The Righteous Player(s)

Chapter 571: It Feels Quiet Here, Let’s Go

Annan followed Ingrid and the others, and he left Bone Farm through the subway.

Of course…according to the rules of the underground city, the Bone Farm at this time was not called the Bone Farm yet. Just like Cinder Barren at this point in time was not called the Cinder Barren.

Due to Gray Professor Seti, it was called the Gray Tower. At the same time, it also had the alias the “Tower of Reflection”.

In other words, the gray tower was equivalent to the reflection of the wizard tower in the aboveground world to the underground world. It was praise toward Gray Professor Seti’s strength and knowledge, putting him on par with the tower masters of the wizard towers in the world above.

However, as far as Annan’s perception was concerned, even if Seti was not as good as the tower master for the time being, he was closing there.

They still had classes three days later, so the three of them didn’t leave too far.

After all, the three of them were still studying ritual and occult knowledge besides Seti. The school was only on holiday for three days, and it would be too strange for them to travel out of the province.

The only exception was Seti’s wizard apprentice, who Seti thought personally. The other students, who study occult knowledge, attended the same class. It was a long-term stay in the “school”.

Of course, the students were only offered a place to stay without food.

In addition to Seti himself, some teachers were students Seti taught.

There were too many ritualists, who came here to learn occult knowledge. The fees here at Seti were not much. In other words, the specific amount depended on fate. Hence, many people would come to try their luck.

Annan asked around along his journey, and he found out that there were more than 80 students, who were in the same semester as him, Ingrid, and Justice. When they were in class, they used a large classroom similar to an auditorium, and they learned occult knowledge systematically by grade.

It was much more formal.

Of course, the curriculum was not as tight as that of typical universities.

They were about two classes a week, and the students would graduate in about one to three years. If there were students with outstanding talents, they would be recruited by Seti as “in-house disciples” to learn knowledge about transcenders and become hunters or wizards.

Looking back now, Nefertari should have graduated from the status of “ritualist apprentice”.

But…

Annan silently looked at Justice in front of him.

Speaking of which, Nefertari said she was the only example of resisting fate and succeeding.

However, as far as the current situation was concerned, Justice was also the one, who chose to decline, when invited by Gray Professor.

However, Justice became a transcender in the end.

So, could Nefertari stay with her resolve till the end?

“We’re here!” Justice looked happily at a storefront.

It said [Mane Fluff Island Specialty Barbecue in fancy fonts. From the outside, it was made known that it was a restaurant rebuilt from a “stronghold”.

—This was proof of the store’s influence.

It showed that the store had already come here when there were few people here, and they had been working until the city became prosperous.

This place seemed to be called the Speckled Bone Forest.

When Annan got out of the subway, he saw the street sign here.

It should be named after the surrounding specialty products.

Here, there were a large number of curved bone columns that looked like coral, stalactites, and vertebral structures of living organisms. These “speckled bone columns” were black and yellow, and they stacked on each other. The bone column was a natural product unique to this place.

The black markings were traces formed when the bone was eroded. The yellow part was the oxidized layer. If the outer layer of these “bone shoots” were peeled off, the milky white translucent bone layer similar to tooth enamel would be exposed.

This kind of treasure would only be born when the underground depth reached a certain level below the gemstone vein.

So, the bone here was a gem in itself.

These were the “spine of the mineral veins” in the lists of mysterious materials. It could also be called the “heart of the earth” or “the marrow of the mountains”. Not only was there a demand for them in some rituals, but they could also be made into curse vessels that absorbed the impact, reduced fall damage, or increased weight.

For example, if a Lurker had a curse vessel that reduced falling damage, he could jump on the ground without being easily numb or fractured by the impact. A heavy-armored warrior could also incorporate a large amount of “spine of mineral veins” into his armament. This way, they could prevent being knocked back or knocked away by enemies. If added to the helmet, it could also effectively resist the impact of blunt objects.

Those materials were also the key material for the handcuffs and shackles used to restrain transcender criminals. Although the material was not particularly hard, it could greatly increase the weight of the handcuffs and shackles if it was mixed with metal. The best usage was to make “gold inlaid jade” shackles together with adamantium.

