The Primordial Wizard

Although John is a young man who came out of a barren countryside, after seeing the prosperity of a big city, he has long since forgotten the idea of ​​earning money for a few years to go home and buy land.

He longed to stay in Hall City, and even longed to be given a real name by the big shots. Names are powerful. If one wants to open the door to the extraordinary, one must have a real name inherited from a great existence.

This kind of desire is too whimsical, something that even Lord Doerr can't dream of, John can only bury his thoughts in his heart.

The reason why he chose the career direction of pharmacist is because this profession may come into contact with the legendary superhuman, and to prepare supernatural medicine for the supernatural, it is possible to obtain the keys of some mysterious rituals, such as the widely spread but not many The real-name books of the locksmith series that people have really seen.

Thinking that John's decision has been made, he said sincerely to the two of them: "Maybe we should really take a risk. If we can make a fortune this time, Clay, you can use the money to find a blacksmith or carpenter." Learn a craft and stay in Hall City in the future. Gail, even if you want to go back to your hometown, it is impossible to buy fertile land without enough money.

And if I want to continue studying pharmacy, I must prepare enough gift money for the teacher. All these need money. Let's work hard together, shall we? "

Gail's heart was already moved, and Kleist was a little bit hard to get off. In fact, he was not willing to take risks, but under John's fiery gaze, he reluctantly nodded.

Early the next morning, the three of them brought their weapons and tools to the farther barren hills. John, Gail, and Kleist were not in a hurry to dig.

"We have to make a fire. This is the lamp oil I asked for from the Aberdovi Church in the city. I heard that it has mysterious effects. We first use dry wood dipped in lamp oil to make a torch, and then collect it. Kleist, If you have a shield, you are responsible for holding a torch to defend and guard, and Gail and I will collect it, and our lives will be entrusted to you."

Kleist was skeptical, he held the torch firmly with his shield-wearing arm, and held the dagger tightly in his left hand, feeling a little nervous.

The day passed quickly, there were some wolves, tigers and leopards, but not many, Kleist discovered them in time, and the three moved quickly.

The harvest was good. In a day's work, I dug up three black ginseng, each of which was as thick as a thumb, and there were many common medicinal materials.

John took the common medicinal materials to a pharmacy in the city to sell. Gail and Kleist wrapped the black ginseng in an oilcloth and brought it back to the cabin. Because they were afraid that others would find out, the three of them did not have much money, so they just kept silent. sleep.

Almost ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and they have dug up fifteen black ginseng that are as thick as a thumb.

There is also a large black ginseng the thickness of an egg. According to John, these black ginseng are enough to sell for at least two gold coins.

Even Kleist has never been reluctant to become active, who would dislike the lack of gold coins?

Although my ruby ​​can definitely be exchanged for dozens of gold coins, it would be great if I could earn half a gold coin more.

Half a day later, Kleist was out of breath, John's face was pale, and Gail was bleeding all over, lying unconscious on the ground.

A somewhat turbid ruby ​​was suspended in the air, emitting a strange light, and fixed the five shadow monsters.

Kleist trembled and murmured tremblingly: "Great existence, please have mercy and purify these evils."

The ruby ​​suddenly burst out with colorful brilliance, dissipating the five black shadow monsters without leaving a trace. After the monster disappeared, the ruby ​​fluttered and fell into Kleist's hand, and became a bit cloudy again, but Kleist no longer dared to think that it was just a cloudy ruby.

"This gem must be the magical treasure of some great man."

John watched Kleist put away the gem with a little envy and awe, thinking in his heart.

He didn't say anything, just pulled up the unconscious Gail, and carried Gail back to the city together with Kleist.

Gail passed away regrettably. When the two carried Gail to the city, Gail was already cold.

"According to tradition, we can only burn Gail and put the ashes in clay pots. I will pay the rest of his salary for this trip. You are from Gail's hometown. Please bring him family."

Captain Dole said with a slightly regretful expression when he knew about it.

"Can't the whole body be kept?"

Kleist asked sadly.

