a long time ago that he would help us deal with the monsters there, but nothing has changed since he entered the forest, but he will come out every few years to buy some things and daily necessities and talk to the mayor of the town, I don't know the specifics. β
"That's right...... So do you know what monsters are in this Blood Forest? Zhao Tianhe nodded and continued to ask.
"I don't know this very well, I only saw it once when I was a kid across the river, and it was a super scary, hairy monster." The man shook his head and said. "Then there are some stories and rumors, which I listen to as gossip and can't remember, but the proprietress of the tavern in the town knows a lot."
Next, Zhao Tianhe asked the way to the town and flew over directly, of course, this is actually a bit redundant, because there is no height limit in the air here.
The image of Barrel Town did not exceed Zhao Tianhe's imagination, it was similar to the European medieval style town in RPG games, but to be honest, this kind of place that even had a sewer system must be hundreds of times better than the European Middle Ages.
It is true that the cultivated area of the abundant farmland in Barrel Town is quite large, and it is really a treasure land surrounded by mountains and rivers, so even the fierce land next to the Blood Forest has never been abandoned.
But it has never been able to develop, after all, the whole general direction has been restricted to death.
Overall, it's a very bustling border town.
Seeing this, Zhao Tianhe couldn't help but think of the former Luoge Town, which was not very prosperous, but it was rich and rich and the people were pure.
But now that it has become a peerless place where ancient monsters lead to the inner world, the blood forest just now is really nothing compared to gluttony.
Zhao Tianhe and Artoria slowly fell, and the people around them all looked at the two of them in surprise but did not surround them, most of them were still doing their own work.
It's not a secret that there is magic in this world, so it's not a big deal to see people who can fly, and the reason why those people feel terrifying just now is mainly because they flew out of the blood forest.
Zhao Tianhe looked at a girl with a large pile of old clothes and buckets looking at him and Artoria in a daze, smiled and stretched out her hand to perform two tricks, and then the dirty clothes in her hands became clean.
Zhao Tianhe's best thing is zero-level tricks, and he didn't use the magic net skill to download that hand just now.
"Ahh It's amazing! Seeing this, the girl looked at Zhao Tianhe with a look of surprise. Is there a laundry magic in this world?! Archmage, can you teach me? β
"Of course, but before I do that, I want to ask you something." Zhao Tianhe said with a smile. "Do you know where the mayor and the town's tavern are?"
"yes, I know." The girl nodded, pointing to a large house built on a hill in the distance. "That's the mayor's house, the mansion of the Earl of Valigen, and the tavern is three alleys down this side."
"Okay, then I'll tell you the spells and seals of the spells, and when you're proficient, you can wash your clothes with a casual finger like I did." Zhao Tianhe smiled and left a note for the girl.
"Thank you, Archmage!" The girl bowed to Zhao Tianhe, and then left in a hurry.
Zhao Tianhe looked at the girl and remembered the direction she left.
He taught the girl magic on a whim, but it wasn't for nothing, and he wanted to see if anyone here could learn the spells of the Holy Council.
"Hey, what are you thinking......" Artoria next to her looked at Zhao Tianhe's eyes, obviously misunderstood something, and said a little unpleasantly. She's just a child! β
"Leah, you're thinking too much." Zhao Tianhe smiled and touched Artoria's head, but naturally ate her elbow.
After Zhao Tianhe explained, Artoria finally understood, but asked again, "Is there any point in this?" β
"The meaning is, whether the people here are also 'people'." Zhao Tianhe said with a smile. "Although I can learn spells, in fact, if I really come to the infinite land in the flesh of an earthling, I can't actually learn spells, and my method of learning spells is different from that of native humans. As I told you, I rely solely on my senses to capture and cast spells, not to 'cast' them. β
The method that Zhao Tianhe gave to the girl was the orthodox way of learning spells.
"What do you mean?" Artoria swallowed. "Make sure these people are exactly the same as the Terrans of the Holy Council, in that case......"
"Yes, in that case......" Zhao Tianhe nodded and said. It is not surprising that there is no record of the original Brave, and it is likely that he is not a human from the Holy Council, but from this world. Of course, even if it is proven, it doesn't make much sense, I'm just a little curious. β
This matter really had nothing to do with the subsequent battle trial, and Zhao Tianhe didn't expect what it meant.
