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Richard was overjoyed, but said calmly: "Director Boris, the price is not a problem, I just hope it can be as soon as possible!"
Boris nodded and said, "Dear guest, please wait a moment, I will do it right away!"
Half an hour later, Richard left Pitt's auction house with a look of joy on his face, feeling a sense of happiness of having recovered something he had lost.
Originally, he thought he had to make use of the spoils he had just obtained, but he didn't expect that there was a potion called [Purifying Water].
Now, he touched his arms and found three bottles of [Purifying Water] in total. Not only could he keep the [Mutated Summoning Wand], but he also kept the [Phantom Pendant].
Richard came to the inn in the market again without hesitation. Under the surprised gaze of the owner, he opened a room again and began to use [Purifying Water] to eliminate the aura on the two pieces of equipment.
Following the process Boris said, after some operations, Richard was very excited holding the eliminated [Mutation Summoning Wand] and [Phantom Pendant].
It seems that his [Bone Summoning Staff] can now exit the stage of history.
After leaving the hotel, Richard came to the mount shop again, sold the trotting zebra to the other party, and then bought a wildebeest from the other party. This mysterious operation immediately made the clerk in the mount shop a little confused.
But for a horse shop, it is a great thing to be able to purchase a trotting zebra, and of course it has to be bought at a high price.
Originally, Richard wanted to purchase a large amount of alchemical raw materials, but the heavy luggage made him give up the idea.
It's a pity that so far, Richard has never heard of such a thing as a space bag, otherwise it would be much more convenient.
After checking again and confirming that everything was correct, Richard turned around and rode on the wildebeest, setting off from Andel Market again and quickly heading towards Silverpine Town
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Silverpine Town.
Clavel Castle.
At this time in Silver Pine Town, all the young and strong laborers in the entire castle were mobilized. Some were reinforcing the city walls, and some were adding wooden stakes to the gates. The guards originally in Clavel Castle were now preparing for battle together with the town's security team.
The entire castle was like a war machine, running at full speed, but the enemy this time seemed too powerful.
Knight Rollins, who was giving orders on the city wall without stopping, could not hide his anxiety on his face. You know, just one large monster had already caused huge losses to Silverpine Town.
But looking at the various monsters emerging continuously from the depths of the Silver Pine Forest, his heart felt like it was sinking into the abyss!
Although these are small monsters, if a large monster comes, what will be the result?
Now, we can only pray for the blessing of the goddess of luck!
I hope reinforcements can arrive soon.
However, none of the three cavalrymen he sent to report the news have returned yet, which makes him have a bad feeling.
Because the families of the three cavalrymen were currently in the castle, he had already made an agreement with the three of them before they set out, regardless of whether Earl Harris sent reinforcements.
As long as one of the three of them is alive, he will come back to report.
Now a whole day has passed, but there is still no news.
At this time, the old baron and his son were accompanying a young man in a gray apprentice robe on the west wall of the castle, observing the tide of monsters.
"Mr. Duan, how is your health?" asked the old baron.
"It's okay, just a minor injury. I just took a healing potion, so it's not a big problem." The second-level wizard apprentice named Duan was the Ignis School apprentice who accepted Celes' mission half a year ago.
When he accepted the mission, he thought it was just an ordinary garrison mission, but he didn't expect that when the mission was about to expire, he would encounter such a thing.
Of course it would be a lie to say that I am not depressed.
After thinking for a while, Duan, with a gloomy face, said: "I am afraid that the castle may not be able to be defended. Lord Baron should make plans early!"
"Has the situation really gotten so bad?" The old baron couldn't help but frown.
Duan nodded and said, "Yes, it's probably worse than the worst case scenario I imagined! If I remember correctly, these monsters are only found in the Underdark, including the large monster at the beginning, which seems to be called the Mutant Crab Monster. Its adult form is stronger than an average third-level wizard apprentice."
"I don't know why the monsters from the Underdark would come to the surface." Duan added after a pause.
"More importantly, I feel that these monsters are just the vanguard. Normally, monsters attack humans because they are looking for food. But seeing these monsters refusing to leave, I feel that there must be someone behind them. But I can't imagine how powerful the power behind them must be to drive such monsters. It requires at least the power of a formal wizard."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. If this was true, the entire castle would turn into hell.
