The Rise of the Cemetery

Chapter 0008 active preparation

After squatting in the hotel room for 10 days, all the food and drink were delivered directly to the room by the waiter, and finally understood the surrounding environment, Li Xun felt that it was time for him to leave the customs.

The mage badge I got last time has a level 1 spell mage armor, and the mage robe has a constant level 1 cleaning technique. As for the small dimension bag, Li Xun is also very proficient in using it. There is a small space of about one cubic meter in it. Ordinary items can be loaded, even the Arthur's Tears Necklace cannot be loaded. Could it be that the magic items conflict with each other? But in a blink of an eye, this problem was forgotten by Li Xun. Li Xun's principle is to never think about things that he can't figure out, and he must protect his brain cells.

He went directly to the city-state library to return all the books, and then spent 50 gold coins to rent a batch of spell books below level 2 that matched his own level. As a contract mage of the Principality, he could read all the books for free, but how could Li Xun have time to soak up all the books? In the library, the manuscripts had to be rented for a small fee.

Li Xun left the library and ordered the carriage to go straight to the well-known Black Fox Bar.

The genius is bright, the Black Fox Bar has just opened, and Li Xu has strode in, quietly scanning this strange place. The lobby of the bar is quite large, with a dozen or so round tables scattered here and there. The bar is inside, and the five waiters either place round stools, wipe the tabletops, or clean the floor. They all look up at the intruder in surprise, and I have never seen anyone come to the bar so early. But when they saw the mage's robe with gold trim and the mage's badge on the chest, their expressions immediately changed, and they bowed and gave way out of the way. Li Xun directly saw the fat boss in the bar through the path he gave up, looking at him with his mouth gaping.

By the way, are all bar owners so fat? With strange thoughts in his mind, Li Xun walked directly to the bar, threw a gold coin on the table, and said flatly, "I need some information!"

The fat boss, who was still dull a moment ago, instantly came to life. A glass of frothy beer was gently placed in front of the mage, and the gold coins on the table disappeared.

"It's my honor to be here!" The fat boss smiled flatteringly, "I'm Toke, the owner of the Black Fox Bar, and I'm happy to serve you. I wonder what kind of information the master needs?"

"The thieves group, the thieves group in the principality, especially the ones with more than 500 people!" Li Xun tried to drink a sip of the alien version of the beer, and frowned: "Soon, the more detailed the better!"

The fat boss Toke froze for a moment. He scanned the surroundings and saw a few waiters hiding in the distance, and then said in a low voice, "Are you going to take the route of the Thieves Guild or the one-way route?"

Li Xun said impatiently, "What's the difference?"

The fat boss Toke lowered his voice: "If you have no scruples, take the route of the Thieves Guild. The information will be more detailed, but you will inevitably have to deal with those who hold daggers. You are a master mage. I won’t keep it secret for you. You want to follow a secret line, but I know an informant who is very strict and has the information you want, do you see?”

"Take the secret line, you arrange it." Li Xun said firmly.

"Okay! Master mage, come with me." Fat boss Tok led the mage into the small door next to the bar, walked through the end of the corridor, and walked into a narrow wooden room with only a small table inside. An armchair. "Master, wait a moment, I will notify him."

Li Xun quietly sat down in a chair, watching the fat boss Toke gently close the wooden door, and the sound of footsteps faded away. Although the sky was already bright, the room was still very dark. Li Xun silently analyzed his performance. Although he was very abrupt and direct, as a mage, he would not have any trouble. Besides, what could he do with the information of the bandits? If it can be analyzed, at most it is thought that some unscrupulous bandit group has offended the mage, and the mage intends to seek revenge.

Having made up his mind, Li Xun stopped thinking about it and began to close his eyes to rest until there were soft footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

"Master, I'm here!" A shrill voice sounded, and then a thin young man walked in, bent over and bowed, and stood quietly at the table without sitting down.

"Toke told you, right? Do you have the information I need?" Li Xun didn't hide it either.

"Master, I know all about the famous map of thieves in the principality. Since you want more than 500 people, don't worry, I understand it very well!" The young man took out a roll of parchment from his arms and gently put it on on the table.

Li Xun picked up the parchment, opened it slowly, briefly looked at it, nodded in satisfaction, and asked directly, "How much?"

The young man was overjoyed, and said respectfully: "150 gold coins, master, this is all the information I know, even the personal information of the controllers of each bandit group is listed!"

Without further ado, Li Xun took out a money bag from his pocket and poured out 150 gold coins from it.

The young man collected the gold coins, seeing that the Master Master had no intention of talking, he turned around and left after saluting.

Li Xun didn't stay, put the parchment into the dimension bag, went to the bar and gave the fat boss Toke 10 gold coins, and immediately returned to the room of Pearl Tears Hotel.

