In the early morning, gray mist drifted everywhere throughout the dead forest.

"call out!"

A dark figure suddenly emerged from the mist, and the gray mist on both sides was pushed away, revealing the figure of the beast inside. With its streamlined body and dark golden eyes, it looked like it was Heilu.

A figure in black robes was tightly attached to Heilu's back, and he was staring ahead with a serious and cautious face.

"In a while, we will enter the interior of the dead forest, where a bunch of goblins live. In order to best resist them, the dust alone is not enough. I'd better wait until the fog dissipates before entering. Otherwise,

Those despicable and disgusting little goblins will attack me from nowhere."

Grant thought to himself, lying on Heilu's back like this. He carefully paid attention to the movements around him to prevent dangerous monsters from suddenly attacking him. Although he would not be harmed much with his current defense ability, it would definitely consume his physical strength and strength.

of.

It took about an hour for the mist to disappear. During this time, Grant carefully considered the problem of soul seeds. When he was planted soul seeds by the unknown priest in Wanghuo City, he planned to go to the mage colony to find a way to solve the problem.

Cursed potion.

He inquired about some information from the Weili magic potion shop that disappointed him. Soul seeds are definitely powerful among the inherited spells of the war elves. Ordinary potion shops simply don't have that kind of potion, and even if they do, they are only three kinds.

A blessing potion refined by a high-level pharmacist, but the price is too expensive.

Curse spells like this also have limitations. They can only work if the caster's important relatives or friends are killed, and the other side cannot be more than three or four kilometers away at that time. These restrictions are huge, but they also prove its power.

"It's more serious than I expected. The curse spell of this soul seed is definitely more troublesome than the second-level curse spell of human beings. After all, the war elves are in areas with ordinary thin elements, and the mages in the mage cluster have very little information about them. There is no

Specialized coping methods.”

"I only have two ways to go now. One is to improve my strength as soon as possible and then go to the swamp woodland in the southeast. There lives an old mage who is proficient in potions. I remember that in the past, as long as I became a second-level mage to help him complete a task,

It can remove any curse below the third level. The second is to gather a lot of magic stones and buy a third-level potion to break the curse. But for me, the wealth required is too much. Now I only have twenty magic stones.

Pattern stone."

Grant thought for a while and then shook his head. He felt that he was thinking too much. Everything had to wait until he found the prophecy mage. At least he would make plans based on the time when the soul seeds exploded. If the time was within one or two years, he could be promoted to the next level.

Go to the second level and go to the apothecary to complete the task. Within a year, you can find a way to get a magic stone or other ways to raise money.

But Grant didn't have much hope for the latter.

"Okay, let's go ahead and talk later."

Grant waited for the fog to dissipate, then patted Heilu on the back to make him accelerate faster.

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Inside the dead forest, the bark of the surrounding giant trees turned pitch black, and some tiny flower-shaped leaves grew on the tips of the branches. A very faint pungent smell slowly drifted away.

"Zhizhi..."

Some goblins, only as big as human calves with wings flapping behind them, were hovering at both ends of the leaves. Their naked gray bodies had no hair at all. The two black eyes on their small heads stared at the leaves, sucking in the pungent smell with their mouths.

, every time it is absorbed, the whole body will be uncontrollably excited and trembling.

Little goblins belong to a branch of the goblin family. They usually live around giant trees and survive on the smell of black leaves. Their strength is about level 5 or 6, they are very numerous, and they are good at guerrilla warfare. The most troublesome goblins have magic.

Saving ability, ordinary spells are difficult to work.

An inaudible sound sounded, and dozens of little goblins paused. All their heads moved to the north. Each little goblin was extremely excited, and swooped over with a flutter of four wings.

"Zizi~~~"

But after flying dozens of meters, a black mist slowly began to float around.

When the goblins smelled the mist, they fled away from the mist as if they were vomiting. At this time, a figure ran out of the mist. He was Grant.

"The effect of this dust is really good. If Leng Touqing ran into this dead forest, he would definitely escape in embarrassment. If I hadn't always remembered this trick, I would have had to suffer three or four times before I learned this little trick."

At this moment, a black bow of will appeared in front of Grant's eyes. He aimed at four or five of the little goblins and started shooting them down. He knew that the prophecy mage needed the bodies of these little goblins, so he naturally had to prepare some.

Give it to it so it doesn't have to run around everywhere.

The shrill screams sounded again and again. When twenty-one of the little goblins fell down, Grant was satisfied and took them back into the reserve space, preparing to enter the manor to give him.

Grant smiled and turned his head to look into the dark depths of the woods in the distance.

"We are still about a kilometer away from the prophecy mage's manor. Please add more fuel." Grant continued to move towards the manor.

