Ch 57: Searching For Archica

Dir was naturally pleased with the establishment of the Potion Academy.

This would not only bring great economic benefits to the Wickel Duchy but also enhance its reputation and right to speak.

After the establishment of the Potion Academy, more than just Potion Master students came.

The study of potions requires a lot of practice and research, requiring a large amount of potion materials.

This will attract many merchants dealing in potion materials.

He even wanted to set up a marketplace near the Potion Academy specifically to provide potion materials for the academy.

By then, with a large number of merchants moving in, he could collect a lot of taxes.

Therefore, he was even more proactive than Xiwen about this matter.

The villagers of Yangqiu Village also knew that Chen Wen was leaving.

They were somewhat disheartened. Chen Wen had always done business with them, making their lives much better. Furthermore, with a Black Dragon there, other magical creatures dared not approach, and even stronger beasts would be hunted by Chen Wen, which indirectly protected them.

With Chen Wen gone, such good days would be over.

At the thought of returning to their previous lives, they felt very uncomfortable.

However, upon hearing that a Potion Academy was about to be built in the valley, they were immediately revitalized.

They didn’t know how much economic benefit this Potion Academy would bring, but they knew they were going to get rich.

A Potion Academy could support a large number of people. Just building the academy would require a large number of workers, and they were right next door, so they would be the first to benefit.

Moreover, with a group of Potion Masters coming, magical creatures would not dare to come near if they didn’t want to become potion materials.

Chen Wen put on his armor in the valley.

After forging his armor, he painted it gray, with varying shades of dark and light.

Dir also came to see him off.

He found Chen Wen’s gray armor somewhat strange.

Armor made of White Refined Iron is silvery-white and very beautiful, so why paint it like this?

Chen Wen didn’t explain much.

Ge Wei and Xiwen were reluctant to let him go, holding onto him and saying many things, giving various instructions and warnings.

Chen Wen’s ears were calloused from listening.

Time to go!

He quickly took off, roaring in the air as a farewell, then flew west.

Ge Wei and Xiwen looked at the empty sky, feeling a little lost, as if a piece of their hearts were missing.

“He should be back, right?”

“He should be.”

“It seems like there were still things we didn’t finish saying.”

“I think I also have things left unsaid.”

“Forget it, let’s talk next time he comes back!”

At that moment, Dir looked at them, pondered for a while, and recited a sad poem.

Ge Wei and Xiwen both cried as they listened.

After a long while, they came to their senses and glared at Dir.

“He just left, he didn’t die.”

Dir ignored them and continued his recitation.

Ge Wei and Xiwen quickly left.

Dir recited in the valley for a long, long time. Finally, he sighed. He had been holding it in for many days, and finally found a chance to recite this poem.

Chen Wen no longer needed to hide during the day and travel at night like last time.

The armor forged from White Refined Iron could not only defend against magic attacks but also conceal the wearer’s magic power, making it difficult for magic detection tools to detect.

He flew all the way to the place where he had encountered the Red Dragon Aqika and Bridge last time.

He didn’t know where Aqika’s territory was, so he could only use a clumsy method.

Of course, he wasn’t going to wait for the rabbit to come to the tree, but to search the vicinity, from near to far, circle by circle.

After a few days, he really found a place with traces of the Dragon Clan having lived.

“Is this Aqika’s nest?”

Chen Wen was puzzled. He had entered the other party’s territory and even directly entered his nest, yet he hadn’t appeared.

He waited there for a day, but still no dragon returned.

“Did he leave?”

He didn’t wait any longer and flew directly towards the Magic Forest.

Before long, he arrived at the Lizard People’s tribe.

Upon seeing Chen Wen in full armor, the Lizard People all prostrated themselves in welcome.

The Sheep-headed People also knelt down to greet him.

Chen Wen felt a little uncomfortable and quickly told them to get up.

The Sheep-headed People had already moved Iron Horn Village next to the Black Swamp Tribe. They were now Chen Wen’s servants and didn’t have to worry about the Lizard People harming them.

On the contrary, they moved here so that the Lizard People could protect them.

The Sheep-headed People were not good at fighting, so it was safer to have the Lizard People protect them.

Their houses were now all brick and tile houses.

With the gold Chen Wen had given them before, they were living quite well. The small magic trees in the deep pit had also been transplanted to the Magic Forest.

The Lizard People also traveled long distances to other Magic Forests to buy magic tree saplings from nearby tribes.

Those tribes were happy to sell them magic tree saplings because the magic trees were originally wild.

Kein and the others bought from nearby tribes instead of digging themselves because it was other people’s land, and those people relied on that Magic Forest for survival. If they went in and dug up magic trees themselves, it would be considered an invasion.

If someone came to their place to dig up magic trees, they would definitely attack those people.

Although the ground in this Magic Forest was still dark and only some low-lying plants had grown, with the planting efforts of the Lizard People and Sheep-headed People, the number of magic trees in this Magic Forest was now much greater than before the fire.

In a while, there will be another new, denser Magic Forest here.

Although he didn’t plant them himself, he still felt a sense of accomplishment.

Chen Wen went to see their brick kiln and found that they had built it quite well.

This was mainly due to the Sheep-headed People’s efforts.

They were not good at fighting, but they had some skill in planting and construction.

However, there was a mountain-like pile of bricks near the brick kiln, some of which were even covered in moss.

They had already built their houses, so why were they piling up so many bricks? Why didn’t they sell them?

He asked Kein and Gren.

Gren said that he had previously suggested burning bricks to sell, after all, the gold coins the Master gave were limited, and with the Magic Forest burned, they had no income and couldn’t just sit and eat their savings.

But Kein disagreed, insisting on only burning and not selling.

He said that this was the Master’s gift, and others were not worthy of enjoying it.

So the Lizard People spent all day burning bricks and then piling them up to worship.

Chen Wen was speechless. Fortunately, the money he had given them before was enough, and fortunately, he had come now.

If he hadn’t come, after they spent all their money, would they have been left to starve with a pile of broken bricks?

He quickly told Kein that they could sell the bricks in the future.

Having received Chen Wen’s instructions, Kein no longer objected, and Gren breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Wen’s arrival made the entire Lizard People tribe boil with excitement. They took their weapons and went hunting.

In the evening, the Lizard People and Sheep-headed People held a bonfire party together.

However, Chen Wen looked at the bonfire and was speechless, and Gren was also at a loss.

Because the Lizard People had set their own houses on fire.

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