Finished on the sofa, Li Xun couldn't wait to take out the parchment and start studying. The information in the parchment is still very complete. It lists 13 large-scale bandit groups in the Principality of Novus, including the range of their regular activities, the main targets of robbery, past "great achievements", and the personal information of the main controllers in the group... ...I have to say that these 13 large-scale bandit groups are not small in size, and the number of them has met their own requirements, but 7 of them are concentrated in the southwest of the Principality of Novus, which is the main commercial area of ​​the Principality of Novus. The activities of the bandit were frequent, but the two famous armies of the Principality were also stationed there. Li Xun felt that it was inappropriate in his heart, so he first excluded these seven bandit bands; of the remaining six bandit bands, three were concentrated in the southeast. Near the city of Srianderya, which is also the residence of the Principality's Green Palm Knights, it seems inappropriate; there are also two bandit groups near the port city of Ancona in the north, which is also a densely populated area, even if the bandit groups are really wiped out , I am not suitable to set up a "sea of ​​bones" there, right? Looking at the last group of bandits, Li Xun thanked God, is there really a group of bandits in this world who are stupid enough to set up their main camp deep in the mountains?

The Bloodaxe Thieves Group was founded 4 years ago, with about 800 members. The head of the group, Astali Bloodaxe, is said to have barbarian blood. He was a slave who was trafficked. He participated in the gladiatorial fight for freedom and was not released after the victory. Afterwards, together with a group of gladiators, they smashed open the iron cage and escaped on the tour road, and fled into the vast Whispering Forest in the northwest of the Principality of Novus, and then pulled up a team of thieves, with a few gladiators as the backbone, and their combat power was quite strong. ferocious. The Bloodaxe Bandit never approached Naya City, the central city in the northwest, and mainly ransacked the large manors and ranches near the Whispering Forest. The local lords hated them to the bone. Although they organized several sieges, they all fled into the forest. Fighting and retreating, not only did the encirclement and suppression succeed, but the lord's private soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Last year was even more ferocious. The Bloodaxe Bandit actually sneaked into the private estate of Sir Hanwick, the great lord who organized the siege, and kidnapped Sir Hanwick's youngest son.

Li Xun squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, the more he analyzed, the more he felt that the Bloodaxe Bandit was the most suitable target. First of all, the Blood Ax Thieves frequently attack based on the Whispering Forest, and retreated to the Whispering Forest when they were besieged. It seems that they must have a hidden lair in the Whispering Forest. It seriously offended the dignity of Sir Hanwick, the largest lord in the area, and he could use his strength in it; in the end, the biggest and best reason was the Whispering Forest. He had too many secrets that he could not reveal to people, so densely populated areas Be sure to avoid it, and fight with the Bloodaxe Bandit in the Whispering Forest, which is in line with your own wishes. However, I was single and a pseudo-mage, so I left in a hurry without being fully prepared. If I encountered a blood ax that obviously had mid-level strength, it would be a gift to the thieves. I must have extra help. Li Xun looked down at the thick spell books on the table, gritted his teeth and prayed: "It's up to you whether it's a dragon or a snake. Whether I, a pseudo-mage, can learn the spells of this world can only be blessed by God." , God, you are so merciful, since you let me come into this world, I believe you will not cut off my hope of success!"

After praying, Li Xun calmed down, picked up a copy of "Principles of Magic" and read it carefully. Thank you God, thank you teacher, thank you mathematics, physics and chemistry, and thank you Internet masters. 17-year-old Li Xun is a fan of superheroes and invincibles. He has also been in various online forums for many years. With these as a background, although it can't help him master the magic terms, magic principles, and magic rules faster, he has not been overwhelmed by those difficult and obscure things. Actually, I really feel that I have something to think about and something to gain. With this kind of inspiration, Li Xun studied the "Principles of Magic" three times, until a hint appeared in front of his eyes: knowledge +1.

Li Xun was startled, and quickly opened the personal attribute panel, only to find that knowledge was already at 4 points, and he had 40 mana points. Oh my god, attribute points can't be obtained only by leveling up! Li Xun clasped his hands tightly, his body trembled, and he held back so that he didn't yell loudly. Good news, really good news out of ten, I have found another way to strengthen myself.

Li Xun walked around the room three times in a row before trying to calm himself down. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and picked up the "Origin of the Mage" and read it slowly. This is a book discussing the inheritance of mages. It was written from the era of the rise of arcanists three thousand years ago. It compares the similarities and differences between modern mages and ancient arcanists vertically and horizontally, and analyzes whether there is some kind of inheritance between them. Although there is no direct Li Xun nodded his head again and again, feeling that it made sense, but after reading the whole book, he didn't get any hints, and he didn't feel any touch? Could it be that the number of times was not enough, Li Xun read it again from the beginning three times, but still got nothing. It seems that not all books can get knowledge, only those that touch me are what I need. Putting down "The Origin of the Mage", Li Xun didn't even notice it when it got dark, so he picked up the next book and read it intently.

When you pursue something, time feels short.

Li Xun has forgotten his original intention and the blood ax that is thousands of miles away. When he is hungry, he asks the waiter to bring food and drink into the room, which is simple bread and water. I just sleep on the sofa, sit upright after waking up and continue reading. I don’t care about any reminders during the period. I just read one book after another, pondering and thinking repeatedly while reading. , Just like this, six days later, when Li Xun finished reading one book, he reached out for the next book and found nothing. Li Xun looked up in a daze, only to realize that he had finished reading all the dozen or so books he had brought back. Li Xun smiled miserably, staggered into the bedroom leaning on the wall, and fell on the almost unused big bed, losing all consciousness immediately.