Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 145 Large Caravan

In addition to these blood fingers, the other goods owned by this reclusive merchant are also quite good.

Including ritual pots, animal-chasing torches, various rare materials, etc.

Especially among the materials, there are many rare and precious items.

For example, rare materials such as Torina Water Lily, Metamorphosis Butterfly, and Atilia Leaf.

There are even dried fruits made from the night-dew hepatophylla, which is only found underground, and the golden loya fruit, which is only found on the Yatan Plateau.

There is no need to say much about the Tolina Water Lily. The sleeping pot made with it is quite useful, so it is not a bad idea to stock up some more.

The Metamorphosis Butterfly can be used to make colorful white jerky that increases resistance to various abnormalities, and can also be used when exploring the depths of the Ionian swamps.

As for Atilia Leaf, it often used its purple rarity to deceive Bai Shi in the game, making him mistakenly think it was an important item.

But if you put aside your prejudices, this is actually quite useful material.

This plant has thick, swollen veins and dark red leaves.

The leaf veins constantly emit faint pulsations, making the plant look somewhat similar to a heart.

The props made from this plant can make people's blood boil and their spirits rise.

It is said to bring about the same high emotion that one feels when one is in the vicinity of death.

In an emergency, it can be effective if eaten directly without any processing. If it is processed and made into a prop, the effect will be more lasting.

For example, the Brave Meat Chunk also uses Atilia Leaf as one of its ingredients.

The effect of Night Dew Hepa and Golden Loya Dried Fruit was not very significant. I was simply surprised at how many places this merchant had been to.

Moreover, when he saw the Golden Roa Fruit, Torrett rarely showed an expression of wanting it very much.

In the end, Bai Shi packed up almost all of these materials.

Torrett came over immediately and wanted to eat the golden loa fruit.

The dried fruit of the golden loya fruit is different from ordinary ones and smells very sweet.

Combined with its raisin-like appearance, it is indeed very attractive.

Bai Shi also took one to taste.

After chewing it in your mouth, the sweetness like honey bursts in your mouth.

It is completely different from the sour taste of ordinary Loya fruit.

Desserts are quite rare in the border area, and Bai Shi hasn't eaten anything sweet for a long time.

But after all, this is not raisins. The fiber content of the loya fruit is too high, and people cannot digest it at all, and the taste is not very good.

It seems that I can only chew it occasionally as gum from now on.

While picking a few dried fruits to feed Torrett, Bai Shi continued to select the goods.

A pile of gray translucent crystals attracted Bai Shi's attention.

It seems that the only thing with this shape is war gray.

"What kind of combat skill is this?"

The reclusive businessman shook his head.

"No fighting skills."

Bai Shi was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment.

War ashes are the fragments left behind by former warriors. There are war ashes but no combat skills?

The hidden merchant saw Bai Shi's confusion and explained:

"I have always believed that war ash, as a remnant of memory, would not be able to have such a situation."

“But it happened.”

"It seems that the memory of the battle is too old, and even the battle ashes have forgotten what it carries."

"But it is not completely useless. It is an empty shell of war ash, but it can carry any other memories."

"Fill it with the battle memories of other war ashes, and it will become the real deal."

Bai Shi nodded, he understood what was said.

Isn't this the exhausted battle ash used to copy combat skills?

In the end, Bai Shi bought the beast-chasing torch and two ritual pots.

The effects of animal-repelling torches are very wide-ranging, and all kinds of creatures will be affected to some extent.

It's impossible to rely on the flying dragon pressure equipped on your body to disperse wild beasts every time.

Some crazy beasts are not to be cared for. Although they are not threatening, they can be annoying.

Ritual pots are relatively rare in the border area. If you see one, just buy it. It will never be a loss.

It would be more troublesome if you miss it, because you won’t be able to find a place to buy it when you want to use it.

I'll give it to Hilbert later and ask her to make some pot-like props.

Next, this reclusive merchant doesn’t need anything special.

Before leaving, Bai Shi went to the merchant to buy information about the surrounding area and the map he had drawn.

From him, Bai Shi got two pieces of information.