For the time being, it seems that this town is just an ordinary human society, and Zhao Tianhe plans to mix in and collect some news, but it will definitely cost something to inquire about the news.
There is no need to arrest people and torture them to extract confessions, and it is still very simple to use their ability to get a little money to have a drink and ask for some news.
As for where to get the money, it must be said that it will be said by the mayor.
The two of them still flew directly to the mayor's mansion, and then landed at the door and knocked on the door.
The doorman next to him was stunned when he saw the two of them fall to the ground, and it took a while for him to react and open the door for the two.
"No, I don't know what the two archmages are doing here?" The doorman asked with a panicked expression.
"We are Zhao Tianhe, an exorcist from the Holy Council, who is here specifically for the Blood Forest incident." Zhao Tianhe said with a gentle smile. "I've already met Mr. Prophet, and I'm here to say hello to Mr. Earl, after all, we'll be stationed in town lately."
"If the master is not here, I will be informed." Hearing this, the doorman hurriedly called a manservant next to him and gave orders.
"Two mages, please wait." The status of this doorman does not seem to be low, it looks like a housekeeper, Zhao Tianhe asked curiously, but it turned out that he just happened to pass by the door, and he was indeed a housekeeper.
Zhao Tianhe and Artoria sat in the reception room, and after a while, some refreshments and tea were served.
However, the refreshments here are not bad, and the tea is very average, not even the kind of convenient tea bags that have been brewed once......
Fortunately, tea is also a seasoning, so Zhao Tianhe carried a lot of it with him, so he poured out the tea casually and then cast his own spell to make water and boil water to make a pot.
"What kind of tea is this?! It smells so good! A voice suddenly rang out, and it was a well-dressed man walking in.
"Well, you're the Earl of Valgen?" Zhao Tianhe stood up with a smile when he saw the comer, and said hello. "It's a great honor to meet you, as for this tea, it's just a little specialty that I carry with me, if you like it, Mr. Earl might as well try it?"
As he spoke, Zhao Tianhe cast a spell and picked up the teapot with his hand and brewed it again.
"This ...... What a subtle spell! Count Valigan watched Zhao Tianhe's movements flow smoothly, which was more convenient and smooth than manpower, and the whole person was stunned.
Anyway, he had visited the National Academy of Magic, but even the student masters there had never seen many people use magic in this way, which was simply to integrate magic into life!
But in fact, this set is really a child's skill in the Holy Council, after all, the most advanced of this set is a first-level force field hand.
"I wonder what level of mage your Excellency is?" Earl Valligan sat in the main seat of the reception room, took a sip of tea and asked cautiously.
"I don't know." Zhao Tianhe shook his head and said with a smile. "I belong to a new mage organization, you may not have heard of it, called the Holy Council, our organization is committed to promoting magic to all levels of society, so as to promote the progress of productivity and liberate more manpower to achieve the fundamental progress of society, so our organization will not impose a rigid hierarchy, but only re-establish the hierarchy of spells."
"Re-leveling spells? Using spells to promote social progress? Count Valligon frowned and shook his head in confusion. How can fools deserve to use noble spells?! β
"It's old-fashioned." Zhao Tianhe shook his head, although he didn't know what the situation of this society was like at all, but judging from the attitude of this earl lord and the previous doormen and the people towards him, he could probably know what kind of place this was.
Obviously, this is still a feudal society, and magic is an important part of maintaining feudal rule.
In contrast, the Holy Council is simply a magical version of socialism, spells are a means of production, everyone can use them and play casually, and share resources as long as you can.
"Spells are used for people, and they must be used for people, and spells in the future will be divided into military, civilian, commercial, and other standards and classes, such as the spells I made tea before, even if civilians master them? Isn't it only better to make tea to serve us? Zhao Tianhe smiled slightly. When everyone knows how to spell, why not just distinguish the spells and limit them? Think differently, everyone is good, isn't it? β
"Hmm...... It makes sense. The Earl nodded, and said as if he didn't understand. But I heard that the gentleman is here for the things in the Blood Forest? And you've already met the Prophet Most? β
"Yes." Zhao Tianhe nodded and said with a frown. "But Mr. Most doesn't seem to think I can solve this matter, so I just told me to leave and didn't say anything else, I wonder how much Mr. Count knows about Mr. Most and the things in the Blood Forest?"
