Arriving in a large forest in the northwest of the province of Warliang, Corlis ordered the driver to stop, paid the fare, and sent the driver away.
Looking at the big forest in front of him, Corris was in a very good mood, and he would feel satisfied only when he came back here. Thirty years ago, he moved here mainly because there are many precious medicinal materials and minerals in this psychedelic forest. After living for a long time, he got used to it. For thirty years, he seldom left here except to go out occasionally to purchase some daily necessities and special items. After thirty years of experimentation, he is finally sure that he can fulfill his wish many years ago. And the key to fulfilling his wish lies in this silly dumb.
"Let's go, we have to walk the rest of the way." Corris said lightly.
Dumb had never seen such an endless forest, and said excitedly: "Teacher, do you live here? The air here is so good!"
Corris ignored Ah-Dai, and walked into the forest alone, and Ah-Dai hurriedly followed, closely following Corris.
The main reason why this forest is called the Psychedelic Forest is because there is no continent in the forest. Due to the growth of many plants, it is difficult for people to distinguish the direction in the forest. The blown mist will create a sense of mystery, and even those who live nearby will rarely go deep into it, for fear that they will not be able to get out. After Corlis came here, he arranged many magic traps in the forest, especially a trap that attracts fog is his proud work.
After walking for half a day, Dui was already tired and hungry. He gritted his teeth and followed behind Corris. The surrounding area was covered in white, and the visibility was less than three meters. If he was a little behind, he would not be able to see Corris' body. The feeling stimulated the potential in his body, so that he will never fall behind.
After entering the forest, Corris didn't say a word. The dense fog around him made him feel very comfortable. People who learn dark magic don't like sunshine, and Corris is the same. With the positioning magic circle he arranged in his residence, he can't You don't need to know the direction.
Dumb followed Corris closely. Suddenly, he tripped over something and fell to the ground with a plop. Corliss didn't seem to notice, he still walked forward.
It hurts! Dumb supported himself and sat up, the rush all morning made him unable to support himself, his eyes went black for a while, dizziness filled his brain, he wanted to call Corris, but he couldn't make a sound, the surrounding white The fog seemed to spin, and Ah-Dai couldn't hold on any longer, fell to the ground, and passed out.
With a flash of light, all the scenery became clear, and several huts appeared in front of Corris.
"Well, I'm finally back." Corris looked at the few inconspicuous rooms in front of him, who would have thought that this was the laboratory of Corris, the magic flameman. Looking down at Dumb under his arm, Corris's body was filled with excitement, and finally the final preparations before the experiment could be carried out. Years of hard work will be truly realized in another year.
After entering the forest, Corris deliberately ignored Ah-Dai, wanting to see if he would beg him, but Ah-Dai's tenacity really surprised him, and he persisted for more than half of the distance before passing out. At his age, even Even after taking Jiuzhuan Yisui Wan, it is not easy to achieve this level. Well, it would be nice to have a tougher personality. Corris carried Ah-Dai into the southernmost wooden house, which was empty except for a wooden bed and a few chairs. Throwing Dui on the bed, Corris sat on the side by himself, stretched out his hand and drew a hexagram in the air, the red light lit up, and he silently felt the fluctuation of the magic element. After a long time, Corris opened his eyes, and he smiled with satisfaction. By using magic to inquire about the magic circle arranged around him just now, he felt that no one had been here during the time he was away.
Corlis chanted the spell, and a crack was drawn in the air, and a tilan made of bamboo floated out of the crack, which he bought in Nino City. When he left in order to find a suitable partner, he didn't have a definite destination, so he walked northward and came to Nino City unknowingly. The reason why he chose Dumb was because he felt that this was a person he could control. child. If you don't really cooperate with me to do the experiment, no matter how good your quality is, it won't work, and Duan is stupid and looks very easy to deceive, so I chose him.
With a bamboo basket, Corlis came to a fruit forest not far from the wooden house. There were many kinds of fruits in the forest. It took a long time for Corlis to figure out what the names of these fruits were, which ones could be eaten and which ones could not. . After picking some fruits that could satisfy his hunger, he returned to the wooden house, ate a few casually, and sat cross-legged to meditate.
Dumb didn't wake up until the evening, the aches all over his body and the strangeness around him made him feel fear. Sitting up suddenly, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because he saw Corris sitting on the other side of the bed and meditating. He didn't bother Corris, just looked around, the surrounding emptiness was almost visible at a glance, there was nothing special around, his eyes were quickly attracted by the empty chair beside Corris, no, to be precise , was attracted by the basket of brightly colored fruits on the chair.
