I asked you to be a mage, not to raise a nine-tailed fox

Chapter 167 Catherine: This piece of land is good. It can interfere with the development of the Silver Hand.

After a long griffin ride.

Mina and his party finally arrived at their destination.

Elemental Labyrinth Camp.

This place is further south than the wetlands and is close to the southern border.

I originally thought that the destination of this special flight point should be a relatively desolate camp.

But I never expected that this camp would be more prosperous than any camp Mina had ever visited - it was like a small town.

A small town where only professionals live.

Mina was a little stunned as he looked at the people coming and going, busy with their luggage.

"Are all the people here going to the S-class maze?"

Mina was curious.

Isara laughed and shook his head: "It's not that easy to enter an S-level maze. Every entry qualification is very precious, and they..."

Isara's eyes swept over several professionals who had just returned from the wild.

"They are all professionals who hunt monsters in this area."

"There are three relatively stable passages leading underground. They have been developed quite well."

"The monsters underground will come out to look for food. At first, the ten great knight orders took turns to station troops here. Later, the Sword of Ashes took over. Later, when the entrance to the Elemental Labyrinth was found, the garrison here became the ten great knight orders guarding together again."

Isara smiled and said, "Of course, with so many high-level professionals here, it doesn't matter whether the top ten people guard here or not."

"If there is a monster riot, there is no need for the top warriors to take action. The revelry will be over after one time."

Mina also looked at the soldiers who returned with smiles on their faces.

I became more curious about this place.

It was still early, so Isara took Mina out for a walk around the camp.

Mina came back with a few delicious-looking Level 6 Grass Demon Rabbits, with a smile on his face.

Fifth- and sixth-level monsters can be seen everywhere.

It’s really a great place with abundant resources.

The strength of the monsters here is even higher than those on the Ice and Fire Island for high-level training.

Moreover, the density of monsters here really makes it the best hunting ground.

No wonder so many high-level professionals are hunting here.

"So here's the problem."

Ansana scratched her head and looked in another direction, where was the entrance square of the Elemental Maze.

"Is that S-rank maze going to be more powerful than the monsters here?"

Isara smiled.

“There’s no comparison between the two.”

Mina and the others looked at each other.

It’s just as Sister Mel said.

This S-level maze is really dangerous.

"Huh? Isara?"

A sudden voice interrupted the conversation between Mina and others.

Looking back, I saw two young people, a man and a woman, walking towards me quickly.

Both men looked to be in their thirties, wearing the standard combat uniforms of the Silver Hand.

The young man among them carried a magic staff on his back.

The other young woman looked quite strong, with a big sword on her back.

The two of them looked at Isara with great surprise.

"Isara-senpai."

The female warrior walked up to Issara and was very excited.

The other mage also looked at Issara with a smile on his face, but when he looked at Mina and the others behind Issara, his eyes were filled with surprise and curiosity.

"Alaerdin, Marion, you are here."

The female warrior named Marion scratched her head and looked at Alairdin standing beside her: "Alairdin dragged him here for me. Thanks to him, I have the opportunity to enter the maze here."

Alardin shook his head and sighed, "It's really hard to save up 300,000 points for a ticket. You know, we life mages can bring one person, but this second person also needs to pay a fee. Half price is still 100,000 points. It's expensive."

Alardin smiled bitterly. It was fortunate that he was a life mage and it took him two full years to accumulate so many points. If he had changed to another profession, it would probably take even longer.

"By the way, Senior Sarah, are these people new to the capital? Are they brought here to hunt those monsters?"

Alardin's eyes fell on Mina and Kuleiya. They were wearing the emblem of the Silver Hand and were obviously members of the Silver Hand.

He is so young and I have never seen him before. Could he be the newly promoted fifth-level transcendent in the royal capital?
However, his focus fell on Mina. He had a hunch that this young man dressed as a wizard seemed to be a living professional.

"They."

Isara pointed at the two and said with a smile, "Bring them over here to see the world."

"That's good. After all, although there are many monsters here, there are also many level six monsters with poor offensive power. It's good to have a senior to guide you through training and seeing the world."

Alardin nodded.

After a few brief greetings, the two left.

They still have a lot of preparation to do.

