"It's just a normal water monster, I've already taken care of it." Tang Shidao threw out Frost Dragonspine. Because it was a fatal blow, it only consumed a little bit of Frost Dragonspine's magical energy. If the Swamp King was not poisonous, there would be no need to freeze it. This was done as a precaution, to prevent it from polluting the water source after it died.
The Tauren was completely dumbfounded.
The joy in his heart surged, but he did not dare to shout in front of the great mage.
Seeing Tang Shidao kill the Swamp King in one hit, the members were even more shocked, they could not believe that the powerful Swamp King was killed so easily. That sword was indeed very sharp and had a freezing effect, but they knew deeply that this victory was only because of that one throw!
The Swamp King was extremely fast in the water.
It was very cautious when facing enemies, it would never be reckless, it would always use its tentacles and poisonous fog to test the waters. Once it encountered danger, it would immediately dive back into the swamp, making it impossible to pursue. The expeditionary forces of the nearby cities had set up countless traps, but it had never been fooled once.
When it had magical energy, it was violent and crazy, but after it lost its magical energy, it was more timid than a mouse.
Hard shield scales.
Tough muscles.
Nimble tentacles.
After so many years of crusading against it, they could not even find the Swamp King's weakness, let alone its fatal point. But now, Sir Mage had seen through the Swamp King's fatal point, and killed it in one hit. It was no wonder that the Swamp King died with its eyes wide open.
Tang Shidao felt that this was normal.
Aura of Agility, Aura of Eagle's Eye, and the Magic Detection Vision derived from Aura of Eagle's Eye … It was clear where the Swamp King's energy was strong and where it was weak.
Without magical energy, this kind of water mage was really weak.
"Do you know that there's a man-made cave under the swamp?" Tang Shidao's Magic Detection Vision could not only see creatures, it could see anything with magical energy. There was still a faint energy glow in the Swamp King's nest, it was not naturally formed, it was obviously a man-made cave.
"Sir Mage, what are you talking about?" The Tauren obviously did not know, he thought for a while and said, "Oh, our prophet once told us about the legend of the cave king."
"Cave king?"
"Yes. I don't know what it is either. When I was young, I heard the prophet mention this legend. It's probably a story to coax children. "
"Wait a moment, I'll go down and take a look." Tang Shidao was sure that he was not mistaken.
"Of course, Sir Mage. May I ask if we can … "
"It's up to you." Tang Shidao knew that they wanted to claim credit. Even if it wasn't killed by the expeditionary army, it would at least prove that the swamp king was truly dead. They wouldn't have to worry about this area being poisoned in the future. They were planning to invite him back to meet the Prophet, so they definitely wouldn't falsely claim this credit.
In fact.
Tang Shidao didn't care at all.
Using Breathing Underwater, he carefully dived into the depths of the swamp and found the cave where the Swamp King was hiding. Surprisingly, this water cave was also connected to a huge underground karst cave. It was built according to the model of an underground maze and was 100% man-made.
The underground maze was dark and gloomy. Tang Shidao had no choice but to activate his Eye of Insight.
Tang Shidao found two hundred and twenty energy balls according to the coordinates captured by the Magic Detection Vision. If he guessed correctly, this was the alchemy material commonly used in the neutral lands, arcanite gold coins. Although he didn't understand why the Swamp King was "rich", he could guess that it had the intention of buying magic recovery potions.
Most likely, the Swamp King had partners.
The cave maze wasn't big and there weren't any guards. It was just a semi-finished product without magic circulation.
On the surface, it didn't seem to have much value.
However.
Tang Shidao silently memorized the map of the cave maze. He discovered that after "dismantling" the map, it was a set of strange runes that somewhat resembled the arrangement of some kind of spell. The cave maze was definitely not built by the Swamp King. The legendary Cave King … That could only be known after listening to the story.
Soon.
Tang Shidao returned to the surface and knew that the tauren captain had already sent the "fleet-footed leopard" back to report.
"Please call me Bull of Brute Force. Sir Mage, I can't bear the title of captain." The tauren … no, Bull of Brute Force patted his chest and said in a deep and clear voice.
