After the familiar dizziness, Lucien saw the creepy flowers that seemed to have drunk enough blood. They were boundless, like a crimson ocean.
As if they had sensed the air of a living person, the flowers bloomed one petal after another, revealing the wriggling flesh. Dong! Dong!
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! They were expanding and contracting like Lucien's heartbeat.
On Lucien's spine, his hair stood up as if he had been electrocuted. He shuddered.
The creepy flowers couldn't have been more creepy and dangerous!
After a brief moment of fear, Lucien soon calmed down. He knew that this was the garden of the Observer's Castle that Rhein described. Therefore, he uttered a high-pitched voice and chanted a spell that normal people could not complete.
Hearing the spell, the creepy flowers waved as if they were welcoming him. Then, they quickly closed and turned into blood-red bugs the size of hair. They were dense and wriggling nonstop.
The middle part of the flowers faded away like a tide, revealing the cold and damp black land.
"Are they flowers or bugs? How come I've never seen such magic creatures before … "As an arcanist, Lucien's passion for research was obvious. He was full of curiosity about the creatures that had not been recorded in the Library of Advanced Arcana and Magic. If he did not know how dangerous the garden of a legend was, he would have cast a spell and tried to catch a few bugs." Maybe they're extinct prehistoric creatures … "
While speculating, Lucien stepped out of the node transmission magic circle and walked toward the main gate of the hall along the black road that was split by the crimson ocean.
The blood-red bugs gathered again and condensed into the creepy flowers, emitting a sweet fragrance. Just by smelling it, Lucien would feel that his legs were weak and his head was dizzy.
Subconsciously, Lucien cast an air filter bubble and blocked the sweet fragrance outside.
The creepy flowers suddenly boiled and waved at Lucien violently, as if ghosts and ghouls were reaching out their arms.
"Are they so sensitive to magic waves?" And they were full of aggressiveness!
Lucien resisted the urge to cast a spell and let the wriggling petals wander back and forth around him. When the petals touched his face, he felt itchy and numb.
Although there were no more magic waves, the undulating crimson ocean showed no sign of calming down. It surrounded Lucien ferociously.
With the help of the Holm Crown Ring, Lucien kept himself in a very focused state, ignoring the dangers and terrors around him. he walked forward slowly and steadily.
Although Lucien had no idea how terrifying the red creature was, he decided to be extra careful because of the sense of danger he sensed. Even if he could destroy these monsters, Rhine's garden would definitely have other strange, high-level "plants".
In the middle of the surging tides, Lucien walked out of the "ocean" unhurriedly and stepped on a path that led to the front gate of the castle.
Beside the path, there were two rows of tall trees that looked like parasol trees. The half-withered leaves swirled on the ground, creating a beautiful scenery in front of the castle. It was as beautiful as the Gesu District of Aalto.
Lucien walked on the path and walked towards the front gate of the castle.
Suddenly, rows of black and white eyes opened on the trees. In each of the eyes, Lucien's figure was reflected. And each of the figures of Lucien had different expressions. Some were confused, some were smiling, some were angry, and some were cold. Their dark eyes were staring at the real Lucien.
Being stared at by so many strange eyes, Lucien's forehead was covered with sweat. He smiled bitterly, "This time, I've run into the real Scarlet Magic Tree."
Last time, Lucien saw the Scarlet Magic Tree in his dream. It was based on his subconscious impression of the Scarlet Magic Tree, and it was different from the real one.
It was hard for the Scarlet Magic Tree to grow, but once it reached maturity, it would become a senior-rank monster. Like the Eye Devil, it was good at shooting rays, sucking blood, and creating illusions.
With so many senior-rank magic items, Lucien was confident that he could turn one or two Scarlet Magic Trees into materials, but there were two rows of Scarlet Magic Trees in front of him!
"No wonder it's the castle of a legendary vampire." Under the gaze of so many people, Lucien walked to the front gate of the castle as if he was attending a banquet.
When the soft ground under his feet became hard and smooth, Lucien let out a sigh of relief. Walking through the dense crowd of monsters was really torturous, even though he had the spell that Rhine told him. Subconsciously, he could not help but feel that it was unavoidable.
Lucien calmly stood at the front gate of the hall, but before he raised his right hand, a muffled voice came from inside the castle.
"I can sense the master's mark on you."
"Yes, I'm here to take something from the castle," answered Lucien briefly. "Mr. Rhein asked me to take something from the castle." As long as Lucien was recognized by the alchemical life in charge of the castle, he would be able to take away the mask, the ritual objects, and the reward.
The muffled voice said, "I'm Mikhalik of the castle. Please read the passage spell."
