At the checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, five or six mages stopped us.
Of course, Laura's demeanor was not very friendly, not to mention our posture. It looked like we were here to seek revenge. Just when I put my hand on the dagger at my waist, preparing to deal with the worst situation, something unexpected happened.
Richards turned to Laura and cursed angrily: "You, a lowly slave, haven't let me go yet. This place has already reached my territory. Are you still afraid that I will be eaten? You are so stupid. Don't think so."
If you two save me, you can escape my fate of being a servant."
Laura was so frightened by the sudden scolding that she froze on the spot, and the several desolate magicians who came were also confused. I thought about it and knew that Richards was avoiding conflict, although I didn’t know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.
, but the best way now is to do as she said.
So I got off the slope, quickly let go of Richards, lowered my head and said, "I'm so sorry, ma'am, it's our fault." As I said that, I also pulled Laura's sleeves. Laura lowered her head reluctantly.
, gave me a hard look.
"That's pretty much it." Richards said, packing up his clothes, and said to the several desolate magicians on the opposite side: "Why are you still standing there? Open the door and let us in. These two are my new servants, they are clumsy.
.I will seize the time to train them when I get back."
Upon seeing this, the mages guarding the checkpoint quickly got out of the way, and Richards led us swaggering toward the castle on the mountain.
"Why do you want to help us?" Laura asked in confusion. But after hearing this, Richards walked ahead without looking back and said: "I don't want the Desolation Magician to be wiped out."
With the strength of both of us, how can we defeat the Magician of Desolation? Now I can't use the power of Mordred's Sword as wantonly as before. But fortunately, Richards doesn't know, otherwise we would be prisoners now.
After passing through a manor and going through two more inspections, we finally arrived outside the castle. This castle is very similar to the castle of Merlin College. The difference is that the gate of Merlin College is sealed with wood and copper, while the gate here is similar to a castle.
The sawtooth hooked door looks like it should be made of cast iron and painted. It is extremely solid and makes the entire castle look like a military fortress.
"Let's go, it's not too late now, I'll take you to see my teacher." Richards said, leading us around the castle. We didn't know how long we went around, but we stopped at a simple door.
outside the gate.
Richards turned back to us and said: "Okay, you can come here."
"What do you mean? Where is Sock Olvia?" I asked strangely.
"Haha, forget about Sok Olvia!" Richards suddenly began to laugh wildly with her charming voice: "Do you two really think that I will take you to see my teacher? Tell the truth.
You guys, just stay in the dungeon here for the rest of your life!"
After saying that, my vision went dark and I lost consciousness again.
...
When I woke up again, I was already in a dark and gloomy dungeon.
"Laura! Laura!" I slandered and looked around for Laura.
Suddenly, Laura snorted softly in the corner. I quickly followed the sound and looked for it. When Laura saw the darkness around her, she tried to use magic to light a fire. But no matter how hard she tried, she could not summon the flames.
I felt something was wrong, so I tried to summon Gaines to ask about the situation, but after I finished reciting the spell, I couldn't feel any change, and even Gaines seemed to have evaporated out of thin air.
I suddenly understood something, but I still needed some verification, so I closed my eyes and tried to sense the flow of elements around me, but no matter how I tried, my elemental perception could not be used.
I sat back next to Laura and said dejectedly: "Laura, don't bother, I guess there is something special about this dungeon that sealed both of our magical powers."
"What about Mr. Gaines?" Laura asked anxiously.
I shook my head: "I don't know, I can't summon him, it's like he doesn't exist at all."
Laura sighed and said leisurely: "We shouldn't trust that vicious-hearted woman. My mother said before that the more beautiful a woman is, the more vicious-hearted she is."
I quickly stopped: "Laura, what you said is wrong. At least you are not like this. You are beautiful and kind-hearted."
"Tch, don't talk too much. But having said that, Henmo, you are destined to save the entire magical world. It may also be my destiny to meet you right at the school gate." Laura said, her voice gradually lowered.
I suddenly asked Laura curiously: "Yes, Laura, we had only met a few times at that time. How can you be so sure that you like me?"
"How do I know? It's just my first impression." Laura said in a mosquito-like voice.
I was so happy that Laura threw the shawl at me angrily. I took the shawl and an idea flashed in my mind.
"There's a way!" I slapped my head.
When Laura heard that I had a solution, she became energetic and ran over to ask me what I could do.
