Mage's Secret

The journey after that snowy night, although it is true that there is no comfortable rest environment as Traphael said in advance, but it is not far from the Deman Valley, so the comparatively difficult environment at this time is also It didn't have any impact on everyone.

After the fourth day, the carriage carrying them had already entered the forest outside the valley.

Different from the decadent scene of dead branches and leaves on this road, the forest trees here still have dense leaves hanging on the branches, interweaving a green shade above the carriage.

Murphy put one hand on the window, looked at the rows of still lush trees passing by outside the window, and asked curiously: "Will there be such greenness in winter?"

"That's right, these are evergreen broad-leaved trees." Traphael answered patiently.

Elvis, who had always disliked Murphy, seized the opportunity and sneered at the right time: "Why don't you even have such common sense?"

Hearing his hostile words, Murphy turned around and looked at him with a half-smile.Because of Murphy's action, Elvis immediately became alert, ready to counter whatever Murphy said.

But Murphy didn't have time to say anything, and his smile froze on his face.He turned to look at Traphael, who was also looking at him seriously.

Although it was very faint, both of them felt that unusual evil aura at the same time.

Due to the limited environment, the two did not communicate much, but they both became serious.Even Murphy changed his casual attitude and acted very neatly on the seat.

The silent exchange between the two of them baffled everyone else, especially Elvis, who was all set for a fight and nothing happened.Not only that, Murphy also seemed to have a tacit understanding with his teacher, which made Elvis very angry.

Traphael seemed to sense his awkwardness, so he took his hand and squeezed it a little harder.Just this moment, even if he didn't say any words of comfort, Elvis' hair that had exploded was well calmed down.

The more the carriage traveled into the valley in the center of the forest, the thicker the evil atmosphere became. When they entered the depths of the forest, even the apprentices who were not proficient in spells could feel the black magic waves in the air.

This is not a pleasant smell, Elvis moved uncomfortably, turned his head and asked hesitantly: "Teacher?"

Traphael patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, and said, "Don't worry, the environment here is very special, but perhaps it is precisely because of this special environment that the nature of the Fara flower is so special." After finishing speaking, he used The rod knocked on the wall of the carriage, told the driver to stop the carriage, and then explained to his apprentices: "Fara flowers will bloom at night, and we will not be able to get there tonight at our speed, so we don't have to hurry .Take a good rest tonight, and we will go to collect it tomorrow night. I think the atmosphere here should make you very uncomfortable."

The carriage stopped, and the apprentices opened the carriage door and got out of the carriage one after another.

Murphy was also going to hunt some prey as usual.But this time when he passed Traphael, he gently pulled Traphael's sleeve without everyone noticing.

He was signaling Traphael to go with him, and his silent message was accurately received by Traphael, so the mage followed him once again into the forest away from everyone's sight .

"Are you going to tell me about this evil aura? Do you have any clues?" Traphael asked while looking back at the place where the other apprentices were resting, thinking about Elvy for a while. If Stan couldn't find him, he would be angry again.

Unlike his casualness, Murphy was unusually serious this time: "Don't you think it's weird?"

Seeing his rare and serious attitude, Traphael also became serious: "This kind of environment full of evil atmosphere is indeed rare, but it is not unique. Usually, this phenomenon will occur in places where a large number of monsters gather. I think this is probably the reason why the Fara flower you said will grow here in the Demon Realm."

"It's different." Murphy said, his expression looked very solemn: "I am very familiar with this breath, it comes from the devil world."

"The Demon Realm?" Traphael was really surprised: "But this is a continent, and it is a different dimension from the Demon Realm."

"Of course I know that, and that's why I find it unusual," said Murphy. "The truth is I don't know any more about why this is happening than you do, and I'm not interested in it. I'll let you and me I came here to tell you another thing. If my guess is correct, the aura should radiate outward from the valley where the hidden shadow flower grows. So the place where the aura is most intense is the center of the valley. And tomorrow, when we enter the range of the valley, you can't use any spells from the demon world that you learned from me, and you must not carry any magic items made of magic patterns adapted from the magic system of the demon world. That is to say, even a little bit, things related to the magic of the devil world, don't let it appear in that valley."

"Okay." Traphael nodded and accepted Murphy's suggestion. Since he would ask himself out to talk alone in such a serious way, then this must be very important information.Accepting his suggestion does not mean that the mage has no doubts about such a weird request, so the mage still expressed his doubts: "But why do you want to do this?"

"Because this strangeness has the same origin as the demon world." Murphy smiled wryly, and said, "Casting spells in the demon world is a very dangerous thing. A violent reaction. The direct result of it is that it will make non-intelligent creatures become manic and aggressive. So if you show up in the valley tomorrow with anything related to magic, I think the monsters in the whole valley and beasts will attack us."

The Demon Realm is a cruel place, and demons are born bloodline spellcasters, but this natural power may put them in danger.So every demon is not only an excellent spellcaster, but also a powerful fighter.

The news that Murphy said was a very serious problem. After listening to Traphael, he thanked him sternly, and then directly took a few talismans from his body and put them into the space.

Hearing Traphael's thanks, Murphy felt quite strange, this was not the first time a mage had thanked him.The mage's attitude towards him has always been like this, whether it's annoyed or grateful, it depends on the situation, even if it is inevitable to be biased sometimes, it will be quite restrained.However, his attitude towards the mage has changed quite a lot unconsciously.He used to think that this is a rather hypocritical character of a mage, but now he feels that this is almost a virtue of a mage.

Not only that, but he also felt incredible that he would warn the mage.Logically speaking, he has always been afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so during this tedious journey, if the beasts in the forest riot, it would be a lot of fun.But he abandoned all such fun because he was worried about the safety of the mage.

This is really strange, Murphy thought, as if everything was spiraling out of control.

But Trafael didn't give him more time to think. After he ruled out all the hidden dangers that might cause the crisis, he immediately said to Murphy: "If there is nothing else, I think you should do it now. On to the real hunt, we'd be suspicious if we'd been away for too long."

"Oh, okay." Murphy quickly came back to his senses, and led the mage to carefully search for traces of the beast.

"However, there is another important question." When they were about to return to the camp, Murphy, who was carrying a few ravens that had been knocked down from a tree with stones, said hesitantly.

"What's the matter?" Traphael stopped, waiting for him to continue.

"When you pick the flowers and I treat myself, I may need to use a little magic—the kind from the devil world." Murphy said, and after he finished talking about this inevitable serious problem, he quickly added: "But I have a way to concentrate the incoming beast tide around me, so neither you nor the apprentices will be in danger."

Traphael looked at his tangled face and replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I will guard you by your side at that time, is that okay?"

"Of course, then there is no problem, let's go back." Murphy said, after hearing Traphael's answer, all the embarrassment and insecurity in his heart disappeared. Traphael's words always There is a compelling force.

There were no emergencies in the following night, but there was one thing that Traphael was somewhat concerned about.I don't know if it's because of this special evil aura that the clouds in the forest at night are extraordinarily thick.The starlight is dim, and the moonlight is also hazy.

The flowering conditions of Faradays are very harsh, and it must be on a moonless night without stars.At the beginning, Traphael was a little worried about whether he needed to stay in the valley for a few more days before he could wait for the time.But seeing the sky tonight, he was a little more sure about tomorrow's actions.

The moon sets in the west, the sun rises in the east, and the carriage is on the road again.

Their destination - the Deman Valley where the Fara flowers grow is just ahead.