Shameless Warlock

Chapter 9: The Swamp of Living Corpses

In the secret room, the two sides fell into a strange silence.

Obviously, neither of the two copper tokens could open the Santo's treasure chest, which proved that they were both fakes.

So, where to go, really?

Both Xu Nan and Barnes were full of doubts.

But until now, they can't just stand still like this.

"I said it was in disrepair."

Xu Nan made a haha: "Master Barnes, you'd better find a skilled craftsman to check it."

Barnes instantly understood: "Indeed."

"I'll have it inspected by a qualified craftsman soon."

"Mr. Su, don't worry."

A group of people exited the secret room with their own ghosts.

They discussed it and announced to the public that Mr. Su had just rushed over from the quicksand. The journey was tiring and he needed to rest for a while before reopening the city hall.

This reason is nonsense, because Xu Nan has been resting in Sebalon's mansion for four or five days.

But no one jumped out to seek death.

Everyone left tacitly.

Barnes invited Xu Nan to live in the Sebalon family's property, but Xu Nan declined.

He stayed on the grounds that the city lord should live in the city lord's mansion, but Barnes didn't have any excuse to refuse. He probably had to send more people to monitor Xu Nan, and he didn't care about that.

So, he and Gray stayed in Sir Barton's mansion.

There is only one elderly maid in the mansion.

She was blind in one eye and had very bad hands and feet. It is said that she was hired by the previous city hall. Later, she had nowhere to go, so she lived here all the time, taking care of Sir Barton's relics by the way.

The dinner was prepared by the old maid, and the ingredients were purchased with the money Xu Nan gave.

Her craftsmanship... is hard to comprehend at a glance.

In short, Gray didn't save face and went out to find something to eat, but Xu Nan ate a few more bites.

This made the old man a little more grateful for his gaze.

"She should not be from Sebalon."

After Xu Nan finished his dinner, he ran to the secret room again, fiddled with the castellan's treasure chest for a while, and almost squeezed out Pippi Qi, the strange astral guest, but it didn't have any effect.

“Spicy chicken!”

Facing the extremely aggrieved alien from the astral world, Xu Nan misses the captain of the urban management team very much at this moment!

With her here, a treasure chest of this level should be able to be opened, right?

Even if she can't open it, with McCann's secret help, what treasure chest can't be fixed?

Xu Nan looked at the original treasure chest on his chest, Susie and the vest were still sleeping, Lulu was left by him in the unknown city, and there was no guest in the treasure chest who could help.

"Let's go out for a walk."

"Experience the customs and customs of Wildfire City, and treat it as if it was not in vain."

"As the lord of the city, you should also pay attention to keeping close to the people, explaining the profound things in simple terms..."

Xu Nan made up his mind and ran outside.

...

Wildfire City at night is not very lively.

There is no curfew, but the wind is cold enough to keep people from taking to the streets. The chaotic order made ordinary people rush home before sunset.

"In this case, productivity can be improved."

Xu Nan grumbled.

With a little trickery, he lost Cebalon's henchmen and found a secluded tavern.

Green Dragon Tavern.

This tavern opened in the corner of the main city, and the entrance was hidden underground. Years of gaming experience made Xu Nan keenly aware that some information might be found here.

The business in the Green Dragon Tavern is not deserted. Most of the people who drink here are local Icelanders. Xu Nan's face is actually closer to the sand people in the Eastern Kingdom in the general world, so he is quite similar to the second lady in Quicksand. .

Xu Nan's entry obviously attracted a few surprised looks.

But he didn't care, he just shouted a glass of wine in a rough voice, and drank quietly in the corner.

After a long time, no one cared about him.

He listened silently, trying to hear some useful information, but these people from the ice field were talking about ordinary things:

Winter is getting longer and longer;

bad crops;

My wife ran away with others, bah! No wonder it's called the Green Dragon Tavern!

...

"Information is not like this!"

Suddenly, a stretch of white thighs appeared in front of Xu Nan, and his eyes moved upwards, those strong and powerful thighs were exposed to the bottom of the legs, and then there were hateful shadows, wild animal skin shorts and A fairer belly and a provocative belly button.

"It's a pity that he has a flat chest." Xu Nan complained coldly.

The visitor shrugged:

"No way, who made me a fucking bastard?"

"I'm half Elfaria."

"As we all know, the women of Elfaria are all small girls."

Xu Nan looked at her curiously.

This is a rather delicate girl, with the boldness of a woman from the Ice Land, but she is a little slimmer than them, at least her frame is not that big.

Her skin is too white, which is obviously different from that of icelander women.

Alphalia?

Xu Nan recalled the relevant knowledge in his mind, which was the last civilized world that was captured by the general gods and entered the main material world.