The old baron thought about it and decided that it was time to think about retreating!
"Besides facing a large monster like the Mutant Crab Demon, ordinary attacks are basically ineffective, except for the heavy arrows shot by the crossbow machine that can still pose some threat to it."
"Levi, if the situation is not right, you should immediately take Lord Duan and your mother to the inner castle cellar. There is a small iron door on the third floor of the cellar. Your mother has the key. You should take the children of Silver Pine Town and go through the secret passage. Although the road to Rossby City has been cut off by monsters and you may not be able to escape, there is at least a glimmer of hope."
"Father! Let me join you." Levi excitedly wanted to express his opinion.
"Stop talking! Don't tell anyone else about this." The old baron's face was serious. He had already lost one son, and he didn't want to lose a second one.
The old baron's tone softened, and he placed his rough hands on his eldest son's already sturdy shoulders: "Son, you have grown up, and you must learn to protect your mother, because you are a man, right?"
Looking at the old baron's determined gaze, Levi nodded silently.
He knew that if the castle was breached, his father would surely die along with the castle.
And I am the only hope of my family.
Levi clenched his fists, his heart longing for strength. If his brother Richard was still alive, he should be able to deal with the current difficulties as the chief freshman of the Ignis School.
Just as Levi was immersed in his reverie, he suddenly saw a group of spider monsters the size of millstones, led by a mutant crab demon, rushing directly towards the main gate of the castle.
What a sudden attack! Immediately, alarm bells rang throughout the castle.
For the spider monsters, the defensive effect of the city walls is negligible to them. The towering city walls are like walking on flat ground for them.
Suddenly, the guards wearing chain mail on the city wall were engaged in a tough battle.
These millstone-sized spider monsters moved extremely fast and were agile in dodging. They could often easily dodge the guards' attacks, and the spider monsters' sharp blades could cause serious injury to a guard with just one random attack.
The situation was critical!
The huge mutant crab demon was now attacking the castle gate with its huge claws.
"Boom! Boom!"
Every heavy blow was like a thunderclap, making the guards' hearts rise to their throats, worrying that the door would be smashed open at any time.
"Quick! Move the heavy crossbows on both sides over!" Knight Rollins shouted.
When facing a large monster like the mutant crab demon, ordinary attacks are basically ineffective, except for the heavy arrows shot from the crossbow which can pose some threat to it.
The old baron, Levi and Duan are now acting as firefighters. It is because of their presence that the entire battlefield situation can be maintained.
Just when everyone thought they had temporarily repelled the monsters' attacks, a guard from the back door shouted, "Another crab monster is coming!"
"Another one!" Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment!
This news made everyone in the battle a little desperate. They were already unable to resist a large monster, a mutant crab monster. If another one came, the whole scene would surely collapse.
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Rosby City.
The study at the Earl of Harris Castle.
Just as Lord Harris was about to go and greet Daenerys, as soon as he came out of the study, he saw two people walking in the corridor.
The two men, one tall and one short, have a strong aura.
The tall man was at least two meters tall, with a sturdy build and an aura that said "keep away from strangers". Count Harris could tell at a glance that the other party's strength was far beyond that of an ordinary knight, and he guessed that he should be a great knight.
But the man's brilliance was overshadowed by the petite girl next to him.
The girl was petite, wearing a light blue robe and holding a crystal clear transparent staff in her hand. The transparent staff seemed to be made of a complete icicle, and the staff was surrounded by strong ice energy fluctuations. Even if you were more than ten meters away, you could clearly feel the chill.
I don't know how this girl managed to hold the ice in her hand all the time.
The petite girl was Daenerys, and next to her was a griffin knight, the top fighters in the entire knight group of the Kingdom of Harren. There were only a dozen of them in total, and each of them was a great knight-level fighter, with well-trained skills in riding griffins.
And this person is Vincent, the griffin knight sent by the royal family to guard Daenerys.
When the two men came a little closer, Earl Harris could see the girl's face clearly.
I couldn't help but exclaim in my heart, Oh my God! What an angelic face!
Fair skin, a pair of blue eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and long golden wavy hair, tied into a thick braid, naturally hanging down the back, with a faint smile on her face, a curvy figure, and a noble temperament. It's like a goddess who is high above, falling into the mortal world, but people can't have the heart to blaspheme.
