The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 92: Deep in the Poison Fog (Part 11)

"What's the price of this stone?"

Lin En suppressed his excitement and asked the management apprentice slowly.

"You mean this light-absorbing black stone? If you buy both, I'll charge you 100 primary magic stones for each one." The management apprentice replied.

Lin En was a little shocked by the price, and judging from the tone of the management apprentice, he seemed to have quoted a low price.

"Do you want it? Although the light-absorbing black stone is not very useful, it is extremely rare. In Cuilin City, the market price of a light-absorbing black stone of this size is generally at least 150 primary magic stones." The management apprentice added.

"Can I try it out?" Lynn asked.

"of course can."

Lin En picked up the light-absorbing black stone and examined it carefully. After confirming that this was indeed the material used to assist in the cultivation of the Black Moon Spirit Body, he gritted his teeth, stopped hesitating, and nodded to the management apprentice.

"After buying the light-absorbing black stone, my assets are only about 200 primary magic stones... If I need to buy light-absorbing black stones later, I have to find a way to make some money."

Lin En's original assets actually only consisted of a hundred or so primary magic stones, but now he has more than 400 primary magic stones, mainly because he obtained the inheritance from Elena and an apprentice he met by chance in the Black Moon Fortress.

In fact, after the final battle, Lin En thought about looting the magic stones from the other apprentices, but later gave up. After deep thought, he even left the looted magic tools in the Black Moon Fortress.

On the one hand, there is no time to loot the bodies of so many apprentices, and on the other hand, it may bring unnecessary risks to oneself.

After all, one's own safety is more important than those legacies.

Losing a small portion of magic stones would not be a big deal, and Wizard Hosens had no way of knowing how much assets those apprentices had.

But if there are too many missing, or if more conspicuous witchcraft tools are missing, the possibility of being discovered will undoubtedly increase greatly.

In fact, it is logical to infer that after Silver Ring Academy and Horsens explored the fortress, in order to better understand the mechanism of the fortress, they would most likely carefully examine the traces left by the apprentices.

So, just like we cannot keep the Tower Spirit, we cannot take this risk either.

"I would like to ask your Excellency, are light-absorbing black stones often found here?"

After completing the purchase, Lynn thought about it and asked the management wizard again.

"Not really. In fact, this is the first time that the pioneering team has brought back the light-absorbing black stone." The management wizard replied, but then he stretched out his hand and added,

"Jason Wiltshire, if you want, I can keep an eye out for you. Just bring me some things next time you come over."

"Lynn Kent." Lynn quickly shook Jason's hand and nodded, "Then I'll trouble you, sir... But the price of the light-absorbing black stone is too expensive. If the quantity is too large, I may not be able to pay for it in a short time."

“It’s okay. The number of light-absorbing black stones is not as much as you think… Even if there are more, it doesn’t matter. I will stay at the outpost for another three months, and I will keep this time for you.” Jason said frankly.

The conditions at the outpost are difficult, and it is very necessary for these members of the pioneering team to get along well with the material transport personnel.

These are mutually beneficial actions permitted within the rules.

"Okay, thank you very much." Lin En nodded. While he was happy, he also felt some pressure to make money.

Now, as a second-class apprentice of the Horsens School, he can get a subsidy of 25 primary magic stones from the school every month. At the same time, the housing, meditation room magic energy supply and some compulsory courses are all free.

Without having to consider the magic energy expenditure in the meditation room, such magic stones can allow any second-class wizard apprentice to maintain a comfortable life.

After many wild wizards pay the monthly meditation room magic power expenditure, they may not have 25 primary magic stones left.

Not to mention, by carrying out school tasks like now, you can also receive some extra rewards.

Take the task of escorting supplies this time for example. After two months, Lin En can get a reward of about 100 magic stones. At the same time, there will be some hidden income. It is easy to add up to more than 200 primary magic stones.

So, school wizards usually have a good life.

That is to say, when you need to take some paid courses or purchase some knowledge, it will be a little stressful.

