I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 174 Filial piety, deserted straw town?
Roland suddenly understood what was going on.

Master Usako had been stationed at the forbidden area for a while. Lilith was well-informed and, figuring Usako was away from home, she decided to come and make some money.

As a result, when she was stealing, the real owner suddenly came back and caught her red-handed.

No wonder all those puppets are broken, it was Lilith who broke them.

Lilith hit Roland's boot hard with her hand and said, "Get out of here! Don't delay my work here. I have to go back to the prison after I'm done!"

Roland: "."

He rubbed the sole of his boot hard on the place where Lilith had just wiped it, and then went deeper into the study as Lilith cursed under her breath.

A middle-aged man was standing behind the bookshelf reading a book. He was as thin as iron, with scales growing on his body, and he looked stiff and serious.

He seemed to be looking up information about the forbidden area. The entire bookshelf was filled with documents about Twilight wizards.

On the table behind him were two teacups. A certain 'Ninja Lady' must have been working part-time as a maid here, and the other customer had already left.

The teacup is still hot.

Seeing Roland coming over, the middle-aged man nodded stiffly and said, "Tell me what's going on."

Roland bowed hurriedly and told his mentor about the jewel basin.

Although he was only giving an overview, he did not hide anything.

After explaining how he had eliminated that group of people, solved the Rainbow Disease, and how Little Amber had flown into the sky, ending the Crystal Princess Disease, Instructor Usak couldn't help but nod deeply and said, "Not bad, very good. All very good. Truly an amazing spell."

He extended his hand and said, "Come, let me see my good disciple."

Roland hurriedly took out the huge amber gem. After the amber gem came out, it floated in front of Instructor Usak in an invisible force.

After taking a look, he nodded: "Interesting, interesting."

After saying this, his pupils narrowed, and then, the "strange bird" in the amber gem slowly turned into stone under a strange force.

Roland's expression changed, but he said nothing.

He thought to himself: "It should be to prevent the situation from getting worse."

Roland had previously considered asking the Ballet Ghost to help turn the amber gem into a wood sculpture, but he knew Leona and knew that her power was not enough to do that.

Amber's condition is even worse than Heywood's. Perhaps the ballet troupe can help change her.

But her current condition is very unstable, and there is no guarantee that she can recover after being forcibly turned into a wooden sculpture.

But when Instructor Usak took action, he seemed very confident.

His movements seemed rough, but he was actually very careful. After several minutes, he finally stopped.

Afterwards, a spiritual wave swept across this floor of the tower, and then various runes lit up on the crystal arrays in the big house.

Then the bookshelves, chairs and other items in the room were moved around, freeing up an area.

Then, the instructor closed his eyes and adjusted the arrays, and a complex magic array flashed in the air.

The magic circle stretched diagonally across the air like a spider web. Instructor Usak waved his hand, and the amber gem flew over and stuck to the magic circle.

"Take good notes." Teacher Usak said and got busy.

Roland hurriedly took out a blank magic book, a crystal ball for recording, and other items.

They were busy for several days.

During the process, Lilith came over several times, cautiously stating that she had finished her work and asked if she needed any help.

She was so anxious. She had been out of prison for too long and had to go back to report.

Instructor Usak was too lazy to pay attention to her. Roland rubbed his stomach and ordered a few dishes.

Lilith rolled her eyes in anger. She was filled with rage and reluctantly took on the part-time job of cook, serving Roland, a bastard who was relying on the power of others to bully others.

She followed the two of them and served them for several days before Instructor Usak turned around and spoke to her.

Instructor Usak scolded her severely, and the gist of the matter was that Lilith had been in Black Abyss for so many years and had no shortage of resources, but she never practiced well and just stole things every day, which was a waste of her career.

Lilith's face was filled with dissatisfaction, and her words seemed to imply, "You are a lackey of the White Council, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson?"

This demon is a mysterious creature with half a body. Even if it dies, it can be resurrected from another place. It cannot be expelled to Hell. Even if it is sealed, it can only be sealed temporarily.

Moreover, there are a bunch of mysterious creatures around her, so they can escape no matter where she is taken.

So, ordinary people really can't do anything to her.

It was unknown whether Instructor Usak could do anything to her, but he just smiled and told her one thing - if she didn't behave herself, he would take all the people named "Angel" in the academy as his disciples and make them responsible for cleaning the cesspools.

Lilith opened her mouth wide after hearing this, her expression seemed very strange: "How did you know this secret? Ah, I know, that stinky woman!"

Usak snorted, threw two books to her, and told her to go back to prison and read them carefully.

Lilith felt as if she had been pardoned and ran back to punch in.

