Doomsday Mage Summons the Undead

The cold wind swept through this village where life was harsh, and Qi Lin finally arrived at the destination of his trip under the guidance of his guide Cheng Xiao.

The southernmost side of the village.

A large family house covering an area of ​​more than a hundred acres, the closest to the bustling town, was Qi Lin's destination.

However, the sight in front of him made Qi Lin feel like: I am in the wrong place.

After his death, the residents of the village were living in poverty due to excessive taxes, and eating bark and grass roots has become a norm.

Mothers will smile from ear to ear because their children bring back a few more bark roots.

Husbands and wives can have heated arguments over not being able to buy back a bag of noodles.

Poverty envelopes the entire village, and poor faces and haggard figures can be seen everywhere.

However, on the southernmost side of the village, where the richest man in the village lived, it was a different scene.

Today, Lao Tian, ​​the richest man in the village, is preparing a grand banquet for his daughter's engagement ceremony the next morning.

For Lao Tian, ​​the richest man, this wedding is not only a blessing for his daughter's happiness, but also a hope for the future.

He wanted to make the atmosphere grand, even if it was just for a brief moment.

If it were ten years ago, Lao Tian would have chosen to entertain the whole village to celebrate.

But since ten years ago, he followed his usual practice of giving free hot porridge to the villagers on a cold winter day, but the villagers robbed him of it.

And when his caravan traveled to the wilderness, it was violently robbed by robbers dressed as villagers.

Laotian, who was heartbroken, would still give out free food aid when the villagers were having difficulty making ends meet.

But we will no longer visit villagers in difficulty every now and then and provide them with financial assistance.

Interestingly, after Lao Tian did this, the reputation of the villagers not only did not decrease, but also became higher.

The scene of preparing the banquet is as beautiful as a fairy tale. Every house on the south side of the village is decorated with lights and colorful garlands and ribbons swaying in the cold wind.

Relatives and friends also helped prepare and joined the busy crowd.

Some women were embroidering patterns and embroidering bed sheets together, while some men were weaving garlands of straw.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and even poverty could not erase their anticipation and enthusiasm for this wedding.

The kitchen was steaming with steam, and many chefs were preparing dishes in advance. They were busy racing against time to prepare delicious dishes for the subsequent banquet.

The aroma of the dishes permeated the entire village, making the villagers salivate.

These dishes are heavenly delicacies for residents who have endured long-term poverty.

The stewed chicken soup exudes a rich aroma of chicken, and the crispy fried fish fillet is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, giving it a fresh and tender taste.

The crispy fried chicken nuggets and roast duck slices are placed on the silver plate, shining with attractive colors.

Braised pig's trotters and braised lion's head will make your mouth water.

The rich fruit plate is filled with all kinds of fresh fruits, which are colorful and mouth-watering.

Compared with the usual food and clothing, these delicacies seem to be a gift from the sky.

Lao Tian spent a lot of his savings to transport this kind of gift in a frozen state all the way from the city of yellow sand.

Everyone was discussing privately how much money Lao Tian spent to buy these ingredients, and how much money he spent to hire mercenaries to escort them thousands of miles away.

They are full of expectations and longing for the dishes at the banquet. Whether they are tasting the delicious stew or enjoying the crispy roast chicken, they are all grateful.

If it hadn't been for Lao Tian's daughter's wedding, they would have dreamed in their sleep that the rich people in the town were eating something other than bark and grass roots.

Just as the banquet was about to begin, Lao Tian, ​​the richest man, stood at the door to greet the arrival of relatives and friends.

Lao Tian, ​​who is about fifty years old, has white hair and wears a gorgeous red robe, with joy and pride on his face.

However, Lao Tian's figure was obviously a little thin, and his body would tremble slightly from time to time.

In the distance, there are constant laughter and laughter of relatives and friends coming from the south side.

Only a hundred meters away from the compound of the richest man in the village, ‘Lao Tian’, Qi Lin stopped, his eyes full of doubts.

Seeing the lively scene with lights and colorful decorations in front of him, people coming and going, Qi Lin sniffed the air hard.

That's the fragrance of food.

It's not the kind of bark grass roots that the village residents behind them often eat.

It's serious food.

