Mages, Adventurers, and Women

"The town of Moon, which we are going to, was once the closest town to the unbuilt city of Casano."

According to the book, the inhabitants of Moon Town were mainly migrant laborers.

Upon hearing Li Wei begin to tell a story, Bones and Duron immediately stopped arguing and gathered around Li Wei. Bones asked curiously:

"Li Wei, both the Lionheart Kingdom and the Golden Kingdom are kingdoms. From what you've said, the difference between them is like the height difference between orcs and dwarves. How come the Lionheart Kingdom has only ruled for twenty-eight years, while the Golden Kingdom, which is so worthless, has been able to exist for hundreds of years without being destroyed?"

Sylvie remained unmoved by Bones's barbaric words.

Orcs are known for their foul language, savagery, primitiveness, and crudeness.

Sylvie's upbringing taught her to be tolerant of beastmen.

"Damn orcs!"

Sylvia with freckles muttered a curse under her breath.

Upon hearing this, Bones looked at Li Wei with a puzzled and aggrieved expression, thinking that he hadn't said anything, so why was Sylvie scolding him?

"do not know."

Li Wei said frankly.

"Huh?" Sylvie asked in surprise, "There's something you don't know?"

“I know you very well.” Levi stared at Sylvie’s chest with a wicked smile, then explained seriously, “I really don’t know, or rather, no one on Golden Island knows the reason for the destruction of the Lionheart Kingdom.”

"Because the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family, nobles, ministers, and generals were transformed into undead creatures overnight..."

"Lady Fiena is currently trapped in the mansion of Grand Duke Daber, a third-tier undead forbidden area. Grand Duke Daber is a duke of the Lionheart Kingdom."

"Railley Manor, one of the two forbidden areas deep within the Demon Hills, is said to be the only royal garden built during the Lionheart Kingdom's era..."

Upon hearing Levi mention Riley Manor, Sylvie subconsciously connected it to the information that her teacher, Fienna, had inadvertently revealed, and said:

"I overheard Professor Fiena mentioning something. She said that the Three Kingdoms don't control the Monster Hills located in the middle of Golden Island, partly to provide a place for criminals within the Three Kingdoms, but the real reason might be that it's related to the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family, who suddenly disappeared after becoming undead creatures..."

Julia paused, her mind filled with unpleasant memories of Baron Della's castle.

She silently moved to Li Wei's side and reached out to tug at the corner of his clothes.

It's as if only in this way can one feel safe.

Despite Sylvie being the priest who is most effective against undead creatures.

Bones paused, then said blankly:

"Oh no! What if we run into the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family, who have been turned into undead creatures, while we're doing a quest in Moon Town?!"

Before Li Wei could react, the bone's beak-like protrusion was completely ripped clean like beans spilling from a bamboo tube. He was so angry that he cursed loudly:

"You stupid orc!"

"If I encounter any connection to the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family in Moon Town, I will definitely stuff you into the mess to comfort the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family who have been reduced to undead creatures!"

Bones immediately realized he had misspoke. This was a crucial mission—a mission to determine whether or not he could go to the Golden Kingdom—and there was no room for error. He gave an embarrassed smile and apologized:

"Li Wei, you know I've never had a father since I was little. I was immature, so please don't be angry... How about I acknowledge you as my father, and you can hit me a couple of times?"

Li Wei said helplessly, "Get lost..."

The next day.

It was just dawn.

Yulia's squad sets off.

Around noon, Li Wei's watchful eye alarm went off.

He quickly stopped the carriage from moving forward.

Step out of the carriage and stand on the platform to gaze into the distance.

Remembering Bone's jinxed words from last night, he gritted his teeth and said:

"You'd better pray that the strange things that happened before have nothing to do with the Lionheart Kingdom's royal family!"

……

On a high slope about 100 meters away from Yulia's team.

The bodies of hundreds of citizens heading to the Duchy of Storms and the five Rolling Stone Town adventurer squads escorting them were impaled through their necks by prismatic crystals that emerged from their tailbones, burying them in the ground like scarecrows.

Li Wei used a spying eye to look down from a high vantage point.

139 corpses formed an extremely bizarre pattern!

……

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Chapter 80: Setting Sail?

The midday sun in Monster Hills is like a voluptuous, naked dancer, swaying and twisting, making one feel restless and agitated.

Looking around, there are rolling hills, like a graceful dancer lying on her side, naked, with a pleasing contour and occasional weeds growing in the middle.

The scorching wind swept across the land, rustling the weeds and the gravel on the surface. In the silent, empty Demon Hills, it was as if a dwarf had just encountered a goblin for the first time and discovered that the goblin was a hand's length taller than him, experiencing a transformation of utter stillness, impending storm, and fury.

Through the feedback from his voyeuristic eye, Li Wei searched his memory, repeatedly observing the strange phenomenon on the high slope a hundred meters away, and identified it as follows:

"How did the monsters from the Boundless Sea end up in Monster Hills?!"

The 139 corpses form a long, narrow oval pattern.

One end is connected to a small arc shape.

The design looks bizarre yet extremely vulgar.

boom--

The crystal behind the fat man exploded.

His back was like a windowpane, torn open by a pair of blue hands.

A monster, roughly the height of a dwarf, resembling a goblin, with bluish skin and a large, round head like a goblin, jumped out, its proportions starkly contrasting with its small body.

He has three rows of fish gills on each side of his ears and temples.

