I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 207: The Road to Death, Terrible Guy
At the end of the shopping trip, the cousin bought a lot of garlic and a bunch of spices, and asked Roland to buy some fresh meat, vegetables, cheese, freshly baked bread, etc.

Roland specially picked out some 'Kram', which is very durable but tastes salty.

This is dry food, and it tastes ordinary. But it is high-quality dry food, or rather, the kind of noble dry food that only knights can afford.

It wasn't some rough bread made from barley, oats, or rye, but rather the kind of delicate biscuits that only respectable people could eat.

Sometimes people add some milk and honey to improve the taste.

Therefore, the ones Roland bought didn't have these added ingredients, so they were very durable. Like compressed biscuits or black bread, they could be eaten even after being stored for a long time. And one of the advantages of this was that it didn't become so hard after being stored for a long time.

After buying everything, everyone returned to the manor.

To be honest, Roland hadn't walked such a long distance for a long time after being promoted to an official wizard, so he flew whenever he could.

But this town is off-limits to flying.

He picked up a small compass and took a look. He had come to the woods outside the town in the morning, walked into the manor, visited and worked in the manor, and then walked through the streets and alleys of the town.

I'm afraid it's more than 100,000 steps.

"I actually feel a slight soreness in my legs. It seems I've been a little slack in my physical training. Now that I have a new sword training method, I should practice those moves every day."
While they were thinking, the three of them had already entered the manor castle and came to the large suite.

As soon as she entered the house, Miss Aliana took off her leather boots and sat on the carpet in front of the window, curiously watching the ladies in the manor walking their dogs and strolling. The humans were very interesting, dressed very beautifully, and the scenery was beautiful.

Cousin Catalina flung herself onto the soft sofa and rubbed her calves. She glanced at her older sister, who was resting by the window, then at Roland, who stood by the fireplace, his hands behind his back, admiring the painting. A new, evil thought arose in her mind.

"come here."

Roland knew it was bad news the moment he heard it, but he still walked over respectfully and bowed politely. "Your Highness Catalina, what can I do for you?"

Her Highness Catalina said that Roland had done a great job today and wanted to give him a small reward - a foot rub.

Does this scene seem so familiar?

Back then, Roland placed a table full of magic stones in the conference room of the Twin Towers and asked the senior sister to massage his legs.

Today, my cousin also made this request.

Seeing Her Highness Catalina's unbridled mocking gaze, Roland was furious.

If it's your wife, that's a benefit! It's for fun.

But now it’s different, this is a stranger who kidnapped me!
She treats me like a slave, cheats me out of my money, and now she wants me to rub her feet!

What an insult!

Roland wanted to have a fight with this stinky woman and then run away.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the danger level of this mission has doubled.

If Catalina is a double agent, then going with her would be like walking a tightrope, as I would have to guard against both the enemy and my teammates.

Moreover, he was constantly humiliated by her along the way.

"Prisoner species, Prisoner species Roland, Roland, that Withered Blood Castle must be full of Prisoner species. Although it is dangerous, if we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find such a thing again."
"If I leave, no one will know what Katarina is going to do. If she returns and tries to trick Black Abyss again, we'll all be doomed."

Although Roland couldn't beat these two people, he was confident that he could escape from under their noses.

Even if he went to the Blood Castle, he was confident that he could escape under everyone's noses.

Although long-distance raids were not Roland's strong point, escaping was not his strong point either.

But after learning about the 'Substitute Curse' and 'Little Roland', Roland realized that he had an unparalleled advantage in games such as 'Hide and Seek' and 'Who's the Ghost'.

Last night was an example of this. He was standing right next to them, hidden, but they mistook the scarecrow for a real person.

With the straw clone as cover, he had great confidence that he could tour the Blood Castle from inside to outside and then escape.

Roland thought to himself, "Forget it. Just think of it as me returning to Valeria to serve the adventurers."

He said, "I am willing to serve you."

Catalina-dono was wearing a snow-white long dress, pumps and simple stockings today.

