quicksilver blood

Chapter 97 Pyroxene Woodland
Pyroxene Woodland is a dead wood forest in the south of Karal, famous for its rich pyroxene.

Generally speaking, pyroxene is an alchemical material.For example, the light of flowing fire contains pyroxene.

Adding pyroxene can make the explosion controllable, and it can also enhance the power of the explosion.Generally speaking, catalysts used in steelmaking often contain some pyroxene components.

These light yellow brittle stones, which are only the size of a baby's fist, are buried shallowly in the floating soil of the pyroxene forest.Even if you don't crush them, these stones will emit a cool blue or green light on a dark night.

Therefore, many villagers living nearby like to bring some good-looking pyroxenes to their homes and use them as oil lamps.It can save money, and it is also very beautiful.Later, these residents not only sold crushed pyroxene, but also carved pyroxene handicrafts.

Although pyroxene is quite common in the south, there are only three mines that can produce a large amount of pyroxene in total in Fararo, Caral, Bansa and Suze.

To be honest, if it weren't for the frequent contact with pyroxene, which is prone to various diseases, the military would have sent people to martial law in the vicinity.

Although the tax on buying and selling pyroxene is relatively high, pyroxene still feeds the nearby residents.

It is even one of the top [-] beautiful places in the world of Farnes selected by forum players.

In the middle of the night, the entire pyroxene forest exudes a faint blue light, and some lighter green lights are floating in the sky like fireflies. The dead trees with only bare branches also exude a dreamy atmosphere. of green light.

The silent forest without even a single bird is quiet and beautiful. Some people even say that it is blessed by Lord Aum, and occasionally some people swear that they have met a witch who sells love potions.

But Roland knew that this was pure nonsense.

This environment is not blessed—it's almost cursed.

This place happened to be the gap in Gaia's wall, and the extremely chaotic magic power radiated from the ground through the gap, turning the surrounding environment into dusk.

Ordinary stones have special magical powers because they are corroded by chaotic magic power, and they are called pyroxenes.

Because Higgs is entrenched in the south, his believers, as druids, have artificially transformed many forests into this kind of radiation forest.Therefore, the output of pyroxene in the south will be much higher.

Although there are usually no monsters in this kind of forest, once a creature dies here, their souls will not pass through the law of the wall of Aum to reincarnate in hell or enter the kingdom of gods, but will be taken by the dusk. The power is locked in place.Manipulated by the magic of chaos, their corpses arose of their own accord, reborn in a sacrilegious manner.

Thus, a demonized creature called a crystallized monster was born.

They are different from festering corpses. Their strength has nothing to do with their level before they were alive. The more similar they look to ordinary creatures, the weaker they are.And those who have crystal-like crystals on their faces or fur are more heavily infected, and their strength can generally surpass the black iron step and reach bronze.

And those who are covered with a layer of crystal carapace are already challenging the difficulty of the golden level.

Once the internal organs and brains of their corpses are crystallized, the destructive power of these monsters that are immune to witchcraft and druid magic, and at the same time extremely hard, is even equal to that of awakened humans.

When they evolve to this extent, they have the ability to pollute another piece of woodland.

Roland still remembered that when the version reached 3.0, the name of this forest had changed to Crystal Forest.Become the front line of the Twilight Legion's invasion of the world.

And talking about a witch who sells love potions is a joke that can be broken with one poke.

Under the interference of these chaotic magic powers, wizards with relatively low strength could not feel the law of Aum at all.As long as there is no origin of awakening, the combat power of wizards here will drop by at least one level, and wizards at the official level are no different from ordinary people.

It's not for nothing that Luther Town is known as the place where wizards were executed.It was here that more than a hundred captured wizards were hanged when Karal defeated Bansa 100 years ago.

Otherwise, Claudia wouldn't be in a hurry, rushing to save her brother even if she ran away from home.

Luther Town's reputation is really bad.Even though Luther Town has long abolished the wizard execution law, Luther Town is still an indelible shame and a huge threat in the hearts of many wizards.