I picked up the shawl, tried it on and said, "Laura, where did you get this shawl?"
Laura said: "When I was in Eldo Village, an old lady gave it to me before leaving. What happened?"
I said excitedly: "That's it, our hope of escape lies in this shawl." After saying that, I started to work. This cell was probably designed to hold magicians, so a magic seal was added.
, but maybe it’s the magician’s mindset, so they used thin iron bars instead of thick wood to seal the cell, and there was also a bucket of water in the cell. This gave us a chance.
I soaked the linen shawl in water, then twisted it into strips, and then kicked off both ends of the barrel's handle.
Laura watched me busy at the side, still confused. After I got everything ready, I waited for the linen shawl to be completely soaked with water. By the way, I explained to Laura, a noble lady: "This linen is soaked."
Afterwards, it is condensed into a rope, knotted at both ends, and then a crowbar is inserted into the middle of the rope and twisted in one direction to bend the iron bar that is not too thick."
Laura listened and nodded repeatedly, but she was still curious: "Then if you say so, doesn't it mean that every prisoner can escape?"
I handed one end of the shawl to her and asked her to hold it tightly. Then I took the other end and twisted the cloth rope. While twisting it, I said: "My eldest lady, where do ordinary cells come from with buckets or crowbars or straw?"
It's good enough to have a floor. There's also a bucket here. I guess this cell is specially used to hold magicians.
, and the designer probably doesn’t quite understand how to build a cell for ordinary prisoners. The simplest example is, why are ordinary cells made of rough wood with partitions like this? It’s because the rough wood is very thick and
After applying oil, this method becomes ineffective and you can’t even break the wooden cell open even if you twist the cloth.”
After listening to my explanation, Laura patted my head and said with a smile: "Hey, Hen Mo, how do you know so much."
I shrugged helplessly: "These are what I heard from customers in the grocery store. One of them said that he once escaped from a cell using this method."
"How dare you accept this kind of desperado?" Laura looked at me in surprise.
I still shrugged, not knowing how to answer. Aristocratic ladies like Laura are already considered role models among aristocratic ladies. They don’t particularly care about the gap between classes and can get along with ordinary people. But after all, the living environment is different.
, for a person like me who lives in a small town with my uncle who runs a shop, my life is different from her pampering.
Laura knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she shut up and stopped talking. I tried it and saw that the rope was almost twisted, so I wrapped the rope around the two iron bars, tied the knot, and put the crowbar in the middle.
Use all your strength to twist.
To be honest, although I heard the desperado's words of excitement, this was the first time I actually put it into practice, and of course, it was also the first time I entered a prison. So I was still wondering whether this method would work.
After twisting it round and round, the cloth strips were tightened. Laura came forward to take a closer look, and then shouted excitedly: "Henmo! It really works!" The two iron bars were pulled together.
, so we changed positions again, and after repeatedly bending the two iron bars to allow people to get out, I asked Laura to follow me. We were both small and thin, so we got out easily.
After looking around, two people came down from upstairs. Laura and I hid in the dark and listened to their conversation.
"I heard that Richards suffered a big loss this time. He was beaten miserably by two young mages in Eldo Village."
"Yes, but why would she go to Eldo Village so far away?"
"Who knows, I heard that since Richards took over the Desolation Magicians, they have done a lot of shady things behind the Lord's back."
"Shh, don't say this nonsense. You may be caught and fed to wild beasts."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Don't say you don't know. I heard from some villagers who were raised by the castle that some of their relatives' villages were looted. I heard that there is a group of desolate magicians."
Where's the credit?"
"That's it, let's stop. The lord trusts her so much, what can you do. It's strange to say, why do you think the lord trusts her so much, could it be..."
At this point, the two of them laughed. I winked at Laura, and Laura and I stood guard at the bottom of the stairs. After the two of them came down, we both hit them on the back of the head with a dry torch.
The two guards fell to the ground with a muffled sound. I checked and found that they were still breathing, so I hid them under the stairs.
After cleaning up, Laura and I put on our guard clothes and followed the steps out of the dungeon. Before that, Laura and I tested it just in case, and the magic power had been restored. I took the dagger
Hidden in the sleeve, it secretly awakens the elemental power of the dagger.
All that's left is to have a "friendly" exchange with the abominable Richards and Sock Olvia.