Fantasy journey to the heavens

Chapter 175 Ahriman

"After working hard for such a long time, I believe everyone is very tired."

Katim smiled: "The World Stone is here anyway, and it won't go away on its own. We can study it slowly, there is no need to rush."

"Haha, Mr. Katim is right."

A middle-aged wizard echoed: "Just like Mr. Katim said, things can't escape even if they are here. There is no need for us to be so anxious."

After their persuasion, the people around finally calmed down and agreed to come back to study after a while.

Of course, their own status is also one of the reasons.

After all, after such a long period of research, their own condition is indeed quite bad and they need a period of time to recover.

Katim walked out of the room and was about to go back to his room.

"Kadim."

A voice sounded and suddenly stopped him.

Katim looked back and saw an exquisite witch standing there.

"Miss Liya."

He smiled: "Are you here?"

"Don't you have to work today?"

"Fortunately, the number of wizards applying for jobs has decreased a lot recently, and my workload has also been reduced a lot."

Liya smiled: "I can finally rest for a while."

Liya's job is of a welcoming nature, and she is specially responsible for receiving foreign wizards.

Of course, ordinary people are not worthy of being specially received by a formal wizard, but if the wizard who comes is also a formal wizard, he will naturally need a corresponding level of reception.

Liya is generally not good at research and combat, but a sorcerer with quite good appearance is naturally a good choice in this regard.

However, recently, due to the chaos in the Lane area, the number of official wizards coming to the Crimson House has significantly decreased, and Liya's workload has also been reduced a lot.

"Would you be interested in going for a drink with me?"

Rita's smile is very gentle, and her whole person has an inexplicable temperament that makes people attracted to her at first glance.

In terms of type, she is a very stunning person. She easily leaves a deep impression on people at first glance. She is a very beautiful person.

In the past, Katim has seen many beauties, but there has never been a woman with the same charm as Liya in front of him.

This is not just an innate difference, but more of a difference in life level.

There is a huge gap between formal wizards, ordinary people, and even apprentices, and their life levels are very different.

Of course, Katim is also average.

At this moment, his life level is even more exaggerated.

"I have a friend who is very interested in your research and wants to get to know you."

Walking on the road, Liya said: "If you are willing, I can arrange for you to meet later."

"I believe he can help you some."

"Oh?"

Katim was a little surprised.

In the Crimson House, there were many people who wanted to get to know him.

As his reputation spread, during this period, because of his extraordinary research ability, he had been recommended as one of the patriarchs of the World Stone Research Group, and had control over the entire research group.

To some extent, having power means having resources. Especially for a research team of the World Stone Research Team's level, the resources that can be mobilized are unimaginable to ordinary people.

With Kadim possessing such a level of resources, there are naturally many people who want to see him.

It's just that he usually doesn't go to meet these people.

Katim did not speak, but looked at Liya quietly in front of him.

He believed that the other party would not introduce people to him easily.

There must be something special about that person, so Liya can introduce him solemnly.

"I just think he might be of some help to your research."

Liya smiled and said: "There is a huge force behind that person. No matter what you want, they can get it."

"Whatever I want?"

Katim spoke and asked again: "Whatever?"

"In a way, yes."

Liya nodded, confirming Katim's question.

Her affirmation caught Khadim's attention.

So he nodded and agreed to the meeting.

He didn't know what it meant, he just felt it didn't matter.

After all, with the Boundary Transmigration Stone here, he has no problem leaving if he wants to. Even if the other party has the ability to threaten him, he has nothing to fear.

It’s just a meeting, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

He observed Liya's reaction.

Then he noticed that when he nodded in agreement, Liya's seemingly calm face suddenly relaxed, as if she was relieved.

This reaction made him curious.

Does the person I want to meet this time really have great energy?

So that Rita, who is the wizard of the Crimson House, has to be so solemn and even nervous about not being able to do what the other party asks for?
She is also an official wizard after all. Is that really the case?
Katim couldn't help but feel curious.

So with this curiosity, he went to the agreed place to meet the person.

The quiet restaurant was empty at the moment.

There were several waiters standing in front of the service desk, each of them a beautiful and delicate girl.

What only made Katim frown a little was that the eyes of these girls were all dull and their reactions to the outside world were very slow. They did not look like living people, but more like some kind of puppets.

This is to capture a living person and use a special method to wipe out their intelligence, leaving only a little bit of wisdom and instinct, which can be manipulated like a puppet.

The reason why it is used here may be for the privacy of this restaurant.

Walking into the restaurant, Katim saw the protagonist this time.

It was a middle-aged wizard wearing a robe and a white beard. He looked very strong.

The other person has the aura of a formal wizard, and is obviously an official wizard.

"You must be Mr. Katim."

Seeing Katim coming, the bearded man stood up and greeted Katim warmly: "I heard about your reputation in the Crimson House and have always wanted to meet you, and today I finally got my wish. "

"Are you Mr. Ahriman?"

Compared to the other party's enthusiasm, Katim's attitude seemed a bit cold.

The main reason for the coldness is the feeling of indifference in the other person.

The other person seems to be enthusiastic, but deep down there is a deep indifference.

It was a feeling of not taking human life seriously, of being indifferent to all life except one's own.

Katim didn't like it.

Of course, he didn't show it too obviously, but kept a reasonable distance, appearing cold and polite.

The bearded man didn't care.After all, normally speaking, it was quite normal for Katim to have this attitude during their first meeting.

Not to mention they are all official wizards.

