The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 241 Vigilance (4k)

When Lynn first obtained this Blood Wine Silver Cup, he almost thought it wasn't a Black Moon relic at all, and that Karls had misjudged it.

After all, although the blood wine silver cup had a chip, it looked too new overall.

The Black Moon relics are all products from at least ten thousand years ago. Although many of their core functions are still normal due to the Black Moon runes, their appearances are generally dilapidated.

However, when Karls poured the blood of the monster into the Blood Wine Silver Cup just now, Lynn clearly detected a unique fluctuation belonging to the activated Black Moon Relic.

This is indeed a genuine Black Moon relic!

Lynn definitely wants to buy it!
"The price..." Karls, on the other end of the line, maintained a warm smile when Lynn asked directly, but inwardly he was carefully weighing the options.

He had made many efforts and tried his best to praise the Black Moon relic, but it seemed that Lynn was too perceptive and didn't buy it at all.

'Fine...' Karls shook his head inwardly and quoted a fair price: 50 high-grade magic stones, what do you think?

Lynn was somewhat surprised, and her impression of Karls improved.

The Blood Wine Silver Cup was probably a Black Moon Relic with a 0-ring rank, and its price was slightly more than twice that of the Black Moon Relics with a 0-ring rank that he had seen at the Black Moon Exploration Association.

However, the prices of Black Moon Relics within the Black Moon Exploration Association are generally 20-30% lower than outside. Furthermore, considering that things are different now—since the Gray Forest Ruins appeared, the prices of Black Moon Relics have been steadily rising—Karls's price of 50 high-grade magic stones was not an exaggeration.

Of course, it is also very likely that the effect of the blood wine and silver cup is really useless and has no practical value.

Lynn guessed that Kars's acquisition of this Black Moon relic must not have been as arduous as he described, and the purchase price must have been far lower than 50 high-grade magic stones.

But that doesn't matter. Everyone has to make a profit so that there will be a next transaction.

Moreover, 50 high-level magic stones were already within Lynn's acceptable range, and he didn't care about the effects of the Blood Wine Silver Cup, as long as the Black Moon Rune was present.

“I won’t haggle over the price for the first transaction, let’s stick with this price.” Lynn nodded decisively, then emphasized, “I am indeed very interested in the Black Moon Relics. If you are able to acquire any new Black Moon Relics in the future, please let me know.”

“Of course, no problem.” Karls nodded with a smile. “How about we exchange badges? Once Silver Ring Academy has set up the communication array, if I happen to find the Black Moon Relic again, I can contact you immediately.”

"Okay." Lynn nodded, exchanged badges with him that were equivalent to his phone number and chat account from his previous life, and then paid for the goods with 50 high-grade magic stones.

"Please accept this, sir. We've settled the transaction." Karls handed over the silver cup of blood wine, thus concluding the deal.

Samuel silently witnessed the transaction, and was somewhat surprised by the price of the Black Moon Relic, which dispelled his desire to buy one as well.

He then asked, "I heard that the eastern watchtower is closer to the center of the Graywood Ruins. Lord Karls, have you encountered anything interesting during your voyage?"

“Nothing interesting…” Karls shook his head, then smiled and said, “But I have encountered intruders a few times.”

"Intruders?" Samuel was somewhat surprised. "We've been guarding this place for almost a month now, and we've never seen an invading wizard."

"It's a good thing we didn't see it."

"..."

Lynn listened quietly for a while, but having obtained the New Black Moon Relic, he wasn't too interested in participating in the conversation. He simply chatted with Samuel and Karls for a few minutes before making an excuse to leave.

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In the meditation room, Lynn carefully took out the silver cup of blood wine.

Inside the silver glass, the clear, watery liquid swayed gently, releasing an enticing aroma.

Lynn took a tentative sip, and an indescribable fragrance immediately bloomed on his lips and teeth. Even though he never liked wine, he couldn't help but praise it as good!
Rich aroma and even more mellow flavor!

"Besides its delicious taste, this wine does have some nourishing effects on the body and mind... however, it is quite weak."

Lynn speculated that the blood wine silver cup was most likely a treasure crafted by the Black Moon Wizard himself at a wedding banquet years ago, its main function being the deliciousness of the wine rather than its medicinal properties.