Perhaps seeing Qi Lin's doubts, Cheng Xiao, who was also confused behind Qi Lin, took a step forward, looked at the bustling scene in the yard a hundred meters away, and after thinking for a moment, he explained to Qi Lin: "It should be from Lao Tian's family. The only daughter is getting engaged."

"But it's a little strange."v

Cheng Xiao looked at Lao Tian at the door who was taking out his most precious clothes and putting them on and wondered: "I remember Lao Tian told me before that his daughter's engagement ceremony will be more than a month later. Why is it brought forward now?"

Just as he was talking, Cheng Xiao suddenly noticed with confusion that Qi Lin's skinny hands stretched out from under his cloak handed over three silver coins.

"Since it's a happy event, as an uninvited guest, I can't afford to pay less."

At Qi Lin's signal, Cheng Xiao took the silver coin blankly.

"Why are you so dazed?" Qi Lin clutched a silver coin left behind and walked towards Lao Tian. When he looked back, he saw Cheng Xiao and Alice standing there and looking at him blankly, as if they had never seen him before.

"Let's go."

Facing Qi Lin's greeting, Cheng Xiao, who seemed to have gotten to know Qi Lin all over again, turned around and smiled brightly: "You are really a different adult!"

Qi Lin raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and walked towards Lao Tian.

Cheng Xiao's voice came from behind: "Sir, the villagers who scolded you earlier actually thought that you were an official sent by the town. But normally, high officials are escorted by flower knights. There are only two of us behind you. Someone dressed like a mercenary."

"So they think you are a minor official who is being squeezed out, and that's why they are criticizing you."

"You know how to criticize mulberry trees and pagoda trees. It seems that your education level is not bad." Qi Lin saw Cheng Xiao's little thoughts and waved his hand to show that he didn't care: "By the way, is there a school in the town?"

"What is school?"

Before Cheng Xiao could ask doubtful questions, Qi Lin looked at Lao Tian looking at him and said softly: "We'll talk about it later."

Lao Tian was a little confused when he noticed Qi Lin walking towards him, but he still greeted him with a warm smile.

When Lao Tian noticed Cheng Xiao following Qi Lin, Lao Tian's polite smile immediately turned into a smile from the bottom of his heart.

"Cheng Xiao!"

Lao Tian smiled happily and hurriedly came up to Cheng Xiao. He said in surprise to Cheng Xiao: "Didn't you say you went to the ruins over there? Why did you come back so soon?"

Qi Lin did not speak, but first handed over his share of one silver coin to the waiter who followed Lao Tian, ​​then turned slightly sideways to signal Cheng Xiao to come over to deal with the scene of the reunion of old acquaintances.

"It's a long story." Cheng Xiao bowed slightly to Qi Rin first, then stepped over Qi Rin and introduced to Lao Tian with a smile: "This is my friend, coming from afar, I have something to ask you. .”

Qi Lin told Cheng Xiao not to call him "sir" when in front of others, but to say that he was a distant friend passing by to avoid causing trouble.

Lao Tian keenly noticed Cheng Xiao's bowing action. He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly bowed slightly to Qi Lin to show respect: "Cheng Xiao's friends are my friends. If the guest has something to say, it doesn't matter. As long as the old man can do it, I must try my best to do it!”

Qi Lin was not polite and said directly: "The inn, the apostle's inn, the inn where the magic teleportation array exists, how much relevant information do you know."

Very straight to the point question.

There is no such thing as worldly politeness.

This made Lao Tian, ​​who was in the ups and downs of the business world, stunned for a moment. Then he looked at Qi Lin's cloak and seemed to understand something.

There was no politeness at all, and it was consistent with Cheng Xiao's respectful behavior before.

It shows that this young man is very powerful, either because of an unreasonable accident, or because he doesn't care about those things.

Of course, there are many other possibilities.

But Lao Tian didn't want to think about it carefully. Cheng Xiao had helped him a lot. Lao Tian meant what he said before, "Cheng Xiao's friends are my friends."

After Lao Tian thought about it carefully, he quickly said to Qi Lin: "The post station in the City of Yellow Sand is deep in the sea of ​​​​blood. It is a restricted area. There are soldiers from the city lord guarding the outside. There are rumors in the restricted area."

