Casting spells

"Okay, thank you very much." Zhang Cheng didn't refuse, and accepted the other party's kindness openly.

After all, there is such a long-term cooperation project as the alchemy potion between the two, so there is no need to worry about it in many cases, so the future will last forever.

"Hehe, you are too polite. If you don't mind, can you tell me about Jenny's recent situation?" Old George changed the subject and brought up the topic of his youngest daughter.

"She is fine. Under the guidance of Mage Jabez, she has begun to learn complex magic theory knowledge, and recently she has been exposed to the introduction of alchemy. I believe it will not take long for her to master some elementary spells and potions. Refining skills. "Zhang Cheng quietly concealed the part where the girl was being used.

Hearing his daughter's study progress, old George couldn't help showing a gratified smile. Just when he was about to say something, an injured caravan guard suddenly came to the table without any warning and plopped on one knee. Kneeling down, he begged in an excited voice: "Your Majesty, Mage! My name is Simon! A warrior with a shield! I wonder if I can be honored to be your follower?"

"You want to be my follower?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Yes! I don't want to be mediocre and trapped in a small place! I want to be strong! To see the wider world! And you, you are the only one who can give me a chance. For this I am willing to dedicate myself Loyalty and life." The young man who called himself Simon clenched his fists and responded loudly.

Because of his rash actions, the hall suddenly became silent, and everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes over.

You must know that following the strong is a very common thing in the human kingdom, but what puzzles everyone is that Zhang Cheng is only in his early 20s, so he doesn't look like a strong man, at most he is an apprentice-level mage .

Of course, the caravan guards who had witnessed his almost invincible posture when he swept the Gnolls with their own eyes all showed their eyes for granted, but they were not sure whether low-level fighters like Simon would be accepted.

All of a sudden, countless pairs of eyes were waiting for Zhang Cheng's reaction...

Chapter 329 The Secret of the Crystal

"Are you sure you understand the responsibilities and obligations of followers?" Zhang Cheng ignored the gazes of the eyes in the hall, and asked with a half-smile.

Simon obviously hesitated, first nodded, and then shook his head: "Sorry, sir, I only know that followers need to obey the master's orders and fight for the master, and the rest is not very clear. But I promise, no matter what it is, I will do it without hesitation."

"Even if it's massacre of civilians?" Zhang Cheng stared at the young man's firm eyes and asked meaningfully.

"As long as it's your order!" Simon took a deep breath and quickly answered.

His attitude was so resolute, as if he realized that even if he hesitated for a moment, he would lose the chance to change his destiny.

"Very good! You are my follower from today. Remember the promise you made today, and never violate any of my orders, otherwise you will get a punishment worse than death."

As soon as the words were finished, Zhang Cheng turned around and smiled apologetically at Old George: "I'm sorry, old friend, I'm afraid you have to hire another guard."

"Hahahaha! It doesn't matter! Simon is a good young man, and it is his luck to be your follower. As for the manpower, don't worry, I will take the boat to South Sea Town directly when I arrive in Stormwind City, and I don't need guards at all." George laughed happily, showing no irritation at being poached.

In any case, his current social status is just that of a businessman, and he cannot get the loyalty of others like nobles. Most of the so-called guards are hired, and they are replaced very frequently, so there is no need to worry about such a trivial matter.

"There is a dock in Stormwind City? Why haven't I heard of it?" Zhang Cheng had a surprised expression on his face.

According to his memory, the Stormwind City Wharf was built only after the expedition to Nordson. It is currently just a busy construction site, and no merchant ships are allowed to dock at all.

"Hey, there is indeed a pier, but most people can't use it. I happen to know the pier official very well, so he will open a convenient door at night and let me move all the goods up." Old George lowered his voice quite Explained proudly.

"Could you have bought this official with money?" Zhang Cheng, who understood the inside story, teased in a half-joking tone.

As the saying goes, as long as human society exists, corruption and abuse of power will never be eliminated, even in fantasy worlds.

"Buying? No, no, no, in return, I will give him a tenth of the profit of the goods every time I stop. In a way, he is as important a partner as you are to me. After all, compared to riding The subway arrives at Ironforge, and then crosses the wetlands. It is safer to take a boat, and the transportation cost is higher, so it is right to pay a little profit." Old George did not mean to hide anything, and said openly about his relationship with the dock officials out.