This effect is indeed lackluster, but objectively speaking, it is not easy to achieve.

At least with Lynn's current skill level in crafting magical artifacts, it wouldn't be difficult to create an artifact that could convert specific blood into alcohol, but it would be virtually impossible to create one that could convert most of the blood of magical beasts into alcohol.

"Both physical and mental fatigue have been relieved to some extent... However, it is not suitable as a recovery potion." Lynn carefully felt the effects of drinking the blood wine. In addition to relieving fatigue, he even felt a slight intoxication.

It should be noted that Lynn's physical strength has already reached the intermediate level of the first tier, and he will soon be promoted to the advanced level of the first tier. Ordinary wine should have no effect on him.

However, this blood wine allowed him to experience a slight intoxication. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably pass out after just a few sniffs.

However, this does not mean that blood wine can be used as a drug—Lynn's blood energy surged, and a faint mist emanated from his body, instantly dispelling his drunkenness.

Blood wine is indeed intoxicating, but it is also easily dispelled; one can only get drunk when the wizard wants to.

Moreover, although Lynn used blood energy to dispel his drunkenness, ordinary wizards can easily do the same with magic, and the effect is no worse than that of blood energy.

Lynn prioritized using blood energy mainly because he was about to disassemble and study the Blood Wine Silver Cup, and wanted to conserve some magic power.

Lynn carefully poured the remaining liquid from the silver cup into a crystal bottle, then held the blood wine silver cup in his hand and examined it closely.

Previously, Lynn could only take a quick look during the transaction, but now he can use auxiliary magic without restraint.

As the magical light in his hand flashed, Lynn gradually gained a deeper understanding of this Black Moon relic.

Judging solely from the materials used on the outside, this witchcraft tool is even better than the second-generation Wuji!

With anticipation in his heart, Lynn took a breath and poured his spirit and magic into the blood wine silver cup.

However, no matter how much magic or spiritual power Lynn poured into it, it was all like throwing a stone into the sea.

Most importantly, he didn't hear that familiar voice welcoming the Black Moon Saint!

All the Black Moon relics he had previously come into contact with, once activated by him, would immediately produce a humble welcoming message.

'This Black Moon relic is probably not as simple as it seems,' Lynn thought. He considered its purpose and silently speculated, 'Perhaps it's because this Black Moon relic is a privately made magical artifact, unlike the more common Black Moon Academy artifacts which are mostly products of the Black Moon Factory. Therefore, the Black Moon Holy Son doesn't have ultimate control over it.'

As Lynn thought of this, he suddenly remembered his recent research on the Black Moon Rune.

Among the different core rune areas of those Black Moon relics, there was actually a highly similar, exceptionally complex area that wasn't part of the main Black Moon rune body. 'Now it seems, that might be the functional module used to identify the Black Moon Holy Son and grant him the highest authority over the Black Moon relics,' Lynn suddenly realized. 'However, whether that's true or not, we'll have to wait and see the final results of dismantling the Blood Wine Silver Cup.'

Taking a deep breath, Lynn calmed himself down and began to disassemble the Blood Wine Silver Cup.

Sunrise and sunset, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, in the meditation room of the Black Falcon.

Lynn raised her head and let out a slightly tired breath.

The Blood Wine Silver Cup was actually of a higher rank than he had imagined. It was a high-level Tier 1 witchcraft, and some details even made Lynn think it should be a Tier 2 witchcraft!

And its core rune area is also unusually large!

By analogy, it is twice the size of the previous Traceless Second Generation Rune. In other words, if the size difference of the sub-runes is not significant, the Blood Wine Silver Cup Black Moon Rune may be composed of 6 Black Moon sub-runes!

Such a complex structure, yet it was built solely for drinking... that's truly a bit extravagant.

Lynn felt a mix of emotions and some dilemma.

The research difficulty of a Black Moon Rune composed of 6 Black Moon Runes is not simply double that of a Black Moon Rune composed of 3 Black Moon Runes.

The more sub-runes there are, the greater the possibilities for permutations and combinations, and the more exponentially the difficulty of the research will increase!

Sometimes, Lynn even considered giving up on continuing to study the Black Moon Rune.

If the insight he gained from the Black Moon Rune were applied elsewhere, it would be enough to make him a master in any field.

