Chapter 531 – Dream Bell Ringing

Chapter 531 – Dream Bell Ringing
There was no concept of countries in the Land of the Lordless.

There weren’t even large gathering places.

The more densely populated a place was, the more likely it was for large-scale chaos to erupt.

The most power structure here is one high rank ruling over wizards or apprentices lower than him.

Some powers also keep a group of commoners to do the simplest and most inefficient chores.

Those who are powerful and not poor in resources will also drive some magical puppets, spirits, low intelligence magical beasts and so on.

At the same time, the leaders of these places will usually be nominally loyal to higher-ranked sorcerers, and will pay tribute to some resources and fulfill some orders in exchange for limited resources and shelter in times of danger.

Of course, there are also those who pride themselves on being stronger and do not surrender to anyone.

They are generally stronger loners who rely on themselves to struggle for survival in the Masterless Lands and seek opportunities for advancement.

One such First Order sorcerer named Dodge lived on the island in the center of Lake Rhine.

First Order Sorcerers were not considered powerful in the Masterless Lands.

But the rules of the land are chaotic, if a first-order sorcerer can fully adapt to the local rule force, he may be more powerful than a second-order sorcerer in this place.

On this day, Saul was wearing a cloak that had already been dyed grayish-white by the wind and sand, and stood on a small hill looking ahead.

A fairly wide lake could be faintly seen in the distance, only most of it was shrouded in a thick gray mist.

Marsh, the driver of the car without a cart, followed him carrying a huge suitcase.

Because of the loss of their means of transportation, and the difficulty of traveling on the divergent paths of the Masterless Land, they had traveled for two months before arriving at their destination, Lake Rhine, from the old hag’s rat hole.

“Rhine Lake is also known as Dead Soul Lake here, and is said to be the only large lake in the Masterless Land. There is a lake island in the middle of the lake that is rich in resources, but because of the special rules in this neighborhood, only a first-ranked sorcerer who majors in the dark attribute has settled there.”

Saul communicated in his mind with several conscious bodies in his diary.

Agu: [This sorcerer is very powerful, he has a high status here and his strength can be greatly increased. If so, would he be willing to give up this place to his master?”]

Anu: [If you don’t agree, just kill him.]

Sol shook his head, “If I can, I still prefer to solve problems with knowledge and resources.”

Saul didn’t reject killing, but he wasn’t willing to make it his preferred way of solving problems.

Although convincing this Dodge Wizard should be difficult, Saul felt that his capital in the field of dark attributes, especially souls, was still quite strong, so he might be able to pay the price that the other party was interested in.

But before entering the Lake Heart Island of Rhine Lake, Saul needed to wait for one more piece of news.

Not a moment later, a small figure wearing a pocket cloak and only the size of three heads flew out of the mist and landed in front of him.

She was surrounded by a large amount of clouds, looking like a gloomy cloud.

Lake Rhine was covered by a dense fog for years, and it was very stealthy to move with this cloud of gloom.

“Checked it out, you’re lucky, he didn’t open the closure spell.”

The person who looked to be the size of a two year old child was the old hag.

After two months of growth, the old hag had turned from the original deformed baby into a little girl. The body was also no longer so deformed.

It was just that her face was still that of an old hag, and her mouth could still grin up to the base of her ears.

Saul nodded and gathered his cloak, “Then let’s go visit this Dodge Witch.”

The old witch bristled, “When you get enough souls, remember to suck the remaining black tide out of me as soon as possible. I can’t even meditate with this stuff on me!”

The old witch was also helpless.

These days, whenever she performed meditation, she would hear the sound of water drops. The sound of water drops became louder and denser, and sometimes when she listened to it, she felt like she was turning into a water droplet.

Saul didn’t say anything as he slowly walked to the edge of Lake Rhine, feeling the cool air by the lake.

“The temperature here is very low, the closer you get to the lake, the lower the temperature gets.”

