Zhao Hai and Blockhead stood by the lakeside. Merlin stood beside them and whispered an incantation. After a while, a layer of transparent aqua blue shield appeared around them. Then, a wave emerged from the lake. Just as Zhao Hai was stunned, the wave swept the three of them into the lake.
However, Zhao Hai discovered that the three of them were standing in a transparent aqua blue sphere, and the lake water was like a fountain supporting this transparent sphere, constantly moving forward.
This was the second time Zhao Hai saw the magic of magic. The first time, Merlin had only used a simple illumination spell and a simple water ball spell. However, even so, it made Zhao Hai, who saw magic for the first time, feel that it was very magical. And this time, it was even more magical than the last time. They were actually walking on water, and one person was carrying two people. It was even more amazing than the "floating on water" and "crossing the river on a reed" in Chinese martial arts.
Compared to Zhao Hai, who could be considered a half-outsider, Blockhead's performance was much more shocking. He had long known about the magic of magic, not to mention that Merlin was an Eighth-level Water-type Great Magician. Fighting with such a magician in the water was everyone's nightmare because that was their home ground.
Merlin's face was also relaxed. She was very confident in her ability. On the water, she believed that she was an invincible existence. Therefore, when she said that there might be Water-type magical beasts in the water, she didn't have the slightest worried expression because she believed that even if there were Water-type magical beasts, she could easily kill them.
Using magic to move on the water was very fast. When they came, they used more than three hours. However, when they went back, they only used about half an hour to see a cave in front of them. Fortunately, this cave was the one behind the castle. This also proved that this lake could indeed be used as a waterway, allowing them to secretly transport people to the canyon.
When Merlin withdrew the magic and Zhao Hai finally stepped on solid ground, he still couldn't help but jump a bit. This feeling of being on solid ground was really good.
When walking on the water, although it looked very natural and at ease, Zhao Hai always had a feeling that he was going to fall. This feeling made him very uncomfortable.
When the three of them came out of the cave, they just happened to see those slaves working outside. It wasn't noon yet, so they still hadn't rested. There were many places in the cave that needed to be cleaned, and many slaves were doing carpentry in the cave.
This cave had to be changed into a place to raise blue-eyed rabbits. A lot of fences were needed, and these things had to be made out of wood. After all, Zhao Hai and the others didn't have that many iron tools right now.
This time, taking the castle's situation into consideration, Green and the others also bought some wood. However, it wasn't very much. The things that Green and the others bought were mostly finished products. This was because Green knew that among those slaves, even if there were some who could do carpentry, it was impossible for them to make something too complicated. This was because the price of a good artisan slave and these ordinary slaves weren't the same.
The appearance of the three people made those slaves startled. They immediately saluted the three people. The three people just nodded and went out of the cave.
Outside the cave, Meg and Rockhead were standing there. When they saw the three people come out, the two people were startled. Meg quickly greeted them and said, "Young Master, Grandma, why did you come out of the cave?"
Merlin smiled and said, "If you walk straight into the lake in the cave, you'll reach a canyon. That's the most suitable place for farming that we've chosen. Young Master has just improved ten mu of land there, so we came back."
Meg's eyes lit up and said, "Really? That's great. I didn't think that things would go so smoothly. Grandma, Young Master, you go back to the castle and rest. I'll look after here. "
Merlin turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, go back to the castle and rest. I have something to tell you."
Zhao Hai was surprised. He didn't know what Merlin had to say, but when he saw Merlin's serious expression, he didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll go back to the castle first. Blockhead, you stay here and help Meg and Rockhead." Blockhead agreed and stayed. Zhao Hai followed Merlin into the castle.
After the two of them arrived at the castle's living room, Zhao Hai looked at Merlin in confusion and said, "Grandma Merlin, what's the matter that can't be said outside?"
Merlin nodded and said to Zhao Hai, "Young Master, when I came back today, I checked the lake's situation in passing, but I didn't find any powerful water magic. There are only two explanations for this situation. First, that water magic beast is very powerful and very good at hiding its whereabouts, so I couldn't find it. But this situation is almost impossible. I'm an eighth-level water magician and I'm confident that there's nothing in the water that can escape my detection. Second, there's no powerful magic beast in the water at all. There's another reason why there's no fish in the water."
