……

Unable to resist Lorain's warm invitation, Matthew went with him to the outer market in Zeshui City.

It was densely populated, with stinking water running down the ground, and littered with vegetable leaves, human or horse droppings, and thick reed stalks.

This made Matthew's impression of Zeshui City's already bad impression a little worse.

I have the impression that even if there are more people in Rolling Stone, the sanitation situation will not be so bad, perhaps this is related to the sewer project promoted by Rhaegar in his early years.

In front of a stall selling straw sandals.

Lorain was talking to an old woman with gray hair.

He was dashing and witty, and in a short time he made the other person giggle.

A moment later.

Loren succeeded in taking the old woman's eight pairs of straw sandals at a price of 30% below the market price.

This amazed Matthew.

"You're still going to bargain?" He couldn't help but ask.

Loren shrugged:

"I just heard that she sold it to a local for 3 silver coins a pair, which is a little bit higher than the price given to me!"

"And why can't you bargain?"

"I'm just super rich, and I'm not super stupid."

This detail once again subverted Matthew's impression of the poet in front of him.

In the following purchases, Matthew barely spoke, watching Loraine's performance the whole time.

It took less than an hour to get results.

Loren purchased all the items on the list, and the price of each item was 50%~30% cheaper than the vendor's initial offer.

This effect is not only due to Loraine's excellent "bargaining" power.

What's more, he's very good at selecting the right people to trade with.

Matthew discovers that almost all of Loraine's things are bought from female stall owners, and this targeted selection method maximizes the effectiveness of Loren's charm.

It's just that there were a few times when he had a hot conversation with the female stall owners, and the situation that the two sides wanted to come on the spot really embarrassed Matthew.

This guy is simply a moving hormone that goes into heat wherever he goes!

And Luo Lan has no taboo to speak, from the seventy old woman to the shy girl, he seems to be able to speak without hesitation.

It's no wonder that such a farce was made in the City of Hundred Flowers before.

"Lorraine may be more of a true warlock than Zeller."

Matthew gave this assessment from the bottom of his heart.

Fortunately, Luo Lan still has some sense, and in the regretful eyes of the female stall owners, the passionate flirting between the two parties stops at the fireworks of romantic encounters.

Afternoon.

The two of them found an open space outside the market and checked the items on the list—

The straw sandals woven by the indigenous people of the Jango people, the soles of these shoes are very soft, and they will hardly leave a trace when walking in the rainforest after wearing them, and Lao Jitou asked each person to prepare two pairs to wear, but Loren bought eight pairs in one go, half with Matthew;

eight cans of insect repellent powder;

two snake sticks;

a number of holy waters;

Three special short knives, the road deep in the rainforest is often covered with lush shrubs, bring this short knife to split the way ahead;

Scissors, mirrors, and combs - Lao Jitou specially noted that these things are used to deal with the natives in the depths of the rainforest, and they can be exchanged for good things, and they can also be used to brush the favorability of the indigenous tribes, and in case they are captured, maybe they can change their lives.

So Loren bought two whole snakeskin pockets.

There are also items such as dry food, water bags, tents, flints, magnesium bars, etc., which are essential for travel.

After some counting, the two verified that it was correct, and they divided it separately.

Matthew paid Loren according to the price, he didn't shirk and accepted it happily, and in the process, Matthew also found out that Loren was really rich.

The Super Edition of the Mystic Bag on his waist is already extremely luxurious among mid- and low-level spellcasters.

But the space ring on the opponent's middle finger is the king who crushes other storage props without suspense!

Matthew figured that it would at least store a storehouse.

The value is more than 4,000 gold coins, which is only a lot more, and it is impossible to estimate the specifics, because this number has already exceeded the vision of Matthew, a poor mage who has lived in a remote town for a long time.

"It's good to be rich!"

Just as Matthew was feeling emotional, there was a sudden commotion in the market behind.

The two looked back.

But he saw a group of gray-faced people covered with reeds walking crookedly.

The stall owners on both sides dodged in the way.

Even if someone in the queue reached for the stall, the stall owners did not dare to say a word.

Soon.

The sick procession came out of the market and walked in the direction of Matthew.

"We're going to have to hide."

Lorain took Matthew's hand and drilled into the alley.

It wasn't until the large army of sick people walked past that Lorain poked his head out of the alley:

"Do you know why they are sick and still on the streets?"