Official wizards are a group that should give people the impression of being rational and cold.

Katim was feeling just right at the moment.

He greeted Katim warmly: "I haven't eaten yet, what does Mr. Katim like to eat?"

"The dishes here are quite good. It is said that some good earth dragon meat was shipped here some time ago. It tastes very good. I recommend you try it."

Katim had no idea about this restaurant, but he hesitated when he heard the term earth dragon meat, and finally said: "Let's try some earth dragon meat."

Earth Dragon is a unique extraordinary species in the Dawn World. It is said that it has some blood of a giant dragon, so it is naturally powerful. As long as an adult Earth Dragon individual is comparable to a third-level apprentice, some of them are even as powerful as a formal wizard.

Because of their scarcity and powerful individuals, earth dragons are quite difficult to catch, and even formal wizards rarely enjoy them.

Normally, if you catch one, you won’t even have time to experiment with it, let alone have the luxury of eating it.

Katim is also curious about this life.

But the reason for his curiosity is that he also has part of the dragon's bloodline at this moment. Although it is very diluted, he can also be said to be a dragonborn at this moment.

Being both dragonborn, he also wanted to see what an earth dragon looked like.

"That's great."

Ahriman smiled and said: "Believe me, the taste of Earth Dragon is very good. Once you taste it once, you will definitely remember it for the rest of your life."

"maybe."

Katim smiled and didn't say much.

Ahriman raised his arms, called to the waiter on the side, and shouted several dish names to the waiter.

The waiter on the side walked towards him with a smile on his face, respectfully, and then slowly walked away. The smile on his face did not stop during the whole process, but it seemed to Katim that it was too stiff, as rigid as a set procedure. .

"what happened?"

Ahriman noticed Katim's gaze and asked curiously: "Mr. Katim is interested in these puppets?"

"puppet?"

Katim asked: "Are these mere puppets, not living people?"

"Not at all."

Ahriman smiled: "These are puppets made from living people."

"Select the best ones from ordinary people, and then use secret techniques to refine them into puppets."

"They are actually still alive now, and even have potential consciousness, but they will not resist the orders of the guests here."

He said: "Even if you order them to die, they will never hesitate."

"You can even dispose of them as you please. If you like any of them, you can just take them back and enjoy them. These are all free services."

Katim was silent for a moment, then spoke calmly: "Refining living people into puppets, don't you think it's too cruel?"

"Maybe, but it wasn't us."

Ahriman smiled: "As customers, we come to this restaurant to dine, and there happens to be such a service here, that's all."

While talking, a crisp sound came from the distance.

Katim looked up and saw a cruel scene taking place there.

A woman in a purple dress came here to dine with a teenager, followed by the same waiter.

The woman looks delicate and looks like the mother of the boy next to her.

The young man grabbed the waiter's neck with one hand and drew blood from the neck.

The blood kept dripping and fell to the ground.

If you look carefully, you can see that both of the waiter's arms are gone. It looks like they have been pulled out forcefully, and blood is flowing.

The young man looked at this scene, a little confused about it, and seemed to be curious about why the other party didn't scream.

The mother in a purple dress sat aside and smiled tenderly at her child, without even looking at the waiter.

As for the waiter on the side who had his arms pulled out and his neck strangled, even though he was on the verge of death, he still had that stiff smile on his face.

Katim looked at this scene and couldn't help but remain silent.

Then, he waved.

An invisible spell particle suddenly took shape and turned into a sharp blade, cutting off the head of the tortured girl in one fell swoop.

The remaining power rushed forward and cut off half of the boy's hair.

In an instant, the woman in the purple dress was stunned, and the young man stood up angrily.

"I don't like seeing blood all over the floor."

Katim raised his head, glanced at the mother and son, and said calmly: "Get out of here right away."

"Why?"

The woman asked: "Where is the owner here? I want to complain!"

"Do you know who my husband is!"

As she spoke, she walked towards Katim angrily.

The next moment, her and the boy's expressions froze, and they stood still.

Under the influence of an invisible force, her and the boy's bodies slowly melted, and finally turned into a mass of mud-like substance, which dripped directly to the ground and flowed on the floor mixed with blood.

The waiters everywhere were smiling, turning a blind eye to such a tragic scene, and just cleaning up with tools.

"Mr. Katim, why bother?"

Ahriman looked at Katim and seemed a little puzzled by his reaction: "They are just two ants. Since you don't like them, why not just kill them?"

"You have to anger them and make them further offended before you take action to deal with them?"

He seemed to read Katim's thoughts.

"It's just a little habit from the past."

Katim glanced at the blood on the ground: "I always feel that it would be too impolite to just kill the other party if they didn't offend me."

"But Mr. Ahriman, you are right."

"For some ants, there is no need to pay so much attention. It is most straightforward to kill them directly."

The faint words fell.

At this time, the restaurant owner also came, a senior third-level apprentice.

Here he kept nodding and bowing, apologizing to Katim and the two, for fear of offending the two official wizards.

As for the mother and daughter who had just died, they were not even mentioned.

As for the waiter who died earlier, that's even more so. It's nothing at all.

Katim and the two sat quietly, neither of them looking at the old apprentice beside them.

Of course, Katim still looked back at the other party, having already memorized his appearance.

"I heard that Mr. Katim, you are currently studying the World Stone and have achieved a lot of results."

Ahriman said: "I don't know if I can reach some consensus with you, Mr. Katim, on some aspects."

(End of this chapter)