Chapter 14 Treasure
As expected, the corridors and stairs leading to the upper floor are filled with more than a dozen traps, large and small.
More than half of them are sharp spikes that suddenly appear out of thin air, and some are attacks in the form of energy.
The former was completely blocked by strong dragon scales and failed to pose even the slightest threat.
As for the latter, they were all absorbed by the huge wings.
To put it simply, Wilmes used his strong and magic-resistant body to take all the trap damage.
Fortunately, for an adult dragon, these are only minor injuries at best, and are far from serious injuries or life-threatening injuries.
In addition, Zuo Si already knew clearly the emotions that the red dragon had during the battle just now.
In fact, after establishing stable telepathy with the awakened creation, even the slightest thought that the other party has that is detrimental to oneself will be clearly conveyed to him immediately.
It’s just that he was not prepared to expose it before taking actual action.
After all, whoever it is, suddenly becomes a slave controlled by others, and a strong rejection mentality will inevitably arise.
What's more, it's a red dragon that thinks very highly of itself and doesn't take other creatures seriously.
In this way, one person and one dragon barely squeezed through the gate and successfully reached the upper area of the mage tower.
After glancing at the slightly monotonous furnishings around him, Wilmes immediately asked: "Where should we go next?"
"Don't worry! Since we've already come up, Let’s search the room on the left first. That’s where Asta keeps his valuables. If nothing else, there should be a lot of books, notes, gems, magic items and scrolls containing precious knowledge.”
Compared with ordinary apprentices who may never have the chance to come up in their lifetime, Zuo Si is quite familiar with this place.
Because he comes here almost three or five times a month.
Sometimes it is to open a portal to the Forgotten Realm;
Sometimes it is to assist the Necromancer-Asta to create something;
Sometimes, we work with him to study books obtained from another world, magic items and scrolls that have never been seen before, or knowledge dug out from the mouths and brains of captives.
In short, in the eyes of other apprentices, Zuo Si is the most favored and trusted student in Asta in the entire tower.
"You mean...there are valuable treasures here?" The red dragon's eyes instantly lit up.
At this moment, her greed and desire for wealth defeated everything.
"Treasure? If you are referring to precious metal currencies such as gold and silver, they should be placed in the room where the portal is located, used as bait to attract people or other creatures who are greedy for money like you. I I don’t think anyone can take away all those heavy things without a large space container.”
After that, Zuo Si climbed down from the dragon’s back and used the creature card to summon it. A human soldier holding a short sword and a shield, and ordered him to push open the door on the left.
This is mainly done to prevent any traps on the door.
Although he didn't think Asta would waste time and energy in his own exclusive space setting up traps that were extremely troublesome to open or close.
But it’s never wrong to be careful.
Just a second later, it turned out that this caution was the right decision.
The moment the human soldier's hand touched the door handle, a red light suddenly flashed.
He seemed to see some kind of scary scene, and his whole body suddenly panicked and started running around uncontrollably, screaming in fear and despair.
There is no doubt that this summoned human warrior was attacked by spiritual magic.
It may be [Fear Technique], or it may be [Emotional Control].
Thankfully, the effects of this type of magic usually don't last long.
After a while, he returned to normal.
Zuo Si felt that the trap on the door was probably just to sound an alarm, so that the killed steel golems and flesh golems could rush over to deal with the intruders.
Otherwise, it can be replaced by negative energy rays, or even more terrifying instant death magic.
Unfortunately, these loyal guards are no longer here.
When you walk into the messy room, which is about less than 20 square meters, the first thing you notice is a few biscuit box-sized cloth bags piled on the table. After opening, you can see raw uncut gemstones of various colors packed inside according to categories.
Some of the diamonds, which are often used in spellcasting and making magic items, are also ground into individually packaged powders for easy use.
“These gems are worth at least sixty-four thousand three hundred and fifty-one dante gold coins! And seven talents of silver coins!”
The red dragon is indeed a natural treasure collector and appraiser. master.
With just one glance, Wilmes immediately gave an estimate with an error that was almost negligible.
Dante and Taran are both legal currencies minted by Amn, the country with the most prosperous commercial activities in Faerûn.
Among them, Dante is a gold coin and Taran is a silver coin.
These two currencies are also among the various types of precious metal currencies in the Forgotten Country. They are the currencies with the most stable currency values, the most recognized regions, and the most widely circulated currencies.
"Not bad! It seems that you won't have to worry about running out of gems for a long time." Zuo Si stuffed the bags containing gems into his satchel one by one with satisfaction.
Although this slightly shabby-looking leather satchel is not big, it is actually a magic item that can hold things far exceeding its own volume.
And the person carrying it will hardly feel any weight.
Unfortunately, the space is very limited, equivalent to a large locker.
It's easy to get stuffed if you're not careful.
Just when Zuo Si turned his attention elsewhere, Wilmes immediately came over and said greedily: "As for those gems, I think I have the right to ask for a share."
< br> "No. These gems are all carefully selected and excellent spell-casting materials. It is a complete waste to give them to a guy like you who will only collect them and put them in the lair to mold. Only in my hands will they be used to the maximum extent." "Use."
After saying this, Zuo Si ignored the red dragon's face that was twisted with jealousy and anger, and ordered the human soldiers to pick up and open the thick books and notes on the bookshelf. , and then pass it to yourself.
This is mainly done to prevent any weird magic attached to it, or it may be a dangerous item created by some evil magical creatures.
He had seen it with his own eyes. An apprentice read a book made of human skin and filled with various cruel and evil sacrificial rituals. As a result, his mind was gradually controlled and he eventually fell into Losing your mind and madness.
In the world of magic, gaining knowledge is never a safe thing.
The more powerful knowledge can bring, the more it means taking huge risks beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Luckily, the books and notes on the bookshelves in this house are relatively normal.
In addition, the time was limited, so I didn’t bother to distinguish them one by one, so I simply stuffed them all into my satchel and took them away.
Finally, in the storage room on the upper level, in addition to the previous gems, more than twenty books and notes that were not found in the middle-level public library.
Zuo Si found a total of two magic wands (one of which has thirty rounds of [Intimidation], and the other has forty-three rounds of [Manipulate the Dead]);
A high-level wand A scroll of the magic [Avoking the Dead];
Two scrolls of [Charming Humans];
A scroll of [Protective Arrows];
A scroll of [Invisibility];
A semi-finished magic storage ring that has not yet been processed;
One blessed Many black robes to protect against magic (due to age and height issues, I cannot wear them for the time being);
There are also a small number of various messy potions.
Perhaps to outsiders, this is already quite a rich harvest.
But he knew very well that compared with the real property of the Necromancer, these things were nothing more than scraps.
Obviously, those truly important and valuable things have been hidden long ago.
It is even very possible that he was packed away by the missing Asta.
If there was enough time, Zuo Si would definitely find a way to search the tower carefully from top to bottom.
But unfortunately, the undead creatures outside that have impacted the mage tower's protection system to the point of collapse may flood in at any time.
(End of this chapter)