Shameless Warlock

At this moment, Xu Nan suddenly noticed that the carriage she was in was actually driving on a thin suspension bridge!

There is no snow on the suspension bridge, and the two sides are connected to a deep ravine inside the Watcher's Fortress.

At the other end of the suspension bridge is the raised castle. This ancient building climbs continuously along the complex mountain, forming a rather spectacular inner city of the castle.

According to the map in Xu Nan's hand, this should be the inner city of the castle where Evelyn lived.

The coachman seemed to have entered a strange state, he just kept driving the carriage forward mechanically.

Xu Nan didn't see anyone on the road.

Except for the sneaky figure that flashed across the snow before!

With this in mind, he quickly opened the supersoul vision, and through the fluctuation of emotions, he locked on the erratic shadow!

In all fairness, Xu Nan doesn't have much mastery of the Apostle of Desire ability, and the ability of Superspiritual Vision is probably the ability he uses the most, so his proficiency is very high.

Even so, he could only hastily lock onto a vague shadow.

The speed of the shadow was astonishing.

It was originally just on the other side of the ravine, and it suddenly skimmed over the snow piled up with snow. When it sprinted to the vicinity of the cliff, a terrifying explosive force pushed it to jump high, almost level with Xu Nan's carriage!

But this gully is too far away, with the shadow's astonishing jumping ability, it can only jump half way at most.

"Is it going to perform cliff jumping?"

Xu Nan noticed something, and felt a little relaxed, but also looked at the shadow a little puzzled.

In the next breath, the shadow seemed to sense something, looked back at Xu Nan, shook his right arm, and suddenly shot out a delicate hook claw, grasping with incomparable precision between a certain rock crevice on the opposite side of the ravine, The card is very tight.

Whoosh!

The hook claw stretched and stretched, and the powerful pulling force dragged the flexible shadow directly across the ravine, and reached the cliff on the other side with ease—for ordinary people, such a situation might still be horrifying.

After all, Xu Nan could see clearly that the cliff was basically 90 degrees down, with occasional broken ice on it, which was extremely smooth.

Not even the most powerful rogue dares to have the ego to walk on such a precipice.

But this shadow was clearly prepared.

It clings to the icy cliff with incomparable dexterity, the boots under its feet exude a faint green light, and then it runs up the cliff at a ninety-degree posture, as if walking on flat ground!

In the blink of an eye, the shadow disappeared.

Only Xu Nan was left alone, sitting on the mechanically cold carriage, looking at the road ahead, thoughtful.

"Snowwalker boots? Or transcendental feet?"

"Such precious magic equipment is a rich wanderer."

"This back is so familiar, I seem to have seen it outside the city before; no, this familiar feeling seems to be a bit of an impression of it using the posture of flying over the eaves..."

He frowned.

Everything seemed so wrong.

The state of the coachman, the slumber of the gray tower administrator, and the empty road.

Except for the wanderer who was flying over the roof and wall just now, he didn't see any other normal creatures.

"The point where that person landed just now is probably a dead corner of the inner city."

"Even for a powerful professional, it's hard to guard against someone who can sneak in this corner with hook claws and magic boots."

"Its destination must be a high-level person inside the Watcher's Fortress, maybe it's Evelyn. What does it want to do? Assassination?"

Xu Nan analyzed calmly, using more than three detection tools at the same time, trying to figure out the reason why the carriage fell into a strange state.

He didn't dare to act rashly, because the opponent's strength was unknown, it might be a powerful spellcaster doing something!

Although his previous attention was attracted by the gossip of Bingfengling, but he can almost completely conceal his perception, so no matter what spells or skills it is, it should not be underestimated.

Even if he doesn't have such a high bloodline immunity, then his current state is probably similar to that of a coachman and a gray tower administrator.

It's a pity that these high-priced goods that Xu Nan hoarded from Lost Paradise on weekdays did not help him much.

