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GOR Chapter 115: Mystery
The moonlight was like water.
Today, the sky had turned dark exceptionally early. At this moment, a bright moon was hanging in the sky. Its soft and delicate moonlight spread out evenly across the land. Under the illumination of the pure white moonlight, the land was covered in a bright and clean glow.
Du Wei's carriage was slowly moving along the road leading to the Imperial Capital.
Du Wei had specifically instructed them not to be in a hurry during this trip back to the Imperial Capital. They were to leisurely move forward every day. As long as they were on time, they would be able to reach the Imperial Capital.
Thus, they were able to enjoy a leisurely and carefree journey. Du Wei was particularly affectionate towards Krak Mage. The two of them rode on horseback, moving side by side and chatting from time to time. When they were tired, Du Wei would invite Krak Mage to ride with him in his carriage.
Rollin's carriage was naturally an expensive and top-notch product. It was made of high-quality wood and a fine horse. Additionally, Du Wei had also made a series of modifications to the interior of the carriage. A thick velvet carpet was laid out underneath, allowing the carriage to move without the slightest bit of bumps.
The interior of the carriage was also filled with fine wine and food, allowing Clark to enjoy himself quite a bit along the way.
Clark was also very good at this. Returning the favor, he spent a lot of effort to place a few small wind element magic arrays on the chassis of Du-Wei's carriage. At any rate, Du Wei's carriages had a lot of the magic materials, crystals and gems that were part of the gifts from the Magician's Guild. They were not lacking in any of them.
The magic array on the undercarriage of the carriage had consumed several pieces of high-quality magic crystals. However, with this wind magic array, the carriage could automatically receive the assistance of the wind, allowing it to move faster and more steadily. With the support of the wind, the weight of the carriage became much lighter. It also felt unusually stable.
Du-Wei couldn't help but ask: "If such a magic array can reduce the weight of the carriage, then is there a high level wind magic array that can make the carriage fly?"
After Clark heard this, he pondered for a moment before replying, "In theory, it's possible. But wind magic, in general, still relies on the power of the wind. The magic formation below automatically gathers the power of the wind, but to completely support the weight of the carriage and make it fly, that would consume a lot of magic power. He had spent a lot of Magic Crystals and Magic Gems. The production cost was simply too high. Moreover, the magic array required was of a much higher level. After spending so much money and effort, all we got was a carriage that can fly. It's not very useful. This is too wasteful. "
Du Wei nodded. Although he didn't say anything, he thought to himself, 'It would be best if we could rely on the magic formation to make the carriage fly.' It was a pity that Clark had said that just making a carriage fly would cost an astronomical amount of money. It couldn't be popularized. If it could be popularized, then even if he couldn't make a plane, he could use this method to create an "air force".
Of course, in reality, this could only be a fantasy.
Clark also had a smile on his face, but he thought to himself, 'A child is a child after all, so whimsical.' To make the carriage fly, how many magic materials would it take? This child came from a rich family and recently received a large number of gifts from the Magician's Guild. Only then would he have so many Magic Crystals to make this kind of boring game. How could a normal family have this kind of wealth? Just the magic array that made the carriage lighter would cost close to ten thousand gold coins according to the market price. If he really wanted to make it fly, he wouldn't be able to do it without at least a hundred thousand gold coins. He would also need a Great Magician to set up the magic array and constantly inject magic power to replenish the consumption. If he really spent so much effort to make a carriage that could fly, then it would be called flashy without substance.
While chatting, Du Wei's most important attention was on how to get information from Clark. After all, the Magician's Guild had spent so much money to rope him in, they must have their own intentions. Du Wei was about to enter the capital, so he must first carefully inquire about it.
Not to mention anything else, the more Du Wei thought about it, the more he felt that the title of "Magic Scholar" was extraordinary. The more benefits he received, the more likely it would be that in the future, if someone needed his help, he wouldn't be able to avoid it.
But Clark had been in the capital for many years, so he was very cunning. Although he talked cheerfully, he didn't reveal anything. Du Wei spent a lot of effort, but he still couldn't get anything out of him.
