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Chapter 99: Human riding, the twisted wizarding world!

"Hey, buddy, are you here to apply for the 'human rider' position as well?" A two-meter-tall, sturdy-looking man patted Rorschach's arm and shook his head, commenting, "No, you're not strong enough. The sedan chair will easily slide off you. You should go back and train more before trying again."

People riding...a sedan chair?
Hearing these unfamiliar words, Rorschach felt a little confused.

After using the Blood Prison Law to come to this unknown land, he was unfamiliar with everything.

With doubts and confusion, Rorschach skillfully used the True Prison Eye to observe the information of the sturdy man in front of him:

"Name: Zahari"

"Race: Humanoid, descendant of the Earthbeast"

"Ability: Human-riding physical training technique Lv.3"

"Hint: If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and salted fish? His dream is to become a real wizard knight one day!"

……

People ride, and see people ride again.

Judging from the information observed by the True Prison Eye, this sturdy man named Zahari should also be a blood knight, and the equivalent of a silver knight in the Gray Realm. But his dream is to become a wizard knight?
Even the physical training techniques that are practiced are related to riding.

This made Luo Xia secretly wonder, could this be a career change route that does not exist in the Gray Domain?
As Rorschach became more and more confused, the burly man named Zahari smiled at him again and said:

"It's my turn now. I'll go see if they want me first."

As Zaharie spoke, he had already run to the door of the big house in front, chatted briefly with the person at the door, and then walked in.

But after a while, he came out dejectedly.

Seeing that Luo Xia was still standing there, he stepped forward and asked, "Brother, are you going in? If not, have a drink with me, it's my treat."

Obviously, Zaharie failed in the application.

Luo Xia was worried about the situation, and he would not miss the opportunity when the other party offered it to him. So he shook his head and said, "If you can't have a chance, I definitely can't have one either. I won't go in. Let's go."

"That's nice of you, bro!" Zaharie felt relieved upon hearing this.

In this way, he quickly brought Rorschach to a street stall and said to the stall owner:
"Old White, give us a bottle of Blue Bubble and give me two side dishes."

As he spoke, he handed the stall owner a red round coin, which looked translucent and a bit like red agate.

"What good thing happened to you that makes you so generous?" The stall owner took the red translucent round coin, glanced at it casually and put it away.

"What a shame! I failed the application again." Zaharie said dejectedly.

"Since you ordered blue bubbles, I'd rather give you green bubbles. The extra money will be enough for you to go to your next restaurant for dinner." said the stall owner.

"No need. It's a rare opportunity for me to meet such a congenial buddy today. We hit it off right away, just like... By the way, what's your name, buddy?" Zaharie suddenly remembered halfway through his words that he had never asked Rorschach's name.

"Rorschach."

"That's a great name!" Zahari slapped his thigh, "From now on you'll be my friend. My name is Zahari, and my nickname is 'The Great Hero'!"

"Don't listen to his bragging. He calls himself a hero, but people call him a fool behind his back." The stall owner joked.

"Go away, old man, you only know how to insult me."

Zaharie waved his hand to signal the stall owner not to make trouble.

Rorschach asked casually, "How did you fail in the application? I saw that many of the people in the queue were not as good as you."

"That's right. I'm not bragging to you, brother. Apart from those upper-class people, there are few better riders than me, Zahari, in the entire Black Knight City. It's a pity..." Zahari said this with a long sigh.

"Who can you blame? It's your own fault for being soft-hearted and ruining your reputation. Who would be willing to hire you?" The stall owner had already brought over a bottle of blue sparkling wine and said with a pout.

"How can this make me soft-hearted? Shouldn't I avoid the person in front of me? Why did I have to crash into him?" Zaharie said dissatisfiedly.

"Then look at how others do it." The stall owner nodded at Zaharie and motioned him to look at the street behind him.

At this time, Rorschach also looked in the direction the stall owner pointed, and saw a scene that shocked him greatly!
But he saw a sturdy man who looked about the same size as Zaharie, carrying a round object like a big lantern on his back. His hands were spread out to both sides and held upwards, holding the "big lantern" very steadily.

