Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 457 Harvest
[Ding! Defeat the enemy and gain 3641 skill experience points for the Soaring Dragon Movement Technique]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Knight's Breathing Technique gains 1013 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Magic Strike skill gains 3140 experience points]

[Personal Level: LV23: 9134/32000]

[Mission: The Vengeance of the Dead]

Task Description:
Morton used various methods to sacrifice numerous energetic human warriors and countless wizard apprentices who trusted him as fertilizer for the flowers.

The vengeful spirits of the dead, their hatred boundless, wish to bestow upon you everything they have left, asking only that you avenge them!

[Mission Objective: Kill Morton]

[Task Reward: 3 Skill Points]

【The mission has been completed! 】

[Remaining skill points: 3]

……

The figure, surrounded by pink mist, smoothly completed a set of movements, then hovered stiffly in the air, swaying slightly with the gentle breeze.

Following the rotation of the wind shield protecting the Wind Dragon Armor, Yaro circled it halfway again, easily breaking through and grabbing the armor's throat.

Just then, in a secluded spot in the distance, a wizard apprentice in his thirties stood up. The furious lion pattern embroidered on his dark black wizard robe was exactly the same as the fiery lion Morton had summoned earlier.

He called out, “Your Excellency Yarrow! I am Carrel of the Taylor family. May I have the honor of inviting you to our family’s residence?”

Recognized?
Right.

Yaro originally planned to launch a sudden attack, using his long-accumulated Fiery Greatsword in conjunction with magic to kill the enemy directly.

If this still doesn't kill Morton, then ignore the issue of exposure and just use your ultimate move. Combine the gold dust and water stored in your spatial ring and use 'Star River Surge' to crush Morton to death, then quickly leave this place.

Thus, even if the families stationed nearby noticed the commotion and sent people to investigate, they would only be left bewildered by the wreckage scattered everywhere.

But Morton and his carefully selected guards were indeed quite capable.

The first attack was completely unsuccessful, and Morton actually survived the 'Star Surge'!
Yaro lacks the means to explore life and is unsure whether Morton escaped thousands of miles away using a treasure similar to a 'lesser substitute puppet', or is still hiding underground.

By the time Morton finally showed himself, spies from the surrounding families had already arrived.

Yaro glanced back.

"There are too many people, and some spies definitely went back early, so it's impossible to cover this up."

Since things had already come to this, Yaro simply ignored it, activated the Demon Phoenix Armor, and dragged the floating corpse straight into the depths of the Dark Plains.

The spies around dared not stop him, and could only watch as Yaro's figure gradually disappeared into the horizon.

……

Since the pink protective shield was still emitting a pungent smell of blood, Yaro didn't dare to linger. After flying for a while, he circled around to find a tall tree on higher ground before starting to inspect his spoils.

It sounds magical too.

If Yaro attacks using other means, even if the enemy has already suffered a fatal wound, he will still go through a process of dying.

However, if Yaro inflicts a fatal wound using close combat, as long as the system provides the full experience, the enemy will die instantly.

—Or perhaps, the enemy dies quickly, and the system immediately provides experience points?
You should know that there was a famous beheading experiment in the past, which recorded that a person could blink ten or more times after being beheaded.

There are also stories circulating in the Owl Wizarding Academy about wizarding apprentices who, after being beheaded, had their remaining head deliver a fatal blow at the last moment, avenging themselves.

However, Yaro rarely encountered such a situation.

Yes, it's not that it doesn't exist, it's just rare. For example, 'Kan Nabi,' who once fought Yaro to the death, could also utter his last words while spitting out blood, so Yaro hadn't paid much attention to this issue before.

But today, because of the songstress's last words, and in contrast to Morton's swift and decisive death, Yarrow finally noticed this problem.

Recalling the process of gradually increasing skill points when the quest "[Quest: The Vengeance of the Dead]" appeared, Yaro vaguely had a guess:
"Can I directly absorb the enemy's soul by inflicting a fatal wound that conforms to the system's rules?"

However, Aroma immediately rejected this conjecture.

"It's not about absorbing souls. Souls truly exist in this world, and they can influence reality—like the Baroness's ghost that I once destroyed."