That night, under the moonlight, the carriages slowly moved. Du Wei and Clark were discussing some knowledge about magic. In front, Mard rode a horse and ran over. He gently knocked on the window and said in a low voice, "Young master, Giant Wood Village is in front."
Du Wei's heart skipped a beat.
Giant Wood Village? This was a place that had a lot of significance to him.
When he had been kicked out of the capital and sent to the Rollin Plains, he had passed by Giant Wood Village and met Ruo Lin, Thorskei and the others. Then he had relied on force to subdue these guys. Now that he had returned to the capital, he was revisiting this place.
Du Wei looked at the sky and smiled, "Alright, then let's stay in Giant Wood Village tonight."
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After the carriages entered Giant Wood Village, Mard obviously remembered this place. He directly led the carriages to the Giant Wood Inn that they had stayed in before.
But when they arrived in front, they discovered that the Giant Wood Inn from before had changed. The originally rusty and rotten signboard had taken on a new look, the green stone walls had been painted with white lime. The signboard swayed gently in the night wind, and the words written on it were no longer Giant Wood Inn. Instead, it had become "Adventurer's Home".
Mard found this strange. He thought to himself, how long has it been, how could the inn have changed owners?
The door had long been pushed open, and a short and stout fellow, most likely the owner of this place, quickly ran out. Seeing that there was a big business, he nodded and bowed, and sent several people from the inn to help pull the horses.
Du Wei and Clark entered the inn. They saw that this place was much cleaner than the last time they had been here. But it seemed like business was not too good, and there were not many people. There was not a single person in the spacious hall.
The tables, chairs and counters were all new. It seemed like some of the paint had not dried yet, as if they were not used by anyone.
The short and stout owner had already come over. His clothes were very clean, and his bean-sized eyes were filled with shrewdness. Mard had him send people to feed the horses, and then he cleaned out several clean rooms.
Du Wei looked at the several horse grooms and attendants of the inn. They were all able-bodied, and he could not help but frown. Glancing at Mard, he had him call the short and stout owner over.
"As I recall, this place was originally called Giantwood Inn. Last time, I stayed here once. How come the owner has changed? "
The short and stout owner nodded his head and explained, "Sir, the original owner felt that the business here was not good, so he simply sold the inn."
Du Wei glanced at him and said, "Your accent, it seems you are not a local?"
The short and stout owner smiled and said, "Sir, I am also a person from Giantwood Town. However, I had gone to the North to do business. I only returned a few months ago."
Du Wei nodded his head. Looking at the attendants, he frowned and said, "This little inn of yours actually has so many subordinates. These people are all able-bodied, they seem to have been soldiers before, right?"
The owner nodded his head, a trace of helplessness appearing on his face. "Back when I was in the North, I had once served in the local garrison army. However, a few days ago, when I was rounding up some mercenary groups that were smuggling magical beasts, I was injured and could no longer serve the army. After that, I received the retirement allowance and returned to my hometown. These subordinates of mine are all my former friends from the army. Like me, they were all injured, their bodies disabled and were expelled from the army. However, although the retirement allowance is not small, there will come a day when it will run out. Thus, I decided to do a business and gather these retired veterans. That way, everyone will have food to eat. "
Du Wei smiled and nodded his head. He observed the owner as he walked and saw that he was indeed limping slightly. It appeared that his legs were not as nimble.
As for those attendants, although they were all able-bodied and powerful, a careful look revealed that some of them had lost their right thumb and index finger and were no longer able to hold onto their swords. Some of them even had one of their hands cut off at the wrist. Some had very long arms. It would appear that they were originally archers. However, they only had one eye. Although they had an arm, their eyesight was not good enough. Thus, they were expelled from the army.
Du Wei sighed and had Mard pay a few more gold coins before entering the room to rest.
In the middle of the night, Du Wei was lying on the bed. For some unknown reason, his heart felt uneasy and he was unable to fall asleep. He pondered for a long time. However, for some unknown reason, he simply lay on the bed. His eyes were wide open as he stared at the ceiling, thinking about his own matters.
His surroundings were silent. Within the pitch-black room, he could only hear the sound of his own heartbeat and breathing.
