Chapter 320 Yaxia

Quemir is a member of the Red Striped Hermits, one of the Asshai hermit organizations. Asshai has many spellcasters, but the largest group is the shadowbinders, because the special environment of Asshai is very suitable for shadowbinder cultivators. Learning magic, especially the demons and monsters hidden in the Shadow Mountains, are the best magic materials for Shadowbinders.

Members of the Red-striped Hermits will use a dye made from a special poisonous weed to paint patterns representing their status on the wooden masks they wear. Anyone who wants to become a member of the Red-striped Hermits must complete the Land of Shadows once. The content of the tour is very simple. It is to go upstream along the Ash River to the vicinity of Stea, where you can catch a green-scaled fish that lives there without being poisoned, and complete a trip to the Shadow Realm. Join the Red-striped Hermits.

Joining the Red Striped Hermits not only represents identity and status, but more importantly, you are eligible to choose a black house in the central city as your residence and place of practice.

The entire Asshai is built on a complete black oil stone. This black oil stone is so large that it is larger than the largest cities in Essos and Westeros combined.

All the buildings in the city are made of stone bricks polished from the black oilstone fragments from the surrounding mountains, but it is not known who built them because these buildings have existed since records were recorded. Some people speculate that these buildings are related to Rolla. The mazes in Sri Lanka are all built by giants. This is not a random guess, but there is a certain basis, because all the buildings here are very huge, even the tables and beds used daily in the buildings are also huge, which is not what a normal human body should be. Specifications.

These black stones have extremely special powers. For example, they can absorb light. Even during the day, when the sun shines directly on the roads and buildings of Yaxia, people in Yaxia will still feel that the surroundings are gray and dull. As for the night, it was even more difficult to see. Even with a torch, it could only illuminate the area within one foot of the surrounding area. Looking around, it was so dark that it was like the world had completely fallen into an abyss of darkness.

Absorbing light is only one of the most common abilities of the black stone. For the residents of Yashai, the greatest value of the black stone is that it can stimulate and enhance the magic power of the caster.

In the outside world, a pyromancer who performs fire magic can only ignite a cotton string, make a candle light up, etc., but in Asshai, a pyromancer can spit out a pillar of fire, just like a dragon spitting dragon flames.

After all the spell casters who came to Yaxia felt the true power of the magic they practiced, they all stayed in Yaxia without hesitation, because the pleasure that the feeling of casting spells brought to them could not be replaced by anything else. , just like those who left Yashai said, when they left, they could feel that part of their souls stayed in Yashai forever, and an unprecedented sense of emptiness invaded their souls, and finally These people are either crazy or have become the most devout believers in gods, because faith can fill the void.

Those spellcasters who left Yashai did not leave voluntarily, they had to leave, because if they did not leave, they would soon be corrupted by the dark power contained in the black stone, and eventually become those lost souls who have no soul and are like walking zombies. Soul person.

The magic in the black stone can help the caster unleash the true power of magic, but it can also harm all creatures enveloped in the magic.

The situation of spellcasters is better. Their bloodline that gives them the ability to cast spells can allow them to resist the erosion of these magic powers for a long time, but ordinary people can't. It only takes two years at most for an ordinary person to be affected by this kind of magic. The magic has eroded the mind completely, leaving only the body's instincts to eat, sleep and move around. The spellcasters in the city call this situation apathy.

Even if the caster's bloodline can resist the erosion of magic, it is not permanent. As age increases or the body becomes weaker due to certain illnesses and other reasons, their ability to resist the erosion of magic will decrease rapidly, and eventually Become like ordinary people, with no resistance to magic erosion.

If they don't leave Yashai immediately, these spellcasters will eventually become lost souls.

It is precisely for this reason that even though the city of Yashai is extremely huge, the population that permanently lives here is less than 40,000. Among these 40,000, there are only about 1,000 real spell casters, and the rest are from Slaves bought from Slaver's Bay or other city-states, as well as sailors, merchants, and adventurers who stayed here temporarily.

There are no real Asshai people in Asshai, because it is impossible for anyone to live here for a long time, and the people who live here are sterile. All people living in Asshai are outsiders like Quemir. .

