Chapter 141 The Secret of the Woman in the Painting (Please collect)
Babala stood in front of the table with her head lowered, her fingers twisting the hem of her skirt, her body tensed, and her face uneasy.
"That's the way it is..."
She knew exactly who her backer was.
When Charlie was here, he asked Karl to take care of her, and now of course he has to hold on to this thigh tightly.
In the past, Karl was just a wizard apprentice, but now he is an official wizard and the apparent owner of the medicine shop.
As a dependent, of course you must report everything and show loyalty.
"Lance."
Karl waved to her thoughtfully:
"I understand, go down, don't worry about this matter. Go ahead and work as usual from now on.”
"Yes." Babara breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and stepped back.
Seeing Babara close the door, Karl thought for a while, took out a piece of magic paper and wrote a line of text on it.
This kind of paper is made of a special material that can pass through the star realm and communicate with people within a certain distance.
Of course,
If you want to use this function, you need to have the ability to communicate with the star realm, that is, a formal wizard.
Similar things include communication stones and other items.
In short, only by becoming an official wizard can the wizarding world truly open the door.
"Lance?"
Ink appeared on the paper, and the characters were revealed one by one.
“His family is very powerful in the Sixth Ring Tower. This time he made a mistake and was punished in the Magic Forest.”
Omar replied quickly:
"I heard that the mistake he made was very serious. Anyone else would have been expelled from the tower or even had his soul wiped out, but he only came here to stay for ten years."< br>
“In ten years, he will definitely go back, so it’s best not to provoke him.”
Karl raised his eyebrows.
Unless those who come here are advanced wizards, they will have to stay for thirty years. Lance will only stay for ten years?
You must know that the number of places to go back each time is limited. If he goes back ten years later, it means that some people will not be able to go back.
"Wizard Gold is Lance's blood relative." Thinking that this was the end, Omar added another sentence:
"The mentor said that this person is more protective of his shortcomings."
Gold!
The wizard who came from Kalim Continent this year is a mid-level wizard who majors in star witchcraft.
Karl shook his head and wrote:
"How is the progress of your practice?"
"Very slow!" Omar seemed to like this method of contact and talked more than usual:
“Leaving the confines of the wizard tower, it becomes very difficult to perceive the astral world, and the knowledge of first-level witchcraft is also relatively complicated. According to the current progress of my practice, I am afraid that I will not be able to become a late wizard in this life.”< br>
“That’s right!”
"I will send you a catalog of lessons for the Tower Wizard, including senior Vulkan's courses."
As he said that, a file was sent over.
It contains the weekly teaching hours, charging standards, and witchcraft courses taught by the Tower Wizard.
The pursuit of knowledge and power is a complex and long process, and it is definitely not possible to just rely on one person to think hard.
Learning from other people’s experiences can also help you master corresponding knowledge faster and better.
Karl doesn't intend to be unique in this regard. He still has to listen to some classes, otherwise it will be difficult to explain the increase in strength.
Most wizards in the tower offer classes, firstly to earn magic stones, and secondly, as a mandatory requirement.
Ordinary wizards receive one magic stone in three lessons.
The Vulcan wizard has one magic stone per class, and each class must have more than five people before the class can start.
Wizard Vulcan only has classes on two of the seven days a week, while others have more classes.
"In addition to the lessons from the instructor, I plan to listen to the wizard tower theoretical knowledge class taught by wizard Daniel."
Omar wrote:
"With the wizard tower, you can practice better." Quick.”
Wizard Tower?
Karl nodded:
"I will also listen. In addition, Wizard June's potion class and ore class are also very helpful to me."
"Envy, the magic stones given to me here are too few, and there is no other income. For the time being, I don’t plan to take any other classes,” Omar replied:
"Maybe..."
"I should consider finding someone to cooperate with us in building a wizard tower."
Building the simplest wizard tower would cost tens of thousands of magic stones. , she obviously can't afford it alone.
Finding someone to partner with is undoubtedly a shortcut.
Of course,
it takes people with absolute trust.
“It’s still early.”