Zhao Hai was surprised, but he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. The lake in the mountain was one of the important plans for the future development of his fief. If there was really no way to raise fish there, then he would lose an important source of funds. Moreover, there was such a large lake that couldn't be used. This was really too wasteful.
Zhao Hai said with a calm face, "Can you find the specific reason?"
Merlin also said with a heavy face, "I've heard a rumor. I don't know if it's related to the situation in the lake. I heard that because the Black Waste is too close to the Carrion Swamp, there would often be a coalition of undead creatures and poisonous magic beasts that would come to the Black Waste. They would kill all living creatures in the Black Waste, so the Black Waste became a dead land. But because no one would come to the Black Waste in the past, this news has never been confirmed. If this news is true, then the reason why there's no fish in the lake might be because of this."
Zhao Hai's face changed. If what Merlin said was true, then the matter would be very troublesome. Among them, except for Merlin, Green, Blockhead, and Rockhead who had some fighting strength, the rest of the people were slaves who didn't have any fighting strength. If the undead creatures and poisonous magic beasts in the Carrion Swamp really attacked them, then they would be dead.
Zhao Hai lowered his head and kept rubbing his forehead with his hand. This was also a habit of his in his previous life when he was thinking about things.
Merlin looked at Zhao Hai's appearance and was very worried. If that kind of situation really happened, then all of their farming would have to stop. It was very difficult to say whether they would be able to survive or not.
Zhao Hai couldn't think of any good way at the moment, so he could only say, "If this matter is true, then we're in big trouble. Grandma Merlin, let's wait for Grandpa Green to come back and discuss this matter before deciding. I think from tomorrow onwards, we don't have to clean up the mine. Instead, we should gather all the materials in our hands and make some simple weapons. Then we should train the slaves and at the same time do some repairs to the castle. If that kind of situation really happens, we can at least rely on the castle to resist for a while. If it really doesn't work, then I can only take everyone into my space and let everyone hide there until those undead creatures and magic beasts retreat."
Merlin frowned and thought for a moment. She really couldn't think of any good way, so she nodded and said, "It seems like we can only do this now. We've been in the Black Waste for so long and haven't seen any changes in the Carrion Swamp. There shouldn't be any problems. I hope my worries are unnecessary."
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Whether or not your worries are unnecessary, this matter has to be done. It's better to be safe than sorry. Right now, the last of our Buda clan's assets are here. If we lose them all, then our Buda clan won't have any hope of turning the situation around."
Merlin nodded and said, "Good, then I'll immediately arrange it. But this time, we didn't bring a lot of weapons. Moreover, most of the materials are living materials. They can't be made into weapons. What should we do?"
Zhao Hai didn't have any good ideas right now. If his farm's level was high enough, then he could plant some trees to use as weapons. But his level was too low right now. He simply couldn't plant trees. He couldn't let people use corn stalks to fight those undead creatures.
Suddenly, he noticed the stone floor, and a bold idea appeared in his mind. He looked up at Meirin and said, "Grandma Meirin, I think tomorrow we should organize some people to pick some stones and come back. We can make some stone weapons. Although these weapons aren't very lethal, they should be able to be used to defend the city. What do you think?" Meirin nodded and said, "Tomorrow, we will organize some people to pick some stones and come back. We can make some stone weapons. Although these weapons aren't very lethal, we will only use them to defend the city.
What do you think? "Merlin thought for a moment, then nodded and said," Good. Right now, we don't have that many materials on hand. When we left the Imperial Capital, they didn't let us bring weapons. Now, we can only do this. When Green comes back, have him purchase a batch of weapons as soon as possible. "
Zhao Hai couldn't help but nod. He never thought that one day, he would actually return to the life of the Stone Age. Moreover, they had no choice but to face it.
Zhao Hai now understood. It seems that those old men in the Imperial Capital really didn't want to give them a way out. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let them bring weapons to a place like the Black Wasteland. He didn't believe that those old men in the Imperial Capital hadn't heard of the rumors about the Black Wasteland.
Now, what they had to face wasn't only the crisis of starvation, but also the possibility of being killed by those undead creatures and poisonous magic beasts.
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