Chapter 374 Goodbye Gravekeeper Girl
Chapter 374 Goodbye Gravekeeper Girl
"Ivan, is that a mental illusion?" Penny was curious about his method.
"Yes, it requires strong enough mental strength. You can't learn it for the time being." Ivan nodded slightly.
Mental power is a kind of power mapped out based on soul energy. It has many wonderful aspects, just like the young boy he just created with it, and by adding some memory information, he shaped himself into his younger self.
It is similar to the mind body and consciousness body, and does not have much actual combat ability.
Of course, dealing with some ordinary people is no problem.
This is something that can only be achieved with the mental power of a third-level wizard.
"That's such a pity." Penny felt envious and a little regretful.
It would take at least a day to travel from the Marquis of Giant Frog to the Sanggu Territory by foot and on horseback. The Lan Que was sailing at high altitude and arrived in a short while.
Sanggu Territory was almost the same as he remembered, except for a few more houses. The surrounding hills were covered with tall, lush mulberry trees.
"Ivan, aren't you going down?" Jiushi asked.
"No, if you want to go, go and have a look." Ivan refused.
"I came back to check last time and it was just so-so. Let's forget it this time." Jiushiti shook her head.
After all, Sanggu Territory is just a remote territory, only the size of a small town, and has no development potential. After the Marichatons acquired other territories, they shifted their focus to other places.
Jiushi once lived in the small castle in the territory for a long time, and it was here that she and Ivan fell in love overnight. Of course, she has some feelings for this place.
However, all the people she was familiar with had left, and Ivan was around, so she wasn't that nostalgic for Sang Gu.
The Lan Que paused for a moment in the sky, then flew towards the Black Mist Forest on one side of the territory.
The Black Mist Forest is famous for its pervasive black fog. Compared to the last time I came here, the fog is even thicker, covering the trees in broad daylight, and there is also a pungent smell of gunpowder.
Considering the strength level of the group, the black fog would naturally not have any impact.
"Look, there is magma below. It seems that the volcano here has erupted."
The Lan Que arrived directly at the center of the forest. Below it was a narrow crack filled with volcanic lava, with billowing black smoke coming out of it.
The magma churned from time to time and gushed out from the crack, splashing everywhere, especially the low-lying area on the left.
Led by Ivan, the group came down from the airship to the ground, and came to the side of the molten lava fissure. The ground under their feet was scorching hot, and scalding heat hit their faces.
"Jenny, what do you think?"
"The magma has a familiar smell. This should be the passage leading to the underground world."
"Perhaps, but there is magma underneath all year round, and the passage is probably impassable a long time ago. It is not as good as the one under the spine of the ancient tree."
Ivan was quite interested in the underground world mentioned by the tree man elder. Apart from other resources, there were rich metal deposits underground.
However, how to find the correct path and get through the molten lava is a big problem.
The tree man elder also said that the road leading to the first underground level will be blocked by lava lords. A fake lord is okay, but if it is a real lord creature, it is definitely an existence that cannot be provoked.
"Boss, there's a little undead guy peeking out from behind. Do you want me to catch it?" After a while, Locke suddenly spoke.
"Please invite him over, don't scare him." Ivan ordered.
"Huh?" Locke was a little confused. "Okay, whatever you say is what it is."
With Locke's strength, dealing with an apprentice-level creature would be a piece of cake.
Within two minutes, a centaur wrapped in armor was "invited" over. From the style of the armor, it was not difficult to tell that this was a petite woman.
"Helen, don't you say hello to someone you know?"
"Hello, Wizard Ivan."
After hearing Ivan's words, a hoarse and low voice came from the helmet mask. The voice seemed rusty and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
Locke suddenly realized that it was someone he knew. No wonder the boss asked him to be polite.
"Boss, do you have any acquaintances here too?"
"What do you think? I live in Mulberry Valley and she lives in Black Mist Forest. We are neighbors after all. It's not strange for us to know each other."
"Ahem, you have the final say."
Although he said this, Locke was secretly complaining in his heart. They were not close at all and they were of different races. How could they be called neighbors?
Little did he know that Ivan had used the restoration of the natural maze as a bargaining chip to exchange with Helen for a breathing method that could directly reach the fourth-level Knight King - the Tidal Codex, which actually gave him a great advantage.