'However, I have no choice, especially given my current predicament of being trapped in the Gray Forest Ruins... But in a way, the more complex and difficult the Black Moon Rune is, the more powerful it is, and the greater the rewards I will ultimately reap.'

"Putting everything else aside, take the Black Falcon for example. The second-generation runes of the Traceless series have at least given it a significant improvement in speed and energy consumption, making it comparable to some lower-level Tier 2 air shuttles!"

Lynn comforted himself with this thought, and then immersed himself in his research on the Blood Wine Silver Cup rune.

Five days later, thanks to a chance to glimpse the truth naturally accumulated over time, Lynn made a small progress—he finally saw the full picture of the Blood Wine Silver Cup rune.

Due to the Black Moon rune's unique privacy protection, achieving this step is actually not easy.

This development also confirmed Lynn's previous speculation.

In other words, this Black Moon Relic does not have the unique complexity of the Untraceable II or the Healing Arm, but it is not the area with the core runes.

In other words, this also means that the function of that complex core rune area is indeed to identify the identity of the Black Moon Saint and at the same time grant the Black Moon Saint the highest authority over the sorcery tools.

However, knowing this is not very useful for Lynn at the moment.

Lynn had considered installing this identification system into the Black Falcon like the second-generation rune of the Unseen, but he couldn't do it.

This module is, strictly speaking, more complex than the core rune area. It is highly integrated, making it almost impossible to discern its specific structure, which contrasts sharply with the adjacent Black Moon core rune.

'Most likely, these are generic modules mass-produced by the Black Moon Academy, compatible with various magical tools, giving them the ability to identify the Black Moon Holy Son and grant him supreme control authority,' Lynn thought silently.

This universal module also appears to be a Black Moon Rune, but it requires a higher level of crafting and should be a higher-level form of the Black Moon Rune.

In addition, Lynn was also studying the Black Moon Enforcement Order, but the core rune area of ​​that Black Moon relic was larger than that of the Blood Wine Silver Cup, making it more difficult to study.

Adhering to the principle of learning from the easy to the difficult, Lynn carefully considered his options and decided to focus on studying the Blood Wine Silver Cup first.

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Good morning, Lynn.

From the watchtower, Samuel greeted Lynn.

"Good morning," Lynn replied simply, then looked at the light screen in front of him and asked, "A new caravan has arrived?"

“Well… strictly speaking, they’re not exactly a new caravan. They came here once not long ago; it was called the French Caravan. Do you remember them?” Samuel shook his head. “They’re still at Watchtower 16-12, and they’ll be at Watchtower 16-11 soon. It’ll probably take them another half day to get here. They’re just applying for passage in advance.”

"I have a vague impression." Lynn certainly remembered this caravan; he had sensed the aura of the Black Moon relics within it, and there were two of them!

"If it takes another half day to arrive, it will be late at night by the time they get here."

"Almost. It's already dusk, and if we delay any longer, it will take even longer." Samuel shook his head nonchalantly. "Anyway, they're going back the way they came, so they've probably sold most of their goods. They probably won't stop here; they'll just be passing through."

"If you're busy, go ahead and do your thing. I'll handle it."

"Mm." Lynn nodded without being polite.

If he could, he would love to try to buy those two Black Moon relics from the French caravan again, but that was clearly not going to work.

'Let's go back and continue studying the Black Moon Runes.' Lynn walked slowly towards the Black Falcon.

He had a premonition that he was not far from extracting the first sub-rune from the Blood Wine Silver Cup.

It was dusk, and the setting sun on the horizon was like blood, dyeing the surrounding gray forest a dark red, eerie and terrifying.

Just as Lynn was about to step into the Black Falcon.

Swish!
Suddenly, a dark red beam of light shot into the sky in the distance, its brightness even surpassing that of the setting sun on the horizon!

'This is... a warning signal from the camp?' Lynn paused, his steps gradually coming to a halt.

The camp's alert signal is only issued when there is a Tier 3 or higher intruder, or when a major event occurs.

What exactly happened?

hum-

The badge on his chest vibrated, and Samuel's message arrived the next second:
"Something's happened! The outpost sent an emergency notice, telling us to prepare for an attack!"
"It seems... something unusual has happened at the Gray Forest Ruins!"

(End of this chapter)