Chapter 103 The inheritance of blood witchcraft (please collect it)
Karl has too many secrets. He has food and accommodation by himself. In addition to having people send him some daily necessities regularly, he also reclaimed a piece of land on the island. Plant various crops to replenish your appetite.
After the winter snow, a colorful mushroom grows abundantly.
This kind of mushroom has thick flesh and delicious taste. As long as it is processed well, it is an excellent delicacy.
Poor handling,
Will be poisoned!
Karl was barefoot, wearing a white nightgown, holding a bamboo basket, bending down from time to time to pick up colorful mushrooms.
Early in the morning.
The cold wind is fierce.
As if he couldn't feel the biting cold wind, he picked up a colorful mushroom, patted the dust off and put it in the basket.
"Tsk, tsk..."
A light tut sounded from not far away:
"Is this the kind of thing you eat?"
The voice was charming, with a hint of a mature woman. Allure.
Karl looked up when he heard the sound.
really.
She is a mature woman, not only for her age, but also for her exaggerated figure that cannot be covered by dresses and robes.
“Occasionally.”
Karl nodded to the other party:
“Are you Sibel’s friend?”
"Althea Linton, the guest who came over yesterday got drunk, so I stayed here for one night." The woman said with a smile on her face:
"You can call me Althea."
"I heard that you saved Sibel. With her character, she shouldn't be so indifferent to her savior."
"Indifferent?" Karl shook his head:
"Senior sister is very good to me."
"Really?" Althea raised her eyebrows.
Since the relationship is very good, why was it not mentioned at yesterday’s banquet, and Karl was not invited.
Obviously I am a mentor and live very close to each other, but they are like neighbors who have no contact with each other.
“Colorful mushrooms are not bad either.”
Rolling his eyes, Althea smiled and said:
"In addition to eating, this mushroom is also a magic material that can be used to refine some hallucinogenic potions."
"I see that you have planted a lot and the yield is not small. Do you want to leave it to me? , I will give you a satisfactory price."
"No need." Karl stood up:
"I quite like the taste."
"Well..."
"Are you a businessman?"
"Yes." Althea put one hand on her chest, leaned forward, and performed a somewhat weird etiquette:
"Formal introduction For a moment, I am a wizard businessman from the Kingdom of Sluo, nice to meet you.”
“Dear Alchemist Karl!”
The Kingdom of Sluo.
It borders the Kingdom of Sark, and the main god it believes in is the Mother Earth. It has always had disputes with the Kingdom of Sark.
Part of the authority of the Lord of the Dawn overlaps with that of the Earth Mother, causing ordinary people to be hostile to each other.
Of course.
Wizards have no faith and will not be conflicted by this.
"Slo?"
Karl looked surprised:
“You actually came to the Black Swamp.”
There is a Sark between the two countries, and the whole journey is by carriage. It may take a year to get there.
“Hee hee…” Althea pursed her lips and chuckled:
“It seems that Sibel is right. You are too immersed in witchcraft knowledge and lack of understanding of the outside world. Understand.”
"The gray-robed wizard wants to build a star gate and go to the real wizarding world. Which wizard is not interested?"
"In addition to the Cologne people, wizards and wizard apprentices from other places have been paying attention to the news. "Black Swamp"
Karl suddenly realized.
But he thought it was simple.
No wonder Hetty has been very excited recently. The more people come, the more valuable the land in her hands will be.
"I run a small shop in the Swamp Alliance station, selling various materials and magic items."
Althea threw a wooden sign over:
"What do you need? , you can come to me."
"If you have magic items that you want to sell, you can also give them to me. The price will definitely satisfy you."
Karl took the wood. Card.
There are two lines of small words engraved on it: Althea's secret shop, the second store on the left after the No. 7 paulownia tree.
No wonder the other party's attitude is so enthusiastic. It turns out that he is interested in his ability to refine magical items.
“A dark wizard from Sluo specializes in auctions, and I have a quota to participate.”
Olsea smiled:
“ At the auction, high-level magical items occasionally appear, which attracts many people to participate.”
When people have abortions, they have spending power.
As someone who is qualified to participate in the auction, she can make a fortune from it and is also willing to purchase various magical items.
Karl is considered her precise customer.
