Chapter 2 The Man's Disciple Who Came Out of the Legendary Story
Chapter 2 The disciple of the man who emerged from the legendary story
Author: Gushan fishing snow
Chapter 2 Disciple of the man who emerged from the legendary story
After letting go of Elizabeth's hand, Wang looked at the girl's hand with some reluctance.
The tavern owner and the mercenary looked at each other, as if they knew exactly what happened.
Then - then Wang asked: "You seem to know what happened to me very well, so what happened to me just now? Is this some kind of spell that takes effect through contact?"
Elizabeth frowned slightly: "What?"
Wang recalled it and described it carefully: "When I just touched Elizabeth—I mean Miss Langdon's hand, it felt very special. I felt she was as cold as snow. What's more important, I wanted to know more about it."
Hold it in your hand, even for a little while. Is it some kind of magic? But I don't see any magical aura?"
The mercenary once again put his arm around the king's shoulders: "This is called the throbbing of youth."
Wang: "I see. I read in the book that I have a desire to mate with Miss Langdon."
Elizabeth's face turned pale and her eyes widened. She began receiving etiquette training at the age of seven in order to maintain the composure and proper behavior of the Duke's family even in the face of a landslide. However, at this moment all these trainings seemed to have failed.
Wang didn't notice Miss Langdon's state at all. He looked at the oak cup of Bee Beer on the table and continued to mutter: "I've never been very good at enchantment and control spells. The teacher said it's because I know too little about human emotions.
Yes, this experience will be of great benefit to me in using magic control spells."
While he was thinking about it, Elizabeth had already regained the composure of the Duke's family. She cleared her throat, attracted the king's attention, and said loudly: "Let's talk about the missing cats and dogs."
Wang nodded: "Okay, please speak."
Elizabeth took out a ledger from under her cloak and opened it to show the dense records on it.
Wang stretched his head and took a look and said, "This looks like some kind of interview record."
"Yes, I sent servants to ask a large number of Langdon City residents. This column is the location of the inquiry, and this column is the residence of the residents. The main content of the inquiry is whether they have seen wild cats recently.
"Most residents said they have never seen it, and some said that the wild cat cry C that used to bother them at night is no longer there.
"The residents marked here are those who have the habit of feeding wild cats. Without exception, they all said that the cats that often come to beg for food are no longer there. However, these people did not care, after all, they are just wild cats."
Wang nodded: "I understand. There are so many inquiry records, even if some of them are deliberately false, it is enough to prove that the number of wild cats in the city is indeed decreasing significantly."
"Yes, so..."
"Where is the dog?" Wang interrupted Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: "What?"
"What we are tracking is the mass disappearance of wild cats and dogs, so you should have evidence to prove that dogs are also missing in large numbers."
Elizabeth: "Oh, this. Wild dogs are different from wild cats. Wild dogs can hurt people and can also spread rabies. So Langdon City has a special department to cull wild dogs. This department has not killed a single person in two months.
It’s just a wild dog.”
Wang: "Have you seen the records of this department? They didn't make any lies to cover up that they were not working?"
Elizabeth said in surprise: "You actually knew they would falsify records?"
"Why don't you know that my teacher's apprentice often cheats and is lazy? If he finds out, he will be hung up in the punishment room and beaten." Wang spread his hands.
Elizabeth nodded: "Okay, I understand. Looking at the records, it is true that the dog extermination department is still working diligently, but my father has spies responsible for monitoring whether each department is working. The spies said that they have not been open for two months. But
They have not slowed down their work and are still patrolling very conscientiously."
Wang: "I understand. The wild cats and dogs in Langdon City have indeed disappeared on a large scale."
Elizabeth: "I suspect there may be a necromancer..."
"No, it's impossible." Wang interrupted Elizabeth again, "Necromancy is the art of controlling death and souls. The death and souls of cats and dogs are too low-level. Even if all the stray cats and dogs in the city are concentrated,
If we kill them together, we won't be able to cast any powerful necromancy spells. At most, we can only summon a lot of animal skeletons."