Dole shook his head, and his mustache trembled. In fact, he didn't look like a pure sailor, but more like a gentleman.

"This is a tradition. If you bring the whole body, it is said that you will offend the God of Plague. Many unbelieving ships have died."

Kleist wanted to say something, but was interrupted by John. John knew more than Kleist. Although this tradition could not be explained clearly, it was true. Dead sailors were burned in time, and sailors must rest at the shore. Otherwise, plague and sepsis will follow everywhere.

"We will return Gail's ashes and the remainder of his salary to his hometown in Aberdoway's name."

After that, John pulled the corner of Lacrest's clothes, and then Lacrest repeated it.

This is also part of the tradition. Swearing in the name of gods or prophets and mentors will trust each other. This is a world with gods.

Dole's brig was about to leave that night, and four sailors carried Gail to the shore. The captain Dole led people to pick up some dry branches and hay from nearby, and then burned it hastily.

Holding Gail who had turned into ashes and lay in the clay pot, Kleist was in a complicated mood. A black monster suddenly appeared, and Gail was bitten to death almost without resistance.

Just when the black monster was pounced on him, the ruby ​​on his chest suddenly became hot, and came out through his clothes, and directly fixed the five black shadow monsters, and shattered them with brilliance.

This scene is still revolving in Kleist's mind, and it is also echoing in John's mind.

The way John looked at Kleist changed, but he didn't have any malicious intentions. Extraordinary power was involved. If he harbored malicious intentions, there might be accidents.

John has always been very cautious about these things, and the two of them looked at each other without saying a word, so they returned to the lower cabin. They were not very familiar with the other sailors. About a month later, Dull's ship returned to Hall Harbor, and the junior sailors got a The salary was disbanded on the spot, and some experienced sailors signed a long-term contract with Toure, and they will not set sail until the beginning of next spring.

"Master Dole, don't forget us when your ship sets sail."

Words like this rang in my ears, and John and Kleist left silently, and came to the temporary residence of the past three and the current two.

John closed the door cautiously, and took out black ginseng from the bundle. There were seventeen in total, two of which were the thickness of an egg, and the other fifteen were the thickness of a thumb.

"Clay, my brother. In the name of the great Si Shi, I would like to ask you one thing. Have you already received your real name?"

John took a deep breath and whispered.

Kleist shook his head and smiled bitterly. Since that strange night, he secretly researched gems for a long time, but found nothing.

"To tell you the truth, John, I want to have it too, but I have nothing, except the magic ruby. Maybe it's a gift from the gods. When I was in danger, the ruby ​​did save me a few times. Actually, I planned to sell it This ruby, change to a manor in the suburbs, but I am hesitant now."

John's eyes were even more different, and he whispered: "Maybe it's the gods or prophets' examination for you. I don't recommend you sell the gems. This may be an opportunity for you, or even your family, to become an extraordinary family. If possible, I hope you will have a chance in the future, and you can help me, and I will try my best to pay the equivalent in exchange.”

As a person who believes in gods and cause and effect, John's behavior has always been very upright, and Kleist also believes in him, but he still added a sentence.

"John, if I have a chance to become extraordinary, I will definitely give you a hand if I can give you a hand, but I hope you and I swear in the name of God that we will not tell all this."

After about half an hour, the two walked out of the temporary residence in the slums with a bag of black ginseng. John had been an apprentice pharmacist for half a year, and he had a little way. They found a familiar friend and sold it for three gold coins. Dropped all the black ginseng.

"Clay, we each have one gold coin, and I think the other one should be given to Gail's family. After all, he died because he was digging black ginseng with us."

Walking out of the medicine store, John and Kleist left quickly, John whispered.

Kleist nodded. He had no objection to this. It should be given to Gail, and he should not be swallowed even if he died. This is what Kleist admired most about John. He is an upright person.

The two walked around half of the city in Hall City, and looked at each other. Kleist said in a low voice: "We are being followed, and it is likely to be a gang nearby. I heard that the Grizzly Gang likes to do things the most." This kind of insane thing."

