The Era of Gods

The green grass is hazy under the mist, and weeds of various colors are dotted among them. If you ignore the disgusting cries in the distance, it looks like you are in a paradise.

Fifteen apprentice wizards, mostly in black robes, rode through the jungle. One apprentice wizard took out the water bag on his back, took a sip and muttered:

"A nasty beast-faced bird, it's so disgusting."

The air temperature is a bit high, and the jungle is very humid. Riding through the forest, the clothes will soon become wet, and it is extremely uncomfortable in this humid environment.

The team is slowly accelerating here. According to the map, this place is already very deep in the Ghost Mist Forest, not too far from the underground palace ruins in the jungle. The instructor has already brought his apprentices there one step ahead of them.

"This place is far away from the ruins of the underground palace. Occasionally, some monsters from the ruins will escape, so be careful."

An experienced wizard apprentice looked around and loudly reminded his companions.

Lin Xiao untied the black robe and shook the dew on the waterproof robe. A wizard apprentice who was also shaking the black robe leaned over and said in a low voice:

"I heard that the ruins of the underground palace have three floors, but they haven't been fully explored. From time to time, I hear that someone found a new closed basement underneath and gained huge benefits. Should we take the time to take a look?"

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows, his rich experience made him immediately understand what this man was up to, and said with a smile:

"It still doesn't work. I don't have enough experience to go out for the first time. Let's do some simple tasks."

He refused, and the man didn't force it. He shrugged and stepped aside, chatting with another wizard apprentice he didn't know.

He sneered and said nothing. If he was so obvious looking for cannon fodder, the newcomer would be fooled.

Although he is considered a newcomer among wizards, he is not himself. He has been tested for a long time, and this little thought can be seen through at a glance.

The team stopped here for a moment, then slowed down and continued forward.

Not long after walking, Lin Xiao suddenly sniffed lightly. In addition to the peculiar smell of the jungle, there was also a smell of blood in the air. It was not strong but very fresh, indicating that there was a killing here not long ago, but no fighting was found nearby. Mark of.

He was wondering when suddenly there was a slight muffled groan from the back of the line. Most of the dozen or so people reacted and turned their heads quickly, seeing nothing unusual.

All eyes were on the last person in the team, but he looked at everyone blankly, as if nothing happened.

A few seconds later, everyone looked back one after another. Lin Xiao suddenly paused when he was about to look back, his eyes immediately became serious, and he drew out his sword with a 'choke' sound, which made the others turn around reflexively. He pointed to the last person and said:

"He is dead!"

As soon as the words fell, a white phantom flew out from behind the man, and everyone's eyes were not weak. At a glance, they could see that a transparent ghost grabbed a man's soul and flew out. Down right away.

"kill!"

An invisible force restrained him from moving, two transparent wind blades about one foot long, three fireballs, several invisible forces flew out at the same time and hit the white phantom, with a bang accompanied by an ear-piercing scream, the transparent The ghost was blown apart, and the soul of another wizard apprentice was also blown apart, but there was an invisible force that kept its restraints from breaking apart, and the dangling flying body blended into it.

With a painful groan, the soul-detained wizard apprentice woke up, and thanked everyone with great difficulty.

Lin Xiao accepted his salute seriously, and he did save his life. As for the injury of the soul, it is not his business. If he does not act decisively in this situation, he will die when the soul is taken away.

With this encounter with the enemy, everyone became extra vigilant.

The third-level wizard apprentices are still very powerful. A dozen or so even formal wizards were helpless for a while, but they made it all the way to the depths of the ghost fog forest, and saw a tree covered with countless vines and moss standing in the lush forest. The covered tower is densely covered with gaps.

That is where the ruins of the underground palace are located. It is said that this was the residence of a school a long time ago. I don’t know what happened later. That school was destroyed overnight. The empire sent experts to check and found nothing. They just declared it abandoned and did not allow it later. Those who occupy this place will fall into disrepair over time.

The surface of the underground palace has been completely deserted and covered by lush jungle. It would be difficult for outsiders to find this place if not for the tower that has not yet collapsed.

They moved forward with the tower as the coordinate, and soon came to the ruins, which should be the gate of the original school. A small camp was built in front of the ruins of the gate, and several apprentice wizards and apprentices were cleaning up the surrounding vines and weeds.

Seeing their arrival, several apprentices waved happily. A tall, curvy female apprentice with a charming face came to them. Everyone got off their horses. She said:

"I am Ailian, the mentor and apprentice. You have come at the right time. Clean up the surroundings of the camp and expand the camp."

This domineering gesture made people feel unfavorable in an instant.

But she is a disciple of the tutor, and the tutor is in the camp tent, so they dare not refuse, so they tied up the horses and started to work.

