In the black hat hut, he told some of the information he knew.

In his narrative, he was just a poor apprentice under the evil wizard Verne - and every year, Verne would plunder some higher apprentices from slave markets or some wizard gathering places on the mainland as his test subjects. Before him, Verne's longest-lived apprentice only lived for five months.

From this perspective, it is indeed lucky enough to be caught in the Black Hat at Sea Dead Valley three months ago as an experimental assistant.

Because at that time, the lifespan of the evil wizard Verne had almost come to an end.

No one knows how old he is, but according to the speculation of Black Hat, Verne is definitely over three hundred years old. He has been controlling his sea castle drifting on the sea, and at the same time extending his lifespan through various evil witchcraft. But no matter how magical witchcraft is, it is difficult for a wizard to break through the limitations of human beings before entering the legend - unless the blood of some long-lived races is integrated, it is also full of dangers.

Various repulsion reactions will come to you before your life span will naturally be exhausted, so except for the wizards whose limit has reached, few people take extreme measures to extend their life span.

But in the eyes of Black Hat, Verne obviously does not belong to the majority.

He had a crazy passion for immortality, and for this reason he studied blood spells, undead witchcraft and the secrets of longevity of creatures in other worlds. Not only did he use his subordinates to experiment, but he himself was his biggest test.

But these experiments did not save his lifespan, but instead played a counterproductive role. In the last experiment, he encountered big trouble and his nausea began to age quickly.

When Verne realized this, he began to make a dying attempt. He was ready to sacrifice all the apprentices on the island to exchange for his survival through a dangerous ritual - and he failed, so he died.

Before this, the clever black hat saw something was wrong, so he used the fake death potion he had secretly obtained to conceal the past. Finally, he escaped through the ditch connecting the strait through the laboratory, then hid a wooden barrel across the ocean, and used a little pitiful witchcraft. He finally escaped.

...

"Wait!" Bejeka suddenly interrupted, "Since you escaped by fake death, how do you know that Verne is dead?"

"If he didn't die, I would be dead." Black Hat said with a wry smile: "He put an indelible mark on us. I knew that he would definitely not be able to escape the last disaster, so I dared to run away. It has been a few months since then, and the mark on my body has completely disappeared. Only then did I dare to conclude that he hadn't survived."

"So. Are you thinking now?" Beijieka was a little suspicious.

Although she believed that the power of greed was enough to make the courage of this seemingly pitiful boy in front of her, the change of all this was too fast.

"Why not?" Black Hat was still a little nervous, but his eyes looked calm: "Verne is dead, and dead people cannot harm people. Isn't it?"

Lance looked at him and said lightly: "Not necessarily."

"Mr. Lance, what do you mean?" Black Hat was a little frightened.

Lance shook his head and said nothing.

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

He instinctively felt something was wrong with the young man in front of him. What he said might not be a lie, but he must have missed something-or concealed something.

So just now, he secretly used death gaze on the Black Hat, trying to read some information from his soul mist.

But the result was very clean, and the black hat's soul mist had no problems, which was exactly the level that a higher apprentice should have.

Neither high nor low.

This is a bit strange.

The other two signaled the black hat to continue the narration.

The latter nodded and continued, "Three lords, I know that with my own abilities, I cannot break the various spell prohibitions left by Verne, so I need some powerful helpers. You obviously have such power, and I can also provide some things you lack. During the days of the Deadhead Valley, I have figured out everything there, and I know all the terrain, architecture, and traps. We can definitely obtain the treasures left by Verne. Of course, this includes the urgently needed Aiken Whale Oil."

"Can you guarantee this?" Bejeka glared at him fiercely.

The latter immediately shrank his head, then he mustered up the courage and nodded.

"I believe him." Jamieri said first: "He dare not lie to us three second-level wizards, he knows the outcome."

"Maybe you can try it." Bejeka pondered: "You are right. The Leonard League is unreliable. We have to find a way out for ourselves."

Lance glanced at the black hat, and for some reason, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.

But in the end he was still moved by the possible existence of Aiken Whale Oil and nodded gently.