As for the Yashai people that others call them, they are actually spellcasters living in the center of the city. They usually use a powder ground from black stones, mixed with special sesame oil, and apply it on their bodies to make people look like they have grown up and resemble people from the Summer Islands. Same black skin.

No one knows why this black paint is applied. Legend has it that doing so can better use the magic power of the black stone. However, some people have proved that this statement is wrong, so it can only be regarded as tradition.

The caster is the absolute ruler of Yashai. Any spellcaster whose identity is confirmed will automatically obtain a part of Yashai's rights and wealth. Although the rights cannot bring Yashai out, the wealth can, but the caster who usually leaves must never Most are unable to hold on to their wealth.

Even though Asshai has a sparse population and harsh environment, it does not mean that it is extremely barren. It is rich in gold, gems and dragon crystals, and the quality is extremely high. A large number of merchant ships from the Essos port will come here to conduct trade. They brought boatloads of fine wine and food, and took away strings of gold, gems, and dragon crystals. In order to keep this profit-making route, these merchants would spread the word that the gold and gems of Asia were cursed, and would make those who use them Unfortunately, these gold and gems have actually been smelted or shaped into other forms, and have flowed to all parts of the world.

There were also some self-righteous guys who wanted to occupy Yashai and control Yashai. They thought that Yashai's spell casters were the same as those who used juggling tricks outside, and these self-righteous guys were eventually made into spell casters. medium.

For example, the bunch of fist-sized heads hanging on Quemir's waist originally belonged to a pirate from the Jade Sea. I don't know what the pirate leader thought, but he wanted to rob a man in Yashai. The spell casters were all captured by him and sent to his altar, where they were made into special media for casting Shadowbinder spells.

It was precisely because of these heads that he was able to come back alive from his tour of the Land of Shadows and become a member of the Red Striped Hermits.

However, this string of heads has little effect on him now. He plans to use this string of heads to go to the Temple of the God of Magic in exchange for ten bottles of elixir.

Yashai is very large and empty. Except for the docks, other spellcasters living here may only see their own slaves for ten and a half months, and rarely see other people. This situation becomes more obvious the closer to the city center. .

Because slaves may be able to survive for a while outside the city, most spellcasters living there can still have slaves to serve them. However, when entering the center of the city, except for spellcasters, ordinary people will be affected by various factors within a month or two. He fell ill due to various reasons, and there was no cure, so he could only become a little weak and eventually die.

Therefore, most of the spell casters living in the center of Asia City live alone, and only a few have other spell caster disciples to serve them.

As a Shadowbinder, Quemir naturally had no disciples or companions. He could only go to the Temple of the God of Magic alone on the streets of Asshai where he could not see his fingers.

Although shadow is the domain of the Shadowbinder, except for the streets of Asshai late at night, even after living in Asshai for so many years, he still feels a little scared.

Fortunately, the Temple of the God of Magic was not too far from his residence. After turning a corner, he saw the eternal fire lit on the altar of the Temple of the God of Magic, and this eternal fire illuminated The surrounding environment also makes those who are close feel a little more warm.

No matter how evil the outside world describes Yashai's spellcasters and how they long for darkness, as long as they are still normal humans and have normal human thinking methods and thoughts, no one will be disgusted with the flames in the darkness, even if they yearn for darkness. The same is true for the Shadowbinder.

"Quimir, you actually come to the Temple of the God of Magic?" When Quimil walked to the door of the temple, a hoarse voice that sounded like the friction of rocks suddenly sounded like an eternal fire. came out from under the brazier.

Quemir stopped and turned around to look at a figure wrapped in black cloth who was sitting under the brazier, and said, "Jaben, you haven't left Yashai yet?"

The figure was silent for a moment and said: "I was brought here when I was a baby. I grew up here, became an adult, and grew old. This is my home and I don't want to leave."

There was a hint of emotion in Quemir's eyes that he had long forgotten. The man in front of him was once someone he could only look up to. He was the most powerful dark warlock in Asia and the most powerful spellcaster. He was once Known as the King of Asshai, the entire Asshai is his back garden, especially in the darkness of the night, he is invincible.