Roland was confused as he watched from the side. He thought to himself, "Could it be that the name Angel is the true seal of Lilith?"
Seven days later.
The huge amber gem had shriveled up, its shrunken exterior looking a bit like amber and a bit like flesh. Inside, there were also some colorful feathers and a small amount of flesh.

There are several colorful snake statues on the table - they are actually boxes containing rainbow specimens extracted by Mentor Usak from this amber gem.

Inside the semi-study room, a translucent snake egg appeared. The egg was as tall as a person, and inside it lay a girl who looked like a bird. The girl's shape was a bit strange, and her limbs were somewhat mutilated, but she was slowly recovering and growing under the liquid inside the snake egg.

Instructor Usak wiped his hands with a towel and said, "After a while, you will be able to grow back into your human form."

Roland breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that the little girl Amber would turn into a monster like a snake or a bird after hatching from the egg.

Master Wusak continued, "My little disciple is courageous and possesses a high level of understanding. She is also very determined and will go far in the future. This incident has been a blessing in disguise for her. Although she possesses only five elemental aptitude, her future cultivation will be no worse than that of a first-class wizard. Furthermore, it will be much easier for her to merge with the mysterious Dao in the future."

Talent and the like will no longer be an obstacle to her future. Haha."

Instructor Usak continued, "The young lady intends to take Amber as her apprentice, but she will be placed in my tower. However, she won't be listed in the Snake Tower. This way, the little girl won't be considered a member of the White Chess Council, but a student of the young lady and my disciple. Hehe. Anyway, in the future, she will be a wizard of our Black Abyss."

Wusak grinned, a smile that could be considered a smile. He seemed very satisfied with this disciple.

Roland was overjoyed and thanked the mentor on behalf of Amber.

Mentor Usak waved his hand and said, "The Black Abyss needs new blood, real new blood. If you come across good seeds in the future, whether you snatch them or cheat them, you must send them to my tower. Your fellow disciples are much more patient and knowledgeable than you. You appear steady, but you are actually very erratic and prone to causing trouble. You are not a good guide for students."

Facing his mentor's reprimand, Roland quickly put on a smile and handed the hot tea and dessert on the table to his mentor.

The mentor drank tea, tasted a bite of the dessert made by Lilith, and said, "Well, your cooking skills have improved."

Roland said, "Master Mentor, the young lady has arranged a few territories for me, and I'm going to check them out today. You know, I might have some trouble when I'm promoted to a full-fledged wizard. So, I'd like to hear your advice on the territories."

Roland had been talking to Instructor Usak about the Butterfly Tribulation in a roundabout way over the past few days. It was probably about when he was advancing, he had a premonition and dreamed of many bizarre and mysterious things.

Mentor Usak had no doubts, because Roland had experienced so many mysteries.

He pondered for a moment and said, "After being exposed to so many mysteries, there will indeed be 'disasters' when advancing to a higher realm. Could it be that Lady Helaka wants to take you in as a servant of the gods?"

Roland's face was a little stiff. He had met Butterfly, but it was hard to say whether Queen Heraka would get involved.

Mentor Usak smiled and soothed him, "Even if the Alaye family is somewhat special, they've only advanced to first-level wizards, so they won't attract that much attention. Don't worry, your dreams are probably unrelated to Ms. Helaka. It's your ancestors' fault again."

As expected of the Lord of the Black Abyss's Snake Tower, he hit the nail on the head. Although Roland's incident had nothing to do with his ancestors, it was almost the same.

Roland breathed a sigh of relief. It was great that his mentor was thinking along the lines of Alaye's ancestors. This way, his secret was protected, and his mentor could provide him with targeted guidance.

Roland didn't know how old his teacher was, but judging from some of the books in the study these days, it seemed that his mentor had written the book more than a hundred years ago.

He was once a member of the Twilight Council, even serving as a council member. He was also a pure Black Abyss wizard, possessing a profound understanding of the mysteries.

Roland said, "Master Mentor, we in the Black Abyss specialize in containing mysteries, while the Twilight Wizards specialize in becoming mysteries. So, I've been thinking of choosing a border territory, secretly traveling to the Twilight Council, and learning from their knowledge, doing the opposite. Using their methods, can I avoid being swallowed by certain mysteries?"

Usak sneered and said, "You were right to choose a border territory. The Twilight Council doesn't care about border territories; they care about where the population is. So, although there have been more tentative frictions along the border in recent years, those relatively barren border areas are actually safer than the interior."

But why would you seek out the Twilight Wizard to learn the mystic arts? The knowledge we have in the Serpent Tower is enough for you."

Usak proudly raised his hand and pointed at the distant bookshelves. Then, more than two dozen thick magic books opened their pages and flew over like birds.

Roland hurriedly took all the books and put them in order.

Wusak said, "I do have a suggestion for choosing a place in the territory - Straw Town. It's a deserted town, where only 'straws' live. It's very interesting and would be a good place to entertain you."