However, for Lin En, if he takes into account the expenses of cultivating the Black Moon Spirit Body and raising dependents in the future, such income seems a bit tight.

After buying the light-absorbing black stone, it was almost time to set off.

Lynn returned to the Octopus Land Boat, where Serena and Leah were already waiting. The latter was holding a light pink flower in her hand and seemed to be asking Serena something.

Lynn greeted them.

Serena continued her conversation with Leah, not avoiding him.

Lynn heard clearly that it was Leah asking Serena some key points about casting a certain witchcraft.

After listening for a while, Lin En was surprised to realize that the witchcraft they were talking about was exactly the Green Ivy Technique that he was learning recently.

He listened attentively for a while and suddenly felt that he had gained something.

The resources in this school are indeed incomparable to those outside.

After a while, the other three came back.

Serena stopped talking and asked everyone to get ready to leave.

"From now on, we won't have a moment's rest until we reach Outpost No. 12.

"This journey will be more dangerous than before, and I need you to be more vigilant.

"I'll emphasize again that the depressions and cliffs I mentioned in the mission description are all here. Don't take it lightly. Report any situation immediately."

"Yes, Lady Serena!" Everyone responded and got on the octopus land boat and continued on their way.

……

……

Two days later, Lin En and others came to the area marked as poisonous fog depression on the map.

This area is obviously different from the surrounding forests. Not only is it filled with light green mist, but the plants are also curled up, bare, gray and black, creating an inexplicable atmosphere of horror.

According to Serena, there used to be a second-level primary frog-like monster living here, which was very powerful.

This is what caused the abnormal changes in vegetation.

After the frog monster died, the poisonous fog it exhaled did not completely dissipate even after being dealt with by formal wizards. A layer of light green mist still lingers.

This light green mist comes from a second-level magical beast and is extremely powerful. Even though only a small part of it remains now, the common 0-ring protective magic has little effect on it.

If exposed, even a first-class wizard apprentice would not survive for a day.

In addition to the poisonous fog, there are also some residual poisonous monsters, so you also need to be careful.

"...Joel, Theodore, you can activate the protection bracelet now."

Serena's orders came from the communication badge. In the cockpit, Lynn was sitting in the co-pilot seat, concentrating on observing the area in front of him covered with light green mist, assisting Leah in driving.

The terrain in the depression area is complex and visibility is very low, so during this period, the two of them need to drive together to avoid emergencies.

"Be careful, there is a deep pit in front of you on the left, avoid it to the right." Lin En suddenly reminded.

wow-

Leah was a little flustered and turned right suddenly. The octopus land boat shook violently and made a small circle to the right flexibly, avoiding the deep pit covered by fog!

The detection module of the Octopus Lu Xingzhou continued to send feedback, showing that the depth of the pit was 10...18...and finally fixed at 22 meters. However, this was the detection limit of the Lu Xingzhou in the poisonous fog, not the limit of the deep pit.

Some of these pits were dug by the magical beasts that originally lived here, while others were traces left behind by wizards fighting with the magical beasts.

All these make it much more difficult to travel in the depression.

Behind the cab, Rosa, who was sleeping, woke up and Serena's voice was heard.

"what happened?"

"Sorry...I'm sorry..."

"There's a steep slope to the left, be careful." Lin En reminded again, and then replied with the badge, "Everything is normal, but we just avoided a deep pit and turned a little too quickly."

"Got it, stay focused," Serena replied.

"Relax and just stay focused. With the current speed of the land boat, there is enough time for you to make adjustments after you find an obstacle." Lin En reminded.

"Okay." Leah stroked her blonde hair, her face slightly red, feeling a little embarrassed.

The poisonous fog depression was very large, and Lu Xingzhou had slowed down, so it would take them about 12-16 hours to get out of here.

So Leah was mainly responsible for the first half, and the second half was Lin's turn.

After this reminder, Leah was obviously much better.

Everything went smoothly for the rest of the journey. After 6 hours, Lynn took over the driving position and the speed increased slightly.