Li Wei understood that running away was no longer an option.

Calmly arranged:

"Prepare for battle!"

"Dwarf, activate your shield skill and block the front!"

"Pastor Sylvie, protect her back! Remember to use 'Bless' on Julia!"

"Yulia, don't be impulsive, listen to my command before you fire! I'll use the Mage's Hand to mark the target for you!"

"Bone, I'll use walls of fire and bone traps to block the flanks. You help the dwarf defend the front! If necessary, I'll instruct you to move and provide backup!"

The dwarf reacted quickly, pulling out two halves of shields from under the cart.

He strapped the bottom of the shield to his forearm and shouted:

"Shield Technique: Rock!"

But then he saw two large, black shields, resembling door panels, being pieced together.

It plunged into the ground with a thud.

The shield used by the dwarf was 3.5 meters high and 3 meters wide, round at the top and square at the bottom, making it a truly large shield.

A phantom image of a brown bear flashed above his head and disappeared into the large shield embedded in the ground.

Lance promised to help Duron and Bones become specialized shield warriors within five days.

He didn't break his word.

Within five days, Francis administered five vials of "Bern Bear" bloodline potion to both Duron and Bones.

Bourne is a dialect word from the Golden Kingdom, meaning "hard stone".

It belongs to the "Tier 1 Gold Dragon-level Monster Earth Bear" race, and is a new monster branch cultivated by the Golden Kingdom through the Earth Bear.

It is used to extract blood essence and refine blood essence potions.

It has a Tier 1 Silver Dragon-level talent, but it is not as good as the Earth Bear's Gold Dragon-level talent.

Warriors are divided into three branches: Shield Warrior, Berserker, and Bloodline Warrior.

Besides awakening the bloodline of the ancestral fused magical beasts, bloodline warriors can also be artificially created through methods like Langsis.

The effect is not as good as the fusion of the bloodline of the awakened ancestors, but the advantage is that it can quickly boost strength in a short period of time.

Levi had learned about this from John before.

Bern's Bear is the most mature bloodline potion on the market, but it is available but not in stock.

A bottle the size of a little finger, with a market price of 200-300 gold coins, is in short supply year-round.

John said, "You can't buy it with gold coins alone; you need connections to buy Bern's Bear Potion."

The Burn Bear Bloodline Potion that Francis gave to Bones and Duron was a bottle the size of a middle finger. It was a purified bloodline potion and was extremely valuable.

The 200 gold coins Li Wei paid for the Shield Warrior specialization were a drop in the ocean compared to what Langsis invested.

It's clear how much Langsis is obsessed with the Rolling Stone Town's local adventurer team participating in the Golden Island Adventurers' Guild's annual event.

Unlike Duron's shield, the bone shield is made up of four pieces at the knees and elbows.

When he bends his knees, brings his elbows together, and curls up, he can piece together a shield the same size as Duro.

He stood to Duron's left, ready to deal with any enemies that slipped through Duron's defenses.

Sylvie unfolded the priest's protective shield behind her, chanted a secret incantation, and bestowed a "blessing" upon Julia.

A beam of light fell upon Julia, illuminating her with unparalleled holiness.

Before leaving Rolling Stones, Levi had a more comprehensive understanding of the abilities of Yulia's team members.

Blessing is a "1st-tier priest rare spell". The "blessed one" will gain "Burning Flame". After Yulia receives the blessing, every arrow she shoots will be accompanied by the "Burning Flame" effect, which has the wonderful use of continuous burning.

Li Wei laid out three parallel bone traps and two walls of fire on each side of the squad, with ten bone spears floating on either side of his ears.

Seeing that more than half of the disgusting creatures had emerged from the corpses on the high slope, he calmly said:

"The enemy is a monster from the boundless sea: parasitic coral."

"This is a monster whose strength can reach the level of a 1st-tier black dragon after its transformation."

"Their emergence from the corpse signifies the completion of their metamorphosis."

“Every group of more than 1 birds will have a leader of the first-tier silver dragon level.”

"Their weaknesses are their gills on both sides and their left chest. Fortunately, we don't have seawater here, so this group of parasitic corals is half as strong!"

"Remember, never let your body touch them. Parasitic corals are poisonous, and if you get touched by them, it will be very troublesome!"

Li Wei then instructed Sylvia:

"Prepare the purification spell. If anyone gets touched by the parasitic coral, use the purification spell immediately to neutralize the poison. Don't hesitate!"

Sylvie replied seriously, "Understood!"

squeak--

A piercing scream came from the body of a burly man, and the parasitic corals that had been entrenched on the high slope staring at Li Wei and his group charged towards Yulia's team on all fours!

"Prepare!"

Li Wei's mind raced as he earnestly instructed Yulia, "Use the invisibility arrow first, and wait for my message regarding the explosive arrow!"

Yulia nodded seriously: "My explosive arrow will hit the target you mentioned precisely, creating a loud 'boom' and shattering the monster's upper body!"

Li Wei: "...Okay."

The first parasitic coral lunged at Duro's great shield. Duro roared, plunging his legs into the ground, "Die!"

Bang! The parasitic coral headbutt slammed into the great shield, creating a deafening roar that sent sand and gravel flying everywhere.

Duro gritted his teeth and held on, managing to withstand a blow from a Tier 1 Black Dragon-level Parasitic Coral.

This success gave him great confidence, and his figure became even more upright.