I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of tree roots suddenly appeared on the ground and trapped Ivan's body.

Beside the fire, the tree spirit's eyes were icy: "You can't go anywhere!"

"Let go now if you don't want to die!"

Upon hearing this, Ivan turned his head, revealing his perfectly white teeth, his face bathed in moonlight.

Then the copper plague was activated instantly! Immediately afterwards, the massive clusters of plant viruses surged forward like madmen.

The tree spirit seemed to sense something and said in an icy tone, "I know you, Bolton City Potions Maniac!"

"But unfortunately, the human viruses you possess are useless against us tree spirits..."

Before he could finish speaking, the tree spirit's voice abruptly stopped.

Then you can see that the thick roots under the tree spirit are rapidly decaying and withering.

The smooth, grayish-white bark quickly developed numerous black spots, then the outer bark rotted, oozing streams of yellowish-green sap.

Immediately afterwards, the various trees that had trapped Ivan's body also became limp and powerless, unable to harden at all.

The tree spirit opposite was filled with terror. He kept retreating, but he was powerless to resist the ever-spreading virus.

That face covered in tree bark was instantly filled with unbelievable fear!

"You! You... Damn it! How can you control plant viruses?"

"No! No!"

As the snake-man struggled, Evan grabbed him by the neck and stepped forward.

Once the fog-induced brain plague effect is infused, it instantly controls the opponent.

Upon seeing this, the extraordinary apprentice who was guarding the warehouse in the distance turned and ran without saying a word.

"Damn it, where did this enemy come from?!"

"What kind of method did they use to kill both of you so quickly?!"

While the two apprentices were filled with shock, they immediately carried out the plan they had agreed upon earlier.

At the same time, they fled to the left and right, leaving a passage in the fog for them to pass through and warn others.

Faced with this situation, Ivan didn't even move; the gray-white umbrella in his hand instantly turned into countless tiny fragments.

In an instant, it transformed into a slender spear.

Then Ivan gripped his spear and hurled it forward.

Whoosh!

With a scream, the spear flew out in an instant, piercing the head of the apprentice on the left.

Upon seeing his companion die suddenly, the apprentice on the right immediately took out a life-saving potion and put it in his mouth. Then, his body transformed into a jet-black bat and rushed forward.

Just then, accompanied by a sudden gust of wind, the apprentice sensed a steam train, carrying a terrifying aura, arriving behind him in an instant.

"Gecko Potion?" The voice sounded intrigued, even carrying a hint of reminiscence.

!!!

Upon hearing the sound, the apprentice instantly let out an uncontrollable scream.

"Sir, have mercy!!"

Evan took out the silver sword that he hadn't used before, intending to practice his skills.

But the next second, Ivan heard Erdin's voice behind him.

"Don't kill him, he has a use!"

Upon hearing this, Ivan sighed, thinking to himself, "When will this silver sword ever come in handy?!"

When Evan brought the Bloodthirsty Apprentice back with the Fog of Brain Plague, he found that Eldin had already arrived by the campfire.

At this moment, she held a blood-red, crystal-clear chain in her hand.

The chains were so red they didn't look like metal; they seemed to be made of rubies, gleaming with a moist, blood-like sheen in the flickering firelight.

The chain pierced directly through the middle-aged cultivator's head, entering from between his eyebrows and exiting from the back of his skull.

Although the middle-aged cultivator still had vital signs, he had completely lost his self-awareness.

Those eyes, covered in blood, were now only numb and blank.

It's obvious that this guy has become an Eldin puppet.

Ivan casually tossed the Bloodthirsty creature to the ground and saw Eltin lean forward slightly.

As she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear with her fingers, she glanced at the completely withered tree spirit and the dazed snake-man...

Her overall posture conveyed a sense of dignified elegance, while also exuding the curiosity and playfulness of a noble lady.

Even now, her demeanor still carries an aristocratic air that runs deep in her bones.

"It seems I really underestimated your methods."

After looking around, Erdin turned to look at her, her ruby ​​eyes filled with surprise.

"They can actually use human viruses on tree spirits!?"

"They can even stuff your virus into these guys' souls!?"