John nodded: "It's really hard to say, maybe my acquaintances, or other people in the store also have problems. In short, we have been targeted, and this matter is in big trouble."

Kleist's heart was pounding, and the ruby ​​wrapped in his chest suddenly became hot, which gradually calmed his mind.

"It's okay, we have this."

He patted his chest, and both of them recalled the scene of that day, and gradually became more confident.

They gradually walked to a remote place, a dark cloud covered the moon, and the whole alley was dark.

The sounds of drawing knives, threatening sounds, scolding sounds, and the sudden appearance of colorful colors enveloped this place in an instant, like a beautiful bubble.

The bubble burst suddenly, except for Kleist and John, everyone else burst with the bubble, as if they had never appeared.

"This kind of power is absolutely extraordinary."

John shuddered and murmured.

Kleist also became more and more convinced that the gems protected him. He couldn't help kneeling down, holding the gems in his hands and said reverently: "The unknown great existence, please allow me to force you to be the Lord of the gems, may you protect me, may you Train me, may you have mercy on me."

At the same time, the jewel shone with a dreamy color, and Ace's dreamy clone was actually a very strange clone.

The defense of the real name world is tight, loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Even in the world, you can feel the ubiquitous prying eyes.

In order to solve the problem of safety and identity, Ace's true god projection finally chose such a way, which is to integrate into the remains.

As a world of wizards who has studied the remains for hundreds of thousands of years, Ace knows the remains very well. He disguised his clone as an indigenous "god" who retained a small amount of power and consciousness in the remains.

The so-called indigenous "gods" are actually not the fifth-level existences in a broad sense, but the existences with strong extraordinary power and beliefs. In other words, the existences above the third level may be the indigenous "gods".

According to the observation of Ace's fantasy mind clone, just the relic that he integrated into, there are now no less than ten indigenous gods on New Aberdovi Island, and the so-called savage tribes have been derived to fight against the colonists.

And those black shadows are some wreckages that have lost their normal consciousness and only retained some instincts.

These wrecks are gradually revived under natural circumstances.

Ace's avatar can feel peeping, and has always felt it. This is not an illusion. If there is nothing, if it is not for the strong nature of its own life, it may be ignored.

Because of this sense of voyeurism, Ace's thought avatar finally chose this way, under the peeping of the world, disguised as an indigenous "god", and integrated into the real name world in this way.

This is probably the least costly way. Anyway, Ace has not found any powerful existence to enforce the law, but he is very careful, because he has discovered that the world has a strong rejection of himself.

Gail smiled and said, "You're so sweet. If I were a girl, I'd definitely marry you. Let's go, you'll have the money."

Kleist put the basket on his back, pushed the two of them with a small hoe and said, "I will definitely give it to you, let's go."

John turned back and said, "Wearing a weapon for self-defense, you can't take it lightly in the wilderness."

When they disembarked, the sun had not yet risen, and the sky was cloudy.

John said in a low voice: "I went to see it yesterday. On the east side of the city, there is a local specialty medicinal material, which is a bit similar to Gelao ginseng. The locals call it black ginseng. It's the size of a thumb, and it's worth five Silver coins, in short, are very expensive medicinal materials."

Gail's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "Then what are you waiting for, go quickly."

The three of them trotted all the way, there was no danger on the road, and they came to the hills to the east smoothly. The sun just started to rise, and there were quite a few tents here, and many people started to lie on the ground looking for black ginseng.

"It seems that this place is indeed rich in black ginseng, otherwise there would not be so many people here. We have to hurry up."

Kleist said to the two partners.

They faced the sun with bright smiles.

But soon, they hit a wall. This place is indeed rich in black ginseng, but it has long been delimited by most people. As outsiders, it is almost impossible to dig ginseng in other people's territory.

Seeing more than a dozen people on the other side holding up knives, guns and sticks, John shrugged helplessly, and the three had no choice but to retreat.

After going around in a circle, they finally reached an agreement with a group of local people that they will collect herbs together accompanied by local people. Black ginseng must not be touched. Other medicinal materials can be collected, but half of them will be given to the local people.