After another 8 hours, they finally reached the edge of the poisonous fog depression. During this time, they encountered a few sporadic harassments from monsters, but they were all dealt with by Selena and her guards.

Lin En breathed a sigh of relief. After concentrating for 14 hours straight, even though he was a wizard, he would still feel a little tired. Fortunately, he could take a break once he got out of this depression.

bang——

However, at this moment, a dull sound came from the bottom of the Octopus Land Boat.

Then, Lin En suddenly felt that the Octopus Land Boat became heavy and very difficult to control!

"Lady Serena, Lu Xingzhou seems to have some kind of malfunction!"

"What's the glitch?"

“I’m not sure yet, but it seems that there might be a problem with the operation… no, it should be a problem with the power or energy module.

“It’s now gradually losing momentum.”

Lynn immediately gave Serena feedback, while trying to control the Octopus Land Boat to slowly stop.

"Lynn, is there anything I can do?" Leah asked.

The person resting in the back of the cab has been replaced by Joel, who has just woken up in a daze and has not yet figured out the situation.

"Help me keep an eye out for dangerous terrain around here." Lin En said in a deep voice with a serious expression.

If Lu Xingzhou fell into some holes at this time, it would be troublesome.

Click…click…click…

Lu Xingzhou's speed dropped rapidly, and his claw legs, which were originally swinging rapidly, became visibly slow, and kept shaking and trembling.

Fortunately, Lin En's operating skills were superb enough, and he finally stopped the Octopus Land Boat safely.

boom--

The eight-clawed land boat completely lost power, and its eight clawed legs couldn't even be retracted to standby mode. Some were stretched out, while others were curled up, causing the land boat to tilt severely.

After coming to a complete stop, Selena and the other two also walked down from the several metal guardrails installed on the top surface of Lu Xingzhou.

In the cab, Joel stood up and reflexively tried to push open the door, but was stopped by Lynn.

"There's poisonous fog outside, and we don't have any protective magic tools."

Since the land boat has a simple defense module and has the ability to filter out poisonous fog under normal conditions, each land boat is only equipped with 3 additional magic tools for protecting against poisonous fog.

Now it's all about Serena, Rosa, and Theodore who are outside.

"What exactly went wrong?" Joel's face looked a little grim. "Without Lu Xingzhou's protection, we wouldn't last more than a day in the poisonous fog."

At this moment, the door of the cab was opened from the outside, and light green poisonous mist immediately poured in.

When the three of them changed color slightly, they saw Selena and the other two walked in.

Serena was standing with Rosa. She reached out and handed the bracelet to Lin En: "The protection range provided by the protective bracelet is probably enough for two people. Remember to stay close."

Behind the two of them, Theodore was waving at Joel: "Don't stand there, Joel, this is not the atomized magic potion we inhaled in Black Rose City before, come here quickly!"

Lynn did not hesitate, he quickly opened the bracelet and stood next to Leah.

As the defense was established, the poisonous fog was immediately kept out.

Leah, who was close to him, breathed a sigh of relief and politely kept a distance from him.

At the critical moment, Lin En didn't care. He just paid attention to whether Leah had walked out of the protection range.

Fortunately, the female wizard had not yet grown up and was petite, so they had plenty of space.

"When I came over just now, I took a look and there was no sign of damage on the surface of Lu Xingzhou. It should be that there was a malfunction inside."

Serena said as she went to look for the repair manual, her expression still calm.

"I'll go check first to see if I need to call for help from the outpost. Please stay alert in the surroundings."

She picked up the maintenance manual and walked towards the interior of the Lu Xingzhou with Rosa.

"Sir Serena, can I go with you?" Lin En asked, and then said,
"I have a better understanding of witchcraft knowledge, maybe I can help a little."

Serena hesitated for a moment and replied:
"That's good. It will be more efficient if four of us check together."

Lynn nodded seriously and followed them forward, with Leah following closely behind.

After a careful search inside, Serena and the others were the first to discover the location of the fault.