Running along the way, when Grant cut down six specific trees according to his memory, and took out black beads one by one and placed them in the black open space, a dilapidated manor gradually appeared in front of him.

There are two clues about the records of this mage manor in the game. One is that the owner of the manor summons you to enter here, or you open the enchantment on the outside of the manor according to this formation.

"Wow~~"

There was a desolate atmosphere floating in the air, and the manor that appeared in front of me was dilapidated. The iron fence on the outside had been rusted into disarray for a long time, and many holes were corroded on the red iron pillars.

The grass in the lawn is withered and dead, leaving a barren patch of mud. There is a gray-white mermaid statue fountain standing in the center. Following a small stone bridge at the back, you can see a black four-story attic. The attic is full of mysterious and overgrown trees.

Many black vines. Their winding twists cover everything.

"Go in." Grant took a deep breath and quickly summoned the Silver Frost Wolf and Leife before entering. He knew that there wasn't much danger here from the outside, but at least there was nothing wrong with being careful.

"Bang!"

The silver-white frost wolf suddenly rushed open the iron fence, and the fragile iron fence immediately turned into a stream of light and fell down. A stream of gray and acrid smoke slowly spread to both sides.

As Grant walked, he didn't look around, because he knew that the statue in front of him was the true form of the prophecy mage. He turned into a solidified stone man because of a failed experiment. He hid this address in the last period of his life and did not let anyone know.

Anyone discover this secret.

After walking a few steps, Grant crossed a quiet path and came to him.

"Hello, respected Master Heitings, I think you can wake up and help me answer some questions."

There was no movement in the air, everything was as usual.

Grant smiled slightly: "I know you have turned into this statue. I just want to ask you some information, and I will never reveal anything about you."

He was not in a hurry and just stared at it for ten minutes.

The statue knew that the other party was not planning to leave, so it peeled off some gray stone flakes. Especially the two eyes of the mermaid statue fell off all the stone flakes, revealing dark gray eyes. It suddenly moved its eyes twice and continued to look at Grant.

"You little guy seems to know something." The statue's pursed mouth came out in a hoarse and thick voice, with a condescending air.

The strange and horrifying eyes stared directly at Grant without any intention of deflecting.

"I heard that you are here. Now I want to ask you to use the Eye of the Future to see the curse in my body and how long it will take before it breaks out. I need a way to deal with it reasonably."

"You really know how to call people for free. If you want me to do something, first get me some goblin corpses. I need them."

"I've already prepared it. I'll give these to you." Grant smiled slightly and wiped his hands. Dozens of goblin corpses appeared in front of his eyes and fell onto the gray stone slab. The banging sound became abnormal in the silent manor.

The sound.

Grant smiled slightly, looking confident.

"You know so clearly, it kind of surprised me." The statue's voice was slightly surprised. He really didn't expect this little guy to know so clearly.

"Now let me help you find out the curse in your body."

"Buzz~~"

The statue closed its eyes, and when it opened its eyes again with terrifying pressure, it was like a straight sword was thrust into Grant's chest.

Grant's body trembled slightly. He felt as if those eyes were looking through the endless void and transcending time. The feeling was so real and terrifying, as if he could really see his future and any time of his death from them.

The prophecy system may not be too mysterious in the game, but if you look at it in reality, it is absolutely mysterious. Especially the ability to see the past and the future like this is simply a bug. Unfortunately, with abilities like this, the more important it is to watch.

, the price it pays will be more terrible.

A black beam of light enveloped Grant's body, and he clenched his fists without moving a step.

Leife and the Silver Frost Wolf standing nearby looked at their master. They understood that the master was being shrouded in some mysterious spell at this moment, and he himself agreed.

After a long time, the statue sighed.

"You still have nine months, and this time period may be accelerated in the future."

"What?" Grant was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this to be the case at all.

He didn't believe that the bursting time of the soul seeds was so short. After all, he originally estimated that it would normally take a year, and he felt that the soul seeds were just taking root and vigorously absorbing soul nutrients for some time.

"Haha." The statue let out a burst of high-pitched laughter and added: "I think you still don't know the source of this curse. Every day, it keeps casting spells on the curse. He is always urging the growth of the seeds in your body. Although

You can’t see it now, but when it reaches a certain level it will suddenly explode and you won’t be able to face it.”

"I can tell that the spellcaster hates you."

When Grant heard these words, murderous intent burst out in his eyes, forcing himself so tightly. Grant had already acted with absolute murderous intent. If he could survive, he was determined to kill this person.

"Thank you, Master Heitings." Grant took a deep breath and buried the murderous intention deep in his heart. He knew that now was not the time to deal with all this. If possible, he could only increase his strength first.

, and then collect some money, and if possible, plunder some nearby dungeon lands in my mind.