"Just call me Tang." Tang Shidao only reported his surname.
"Yes, Sir Mage Tang." Bull of Brute Force's respect didn't change and chatted on the way. "May I ask, are you a mage inside or outside the net?"
"Does the mage inside the net refer to the mages of the Mage Net?" Tang Shidao found it strange.
"Yes."
"Then I'm considered a mage inside the net. Captain Bull of Brute Force, do you not welcome me? "Tang Shidao tried to ask if the natives of the neutral lands rejected the Mage Net.
Unexpectedly.
After hearing him admit his identity, all the team members became even more excited.
It was as if being a mage inside the net was some kind of amazing identity.
During the conversation.
Tang Shidao slowly learned that the natives of the neutral lands didn't reject the Mage Net. On the contrary, they were very envious. The entire neutral lands revered magic, so naturally, everyone envied the mage's identity. The prophets of the various races also told them that the mages inside the net were more powerful than those outside the net. The mages inside the net were also more law-abiding than those outside the net and generally wouldn't destroy or kill randomly.
Under this kind of education, although the mages inside the net were outsiders, they were also kind, friendly, and powerful guests.
Because there were flying boats.
Half a day later, the group returned to the nearest city: Black-corner City.
At this moment, the place was already a sea of joy. All the residents rushed to the streets to sing and dance. Seeing the swamp king's corpse being hoisted back, the residents cheered even louder.
Dilapidated city walls.
Ancient mud houses.
Dirty and messy streets.
There were also the tattered clothes on the residents. This was a completely primitive scene.
If it were on the Earth Emperor Planet, even the poorest continent wouldn't be so shabby.
In order to prevent misunderstandings, Tang Shidao still waved at the cheering crowd to express his friendliness. Then, he immediately met the 'prophet' Bull of All-Seeing … He was Bull of Brute Force's grandfather.
"Your question, Your Excellency Mage Tang." Bull of All-Seeing was also quite excited but tried to remain calm.
At this moment, the house was filled with books that had probably just been moved out.
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to answer and disappoint Tang Shidao.
"Prophet, have you heard of something called the Black Cloud Pearl?" Tang Shidao didn't want to waste time and went straight to the point.
"This …" Bull of All-Seeing muttered.
Clearly, he hadn't heard of it.
However …
"If you have something to say, just say it." Tang Shidao gestured.
"Since Your Excellency has helped us kill the swamp king, then I won't hide it. Actually, we have a legend of the Cave King here. We made it up to warn children not to run around and not to barge into caves. "
At the side, Bull of Brute Force had an 'I knew it was fake' expression.
The rest of the warriors had the same expression.
Bull of All-Seeing's tone changed: "This story that we made up … is real! Our ancestors removed some of the normal content and added in some exaggerated plots, making it seem fake. In fact, the Cave King really existed, but we don't know if he's dead or not. "
Tang Shidao immediately understood: "You guys are afraid that people will chase after the Cave King's treasure, so you purposely made it fake."
Bull of All-Seeing nodded: "Sir Mage is indeed wise. We are not afraid of children running around, but we are afraid that adult warriors will be tempted by this legend, so we purposely distorted its truth. Sir Mage, we are unable to repay your kindness. Since you asked about the Black Cloud Pearl, I will repay you with a secret: Without the Black Cloud Pearl, Flowing Cloud Land doesn't have such things. "
Tang Shidao waited.
The members at the side were anxious, this was not repaying the kindness, it was the same as not saying anything.
Bull of All-Seeing continued: "Next, I will tell you a secret, you must not spread it out, or else you will be expelled from the tribe and never be called back … Hmm … Then, the Cave King in our Flowing Cloud Land has a name, it is called: Black Cloud!"
Everyone was stunned.
Such a coincidence?
"The name of the Cave King was said by its own mouth, one of our ancestors heard it personally. It is rumored that it is not of our tribe, nor is it a human, nor is it a beast. According to our ancestor's description … The Cave King has a black body, as hard as iron, and under its skin, there are lava like veins. Its body is very similar to a human's, but, it only has the upper half of its body left. "
Tang Shidao immediately understood: It is a stone man race!