Upon hearing this, Evan raised an eyebrow. Although Erdin was wrong about the first point, the second point was quite accurate.

"Your perception is truly excellent."

"Looking back on all this time, you're the first person to discover the secret of my personality."

Erdin covered her mouth and smiled, seemingly quite pleased with those words.

Then she glanced at the cane-spear in Ivan's hand, which had transformed back into a cane, and said.

"I had already dealt with this area while you were dealing with those two apprentices."

"Our operation was very successful; it did not alert anyone outside or trigger any alarms."

"There are no people or arrangements around us secretly watching us."

As he spoke, Erdin tugged at the jingling gemstone chain.

"The situation here is basically consistent with this guy's memory."

Ivan gave a thumbs up: "Great... well, well done!"

"What should we do next? Should we just leave those slaves here?!"

Erdin nodded: "We are pressed for time and don't have the spare energy to deal with these slaves."

As he spoke, Erdin's ruby ​​chain pierced through the heads of the snake man, the tree spirit, and the apprentice simultaneously.

It was only when it was being penetrated that Evan realized the tip of the ruby ​​wasn't a normal sharp object.

It has a long, narrow mouth full of fangs!

Instead of drilling straight through their heads, they gnawed at them bit by bit!

Erdin pulled four people along and walked forward side by side with Evan.

"The underground palace is in the basement ahead. Opening the palace door requires four extraordinary powers."

"The Bloodthirsty race, the snake-man, the tree spirit, and the cultivator are all simultaneously controlling the seals at the entrance."

Ivan said "Oh," and added, "I didn't expect these professions to be so carefully combined."

"What else is in the underground palace!?"

Erdin said coldly, "These guys have already emptied the first floor of the underground palace."

"However, there wasn't much of value there; it was mostly burial goods made of gold and jewels, which could only be sold for a small amount of money."

Upon hearing this, Ivan immediately exclaimed urgently, "What do you mean, 'just selling it for some money'?!"

"Young lady, do you know that for us poor people, the most important thing is money!"

"Where did they hide all these treasures? I'll find them for you right now!"

As he spoke, Ivan grinned and said, "We'll split it 30/70 then."

"I'll take 70%! I wouldn't dare take more than that!"

Hearing these shameless words, Erdin was so angry that he laughed.

"Don't you feel any shame saying that?"

Ivan replied nonchalantly, "Being shy won't put food on the table!"

"In the last four months, I've only had two full meals!"

"One meal was a competitive eating contest, and the other was just in the cafeteria."

"If you can feed me well every day, I'll never have to worry about potions!"

"I'll get shy whenever I see you from now on, okay?"

Erdin recalled Ivan's terrifying appetite at noon and immediately spoke with alarm.

"Trying to take advantage of me!?"

"You can eat so much, it must be a side effect of one of your extraordinary abilities, right?"

Upon hearing the conversation turn to his extraordinary abilities again, Evan immediately stepped forward, opened the door, bowed slightly, and made a standard gentlemanly gesture of inviting guests.

"Miss, this way please!"

"If I perform well, I hope you'll pay me more!"

Erdin gave a satisfied "Mmm": "I'll consider it. Do your best!"

Ivan's respectful and gentlemanly demeanor perfectly suited her tastes as a noblewoman.

As he spoke, Ertin glanced at Evan carefully out of the corner of his eye.

"This guy activated so many extraordinary abilities in such a short time... and he can still maintain human form!?"

"It seems that having a crazy mind is the best possible outcome."

The two talked as they went down the stairs, passed through a door, and arrived at a relatively spacious underground space.

The space is approximately 30 square meters and about 5 meters high.

On both sides are rock walls with a lot of special patterns, and directly in front is a heavy door that is completely black and has a lot of golden patterns on it.

The gate had already closed, and there were no openings or mechanisms around it.

The winding patterns on the wall were faintly visible in the dim light, exuding a sense of weight and depth that came with the passage of time.

Ivan looked around: "This underground palace has such excellent spiritual isolation!"

"If something happens, we won't be able to call for help."

Eldin said with considerable pride, "Don't worry! I'm always perfectly prepared!"

"This operation will be absolutely secretive!"