And if you can study these books thoroughly, the seal of 'desire and obsession' in Straw Town can also help you ward off disasters a little when you advance.

However, if you choose that place, you could lose your life if you're not careful. So make your own judgment." Usak glanced at the books again. "Some of these books are related to the mysteries of Straw Town, as well as your current situation. If you choose Straw Town as your territory, then before you venture into the town to relieve yourself, you must calm down and thoroughly understand this information.

As for the disaster after the promotion, you can find a rare object with the potential to become a mysterious object and refine it into a clone. From then on, this clone can protect you from the disaster."

According to Instructor Usak, after this clone is trained, it will be both a clone and an exclusive artifact of the mysterious side.

It can help Roland ward off disasters, but it also has a drawback: it needs to be taken frequently after advancing.

The instructor said, "If you don't feed the 'prisoner' to your clone regularly, hehe."

The instructor's laughter gave Roland goosebumps. He pressed on, "Where can I find this rare item with the potential to become a mysterious object? And where can I find the Prisoner Seed?"

Usak chuckled and said, "Prisoner species? They're pretty easy to get. The three Twilight Wizard apprentices you met in the forbidden area were prisoner species. The Twilight Wizard Haywood in Human Skin Town was also a prisoner species. And the things sealed in Straw Town are also prisoner species."

As for how to feed the prisoner seeds to your clone, it is recorded in the book. The better the quality of the prisoner seeds, the safer you will be in the future."

When Roland heard that this prisoner was actually a human, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

Does this mean that after I become a formal wizard, I will have to rely on eating humans to survive?
After just a few seconds, Roland's eyes flashed with ferocity.

Eat people if you want. From now on, I will be the man-eating living devil under Queen Helaka!
Seeing Roland's determination, Usak grinned again and said, "I'll keep an eye out for you later. As for that rare item that has the potential to become a mysterious object, my good disciple, your little apprentice, this is the gift you receive as your disciple."

With that, Instructor Usak extended his hand. Immediately, the shrunken amber gem in the distance flew over. Then, under the instructor's manipulation, the shrunken amber gem began to swell.

Roland took a closer look and found that after the shriveled gem swelled up, the feathers inside suddenly formed the shape of a colorful divine bird.

——It looks like a raven.

The raven is both a messenger bird and a symbol of death, and is often confused with the herald bird.

Regardless of whether this colorful divine bird is a bird of death, once it becomes Roland's incarnation, it will be the skin of the living King of Hell!

Roland needed such a rare item to advance, but he didn't expect that the "apprenticeship gift" given by Little Amber would be such a rare item.

Roland was both delighted and saddened.

He looked at the precious little Amber and sighed for a long time.

After thinking about it, Roland gave Xiao Humber three 'greeting gifts'.

He immediately took out three rare items - an oak hammer, a wizard's hat, and a small silver plate.

That small silver plate might look like something for eating, but it's actually a powerful protective artifact. Not only does it provide a magical shield, but it can also capture spells cast by others, transforming them into magical power. If one's magical power is high enough, they can even steal someone else's magical item.

These were three rare items, the last rare items Roland could bring back. After giving these three items to Little Amber, his treasure chest was basically empty. Although there were still two good things left, they were either not worth showing off or would cause serious trouble.

Roland said, "Teacher, although I didn't buy these three rare items, their origins are clear. I can't wait for little Amber to wake up, so please give them to Amber on my behalf."

Usak looked at the three strange objects, then nodded with satisfaction.

Although these three rare items are all very good, from the instructor's perspective, he would not give a nod to these three rare items.

He nodded, showing satisfaction with his students - there were rumors outside that his students had killed Red Skull.

Although these three rare items have nothing to do with the Red Skull, anyone who can take out these three items has the ability to destroy the Red Skull.

Therefore, his student was very good and did not tarnish the reputation of the Snake Tower. As a mentor, Usak was very satisfied.

In the eyes of Mentor Usak, although the Night Family (Red Skull is from the Night Family) are also wizards of the Black Abyss lineage, they are all damn traitors just like the elders of Alexandra.

They weren't just after the young lady; they were also responsible for many of the things destroyed at the old Black Abyss Academy. They were definitely going to have to settle accounts later.

No matter whether they are traitors or not, since they are suspected, they are definitely traitors!
Their students destroyed this group of small ones today, and they, the big ones, will destroy that group of big ones tomorrow. This is very good and reasonable.

At this time, Usak saw Roland take out a fire vine ball cage with a small sapling in it.

Roland handed the shepherd tree sapling to Usak and said, "Master Mentor, I see there's a potion garden in your tower. It's suitable for storing this thing. I've always been under your care, so please accept it."