But what Roland didn't understand was, why did Edward go this way?This was not the only way he had to go home—he had received education from the White Tower, so it was impossible for him not to know that the residents of Luther Town were hostile to wizards.

So, why did he come all the way here...

"Kluvern, wait a minute."

Roland frowned and stopped.

Just now he seemed to see something in a flash.

"What's wrong? Roland?"

"It looks familiar... Maybe it's an illusion, wait a minute."

Roland said so, and simply turned back.

He crouched and groped in the grass for a while, then took out a slender silver bracelet.

The bracelet has a golden edge, and the motto of "never forget the original heart" is engraved in Bansa language on the inner layer.

After checking it repeatedly, Roland's expression suddenly became serious.

"Kluvien, does this look familiar to you..."

Roland handed the bracelet to Kluvien.

When Kluvien saw the results, he immediately frowned.

"...If I remember correctly, this should belong to Claudia."

Claudia's, of course.

Roland sighed deeply.

Because when he got the bracelet, the system had already displayed a page of prompts:
【Claudia's Sorrow】(Locked)

Bracelet (missing component - bracelet)
toughness 1.1, weight 0.2
Special effects: silver (this bracelet is silver), scream (actively use it to call for help from the wizards around, once a day) (0/1) unknown (generating)
——If, I was...

Roland breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the word "lock".

Such a prompt will appear if the player gets the NPC's props before the NPC dies.There will be no prompts for the level of the item itself, and its own active special effects are also blocked, and cannot be used unless authorized.

This is actually a special soul binding mechanism, and the lock will only be released after the NPC dies.

Now that the bracelet is locked, it means that at least Claudia is fine now.

But the name of this item made Roland feel ominous.

The effects of many relic-type props are determined based on the experience of the former owner before his death.Among them is the [Kluveen's Relic] in the original world line.

Many relic-type props can't strengthen combat power, but the biggest difference between these relic-type props and other props is the small orange words under the effect bar.

This line of small orange characters is the heartfelt words of the former owner before he died—in other words, the last words.Many players like to collect this kind of relic-type props commonly known as "toys", just to read the "last words" below.

As for Claudia, the orange reminder under the bracelet has begun to gradually emerge.

no doubt.When this sentence fully surfaced, it was the time of Claudia's death.

"Why did she come here? According to the route, they should enter from the northwest of Luther Town, rather than appearing in the pyroxene forest just south of Luther Town." Kruveen murmured in confusion, " This makes absolutely no sense.”

"No, it makes sense."

Roland interrupted Kluvien.The map of the southern mountainous area of ​​Karal quickly unfolded in his mind, and Roland immediately discovered the doubts in it.

"She came from Luther Town without a doubt. After all, if you want to go directly to the Pyroxene Forest without going through Luther Town if you start from Ram Town, it will take at least another four days."

There was a dangerous light in his eyes, and the loose hair was blown by the wind and began to flutter gradually.

"If she thinks that her brother is actually not in Luther Town, but in Pyroxene Grove—then everything makes sense."

These scum...

Roland raised the corners of his mouth slightly, without a smile on his face, and his sharp teeth gleamed dangerously coldly from the cracks in the smile.

Why Edward, a wizard, was not attacked by these ignorant Caral countrymen, but served with good food and drink under the name of house arrest; I don't want to give it; why after Claudia died, Claudia's family didn't send anyone to redeem Edward for more than a month, but Edward was not torn apart...

There is only one answer——

That is, Claudia's parents clearly know that this person is definitely not Edward!
"Then there's the problem, Kluverne."

Roland's voice became cold, and without his knowledge, his pupils began to flicker with silver-gray light.

"Should we go to the Pyroxene Forest to rescue Claudia who may be in danger, or should we go to Luther Town to join Macken and the others first?"

　Branch options -

　　a. Leave Macon alone!Find Claudia first!

　　b. Macon and the others must know about Claudia...Let's go!Be quick!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)