It was a corner of the bottom cargo hold. The cause was that a crystal bottle loaded with some corrosive liquid above broke, causing the liquid to leak out and destroying a corner of the power module below.

"This is troublesome... This is not a problem that can be fixed by simply replacing parts."

Serena sighed, her expression turning grim.

"Lady Serena, should we call for support now?" Rosa asked.

"Of course, but there is still a problem." Serena frowned.

"We haven't left the area covered by the poisonous fog yet. The poisonous fog in the air may affect the transmission of the rescue message. I need to fly over the Cuiying Forest before sending the rescue message.

"In order to break through the thicker layer of poisonous fog above, I need a protective bracelet. In other words, you may need to be exposed to the poisonous fog for a short period of time."

Rosa was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm a physical enhancement wizard. Short-term exposure to the poisonous fog won't kill me."

Serena's brows relaxed slightly, and without hesitation, she said, "There is no time to lose. I will send a message for help now."

At this time, Lin En, who had been observing the damage to the power module, raised his head and said thoughtfully:
"If I have enough materials, I might be able to try to repair the Octopus Land Cruiser."

The three of them turned their heads in surprise, with some surprise in their eyes.

Lin En looked calm, thought for a moment and explained, "You guys haven't often gone down the mountain before, so you may not know something.

"But before returning to the academy, I was accepted as a student by the Golden Shadow Wizard because of my expertise in wizard formations."

In a critical moment, Lynn needs his apprentices to believe in him.

Serena's eyes were startled for a moment, and her calm expression finally changed. She didn't expect that Lin En was so good at magic array.

Rosa next to her also raised her eyebrows, very surprised.

Serena reacted quickly and said in a deep voice:

"In that case, let's proceed on both fronts simultaneously. I'll go pass on the request for help, and Lin En will stay here and try to repair the magic formation.

"Lu Xingzhou's spare materials for repairs are in the north area of ​​the second floor. Is there anything else you need?"

“Not for now.” Lynn answered after careful consideration.

Leah next to him looked up at him with admiration in her eyes.

Although they are only two years apart in age, Lin En is so mature and reliable compared to her.

Selena nodded and brought Rosa to the top floor of Lu Xingzhou. Together, they dismantled the huge rescue magic array installed there and moved it outside Lu Xingzhou.

Selena took a deep breath, held the magic circle for help, and tried her best to cast the flying magic. After a while, she finally managed to slowly lift it into the air.

She looked at Rosa, who waved at her and turned back to the interior of the land boat.

The concentration of poisonous fog inside is relatively lower, and the damage caused is also smaller.

Serena withdrew her gaze and continued to fly upwards, becoming more alert.

The Green Shadow Forest is not a place where you can fly freely.

The higher you go, the more luxuriant the branches of the trees become, and no one knows what is hidden among those lush green treetops.

Joel and Theodore, who were on guard duty, had already learned the current arrangements from their badges.

They looked up at Serena's slowly rising and prayed silently for success.

Selena's figure slowly disappeared in the poisonous fog.

After a while, she sent a message through the school badge:

"I have successfully passed through the poisonous fog and am starting..."

Serena's voice suddenly stopped, and everyone felt uneasy.

Joel, who was standing outside, looked up and suddenly paused, muttering:
"Why are these poisonous mists constantly surging?"

Theodore looked up and saw that the poisonous fog above was spinning continuously, forming a vortex.

It was as if... as if something was absorbing the poisonous fog in the sky!
Soon, Theodore found that his feeling was not wrong.

Through the thinning poisonous fog, he could vaguely see a bat-like black monster lying on a tree crown, trying hard to absorb the poisonous fog below!
And below the bat monster, Selena was hiding carefully, holding a magic circle for help.

Joel and Theodore felt a tingling sensation on their backs and subconsciously held their breath, not daring to make any noise.

Being able to absorb this poisonous mist, it must be a magical beast of at least level one!

I don't know how long it took, but the bat monster finally flew away contentedly.

The poisonous fog below also became visibly thinner.