His entire upper body was supported by a bracket that fitted his body to keep the "big lantern" on his body stable.

On the 'big lantern', there was a person sitting whose appearance could not be seen clearly. He was blocked by a layer of translucent curtain, so only a vague figure could be seen.

"So 'riding by a human' means literally?" Rorschach frowned.

After seeing this scene, how could he not understand the true meaning of riding a human?

While Rorschach was reacting, there was another change ahead.

But on the road where the man was riding, there was a man pulling a cart, and it seemed that he was transporting goods.

When the people around saw the man on the bicycle approaching, they all moved away. Some people also kindly reminded the man pulling the cart.

But perhaps because he was afraid that the goods would be scattered, some of the goods were tied to him, making it impossible for him to dodge in time, and it took some time to move the goods together with the cart to the side.

The silver-level rider was so fast that he arrived in front of the man in a flash.

Snap——!!

The cart shattered into pieces in an instant, and the man pulling the cart was kicked away by someone and hit hard against a wall not far away!

Zaharie was silent when he saw this scene.

"Do you also think I did something wrong, old White?" Zaharie said somewhat gloomily.

"There is no right or wrong. You thought you just took a detour, but your master thought you lost face as a wizard's apprentice, so beating you was considered a light punishment." The stall owner said with an experienced tone, "If you want to be the best human rider, you must understand that human riders do not require judgment, otherwise I suggest you stop being a human rider."

Zahari didn't say anything after hearing this. He just opened the bottle of blue bubbles on the table, poured a glass of wine for Rorschach and himself respectively, and said:
"Come, have a drink—"

Seeing this, the stall owner could only sigh.

When the stall owner went to do other things, Zaharie said to Rorschach in a somewhat depressed tone: "Sorry, buddy, I made you laugh."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You have your bottom line, but you're just not suitable for this profession." Rorschach shook his head.

"But my biggest dream in this life is to become a respected rider like Lord Augustus!" Zaharie said excitedly.

"A person who is admired... and ridden by others?" Rorschach was at a loss.

What a confusing worldview this is. Being used as a mount for others, and being respected?

Zahari said as a matter of course: "Yes, Lord Augustus was personally chosen by the great 'Black Bone Wizard'. Even Lord Elliot, the Lord of our Black Knight City, would be polite to him. You know, Lord Elliot is a high-level wizard apprentice!"

When Zaharie said this, there was an indescribable longing in his tone!

This made Rorschach ask, "Have you ever thought about not being ridden by others and finding a way to become a wizard's apprentice first? Maybe you will have a chance to become a great wizard in the future?"

Rorschach's question made Zaharie look at him in astonishment.

After a long while, Zaharie slapped his thigh and laughed, "Hahahahahaha, Rorschach, you are really good at joking. However, this joke is a bit disrespectful to the adults. Just tell it to me, but don't tell this kind of joke to other people, otherwise you will be in trouble if you are reported."

"..."

After talking about this, Rorschach finally understood what it meant to play the lute to a cow.

He thought his thinking logic was normal, but to Zaharie it sounded like a fantasy, and he even thought he was joking.

This is a cognitive problem that is deeply embedded in the bones, and it cannot be changed by just a few more words of reasoning.

After realizing this, Rorschach also gave up on this aspect of communication.

Then he began to understand this world indirectly from Zaharie.

The first thing that can be confirmed is that the city they are in is called Black Knight City, and Black Knight City is located in the Black Bone Domain. The city lord is a high-level wizard apprentice named Elliot.

Although there is more than one wizard apprentice like Elliot in Black Knight City, there is only one high-level wizard apprentice.

"...I also heard that our city lord was once a registered disciple of the great Black Bone Wizard, so he was sent to Black Knight City by the great Black Bone Wizard to guard the area." Zahari whispered.

At this time, his face was already a little red from drinking.

Luo Xia nodded and asked in a low voice: "Then do you know where the Black Bone Domain is and what it looks like outside the Black Bone Domain?"

