Chapter 80: Queen Medusa (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  He leaned in close to the mouse head, and the idiom "thief's eyebrows and mouse eyes" was indeed most fitting for this fellow. Those rolling eyeballs, two whiskers, a pointed mouth, and two large teeth exposed on the outside...

  "Human?" Du Wei's face was weird: "You say you are human?"

  "I, I, I am indeed human." The mouse prime minister was trembling with fear, his teeth chattering, and he glanced at Du Wei, swallowed hard, and stared at the snow-white sword in front of him, stuttering: "I, I really am human, not, not, not deceiving you... not, not daring to deceive you... I..."

  "Shut up!" Du Wei glared and shouted: "If you keep talking, there will be another knot!"

  Dadanier took the bow and looked at him with a strange expression: "Are you really human? Why do you look like a mouse?"

  "I... used to be human, was once a magician, but more than twenty years ago, I came with people to the Ice Forest... " The mouse prime minister looked pitifully at Hussein's sword, his face piled up with nauseating flattering smile: "Sir Knight, could you please move your sword away? My neck is already cut."

  Hussein snorted and put down his sword, with his skills, he wasn't afraid of this guy's tricks.

  With the threat to his neck gone, the mouse prime minister finally felt relieved, let out a long sigh, adjusted his clothes, and caught another glimpse of Hussein's murderous gaze. He shrunk his neck and said in a low voice: "My former name was Gégé Wū..."

  Before he could finish, Du Wei's eyes widened: "Gegewu?"

  Good grief, I'm actually called Smurf!

  But unexpectedly Hussein actually recognized this name. The knight furrowed his brow: "Gegu Wu? You're Gegu Wu?"

  "That's right, that was indeed my former name. I used to be a magician, a human magician, and even a great magician!" The mouse prime minister shrank his head, seemingly afraid of Hussein.

  Du Wei didn't believe it: "Great magician? Then you should at least be above level 8."

  But in the battle just now, the magical power displayed by this guy was only slightly higher than Du Wei's, and there was no particularly impressive strength. Eighth-level magician, but with Xiao Jie Mi and Violent Woman Joana at the same level, but from a practical point of view, the skills of this old mouse prime minister were far inferior.

  Hussein's face showed a thoughtful expression: "Are you really the great magician, Gegu Wu? I seem to have heard of your name. You used to be one of the directors of the Magic Guild, right?"

  "Ahah!" The mouse prime minister's eyes shone with light, and he picked up the past, unable to help but puff out his chest: "I was indeed a director of the Magic Guild! Do you know my name?"

  Duvilla Lalla Hussein: "Do you really know it?"

  "I don't know him personally, but I've heard of the name. If it's not a lie, then he might be the same Gergal that I know. An 8th level magician, a director of the Magic Guild, and one of the few high-level magicians in the world who is proficient in 'Transformation Magic'. Twenty years ago, this guy was quite famous in the Imperial Capital."

  "What about him?" Du Wei and Dadaniel couldn't help but take a look at this guy, what kind of thief-like eyes does he have?

  Hussein also revealed a hint of strange smile: "This guy's fame is indeed due to special reasons. Back then, his 8th level magician qualification was somewhat suspicious, but since the number of people practicing transformation magic has been decreasing, the Magician's Guild gave him the title of Great Magician in order to protect and encourage this rare magic to continue being passed down. Do you know that he had two very loud nicknames in the Imperial City back then? What were they?"

  "Go on, Hussein," Du Wei said with a smile, "I'm curious."

  "The first nickname 'the most disappointing great magician in history', because at that time, it was acknowledged that if compared to the actual strength, he was the weakest among all eight-level magicians. I even suspect that a sixth-level magician could defeat this guy. However, his transformation technique is indeed of high attainment." Hussein stroked his chin.

  "Metamorphosis..." Du Wei's eyes flashed with a hint of weirdness, and he immediately asked again: "What about the other nickname?"

