Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 551 Weird Players

But among these old men, only one did not move, which seemed a little out of place while the others were scrambling frantically with dull eyes and eagerness.

The old man looked at Roger and said softly, "Let go of your obsession. This will make you feel much more relaxed."

"I'm sorry about what happened with Luna. This was not the ending that anyone wanted to see. It was an accident..."

Roger suddenly raised his head, and with a flick of his finger, several long steel needles extended from the four sides of the prison cell and pierced through the old man's body. He said coldly, "Don't mention her name. It's an insult to her if you say it out loud."

The steel needle pierced through the old man, then expanded into a series of interlocking chains. These chains devoured his flesh and blood, forming small holes, and then gave birth to bloody runes.

The old man just snorted when the needle entered his body, and then waited for the chain to appear before continuing, "If Luna was still alive, she would definitely not want you to become like this."

Roger's voice became colder and colder: "Yeah, it's a pity that she is dead."

Inside the wall of imperial decree, the only sounds left were the rustling of food being eaten after the scramble for the fruit, and the whimpering of resentment and anger from the old man who hadn't gotten any.

The confusion and dullness in the eyes of the old men who swallowed the fruit gradually dissipated.

When they recovered and saw the environment they were in, a trace of anger flashed in their eyes. Just as they were about to say something, the steel needles on the cage pierced their throats first.

Roger said calmly: "Okay, now that everyone has regained consciousness, we will begin issuing a new round of orders. I have already drafted the orders, and I need everyone to cooperate with me."

As he spoke, Roger took out the parchment scroll in his hand and floated it in the middle. The words on the scroll were shining with brilliant light. The old man who had already swallowed the fruit could perceive the words on it as long as he looked at it.

There isn’t much content above. Apart from some of the daily management matters of the purist school and the step-by-step plans for future development, there are actually only two key pieces of information.

First, the current first successor directly takes over the leadership position of the Purist School.

Second, Roger, who was acting elder, was officially promoted to elder and was nominated for promotion to grand elder.

These two things are not trivial matters. There are many branches within the School of Purism, and for a long time there has not been a wizard who can unify the various forces. Therefore, the leadership position has been vacant and has always been managed by the Elders.

Of course, it is hard to say whether it is due to the lack of suitable candidates or the unwillingness of the elders to transfer the power they have already obtained to others.

However, Roger's youngest son was born with the law of purification, and was naturally a supporter of the theory of the purist school. Therefore, according to the regulations, Roger's son was made the first in line to inherit.

As long as the elders agree now, Roger's son will become the youngest leader in the history of the Purist School.

Roger smiled and said, "Of course, Jing is still young and there are many things he cannot handle. He still needs the assistance of the elders."

The elders who had regained consciousness at the scene already knew this, and this was also the reason why Roger wanted to be promoted to the chief elder.

As long as this decree is passed, Roger of the purist school can nominally control everything.

The old man, who had remained conscious, was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I agree."

The few elders who had regained consciousness on the other side whimpered, their eyes filled with a complex mixture of anger, surprise, and confusion.

However, despite this, the old man did not change his decision. Instead, he smiled gently at his colleagues and said, "Our refusal is useless. There are only four people who have regained consciousness. Don't you see what this means?"

Of course it's clear.

A decree requires the approval of at least half of the elders.

Including Roger, there are a total of nine elders. Now because four elders are in a "deep sleep" and cannot vote, the four elders who are now awake must vote in favor.

Roger's meaning has been made very clear. He doesn't care about the process in between. The most important thing is the result.

The old man stretched out his hand and pulled at the chains on his body, then said with a smile: "As long as we are still here, what difference will the final result make."

"What's more, the culprit for falling to this point today is ourselves rather than Roger."

Roger chuckled and said, "The Great Elder is wise, unlike the other idiots. It was the corrupt and old-fashioned rules that saved them. Otherwise, with people like them, they would have been eliminated long ago. How could they have reached this position?"

The Great Elder extended his hand and said, "Why mock them like this? How many geniuses are there like you who are so determined and can control their emotions... Most people want to focus purely on one aspect, so they naturally have to give up a lot of things."

"Desire is such a strange thing..."

The Great Elder's finger stretched out from the small window in the cell.

The scroll of imperial decree floated in front of the Great Elder. The Great Elder pressed his finger on it, accompanied by the sound of chains rubbing against each other.

A mark of consciousness appeared directly on the edict.

The other three conscious elders had their mouths sealed with chains and were unable to speak. Seeing this, they could only resign themselves to their fate and sign the decree.

The Great Elder said, "As long as you wait for the nominations to end, you will become the Great Elder."

When he said this, the Great Elder's face was not painful at all, but full of smiles: "I believe in you. In your hands, the School of Purism will definitely go further. You have the ability to do so."

Roger put away the decree, turned around, and before leaving, he stopped and said softly: "Of course, this is also her wish."

The blood-marked chains that bound the elders were suddenly retracted, passed through the cage, and returned to Roger's body.

Then, Roger walked out of the space of the Wall of Edicts.

The chains that bound the elders have disappeared, and the laws, fields, and energies that were devoured by the chains are gradually recovering.

"Damn it, it's really damn..."

"Too deceiving."

"If I can escape from this cage one day, I will make Roger pay the price."

The three elders who regained consciousness felt humiliated. They could clearly remember how they fought over the fruit like wild dogs when they were unconscious.

Although this fruit did wake them up and stabilize their consciousness which was on the verge of collapse, it was still humiliating...