"This ......," said Count Valligan, thinking for a moment. Actually, I don't know much, because this is not my hereditary territory, I am only here temporarily...... Well, let's intern for a while, after all, to be honest, this is next to that kind of ghost place, unless there is nowhere to go here, who wants to live here? It's so unlucky......"
"Is it just unlucky...... Zhao Tianhe was stunned when he heard this, and asked. This time I came urgently, so I didn't look up the relevant information, but that place is just unlucky? β
"Oh yes, I've never heard of any special disasters here, after all, you see this town has been established here for hundreds of years, and there has never been a disaster in the records." Count Valligan nodded. "Although those monsters are hideous and terrifying, they can only survive under that blood cloud, and they will never take half a step out of the forest."
"That's ......," Zhao Tianhe nodded and continued to ask. So let's talk about Mr. MΓΈster's presence in the forest. β
"Prophet Most......," said Count Valligan, with a grim face. I was commissioned by a special adult to investigate here, so I can't say, Mr. Zhao Tianhe, even if you are a Venerable Archmage. β
"Good." Zhao Tianhe smiled slightly, and waved his hand to signal Count Valligan to come over. "In that case, then I'll break it with some hands, let's say."
"Yes, yes......" Count Valligan began to explain everything with a glazed gaze.
Yes, Zhao Tianhe used a spiritual illusion.
Artoria was still calmly sipping tea and eating beside her, although this behavior was very unchivalrous, but now it was the even less chivalrous Gaia's will to test them.
Acting cheaply is the right way to go.
However, after listening to Count Valigen's words, Zhao Tianhe was a little confused.
Because that Prophet Most is actually doing archaeology?!
Zhao Tianhe suddenly remembered one of his teammates, Battistan.
But the problem is that there is a very important reason for the archaeology of Most, and it is related to the survival of the world.
That's why the last era disappeared!
Yes, this world and this kingdom have been rebuilt from another world that has completely disappeared, and modern kings are secretive about the world that was once destroyed and will send people to investigate.
And the location of the investigation is this blood forest!
After all, this is a famous murderous place on the mainland, and the ecology and raison d'Γͺtre of the monsters in it are completely devoid of any records and legends.
The other two locations are the Netherlands Coast and the Crypt of Sleep, but they are located in other countries and are not very easy to investigate.
"Is that so? He only handed over all the information, he didn't have the permission to read it, and he never had the courage to read this kind of letter to the king......" Zhao Tianhe frowned a little helplessly, in fact, he still had great hopes for this Count of Valigun, after all, this is not a game, and he went to the tavern to inquire about some messy legends and still didn't have the specific information here.
"But my mission is to solve the strange events that plague Barrel Town, but in fact there is no such thing at all?!" Zhao Tianhe shook his head in confusion, and asked Count Valligan if there was anything strange in the local area, not the kind that had to be catastrophic.
As a result, Count Valligan really said something strange, and that was the disappearance of the corpse!
It is true that this incident has troubled the townspeople, but that was a long time ago, and the townspeople who had just moved here were naturally quite frightened of the sudden disappearance of the corpse after the death of a person.
At that time, I also asked a lot of mages to check the problem, but the result was that it was not resolved, and now it has become a custom for the corpse to disappear, and every time someone dies, the family will hold a memorial for him, called the 'Death Sacrifice'.
"Is this still being troubled?" Zhao Tianhe looked at the demented-looking earl, thought about it and directly asked him to provide some funds, and then added some false memories to him.
So, Zhao Tianhe and Artoria left under the farewell of Count Valigen.
"It seems that we can only try to check it out along this vanishing sacrifice." Artoria looked at Zhao Tianhe, who had a sad face, and said with relief. "You see, long-term trouble, strange events, isn't that very consistent?"
"It's a good fit." Zhao Tianhe nodded, looked at Artoria and said with a smile. "But the monsters in the forest still have to be brushed, after all, the benefits are so rich, don't kill them in vain!"
"It's true, it's still early, and it's not time to drink." Artoria said with a smile as she looked at the scenery around her. "Speaking of which, I don't know if there are any famous restaurants here...... But this kind of small place shouldn't be possible, right? β
"It's okay, as long as there are materials, my craftsmanship is still passable, right?" Zhao Tianhe couldn't help but move stupidly while holding Artoria's salty pig hand.
"Are you crazy?! It's just out of town! What can I do if I am seen?! Artoria blushed and gave Zhao Tianhe an elbow.
The latter screamed, and then licked his face again.