One has to admit that this princess, who is 70% similar to Catherine, five centimeters taller than her and looks to be about 26 or 27 years old, is a high-end version of Catherine.

20-year-old Catherine looks a bit immature as a "queen" and lacks the beauty of a real older sister.

Although she was tall, she looked a little petite in front of Roland, her feet only slightly bigger than Roland's big palms.

Roland got down to work very quickly, but when his warm hands touched her, she felt a little regretful.

But after a few minutes, her legs and feet were kneaded by Roland, and she couldn't help but slightly tense her toes.

Roland simply gave Her Highness Catalina a full set of treatment.

Her Highness Katarina was very opposed to it.

She wanted to tease Roland, but this boy touched too many places!
She didn't know who took advantage of her.

She wanted to end it several times but couldn't let go of her pride. By the time Roland started kneading her shoulders and the back of her neck, Miss Katarina had sunk into the sofa.

so comfy.

Roland endured the humiliation and completed the task perfectly. But when he returned to his cousin, he noticed a murderous look in Catalina's eyes.

Roland thought to himself, "This is inexplicable. Is my technique getting old?"

"Go cook, I need to take a break."

A flash of anger flashed across Roland's eyes. What do you take me for?

A cook?
I'm going to poison you tonight!
Roland bowed slightly and was about to leave, but was stopped again.

Catalina looked at Roland and asked, "People say you've been dating many lovers behind my sister's back. How many women have you massaged?"

Roland rolled his eyes fiercely and said, "Your Highness, I am a swordsman. If the knights don't massage their muscles properly after training, it will affect their training.

To you, it's just an ordinary massage.

But for me, it's my expertise.

By the way, I know a lot of things. I've been hanging out in castles, parades, and mercenary taverns since I was eight years old.

Even the most stingy mistress would give her two copper coins."

Catalina threw out three copper coins with a smile. She was throwing them on the ground, but Roland was quick and stretched out his hand to hook them, and they fell into his hand.

He blew on it and put it to his ear to listen, as if to confirm whether it was real money.

Then, Roland said, "That's not enough. You still owe me 1362 magic stones, 658 gold, 267 silver, and 96 bronze."

Katarina raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why, are you saying you're going to settle the score with me when we get to Withered Blood Castle?"

Roland said very respectfully, "Your Highness, I remember clearly the accounts that should be settled. When the time comes, we will settle them."

After saying that, Roland turned and left.

This conversation was full of gunpowder.

But Catalina, who was originally a little angry, softened her expression.

The kitchen of the manor was in the semi-basement. When Roland arrived here, the butler and the servants were chatting at a long table nearby.

These are all trivial matters in the castle, but of course they are big things to them.

When the butler and servants learned that the guest was going to cook for himself, they looked very embarrassed, thinking that they were not being hospitable enough.

Roland said, "You don't understand wizard cuisine. My mistress is a bit picky, and I'm good at potions and cooking. You all should take a rest."

They thought that this master did not trust the food here, but when they found out that Roland was instructing the chefs to cook, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Roland estimated that Ariana's appetite was quite high, so he needed to make enough for ten people, so he couldn't handle it alone.

Soon, the servants carried the dishes and followed Roland into the room.

As the dishes were served one by one, Catalina had a strange look on her face.

This time, Roland used the proper recipes of Black Abyss and White Chess, without adding any weird stuff.

He had no intention of drugging her and running away.

Miss Aliana didn't have so many complicated thoughts in her mind, she was very happy eating.

She ate very elegantly and politely, and ate the food for ten people!

Roland even doubted this guy could eat an entire sheep by himself. Catalina didn't know if she was wary of Roland or if she had something on her mind, so she didn't eat too much. But she still managed to eat a little of everything.

After dinner, the servants came and packed up. Roland wanted to go to the manor owner's study, but Catalina called him over.

She said to Roland with a half-smile, "You're so obedient today. Have you completely given up, or are you planning to appease me and run away at night?"

