Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! The four members of the "Mithril Rank" Adventurer Team, barely clinging to life, were tossed in front of the carriage by the Emerald Witch and the Evil Spirit Dog.
"Ah... cough..."
"No... no."
"Save, save me..."
"..."
The four convulsed, emitting agonizing moans.
Tang Zheng shook his head with some disappointment, "For a 'Mithril' rank team, their coordination is surprisingly poor."
"Did you think you had victory in your grasp? Your intelligence gathering is truly lacking."
The intense pain from the large corrosive hole in the red-haired captain's chest had long been numbed by the cold weather, but his body still couldn't help but twitch.
His dim gaze trembled.
The red-haired captain used the little strength he had left to look in Tang Zheng's direction, his eyes somewhat hollow, "In... intelligence... false..."
Hmm? Tang Zheng pondered slightly, then chuckled knowingly.
As expected, some of the information from the Bahharuth Empire had clearly been tampered with, even intentionally concealed.
Everyone suspected that Martial King Go Gin's departure was related to him, but they were completely unaware of the reason, partly because the Empire deliberately concealed it.
Most people were also completely attracted by the reward of 50,000 Gold Coins, and overlooked some details.
Martial King Go Gin's departure was actually quite simple: the Empire's Arena could no longer allow the Martial King's strength to grow.
This was inherently Martial King Go Gin's own will, but the Empire would not reveal such a thing, especially considering the impact this matter had on the front lines during the war between the Kingdom and the Empire.
With the Bloody Emperor's wisdom, he could guess that the Martial King's departure was inextricably linked to him.
Thus, the bounty appeared!
And the most crucial point was that there were obvious signs of battle in the Noble Courtyard where Tang Zheng had conversed with Martial King Go Gin.
This key information was completely hidden by the Empire.
"Don't make excuses for your failure, esteemed Mithril Rank Adventurers."
Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "Even if it was an intelligence issue, you didn't have the ability to force me to take action, did you?"
"Anri."
"C, Captain!" Anri straightened her back, gripped the Short Sword in her hand, and spoke nervously.
Had the Mithril Rank Adventurers been dealt with so easily by Miss Emerald Witch?
Anri's lips trembled, still somewhat dazed. She knew that Miss Emerald Witch was a powerful Magic Caster.
However, she had no concrete idea of just how strong she was.
But Anri was clear about what kind of big shots "Mithril Rank" Adventurers were.
"It might be a little early for you, but it's something you'll have to face sooner or later. Kill them with the Short Sword in your hand," Tang Zheng said.
"Ah!" Anri almost dropped the Short Sword in her hand.
"What's wrong? Can't do it?"
"It's not that, Captain, but, but..."
"Then forget it." Tang Zheng didn't seem surprised by Anri's conflicted and fearful appearance, and waved his hand.
*Magic Arrow!* Four translucent Magic Arrows condensed, flew out, and killed the four who were already on their last breath.
"Xiao Hei, let's go."
Tang Zheng didn't look at Anri, who was stunned in place, but instead returned to the carriage, leaned against the railing, and closed his eyes to rest.
In reality, he summoned the stat panel to view the skill information used by the four members of the Mithril Rank Adventurer Team during the battle.
As for Anri's problem? He hadn't recruited Anri to be her nanny.
...
Although the future Anri joined the Undead King's camp somewhat muddleheadedly, it was indeed the right choice for Anri.
Just like now.
Anri chose to accept his invitation and become his subordinate without hesitation, because this was a rare, even unique, opportunity for both Karn Village and Anri herself.
From the beginning, Anri was the only one who needed to seize this opportunity tightly.
Whoosh! The Evil Spirit Dog shook its neck, and the Bone Chains on its body flew out, pulling the carriage again and continuing along the road.
The Emerald Witch's bright yellow eyes carefully glanced at Tang Zheng, who was closing his eyes to rest, and then turned to Anri, whose body was stiff and face pale.
"You seem a little scared, little girl."
The Emerald Witch crossed her arms in front of her chest, raised her chin, and spoke to Anri for the first time in a cold tone: "Actually, whether you take action or choose not to, the master doesn't care."
Anri looked up blankly, meeting the Emerald Witch's emotionless gaze: "Miss Emerald."
"Don't think too much."
The Emerald Witch sneered, raised her finger and pointed first at herself, then at Anri: "Although I don't want to be compared to someone as insignificant as you, neither I nor you are qualified to be noticed by the master yet."
"In your words, it's like a stalk of rice in a wheat field, it doesn't matter if there's one more or one less."
The conversation between the two.
Tang Zheng could naturally hear it. The carriage was only so big, and even if they deliberately lowered their voices, it wouldn't make much difference.
What surprised him a little was not the Emerald Witch's faint flattery, but that the Emerald Witch had indeed not wasted her time in the border human village for a few months.
"Lower-Tier·Strength Enhancement."
"Lower-Tier·Agility Enhancement."
Tang Zheng's focus at the moment was on the two enhancement magic spells displayed on the attribute panel, both of which were Second Tier magic.
Among the skills used by the four Mithril Rank Adventurers, the only ones that interested him were these two enhancement magic spells.
