Wizard Immortal

Chapter 177 Night Maple Town

The wide stone slab records many tasks, some simple and some very complex and difficult.

However, only a few of these tasks met Adir's requirements.

"Quest: Seek one unit of Guro Grass...Quest Reward: Slot in the Maison region..."

"Mission: Hunt down the Blood Wizard Myrdor... Mission Reward: Quota in the Maison Region..."

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One task after another passed before my eyes, but most of them were difficult to complete, either to find certain high-level materials or to offer a bounty for hunting down certain high-level wizards.

After eliminating the tasks that were too difficult to complete and that he couldn't do, Adir was left with only two tasks.

"Quest: Seek a share of ancient bloodline...Quest Reward: Slot in the Maison region..."

"Task: Long-term acquisition of magic crystals... Task rewards: spell templates, advanced knowledge, rare materials, etc..."

Looking at the two remaining tasks, Adir fell into deep thought.

Both of these tasks are ones he can complete at this stage, and he happens to have the corresponding resources on hand.

The first task is to offer a bounty for ancient bloodlines, and Adir possesses such a thing.

However, this mission also presents some challenges for Adir, as he possesses only two bloodlines: the Highland Giants and the Silver Behemoths.

While the Highland Giants are formidable creatures, they are nothing special to a formal wizard; offering them would likely be met with disdain. Providing the bloodline of the Silver Behemoth would undoubtedly satisfy their requirements, but it would be somewhat wasteful.

Silver Behemoths are level two life forms. Once they reach adulthood, they can rival level two wizards. In the current northern plains, apart from the leaders of those wizarding organizations, almost no one can rival them.

The bloodline of such a powerful creature, if offered up, would be of astonishing value to a wizard; using it to exchange for a single spot would be a waste.

The second task, however, coincided with Adir's upcoming schedule preparations.

"Perfect timing. Let's go check out the ruins in the Coldfall Mountains first. If we can find some magic crystals, we can use them to exchange for a spot."

Standing there, looking at the stone slab in front of him, Adir muttered to himself, "If there's no result, I'll try to find a way through my bloodline."

Having made up his mind, he said something to the blonde female apprentice beside him, and then turned and walked out.

Stepping outside, the wind continued to howl, carrying a light drizzle.

Feeling all this, Adir looked up at the sky and continued walking in the direction he had come from.

The next day, after bidding farewell to Terence, Adir hired a carriage in the city and headed out into the outside world.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

On a certain morning, sunlight gently sprinkled across the earth, filtering through the gaps in the leaves and letting the light shine through.

bump!

With a soft thud, a carriage suddenly stopped on the desolate road.

"Sir, there seems to be a problem with the carriage wheels."

After getting off the carriage, the driver inspected it before walking to the carriage behind and speaking to Adir.

His tone was soft and respectful.

As a resident of Westwind City, he was well aware of the existence of wizards, and also knew that the person sitting in the carriage was a mysterious and powerful wizard, so he dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Of course, Adir's much higher wages than usual were also an important reason why he was so serious.

"Stu, where are we?" a voice came from inside the carriage.

Sitting in the spacious and luxurious carriage, Adir opened his eyes, stepped out of the carriage, and asked the coachman outside.

"We have arrived in the province of Tri, and it will take us about seven or eight days to reach the Coldfall Mountains."

Seeing Adir step out of the carriage, the coachman smiled and said to Adir, "There is a very famous town called Night Maple nearby. Every year at this time, many caravans from outside come here, and you can even occasionally see some knights coming."

"Oh?"

Hearing the driver's words, Adir became somewhat interested: "Why is that?"

"This place has some unique local products, such as a kind of luminous mushroom. It is said that it not only tastes very good, but also has many health benefits if eaten regularly. It is a very precious product."

While repairing the carriage at his feet, the coachman Stu turned around and said, "As for why the knights came here, it's because of some rumors circulating in this town."

"It is said that deep in this mountain forest, there is a garden with a very tall tree that bears a few fruits every now and then. If anyone can eat these fruits, he or she will immediately become a true knight."

At this point, Stu smiled and said, "But this is just a rumor. Nobody knows the specifics, but it's true that some knights come every year."

"interesting."

