winter era

Chapter 5 Ice White's Clue
After eavesdropping on the conversation for a long time, a smile appeared on Kaos' withered face.The news he got was enough for this great wizard with no morals to do some illegal activities.And it's harmless.

In fact, the cave where Kaos stayed was not a small cave in the ordinary sense.This cave is actually very large and spacious.There is also enough shadow and atmosphere for the mage to cast some inconspicuous spells, such as invisibility, to let him approach his compatriots quietly.

The mage silently praised the names of light and shadow in his mind, and his radiant spirit built a twisted barrier outside his body to cover the mage's body.The sound and form were completely assimilated into a shadow by the spirit.Kaos didn't want to appear in front of those people. The mage who had turned into a shadow moved his unreal body in the structure of the stalactite forest.After bypassing a huge stalactite pillar, the noisy human camp appeared in Kaos' empty eyes.

But this has nothing to do with the mage's real purpose.Kaos walked through the camps like a cold ghost, leaning on a cane.Some men who are mentally sharp or too fragile can feel something walking in their camp, but they have no evidence to support their thoughts.I can only shake my head, take a hammer and a wedge and continue to build my own tent.Of course, the mage's goal is not these ordinary caravan members.

He has bigger goals.

His target was the part of the messages that mentioned elves, not the others.In the world of souls and shadows, everything is black and white.The sound oscillates in the air to produce understandable signals and runes, which spread interactively in the surrounding space, allowing people to capture the personal information inside.

A mage has the principle of not dealing with mortals, even if it is asking for information, he cannot display his identity as a mage.Kaos was too lazy to make up a reasonable-sounding identity, so he chose a more mage-like action.That is to directly use the shadow body or spirit body to get what you want.This is his living principle.Kaos also didn't want to deal with these caravans covered in sweat and sour smell, it would be a kind of torture.

The shadow of magic passed through the bodies of several people, through tents and flames, and mortal matter could not stop the soul at all.In the mage's spider web-like spiritual network, Kaos compared the messages in the wind and snow, looking for the middle-aged man with a rough voice.That very distinctive voice quickly illuminated its position in the depths of the cave.

It's as easy as grabbing a red ball out of a transparent bag.

After determining the direction of that person, the mage quietly moved his shadow body.It was easy to lurk next to the tent.The two people in the tent seemed to think that a thick blanket and a small voice could avoid being discovered, and they were arguing with each other in a low voice.Little did they know that there was a skinny mage listening to their conversation just outside the tent.

'...Don't you know how much an ice elf is worth?This era is at least ten times more expensive than 50 years ago!Ten times!A total of [-] small imperial gold coins!What's more, that elf is still a little wizard with a bit of magic power, which is enough for us to start! '

A relatively large person in the tent with a very strong soul band called out the words that were full of gold coins.It was about a middle-aged man in his 40s and [-]s, his small eyes were full of greed.He tried his best to let the people on the opposite side understand how important this kind of gold coin is to the people of the world, but his unrelenting opponent, the fat black-hearted businessman, walked around the tent anxiously.His forehead was covered with greasy sweat, and his lips were trembling with excitement.

'That's gold!Three thousand imperial gold coins!It is even enough for the two of us to become local nobles, or even hereditary nobles!can you understandThat's enough money for us to do everything!I mean, anything! '

The middle-aged man growled in a low voice, his eyes sparkled slightly, like a hungry wolf salivating at its prey.

Kaos can feel the greed and desire in this person's heart without using the soul band.Even a wizard of a foreign race can't stop this kind of person's desire, he will sell everything with a price of money.In a sense, the most fanatical believers are nothing more than that.The majesty of mages and magic will not shake this kind of person in the slightest.The unlucky little ice elf wizard in his mouth is the victim of this desire.

This disgusting but true thought made the mage frowned.To some extent, this kind of person can also be called firm-willed.But also as a spellcaster, Kaos really had the urge to turn this person into pieces.But he didn't act dangerously, but still stood outside the tent and listened calmly to the conversation inside.

'It's not about money!She saved our lives! '

A young man's hoarse voice came from inside.It is estimated that the age is only about 20 to [-] years old, and the reality has not worn away the blood of this young man.He lowered his voice and growled at the fat businessman, disagreeing with the fat businessman.

His body is still young, he still has a lot of opportunities, so many possibilities.There was no need for him to be involved in such a dangerous activity that could cost him his life.And it is estimated that in the eyes of this young man, the grace of saving life is still greater than everything else.So he firmly rejected this tempting proposal and tried to persuade the companion who fell into Qian's eye.

'We are caravans, not slavers, my brother. ' The young man paused, as if he was looking for his own words.

'That's the Ice Spirit, a real wizard.Although she looks small and unreliable, she is also a real wizard.We have all seen her let the ice and snow out of the way and build a bridge for us over the abyss.And what about us?Just a group of caravans begging for a living in the snow.Are you crazy?Want to kidnap and sell this kind of character? '

'You don't understand that, my friend. Kaos could vaguely feel the contempt of the fat businessman facing the young man.The fat face twitched, revealing an extremely disgusting expression of disdain.