In the end, the carriage stiffly drove across the suspension bridge and entered the inner city. Xu Nan didn't see any guards on duty, and the old horse just moved forward like this, slowly walking around the streets of the inner city.

Suddenly, the scenery in front of the carriage changed.

They actually came to the front of the suspension bridge again!

Only this time, there were some human auras around.

"stop!"

"Please show your pass!"

shouted a guard shivering in heavy armor.

The coachman woke up at some point and quickly handed over the documents.

Xu Nan glanced at the car, and Follett, who was still drowsy just now, was holding a volume of law-related classics, reading with relish, as if everything that happened just now was an illusion.

Xu Nan didn't say anything, but closed the car curtain as if nothing had happened, yawned, and pretended to close his eyes to rest.

"It's back to normal... So, just entered a temporarily generated bionic barrier?"

"This kind of bionic enchantment should not be harmful, because only in this way can the possibility of being noticed be minimized; it is also possible that someone is testing something; or is covering something?"

If it is the last speculation, Xu Nan is almost certain that the caster behind this scene is covering the rogue to sneak into the inner city of the castle. I just accidentally broke into the bionic barrier, and at the same time, I accidentally noticed it.

It seems that there are more unstable factors in the land of Bingfengling than Xu Nan imagined.

The pressure faced by Evelyn, the fourth princess of the kingdom, is much greater than that of Xu Nan, who has the double thigh hug of Paradise Lost and Stephen Sang.

After checking the documents, the carriage went up quickly, following the route that Xu Nan had just walked, and entered the slightly bustling inner city.

It's just that when he came here, there were no people around; but now, although it can't be called a crowd, it can be regarded as somewhat popular.

A few children blushed and made snowmen on the street, and the shops along the street were full of bonfires. Due to the severe cold, most of the shops only opened half of the windows. Door.

Soon, the carriage stopped.

Someone had already been waiting here, leading Xu Nan into the control area, bypassing the complicated roads, and finally arrived at an open reception room.

The mountain here is very high, overlooking the entire ravine that Xu Nan just passed.

In a sense, this ravine is also the moat of the inner city.

"please wait."

"His Royal Highness ordered me to express my sincere apologies to you. She has some things that she cannot get out of, and she still needs to deal with them for the time being."

Chief Steward Jean's manners are impeccable.

Xu Nan nodded, sat by the window and waited quietly.

The fire in the fireplace was blazing, and a young maid had brought fresh fruits, wine and some local snacks. Xu Nan pretended to be reserved and tried some of them, and then ate them all by accident.

Ahem, I can't help it, I didn't expect the taste to be really good.

The maid next to her was a little dazed, looking at the empty fruit plate in a daze, probably never seen a guest with such a good appetite.

It was another maid who had eyesight, walked over quickly, with a smile, silently cleared away the dishes, and then went to the kitchen to bring some fruit plates, but this time, there were no snacks.

"Evelyn is a lord, it's really hard for the people to live!"

Xu Nan felt a little dissatisfied.

Even the snacks are not enough for the guests, which shows the low productivity! The maids are so stingy, and Evelyn's usual stinginess can be seen.

But complaining in his heart does not prevent him from continuing to eat some fruit.

After a while, the fruit plate bottomed out again, but Evelyn was still missing.

Xu Nan became suspicious.

The two of them chatted very vigorously before, and I didn't see anything wrong with Evelyn.

In this winter, what government affairs does Evelyn need to deal with? What is more important than minting power?

Xu Nan didn't quite believe it.

He began to observe everyone in the living room.

They looked like they had been frozen and malnourished all year round. Any icelander in Xu Nan's territory probably had a better life than them.

He began to think about some acquaintances who were supposed to live in the cold wind collar.

"I heard that Chang Fengqi and Chang Feng Tuo are both in this castle. I wonder if we will bump into these two brothers today?"

"Sister Song Ying is fine, if she asks me about Song Xiaocheng's situation right now, I don't know what to say."

Just as he was thinking wildly, a burst of brisk footsteps came from outside the door.

