Chapter 296 296 Finger Bone Rice, Witch's Crystal Skeleton

Chapter 296 296. Finger Bone Rice, the Crystal Skeleton of the Witch

It was a rare good night's sleep. When Croya woke up, the sky was just getting light, but it was already a little lively outside.

With his extraordinary hearing, he could hear the sounds of people getting up and getting dressed, washing up, people rushing out of the door... and the most obvious sound of the horn——

"Please all members of the golem construction team gather in Area B-15 as soon as possible."

"Repeat, please go to area B-15 as soon as possible, members of the golem construction team!"

The various sounds and the fact that he was about to go to work gave Croya the illusion that he had traveled back in time. Logically speaking, he would not be sleepy, but he felt sleepy inexplicably.

It's like trying to stay in bed during the workday, silently thinking about sleeping for another five minutes, but after the holidays, you wake up at 6 or 7 o'clock with high energy.

This is indeed a completely different experience from his mage tower.

In the mage tower, there would be no sound that would disturb his sleep. All he could hear were the waves, the breeze, the crackling of firewood and the sound of falling snow - that was the white noise specially prepared for him by the tower spirit.

He lay quietly for a while, not wanting to get up, and his spirit seriously resisted the fact that he had to get up.

So...he stayed in bed according to his original intention.

Before he stayed in bed, he told the King of Obsidian Curve Vine, who had entered the room at some point and pretended to be a green plant:

"Arrange it so that things over there are postponed in a reasonable way, and we can continue after I wake up."

After all, if the golem construction team starts working, the work on the other side will also start. He doesn't want to work overtime temporarily, let alone the overtime work caused by him.

After saying that, he adjusted his posture, continued to hold the soft yellow duck, and fell asleep again.

Fish-tailed Sea Duck King: "..."

"OK."

Mu Yaoqu Vine King immediately went to make arrangements. In fact, it also felt that Croya woke up too early. Sufficient sleep is very important for a mage.

After all, a mage's entire combat power lies in his mental power and brain.

…

The other side.

After finally fighting with his classmates and barely winning, the apprentice who planned to show off his skills in front of Croya suddenly felt nervous when he heard the announcement.

He looked up at the morning fog that had not dissipated, and murmured in his heart: Could it be that I came too early?

yes! It's only after six o'clock! I must be too anxious!

Thinking that the lord he had almost implicated had woken up after six o'clock, he felt that his future was gloomy. If he went back, he would definitely be beaten up by his companions.

Fortunately, it can still be remedied.

He felt happy in his heart, looked at the people in the audience, thought about the countermeasures, and said loudly: "It's still early, I will open the third restaurant for you, you can have some food, and take a look at the information on golem driving."

Hearing what he said, the migrant workers who were a little hungry but couldn't miss the teaching immediately cheered.

The third restaurant!

It is said that all the magic ingredients are used there, and the rat chefs from Hanjiao Island are invited to personally cook it. The standard of each dish is not lower than that of the royal palace chefs of various countries.

But the price is also ridiculously high. If they want to save money to eat in, they have to grit their teeth to get in. Unexpectedly, they can eat for free now.

This is simply an unexpected surprise!

The crowd cheered——

"Very good!"

"The mage of Hanjiao Island is so generous!"

"We must work hard!"

Apprentice Harvitt didn't feel anything. This was one of his authority, not to mention that it also involved Lord Croya. When he was happy, he simply expanded the scope to the entire development base.

However, what he didn't expect was that after he made this announcement, Ropas, who had gotten up early, immediately rushed back excitedly and knocked on Croya's door.

It wasn't until someone opened the door with a helpless expression that I learned the news.

"Master Yalok! Just now, the teacher on Hanjiao Island said that you can eat in the third restaurant for free. Let's go quickly. There are all magic ingredients there!"

Lopas obviously meant well, and it was rare for them to have free meals like this.

But Croya looked helpless.

This is why I finally want to stay in bed!

"Okay, I get it."

There was no other way. Since his sleepiness was gone, he could only simply freshen up and follow Ropas and the Fishtail Sea Duck King to the bustling third restaurant in the rising sun.

Walking on the road paved with a cement-like material, people were coming and going on both sides, not only extraordinary people, but also ordinary people from other places.

It can be said to be quite lively.

Although these ordinary people do not have any special abilities, they have lived in the Western Region for a long time and have a deep understanding of the geographical environment. They are good tour guides.

And it also plays a very important role in interpreting legends.

In such a magical world, it cannot be said that there are legends and stories everywhere. Although the credibility is not very high, there must be a reason for it to become a legend.

Croya took a bowl of rice and prepared some dishes and was about to prepare a meal when he heard a girl at the next table who was at least seventeen or eighteen years old discussing with her companions——

"Have you heard about the witch in the mountains?"

