Pompeii, the giant-headed demon, roamed along the River Styx for many years and accumulated a lot of wealth, the most valuable of which were five magic weapons.
Includes two wands, both charged for 10 rounds, which can be used to release "magic missiles" and "black tentacles".
There are also two magic crystals.
A crystal is enchanted with level 4 "Detection" and can be used up to 3 times a day.
The other one is a "communication crystal", which can be used to cast "SMS" at will.
The last magic weapon is the most valuable, and Gao Fei has seen it in the game. It is the epic magic equipment "Advanced Gorgeous Belt", which gives the wearer +6 in all attributes!
Gao Fei left behind the high-grade ornate belt, the detection crystal and the communication crystal. As for the two wands, he had already mastered the magic in them, so he gave them to Pippi.
The little devil accepted the two wands, grinning from ear to ear, and thanked him repeatedly.
Gao Fei also found Pompeii's spell book, organ transplant research notes, and a bunch of spell scrolls in his storage bag. Unfortunately, neither the spell book nor the scrolls contained the 7-ring magic "Transportation from Another World" that he most desired to obtain.
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Pippi saw his disappointment and said with a smile: "Brother! Pompeii doesn't have the scroll you need. We can look for it elsewhere! Next week, Mephit Town will hold its annual large-scale trade fair.
Let’s go to town and try our luck, maybe there will be a surprise.”
Gao Fei also had the same intention, so he launched the hell chariot, with Pippi as the guide and responsible for guiding the way, and continued driving north along the left bank of the Styx River.
If nothing else goes wrong, we will be able to arrive at the Magic Bat Town on the shores of Molten Iron Lake by tomorrow at the latest.
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The area where the Molten Iron Lake is located is rich in iron ore, and there is an active volcano at the bottom of the lake, which continuously releases thermal energy, melts the ore veins, turns the slag into lava, and precipitates simple iron, forming a pool of hot molten iron.
Except for races such as devils that are naturally immune to high temperature damage, other creatures dare not get too close to this natural furnace that is steaming all year round.
"Mephit Town", located on the shores of Molten Iron Lake, has been the home of lava mephits since ancient times. It is also a rare area in the abyss that insists on peace and neutrality. It opens its doors to welcome visitors from all directions, regardless of whether they are demons or devils.
The core value of Mephit Town lies in its ability to provide travelers with three valuable services: safe rooms, well-informed information, and a free market for fair transactions.
The lava mephit is just a relatively weak fire elemental creature. No matter how many there are, it cannot form a powerful force. It is often forced to become the vassal of other more powerful fire elemental creatures, such as fire djinn or fire giants.
The Mephit clan alone is obviously unable to open up territory in the treacherous bottomless abyss and create a commercial town adhering to the purpose of neutrality, let alone provide long-term security.
Therefore, people have reason to suspect that the lava magic bat is only the nominal manager of this town, and there may be an abyss lord-level boss behind him.
Lava Mephits have collectively remained silent on this issue.
But over the years, any powerful forces that tried to occupy Mephit Town or undermine the local neutrality principle, including quasi-legendary demon warlords, eventually disappeared inexplicably, as if they had completely evaporated.
This result strengthened people's suspicion.
Mephit Town, which appears to be undefended on the surface, is actually very deep. There must be big figures behind the scenes. Outsiders had better not cause trouble in the town!
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The motor rumbled, and a giant hell chariot drove into the town. Its tracks made two deep ruts on the road paved with slag, immediately attracting the attention of pedestrians.
Gao Fei wore a black cloak with a hood and sat on a spacious and comfortable armchair in the back of the chariot. He crossed his legs leisurely and flipped through the map.
Pipi, the little devil who served as the driver, was very familiar with this town. He drove the "Pioneer" directly to the parking lot, greeted the parking attendant who came up to him, and registered and locked it.
The hell chariot is similar to a golem. To activate and lock it, you need to use a specific password spell, or a talisman enchanted with a spell, which is equivalent to a key.
The chariot is parked here, and a dedicated person is responsible for guarding it.
Gao Fei was still uneasy, so he set a "magic alarm" in the car, took out the key, followed Pippi into the business district of the town, and found a hotel to stay.
The first floor of the hotel is the bar, and the second and third floors are the guest rooms.
Gao Fei went in and took a look. There were about a dozen guests sitting in the hall, most of them dressed similarly to him, with large cloaks covering their figures and lowered hoods covering half of their faces.
As Gao Fei passed through the lobby, he felt the aura coming from all around, and the glances that occasionally fell on him were extremely sharp.
With his eyes blessed with "True Knowledge", he scanned the lobby as if nothing had happened. Gao Fei could see that most of the guests were demons or devils of intermediate level or above, and they had used magic to change their appearance.
There are also a few humans like him who pretend to be tieflings and dare to venture into the Abyss. They are obviously not ordinary people.
On both sides of the bar in the tavern, two flesh-and-blood demon statues stood, with their arms crossed in front of their chests. Their bare upper bodies were muscular and covered with criss-cross stitching marks.
The ferocious look of the flesh golem seemed to be warning the customers in the store:
"Please be smart and don't cause trouble here!"
Goofy and Pippi came to the bar, said hello to the lava mephit bartender wearing a tin dome hat in Abyssal language, and booked two adjacent rooms.
Prepaid for seven days of food and lodging, the total cost was less than three disaster coins.
Gao Fei used the change he got back to order two glasses of the spirit "Purgatory Tequila" highly recommended by Pippi, and gave the remaining change to the bartender.
The bartender took the tip, his smile became more sincere, and he tried his best to give Gao Fei satisfactory answers to the information he inquired about next.
"Dear Sir, you want to ask who is in charge of the land near Molten Iron Lake? That cannot be explained clearly in two or three sentences!"
The bartender placed two glasses of smoking red liquor on the bar and started talking.
"From the Molten Iron Lake to the left bank of the Styx, there are a total of three steel fortresses in this large area, namely Ferrag, Tyros and Vanelon. Each is ruled by a legendary warlord, with many soldiers and generals under his command.
Called the local Big Three!”
"The Fortress of Ferrag, which is closest to our town, was originally the territory of the soul-killing demon Butler. Later, Butler was defeated by the legendary six-armed snake demon Kona nicknamed the 'Blade Princess', and replaced him as the new leader of Forrag.
Lord."
"Butler, this old guy, is very aware of current affairs. He simply surrendered to the Princess of Blades and served as her chief advisor."
"To the east of Mephit Town, there is also the Tyros Fortress, which was originally the garrison of the Demon Legion. It was later breached by the Demon Legion from Baator Hell and became the territory of the 'Arch Duke of Demon Flame' Belmonk, turning it into an outpost for bloody battles.
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"The farthest steel fortress from Mephit Town is Vanelon, which is located on the bank of the River Styx. It has been under the iron-fisted rule of the Fire Demon General Baines for many years."