Bull of All-Seeing took out a sketch, a treasure that he had kept for a long time: "In the past, there were mages who asked about the Black Cloud Pearl, and they all had their own gains. We do not know if the Cave King has any pearls, we only know that it has always lived very deep underground. "
Tang Shidao looked.
It was indeed a stone man with only half of its body left.
Looking at the sketch, he could not help but ask: "What are these lines? Iron chains or smoke? "
Bull of All-Seeing hesitated, and said softly: "About this, Sir Mage, I definitely do not want to lie to you. These lines, our ancestors described it as some glowing words, very very small words, arranged like a line. Sir Mage, our ancestors might have seen wrongly. Their last words were like this, I did not change a single word. "
Tang Shidao did not doubt it.
Binding spells, such as his Iron Vine Binding, Fire Snake Binding, Electric Rope, Water Binding, etc, were all physical binding spells. Higher level spells like Arcane Confinement, and even higher level spells like Rune Shackles had these glowing words.
The Black Cloud was definitely a mage.
It was definitely bound by some kind of power.
"Prophet, are there any special pearls in the Land of Flowing Clouds?" Tang Shidao memorized the sketch and thought back to the cave maze, there seemed to be some similarities.
"Of course there are, Sir Mage. We have not been to many places, but the information is constantly circulating. There are many pearls in the Land of Flowing Clouds, hundreds of big and small types, including some giant clams that produce pearls … "Bull of All-Seeing started talking about pearls.
Tang Shidao listened quietly.
Hearing that there was a type of pearl called 'Black Shell', Tang Shidao laughed … This was definitely a trap!
If it was so easy to find, Dean Bai Xiang would not have released it so many times.
At this time.
Tang Shidao put all his thoughts on the Cave King 'Black Cloud', the Black Cloud Pearl must have something to do with it. On the surface, he had to comply with Bull of All-Seeing's words, expressing his interest in the Black Shell Pearl. The reason for doing so … Because Tang Shidao found that there was someone in this group of warriors who was focused, even more serious than himself.
Most importantly.
Its magic energy was not low, almost three times that of Bull of Brute Force.
This kind of warrior could not be a small character. Why would it be willing to be a runner? And how many times did it secretly peek at him?
There must be a problem.
Bull of All-Seeing mentioned that the Black Shell Pearl was very valuable, Tang Shidao asked about the value of Arcanite Gold Coins.
"This is the only common currency, and it is an alchemy material, so its value is very high. One Arcanite Gold Coin can be exchanged for one wild bull, or three wild sheep, or ten wild dogs, or thirty wild chickens. We don't use gold coins, we usually use items to exchange, such as chickens for sheep, bottles for chairs, teeth for horns, and so on. "
"What about buying Mana Recovery Potions?"
"One Arcanite Gold Coin can only buy one bottle of Beginner Mana Recovery Potion." Bull of All-Seeing gave a shocking price.
Tang Shidao was a bit surprised.
Beginner Mana Recovery Potion could only recover one point of Mana, but it was actually equal to one Arcanite Gold Coin and one wild bull … On the Mage Network, Arcanite Gold Coin could be exchanged for a large pot of Mana Recovery Potion.
After thinking about it.
Tang Shidao asked Bull of All-Seeing about a few herbs, all of which were ingredients to make Mana Recovery Potions.
He rejected the feast at night.
In front of everyone, he turned into an owl and flew towards the valley with the Alchemy Herbs. Naturally, no one said anything, anyone could understand the Mage's impatience to make Mana Recovery Potions.
On the night of revelry, a figure quickly ran into the dark forest.
It howled a few times, as if it was some kind of secret signal.
"Idiot, didn't I say not to see me if there's nothing important?"
"No, no, no! My King, I've heard new news, it's definitely a very important secret. "A Leopardman cried out excitedly. Another Leopardman Mage, who was even taller, walked out from the shadows, holding a wooden staff-like spear.
"What secret?"
"It's …"
Just as he was about to speak, a Blazing Ray shot from above, piercing the Leopardman's mouth.
Before he died.
Junior Leopard Man saw a familiar owl emerge from its invisibility state.
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