In this manner, he kept his eyes open until the latter half of the night. Only then did Du Wei gradually develop a faint trace of tiredness. He turned over and was about to fall asleep when suddenly …
He was a magician and had excellent talent. His hearing and senses were ten times better than ordinary people. Suddenly, he heard a faint and strange sound.
Crack!
It was like the sound of old and decaying wood cracking.
Du Wei was startled by this sound. Suddenly, he felt a trace of uneasiness and vigilance in his heart. However, this trace of thought was faintly discernible. It flashed through his heart and he could not catch it at the moment.
Du Wei pricked up his ears to listen for a while. However, there was no more sound. He only thought that it was some kind of mouse. However, just as he relaxed in his heart, suddenly, a strange change occurred!
On the ceiling beam above his head, there was a sudden boom. The entire beam broke apart. In an instant, a bright Sword Qi broke through the layers of broken wood and fell from the sky. It fiercely pierced towards Du Wei who was lying on the bed!
This Sword Qi was fast and ruthless. Obviously, it was released by a person with powerful martial skills! Du Wei shouted. Fortunately, although he was born with a weak physique, after traveling in the frozen forest, he practiced the set of basic movements of the Starry Sky Dou Qi every day. His body was already a lot stronger. He quickly turned over and dodged sideways.
However, the opponent had been preparing for this Sword Qi for a long time. Moreover, it was released by an expert. How could Du Wei dodge it all? As soon as he turned over, he felt a sharp pain in his back. A cold Sword Qi had cut through his clothes and skin on his back. Suddenly, blood flowed out.
Du Wei's whole body was covered in cold sweat. He somersaulted to the floor under the bed. He heard a boom behind him. The bed was torn apart by the Sword Qi!
A dark shadow jumped down from the top of his head. This shadow was completely black. Only the thin and long sword in his hand flashed with a cold light. Du Wei was lying on the ground. His back was in so much pain that he almost fainted. However, in this life and death situation, Du Wei was stimulated by the pain. Instead, his potential was stimulated. Lying on the ground, he did not look back. Instead, he shot a flame towards the person standing on the ruins of the bed.
The person on the bed didn't dare to take the fire magic head on. Instead, he somersaulted out of the room. With a loud bang, the light from the fire illuminated the dark room. Only then did Du Wei get a clear look at the person. Dressed in black and with a face covered, the person's eyes were flashing with killing intent. The sword in his hand was pointed at Du Wei, and without a word, he rushed towards Du Wei!
Du Wei was lying on the ground. He rolled in fear to the side of the wardrobe in the room. The opponent's sword was already in front of him. Du Wei's hands fumbled around and touched the couch that was originally placed next to the bed. The coat that he took off before going to bed last night was placed next to the couch. In his panic, Du Wei did not care so much. He only touched the corner of the clothes and fiercely threw it out.
Last time, when the Lister Family gave him a gift, they gave him a high-quality dagger. Du Wei always carried it with him. He usually wore the Magician's Guild robe with a belt inside. The dagger was always inserted into the belt. At this moment, he used all his strength to throw it out. A subtle sound of metal breaking could be heard.
Immediately, the black-clothed assassin snorted and threw himself at Du Wei. In an instant, he threw himself onto Du Wei's body.
Du Wei's whole body was covered in cold sweat at this moment. The opponent's body was heavily pressed against his body. It was as if there was a cold blade sticking close to his body and stabbing him.
In this kind of situation, a person's soul would immediately scatter. Du Wei's mind instantly filled with countless thoughts:
I'm going to die today?!
After being stunned for a moment, he found that the person on top of him didn't move at all. Instead, a warm and wet liquid flowed down his neck and drenched his body along his collar. He smelled a pungent smell of blood in his nose.
Du Wei was stimulated by the smell of blood. He slowly recovered and pushed the person on top of him. However, he found that the opponent was already dead. There was a dagger in his chest. It was the dagger that he had thrown out in a hurry. The dagger pierced right into the opponent's heart!
