Arcane Journey

Chapter 52 Preaching Mage
A watcher beholder is a lesser beholder that is ritually summoned from another plane of existence.

Generally speaking, a summoned beholder will guard the location or treasure designated by the summoner for 101 years.

During this time, they prevent any creature other than the summoner from entering the location or approaching the treasure.

A watcher beholder never relinquishes its duties unless instructed otherwise by its summoner.

If it is still alive, it is free to do whatever it wants unless it fulfills its mission.

Thinking of this, Brian immediately realized that the observer beholder floating in mid-air in front of him was probably guarding something here.

Because of the personality of observer beholders, they will not only stand guard in accordance with the summoning regulations, but also like to openly talk about their duties and summoners with people passing by.

A watcher beholder does not attack passers-by unless it is plotting against what it guards.

On the contrary, due to their long guarding, they have developed a slight madness, and when they see outsiders passing by, they even talk more than the brass dragon.

Bryan signaled the sword mage beside him not to speak. He looked at the observer beholder floating in mid-air, "So, you led me here, tell me your identity and purpose."

"Victor's name is Victor, and Victor is the most perfect creation of the Great Mistress." The observer's beholders spun around Brian and Hesaiah quickly and excitedly.

"You two surface people, don't you know? This is the Underdark region. Only a fool or an adventurer would go so far to come here, and you dare to cross the dry underground river and squeeze through the narrow Crack, to spy on the treasure guarded by Victor
You are so stupid!A smart and perfect beholder like Victor had already set up a circle of light bands made of fluorescent stones in his protected area, and hid them in the fungus on the stone wall.

Day and night, they seeped out surveillance rays that Viktor could observe.Therefore, any energetic wizard and adventurer cannot escape Vikko's surveillance.Because the clever Victor is the most perfect creation of the Great Mistress, how could Victor not think of such a simple method."

Is he really a talkative, narcissistic beholder with severe persecution paranoia?

Brian muttered.

After hearing his words, Hesaiah recalled the information about the observer's beholder, and the gaze towards the beholder gradually became strange.

"Oh! Victor knows, you must be jealous that Victor is the most perfect creation of the 'Big Mistress', so you want to persecute Victor, and then take away the treasure that Victor guards. Right? "

"Can't this be a coincidence?" Brian looked up at the beholder, "Actually, we just passed by here by accident, and you guided me here."

In fact, if he hadn't known about the peeing properties of the observer beholder, Brian would have run away long ago.

Moreover, when he heard the other party mentioning treasures many times, he couldn't help but arouse his curiosity.

The observer beholder rolled a big eye on the meatball, looked at Brian, and retorted:

"This is impossible! Victor has long sensed that an evil force is triggering the energy radiated from the leylines. It is this energy that forcibly diverts the underground river near Victor and destroys Victor's guardianship. A small crack appeared in the earthquake, and even the demons of the abyss began to wake up slowly in the darkness."

Hearing the abyss demon, Brian and Hisaiah secretly looked at each other.

He finally understood that the vlomo and simomo encountered in Fansi trail were probably also caused by the radiant energy of the leylines.

"What does that have to do with us?"

Bryan continued, "A perfect beholder like you should be able to see how our strength can trigger such a powerful force."

"Nonsense, you don't need to say it. Victor is the most perfect creation of the 'Big Mistress'. Even if you didn't do it, you must be accomplices."

The observer beholder kept talking, "Because you didn't know where Victor was hiding, so you used the power of the ley line radiation to divert the dark river and found the place where Victor guards the treasure, especially you!"

A big eye on the meatball and four small eyes on the snake-like tentacles glared at Brian all at once, making him feel hairy all over.

"You cunning guy, even if you divert the dark river, you still can't find the place where Victor guards the treasure, because Victor's master said that only the luckiest people, or those who have been favored by the goddess of luck Only people can discover the place of protection of Victor."

Hearing this sentence, Brian thought of the goblin copper block that brought them to this cave.

If what the beholder said was true, then it wasn't a coincidence that they came here, it was more like the luck of the copper nuggets.

This means
Brian didn't think about it any further.

Because he never liked to pin his future on the hidden attribute of 'luck'.

"You couldn't find Victor's guardian place, so you found a little goblin who had been favored by the goddess of luck, and asked this little goblin to guide you, and then you found Victor's guardian place."