One of them is: In an abandoned cave, there seems to be someone hiding there.

After Bai Shi purchased the information, he marked Bai Shi on the map.

If it was as Bai Shi expected, then it should be the cave with the two Zun Corruption Knights and the golden dung beetle amulet.

And the other one is: In Gale Fortress, there is a portal leading to the Red Lion City.

Baishi doesn't really use this portal, but it seems worth a visit to Gale Fortress.

Although he had already learned the Lion Slash, Bai Shi remembered that there seemed to be a more useful prayer and amulet there.

As for what it is specifically, I have somewhat forgotten. After all, I basically just took the Lion Slash and left.

This reclusive merchant can also provide another piece of information, which is information about a hidden cave.

That is the hidden cave behind the town of Selia where Master Lusert is imprisoned.

However, because Bai Shi had already found the cave in advance and even walked around the entrance, he did not buy this information.

As for maps, this businessman had been to many places before and had maps of many areas.

Bai Shi obtained a partial map of the Yatan Plateau and the underground Shifra River from him.

Before leaving, Bai Shi suddenly remembered something and asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, I have something else that I am curious about."

"Those giant dogs and sheep outside are all raised by you, right?"

The reclusive businessman had already sat back in his chair and started talking to Bai Shi.

He really liked this big client and didn't mind chatting with him.

"Yes, after all, the Dragon Tomb is a very remote place."

"The dragons moved here to get away from the Crimson Corruption, and humans rarely come here."

"I came here to live in seclusion for the rest of my life."

"Even though I say that, eating and drinking are always issues that need to be resolved."

"So I used the techniques I learned while wandering to tame these beasts, which in turn helped me keep myself safe."

Bai Shi thought about it, but he couldn't seem to remember any place where there was a custom of taming wild beasts.

“Where did you learn this technique?”

The reclusive businessman laughed and said nothing.

"Haha, it's not a technique worth mentioning, and I can't quite remember where it is."

He didn't want to say it, but Bai Shi didn't mind. It was just curiosity to him anyway.

However, seeing that this businessman seemed to know a lot, Bai Shi asked another question.

"I heard the name of the Grand Caravan from a friend, did you know that?"

Who would have known that the reclusive merchants of this nomadic nation would immediately change their expressions upon hearing the name of the big caravan.

Although his expression changed very little, he just stiffened for a moment, and his expression was mostly hidden by his scarf, Bai Shi still keenly caught his abnormality.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know..."

The reclusive businessman regained his composure and tried to pretend he knew nothing.

But Bai Shi saw through his disguise.

"You know it, right? I saw you react to the name just now."

"Don't worry, I'm not asking this for my own sake."

"Because I have a friend who is from a nomadic nation like you. He is very concerned about the affairs of the great caravan and has been searching for it for most of his life."

"I wonder if you, as fellow countrymen and elders, know anything about this."

Seeing that he could no longer conceal it, the reclusive businessman sighed.

"Although I don't know where he heard this from, let him give up."

"I hope you can persuade him not to investigate the matter of the caravan anymore."

"The Great Caravan... was once considered home by our nomadic people. Unfortunately, it has now been... disbanded."

"We, the wandering people, have been floating in the world like this. It's good to be wandering, and don't ask for more."

Bai Shi could see that this was a white lie. If it was true, he could have just said to disband.

I don’t know if he found some erased clues somewhere.

That would explain why he kept silent about it.

In the end, Bai Shi did not continue this topic and said goodbye to the reclusive businessman.

Bai Shi thought about it, and then blessed Melina to teleport him back to the town of Selia.

Go and ask about communication technology first, it will be a lot more convenient in the future.

After returning to Selia Town, Bai Shi found Stella.

Stella was also very surprised to see Bai Shi coming back after such a long time.

"Master Bai Shi, have you achieved your goal?"

Bai Shi has almost completed all the tasks scheduled for this trip.

It was confirmed that Millicent was not in the hands of the corrupt followers, and the talisman was also obtained.

"Yeah, almost."

"I came back this time mainly to ask you one thing."

When Stella heard that Bai Shi wanted to see her for something, she nodded seriously and agreed.

