Don't call me evil god

Chapter 224 Sam's Adventures (Part )
Sam's words immediately silenced the group of adventurers in the tavern.

These adventurers had good eyesight and could tell that the iron sword and shield Sam was carrying were obviously new equipment that had been made not long ago.

Judging from the workmanship and appearance alone, it should be expensive.

If you want to buy something like this in Ceylon City, it would cost at least 1.5 gold coins. If you require it to be newly made, it might even be sold for 2 gold coins.

What did Sam say?
40 silver coins?

Or was it purchased in the new territory opened up near the Misty Valley as mentioned in the rumor?
The adventurers suddenly thought of something.

They remembered that recently there seemed to be someone claiming to be the "Dwarf Forging Master, Masomeren" who was selling armor at super low prices near the border defense line. However, for some unknown reason, they hadn't seen anyone selling armor in the past two days.

At this time, I heard the news of super low-priced equipment again.

The adventurer can no longer remain calm!
"what's the situation!"

"Sam, I'll buy you a drink! Has someone really opened up new territory over in Misty Valley?"

"How's the situation over there?"

"Did you really buy the weapon and shield there?"

One question after another came bombarding the adventurer Sam. The tavern became noisy again, and Sam was dizzy for a while.

Sam quickly raised his hands, signaling others to shut up.

"Etc., etc!"

"I don't know who to answer if you're like this, just listen to me!"

"Let me make it clear first! Everything you are going to hear is true! No matter how outrageous it sounds, it is my personal experience, guaranteed to be authentic!"

"The situation is -- this is it."

……

Sam also heard the rumor that someone had opened up a new territory in the Dark Forest. Of course, he didn't take it seriously at first.

He just took it as a joke.

He knew about Misty Valley!
The terrifying gray fog that permeated the valley's periphery would devour and disappear anyone who stepped into it, regardless of whether they were human or monster.

According to legend, the gray fog would occasionally expand in an irregular manner, as if cleaning up the surrounding environment, sweeping in all the unfortunate people staying in the nearby area.

Sam had never intended to go to the Misty Valley to find out what was going on.

Going to Misty Valley was a complete coincidence!
Because he accidentally discovered a large team in the dark forest!

When Sam met this team, he was completely confused.

Did he wake up in the wrong position today?

The reason why he was confused was that there were dozens of people in this team, plus more than a dozen carts, but the ones responsible for pushing the carts were not the team members, but - a bunch of [Mage's Hands]!
Sam could swear that he had never seen so many wizards in Mirkwood.

And they all look like a bunch of shabby wizards!

From their attire, it could be seen that these people's clothes were similar to Sam's. They were not wearing the exquisite and expensive wizard robes that aided in casting spells, but cloth clothes commonly worn by civilians and adventurers.

Some of them even had obvious patches on their clothes.

Normally speaking, the noble wizard should have nothing to do with the word "poor"!

Can't wizards just stay at home leisurely and make a lot of money by copying a few magic scrolls?
These mages who appeared in the dark forest combined the concepts of "poverty" and "nobility" in a magical and harmonious way.

Sam was confused.

The leader of the cart team, Hugo Xiwei, was not confused at all. Not only was he not confused, but he immediately realized that the opportunity had come.

An adventurer who is not a believer of the God of Knowledge!
Isn't this a ready-made opportunity to increase [territory reputation]?
At that time, I enthusiastically introduced it to Sam:
"My friend, it must be very tiring to adventure in the Dark Forest! Do you want to come to our newly developed territory to take a rest and purify the evil god's pollution on you? Welcome to visit Xiwei Territory!"

"We have delicious food, an uninterrupted supply of hot water, soft and comfortable beds, and absolute safety! If you need weapon maintenance or equipment repair, we can also meet your needs here! In addition, we also have a large number of inexpensive magic scrolls for sale!"

"What you have to pay, um... isn't much. Just a few gold coins will be enough!"

Sam followed Hugo Seavey in a daze.

He was not afraid that Hugo Seavey was a liar or a cultist.

Which cultist would be willing to spend so much money to arrange at least a dozen mages to use the [Mage's Hand] to push the cart!

In comparison, Sam was extremely curious about where these people's destination was that could attract so many wizards and even willing to lower themselves to do hard labor like pushing carts.

……

When Sam arrived at the so-called "Siwei Territory", he could only describe what he saw and heard as eye-opening.

Neatly stacked, thick stone walls that are ten meters high!

The interior is built in a neat and square shape.

The road is clean and tidy, and you can even smell the fragrance of grass on the road. The air has a faint sense of freshness that makes people feel relaxed, which is in sharp contrast to the depressing and dirty environment in the dark forest.

When he sat down in the tavern in the territory at Hugo's invitation, he saw a dazzling array of menus on the wall. There were not only a variety of flavored ales and fruit wines, but also bread, jam and even barbecue soup!
Sam couldn't believe his eyes.

Damn it, is this still the Dark Forest?

There is no tavern with such rich food in my hometown, Chim!

Sam remembered that there were only two taverns in Qim, and apart from ordinary ale, they only provided two kinds of food: black bread and bacon.

Besides, bacon is not affordable for most people. Most people who go there just order a glass of beer, drink, chat, brag, play cards or something like that!

Sam tentatively ordered a glass of ale for five coppers.

He was even more shocked when the drinks were served.

In this hot August, in the dark forest, the beer is still iced!

"How did you do that?!" Sam couldn't believe it.

The tavern owner snapped his fingers in a very casual manner, and a beautiful icicle condensed on his fingertips.

"Trick, [Cold Ray]. As long as you control the output of your mental power, it can be used to cool down the drinks."

Sam was shocked.

When he came here, he saw those mages using [Mage's Hand] to push the carts, which he thought was outrageous enough. It was simply treating the mages as ordinary laborers.

It turns out that the owner of this shop called "Gold-Inlaid Tavern" is also a noble wizard, who even uses magic to cool down the beer? !

Sam stammered, "You...you, you...you usually do this?"

"Don't the wizards usually stay in the mysterious and tall wizard tower? They charge several gold coins for every move they make?"

"Five copper coins for ale, and the wizard will chill it with magic himself?"

"Am I...am I worthy?"

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(End of this chapter)