Resisting the embarrassment, Nessos quickly flipped through the contents of the diary.
After confirming that this thing had nothing to do with the magic book, he immediately stuffed the diary back.
"That...no offense intended."
"I'm going to check on the body."
Without even looking back at Ronald, Nessos trotted directly to the body of the man in red.
Using his still mobile arms, he began to turn over the body.
After confirming the time of death and appearance and figure of the man in red.
In order to make the information as accurate as possible, he took out his dagger without hesitation, cut open the body and began to perform an on-site autopsy.
"Obvious traces of the caster, he did come into contact with the original level..."
"There is no obvious mark of the school..."
"The left forearm was fractured..."
"..."
"Tsk——"
After about half an hour of inspection, Nessos had a dissatisfied expression on his face and continued to toss with several other corpses. At the same time, he told Ronald what he had discovered:
"That guy is just a dabbler, he doesn't even have the mark of the school on him."
"The problems in Black Mountain should be caused by someone using him."
In Nessus's words, Ronald noticed a noun.
"School mark...?"
"That's right, the school mark." Probably because he was used to Ronald's lack of knowledge on the mysterious side, Nessos explained directly, "All larger schools, for self-protection or other reasons, will make seals with the emblem. Items are distributed to members.”
"Of course, I'm not saying you have to bring it with you."
"But look at this guy."
While explaining, Nessos glanced at the corpse on the ground from the corner of his eye:
"This one in red."
"Obviously, I have come into contact with the magic book at the original level, but I only have a very weak magic reaction in my body. It is impossible for the leader of any school to be so weak.,"
"He's clearly an unlucky guy who was taken advantage of."
Looking at Nassos who was talking eloquently, Ronald continued to ask:
"So, we have no chance to get the original book?"
Upon hearing this question, Nassos's eyes immediately showed obvious unwillingness.
But soon, this emotion turned into self-deprecating ridicule:
"After all, it is the original canon..."
"It's really just wishful thinking for the two of us to get such a secret treasure."
"Forget it, forget about these nonsense."
After examining the body, Nessos quickly retracted the dagger with only one hand.
As he walked towards Ronald, he asked in a casual tone:
"By the way, Ronald."
"Since you have been exposed to mysterious things before, you should know what school you belong to, right?"
What school of thought am I in?
When Nessos asked, Ronald's mind instantly flashed through all the information he had obtained since time travel. Since the mysticism of other worlds originated from magic books, there are definitely as many schools of thought as there are stars.
——This is not Nassus's test of himself.
With almost no thought, a smooth name popped out of his mouth:
"I'm from the Copenhagen School."
"well?"
"Copenhagen...sounds like a personal name..."
Of course, Nessos didn't know about this school of thought.
After muttering a few words with confused eyes, Xing Shang immediately gave up the topic.
"Okay, let's go up first."
"There happens to be no one in the villa above. Let's change these rags so that we can have a rest before dawn."
"That's fine."
Ronald nodded in agreement.
Nessos's body was covered in blood, and he himself was in tatters.
Just as my companion said, after half the night's torment, everyone needs a rest.
————
the next day.
As soon as the sun rose, Ronald and the two walked out of the villa together.
The Black Mountain at this time was completely different from what we saw last night.
The surface of the entire mountain lies across a barren and oppressive desert.
As darkness enveloped everything, the black mist swallowed up all life on this land.
This area stretches from the tail end of the distant mountains in the west, to the dry water of the river bed in the east, to the deeper mountains in the north, and to a flat wilderness in the south.
A scene of desolation and silence.
In this harsh place, there are originally tall mountains that stand solemnly, dark and gloomy valleys, and rushing rivers.
Now they have become desolate and bleak and uninhabitable.
This is an uninhabited and hopeless land with no sign of life in it.
There are no birds in the blue sky, there is no movement on the gray land, and what is even more unbearable is the deathly silence. No matter how hard you listen, there is still no sound in the endless wasteland.
There is no sound, only silence.
——A complete and heart-wrenching silence.
Witnessing this scene under the sun, Ronald could not help but feel awe:
"It's really scary."
Nessus on the side also agreed with heartfelt feelings:
"certainly."
"This is the danger of occult knowledge."
"But Ronald, we have an urgent problem to solve now."
"..."
Looking at Nessus with a smirk on his face, Ronald asked:
"You mean... on your way?"
"That's right." The merchant nodded proudly, "Heishan is a ghost place with no villages or shops. Even if there is a carriage, it will still take us three or four days to get to the nearest village."
"Tsk——"
Ronald smacked his lips.
"But we don't even have the carriage..."
Of course he knew that, to be more strict, their current situation was even worse than last night.
When the black mist swallowed everything, it did not let go of the merchant team.
The carriage, its cargo, and all kinds of daily supplies were gone.
Traveling in such a deserted place——
It’s simply an alien version of wilderness survival!
Looking at Nessos with a proud expression, Ronald asked simply:
"But looking at your expression, you must be prepared, right?"
"Hey--"
When Ronald asked this question, Nessos became even more proud:
"It's not really prepared."
"Young man, if you are brave enough, how about I take you to chase stars?"
"Star chasing...?"
Ronald was really confused this time.
Courageous enough?
Star chasing?
Saying this at this time, he couldn't connect the information at all.
Looking at Ronald who looked confused, Nessos didn't give in anymore:
"Tell you what!"
"Almost two days away from here, there is a border railway connecting Grid and Entrod."
"Grand's most famous drama actor and singer, the peerless beauty known as the 'Silmarillion', Miss Alida Boycombe, will take this train to Burrenwich."
"What we have to do is cross the wilderness in two days."
"Just get to the location of the railway!"
Looking at Nessus who looked cunning and shrewd, Ronald complained:
"Forget about trains and railways, I even keep the itinerary of other drama actors in mind."
"You really know a lot."
Shaking out the new coat found in the villa with one hand, Nessos replied with satisfaction:
"If you go out to do business, how can you not prepare more things?"