Since Onyxia, the black dragon princess, used the status of Countess Katrana Prestor to gang up on political struggles all day long, the nobles and officials in Stormwind City are already full of greedy people, as long as they can come up with enough For their interests, they dare to buy and sell military power, let alone make some small money by using the unbuilt wharf.

"Interesting, is Stormwind City corrupted to this extent? It seems that I don't have to worry about exposing the ability of warlocks..." Zhang Cheng's eyes flashed with amusement, and he stood up and walked towards the sleeping place.

Simon hurriedly got up and followed closely, and the two disappeared into the innermost room at the end of the passage.

There are not too many furniture and furnishings, only a few plank beds made of templates, not even sheets and bedding, but for travelers who live and sleep, this is a perfect place to rest, at least they can sleep peacefully At dawn, don't worry about the sudden attack of wild beasts and monsters.

The young man closed the door casually, and carefully lay down on the wooden bed closest to the door, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. As long as there was any abnormal noise, he would immediately jump up and prepare for battle.

It has to be said that although his combat effectiveness is not very good, the vigilance he has developed in the wild for a long time is very good. He can at least gain a few seconds of reaction time, and he is absolutely qualified as cannon fodder.

Zhang Cheng ignored Simon, and took out several crystal samples from his pocket more than half an hour ago, and tested the internal structure one by one, as well as the slight radiation emitted continuously.

But unfortunately, no matter what he did, the shape of the crystal was as stable as before, and he was not moved at all. It was even more difficult to deal with than Thorium and Aojin.

However, as he had expected for a long time, he was not discouraged at all, and on the contrary became more energetic.

Because Zhang Cheng knew that these crystals were left over from the Titan Khazgros, and it was normal that they could not be easily deciphered.

Just as he was thinking hard about how to guide the energy in the crystal to be studied, a ray of evil energy suddenly and inadvertently flowed into the inside of a red crystal.

moment!

The energy in the crystal seemed to drop into a frying pan of ice water, and it quickly began to boil!

Immediately afterwards, a large number of tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the crystal, and finally shattered with a snap, releasing bright flames.

But different from ordinary flames, this flame seems to contain extremely powerful vitality.

Under its irradiance, Zhang Cheng could clearly feel the shadow energy in his body shrinking in fear and shrinking, and it didn't return to normal until the flame completely disappeared, and his exhaustion was swept away.

After experiencing the change just now, his eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly grabbed other crystals of several colors to inject evil energy, and finally got an unconfident result.

That is, these crystals actually correspond to the attributes of life, nature, magic, and earth.

Red represents the basic elements necessary for life, green represents air and water, blue represents the ubiquitous energy of Azeroth, and yellow represents the earth that breeds everything.

When all of these are added up, various life forms can be born.

It is even possible to have a decisive impact on the evolution of life itself by regulating the radiation of these crystal energy.

For example, if a certain species is exposed to the radiation of red and yellow crystals for a long time, their body size will become larger and larger, and the cuticle and scales on the body surface will become thicker and thicker;

If it's the blue and green crystals that radiate, they'll become extraordinarily smart, and maybe even acquire wondrous spell-like abilities.

However, this kind of influence needs hundreds of thousands of years, several generations or even dozens of generations of continuous evolution.

For Zhang Cheng, this is too slow. He wants to find a faster change, preferably like a magic potion, which can produce immediate results after taking it...

Chapter 3 The first case survived

Ever since he discovered how to draw out the strange energy contained in the crystal, Zhang Cheng started various attempts on his way to Stormwind City.

Similarly, those jackals, kobolds, and murlocs wandering around the edge of the forest also ushered in disasters like doomsday. In just a few days, corpses of strange and mutated monsters could be seen at intervals on both sides of the road.

Some of them swelled several times, and some grew two heads, four legs, sharp bony spurs, reptile-like scales, etc. In short, none of them died normally.

It corresponds to the opening remarks of a famous TV program:

Why did the jackal old man die naked on the street?

Why are hundreds of murlocs screaming in the middle of the night?

Why did the kobolds who were entrenched near the mine become incontinent when they heard human footsteps?