Karl did not pick up the topic and wrote:
"I'm going to Kalim Continent in ten years. Even if I want to build a wizard tower, I have to go there and think about it first."
"And I heard that there is a business of leasing wizard towers over there."
Omar didn’t reply.
Karl smiled and put away the magic paper.
He wanted to build the magic tower, not to sense the star world, but to facilitate research on witchcraft and increase his own strength.
But...
Closing the lid is definitely not possible. He has too many secrets and it is impossible to share a private space with others.
And he has no plans to go to Kalim Continent in the next ten or twenty years, so there is no need to have a more complicated relationship with Omar.
“It’s time to open the blind box.”
Muttered in a low voice, Karl touched the space pendant hanging on his chest. The space in front of him shook, and a rectangular object covered by black cloth appeared out of thin air. emerge.
The woman in the painting—Gina!
This high-level magical item comes from Adolf's inheritance, and 'she' herself seems to be hiding some secret.
Opening the black cloth, the woman in the painting, who had just woken up, rubbed her sore eyes and stretched.
“I feel like I slept for a long time and had a beautiful dream about love.”
“Wake up.”
Karl said:
"You are not a complete living body, so you cannot dream, so don't deceive yourself."
"Master..." Gina looked sad:
“Don’t be so disappointed.”
“Okay.” Karl waved:
"I'm an official wizard now. I should be able to know the secrets hidden in you, right?"
"Oh!" Gina's face straightened:
"I didn't expect that I have changed so many things. Master, you will be the one to reveal this secret in the end."
"Please put your hand on the frame." Carl looked at the woman in the painting and cast the spell again. Then he slowly put his hand on the picture frame.
Um?
His eyes moved slightly.
He had held a picture frame before, but this time it was different. As a wizard, he immediately noticed something strange.
"Storage space?"
With a slight mental movement, the woman in the painting in front of her, Gina, smiled sweetly and performed an ancient courtesy.
Immediately, the body turned into nothingness, and the scene turned into a spatial passage leading to an unknown place.
Karl squinted.
After pondering for a while, he did not go in rashly, but put away the picture frame and headed towards the market outside.
Not long after.
He opened the picture frame again, took out a clay puppet, and controlled the puppet to walk towards the passage.
The mental power is attached to the puppet and everything inside can be seen.
The spider-shaped puppet was very flexible. It crawled through the short passage and came to a space of dozens of square meters.
Sent!
Karl’s eyes brightened slightly.
It is very rare to have storage space. A space of dozens of square meters can be regarded as a good inherited witchcraft.
Not to mention the contents inside, just these storage spaces are already valuable.
“The woman in the painting has been passed down in the Eastern Kingdom for hundreds of years, and has changed through countless owners. There is such a large space inside. I hope the real secret hidden there will not disappoint me!”
Theoretically speaking, the things placed in the space are the real treasures.
"Crack..."
The spider legs continued to crawl and stopped in the middle of the space.
There are two high platforms here, and there is one thing placed on each high platform.
On one of the high platforms is a book that is seven fingers thick, and on the other high platform is a black bead.
"Da da..."
The spider climbed up the high platform, came to the book and struggled to open the cover, and a strange picture came into view.
“Huh?”
Karl raised his eyebrows slightly.
Wizard knowledge often uses complex patterns and patterns, especially illusion and star witchcraft.
This is normal.
But this picture is different.
“Gods!”
Other wizards may not be able to see it, but Karl, who is the master of the fragments of the divine domain, can see at a glance that these complex patterns hide the symbol of a god. If you look at them for a long time, you are likely to be converted into a believer of 'him' , the soul and body may be invaded by gods at any time.
"Da da..."
The spider paused for a moment and did not continue to read the book, but continued to climb towards another high platform.
The moment the spider's legs touched the black bead, an inconspicuous light flashed from inside the bead.
“The chosen successor, after countless years, you finally arrived here under the guidance of fate.”
In the void, the voice of an aria sounded:
"I will serve as your follower, mentor, and companion, guiding you to the ultimate path of the wizard..."
"Poof!"
The spider's abdomen opened and spewed out a ball of silk, wrapping the black beads and interrupting its chant.
