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Chapter 730: 730

Chapter 730 Finally, Another Quest

Andonara was quite angry .

How can you and your mother tell my man what he can and can’t do?

But then, she too realized Nia’s implication .

What? Roland wants to become a lich?

She was terrified .

She didn’t care whether or not Roland was handsome, rich, or strong .

However, her man should at least be a warm-blooded creature .

Her heart would be broken if she had to hug a lich who felt like ice and didn’t have any human emotions .

She quickly walked to Roland, grabbed his hands, and said, “Honey, don’t rush into anything . I won’t be as bossy anymore, okay?”

She even wondered if Roland wanted to eradicate his feelings because she had been going too hard on him in bed .

Obviously, when you’re too attached to someone, you tend to have random thoughts whenever they do anything unusual .

Roland looked at the two women in surprise . He then realized why they were so anxious . He said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I don’t want to become a lich . I simply want to figure out the phylacteries’ mechanism so that I can locate them . ”

Hearing that, both of the women were reassured . Andonara was still slightly worried . She stared at the phylactery in Roland’s hand aggressively, as if she were going to destroy it at any moment .

Nia was wearing a similar expression, although the two of them wanted to destroy it for different purposes .

In fact, their excitement was understandable, as the liches’ knowledge was unbelievably alluring in this world .

Too many great heroes fell victim to the liches’ knowledge after only a quick glance at it .

Few people could resist such a temptation .

It was also the reason why the major Magic Towers and churches dared not keep the liches’ knowledge in their libraries .

Seeing their reaction, Roland thought for a moment and said, “I’m really just trying to study them . If you don’t believe me, you can watch over me in my lab . How does that sound?”

Nia instantly nodded . “All right, that sounds good . ”

After a moment of hesitation, Andonara nodded too .

She should’ve trusted Roland more, but she was afraid of losing him because she cared about him too much .

Then, Roland went to the lab .

To be honest, he didn’t know the first thing about phylacteries, and he feared that he might accidentally break the phylactery during his research and set the lich free, which would be terrible .

As a Life Angel, Nia could suppress evil powers . He had nothing to worry about in his research as long as she was watching out for him .

After he started the research, both of the two women slept in the lab too .

Roland concentrated his attention on the phylactery and ignored the two beautiful women who wandered around in pajamas .

In moments like this, women weren’t nearly as attractive as new knowledge .

The greatest essence of the liches’ knowledge was the phylactery .

Their dark spells and blood curses were all that the Mages had tried and abandoned .

The phylactery was the only thing that was designed without following the current spell system .

Roland didn’t hastily dismantle it . He studied the magic stripes on the surface of the box first .

Unlike the current magic arrays, the magic array on the lich’s phylactery was quite strange .

They were in very different systems, but they had similarities too .

If a comparison must be drawn, one of them could be compared to physical chemistry, and the other, biochemistry .

Although their cores were the same, the abilities and knowledge derived from them were vastly different .

The magic array on the box was already fascinating enough for Roland . It took him a month to parse the magic array on the box, which greatly broadened his view on magic arrays . At this moment, he could try achieving things that he hadn’t been able to with magic arrays .

For example, he could try transforming energy into matter with a magic array .

But that had to wait . At this moment, the most important thing was to crack the phylactery .

Roland would rather not have a bunch of enemies lurking in the dark waiting to attack him forever .

Research was a process that consumed time, money, and materials .

Roland used a lot of magic materials even though he was merely cracking the phylactery . He created simple magic arrays to perform all kinds of attribute tests .

Magic arrays could be used for a lot of purposes, such as offense, defense, and support .

They had even more usages in Roland’s hands .

For example, he created a small see-through magic array .

It was Roland’s latest masterpiece, one that could see the inside of a small object .

There was also the material recognition magic array . He had perpetuated a recognition spell in a magic array and added a weighing effect, so that it could measure the weight of an item and detect the elements within .

There were other similar small magic arrays . Roland created them with inspiration from modern labs .

At this moment, Roland was using tools to help with his research without doing all the calculations separately .

Time flew very fast when Roland was completely dedicated to magic .

At first, Nia and Andonara were worried that Roland would be corrupted into a lich, but seeing that Roland was merely pursuing knowledge, they were greatly reassured .

But they didn’t leave the lab . They decided to wait until Roland stopped studying the lich stuff .

About eight hundred kilometers to the west of Delpon, four young men wearing black robes were riding camels from a desert village in Urganda to the city .

Although black materials absorbed more heat, black robes were still more comfortable than white ones in a desert .

They had been traveling for days, and their destination was Delpon .

Something happened in their hometown . They asked for the help of a lot of mercenaries and even Mages, but none could resolve the trouble .

They begged everywhere, to no avail . By accident, a Golden Son passed the place . He scratched his head after seeing the scene and said to the village leader, “Just give up . This task is too troublesome for anyone to pick up . You should offer more money . This is clearly related to magic . ” He was the only person who was willing to tell them about what might have happened .

Other people simply left after they took a look at the scene .

They were unwilling to speak to the villagers at all . Some even spat at them . So, the village leader fell on his knees before the Golden Son .

The Golden Son was a kindhearted man . He waited for a moment and said, “You can go to Delpon for a Mage named Roland . He’s one of my people and has a good heart . He’s also good at magic . He might accept your request and take care of your trouble . ” “Then how much money will he charge?” asked the village leader pitifully .

The Golden Son smiled . “Money? Few people in this world are richer than Roland, even the dragons . You can take some of your local specialties to him . The key is sincerity and earnestness . You must not trick him . Maybe you can get him here after saying everything you need to say . ”

“Then can you help us invite him?” asked the village leader hopefully . “I can see that you are a good person too . ”

The Golden Son instantly smiled . “Of course I am a good person . You can see green above my head if you perform an alignment test… Damn, that sounds like I’ve been cuckolded . However, I’m not a fool . Why do you think I should owe someone else a favor? This is your own issue . Since you can’t save yourselves, I’ve pointed out a solution for you, yet you want me to take care of your problem for you? That’s not how you should do things . ”

The Golden Son laughed mockingly and left .

