Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 127 Not going well
The original effect of [Realm of Emptiness] is that after it is activated, it can give Ronan a master-level operational awareness, mentality, and overall view.

Whether practicing or fighting, he has an absolutely calm and clear mind, as if observing the overall situation from a third-party perspective.

The Lake of No Thought elevates this point to another level, eliminating all irrelevant emotions and thoughts.

In the state of [Lake of No Thoughts], Ronan even had the feeling that his body was taken over, controlled, and dominated by another "self".

A self that is completely unaffected by sadness, fear, joy, pain, any emotions, or any distracting thoughts.

In this state, his ten points of strength may burst out into twelve points, or even twenty points of combat power.

“But this state cannot last too long.”

"If I keep doing this for a long time, those 'frozen' emotions will sink to the bottom of the lake forever. I will gradually become numb, indifferent, and my heart will lose its warmth."

Until he completely became a walking corpse, a "puppet" controlled by power.

This was not what Ronan wanted to see.

Soon, Ronan caught up with the magic ship, broke through the light of the rune shield, and landed on the deck.

There is no rule that prohibits leaving the magic airship while it is sailing. Many people will get off the ship from time to time to get some fresh air, but this behavior has certain risks. The ship will not slow down or stop for anyone, and you are responsible for the consequences of leaving the ship.

Sitting on the floor of the room, Ronan refilled the burned-out essence of the mind-controlling monster's brain fluid and entered into meditation again.

At this moment, the progress bar behind the strength column of his character panel has almost reached (110%).

The mental power in my mind was growing stronger, like a thick water ball mixed with ice chips.

Ronan slowly dispersed his spiritual power. The light that originally fell gently on him began to "bend" at the edge of his skin. The air became sticky and distorted, just like transparent oil paint.
The mental fluctuations he naturally exudes are much stronger than those of a normal late-level first-level wizard who is on the threshold of reaching the second level.

But it is not as good as the real level two, and is in a position between the late level one and the early level two.

Ronan was very confident that he could easily succeed in his attempt to become a level 2 wizard with the help of the crystallization array.

“Let’s see how high it can go.”

Ronan thought about it, closed the character panel and continued to meditate.

After reaching 500 points of proficiency in the master-level [Basic Meditation], the efficiency of meditation has also increased a lot. It is estimated that it will not be long before I touch the limit again.

three days later.

A ray of cold sunlight shone through the window of the room and gently fell on Ronan's face as he sat in meditation with his eyes closed.

There was a knock on the door.

Ronan opened his eyes, and a bright light flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared and returned to the infinitely quiet lake blue.

He collected everything on the floor, stood up and walked to the door. He opened it and saw a young crew member standing outside the room. He bowed his head and said, "Respected Sir, we have entered the White Stone Ridge."

"Shiraishi Highland."

Ronan's eyes flickered, and he quickly walked to the window and looked out through the transparent glass window.

What appeared before my eyes was a scene of towering snow-capped mountains. A long black river meandered through the snow. The front of the river seemed to be connected to a valley surrounded by many peaks. Under the white, one could see traces of a large number of alpine cold-zone vegetation growing.

"We will soon reach Whitestone Castle."

"How many people live in Whitestone Castle?"

Ronan asked the young crew member.

The latter thought for a moment and replied thoughtfully, "If we count the ordinary people living in Baishibao, there are probably about 60,000 to 70,000 people."

Ronan was silent for a moment, then nodded.

After the young crew member left, Ronan stood alone at the window, looking down.

There was a letter in my hand, as white as ice.

If given the chance, Ronan wouldn't mind handing the letter to its original recipient.

But in a place with 60,000 to 70,000 people, looking for a person named "Soraya" based on just one name is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

He didn't even know whether the other party was still in Baishi Castle. He might have died a long time ago.

"The leader of the frost... the Ice Flame Iris Lanster family."

Ronan thought quietly.

After a moment, he shook his head, put the letter away again, left the window and began to prepare to disembark.

After half a day, the magic ship of the "Black Swan" Chamber of Commerce slowly landed on an open snowy field in the Gaoling Basin.

The wizards on the ship began to disembark one after another.

At this moment, Ronan was in his room, standing in front of a full-length mirror that was as tall as a person, looking at himself.