"Wait a minute." Qi Lin raised his hand to stop Lao Tian's words and said with a smile: "I'm sorry I didn't make it clear just now. I want to know about the inns within the steam town."

"Huh?" Lao Tian was stunned when he heard this, and asked doubtfully: "When did the Apostle's inn station appear within the steam town?"

Hearing this, Qi Lin's heart skipped a beat.

Didn't the auction house owner say there were clues in this village?

Doesn't the clue lie with this richest man?

However, the ghosts all over the village sent intelligence that the villagers had no relevant information, and they even didn’t even know what the inn was.

For a moment, Qi Lin frowned, thinking carefully about whether he had missed any key information.

At this moment, someone came quickly in a rickshaw from the south.

After the driver stopped the car, a well-dressed man wearing a top hat walked out, took off his hat and said to Old Tian in a distant voice: "Brother Tian, ​​am I not late?"

Then, without looking at it, the man threw a copper coin to the panting and expectant coachman.

The driver was like a hound after seeing the meat and bones. He jumped up and took the copper and said with great joy: "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"

The man didn't respond. He walked up to Lao Tian and politely handed the gift he carried to the waiter behind Lao Tian with a smile. Then he looked at Qi Lin and said with a smile, "This one is a bit unfamiliar."

"Are you a distinguished guest from the Yellow Sand City Chamber of Commerce?"

"I have to say, Lao Tian, ​​your connections are quite good. It's a journey of several thousand miles, and there are demons on the way."

The man looked at Cheng Xiao and his daughter behind Qi Lin without noticing anything, and said with a smile: "Oh, just two escort mercenaries? Did the other mercenaries die on the way?"

"Joshua Barton," Lao Tian suddenly turned his head and warned: "This mercenary has been my friend for more than 20 years. I hope you will respect him as much as you respect me!"

The man who had never seen Lao Tian get so angry was stunned for a moment, and then he bowed to Cheng Xiao and apologized sensibly: "I'm sorry, my friend."

Cheng Xiao dodged away. He didn't want to cause any trouble to Lao Tian and said with a smile: "It's just a misunderstanding. You are too polite."

"Take the guests to sit down first." Lao Tian turned his head slightly and ordered the waiter.

Seeing the man leaving with the waiter, many more guests came from the south.

Qi Lin thought for a while and said to Lao Tian: "Today is your daughter's big day. Go entertain the guests first. If you remember any clues about the inn within the steam town, come to me later."

"Friend, as far as I know, there is really no inn in Steam Town." Lao Tian looked embarrassed.

"I won't let your work go in vain." Qi Lin shook his head and took out some physical potions, several weapons with flashing magic patterns, and several sets of magic armor: "If you can provide relevant clues, these are all yours."

After saying that, Qi Lin walked past the shocked Lao Tian and walked straight into the courtyard decorated with lights.

"Cheng Xiao, this friend of yours" Lao Tian looked at Qi Lin's leaving figure and whispered to Cheng Xiao: "It's not simple!"

"Not to mention this steam town, even in the city of yellow sand, those magic weapons and armors are all prohibited items."

"Except for the Lord of the City, no one dares to own it, and no one dares to take it out like this."

Lao Tian sighed and continued: "Just, when did the steam town have an inn?"

"I thought that as the only one with the Chamber of Commerce cooperation channel with the City of Yellow Sand, you would have relevant information." Cheng Xiao shook his head in disappointment.

"I know the inn in the Yellow Sand City, but the steam town"

Lao Tian looked puzzled and said in a very sincere tone: "When will the apostle open a post station in the town-level area?"

"Who knows, but this one," Cheng Xiao looked at Qi Lin who walked into the courtyard and looked around and said, "this gentleman is sure that there must be an inn here."

"Hey, I'm so sorry, Lao Tian, ​​for having to trouble you again." Cheng Xiao apologized to Lao Tian, ​​"I owe you so much, I really don't know how to repay your debt of gratitude!"

Lao Tian patted Cheng Xiao's arm like an old friend, pretending to be angry and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? You help me and I help you. You don't have to calculate so clearly!"

"Okay, go and accompany that adult." Lao Tian stopped Cheng Xiao's words, patted the ashamed-looking Cheng Xiao on the arm and said, "I'll think about it carefully later. If there is any relevant news, I will definitely I’ll go find you and tell them.”

