Chapter 238: The Mystery of the Corpse
Piercing the skin of the corpse with a dagger, Henry was surprised to find that the corpse was still alive. Although there is no soul anymore, the organs of the body are still functioning. It's really an ancient vampire who has lived for thousands of years, and even the remains left behind are so different. He laid the corpse flat and tested it in all directions, and it showed that not only did it have very strong magic resistance, but also its muscles and internal organs were amazingly restorative.
Shantil scavenges the tomb with the dimensional bag. Not only did he harvest a large amount of gold, gems, and jewelry, but he also found several magical items and staffs. It seems that this ancient vampire must have been a mage during his lifetime, and the magic puppet standing motionless on the side is the best proof of this.
After sweeping the entire cave, the two of them returned to the Earl's Court with corpses and vampire puppet servants directly using the seventh-level magic "Group Teleportation Technique". The biggest takeaway from this adventure isn't the piles of gold, jewelry, and magical items, but the corpses of ancient vampires and the magic golems he made.
After systematic testing, Henry discovered that the vampire servant was permanently blessed with a magic similar to "wishing". As long as you pay the corresponding value of gold and gems, you can simulate most magic and magic below level 6. Of course, the cost of simulation is very high, ten times the price of magic and magic scrolls of the same level. This servant is closely linked to the weapon of "vampire's revenge". Just hold this cursed weapon in your hand and summon him to your side at any time.
The inventions of the ancient vampires amazed Henry and Shantil, who were engaged in research. They quickly learned about this alchemy technique, and then began experimenting with the corpses of ancient vampires. First, two people took a tube of blood and injected it into the mouse's body, and in the blink of an eye, the mouse underwent a mutation. Not only did the volume expand several times faster. And the personality has also become extremely irritable.
Henry tries to throw a chicken into the cage. I saw this mutant mouse rush forward, biting the chicken's neck and greedily sucking the blood. In just two minutes, a chicken was drained alive and died. This phenomenon immediately aroused the interest of the two casters. Normally, a new vampire will only be born if a vampire voluntarily engages in a first hug. Forcibly extracting like they do, and then injecting it will not cause any reaction.
Obviously, this common sense does not apply to the corpse of this ancient vampire. In the following time, Shantil continued to use spells to test the test subject, and carried out a series of tests such as immobilization, paralysis, positive energy, negative energy, flame, strong acid, sound waves, and freezing. Once she had the data, she took the rat to the sun, where it was burned to ashes by the intense positive energy within a minute.
All the evidence suggests. The blood in this ancient blood-ghost's body has the ability to create vampires. However, Henry was a little short of time and did not have time to do more experiments. Because three days had passed since he left, Apodell should be almost at the gate of Candlekeep. He left all the experiments to Shantil and hurried through the portal himself.
The sorceress had a cruel smile on her face when she saw Henry leave. Now she can finally free her hands and feet to catch some ordinary people for experiments. Anyway, it's such a mess outside now, and no one cares about a few beggars dying at random. After a few days of getting along, Shantil has become very clear about her master's character. At that time, as long as the research results can be obtained, a few dead people will not matter at all.
Thanks to the precise positioning of the noble badge, Henry accurately teleported to the road only ten meters away from his teammates. When Apodell saw him appear out of thin air, Da Lu smiled and ran over to hug each other. "You're here at a good time. We're in a few hours before we get to Candlekeep. Tell me about it. What did you find? ”
"Ha Luha, I came here at the right time. To give. This is your book, and this weapon is the secret hidden in the book. Henry smiled and pulled out the ancient book and "Vampire's Revenge" and told the story. Of course, the corpse of the ancient vampire was selectively ignored. When the crowd heard that he had not only solved the riddle of the book in just three days, but also obtained a treasure that had been widely circulated, the money-hungry Amon pestered those who saw him to have a share.
Henry, who had already been prepared, directly took out one-sixth of the gold coins in the treasure, which was 150,000. However, these are ancient gold coins, and if they are converted into modern gold coins, they are worth between 25 and 300,000 yuan. A large sum of money was obtained out of thin air, and everyone's morale was instantly high. Apodell even suggested that he might try to crush the leader of the Iron Throne to death with gold.
The group talked and laughed and marched towards Candle Castle. Henry puts "Vampire's Revenge" back into the dimensional bag. Obviously, these people did not see the value of the sword. As long as there are enough gold coins and gems, the puppet servant can unleash unlimited magic and magic. If there is no legendary caster among the enemies, you can kill them with money.