Tang Zheng had encountered Magic Casters who used this series of magic before, but he didn't waste Skill Points to learn them.
After enhancement-type magic is released, only the highest-level enhancement magic will take effect.
Now.
Having mastered the "Magic Rise" skill, he could completely upgrade low-level enhancement magic to high-level, but...
Tang Zheng remembered that among the enhancement magic spells mastered by the Undead King, the most powerful should be the Seventh Tier "High-Tier·All Ability Enhancement" and "High-Tier·Resistance Enhancement."
These two enhancement skills completely covered the low-level series of enhancement methods.
If he were to learn these two Lower-Tier enhancement magic spells and upgrade them to High-Tier, it would take at least four Skill Points.
"'Lower-Tier' level corresponds to Second Tier magic, and generally those with the prefix 'High-Tier' are basically Seventh Tier magic."
Tang Zheng had this thought in his mind, thoughtfully.
For example, "High-Tier Item Appraisal," "High-Tier Item Destruction," "High-Tier Magic Seal," "High-Tier Magic Shield," "Superior Item Creation," "Greater Teleportation," "High-Tier Luck," and other levels of magic all belong to the Seventh Tier.
"So, the three levels of Lower-Tier, Mid-Tier, and High-Tier magic are not just a matter of increasing one Tier as originally expected."
"No wonder there are many Magic Casters in the other world who use 'Lower-Tier' enhancement magic, but I have never seen anyone use 'Mid-Tier' level enhancement magic."
"'Mid-Tier' magic is at least at the Fourth Tier level."
"Hmm... there may also be level differences in 'High-Tier' magic. 'High-Tier Strength Amplification' and 'High-Tier All Attribute Enhancement' should not be at the same level."
"Just like the First Tier 'Lesser Healing' and the Second Tier 'Mass·Lesser Healing'."
Tang Zheng analyzed and speculated in his heart that ordinary High-Tier enhancement magic should be at the Sixth Tier level.
Skills like "All Attribute Enhancement" must be one Tier higher than a single attribute enhancement.
After a brief period of thought.
Tang Zheng gave up the idea of learning these two low-level enhancement magic spells again. These two enhancement magic spells were useless against ordinary enemies.
And to deal with the Undead King and his group, he would need at least Seventh Tier enhancement magic.
Whoosh! The cold wind swept up the sparse snowflakes on both sides of the street, and the figures of Tang Zheng and his group gradually disappeared at the end of the road.
Approximately half an hour passed.
A figure clad in a black bodysuit, draped with a camouflage-patterned cloak, appeared as silently as a cat before the corpses of the four deceased Mithril Rank Adventurers.
This black figure was not only completely covered, but even wore a black cloth over their face, revealing only a pair of dull eyes.
It was a pure indifference and apathy.
Whoosh! These figures suddenly scattered, revealing a path, still without a sound throughout the entire process.
Creak—
A person completely different from the surrounding black figures slowly walked forward, standing in front of the four Adventurers' corpses, giving them a quick glance.
This figure was dressed rather oddly, especially compared to the others around, as they were wearing a maid outfit.
"Hmm, I slightly misjudged the prey's strength. That's right, to be able to fight the Martial King, they must be at least Orichalcum-level Adventurers."
"You may die at the hands of the prey."
"Merely a matter of life and death."
...
Over the next few days.
Tang Zheng and his party encountered no further attacks. The death of a Mithril Rank Adventurer Team had clearly deterred many Adventurers and mercenaries who desired the 50,000 Gold Coin bounty.
Whenever they passed a village, Tang Zheng would proactively stay for a night, allowing Anri and the Emerald Witch to sell Regeneration Potions.
In addition to these villages, Tang Zheng also passed through two ordinary cities, similarly selling Alchemy Potions.
In poor villages, they sold diluted, ordinary Regeneration Potions, while in wealthier villages and cities, they sold high-grade Regeneration Potions worth ten Gold Coins.
Crafting these Regeneration Potions was very simple for Tang Zheng, and the raw materials could be obtained at any time by using Teleport Magic to travel to the Tob Forest.
Ogre Gu and the group of ordinary Ogres were still under the care of the Magic Serpent Naga, ready for their Ogre blood to be taken at any time.
During this process.
The excellent healing effects of the Regeneration Potions gradually spread, and Tang Zheng's reputation as the "Black-haired Genius Alchemist" also spread throughout the Kingdom, no longer limited to the knowledge of a few nobles.
Along the way, they naturally encountered many merchant caravans and travelers, who, in addition to purchasing Alchemy Potions, also became part of the dissemination route.
Night.
The black curtain-like night sky was adorned with a multitude of stars, and there were few clouds to be seen.
The air was somewhat dry and cold, and the cold wind had also stopped.
"Tomorrow should be a good day."
A blue-haired man with messy, disheveled hair glanced at the surrounding figures moving about, and somewhat boredly used his hands as a pillow, lying on the cold slope.
Under the moonlight.
This man wore a chainmail shirt, and his figure was slender yet very robust. Even with the clothes concealing it, one could feel the bulging muscles.
He faintly exuded a terrifying and powerful aura.
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