Chapter 127 Not going well
The original effect of [The Realm of Empty Ming] is that when turned on, it can give Ronan master-level operational awareness, mentality, and overall perspective.
Whether he is practicing or fighting, he has an absolutely calm and clear mind, as if observing the overall situation from the perspective of a third party.
The [Lake of No Thoughts] takes this point to another level and eliminates all irrelevant emotions and thoughts.
In the state of [Lake of No Thoughts], Ronan even felt as if his body was taken over, controlled, and dominated by another "self".
A self that is completely unaffected by sadness, fear, joy, pain, any emotion, and any distracting thoughts.
In this state, he is very powerful and may explode with twelve or even twenty points of combat effectiveness.
"But this state cannot last long."
"If you keep it for a long time, those 'frozen' emotions will never be forgotten. I will gradually become numb and indifferent, and my soul will lose its temperature."
Until it was completely reduced to a walking corpse, a "puppet" dominated by strength.
This is not what Ronan wants to see.
Soon, Ronan caught up with the magic ship, and the light broke through the rune shield and fell on the deck.
There is no rule against leaving the ship while the magic airship is traveling. Many people will get off the ship from time to time to get some fresh air. However, this behavior has certain risks. The ship will not slow down or stop for anyone. You are responsible for the consequences of leaving the ship.
Sitting on the floor of the room, Ronan refilled the exhausted brain fluid essence of the Dementors and entered meditation again.
At this moment, the progress bar behind the strength column on his character panel has almost reached (110%).
The mental power in my mind is growing, like a thick water ball mixed with ice slag.
Ronan slowly spread out his mental power. The light that originally fell gently on him "bent" at the edges of his skin, and the air became thick and twisted, like transparent oil paint.
The fluctuations of mental power he naturally exudes are much more powerful than those of normal wizards who step on the threshold of the second level at the end of the first level.
But it is not as good as the real second level, which is a position between the late first level and the early second level.
Ronan was very confident that if he attacked the second-level wizard now, with the help of the crystallization array, he should be able to succeed easily.
"Let's see how high it can go."
Ronan thought, closed the character panel, and continued to meditate.
The meditation efficiency of [Basic Meditation Technique] after reaching 500 points of master-level proficiency has also improved a lot. It is estimated that it will not be far away from touching the limit again next time.
Three days later.
A ray of cold sunlight passed through the window of the room and gently fell on Ronan's face, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed.
There was a knock on the door.
Ronan opened his eyes, and a bright light shot out of his eyes, but it quickly disappeared and returned to the infinitely quiet blue of the lake.
He put away everything on the floor, stood up and walked to the door. When he opened the door, a young crew member stood outside the room, bowing his head and said: "Dear Sir, we have entered the White Rock Mountains. "
"White Rock High Ridge."
Ronan's eyes flickered, and he quickly walked to the window and looked out through the transparent glass window.
What I saw before me was a scene of snow-capped mountains. A long black river meandered through this white snow. The front of the river seemed to be connected to a valley surrounded by many peaks. Under the white, you could see a lot of Traces of alpine cold zone vegetation growth.
"We will arrive at White Rock Castle soon."
"Approximately how many people live in White Rock Castle?"
Ronan asked the younger crew member.
The latter thought for a while and replied in a deep voice: "If you include the ordinary people living in Baishi Castle, there are estimated to be sixty or seventy thousand people."
Ronan was silent for a while, then nodded.
After the young crew members left, Ronan still stood alone in front of the window, looking down.
There was a letter in my hand that was as white as ice flakes.
If given the chance, Ronan actually wouldn't mind putting this letter in the hands of its original recipient.
But in a place with 60,000 to 70,000 people, finding a person named "Soraya" based on just one name clue is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
He didn't even know if the other party was still in White Stone Castle. He might have died long ago.
"Leader of Frost...Ice Flame Iris Lanster Family."
Ronan thought quietly.
After a moment, he shook his head, put the letter away again, left the window and began to prepare to disembark.
Less than half a day later, the magic ship of the "Black Bird" Chamber of Commerce slowly landed on an open snowfield in the Gaoling Basin.
The wizards on the ship began to disembark one after another.
At this time, Ronan was in his room, standing in front of a tall mirror, looking at himself.
After entering White Stone Castle, he was not prepared to walk as a silver ring wizard.
