He gradually adapted to his surroundings. Although his vision was a little blurry, he could roughly tell that he was in a sealed room. However, the surrounding walls were made of irregular stones.
Just as Brand slowly got up from a flat stone slab that could barely be considered a bed and was about to stretch his limbs before carefully examining his surroundings, a familiar ear-piercing sound rang out.
" Hehehe…human, your body is too fragile. Fortunately, your fragile body is very sensitive. If you become a Lich, you won't be so useful," said the Black Sun Lich, Sunderland, who had kidnapped Brand.
Haven't you been missing for a long time?" Brand did not know why he would ask such a stupid question.
Sunderland floated over like a ghost. The Lich didn't seem to take the Mage's words to heart. A slender claw? Reaching out from the large hooded cloak, he pointed at Brand's chest and slowly said,"
" Although the Imprisonment Spell won't cause direct damage and will lose its effect over time, it's best to remove it on your own accord so that it won't cause too much damage to your body." Unexpectedly, the Lich spoke slowly, as if he was no different from an ordinary police officer.
Be vigilant! He had to be vigilant! Brand secretly reminded himself not to be deceived by appearances. This was a Lich! They weren't the clergymen who treated and comforted the poor believers all day long. Although they pretended to be priests all day long to cheat the people of their faith, faith didn't seem to be harmful to people. As for the liches...
Sunderland didn't care at all as he allowed Brand, who was still in a state of shock, to stare at the figure hidden under the cloak. His two claw-like hands were gently lifted, revealing a not-too-ugly face in front of the young mage.
Although they only existed in the form of half-spirits, liches also had bodies. Some half-liches even used their original bodies. However, the Black Sun Lich was obviously a very standard Half-Spirit. It was somewhat like a swaying translucent smoke, but it was not as invisible as smoke. Half-Spirits were somewhat similar to summoned servants from another world, and it was a very difficult thing to describe.
Of course, Sunderland had no idea that he was now being treated as a good research subject by Brand, who was acting up due to his occupational disease. He was even being compared to a servant from another world. After waiting for a long time without any movement, Brand took the initiative to ask again,
" Sir, may I ask…" It was true that the other party had captured him, but he had no choice but to lower his head under the roof. Brand wasn't that brainless to directly confront a powerful existence that was at least ten levels above him. Even though the other party was a Lich, having a bad reputation didn't mean that they would kill for fun. After all, Liches were also transformed from high-level spellcasters. Wisdom and time were what they lacked the most.
" You're hired by me, stranger. If you don't like this name, you can use your original name. You can call me Sunderland," the Black Sun Lich said casually, clearly not taking the other party's caution seriously.
Brand didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Hire a human mage from the vast ocean? The Lich didn't seem to have been provoked or had any abnormal thoughts. Why did his words sound so incomprehensible?
Sunderland quietly looked at Brand, whose expression was constantly changing. When the mage came back to his senses, he realized that the magic lights in the room had lit up. In contrast, the half-spirit Lich looked more like a human than a monster under the lights.
" Brand, my name is Brand, Wizard Sang…Deland." After hesitating for a moment, Brand still reported his name. The mage felt that he was not that stupid to anger a Lich who seemed to be easy to talk to. Calling the other party a mage was more or less a hint that they could still be considered peers, although it might not be useful.
The Lich nodded in agreement. At the same time, he threw a small magic beacon to Brand and said,""This is a magical symbol for entry and exit. I don't think I need to teach you how to use it. As for now, I have a suggestion. You'd better find some food yourself. There's no ready-made dinner on this island. An entire day has passed. Don't you feel a little hungry?”
Without waiting for Brand's reply, Black Sun Lich Sunderland left.
" On the island?" Brand felt a little dizzy. He should have been unconscious for a day and a night as the other party had said, so it should be the night of the second day. I wonder if Captain Da Vinci and the others are doing well? Charles wasn't captured together? Marcus…
The hungry mage stopped the churning thoughts in his heart. His weak limbs felt much better after he got up from the bed and took a few steps. He pushed open the heavy stone door. If it wasn't for the fact that he wasn't sure if there was any magic restriction on the door, Brand would have used a Magic Hand to push it open. After all, physical labor was too difficult for mages.
It was a rather large island. After walking out of the stone room, Brand walked for about half an hourglass before finally reaching the seaside. The other side seemed to be higher, perhaps a cliff.
The clear moonlight shone on the fine sand beach. The slowly flowing waves were not as wild as last night's storm. It felt very comfortable to step on the soft sand barefooted. If it were not for the cold sea water, it would be no different from a vacation. Brand, who had never had a long vacation, suddenly had this thought.
The magic power in his body was still somewhat blocked. The mage who did not want to take the risk of using magic in such an unstable situation took a long time to find some oyster with a bumpy surface from the rocks on the beach.
He comforted himself that this was the most popular way of eating in the city. He pinched his nose and sucked the oyster that had been smashed open with a small stone into his mouth. The first thing he felt was the fishy smell…Wow, he really wanted to vomit. If it wasn't for his stomach protesting, the mage would rather eat the stone than eat such a fishy thing raw.
The restaurants in the city washed the oyster cleanly, then paired it with small plates of various seasonings, cheese, and incense powder before eating it with red wine. Brand, whose mouth was filled with a fishy smell and eyes welled up with tears, thought of the seafood feast he had taken from Loren. He began to consider whether he should eat another meal to soothe his severely injured soul if he could go back in the future.
Worried that he might have a stomach upset after eating the raw oyster, Brand finally returned to the spacious stone chamber after walking for another half an hourglass. On the way back, his robe had accidentally torn a few small holes in the low shrubs. Annoyed, Brand inadvertently discovered that there were many pink fruits growing in the shrubs that should not have existed on the island.
Whether it was out of revenge or the threat of hunger, Brand, who was unwilling to eat raw oyster, picked some small fruits that could be eaten in one bite, planning to go back and identify whether they were edible.
As soon as he stepped into the stone room, the Lich who had appeared behind him looked at Brand, who was in a state of pain and asked in surprise," There are a lot of wild berries nearby. Why doesn't it look like your dinner went well?"
Hearing Sunderland's words, the mage was filled with grief and indignation. Why didn't he say so earlier? He didn't have to force himself to swallow such a stinky thing. The feeling of swallowing it so hard that tears were about to come out was really unpleasant.
The returning Black Sun Lich did not care about the sorrowful mage. He waved his hand at the end of the stone chamber. Was it a hidden passage?! The Lich didn't even turn around and said," You can sleep outside. It's always so troublesome to be with strangers. Come and work for me in the morning."
Perhaps it was the result of eating raw oyster, but Brand's stomach was already churning as he lay on the cold stone floor, feeling very uncomfortable. The bizarre encounter that day made his mind unable to calm down for a moment.
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