Chapter Sixty: Taiyuan Lake

  Spent five days with Snow Wolf Mercenary Group.

  It can be said that Du Wei had even begun to like these guys a bit, he liked this kind of unbridled and bold men, liked how they would drink from their wine sacks at night, devour the meat of magical beasts, and then crudely discuss how they had done certain techniques with prostitutes in some city...

  He even knew a few mercenaries, such as the old one-eyed dragon who was in charge of cooking for everyone at night. He was an old mercenary who was said to have been a formidable guy when he was young, but lost an eye and his left hand were disabled in an adventure. He saved Bainreich's life, but refused to take a sum of money to go home and retire, saying that he couldn't bear this exciting life, and would rather stay in the mercenary group and do something for everyone.

  Although he only has one eye and one hand, he is not a burden. Not only can he get food for everyone to fill their bellies... Old One-eyed Dragon also has an extraordinary skill, which is that in any place, even in desolate deserts and icy tundras, he can always find something to eat! He can even identify at a glance which mushrooms are edible and which are poisonous. By simply looking up at the sky, he can accurately predict the weather for the next few days. By listening to the wind, he can tell if there is going to be a blizzard in a hundred miles away.

  These were his life experiences.

  It can be said that in the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps, apart from the captain, Old Lone Eye Dragon is one of the most beloved people among the mercenaries.

  There was also Striir, the eight-fingered archer, whose left thumb and index finger had been bitten off by a beast during an adventure. But no one dared to laugh at this eight-fingered guy: because his marksmanship was divine, even with only eight fingers, he was still the first god shooter in the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps.

  Within five days, Du Wei and Dadanier also gained recognition from the Snow Wolf Mercenaries.

  In the following two days, the deeper I went into the forest, the more dangers I encountered. Once when catching a Phantom Leopard (this leopard moves as fast as lightning and can even use its innate magic to create virtual shadow clones to confuse enemies, just when the enemy cannot distinguish which one is the real body, it may have already approached you and bitten your neck!)

  When capturing the leopard, Du Wei fully demonstrated the role of a magician. He threw several slow spells in one breath, making the leopard that was originally faster than lightning become a guy who could only move slowly like a turtle, and then Dathan went up to add a knife.

  In the past, encountering such a leopard would inevitably result in casualties among the mercenaries. However, with the presence of the magician this time, it's good that no one died.

  Moreover, Du Wei's super strong spiritual power and sensory power also played a great role for everyone. Usually when walking, Du Wei would suddenly shout to stop, then according to the magician's judgment, they could predict the movement of their prey from thousands of meters away.

  On this five-day journey, with the addition of the magician, the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps' gains were more than twice as much as the previous three days combined.

  Even Captain Bainreich couldn't help but indulge in a little fantasy: how great it would be if they could really recruit a magician for the team?

  Of course, this idea flashed through his mind and Byenrich immediately laughed at himself.

  Recruit a magician? Don't be ridiculous. Even the royal nobles or the famous aristocratic families of the empire can barely recruit any magicians. Most magicians prefer to be free and won't serve others...

  How can a small mercenary group like ours afford to hire a magician?!

  Du Wei was also very happy.

  He's been cooped up in the Rowling family castle for too long. And here, he can still use magic with abandon!

  This is especially important. Although Du Wei's mind is no longer that of a child, he has been studying magic for years and has made rapid progress in the past few months after learning magic.

  However, in the castle, so as not to reveal too much, he never let anyone else know about his magical abilities. Only Solsticia knew of Lord Duwei's true strength.

  Apart from Sorushya, no one, not even Mard, is allowed to enter Ru's magical laboratory. Moreover, the magical laboratory is also nominally for Sorushya's use.

  To most people in the Rowling household, Mr. Duvie was just a noble young man who was curious about magic... perhaps he knew a thing or two about magical potions. But to them, potion-making wasn't considered real magic.

  It's just like a child who has got a new toy, always wanting to show it off. Du Wei may not be so childish, but his skills can't be revealed... But when he casts magic, the envious or fearful glances of the people around him still make Du Wei feel very comfortable in his heart.