After entering Whitestone Castle, he did not plan to walk around as a silver ring wizard.

He erased all the magic ring-style patterns on the gray metal robe, leaving only some exquisite silver edges as simple decoration.

He controlled the muscles on both sides of his cheeks, making his originally well-proportioned face appear much thinner, and his facial features became sharper. Combined with the prominent glacier-like light blue rune patterns, he gave people a cold, unruly, mysterious and icy temperament.

He braided his long white hair into thick braids, tied them tightly with silver metal ropes, and let them hang behind his head.

Although there were only minor changes in some details, Ronan had become very different from before. If it weren't for someone close to him standing in front of him, most people wouldn't be able to recognize him at all.

"From now on, my name is Linus."

Ronan confirmed his new identity and left the boat alone after several other magic circle wizards had left.

The mountain valley where Baishibao was located was much larger than he had expected. It was located in the valley in the form of a circular town. The river surrounded the town, and the valleys on all sides showed signs of being excavated outwards.

There were also some buildings located among the mountains and forests. Ronan vaguely saw traces of a castle on a towering snow-capped mountain opposite.

The entrance to Baishibao town was crowded with people. In addition to wizards, there were also a large number of ordinary people, most of whom wore thick fur robes to keep out the cold.

The situation where official wizards and ordinary people live together is generally only common in small wizard gatherings.

Although there are third-level wizards in Baishi Castle, they do not belong to any single wizard force. There are many wizard families in Baishi Castle. The families continue and grow through reproduction, and this is when ordinary people are needed.

Ronan had experience in wandering and knew that when arriving in a new place, it would save a lot of trouble to find a guide who was familiar with the local area.

There are also many people of this kind at the gate of Baishi Castle. Many of them are ordinary people. Occasionally, you can see wizard apprentices standing in groups on the snow, like a group of cuckoos huddling together for warmth.

As soon as Ronan expressed his desire to hire a guide, a large group of people gathered around him.

He swept his eyes through the crowd and finally selected a middle-aged man with a simple temperament, in his forties, with a face full of thick hair. After he selected the middle-aged man as a guide, the others immediately dispersed. The middle-aged man selected by Ronan seemed quite excited. Ronan found that he always looked at one place unconsciously.

Following his gaze, Ronan saw that in a corner outside the crowd, there was a fat woman with three children who were looking at this side with joy on their faces.

They appear to be the man's family.

"Does your family depend on you being a guide to support them?"

Ronan asked casually.

Perhaps it was because his appearance had changed, making him seem cold and difficult to get along with, the man who introduced himself as Gru seemed thoughtful and cautious in answering every question Ronan asked.

"At this season, yes. The mountains and forests are too dangerous right now. In another two months, when the snow melts a little, we usually go into the mountains to hunt."

Ronan nodded. He could see that the man had signs of some simple physical training.

"How much does it usually cost to hire you for a day?"

"Just two white fungus will do."

After the man answered, he thought for a moment and added, "One silver ear can buy us five days' worth of bread. I usually get a job every three to five days, but I have to hand over half of the reward to the Red Thorn Society after each job is done. The Red Thorn Society is affiliated with the Ababok family."

The man's honesty was written all over his face, and he wanted to pour out everything he knew to Ronan.

Ronan could probably guess that the "silver ear" mentioned by the man should be something like silver coins.

There were many mortals in Baishibao, so it was normal that they still circulated ordinary currency, but he didn't have any gold or silver.

After thinking for a while, Ronan took out a low-level magic stone from the space ring, crushed it, and threw a few crumbs to the man casually, saying:
"Please help me find a better place for the wizard to stay first. I will probably stay here for half a year or even longer."

"As ordered."

The man subconsciously took the magic stone particle given by Ronan, and became excited after seeing clearly what was in his hand.

He bowed deeply to Ronan and said sincerely: "Thank you for your generosity, the Griffin family will be warm this winter because of you..."

After saying that, he quickly stood up and walked towards the town with Ronan without stopping.

Ronan discovered something about the man named Gru.

Because of the existence of wizard families, the status gap between top wizards and ordinary people at the bottom is too big. Ordinary people here show stronger respect and awe for wizards, and the lives of ordinary people seem to be more impoverished.