He erased all the patterns on the gray metal robe that were in the style of a magic ring, leaving only some exquisite silver edges for simple modifications.
He controlled the muscles on both sides of the cheeks, making the originally well-proportioned face appear much thinner, and the facial features became sharp. Together with the glacier-like light blue rune lines that can be highlighted, it gave people a cold, unruly, mysterious and cold look. temperament.
His long white hair was braided into a thick braid, tied in circles with a silver metal rope, and hung down to the back of his head.
Although there are only minor changes in details, Ronan's whole person has become completely different from the original. Unless someone close and familiar is standing in front of him, most people will not recognize him at all.
"From now on, my name is Linus."
Ronan confirmed his new identity, and deliberately disembarked from the boat alone after the few magic circle wizards who accompanied him left.
The mountain valley where White Stone Castle is located is much larger than he expected. It is located in the valley in the form of a circular town. The river surrounds the town, and the valleys on all sides have traces of being dug outwards.
There were also some buildings located among the mountains and forests, and Ronan could vaguely see traces of a castle on a towering snow-capped mountain directly opposite.
There were people coming and going at the entrance of Baishi Castle. In addition to wizards, there were also a large number of ordinary people, most of whom were wearing thick fur robes to protect themselves from the cold.
The mixing of official wizards and ordinary people is generally only common in small wizard gathering places.
Although there are third-level wizards in Whitestone Castle, they are not affiliated with a single wizard force. There are many wizard families in Whitestone Castle, and the families continue and grow in the form of reproduction. At this time, ordinary people need to be used.
Ronan has experience in wandering and knows that when arriving in a new place, it will be much easier to find a guide who is familiar with the local area.
There are also many such people at the gate of White Stone Castle. Many of them are ordinary people. Occasionally, they can see wizard apprentices, standing in a group on the snow, like a group of cold birds calling for warmth.
Ronan expressed his desire to hire a guide, and a large group of people immediately gathered around him.
His eyes swept through the crowd, and finally selected a middle-aged man with a simple temperament, in his forties, and a thick hair on his face. After he selected the middle-aged man as his guide, the others immediately dispersed. The middle-aged man chosen by Ronan seemed quite excited. Ronan found that he always looked at one place unconsciously.
Following his gaze, Ronan saw in a corner outside the crowd, a bloated woman with three children looking longingly at them with a face full of joy.
It looked like they were the man's family.
"Does your family support you as a guide?"
Ronan asked casually.
Perhaps it was because he had changed his appearance and seemed cold and uneasy to get along with. The man who introduced himself as Gru seemed thoughtful and careful in answering every question from Ronan.
"Yes, this season, the mountains and forests are too dangerous now... In two months, when the snow melts a little, we usually go into the mountains to hunt."
Ronan nodded. He could see that the man had signs of simple physical exercise.
“How much does it usually cost to hire you for a day?”
"Just two Tremella fuciformis will do."
After the man answered, he thought about it and couldn't help but add: "One Tremella fungus can buy us bread for five days. I usually get a job every three to five days, but I need to hand over half of the reward for each job." 'Red Wattle Society'...'Red Wattle Society' belongs to the Arba Burke family."
The man's honesty was written on his face, and he knew something in his stomach, wishing he could pour all the bamboo tubes into Ronan like beans.
Ronan could probably guess that the "white fungus" the man mentioned should be something like silver coins.
There are many mortals in White Stone Castle, so it is normal for mortal currency to still be circulating, but he does not have any gold or silver in his hands.
After thinking about it, Ronan took out a low-level magic stone from the space ring, crushed it and threw a few shards at random to the man, saying:
"First help me find a better place for wizards to stay. I will most likely stay here for half a year or even longer."
"As commanded."
The man subconsciously caught the magic stone particles given by Ronan, and only became excited after he saw clearly what was in his hand.
He bowed deeply to Ronan and said in a heartfelt tone: "Thank you for your generosity. This winter of the Griffin family will be filled with warmth because of you..."
After saying that, he quickly stood up and led Ronan towards the town without stopping.
Ronan discovered something about the man named Gru.
Because of the existence of the wizard family, the status gap between the top wizards and the ordinary people at the bottom is too big. The ordinary people here show more respect and awe for the wizards, and the lives of ordinary people also appear to be poorer.