If there is anyone in the world who is most worthy of the title Son of Shadow and Asshai, then it is the man in front of him.

However, the dark warlock who is most qualified to be called an Asshai is now being harmed by the power of Asshai all the time. The darkness that he once regarded as his territory is now the source of his pain, even if his former enemies are now They have no interest in doing anything to him, so you can imagine how bad his current situation is.

Quemir said solemnly: "If you continue to stay, you will either become a lost soul, or you will be contaminated by the dark curse in your body..."

"I know, kid. I have dealt with countless lost souls and warlocks contaminated by the dark curse. Of course I know what will happen." The figure stood up from the ground. His height was obviously different from ordinary people, nearly three meters. , like a little giant, completely different from when he was curled up on the ground.

Precisely because he stood up, the black cloth wrapped around him could no longer cover his body. His body was still a human body, but all the bones and muscles were forcibly stretched and enlarged, and the entire skin was It was covered with black spots. These black spots were not painted on by paint, but came from inside the body. The most frightening place was his head. His head and forehead had sunken, and there was a hole in the sunken pit. A mass of black light, darker than its surroundings, swirled within it.

Quemir also felt a little nervous at this moment, took a step back slightly and said, "Are you here to ask for help from this non-existent God of Magic?"

"Don't judge yourself for things you don't understand." Jia Ben said as he walked towards the temple with difficulty.

Although Jia Ben's body is huge, this hugeness is more like some kind of disease. It is even difficult for him to walk normally. He can only move forward a little bit, and he has to reach out to hold on to the wall to prevent himself from falling. .

"Lord Jia Ben, are you in pain again? You just drank the potion, and now you can't drink it anymore. You'd better endure it!" In the temple, a man wearing a monk's robe watched as he walked in with difficulty. Jaben of the temple stopped the ongoing prayer and said to Jaben.

"Brother Cuellar, you don't need to worry about me. I'm just tired of staying outside. I want to come in and listen to the sound. You can just do your thing." Jia Ben sat down next to the altar, holding on to the wall. , and then looked at the statue of the God of Magic made of black stone according to Lind's appearance. Different from the statue of the Storm God and the statue of the Chosen One under the Seven Gods, Lind's statue did not have any decorations, and there were even no symbols on the armor. The text is very concise.

Quillier is a blood witch and a famous spell caster in Yashai. A few years ago, he went to Qohor to collect materials. He happened to encounter Linde's magic attack on Qohor, which had a strong influence on Linde. Inexplicable worship.

Afterwards, the caster who followed Qohor went to the Summer Hall, where he saw the Tranquility Court, the Mage Association and other organizations established by Linde. However, he did not choose the Mage Association and the Tranquility Court, nor did he choose to join the Black Cave , but became a monk of the God of Magic, and decided to go to Yaxia to spread the belief of the God of Magic, and at the same time guide Yaxia's spellcasters to the Midsummer Hall to join the spellcaster organization under Lin De, because in his opinion, Lin De The organizations established by Germany are the future of spellcasters.

Because Asshai is too far away from Summer Hall, and Quillier has passed the trial of the Salvation Temple, and it is also the highest level trial, so his loyalty is impeccable. When he came to Asshai, Lind He also used dragon crystal to imitate a sacrificial stone slab, and asked Moroya to teach him several potions that could be made from the stone slab to facilitate his missionary work in Asia. The magic elixir that is now very popular in Asia was made by him. .

It's a pity that most of Yaxia's spellcasters are unbelievers. They are very interested in magic elixirs, but they scorn the God of Magic. In the past few years, they have not recruited a single believer, but some have had to leave. Under his persuasion, the spellcaster of Asshai decided to go to Summer Hall to see the magic holy place he talked about.

However, this month, the number of believers in the God of Magic has finally reached a breakthrough. The famous dark warlock of Asia and the King of Asia has begun to believe in the God of Magic. Even though Jia Ben has been cursed, seriously ill, and will die at any time, Kui still allows Kui to believe in the God of Magic. Leer is full of achievements, so he will spare no effort to use the medicines he can provide to maintain Jia Ben's life.