However, what confused Earl Harris was that according to her age, Daenerys should be over 30 years old, but the little girl in front of him looked only in her early twenties.
But he couldn't think of anyone else except Daenerys who could protect Vincent.
This is Lord Harris' first time meeting Daenerys, but not his first time meeting Vincent.
"Sir Vincent, this should be Her Majesty Daenerys, right?" Earl Harris strode forward, gave the burly Vincent a warm hug, and then looked solemnly at the girl next to him.
"Yes, Lord Harris, this is Her Highness Daenerys." Vincent introduced, "Her Highness Daenerys, this is Lord Harris of Rosby County."
Harris immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply to Daenerys. As a hereditary earl, there was obviously no need for him to be so respectful, but he knew very well that the safety of Rosby County might depend on the petite girl in front of him.
Because, whether it was the opponent's strange staff or the powerful elemental energy fluctuations that he faintly felt in the opponent's body, they represented absolutely powerful force.
"Hello, Lord Harris, please tell me about the situation first." Daenerys's cold voice sounded, and it seemed that the temperature around her dropped a few degrees.
This made Harris stunned. Normally, social interactions between high-ranking nobles were rather lengthy. When they first met, they would usually exchange pleasantries for a long time, then be served some refreshments and continue chatting. It would take at least half a day before they would talk about business.
But Her Majesty Daenerys is obviously not someone who follows the rules.
Harris then thought that it was very likely that the rumors he had heard before about this prince were not false.
There have been rumors in the capital that Daenerys is not interested in socializing at all and basically never attends banquets, balls or other events. He originally thought that it was impossible for a 30-year-old royal woman to do this.
But now it seems that this possibility is quite high.
"Please follow me, Your Highness Daenerys. The overall situation in Rosby County is quite critical right now! Ten of the seventeen towns under its jurisdiction have already sent letters for help, and three towns have not been contacted yet. The current situation of four towns is relatively stable."
Earl Harris's brain worked at full capacity, and he immediately organized his words to describe the overall situation of Rossby County being attacked by monsters.
"Among them, three towns were hit hard by monster attacks. Among them, Tulip Town has completely lost contact with the town. According to scouts' reports, a large number of spider monsters suddenly appeared there two days ago, blocking the road."
"The second is Goldshire Town. The town is also completely out of contact. According to scouts, it was suddenly attacked by a tree-man-like monster a day and a half ago. The current situation is unclear."
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As Earl Harris spoke clearly one by one, the three of them came to Earl Harris's study.
On one wall of the study, there is a relatively detailed map of the entire Rossby County, on which you can clearly see the markings of mountains, rivers, forests, towns and main roads.
With the map at her side and Earl Harris's clear narration, Daenerys nodded slightly as she listened, and soon she had a basic understanding of the general situation of the entire Rosby County.
Griffin Knight Vincent quickly moved a chair behind the girl.
Daenerys sat down slowly, and the first sentence she said made Lord Harris break into a cold sweat: "So may I ask Lord Harris, under the current situation, what arrangements have you made?"
This question seems to represent the royal family's dissatisfaction.
"Well, Your Highness Daenerys, I have spent a lot of money to hire wizard apprentices and demon hunters from various academies to go to various towns for support yesterday. The current situation is that except for these three towns that cannot be contacted and the other four towns that reported that they need support, there are a total of seven towns. I have sent rescue teams to all of them."
Earl Harris paused and continued, "But until now, I have not received any feedback. In addition, messengers from three other towns have brought letters for help, requiring urgent support, but I no longer have any wizard apprentices or demon hunters."
"You should know that if ordinary guards go there, it will only cause more casualties." Earl Harris spread his hands and said helplessly.
When Harris finished his story, he found that Daenerys was staring at the map hanging on the wall in a daze, as if thinking about something.
After a long while, Daenerys pointed to three towns on the map and turned to Harris, "The first three towns to lose contact were Tulip Town, Shemling Town, and Moon Spirit Town, right?"
Lord Harris was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Daenerys, your memory is outstanding."
In fact, when Daenerys heard what Earl Harris said, she felt that the outbreak of this monster tide was too sudden and a bit unusual, because a simple monster tide would not block the road.