As soon as his right foot touched the ground, the piercing pain made Ah-Dai almost cry out. However, the temptation of the fruit was too great. Enduring the pain, he limped carefully to the chair, glanced at Corris, who was breathing evenly, and quietly picked up the basket and walked back to the bed. He counted the number of fruits carefully, and there were seventeen in total, with different colors, and few of them were the same. The hunger in his stomach made Ah-Dai put aside all worries, picked up a rose fruit and bit it vigorously, the sweet juice flowed down his throat, Ah-Dai felt indescribably refreshed all over his body, and even his feet didn't seem to hurt so much.
Dumb ate eight fruits in a row before stopping. Although he was not full, he still kept most of them and put them back carefully. Opening the half-hidden door, Ah-Dai walked outside, and what came into view was a piece of white mist, including the wooden house he was in just now, there are three rooms in total, the one on the north is the largest, it looks like five or six Ten square meters. There is no fog or plants within a radius of 30 meters around the house, and it is completely shrouded in fog beyond 30 meters. Tall trees can be vaguely seen in the fog, and even the top is shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see. When it came to the sun, since it was already evening, the sky gradually darkened, and there was a strange feeling around. This, is this the teacher's house
As soon as Ah-Dai walked out of the room, Corris opened his eyes. As early as the moment Ah-Dai got out of bed, he had woken up from meditation. He knew everything Ah-Dai did. A fruit, Corris's heart is constantly changing.
Standing up, Corris sighed softly, walked out of the room, and saw Duan standing there in a daze.
"Dumb."
"Ah! Teacher, you are awake. I, I ate some of your fruits just now." Dui lowered his head.
Corris said gently: "That was originally prepared for you. This is the teacher's home, and it will be your home in the future."
Duan was taken aback by Corris's sudden gentleness. In his impression, he had never seen Corris with such an expression. His cloak, which had been covering his head, had been removed, and a faint smile appeared on his wrinkled face. "Old, teacher, what can I do for you?"
Corris took a deep breath and said, "You don't need to do anything today. From tomorrow on, you can help me. The teacher is going to conduct some experiments."
"Oh well."
In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Dumb was called by Corris. After getting dressed, Corliss took him to the forest where he picked the fruit yesterday, and said: "The fruit grown here will be our food in the future. You must remember that when picking here, you must not go far, otherwise you will not be able to eat it." Orientation. Do you understand?"
Dui nodded, looking at the large piece of fruit in front of him, recalling the wonderful taste of yesterday, his saliva flowed down unconsciously.
Corris picked a few red fruits and handed them to Ah-Dai, saying: "This is Mizi fruit. Eating it can provide most of the nutrients our body needs, and it will also be our main food in the future. You must remember its name clearly." Look. Although there are many fruits in this forest, not all of them are edible, and some are highly poisonous. I will tell you slowly in the future. Your task today is to remember the shape of this fruit, Understand?"
Dumb carefully looked at the gourd-like red fruit in his hand, and carefully remembered its characteristics.
"Eat it, here is your breakfast. We still have a lot to do when we go back."
After breakfast, Corliss brought Ah-Dai to the largest wooden house in the north. As soon as he entered the wooden house, Ah-Dai was stunned. This room was very different from the one he lived in yesterday. There are all sorts of weird items inside. What surprised him the most was the circle of large cabinets against the wall. Each cabinet was made up of many small drawers with labels on them. However, to Dumb, the words on these labels were just words. It's just an unrecognizable symbol.
Corris looked at these familiar experimental tools, sighed, and said, "From now on, you have to remember the names of a few things every day. I will test you the next day. If you can't remember, I will punish you to eat less." One meal. What you have to remember today is all the signs on this row of cabinets." Then, Corliss walked to the far left of the cabinet, pointed to the small top drawer and said: "The two words on it are Saltpeter, saltpeter is something we alchemists often need. All the drawers here store various items."
"Saltpeter? Saltpeter." Dumb kept chanting.
Corris recited the labels of the leftmost row of drawers from top to bottom, and Dumb recited them. Corris left him here, and started preparations by himself.
Dumb's memory is really poor, and he asked Corris more than 30 times for a whole day before he could barely remember the names of these ten labels. From this day on, Dumb also started his memory process. At the beginning, what he remembered on the first day would inevitably be forgotten the next day. Although Corris said he would not give him food, he always gave him more fruit in the second meal. Dumb felt Corris' concern, and worked harder to memorize these words that he had never seen before. His daily task is to pick the fruits that he and Corris need to eat and memorize the names of these labels. Corris, on the other hand, was fiddling with his experimental instruments every day, using magic to continuously fuse and configure something. At night, Corliss did not let Ah-Dai sleep, but asked him to meditate. In the beginning, Duan was still very uncomfortable, and would often fall asleep while memorizing the tags the next day, but after a while, Duan’s spirit became better and better, and meditation became his best sleep. Meditation can make him full of energy the next day. The only thing Dui felt regretful was that Corris had never taught him any magic spells since he came here. When he has nothing to do, he can only use small fireballs and fire spells to relieve boredom. Occasionally, when Corris is happy, he will teach him some simple words.