The skin of the Elfarians is blue and white, a bit like the Avatar movies that Xu Nan has seen.

"Mixed blood sounds better." Xu Nan was a little gentler. "Besides, I don't like big boobs either, they're a liability."

The woman giggled: "It doesn't matter."

"Anyway, I don't like the sand sculptures of Elfaria."

"It can be seen that you need my help. Don't deny it. No matter what the origin of a foreigner, if he goes to a tavern to drink, he looks for information."

Xu Nan thought for a while: "What are the rules? How should I trust you?"

The woman said straightforwardly: "Call me Irene. Reputation is the only thing I rely on to live in Wildfire City, otherwise I have to sell meat."

"People here know me. They can vouch for me."

At this time, a drunk walked by, and reluctantly took Irene's hand and kissed it lightly:

"Ma'am, if you decide to sell meat someday, please be the first to notify me."

Irene patted his face with a smile:

"Don't worry Earl, I'll give you 50% off."

"To celebrate your ninetieth winter."

The drunk laughed loudly, and the people nearby also laughed lowly.

Xu Nan felt a little uncomfortable at first, but soon realized that this was a heroic and simple way of joking among the people in the ice field.

Most of the people in the Green Dragon Tavern were quite familiar with Irene, and everyone showed a certain degree of goodwill.

"That's why I love it here."

Irene blinked, and sat beside Xu Nan unceremoniously:

"It's also a bastard, and the Elfarians think I'm their shame; and the people of the Ice Plains think of me as their own."

"Although I probably know that the reason these people like me is because they want to fuck me..."

"But it's better than those sand sculptures who claim to be higher life."

This straightforward way of communication made Xu Nan a little unable to keep up with the rhythm.

"Talk about the rules." He said indifferently.

"The rule is, you buy me a drink, the best wine."

Irene blinked: "One glass of wine, one news, it's a good deal, right?"

"That's right, I'm the boss's wine holder!"

Xu Nan pondered for a moment, then nodded.

He is not short of money for the time being. Although Eternal Gold Coins cannot be circulated in the real world, they can be exchanged for many Golden Dragon Tokens from the Northland.

"Boss, this gentleman would like a glass of Selon."

Irene clapped her hands happily, and her eyes were full of eagerness.

Looks like a drunk woman.

Xu Nan thought in her heart.

Soon, a glass of Theron was brought up. The bartender swallowed, but was driven away by Irene with a smile and cursing.

After drinking a glass of Theron, Irene waved her hand:

"You ask, I say."

Xu Nan thought for a while: "Just say whatever you want, just something interesting."

"Strange news about Wildfire City, interesting stories on the ice field, interesting gossip...all are fine."

Irene's eyes widened, as if she didn't expect to encounter such a bully.

She immediately said:

"Interesting stories on the ice field... how about the strange stories in the swamp of living corpses?"

Xu Nan nodded readily.

...

The swamp of living corpses is located on the ice field north of Wildfire City.

There is the border between Northland and Elphalia civilization, a mysterious area south of the highest mountain in the world.

Because this is the product of the fusion of two worlds, the laws of the plane have undergone strange changes.

The climate was originally a world of ice and snow, but it has become weird and bizarre near here, with all kinds of terrain and landforms!

The swamp of corpses is one of them.

Many people in the ice field believe that the supreme treasure is hidden in the swamp of zombies.

The more accurate news is that there is a mage tower in the swamp of living corpses.

The owner of this mage tower is unverifiable, but it is said to be a very powerful mage.

He experimented in the swamp, but the experiment failed and a large number of living corpses were released.

These living corpses still roam the swamp.

They sleep in the depths of the swamp during the day, and at night, they will swim around and wait for opportunities to prey.

Someone strayed into the swamp and once witnessed the living corpses fighting each other under the moonlight. After that person fled back to Wildfire City, he died of illness not long after.

Earlier, I heard that there was a drunk who stumbled into the core of the swamp after being drunk; the strange thing is that according to his sober description, the living corpses seemed to regard him as one of their own .

The drunk broke into the mage's tower because of this. Later, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to go deep, and ran out after stealing some money.

The legend about the mage's tower was also passed down from the mouth of the drunk.

All in all, the zombie swamp is very dangerous. Those zombies not only appear at night, but also occasionally during the day. Many adventurers try to explore, but most of them never return.

It is believed that besides the living corpses, there is a more powerful monster hidden in the swamp.

...

"Sounds normal."

Xu Nan commented: "Won't those living corpses come out?"

Erin shrugged:

"No. They should have their own sphere of activity."

"Otherwise, the Sebalon family's plantation would not be established near the swamp."

Xu Nan narrowed his eyes:

"The plantation of the Sebalon family?"

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Irene looked at Xu Nan hey:

"That's another story."