The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 78

Looking at the fire wine on the counter, Sauron didn't hesitate too much, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

The wine passed through his throat like a flame, and then exploded in his stomach. At this moment, Sauron felt as if all the blood in his body was boiling.

But soon, this state subsided.

"call!"

Sauron let out a long breath and returned the empty wine glass to the man.

"not bad."

A flash of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, he nodded and said, "But few people can recover so quickly after drinking fire wine."

"Introduce yourself, Mason, what do you call the guest?"

"Kyle."

Sauron said softly, but did not tell Mason his real name.

"Then... I don't know Your Excellency Kyle, what is the purpose of coming to the Dayfire Tavern?"

asked Mason.

According to the description in Uris' notes, the Dayfire Tavern is like a contact point for extraordinary people. As long as you drink the fire wine, you can post missions or purchase materials here.

Of course, Dayfire Tavern will charge a certain fee no matter what the request is.

"I want to post a mission."

Sauron pondered for a moment, and said, "Look for a lost soul!"

Mason frowned.

Sauron thought for a while, and described his problem in more detail.

"You mean to say that there is a person who obviously does not have the talent of a wizard, but forcibly practiced meditation, which resulted in his soul leaving his body?"

Mason stroked his chin, nodded and said, "Such things are not uncommon. Innate talent is the fundamental factor that determines whether a person can become a wizard."

"People without talent can't embark on this path no matter how much hard work they put in, but there are always some guys who overestimate themselves and think they are different."

As he spoke, Mason sighed, and said, "If you just lose your soul, you're lucky. As far as I know, the vast majority of mortals will die if they forcefully practice meditation!"

"Is there any way to retrieve the lost soul?" Sauron said in a deep voice.

"A formal wizard can definitely do it."

Mason shrugged and said, "However, it is not an easy matter to invite an official wizard to take action."

Sauron frowned slightly.

Back then, when the Black Sail Merchant Guild passed by Night Crow City, Thor also told Sauron that seeking the help of an official wizard could retrieve Orens' soul.

However, asking an official wizard to take action, the price he paid was not something he could afford.

"Is there no other way?" Sauron asked.

"Maybe there is?"

Mason shrugged and said: "According to the rules of the Dayfire Tavern, I can release this matter in the form of a task."

"I just don't know, how many magic stones do you plan to use as a mission reward?"

"How about fifty magic stones?"

Sauron thought for a while and gave a price, which was already half of the magic stones on him.

In the tomb of the Misty Forest last time, Sauron found nearly [-] magic stones, but due to the practice during this period, most of the energy in the magic stones was absorbed.

It was also with the help of these magic stones that Sauron was able to be promoted to a second-level apprentice so quickly, otherwise it would be useless even if he had a proficiency system.

For wizard apprentices, the significance of the magic stone in cultivation is equivalent to the knight's potion, which can play a great auxiliary effect.

"can."

Mason nodded, and said: "The task can be issued, but whether someone accepts it is not something that Dayfire Tavern can decide."

"I see."

Sauron took out fifty magic stones, handed them to Mason, and suddenly asked: "By the way, if I want to accept the task of the Dayfire Tavern to earn magic stones, can I?"

"of course."

Mason nodded, put away the magic stone, and waved slightly at Sauron.

The two came to a dark room.

In the dimly lit room, Mason snapped his fingers, and a ray of light bloomed at his fingertips, instantly illuminating the surrounding environment.

"The recent missions are all here, you can see for yourself."

Afterwards, Mason took out a booklet.

Sauron opened it, and there were pieces of mission information recorded on it.

[Task [-]: Go to the endless snowfield outside the Great Wall of Desperation to investigate information about the Night King, and the task rewards will be assessed according to the intelligence value. 】

【Publisher: Sandra】

[Task [-]: Clean up the bloodclaw crows in the dark sea of ​​trees. Use the eyes of the bloodclaw crows as the mission certificate, and each will be rewarded with three magic stones. 】

【Publisher: Kewell】

【Mission 35: Explore the underground cave below the Dreadfort and collect the Nerubian's blood. The mission rewards [-] magic stones. 】

【Publisher: Bolton】

【Mission [-]...】

Sauron browsed through the tasks in the booklet, his eyes flickering slightly.

Among them, regarding the mission of the Night King, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

The person who issued this task was named Sandra, who was the Queen of Bingxin Principality. Since the other party was able to issue the task at the Dayfire Tavern, I am afraid that he must know something about wizards.

Even behind the Principality of Bingxin, there is the shadow of a wizard.

"If you have a chance, maybe you can go to Bingxin Principality to have a look."

Sauron shook his head.

With his current strength, it is naturally impossible to go beyond the Great Wall of Desperation, not to mention the mysterious Night King, even ghouls and snow demons are fatal threats to Sauron.

(End of this chapter)