'Son, you're too young.We really can't do anything with this kind of character alone, but what can she understand?She is just a little idiot who has been in the ice and snow for several years and doesn't understand anything.Facing such a character, isn't it easy for us to capture her?As long as it is abducted, it is enough to induce. '

The middle-aged man took a breath, as if he felt that this was not enough, and continued to persuade the young businessman.

'We are businessmen!A businessman who earns the price difference and teases other people's lives for fun!In order to earn more money, we will hoard goods, and in order to earn more benefits, we will ignore the death of others. This is what businessmen should do, so we are called vampires.Do you know what people outside call us?Believers of the devil!Because we are sinners running around for profit!My friend, your kindness means nothing to a merchant.See what you've done, you're nothing but a merchant, one of the sinners.Selling elves?Come on, this is a lucrative deal, it's just a deal. '

'But before merchants we are human beings first, we are human beings with flesh and blood and soul! The young man growled impatiently at the fat businessman in the tent: "Before the businessman, we must first be clear about our own position!" '

'She saved our lives!And don't you see it?The elf was surrounded by the spirits of the storm and ice, and I could even hear the natural voices around the witch.She's a wizard, a true elf wizard, and a nightmare!And she is still a good person, please my brother, don't get your hands dirty again, we are still human beings, not some demons.That kind of life-trafficking business is not what we should do. I pretended I didn't hear it, so I left quickly. '

Kaos suddenly changed his mind about the young man.It seems that he is not simply just young, but really has his own beliefs and ideas that drove him to choose to leave.But unfortunately, the fat businessman doesn't seem to understand this kind of dream.Under the indifferent gaze of the wizard, the fat businessman sneered and sat on the stool, scoffing at the young man's theory.

'We killed a lot of people on the way to trade, why don't you tell those people about your dreams and ideals?Son, listen to your uncle's persuasion, and play as you like after finishing this ticket.What kind of spirit or witchcraft, she was just a kid before that.What can a little kid think?As long as you lie a little bit, you will follow us obediently.Wouldn't it be better to sell it to those nobles who have hobbies?Maybe we can get a reward of [-] gold coins.The capital city is no better than the Northland, where everything is elegant.The elves have played, what about the elves and wizards?Maybe even [-] gold coins are possible!Twenty thousand!two!Ten thousand! '

'Do you have to give up your conscience and soul just for [-] gold coins! '

Facing the angry roar of the young man, the fat businessman sneered disdainfully.

'What do you know?That's a gold coin!Gold coins can buy everything, you can buy everything, you know! '

The fat businessman made a gesture of holding gold in an aria-like tone.Greedy rays of light shone in those small, almost invisible eyeballs, and there seemed to be some kind of murderous intent aimed at the young people indistinctly.

Of course he wanted to kill the young man.If it weren't for the young man to get in the way, he would have taken someone to abduct the elf.But just because of the so-called conscience and soul of this brat, he had to do nothing.He even felt that his soul became so dirty because of that brat.Wouldn't it be good to earn those tens of thousands of gold coins?Do you have to play with these imaginary things?

'Ha, conscience?soul?How much is that worth?I really want to see how much my soul is worth if I can.But who can sell something like a soul?who?Those legendary demons and mages?stop kidding--'

"...Actually, I don't want the soul of a person like you."

The voice of the fat businessman stopped abruptly.

A jet-black presence gradually wrapped around a corner of the tent.Like a nightmare coming out of a picture scroll, under the unbelievable gaze of the fat businessman and the young man, a ghost in black robe gradually emerged from the shadow of the tent.

The steaming black smoke gradually gathered, forming a terrifying human form.Skinny joints like dead trees stretched out from the tattered black robe, holding an equally dry and terrifying cane.There are two inorganic eyeballs inlaid on the pale face like the death.The empty and unfocused pupils reflected the embarrassed posture of the two people in the tent.

"Law: Deterrence."

The lips of the ghost that emerged from the shadows trembled slightly, and sang two powerful characters like a sigh.

The two who originally wanted to scream were suddenly imprisoned by the sinister atmosphere in the air.An unspeakable fear and coercion began to erode their brains, shocking them in place.Even the courage to let them move a finger was taken away, and they could only tremble their lips and tremble their eyes, looking at the ghost like two lean pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

It's a mage.This legendary term quickly flashed through the minds of the two of them.

"I don't like your soul, but the demons do. Be happy, your soul is very valuable."

The ghost named Kaos stretched out his withered palm expressionlessly, and put it on the fat businessman's forehead under the terrified gaze of the fat businessman.An indescribable feeling that trembled in the bone marrow and spirit instantly deprived the merchant of his spirit.When the mage withdrew his palm, a filthy spar shone ominously in the mage's hand.

It was like the howling of the human soul.

"Introduce yourself, a young man with human will."

He put the muddy spar back into his pocket, waved his hand, and turned the fat businessman's body into a ball of powder.The black-robed ghost turned around slowly, and slightly touched the black robe on his body with his skinny fingers.

"I am Kaos, the chief mage of the Northland. I am very happy to see a young man like you."

(End of this chapter)