  A talent that cannot be revealed is like wearing brocade at night, and it does not bring joy.

  Five days later, the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps finally arrived at their destination: Dahuang Lake.

  After passing through a forest, the scene in front of me suddenly became bright and clear!

  Standing at the edge of the forest under a tree, looking at the vast open space in front of him, Du Wei couldn't help but let out a small sigh.

  Too beautiful!

  In front of me was a vast expanse of flat snow, the soft and even surface making me want to roll around in it. About three hundred steps ahead lay Daxuan Lake!

  Just as Bayinrich described, it is a very large lake. Standing at Du Wei's location and looking to both sides, the shoreline stretches far and wide, with no end in sight. The distant snow-capped mountains are covered with thick ice!

  On such a cold day, the lake water is invisible, but the ice on the surface of the lake seems like an enormous mirror reflecting sunlight, shining brightly in all directions.

  "If summer comes here when the lake water is blue, that's what I call beautiful." Captain Bainerich walked to Du Wei's side, looking at the large circular lake in front of him, and said in a low voice: "This is my fifth time coming here. Do you know... many of my brothers in the team are here for the first time... The mortality rate in the mercenary adventure career is very high, and there are several subordinates in the team who have followed me for several years, but also for the first time. come here." Captain Bainerich's voice was a little lost: "Unfortunately, many old brothers who came with me last time were buried by me."

  Du Wei wanted to say a few words of comfort, but Bayers had already pulled himself together. He patted Du Wei's shoulder hard and laughed loudly: "Alright! No need to comfort me, magician sir. Because this is us! This is the mercenary life! This is adventure! People come, people go! Some die, some live!"

  After saying that, Bayinrich strode away and began loudly directing his mercenary subordinates to get to work.

  "Set up camp! Stir yourself, Striil! Take some men and scout around, get a move on, be careful! We're staying here tonight! Hey! You! You lot, keep away from the lake! God's sake! You don't know what's in that lake! Keep back from the water!" Byrnreich bellowed.

  "Head!" The two young men in the distance, who had already walked to the edge of the lake, laughed loudly and said: "Head! We haven't seen water for so many days... Besides, I just want to open the ice and see if we can catch a couple of fish! Eating wolf meat every day is almost making my teeth sour! Hahaha..."

  "Eat fish? You'll be eaten by the fish!" Bainrich yelled, calling back two of his subordinates. But when he counted them again, the squad leader frowned and said: "Where's one more? Where's Beyer?! Damn it! Where's Beyer?!"

  The squad leader looked around nervously, and suddenly saw in the distance one of his men already at the lake's edge, using the hilt of his knife to forcefully smash the ice blocks on the water.

  "What the devil! Bayer! What are you doing! You damned fool!!" The team leader turned pale, shouting loudly as he ran towards the guy: "Get away from that lake! Get away from that accursed lake!!"

  Due to the wind, the little boy by the distant lake couldn't hear the captain's voice. He looked back blankly and didn't hear the captain's loud shout, as if he had also shouted something loudly.

  Du Wei saw from afar that the young man's face still had a smile on it.

  At last he had smashed a small hole in the ice and shouted loudly: "Hey! There are fish! There are fish here!"

  This time Du Wei heard his voice! But... it's too late!

  This guy seems to be a fishing master, after smashing open a hole on the lake surface, soon many fish living under the ice in winter came up to breathe through the hole. The young man's movements were very agile, and with one grab, he caught a big fish from the hole and lifted it up forcefully.

  "Squad leader! Look what I caught! Old One-Eyed Dragon can make fish soup tonight, hahaha!"

  The wind started blowing again, his voice came intermittently, Bayinrichi ran over with a flourish, scolding while shaking his hands vigorously...

  Suddenly, the mercenary's fish struggled violently, and then the fish's mouth suddenly opened, and a thin silver light shot out of its mouth, hitting the mercenary right between the eyebrows!

  Far away, Du Wei saw with his own eyes that the mercenary suddenly fell backwards and face down, and the fish in his hand fell to the ground, struggling a few times before jumping back into the hole and escaping.

  Du Wei immediately ran over!