Roland said, "My mentor told me that I can trust you completely."

In fact, the cage suited Roland's taste, and he planned to use his clone as a cage.

Katarina sneered, "Come on! You haven't even contacted your mentor!"
You came here to be imprisoned. Even if I told you to be a prisoner, you would still go. You are very brave!
I am not afraid to tell you that your mentor and everyone else did not understand your clone!

Your clone is different from a normal wizard's clone! Others' clones are independent, but yours is 'all me'!
If you use your clone to carry the prisoner, it might affect your original body!"

Catalina said with a teasing smile, "But it's no use knowing this now. You can't escape from me. You will definitely die on this trip."

Roland felt more and more strange in his heart.

He thought to himself, "My cousin pretended to hold me hostage, but she was actually looking for opportunities for me to escape.
I rested here today specifically to let me walk, shopping was to give me a chance to escape, and cooking was to give me a chance to drug myself so I could run at night.
She even asked me to give her a massage, which was a deliberate attempt to stir up trouble and make me run away.”

Roland's doubts reached their peak.

That night, when Roland was reading the Book of Alayeh, he discovered that the senior's murderous aura had inexplicably dropped to 0.

Just as he was frowning and thinking, he heard the voices of Catalina and Katherine communicating through the crystal ball in the living room outside the door.

The two were talking about the Blood Castle. Catherine seemed unaware that Catalina was a double agent, and revealed Bai Qi's plan to her cousin.

Afterwards, Roland tried to communicate with his senior, but found that there was magical interference.

He then discovered that his room was covered by a barrier, like a prison. If he forcibly destroyed the barrier, it would definitely alert his cousin.

However, this barrier cannot stop Leona, nor can it stop the Coral Sword. Roland can escape with the Coral Sword in hand.

At two o'clock in the morning that night, a sword-wielding figure inexplicably appeared outside the barrier, and then flew silently to the east of the town, which was the direction of the White Chess Council's territory.

After a while, in the west of the town, there was a fork in the road leading to the Blood Castle.

Two figures fell from the sky and stayed at the fork in the road.

The two figures turned out to be Katarina and Aliana.

It seemed that after Roland fled towards the White Council's territory, they not only did not chase him, but instead set off towards the Blood Castle after he flew away.

Catalina was looking at a map, and Ariana was yawning.

The elf lady was so sleepy that she saw a big rock on the side of the road and walked over to sit on it.

As a result, just as she was about to move forward, she felt a hand pushing on her butt, pushing her away.

The elf lady looked back in surprise, only to find that there was already a person sitting on the big rock.

This person looked like a mercenary, dressed in standard mercenary attire.

Miss Elf felt that he looked very familiar, but she couldn't recognize who he was.

Catalina felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

The mercenary looked at the two of them with a smile, then reached out and took out a mirror. He said to the mirror, "Roland Alaye is here, not there."

Their pupils suddenly shrank as they discovered that the person sitting on the big rock was Roland.

He changed into mercenary clothes and carried nothing on him: no robes, no dimensional bag, and no ring.

He changed all his belongings, taking only the Thunderfire Blade and the Holy Servant's Scabbard.

It turned out that Roland had put his full name on the divine bird clone and changed his name to a mercenary. Therefore, any magic used to locate him could only locate the divine bird.

He was worried that Katarina had left a mark on him that would be used for positioning, so he put all his equipment on the divine bird clone.

Catalina couldn't leave a mark on Roland's artifact without anyone noticing—that would take some effort.

Therefore, Roland dared to bring a rare object. However, he did not take a storage bag, so he only brought a sword, a scabbard, and a silver pocket watch.

Roland looked at the two men with a half-smile: "Why didn't you go and catch me? Instead, after I left, you headed towards the Withered Blood Castle? Are you afraid that I'd suddenly change my mind and come back to the manor to find you?"

Katarina laughed and said, "Lord Roland, you're in the way. I don't want to take you with me."