If it were absorbing a soul, the void energy would definitely produce corresponding changes, but I haven't noticed any such reaction at all.

Spiritual power can draw upon the energy of the void. To some extent, the soul is an aggregate of spiritual power. Absorbing the soul will naturally cause certain changes in the energy of the void.

"Especially now that I'm an intermediate apprentice, I have a certain ability to perceive my own spiritual power. The soul is also a part of spiritual power. If the system were absorbing the soul, I wouldn't be as unaware as I am now."

There's another point that proves this: the system doesn't absorb the souls of enemies.

The group of 'leeks' that Yaro harvested from childhood.

Although the few experience points each day weren't much, over the years, Yaro still managed to accumulate an astonishing number of experience points from them.

If the system absorbs souls and transforms them into experience points, let's not even talk about whether those children can handle it.

Use empirical values ​​for conversion directly.

Even a formally trained soldier only has 100 experience points, while intermediate and advanced apprentices only have a few thousand, and a formal wizard might only have tens of thousands.

Based on the total experience points gained, the system harvested the soul of a formal wizard from each child.

If that's the case, how can those children survive?
"But if they aren't souls, why do the skill points reward increase when the 'Revenge of the Dead' quest appears? What exactly does the system take from the remnant souls?"

Based on these doubts, Yarrow examined Morton's body.

However, no problems were found.

Death can be caused by normal excessive blood loss, normal asphyxiation, or normal cervical vertebrae fracture.

Even because the body had only been dead for a short time, it still retained the knee-jerk reflex!

Of course, the knee-jerk reflex didn't last long; it gradually weakened and soon disappeared completely.

That's perfectly normal too!
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by the spinal cord, and it will persist for a period of time even without signals from the brain.

This also illustrates one point: the system's determination that Morton is dead is based on the fact that he is brain dead, or a death at a level deeper than brain death.

Instead of waiting until (or perhaps?) the entire body is completely cold before being declared dead.

It may contain the operating principles of the system, but the level is probably too high, and Yaro was unable to find any clues in Morton's body.

"Make a note of this first. When we have time later, we can find some weaker wild animals and conduct tests in a safe environment." Putting this question aside for now, the next step is to take stock of the spoils.

There were only two items: an ill-fitting set of Wind Dragon armor and a simple bracelet.

As for the secret treasures he used before?
It's all in that bracelet!

That's right, that bracelet is also a spatial treasure!
Yaro discovered this during the battle, and when he finally found the spatial treasure, he still couldn't suppress his joy.

Even when he discovered that the interior space was only 1 cubic meter, Yarrow's good mood was not affected much.

Because he also found more than two hundred magic stones, two healing scrolls, 13 secret treasures, a sorcery book, a large amount of written paper and several handwritten books in the space bracelet.

There should have been quite a few more attack scrolls, but unfortunately Morton activated them and hurled them at Yaro.

As for defensive scrolls... there might not be any, or there might be some but they were used for previous defenses. In any case, there isn't a single defensive treasure among them.

“I don’t have a suitable place to put it, and my spatial ring is big enough, so I carry important things with me. Why would Morton do that? Is it because he doesn’t have a safe place in the Boone family either?”

Why is Morton so ruthless, even taking advantage of those close to him, and why is he always ready to run away?

In the end, all of these now belong to Yaro.

"The five defensive treasures have been severely damaged and it is unknown whether they can be repaired even with major repairs. Of the remaining eight combat treasures, five have been activated to their limits and it is unknown how many more times they can be used. Only the three highest-grade treasures are basically intact and can be used again after replenishing their energy."

Limit activation is triggered by a variety of factors, including usage techniques, mismatched magic attributes, and fatigue from use.

Similar to using a gun with an overheated barrel, the magic rune structure inside the treasure has shifted. If the magic rune structure inside the treasure is known, it can be slowly repaired. If not, it is considered half-destroyed.

The Wind Dragon Armor is similar, but its core materials are extraordinary; it will automatically repair itself as long as it is placed in a place rich in magic.