At this time, a loud noise came from the outside. Not only did Du-Wei hear the sounds of fighting, but he also heard the screams of people screaming. In the dark night, Du-Wei didn't know what was going on outside. Gritting his teeth, Du-Wei pushed away the corpse on top of him and pulled out his dagger from the corpse. What he saw was a flash of magical light on the dagger.
At this time, the door of the room was knocked open with a bang. Clark rushed in from outside. Clark's clothes were disheveled and his hair was disheveled. When he came in and saw Du Wei covered in blood, he could not help but be shocked. Fortunately, he saw Du Wei standing with a dagger in his hand. He was relieved and hurriedly shouted, "There's an assassin. I'll protect you and leave!"
After saying that, he came up and pulled Du Wei out. Du Wei had calmed down at this moment, but he shook off Clark and whispered, "We can't go out! The other side must be prepared! "
As he said that, he heard the screams of Rollin's cavalry coming from outside. There was also a dying person shouting, "Retreat! They have crossbows! "
Then he heard the sound of arrows piercing through the air. In the darkness, he did not know how many assassins fired their crossbows. He heard the sound of gunshots coming from outside the walls and the wooden planks.
Clark's face was filled with killing intent. The muscles on his face twitched as he quickly chanted an incantation. Then he opened his arms and a magical fluctuation came from his body. Then Clark raised his finger and drew a line in the air. It was as if space was cut open by him. Then from the crack, a cloud of black gas floated out and quickly condensed into a human figure.
It was an Undead Warrior whose entire body was pitch black and shrouded in black smoke!
Du Wei's heart jumped. It turned out that this Clark practiced dark magic! This intermediate dark summoning spell summoned an undead warrior.
Clark snorted and waved his hand. The undead warrior rushed out of the door.
In the darkness of the corridor, seven or eight assassins had already surrounded them. Most of Rollin's cavalry lived downstairs. Although there were two guards in the corridor upstairs, they had already been killed by the assassins. At this moment, the assassins were guarding the stairs. They were rushing towards Du Wei's room. They had crossbows in their hands. This kind of weapon was even more effective in the night. After guarding the stairs, the rest of the assassins rushed to Du Wei's room. But suddenly they saw a shadow rushing out from inside.
These assassins had also received strict training. Although they were startled, their hands did not stop moving. With a 'shua' sound, several arrows pierced through the air. Some of them had already fired their crossbows at the undead warrior. However, the undead warrior's body was not solid. When the arrows hit his body, they passed through without causing any damage. In just a short time, the undead warrior had already raised his black sword and rushed into the group of assassins. The sword stabbed into an assassin's body. The assassin immediately screamed as a black gas emerged from the place where he was stabbed. This black gas quickly spread throughout his body like a black flame. In a moment, the assassin was burned clean. Not even a trace of him was left.
The other assassins recognized the power of the undead and shouted: "This is an undead creature, use your dou qi!"
After saying that, in the darkness, the weapons in the hands of the assassins burst out with strong and weak dou qi at the same time! To be able to use dou qi, they were at least at the level of a third rank warrior!
The undead warrior did not have a consciousness. He only relied on his killing instincts from when he was alive. He was not afraid of the dou qi and rushed up. The sword in his hand was covered with black flames. Very quickly, two more assassins were injured. When the assassins stabbed the undead warrior's body with their dou qi, the undead warrior let out a roar. The black flames on his body suddenly dimmed a bit.
Another scream was heard. Another assassin was killed. However, the undead warrior's body was pierced several times by the assassins' dou qi. Finally, his body shook and the black flames on his body dissipated. Then, he disappeared.
With just this one attack, almost half of the assassins in the hallway were killed or injured. They could no longer block the Rowling family's cavalry that was rushing up the stairs. The leader of the assassins saw that the situation was bad and shouted: "Retreat!"
Everyone immediately retreated to the end of the corridor. There was a window there. Raising his hand, he broke the window and jumped down.
Behind him, Clark had already rushed out. He grinned and said: "You think you can escape?"
Before he finished his words, he pointed his finger, and another crack appeared in the air. This time, two Undead Warriors flashed out from the crack. They raised their swords that were burning with the black flames of death and rushed towards the escaping assassins.
The last two assassins did not have time to run. They were caught in the middle and burned to ashes in the black flames.