Cheng Xiao opened and closed his mouth without saying anything, just nodded, and then chased Qi Lin with Alice.

Lao Tian, ​​who stayed where he was, murmured in confusion after a moment: "When did the steam town become eligible to establish an inn?"

"Is it because of the rumored god?"

"But isn't that just a myth that has been spread?"

The guests who came one after another quickly interrupted Lao Tian's hard thinking, which forced Lao Tian to spare his energy to greet the guests.

But when he was busy, Lao Tian was still thinking about the inn.

Because Cheng Xiao is Lao Tian’s friend.

The few friends I have.

As relatives and friends arrived one after another, the open-air courtyard filled with banquet tables gradually became lively.

People wore carefully prepared costumes and greeted each other with smiles, creating a festive atmosphere.

Cheerful music sounded softly in the venue, adding a bit of vitality to the entire banquet.

The seats quickly filled up, and people couldn't wait for the banquet to begin.

The aroma of the banquet fills the nostrils, making people salivate.

Braised beef, stir-fried beans, stir-fried diced chicken with soy sauce, steamed sea bass and other delicious dishes filled the long banquet.

As the banquet progressed, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

People toasted to each other, and congratulatory songs resounded through the sky.

Everyone seems to have forgotten the poverty and hardship of the villagers next door.

They celebrated with laughter and blessings that the richest man's daughter was about to start a new life.

In the corner of the courtyard, there was a banquet specially arranged by Lao Tian for only three people.

Qi Lin didn't touch the food on the table with his chopsticks, and closed his eyes to listen to the ghost's report.

Cheng Xiao, who was next to him, smiled and served his daughter Alice with dishes that she would never see on a daily basis.

"Dad, do you have a good relationship with Uncle Tian?" Alice asked vaguely.

"They say we have a good relationship..." Cheng Xiao laughed at himself and said, "Actually, I owe him."

"Ah?" Alice made a confused voice and looked at Cheng Xiao curiously, waiting for the follow-up.

"Old Tian is the only businessman in the town, apart from the mayor and Pug, who has connections to the City of Yellow Sand."

Cheng Xiao's eyes flashed and he recalled: "The first time I met Lao Tian, ​​I was saved by him. It's a very cliché story. At that time, I was stabbed twice in the back by the mercenaries who were in the same team, and then thrown into the wilderness."

"In the end, I was lucky. I managed to hold on for a breath and didn't die. Then I met Lao Tian's caravan returning from the city of yellow sand. Lao Tian rescued me."

"Later, I escorted Lao Tian's caravan many times, and I was robbed by horse bandits on the way and was seriously injured."

"Normally, once a mercenary on an escort mission is injured, he will be abandoned by his employer immediately to avoid affecting the journey and consuming unnecessary supplies."

"This is a rule." Cheng Xiao smiled and continued: "But Lao Tian is different. Lao Tian will treat every injured mercenary."

"All in all." Cheng Xiao sighed while holding dishes for his daughter, "I owe Lao Tian a lot."

Alice flashed her ignorant eyes and asked, "Dad, how much debt do we owe to Uncle Tian?"

Speaking of this, Alice looked around suspiciously, and after noticing that the diners around her were devouring their food, she whispered: "The vehicles in the ruins should be exchangeable for at least two gold coins, right?"

"Can you return it?"

Faced with Alice's innocence, Cheng Xiao smiled and shook his head: "It's not enough."

Alice blinked her eyes and said again: "Two gold coins! This is a huge sum of money! And Uncle Tian looks very rich, is it even close?"

Cheng Xiao still shook his head and secretly glanced at Qi Lin, who had his eyes closed as if he was asleep. He lowered his voice and whispered to Alice: "Dad told you before that you can't let others owe us, but we can't owe you anymore. other people."

"Is Uncle Tian someone else?" Alice asked innocently.

Cheng Xiao was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and looked at his shabby clothes. From the corner of his eye, he saw the disdainful looks of the well-dressed guests around him as they glanced at him.

There are also those discussions about how he is a lowly mercenary and a loser but can occupy a table to himself.

Cheng Xiao laughed at himself and said softly: "It's someone else."