Mages, Adventurers, and Women

The improvement in [Exploration] and [Knowledge] is largely thanks to the breathing techniques given by Julia and the secret language given by Willow.

He only studied one-tenth of it.

However, it has already achieved a huge improvement.

Li Wei is very satisfied with the current progress.

As we approached Baron Della's castle, a chill crept into the wind that brushed against our faces.

Li Wei gave Bones and Duron two bottles of "Potion of Truth" and "Potion of Radiance" each.

Instruct them to apply the potion only when they encounter undead creatures, as the diluted potion has a limited effect and should be used sparingly.

Upon entering the grounds of Baron Della's castle, the four made their final preparations.

Take out the cooled roasted wolf leg and share it with dry bread.

Wolf meat has very coarse fibers, is tough, and tastes terrible.

But for Li Wei and his three companions, the roasted wolf leg meat tasted quite good.

The bone said with satisfaction:

"Everyone in the Grand Continent says that dragon meat is the best, but I think wolf meat tastes even better than dragon meat!"

Duron plucked the meat bits stuck between his teeth and reminded him:

"Keep your voice down. Dragons are petty. If they hear you thinking about dragon meat, they might slaughter your whole family."

The bone said nonchalantly:

“I don’t have a father. If a dragon comes to me about this, I’ll say you’re my father and kill you first.”

Dulong was speechless.

I clearly got the better deal, but I can't feel happy about it.

Li Wei put away his breathing techniques and secret language, and explained to the two of them:

"The book 'The Complete Recipe Book of Grand Continent' does indeed list dragon meat as the first, and it is recognized as the most delicious meat in Grand Continent."

"But... the Southern Continent's High Mountain Giants, who gave the main tasting feedback, suffered a furious retaliation from the Dragon Clan that was comparable to that against the 'Dragon Knights'."

"In the book [Rare Races of the Grand Continent], the Highmountain Giants are listed as a rare race on the Grand Continent, with fewer than 100 of them still alive."

"Oh, by the way, the book I was reading was written a hundred years ago. The 'Highmountain Giant' branch of giants might not even exist now. The dwarf was right when he said that dragons are petty."

Julia's interest was piqued by Levi, and she interjected:

"So, because of their immense power, the dragon race doesn't belong to the category of beasts or magical beasts, but is classified as a race within the Grand Continent?"

Li Wei nodded and said:

"It was once proposed to classify the dragon race into three groups: beasts, monsters, and monsters. Now, we can only find a tiny trace of their existence in historical records from thousands of years ago."

"I've read so many books, but I still don't know what race they are."

The bones didn't care:

"What are you afraid of? The dragons are so far away from us, they wouldn't come to a wretched place like Rolling Stone Town!"

Li Wei smiled mysteriously.

He said slowly:

"uncertain."

"The book 'The Rolling Stones Construction Manual' records a secret: a hundred years ago, when they were building Rolling Stones, they could hear a sound at night that sounded like a cow mooing and a tiger roaring—a beastly roar they had never heard before."

"Until one night, a barbarian went out to urinate and saw a huge creature, resembling a dragon, flying toward Baron Della's castle. When it spread its wings, it blocked out the moonlight."

"It is worth mentioning that the book 【The Secret Talks of Baron Della’s Castle】 says that the 'Necromantic Contamination Pool' in Baron Della’s castle suddenly appeared a hundred years ago, and the water in this pool caused Baron Della, who had fallen into the necromancy, to disappear."

"If the recorded events are true, Baron Della's castle is very likely to have a 'dragon'."

The bones trembled with fright.

He trembled and said:

"Brother Dragon, I was just kidding, please don't take it seriously!"

Julia turned pale with fright. Grabbing Levi's arm, she looked at Baron Della's castle, which was so close at hand, and asked:

"Does Baron Della's castle really have dragons?"

Li Wei touched her small hand and comforted her:

"As long as we stay away from the pool of necromancy, even if there are dragons, they won't bother with us."

Yulia, feeling uneasy, changed her grip and instead hugged Levi's arm.

A thick fog enveloped the area outside Baron Della's castle.

It blocks all the senses, making it impossible to see what's inside.

As a monk, Li Wei perceived it very clearly.

This isn't fog.

The sky was clearly formed from a dense layer of "necromantic elements".

It is a natural barrier for Baron Della's castle.

The group passed through the Netherworld Sky and entered the territory of Baron Della's castle.

Bones was initially worried about encountering a dragon and being punished.

Seeing the scene before him, he burst out laughing.

Yulia also breathed a sigh of relief, pulled away from Li Wei's arm, and resumed her usual "aloofness".

Dulong chuckled helplessly.

The group no longer showed any signs of nervousness.