Roland said, "What if I insist on following?"

Katarina narrowed her eyes slightly.

Roland said, "Be honest, Katarina. Who are you?"

I don’t know what Roland’s words did to offend my cousin, but her face immediately became even colder.

Roland felt that this guy was becoming increasingly baffling.

Catalina suppressed her anger and said, "Roland, I owe Catherine a favor. So I want to spare your life.

I've already told you clearly that you are not suitable for the operations in Bleeding Castle.

But since you want to die, I will take you there.

Let's meet at the Hrac Church out front before dark, and I'll show you something."

With that, Katarina disappeared from the spot.

——The divine shadow is invisible.

Roland knew that she should go to the next location first.

He thought for a moment, then looked at Ariana.

He bowed slightly to the elf lady and was about to say something, but he saw her suddenly draw her sword and chop at him.

Roland's pupils suddenly shrank, and he raised his sword to block.

With a touch, a spark flew from the sword.

It was Ariana. She spoke something in Elvish, which basically said, "You awful fellow, if you lose, I'll hang you up, take off your pants and spank you!"
It seemed that the Elf Lady was quite dissatisfied, and she was also very unhappy with Roland's attitude towards Katarina.

Now, Catalina finally had to leave for something, and she finally had a chance to be alone, so she planned to teach Roland a lesson.

Roland was so angry that his eyes turned black. They had no grudges against each other, but she kept staring at him all day long. And regardless of the occasion, she was like a psychopath!
Swish, swish, swish. The two figures flashed repeatedly and fought with each other.

Both of them seemed to have used their maximum dodge.

Ariana's movements were still a little strange, but as the fight went on, her movements became smoother.

She had every confidence that she could defeat him within five moves, but this scoundrel suddenly used magic!

Aliana's magic resistance seems to be maxed out, but those shadow magics have a certain effectiveness against her!
After several shadow-type weakening spells were thrown at her, shadow magic became more and more effective on her.

At the eighth move, Aliana didn't dare to resist the man's magic anymore and dodged a sinister spell. But then, the figures of Holy Fire servants appeared on all sides of her.

Ariana revealed a flaw in her response, and then the boy used that trick - he grabbed the hilt of the sword with one hand and the blade with the other, using a classic knight's trick, trying to disarm her and kick her down.

The same trick didn't work on Ariana. This time, she didn't retreat but lunged forward. When she was about to pin the guy to the ground, a look of ecstasy appeared on Ariana's face.

She wants to tie this guy up, take his pants off, and spank him!

At this moment, Aliana was suddenly and inexplicably tied up with a rope, and then her hands and feet were grabbed by seventeen or eighteen bony hands and lifted upside down in the air.

How can it be? !
The boy was just in the interval between attacks and didn't have time to execute the next move. Besides, where did this strange rope come from?
At this moment, Aliana suddenly discovered that there was a Roland behind her.

He held the other end of the rope in one hand and a Hrakapha ring in the other. He looked so smiling as if he was holding a dog!
It turned out that Roland had already summoned his clones, but had been hiding them. At the critical moment, the sixth clone launched a surprise attack and captured Ariana.

It’s exactly the tenth move.

Ariana couldn't unleash her late-stage first-order strength, and a warrior facing a wizard was no different. Roland, however, used magic, engaged in a 2v1 duel with his clone, and even used a magical item to launch a sneak attack!

It would be strange if she didn't suffer any loss due to her carelessness.

Aliana angrily cursed out a few words in Elvish. The general meaning was that you are despicable and shameless, and you can't beat me without magic.

Roland laughed loudly and spoke some Elvish words, which meant, "My magic is strong, my body is strong, I am stronger than you."

Aliana's eyes suddenly became hot, and she spoke something in Elvish.

The gist of it was, "I like your smell, you've won me over, and now I'm your trophy. You're strong, and our child will be strong too. I'm willing to go with you."

Roland scratched his ears, wondering if he had heard it wrongly.

(End of this chapter)