The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 94: Fragile Order and Mark Effect (11) Please subscribe!

“This magical beast should be a variant of the Shadow Forest Cat. It can reach the intermediate level of level 0 when it grows up. It is particularly good at hiding and can hide from most ordinary intermediate level 0 detection spells.

“Now that I have absorbed some of the dragon’s blood, I should be able to reach the advanced level of level 0 after I reach adulthood, and my talents have also been strengthened.

"As it stands now, 0-ring medium-level detection magic can no longer detect its existence, and even some 0-ring superior detection magic may not be able to see through its disguise.

“As for why it has been able to survive here for so long, I speculate that it is because the mother instinctively passed on her strength to the cub before she died, allowing the cub to remain hidden for a long time and avoid detection by the thief lizards.

"This transfer of power between mother and cub is not common, but it does happen occasionally, and we generally refer to it as maternal gifting."

"Thank you, Grace."

Grace's explanation was very clear, Lynn nodded, then looked at everyone and said.

"Everyone, I want this Shadow Forest Cat cub. I will use magic stones to make up for the part that exceeds my share."

Most abilities that can control other lives require the controller's strength to be at least equal to or only slightly inferior to that of the controlled being.

Those that do not have such restrictions also have different defects.

The Green Shadow Mark also belongs to the majority, and it can only control lives that are weaker than itself.

The earliest Green Shadow and the later Elena were also subject to the same restrictions.

At the beginning, they could only control third-class wizard apprentices, or even ordinary people.

However, the Green Shadow Mark is different from most control abilities in that it only has such a requirement when controlling.

In other words, if after the mark is planted, the strength of the followers grows to a level that exceeds that of the controller, it generally does not affect the master-servant relationship.

Therefore, even if the cub in front of him has average talent, the fact that it can grow into a level 0 high-level magical beast is enough for Lin En to make a choice.

After all, this is the only level 0 high-level monster cub he has encountered in these days.

What's more, the talent of this shadow forest cat does not seem to be weak.

After Lin En finished speaking, Leah was the first to shake her head and said:

"No need, Mr. Lin En, I am willing to give you a portion of my share."

"Me too," Serena said briefly after her.

If it weren't for Lynn, they might not be alive today.

The rest of the group, including Joel and Rosa, also had no objection and expressed their willingness.

Lin En couldn't help but feel touched and thanked them one by one.

A satisfied smile appeared on Grace's face, and she suddenly said something meaningful in a slow voice:

"It seems that the miraculous order that Lord Horsens wants to establish has already been initially manifested in you."

The apprentices all looked confused, only Lynn and Serena seemed to be thinking about something.

Grace did not explain, but smiled and handed the Shadow Forest Cat cub to Lin En:

"The confinement and revelation spells on the Shadow Forest Cat can last for about six hours. After that, you must be careful not to let it escape."

"Okay, thank you, Lady Grace." Lin En said with a little excitement, reaching out to take the Shadow Forest Cat.

The first feeling is lightness, the second feeling is softness, and the third feeling is a faint warm body temperature.

Lynn looked carefully at the "black cat" cub in his hand.

It is still very young, only the size of a palm, and is completely black, with only some inconspicuous patterns of silver hair on its cheeks, back, and four paws.

This appearance is extremely beautiful, looking mysterious and noble.

Leah next to him leaned over to take a look and couldn't help but ask:

"Can I touch it?"

"Of course." Lynn nodded.

The black cat kitten is in a very stable state at the moment, curled up with its eyes closed. It is unclear whether it is not old enough to open its eyes or is sleeping soundly.

In short, even though it was bound by the imprisonment witchcraft, there was no sign of panic on its body.

"Its fur is so soft..." Leah exclaimed, and Selena and others nearby came over to watch curiously.

Grace watched this scene with a smile, feeling emotional.

During her apprenticeship, she had never experienced such a friendly and harmonious experience as the boy and girl in front of her.

As I recall, at that time... there was constant scheming and fighting just to gain resources and to move forward.