"High-level magic items?"
Karl is more interested in high-level magic items:
"Things that only formal wizards have?"
"Not necessarily." Althea smiled:
"In addition to wizards, some wizard apprentices also have it. For example, Karl, you have There is one thing.”
Carl does.
Gina, the ‘woman in the painting’ left behind by Adolf.
It's just that 'Gina' is more like a librarian and has nothing special about her.
Tell the truth.
In his opinion, ‘Gina’ is not worthy of the title of a high-level magical item.
“Mr. Karl.”
Alsiya’s beautiful eyes flashed:
"Have you ever thought about selling your high-level magic item? I can buy it for 200 magic stones."
Two hundred magic stones?
Even high-level magic items are no longer cheap, and the other party’s sincerity is not low.
“No.”
Karl shook his head:
"We don't have such plans at the moment."
"That's a pity." Althea sighed, without much persuasion:
"I hope we can cooperate in the future."
< br>"Of course." Karl said:
"If there are high-level magic items in the auction, please let me know. I want to gain some experience."
"No problem." Orthea smiled:
"You are an alchemist, and you may not have the opportunity to refine high-level magic items in the future."
"Orthea Ya!”
Sibel’s lazy voice sounded:
“Are you trying to steal my business?”
"The things that Junior Brother Carl refines are currently handed over to me for sale. This is a major source of income for me."
"How can you use the word 'rob'." Althea shrugged:
"I just want to get to know Karl. As a qualified businessman, you must always remember to expand the number of customers."
"Okay!" Sibel pursed his lips and issued an invitation:
"Karl, let's have breakfast together?"
"No." Karl lifted the bamboo basket in his hand:
"I've done it."
"You guys chat, I'll go back first."
As he said , nodded to the two of them, turned around and returned to the house.
“Tsk, tsk…” Seeing Karl’s back disappear without looking back, Althea couldn’t help but shake her head and tsk:
"Your junior brother has a very cold personality!"
"Yes."
Sibel rubbed his dry eyes and muttered:
"I want to have sex with him You have to reserve a bed several days in advance.”
“Really?”
Althea smiled and said:
"It seems that he is very satisfied with you in that aspect. Otherwise, you don't have to worry about it. I wonder if you would mind letting me share it?"
< br>“You?” Sibel rolled his eyes:
“Junior brother doesn’t like a fake.”
“Fake?” Olseiya puffed up her chest. ：
"I am completely genuine, you just envy me..."
"Ah!"
The two women rushed back noisily, and there was a sudden breeze.
…………
“Try it.”
Anslot pushed the plate over:
"This is a new specialty from Cologne, called rice beans. It tastes good after being baked with salt."
"Thank you."< br>
Althea crossed her legs, and the delicate glass slippers swayed back and forth on her feet. She squinted and looked over:
"I asked for you, Karl is not willing to sell that thing."
"Really." Anslot's expression remained unchanged:
"That's a pity."
"Although the woman in the painting is a high-level magical item, it is of little use. You actually I'm willing to give you two hundred magic stones." Althea touched herself. His smooth chin:
“Could it be that there is any secret hidden in this thing?”
“I heard that you have a good relationship with Sibel’s senior brother, and you also want to get the picture. Woman? ”
"The soul of the woman in the painting is the elder of our family." Anslot looked gloomy:
"No matter how much it costs, I will buy it."
"As for the secret ..."
"She has been passed down by several wizard apprentices for hundreds of years, and if there is, it must have been discovered long ago."
"That's right." Orthea nodded:< br>
"I can't help you much in this matter."
"It doesn't matter."
Anslot smiled when he heard this, as if he didn't take it to heart, but there was a twinkle in his eye. Too harsh.
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Sibel stayed on the island for a few days, then left the island again and went to the depths of the Black Swamp to perform a mission.
Little Pine is not idle either.
He found an errand job in the Swamp Alliance, lived in the alliance station, and earned magic stones while practicing.
Hetty has been busy with her investment business recently.
Now she is no longer satisfied with simply speculating on the land, and plans to build a house on the land and sell it.
She even hired a group of craftsmen and found several earth wizard apprentices to help.
Building a house with witchcraft is very fast.
Hear and hear.