"Witch?" A companion said nervously: "Agatha, how dare you mention witches? Didn't the wizards in the capital say that we are not allowed to mention witches again?"

The little girl named Agatha said disapprovingly: "The Western Territory is now the territory of the Duke of Hanjiao. You don't know that even His Majesty the King personally came to ask the Duke to do something!"

She waved her hand and lowered her voice mysteriously: "I saw a witch yesterday!"

The bold adolescent child is always full of interest in the unknown, and her expression is particularly excited: "The witch sister has six arms, and she is wearing a skirt that only nobles can wear. She also gave me a gift!"

The girl spread out her palm, and a finger bone appeared in her palm.

Crystal finger bone.

Reflecting a mysterious halo under the bright white light of the restaurant.

Kloya, who had been paying attention to this side, naturally felt the magic fluctuations emanating from the finger bone and frowned slightly.

Robas, who was beside him, was also listening, and naturally saw the finger bone in the girl's hand, which was exactly the same as the rib he got, with a crystal texture.

Robas's face suddenly became a little subtle after seeing the crystal finger bone. Why can such an ordinary mortal girl get such a treasure?

In fact, Kloya was also very curious. If you say Robas can get that rib, it may be because he is a superhuman, and he has triggered some rules to trade with the Withering Messenger.

Then how did this little girl get it?

As far as he knows, the Withering Messenger has no record of trading with ordinary people, but all those who can trade with it are superhumans without exception.

What makes him more worried is why the Withering Messenger appears in his territory so continuously, and this crystal skeleton... is there really a complete one?

Seeing her companions were a little scared, Agatha quickly explained:

"Hey, don't be afraid."

"Although it looks scary, the witch sister said that if it is planted, it will grow rice! And it is a big rice tree!"

"???"

Hearing this, Kloya's face was full of question marks. That thing is a magic prop made of crystal, why can it grow a rice tree when it is planted?

Even if it is magic, it is a bit strange.

Also, the witch is described as the messenger of withering. Is she still trading with others? How many things does Kloya not know.

He was really a little curious, so he simply found an opportunity to interrupt the topic: "I just heard you talking about rice trees..."

At this moment, Kloya's perfect appearance played a role.

When have the girls ever seen such a handsome man? They were a little dazed for a while.

It turns out that being good-looking does have advantages, not to mention that Kloya's temperament is completely different from the gloomy feeling of a wizard, making people feel like bathing in spring light.

Plus the cute and silly yellow duck beside him, it can really make people let down their guard.

Agatha stammered: "Mage, Master, you..."

She swallowed hard and calmed down a little.

"This is something a witch... no, a sister wizard gave me! If you want to see it, I'll take you to see it now!"

Well... This is the first time that Cloya has intuitively realized the power of his face and the charm that can almost be said to be solidified. Before, he only saw apprentices and friends, and didn't care so much.

Cloya smiled and said, "Okay."

He stood up and gave Robas a look by the way - the latter was also smart and nodded immediately: "I will ask for leave for you." In fact, he was also very concerned about the appearance of the crystal skeleton. He was actually very grateful that Yaluo volunteered to go and explore.

So Cloya followed the girl away.

…

The girl was worried about being discovered, so she went to her village, which was a small village in the mountains. Usually, people could only swing on the vines on the rock wall to get in and out.

After Cloya took over here, the civil magicians dug a hole in the mountain and made a passage into the mountain.

To be honest, this is not very cost-effective. After all, how much profit can such a small mountain village bring? It is estimated that even the magic power and labor costs spent on opening up the mountain road cannot be recovered.

But Cloya thinks this is very important. In the world of magic, some special situations may appear anywhere. In addition, he has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder in his heart and hopes that all his territories can be connected.

Now it seems that it is connected, otherwise he would have missed such an interesting thing.

It took a while for Cloya to come to the place the girl said.

After arriving at the place, the girl carefully buried the finger bone in the soil, and a tender sprout emerged from the soil in the next second.

It’s just that the color of the tender sprout is slightly strange.

It was a pink color... like the color of a wound after being washed by water.

It took only a few seconds for it to grow from a tender bud to a tree as tall as three or four people. After it stabilized, extremely thin rice grains grew between the branches and leaves.

Each grain of rice was about four or five centimeters long, and was sharp and curved, looking like the teeth of some creature.

The girl stepped forward and picked a handful of rice, peeled it and showed it to Cloya. Each grain of rice was crystal clear and exuded a unique fragrance of grain.

"..."

"It's really rice?"

This was the first time for Croya to see such a strange magic plant. He wanted to check it through the astral body engraving technique, but what he saw was a magic pattern that was so complex that it was difficult to describe.

The name of this tree is "Tusk Rice Tree".