Lin Xiao took a task to clean up the weeds. He took out a sharp-edged shovel from the package and used it as a knife to cut and sweep the weeds that spread from the edge to one side.

The rhizomes of these weeds are as thick as chopsticks and are extremely tough. Cutting them hard with a spatula will not only bleed out unpleasant juices, but also twist back and forth a few times like snakes, making them feel like living things.

But this is indeed not a living thing. This kind of weed is everywhere in the world, or many plants in this world are so weird.

More than ten times the strength of ordinary people, the weeds in the area in charge were cleared in a few strokes, and a large area was cleared, and then someone took a spray and sprayed it into the soil to actively kill the bugs and weeds hidden in the grass. The area will not grow grass for several months and will not have small bugs passing by.

It was easy to do things with a lot of people, and the camp was quickly set up, and several fires were placed around it. After finishing these days, it was already dark, and the tent door was parted, and a figure walked out of it.

There was a moment of silence in the camp, and everyone looked over, with a hint of respect on their faces, and called out to Teacher Julien in unison.

This is a senior official wizard. It is said that his spiritual power has been crystallized a long time ago, and he is about to be promoted to a second-level wizard.

Mentor Julien was tall and handsome, and looked like a nobleman on the surface. No matter his appearance or habits, he was very different from the wizards in ordinary people's impressions.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Lin Xiao always feels that this style is familiar, as if he has seen it before.

When the female apprentice named Zhu Lian saw the mentor coming out, she quickly stepped forward and called out to her mentor delicately. She leaned into the man's arms without hesitation.

Everyone's expressions did not change at all, which is quite common in this world.

Many women or men of ordinary background and good looks will attach themselves to the strong, being mentors and disciples during the day, and sleeping together as lovers at night.

Julien pinched his apprentice a few times, raised his head and said to the new apprentice:

"You guys have already cleared the task. After this trip, each person can get five magic stones, and if they collect a piece of ancient moss and turn it in, they can get one magic stone. In addition, if the total amount of ancient moss collected this time exceeds one hundred, each person will be given a lot of magic stones. Afterwards, three additional magic stones will be distributed."

"Thank you mentor for your generosity!"

Everyone immediately became excited and seemed to be full of energy.

Julien smiled with satisfaction, and returned to the tent with his arms around the female disciple. Soon the candlelight flickered inside, and there were subtle muffled and knocking sounds, which became louder and louder as time went by.

Many apprentices stayed away from the tent with envious faces, and it was no wonder they said the same thing.

Early the next morning, several apprentices who didn't seem to have slept very well summoned them to start assigning tasks and announced their departure. As for the mentor, he didn't show up.

Most of the ancient moss grows in the underground palace, but it is occasionally found in the ruins on the surface of the underground palace. It is safer than the dangerous surface of the underground palace. You must search here first.

Everyone scattered to search their own area. Anyway, they were all third-level wizard apprentices. They had a certain strength, and they could support their instructors to rescue them if they were in danger.

Few people came to the ruins, and the vegetation was quite lush. There were snake-like vines entangled on the trees and ruins everywhere. Occasionally, there were real snakes hanging on them, and they suddenly took a bite when they passed by.

Before Lin Xiao left, he applied anti-insect and anti-snake medicine on his body, coupled with his strong agility and sensitivity, he can usually find hidden snakes and insects in advance.

But the most dangerous thing here is not snakes and insects at all, but all kinds of monsters hidden in the ruins.

When he passed a big tree, countless vines hanging on the tree suddenly rose up without wind, and the finger-thick vines sprang up like snakes and dragged him under the tree.

"bang bang bang"

After a series of breaking sounds, Lin Xiao used brute force to break off more than a dozen vines and rushed out. He cut off several vines with a backhand sword, and slashed continuously with the knife in his hand. Large pieces of stems and leaves were scattered, and the vines were quickly blown away. Even the tree was cut down, and the root of the vine was found at the bottom of the tree full of bones and continued to dig down. Soon, a head-sized knot full of root hairs was dug out, and the thick root was cut off and hugged out.

This thing is the core root of this huge vine. It can be used to refine potions, and it can also be sold to wizards who use the plant system to cultivate combat plant magic pets. It is worth 6 magic stones.

Wrap the things in layers of cloth to form a rice dumpling and stuff them into the backpack. This alone is worth the fare, and this trip is not a loss.

Next, he continued to search, but his good luck might have come to an end. He searched the entire surface of the underground palace ruins at night, but did not dig out a piece of ancient moss.

If someone hadn't dug it up, he thought it wasn't there on the surface.

Back at the camp, everyone sold the ancient moss to the mentor, and Lin Xiao also sold the rhizome for six magic stones by the way.

After resting for one night, after washing up early the next morning, everyone waited at the gate of the underground palace. After a while, wizard Julien came with a few disciples, and he would enter the underground palace with everyone.