Joel and Theodore breathed a sigh of relief, and Serena's voice came from the badge:
"The rescue witch formation has been successfully activated, and the nearest outpost No. 10 should have received our message.

"The next two hours, the wizard formation for help will continue to transmit our location to the wizard at the outpost until help arrives.

"And according to the distance, if it is a land-traveling boat, we will need to wait for two days. If it is a formal wizard, we may only need to wait for half a day."

"Two days... in this poisonous fog..." Joel was about to complain when he suddenly heard Theodore next to him exclaim.

"Be careful, something seemed to have come close just now!"

He immediately cast a defensive spell on himself and remained alert.

But Joel on the side was a beat too slow to react, and a lizard as big as two people suddenly jumped out from the poisonous fog behind him!
At the critical moment, Joel shuddered all over and cast a defensive spell on himself with great risk.

But the next second, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, the steel armor on his body was easily shattered by the attack of the huge lizard.

The bloody mouth full of sharp teeth bit Joel's left thigh with no let-up!
"what!!"

Joel screamed in pain, his left leg was broken at the root, and blood gushed out immediately!

"Joel! Damn it!!"

Theodore was furious and attacked the huge lizard while holding Joel.

0-level intermediate witchcraft, exploding fireball!

An orange-yellow fireball shot out and hit the lizard monster's head!
"hiss!"

The latter howled and staggered back, half of its face was blown into a bloody mess, but this injury was only a minor one for its huge body.

The lizard monster recovered quickly.

"Lady Serena, we were attacked by monsters!"

As Theodore spoke, he cast a healing spell on Joel.

Joel finally recovered and cast a healing spell on himself.

Under the effect of the two spells, the blood gushing from his thigh was immediately stopped.

Joel stared at the lizard in front of him with hatred on his face.

The two were just about to press on to pursue the victory.

Hua Hua——

Poisonous fog surges.

More lizard monsters walked out from behind the original lizard.

Although they are much smaller than the lizards in the front, there are many of them. There are more than 20 of them just in front of us!
The two were startled, with a look of fear on their faces.

At this moment, Selena dropped from the sky, and several vines suddenly rose from the ground, tightly binding the lizard monster in the front.

Teng!
Then a deep red fireball emerged from her hand and floated towards the lizard monster. When it just touched it, it suddenly expanded and turned into a huge ball of flame that enveloped the entire lizard!
The lizard still wanted to struggle, but Selena did not use the ordinary Green Vine Technique, but the top-grade Iron Vine Technique of the 0th ring!
This is a signature apprentice witchcraft of the Horzens School. Those entwined iron vines have been specially modified. Not only are they extremely strong, but they also have excellent resistance in all aspects. They can even withstand the burning of flames like they are now!
Selena ignored the already doomed level 0 high-level magical beast and slowly placed the rescue magic formation on the octopus land boat.

Such pack monsters usually scatter and flee after the death of their leader.

She has already consumed a lot of her magic power, and she doesn't know what situation she will encounter in the future, so she needs to save it.

It would be best if we could scare away the remaining monsters.

"hiss!"

However, before Selena could completely put down the magic circle for help, a larger lizard rushed out from behind the group of lizards!

Not only was the newly emerged lizard half a head taller than the one being burned by flames, it also had spiral horns on its head.

It seems that there is some kind of rare dragon blood!
It roared and ran to the lizard that was burning in the flames, trying to put out the fire.

But the lizard is not a wizard after all, and this fire is not an ordinary fire, it can't be extinguished at all!

"Hiss!" The horned lizard roared angrily.

Serena seized the opportunity and cast Iron Vine on it, intending to roast the lizard over fire again.

But the horned lizard was obviously on guard against Selena. It suddenly jumped up and quickly retreated, successfully avoiding Selena's attack!
At this time, the lizard burned by the flames finally died.

The unicorn-horned lizard let out a shrill roar, but did not move forward. Instead, it retreated and waited for an opportunity to strike in the dark.

Serena looked at this scene with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Trouble..."

(End of this chapter)