Chapter 69: Magic Stone and Soup

In this city's Wizard Legacy Hypothesis, this powerful Wizard spent his life researching a new, more perfect Immortal Wizard Path, which was also what surprised Luge; judging by what was written above, this was a peculiar Wizard of near-immortal undying immortality, and the so-called research of a new one implied an old path already existed. And this Wizard ultimately, because of an unsolvable difficult problem, turned his gaze toward the Knowledge World.

The Knowledge World is a world more dangerous than the Nightmare World; the more powerful a person, the less they dare approach it lightly.

So this Wizard designed such a city, using this city's special nature to summon the answer he had long anticipated in his heart, because knowledge in that wondrous world is a kind of abstract living thing; they actively chase those existences that might understand them, like little fairies. The higher the level of knowledge one can touch, the more dangerous entering that world becomes; large amounts of knowledge will swarm in, burst skulls, and annihilate souls.

Luge's breathing grew heavier with his reading; he was not frightened, but rather felt some yearning for that world, truly unable to imagine the scene of being chased by knowledge; he thought that might be a very beautiful scene, of course, before the skull bursts open.

He continued flipping through it; in his view this thin "Mystery City Truth Revealed" was fundamentally not a revelation, but a crude compilation of rumors and gossip around the camp, and even at the end it did not speak this city's name, only vaguely calling it Mystery City.

He finished reading it once, then read the Demon Body Spellbook for a while; the anticipated figure still did not appear.

He had no choice but to put away the book and return to the fairy via the camp.

Passing through the camp he also saw someone hiring Lizardman Mercenaries in groups; the few Lizardmen beside Ba'angte were likely hired here; he also did not know the price.

He walked and thought; the back of "Mystery City Truth Revealed" wrote that Mystery City, to summon the Knowledge World, had many arrangements; for example there was a miraculous spring water, said to be one of that powerful Wizard's masterpieces; the revelation book crudely explained it as a super-enhanced version of the expensive Spirit Heart Potion. Also recorded was that previously a powerful Chong Ren tried to force his way into the city, and in the instant of impact was smashed to pieces, flesh and bone flying everywhere.

He returned to the bonfire side; the Fire Man was already cooking, but this time it was stewed soup; various mushrooms and meat chunks bubbled with gurgling sounds, fragrance overflowing.

Luge was somewhat embarrassed; after all they were not considered familiar, always freeloading meals was not good either.

"Two Magic Stones, one bowl of soup." The Fire Man suddenly said.

Luge froze, conveniently took out two Magic Stones and handed them over; indeed received a bowl of soup.

The fairy on the side rolled her eyes.

Bang! Fire exploded! The soup pot was also caught in the blast, spilling two or three bowls' worth.

Ba'angte walked out from the exploded flames; behind him those Lizardman Mercenaries were nowhere to be seen.

"Six Magic Stones." The Fire Man stretched out his hand.

Ba'angte, whose complexion was already poor, was stunned by this action; his baffled expression instead softened somewhat, and without a word he fished out six Magic Stones and handed them over.

When Ba'angte sat down, he still glanced at Luge once, but likewise did not speak.

"Ganaya, do you understand that city?"

Luge spoke, handing over the booklet he had bought.

The fairy put down the half-drunk soup, curiously took it and flipped through it.

"Give it up; this city these two days often has anomalies; you might miss the city's opening because of a snake."

The Fire Man handed over a bowl of soup.

Ba'angte took the soup, silently drinking, looking thoughtful.

"The snake, I already caught long ago." Ba'angte scanned the Kobold to the side.

Luge chatted with the fairy on one hand, and pricked up his ears on the other.

Judging by this, the Fire Man still did not know Ba'angte had already caught the snake; this was truly Ba'angte's private matter. But combined with the content seen in "Mystery City Truth Revealed", one could see Ba'angte's determination on this matter; after all even if what was written above was half true half false, it still had considerable value, and Ba'angte running around everywhere might very well miss the opportunity as the Fire Man said.

Simultaneously, Luge also realized one thing: if he were not here, Ba'angte might not have said he had already caught the snake; he had truly become an eyesore Kobold.

"That snake, is Kalu's?" The Fire Man stirred the spoon.

The fairy also curiously raised her head to look over.

"Yes, back then it was still me who helped him find it, many years ago." Ba'angte drank soup, then threw over six Magic Stones and ladled a bowl, "I want to bury him; after all in that Academy, he barely counted as my only good friend."

The fairy had a blank face, seemingly not recognizing Kalu.

"Kalu is already dead?" The Fire Man said.

"Mm, I personally split him open, should be dead; from his Familiar's reaction it can also be confirmed, but he was cunning and full of tricks since childhood." Ba'angte drank soup, "That day at the moment I split him open, I was also trapped by his Spell, but I saw he should be dead; his Familiar held his Corpse in its mouth and while I could not move, ran away before my eyes..."

Ba'angte put down the empty soup bowl, scanning the few people at the bonfire.

His sturdy figure, sitting here, was still the tallest; only now his complexion was somewhat gloomy.

"As a good friend I am very sad; I did not say it because I judged you unable to understand." He said with a gloomy face, "I bear him no malice, but he blocked my Supernatural Path; he must die, even if he is my only good friend, I must use the sharp sword in my hand to sever his head; the only thing I can do is make my sword sharper, not leave him pain."

Luge shrank his head and neck, tilted his head to glance at the fairy; only to see the fairy miss was also a face of surprise.

"In my loathsome hometown," the fairy suddenly smiled and spoke, "even using the crudest cheapest knife to pierce a loved one's chest is a very common thing; although I have hated seeing such things since childhood, I have never met anyone like you, giving me a wondrous feeling, as if solemnly and seriously speaking nonsense with dignified bearing."

Ba'angte pondered a moment, then actually nodded.

The Fire Man was still stirring the soup in the pot, and even added some ingredients; he seemed to especially like cooking, carrying exquisite tableware on his person, now even distributing to passersby; pity Luge watched him for a good while and he only successfully gave away one bowl.

Luge was just about to raise his head and drink down the last mouthful of soup in the bowl.

Only to see the soup water ripple a wave.

He turned his head; everyone nearby was the same as him, looking toward that distant city that seemed to float, yet also seemed to exist in another spacetime, mysterious and general.

Is this the anomaly they spoke of? Or is it really about to open? Wonder if that Crybaby Worm went in, Luge thought.

He suddenly thought of a question. Since this city is so good, why are there only Wizard Apprentices here? Those Official Wizards, even more powerful Wizards, why have none come? Especially that Niteli Wizard Adult who still has a Commission Mission.

(Chapter End)