Arriving at the gate of the Candle Castle, Apodell handed over the ancient book. The gatekeeper made a slight discerning of the contents of the book and let everyone enter the gate. Ammon took a deep breath and shouted, "Candle Castle! I'm finally back! ”
Jasila watched around vigilantly and warned the girl, "If I were you, you wouldn't be yelling. You know, we're a thorn in the Iron Throne's side, and maybe their eyes and ears are secretly watching nearby. ”
"Don't worry! I'm a clever Aemon. Every plant and tree here is very familiar, and if there were any strangers, I would have discovered it a long time ago. As she spoke, the girl turned and grimaced at the others.
Apodell smiled and nodded to Jasila, "Don't worry, Aemon has stolen everyone's wallets here. If someone were to spy on us, they wouldn't be able to escape her eyes. ”
While the others were laughing and laughing, Henry noticed a silver glint in the eyes of several people in the distance. If he's mistaken, they're all shapeshifters. They were clearly afraid of the "Sword of Conda" on Apodell's body, so they didn't dare to get too close, otherwise the magic weapon against the shapeshifters would immediately start vibrating.
From this, it seems that Shalovok has arranged everything, not only to kill the upper echelons of the Iron Throne with their hands, but also to completely eradicate his brother Apodell. Although I don't know how much power these shapeshifters can control, the trouble will definitely not be small at that time.
The group walked in the direction of the Candlestick Inn, and along the way, Apodell and Aemon met many acquaintances. From their mouths, it became known that the people of the Iron Throne had arrived a few days earlier. These guys rent a room and prepare for a secret meeting tomorrow. After getting the news, everyone's hanging hearts finally relaxed.
Arriving in the lobby of the Candlecastle Inn, the proprietor, Winthrop, happily joked. "Wow! The robbers are coming! Plug the door and kill these little rascals! ”
"Hell! It's nice to be home! Winthrop, my old man! Ammon jumped up and hugged the fat boss.
Winthrop patted the girl on the back and put her down, turned to Apodell and said, "I'm glad to see your mischievous face again!" How have you been out there lately? Did you run into any trouble? ”
"It's not just trouble, it's just dangerous." Apodell smiled wryly and found a chair to sit down. "We are investigating the causes of this iron ore crisis. An organization called the Iron Throne organized and participated in this, do you know anything about them? ”
Winthrop frowned slightly. As the only inn in Candlecaste, he could often hear from scholars, nobles, and mages who traveled from north to south. After thinking about it for a while, the boss poured everyone a glass of ale. "Iron Throne, child...... There is no bigger and more despicable business organization on the entire West Coast. They only made a clear break with the Kingdom of Cormier some time ago, and I advise you not to get involved with these guys. ”
Henry quietly pushed his cup to Minsk, and then placed a copy of Apodell's latest bounty on the table. "It's not like we're trying to get into trouble with the Iron Throne. Look at this bounty order, it's the life they always wanted for Apodell. According to the investigation, these guys not only caused trouble in the Baldur's Gate area, but also killed Glion. ”
"One, ten, hundred, thousand, thousand. Oh my God! What did you do, Apodell? These people actually offered a reward of 10,000 gold coins for your head!" Winthrop's eyes widened, and his mouth didn't close for a long time.
"What did you do?" Apodell sneered and clenched his fists. "I ruined all their plans. This time I came back to Candlecastle to find out what the hell these guys were up to. We have secured the support of the Duke of Iltan to arrest them as soon as we have the evidence. ”
Henry shook his head to himself. The Iron Throne is a massive business organization that spans the western continent. If it weren't for Shaloferk's trickery, it would not be certain who would win and who would lose based on the strength of the Duke of Iltan alone. However, he also plans to take advantage of the chaos to drive this organization out of the land of Baldur's Gate, otherwise it will be a waste of energy to prevent some small actions.
Watching Apodell, Ammon, and Winthrop get happier and happier as they talked, Henry left the inn alone and walked around the library at Candlecastle. He searched for the knowledge he needed and secretly wrote down the location of the books. In just a few hours, more than a hundred books and materials that I had never heard of were found.
Looking at the rows of bookshelves, Henry only hated that he was running out for too much time. There are so many books here that it would take at least three days to find them all. He really had no choice but to choose the books that contained profound magical knowledge. For the afternoon, Henry looked through almost all the bookshelves in the enchanted district, and only after dark did he reluctantly leave the library and return to the inn.
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Bow and thank the shadow book friends under the leaves for their monthly passes. (To be continued......)