A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 642 Medog Shelter

Throughout the rest of the journey, Roland remained thoughtful, as if pondering which path to choose.

Jiang Shuzhou listened with great interest as Lin Kui recounted his adventure stories.

"Back in the day, I, Old Lin, was a handsome young man known throughout the surrounding villages. It's just that time has taken its toll, turning me into an old man. Ah, time."

It's still the same old story, still full of boasting without any preparation.

"Look at this scar on me, it's..."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Kui started boasting again, saying that the scar on his waist was left from an adventure, and that he was almost cut in half at the waist.

In reality, it wasn't any heroic act at all; it was simply appendicitis that he had to have surgery himself.

After all, Lin Kui had already embarked on the path of cultivation, which meant he was registered with Jiang Shuzhou. Jiang Shuzhou could know everything about Lin Kui's life if he wanted to.

However, it would be too boring to say it out loud.

"Really? Your scar is in a good spot, the same location as your appendix."

Jiang Shuzhou said it as if nothing was wrong.

"Ha, haha, of course, haha."

Lin Kui was now in an awkward position.

Lin Kui, who considered himself shameless enough, felt a little embarrassed when his boasting was exposed.

Fortunately, someone came to his rescue.

"Old Lin, you're back?"

Outside the car, a middle-aged man, also not young, looked at Lin Kui and said...

Unbeknownst to them, the car had already driven back to the entrance of the shelter.

"That's right, this time the harvest was quite good, very good."

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded and then spoke.

"Singularity".

"Bright Moon".

Lin Kui replied.

The two were exchanging passwords. After all, in a place like this, no one knows if the person who was just spending time with you might be replaced by some other monster as soon as they return.

Therefore, a simple set of passwords is still very necessary.

As for the more complex ones?

No need. As for passwords, a simple one is enough to protect against low-level monsters that you can defeat. As for the high-level ones...

They can kill everyone in the shelter without any orders, so there's no point in resisting.

"Old Lin, who are these two?"

Looking at the calm-faced Jiang Shuzhou and Roland, who was frantically thinking about something and seemed to have his brain about to explode, the old man asked curiously.

"They are all Descendants, and they all seem to be extraordinary, especially the one sitting there with a calm expression. I feel like this guy has a story to tell."

Lin Kui lowered his head and whispered to the old man.

Upon hearing this, the old man gave the two of them a deep look, then a kind smile appeared on his face, and he said.

"Since you two are here, you are honored guests. If you don't mind, you can come and have a meal here before you leave. After all, our place is really too small, and I'm sure you two wouldn't find it suitable."

"Of course, it would be wonderful if you two wished to stay."

Upon hearing this, Roland instantly regained her senses. After a few seconds of thought, she chose to agree.

As for Jiang Shuzhou? He naturally had no reason to refuse.

However, since these two were so sensible, Jiang Shuzhou naturally prepared to change some things.

After all, Jiang Shuzhou likes smart people, and smart people should survive. In this way, through a series of natural selections, there will be more and more smart people.

At least the people in this shelter are quite sensible and haven't put on any show of looking down on others; otherwise, Jiang Shuzhou would have started a major purge.

"I think it's good. By the way, be extra careful lately, watch out for nighttime raids."

Jiang Shuzhou casually said something.

"?"

Lin Kui was somewhat stunned upon hearing Jiang Shuzhou's words.

What does this mean? Why are they suddenly concerned about the safety of shelters?

However, out of politeness, he still thanked him.

"Thank you for your warning. We will take it into consideration if possible."

It seemed that Lin Kui didn't care much about Jiang Shuzhou's words.

However, Jiang Shuzhou didn't say anything extra. If this was their final choice, then Jiang Shuzhou was too lazy to meddle.

Seeing that Jiang Shuzhou had agreed, Roland breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

At least it's not just one person anymore, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The surrounding scenery finally began to resemble what Roland was familiar with: low houses appeared, and the gloomy sky and countless towering stone pillars were no longer there.

Soon, after a period of investigation and confirmation, the group was finally able to enter the shelter.

The shelter managed by Lin Kui doesn't have many people, only a few thousand, so it's like a small town.

The wooden houses, stacked one on top of another, are arranged radially, closely adjacent to the towering clock tower in the center of the shelter.

Unlike its surroundings, the clock tower looks completely out of place.

On it, there are two tables, one for time, and the other...

"That's the time left for the entire shelter."

Looking at the clock, which seemed to be slowly ticking back like a countdown, Lin Kui said.

"The entire shelter survives in this harsh environment only by relying on the power of order. Therefore, in order to prevent the erosion of chaotic forces, we rely on the power of order to survive here."

"As you can see, we only have a few days left."

The clocks below seemed to be going backwards very slowly, yet very quickly. After all, there were still five days and eleven hours left before the shelter would be gone without the replenishment of the forces of order.

Although theoretically speaking, surviving in the wilderness for a short period of time is not a big deal.

But so many people gathered, and in a place like this...

The outcome is self-evident.

Soon, these people will be corrupted by the chaotic forces, at best going insane, at worst mutating into flesh and blood monsters.

"But it's good that you came at the right time. With you back, my mission is complete, and the shelter can survive a little longer."

Lin Kui said with relief.

Jiang Shuzhou pursed his lips in response and said nothing more.

Theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be any shelters in this place.

After all, with pollution so severe, it's good enough if there are some small camps for private explorers.

No one expected that someone would actually set up a shelter here.

All I can say is that life always finds a way out.

"Let's go for a walk."

Lin Kui said.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded, which was taken as agreement.

Soon, with Lin Kui's guidance, Jiang Shuzhou and Luo Lan understood the location of the small shelter.

Small but complete.

In this place known as the Medog Wilderness, the only shelter is called the Medog Shelter, and it is the only shelter here.

Here, you can find everything: taverns, shops, blacksmiths, medicine shops, and more.