Wizard Bloodline

The window on the carriage was quietly opened, and a young wizard with white hair, handsome appearance, and cold and arrogant temperament casually peeked out through the window.

It was Ronan who was rushing to Cold Stone Manor, preparing to receive the "talent transplant".

"You have to take their special carriage and be picked up and dropped off by the servants of the manor. You will not be allowed to visit if you come alone."

"The family has declined to this point and still adheres to this decadent etiquette."

Ronan shook his head and gently closed the car window.

Not long after Barisha helped him contact Hanshi Manor, he got a response from the other party.

However, the specific matters regarding the "talent transplant" had to be discussed in person with the rumored Mrs. Liwei after others arrived at the manor.

Hanshi Manor is located on a snow-capped mountain dozens of kilometers away from Baishi Castle. If you use a flying prop to fly there directly, it will take about ten minutes to arrive. However, the other party insisted that Ronan take the carriage specially provided by the manor, possibly for reservations. The last bit of dignity that belonged to the former wizard family.

Ronan sat on the rickety carriage, casually flipping through the introduction in his hand about the talents and abilities of several second-level monsters that Hanshi Manor could provide.

He already had a few preliminary choices in his mind, so he waited until he got to the place and made his final decision after learning more about it.

The carriage provided by Hanshi Manor is not too slow. The carriage is pulled by a warm-blooded horse unique to the White Rock Mountains. It is very large, almost two people tall.

The hooves are wide and suitable for running on the snow. The body is white, but the color of the eyes and mane is light blue, and the appearance is also excellent.

After spending about three times the flight time, Ronan finally arrived at his destination.

After getting off the carriage with his robe in hand, Ronan unexpectedly discovered that he was stepping on solid frozen soil. Looking around, there was no snow in this area.

The vast snow and fog covered the mountains, wrapping around a white mountain villa not far away like a circulation, with the outline of a huge castle.

Outside the manor, there are some large and small blue-gray stones frozen by frost. On the stones are groups of gray-blue long-tailed pine pigeons, which is probably the origin of the name of Cold Stone Manor.

At the entrance of the manor, there was a small patch of bare gray forest covered with ice. Ronan saw several carriages similar to the one he was riding parked beside the forest.

"Is anyone else coming to visit Mrs. Livi?"

Ronan asked the coachman leading the way, who nodded respectfully and replied: "Yes, sir, three adults have arrived at the manor before you."

It seems that the reputation of Cold Stone Manor is indeed good, and the rumors of monsters circulating nearby do not make the wizard community take it too seriously.

Ronan nodded and walked towards the manor.

There were servants waiting at the entrance of the manor, specifically waiting for Ronan.

Ronan followed the manor's valet and strolled towards a white-spire castle in front of him.

Desolation can be seen everywhere in the manor, and some withered and dead plants can be faintly seen on the frost-frozen land.

Ronan used his spiritual power to pull one out, put it in his hand and rubbed it gently.

It's iris.

A rather hardy species of iris.

Unfortunately, the climate temperature in Baishi Gaoling is too low. Without the maintenance of the rune circle, even the cold-resistant irises will die quickly in the ice and snow.

However, it is not very common among ice wizards to like iris...

Ronan was thinking casually and unknowingly approached the huge white castle.

The tall manservant who led the way pushed open the castle door, stopped and made a respectful gesture to invite Ronan to enter.

The light red carpet covered the entire hall from the entrance of the castle. The light inside the castle was bright, and the temperature was not much different from outside.

At first glance, the various interior decorations are in a very traditional wizarding aristocratic style.

"Is it Mr. Linus?!"

A woman's voice came from far away from the castle.

Ronan had long noticed that there were several people sitting in the castle hall. When he opened the door and came in, they all looked at him subconsciously.

"yes."

Ronan responded that before he came, he had used fragments of the mirror tool to recreate the aura of an ordinary late-level first-level wizard to cover up the powerful mental fluctuations in his body that were different from ordinary people.

"We are all waiting for you...you are here!"

The woman who spoke quickly came towards Ronan, her voice full of joy.

This is a woman wearing an exquisite blue dress. She has blond hair and green eyes. There are faint crow's feet on both sides of the eyes, but she looks mature and charming.