"Okay, we'll set out right away without further ado!"

Black Hat rubbed his hands excitedly: "The Deadhead Valley on the Sea will keep drifting. If you go late, it will be troublesome if you can't find it."

...

"The entire Sun Island, Lance was not found!"

On the Madame Windsor, Russell listened to Greg's report with a pale face.

"Also, Bejeka, who had been very close to him, disappeared," Greg asked carefully, "Is something going on?"

“Very important!”

Russell slapped the table: "Even if we turn the Sun Island upside down, we will still pull Lance out!"

Greg looked sad: "But we haven't found any clue yet. Can we ask the Prophet?"

"If you find someone, you need a prophet to take action? Where is the prestige of our Leonard League?" Russell denounced: "Send all those who can be sent out, and find Lance at all costs!"

"I see!"

Greg's face turned shaking. He had never seen his president so anxious, which made him realize the importance of the situation.

At this moment, a magic carpet suddenly flew from the dock: "Sir, we have found the clues of Lance!"

"What?" Greg looked happy and shouted: "Report now!"

"yes!"

It was a wizard from the Tongmenghui. He respectfully got off the magic carpet and said, "Our people found clues on the dock east of the Xigang Pier. Someone saw Lance, Bejeka, and the white fairy boarded a small boat together, and they walked west."

"So I left Sun Island, no wonder I couldn't find it!"

Greg and Russell looked at each other, and the former did not need the latter's order, and immediately ordered: "Everyone goes out to sea, be sure to find Lance for me!"

"The person who finds Lance will receive a reward of 20,000 magic stones!"

...

The sun sets, and the sea at dusk is pitch black.

The cold wind blew the waves, and the boat shook, but it sailed firmly towards the black shadow in the distance.

"We're here!"

The black hat stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the hideous shadow in the distance with some excitement.

The other three were silent, while Mia looked at the canyon on the sea in the distance with curious eyes.

This fortress on the sea is actually an outstanding magical item, of course, not from Verne's hand, but the high-end goods he found from the tomb of a legendary wizard.

Under the cold evening breeze, the boat gradually approached the Dead-headed Valley on the sea.

It was only at this time that Lance saw the bacon-like human corpses hanging in front of the canyon. Most of the corpses were rotten and smelly, but strangely, even so, the birds wandering nearby did not dare to approach this evil land.

"What a ghost place." Beijieka muttered: "Are we going in from the front?"

"No. The front is too dangerous, there are traps everywhere." Black Hat pointed to the other side and said, "We passed there, which was a path opened by Verne, which he usually used to transport new apprentices and other necessities. This road is relatively safer."

Under the command of the black hat, the boat gradually bypassed the sea fortress and came to the side.

Because it was getting late, they had to get close to find the entrance to the path on the cold cliffs.

"It's here!" Black Hat shouted.

"Let's go in." Bejieka said as she suddenly asked a question: "Why don't we use magic carpets and have to use such primitive methods as rowing?"

"Because this is the safest," Black Hat explained: "Subtract the use of magic as much as possible. Because many of Verne's traps are magic-induced designs. Once magic appears in a certain area, the defense measures of the Deadhead Valley on the Sea will be automatically activated, and it will be troublesome. Before we arrive at our destination, we should try our best to use the mortal method."

In the black hat's explanation, the boat slowly sailed into the narrow hole.

The space inside the cave was even darker, and Lance couldn't help but take out two lanterns made of white crystals and hung them on the bow of the ship.

The next second, bright white light illuminated the entire cave.

I saw skeletons hanging up and down, left and right next to the narrow waterway!

This scene was very similar to what he saw in the spiral path, except that these skeletons did not blend into the mountain wall.

"Damn!" Lance whispered: "What the hell is this?"

"Skull Cave." The black hat's voice was a little erratic: "Verner loved this place very much, and he was here to test his undead witchcraft."

"See, there is no place for his laboratory, but we won't pass that place - none of the three are the necromancers? What's in the laboratory is of no use to us."

"Along this waterway, you will be able to reach your destination soon. Don't worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cracking sound suddenly came from the piles of skulls on the shore. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!