"As long as I know, I will tell you everything."

Bai Shi recalled what Stella said before and asked her:

"You said earlier that the academy contacted you, informed you of my existence, and asked you to assassinate me."

Stella's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, thinking that Bai Shi was still brooding over this matter and had come back to settle the matter.

Fortunately, Bai Shi's next words dispelled her worries.

"I'm more curious about how the college contacted you."

"Did you use magic or something else?"

"I'll tell you what I look like. How did I do all this?"

Stella's hanging heart finally settled down and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, the academy uses a kind of magic that allows you to connect with people who also master this magic."

"This magic requires imprinting a magic circle on a pair of pyroxenes."

"Then every time you need to talk or contact each other, use this magic, and the message can be transmitted to the other party."

“It’s not just language information, it can also transmit other things like images.”

"But there are some disadvantages, that is, we can't contact each other in real time, and sometimes we may not be able to receive the message."

"If you need, I will record this magic for you right away."

Basically, it is a mobile device without calling function, with very simple functions and reception failure.

But for the border area, it can be considered as quite high-tech.

By the way, Stella also showed her piece of magic pyroxene used to communicate with the academy.

Bai Shi took the pyroxene block from Stella and observed it carefully for a while.

The augite was branded with the academy's magical mark and the emblem representing the academy.

After reading it twice, Bai Shi realized that he couldn't use it without mastering the principles of this magic, so he returned it.

"Well, thank you for your help. This method of communication is also of great help to me."

Stella quickly found a pen and paper, wrote down the magic technique on a parchment scroll and gave it to Bai Shi.

Bai Shi took a look and found that this magic required quite a bit of intelligence.

I guess it can't be used without more than 30 points.

As for the technology of imprinting magic array onto pyroxene blocks, it cannot be achieved by intelligence alone.

It requires craftsmen with considerable skills to make it.

Moreover, the craftsman needs to have a good understanding of magic, and even be a magician himself.

Come to think of it, if it were easy to master, this magic would have been everywhere and very popular.

Bai Shi thought about it and felt that Xugu definitely didn't know magic, so maybe he could ask Iggy for help.

Iggy's level is definitely good enough. If Iggy can't make it, then the people in the academy certainly can't do it either.

The premise is that Iggy is still in Stoneville.

Although I asked him to stay in the city to help teach the blacksmith, it was only for a few days, and I don't know if he has left now.

It would be even better if you didn't leave.

If he leaves, it will be a bit troublesome, and it will be difficult to call him back immediately after he leaves.

And Iggy has already been troubled by many things before.

Unless his relationship with Lani becomes more advanced, Bai Shi would feel embarrassed to order her retainers around like this.

However, Bai Shi has not yet figured out how to contact Lani next.

It seemed that there was no reason to contact Lani again before being able to enter the 'Eternal City' Noklongen.

Of course, it’s not because I’m greedy for Lani’s body... Well, it’s a little bit because she is my wife in the game after all.

But the real reason is that Bai Shi wants to know what happened on the Night of the Black Knife.

It's just that the two of them are just partners...

Thinking of this, Bai Shi suddenly had some idea.

"It seems that there is a solution, but let's wait until detailed planning is done before making a decision."

After a while, Stella handed over some other night magic in Selia Town to Bai Shi.

In her words, since their Ceria is now a force ruled by Baishi, they should naturally help Baishi with all their strength.

Although Bai Shi roughly knew that she was trying to please him, it did not stop him from accepting all the magic.

The people of Selia Town joined Bai Shi's army because of his tyranny, but he would not treat Selia badly in the future anyway, so there would be no burden at all for Selia to use magic.

After receiving all the things, Bai Shi was directly teleported back to Stonewell through the blessing.

After opening the map, you don’t have to worry about missing the battle festival, and it is much more convenient to travel back and forth.

There was still a lot of time before the battle festival began, so he planned to see if Iggy had left first.

If he hasn't left, I can ask him to forge some pyroxene blocks for communication.

Besides, it's time for the Dragonblood Knights to set out to Selia to get their mounts.

(End of this chapter)