I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Among the many low-level apprentices' spells, the large patch of fire vines in the rubble was uprooted with a 'whoosh'.

Moisturizing, life-sustaining, magic-sustaining... various spells flew towards the fire vines. Red Skull was a professional when it came to transplanting magic herbs.

Looking at this large patch of fire vines, Alina's eyes shone. She tapped the fire vines with her magic wand and stored them in her space bag.

Roland's face was ashen.

Alina smiled and said, "The team's spoils are kept by me. After we catch the magic eye, I will return the fire vines to you."

Roland said, "Give me my magic puppet."

Alina looked at the Tier 1 magic puppet beside her and threw it to Roland as if discarding rubbish.

After putting away the magic puppet, Roland looked at the thin senior and stretched out his hand to her: "My ghost."

The thin senior seemed frightened and shrank her neck. She clutched her pocket tightly and remained silent, timidly.

Roland frowned.

Alina said, "Let Celia keep the ghost for you."

"Oh, and these fire lizards." The tall, fat senior picked up the fire lizards from the rubble and happily put them into her pocket.

Roland nodded. From a perspective where others couldn't see, a murderous intent flashed in Roland's eyes.

He took out the ranger's map, and the three seniors gathered around.

"Hiss, the Black Forest is so big. My map doesn't even have these areas."

"There's actually a path here? Damn it, we could have bypassed it."

"The ranger's map is not only more complete but also more detailed."

After Roland looked at it for a while, he said, "Since you're here to catch the magic eye, how about I copy a map for you? I'll also tell you the distribution of the magic eyes, so you won't need me to lead the way."

Alina said, "Junior Roland is joking. The map of the Black Forest is top secret. We wouldn't dare to copy it casually. So, let's go together."

Roland understood in his heart. He thought, 'It seems these guys are after my life. When we get to the magic eye's nest, they'll attack me.'

He thought for a moment and pointed to an area, saying, "There's magic eye activity in this area, but it's relatively dangerous. I originally wanted to go very much because patrolling this area would give me extra points. But I don't dare to go alone."

The tall, fat senior, Barbie, wiped the food residue from the corner of her mouth and asked in a muffled voice, "What is the pollution level in this area?"

It seemed that these people knew the Black Forest very well and had done their homework.

"93," Roland said.

Alina said meaningfully, "Junior Roland, you check the pollution level in every area, right? Don't report numbers randomly."

Roland smiled and said, "Alina, there are no areas in the Black Forest with a pollution level greater than 100, because once it exceeds this number, the academy will send people to clean it up. You can watch me when I do the test. However, let me make it clear in advance. The data in my hand is very old. 93 is the pollution value from six months ago. It may have decreased now, or it may have been raised."

Everyone's expressions became solemn.

Alina frowned and said, "So 93 is the area with the highest pollution level?"

Barbie stretched out her Marco Polo-sized finger and pointed to the area next to that area, asking, "What is the pollution level here? I see you circled it."

Roland said, "62, also with magic eyes."

Alina asked again, "Near this area with 62, is there a safe zone where we can camp?"

Roland said, "There is a ranger's hut there, but it has been abandoned for many years. I can't guarantee whether it is still a safe zone."

The three seniors studied it for a while.

The thin senior said carefully, "Let's go to the 92 area. Many people can go to the 62 area. We won't find anything there."

Alina glared at her fiercely, "Go if you want. No one wants to go crazy with you. You'll die in the Black Forest sooner or later!"

Barbie swallowed the large ham in her mouth and said, "The area with a pollution level of 62 is safer. The pollution level there has probably already increased. Even if there's nothing inside, we can just take another trip to another place."

"Good, good, there are many magic herbs there, and we can collect some along the way."

After discussing it, everyone set off directly.

Along the way, everyone collected some magic herbs. Roland deliberately detoured along a small path where soul garlic grew, and the team gained a lot.

Many low-level apprentices praised Roland greatly, saying that he was very sensible. There was some mockery in their words.

Roland didn't respond to this and even taught them some knowledge about preserving magic herbs, lest these people be clumsy and ruin the herbs.