Only in this way can you ensure to a certain extent that you won't have any major problems.

"You want to use money to collect, right?" Heitings said with a hint of sarcasm.

Grant was not coquettish and nodded directly: "I have no choice but to find a way to collect some magic stones or enchanted items to exchange for a bottle of potion refined by a third-level pharmacist, otherwise there is nothing I can do about the curse in my body.

Although the chance of solving it is relatively small, there is still a certain degree of certainty."

"The chance is very small, but I have a deal that can give you this certainty."

"What?" Grant asked.

"I need a ghost, a living ghost. Please help me search for it. Then I can guide you to a place. There is a basement there to store some potions that can relieve and limit its growth. I believe it can help you control it.

Growth, if you can help me build a reincarnation circle, I can also give you a sub-dragon level bone land. I believe you will not miss the opportunity to let the half-dragon behind you grow."

As the erudite Heitings, he has also done research on the dragon elders who are good at time and space in the dragon clan. Naturally, he has also studied some characteristics of half-dragons and knows that they can use their blood to improve their potential. The specific degree of improvement also needs to be

It depends on the level of that half-dragon.

"This deal..." Grant pondered. He thought about most of the maps in the entire mage cluster, and then compared everything. He found that he only used this method with a high probability now.

"I can promise you, but Master Heitings, I don't want this to deceive me. After all, I still have the ability to destroy the entire manor and this statue."

"I won't lie to you. After all, I have been stuck here and want to get out. If I didn't know your details, I think I would have let you in and agreed to this matter. Now we are a win-win situation, why can't we choose to believe it?

, after all, my identity is just the body of the statue, and there is no way I can sign a magic contract with you."

"Then this matter is settled for the time being. I will help you find the ghost within two or three months." Grant relaxed a little, and he accepted the deal in front of him.

"Then leave here. I know you are approaching the ten-day deadline, and it is now the fourth day."

"Goodbye." Grant took a deep look at Heitings. For the first time, he felt that this NPC was not so powerful. He could even predict what happened to him in the Shadow Academy. It seemed that his previous identity was very powerful.

, it is a pity that the background of the game is such a hidden place, and there is no detailed introduction to his strength during his lifetime. It only mentioned that he was petrified in the body due to experiments.

After Grant solved some problems, he asked Leifey and the Silver Frost Wolf to return to the demon pet space. As he left, he glanced at the attic in the back with a hint of curiosity in his eyes. He understood that there were definitely good things there, but he was definitely not going to watch them now.

time.

After walking a few steps, Grant came to the fence gate.

He turned his head and watched the dilapidated manor in front of him gradually disappear as the mist gradually poured in from all around, and finally turned into a floating phantom and disappeared.

Grant stood at the door, shook his head and left in a slightly better mood.

He knew that this transaction was considered a reasonable one. Finding a ghost and using a potion to suppress the soul seeds was his only gain. If he could survive as a second-level mage, he could go to the swamp and ask the pharmacist to undo the curse for him.

.

Grant dissipated with a burst of smoke and disappeared into the dead woods.

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The entrance to the School of Shadows.

A young mage wearing a black robe, with a thin face and a hint of travel fatigue, slowly entered the door. After he flashed his shadow badge, he passed the guard and came to the corridor of the dormitory area behind the Shadow Academy.

The flower beds planted on the left and right sides are full of colorful flowers. An attractive floral fragrance is floating on them.

He took a greedy sip and couldn't help but said intoxicatedly: "I have been traveling for seven days in total, and now I am breathing the fragrance of these flowers. I feel really comfortable in my heart. There are still two days until the semester starts. I can go to my room to sleep first."

Take the day before and then organize your things to prepare for the entrance ceremony the day after tomorrow."

After Grant, who was wearing a black robe, finished saying this, he slowly walked towards the towering black tower in front of him. What he gained from this trip could make him not in such a hurry for the time being.

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The distant city of fire.

The dilapidated town buildings no longer had the excitement and noise they once had. Rows of neat shops were turned into ruins and collapsed everywhere. Many places on the gray stones were stained with black dried blood. There was a kind of green plant in the air.

The smell kept dissipating the smell of blood.

Green-armored elves or crude and bulky orcs were patrolling back and forth, with a hint of excitement and pride in their eyes. They changed shifts when they patrolled from the north of Fire City to the south gate.

Inside the original baron's castle.

In a dark room, the Priest of the Full Moon with some messy hair was staring at the blood pool in front of him. He would bless this place with some blood at a specific time every day, and they would constantly promote the growth of soul seeds.

"It's strange, why did I feel like I was being peeped just now?" His eyes flashed with surprise. There was always an inexplicable sense of crisis in his heart urging him to give up this spell quickly, but he was stubborn
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