Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 96 Substitution

The caravan suffered heavy losses in this battle, with as many as 62 people killed.

Of these sixty-two people, twenty-five were ordinary people, and the rest were guards who died in battle.

Kalim's adventurer group lost thirteen members; they faced the most enemies of any adventurer group.

Because they were well-equipped, the army specifically allocated a large number of troops to deal with them during the attack.

The other twenty-four adventurers died, and these were mostly the weaker ones.

Adventurers are all very shrewd; most of them don't actually risk their lives, and their only thought is how to survive safely.

With this mindset, anyone with slightly stronger skills can basically survive, since the battle doesn't last very long.

Kalim and Roque jointly directed and arranged for the caravan members to handle various affairs.

Kalim now commands great respect; the scene just now has left an indelible impression on these people.

After the matter was resolved, Herag went to find Ed hiding under the carriage and kicked him in the butt: "Come out quickly, get ready to drive away from here."

Ed nimbly climbed out, nodded and smiled, "Yes, sir."

Ever since witnessing Helag's incredible power, Ed has held Helag in the esteem of a god.

Kalim looks cool in all white, but I think Herag is still a bit stronger.

Herag returned to his carriage and was about to get in when Kalim trotted over.

"Is this Mr. Geraint? Thank you for saving us at the crucial moment, otherwise who knows how many more people would have died," Kalim said gratefully.

Herag glanced at him and nodded, "Mm."

Although he was curious about the power in Kalim, he had no interest in the man himself. He didn't like dealing with idiots, so he gave a casual reply and got into the car.

In Hrag's view, a person like Kalim might be more dangerous to be friends with than enemies; he could kill you one day.

Kalim gave an awkward smile, not taking it to heart: "Mystics really do have very strange tempers."

He didn't see Herag make a move; he only learned from talking to the adventurers that Geraint was a mysterious figure who had just killed many soldiers.

Upon hearing the news, Kalim immediately rushed over to express his gratitude.

Three hours later, the caravan set off again, but this time there was less laughter and more of a somber atmosphere.

Luo Kui sat at the front of the carriage, looking ahead with a worried expression and lifeless eyes.

His friend, with whom he had traded for many years, died in the recent battle. When his body was found, only half of his head remained.

"After I finish this fare, I'll go back to my hometown and enjoy life..." He remembered his friend saying this before he set off.

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Five days later, the convoy finally left the Dragon Ridge Highlands and entered a plain after descending the mountain.

Ives remains locked in an iron cage, given only a little water each day and fed once every three days to keep him alive.

In Luo Kui's words, the Great Knights are not so easy to starve to death.

Ives was extremely weak. He was already injured, his hands and feet were crippled, and he was starving. His spirits were completely broken.

Herag felt that the man should be killed with one blow; keeping him alive would only cause trouble for him.

Kalim felt he had to complete the order from Roque and safely deliver the caravan to the Kingdom of Doris first.

He also planned to escort Ives back to Stormwind and put him on the gallows, and he specifically arranged for two members of an adventure party to watch over Ives along the way.

Once you enter the plains, you'll encounter more towns, and the area is no longer as sparsely populated as the Dragon Ridge Highlands.

The caravan no longer needs to worry about supplies along the way; replenishment will be easy.

Although the caravan had lost many men, its defensive capabilities remained strong.

Especially after Kalim broke through to the Great Knight level, he encountered far fewer troubles along the way.

Some foolish bandits tried to take a bite out of this lucrative opportunity, but the outcome was predictable.

A month passed quickly.

Herag sat upright in the carriage and slowly opened his eyes.

"Deep Blue, view my body data."

"Hrag Merlin: Strength 3.9, Agility 4.0, Constitution 5.5, Spirit 12.4, Magic Power 100%."

Herag exhaled; the meditation on the seventh star was complete.

My body's various data have improved significantly, partly due to completing the seventh star meditation, and partly due to the continuous strengthening of my body by dark energy particles.

Three more stars are needed to light up all the dots in the first dot matrix image. I wonder what kind of effect that will have.

His biggest concern now is that even after completing the meditation on these three stars and meeting the requirements for advancement to a third-class wizard apprentice, he still won't be able to concoct potions without the heart of the stone giant.

The heart of a stone giant cannot be stored for a long time, so it cannot be prepared in advance while at the academy.

Herag didn't know if the Kingdom of Doris had any stone giants. If he couldn't get the stone giant's heart by the time he met the promotion requirements, and there was no news from the academy, he would have to have Deep Blue deduce the potion materials that could replace the stone giant's heart.

Potion recipes are not fixed; many potion ingredients can be substituted for one another, and some substitutions can even enhance the effect.

Because some materials are extremely difficult to obtain and lack universal applicability, and established potion recipes must consider feasibility, some recipes will use less effective but more readily available potion ingredients to replace some rare potion ingredients.

This is a common practice in potion-making. Wizards often experiment with the effects of different potion ingredients in different recipes, and many unique recipes often originate from these experiments.

After completing the meditation on the seventh star, Herag closed his eyes and began the meditation practice on the eighth star.

Ives had a tough time during this period, but as a great knight, his injuries healed very quickly.

However, he was being watched every moment, and as soon as they discovered that his injuries had mostly healed, they would immediately break his arms and legs again.

This repeated itself until Ives was tortured beyond recognition.

Since there were few bandit attacks and harassments along the way, Kalim had more energy to keep an eye on Ivis.

Ives also wanted to find a chance to escape, but he couldn't find any opportunity at all.

The injury kept healing only to recur, and there was absolutely no hope.

But he did not give up; his will to survive only grew stronger, and he was just waiting for the right opportunity.

Late at night, half a month later, they were only half a month away from arriving in the Kingdom of Doris.

Herag, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the iron cage where Ives was imprisoned.

As usual, Ives slumped in the iron cage, his hands hanging limply at his sides.

He was being looked after by a girl named Lizzie, a member of the Kalim Adventurer's Guild and a huge fan of Kalim.

Tonight it's her turn to look after Ives, who's a rather boring guy.

Ives's limbs have been crippled many times, leaving him completely unable to escape, so keeping an eye on him is no problem at all.

(End of this chapter)