The observer beholder, with four big ones, one small one and five eyeballs, continued to stare at Brian, "Besides, in order to monopolize the treasure guarded by Victor, you deliberately set up illusion and warning circles outside the cave. In this case, your companions You don’t need to go to watch the night, and they all sleep peacefully, and you can sneak over with your female companion while they are all asleep, and get your hands on the treasure guarded by Victor. Otherwise, you Why don't you let that big stupid bear come with you."

"This analysis is... I almost believed it." Sisaiah gave Brian a strange look.

"It's fighting wits and courage with the air." Brian complained to the sword mage beside him in a low, inaudible voice.

"But in a sense, it's more like a prudent consideration, and there's nothing wrong with it." Hesaiah suppressed a smile, and said his evaluation of the observer's beholder.

"Because Victor is the most perfect creation of the Great Mistress."

The Observer Beholder said triumphantly, "So, from the moment you stepped into Victor's guarded place, Victor saw through your intentions. Therefore, Victor used his tricks and led you to Come here, in the words of Master Victor: Victor predicted your prediction."

"It's just a fast-growing beholder." Brian complained in his heart.

He considered for a moment, then looked at the beholder again, "Since you have predicted my prediction, what should you do next after you attract me here?"

"Ah? Why did Victor ask you to come here?" The Observer Beholder was stunned by Brian's question, "What are you doing? Why did Victor forget such an important thing?"

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Brian was a little confused by the other party's weird brain.

"Didn't you just say that your master said that only the luckiest people, or those who have been favored by the goddess of fortune, can discover Victor's guardian land."

Hesaiah's silver-gray pupils flickered, and he reminded: "Then, what exactly does your master mean by these words?"

"Shut up! Victor is the most perfect creation of the 'Big Mistress', how could he forget these little things, Victor doesn't need you to remind me." The observer beholder yelled at Hesaiah, angrily Humming said:

"Victor's master said, as long as you find Victor's guardian place, answer the three questions Victor asked, and then ask Victor three more questions, if you all answer Victor's questions correctly , and stumped Victor with your own questions, then you can get the treasure left by Master Victor."

"Victor advises you to give up as soon as possible, because Victor is the most perfect creation of the 'Big Mistress', and the smart Victor knows everything."

The observer beholder narcissistically said: "Even the Mind Flayer Lich of the Shining Order left dejectedly by Victor's question, it's even more impossible for you."

"So, people from the Order have been here?" Bryan grasped another important point of the question.

The Shining Society is a secret organization composed of various high-intelligence neutral monsters such as the Mind Flayer Lich, the Gray Dwarf Soulblade, the Warcraft Sword Master, the Lizard Ranger, and the Kou Tao Murloc High Priest.

Their main purpose is to solve various strange phenomena that appear in the Underdark.

Back then, when the abyssal demons ravaged the Underdark, if it hadn't been for the members of the Shining Society to collect materials for the chief archmage of the ancient city of Orens, he would not have been able to turn the tide and solve the disaster.

From the words of the beholder, it can be known that these people should have noticed the strange phenomenon of the radiation of the earth veins.

"Hey! Are you listening to Victor?" The observer beholder shouted at Brian, "Victor is talking about his master, not the Lich of the Shining Order!"

"Master? What's wrong with your master?" Brian didn't bother to argue with him, so he returned to the topic and asked curiously.

"Victor's master said that as long as someone inherits the master's treasure, Victor can regain his freedom." The beholder explained to the two.

"Didn't your master summon you from the mechanical mirror?" Brian asked suspiciously, "Isn't there only 101 years between you and your master?"

"Vector is not the kind of inferior beholder." The beholder said disdainfully, "Vector is the most perfect creation of the Great Mistress, the most impeccable beholder."

"After talking so much nonsense, you still haven't said what you are." Brian looked at the narcissistic beholder and asked patiently.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that his patience was so good.

In the game, he had already thrown a big fireball.

"Victor is nothing!"

The beholder stared at one big, four small and five eyes, and shouted at Brian again: "Vector is a magic pet invited by the master from the mechanical mirror, Victor is not a thing!"

"Okay, okay, I see, you are not a thing, so who is your master?"

Brian suppressed a smile, appeased its anger, and said helplessly.

The sword mage standing next to him was so amused by this narcissistic beholder that he almost laughed out loud.

Being able to use a beholder as a magic pet is not something that ordinary wizards can do. This made Brian wonder who the master of this narcissist is.

"Vector's master is Greer Muluklas, the missionary mage of Mystra, the goddess of magic." The observer beholder hovered in mid-air, proudly saying.

(End of this chapter)