Wizard Hosens once told her that such chaos was the fundamental obstacle to the wizarding civilization becoming supreme and great.

This aspiring wizard sets out to change that.

So it took Hosens nearly a hundred years to slowly establish such a stable and beautiful order in his own school.

Grace initially disdained such an order.

But later, she gradually fell in love with this fragile yet beautiful order.

She likes it when people, faced with a crisis, choose not to run away individually but to unite and sacrifice themselves.

Although, she used to think that was stupid...

She likes that when faced with benefits, people do not consider taking them for themselves, but rather consider morality and whether they deserve it.

Although, she used to think it was hypocritical...

But when everyone did this, Grace felt a peace and relaxation she had never felt before.

That is the warm feeling of the sun shining through the leaden clouds on a cold winter day.

She enjoyed this feeling, and the love and morality behind it!
She gradually understood that this was an extraordinary existence in human nature, the most precious and fragile thing in the world!
It is also the only thing that can be compared with the truth.

Grace thought about it and sighed in her heart.

She didn't quite understand why Wizard Horsens chose to join the Silver Ring Academy and choose to recruit a large number of foreign wizards.

This is bound to pollute this pure yet fragile order.

Faced with wizards who came from the Silver Ring Academy, received traditional wizard education, and were trained under brutal competition, the wizards of the Horsens School were obviously inferior.

Faced with those wild wizards who join in from the cruel outside world, the wizards of the Horsens School may be at a disadvantage in the competition for resources because of their overly high moral qualities.

'Trust takes a long time to build, but it only takes one betrayal to destroy it.'

Grace whispered firmly, her heart filled with confusion about Horsens' decision, as well as worry and fear that beautiful things might be destroyed.

"Mr. Horsens, what exactly are you considering..."

Grace was not wrong. Trust can always be easily destroyed by betrayal.

Beautiful morals can be easily destroyed by ugliness.

But in fact, this kind of fragile thing is not what Hosens wants.

Rotten wood will be reduced to ashes after being burned by flames, but gold and stone will become more dazzling!
If these things cannot survive in eternal chaos, then it is not the eternal order that Hosnes wants!

So, just burn it...just burn it!
……

……

After a brief rest at Outpost No. 10, Lin En and others continued to drive the Octopus Land Boat to complete the remaining delivery mission.

The resources in those nests were also handed over to Grace, who would give them magic stones directly when the time came.

In the land boat, Lin En was waiting silently.

It was not until Rosa, who was resting in the back, fell into a deep sleep and Lu Xingzhou was far enough away from Outpost No. 10 that he stood up from the co-pilot seat:

"I'm going to check on the black cat."

"Okay," Leah replied, concentrating on driving.

The black cat was now locked in an iron cage that he had purchased at Outpost No. 10.

The effect of the witchcraft on it was almost over, and its shape had obviously become a little more illusory.

Lin En did not hesitate, opened the iron cage, held the black cat, and began to plant the green shadow mark on it!
However, the difficulty of making the Green Shadow Mark was far beyond Lin En’s imagination.

About ten minutes later, he finally succeeded in creating a green shadow mark.

The making of this mark seemed to tear away a part of his spirit.

Although the lost part will not have any substantial impact and will slowly recover later, it still doesn't feel good.

Lin En endured the discomfort in his consciousness and began to plant the mark on the black cat cub.

This process went much smoother than Lynn had expected.

The resistance from the black kittens was minimal.

After a moment, the green shadow mark was successfully planted.

A strange connection was established between Lynn and the black cat cub.

Lynn could clearly feel the black cat cub's feelings, and could even read its thoughts if she wanted.

At the same time, he also had a clearer understanding of the condition of the black cat cubs.

It was also at this time that Lin En suddenly realized something was wrong.

The power that caused this black cat cub to remain hidden did not seem to come from its mother as Grace said...

Rather, it comes from the black cat cub itself!
In other words, this black cat cub can actually remain hidden all the time.

