NOVEL NEXT Chapter 65: Join.
Chapter 65: Join.
That night, the fifth prince, after a night of debauchery, was missing to be precise, his head.
The whole tribe awakens to find the murderer. But they have no clue who did it.
The first princess and her mother cried after seeing the fifth prince's headless body. However, this is just the beginning. The other princes' and princesses’ followers had also been killed. The distrust between siblings had become wider, and it was only a matter of time before it exploded.
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After finding Horn Bear mercenaries, Peter gave Levi a gift and honey for Ben as a reward for saving his life. When asked about Clara, Levi lied about her identity, and Peter believed him.
Several days later, Levi heard the news.
Inside a shaman's magic shop, Levi is discussing something with an elderly woman.
"What is your leader's plan?" Levi accepted the elderly woman's offer but with a condition. She agreed, and with that, the horn bear mercenary had joined the fourth prince faction.
"There is no order; the fourth prince and sixth princess are on their way here."
After that, Levi leaves the shop and wanders the city.
Clara and the rest prefer to stay in the tent.
There are many people near the well, and although there is hardly any rain here, they still have underground water. However, today there seems to have been a commotion.
"Why can't we get water?"
"From today onward, the use of water will be rationed!" A group of soldiers guards the well in all directions.
"Are you crazy? We will die from thirst!"
Not only the natives are complaining, but also the outside merchants.
Levi saw a familiar face; it was Peter.
What's going on?"
Peter is startled but realizes who it was, sighs in relief, and begins to explain what happened. Because of the Sand Berserk Tribe's incoming civil war, they tried to control the water supply, which was important when the civil war started.
"I thought many tribes controlled this place."
"That’s why, to prevent interference from the other tribes, the Sand Berserk Tribe makes their first move and controls the well."
After that, the soldier representing other tribes arrives and begins to quarrel with the soldier of the Sand Berserk Tribe.
Peter and Levi leave the place. While Peter explains his concern.
"If you want the water, you can ask me, because it’s not free."
"How can you have water?"
Levi never told Peter that he is a mage, but it is better if he keeps it a secret. "I have my way."
"Let me discuss this with my sister first."
After Peter leaves, Levi continues his walk, and behind him, several people are following. This is not the first time someone has tried to rob him, but he doesn’t care; sometimes it’s good to exercise.
There is a scream and calls for help, and Levi comes out of the path like nothing happened. Behind him, there are no corpses after Levi converts them to death point.
The people who heard the scream stayed in the tent and didn’t want to get involved.
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A few weeks later, the fourth prince and sixth princess arrive. When they enter, they can see not many people walking on the street of Veins City Street. Most outside merchants had already left in a hurry.
The civil war was still under control thanks to the king, but it was only a matter of time. The death of the fifth prince is shocking, and the culprit is unknown. With the fifth prince's lecherous nature, he had many enemies, even among the siblings.
They enter the city and go straight to their accommodations. It was a large tent surrounded by other tents belonging to their faction.
Inside are the people that they hired to protect them; most of them are native vagabonds and outside mercenaries. Today the leaders of the groups enter the large tent for a meeting, and Levi is one of them.
After a brief introduction, the meeting starts.
"I know you are worried; we will not face my sibling army head-on, and your job is just to protect us until the war is over."
"How about our payment?" One of the vagabond natives asks
"The payment will be paid each month." The fourth prince answered, but in his mind, he looks down on this greedy vagabond and mercenary.
Hearing the people in the tent smile, they don’t know how long the war is going to last. If the reward can only be taken once the civil war is over, it's better if they find another job.
Levi observed the fourth prince and sixth princess; both of the siblings were in their twenties and had tan skin and brown hair. Their bodies absorb mana in the air. Looking at their bodies, he guesses they are shamans.
"Do we need to set up a defense in the city?"
"No, we will set our base near Efreeti territory."
"Why?" Efreeti territory is considered a forbidden place for the natives.
"Since it’s a dangerous area, they will not come and search us there; we already prepared everything."
"Is there any other question?"
All the mercenaries and vagabonds shook their heads.
"We will move in a few days. Get ready."
Once they leave the tent, there are only the fourth prince, sixth princess, and middle-aged shaman.
"How?" The fourth prince asked the shaman.
"From my observation, there are several adept ranks; the rest are apprentices and normal humans." The middle-aged shaman uses mana spells on the vagabond and mercenary.
Fortunately for Levi, the spell can’t detect blood-venom dragon bloodlines. If not, the shaman will become wary and suspect him of being the Beast Man's kingdom spy. The humans and other races had never stopped the war.
The humans had the largest territory and were not united; over time, the other races had taken their territory as a spoil of war. However, it's not like the other races don’t have any internal problems like humans. Because of that, they don’t move further and just defend the border.
At night, Levi leaves the city and goes out into the desert alone. After moving far away, he sits on the sand, and his right hand is holding a blue, glowing mana stone the size of an egg. This is the condition he asked for when joining the Fourth Prince faction. After patiently waiting, he finally gets one.
A portal appears, and Levi takes out several wolf and human zombies from spatial storage and orders them to protect him.
His left hand begins to create the mana gathering formation using mana; the easier way is to use a material that contains mana. But it will be a waste to make it here on the sand that can be blown away by the wind.
Levi put the mana stone on the sand, and the magic formation began to glow brighter. In the air, the mana became denser, and he closed his eyes to meditate and absorb the mana. The mana being used is quickly being restored, and more mana is entering the body.
When Levi opens his eyes, it is already sunrise; the mana stone has already cracked and turned gray. From his estimation, if he has enough mana stones, he can advance to a fourth-tier mage faster. Should he just kidnap the fourth prince? After a while, he calms himself.
Even if he kidnaps the fourth prince, it is not like he can get the mana stone, and the middle-aged shaman guarding the prince is not weak.
What Levi doesn’t realize is that an egg-size mana stone usually takes a week or month to absorb, and the mana from a mana stone is poisonous for the body and needs to be absorbed gradually to prevent mana poisoning. But he manages to absorb it all in one night without any side effects.
The basic magic formation book says nothing about mana poisoning because normally a mage stops when their body is full of mana, and there is a teacher or master to teach them.
Since Levi focuses on the mage path than the warrior path. Because he had the Blood Venom Dragon bloodline. He stands up and stores the zombie in the spatial storage again before returning to the city.
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Prunella, please, you need to help me." The native, middle-aged woman begged her.
"It’s not like I don’t want to help, but I am an outsider." The woman's husband is a merchant who had gone to the Sand Berserk Tribe but still has no news. Because of that, she wants Prunella to help.
After talking a little bit more, the middle-aged woman leaves the tent disappointed.
"Sis, should we leave the city?" Peter asked, the city atmosphere is tense.
"The other merchants will take over our business in this city."
"At least we will be alive."
"Don’t worry, I am sure the civil war will not reach here, and the other tribes will not let them do anything that they want."
"How is the water supply?"
"Everything is fine, thanks to Levi."
“Let's hope the water ration will stop soon."
While Prunella is talking, one of her servants enters the tent in a rush. "Boss. Something. Big happens." The servant is gasping for air.
"Take a deep breath. What happens?"
"The well had been poison!"
"What!" Prunella and Peter face pale; without water, the Veins city is dead, and importing large amounts of water to the city is impossible. They quickly leave the tent, and the people go out to verify the news.