Elizabeth looked at Wang seriously: "Are you familiar with necromancy? Are you from the necromancy school?"
"No, I am from the prophecy school. But I am very knowledgeable about the spells of all schools. Even the protection spells that I cannot use."
Elizabeth: "You can't use protection spells? Not even shield spells?"
"Yes."
"Then aren't you at a huge disadvantage in a spell duel? Aren't magic missiles bound to hit?"
Wang showed a confident smile: "I am at home - I mean in the tower, and my winning rate against spellcasters of the same level is 100%. As a mage of the prophecy school, I can always take action before my opponents."
Elizabeth: "But the actual battle is not a one-on-one battle in the arena. What if the magic missile has already been shot?"
"Magic missiles will not cause damage to objects and can be blocked with a shield. Theoretically, I can even use the flying knives created by the conjuration system to shoot down every magic missile." Wang paused, "I am very good at the conjuration system.
.”
Elizabeth's face was full of disbelief.
So Wang continued: "Well, using the conjuration system to fight magic missiles is indeed a bit nonsense, but using Bigby's body protection palm can definitely block most of the magic missiles."
Elizabeth: "Isn't that a five-ring spell?"
Wang raised his eyebrows: "Ah, yes, that's a fifth-ring spell. But there are other ways to deal with it, such as using invisibility. As long as the enemy can't see you, they can't launch magic missiles at you. But... okay
I have to admit that dealing with magic missiles is a troublesome thing for me who can't use shields."
Elizabeth: "Then you shouldn't tell this."
Wang: "Uh... you're right. I won't talk about it next time. Let's continue talking about cats and dogs."
Elizabeth: "Okay, you have overturned my theory of necromancers. What are your assumptions?"
Wang: "What's the difference between making inferences based on just such a few clues and just making assumptions? Maybe it's just a big eater who likes to eat cat and dog meat. Or maybe it's the underground goblin tribe that's stocking up on food. Maybe there's even a Qunde coming to the city.
Rui, we must bring these poor little animals back to nature."
Elizabeth's ears turned slightly red, probably because she had just said her conjecture about the Necromancer with great certainty.
Wang: "However, we can investigate the stray cats in the entire city. The Duke has established a special stray dog culling department, but it is still unable to completely eradicate the stray dogs in the city. It can make them extinct...either using magic or using a lot of manpower.
.”
Wang glanced at the tavern owner and added: "Maybe it's not manpower."
The tavern owner said to Elizabeth: "Last week, the lord mobilized the city defense troops and adventurers to annihilate a sizeable goblin tribe underground."
Elizabeth: "I know. Are you saying that this may be related to the disappearance of cats and dogs?"
The tavern owner shrugged: "The municipal department of Langdon City has never really controlled the city's sewers, and anything can be hidden down there."
"Wait a minute." Wang raised his right hand, raised his index finger, and pointed back and forth at the boss and Elizabeth, "Why do you look so familiar?"
Elizabeth: "Use your clever mind, Mr. Master. How could the Duke's third daughter appear alone in an ordinary tavern in the slums?"
Wang looked at the tavern owner, and then at the mercenary who had returned to his companions in the distance.
"These people are my servants." Elizabeth continued, "This is my stronghold in the ghetto."
Wang said "Oh" and then gave a thumbs up: "That's reasonable! So what happened before you came in was a screening test for me?"
Elizabeth: "Yes, I have actually been observing you on the second floor. After making sure that you were not my brother's spy, I went around and came in through the main entrance."
Wang: "So you suspect that your brothers...the first and second heirs to the Duke are related to this matter?"
"I have tried it," Elizabeth said. "The second brother is not sure, but the eldest brother should have nothing to do with this matter. In fact, to be honest, I don't understand what kind of earth-shattering conspiracy can be achieved by taking away the cats and dogs in the city. I just
I’m sure there’s something fishy here.”
The tavern owner muttered something in a low voice: "Whenever there is evil in the house, there must be a monster."
Elizabeth nodded: "Of course, it is my purpose to form a trustworthy team through this incident. After all...my father's health is not as good as before."