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Chapter 24: Li Wei Shows His Skills

Baron Dela's castle, which is usually deserted, has become a popular "outing" spot in Rolling Stone Town due to the strange activity of monsters in the Navia Mountains.

Clusters of campfires illuminated the dimly lit interior of Baron Della's castle.

far away.

The necromantic mist concealed Baron Della's castle, with only the castle's slender, pointed roof, resembling a chopstick, piercing through the mist and peeking out from the shadows.

The hundreds of stone houses and dwellings that once surrounded the castle have collapsed and are now in ruins, like a shoulder covered in dandruff.

The farmland outside the houses, where Li Wei and his companions lived, should have been planted with crops, but had become a wasteland due to the nourishment of necromantic elements for a century.

The dense layer of ashes resembled rotting leaves in the Scandinavian mountains, and when Duron stepped into it, the ashes reached above his knees, drawing mockery from the bones themselves.

"Hey shorty, watch out, don't get drowned in bone fragments."

"Bastard!" Duron cursed.

Yulia glanced around and said coldly:

"Vice-Captain, with so many adventurers, how are we going to complete the mission?"

Li Wei looked at Yulia, who was pretending to be aloof, with disdain.

Who was it that was clinging to his arm, too scared to let go?

Is this another attempt to establish a "cool and aloof captain" persona?

Li Wei looked around, having anticipated that Baron Dela's castle would be bustling with activity due to the depths of the Navia Mountains and the Monster Hills.

If even the greedy merchant John could sell out the potions, there must be many adventurers.

I never expected there to be so many...

Baron Dela's castle, shrouded in necromantic elements, covers an area of ​​approximately two thousand acres.

The Necromantic Contamination Pool occupies nearly half of the area.

There are about a thousand acres left for the adventurers of Rolling Stone Town to roam.

With a space the size of more than 90 football fields, no matter how many people there are, there will always be room for them to complete their tasks.

The reality is...

It really doesn't.

From Baron Della's castle to the farmland where Levi and his companions were.

The place was packed with people, bustling and noisy.

Based on their strength, everyone divided Baron Della's castle into three areas.

Castle District;

Residential housing area;

Farmland area.

Fifty-eight adventurer teams are active in the approximately 300-acre farmland area.

Two vendors selling dry bread mingled among the adventurers' party, calling out their wares.

A dozen or so dancers stood in front of a makeshift tent pitched at the edge of the area, striking alluring poses to attract the attention of adventurers.

"Don't move! This necromancer is in our squad's territory. Move to the side!"

"Let go of that skeletal undead! This is our territory! Are you fucking looking to die?!"

"Hey—you slut in front of the tent, come over here and give me a blowjob, and I'll give you the skeleton I just killed."

"Damn it, you're selling me a dry loaf of bread for 1 silver and 50 copper coins? Why would I be an adventurer? I might as well sell you dry loaf of bread!"

"You 'barbaric' bastard! You want to pay me on credit, a dancer? No way! Pay up or lose your life!"

……

The undead creatures within Baron Dela's castle never imagined that they would be surrounded by four menacing, sharpening-knives as soon as they emerged from underground.

When did undead creatures become so popular?

It begged for mercy and resisted, but it still couldn't stop the four big men from poking and prodding it.

Even the occasional undead flower that sprouts out becomes a treasure fought over by various adventure teams.

Fortunately, everyone managed to remain restrained and did not disrupt the designated areas for the sake of a single Necromancer Flower.

The dancers and bakers were not alone; they were protected by five teams of adventurers.

Three carriages were parked in the rest area for the dancers and bakers.

The carriage was made of spruce wood, square and plain.

A shield-shaped emblem of the Adventurers' Guild, with a sword and staff crossed, hung on the carriage window, indicating that the carriage was being escorted by the Adventurers' Guild.

Each carriage was pulled by four thin, yellow horses.

Li Wei's eyes lit up; this was a good thing.

The skinny yellow horse, scientifically known as the "wild sand skinny horse," is a new breed developed by the Wild Sand Principality after taming wild horses.

They have good physical strength, are strong, and can withstand thirst, but they have a bad temper.

The residents of Rolling Stone like to call it "Yellow Horse".

Li Wei had been eyeing the "Yellow Horse" for a long time; this thing was said to be able to travel a thousand miles a day and was a great vehicle for getting around.

But the selling price is too high.

The "Sandstorm Slender Horse" in the Sandstorm Duchy sells for only 1 gold coin domestically, but in Rolling Stone Town, it sells for a sky-high price of 50 gold coins.

In special circumstances, prices may increase by 20%-100%.

Levi had previously asked John why the yellow horse was so expensive.

John said.