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Chapter 280 You Stay

For the average person, divine magic was a gift from the gods, and outsiders couldn’t learn it . Whether one was good or evil, many people felt that this was basic common sense .

But as Roland learned more and more magic and increased his own level, he was able to sense more and more things with his mental power .

For example, he could perceive danger and incoming projectiles, but these were just additional effects .

The really powerful benefit about having strong mental power… was that he seemed to be able to feel the tip of the iceberg when another person used magic .

In other words, he had an inkling of the spell model’s circulation route, though it was only a few nodes .

However, this was a breakthrough in progress .

Going from one to nine wasn’t really hard, it was going from zero to one that was hard .

The drow looked at Roland, was silent for a moment, and said, “Sir, we are using divine magic, not magic . ”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s divine magic, as long as you use it more often,” Roland said with a smile . “Don’t worry, if I am sure I have no way to learn it, I will also let you go . ”

The three drows were all relieved .

Then they took turns using Sound Barrier at Roland’s request .

At any given time, Roland could only capture a few nodes, but he was in no hurry and recorded every node he captured, using the notepad that came with the system .

The three drows didn’t have much magic power . Each of them would run out of mana after casting Sound Barrier three to four times, and in less than half a day, Roland had drained them of their magic power .

Looking at the three dispirited drows, Roland said with a smile, “Come stay in my small house, I have enough food, and take your time to recover your magic power . I’m in no hurry . ”

The three drows looked at Roland’s smile, and for some reason, they had the impression of seeing a demon .

Next, the three drows ate and slept, slept and ate, and in between, they cast Sound Barrier a few times during the day—they were being raised as pigs .

Roland’s Backpack had a lot of food and rations stored inside . After all, there was nothing worth storing for him, so he subconsciously stuffed a lot of dry food into it, purely as a kind of obsessive compulsion, always wanting to fill it up .

Unexpectedly, a large number of rations actually came in handy in this situation .

For the past ten days or so, all three drows had been well-behaved .

One aspect of this was that Roland was indeed stronger than them .

Drows were a very practical race that worshiped power, and when they were defeated, they wouldn’t act recklessly if they didn’t have a chance of winning .

Another aspect was that the rations that Roland took out were a real pleasure for them to eat .

Roland had always thought that the drows had an abundance of food; after all, the books didn’t talk about it .

But in reality, this prairie where he was now had little food production .

There were also very few animals; there were only birds, insects, and other small creatures .

The kingdom of drows was built underground, and there was even less food underground, most of which was in the hands of the big shots .

This was why the majority of the time, the hungry drows would venture to the surface for food .

The rations that Roland gave were all meat… It was a rare treat for the drows . To them, even rations were still a delicacy and quite filling .

This was why they had no intention of running .

Instead, they tried even harder to seduce Roland, wanting to stay by his side .

However, Roland was unmoved .

Roland was also wondering why in the beginning these drows were somewhat rebellious, but now, they were well-behaved .

Of course, being well-behaved was a good thing .

Then after a few more days, Roland finally wrote down all the magic nodes of the Sound Barrier .

He looked at the tightly packed nodes on the notepad, then smiled at the three drows and said, “Well, you can go now . ”

But then, none of the three drows moved .

One of them even said, “Sir, how about we follow you?”

“What are you guys thinking?” Roland laughed . “Drows are evil creatures and are considered hostile to us humans . Under normal circumstances, a drow entering the human world would be killed, unless she’s wearing a slave ring around her neck . ”

“Then why didn’t you kill us, sir?”

Roland thought about it and said, “Right now, I don’t see you guys doing anything bad, so I can’t kill you . Besides, you guys didn’t try to kill me before, you just wanted to kidnap me, right?”

In fact, Roland’s suspicion was correct . These three drows did indeed have the intention of kidnapping Roland and bringing him back to the underground kingdom for breeding .

In the matriarchal society of drows, a woman often had three or four husbands . Their self-esteem was very high, and the number of husbands was related to how high their invisible social status was .

Multiple human husbands were no big deal at all .

And Mages had always been the first choice for breeding .

Looking at the stunned expressions of the three drows, Roland was about to snap his fingers and teleport away, but he suddenly remembered something and took out a throwing knife from his Backpack . He said to the drow who had thrown it at him before, “This is a magical weapon, dp you know enchantment?”

This drow nodded, a look of anticipation in her eyes .

The other two drows looked at her enviously .

“Can you teach enchantment to me?”

This drow nodded vigorously, “Although my enchantment abilities aren’t great, I can teach you all the basics . ”

“Well then, you stay . ”

This drow perked up while she proudly looked down at her two companions next to her .

The other two drows looked at her with resentment, then left with very reluctant expressions .

Roland sat this drow down and said, “Learning enchantment wasn’t part of my previous conditions . I’ll pay you some gold coins when you’ve taught me the basics . ”

The drow smiled and said, “Sir, you’re very principled, much more responsible than our male drows . ”

Roland had no interest in the drow’s flattery and asked, “How much do I have to pay for tuition?”

“Before that…” this drow said, looking at the cocoon hole above her head, “we need to get out of here . I know my people too well, and they’ll soon return to the underground kingdom and find friends and family to ‘welcome’ us . ”

Roland wasn’t surprised, as he had actually considered this, “So do you have any place to hide your tracks?”

The drow stood up, nodded, and said, “Yes . Also, sir, you may call me Mirna . ”

Not being very authoritarian, Roland took Mirna’s advice and changed locations, walking at least thirty kilometers across the steppe before burrowing into an underground pit .

“I dug this myself . I was going to spend my last moments here when I was too old to hold a weapon, but also as my graveyard . ”

As Mirna stood in the round pit, her expression had an eeriness to it .

Roland instinctively took two steps back; he had just felt a strange power in Mirna’s body .

It wasn’t Mirna’s power, though: it was as if she had been briefly possessed by something .