Chapter 146 Evil Methods

When Pet finished speaking, the eyes of everyone in the room lit up warmly.

Hugo Seavey was even more excited:

"Okay! Your Excellency, no, no, no, you should be my most important and distinguished customer now!"

"I've already calculated it, there are 25 people in total!"

"One week! Hugo's stand-in business is willing to provide you with a guarantee of up to 7 days, and pay a commission of 1 gold coin and 20 silver coins for each stand-in. As long as you can return within a week, I will refund you 60 silver!"

"If it takes more than a week, then I'm really sorry. The commission will no longer be refunded. Please understand that this is a trip to the dark forest. The longer you delay, the greater the risk."

Peter nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Hugo meant.

After leaving the shelter of [Past Glory] and entering a wilderness that is out of order, full of chaos and danger, you will always face the threat of the evil god's polluted atmosphere.

Even if you do nothing, you will gradually be affected by it.

One week is currently recognized as the "safe interval".

Even for ordinary people, as long as they stay in the wilderness for no more than 7 days, the pollution the evil god can cause is relatively limited and there won't be any major problems.

In 7 to 14 days, the impact of pollution will begin to intensify. If you cannot return to the civilized territory in time, it will be difficult to get a response from the gods you believe in, the blessing effect will be weakened, your thinking will become confused, phantoms will appear in front of you, and whispers will appear in your ears. kind of bad phenomenon.

If it exceeds 14 days, well, you can basically assume that this person is finished.

Professionals with higher ratings and who are more favored by the gods can stay in the wilderness longer, but they will inevitably be affected after a long time.

Hugo the Goblin is almost based on this standard. These stand-ins are ordinary people. If they enter the dark forest, even if it is just the outer edge, if they fail to come back for two weeks, it means that they really cannot come back.

The only known way to stay outside the borders for a long time is to carve out a civilized territory.

To be precise, this method cannot be regarded as solving the problem of evil spirits polluting the atmosphere in the wilderness;

Instead, the ownership of an area is transformed from "wilderness" to "civilized territory."

No longer belonging to the category of wilderness, the threat of the evil god will gradually weaken until it disappears.

Correspondingly, if the "civilized territory" is attacked by monsters and falls, it will gradually transform into a "wilderness" environment.

How the transformation occurs remains unknown.

However, due to the efforts of predecessors, some rules were barely discovered.

The opened territory needs to have a certain number of residents;

The trend of thought in the territory is positive;

Group emotions such as fear, panic, and shrinkage cannot appear in the crowd for a long time;

In short, the safer, more stable, and more prosperous the area is, the weaker the impact of the evil god's polluted atmosphere will be.

Of course, the impact from monsters will be greater.

After all, the territory opened up in the wilderness does not have the protection of [Past Glory]. As it develops, it will inevitably attract the attention of monsters.

"Your Excellency Qinar! I have already calculated it for you. The total is exactly 30 gold coins!"

"You are Hugo's first client, and for such a big deal, Hugo is willing to provide you with a discount on the commission. For only 29 gold coins, they all belong to you!"

Hugo introduced it excitedly while dragging out a shabby suitcase from an unknown corner by the wall of the hut. After unlocking and opening it, dozens of bottles of potions of different colors were neatly placed inside.

"I want your life to be 3000. The magical potion developed exclusively by Hugo will take effect after a 30-day delay. Only the corresponding dispelling potion can eliminate its effect!"

As Hugo trotted around and distributed the potion to the "substitutes" one by one, they all pulled out the cork without hesitation and drank it in one gulp.

Each action is firmer than the last.

After drinking the magic potion, these people all had a state called "I will kill you 3000 times".

If you try to view detailed information, you will also receive an oracle reminder from the God of Knowledge.

"Alchemy has not been mastered, and the query failed."

Goblin Hugo really didn't lie to them. This potion was not some low-quality product that was randomly prepared. The [Mystery of All Things] magic spell had a status name of "Killing you 3000 lives", which shows that this potion is really... ...Just call it this weird and unique name.

"Have a night's rest and we'll cross the border defense line tomorrow morning!"

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After Hugo left the hut with his continuous thanks, Peter and others returned to the hotel they had opened earlier.

There are two level 3 mages in the team, so they don't have to compete with other adventurers and mercenaries for hot water and the like.

Gale chanted the magic spell skillfully:

"Aguamenti Responding!"

Level 2 magic [water creation].

Gurgling clean water appeared out of thin air in front of Gale. Brandon cooperated and opened the water bag to catch it, filling several water bags that were still dry.

As long as they are level 2 mages, they can often be given the [Water Making] magic by praying to the Goddess of Magic, and Gale is no exception. This is a magic he mastered before he believed in Norwin.

Now there is no need to waste precious knowledge points to learn it again, just use his spell slots which are basically useless now to cast spells.

This magic does not create water out of thin air, but the free arcane energy transfers nearby pure water sources that can be collected to the caster.

In areas with scarce water resources, such as arid deserts and Gobi, the effect of magic will definitely be greatly weakened.

The water resources near Ceylon Territory are relatively abundant, so the effect of this magic is quite good. Only one casting can meet their drinking water reserves for the next few days.

Pete took out two packs of slightly flattened sweet bread from his bag and sighed:

"After leaving the border, it is estimated that for a long time, we can only eat black bread that has been stored for a long time as food. This should be the last meal to enjoy."

Although a level 3 mage can master a magic called [Magic Bread];

However, on the one hand, Pete and Gale have few knowledge points left. At that time, the "Wisdom Headband" was jointly obtained by the two of them with 314 points.

Later, they each exchanged for the level 3 magic [Arcane Barrage], plus a few scattered level 1 and 2 magic.

On the other hand, the magic effect of [Magic Bread] is just to create a round bread condensed from arcane energy. Although it does have the effect of filling the stomach and replenishing physical strength, it is essentially the arcane energy that is at work, not the actual food.

Not only is it bland and tasteless, but eating it for a long time will also cause severe malnutrition.

It is OK for emergency use, but it cannot be taken as normal food for a long time.

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Miranda took the sweet bread she bought in Chim Town before leaving.

She was a little depressed after seeing those "stand-ins".

She was thinking.

In her past understanding, Hugo Xiwei had obviously done something excessive.

Ordinary people should obviously be protected and kept away from the threat of evil gods. She wanted to become a crusader to do such a thing.

Hugo Xiwei's contract was equivalent to going against the trend.

But the people who signed the contract were very grateful to Hugo.

Gail noticed Miranda's strangeness and thought for a moment, then said softly:

"Actually, Hugo also helped them, but he used a method that didn't seem good - an evil one."

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