Matthew shook his head, but he guessed in his heart that this was probably inseparable from the "Plague King", this group of people was obviously terminally ill, and they were still walking around the streets, as if they were afraid that no one would inherit the disease on their bodies, and who else would benefit from this move besides the owner who controlled the plague?

"Quick, their route has changed, let's go over and have a look!"

Lorain suddenly became excited.

I didn't see how he moved, and two white lights came out of his left ring finger and landed on the two of them.

Only then did Matthew realize that Loraine's ring finger was not as empty as it seemed on the outside, and there was actually a magic ring that he couldn't usually see!

"Invisibility enchantment? He wouldn't actually have a pair of magic rings on his hands, would he? ”

Matthew was once again amazed at the arrogance of the rich.

……

"Hint: Lorain used "Protect against Disease" on you for 4 hours, and the duration was increased to 12 hours based on the elements you mastered in the "Plague" field."

……

Over there, Loren had already run over in a hurry.

Matthew hesitated, but followed.

Fortunately, the group didn't go out for long, and they came to the back of a theater-like building, where a man in a robe wearing a red mask was waiting quietly.

The leader of the group talked to the red-faced man for a while, took a handful of silver coins from the other's hand, turned around and divided the others, and the patients scattered away.

"If you don't know how to stealth and hide, it's better not to learn from others to play tracking."

The red-faced man said diagonally to the alley:

"What's more, I can smell the smell of your body from afar...... Well? And a necromancer? ”

Lorraine boldly appeared when he heard this.

Matthew followed him about five paces behind, his eyes wary.

"You're paying them to go on the streets?"

Lorraine questioned the red-faced man:

"You don't know that this almost transmitted the fever to me?"

The red-faced man said calmly:

"I'm just helping them, they are so poor that they can't afford holy water, so it's better to accept my help than to die."

Lorraine looked domineering:

"Huh? Do you speak crookedly in front of a poet? Believe it or not, I can make you dizzy and cry bitterly when you refute it? ”

"Take off your mask and let me see what you look like, I guess you're one of those temples that sell holy water, hehe, spreading the plague is to make it easier to sell holy water, right?"

The red-faced man still said coldly:

"I advise you to keep a low profile, outsiders, Zeshui City is not a place where anyone who comes over can go wild."

"If you dare to defy the authority of the Plague King, the end will be miserable, and I promise you, death cannot describe the pain."

"Especially you, bard, you may be able to live a little longer by putting away that commotion in your body, and learn more from the necromancer behind you, lo and behold, he has been very quiet, which shows that he is a man of the times."

Loren was dissatisfied:

"My friend just doesn't like to talk, maybe he wants to beat you up more than I do!"

However, the red-faced man seems to have lost interest in continuing the conversation.

He ignored Loren and Matthew, turned and left:

"Remember my warning, leave Zeshui City early, get as far away as possible, this is not for you!"

"Damn!"

Luo Lan's fists clenched, and he stared at the red-faced man's figure for a while, and his hands gradually let go.

At this time, Matthew looked at him strangely:

"Aren't you going to beat him up?"

Luo Lan said helplessly: "I'm just bluffing, who knows how many people are behind him." ”

Immediately, he looked at Matthew, and his eyes were a little dissatisfied:

"Why didn't you just speak for me?!"

Matthew spread his hands: "I thought you were going to fight him to the death." ”

Luo Lan glared and said, "How could I be so reckless? After all, they didn't really get sick for me. ”

Right now.

There was movement in the direction where the red-faced man had disappeared.

Loren looked at it.

As a result, he saw a skeleton twisting his hip walking towards him with a bloody head.

"You...... You! ”

"You killed him?!"

Lorraine looked at Matthew in surprise.

Matthew said calmly:

"yes, because he really got sick for me."

……

"Hint: You killed a Plaguebringer (LV9), Plague Field Element: Infection +1"

……

"What kind of plague king, it's clearly a little minion!"

Matthew glanced at Bing's kill record, and slightly lowered his evaluation of the Plague King.

In fact, when he was sure that the Plague King needed to pay the sick to spread the plague on the streets, he had already deduced that the rank and domain of this guy would not be too high.

After all, it is impossible for either a leader in the plague field or a high-level spellcaster to still use such a low infection method.

So just when Luo Lan and the red-faced man forced Lai Lai, Matthew had already let Ah Bing go to lurk with a blank face.

This is also evidenced by the hint after killing the Plaguebringer.

