The Witch's Wandering Alchemist's Diary

The apprentice monk appeared very humble.

Lou Le was already used to this, after all, it was a rule for mages.

She simply nodded to the novice monk and then ignored him.

The apprentice monks were already used to the monks' attitude, after all, these were officially certified monks.

If it were a slightly more aloof mage, they wouldn't even acknowledge you.

Limera stepped forward and asked about the mage Marco. The apprentice mage pointed to the white tower and said, "The mage Marco lives in that white tower."

After thanking him, Limera returned to Lou Le's side.

They drove the carriage to the white tower, where an oil lamp hung in front of the gate, and a drowsy bird perched on the lamp stand.

Upon seeing Lou Le and Limeira, it glanced at the luxurious carriage and immediately flapped its wings, shouting loudly, "Distinguished guests! Distinguished guests have arrived! Distinguished guests! Distinguished guests have arrived!"

After shouting several times, the tower's doors opened shortly afterward.

The newcomer was an old man with a white beard, dressed in a pure white monk's robe.

"I am Marco, a first-ring mage."

Lou Le dismounted and said in the same calm tone, "Good day, Mage Marco. I am Lou Le, a first-ring mage, from Ghostwood Town."

"I met a mage apprentice named Chester on the road, and he introduced me here. He said there was a severe shortage of alchemists here."

Marco's eyes lit up. He stepped aside and said to Lou Le, "Look at me, how rude of me. I've made you wait here for so long."

"I'm so sorry."

Please come in.

The interior of the White Pagoda is mostly filled with sculptures made of white stone, and of course, many more bookshelves.

The reception room is not enclosed, but rather located in the middle of a semi-open circular bookshelf.

Marco directed a novice mage to fetch several plates of apples and some tea.

He smiled and said to Lou Le, "I never expected that Master Lou Le would also be a part-time alchemist. Although it is said that the best alchemists in the world are mages, mages don't have enough time or energy to focus solely on their profession."

"And what about a part-time alchemist?"

"I never expected that I would actually witness such a being today. Miss Lou Le, you truly are exceptional."

Marco chuckled and flattered Lou Le, who raised an eyebrow and took a sip of tea.

The tea was a bit bitter, but Lou Le could still tolerate it.

"It's just a mundane matter," Lou Le said calmly. "It's nothing special, Master Marco."

"Actually, there's something I'd like your help with."

After hearing Lou Le say this, Marco paused for a moment.

"You brought back news of my apprentice, and I should help you. Please speak."

He spoke as if he were being very generous.

Lou Le said, "It's just a small matter. I'm not familiar with the area around Graystone City. If you have any extra maps, please let me make one."

"Furthermore, I heard from Chester that there's a dungeon around here recently. I want to go near the dungeon and try selling the potions I have."

Marco then realized what was going on and said, "Please rest assured, Venerable Lou Le, these matters will be taken care of in no time."

He pointed to a mage apprentice and told him to go upstairs and get a map.

After taking it down, Marco unrolled the scroll and made a mark on the map.

"Master Loule, the location of this marker is the location of the dungeon. Once you get close, you'll see many adventurers."

Lou Le took the scroll, thanked him, and left the white tower.

After getting into the carriage, Lou Le opened the map and took a look.

The forest to the left of Graystone City is called the Filthy Forest, which is inhabited by a large number of goblins. These small creatures are disgusting and reproduce extremely quickly.

Their specialty is throwing feces at people, which makes all adventurers feel disgusted.

Only the poorest and most desperate adventurers would enter this forest.

The forest on the right is called the Good Luck Forest because it's the main hunting ground for everyone. People hope this name will bring them good luck.

As for the forest to the north, it is sparse and is used as a dumping ground for Graystone City, where a lot of garbage is piled up.

Many residents also come here to cut down trees for firewood.

As for the south, it's called the Forest of Tears. Because this is the direction from Graystone City, people stand here and shed tears when saying goodbye to their loved ones.

That's why it's called the Forest of Tears.

The dungeon is located in Lucky Forest, where most of the trees are deciduous.

There were few shrubs, and at first glance, the forest seemed very clean.

The path was also very narrow, barely wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through.

Lou Le glanced at the map and didn't go directly to the dungeon.

Instead, he first bought some dark bread and some seasonings before coming to the miller's place.

She bought several large bags of dark flour to stock up on.

Lou Le was tired of eating dark bread, so he bought flour to make bread and other things himself.

The only thing that made Lou Le feel a little sorry was the price of the seasonings; they were really expensive!

After replenishing all the supplies, Lou Le headed towards the dungeon.

She skillfully used the Eye of Scrooge to look around, but having just entered the Forest of Good Fortune, she couldn't find anything of value.

Anything that could be sold for money had long been harvested by the residents of Graystone City.

Although they don't recognize herbs, it's always right to dig them up and bring them back to the city if they find something strange.

While traveling on the roads of Lucky Forest, Lou Le encountered several adventurers wearing armor.

They were all listless and looked extremely tired.

Some of them were still injured.

They were all heading towards Graystone City, probably because their dungeon exploration had failed.

The carriage traveled along the winding forest path.

The carriage swayed and rocked along the way, and the vines and flowers on it swayed with the movement.

After traveling for a whole day, Lou Le finally saw the adventurers' camp.

A huge bonfire burned in the middle, while the adventurers sat wearily beside it, with no laughter or chatter, only the crackling of the fire.

When Lou Le's carriage entered the camp, the adventurers only glanced at it before lowering their heads and remaining silent.

They were all clutching their weapons, looking utterly lifeless.

Lou Le stood on the cart frame and shouted at them, "Hey! Potions for sale! Healing potions! Frost potions! Strength potions! Mixed Strength Stone Skin potions!"

"Everything you could want!"