"I remember you don't like going out. Is there something wrong with the maze covering the Tomb Guardian Castle again?" Ivan asked.
"Yeah, it's broken." Helen said briefly, and seemed unwilling to talk more. Ivan didn't ask any more questions. He explored the narrow crack inside and outside for a long time before giving up.
After finishing his work, he waved to the undead centaur girl.
"Come on, I'll show you."
"Ah."
The small castle was built against the mountain and was actually not far from the rift, only about two hundred steps away.
As they approached the not-so-high mountain, Ivan discovered that the ground beneath his feet was still warm, and the air was also warm, and he immediately guessed what the problem was.
It was indeed difficult for Helen to let an undead creature live on fire.
Turning around the foot of the mountain, a small castle appeared in the black fog. An old royal flag used to hang on the city wall, but now only a rotten flagpole remained.
The castle gate was casually open, and the stitched centaurs and human-faced flowers were nowhere to be seen. The environment had changed, and these undead items could no longer be preserved.
As for the natural maze surrounding the castle, only one-tenth of it remains, serving only to embellish the castle.
"The environment has changed drastically. The maze is difficult to repair. Even if it is completely repaired, it will be easily damaged and will not last long." Ivan took a few glances and judged the general situation.
"I know." Helen said without any fluctuation in her tone.
"By the way, how are you doing with the basic spells I taught you before?" Ivan asked again.
Helen was originally from the royal family of the Tide Empire. The royal family had the blood of the Centaur kings. When the wizard came to the continent, he cursed and killed the remaining royal family members based on their bloodline.
In order to get rid of the curse on their tribe, the royal family stole the meditation method and gave it to the newly born tribe in their escape. Helen was one of them.
After transforming into an undead creature by chance, Helen continued to practice meditation and was promoted to a third-class apprentice. However, she only controlled spiritual power and did not know how to cast spells.
Ivan stayed here for twenty days to repair the fog formation and taught Helen some basic spells.
After many years, Helen has cultivated to the limit of a third-class apprentice, and the next step is to be promoted to a formal wizard.
"Yes." Hearing his question, Helen thought for a moment and answered.
"Show me how to perform it."
Under Ivan's instructions, Helen cast spells such as 'Energy Ball', 'Energy Chain', 'Mage's Hand', and indeed mastered them to the point where she could do it with ease.
She also figured out a lot of ways to use energy particles, such as manipulating wind particles to accelerate and gathering water particles to clean armor.
"good."
Ivan nodded slightly.
After all, so many years have passed, it's not surprising that he has this level of energy particle manipulation.
"Let me ask you another question. In your memory or in the royal books you have read, is there any mention of where the Centaurs migrated to?"
"Exchange?" The undead Centaur girl was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head and asked back.
Many people around were speechless after hearing this, and Locke was even more worried for her. This was probably the first apprentice who dared to make demands to a third-level wizard.
"In exchange, I can take you away from here and give you asylum." Ivan didn't react much and stated the terms of the exchange calmly. "Of course, if you have other ideas, you can also mention them. I will consider them as appropriate."
"I also hope to become your disciple and learn how to become a wizard." Helen stared blankly at the desolate and dilapidated castle and cemetery in front of her, and hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Okay, I agree." Ivan looked her up and down and nodded in agreement.
This undoubtedly surprised the others. When did Wizard Ivan become so easy to talk to? Could it be that he thought the girl's identity was too strange and wanted to keep her by his side for research?
In fact, they guessed correctly, and this is one of the reasons.
Secondly, there are no words on the last few pages of the Tide Codex, which most likely record the method of becoming a Level 4 Knight King, which requires high-purity Centaur royal blood to unlock. Bringing Helen along is a precautionary measure, and one can also get news about the Centaurs from her.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Not long after, the marsh ants, following Ivan's instructions, used the 'Marsh King's Halo' to turn the mountain into a mudslide, burying the royal cemetery that Helen had guarded for most of her life.
"Come with us."
"it is good."
The undead are new creatures that only have their original memories. When Helen was born, there was no living thing around her. From birth until now, she has been alone guarding the cemetery castle.
This day, she followed Ivan's footsteps and embarked on a new journey.
(End of this chapter)