They are only at the peak of level 5, and they have little chance of getting enough points even on the first level of the maze.

You need to collect enough information in the camp here. A ticket keystone is only open for half a month, so you must make sufficient preparations before that.

"Alairdin is a fifth-level peak watermaker, and Marion is a fifth-level peak warrior."

Isara looked in the direction the two men left.

"In fact, every knight group has a quota for training. As long as every knight is willing to spend points, he can come here for training."

"Of course, if the performance is outstanding, the Grand Duke will be responsible for paying the points."

"I tell you this so that you can seize this opportunity to gain experience. The benefits here are far beyond your imagination."

"Okay, this villa will be your residence for the next two weeks. This afternoon, gather intelligence here. The labyrinth training will begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow, and the assessment for both of you will start from now."

Isara's voice was still behind Mina and the others, but when they turned around, the person had disappeared.

"I was thinking of dragging my sister into the maze together."

Mina pouted.

"Zhizhizhi~~"

"Hmmmmmm~"

The little fox and the cute slime stared intently at the sixth-level grass rabbit in Mina's hand.

His saliva was all over the floor.

Mina glanced at the useless slime Mengmeng.

Aren’t there still a lot of nine-segment snake meat in your backpack?
Doesn’t that taste good?

"Guru Guru~"

It was the sound of Lucia's stomach growling.

"Okay, let's get ready for dinner."
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"I really didn't expect that."

Catherine looked at the information in her hand and shook her head slightly.

Mina and the others actually went to that camp.

Should I go over there to hunt in the wild, or go through that maze?

Thinking back to a few days ago, Mina and his team led a massive slaughter in the maze, crushing even the peak level six Shadow.

With this kind of strength, he was most likely appreciated by the Silver Duke and went down into the maze.

"Come to think of it, I haven't visited the third level of that maze for a long time."

Catherine looked at the growing mountain of documents.

Sighed.

How I wish I could go there.

At this time, it would be nice to have a clone.

"Knock down."

"Come in."

The maid brought more documents again, including the king's instructions.

We must not let Mina and his men take over the territory smoothly.

Catherine sighed.

Even though he is so sick, he is still thinking about causing trouble for the Silver Hand.

What a shadow that incident left behind.

Catherine rubbed her forehead and looked towards the direction of the bedroom. Or was it that the elf sent by the second prince was whispering something in her ear again?

Catherine was silent for a while and spread out the map.

There are several key points marked on it.

There is the territory of the second prince in the south, and there is the territory of the eldest prince in the northeast.

And hers, on the western frontier.

Of course, there are also small places like Lucia, Ansana, Mina and Kuleiya on the southeast coast.

You want to mess with them in such a small place?
Ah.

What else can I do?

Send some people from the west, send some people from the north, and get some more people from the Silver Dawn. Can we really do it?
But that kind of place has no value in development.

Pollution can break out at any time.

How is it possible to develop territory there?

Catherine shook her head.

I really didn't expect that Lucia and Ansana would follow Mina to his place so resolutely.

Catherine looked at the two-person territory that separated Mina and the Sword of Ashes.

"We really seized the advantageous terrain."

"but……"

Catherine's gaze suddenly fell on the unowned land to the north of the four people's territory.

It is equally desolate, with no development and the environment is extremely harsh.

The monster territory nearby is as dangerous as the beach where Mina and his friends are.

Catherine stared at that place closely, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

"It seems I have to go check on that old guy's condition."

The eldest princess put on her coat, controlled her temperament, and ran straight to the old king's bedroom.

Here, we saw the ruler of Ansu, who was not that old but always seemed to be in his twilight years.

Although he was sick, he still reclined on the bed, enjoying the service of the elf - feeding him fruits.

However, despite his old age, this legendary seriously ill old man still looks healthy and has a rosy complexion.

So, you are pretending to be sick again?

Catherine's fists were hard again without her noticing.

"Ahem, Catherine, why are you here?"

"I have a suggestion regarding the southern territory of the Silver Hand." She glanced at the elf.

"You go down first."

Half an hour later, Catherine was satisfied and got the results she wanted. She rubbed the rolled-up map with her beautiful thumb.

She said that you couldn't escape from her grasp.

