On the seven-meter-long dining table, there were roasted chicken, lamb chops, salad, and many other dishes that looked delicious.
Seated in the main seat, Chanel began to enjoy the delicious food gracefully after Maria helped her tie the napkin. It was completely different from the scene of Wang Zhi, who was holding a big chicken leg in one hand and a lamb chop in the other beside her.
In the past few days, Wang Zhi had several battles with Chanel, which greatly improved Chanel's practical combat ability. Even Maria couldn't help but marvel at Chanel's progress.
Calculating the time, the escaped wolves should have almost called for reinforcements. According to the memory of the wolf leader, the black bear clan, which was on good terms with them and relatively close, was their ally. Their body size was generally four to five meters, and their skin and flesh were even harder than those of the wolves. However, their speed was not very fast, and they were extremely irritable.
After the meal, Wang Zhi told the princess about this. He said that other beast races would come here soon. Upon hearing Wang Zhi's words, Chanel hurriedly said, "This is a matter of great importance. I have to tell Letai about it. We can't delay. Let's set out now."
Wang Zhi also planned to go along. Recently, the princess had given him a lot of gold coins as training fees, and he just planned to see if there was anything good to buy.
Leaving Alina to guard the house, the three of them left the manor. Unlike last time, there was no more silence in the carriage.
After getting along with each other in the past few days, Chanel had learned that although Wang Zhi didn't talk much, he would answer any questions.
Even the maid would chat with Wang Zhi for a few words. When they talked about something novel, Wang Zhi would take the initiative to ask her about it, which gave the princess a great sense of satisfaction. After all, she had suffered a lot in the simulated battles.
After driving for a while, the tall and dark high wall came into view. They arrived on the street and parked the carriage. As usual, the three of them split up into two groups.
It was noon when they came to the street. There were a lot of pedestrians on the road, which was completely different from the evening last time. Wang Zhi came to a strange shop named "Onna of Miracles."
When he entered the store, there was almost no one there, just an old man lying on a rocking chair dozing off. It seemed that the store didn't have many customers, but it was very clean.
Wang Zhi took a look at the sleeping old man and then planned to look around casually. There weren't many items, about dozens of them, and there were a wide variety of things, giving the feeling that they were collected from traveling all over the world.
There was a helm inlaid with full of jewels, and a silver-white helmet that could cover the whole head. Interestingly, there was a trace that looked like it was left by a knife cut.
Wang Zhi could tell that the person who left this mark should be quite powerful. After looking at it for a while, he left this item.
Next, he looked at many strange things. When he came to a worn-out and pitch-black long sword, he stopped. The black flames in his body actually began to become restless. Wang Zhi asked Lao Hei what was going on.
Lao Hei couldn't explain it clearly either. Just when Wang Zhi was talking with Lao Hei in his mind, an old and hoarse voice sounded, "Boy, you have good taste."
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The sleeping old man opened his eyes at some unknown time. Before Wang Zhi could speak, the old man started talking to himself, "This sword was obtained by me and my team in the Land of Death in the past."
"The Land of Death?"
"Oh, boy, are you interested in this place? But I advise you to just listen. How about I tell you a little story?"
"Okay."
When I was young, I always had a goal to see the whole world and challenge the powerful people there.
Later, I traveled around the world and challenged the powerful people in each place. At that time, it was really an interesting time. I was almost beaten to death countless times, but I also made some close friends.
Except for the beast race area where I didn't go deep into, I have basically traveled through most of the world. The things in the store are all my old belongings from the past.
Well, let's talk about the origin of this sword. This sword was obtained when my companions and I went to the "Land of Death."
At that time, we didn't listen to the dissuasion. Six of us bought a ship and spent more than a month crossing the sea to reach the end of the world, the "Land of Death." When we set foot on the scorched black land of the Land of Death, we realized that even the oxygen there was poisonous.
We could have retreated immediately, but we were too arrogant to care about this little poison gas and stepped into hell.
Later, we were besieged by those monsters that were even more terrifying than the beast race. All my companions died in their mouths. This sword was pulled out from a huge black ruin at that time. Unfortunately, it wasn't of much use, so I have kept it here ever since.
The old man was like telling a story, with no expression on his face. Who could know what was in his heart?
After hearing the old man's words, Lao Hei said, "The 'Land of Death' he mentioned should be the landmark where you came to this world. It should be the area eroded by the abyss."
"I said why you were discovered when you passed through the abyss passage. It turned out that you got off in advance. You have to go there when you leave this world later."
"Okay."
Wang Zhi asked how much this broken sword cost.