She has built six buildings, two of which are for rent, and the other four will be sold soon.
"Everyone is busy, rushing for the future and future, but I seem a little special."
Karl muttered softly.
In the eyes of others, he is indeed an alien.
Since coming to the Swamp Alliance, I have rarely gone out to the island, and I have been studying witchcraft every day.
Also rarely communicates with other people.
As time went by, the initial reputation was lost to few people.
Fortunately.
From time to time, he can refine several magical items, which can be exchanged for magic stones to maintain his daily needs.
This will prevent you from becoming a typical example of resting on your laurels in the eyes of others.
“Hetty’s investment income has increased several times, and little Pine has also mastered a zero-ring witchcraft.”
"Sibel has gradually become famous in the exploration team, and has made many friends. Everyone is making progress."
"I am the only one with a wizard talent of only level four. I don't want to have a relationship yet, and I don't work all day long. Practice hard according to your ability..."
"Oh!"
"I am already a great knight and a senior wizard apprentice, and I am progressing faster than others, so that's no problem."
>
Karl shook his head and continued to look at the experiment in front of him.
In the glass bottle, a drop of blood from the 'big squid' was coming into contact with a piece of fresh flesh.
Transplantation!
"Bah..."
Fine black smoke came out of the glass bottle, and at the moment of contact, the flesh and blood melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“No!”
Karl frowned:
"The blood of second-order abyss creatures has the ability to alienate and corrode other creatures. Even legendary creatures cannot withstand this power."
"Bloodline suppression... "
"If I use it to practice blood witchcraft, I will either die suddenly on the spot, or become an irrational monster."
"Huh..."
He took a long breath:
"Thinning the blood!"
…………
Half a month later.
“It still doesn’t work.”
Karl's hair was scattered, his eyes were bloodshot, his clothes were full of wrinkles, and the laboratory was even more messy.
Various test items are scattered around.
The hands of the secondary mage controlled various things flying all over the sky, and the experimental data recorded by the quill was already half a person's height.
“It’s not the blood, it’s the bloodline!”
“The bloodline of higher creatures has absolute suppression on lower creatures, and it’s useless no matter how diluted it is.” “Wrong!”< br>
“Wrong idea!”
…………
“Ding…”
The copper bell hanging on the door made a crisp sound, Karl, who looked tired, walked over and untied the bell.
"Alas!"
Sighing, he pushed the door open and came to the edge of the island.
A cargo ship parked on the shore early. Seeing him coming, the boatman unloaded boxes of daily necessities.
"Mr. Carl, this is for this month..."
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Karl waved his hand:
"If you don't have enough sleep, just rest for a while."
"That's good." The boatman is also a wizard apprentice, but the wizard's talent level is very low. , so he started delivering goods in the Swamp Alliance.
“Have you heard about it too?”
He thought that Karl’s poor rest was related to the recent news, so he said casually:
"There is a group of ancient poisonous crocodiles living in the depths of the Black Swamp. There are also two mutants among them. They are said to be very powerful legendary creatures. Many exploration members were killed, and an official wizard died in the mouth of the poisonous crocodile. Only then did he finally Solve the trouble."
"Oh!"
He sighed:
"Sometimes a wizard with too much talent is not necessarily a good thing, as honest as I am. It’s not easy to run into danger if you do something practical.”
Huh?
Karl's mind was filled with experiments, and the other party's words made him hesitate for a moment before he gradually came back to his senses.
Legendary creature?
Killed!
Even the official wizard is dead!
Karl opened his mouth, his voice hoarse:
"When did it happen?"
"Just yesterday." The boatman said:
"The entire Swamp Alliance is now alarmed, but the gray-robed wizard doesn't know why he didn't take action."
“Whoa!”
Before he finished speaking, he felt his eyes blurred, and Karl’s figure had disappeared.
…………
Swamp Alliance.
Karl doesn’t know many people here. The only one who really holds a certain position in the league is old Arthur.
The key is that he has left the league and gone to his hometown to retire.
For a while.
Unexpectedly, he could only go to Little Pine first.
"Uncle Carl!"
Pine was wearing a workman's clothes and a round hat on his head. His height had gradually fallen out of the category of a child.