"No matter who it is, when faced with an invincible enemy, they will definitely use all means to the limit. Unless I also have Morton's means of directly controlling other people's minds, this situation is unavoidable and is a normal gain and loss."

Next, Yaro flipped through the book of witchcraft.

"This is good. It's a level 3 mental magic spell called 'Dominate Humanity.' This alone is worth thousands of magic stones."

When Yaro opened Morton's personal notes, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated the value of "Domination of Mankind".

"Is the human mind like a large tree with countless branches?"

"Increase goodwill towards the powerful, reduce hostility from others, and cultivate talent at the bottom?"

Each direction has corresponding methods, and it's not just simple theory.

……

For example, the most mature way to reduce hostility from others is to move towards the center.

For example, there are comparisons and advantages/disadvantages between different types of bloodline magical plants with illusion abilities.

There is research on the effects of ghost orchid powder, as well as improvement plans, purification methods, and perfume blending techniques.

An experiment on the influence of the tree trunk of a thinking tree on the main consciousness.

There are tricks that need to be learned or even fixed in the sea of ​​magical consciousness.

Yaro commented: "All his methods and energy are spent on how to control others. He is extremely lacking in his own combat strength and combat methods. He can only make up for it with tools and secret treasures. They are very strong, but they are not suitable for me."

……

The upward direction is the research direction that indirectly increases the favorability of the strong.

There are also statistics on the hobbies of different formal wizards, as well as portraits of a few close friends, analysis of their body odor, vocal pitch, tone of voice, knowledge level, and personality strengths and weaknesses... Anyone who is interested can obtain this kind of information, but few people will pay attention to it!

Next, he made improvements based on the analyzed data, such as adjusting his physique, dressing and decorating, literary cultivation, etc. He even went around collecting witchcraft books related to voice modification and found out about a body modification witchcraft book called "The Siren's Voice, Amplify Your Charm".

Yaro commented: "It has a bit of a big data analysis feel to it, but have you considered that if you try to cater to the desires of those powerful people, what if you encounter a pervert who locks you up and makes you party every night? Forget about opportunities, you'll probably be gone in a few days, right? Or what if you encounter someone with morbid tastes who hates you even more?"

……

The direction downwards represents the genius of human creation.

"That's a genius idea!"

"If this were in my previous life, he would at least be a psychology professor. If he opened a tutoring class, he would definitely be hailed as a god!"

"The nemesis of laziness, the savior of cowards, and the natural enemy of bratty kids!"

This is the direction that Yaro is most interested in.

Unfortunately, Morton himself hasn't figured this out yet. According to him, the only successful case so far is Ian.

But who can say for sure whether the only successful case was Morton's success or Ian's talent in this area?
Yaro wanted to continue reading, but his thoughts were interrupted by the commotion of the monsters under the tree.

Only then did he realize that the sky had already darkened.

The frail corpse beside her had also grown cold without her noticing.

"So... this is the Dark Plains Wilderness."

Yaro suddenly realized.

“Morton wasn’t communicating with me either; he…I’ve already killed him.”

Yarrow suddenly thought of erecting a grave for Morton, but upon closer reflection, he realized that Morton had conducted experiments to verify his downward-looking ideas...

Clap!

The branch broke, and soon a series of bone-crushing, marrow-sucking sounds rang out from under the tree, sending chills down one's spine.

……

Dark Plains.

The Ferlando wizarding family residence, in an exquisitely luxurious meeting hall.

The towering vault is decorated with exquisite murals and mosaics, with delicate lines outlining mysterious magic patterns and ancient witchcraft motifs. The entire vault radiates a golden and silver light, as if it came from the starry sky.

The walls of the hall are made of radiant stone that blocks the detection of magic, and are inlaid with gorgeous carvings and reliefs, depicting scenes of myths and ancient witchcraft. Faintly visible are faint magical runes, and it is unknown what kind of magic array was designed.

Beside them stood three tall chairs made of embroidered gold and silver silk and colorful brocade, respectively, each filled with a faint blue flame that exuded a mysterious aura. Three tall figures, their faces obscured, sat calmly listening to the report from the gaunt old man in the center of the hall.

"Yaro has appeared on the Dark Plains."

(End of this chapter)