Volume 1, The Wizarding World Chapter 9, Departure
On a starry night, two figures emerged from the spooky Todes family cemetery. The two black shadows twisted and hideous under the starlight, like ghosts wandering the world.
This made the already scary cemetery even scarier. Fortunately, it was far away from the city, so it didn't scare anyone.
"Is it really necessary to travel at night?"
Even though Ian has lived in this ghost place for more than three years, he still feels timid in situations like this.
After all, he had just traveled through time for a few days, and he hadn't even gotten used to the skeleton, let alone visiting a cemetery in the middle of the night.
Jasmine didn't wear a skirt tonight. She changed into a thick female knight costume. Her hair was tied up and covered with a brown bear soft hat. She was very clean and refreshing.
She heard the fear in Ian's tone and couldn't help but be curious: "Are you actually scared? Ha... Would Ian Hyde, who has been studying the dark wizard course for three years, be afraid of such a child? That's really unexpected."
Ian's face was slightly hot, but he did not speak. He once again played the role of a silent person. At this moment, he found that this character was simply a natural protective color.
After that, Jasmine teased him a few more words. Seeing that he still didn't answer, she couldn't help but become bored. Then she said: "It's 70 miles from here to Appleton. The road is icy and the snow is thick. If we start now, we can
Slow down, you can arrive at dusk, so you won't miss your hotel time."
This is true, it is really annoying to miss the hotel time. Many cities now have curfews. Night is a natural and comfortable place for vagrants and lawless people. Wandering outside late at night is irresponsible for one's own person and property.
Safety issues at night are a headache for all the sheriffs, so they try to avoid letting people travel at night to reduce the crime rate. As for the disobedient bastard, they don't bother to stop him from seeking death.
In the ice and snow, this situation is even more serious. They are no more swarming than in their own territory, so they naturally have to be more careful when going out.
So Ian said oh and followed silently without making a sound.
Seeing this, Jasmine lost interest in talking. The two of them left the cemetery, found two horses raised by the monastery on a white meadow not far away, and hurried away.
Although the Todes family is now extinct, it was once prominent centuries ago. They built a gravel road from the family cemetery to Avon, and connected roads to other towns. The monastery usually travels
They have passed this path, and Ian and his wife are no exception now.
The two arrived in the town when it was getting dark. They spent some time solving breakfast and personal problems before setting off again, heading east to Appleton.
At this time, the air was filled with morning fog, and the road was covered with a thick layer of crushed ice and white snow. Very few people came out in this kind of weather, not to mention it was so early, and only workers and businessmen in the city would get up.
Find work or start a business - these people on the edge of poverty will not miss any opportunity to make money.
The horses they were riding had no anti-slip cloth on their hooves, and the horseshoes made a clicking sound on the broken ice. Coupled with their sight being blocked, the two of them naturally slowed down and moved forward cautiously.
"You are still thinking carefully. If you leave too late, things may go wrong." Ian smiled.
After leaving the monastery and the dark cave in the mountain, his depressed mood was relieved a lot, and he also let go of his vigilance. At least he was willing to speak.
"The famous wooden man Ian can actually smile? This is really surprising, haha!" Jasmine was also stunned for a moment, then turned her face sideways and joked.
"It's not like he's really stupid!" Ian touched his nose and said a little embarrassed.
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Appleton is in the middle of Devon, and the Avon River runs through its periphery. In fact, if the river had not frozen in winter, Ian could have taken a boat down the river from Avon town directly to Appleton, because Avon
The town is located on the upper reaches of the River Avon, while Appleton is in the middle reaches.
It's faster that way, and you don't have to endure the wind and snow along the way.
But anyway, they arrived at dusk.
The urban structure of Camelot is roughly the same, and both of them are knowledgeable aristocratic children, so naturally they will not stay in a slum area. They crossed the Avon River in the north, crossed the frozen river, and went straight through the business district.
and plebeian quarters, remaining in the parishes where gentlemen and burghers lived.
There is a steeple building with a black flag flying, and loud prayers can be heard from inside - it is the Dominican Church, the monastic influence in Appleton.
"We're finally here!" Jasmine said with a complaining tone. She was freezing during the journey. "Next time I have to do winter operations, I have to learn the magic of keeping out the cold. I wish I were still in the Rose Manor right now.
It’s gone, alas!”
Rose Manor is the castle of the Felix family, and its conditions for keeping out the cold are naturally excellent.
After she said this, Ian couldn't help but miss his castle and fireplace. What a warm and comfortable place it was.
"Let's go, let's settle down first."
He shook his head, put aside his unrealistic fantasy and said, motioning Jasmine to dismount, "Give me the reins, you go in first!"
"Thanks!"
When Ian tied up the horse and entered the door, he saw a priest standing in front of him leading the prayers, and below were people sitting below who were well-dressed citizens, most of whom were devout believers.
Believers in the main plane have always been devout, and church bells ring loudly every day.
Jasmine sat in the empty seat in the last row and had already begun to pray. For the awakened, this was equivalent to evening classes.
Ian used his spiritual sense to sense it and found that the divinity of the church statue was not strong, so he came up with a bold idea.
Standing behind the door, he began to pray for the burial of the bones. He recited one sentence first and found that it did not trigger any rejection, so he continued to recite silently.
The obelisk began to emit mysterious power and merged into Ian's surface skin. In another "vision", he seemed to have walked from the darkness into a bright mist, surrounded by a familiar negative energy field.
Ha! Great feedback!
Ian sighed while greedily absorbing the negative energy, almost getting lost in it.
Half an hour later, the believers ended today's evening class and left the church under Ian's unfinished gaze.
Upon seeing this, Jasmine walked up to the pastor, revealed their identities, and asked him for some help.
The priest is also a wizard. Because he still maintains his faith in Hydrian, he was sent to take charge of this church, which is equivalent to an exiled person.
He said: "Catherine's family is within the sphere of influence of the Carlos Church. The priests there are not friendly to us, and you are all awakened people with little ability to protect yourself, so I suggest that you disguise yourself when you go and try to avoid
Reveal your whereabouts, otherwise you may get into trouble."
"trouble?"
Jasmine raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "What kind of trouble is it? Will the other party's wizard attack us directly? Roger!"
Roger Isaiah shook his head and said: "That's not the case. They won't break up with us. At most, they will just make some small moves secretly."
After hearing this, Jasmine lowered her guard a lot.
Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Roger kindly reminded her: "Never underestimate the power of darkness, even if it comes from the mundane world. For the awakened ones, all external forces are dangerous, and besides, they still control the power over there.
Underground order, don’t underestimate them.”
Jasmine relies on her noble status and is proud of herself. Even if the other party really uses some shady means to hinder the two of them, she is not afraid.
However, Ian knew the danger of enemies spying in secret, so he sincerely thanked him.
After Pastor Roger added some information, he called for an apprentice to take the two of them down for a meal and a rest. When they parted, he said, "You can stay here until you complete your mission."
After saying that, he left on his own, leaving Ian, the two of them and the apprentice who led the way standing there.
Roger's cold attitude made them very uncomfortable, but they couldn't say anything. They looked at each other helplessly and had to go to eat first.
I really need a steaming dinner to soothe me from this journey.