"Isn't the Black Bone Domain in the Black Bone Domain? Where else could it be?" Zahari was a little confused by Rorschach's question. "As for outside the Black Bone Domain, I don't know either."

"Also, have you heard of the name Blood Prison?" Rorschach continued to ask.

Zahari shook his head at first, then nodded, but finally shook his head and said, "I seem to have heard of this name, but I really can't remember where I heard it for a moment. Let me think... think..."

As Zaharie spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller until it could no longer be heard.

Because he was already lying on the table, obviously he was really drunk.

"What a troublesome guy." The stall owner had already noticed Zahari lying on the ground, and said to the child who was cleaning nearby, "Little Jili, please guide this guest to Zahari's house."

"Okay." The child responded immediately.

Upon hearing this, Rorschach immediately nodded to express his gratitude to the stall owner, but the latter just shrugged and said nothing.

Just like that, Rorschach picked up Zaharie and, under the guidance of the child, quickly came to Zaharie's house.

Boom boom boom!
The child named Little Gilly knocked on the door, and soon an old woman's voice came from the door, asking, "Who is it?"

"Mrs. Molly, it's me, Little Gilly." Little Gilly answered very skillfully, "Uncle Zaharie was drunk, and Grandpa White asked me to help with directions. It was Uncle Zaharie's friend who brought him back."

Upon hearing this, the old woman inside hurriedly opened the door and saw Zaharie, who was drunk as a puddle.

The person who opened the door was an old woman who looked to be in her seventies. Rorschach could guess without observation that this must be Zaharie's mother.

The old woman quickly beckoned Rorschach to go inside: "Come in, come in, it's really too much trouble for you, young man."

"Zahari is my friend, this is what I should do." Rorschach said with a smile as he walked in.

After communicating with the old woman, Rorschach also learned that the other party was indeed Zaharie's mother.

As for Zaharie's father, he was also a cyclist, but unfortunately he died in an accident shortly after Zaharie was born.

Zaharie has such a strong desire to be a "rider" because of his father who died young. "This child is just like his father. He is not the kind of person who can really achieve great things. I just hope he can live in peace, but he has never given up his dream." The old woman sighed.

Rorschach should have found this inspiring.

But when he thought about Zaharie's dream of being the best rider, he couldn't hold back.

Seeing Rorschach's strange expression, the old woman thought he was drunk too, but was just too embarrassed to say it.

He immediately arranged a place for Rorschach to rest.

……

A blink of an eye.

A week has passed since Rorschach first came to Black Knight City.

With Zaharie, a "big fool" friend, he quickly adapted to everything here.

However, he didn't really want to live here for a long time.

Because through his observations during this period, he gradually realized that the so-called Black Knight City... was most likely just a "breeding farm"!
Rorschach was not making this up, because according to Zaharie, only the best riders were qualified to leave the Black Knight City.

They will be picked up by some big men like the city lord Elliot and go to a wider world. As for the so-called superior riders, Rorschach has also seen several of them under the leadership of Zahari in the past week.

Without exception, they are all lower-level gold!
These are at least gold-level overlords in the Gray Domain, but here they are used as mounts, and they are proud of it.

Of course, they are different from the gold-level ones in the Gray Domain because their bloodline levels are generally lower.

Rorschach had no interest in staying in such a twisted place any longer, so he decided to find a "normal person" to learn more about everything here. The "normal people" in Black Knight City could only be those wizard apprentices who were high and mighty in the eyes of the human knights.

The target chosen by Rorschach was Zaharie's old acquaintance, that is, his former master.

"Brother Rorschach, are you sure that your gift will satisfy Lord Chevala?" Zahari looked at Rorschach anxiously and said, "Lord Chevala has a bad temper. I pissed him off last time. If something goes wrong again this time, I think we'll both be in big trouble."

"Don't worry. I guarantee that after he receives this gift from me, he will not only forgive your previous mistakes, but will also be extra happy." Rorschach said with a smile.

"That's good. You wait here and I'll go knock on the door."

Seeing Rorschach was so confident, Zaharie stopped hesitating and knocked on the door of Lord Chevala.