“Is this place directly under the gem vein?” After ordering the meat, Annan raised his eyebrows and asked Justice, “I remember that this place should be far away from Treasure Diamond Island, right?”

Justice thought about it, “Above here should be the Province of St. Alexis. It should be near the Pillar of Poison Fern.”

…In other words, there is a gem vein directly below the Pillar of Poison Fern.

Annan did not know about this previously.

There were not many people in the Pillar of Poison Fern.

It was desolate there. There was no city, but a large snowfield.

This place seems to be the relics left by the Third Age. Those stone buildings are smashed into pieces by something. The broken stone pillars are covered with dark green ferns, and the plants are poisonous.

After returning, I have to ask my elder brother to send an investigation team to investigate the Pillar of Poison Fern.

Annan made up his mind.

…Of course.

The premise was that Annan could retain his memory and go back alive.

“I’m afraid that out of the whole world, we can only enjoy the craftsmanship of the barbecue chief of Mane Fluff Island and the freshest and high-quality beef of the Papal Kingdom at the same time in the underground city.” Justice was a little excited.

Annan chuckled, “You seem to look forward to it.”

“I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve wanted to eat it for a long time!”

Justice patted the table lightly, not daring to use too much force. He yelled in a low voice, “I can’t come out to eat barbecue by myself. It would be too lonely, and the two of you are busy studying every day. I don’t want the pity stare by others, “Oh, that poor boy, he didn’t have friends!”

“You guys rarely have free time, I don’t often get this chance…”

At this period, Justice did not have a bulky body. Instead, he was a little thin… about the level of 17 years old, with a body shape that was below the average level for high school sports clubs.

While waiting for the barbecue, the conch-shaped sapphire ring on Ingrid’s left index finger flickered on and off.

She put the ring to her ear in some surprise, closed one eye, and listened intently for a while.

“It seems to be from Teacher, and it’s a long paragraph.” Ingrid was a little embarrassed, and she looked around, “It’s a bit noisy here… I’ll go out and listen to it.”

Annan on the side was stupefied.

What is this? How did he do it?

Is this a pager? Or a magic voice message device?

Could the Idol School create such a fancy thing?

But at this time, Annan did not forget his main mission.

[Prevent Ingrid from acting alone.]

It appeared that the surroundings were quiet, and there were no enemies.

Annan’s left eye also did not detect the betrayer; “Frederick”, with the solid perception of a wizard, could also detect the hostility of the surrounding people. The result was naturally “none”.

Still, just in case…

Thinking of this, Annan also got up, “I’ll go with you.”

“Why?” Ingrid froze for a moment, showing a somewhat embarrassed smile, “I’m just answering the teacher’s message. I guess it should be about having us bring something when we go back. It shouldn’t be a big deal.”

Justice also chimed in, “Well, don’t leave me alone. If the meat is here, should I wait or not?”

“You have to wait for us.” Annan glanced at him and smiled, “Wait for us to come back, good boy.”

“You bastard…” Justice grunted.

Annan followed Ingrid and left the barbecue shop.

The entrance was quiet, but the voice inside the messenger stone was not loud either. Gray Professor seemed to be in the fountain square or near the classroom. There were obvious noises of fighting around, covering most of Seti’s voice.

“I still can’t hear it.” Ingrid grunted.

Annan gestured for Ingrid to hand the ring to his ear.

“…Come back…stay safe…Austere-Winter…the Daughter of the Storm…the weather…”

The message was unstable.

Annan raised his head, frowning slightly.

What about Austere-Winter and the Daughter of the Storm?

Gray Professor is too inattentive. Why didn’t he record it well? I couldn’t hear it clearly at all.

“Let’s find a quieter place.” Ingrid whispered, “It’s still a bit noisy in here.”

“Then, let’s head there.”

Annan soon saw a silent dead end.

It was a narrow alley between two tall buildings, and there was a lot of rubbish in it.

It was a bit troublesome for two people to pass through it. The narrowest part was still protruding in, and the two of them could only walk sideways one after the other, so as not to be rubbed by the dust on their clothes.

Is it quiet enough here?