“Don’t!”
The voice inside the bead immediately went into chaos:
“Don’t do anything, I am the third-level wizard Webster. I have a complete fourth-level bloodline wizard heritage. I can help you become the second-level, third-level, or even fourth-level wizard. Wizard, I also know many ancient secrets. I know one The coordinates of the different world and the positions of the two half-planes must not..."
"Puff!"
"Puff!"
The spider silk kept spitting out, The black beads were wrapped in groups, and finally turned into a silk sac the size of a baby's fist.
As for the sound...
It can no longer be heard.
"If I hadn't experienced what happened to the gray-robed wizard Addison, maybe I would have really believed you."
Karl muttered softly.
This bead is an item that stores soul fragments. In order to prevent the invasion of time, many forbidden witchcrafts have been applied.
In Addison's memory, there is a similar method.
However, the wizard who calls himself Webster is obviously better than Addison, and it is very possible that he is really a three-ring wizard.
Even stronger!
But,
So what?
The patterns on the books concealed scheming thoughts, and the man's words were also full of deception, perhaps harboring evil intentions.
Just in case, it’s better to block it directly.
After discovering that the ‘gods’ were hidden in books, Karl had already made up his mind not to have too much contact with them.
Soon.
The puppet spider came to Karl with a book and a silk sac, and collapsed on the ground.
"Clay puppets are indeed useless. They were scrapped so quickly."
Shaking his head, Karl picked up the two things on the ground, thought about it, turned around and walked into the fragments of the God's Realm.
It was transferred through the fragments of the divine realm and came to a different world.
Control earth and stone!
Petrification!
He casually gathered a few pieces of soil, turned it into a simple small sarcophagus, and stuffed the silk sac into it.
Then he summoned the magic flying carpet and headed straight to the endless sea.
Two hours later.
Over the vast sea, Karl took out the sarcophagus, shrugged, and threw the things down.
“Plop!”
The sarcophagus sank into the sea and disappeared.
"Seawater will corrode rocks. I believe you will be able to escape within a few tens of thousands of years. I hope you will still be there by then."
"Or..."
Karl whispered Muttered:
"When I can truly control the secrets of the gods, I will come over to see if I remember this. I wonder if I will still remember the location?"
The magic flying carpet folded in mid-air and flew towards Rapid City.
…………
“Gina!”
Karl looked at the woman in the painting with gloomy eyes:
“Should I believe it? You?”
"Master, everything about me belongs to you." The woman in the painting is still smiling, seemingly ignorant of what just happened, she bows and salutes and replies:
"Including life." "... "Karl shook his head:
"Forget it! "
Gina has no real life, she is just a soul imprisoned by this demonized item.
Moreover, as a soul that has lost its sense of autonomy, she does not know the secret hidden deep in the frame.
Before there is no way to replace the soul fragment, destroying her is equivalent to destroying this magical item.
When he came to the study room, Karl took out the thick book.
There is something wrong with the pattern on the book, but there is nothing wrong with it itself, and there is no evil spirit.
Otherwise, the God’s Domain fragments will definitely react.
"Webster?"
"This guy is really a high-level blood wizard!"
Karl touched his chin, and regret flashed through his heart for a moment, but it disappeared in an instant. not see.
"It is true that he is a blood wizard, but he is also a believer in the gods. This meditation method directly points to a certain existence."
Thousands of beasts meditation method!
The meditation method recorded in the book seems to be normal, but in fact it hides the symbol of an alien god.
Mother of All Spirits!
Lord of all things!
......
This is the honorific title of that god.
"There is a problem with the patterns, there is a problem with the meditation method, and even some witchcraft is abnormal. This book is almost full of pitfalls. If you don't have enough understanding of the gods, even a three-ring wizard is very likely to follow its path. ."
Karl thoughtfully:
" Using wizards as a cover to develop your own followers, no...here is called an apostle."
"This being known as the 'Mother of All Spirits' does not follow the path of ordinary people, but harvests powerful people. "
The soul of a legendary knight is comparable to tens of thousands of ordinary people.
And the wizard is
stronger than the legendary knight!