At dusk, everyone arrived at their destination.

The wooden house here had already collapsed, and the barrier had also been broken. It looked like it had been in disrepair for many years.

Six white chess apprentices were camping outside, making a large fire pit and setting up magic traps nearby.

Among these six people, there were four intermediate apprentices and two low-level apprentices.

Seeing that there were people here, Roland pulled down his hood and hid in the crowd of low-level apprentices, avoiding being seen.

He didn't want people to know that he had come with this group.

The six white chess apprentices frowned when they saw Alina and the others.

Alina glanced at them and said coldly, "Get lost."

The six people's faces suddenly turned ugly. One of the intermediate apprentices stood up with an unkind expression, but was pulled back by his companion.

"Don't cause trouble." The leader of the white chess apprentices said to his companions in a low voice, "They are from Red Skull. The four of us are no match for the three of them."

The companions' eyes suddenly cleared up a lot. They packed up their things and followed their leader away.

Looking at the departing figures of the white chess apprentices, Roland thought to himself, 'Alina and the others should have many trump cards. Before making a move, it's best to understand them first.'

If one of these thirteen people survives, there will be big trouble. Once Roland makes a move, he can't leave anyone alive. So he's under a lot of pressure.

The Red Skull's dogs set up camp and counted their gains along the way.

Roland did the pollution level detection and recording alone. After estimating the current score, he felt very comfortable.

"Very good, this team is very efficient. I've already gotten 20 points."

Teaming up with these people brought a lot of convenience to Roland.

Roland deliberately detoured along some dangerous paths today. Doing pollution level detection on these paths was equivalent to detecting the forest areas near the paths. So he had already completed 20% of the patrolling.

He looked at the collapsed house and thought to himself, 'And I also discovered a safe house that needs to be maintained. Discovery is 5 points, and repairing the barrier is 15 points.'

Roland stroked his chin.

'I wonder if that red spirit is still following the team. If it comes over at night, it might not cause trouble for them first. If it pounces on my back right away, things will be bad. So, should I repair the barrier?'

Roland's face was a little gloomy.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and thought to himself, 'If there's no barrier at night, the ghost will 100% climb on me. She won't even look at anyone else. How can I make them fight?'

Roland came up with a bad idea.

He remembered that there were some expensive magic herbs nearby, which he could intentionally or unintentionally reveal to them at night.

In this way, someone would definitely sneak out at night and be killed by the red spirit.

If someone is missing from the team, they will naturally discover the existence of the red spirit.

The intermediate apprentices would never allow the red spirit to follow them like this, and there would definitely be a battle between the two sides. Moreover, the Red Skulls would take the initiative to attack. As long as they take the initiative to attack, the red spirit's aggro will be pulled over to them.

Roland didn't believe that when someone was tanking the boss, he, the gold farming boss, could still pull aggro.

Having made up his mind to repair the barrier, Roland went to the fire pit and found Alina.

He got straight to the point, "The pollution level here is very low, but it's close to the dangerous area. No one knows if something will attack the camp at night. I have a way to repair the safe house's barrier, but my knowledge of magic arrays isn't very good and I need manpower. Also, I need some materials and magic stones."

Alina frowned, "I was planning to set up some barriers. If you have a ranger's barrier array structure topology, that would be even better. The ranger's barrier has higher protection and also has a dispelling effect. However, as a ranger, don't you even bring the materials and magic stones to repair the barrier? Aren't you planning to earn these ranger points?"

Repairing the ranger's barrier is time-consuming, laborious, and costly. After learning that Roland had nothing, the Red Skulls were very unhappy.

Roland said, "I didn't originally plan to come to such a dangerous place. If you don't think you need the ranger's barrier and want to use your own barrier, then forget it."

Alina reached out to take the compass from Roland's hand and personally checked it. She found that the pollution level here was only 17.

After thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Let's be more cautious. You, you, and you, come with me."

Everyone followed Roland to the basement of the house and found that it had already collapsed. The array had been buried in the stone and soil.

It took a lot of effort for a group of people to clean it up.