The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 76 Cult
"Lord Spencer, there is no need to say more polite words. I want to know the specific situation."

The manager found a chair and sat down, then went straight to the point.

"Okay, it's like this, Master Wizard. Three months ago, the police station in the city received a report from a woman who claimed that her parents disappeared three days ago and have been missing ever since. The police officers went to investigate and didn't find anything unusual at first, but when they were investigating, they unexpectedly discovered that there were several vacant houses in the neighborhood where the woman who reported the case lived.

Because the wizard stationed here has instructed that if there is a large number of missing people, it must be reported, so the police reported the news, and I also reported the news to the wizard. "

"So?" Richard frowned. "Did you investigate further?"

"Haha... this..." Spencer laughed dryly and thought to himself how dare they investigate a case involving wizards privately.

Richard sighed. It seemed that this mission was going to be a bit troublesome.

"Do you have any records of your officers investigating missing persons?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" City Lord Spencer answered repeatedly.

"Bring me the records, and take me to see the wizard stationed here."

……

The residence of the garrisoned wizard was not far from the official residence. Richard followed Spencer and walked a few hundred meters to the place.

This is a small house. The small garden in front of the door is neglected and overgrown with weeds. Apart from this, this house looks no different from an ordinary house.
"Sir, I will go prepare the records for you. I will wait until you meet with the wizard master..." Spencer inquired.

Richard waved his hand, "Okay, go and do your thing."

Spencer felt relieved, bowed slightly to Richard, and immediately left quickly.

Richard went up and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside the room.

"no one?"

Richard frowned, then revealed a little magical fluctuation.

Now there is a response.

Squeak!

An old man with skin as rough as tree bark opened the door.

"An apprentice sent by the academy?"

Richard nodded, "Exactly."

"Then come in."

As soon as he entered the room, Richard smelled a strong sour odor. The entire living room was littered with garbage and the sofa was covered with dirty clothes.

"Don't look down on me. I'm an old man. No one comes over on weekdays, and I haven't cleaned the house."

The old man took a kettle from the kitchen and poured Richard a glass of water.

"You... haven't done any research?" Richard couldn't help but ask.

In this house, Richard did not detect any fluctuation of magic. Even the city lord's mansion looked more like a wizard's residence than this house.

"Research? Brother, I'm different from you. I've already graduated and I no longer have any hope of becoming a wizard." The old man laughed at himself, "Besides, I've learned enough. Can research be as fun as playing chess?"

As he spoke, the old man pushed the trash on the table and took out a chessboard from somewhere.

The surface of the chessboard is clean and smooth, and it is obvious that it is an old item that has been used for a long time.

"Playing chess is much more interesting than reading a book."

Richard was stunned. The old man's open-minded attitude was different from that of all the wizard apprentices he had seen.

This old man seemed to have abandoned his identity as a wizard apprentice and completely returned to the life of an ordinary person.

"Want to play a game? The rules are very simple." The old man said enthusiastically.

"No, I came here this time to ask about the incident of the crazy wizard that you reported." Richard shook his head and got to the point.

"Have you been to the crime scene to see if you found any clues?" The old man shook his head in disappointment. "I went to take a look, but there were no signs of magic or clues. Every household looked normal, as if they just went out in the morning and suddenly disappeared."

Richard's heart sank when he heard this.

No clue how he completed the task.

"Don't worry. With your identity, you can command the people in the City Lord's Mansion at your will. Isn't it easy to find a clue?"

The old man seemed to see what he was thinking and spoke slowly.

"In some ways, mortals are no worse than wizards."

Richard sighed. It seemed that he could only wait for the records from Spencer.

"In that case, I won't bother you any more."

Richard got up and left. The old man didn't see him off. He just placed a few chess pieces on the chessboard and started playing chess with himself.

It seems that this chessboard is the truth he is pursuing.

The police investigation records soon came into Richard's hands, and Richard immediately began to check them.

"The Blood-Red Lord?" Richard pointed to a word in the record and asked Spencer.

"What the hell is this? Is there still religion in the city?"

Wizards do not believe in God, or rather, wizards do not believe in the kind of God whose true form can be found.

In the process of conquering the alien world, the wizard has killed countless creatures who claim to be gods. Some of these things are the masters of the world, and some are twisted demons. But in front of the wizard, these things are just powerful indigenous creatures, and their only purpose is to contribute knowledge on the wizard's dissection table.

Of course, there are also believers in gods among wizards. These people are a branch of the soul school. They will imagine a god, pray to it, offer magic power to it, and make this god something like a warehouse.

When encountering danger, this god will return the power stored in normal times to the wizard, thereby enhancing the combat power in a short period of time.

This is a very niche spell, and even among soul wizards, these people are only a very small minority.

"This... is indeed a religion," Spencer said with some confusion, "but it should have been banned a long time ago."

"Cult?"

Spencer nodded.

"It is indeed a cult. This religion requires its followers to sacrifice people. After being reported, the vigilantes arrested their leaders. This religion should be disbanded.

Now I’m afraid this is a resurgence.”

Richard pointed at the word "Blood Red Lord". He had a feeling that this case might have been done by this revived cult.

"Have the police quietly investigate this evil cult and notify me immediately if there is any news."

"Your will, Master Wizard."

Three days later, the police investigation results were presented to Richard.

"Sir, your wisdom is truly unparalleled. These missing people are connected to this God of Vortex. They are all believers of this sect."

Beside Richard, Spencer flattered him in a fawning manner.

"That's not enough." Richard shook his head. "Let the police arrange an identity for me. I want to infiltrate this sect."

"You want to go and investigate in person?" Spencer was slightly stunned. "Isn't this a bit too dangerous?"

"Danger?" Richard looked at him like a fool, "My Lord Mayor, you seem to have forgotten one thing, I am a wizard apprentice.

I am much stronger than your knights and senior knights."

Spencer's face turned red. He actually forgot that the person in front of him was not respected because of his status.

Behind this respect lies deep strength.

(End of this chapter)