The servant who opened the door was shocked to see that the person coming was Zaharie, the man who had been driven away, and thought that he was here for revenge.

Fortunately, Zaharie quickly made his purpose known.

After some communication, Rorschach and Zaharie were brought before Lord Chevara.

This was a round fellow with a shifty look, and no matter how Rorschach looked at him, he felt that he was a little too weak.

When he saw the other person, Rorschach also glanced at his information:
「Name: Chevala Baroque」

"Race: Humanity, Wizard Apprentice"

"Abilities: Blood Prison Meditation Lv.3, Baroque Alchemy Lv.3"

"Hint 1: Although this guy looks shifty, he is actually an alchemy genius. However, he is limited by his talent in the wizarding world. No matter how hard he tries, he is just as slow as a snail."

"Hint 2: The Baroque family behind him was once a well-known alchemy family in the 'Eighth Blood Prison'. Their ancestors even gave birth to a real wizard, but unfortunately their descendants are not up to par. The strongest one now is just a high-level wizard apprentice who is about to enter the twilight of his life."

"Hint 3: He knows a lot, go ahead and squeeze him dry, boy!"

……

"Wow, we found a treasure!"

Rorschach, who was originally just planning to casually take a look at the other party's information, couldn't help but brighten up after reading the hints given by the True Prison Eye.

Because this result was much better than he expected!

The fat white man in front of him, who looked a little weak, obviously had a distinguished background. Even though his family had fallen into poverty, it did not affect his knowledge and experience.

At this moment, he was looking at Zahari with an arrogant expression and said, "How dare you, a despicable fellow, appear in front of me? Do you think the lesson I taught you last time was not enough? Do you have to force me to kill you?"

"No, no, no. We are here to present treasures to you, Lord Chevara. My friend has an heirloom, which is said to come from a great wizard. He wants to present it to you in exchange for the opportunity to serve you." Zahari reported to Lord Chevara with a flattering look on his face.

"Oh? An item from a great wizard?" Chevalar raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. He was obviously attracted by this statement. He couldn't wait to ask, "What is it? Bring it to me and have a look—"

"There are too many people here, why don't we find a quiet place for me to present it to you alone?" Rorschach suggested very considerately.

Without thinking too much, Chevala turned around and said, "Come with me. The others wait here. Don't go anywhere without my order!"

After saying that, he took Rorschach to the inner room.

"Close the door." After walking into the inner room, Chevala gave Rorschach an order, then turned around and said, "What on earth is this? Take it out and show it to me. If it is indeed a treasure, you will stay by my side and serve me in the future. But if you dare to play tricks on me..."

Chevara didn't say much, just sneered twice!
"I dare not." Rorschach closed the door with a smile on his face, came to Chevalar, and pretended to take something out of his sleeve.

Under Chevala's expectant gaze, Rorschach suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his throat, and asked with a smile: "Do you think your life is a treasure, my dear Lord Chevala?"

Chevala didn't expect that this little knight would dare to attack him. He immediately used his mental power to transform into a sharp spike and stabbed it into the back of Rorschach's head!
However, before his mental power could touch Rorschach, it was easily defeated by Rorschach's mental power, causing his entire body to tremble as if he had been hit hard!
"you……"

The way Chevala looked at Rorschach at this moment had completely changed!
If he was just a little panicked before, then at this moment, there was a hint of fear in his eyes, "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be a human knight to plot against me? Is there some misunderstanding here?"

"No misunderstanding, I'm looking for you." Rorschach chuckled, "As for who I am, didn't Zahari already tell you that I'm his friend."

"..."

Chevala forced a smile and said, "Sir, please don't play tricks on me. With your strength, how can you be friends with anyone?"

"I don't have time to play tricks on you, and I don't want to waste time." Rorschach said in a serious tone, "I'll ask you questions next, and you'd better be honest. If I find out that you're lying, I promise you'll regret coming into this world!"

"Will you let me go after this?" Chevara asked carefully.

"That depends on your performance. But there is no grudge between you and me. As long as you cooperate, I can spare your life." Rorschach said.

"How do I know you're not lying to me?" Chevara asked.

