Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 26 Exploring the Ancient House
The address of the legendary necromancer 800 years ago was actually written in a psoriasis advertisement on the side of the road...

This fact makes the lord, who is a "necromancer companion", deeply aggrieved:

Damn, how did we necromancy get mixed up like this!

"It is said that this legendary necromancer, Simon Adrian, was living in poverty and poverty before his death. Now it seems that the rumor is true." Master Laurie shook his head with emotion.

As a legendary mage who can be written down in history, Simon Adrian actually had to make money by giving lectures, and the tuition fee was still as low as fifty silver coins. For an archmage of Adrian's level, the reward for going out for a lecture should start with at least sixty or seventy gold coins, and there is no ceiling!
It can only be said that 800 years ago, when the Magic Association was not yet full-fledged and the empire was still in its infancy, the life of a magician was much more difficult than in modern times...

Now that he knew the address of the necromancer Adrian, the rest was simple: a group of five people, under the cover of Xiahouyan's "anti-zombie force field", quickly settled in the northwest corner of the town according to the vague street signs. Found Adrian's old house.

Since it is close to the Raven Fort not far away, most of the houses on Lulu Street are shrouded in the shadow of the tall castle; but even so, No. 56 Lulu Street, where Adrian lives, is the most conspicuous among them. of a building.

Different from the bungalows on Lulu Street, the former residence of the Necromancer is a small two-story building with a slight imperial elegance. Even if this small building is now completely infested with weeds and vines, Xia Houyan can also imagine it. , it must have been one of the most beautiful houses in Heishui Town.

However, through the dirty and damaged window glass, the group of people can clearly see that there are neither curtains nor many luxurious furniture in the house. The gorgeous exterior of the house is in stark contrast.

The Lord guessed that Adrian might have been rich for a period of time, and he even bought such a mansion for himself. As a result, he did not expect that the days would become poorer and poorer, and finally he could only provide magic cram schools for others.

"The magic laboratory should be located in the underground of the house." Master Laurie looked at the old river and lake, and mused, "This will prevent the sound and smell caused by the experiment from leaking, and it will also facilitate the extraction of energy from the underground spiritual veins. ."

The entrance to the basement must be in the house, so this group of people is destined to go into the slightly gloomy old Adrian house to find out.

Lawrence and Chris, the two working men, resisted their inner panic, stepped forward, cut open the vines that locked the door with their sabres, then cleaned up the dirt blocking the door, looked at each other, bit Tooth opened the door.

With a squeak, the door opened, but apart from the scattered dust and spider silk, no vision appeared.

Xia Houyan followed behind Alice and walked slowly into the former residence of the necromancer Adrian. His calfskin boots creaked on the wooden floor, but unexpectedly he did not feel any decay or fragility. The trivial sounds of cockroaches and mice being alerted faintly came from my ears.

"Ha." Master Laurie stomped the wooden floor under his feet with great interest, "800 years of immortality, the floor that Master Adrian used for his own home is actually made of elf wood!"

Xia Houyan stood in the hall of the old mansion and looked around, and he quickly saw the structure of the mansion: the hall on the first floor led to three rooms, which should be the kitchen, study and living room, and the wooden staircase on the left side of the door. All the way to the second floor, Xia Houyan guessed that the upstairs should be Adrian's bedroom.

There are still a few pieces of elf wood furniture in this house. It is not known whether the other furniture was sold by Adrian, or it has rotted into dregs in the past 800 years.

However, the few pieces of furniture left in the house also showed a dilapidated appearance - a baroque dining table with a broken leg, so the whole table fell diagonally to the ground, looking like a slide; the living room The sofa in the room, whether it used to be cloth or leather, has now disappeared without a trace, leaving only an empty wooden skeleton; as for the long bookshelf in the study, it may have carried countless books, but it is also empty at the moment.

——This discovery made Master Laurie, who was intent on getting a few ancient magic books back, a little disappointed.

Seeing that everyone had entered the room, Xia Houyan ordered "Chris to close the door" - he didn't want to wait to finish exploring the basement, and when he went upstairs, he found that there were zombies who only walked in from the door in the hallway.

The design of this type of western-style single-family building is generally very similar. The lord looked left and right, opened a small door covered with rust next to the stairs, and suddenly revealed the narrow stone steps hidden behind the wall, leading all the way to the underground.

There is no doubt that the magic laboratory of the necromancer Adrian is down here.

Xia Houyan and Master Laurie recited a mantra in unison, and their left hands burst into flames.

——It’s good to have a magician, and the expedition team doesn’t even need to prepare torches for lighting.

However, at this time, we can also see Master Laurie's rich experience in the rivers and lakes:

After summoning the flames, the master flicked his fingers and threw a small spark down the stairs, confirming that there was no flammable and explosive methane gas in the ground; then, the master simply cast a magic trap to detect malicious magic." Magic energy detection technique", and finally nodded solemnly to the lord, indicating that it is safe under the stairs.

So, the lord lit a flame in his left hand and held a crowbar in his right hand. He was the first to go down the stairs. Alice and Master Laurie followed the lord, while Lawrence and Chris continued to break.

This downward staircase was narrow and long, and the air was filled with dampness and corruption, and occasionally when the palm of the hand touched the wall next to it, it felt icy and slippery to the touch.

However, before the uncomfortable journey lasted too long, the stone steps reached the end. Xia Houyan heard Chris muttering "One hundred and two" behind him, which was probably the total number of steps of the stone steps.

Under the light of the magic fire, there was a dead end blocked by the wall in front, and there was a two-person wide iron gate that was closed on the left of everyone. The iron gate still maintains its structure and its smooth surface. The runes were deeply engraved on the metal surface, emitting a lilac shimmer.

There is no doubt that the magic laboratory of Archmage Adrian should be hidden behind this door.

"This door is reinforced with magical runes." Master Laurie bent his fingers and knocked on the rune on the door curiously, and every time a rune was hit by him, its brightness would suddenly increase a bit," Ordinary metals have a repulsive effect on magic, it seems that this door is made of special magic metal that can accept enchantments, and it is not cheap today."

"How much is it worth?" The Lord was refreshed.

Master Laurie used his fingers to compare a "five":
"Such a big piece of magic metal, at least five hundred gold coins!"

Xia Houyan had already started to figure out how to dismantle the door and carry it back.

"Lord Elliot..." Alice tugged at Lord Lord's cuff and said to him, "There doesn't seem to be a lock on this door..."

Xiahou Yan hurriedly took two steps back, raised his burning left hand, and took a closer look.

He realized that the female swordsman was right: the door had neither a lock nor a handle, but a huge, bare metal plate embedded in a stone wall.

"There should be some magical mechanism hidden in this door. There must be a special way to open it." Master Laurie stared at the secret door and pondered for a moment. He stretched out his thin right hand and pressed it on the door, chanting a few incantations in a low voice. Immediately, the place in contact with the metal shone with brilliance.

However, judging from the still motionless door panel and the tightly locked brows of the master, the magic he used obviously had no effect.

"Master, let's save your magic! Do you know what the crowbar was originally used for?" The Lord took out the crowbar from his waist and spun it around in his hand.

Master Laurie shrugged, took two steps back and folded his arms, his face full of disdain, and the meaning was very clear:

Lord, please start your show!
(End of this chapter)