There is more than one wizard family in Whitestone Castle, and there is bound to be a struggle of interests between them. Even if those wizards who are at the top do not affect the thoughts of ordinary people, this contradiction is passed down layer by layer, and it is enough to exploit the people below miserably. .
Looking at it this way, the original Hoddam Wizarding Land seemed relatively comfortable.
Gru, a middle-aged man, led Ronan to a place called the "Ice Bat Tavern". The tavern also provided accommodation. In addition, there were guide characters of a higher level than Gru. About the White Stone Castle The delivery of news, big and small, was very fluent, which quite satisfied Ronan's requirements.
The prices here have returned to the level of a normal wizarding land. Gold and silver are not accepted as payment. The daily room fee is an intermediate magic stone, three meals are included, and additional intermediary services are provided.
Ronan settled in the "Ice Bat Tavern" as a wandering ice wizard who came to White Stone Castle to seek "talent transplantation".
He sat in the tavern for a while, listening to the chats of the wizards gathered in the tavern. During this period, the waiter in the tavern served him a local specialty of Whitestone Castle.
It's actually just ice-marinated fish with a few pieces of thick bread and some side salad.
Ronan took a few bites and found that the fish tasted very salty and had a strong fishy smell. The fishy smell was slightly weakened by adding salad dressing, but it was still unbearable for him with super sensitive five senses.
The only thing worthy of praise is the taste.
Ronan had no appetite. After discovering that the wizards in the tavern mostly used the local dialect of White Rock Castle when chatting, he went back to his room.
He assigned all the purposes of his trip to the people at the "Ice Bat Tavern", and what he had to do next was to wait.
Although Kirsty gave Ronan only two and a half months, he was in no rush.
The mental power after purification is still growing, and Ronan has too many things to do every day.
Five days later, Ronan began to receive responses to several things he had inquired about.
Ice Bat Tavern.
The temperatureless white sunlight penetrated the window, which was almost the size of two palms and was covered by thick snow, and fell on the small round black wooden table, leaving an inconspicuous small spot of light.
Ronan, who had ice patterns covering his cheeks, sharp eyes and a cold temperament, was wearing a black and gray robe with silver patterns. He was sitting in front of a small round table, listening to a report in a respectful and low voice by a middle-aged man with a strong build and brown hair next to him.
"The Tourt family has long since ceased to exist?"
Ronan couldn't help but frown when he heard what the middle-aged man said, and then glanced at him coldly.
"Don't try to deceive me. As far as I know, there are third-level wizards in the Tourt family.
How could it cease to exist in just a few decades? "
The middle-aged man turned pale at Ronan's glance and hurriedly explained: "How dare you deceive your noble lord.
It is true that the Tourt family has a third-level wizard, but it has been missing for nearly a hundred years.
The Tourt family has no core pillars to support them, and they have provoked too many opponents before. In order to prevent the entire family from being destroyed, they left Whitestone Castle decades ago.
You can find out this matter if you go out and ask any old man."
Ronan's face darkened.
He didn't expect that things would not go smoothly as soon as he arrived.
I don’t know if Kirsty hasn’t left the tower for a long time, or if she is just a bit nervous. She didn’t know that her friend had been missing for hundreds of years, and she still thought that the other party had just cut off contact with her normally.
In this case, the letter of introduction given by Kirsty would be completely useless. If you want to receive the "talent transplant", you have to find a way on your own.
"...The person your Excellency asked us to inquire about is the person named Soraya. We have collected some of them here and will show them to you first..."
After the middle-aged man reported the affairs of the Turt family, he immediately handed Ronan a rune stone for recording.
Ronan glanced briefly and nodded without paying attention.
He just took matters into his own hands when it came to Soraya. It didn't matter whether he could find a needle in a haystack or not.
Seeing Ronan sitting at the table without saying anything for a long time, the brown-haired middle-aged man cautiously said: "Sir, in fact, if you just want to do a 'talent transplant', you don't have to go through the Tourte family. We do the same. That’s fine too.”
"oh?"
Ronan's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he looked up at the middle-aged man in front of him with a slightly surprised expression.
The middle-aged man saw Ronan's interest and quickly introduced him.
After listening to the middle-aged man's explanation, Ronan discovered that Baishi Castle's unique "ice talent transplantation technology" was actually completely different from what he had imagined.
(End of chapter)