Wang: "You need the ability to protect yourself."
The girl looked at Wang with sincere eyes: "Mr. Master, are you willing to join this team?"
Without waiting for the king to answer, the cat-man sharpshooter in the corner shouted: "Of course he is willing, miss, he has a desire to mate with you!"
Elizabeth's ears were slightly red again, and she turned her head and scolded: "I know your race is so unrestrained, Miss Catman, but please respect yourself in a human city."
After saying that, she looked at Wang again.
Wang: "I have to say that this is just my instinctive impulse, and my subjective will does not have this idea."
Elizabeth was a little disappointed for a moment, but she suppressed the expression of this emotion: "You mean joining the team?"
"I'm talking about my desire for you. As for the team, yes, the purpose of my coming is to join a team. After all, this is the beginning of the adventure."
Elizabeth: "You...could it be that your teacher's tower is actually within Langdon territory? If you came from outside the territory, you have been traveling for a while. It is not common for mages to travel alone."
Wang smiled: "Well, I was thrown directly to the city gate by the teacher using the portal spell. The soldiers at the gate today can testify for me. The teacher said that this was the starting point of his adventure back then, so I should also start from here.
"
Elizabeth considered it for a moment and asked: "Your teacher...what is your surname?"
Wang stared at Elizabeth and slowly spit out a name.
Elizabeth's face turned pale again, and she had to cover her mouth with her hands to prevent herself from screaming.
The tavern owner was much calmer. He murmured softly: "The last time I heard this name, it was in a bard's ballad. The story of him destroying the lich Sadara is one of my favorite jokes."
Wang Ze was carefully observing Elizabeth's reaction and waited for the girl to regain her composure. He said: "My teacher said that after his name was announced, people would be so shocked that they would forget to question the authenticity. He actually got it right.
Damn it, he tricked me."
Elizabeth: "So, whose disciple are you?"
"I think I should be the teacher's most proud disciple. You can call me your chief disciple."
Elizabeth: "How old...are you?"
"Eighteen years old"
Elizabeth: "You are the same age as me...are you here to practice?"
"I've already said it. My teacher put me directly at the gate of the city, saying that this is the most suitable starting point for adventure."
The tavern owner interjected: "An eighteen-year-old third-level spell caster is already a genius. Many mediocre people in their fifties and sixties only cast four-level spells. But miss, he can only play house in a tower.
experience, you may also want to recruit an experienced spellcaster."
Elizabeth then looked away from the king: "Indeed."
Wang: "Stray cats and dogs are actually not a big deal, but organizing a reliable team is. Am I right?"
Elizabeth: "Stray cats and dogs are also a big deal, because this is so abnormal. My intuition makes me feel that there must be a conspiracy behind it. We must find the person who made the stray cats and dogs disappear no matter what, and find out what he is doing."
"But, you are right. My two brothers have their own trustworthy teams, and I want one too. It took me two years to build this tavern, and I gathered a few trustworthy people, but I could never find anyone I could trust.
The caster of the spell."
The tavern owner said: "Spell casters are the most popular ones. Most people don't want to play house with the eldest lady. Those who will come are basically liars who can only do tricks."
Wang: "No wonder you said that at the beginning..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang suddenly jumped to the side from where he was sitting. At the same time, he made a series of gestures with his hands. Along with the short and powerful chanting of mantras, six mirror images appeared in front, behind, and left of him.
Then Wang quickly moved his position, and the mirror image also danced, and it was immediately unclear which one was the real him.
Someone applauded.
The figure who appeared at some point stopped clapping and pulled down her hood, revealing a dark female face, with pointed ears and dark skin indicating her race.
"Miss, this mage reacts very quickly. I thought he wouldn't notice my presence until I put the dagger on his neck. The choice of spells is also correct. Mirror Shadow is the best in this situation.
choose."
Wang carefully looked at the newly appeared figure, and his illusion also faithfully reproduced his movements: "Drow, Miss Langdon, the composition of your team is really colorful. Cat people, drow, should they appear next?"