  "The most cowardly magician." Hussein said it out loud without any concealment. Fortunately, the mouse's face couldn't show its expression, otherwise Mr. Gege Wu would definitely be blushing now.

  "He was considered the most timid magician, he never dueled with others, even if he offended someone else, he would be the first to apologize, timid and afraid of trouble... Oh, but he was very good at flattering people, his title as a committee member was obtained because he served the deputy chairman of the Magic Guild very well. Among all the great magicians in the Imperial City, he was the one who enjoyed pleasure the most, had the best relationship with the nobles, and was also the greediest... Oh, I heard that he was also very good at flirting, it's said that this guy often changed his clothes to stroll around the Windy Moon Street of the Imperial City... And the nickname of the most timid magician was obtained from there." Hussein laughed: "It's said that once, on Windy Moon Street, maybe because of some matter they argued, mostly about something trivial, a sixth-level warrior got drunk, in front of many people, smashed a wine bottle on his face, and even drew his sword to duel him. But this eighth-level magician ran away with his tail between his legs, and didn't dare to go to Windy Moon Street for over a month."

  "That's because I'm magnanimous and don't bother with petty people like you!" Gege Wuhu hummed back in retort.

  "But why did you always flee when you encountered that warrior afterwards? Because of that incident, the face of the Magician's Guild was completely lost. That warrior also became the first sixth-level warrior in decades to challenge a great magician alone and unaided. And because of that incident, weren't you unanimously voted out of the Board of Directors by the Magician's Guild?"

  "That's because... I am a staunch pacifist..." Gegewu's refuting voice gradually faded away.

  " Pacifist......" Du Wei suppressed a smile: "Are you really that Gege Wu, the magician? You, this pacifist, how did you end up here and become the prime minister of an animal kingdom? And... turned into a mouse?"

  Gegi gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes: "This is all the fault of that despicable, thousand-times-cursed Az!!"

  Got it! Du Wei couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart. First there was Gigi Wu, and now another "Azhu cat" had appeared out of nowhere.

  Hussein sighed: "Az? Mr. Az, the great magician?"

  "Who else but him! This despicable, greedy, cunning, cowardly fellow!" Gege shouted in anger.

  "Despicable, greedy, cunning, cowardly......" Du Wei smiled and looked at Gege Wu: "These descriptions are most suitable for you."

  "Oh, honorable sirs." Gigi Wu smiled humbly again: "I admit... but that Az is absolutely ten times more despicable, greedy and cunning than me... and a hundred times more cowardly!"

  Then, this Gelong Wu, the old mouse prime minister, recounted his sad and bloody history.

  The Az Master Magician in his mouth was a very famous magician, to say nothing of the fact that more than 20 years ago, he led a group of high-ranking knights into the Ice Forest, crossed the Great Round Lake to the north shore, and walked deep into the forest where no one had ever been before! The protagonist of this matter was none other than Master Az himself.

  Later in the story, that great Aziz magician was in danger in the canyon, all the senior knights who followed him were killed, he was seriously injured and escaped alone.

  However, his legendary experience has also been respected by many people. Because before that, no one would have gone so deep into the frozen forest! Moreover, he left some valuable materials, which are route maps of the northern part of the frozen forest.

  "It was that time, I was deceived by that bastard Az and taken into the Ice-Sealed Forest." Gege Wu sighed.

  "But why wasn't your name mentioned at all in that incident? Moreover, when the Imperial Capital's expedition team set out, your name was not even on the list." Hussein narrowed his eyes and gazed coldly at the large rat.

  "That's because... Firstly, when we encountered danger, Az abandoned me in a cowardly manner, so he doesn't dare to mention my name! Secondly... I didn't set out with them from the Imperial Capital, I coincidentally met up with Az and the others at a small town in the southern part of the Icebound Forest." Gigi's eyes darted about: "I... I was just preparing to enter the Icebound Forest alone."