Ordinary shadow forest cats can't do this!
At the same time, in addition to this regular stealth state, it can also enter a shorter-lasting but deeper stealth state!
'The normal concealment state can already deceive some of the top 0-ring detection spells. If it is a deeper concealment state, wouldn't it require a first-level detection spell to detect it? ! '

Lin En was both excited and surprised.

"Either the dragon bloodline that this black cat cub absorbed happened to be good at hiding, or the dragon bloodline that it absorbed was filtered through the mother's body and underwent some changes. Otherwise, its talent would never have been improved so much!"

"Lynn, is Black Cat awake?"

Leah's curious voice came from the front.

"Not yet, but I feel it's coming soon." Lynn suppressed the joy in his heart and answered.

The black cat is really young, so in order to maintain its hidden state for a long time, it can only choose to sleep more to reduce energy consumption.

But now it no longer needs to remain hidden, so naturally it no longer needs to continue dormant.

"If you plan to keep it, what name would you give it?" Leah continued to ask.

Lin En pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

"Naming is indeed a difficult thing," said Leah.

Lin En thought about it carefully. In his previous life's homeland, black cats have always been considered to be associated with warding off evil spirits, bringing good fortune and auspiciousness, which is completely different from Western culture.

There are many elegant names for black cats...

"Well...it's a female cat. What do you think of calling it 'Good Luck' as its nickname and 'Dark Clouds Shining the Moon' as its full name?"

“Lucky? It’s indeed lucky that it can live in the lizard-robber’s lair for so long.

"And Dark Clouds Shining on the Moon... that's also pretty nice."

"Good luck. It also means that I was able to find it. As for the dark clouds shining on the moon... look at the silver lines on its body. Doesn't it look like moonlight shining on a dark cloud?"

Lynn came to Leah with good luck and said with a smile.

In ancient times, "dark clouds" was often used to refer to black cats. In fact, this name was chosen with the selfish intention of commemorating them.

There is no such concept in the culture of wizard civilization, but after Lynn's explanation, Leah still felt the beauty of the moon shining under the dark clouds.

"It's a beautiful name, but it's a bit long to pronounce."

The wizard's common language is similar to Chinese, both of which are pictographic. The phrase expressing dark clouds shining on the moon is also the same length of four characters.

"So there is another nickname." Lin En smiled, then suddenly lowered his head and said,

"The little guy seems to be awake."

"You have to hold on to it, Lynn," Leah said nervously.

Lin En nodded slightly and symbolically pinched Good Luck's neck. After a moment, Good Luck opened his eyes.

"Wow, its eyes are so beautiful." Leah exclaimed softly.

Due to his dragon bloodline, Good Luck also has dragon pupils.

But the pale yellow pupils are different from those of the horned lizards we have seen before.

The color of Good Luck's pupils is the same silver-white as those silver lines, as if a silver moon is hanging high in the sky.

Because of the sense of closeness brought by the green shadow mark, Good Luck stood up, looked at Lin En at the first moment, and rubbed his palm actively.

"It seems to like you very much!" Leah said with envy and surprise.

“It seems so.” Lynn smiled and loosened her grip on Good Luck’s neck.

Leah, who was standing next to him, was watching this scene very nervously, concentrating her attention on Good Luck.

In other words, the route now is very open and there is no need to control the octopus land boat, otherwise Leah really doesn't know which way to look.

"It seems hungry. I'll go get it something to eat." Lynn felt the hunger coming from Good Luck and said softly, then stood up and walked back.

"Mr. Lin En..." Leah became even more nervous, fearing that the black cat in front of her would suddenly disappear.

But Good Luck just glanced at her, then sat quietly on the dashboard, licking his front paws.

Lynn came back soon with the pork jerky that Adeline had made for him.

Good Luck smelled something and his ears perked up.

Lin En could sense its impatience, but on the surface, the black cat just sat up straight, looking elegant and calm.

The Shadow Forest Cat is a magical beast that roams in the shadows, with patience and waiting engraved in its bones.

They are not dumb, but they hardly make any sounds in their entire lives.

The Good Luck in front of him seemed to have inherited this. At the same time, the dragon blood in his body also gave him an extra sense of nobility and elegance.