He held a piece of soft bread in his mouth and blinked his big eyes:
"Teacher Sibel has not been to the depths of the Black Swamp recently. She rented a house in the alliance and said she was building spell models. .”
"Don't you know?"
"..." Karl smiled bitterly, feeling relieved:
"I have been studying a witchcraft recently, and I haven't gone out for nearly a month. It's really not possible. I know.”
“Rent a house?”
His eyes moved slightly:
"Is it a wizard's tower?"
The wizard's tower is a tower built by official wizards, where it is easier to connect with the star world.
There are many benefits for ordinary wizards to practice here.
However,
the price is very expensive!
It seems like one magic stone is needed every day.
This is already the price within the alliance. After all, the resources required to build a wizard tower are an astronomical figure for a wizard apprentice.
Maintaining the operation of the wizard tower also requires the consumption of magic stones.
Only senior wizard apprentices or others under certain special circumstances will choose to rent a wizard tower.
“Yes.”
Pine nodded:
"The instructor has been in for five days."
Five days?
Karl was thoughtful, and he could guess what Sibel's purpose was in renting the Wizard Tower.
“Don’t worry.”
Pine smiled and said:
"The mentor is fine, Uncle Carl doesn't have to worry so much."
"Carl!"
At this time, a familiar voice sounded from behind.
“Bach!”
Carl turned back.
The person coming is the blood wizard Bach.
“Come.”
Bach stepped forward and took his arm, refusing to refuse:
“Come and sit in the pub.”
"..." The other party's enthusiasm made Karl a little uncomfortable. He struggled for a while and then nodded:
"Okay."
"What do you want from me?"
"It's something." Bach nodded:
"It's something urgent!"
…………
In the tavern.
The dim lights swayed and were projected on the wooden walls, forming mottled light and shadow.
There are several ancient paintings hanging on the wall. The colors on the paintings have faded, and the figures of several wizards can be vaguely recognized.
The window of the single room was half open, and the breeze blew gently, bringing a bit of coolness and making the tablecloth on the old long table roll slightly.
Bach rubbed his hands together with an excited look on his face. Watching Karl open his mouth, the conversation suddenly changed:
"Why are you so haggard?"
He was so excited that he didn't notice it at this time. Suddenly, I realized that the person in front of me looked extremely haggard.
It's like suddenly aging more than ten years.
"...Don't mention it." Karl sighed:
"I have been studying a witchcraft recently for several months, but there has been no progress. You just said there was something urgent."
"What is it?"
"There is no such thing as witchcraft. Sometimes you will be blocked in some places. At this time, you might as well spend money to consult a senior wizard apprentice. "Bach is not in a hurry. Talking about his own affairs:
“No wizard apprentice can become a wizard just by studying alone. You have to know that knowledge is infinite. Maybe what you think is difficult will be said by others. It can be solved easily."
"Yes." Karl nodded:
"I will try."
That being said, there is no way he will try.
Bloodline wizards are already rare, and there are no formal wizards at all. Who can he ask for advice?
What's more.
His problem is how to analyze the second-order abyss creatures. If he tells others, he will only get into trouble.
Even a formal wizard will become greedy when facing a second-level creature.
"As for my business..."
Bach rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment:
"Can you lend me some magic stones?"
“Borrow the magic stone?” Karl raised his head:
"Haven't you been helping people transform their bodies? With your skills, you shouldn't be short of magic stones?"
"It's not me." Bach shook his head:
"I help my mentor Borrow."
"Your mentor." Carl frowned:
"That's even more inappropriate."
Bach's mentor, Jin, is one of the few people in the Swamp Alliance who has practiced blood witchcraft to the level of a senior wizard apprentice.
The price of his flesh and blood transformation is several times that of Bach.
Even if you have a bad temper or weird personality, business is still in short supply and you need to make an appointment in advance.
“There was no shortage before, but it is different now.”
Bach straightened his back:
"The mentor plans to buy the body of a legendary creature and use it to advance to the first level of an official wizard."
Huh?
Karl’s eyes lit up.
Yes!
In the past, the reason why blood wizards could not become official wizards was because there were no legendary creatures to analyze and study.
Now,
there is!
And as long as the blood wizard successfully parses a legendary creature, there is a high possibility of a breakthrough.
