Another World: The Failed Magician

Finally, after several days of sailing, Lu Xuan arrived at the Eastern Dragon Empire.

Once ashore, Lu Xuan took a deep breath; he finally felt alive again.

Lu Xuan easily passed through the town's customs with the entry documents provided by Dean White.

Lu Xuan lowered his head and carefully looked at the map the dean had given him, discovering that the sword-making manor the dean had mentioned was located in Huaisong County, not far from Zhenhaiguan.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xuan decided that since Huai Song County was not far from here, and since he had long wanted to see what the Eastern Dragon Empire was like, he might as well just walk there.

Along the way, Lu Xuan would occasionally cast one or two observation spells to ensure his safety and to observe the surrounding situation.

On the way, Lu Xuan discovered that the Eastern Dragon Empire was not as chaotic as he had imagined, or rather, the border cities were not as chaotic as rumored.

Aside from the occasional patrolling soldiers on the official road who would inquire about Lu Xuan's identity, there were also some refugees, but not as many as Lu Xuan had imagined. As for bandits, he didn't see a single one.

In Lu Xuan's opinion, the unrest here wasn't too severe because it was relatively close to Zhenhaiguan. If he didn't have a mission, Lu Xuan would have liked to travel around the Eastern Dragon Empire more, but thinking of Captain Vic's request, Lu Xuan unconsciously quickened his pace.

Because the contract he signed with Captain Vic stipulated that Captain Vic knew he came to the Eastern Dragon Empire on the Dean's orders, the time he could receive Captain Vic's assistance was the time required for Captain Vic to complete the mission. In other words, if Lu Xuan completed the Dean's orders quickly, his contract with Captain Vic would become invalid, and he could get a top-grade magic crystal for free.

After a long while, Lu Xuan arrived in Huaisong County as the sun was setting.

Lu Xuan entered the space once again, took out the map, and gently infused it with magic. The image on the map began to shrink, and the exact location of the Sword Forging Manor was marked.

Lu Xuan could clearly see from the map that the Sword Casting Manor was located in the mountains behind Huaisong County.

After confirming the location, Lu Xuan quickened his pace and ran towards the Sword Casting Manor.

Before long, Lu Xuan appeared in the forest, but after walking for a while, he noticed something was wrong. Although it was only the outer edge of the forest, Lu Xuan had not seen a single animal along the way.

Noticing the anomaly, Lu Xuan immediately stopped. This time, instead of using his fingers to cast magic as usual, he attached magic power to his fingers and drew a magic circle on the ground with them.

A magic circle with many complex patterns appeared on the ground, emanating the aura of advanced magic.

As the magic circle took shape, the initially irregular magical energy around it suddenly began to move in a regular pattern. After rotating around the magic circle a few times, it immediately dispersed outwards from the center of the magic circle.

After a long wait, the magic that had initially dispersed returned to the area around the magic circle.

Lu Xuan reached out towards the magic circle. The magic power, which had initially seemed like thin air, suddenly materialized and was grasped by Lu Xuan. He placed the magic power on his forehead, feeling it.

Once Lu Xuan obtained the information he wanted, the magic dissipated into the air.

As the magic dissipated, Lu Xuan's expression remained calm, but a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

Because he didn't sense any animal life fluctuations from the feedback of the magic, it meant that there were no other living things in the entire forest besides him and the plants.