Adir's face lit up with interest: "If the route is correct, this Night Maple Formation should not be far from us."

"Let's head to this town next; I want to go and take a look around."

"As you wish."

The coachman tidied up the things on the ground, then looked at Adir: "The wheels have been repaired, sir, you may get on now."

Adir nodded casually, boarded the carriage, and continued on his journey.

However, due to Adir's earlier words, they deviated slightly from their route this time and headed towards another path.

They walked from dawn until almost dusk before a new town appeared ahead.

Caravans continued to enter, carrying their goods, making the town appear more prosperous.

Walking on the busy road, although many people were coming and going around them, Adir and his group still attracted a lot of attention.

Not to mention the several tall, magnificent horses pulling the carriage, which were clearly of exceptional lineage, the carriage itself would probably cost several hundred gold coins to buy.

Under the watchful eyes of those around them, the carriage drove into the town and stopped in front of a hotel that looked to be doing good business.

Upon arriving, Adir dismounted from the carriage and went directly into the inn ahead.

"Sir, what are your orders?"

As they entered the inn, a young-looking waiter approached them, beaming at Adir.

"Give me two of the best rooms, and while you're at it, please clean up those horses for me."

Adir spoke as he looked at the approaching waiter.

After a while, led by a girl who looked no more than ten years old, Adir went to his room and put down his luggage.

"Those people just now were all knight apprentices."

Gently closing the door, Adir walked to the room's balcony and thought to himself.

Although it was just a fleeting glance, he did see several figures when he entered the inn, all of whom were senior knight apprentices, one of whom was about to activate his life seed.

"The Fruit of Night-Shining... Judging from these knights, it's quite possible."

Standing there, thinking about the legend he had heard before, Adir muttered to himself, a little concerned: "If it can turn an ordinary person into a knight, I wonder if it will have any effect on a formal wizard."

Time passed quickly while waiting and meditating.

At night, Adir went up to the balcony and saw a strange sight.

In the forest outside the town, a faint light is appearing, so soft that it evokes the image of fireflies in summer, emitting a faint glow in the dim space.

If you look closely, they are mushrooms emitting a faint white light, which are quite conspicuous in the forest.

This is also a unique sight in Night Maple Town. When the glowing mushrooms mature, they emit a faint light at night, which looks very beautiful and is a famous sight in the area.

It was already night, and the surroundings were pitch black, enveloping the entire town.

However, as the glowing mushrooms began to emit light, many torches were lit in the town, and people huddled together as they walked out of the town.

Those were mushroom pickers from the small town.

Glowing mushrooms only grow in the forests near Nightmare Town. They don't emerge from the ground until they are fully mature, making them impossible to spot. The only way to harvest them is at night, after they begin to glow.

The ability to emit light means that the bioluminescent mushrooms have matured. If they are not harvested within these few days, they will be lost forever and will have to wait until next year.

Standing on the balcony, Adir could still clearly see the knight apprentices from before through his keen eyesight.

They were all carrying torches and huddled together, having changed into the black linen clothes that locals wore when gathering mushrooms. On the surface, they looked no different from the people around them.

Seeing them leave as well, Adir smiled and followed suit.

He didn't wander off randomly, but instead followed directly behind the knights in front of him, moving forward in their footsteps.

At first, they walked a normal path and occasionally picked some mushrooms, which they casually put into the small bags they had brought.

But then they went further and further, even venturing deep into the forest.

Upon arriving here, the crowd around us thinned out considerably, but the surrounding dim light actually became more intense.

Compared to other places, this place has a much larger number of bioluminescent mushrooms, but being deep in the forest, it is likely to encounter many dangerous wild animals, so few people come here except for a few brave individuals.

Walking casually down the road, trailing far behind several knight apprentices, Adir lowered his head, picked a mushroom from the ground, and after confirming it was non-poisonous, put it directly in his mouth and took a bite.

A faint sweetness wafted from my mouth, accompanied by a rich aroma, making me want to finish it all.

"Active substances detected... Long-term use can improve a weak constitution..." The voice of the chip's mechanical system sounded in my mind.

"Good stuff, but unfortunately it's not of much use to me now."

Hearing the mechanical prompts in his mind, Adir bit off the entire mushroom in one bite and continued walking forward.

(End of this chapter)