In order to get the body of the legendary creature, ‘Jin’ is probably willing to pay any price.
Karl asked slowly:
"How much do you borrow?"
"How much do you have?" Bach whispered:
"The instructor has estimated that if you want to take down the body of a legendary creature, even the weakest one must It’s estimated to cost two thousand magic stones.”
“Two thousand?” Karl took a breath:
“It’s so expensive!”
Adolf received the inheritance from his predecessors and accumulated it for several decades. After selling everything, he still didn't have a thousand magic stones.
He is already a relatively wealthy person among the senior wizard apprentices. The total wealth of an ordinary senior wizard apprentice can add up to a few hundred magic stones at most, plus the valuation of knowledge and the like.
Two thousand?
You should be able to buy several high-end magic items!
It is not an ordinary high-level magic item.
Besides, getting the corpse of a legendary creature only means that you can hope to become a wizard, but it doesn't guarantee that you will.
It’s ridiculously expensive!
The corners of Karl's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but think of the corpses placed in the fragments of God's Domain, and his throat rolled.
How about...
Sell one secretly?
"Legendary creatures are very rare to begin with, let alone a first-level legendary creature." Bach sighed:
"The ones fighting for the corpse of the legendary creature are not only senior wizard apprentices, but also formal wizards."< br>
"To be honest..."
"I also think it is too expensive, but there is no other way."
"Alas!" Karl sighed:
"Two thousand magic stones, I can't help you much."
He understands why it is so expensive. It is definitely not that simple to kill a legendary creature that is an official wizard.
First-order top grade?
One step further is a second-level creature!
“It doesn’t matter.” Bach said:
"Lend me as much as you can?"
"My mentor has rich experience in analyzing magical creatures, has sufficient mental strength, and has a complete inheritance of blood witchcraft. As long as he can get the corpse of the legendary creature, There is a great chance of being promoted to an official wizard.”
"At that time, the money owed will be repaid in double!"
"This..." Karl pursed his lips:
"Becoming an official wizard is not as easy as imagined. I believe that Jin Senior’s credibility, but the magic stone is also very important to me.”
"..." Bach frowned:
"Karl, I regard you as a friend. If you have anything to say, just say it directly without going around in circles."
"That's good!" Karl nodded:
“I do have some magic stones with me, but I don’t plan to borrow them. I wonder if Senior Jin is willing to sell knowledge related to bloodline witchcraft.”
?
Bach looked suspicious.
"Knowledge related to blood witchcraft..."
"It does not mean that it cannot be sold."
He hesitated and asked:
"But Karl, how much can you offer, and it seems too late for you to practice blood witchcraft."
Karl didn't say anything when he heard the words, he just stretched out his left arm and rolled up his sleeves. The muscles on his arm squirmed, revealing a spider eye.
"Transplantation!"
Bach's eyes shrank:
"It turns out that you have been practicing blood witchcraft. No wonder...no wonder you asked me for Gamp's transformation method. ”
“Say it!”
He sighed:
“How many magic stones can you take out?”
Karl calculated silently and stretched out a finger:
“One hundred. "
"A hundred?" Bach's eyes widened:
"Really?"
No wonder he was so surprised. The average junior wizard apprentice only has a few magic stones at most.
An intermediate wizard apprentice like him has never had more than thirty magic stones in his possessions.
One hundred pieces.
This is the category of senior wizard apprentice.
Of course he knew that Karl had inherited Adolf's inheritance, otherwise he would not have thought of borrowing money from him.
But for more than two years, Karl has been almost unable to go out or in. It is said that he should have almost consumed his property.
I didn’t expect there were so many left.
“This is all my property.”
Karl said:
"I need a complete set of bloodline witchcraft inheritance, especially the knowledge of analyzing legendary creatures."
"In case there are legendary creatures in the Black Swamp in the future, I..."
" I want to try it too!"
"..." Bach shrugged speechlessly.
“How dare you think.”
"The sale of witchcraft knowledge requires the consent of the mentor, but I don't think it will be a big problem."
His mentor Jin is in urgent need of magic stones.
It is normal for wizard apprentices to trade knowledge with each other, except for the core inheritance, most of them don't mind trading.
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(End of this chapter)