Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 75 Departure

"I found it on the only mountain road outside the valley town." Robert said, glancing at Herag as if observing Herag's expression.

He continued, "I really found it; the wizard's death had nothing to do with me."

Seeing his eagerness to explain, Herag knew he had misunderstood, so he said, "I have nothing to do with that wizard, I don't even know who he is, and I'm not here to question him because of his death."

Robert was relieved to hear what Herrag said and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Valley Town..." Herag had never heard of this place before.

He looked at Robert and asked, "Where is the valley town?"

"It's just east of Stormwind. It's about a three-day journey by horse," Robert said without hesitation, clearly familiar with the area.

"Is there anything special about that place?" Herag wondered why a wizard would die there.

Robert scratched the back of his head, thought for a moment, and said, "As far as I know, there's nothing special about it. It's just a very ordinary mountain town with a relatively small population."

"Are there any special legends about that place? Ghost stories are fine too," Herag continued.

Robert shook his head: "I'm not too sure about that, I'm not a local either. Ghost stories probably exist, every place has them to some extent. If you want to know, you'd better ask around locally."

"Does the Adventurers' Guild have information on that place?" Herag asked.

Robert nodded and said, "There should be. The associations in the surrounding areas should have records of them."

"Don't go yet, I'll probably need you to lead the way later." Herag got up, preparing to go and borrow some information from the Adventurers' Guild.

Milo arrived quickly after hearing the news and took Herag and Robert to the fourth floor.

The fourth floor resembles an archive, with rows of cabinets filled with documents.

"Here are some records of the surrounding geography. Let me see about the valley town... it should be here." Milo searched through the rows of cabinets for a while, finally stopping in front of one cabinet, opening it and taking out a file bag.

Milo came out with a file folder and handed it to Herag: "The relevant information about Valley Town is all here, covering the last thirty years."

Herag took the file bag and pulled out a thick stack of documents.

He sat down on a bench and slowly flipped through the information about the valley town.

The valley town has a history of over two hundred years, and its population has remained around two to three hundred. According to the information, it is a very ordinary town with nothing special about it.

The information recorded in the data about the valley town over the past thirty years shows that the most serious geological disasters were landslides and other geological disasters, and there was nothing else that seemed strange.

"Could it not be here...?"

Herag had initially guessed that Valley Town might be the source of the Vengeful Dolls, and was likely a resource point with abundant spellcasting and potion materials.

Strange things often happen in such places, which are considered paranormal events by ordinary people.

But this valley town was too ordinary, with nothing unusual about it.

"Does Vice President Miro know anything about this place?" Herag asked after reviewing the information.

After a moment's thought, Milo said, "I'm sorry, I don't know much about this place. It's just an ordinary small town."

"A wizard died there not long ago, did you know?" Herag asked, looking at Milo.

Milo was somewhat surprised: "A wizard? I haven't received any news about him."

Herag glanced at Robert: "That's what he said."

Robert explained, "I did encounter a dead man on that mountain road, holding that rag doll, but I can't be sure if he was a wizard; I only judged it from his clothing. I haven't heard anything about him since, so maybe he wasn't a wizard..."

Milo asked curiously, "No, regardless of whether the dead person was a wizard or not, I've never heard of anyone dying in Valley Town. Robert, when did you find the dead person?"

"About two months ago," Robert said truthfully.

Milo shook his head: "Impossible. I haven't heard of anyone dying there in the past two months. Unless only Robert saw the body, and then someone disposed of it without anyone else finding it."

The Adventurers' Guild is always very well-informed. The valley town has a small population and only one mountain path leading out of the town. If someone dies on the mountain path, the locals will definitely find it and report it.

However, the Adventurers' Guild has not released any information on this matter.

"We've finally discovered something unusual." Herag wasn't sure if it was related to a mysterious event or just a man-made one.

He stood up and said, "Robert, come with me. Lead the way to the town of Creek Valley."

"Okay." Robert nodded, not daring to disagree.

Hellagur has already had DeepBlue input the data for Valley Town, but so far no valuable information has been found.

After returning the file bag, he went downstairs and said to Sid, who was waiting below, "I have to go out for a while. You can go back first."

"My lord, do you not need me to follow you?" Sid asked eagerly, wanting to serve alongside Herag.

Herag shook his head and said, "You're too weak. If something happens, I won't have time to look after you. You should go back first."

Hrag's words were so blunt that Sid scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Then I'll head back now, sir."

Milo provided Helag and Robert with two horses, as well as some dry rations and water.

There's still some distance between Stormwind and Valley Town, and although Horag and his companion are powerful, they still need basic supplies.

Herag didn't linger; he mounted his horse and headed towards the city gate, with Robert close behind.

Inside the city, Helag needed to control his speed, but once outside the city, he kicked the horse's belly hard and galloped away.

After leaving Stormwind, we quickly entered the mountains.

Here, there are only continuous mountain ranges, and the speed of riding horses gradually slows down. We are either climbing or going down mountains, and we can't gallop as freely as we can on flat ground.

Two days later, Herag and his companion arrived at the valley town.

There is a mountain road on the outskirts of Xigu Town, a mountain road with a narrow passage between the sky and the road.

As Herag walked along the mountain path, preparing to go in, a squirrel chirped incessantly in a nearby tree.

"Shut up!" Robert yelled at the squirrel, annoyed by its annoyance.

The squirrel was genuinely frightened by him and disappeared in a few leaps between the branches.

"Sir, I saw the dead man right here that day. He was lying on his back, clutching that rag doll tightly in his hand. It took me a bit of effort to pull the doll off," Robert recounted the events of that day.

(End of this chapter)