The old man said, "It's free, but you have to owe me a favor. You have to help me when I ask you for something in the future."
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To be honest, Wang Zhi really wanted this sword. He wanted to know why the black flames in his body were restless. As long as he got this sword, he could find out.
Leaving aside why the old man said such words out of the blue, Wang Zhi didn't want to owe others a favor, especially an unknown favor.
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Finally, Wang Zhi walked out of the store holding the worn-out black sword. The old man watched Wang Zhi leave until he disappeared. His eyes were no longer deep but became fiery.
The young man just now had a very strong smell of the "Land of Death," and he would never forget that smell even if he died.
When Wang Zhi returned to the carriage and saw that the princess and the other person hadn't come out yet, he got into the carriage and examined this ordinary-looking worn-out black sword.
When he used the identification function, he was surprised to see that there was actually a display of the weapon: Abyss Fall (Quality???, Growth Attribute, in a damaged state)
Originally, Wang Zhi's self-identification didn't have a weapon column. For some reason, the Blood Blade wasn't counted. When he saw the growth attribute, he remembered the Blood Blade he obtained before.
Lao Hei said that there was a kind of weapon with a growth attribute, and such weapons could absorb special materials to strengthen themselves. Of course, the special materials depended on the attributes of the weapon itself.
Lao Hei said that weapons with this attribute were extremely rare. He took out the Blood Blade. This weapon that could be considered a sword had accompanied Wang Zhi for a long time. The blade edge already had many gaps. It was time to replace it. As soon as he had this idea.
The black flames in his body became restless again. Suddenly, the black sword held in his right hand was swallowed by the black flames. Fortunately, the black flames only wrapped around the black sword and didn't attach to the carriage. This phenomenon made Wang Zhi feel strange. After a while, the black flames dissipated.
What shocked Wang Zhi was that this black sword wasn't swallowed by the black flames. This was the first time Wang Zhi had seen something that the black flames couldn't swallow. Or rather, it was more like the black flames had swallowed the traces left by it over a long time.
After the black flames disappeared completely, the original appearance of the black sword emerged. It was pitch-black and shiny all over, and there were unknown inscriptions engraved on the blade spine. The inscriptions were light red, adding a unique beauty to the black blade. Wang Zhi fell in love with this sword at the first sight.
He held the handle of the sword and twirled it around. The blade was sharp and exposed. I don't know how long it had been, but it could still maintain such sharpness.
At this moment, Wang Zhi felt that owing the old man a favor wasn't so uncomfortable anymore. Now he wanted to find a place to test the sword.
A burst of neat footsteps reached Wang Zhi's ears. He got out of the carriage and saw a thousand armored soldiers gathered in front of the gate of the city lord's mansion. The scene was very quiet for a while. The city lord Letai and his left minister stood on the top of the steps.
"I just received the report. Not long after, the beast race is trying to attack our city gate again. They are trying to enter our city."
"Now the whole city is on alert. You all go to the high wall immediately and get ready!"
"Yes!"
Letai led a group of soldiers to the high wall. After seeing Letai lead the people away, Chanel and the maid, who had been watching from the side, rushed to Wang Zhi and said, "Sir, you were right. The beast race really came. Just now, when I was telling Letai about the situation, his subordinate rushed in and reported that a huge rock had fallen from the top of the wall just now, and two soldiers were injured by the splashing gravel."
The beast race was attacking. It was estimated that there were hundreds of them, all black bears, and more than a dozen wolves. After hearing Chanel say this, Wang Zhi said, "Let's go and take a look."
"Yes, sir!"
The princess seemed very excited and completely ignored the maid's dissuasion. It seemed that she wanted to test her recent achievements.
The three of them followed behind the large group of soldiers. A subordinate told Letai that the princess seemed to want to come along too.
Letai said it didn't matter. He already knew that this princess, the maid beside her, and that man were not ordinary, and there was also the bodyguard.
In the past few days, he had already sent people to monitor them. At first, Letai didn't plan to pay too much attention to the princess's movements. After all, the current second-in-command of the empire above...
But the princess had made quite a lot of noise in the past few days, so Letai had to send someone to take a look. Only then did he know that the princess had such a powerful magic talent, and the man who fought with her actually entered the mountains and didn't die. He even returned to the city without anyone knowing.
Until now, he still couldn't see through the background of the man beside the princess. When he fought with the princess, he didn't even use magic? No, it was very likely that he used magic to strengthen his body.
The more Letai thought about it, the more he felt that Wang Zhi's magic must be in this regard. Otherwise, how could his speed be so incredible?
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