Ivan nodded, his eyes studying the winding, intricate patterns, and asked, "Is this underground palace related to Cain's faction?"

"Judging from the pattern, it is indeed the style of the Old King of the Moon in the Fourth Age."

With a casual wave of his hand, Erdin brought the four extraordinary professionals whose heads had been pierced to the four corners of the space.

"There is indeed a connection. This area was once a moon palace, belonging to the Fifth Moon King: Grice."

Ivan blinked: "The Fifth King?"

Eldin nodded, his voice tinged with reminiscence, and said, "The Fourth Age was the Age of the Moon."

"For some reason I don't understand, the whole world has fallen into eternal night."

"The moon hangs eternally in the sky."

"Following this, the Lord of the Moon descended and distributed his power to his children. After that, seven people who succeeded the Lord of the Moon, the Moon Kings, descended."

"They gradually drove out the various monsters and evil gods that ravaged the earth."

"After that, a spiritual vision system was established and is still in use today, which isolates monsters and extraordinary beings that can threaten the lives of ordinary people at any time from the material world."

"Thus ushered in the Fourth Age in its true sense."

"The Moon Age is now called the Old Moon Kings because the first seven Moon Kings were gradually forgotten during their long reign."

As he said this, Erdin's eyes were filled with coldness and disgust.

"They've forgotten who saved them from those monsters!"

"I don't even want to know who is helping them bear the world's darkness and maintain world order!"

"Ultimately, when new changes occurred, they referred to those who were once great as the Old Kings."

"It implies a king who is outdated and no longer fits the times."

"Thus began the Old Kings War, which lasted for over 1500 years."

Judging from Eldin's words and expression at this moment, Evan already knew her stance.

Although, according to Eldin, those Old Kings of the Moon seemed to be very great and selfless.

But nowadays, Ivan won't readily believe what these people say.

Your perspective is determined by your position. When you're part of a faction, the dark side of the entire faction will be filtered through the lens of self-interest and worship.

Everything is great and taken for granted.

The narrative logic of the entire story would then be distorted.

He had seen far too many similar things when he was surfing the internet on Earth.

The same thing can be told in eight different versions by five different people!

After Eltin finished speaking, he looked at Ivan beside him and found that the guy did not show any worship or regret for those Moon Kings.

His eyes were fixed on the door in front of him, and he was stroking his chin and muttering to himself.

"We should be able to make a lot of money this time!"

! ! ! !

Faced with his own epic historical recounting, this guy didn't react at all. Instead, he stared at the huge object in front of him, calculating the money!

This immediately made Erting so angry that her forehead was covered in black lines, and it reminded her of the scene when she was rejected twice because she wanted to carry sacks.

So she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, demanding, "Don't you have any interest in those past secrets?!"

"Don't you know that in the extraordinary world, knowledge equals power?"

"The more you know about the past, the stronger your secrets and methods will be!"

"I'm personally explaining those epic tales of the past to you, and you're still thinking about that filthy money?!"

"Do you think I, along with these epics, am worth less than a few coins?!"

Evan turned to look at Eltin, who had suddenly broken down, scratched his head in confusion, and thought to himself.

"Sigh! Women! Their emotions are still so unstable!"

"They suddenly turned on us!?"

"This little brat is far inferior to her senior sister in this respect!"

Although he was internally complaining, Evan still possessed quite good emotional intelligence.

So he said with those crystal-clear eyes, "My dear young lady, I'm rather slow-witted."

"You can only hold one or two things in your mind at most. If you think about three things at once, your brain just goes blank."

"You know my financial situation. My most urgent concern now is whether I can make money."

"Besides making money, all my remaining energy is devoted to adorning your captivatingly beautiful face."

"Looking at your beautiful and dignified appearance, and your elegant and melodious voice."

"I don't have time to listen to those stories."

"Right now, all I can think about is money and you!"

Hearing this string of flattery, Erdin could clearly sense that this guy was just making excuses.

However, it made Erdin feel quite comfortable and satisfied.

After all, this guy was a hidden competitor of his.

More importantly, this guy seems to be completely obsessed with his own good looks!

"Yes, a perfect start!"

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