Matthew turned the ring on his finger.
The band was silver, engraved with intricate, exquisite patterns, and set with several small blue diamonds around its outer edge.
"Does it fit?"
Fili leaned her head closer. At this distance, Matthew could even smell the faint fragrance coming from her silky hair.
"It fits quite well," Matthew said with a smile.
This was a gift Fili had given Matthew, saying it was to thank him for saving her.
The ring was a third-tier defensive Wizard Tool.
After being fully replenished with magic power each day, it could activate ordinary defensive magic three times and withstand attacks at the Level Two Wizard level.
If activated all at once, it could release a stronger magical shield, capable of even resisting the conventional magic of a Level Three Wizard.
However, activating it all at once consumed the Wizard Tool's lifespan. Frequent use in that manner would damage it.
Matthew was very satisfied with the ring's effects. A third-tier defensive Wizard Tool was extremely valuable, and he did not own a single one. He had not expected Fili to simply give him one.
Matthew and Fili arrived at Green Mist Town, a border town located at the southernmost edge of the Blizzard Kingdom.
Further south lay Green Mist Marsh, a wetland stretching across thousands of kilometers that was unsuitable for human habitation.
The Green Mist Marsh region was dangerous even for Wizards, and its greatest danger was natural disasters.
Green mist often appeared across vast stretches of Green Mist Marsh. This green mist had an extremely strong disruptive effect on magic power. Casting magic within it could easily cause one's magic power to go out of control, resulting in backlash from one's own spell.
Moreover, Green Mist Marsh was home to many poisonous creatures. Some of