The woman exuded the aura of a mid-level second-level wizard, but when facing Ronan, she didn't have the slightest reserve or arrogance of a senior wizard. Instead, she was extremely friendly, as if she and Ronan were good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

“Service attitude is pretty good”

Ronan made a silent evaluation in his mind, and then asked politely: "Is it Mrs. Li Wei?"

"Yes, you guessed it right."

A beautiful witch named Lady Livi walked up, naturally took one of Ronan's arms, and led him affectionately towards the gathering place in the castle hall.

"Your Excellency is really strong, unlike ordinary wizards."

Mrs. Li Wei took Ronan's hand and squeezed his arm twice, letting out a sweet smile. The hot breath from her mouth seemed to be spraying on Ronan's earlobe, making Ronan feel helpless. feeling of discomfort.

However, Mrs. Li Wei seemed to be quite measured. After bringing Ronan closer, she gently let go of his hand, and then briefly introduced to the people present: "Mr. Linus has the same purpose as you all in coming to Cold Stone Manor."

Some people on the field nodded slightly to Ronan, while others glanced at him and turned away.

This was not a gathering for communication between wizards. They were just "customers" who came to the door. Mrs. Liwei's behavior of actively introducing people was strange.

Ronan found a chair and sat down.

There were four wizards who came to receive "talent transplantation" like him, one was a second-level wizard, and the remaining three were all in the late first level like him.

Mrs. Liwei was the strongest among all the people on the field.

"Since all the guests are here, I will take Mr. Yukik in first. The others can rest for a while. The waiting time will not be too long."

Mrs. Liwei smiled and said to everyone, and then clapped her hands. Servants on both sides of the castle came out and served snacks and tea to several wizards on the field.

And Yukik, who was named by Mrs. Liwei, was the second-level wizard among the guests.

He was a thin man with cold eyes and sparse hair. He stood up quickly and followed Madam Livi to the back of the castle hall.

Ronan sat in his seat and wasted time. The other wizards around him didn't seem to have the desire to communicate with others. Everyone sat quietly.

The snacks and tea brought by the castle servants were all cold food. Ronan didn't even have the interest to taste a bite.

He began to observe the interior of the castle.

They were now in the center of the castle hall, with a spiral staircase on both sides leading to the second floor.

Ronan's eyes followed the stairs to the second floor and found that the dark corridor on the second floor was full of portraits of people.

All of them were women.

They were graceful and noble, and their appearance was more or less similar to Madam Livi.

Some of the women in the portraits were still moving, rubbing their cheeks, blinking, and even yawning.

In such a quiet environment, it was quite weird and creepy.

Ronan was not surprised.

He had heard of this special portrait technique, which was a kind of wizard alchemy method. It could preserve part of the charm of the characters before they died, making them look particularly lifelike.

Some extreme cases would even inhabit their entire soul after death, and could last up to a thousand years.

"In a family where only women are eligible to inherit, what is the role of men in the family?

Just provide fertility?"

Ronan suddenly understood why Mrs. Livi's style of doing things seemed a bit "dissolute".

Perhaps this was the way the Hanshi Manor family continued, using means to obtain the seeds of powerful wizards to cultivate the offspring of their own family.

Now that the family's talents are fading, there is no need to be reserved in some aspects.

Ronan sat in his seat and guessed randomly, which was also a way to kill boring time.

The ancient clock in the castle ticked, and it was unknown how long it had passed before two figures returned to the hall.

It was Mrs. Livi and the second-level wizard Yukik who had left before.

Yukik, who was still at the early stage of the second level when he just left, has begun to emit the mental power fluctuations of the middle stage of the second level, but it is a little unstable, and it seems that it has been forcibly improved by some means.

But Yukik still looks quite happy, and the excitement cannot be hidden on his cold face.

What surprised Ronan was that Yukik, who had a rather cold and arrogant attitude before, seemed to have a great change in his attitude towards Madam Liwei after going in and coming back.

In a subtle way, he showed a kind of respect from the heart, which was even a bit close to flattering.

And his appearance also changed subtly-his sparse hair became thick and coarse, and his thin figure seemed to be stronger. He exuded a slight heat from his body, which was a manifestation of surging blood and strengthening of the body.

Ronan is a master in the way of body building, and is extremely sensitive to these physical changes of the other party.

"Will the talent transplant affect the physique?"

Ronan frowned slightly, and a strong doubt emerged in his heart, but his face remained calm.