Saul squatted down, and a corner of his robe fell into the shallow water, immediately forming a layer of white frost.

He picked up the corner of his robe and shook it, letting the thin ice on it fall off.

At this time, he suddenly saw something in his afterglow, and when he looked forward again, he saw the ripples of the dark-colored lake water, and after the ripples, there were some blurred white shadows appearing underwater.

Those white shadows were slowly approaching the surface of the water, and their appearance gradually became clearer.

It was a confused face with wide eyes, only the whites of the eyes and no pupils. There were not only people here, but also faces of other races.

Some were humanoid, some more closely resembled beasts.

They looked across the water at Thor, just as Thor looked across the water, at them.

Herman: [There are so many of them!

Saul slowly stands up.

The line of sight pulls away a little, piercing through the fog and seeing a wider world.

Above was a gray sky, and below was a deep, bottomless lake.

Below the lake, as far as the eye could see, there were numb faces.

They were separated from Sol by the lake, and like a world away.

Suddenly, a wave of water swept over from the center of the lake.

After the ripple, all the faces disappeared, and everything was like an illusion.

“Today is not the day of the Rhine Lake’s external trade. However, I won’t let my friends who came all the way here return empty-handed.”

A figure broke through the mist and appeared in front of Sol.

The visitor was a middle-aged man with white sideburns and beard, looking kind-faced, not like a sorcerer, like a simple scholar.

With his hands behind his back, he stood on a huge pure white feather that slowly floated in, emanating a steady fluctuation of magic power.

It was a first-order sorcerer.

“Your Excellency is Wizard Dodge?” Sol bowed and nodded slightly.

The man smiled, picked up the monocle pinned to his collar and looked at Saul, a little surprised, “Surprisingly, a new face from a complete stranger, the bones look fresh, you’re not even eighteen, are you?”

The wizard, though looking kind, completely ignored Sol’s greeting and launched himself into a new question.

It wasn’t as good-natured as he appeared to be.

Sol blinked, knowing in his heart and not caring, “Yes, my name is Sol, just sixteen. I have taken the liberty of visiting you and would like to make a deal with you.”

Saul defaulted that the other party was the Dodge Wizard.

“Everyone who comes here wants to make a deal with me.” Dodge didn’t deny it either, “I like to make deals with everyone. But a lot of people can’t come up with a sufficient price. I also have to regretfully give them some small gifts and then reluctantly ask them to leave.”

Saul smiled, “That’s great, I like to trade too.”

He raised his right hand, palm facing up.

After a few seconds, a subcutaneous bulge moved from the wrist of the cuff all the way to the palm.

The skin then cracked open and a clear irregular stone accompanied by wisps of bright red blood squeezed out of his palm.

The expression on Dodge’s face instantly froze, and his eyes stared intently at the transparent stone in Saul’s hand through the monocle, and a full three breaths passed before he slowly spoke, “Cryptocrystalline matter.”

Saul nodded his head. He ignored the equally burning sight from the old hag beside him and Penny’s frantic yelling in his ears.

“Don’t, don’t, brother Saul, don’t give the Cryptocrystalline Plasm to anyone else!”

Seeing Saul’s indifference, the Nightmare Butterfly, which had been hiding in the pages of the diary since entering the Masterless Land, finally couldn’t help itself, burrowed out, and stood in front of Saul, trying to get him to take back the Cryptocrystalline Mass.

“Ding bell–“

Suddenly a clear ringing sound resounded in everyone’s ears.

Penny whooshed and flew back to the diary.

“Ouch, what’s that sound, it’s so shrill!”

The Nightmare Butterfly immediately ducked back into the diary, shivering, and even Saul could feel its uneasiness.

Saul was puzzled in his mind and looked towards the source of the sound.

Just to see the opposite side of the Dodge is also a little strange to take out a …… dream bell from the sleeve.

“Strange, how did it ring by itself?”

(End of chapter)