The internal magic patterns were extremely complex. With his knowledge, he could only barely tell that these magic patterns should be related to summoning. To put it simply: this weird pink rice tree was summoned.

The node of summoning is the crystal finger bone.

"That's right." Agatha smiled happily: "That's what Miss Witch told me."

"She said these things are delicious and eating them regularly can make us stronger and even learn magic!"

"Then what price do you have to pay?" Croya asked doubtfully, "This should be a transaction."

According to the situation of Lopas last night, it is estimated that what is needed for this phalanx is the corresponding girl's finger. Is this an exchange of equal value?

Who knew the result? Agatha shook her head: "The witch lady said she would give this to me... By the way, she gave me this!"

Agatha took out a picture made of sheepskin from her close pocket.

The outline of a tree is outlined with simple lines. There are three circles on the left side of the tree, three on the right side, and four in the center. The twenty-two magical lines are like branches connecting ten circles. Circles are connected.

The whole thing looks like an upside down tree.

It was such a simple outline, but it gave Croya an indescribable sense of oppression, as if he was facing something powerful - the last time he felt this way was when he faced the Mermaid Tribe's Green Tree.

Even the Angel of Qin didn't give him such a deep sense of oppression.

What is this?

He felt vaguely excited. It had been a long time since anything had made him feel interesting.

This thing is right in front of you now.

"Did she say anything else when she gave you this thing?" Croya observed for a while and continued to ask.

Agatha shook her head: "Sister Witch told me to keep this picture well. She also wanted to meet more people and said she wanted to paint on the ground."

"Painting on the ground?"

Croya noticed this keenly, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at the picture again, trying to find some answers from the complicated lines and circles inside.

But the result was nothing.

This is a magic system that he has never understood. Based on his knowledge, he can only speculate that this thing has a great connection with alchemy, but he has not discovered anything else.

Equivalent exchange...can it serve as an anchor for summoning? Being able to summon this weird magical plant...

"Can you give me this picture?" Croya took out a handful of gold coins and said, "I'll take these as an exchange. I'm very interested in this thing."

"!!!"

The girl's eyes widened.

Gold coins are considered the hardest currency. If you have enough gold coins, you can even buy some magical artifacts - she and her ancestors have never seen even one gold coin.

In the mountains of the Western Region, bartering is more common.

She wanted it very much, but still refused.

"Mr. Bard, I promised Miss Witch not to give it to anyone else." She was actually uneasy when she said this. If Croya hadn't been so friendly, she would have really not dared to say this.

"Think about it."

"I also want to meet Miss Witch."

"...Well, I can also agree to let all your family members leave this small village and officially enter the northern border to live.

Your ability will also become a special magic that changes your life, and you may even enter a magic academy to study. "

Croya casually promised a lot of benefits, each of which could change the trajectory of Agatha's life.

For him, as long as it is something he wants to get, it doesn't matter if he spends some energy and things. As long as he can get it, it is worth it.

This is indeed a great temptation.

But Agatha still shook her head firmly: "I promised Miss Witch, and I will never break my promise... I'm sorry, Mr. Bard."

"..." Croya glanced at her in surprise, with a smile on his face: "Okay, Miss Agatha, your moral character is extremely noble.

Although you rejected my deal, I will still do what I promised you. The North welcomes you. "

It was only then that Agatha suddenly thought of something, and her face instantly turned red - her fingers were trembling with excitement.

"You...are you the Duke of Hanjiao?" she asked cautiously.

Can anyone else besides that lord represent the North so calmly? Who dares to say this?

"That's right. But I hope you can study in a magic academy in the future. Then you can call me principal or mentor. Then I will be happier."

Croya also did not hide his identity.

Agatha's face suddenly turned redder. She didn't expect that she would actually be able to see this adult. She was so dizzy and at a loss what to do.

So she made a decision.

She solemnly handed the parchment in her hand to Croya: "Your Majesty, I am willing to give it to you."

"Huh? Why?"

"It's you who gave us hope to live. Sister Witch will definitely understand me. If she wants to punish me, I am willing too!"

"Haha." Croya couldn't help laughing.

Don't tell me, this feeling of being respected and admired is really good.

So he promised again: "Don't worry, if Miss Witch really comes, I will make it clear to her, now..."

Just when he wanted to say something else, a ring was shining on the parchment in his hand.

"Swoosh--"

The light projected on the sky formed a topographic map of the Western Territory.

On it... there was a shadow of a crystal skeleton looming.

The light of 206 bones was gradually lighting up, and the range seemed to cover half of the Western Territory, or the current frontier pioneer group in the North.

There was also a strange and cold voice behind him: "Mr. Sun, how are you going to face... the most primitive equivalent exchange in people's hearts?"

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