Catherine returned to the study feeling refreshed.

Looking at the documents on the table, he called the maid and waved his hand.

"Send it to the old... ahem, the king. He has basically recovered from his illness."

After waiting for the maid to enter the room, only the bland voice rang in her ears.

"I have some feelings, so I will stay in seclusion for three days."
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"Finally I have some ideas."

Mel looked at the dragon bones in his hand with bright eyes.

I overturned the previous design drawings and redid everything, but it still didn't feel perfect. Now it seems that my thinking was still not open.

Since we still have the ancient dragon's blood crystal and dragon bone wine.

Then use some of them.

You can do one attribute or one and a half attributes.

After all, the dragon attribute is too strong. If you don't remove it, it will be interference, and if you remove it all, it will have an impact.

Just make it half an attribute.

This was a challenge for Mel, but she enjoyed it.

He gulped down a big mouthful of honey water. It must be said that Mina's ability to replicate was really good.

Waiting for him to get version 3.0 so that she can drink honey water every day.

I don’t know how Mina is doing now.

I should be able to clear one level in these two weeks.

Mel looked south.

I hope I don’t hit Mina and the others too hard.

Well, no need to think about it anymore, let’s get to work.

The magic power gathered in Mel's hands and pressed on the shadow dragon bone.
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"everything's ready."

Sword of Ashes.

Doyle stood respectfully and reported the situation.

Beside him, Caesar, dressed in tight clothes, stood with his head down.

Six fully-armed knights, restraining their powerful auras, stood behind the second prince.

"That one called Selina, can she be the second in command?"

"Yes, at least her hatred towards the Silver Hand can be used."

Caesar spoke calmly.

The Marquis smiled and said, "After observing him for a few months, he is indeed a good candidate for management. This time as the acting deputy, it can be regarded as a test and a process of accumulating experience."

The second prince nodded. "Okay, we will be back in two weeks at most. With Catherine taking care of this place, there will probably be no problems. Hmm... let's play it safe. I will ask the South Territory to send a few people over to calm down the situation. When you come back, Caesar, you will officially take over her job as the second in command."

Caesar nodded: "Thank you for your appreciation, Second Prince."

"Hey, what are you talking about? We two brothers have become estranged."

The second prince waved his hand and looked at Caesar: "Although the Marquis told you before, I still want to remind you that our goal in going to the maze this time is to find the ruins of Gu Ansu and get the relic in it. It is extremely dangerous there."

"There are three levels in the maze over there. Our final destination is the third level maze. Even a sixth-level warrior can only protect himself there. Don't act on your own. Safety is the first priority. You have excellent talent and we have high hopes for you. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"I told you not to be so polite. Okay, we have almost prepared everything, let's go now."
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After eating and drinking, Mina went out for a stroll... to collect information.

I was soon attracted by the small square in the center.

There are two stone statues and a big gate, and the design is exactly the same as the entrance of the high-level training maze and wetland maze.

It is obvious at first glance that it is related to a professional association.

And if there is a professional association, then the merchants in the association...

Sure enough, Mina found the merchant NPC near the small square.

Not only are there necessary supplies for the maze for sale here, but there are also weapons and equipment available for rent.

Of course, if you hunt for rare materials in the maze, you can exchange them with the merchant.

The young man is not deceived.

However, the transaction currency used here is not association points.

It's a special maze score.

These points can be obtained in addition to those obtained from hunting materials.

Also, leaderboards are available.

Points are calculated every day based on the ranking, ranging from a few hundred to a few dozen.

You know, an ordinary sixth-level material here is only worth single-digit points.

That’s really a lot.

The task that the Silver Duke gave to Mina was to rank among the top ten in the first level.

Mina thought about the difficulty of the maze and looked at the scoreboard.

This task looks really difficult.

"Someone's out."

Suddenly someone shouted in the small square.

The entrance to the maze suddenly shook, and several level six professionals stumbled out.

He fell directly after landing.

Mina's body stiffened, and a sixth-order, ninth-stage giant python subconsciously appeared in his mind.

There are also those densely packed sixth-stage, eighth-stage wetland crocodiles that can be seen once the quilt is lifted.

This S-level maze is really difficult.

(End of this chapter)