  "Is that all you've got?" Hussein sneered, piercing through Gergei Wu's bluff: "You can't even stand up to a sixth-level warrior in a duel, and yet you dare to venture into the Ice-Sealed Forest alone, where demons roam free. Let me warn you, I don't take kindly to people lying to me, so if you utter one more word of nonsense, I guarantee your neck will kiss my longsword!"

  "Alright! I'll tell the truth... I didn't dare come in. Alas... I really regret it, I shouldn't have met those people at that time. At that time, I brought some gold coins to a small town on the southern edge of the forest, and if I could meet some adventure teams returning, I thought I could buy some demon cores from them."

  Dadanier furrowed his brow: "There are magic shops in the Imperial City, why did you have to run so far to come to the North?"

  "Because it's too expensive to buy in the Imperial City. Usually, those things are hunted from the Ice Seal Forest and then sold by adventurer teams to smugglers, who transport them south and resell them to intermediate merchants, before they can finally reach the market, passing through many hands, increasing the cost at least four or five times."

  "But shouldn't magicians be rich?" Du Wei smiled and said.

  "That's true, I'm not short of it." Geggwu said frankly: "But I lack money. I have a fixed salary in the Magic Guild, and I can also get some fixed respect from those nobles I know. But after that conflict with the warrior, my reputation has been much worse, and those nobles no longer show me as much respect, and the respect is much less. And...I like women, I like to gamble. Hey! Don't look at me like that! Although I'm timid, but I'm a good gambler! When I lose money, I never welch on my bets! Don't believe me? Go ask around, in several casinos in the Imperial City, who doesn't know that old Geggwu is a famous good gambler!" Speaking of his glorious deeds, this old mouse prime minister actually looked proud.

  "Alright..." Du Wei sighed bitterly.

  I've never seen a magician like this before... He's probably the most unusual magician in centuries.

  "I've accumulated a lot of gambling debts, and the offerings from those nobles have decreased. The salary from the Mages' Guild is not enough to pay off my debts... It's a pity I didn't learn alchemy back then. Those colleagues who knew alchemy were all so arrogant, unwilling to associate with someone like me with a bad reputation. I was forced into a corner and had no choice but to come out and find ways to make some money. Although mages are respected everywhere and can get benefits anywhere, my reputation at the time was too poor. Those wealthy and influential nobles didn't pay much attention to me, so I left the Imperial City and came to the North.

  Gegel suddenly had a gleam in her eye: "I've thought of a way to make a fortune! It's to wait on the edge of the Ice Seal Forest for those adventure teams that come back, and buy some magic cores from them at the lowest price. Then I'll bring them back to the Imperial City and sell them to other mages. The profit in between is four or five times!"

  Du Wei sighed and looked at this Gege Wu, revealing a few curious eyes.

  He's really a weirdo... but surprisingly, he can understand the method of controlling upstream procurement channels in the business world to get the lowest cost price. In this world, it can be said that he has some economic brain.

  "Then came the misfortune. " Gege Wu's face turned bitter: "I met Az, and this guy told me they were going to venture into the Ru Ice Forest, and he actually invited me to join them."

  Hussein's eyes turned cold and he snorted.

  "Alright, alright!" Facing Hussein's calm gaze, Geggel Wulun surrendered again: "I'm telling the truth... It was that bastard Az who looked down on me, and I saw these people were exceptionally powerful, a great magician, and brought a group of high-level knights. Such a strong force entering the forest, if I could follow them, it would definitely be very safe. I thought, why not join them? On the way, we'd encounter magical beasts, they'd kill the beasts, and then I'd get the magic cores without spending a single gold coin. This kind of risk-free business, if I could take advantage of it, would be enough for me to return to the Imperial City and pay off my debts. So... I begged Az persistently, after all, I'm also a magician, so I should have some use. Finally, he let me join the team."

  "So you temporarily joined the team and entered the Ice Forest with them?" Du Wei couldn't help but laugh: "But when you reached the south of Dahu Lake, you should have known it was dangerous to go further, why did you still follow?"