But judging from the current situation, the road closure in one small town can be seen as an accidental event, but when the same happens in three small towns, it is definitely not an accident.
Daenerys has already suspected that there must be an invisible hand behind the scenes, controlling these monsters to attack.
But in a short period of time, she couldn't determine who was behind this.
"Count Harris, I feel that this is not just a simple monster outbreak. There may be a mastermind behind it. Vincent and I will go to these three towns to investigate first."
"As you wish, Your Highness!" Seeing Daenerys stand up, the tall Vincent immediately saluted.
"Your Highness Daenerys, you have traveled a long way from the royal capital. Even though you rode on a griffin, you must be very tired. Would you like to take a rest before going any further?" Harris was also surprised at Daenerys's decisiveness.
"Not for now!" Daenerys waved her hand and walked out of the room with Vincent.
When Earl Harris accompanied the two of them to the empty training ground again.
Two huge griffins, one big and one small, were already waiting in the open space. A group of guards were looking at these two majestic and extraordinary creatures in amazement.
The griffin, as the name suggests, looks very much like a combination of an eagle and a lion, with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body. The origin of this strange creature is too ancient to be verified.
The larger griffin is over three meters tall at the shoulder. Its white eagle head and golden body complement each other very well. This color combination gives people a natural sense of nobility and looks majestic.
Daenerys waved her hand gently, and the griffin lowered its noble head, allowing her to easily climb onto the griffin's back. At the same time, Vincent also rode on the petite griffin.
He patted the griffins gently, and the two giant beasts began to flap their wings. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, making it impossible for everyone around to open their eyes.
With just a loud eagle cry, two griffins flew into the sky like arrows!
Lord Harris stared at Daenerys and Vincent who were leaving quickly, and stood there for a long time, wondering what he was thinking
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After a while, when Daenerys and Vincent rode the griffins to their first stop, Tulip Town, they were shocked by the scene before them.
The entire town had been completely destroyed. Looking down from the sky, it was easy to discern the monsters' path. Many monsters seemed to have come out of the Silver Pine Forest in the west, and broke through the town's defenses all the way to the east, until they broke through the local baron's castle.
But the strange thing was that there seemed to be no trace of the monster in the scene before them, and the two did not see any trace of the townspeople.
"Hurry! Go to the next town." Daenerys seemed to have thought of something, turned around and shouted to Vincent.
Immediately, the two of them rode the griffin at lightning speed and rushed to the next stop, Shining Gold Town.
When the two arrived at Shanjin Town, they saw a scene in the sky that shocked them extremely.
The various monsters that should have been in complete disorder were now in order, like an army.
I saw many monsters lined up in a long dragon, slowly disappearing at the edge of Silver Pine Forest, and there was no one in the Shining Gold Town, only some ruins and scattered human remains.
Most of the bodies seemed to have been taken away by monsters.
This gave Daenerys a very bad feeling.
"Let's go down and investigate!"
Since they were following in the air, they were too conspicuous. In addition, there seemed to be a large number of scavenger birds circling around the monsters.
So, the two of them found a remote place, jumped off the griffin, quietly followed the monster team, and came to the entrance of a deep crevice in the ground.
There were tall broad-leaved trees and low shrubs around the crack, which provided very good concealment. Therefore, the two men could not detect it at all when they were at such a high altitude when they just arrived.
All I saw were monsters carrying large amounts of human corpses and disappearing here.
Although she was dozens of meters away, Daenerys could sense a huge dark energy emanating from the cracks in the ground.
This dark energy is more powerful than her as a formal wizard. At present, it is impossible for her and the griffin knight beside her to kill the enemy surrounded by so many monsters.
Now that they had investigated the monster wave in Rossby County and found that there was indeed a mastermind behind it, the two decided to return immediately.
On the way back, Daenerys fell into deep thought on the griffin. Judging from the types of monsters, it seemed that most of them were extremely rare monsters from the Underdark.
This made Daenerys think of the sensational event in which the three major undead wizard academies, including the Ignis School, invaded the underground world.
Could it be that this wave of monsters was a counterattack by the night elves against the humans on the surface?
If this wave of monsters was really caused by this reason, then the three major undead wizard academies had an unshirkable responsibility.
(End of this chapter)
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