"Klihami." It was not until now that Lucien realized the origin of the spell set by Rhein. It was the reverse spelling of the alchemical life's name. Lucien was amused, "How uncreative! You might as well use Open Sesame!"
"Honorable guest, please come in." The gate of the castle slowly opened, revealing the elegantly decorated hall. "Except for the control core, the energy room, and the lowest level of the treasury, you can go to any other place as long as you have the opening spell."
…
In the room full of books of different styles from different historical periods, Lucien followed Rhein's instruction. While chanting the spell, he condensed his spiritual power into a spike and stabbed the pen holder fiercely.
The pen holder lit up with a layer of dim light, emitting a mechanical sound that made one's teeth ache. It slowly retreated to the side, revealing a black round hole.
After checking carefully, Lucien took out several objects from the hole with Mage's Hand.
They were a small statue of a lion with a human face, a dirty blood ball, a gorse brooch, and a clown mask with a funny smile.
"Transformation Mask, a level nine middle-rank magic item. The wearer can transform into any creature of the same gender, but the wearer will not have the talent ability of the creature. At the same time, if the wearer collects the blood of the creature, the wearer can completely transform into the creature.
"So far, 7,895 different types of blood have been recorded. The wearer can choose to transform from them.
"The transformation comes from the origin of blood. If the wearer hasn't stepped into the realm of legends, he or she will not be able to see through the disguise. Even a legendary will be fooled if he or she is not careful enough.
"The wearer can only wear the mask when his or her spiritual power or willpower is at or close to the senior-rank. Otherwise, the wearer will be lost in different identities and become a complete lunatic.
"In many cases, identity is more useful than magic!
"— An anonymous sorcerer with 'split mind'."
As Lucien cast Identify, the information and structure of the clown mask clearly appeared in his mind. As for the other three objects, Lucien could only identify that they all contained strange and obscure supernatural energy, and their natures were slightly different. They were the ritual objects to open the three magic circles.
After putting away the items and the mask, Lucien hurriedly recorded some of the books collected by Rhein into the Library of the Soul. As an observer of history, Lucien believed that there must be a lot of valuable anecdotes in the books.
However, fearing that Mikhalik might notice something unusual, Lucien did not read very fast. It took him six hours to finish the fifty books that he wanted.
… …
All kinds of shiny gems, gold coins from different countries, sets of brand-new Knight armors, exquisite magic robes, extraordinary weapons such as swords, hammers, axes, and spears, magic items such as belts, boots, rings, amulets, and necklaces, scrolls, liquids, metals, feathers, and gases all dazzled Lucien's eyes. The items collected by Rhein, a legendary vampire, were either of great historical or artistic value, or very rare or powerful.
Among the many extraordinary items, the lowest was at the mid-tier, and most of them were at the high-tier. However, there were no Level Nine or Legendary items. Obviously, they were placed at the bottom of the treasury.
Finally, Lucien picked out a scroll and a belt after a while of careful selection.
"Eighth-circle magic scroll, Night Travel!"
"Health Belt, an eighth-tier magic item. Immune to diseases, toxins, level seals caused by negative energy damage, and immune to spells below Legendary."
"Health is the true meaning of life."
"— White Mazheli"
Among the two items, the scroll could offset the effect of Space Lock, which was the best choice for Lucien when he needed to escape. Also, Space Lock was the talent spell of senior-rank vampires, which the arcanists had not yet simulated. Lucien planned to use the scroll as a reference and use it at the critical moment.
The latter's series of immunity effects were also very useful.
After leaving his spiritual imprint in the Health Belt, Lucien turned around and looked at the magic staffs, intending to choose one carefully. Lucien's magic staff was only level two, which did not match his identity as a senior-rank sorcerer.
When Lucien was struggling to make a decision, he suddenly saw an ordinary-looking long sword on the rack next to him. Even the handle of the sword was made of wood.
"Why did Mr. Rhein collect such an ordinary-looking long sword?" Lucien was very confused, so he cast Identify on the sword.
Lucien was dumbfounded when he received the feedback.
"Pale Justice, a level eight perfect rank extraordinary long sword. When facing evil creatures such as spectres, devils, demons, etc., it can be upgraded to a level one legendary weapon. The wielder of this sword will not be affected by fear, charm, rage, helplessness, and other negative statuses. Every time the sword is wielded, it will be guided by the power of justice. "
"The wielder of this sword needs to be at least a level six Knight to be able to pick it up."
"Compared with vanity and power, justice is inferior and pale. However, justice applies to everyone, no matter rich or poor, no matter how knowledgeable they are. Whether in a farmer's field or in a fierce battlefield, justice is everywhere. "
It turned out to be this "famous" longsword!
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