Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 20 Raven's Feather

At Baron Mansarou's castle, his wife Flynn was enthusiastically preparing lunch to entertain their guests.

Unlike the Baron's ruggedness, Lady Winter was a beautiful royal woman, and the lunch was prepared in a style more suited to her.

Steaming hot roasted meat is cut into pieces and plated, accompanied by milky white fish soup, freshly baked white bread, and Northern-style jam, creating a novel experience that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

"This roast meat was specially prepared by my servants according to a royal palace recipe that has been passed down from Fuxing City. Are you satisfied?"

Mrs. Winter, with her striking red hair and voluptuous figure, sat opposite them.

At this moment, she stared infatuatedly at the handsome young man in front of her, her cheeks flushed with an unnatural redness.

"It was a delicious lunch. Thank you for your hospitality, Madam," Rod said politely, putting down his knife and fork.

Flynn blushed even more deeply upon seeing his elegant movements.

After noticing her husband's cold expression, she chuckled softly and turned to look at the child beside her.

A brother and sister were sitting next to her.

The older brother, Hearst, is eleven years old this year. He inherited Baron Mansaru's appearance, with dark red skin and a build as strong as a calf. He is sitting in his seat eating heartily.

Lucia, the younger sister, is one year younger than her brother.

She has the same red hair as her mother, Flynn, and her fair skin has a sickly pallor.

The little girl was exquisite and adorable, sitting quietly in her seat like a tiny doll.

After finishing the roast meat on his plate, the older brother Hearst naturally grabbed his sister Lucia's plate and put it all on his own plate.

Baron Mansaru did not stop them; on the contrary, he showed a satisfied expression.

Feeling that Flynn's gaze was still occasionally glancing at him, Rhodes bid farewell to Baron Mansaru ahead of time.

The latter nodded, no longer displaying the enthusiasm he had before.

After leaving the castle, Rhodes awkwardly tugged at his collar and glanced back with a puzzled look before leaving.

"A strange malice," he muttered.

After becoming a formal wizard and making initial contact with souls, Rhode can now vaguely sense the emotions of people when he is in close contact with them.

During lunch, Mrs. Winter emanated a strong sense of malice that seemed to emanate from her.

That's nothing, just the lust of an ordinary person, Rhodes can understand.

What puzzled him was Baron Mansaru.

The other party had already stepped into the first level, and the emotions they exuded were more concealed, but they still harbored a clear malice towards him.

And it was already formed the moment they met, and had nothing to do with his wife, Flynn.

"This malicious emotion, greed?" Rhodes frowned, not lingering there any longer.

Whatever this inexplicable family wants to do, his immediate priority is to determine the core location for the expedition and establish a camp.

Rhodes, back in the party, left Rivermouth Town and sped north into Coldwater Valley.

As we ventured deeper into the valley and gradually moved away from human habitation, the road began to become rugged.

Vast stretches of coniferous forests composed of spruce, fir, and larch trees surround the area, blocking the road.

In September, the temperature in the Hanshui River Valley remained above zero degrees Celsius, and large-scale snowfall and freezing had not yet begun.

A large number of animals live in the forest.

Along the way, the white bread would suddenly dart out from time to time.

When they return, they will find an animal carcass near their mouths.

From ground squirrels, snow hares, and reindeer, Rhodes learned about the abundance of prey resources in the area.

Rod looked up, his gaze shifting from his spoils of white bread.

Above the branches, a group of dark figures were observing them, their feathers shimmering with a bluish-purple metallic sheen in the sunlight.

"Gah~ Gah~"

After humans discovered them, a chorus of cries arose.

These were a flock of ravens. Rhodes observed them, then poured a few drops of a potent potion made from high-grade black goji berries from a quartz tube and placed them in his palm.

He pushed aside the fawning face of the white bread vendor and opened his palm toward the flock of crows.

After a moment of silence, a raven bravely flew down from the branch and landed on his arm.

As it lowered its head, Rod pressed the index finger of his other hand against its head and began to conclude the contract.

He chose the [Spiritual Contract] and filled the only available slot with the Raven race.

Compared to Snowplow and Iceblade Wolf, Raven's combat strength is not strong.

However, as an aerial unit, it has an absolute advantage in acquiring information.

In the snowy plains of the North, ravens, as large birds that live in flocks, naturally became Rhodes' first choice.

As a certified wizard, the process of using the [Spiritual Contract] on ordinary creatures went very smoothly.

Rhodes could feel an invisible connection between himself and the raven.

He spread his magic, using the raven as a medium to extend the scope of the [Spiritual Contract] over the bushes.

At the same time, I mentally organized the effects of signing the contract into written form.

[Spiritual Contract: Raven]

Population size: 32

[Shared Talent: Raven's Feather (Reduces the weight of yourself and objects you come into contact with; the effect depends on the weight of the object)]

[Contractual Manipulation: Allows direct control over the Raven's projected consciousness within a one-kilometer radius]

Rhodes tried using Raven Feather on himself, and at that moment his body became light, and the gravity binding him was only half of what it used to be.

With his strength remaining the same, he can now jump higher and run faster.

Moreover, this talent consumes very little magic power; it's not powerful, but it's very practical.

After the contract was signed, the flock of crows on the treetops suddenly took flight and scattered in all directions.

At the same time, screens appeared in front of Rhodes, displaying all the images the ravens had captured.

This is the control effect of the [Spiritual Contract].

This connection will be lost after a distance of more than one kilometer.

He could still sense the raven's presence, but he couldn't control it directly.

This isn't a big problem; the area of ​​control will expand as his level increases.

Moreover, ravens are inherently quite intelligent.

After receiving the blessing of the contract, he was able to understand Rhodes' words and carry out his orders well even without his control.

From the crows' vantage point, Rhodes quickly found a suitable location to serve as the center of his territory.

That was a flat-topped mountain rising beside the Hanshui River.

Located near a water source, the mountaintop has a sufficiently large area.

The road up the mountain is steep on three sides and has a gentle slope on one side, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Above the gentle slope are two protruding cliffs that can serve as natural watchtowers.

Throwing attacks from above against enemies attempting to advance down the gentle slope.

Using the raven's perspective to estimate the distance, the open space on the top of Pingdingshan Mountain is approximately 50 hectares, or 750 acres.

It's more than enough to house the demon fields, build castles, and gather places for hundreds of people.

As it develops, it can expand outwards from Pingdingshan as the center.

After leading the team to Pingding Mountain, Rod took out a map and confirmed the location.

This place is 20 kilometers away from Hekou Town, not too close and not too far, just the right distance, and there are no other pioneering knights' settlements nearby.

Continuing north along the Hanshui River, after about thirty kilometers you will enter the territory inhabited by the barbarians.

Two months later, the northern outskirts will enter winter, with thousands of miles frozen and food scarce.

At that time, the barbarians will plunder outwards and attack the duchy. Rhodes will take advantage of this window of opportunity to establish sufficient defenses at Pingdingshan.

(End of this chapter)