Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 58 News of Death

The fat wizard nodded: "Hmm, there are no problems. You can go now."

"What happened?" Herag asked curiously.

"The Green Hut has launched several attacks on us recently, so to ensure our safety, all wizards entering the woods must undergo identity checks," the fat wizard explained.

"Is the situation really that serious?" Herag felt that only a few days had passed, but the situation had become more complicated than he had imagined.

After putting away the Faceless One's bamboo section, the fat wizard said, "You don't need to worry too much. Just try not to leave the woods during this time. The woods are still safe. Even if you really have to go out, don't go alone."

"Hmm, you must be taking a lot of risks while guarding the post station." Herag felt that the post station's defenses were still somewhat lacking.

The fat wizard smiled wryly, "There's no way around it. I have to carry out the task assigned by the woods; there's no escaping it."

While a fully-fledged wizard can at least escape unscathed when in danger, it's much more difficult for wizard apprentices.

If Green Hut wanted to attack a post station, it certainly wouldn't send just a few wizard apprentices.

"Are there any more mandatory missions?" Herag asked.

"Of course! In case of an emergency, everyone might be mobilized. You're just a first-class wizard apprentice, your strength isn't enough yet, so there's no use for you for now. Once your strength improves, you'll be assigned some tasks," the fat wizard explained.

After chatting for a while, Hellfoot arrived. After getting into the car, Herag took out the Runestone and began browsing the Miscellaneous Tavern. Sure enough, he saw a lot of discussions about the attack on the Green Hut.

Three first-class wizard apprentices who were digging for sleeping mushrooms in Moonlight Forest have been murdered!

"I saw the scene; the body was still hanging from a tree. The people at Green Hut are too arrogant!"

"Over the past few days, there have been more than twenty dead and injured."

"Why have the people at Green Cottage suddenly gone mad?"

"It is said that someone has put a bounty on our head; fifty magic stones will be offered for killing one of our third-class wizard apprentices."

"Am I that valuable? I'd rather kill myself and collect the bounty."

……

Herag continued browsing other posts, noting that many wizard apprentices who went out on missions had encountered attacks from Green Hut.

"It seems we're not an isolated case. They must have some kind of intelligence source, an inside man?"

Herag realized that Grimm's Hut must have some special way of obtaining information about the interior of Moonglade, otherwise so many wizard apprentices who went out on missions would not have encountered danger.

He glanced at Bessie's chat box, but there were still no messages.

After escaping, Herag sent a message to Bessie to inquire about their situation, but three days passed without a reply.

He had a vague sense of unease, wondering if Bessie and the other two would be able to escape.

Three days later.

Herag, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes. His runestone lit up, and when he opened it, he found a message from Bessie.

Emma is dead.

When Herag saw the message from Bessie, he thought the three of them were safe, but he never expected that Emma, ​​a third-class wizard apprentice, would die.

"Emma didn't have time to escape because she was trying to save me..." Bessie then sent another message.

Bessie and Emma were very close, and Herag could imagine how heartbroken she was, after all, it was really too difficult for a wizard to have a friend.

"Hrag, can you take me to see Mr. Larry? I want to ask him to brew the Dawn and Dusk Potion for me. I must become a third-class wizard apprentice, I must become a wizard!" Bessie continued.

"No problem, I can take you there tomorrow." Herag had already made an appointment with Larry to ask him about some precautions for making Dawn Potions tomorrow.

"Thank you, Herag." Bessie didn't say anything more after sending the message.

Herag opened Larry's chat window and explained the situation to him. Larry readily agreed, after all, it was business coming to him, and there was no reason to turn him away.

"Deep Blue, calculate how much time is needed to complete the meditation on the last star?"

Recent events have made Helag feel an increasing sense of urgency, and he is eager to improve his strength, because only with strength can he control his own destiny.

"It is expected to take another 35 days."

"Thirty-five days," Herag murmured as he entered a meditative state.

……

The next day, Herag met Bessie at the Lion Cafe as usual, and Locke was there too. It was the same table, but now there were only three people instead of four.

"My condolences." Herag noticed that Bessie's eyes were still red.

"I'll make those people grieve too." Bessie's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, radiating murderous intent.

"Bessie, revenge shouldn't be rushed..." Herag advised her, noticing that she seemed a bit off.

Bessie regained her composure and said, "I understand."

Locke said, "It's my fault. I failed to protect her."

Bessie shook her head: "No, you did your best. If it weren't for you, if Thousand Needles hadn't been filled with earth elementals, none of us might have made it out. Locke, you've done more than enough."

"Let's go, Herag," Bessie said, getting up.

Herag brought her to Larry's place, and this time Larry himself opened the door to greet them.

"I heard about what happened to Miss Emma, ​​and I'm truly sorry. I still remember how vibrant and youthful she was when she attended my classes," Larry said with a regretful expression.

"Thank you for remembering her, Mr. Larry." Bessie's mood sombered again.

"Back to the main point, the commission fee for the Dawn and Dusk Potion is one hundred magic stones, Miss Bessie should know that, right?" Larry said, pouring each of them a cup of coffee.

"I'm all ready," Bessie said, looking like she had plenty of money.

"One hundred magic stones..." Herag thought to himself that helping to refine potions was too profitable. It was indeed a profession that required a large initial investment but yielded great rewards later.

Larry leaned against the table, looking down at Bessie, and said, "There's one more thing I need to especially remind Miss Bessie: you must begin your advancement only after your mind and emotions have completely stabilized. Rashly drinking a potion to advance will have very terrible consequences."

"Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Larry. I understand," Bessie nodded.

"Alright, you only have one set of potion ingredients here. To ensure everything goes smoothly, I'll prepare some extra time. Normally, two sets of ingredients are needed, but not this time. I'll start brewing it in about seven days. The resulting Dawn and Dusk Potion will last for one month, and Miss Bessie needs to drink it within that month to advance," Larry explained.

"Mr. Laura!" Bessie greeted.

Larry smiled and said, "Wish me luck, and wish you luck too."

After Bessie left, Hellagur stayed behind to ask about some details of the Dawn Potions. Larry answered all of Hellagur's questions and even shared some of his own experiences.

He had a very high opinion of Herag, especially in potion-making, as Herag always had a very good grasp of every detail, which made him very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)