The Blessed Island is very far away from Camelot. If you travel on horseback day and night, it will take at least ten days to go back and forth. So early the next morning, Kai took Merlin and set off.
Although Kai is very confident in himself, after all, the place he is going to this time is the birthplace of ancient magic. Who knows what weird things there will be there, so it is very necessary to bring a mage with him. Kai is not afraid of danger. But Arthur couldn't wait.
So Merlin was taken along by Kai this time.
The two of them got on their horses and headed southwest of Camelot day and night, passing through the "Fallen King" Canyon in Mount Paektu and reaching the northern part of the Meredor Sea. Not to mention the difficulties along the way, But it’s not exactly peaceful either.
In this era, areas outside human settlements were basically barren and harsh. There were countless wild beasts, poisonous insects, and some inexplicable magical creatures, which made Merlin, a young man who had never seen much of the world, suffer a lot.
This was also thanks to Kai's rich experience in wild survival, otherwise Merlin probably wouldn't have been able to reach this place in his life.
Finally, the two of them found a large lake in the north of the Meledo Sea, passing through a forest that was dark and filled with fog all year round. The weather here seems to be always cloudy and rainy, either raining or foggy. If you are not careful, you may get lost inside at any time. Fortunately, although this place looked eerie, there was no danger. Kai didn't even see a living creature in the forest.
According to Gaius' description, the Blessed Island is in the middle of the lake.
After searching around the lake, Kai and the others finally found a dilapidated small port in a reed field, with a small boat docked in the small port.
But what made Kai a little annoyed was that there was a boat, but there was no oar. In the end, it was Merlin who took action and used a magic that Kai didn't know about to make the boat operate automatically.
Although the power of Celtic magic is not worth mentioning in Kai's opinion, at least it is much worse than the magic in other places that Kai has seen. Like the spells used by the tough guys in Asgard, every time they fight Every time, there are sparks and lightning all the way, a powerful horse, and another example is Gilgamesh's King's Treasure. Every time a battle starts, it is like an artillery position. After a bang, there are no whole corpses on the opposite side.
But Celtic magic is not without its advantages. For example, in some details, Celtic magic is very easy to use. Seriously speaking, Celtic magic is more home-oriented and is not useful in battle. It's amazing, but of course this may be Kai's bias. After all, he himself has never seen the essence of Celtic magic, because before Kai could see these things, King Uther dismissed the magic.
As a result, those wizards have become rare animals now. I can't even see him.
Merlin is a wizard, but unfortunately this kid himself is half-baked. He learned his magic by himself from Gaius's magic book. He does know some spells, but he doesn't have any theory or anything.
Sometimes Kaidu wonders, can such a dabbler really become a great mage in the future?
Taking the boat controlled by Merlin, the two of them headed to the center of the lake.
Not to mention, this lake is really not small. With Merlin's speed in controlling the boat, it took Kai and the others a long time to find a small island. It is better to say that it is a small island than a castle built in the water. The entire castle appears very abruptly on the lake, and no trace of land can be seen around it.
Following a small door outside the castle, Kai and Merlin entered the castle.
This castle is very old at first glance, its style is very old, and many places are severely weathered. There is no trace of life in the castle. It has obviously been abandoned for a long time, and even the cracks between the stones are covered with grass.
"You stand here and don't move. I'll go up and take a look first."
Kai's heart felt cold at this moment. There were no people in this ghost place, not even ghosts. Where could he find the antidote?
"Wait! Sir Kay!" But before Kai could take a step forward, Merlin suddenly grabbed Kai. "I could feel something drawing me, following me, and I knew where to go."
After saying that, regardless of whether Kai Tong agreed or not, he took the lead and walked out.
Kai had no other choice. Now he could only trust Merlin. He was not familiar with Celtic magic at all, and although Merlin was a half-dabbler, he was still a person in this field, so he could only listen to him now.
Following Merlin, Kai turned around and finally arrived at the atrium of the castle.
As soon as I arrived at the atrium, my eyes suddenly opened up. Although it was as dilapidated as other places, the vegetation here was obviously taken care of and did not grow wildly like other places.
Walking along the stone path in the atrium, passing through an unknown flower garden, Kai and the others came to the center of the atrium, where there was a stone circle, and in the center of the stone circle was an altar. Kai held both swords and remained vigilant. There was a weird atmosphere everywhere in this ghost place, which gave Kai a very bad feeling.
"Hello? Is there anyone?"
Kai was still cautious, but was startled by Merlin's 'greeting'. It was clear that everything was quiet around here, but Merlin's sudden words were not only abrupt, but also very disruptive to the atmosphere.
Kai turned his head and was about to scold the unfortunate child, but when he turned halfway, Kai stopped.
"Hello, Kai. Oh, and our little Merlin, hello."
Kai breathed a sigh of relief and turned around slowly.
Beside the altar, the witch Niwei was already standing there with a faint smile.
"Hi, Niwei. I didn't expect us to meet again." Kai tried his best to relax and stop being so nervous.
Merlin also looked shocked when he looked at Nivi who suddenly appeared. He knew this woman, not long after he came to Camelot. This woman had sneaked into Camelot. At that time, Camelot and another big country, the Kingdom of Mercia, finally ushered in peace after many years of fighting for hegemony. The king of West Asia brought his people to Camelot to prepare a treaty with King Uther. At that time, this woman pretended to be a maid and lurked among the Mercian mission.
She wanted to poison Arthur, but Merlin discovered it. At that time, Merlin drank the poisoned wine himself to prove that someone had actually poisoned him, and almost burped. If Arthur hadn't gone through all the trouble to find the antidote for Merlin, he might not be able to see Merlin now.
By the way, our little brother Merlin almost fell in love with Niwei... but was dumped by someone else before the first love even started.
Seeing Merlin looking at her in surprise, Nivi not only wasn't angry, but instead winked at Merlin very playfully. Merlin was immediately frightened and lowered his head. That relationship was so embarrassing and Merlin didn't want others to know about it.
On the contrary, Kai was confused.
"You two know each other?"
"Of course." Nivi said.
"I don't know!" Merlin said.