Lin En handed a piece of pork jerky to Good Luck's mouth. The latter opened his mouth to take it, tearing it into small bites and swallowing it, eating it with great relish.

Lynn smiled and reached out to touch Good Luck's back.

Leah, who was standing next to him, looked at him with envy and tried to reach out.

Good Luck noticed this, picked up the pork jerky, jumped up quickly, and in three or two steps climbed to Lin En's shoulder and sat down.

At first, Leah thought it was trying to escape and was frightened, but she was relieved when she saw it staying on Lynn's shoulder.

Lin En also took the opportunity to grab Good Luck's neck again and handed it to Leah:

"It's my turn to drive. You can touch it while it's eating. After all, it's not yet tamed. It will have to be put in a cage soon."

"Yeah." Leah happily took it and stood up to make way for him. "I remember the school has some animal taming knowledge that can be exchanged..."

"Really? Then I have to redeem it later..."

The sound of their conversation gradually faded away as the Octopus Land Boat moved forward.

Time passed quietly.

It was sunny on March 3.

A full 18 days had passed since Lin En set out on the escort mission, and he finally returned to Cuilin City.

They have two days off before their next delivery.

At the East City Gate, Lin En walked down from Lu Xingzhou carrying an iron cage containing good luck, with fatigue in his eyes that he could not hide.

Living in a cramped land boat for most of the month is unbearable even for a wizard.

The other four apprentices were not much better, all looking tired.

The reason why there are four of them is that Joel had already returned early from Outpost No. 10 on a land boat due to his injury.

"Everyone, see you in two days."

Serena was the first to speak. She lowered her head and touched the good luck in the iron cage for the last time, then floated up and prepared to fly home.

Life on Lu Xingzhou was dull. After Good Luck appeared, it quickly became everyone's favorite. Except for Theodore who didn't like cats very much, everyone else would come to pet it during their breaks.

Good Luck neither rejects nor likes this. He always behaves very coldly and only takes the initiative when Lin En comes over.

This made the others extremely envious, especially Leah. This blonde girl with blue eyes thought it was because of the pork jerky in Lin En's hand, and she took the initiative to spend magic stones to buy some from him to bring good luck.

With Lin En's secret help, this kind of flattery was quite effective.

"Student, flying is prohibited here!"

At this moment, Serena was suddenly stopped by two serious-looking school members.

More than half a month has passed, and Cuilin City seems to have changed a lot compared to before.

At least there was no rule prohibiting flying in the Cuilin City in the past, and the uniforms of these school members were also somewhat different from those of ordinary school members.

"What happened?" Serena asked subconsciously as she slowly landed.

The two members of the school also landed and sighed:

“A lot of things have happened in Cuilin City recently.

“The external trade routes of Cuilin City have been opened, and a large number of wizards of all kinds have poured in.

"A few days ago, a few daring wild wizard apprentices attacked two of their fellows from the school, brutally killing them and taking away all their belongings. One of the female apprentices who was killed had marks of being insulted on her body."

Serena heard this, and anger suddenly appeared on her usually indifferent face. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Has the murderer been caught?!"

Rosa and Theodore behind also had angry looks on their faces. Leah was stunned for a moment and was still unable to react.

Lynn frowned deeply.

"Not yet, but the school has already formed a security team composed of us apprentices, and has selected several formal wizards to return to the wizard territory. I believe that it won't take long to catch the murderer!" replied the wizard of the security team.

"But...what was the reason? Why did they kill those two classmates?" Leah couldn't help but ask.

"What else could it be for? It's nothing more than the magic stone!

“Those murderers were repeat offenders, and they killed several other apprentices before killing our classmates.

“According to some apprentices who managed to escape the disaster, after they had decided on their target, they would usually disguise themselves as injured wizards and seek help, claiming that they had killed a precious magical beast in the Emerald Forest but were unable to bring it back due to their injuries.

"Our two classmates probably went to help out with good intentions, but were ambushed and killed by him in the end."