If the souls of third-ring or even fourth-ring wizards could be harvested, the benefits would be no less than those of millions of ordinary people.
“Huh…”
Karl shook his head slightly:
"The road of a wizard is indeed full of thorns. If you are not careful, you may embark on a road of eternal disaster."
"But..."
"This book is not without its use!"< br>
Meditation cannot be practiced, but some of the witchcraft and auxiliary practices are real.
For example,
Blood pill!
“Blood pills can increase blood fusion, animal language can communicate with certain beasts, and soul seals can control aliens...”
“These are all good things!”
“If it were not related to gods, this inheritance points directly to the fourth level and would definitely be considered a priceless treasure.”
“What a pity!”
Karl murmured in a low voice, then sighed helplessly:
"The refining of blood elixir is too complicated. It is impossible to make it with my current skills. It seems that the art of refining medicine cannot be given up."
"Why? You also need to become a first-level alchemist.”
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One month later.
"Senior Karl!"
"Wizard Karl!"
"..."
Karl, who put on a formal suit, walked out of the backyard, and several busy people in the store stopped what they were doing to salute.
“Yes.”
Karl nodded and glanced at everyone:
“Lance isn’t here?”
“Today is his day off? ”
"Senior." Sassoon lowered his head and said:
"Lance said he had some things to deal with. He was going out temporarily and would be back soon."
A while?
I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back today.
Karl nodded, not intending to go into details. After all, as the person in charge of the store, he often did not show up.
"I know."
Out of the store, I happened to meet the neighbor next door.
"Karl!"
"Wizard Bourne, are you going to attend the ceremony too?"
"Not bad."
Wizard Bourne laughed:
“Let’s go together, let’s go together!”
Today is the day when the Leipzig market is officially opened, and many families and wizards will participate.
The ceremony was held at the former estate of the Capet family.
The magical witchcraft makes this place full of various flowers and green plants, and a group of wizards and wizard apprentices gather together.
At first glance,
it looked like a gathering among nobles, except that there were more strange beings busy at the party.
For example, flying fairies with elven blood, dwarfs with dwarf blood, and plants that like to sing, etc...
"Wizard Bourne mentioned last time that if you have a solid foundation and With understanding ability, is it possible for a first-level wizard to refine a second-level talisman?”
“Yes”
Wizard Bourne nodded:
"Refining sigils is different from outlining spell models in the inner sea of the spirit. You can carve them bit by bit."
"If you can understand the second-ring witchcraft, you can Refining the second-level sigil is not cost-effective.”
“Why?” Karl was puzzled:
“It should be helpful to understand the second-level witchcraft. That’s right.”
"That's right." Wizard Bourne explained:
"But there is a problem with the success rate."
"If you want to refine the second-level sigil, the materials are very expensive, and more It takes a long time. If it takes a year or two to consume a lot of precious materials, As a result, the refining failed. Isn’t it very cost-effective?”
“Yes.” Karl smiled bitterly:
“Not only is it not cost-effective, it is simply a waste of life to be able to refine the second-level talisman. The material seems to have a bonus to the first-level witchcraft?”
"Yes." Wizard Bourne nodded:
"Just like my best first-level talisman 'Bone Breath', if it is refined with second-level corpse bones, its power can be compared with that of mid-to-late wizards. Almost the same, the power of ordinary talismans is much weaker. "
"It's not just that!"
He said as he walked:
"Using second-level materials can also increase the success rate of refining the talisman, but it's still the same. Not worth it.”
Karl nodded silently.
Indeed.
It is only right to refine second-level sigils from second-level materials. It would be too wasteful to refine first-level sigils.
“That’s right.”
Wizard Bourne looked sideways:
"There is news about what you asked me to ask about. Wizard Enid of the Nelson family said that he can help."
"Oh!" Carl's eyes lit up:
"Thank you!"< br>
“We are neighbors, so we should help each other.” Wizard Bourne smiled:
“Wizard Enid is best at refining textile-type magic items, especially for flying and transformation. Good at.”
"She's over there, I'll take you there."