But the leader of the assassins jumped out of the window.
Although Clark's magic was strange, summoning three undead warriors in one breath had almost exhausted his magic. His body shook and he quickly retreated. He was a magician. After exhausting his magic, he had almost no ability to protect himself.
Several of the Rowling House's cavalry guards had already rushed up. Immediately, some of them rushed towards the window at the end of the corridor. But just as they reached the door, they heard a scream. One of the cavalrymen who rushed to the window fell on his back, a crossbow bolt piercing his face. Obviously, the other side had someone outside to help.
The rest of the cavalry did not dare to give chase. They only rushed into Du Wei's room and firmly protected Du Wei.
Du Wei's injuries were not light. Although the sword behind him did not directly stab his vitals, the other side's Dou Qi was not weak. The Dou Qi destroyed the surrounding muscles. Half of his body was almost immobile.
His subordinates hurriedly found some medicine and applied it to Du Wei. Clark forced himself to concentrate and cast a healing spell. Seeing Du Wei's injuries slowly heal under the cover of the magic light, Clark's face was already pale. He sat down on the ground and gasped for breath.
The cavalry carefully searched the entire inn. Where was the short and fat boss and his servants?
Du Wei sat on the chair, his face pale. Thinking back to the scene just now, it was really a matter of life and death. He could not help but be secretly frightened.
Humph! What a ruthless method!
That short and fat boss and those servants were assassins in disguise! In order to not arouse his suspicion, these people were willing to mutilate their own bodies. They cut off their own hands or fingers and pretended to be disabled retired soldiers to deceive him! Such a ruthless and decisive method, it can't help but make people's expression change!!
After calming down, Rollin's cavalry searched the entire inn. They found a few corpses in the cellar. They were the original boss and servants of the inn.
Du Wei sighed, his face was gloomy.
It seems like the other side had already predicted that he would pass by here and deliberately set up this ambush. They killed the original people of the inn and pretended to be the boss and servants. Then they set up this trap to assassinate him!! Even those skilled assassins were willing to mutilate their own bodies to disguise themselves for this mission … …
Who was it?
He was only a small noble. Even if he had a disciple of Gandorf and was recruited by the Magician's Guild, there shouldn't be people trying to assassinate him before he even reached the capital, right?
Shrines?
It shouldn't be. Although he made a deal with the Devil and took in Hussain, the most wanted criminal on the continent, these things were not exposed. The Shrines shouldn't target him. Moreover, if the Shrines wanted to deal with him, they wouldn't use assassination methods. As long as his secret was exposed, he could be openly hunted down.
Then, who did he offend?
At this time, the cavalry brought the corpse of the assassin that died in Du Wei's room. After careful inspection, they found that it was the servant of the inn who had lost an arm. He took off his clothes and there were no clues on his body.
But one of the Rollin's experienced soldiers raised a doubt:
The other side used a crossbow. This kind of crossbow was easy to carry and had a lot of killing power. But the cost of the equipment was very high. Even in large mercenary groups, it was hard to get a few of them. Only the leader could carry one for self-defense. Even in the private armies of the rich and noble families, there were very few of them.
"Only …" The veteran cavalry spoke until here, but hesitated, as if he didn't dare to say it.
Du Wei snorted: "Only what? Say it! "
The cavalryman mustered up his courage and clenched his teeth. "On the Roland Continent, only the main forces of the regular army have this type of weapon."
Pausing for a moment, the cavalryman's face turned ugly as he said in a low voice, "Young Master, I've already checked the crossbows left behind by the assassins we killed earlier. There are steel seals on them, which is the symbol of military equipment! Regardless of where these assassins came from, these crossbows are definitely military equipment passed down from the army. There is no doubt about it! "
Du Wei was expressionless: "Could those steel seals be fake? Are you sure you didn't see wrongly? "
The cavalryman nodded: "No! I used to serve in the army with the Count. Later on, I returned to the Rollin Plains and transferred to the family's private army. I have seen those crossbows before, so I definitely didn't see wrongly. "
The words of the veteran cavalryman made Du Wei fall into deep thought …
Military … Military?!
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