Pioneering

Chapter 160 Digging the wall and the fountain of life
"I'll catch that witch first."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Ming shook off Salt, turned into a bright golden rainbow light, and flew towards the southwest at full speed.

After a while, Zhong Ming appeared outside the teleportation formation, but when he looked around, Zhu Bi was standing in the light beam, his whole body blurred, and he was no longer in the current space, and disappeared in front of him in the next instant.

Zhong Ming looked at the magic circle constantly fluctuating in space, his brows tightened, and he condensed a ball of divine power and threw it towards the tail of the light beam.

Whether it will work or not, Zhong Ming doesn't know, but it's a matter of little effort.

Zhong Ming let go of his spirit, enveloped the magic circle, and carefully observed each group of runes:
This magic circle is a hexagonal regular area, with 840 runes engraved on the blue slate, and there are six depressions at the corners of the slate;
Fourteen twisted and crooked stone pillars were erected in a criss-cross pattern, and each stone pillar had a regular depression—obviously used to inlay magic crystals.

All these layouts are alienated and converged, with a wonderful sense of harmony, which makes people feel natural.

"Why don't you try?" Zhong Ming suddenly had this idea flashed in his mind, and then quickly dismissed it.

This is obviously a two-way teleportation circle. If Zhu Bi arrives safely and destroys another magic circle, what kind of consequences will it cause?

Although he was very confident in his physical strength, he didn't want to try whether he could withstand the turbulent flow of space.

"The mount missed me." Zhong Ming said with emotion.

"What? Master, what did you just say?" Salter, who arrived afterward, asked.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just emotion, it's time for you to sacrifice your loyalty for me again."

"..." Salter's face turned dark immediately, as if he was constipated, knowing that he couldn't avoid this.

The helpless Zhong Ming had no choice but to return with the Chiyan Yuying. Before leaving, he rubbed the sample of the teleportation circle, but it was not a waste of money.

……

Half a month later, under Zhong Ming's suggestion, Lei Wen went through a lot of twists and turns, insisted on the demand for the entire province of Felt, and finally successfully signed the territory delivery document, saving his wealth and life.

However, in order to speed up the negotiation process, Yaxia still paid a price of 500 million gold coins for relocation and resettlement.

As a great man said:

People like to reconcile and compromise.

For example, if you say that this room is too dark, and you say to open a skylight here, everyone must not allow it;

But if you advocate removing the roof, they will come to mediate and are willing to open the skylight.

With the addition of money, Magzek is willing to "open the skylight".

It wasn't until another month later, after the nobles' migration in the Vault province was completed, that Zhong Ming finally dispatched Salt to relieve Princess Fanny's curse.

And as soon as Salt lifted the curse, he sent 30 extraordinary knights and [-] standing troops to quickly seize the major cities and fortresses in the province of Valt.

There is no way, the matter is very important, it is better to be a villain first and then a gentleman.

Everything went quite smoothly, except for Sartre who cried and said some nonsense about "living less than 1000 years" from time to time recently. Overall, this blackmail incident ended perfectly.

There is only one problem, that is, how to deal with the half-dead red-haired witch Holissa in front of her.

In a quiet bedroom in the royal palace of Yasha, Zhong Ming said to Holissa, who was shriveled and exhausted:
"Ma'am, how is your recovery coming in?"

"Fortunately, thank you for your majesty's care, I feel that I have almost recovered." Huo Lisha got up, bowed slightly and saluted.

Zhong Ming took a look at Holissa, who he picked up from near the teleportation circle. After a month and a half of training, this fiery female wizard has regained some of her original appearance.

It's a pity that it's superficial. In Zhong Ming's "Eye of True Sight", Huo Lisha's lifespan has been reduced to only 32 years.

For a second-ring wizard who had lived thousands of years longer, this was already unbearable pain.

For wizards, this is equivalent to "the end has come".

If such a wizard was allowed to roam the North Continent, Zhong Ming could have imagined how crazy Huo Lisha would be before she died in order to save her precarious life.

It's not just because she knows the location of the teleportation array.

"I don't know, what is Ms. Huo Lisha's plan for the future?" Zhong Ming asked casually.

When Huo Lisha heard what Zhong Ming said, her complexion turned a little dark, and she reluctantly said:
"What else can I do, nothing more than return to Magzek, continue to be a court wizard, and enjoy the 'twilight years' in peace."

"Really, ma'am, you are such an excellent young hero, are you willing to succumb to fate?"

"Of course I'm not reconciled, who wants to go to the cold Hades early? But what can I do."

"It's up to people, ma'am, I wonder if you've ever heard of the 'Fountain of Life'?"

"...Of course I've heard of it, but how can I get my hands on such a legendary fetish?"

"If I say that I am sure of obtaining the fountain of life, I wonder if I will be honored to invite the lady to join Yasha."

"what?"

"Hey, ma'am, don't get excited. We in Yaxia have a saying that men and women don't get along with each other. Reservedness is a female virtue."

"Sorry, I lost my composure when I heard such news all of a sudden." Huo Lisha leaned forward and said.

Zhong Ming shook his hand, indicating that nothing happened, and said:
"Understood, there is great terror between life and death. What's more, you have to have it first and then lose it.

But, I haven't got the Fountain of Life yet, I just have some news.

I might as well tell you directly, as far as I know, the Fountain of Life is in the Winkleur Kingdom, in the Holy See of the Sea God Church.

You think about it. "

"Winclair, Church of the Sea God." Huo Lisa pursed her lips slightly in despair.

If it were in other countries, she might still have a chance to obtain the spring water of the fountain of life under the support of an official wizard.

But as the headquarters of the Sea God Church, which most rejects wizards, she has absolutely no chance.

Robbery, a mere second-ring wizard, is even more life-threatening.

Archmages dare not be so crazy.

Zhong Ming looked at the dejected Huo Lisha, he could almost smell the smell of corruption and despair in her body, and quickly comforted her:

"Hey, ma'am, people always have some hope, and the Sea God Church is not completely invincible.

You see, the land under our feet was not long ago the Sea God Church's sphere of influence. "

"Are you interested? Join us. You know, those who are blessed by the true gods and who have the potential to compete with Winkleur, the Northern Continent will be Yasha, right?"

"Is the fountain of life really in Winkrell?" After thinking for a while, Huo Lisha raised her head suddenly, staring at Zhong Ming's face with a strong desire to survive, and asked seriously.

"Of course, I, Zhong Ming, never lie."

"Okay, then I'll join, I hope you keep your promise."

(End of this chapter)