There is more than one wizarding family in White Stone Castle, and there must be struggles for interests among them. Even if those high-ranking wizards do not affect the thoughts of ordinary people, this contradiction passed down layer by layer is enough to exploit the people below miserably.

From this perspective, the original Hoddam Wizarding Land seemed relatively comfortable.

The middle-aged man Gru led Ronan to a place called "Ice Bat Tavern", which also provided accommodation. In addition, there was a guide-like character of a higher level than Gru. He was well-informed about all the news in White Stone Castle, which quite satisfied Ronan's requirements.

The prices here have returned to the level of normal wizarding lands. Gold and silver are not accepted as payments. The room rate is one intermediate magic stone per day, three meals are included, and additional intermediary services are also provided.

Ronan settled down in the "Ice Bat Tavern" as a wandering ice wizard who came to White Stone Castle to seek "talent transplantation".

He sat in the tavern for a while, listening to the wizards chatting in the tavern. During this time, the waiter of the tavern served him a local specialty of White Stone Castle.

It's actually just frozen fish, a few pieces of whole bread and some side salad.

Ronan took a few bites and found the fish meat extremely salty with a strong fishy smell. The smell was slightly reduced after adding salad dressing, but it was still unbearable for him with his super sensitive five senses.

The only thing that is worthy of praise is probably the taste.

Ronan had no appetite. After discovering that the wizards in the tavern mostly used the local dialect of Whitestone Castle when chatting, he went straight back to his room.

He assigned all the purposes of his trip to the people at the Ice Bat Tavern, and all he had to do next was to wait.

Although Kirsty only gave Ronan two and a half months, he was not in a hurry.

The spiritual power after purification is still growing, and Ronan has too many things to do in daily life.

Five days later, responses began to come to the several things Ronan had inquired about.

Ice Bat Tavern.

The cold white sunlight penetrated the window, which was barely the size of two palms and covered with thick snow, and fell on the small black thick wooden round table, leaving behind an inconspicuous tiny spot of light.

Ronan, with ice patterns on his cheeks, sharp eyes and a cold temperament, was wearing a black and gray robe with silver patterns. He was sitting at a small round table, listening to the respectful and low-voiced report of a sturdy, brown-haired middle-aged man next to him.

"The Tourte family has long ceased to exist?"

When Ronan heard what the middle-aged man said, he couldn't help but frown, and then glanced at him coldly.

"Don't try to deceive me. As far as I know, there is a third-level wizard in the Turte family.

How could it disappear in just a few decades?"

The middle-aged man turned pale when Ronan looked at him, and he hurriedly explained: "How dare I deceive the noble lord.

It is true that the Tuart family has a third-level wizard, but he has been missing for nearly a hundred years.

The Tuart family had no core support and had provoked too many opponents. In order to prevent the entire family from being destroyed, they left Whitestone Castle decades ago.
If you go out and ask an old man about this, you will know the answer."

Ronan's face darkened.

He didn't expect that things wouldn't go smoothly as soon as he arrived.

I don’t know how long it has been since Kosti left the tower, or if she is just a little insane. She didn’t even know her friend had been missing for a hundred years, and she thought that the other party had just cut off contact with her normally.

In this case, the letter of introduction given by Costi is completely useless. If you want to receive the "talent transplant", you have to find a way on your own.

"..The master asked us to find out about a person named Soraya. We have collected some of the information here and will show it to the master first..."

After the middle-aged man finished reporting on the affairs of the Turte family, he handed Ronan a rune stone for recording.

Ronan took a quick glance and nodded without taking it seriously.

He was just doing something for Soraya, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, it didn't matter whether he could find it or not.

Seeing Ronan sitting at the table for a long time without saying anything, the middle-aged man with brown hair said cautiously: "Sir, if you just want to undergo a 'talent transplant', you don't have to go through the Turte family. We can do that too."

"Oh?"

Ronan's eyes flickered when he heard that, and he looked up at the middle-aged man in front of him with a slightly surprised expression.

Seeing that Ronan was interested, the middle-aged man quickly introduced him.

After listening to the middle-aged man's explanation, Ronan realized that the specific situation of Baishibao's unique "ice talent transplantation technology" was actually completely different from what he had imagined.

(End of this chapter)