Battle Through the Heavens: Invincible by winning the lottery, with godlike comprehension from the s

Chapter 59 The Deal with the Ice Emperor! [Please Read On]

Hai Bodong asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

Xiao Lei pretended to ponder for a while before saying, "If I refine the Breaking Calamity Pill for Senior Ice Emperor, in addition to giving me the incomplete map, Senior Ice Emperor will also have to be my protector for ten years."

"Impossible!" Hai Bodong said resolutely upon hearing this.

Xiao Lei smiled slightly and said, "Then Senior Ice Emperor, why don't you state your conditions? If we can't reach an agreement, this deal will have to end here."

"While I am somewhat interested in that fragment of the map, it's not something I absolutely need. After all, I don't know how long it will take to collect the complete map, nor do I know the true value of the things recorded on it."

Inside the quaint shop, the atmosphere was slightly somber and quiet.

After a long while, Hai Bodong finally sighed helplessly, looked up at Xiao Lei, and said, "I'll be your bodyguard for a year at most, to protect your safety."

"Okay, but there should be another part of this incomplete map, which should also belong to me," Xiao Lei said with a slight pause and then smiled.

"Deal," Hai Bodong said through gritted teeth.

Xiao Lei smiled and said, "You should know the rules for having an alchemist refine pills, right? You need to provide your own medicinal materials."

With a wry smile, Hai Bodong nodded. He naturally knew this rule, but his withered hands clutching a few strands of his beard made him somewhat embarrassed.

"I've gathered most of the medicinal herbs needed for the prescription, but I'm still missing one."

"This medicinal herb is called Sand Mandrake, and it can only be found in the Tagor Desert. The higher the temperature, the easier it is to find."

"But Queen Medusa has placed a seal within me, and I cultivate ice-attribute techniques. If I venture deep into the Tagor Desert, she will detect me, so..."

Seeing Hai Bodong's embarrassed expression, Xiao Lei raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't expect me to find one for you, do you? That would cost extra, or you could work as my bodyguard for another year?"

"You're being a bit too realistic, aren't you? Besides, protecting you for a year is already my limit," Hai Bodong said irritably.

After a slight hesitation, he said with a hint of helplessness, "I have some information about strange fire here. As an alchemist, you should understand the value of strange fire."

"This information should be enough to persuade you to help me find the Sand Mandala, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lei's expression remained largely unchanged, and he casually asked, "Do you know the location of the strange fire?"

"Although we can't be precise, we can roughly know which places have a higher probability of possessing strange fire," Hai Bodong said after a slight pause.

"If you agree to help me obtain the Sand Mandala, I will give you all the information I've gathered from my years of research on the Strange Flame. How about it?"

"Deal," Xiao Lei nodded slightly, agreeing to Hai Bodong's proposal.

Anyway, he already had the Sand Mandala, so he didn't need to go through the trouble of searching for it in the desert.

Xiao Lei's journey to the Tagor Desert was less about the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and more about Queen Medusa.

Once you find information about the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, you will naturally be able to find Queen Medusa.

At this time, Queen Medusa may not have yet brought the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to the heart of the Serpent Clan.

Seeing that Xiao Lei agreed, Hai Bodong smiled and nodded, reached into his robe, pulled out a thin piece of parchment, handed it to Xiao Lei, and said with a smile:

"In my exploration, there are three places in the Tagor Desert that are most likely to contain strange fire."

Xiao Lei casually took the map and found that it was an extremely detailed map of the Tagor Desert.

Not only did it accurately mark the locations of water sources in the desert, but it also carefully marked the snake-people tribes scattered throughout the desert.

In the east, west, and north directions of the map, there is a very conspicuous flame symbol.

"These three places are the locations in the Tagor Desert where there is the highest probability of a hidden strange fire."

Seeing Xiao Lei looking at the three flame symbols, Hai Bodong smiled and explained...

"While it's not 100% accurate, it's undoubtedly much better than you just groping around blindly. Also, if possible, try to avoid that location in the west."

"Why?" Xiao Lei's eyebrows twitched slightly, following Hai Bodong's train of thought.

"Because that place is very close to the depths of the Tagor Desert, Queen Medusa can sense any human entering her range. If you encounter Queen Medusa, you may never have a chance to return!"

Hai Bodong's expression was grave, and he spoke with lingering fear.

"Thank you for the reminder, I will pay attention," Xiao Lei nodded slightly, and casually put away the map and the small piece of the map in his hand.

Although he said that, Xiao Lei didn't really care. If he could meet Medusa, it would be exactly what he wanted.

Hai Bodong's eyes twitched slightly as he watched this scene, but he didn't stop it. He said:

"I will keep the prescription for the Breaking Calamity Pill and the other small fragment of the map for a while longer. I will give them all to you when you return."

Xiao Lei pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, you come with me to Stone Desert City, and then wait for me to return there."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Stone Desert City?" Hai Bodong asked curiously upon hearing this.

Xiao Lei said, "Well, I have some business to attend to in Stone Desert City. What's wrong? You're reluctant to leave this shop?"

"No, not at all," Hai Bodong shook his head slightly and said, "Never mind, my patience for living in seclusion here is about to run out anyway, so I'll just go with you to a different environment."

Next, Hai Bodong selected some important items from the shop to keep as proceeds, leaving the rest where they were.

Immediately, the two left Mo City together and headed towards Stone Mo City, where the Mo Iron Mercenary Group was located.

……

The western border of the Gama Empire is mostly desert, and the journey from Mo City to Shimo City also involves passing through a large desert area.

The vast desert is dominated by golden sand, with strong winds carrying the sand and sweeping across the land, howling incessantly.

That day, the two were traveling in the desert when they suddenly sensed that behind a sand dune on their left, there were more than a dozen figures fleeing in a disheveled state.

Behind those people were dozens of monstrous beasts, several meters long, with golden luster and wielding large pincers, relentlessly pursuing them.

Xiao Lei had a good understanding of magical beasts and recognized them at a glance as a unique social magical beast found only in the desert, called the Sand Scorpion.

Ordinary sand scorpions include first-tier and second-tier magical beasts, and occasionally a third-tier magical beast sand scorpion leader will appear.

"You all go first, I'll stay behind to cover the rear, otherwise, none of us will escape!"

Among the dozen or so figures fleeing, a somewhat overweight man with curly blond hair suddenly stopped and shouted at his companions.

"Captain! Everyone, let's fight these beasts together! The Desert Iron Mercenary Group has no cowards!"

Upon hearing the blond man's words, his companions, showing great loyalty, shouted and stopped, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

Ok?

Xiao Lei had no intention of meddling in other people's business, but upon hearing this name, he immediately stopped in his tracks.

(End of this chapter)