In the temporary cave, a skeleton smiled at Luo Binhan who had just woken up.
It was sitting on its knees, with no hair on its head, and its bones were white and shiny. The head, which looks like an ordinary skull, has subtle joints that allow it to make some modest expressions. At this moment, it was facing the blue fire, trying its best to smile at Luo Binhan, its two rows of teeth shining brightly in the flames.
"Hello, I'm Lan Que." Its voice rang in Luo Binhan's mind, "I apologize for the misunderstanding just now. Every time I meet a new teacher, I always hope to leave a perfect first impression on him. , but I tend to overreact when I'm too nervous...and, I'm sorry that my last scream knocked you out. I didn't mean to make such a fuss, but I've never performed first aid in such an urgent situation in the past. I , Well, I prefer to work in an orderly manner and plan my schedule in advance. If the deadline is too close, I will act a little neurotic..."
"It's okay." Luo Binhan said.
The skeleton's straight back was slightly bent. Luo Binhan speculated that it meant "relieved".
Flames and shadows flickered in the cave. He and the skeleton looked at each other quietly.
"Well, I think we can talk about your injuries first." The skeleton's voice continued in his head, "I used several basic treatment techniques after I fished you out of the lake: serious injury treatment, hematopoiesis regeneration, bone regeneration, etc. Bridging... I don't have a particularly good way to deal with your lumbar spine and intestines, so I used part of the material of this work clothes to perform two bionic deformation procedures, and gave you an artificial lumbar spine and intestines. They may not be so consistent. , you’d better find a doctor to do it again within half a month.”
It pointed to its chest, and Luo Binhan saw that its left rib and right rib were missing a bone, which must have been used as material to fill its body.
"Thanks," he said.
"It's nothing," the skeleton replied. It twisted a few times uncomfortably, and then said: "So... can we talk about what's going on? I mean, I rarely wake up in the hands of a non-mage, and besides, you are so injured." Heavy. If this is not a simple work clothes, but a formal robe that requires the activation of a spell, I can't even imagine what will happen... Where is this place? What's the matter with your injury?"
Luo Binhan looked at it silently. He had prepared answers to these questions before he opened his eyes, but he strangely didn't want to answer them. He felt lethargic, emotionally apathetic, and uninterested in anything.
His chest was filled with emptiness, and his steadily beating heart made him feel unreal. He vaguely felt as if some of his "soul" had been lost in the lake and frozen forever.
He didn't understand what was happening to him, but it didn't matter. He was just waiting for a mission.
"Okay. It seems you don't want to answer." The skeleton said cautiously, "Or you can't remember? Your head was also injured?"
Luo Binhan finally decided to answer. He controlled a little fear and hesitation on his face, and then replied: "I was chased here by a killer."
"Oh, I'm not surprised by that." The skeleton said, circling his fingers, "I think the look of your wound is quite unusual. Is this your personal grudge? I don't think I should get involved. Don’t do anything that has nothing to do with your studies..."
"No, I don't know her."
"That……"
"She killed a White Tower mage." Luo Binhan said without hesitation.
He felt his heart tremble slightly for a moment, and then he felt nothing again. So he continued: "This is the 'Frost Chrysalis' in the Wild Zone, a place where people voluntarily freeze and hibernate. Six days ago, I came here to visit an old man who was dormant, but the treasurekeeper disappeared. I and Several friends waited for him for a few days, and then a White Tower mage came later. He was carrying your suitcase in his hand and told us that he was going to pick up an old set of work clothes for you here, and then go to the mysterious field with you. Do some research. I wanted to see how he was going to wake you up, so I went to the lake with him, and then a woman in black clothes appeared. She killed your teacher and let a group of bugs eat him, too. Almost killed me. I had to jump into the lake with your suitcase and wake you up."
The skeleton stared at him blankly. The expressions it can put on are limited, but the half-open mouth clearly shows shock.
"You said she killed an official mage by herself?" it asked in panic, "and she also fed the corpse to bugs? Is this true?"
"Why else would I have your box and password? And I happen to know where your work clothes are hidden?"
Luo Binhan said with a calm heart. He was not worried that the other party would find out, because he remembered that among the three apprentices, although Lan Que had the highest instructor approval rate, the practice spells he filled in were very limited: only basic general use, life treatment, and plant research. Unless the basic general skills included mind-reading or interrogation spells, he would be safe for the time being. That possibility is not very high, because Indigo Shadow's main spells not only include "Basic General", but also list a type called "Psychic Exploration". The two must not completely overlap.
Despite this, he was prepared to be questioned by the other party, but the skeleton's reaction was more bizarre than he imagined. It hugged Tianling Gai with its two skinny hand bones and began to wail in Luo Binhan's head.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...this thing happened to me...in a place like this? What should I do? I don't even know a few combat spells. Oh my god, they're going to kill us." Everyone!”
Luo Binhan was a little confused by it: "Who are you talking about?"
The skeleton put down its arm bones and stared at Luo Binhan with an extremely heavy gaze - or rather, the bloody light in the eye hole.
"I think I know who killed my new mentor." It said in a tone that was obviously pretending to be calm. "I hope you don't panic, but you must understand how dangerous our situation is now - God , I have indeed heard of such a thing happening, but the scope of the universe is so huge, I don’t think it will be encountered by me... In short, what we encountered may be a group of extremely vicious pirates. Their leader is called 'Xuan' Hong', they have carried out dozens of murders against the White Tower Master in the past period, and none of them failed! Some rumors say that they have also killed people from the Silent School, but this cannot be verified... Phew! In short, we We must be careful now so that they don’t discover our whereabouts.”
Luo Binhan frowned. The skeleton immediately raised two arm bones in a soothing manner: "I know, I know. This sounds scary, but we have to stay calm, okay? Calmness is the basic quality of a mage, and the path to seeking the law is doomed to be full of dangers. Maybe I'm not that good. How many friends do you have here? What do they look like?"
"...it makes you look a little nervous."
The skeleton laughed in his head: "Your friend is from the Silent School? Oh, don't make trouble. It is true that we have many disputes, but I don't think they are as exaggerated as those mage jokes. I personally can accept it. The existence of ancient mages. What spells and genres are they good at? Is anyone familiar with combat spells? We must unite all available forces now!"
Luo Binhan at least agreed with its last sentence. But the problem is that he doesn't know how to get back to the keeper's hut, and Lan Que has not learned any terrain exploration spells. The two of them are waiting to be lost in this frozen land.
"There's one more thing I might have to tell you." Lan Que finally said hesitantly. "When I gave you first aid, I used up several spare spells that I had stored in my head. The bionic transformation technique is a bit unpopular, so I didn't do it in advance. Prepare one. In order to cast it, I had to consume the pre-stored etheric energy in this work suit. Then I also used mind conversation, simple floating, environmental cleaning, antifreeze oil, oh, and fairy flame... I think I might now I can’t cast a few spells. Would you and your friends mind giving me personal protection for a while? Until I reach the mage tower of an official mage?”
Its upper and lower jaws were slightly stretched, and its two rows of teeth formed a perfect arc. It once again tried its best to smile at Luo Binhan in a friendly manner.