The words of the wizard from the security team made the apprentices present furious and their eyes turned cold.

Lynn also felt uncomfortable.

The wizard from the security team finally described to them what the wizards might look like, then turned around and went back on patrol.

Serena left with a gloomy face, and Rosa and Theodore also said goodbye one after another.

Only Leah stayed with Lin En, unconsciously stroking Good Luck in the iron cage, thinking about something.

"Liya, I want to go home." Lynn reminded.

Leah came back to her senses and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Lin En."

Lin En nodded, thought for a moment and said:

“I believe that once the mentors take action, they will be able to catch the murderers quickly.

"But before that, we need to be vigilant and stay away from strange wizard apprentices."

"Yeah." Leah nodded, but a sentence once said by the wizard Horsens suddenly came to her mind -

'You need to understand, children, that some wizards are not worth trusting, and not worth saving.

'The only thing they deserve is utter despair and destruction...'

"I'll be leaving then, Leah?"

"Okay, Mr. Lin En."

Leah stopped thinking, looked at the good fortune in Lin En's hand, and suddenly asked,

"Can I come over later to see Good Luck?"

Lin En was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course."

He took out a piece of manuscript paper, wrote down his address and handed it to Leah.

……

……

After returning home, Lynn took a refreshing hot bath, then fell asleep and did not wake up until the evening.

He got out of bed, pushed the door open and walked towards the balcony. Good Luck, who was also sleeping soundly beside the pillow, woke up. It shook its body, moved forward lightly, and jumped onto Lynn's left shoulder.

There was still a last glimmer of orange-yellow evening light on the distant horizon, but the pitch-black night surrounded it layer by layer, and soon swallowed it up completely.

Cuilin City in the night is far more prosperous than before, and many places are lit up.

But those places where the light cannot reach are darker than before.

"Master, do you want to eat now?" Adeline asked when she noticed that he had woken up.

"Yes, but wait another ten minutes.

"By the way, remember to prepare another portion of boiled meat, not too much, for the black cat I brought back today."

"Okay, master."

Lynn withdrew his gaze and returned to the bedroom.

He placed his luck on the bed and activated the Green Shadow Seal.

More than a week later, the Green Shadow Mark had accumulated some energy, allowing him to try out its effects.

After a moment, Lynn felt his spirit suddenly grow a little stronger, and his connection with good luck became closer.

But perhaps because there was not enough time to accumulate, or perhaps because the luck of the cub was too weak, the increase was not large.

Lin En had anticipated such a result and did not care about it. What he wanted to know more was the talent effect that good luck could bring.

Lin En stood in front of the mirror and followed his instinct.

The next moment, he disappeared into thin air.

Lynn moved his body, experimenting with various effects.

"In addition to being completely invisible visually, this talent can also conceal one's own scent and sound, and even reduce the air flow fluctuations caused by movement!
"Such a powerful effect... No wonder most ordinary 0-level medium-level detection spells are ineffective against it!

“It’s a pity that I am only borrowing it after all, and I can’t remain hidden forever like good luck.

"Based on the current consumption, this time it should last no more than 5 minutes.

"However, if the Green Shadow Mark accumulates for a longer period of time, or if the good luck becomes stronger, the duration should increase."

Lin En did so, took a deep breath, and followed his instinct, choosing to enter a deeper state of concealment!
hum-

The next moment, Lin En felt as if he had crossed some invisible obstacle and came to some strange gap.

Everything I saw before my eyes was gray and white, giving it an extremely unreal feeling!

But after just half a second, the energy of the green shadow mark was completely exhausted.

Before Lynn could react, he had already come out of that state.

He murmured in surprise:

"That deep hidden state... could it be that I'm already in another dimension?"

After pondering for a moment, Lin En picked up his slightly depressed Good Luck and decided to go to the school library to look through the materials and conduct a thorough investigation.

Such ability already involves a higher level of power.

The dragon blood contained in Good Luck must be of great origin!
"Now it seems... I was really lucky to get this black cat!"

(End of this chapter)