"If you say one more word of nonsense, I will kill you right now. This shouldn't be considered lying, right?" Rorschach's tone turned cold.

"No, no, no, just ask, I promise to answer you truthfully." Chevara quickly admitted defeat.

Luo Xia snorted coldly, and then officially began to ask: "First question, what is your full name."

"Ah?" Chevala didn't expect the other party to ask such a boring question, but he still replied, "Chevala Barr."

"Well, it seems that you think I am a fool, right?" Rorschach suddenly laughed.

Of course he knew what Chevala's full name was, and the reason he asked this question was to do some simple testing.

First ask some information that you can be sure of to test whether Chevala is honest. After all, Chevala doesn't know what information he has.

But he didn't expect that Chevala would dare to lie to him on the first question.

But he was not angry about this, instead he was very relieved.

Because in this way, he could teach Chevala the most profound lesson and let him understand what it means to regret coming into this world!

With this thought in mind, Rorschach placed his other hand on top of Chevalar's head.

"What are you doing? I'm telling the truth. Don't do anything rash. I'm not lying to you..." When Chevala saw Rorschach's actions, he also panicked.

But Rorschach ignored him and continued to do as he pleased.

After a while.

Chevalar's eyelids drooped, but Rorschach didn't go too far and removed the hand from his head after only ten seconds.

"Huh...huh..."

As Rorschach moved his hand away, Chevala suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath!

At this moment, his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Rorschach!
Because the experience he just had was definitely the most desperate experience in his life, a thousand times more painful than any pain he had ever experienced before!
If he had a choice, he would rather die than experience that feeling again.

"Just a friendly reminder, only ten seconds have passed." Rorschach said with a smile.

However, this smile looked like a nightmare to Chevara!
"What did you do to me...where was that just now?" Chevara asked with pale lips.

"That's not what you should care about. You just need to know that if you lie to me again, the next punishment will be twice as long as this time!"

"No, I don't dare anymore. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Chevala shuddered when he heard that, and kept apologizing to Rorschach with a terrified face.

Rorschach: "So, what's your full name?"

Chevara: "Chevara Baroque!"

Rorschach: "Very good, you are very honest this time. Then the next question is, do you have any special talents?"

Chevala: "My alchemy is amazing!"

Rorschach: "How powerful?"

Chevala: "If we only talk about alchemy level, even the clan leader may not be better than me, but he is a high-level wizard apprentice, and I am only at the beginner level. If I can break through to the intermediate or even high-level wizard apprentice, my alchemy level will definitely advance by leaps and bounds again, and hopefully reach the level that only the ancestor has achieved."

"Why did you come to Black Knight City?" Rorschach asked.

Chevala did not dare to hesitate and said quickly: "I have never been able to break through the intermediate wizard apprentice, and I dare not reveal my true alchemy level in the family, so as not to cause jealousy and frame-up... So my life is really a bit frustrating. That's why I thought of coming to Black Knight City for a vacation, thinking about whether I can take this opportunity to enter the intermediate level."

Rorschach: "Well, tell me more about what you know about the Black Knight City."

Although Chevala was a little surprised when he heard this, wondering why the other party would ask for such worthless information, he did not rule out the possibility that the other party was conducting another test, so he did not dare to be careless and answered honestly:
"The Black Knight City is one of the characteristics of the Black Bone Territory. It supplies riders to the outside world in an endless supply. Almost everyone in the nearby areas, including the Black Bone Territory, knows about the existence of the Black Knight City. Although this industry cannot bring much profit to the Black Bone Wizards, it has become the signature of the Black Bone Territory..."

Through Chevala's introduction, Rorschach quickly had a complete impression of the Black Knight City.

It has to be said that it was very close to his original guess.

Although there are some differences in details, the Black Knight City is indeed just as he guessed, and is essentially a huge "farm"!
In addition, this is also one of the famous holiday resorts in the Black Bone Domain. Any wizard apprentice who comes here can enjoy the treatment of a superior person.

After all, to those people, wizard apprentices are not the same species as them at all. They are all noble beings that they need to look up to!

(End of this chapter)