In particular, they could clearly see Roger's playful expression in their memory.

The Great Elder said nothing, but just shook his head slightly.

Perhaps the way the purist school advances solely by relying on the mastery of the rules is wrong. In other schools, wisdom will naturally increase with the growth of experience.

However, this approach does not work within the school of purism. Pure people will never hide or conceal their thoughts. As their experience grows, they may become stronger, but the way they do things will not change, because once it changes, they will no longer be pure.

But, if this is the case, then only wizards who are purely interested in "power", "conspiracy" and "ambition" can rise to the top... In this case, what will happen to the school... Forget it, I will not be the elder soon, so I'll let Roger worry about these things. Whether we can leave the prison is another matter...

The Great Elder sighed.

The soul imprints of the nine of them are all in Roger's hands. Whether they live or die depends on Roger's decision.

The Great Elder knew very well why they were able to survive until now. It was simply because each of them was an extremely pure and excellent material. It would be a pity for them to die like this.

That's why Roger came here regularly to extract the laws of the domain, the mana and soul...

"Who, who?"

An elder suddenly frowned and spoke sternly.

The elder looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

The elder's expression suddenly changed. He touched his head and said in confusion, "Strange, I seemed to have hallucinations just now. Damn it, it seems that because of the long-term imprisonment, my soul is unstable..."

The great elder looked at the elder for a long time before retracting his gaze and slowly said, "Then you should concentrate your mind while you are still awake."

The elder nodded, then sat down and meditated seriously.

The Great Elder's eyes flashed: He is lying.

What is he hiding?
The Great Elder's gaze swept across the other two people. The other two had also calmed down at this moment, meditating on the spot, silently.

Could it be that there is something wrong with the fruit?
Did Roger do something to the fruit and reach some kind of agreement with them?
It seems that I have to taste the fruit myself next time.

I'd like to see what's so strange about it.

……

New orders appeared on the Wall of Edicts.

Among the directives this time, there were two that were directly related to the change of power within the school. Theoretically, this would cause a great shock, but in reality, nothing unexpected happened.

Various factions within the purist school expressed support for this directive at the same time.

For Roger, this was perfectly normal. The so-called appointment was just the final step of certification, and all the preparatory work had already been completed in the early stages.

Roger, as a son-in-law, rose step by step to the position of Grand Elder, which seemed completely unbelievable to many people.

……

Li Daoxian and Catherine returned to the snake area.

Then Li Daoxian said that he was busy and asked Catherine to walk around on her own, but not to start studying, as he had to take her to an important occasion later.

Catherine agreed and toured the snake area to see what changes had taken place during her absence.

The Snake Area will make any wizard who has just arrived feel something new, and will make any wizard who has adapted to the place feel at home.

Many wizards who leave here will obviously feel uncomfortable. Even a core city like Selena does not have the convenience of the Snake District.

Of course, this is inevitable. The number of wizards in the Snake District is much smaller than that in Selena City. In the Snake District, Li Daoxian can keep an eye on any wizard, but in Selena City, obviously no one can do this, not even the mayor of Selena City or the Supervisory Office - because they do not have the authority.

In short, after leaving the snake area, the returning wizards will have such a feeling, that is, a sense of freedom. Here, they will have a more comfortable and more suitable living habit.

Catherine felt that way.

When she was in Wanxiang City, although it was equally prosperous, Catherine still felt a little inconvenient, and it was far less safe than the Snake District.

Now with Li Daoxian's return, she has a strong sense of belonging.

This is her home.

She saw the player and couldn't help laughing.

Because in her opinion, although players sometimes say things that are incomprehensible and do things that seem absurd, these players are very interesting and have helped her a lot.

In the past, whenever these players saw me, they would come up to me and ask:
"Hi, Professor Catherine, how can I help you?"

"Professor Catherine, what's troubling you?"

They would come up and ask questions, wanting to be assigned a task.

It is generally recognized among players, and also certified by Zhou Ke and Zhuo Ling, that Catherine really has a lot of good things on her, and the most interesting one is the ritual blind box.

According to incomplete statistics, there is a 30% probability that the ritual blind box will have negative benefits, but these benefits are all time-limited debuff states that will get better over time. There are also up to 70% gain states. Although most of them are temporary gains, the gain amplitude is very large. A very small part is permanent gain, and the gain effect is even more exaggerated.

After a player completed a task with Catherine, he exchanged it for a task reward for participating in an improved purification ceremony, which directly raised the player's skill, which had already reached the highest level, to a higher level, breaking through the system limit.

Since then, Catherine has become a popular candidate for the mission, and according to reliable "rumors", Catherine is the wife of Principal Sinclair. Even if she gets the debuff, it is not a loss just to gain favorability.

So much so that Catherine also has a very favorable impression on the "player" group.

Because as long as there is any demand, these players can complete the task 200%. Not only that, the reward they ask for is to participate in their own experiments.

This was totally unheard of for Catherine.

After all, under normal circumstances, trying unknown potions and rituals is accompanied by risks. If you want to try experiments on wizards, you either have to do it yourself, or you need to spend a lot of resources and information to find someone who is willing to try it, which requires additional resources.

Just when Catherine wanted the player to help her try some rituals, the player not only did not want any compensation, but even asked for Catherine to come a few more times, which Catherine could not accept.

But today, she discovered something strange.

It was the group called "players" who seemed to be avoiding her at the moment.

This made her feel a little strange.

Is there something wrong with me?
Confused, Catherine looked at herself and found nothing unusual...

(End of this chapter)