If this was replaced by an evil magician, the people behind him would definitely know it immediately, and Matthew would inevitably pull a wave of hatred.

But now, the hatred list has not been updated, which proves that the "Plague King" didn't even know that his younger brother was dead.

It can be seen that it is a parallel import.

"What really needs to be paid attention to is that there are so many big forces in Zeshui City, why would they let such a vegetable plague king run rampant?"

"Maybe it's similar to Luo Lan's speculation, the Plague King is a puppet pushed out by the major temples to sell holy water?"

Come back to your senses.

Matthew noticed that Lorain was staring straight at him.

"What's wrong?"

He asked.

"Nothing." Luo Lan shook his head, his eyes subtle: "So, you're a necromancer, right?" ”

Matthew nodded:

"Yes, do you have an opinion about necromancers?"

Loren blinked:

"I mean, do you know any fellow sisters you can introduce to me? I haven't been in a relationship with a necromancer yet! ”

Matthew was silent.

In Loraine's expectant gaze, he reluctantly replied, "I know a necromancer who is now a sister. ”

Luo Lan's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Now?" ”

Matthew gave him a "you know" look and stopped the conversation.

He asked Ah Bing to clean up the scene and prepare to leave.

At this time, Luo Lan took the initiative to say:

"You killed someone in Zeshui City, it will cause some trouble, and it will be troublesome to stay for another day, why don't we go to Lao Jitou now and ask him to go out of the city overnight, and it will be much safer to enter the jungle."

Matthew also had this intention, and the two of them walked quickly in the direction of the hotel, and after finding Lao Jitou, the two did not explain the situation, but said that they were going out of the city.

Lao Jitou was also very decisive, and when he saw that the two employers were determined, he also responded.

The three of them left Zeshui City at dusk, and their figures gradually disappeared outside the dense rainforest in the south.

……

Zeshui City.

Late at night.

In a certain theater, on the stage, the black velvet curtain slowly fell, and an angry voice sounded from behind the scenes:

"Judith is dead, who killed him?!"

More than two dozen figures wearing red masks in the audience bowed their heads and remained silent.

"No one can provoke the Plague King in Zeshui City, and he can leave safely!"

The angry voice was hoarsely expressed in a theatrical emphasis:

"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, please show me the last living person Judith ever saw in her lifetime!"

The floor of the stage suddenly cracked, and a smooth and huge mirror slowly rose.

The light flowed in the mirror, and a figure suddenly appeared.

Everyone in the audience subconsciously stretched their necks.

That moment.

He saw a man with brown hair, open clothes, and a dissolute look!

"This temperament must be a poet."

Someone whispered.

"Find him! Kill him! ”

Voices from behind the curtain came:

"Wherever he goes, the Nightcrawler will help you!"

As he spoke, more than a dozen canine figures ran out from behind the stage.

When the masked men heard this, they received a demon dog.

Walked briskly out of the theater.

Ultimately.

A bell rings.

A figure stepped out from behind the curtain.

His face was covered in makeup, his eyes were full of anger, and the red on the tip of his nose was so piercing.

……

Meanwhile.

The duo, who changed their plans and hurried on the road, had already been led by Lao Jitou to the outside of the rainforest.

The jungle at night is restless and cold.

In the depths of the forest, the roars of unknown creatures could be faintly heard.

From time to time, shadows passed between the branches, causing a wave of waves.

"Tonight I'll spend the night at a rest spot outside the woods, and tomorrow morning I'll take you to a relatively friendly tribe of Jango people to borrow a canoe, and then we'll go down the river by the Rodin, which will save 1/3 of the foot."

Lao Jitou warned seriously:

"Remember, you're going to listen to me when you're on the road, understand?"

The two of them nodded one after another, and then followed behind Lao Jitou.

Right now.

Matthew suddenly sensed a somewhat violent and shy will!

……

"Hint: Because of your strong affinity for nature, you've been in touch with the local Rainforest Spirits!

Oak Realm is in effect.

You can use the Oak Tree Realm as a medium to further communicate with the Spirit of the Rainforest, and once the communication is completed, you will receive the following additional benefits -

1. Preliminary recognition of the soul of the rainforest;

2. Access permission to the Black Banyan Dreamland;

3. A temporary natural ability (only in the rainforest);

Do you want to continue to communicate with the "Spirit of the Rainforest"?"

……

(End of chapter)