Karl's magic flying carpet was made by himself when he was a wizard's apprentice. The materials are good, but the witchcraft attached to it is just zero-ring witchcraft. .
You can’t fly high,
You can’t fly fast.
It can be used in the wizard apprentice stage, but in the official wizard stage, the magic flying carpet is just a living target.
But if he currently has the strength to practice again, he can only entrust others.
Wizard Enid has a gentle temperament, like a lady next door, and is very polite to Carl's request.
“A very special material.”
stroking the magic flying carpet, Enid’s eyes showed surprise:
“Something similar to the down of a second-order flamingo. But no, I...have never seen it.”
"I also got it by chance." Karl said:
"Can it be refined?"
"Yes." Enid thought for a while and smiled:
< br>"One hundred magic stones."
Hmm?
The price is too low!
If the refining of the magic flying carpet meets Karl's requirements, it should theoretically be regarded as an inherited witchcraft.
A hundred magic stones?
Too low!
Karl looked at Wizard Bourne, who nodded slowly with deep meaning in his eyes.
"Then there is the wizard Laoynid." Karl said:
"I don't have enough magic stones on hand. I may need to use other things to offset them. I hope you don't mind."
"It doesn't matter. "Enid chuckled:
"I believe in the credibility of the tower."
The tower!
The reason why the other party gave him such a bargain was not because of the introduction of Wizard Bourne, but because of the Six-Ring Tower.
It seems that there are many benefits to having a background.
“Ding…”
Accompanied by the melodious sound of the harp, invisible and gentle fluctuations of spiritual power quietly swept across the audience.
Second Ring Wizard!
Everyone stopped and looked towards the center of the ceremony.
There, Krach, the second-level wizard of the Andrew family, and Vulkan, the earth controller of the tower, stood side by side.
Beyond that.
There are also patriarchs or representatives of the Mitchell family, Nelson family, and Baker family standing on it.
“In the dead of winter, a tide of beasts struck. The reason why the market was able to resist this disaster was because of concerted efforts.”
Vulcan spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the audience:
"Disasters test human nature, but they also unite people's hearts. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Leipzig market need our help."
"The four major families formed an alliance and swore an oath here today, not only for the market, but also for us..."
"Huh?"
His voice paused slightly, and he moved towards Looking at Tianji, he seemed to have discovered something.
Karl's eyes paused on the faces of the people on the stage, frowned subconsciously, and glanced sideways at Enid.
‘That’s not right! ’
‘The four major families have joined forces to manage the market, and they should be happy from being managed to becoming managers. ’
‘But looking at the expressions of the people above, except for the Andrew family, no one else was very excited. ’
‘Enid is even suspected of trying to please me. Is it possible that becoming a manager could be a bad thing? ’
Tsk...
Not sure.
“Chirp!”
With a chirp, a goshawk fell from the sky. In mid-air, the goshawk curled up and turned into a human form.
Bloodline witchcraft?
Karl's eyes moved slightly.
No!
It should be a transformation technique mixed with bloodline witchcraft.
"The head of the family."
The person who came should be a member of the Andrew family. He bowed his head in front of the second-circle wizard Krach:
"Several corpses were found outside the market, like members of the Baker family."
Wow...
As soon as his voice fell, there was a huge uproar in the place.
The patriarch of the Baker family looked livid, his body was swept up by the strong wind, and he rushed towards the outskirts of the market.
"Daniel."
Vulkan frowned even more. He glanced at Krach first and then said in a low voice:
"Go and have a look."
"Yes."
Daniel responded. He waved his staff gently, and his whole body instantly turned into a stream of light and shot into the distance.
The speed is far faster than the patriarch of the Baker family.
"Isn't this too hasty?"
"Yeah, the ceremony hasn't officially started yet..."
"It's Andrew..."
"Shh!"< br>
Many noises fell into his eardrums. Karl shook his head slightly and looked away.
‘Partnership in business has always been taboo, and it seems the same applies to managing a market. How can a market have four owners? Especially three sheep teaming up with a wolf? ’
Looking back at the Nelson family Enid.
Sure enough,
her face was full of fear.
(End of this chapter)