The return of the two made the wizards waiting on the scene all sit up straight.

"According to the agreement, Mr. Yukik needs to live in the manor for two months"

"Understood."

Yukik, who had just completed the ceremony and was promoted in some aspects, nodded respectfully to Madam Livi, and then left the hall under the guidance of several castle servants and went to another place in the castle.

"So...who's next?"

After seeing off Yukik, Madam Livi looked at the remaining people in the hall with her habitual smile.

A female wizard with dark skin took the initiative to stand up and followed Madam Livi out.

In the following time, Madam Livi would come back almost every one or two hours.

Some of the wizards who left with her came back with her, while others did not.

Madam Livi explained that those people left directly after completing the "talent transplant".

There was nothing suspicious about this. After all, the wizards present were not friends with each other, and there was no need to come back to see them again.

Finally.

It was Ronan's turn.

In the softly lit corridor, Ronan followed Madam Livi, who was walking slowly, and was still thinking about Yukik.

He always felt that there were some secrets hidden in the Cold Stone Manor.

This secret might be the reason why monsters appeared near the Cold Stone Manor, people often disappeared, and even the official wizards disappeared.

But let’s talk about the possible dangers.

Ronan thought it was impossible.

Because so many ice wizards come for "talent transplantation" every year, if Hanshi Manor was a "demon cave" that occasionally "eats people without spitting out bones", it would have been exposed long ago and bulldozed together.

Most of the wizards who can afford "talent transplantation" are not from bad backgrounds. They dare to take the initiative to come to the door, and they are not soft persimmons who can be manipulated by others.

White Stone Castle is also a gathering place for gray robes, and it is not a place for black witches.

Ronan is more inclined to believe that the secret hidden in Cold Stone Manor is something that those who know about it tacitly agree to abide by.

Often this kind of thing also has the benefit of not wanting to be known.

"Lord Linus seems to be of noble birth. Does he come from some powerful wizard land?"

Mrs. Li Wei, who was leading the way, suddenly spoke to Ronan in a cold voice.

Ronan shook his head calmly, "It's not very powerful...and I spend most of my time traveling alone."

Mrs. Liwei stopped and looked back and smiled at him. She didn't say anything. She just gently opened a door on the side and said to him: "We're here."

Inside the door is a small room with soft light and no furniture, only a set of rather exquisite golden tables and chairs.

The two sat down at the table. Mrs. Liwei pushed several rune stones in front of Ronan. She wore several beautiful gemstone rings on her hands, which made the skin of her fingers more delicate and smooth.

Ronan picked up the rune stones on the table and scanned them one by one. The contents recorded inside were similar to what he had read on the carriage when he came here, but they were more detailed.

"Just the second-order cold scale python."

Ronan thought about it and made a decision.

The Cold Scale Python is a first-level monster that is difficult to break through to the second level.

But once promoted to the second level, it means that the bloodline has evolved, and it has more powerful abilities and potential than the same level of monsters.

After "talent transplantation", the affinity effect of ice energy will be stronger.

At the same time, the natural ability of the Cold Scale Python is the instantaneous second-level [Ice Lin Armor], a defensive second-level spell, which can be regarded as an advanced spell of the first-level [Ice Armor]. It can not only be used as a spell in the [frozen soil] field The anchor point is also quite practical.

Ronan does not lack offensive means, but he does not have many defensive means, so transplanting the Cold Scale Python talent is the best choice for him.

Mrs. Liwei's eyes flickered, and she said softly: "I only have one copy of the cold-scaled python bloodline. I just used it on a wizard before you... Sir Linus can consider another option."

Such a coincidence? !

Ronan's face was expressionless, and an inexplicable emotion slowly surged in his heart.

But he didn't say anything. He directly took out the second alternative in his mind and made a new choice.

Logically speaking, the next step is negotiation and preparation.

Mrs. Liwei gently pushed aside the rune stones on the table, looked directly at Ronan with her emerald-green eyes, and said softly: "Actually, I have a few better options here. Do you want to listen first?" Listen before making a decision?”

Ronan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint light flashed through them. He was not surprised at all by Mrs. Liwei's sudden new proposal. Instead, he had the thought of "it's finally here".

He looked calm, nodded, and said to Mrs. Liwei in front of him: "You might as well talk about it."