The Dean Has Arrived

Barris walked carefully on the winding forest path.

The Black Forest has never been friendly to outsiders.

It was dark and damp, and there was far more snow in the woodland that could not receive the sunlight at all, and the buckskin boots creaked unpleasantly when stepped on.

It is obviously winter, but the sounds of birds and insects in the woods still don't stop, which adds a bit of weirdness to this forest.

There are even rumors that there will be Helopa (a magical creature, an elf similar to a troublemaker) in the Black Forest. They will destroy the marks, confuse the direction, and make the traveler lost in the forest forever.

Of course, among all the rumors about the Black Forest, the most famous one is that one.

Witch of the Black Forest.

The rumors of witches have been circulating in this area for hundreds of years and have never ceased. Some people still claim to have met the legendary witch in the Black Forest.

The purpose of Barris's trip was to visit the witch.

Unlike most witches who are withdrawn and eccentric, the witches of the Black Forest are the talkative kind among witches.

It is said that there were rumors that people who lost their way in the Black Forest were sent out safely by it. This shows that the other party is at least the type that can communicate.

And if you can communicate, you should be able to conduct some transactions with it.

Barris is not a commoner. In fact, he was still the prince of the Luzantine Kingdom one day ago, the original first-in-line heir to the throne.

But now sits on that throne. But it was his uncle, his father's brother - because his father, Lu Zhanting VII, who was loved by the people, died yesterday.

Although it was said to the outside world that he suddenly contracted a serious illness and died. But in fact, he was assassinated, and there is no news about the murderer so far.

No, it should say 'there is no news on the surface'.

According to common sense, for a period of time after his father was killed, the Lu Zhanting Kingdom would fall into chaos due to the lack of a leader, and finally be reintegrated and stabilized.

But for some reason, his father was assassinated. When Bai Ruisi got the news and planned to enter the palace to provoke the leader. But he found that the expected chaos did not happen. His uncle had already been elected by the ministers and became the king's agent to stabilize the situation, as long as the king's council gave permission later. His uncle can immediately take off the title of agent and become Lu Zhanting's legitimate eighth king!

Even when he went to the royal family to worship the mage, the old man who always had a cold face asked him about the cause of his father's death, but the other party would only use 'the former king was assassinated by a great magician-level existence, and the old man can't do anything' to evade it.

And people in the royal family are very clear that those enshrined mages represent the views and attitudes of the Qiyao Mage Association on a certain matter to a certain extent, so it is almost certain that even the Qiyao Mage Association is now unreliable.

Even the only strong man on his side, the head of the Knights of the Lu Zhanting Kingdom, the Black Rose Witch Rose is currently under house arrest in disguise.

All the so-called 'coincidences' add up. This gave Barris enough reason to believe that his father's death was not an accident, but a prepared act of usurping the throne!

Because of some taboos, the Pure White Church hardly participates in secular political struggles. It is almost impossible to rely on them, who are one of the three major forces, to fight for their rights and expose the truth. The current attitude of the King's Council is also very perfunctory, and it seems that they have made up their minds to sit on the sidelines.

Since you can't even rely on a magician, you can only find another way to find help from a power that is out of everyone's sight.

For example, witches.

Condolences without seeing the body are meaningless. In addition, the longer the time dragged on, the better it would be for his uncle to stabilize his rule.

Plus there's no one around you you can trust. So Barris simply ran out in the name of hunting and relaxing, and after getting rid of those who might be watching him, he entered the black forest where witches lived.

Although there are some more troublesome monsters in the Black Forest, firstly, the cold winter has just passed, and many monsters are still in a state of hibernation and have not woken up. There is also a rare rune sword 'Early Winter' on it. Monsters with a crusade level below two digits pose no threat to him at all, and even those with a level above two digits are not without power...

Just as Barris was still thinking about what to say first after meeting the witch, his field of vision filled with various dwarf fir trees suddenly brightened.

A house with a strange shape appeared in front of him.

The house is roughly similar to a bungalow, with red tiles and white walls, and ivy everywhere, but because there are several protruding rooms on the second floor, it gives people a crooked feeling.

From the outside, the house has a lot of windows, but they are all covered by thick curtains, so you can't see the inside at all.

Although there is no evidence, just the atmosphere emanating from the house makes people feel involuntarily, 'this is the witch's residence'.

Barris swallowed, and worked up his courage to come to the door.

Just as he walked up the steps in front of the door and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, the scarlet wooden door opened by itself.

Is this the meaning of knowing that he is coming and inviting him in?

Barris collected himself and calmed down his flustered mood. After all, he was also a former prince, and his mind and concentration were better than ordinary people, so he quickly calmed down and walked into the dark house.

Obviously there are no trees around the house, and the rays of the two suns in the sky are also very bright, but the light seems to be completely swallowed up as soon as it enters the entrance, leaving only the dark corridor.

Naturally, Barris does not have the ability of dark vision. Walking in the dark and unfamiliar corridor, he is naturally uneasy. He always feels as if he is walking in the mouth of a giant beast, and every step is letting himself go. The abyss of terror.

Fortunately, the corridor was not long, and soon he came to the bottom of the corridor.

There was another wooden door. The door was not locked. He just pushed the door lightly and it creaked open.

"Welcome, lost traveler."

A young-sounding female voice came from the door.

Only then did Barris see clearly what was going on inside.

Behind the door should be a not too big room. In the center of the room is a huge table with a crystal ball on it. At this time, the crystal ball is emitting faint blue light, which is also the only light source in the room.

By the dim light, Barris could see many bookshelves around the room, but there were many other things on the bookshelves besides books.

For example, crystal skulls, black stones with strange patterns, metatarsal bones of some kind of monster, black cats eyeing him, candy... wait, candy?

I must have read it wrong.

Barris managed to stabilize his mind, and forced himself to shift his attention from the cheap candies that could be bought for a few coppers at the market to the back of the wooden table.

The person wearing wizard robes and a pointed wizard hat there should be the target of his trip, the witch of the Black Forest.

It's just that the witch is unexpectedly petite, maybe not as big as her own sister.

What made Barris even more concerned was that there was another figure behind the witch.

Although the other party was hidden in the shadows, only a rough outline was revealed, but a man could barely be recognized.

Could it be the creature summoned by the witch?

Some rumors about witches flashed through Barris's mind, and he decided to ignore them.

"Dear Miss Witch, I hope to get your help."

Since the witch used 'Welcome' as her opening words, it meant that the other party should not be hostile to her for the time being.

This is a good sign.

Barris said seriously.

"Being able to pass through my enchantment means that you have a wish to fulfill... Tell me your wish, and then give your chips, and I will decide whether to sign a contract with you based on whether it is equivalent or not. Fulfill your wish."

The witch didn't talk nonsense with him either... It might be better to say that she was an unusually straightforward person like the legendary witch.

While thinking about messy things in his mind, Barris coughed lightly and began to tell his own story... (to be continued)

ps: Due to well-known reasons, the update in the last few days should be a little slower, please forgive me~

And about a reader's question about why I don't show up much in the book review section.

In fact, there is only one truth! That is--

Typing is so troublesome_(:3∠)_

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