Naturally, the villagers dared not chase him .

A few days later, the village leader chose four of the strongest villagers and had them come to Delpon, carrying local specialties on their camels .

They asked merchants and travelers on the way and traveled slowly on the roads .

It took him more than ten days to walk out of Urganda, the desert country .

However, the ten days weren’t a waste of time .

On their way, they asked everybody’s opinion on the Golden Sons, and everybody raised their thumb and said that the Golden Sons were the only people with a conscience on this continent .

They were really good people . Hearing that, the four villages were even more excited and continued riding forth on their camels .

They traveled for another dozen days and finally arrived in Delpon .

They didn’t run into any bandits, but when they passed cities, the guards had all demanded bribes, and they only had one-tenth of the local specialties left .

Although they came to Delpon, they couldn’t have looked more devastated . They felt like crying as they looked at the empty sacks on the camels .

Eventually, the middle-aged in the lead said slowly, “We’ve already tried . There’s nothing we can do . Since we’ve made it here, we might as well pay a visit to the Master Mage . ”

They were still outside of the city . When they went through the city gate, they were blocked again .

They thought that they had to bribe again . Their leader searched the sacks and gave the guards a few dry fruits .

However, the guards waved at their hands, and a friendly-looking middle-aged man observed them for a while and said, “You’re from the Red Desert?”

The four of them quickly nodded .

“Why are you here?” Carrying the Hero’s Sword, Cage looked at them . “For business? But you don’t have enough goods . Were you robbed on the way? If you were, where did it happen? Do tell me if it happened within the jurisdiction of Delpon City . We’ll help you get your goods back . ”

The villagers quickly nodded . “No, we’re here to meet a Mage named Roland . ”

Roland?

Cage was slightly surprised . “You came all the way here from Urganda on camels just to meet Roland? You don’t seem to be potential magic apprentices . ”

“No . Something dreadful happened to our village . A Golden Son mentioned that Roland might be able to take care of it for us . ”

Cage slightly nodded .

He too had discovered that the four villagers looked miserable .

They were dry, skinny, and suntanned .

They must’ve suffered a lot on the way . They probably didn’t even have enough to eat .

Even the camels had become slim due to hunger .

Just like farmers who often considered cows as their family members, the Red Desert Dwellers regarded camels as the most important property of their family or village .

They would feed camels first even if they were starving .

“Roland has been busy studying magic…” said Cage . Then, he looked at the four desperate ordinary people and said, “Forget it, I’ll take you to him . ”

The villagers were excited to learn that this man had direct access to Roland .

Their leader reached his hand for the sacks and fetched a handful of dry fruits for Cage .

Cage waved his hand .

The man got anxious and insisted on giving the dry fruits to Cage . He was about to kneel when Cage refused him again .

Cage was a professional, and he grabbed the man before he fell on his knees . “Fine, I’ll accept them . ”

He accepted the dry fruits, put them in his pocket, and led them to the center of the city .

Outside of Roland’s manor, Cage asked them to leash their camels and then took them into the manor .

There were guards in the manor, but as Roland’s friend and Andonara’s family, Cage wasn’t stopped by any of them .

In the courtyard, Cage and the visitors saw Andonara and Nia enjoying afternoon tea . It was their rare leisure period . In about half an hour, they would return to the lab and keep Roland company .

Seeing her uncle and four suntanned men behind him, Andonara asked in surprise, “Uncle, who are they?” .

“They want to meet Roland and ask for his help . ”

“Do they need money?” Andonara stood up and was about to return to her room to fetch money .

Andonara wouldn’t have cared if a random person came to ask for help, but the case was different now that her uncle brought them here .

Andonara had always been grateful to her uncle for taking care of her .

“It’s not about money,” Cage explained . “They claim that their village ran into a weird magic problem and nobody would help them . A Golden Son told them that Roland might help them, so they came here from Urganda on camels . ”

“Urganda? That’s a thousand kilometers away . ” Andonara was shocked . “Is there nobody in Urganda that can take care of the problem?” Cage opened his hands . “The people of the Red Desert prefer sword arts and battle techniques . Everybody knows of their ineptitude in magic . ”

“That’s true . ”

Andonara didn’t want anyone to disrupt Roland, especially when he was doing magic experiments .

However, she saw that the villagers were nearly defeated by the one-month journey and the heavy pressure .

Their eyes were even unfocused . Had it not been for the hint of hope in their gazes, they would’ve been no better than zombies .

Andonara knew that they would pass out in desperation if she turned them down .

They were really pitiful! She thought of herself in the past . Although she was strong, she almost drowned in desperation because of the intentional and unintentional psychological abuse of the royal family .

If it weren’t for Roland…

Thinking about that, Andonara said to her uncle, “Let them wait here and ask the maids to prepare some food and water for them . I think they’re dying . ”

Cage put on a smile . The Hero’s descendents should truly be as caring as her .

Andonara went into the lab and patted Roland’s shoulder . After Roland turned around, she told him what happened .

Roland found it rather unbelievable . “A magic problem that nobody in Urganda can take care of?”

He was quite interested .

But he was even more interested in the phylactery .

On the other hand, people’s lives were at risk . He had to pay a visit to Urganda anyway .

While he was in a dilemma, a system notification popped up .

Epic quest detected: Magic Essence . Would you like to pick it?

Hmm?

Of course he would!

It had been forever since he had picked an epic quest .

It wasn’t easy for him to get one at all!

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