The middle of the snow month.
A long convoy was driving along the road, and the convoy was filled with wizards and wizard apprentices from the dark gathering place of the jungle hut.
Similar to what Ti Feng said at the beginning, many wizards actively participated in the exchange meeting at Deep Blue Castle, so there were thirty-one wizard apprentices, seventeen first-level wizards, and five second-level wizards present in just one dark forest gathering place. Among them is administrator Ava. Although this can't be called a full-scale deployment, after all, some people need to stay behind, but it is almost half of the strength, and Richard is one of these people.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
"Da da da da..."
The convoy kept moving forward. Some people wanted to save trouble by sitting in the carriage, while others did not want to be restrained and chose to ride horses. Because there was no unified command, the entire team stretched very long.
Generally speaking, there are great hidden dangers in this way of marching. Once a bandit attacks from the middle, the entire team will be cut off and fall into a situation of being divided and surrounded. But after all, the team members are all people with extraordinary powers, so they really don't have to worry too much about this. If thieves really attack, the unlucky ones will be the thieves themselves, not the convoy.
Richard was riding a horse and marching in the middle of the motorcade with a calm expression. There wasn't much tension, but he didn't completely let down his guard either, and he remained as sharp as he should have been.
After walking for a while, he followed the entire convoy to the edge of a huge lake. Richard took out the map from his pocket, glanced at it a few times, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He turned to look at Teddy, a wizard riding a horse next to him, and asked: "Teddy, is the lake next to here called Taklimakan Lake?"
"Yes." Wizard Teddy looked over. Although he had many shortcomings, as a librarian in the gathering place, he still had enough knowledge and quickly gave a definite answer.
After giving the answer, he habitually added: "By the way, do you think the name of this lake is difficult to pronounce? It's not as easy to hear and remember as Mirror Lake or Sapphire Lake."
"Do you know the reason?" Richard asked, but he was thinking in his heart: Could this be another coincidence
Teddy replied with some show off: "Of course I know the reason. Who am I? Let me tell you, the reason why this lake is called this is because of the Aboriginal language a long time ago. I heard that in the Aboriginal language, 'Taklimakan' It means the Sea of Death, which means it’s dangerous here.”
"Sea of Death? Is it dangerous?" Richard looked at the lake, "If it is really dangerous, then why should we take this road?"
"Um, this -" Wizard Teddy suddenly got stuck. Although he had enough knowledge, it didn't mean he was omniscient and omnipotent. After a long time, he explained, "This is actually a rumor, and it shouldn't be taken too seriously. According to the rumors, this lake There lives a powerful God of Death, who usually sleeps and ignores the world. However, every few hundred years, he will wake up and use his powerful power to take away all the life he can see, whether it is human or animal, even deep in the soil. All the reptiles everywhere were spared.
You see, just listen to this kind of rumor, but it would be ridiculous if you take it seriously. After all, we are wizards, not priests, and we are not stupid farmers and women. How can we believe that such a thing as death exists? "
Richard did not speak after hearing this, but showed a thoughtful expression.
"I said, you're not!" Teddy shouted, looking at Richard and exaggerating, "You won't tell me that you believe in death? I have always thought you are very smart, if you are really like this , I will be disappointed.”
After hearing this, Richard shook his head and continued to maintain a thoughtful expression: "I don't believe in the God of Death, I was just thinking about the rumors you told me."
"Um?"
Richard said: "The legends of Taklimakan Lake, the Sea of Death, and the God of Death must have some basis. Every few hundred years, the creatures around the lake will die. It may not be true. If so, Then there must be a hidden reason. Maybe there is no illusory God of Death, but there is another kind of thing that really exists."
"Uh, okay." Teddy shrugged, "What do you think?"
"I don't know, but I can try to collect some information first." Richard said. As he spoke, he threw the reins in his hand towards Teddy, letting him hold his horse, jump directly to the ground, and ride towards Walk to the lake.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Walking to the lake, Richard picked up a few gravels and observed them, then picked up a handful of water and observed them for a while.
"What, have you found anything?" Teddy asked curiously.
"No." Richard shook his head, walked back to the horse, took the reins from Teddy, got on the horse, and responded, "I can only confirm for now that it is not a problem with the water quality."
"It's all nonsense!" A voice sounded from the side, it was the wizard Van Helsing. The other party also participated in this exchange meeting. When he saw the opportunity to ridicule Richard, he did not miss it.
"If there is a problem with the water quality, then this lake will be a dead lake. Not to mention the fish and shrimps in the lake, even the plants on the shore will not grow. But in fact, there are many fish and shrimps in this lake. There has never been a shortage of plants. It's the snowy moon now, so it's not obvious yet. When the summer moon comes, the dense plants will scare you to death." Van Helsing rolled his eyes and said with disdain, "So, some people It looks good, but in fact it just talks nonsense like farting, tsk!”
After hearing what Van Helsing said, Teddy suddenly became angry, looked at Van Helsing and shouted: "Van Helsing, who are you talking about! Speak clearly!"
"Hmph." Van Helsing glanced at Teddy and curled his lips and said, "You're right if you didn't tell me anyway, and you shouldn't put it on yourself. After all, you are also a wizard. It's not good to look down on yourself like that."
As he spoke, Van Helsing flicked his riding crop and accelerated forward.
Teddy was so angry that he spat at Van Helsing's back, then turned to look at Richard, but couldn't help but be stunned: "Hey, aren't you angry?"
"Angry?" Richard shook his head and asked, "Why should I be angry?"
"He was scolding you just now, saying you farted!" Teddy was puzzled.
"But I'm not a child anymore, can't I exchange insults with him?" Richard chuckled, then changed his tone and said thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, I still want to thank him, because of his words , but it reminded me and gave me a new guess about Taklimakan Lake."
"New guess? What?"
"That's what he said to me."
"Huh?" Teddy still didn't understand.
"I'll tell you after I'm sure." Richard said, not prepared to explain more.
"Whatever." Teddy shrugged, not very curious, and walked forward, followed by Richard.
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