Evelyn was finally overdue.

Although it was severe winter, she was still wearing a slender dress. The light blue skirt seemed to be a little whitish due to repeated washing, but the fine and delicate stitches still showed a tough and dignified beauty.

Her Royal Highness the Four Princesses today is somewhat different from the past.

It seemed that because this was the first official meeting between the two parties, she wore heavy makeup. Although this did not affect her beauty, Xu Nan always felt weird looking at it.

After all, he is a young man of the new century who has experienced the baptism of the three major magic arts in Asia. It seems that his makeup skills in other worlds still need to be developed and improved.

Evelyn expressed her apology as soon as she opened her mouth. It is said that because a certain village was attacked by demons, she had to personally judge the seriousness of the matter, thus delaying the conversation with Xu Nan.

Of course Xu Nan would not get angry because of such a trivial matter.

The two greeted each other politely, and soon became acquainted.

After all, he was a netizen whom he had met and had been friends with for a long time, and the atmosphere of the conversation quickly became harmonious. When it was about the same time, Xu Nan coughed:

"Since we have determined and reached an agreement on the general direction, I don't quite understand the details. I hope that my clerk will negotiate on our behalf. His will represents the will of Unknown City and Wildfire City. .”

Evelyn also understands very well. In fact, she doesn't want to talk nonsense with Xu Nan on the minutiae of the negotiation. After all, talking about money hurts feelings! In terms of minting rights, Bingfengling and Anonymous City have a high degree of consistent interests, and what needs to be finalized is nothing more than some details. To put it bluntly, it is the proportion of spoils!

It's inappropriate for the boss to talk about this kind of thing directly. It's okay to let the subordinates negotiate vigorously. It doesn't matter even if they quarrel for three days and three nights. People continue to talk.

Therefore, she was also prepared, and said with a smile:

"The representative of Ice Wind Leader in this regard is my chief financial officer..."

Follett, the administrator of the Gray Tower, and the old man in thick winter clothes looked at each other and saluted each other politely. of negotiations.

The maids also backed away quietly, and soon, Xu Nan and Evelyn seemed to be the only ones left in the living room.

At this time, the atmosphere became a little silent instead.

Xu Nan was thinking about that shadow and his previous experience, he was hesitating whether to ask Evelyn directly about his discovery; and Evelyn seemed to have something on her mind too.

The two sat in a daze for a while, but Evelyn came back to her senses and took the initiative to break the embarrassment:

"This living room is not very breathable, why don't we go up there?"

"I haven't been to the garden for a long time."

Garden, there is a garden in this world of ice and snow?

Xu Nan was stunned for a moment, but soon he considered Evelyn's occupation, well, it's not impossible for Faye.

Of course he had no reason to refuse.

The two left the living room. Under the guidance of Evelyn, Xu Nan briefly visited some objects with ancient history in the city lord's mansion.

It has to be said that historical relics definitely played a huge factor in Evelyn's choice of Ice Wind Collar.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the core area of ​​the inner city of the Watcher's Fortress. It has the highest terrain. The things inside are all preserved from the Caesar Empire era. Under the meticulous maintenance of the Kutlin people, they are well preserved and are rare in the world.

From the remnants of these scaly claws, Xu Nan can also glimpse the strength of the Caesar Empire at the time—maybe it cannot be compared with the cosmic civilization of the Arcane Empire, but it is also the peak era that the aborigines of the Northern Continent can reach.

Going around a remote step, Xu Nan followed Evelyn to the foot of an inconspicuous tower.

Evelyn pushed open the side door of the tower building with a smile, and Xu Nan followed curiously, only to find it was pitch black.

Not long after, Evelyn lightly rubbed her little finger and thumb, and lit a magic lamp.

Suddenly, a sense of spring rushes over.

A strong sunlight hits the top of the head, as if in the hot summer, the climbing vines hang down, and they rotate and twist themselves obediently, turning into individual seats.

