Wizard of science

A few days later, at noon.

Li He rode a black horse and appeared on a road northeast of Lunsa City.

After driving for a while, a small hotel appeared on the side of the road. In the distance, shadowy hills appeared and began to enter the mountainous area.

Li He thought for a moment while riding on the horse, jumped off the horse, and walked towards the hotel.

A sharp-eyed hotel staff had already come out to greet Li He. They exchanged a few words with each other, welcomed Li He in, and then led the horse to the stable to feed him fine feed.

Li He walked into the hotel, glanced around and found that the interior was quite clean. He simply ordered some food and found a quiet seat to sit down.

After a while, the steaming food was served. Li He stopped the fat chef who was about to leave after serving the food and said, "There is something I want to ask."

"Well..." The fat chef hesitated, "Sir, the kitchen still has a lot of work to do... If I am lazy and the boss finds out, I may be fined..."

"Is one silver coin enough to punish him?" Li He turned his hand, and a silver coin appeared. He held it between his fingertips and asked the fat man.

"Silver coins?! That's enough, that's enough. What's your question?" The fat man said quickly, his tone was much more respectful, and his face like a pie squeezed out a flattering smile, which almost squeezed out his eyes.

"Going north from here, there is a place called Hester Village, right?"

"Yes." The fat man nodded quickly, keeping his eyes on the silver coins in Li He's hand. Then he realized something, his expression changed and he asked solemnly, "Sir, do you also want to go there?"

"Also?" Li He caught the key words in the fat man's words, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, is there anyone else?"

"Yes." Fatty said quickly, "Not long ago, a group of people set out from our hotel and went to Hester Village."

After a pause, the fat man persuaded with some kindness: "Sir, if there is nothing important, I advise you not to go to Hester Village."

"Why?"

"That village is weird."

"Weird? What kind of weird method?"

"I don't know the specifics, but everyone says so. Everyone says that their village is extremely closed and sneaky, with almost no contact with outsiders. As for outsiders, except for the tax collector who occasionally visits their village, No one went there, I heard there was some kind of curse."

"Curse?" Li He's eyes flashed slightly as he began to think.

After thinking for a moment, he threw the silver coin to the fat chef, who caught it with a smile on his face and quickly slipped into the kitchen, lest Li He would regret it.

Naturally, Li He would not regret it. He thought about the fat chef's words, ate something briefly, walked out of the door, mounted his horse, and ran towards his destination without making any further stops.

Walking along the mountain road, after turning several turns, the trees on both sides of the road became thicker, and their thick branches and leaves stretched out onto the road from time to time, making the passage more difficult.

Li He moved forward carefully. After a while, the trees on both sides of the road suddenly became sparse and the road became open.

Stopping at a fork in the road, Li He glanced at the road sign and found that the road on the left led to the outside of the mountain, and the road on the right led to Hester Village.

There were dense horse hoof prints on the road leading to Hester Village, and it looked like a large group of people had just passed by.

Is this the group the fat chef at the hotel was talking about?

Thoughts were racing in Li He's mind: If what the fat chef said is true, Heist Village is not liked by people, and no one will visit for no reason. In this way, the purpose of so many people going to Hester Village is definitely not simple. Maybe, like him, the purpose is the treasure left by the blood witch.

As for those who are interested in the blood witch's treasure, apart from those who desire wealth, they are the wizard apprentices.

Could it be the latter? But isn’t this continent where the Kingdom of Fornarenza is located a forgotten land? Where did so many people come from?

Li He thought and kicked the horse's belly with his foot to make the horse move forward quickly.

"Ta-ta, tap-ta..."

The horses speeded up, and soon they approached the so-called Hester Village.

When the outline of the village came into view, Li He also saw a group of eight or nine people appearing in front.

He observed carefully, and with the help of his excellent eyesight after promotion, he saw clearly that there were nine people in total, five men and four women. They were all young and looked less than twenty years old. They were wearing black, red or blue robes, and their auras were... He looked a bit mysterious, with decorations that looked like demonic items on his wrists and neck.

Really a wizard's apprentice?

Li He kept getting closer and slowly heard the other party's faint conversation.

"This time we left the mission and came here to explore...what kind of treasure? Nothing will happen, right?"

"What can happen? This is not in the academy. We...do what we do must be done exactly as required?"

"Okay everyone, don't... worry too much. Our affairs will not be discovered. We can just explore with peace of mind and find ways to find the treasure. I can tell you... the treasure is real, and there is a lot of value hidden in it. High-end items, even if we don't use them, can be sold in exchange for other resources to help us advance to wizards.

None of us... have very good qualifications, so this is a rare opportunity for us. But don't be too careless. There must be many dangers in the treasure. We must be more careful. Because of this, we must unite. Regardless of... whether it is from a wizarding force or not, since we have found this place based on clues, how about we work together and distribute the contents fairly? "

"We have no problem, as long as... you don't play any tricks, we certainly won't."

"Same for us."

"That's good……"

Li He was getting closer and closer on his horse. The people in front noticed it and stopped their horses to look at him carefully.

One of the boys with a round face, about eighteen or nineteen years old, took a serious look at Li He's whole body, approached on horseback, and asked, "Are you also a wizard's apprentice here to find the blood witch's treasure?"

"Yes." Li He nodded, and at the same time, based on the other party's questions, he was able to accurately identify the other party's group.

"It's a coincidence that we are all the same, come with us, one more person will bring more strength." The round-faced boy smiled, with an excessive politeness on his face, and introduced himself, "My name is Frank, I am Shadow The academy’s second-level wizard apprentice, how about you?”

Academy of Shadows, Frank?

Li He's heart moved slightly after hearing this.

Hale, whom he had killed before, seemed to have been said to be from the Shadow Academy.

And the name Frank seems to have been mentioned in Hale's diary. It was the other party who provided Hale with the information about the Blood Witch's treasure, which prompted Hale to search frantically after arriving in Fornalanza. However, he found nothing. He expressed his anger in his diary and vowed to go back to make Frank look good. Unexpectedly, after dying in the forest, Frank appeared here instead.

Based on Hale's diary and Frank's appearance here, it is very likely that the other party knew the correct location of the treasure, but deliberately deceived Hale.

Hale is not a simple person. The fact that the other party dares to deceive Hale shows that he has some means and scheming.

But the other party enthusiastically invited him to explore together, and according to what the other party just said, the other party also invited two other people from the wizarding force to join him.

Speaking of which, people from four places gathered here.

Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter for the moment.

Frank is so enthusiastic about bringing everyone together to explore the treasure. It's hard to tell whether he is trying to calculate something.

He was not afraid, but rather found it interesting. He wanted to see how much Frank knew about the treasure and what plans he had hidden in his mind.

A bit interesting... Li He said in his heart.