Chapter 531 Dream Bell Rings
There is no concept of country in Borderland.
Not even a large gathering place.
The more densely populated a place is, the more likely it is for large-scale chaos to break out.
The most powerful power structure here is a high-level wizard or apprentice who rules lower than him.
Some forces will also raise a group of ordinary people to do the simplest and most inefficient chores.
Those who are powerful and have no shortage of resources will also be able to drive some demon dolls, spirits, low-intelligence monsters, etc.
At the same time, the leaders of these places usually pay nominal allegiance to higher-level wizards, paying tribute to some resources and completing some orders in exchange for limited resources and shelter in times of crisis.
Of course, there are also those who claim to be stronger and will not surrender to anyone.
They are generally relatively powerful loners who rely on themselves to survive in the Borderlands and seek opportunities for advancement.
There is such a first-order wizard named Dodge living on the island in the middle of Rhine Lake.
First-level wizards are not very powerful in the Borderlands.
However, the rules of the Borderlands are chaotic. If a first-level wizard can fully adapt to the power of the local rules, he may be more powerful than a second-level wizard here.
On this day, Thor, wearing a cloak that had been dyed gray-white by the wind and sand, stood on a hillside and looked ahead.
You can vaguely see a fairly wide lake in the distance, but most of it is shrouded in thick gray mist.
Marsh, the coachman who had lost his car, followed behind him carrying a huge suitcase.
Because they lost their means of transportation and the road was difficult to navigate in the Borderless Land, they walked for two months before reaching their destination - Lake Rhine from the old witch's mouse hole.
"Rhine Lake is also called Dead Soul Lake here. It is said to be the only large lake in Borderlands. There is an island in the middle of the lake with rich resources. However, due to the special rules nearby, there is only one who majors in dark attributes. The first-level wizards settled down."
Thor communicated with several consciousnesses in the diary in his mind.
Agu: [This wizard is very powerful. He has a very high status here and his strength can be greatly increased. If so, would he be willing to relinquish the place to its owner? ]
An: [If you don’t agree, just kill him. 】
Thor shook his head, "If possible, I would rather use knowledge and resources to solve the problem."
Thor is not opposed to killing, but he is not willing to use killing as the first choice to solve problems.
Although it should be difficult to convince the Dodge wizard, Thor feels that he has strong capital in the field of dark attributes, especially in the soul, and may be able to pay the price for the other party's interest.
But before entering the island in the middle of the Rhine Lake, Sol still needs to wait for some news.
After a while, a small man wearing a pocket cloak and only three heads in size flew out of the mist and landed in front of him.
She was surrounded by a large amount of mist, which looked like a dark cloud.
The Rhine Lake has been shrouded in thick fog all year round, making it very stealthy to use this cloud.
"Checked it out, you're lucky, he didn't open the closed magic circle."
This person who looks like a two-year-old child is the old witch.
After two months of growth, the old witch has transformed from a deformed baby into a little girl. The body is no longer so deformed.
But her face is still that of an old witch, and her mouth can still grin from ear to ear.
Thor nodded and gathered his cloak, "Then let's go visit this Dodge wizard."
The old witch pouted, "When you get enough souls, remember to suck away the remaining black tide from me as soon as possible. I don't even dare to meditate when this thing is on me!"
The old witch was also helpless.
These days, whenever she meditates, she hears the sound of water dripping. The sound of water drops became louder and denser. Sometimes, as she listened, she felt like she was about to turn into water droplets.
Sol didn't speak. He slowly walked to the Rhine Lake and felt the cool air by the lake.
"The temperature here is very low. The closer you get to the lake, the lower the temperature becomes."
Sol squatted down, and a corner of his robe fell into the shallow water, and a layer of white frost immediately formed.
He picked up the corner of his clothes and shook it to let the thin ice fall off.
At this moment, he suddenly saw something in his peripheral vision. Looking forward, he saw ripples in the dark lake water. After the ripples, some vague white shadows appeared under the water.
Those white shadows are slowly approaching the water, and their appearance is gradually becoming clearer.
It was a confused face with wide eyes, only the whites of the eyes and no pupils.
There are not only people here, but also faces of other races.
Some are human-like, and some are more like beasts.
They looked at Sol across the water, just as Sol looked at them across the water.
Herman: [So many people! 】
Thor stood up slowly.
The sight gradually zoomed out, penetrated the fog, and saw a wider world.
Above is the gray sky, below is the bottomless lake.
Under the surface of the lake, as far as the eye can see, there are numb faces.
They were separated from Sol by a lake, and seemed to be separated by a world.
Suddenly, a wave of water rippled over from the center of the lake.
After the ripples passed, all the faces disappeared, and everything seemed like an illusion.
"Today is not a day for foreign trade in the Rhine Lake. However, I will not let my friends from afar return empty-handed."
A figure broke through the fog and appeared in front of Thor.
The person who came was a middle-aged man with gray sideburns and beard. He looked kind-hearted, not like a wizard, but like a simple scholar.
He put his hands behind his back and stood on a huge pure white feather, slowly floating towards it, exuding steady fluctuations of magic power.
He is a first-level wizard.
"Are you the Dodge Wizard?" Thor bowed slightly and nodded.
The man smiled, picked up the monocle on his collar and looked at Thor. He was a little surprised, "It's a completely unfamiliar new face. His bones look fresh. Are you not eighteen years old?" The
wizard Although he looked kind, he completely ignored Sol's greetings and asked new questions on his own.
He is not as easy to get along with as he seems on the surface.
Thor blinked his eyes, understood in his heart, and didn't care, "Yes, my name is Thor, I'm just sixteen. I've taken the liberty to visit you and want to make a deal with you." Thor acquiesced that the other party was the Dodge Wizard
.
"Everyone who comes here wants to make deals with me." Dodge did not deny it. "I like to make deals with everyone. But many people can't pay enough. I have no choice but to give them some small gifts with regret, and then I have no choice. Please ask them to leave."
Sol smiled, "That's great, I like trading too."
He raised his right hand, palm up.
A few seconds later, a bulge under the skin moved from the wrist of the cuff to the palm of the hand.
Then the skin split open, and a transparent, irregular stone with traces of bright red blood squeezed out of his palm.
The expression on Dodge's face condensed instantly. His eyes were fixed on the transparent stone in Sol's hand through the monocle. After three breaths, he slowly said: "Cryptocrystalline. "
Saul nodded. He ignored the equally burning gaze from the old witch beside him and Penny's crazy yelling in his ears.
"No, no, brother Thor, don't give the cryptocrystal to others!"
Seeing that Thor was indifferent, the Nightmare Butterfly, which had been hiding in the pages of the diary since entering Borderlands, finally couldn't help it, got out, and blocked the In front of Thor, trying to get him to take back the cryptocrystalline matter.
"Ding bell——"
Suddenly a clear sound rang in everyone's ears.
Penny swooped back to the diary.
"Oh, what a sound, it's so harsh!"
The Nightmare Butterfly immediately hid in the diary, trembling, and even Thor could feel its uneasiness.
Thor was confused and looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw Dodge on the opposite side taking out a... Meng Bell from his sleeves a little strangely.
"Strange, why did it sound by itself?"
(End of Chapter)