Under Evelyn's gesture, Xu Nan sat on the chair woven of climbing rattan in a similar manner, and slowly climbed to the top of the tower under the lift of a wonderful force.

Along the way, he passed many layers.

Each floor is planted with a variety of plants.

"At the bottom are three clumps of roses, mixed blood ghost vines, and some iron face trees, but not many, they are all little guys who are difficult to feed..."

"These floors are the treasures I dug from the teacher's garden. The purple flowerbed over there is vegetarian cabbage, one of the main materials of numbing potions; the brown shrubs are royal forest cong, which is very suitable for practicing arcane arts; There are also some jumping weeds and bingers leaves, but you can't see them now, they are all hibernating..."

"There are also ordinary plants, but they wither quickly. Although they are blessed with greenhouse spells, they have never been able to compete with magical plants. This is a pity."

"Ah, these water condensate trees were given to me by my father when I first set foot on the path of a spellcaster. He planted them for me with his own hands, saying that when I grow up, I will need them when I become a legendary archmage. ..."

Evelyn introduced softly, the brilliance in her eyes became more and more intense, and the little haze seemed to be swept away.

This tower, which holds an unknown number of spells, is simply a large potion garden.

There are at least fifty kinds of rare potions planted here, among which more than forty kinds Xu Nan can't distinguish their effects, and he has never heard of the remaining ten kinds!

But in Evelyn's eyes, these more or less threatening potions are the cutest creatures.

She seemed to regard them as her own children, and introduced them to Xu Nan like every treasure.

It can be seen that she is the happiest and most carefree state in the potion garden.

It seems that in this small world, the tedious affairs of the outside world can no longer affect her.

She is no longer the fourth princess of the Eastern Kingdom, no longer the only bloodline of the Caesar Empire, and no longer the lord of the Ice Wind Territory.

She's just a mage obsessed with potions.

This attitude made Xu Nan feel a little emotional.

He quietly listened to Evelyn's talk, and as the climbing vines were pulled up, they soon reached the top floor.

At this time, Xu Nan realized that this place has surpassed the proper height of the tower, and it is actually the canopy of that towering plant!

He stood on the edge of the canopy, overlooking the entire Watcher Fortress!

There was actually a small room in the canopy of the tree. Evelyn opened the door, took out two vacant seats from inside, and the two sat down leisurely.

Because of the magic protection, the wind cannot blow in, but the sunlight can pass through the thick dark clouds and reach the layers under the canopy, adding energy to these magical plants.

"I didn't expect you to have such deep insights and practice in potion science."

This is Xu Nan's heartfelt praise.

As a Ron warlock, a supposedly born alchemist, he was even a little ashamed.

After all, potion science was also the domain of alchemists. In this respect, he was basically overwhelmed by Evelyn.

"I just love potions."

Evelyn tapped the climbing vine lightly, and the back of her white hand and fingers trembled in a unique rhythm. After a while, a table was automatically formed on the canopy of the tree, followed by two glasses and the wine inside.

She didn't say much, picked up the glass skillfully, and took a sip.

"It took a lot of hard work to cultivate so many potions, right?"

Xu Nan asked casually.

Evelyn nodded: "Yes, so I have been recruiting apprentices to help; but not long ago, one of my apprentices left for something, and I could only ask my maid to take care of it, but something happened ..."

Having said this, she smiled wryly.

"Later, I had to let her go home to rest, and then recruited a new maid in Northland."

"But this new maid is quite interesting, and it's different from the others I've seen."

"She actually volunteered to take care of the potions for me..."

Evelyn said softly, "At first I thought there was something wrong with her."

"What happened next?" Xu Nan asked.

"Later, she was also bitten by a piranha, no different from other ordinary people." Evelyn said helplessly: "But she is very strong. I originally wanted to give her some holidays, but she insisted on continuing to work."

"Speaking of which, she should be taking care of Yangmu on the second floor right now. When she first came up, she didn't seem to see anyone."

Evelyn said casually.

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