  Gegere seemed to have swallowed a piece of yellow lotus, and with a bitter smile, she said: "They must continue northward, what can I do? Do they want me to leave the team alone and go back? Go through the vast forest and return to the small town? I'm worried that I'll be eaten by monsters on the road. Can only pinch my nose and follow them. As a result, we came to this valley outside and encountered those tree people... After hearing about the so-called "Eternal Youth Spring" here, Az was overjoyed and insisted on coming in to find that damn spring! Alas..."

  "What was the result? Did you find it?" Du Wei was very concerned about this issue.

  "We found it, but damn it, I didn't expect the evil eye guarding the spring to be such a terrifying monster!" At the mention of the evil eye, Gigi's body shook violently, her teeth chattering, and her trembling voice said: "A big battle, all those high-level knights lost their lives, Az was beaten almost to death, and lost an eye too... then we had no choice but to escape... But! That damn Az, he actually abandoned me and escaped on his own!"

  The look on his face was so infuriating that Du Wei couldn't help but say, "At that time, they were originally not close to you anyway, of course they wouldn't care about you, and just escaped by themselves."

  "It's not that simple." Gigi said with a bitter smile: "That son of a bitch, he actually tricked me into thinking we should split up and run in different directions, one east and one west. I thought to myself, 'I have the transformation technique, I can just turn into a mouse and hide in a hole, it's safer.' And his goal is bigger, it would attract that monster more easily. So I agreed. But that son of a bitch actually played a trick on me! While I wasn't paying attention, he threw a bottle of 'flash powder' at me! That bastard! It was nighttime, dark and gloomy, and I had flash powder all over my body, shining brightly everywhere! The evil eye naturally came chasing after me!! And that Az son of a bitch ran away!!"

  Du Wei and Da Danni both suppressed their smiles and asked in unison: "What happened next?"

  Gegewu's face was gloomy: "I cast a transformation spell and turned myself into a mouse, in the darkness I just ran around randomly, but accidentally fell into the spring water, glug glug swallowed several mouthfuls of water..."

  Du Wei's expression changed slightly: "You... fell into that spring, could it be that so-called Fountain of Youth?"

  Gegi glared with her eyes, not in a good mood: "Isn't it just that ghost thing!" But seeing Hussein's cold gaze staring at his neck, he quickly softened his tone: "I said... uh, yes, it's that Fountain of Youth."

  Du Wei's face turned strange, and his eyes looking at Gege Wu became complicated.

  Geggie didn't notice, and continued to say: "Then when I came to my senses, the Evil Eye's hand had already grabbed my neck and lifted me up. At that time, I thought for sure I was a goner. The other knights were all turned to stone with just one glance from her! That bastard Az even poked out his own eye before running away. But I kept my eyes closed while running, which is why I fell into that damned spring water... the Evil Eye..."

  "Wait!!"

  This time it was Du Wei and Dada Nil who simultaneously opened their mouths to stop Gege Wu.

  Dadanier's face was excited: "You mean... just take a look, and it will turn to stone? Is this evil eye the Golden Eyed Python?"

  Du Wei's face was full of weirdness: "What did you just say? Are you saying 'she'?? Is the Evil Eye a woman?" (In the language of Roland Continent, the pronunciations of "he" and "she" are different, just like HE and SHE in English)

  About the same time, two people asked questions, Gege Wu was stunned for a moment, then he replied: "Hmm, this warrior, Evil Eye is not Golden Eyed Python, but she might have been a Golden Eyed Python in the past. However, she is the final evolution of the Golden Eyed Python system... Queen Medusa!" Then he looked at Du Wei and sighed with a bitter smile: "You didn't hear wrong, I didn't say wrong either, what I said was indeed 'she', Evil Eye is her self-proclaimed title, this Evil Eye Your Majesty, is a female, but a terrifying beauty snake!

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