Section 36 Deception
Under the hood is the face of a young man with smooth skin and no beard. Although the face looks young, it has a pair of eyes that can only be seen after years of vicissitudes. His skin is very white, not that natural whiteness, but a kind of pathological paleness. This is also one of the side effects of practicing black magic to humans. Now Ashu Rufate can say with certainty that this mysterious man is a black magician.
"Tsk tsk... This horse is really good. It is made vividly and realistic. If you change someone, you probably think it is an ordinary horse, right? It is really bold and ingenious." The mysterious man walked around the Nightmare Horse and was amazed. "It was handled well, without any odor. How did it be made?"
Ash Rufate can rely on his own strength to hide the breath of his black magic, but the Nightmare Horse does not have this ability. Usually this is not a big problem, because Ash Rufate keeps as low-key as possible, and the black magic aura naturally emits from the Nightmare Horse is also very weak, so he never attracted anyone's special attention along the way. However, this one is specialized in practicing black magic after all, so it is not surprising to feel the true face of the Nightmare Horse.
"My name is Haiyin," the black magician took the initiative to introduce himself, and raised his hands to show that he was invincible. "I haven't asked you yet for your name."
"My name is Ashu Rufate."
"Well... I haven't heard of this name. But, Ashu Rufate, what are you doing here?" Haiyin looked at his colleague in front of him. In order to show his politeness, Ashu Rufate had jumped off his mount and faced him.
"Because of a little private matter." Ashu Rufate didn't mind delaying for a while, but he didn't want to reveal too much.
"I guess, this private matter is to look for the legendary vampire Baron Pinold, who is very active in Sivania recently?" Hein laughed. "Don't look at me with that expression, you can guess it. As a gift for our chance encounter, and as my rude apology just now, I'll give you a little advice: You don't have to waste your time."
"Why?" This time it was Ashu Rufate's turn to be surprised.
"You are thinking of seeking new knowledge and power from that vampire?" asked Hayin. "Maybe your teacher has told you about this... There is a established path in the inheritance of black magic. If one day a magician no longer satisfies the status quo, but desires more knowledge and power, if one day he wants to pursue the ultimate mystery, if one day he desires to open the door of eternal life, then he should rely on his own strength to embark on the road of patrol and head to the source of black magic, Kalean. There, the immortal queen has knowledge and mystery far beyond human imagination, and she will generously reward those who serve her."
"Unfortunately," Haiyin's face showed a sarcastic smile. "The battle of vampires ended this tradition, and Kalean now has nothing but a ruin. All the knowledge accumulated from ancient times has been destroyed by the church. The inheritance of the black magic has been cut off. So you came to Sivania after hearing about the vampire, because there is still the last vampire here, the last one who holds the ultimate mystery. Am I right?"
Ashu Rufate did not answer, but his silence seemed to be equivalent to acquiescence in the other party's opinion.
"It's a pity that this matter is unreliable." Hai Yin said. "The legend may not be true, it may also be a rumor."
"Unreliable? I saw it with my own eyes that night..."
"See the Immortal Legion with your own eyes?" This time, Haiyin laughed. "I saw it with my own eyes. Did you see a group of skeletons with faint green light appearing outside the city on a dark night?"
Ashurf nodded.
"Then you naturally waited for the alarm in the city the next day to clear the alarm and searched for the place where the skeleton appeared last night, but found nothing, and there was not even the breath of black magic?"
"That's it." Ash Rufate admitted.
"And then you naively think that this must be some special magic effect, erasing all the aura of black magic?"
"Is there anything wrong? If such a scene is created with illusion, it will be a big project and will definitely not conceal the perception of the magic practitioner."
"Indeed, indeed." Hai Yin's smile became even stronger. "That could not be an illusion, but it might not be real. Young friend, if it weren't for my pet's help, maybe my current thoughts would be the same as you."
Ashu Rufate noticed that the other party had always regarded himself as a predecessor, but from an objective perspective, this person named Haiyin would not be over thirty years old, or even younger.
"Master, black magic has a very obvious effect on humans to reduce aging." In his mind, Carrie explained Ash Rufate's question, "Black magic can change the essence of human beings to a certain extent, extend their lifespan and increase their vitality. In particular, allowing them to always maintain their youthful appearance. But this change is limited, and their lifespan is only 'extended', rather than unlimited life like you."
