nownovels Chapter 62 Oh no, they're here to ambush me!
Chapter 62 Oh no, they're here to ambush me!
[You have refined your first century-old ginseng spirit, greatly enhancing your perception of ginseng spirits and making it easier to spot those hidden in the shadows.]
[Please continue refining the ginseng essence. After refining ten, the reward is: Ginseng Essence*1]
Lin Er was surprised by this unexpected joy.
He then asked them if, besides Morris, there were any other mages who could summon elemental entities.
Both of them shook their heads, indicating that only Professor Morris in Blackrock City possessed the magic to summon elemental entities.
Seeing that Lin'er seemed very interested in summoners, Talia thought for a moment and then said:
"We don't have many summoners in Blackrock City, but there are several factions of summoners in the neighboring Watchtower City. In addition to elemental entities, they can also summon all kinds of monsters."
Watchtower is some distance from Blackrock City, separated by the massive Blackrock Mine Mountains. It is located closer to the border, where the monsters are much stronger.
Lin Er became interested upon hearing this and continued to ask Talia for relevant information.
Talia replied, "The Blackrock Outpost leading to Watchtower has recently been closed. I heard that before the closure, one or two adventure teams from Watchtower arrived ahead of time, and perhaps there were summoners among them."
Lin Er was slightly disappointed, but quickly recovered and said:
"Miss Talia, then please keep an eye out for us."
Talia was still feeling guilty about losing control of the water elemental, and upon hearing Lin'er's request, she answered without hesitation:
"That's no problem at all."
At this moment, Keller suddenly suggested:
"Lord Lin'er, since we've already agreed to act together, why not register a formal team? That way, we'll be more competitive."
Currently, the good bounties in Blackrock City are usually contested by several adventure teams, and temporary teams like theirs would be at a disadvantage if they tried to compete for the missions.
Lin Er thought about it and felt that the suggestion was not bad.
When he and Flora accepted the bounty last time, they encountered another team vying for it, and Flora eventually managed to win it by using her silver badge.
Their team is now a force to be reckoned with; ordinary bronze bounties are definitely not enough, and accepting silver bounties might even trigger a mission.
Lin Er replied, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with Flora later."
He also noticed that Talia's complexion wasn't very good, possibly related to the death of the water elemental, so he told Talia to go back and rest.
After discussing it, the three decided to meet up at the guild the next day.
Lin Er bid them farewell and turned to go home. Before leaving, he asked Flora to keep an eye on the house to prevent thieves from breaking in.
When he returned and found everything was alright, he told Flora about the water elemental's madness that morning, and mainly introduced the couple Keller and Talia.
Flora said in a deep voice, "Since you think they can believe us for the time being, then I have no objection. It's just that the water element is out of control, which is quite strange."
Lin Er frowned upon hearing this and asked, "What's strange about it?"
Flora replied, "Unless the summoned monsters become demonic, they are generally difficult to control."
From what you've described, it doesn't sound like demonic possession, since demonic summons would prioritize attacking the summoner.
Lin Er frowned and said, "Isn't there any other possibility?"
Flora fell into thought and replied, "From what I know, there is another possibility, but I don't know if it's true."
Lin Er immediately perked up his ears and said seriously, "Please speak."
Flora fell into a brief moment of thought, then answered as she recalled:
"I heard my mother tell me something very secret, which only a small number of elders in our Elf race who have lived for thousands of years know."
If a person does something terrible to an element, the element will go mad when it sees him.
But such things only exist in legends; after all, even the most wicked person can only anger the elements.
"What if someone could actually make the elements go crazy?"
Flora raised her eyes to look at Lin Er, her gaze filled with an unusual light.
Lin Er's heart skipped a beat upon seeing this.
Flora looked away and smiled, saying:
"Then this person is definitely dead."
Lin Er was puzzled and asked curiously, "Why is that?"
Flora answered without hesitation:
"If someone can drive an element mad, then that element must hate them to the core. If someone can help kill them, then that person will gain the favor of the relevant element."
Even with F-rank elemental affinity, he could instantly reach A-rank or even S-rank. Imagine how many people would want to kill him; he was doomed.
Ta-da!
In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Lin Er's forehead.
Not long ago, he even wanted to cooperate with Talia to eliminate the evil ginseng spirit.
Now, not only will the righteous path not be able to eliminate evil, but he himself will be labeled as an evil being.
"Shouldn't we pack our things and run away right now?"
At this moment, Flora came closer, her pretty face full of doubt.
"Lin Er, you look terrible. Are you sick again?"
Lin Er quickly shook his head, forcing himself to remain calm, and replied, "I fought with that water elemental this morning, so I might be a little tired."
"Then you should definitely get some rest. I'll bring you some food."
"The matter of that element going mad..."
"You don't need to be nervous. With your strong magical talent, how could you still use magic if the elements went berserk? That water elemental this morning should have been corrupted by magic."
"is that so……"
Lin Er calmed down a bit after hearing Flora's words and didn't panic prematurely.
Keller and Talia have presumably returned to their teacher, Maurice, after they mentioned in casual conversation that they lived with him in the mage tower.
Now it's impossible to catch up with them and keep their secret.
Thinking about it carefully, Keller and Talia's behavior at the time was quite normal. They even waited there for a long time to sincerely apologize to him, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Furthermore, Flora also mentioned that the matter of the elemental madness was a very secret, known only to a few elven elders.
However, just in case, Lin Er prepared to pack up and run away immediately if things went wrong.
Lin Er first said goodbye to Flora and walked out of her house, just reaching the door.
Just then, a purple ball of light suddenly descended in front of them, dazzling and magnificent. The light shone on the ground, giving the nearby bluestone slabs a beautiful color.
Lin Er felt a strong sense of familiarity and instinctively shielded his eyes from the glaring light.
The next second, two familiar phantom figures appeared in the ball of light.
As the halo dissipated, the person inside the ball of light finally revealed their appearance.
Then Keller and Talia appeared, with Talia carrying a small black box bound with four straps, which looked very exquisite.
Keller and Talia steadied themselves and, upon seeing Lin Er, immediately went to greet him.
At this moment, when Lin Er least wanted to see them, he saw the two people he least wanted to see, and a thousand thoughts instantly arose in his mind.
He had only one thought left.
Oh no, they're here to ambush me!