Haiyin turned halfway and sent a magical summon to the bushes in the distance, where he came out. Then, Ashrufate saw several figures coming out of his hiding place and ran closer to this side. Those were not human figures, but wild beasts.
Four huge wolves came to Hai Yin. These wolves were so big that they were almost the same as shorter horses. The eyes of these beasts were flashing with unclean light of black magic, and their bodies also emitted the stench of corpses. All this clearly shows that these are not ordinary beasts, but creations of black magic - or the more commonly known as "necrotic technique". In addition to the smell and eyes, if you look closely, you can also see that part of the wolves' bodies has rotted, and their fur is mixed with blood and stains.
"Did you see it? My latest masterpiece." Seeing Ash Rufate staring at these wolves, Haiyin couldn't help but say proudly. "I use the ashes as a carrier to condense the energy of black magic, and then combine them with the wolf corpses to create them. Don't look at them as quick and quick movements. In fact, there is very little black magic required to maintain them. The only disadvantage is that the manufacturing process is more troublesome. I call them dire wolves."
"It's up to them," Haiyin continued, "I finally cracked the secret of the Green Light Skeleton."
"Am I lucky enough to share this secret?" Ashu Rufate asked cautiously.
"It's not worth a lice!" Hai Yin did not continue to keep it insincere. "What you see... can only be said to be a scam, a trick of a liar. Did you see this?" He touched a dire wolf, and then took out something.
The thing was a thin hollow semi-sphere made of wood. Haiyin put it on his head and signaled to Ashu Rufate. Ashu Rufate noticed that the wooden hat was coated with a small amount of green. He reached out to touch it and found that it was a green ore powder.
"What is this?" Ashu Rufate vaguely felt something was wrong, but he could not connect the wooden hat with what Hai Yin just said.
"Is this kind of thing very much like a skull? And this kind of powder is usually called fluorescent powder." Haiyin replied. "This is the powder of fluorescent stone. This thing can emit a faint green light at night, but it is useless... The ore of Sivania is very common. Now you understand?"
"Glowing green light...this...skull..." Ashu Rufate suddenly realized the truth.
"So...so that's how it is?" No wonder the Immortal Legion disappeared out of thin air as soon as the sky was dawn, and the magicians tried their best to find the whereabouts of the Immortal Legion.
"It's that simple." Haiyin threw the wooden hat back to the side of the dire wolf. "Someone wears this hat and then draws the shape of a bone with phosphor on himself. There is hair on the head and cannot be directly painted with phosphor, so he uses this hat instead. From a distance, it seems like a group of skeletons are operating."
"But this does not mean that Baron Pinold does not exist." Ashu Rufate said. Rather than saying to Hain, he was talking to himself at this moment.
"At least it means that the legend is not very reliable." Hai Yin replied. "You can also feel this. Although the legend has vampire activities, it is impossible to feel the existence of powerful black magic. Either the vampire hides itself, or there is no such vampire at all."
"I'm going to say that, if you want to find out, I don't object. If you find out any conclusion, I'd be happy to share it with me. I live on the edge of the southern forest... with my disciples. You can go there to find me. Now I have to leave. By the way, Sivania may not have vampires, but it is indeed a place that is suitable for people like us. The church's lackeys are very small here, and they are all concentrated in excavation sites. We can be said to be very free here."
Ashu Rufate watched Hai Yin's back move away, and after a long time, he stared at the little bit of fluorescent powder on his fingers again.
"Master," Mimilu stayed there without saying a word, and then she spoke. "This smell is indeed very familiar. Well... I smelled minerals in the woods under the city that day!"
"So, Baron Pinold doesn't exist?" he asked himself.
"Master, no matter what, we should find out." In my mind, Carrie began to encourage him. "If this is a lie, a scam, then why was it designed? Why would anyone pretend to be a servant of a vampire that does not exist? Why do they know the existence of Baron Pinold? According to my calculations, there is at least half the possibility of this matter. And isn't this answer going to you soon?"
"Carrie, I have a strong intuition..." Ashu Rufate changed the topic for some reason. "If Pinold does not exist, then the promise that Cad got is just a word that cannot be fulfilled, right?"
"Of course, do you need to ask this? But Pinold does not exist, so we will consider other things immediately. If you firmly stick to your previous opinions," Carrie sighed. "What's wrong, what are you thinking?"
"I was thinking that if this was a lie, a person would make up the vampire lie in a very desperate state." Ashu Rufate said in a daze. Only those who were equally desperate would be attracted by this lie.
Chapter completed!