Usak's eyes flickered. That was a shepherd's tree sapling, a treasure that would protect the potion garden. It had originally been in the Black Abyss, but now it had either been taken away or destroyed by who knows who.

I had thought the tree Lilith had Roland plant in the forbidden area was the last sapling. Usak had even gone to the forbidden area to research it, hoping to collect a sapling for use, but it turned out to be too polluted, so it could only be used for research and not planted in the potion garden.

He did ask Lilith if she still had it, but the girl lied to him, treating him like a traitor and a lackey of the White School.

Usak had no way to deal with this beloved member of the Black Abyss group, so he had to give up.

Now, his own student had obtained one as a tribute to his mentor. Usak's mouth couldn't help but crack again.

He accepted it with a smile.

A shepherd's tree sapling, some rainbow specimens, my students are very filial, and my seven days of hard work have not been in vain.

Roland looked up and asked, "Teacher, don't you want to ask where this sapling came from?"

Usak smiled, waved his sleeves and said, "Don't tell me, I don't know."

Roland was slightly speechless. He decided not to hang around here anymore and even planned to tell his mentor about the shepherd tree and ask him to take him in.

I don’t know how the big tree took so long to be transplanted by my senior sister. She must have known about this, but she acted as if it was a trouble and didn’t care about it.

After a pause, Usak continued, "Just remember me if you find anything good. You don't need to tell me the details. Uh, are there any mutated or over five hundred year old 'White Snake Grass' in your potion garden, young lady?"

Roland blinked and said, "I think so."

Usak said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Roland understood and knew what to give to the teacher next time.

He thought to himself, "It seems that the instructor thought I stole this from my senior. Speaking of which, could it be that the shepherd tree was secretly transplanted by my senior?"

Roland originally thought it was Lilith, but Lilith had never asked him to help collect saplings. And no one else had ever come to the Black Forest to put out the fire.

And judging by its age, it must be many years old. It might even be the original one. But it was transplanted to the Black Forest when I went to the Yellow Fern Forest.

Roland thought about it and felt that there were only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the "suffering" Black Abyss wizards transplanted the Shepherd Tree to the Black Forest. Since the person involved had already suffered, no one came to put out the fire.

One was planted by Catherine, but she knew someone was secretly watering the fire and watching the tree, so she didn't care.

If I think about it carefully, Anna and Nar's lair is in the area of ​​the shepherd tree. They hunt, guard, and take care of the elves there all day long. Oh, I wouldn't really steal the senior's things and use them as a gift, right?

Wusak said, "This time you went to deal with the Crystal Princess's illness, and together with Little Amber, you contained the 'disaster' there. Although this mission was assigned to you by the White Chess School, the items were contained by us in the Snake Tower, so there's no reason to hand them over to anyone else."

Roland hurriedly thanked his mentor.

Sure enough, the tutor was very sensible and knew how to do things after receiving the gift.

Wusak continued, “The young lady plans to grant you a territory today, and the Straw Town I found for you is included in it.

Go quickly and don't keep the young lady waiting. Although you are her nominal fiancé and she has paid some attention to you recently, you still have to make more efforts.

Teacher, if I could become your relative, I would be very proud."

Mentor Usak was a legitimate Black Abyss cultivator, his lineage's magic coming from the younger brother of the Witch Alexandra. Therefore, Mentor Usak's status within the Black Abyss was no less than that of Catherine, the heir of Alexandra.

But he thought that if he could become a relative of Sister Catherine, he would be very proud. This made Roland An'an feel strange again.

He didn't say much and quickly bowed and left.

Thinking of his senior, Roland felt a wave of anxiety.

He thought to himself: "I'm so tired these past few days, my whole body is sore, I want someone to help me massage it."
The senior's current status is similar to that of the council's "little boss." To maintain appearances, she's working very hard.
Next, I have a big gift for Lady Catherine.

Should I spend a small fortune and have sex with Lady Catherine?
Thinking of Lady Catherine's noble and dignified appearance, Roland's heart became even more heated.

Before leaving, Roland heard his mentor's instructions again: "By the way, if you choose the 'Desolate Straw Town', you can follow the method in the book I gave you and inspect the dilapidated church there every month.

Everyone thinks that what I sealed was the 'straw', but in reality, it was desire and obsession.

If you feel that they are disturbing your practice, find a way to satisfy those desires and obsessions, and you can also quiet the things sealed in the church.

The power of the Styx can also cleanse them. You are the shepherd of Heracles. You can do some Styx baptism for those desires and obsessions in that broken church during your monthly inspection.

When I sealed the church, I borrowed a bit of the power of the goddess Heraclea. Therefore, the church has a little connection with the goddess Heraclea."

Roland thought to himself, "A church related to the Queen Helaka? That's called the City God Temple, right?"

"What kind of weird stuff is going on in Straw Town?"
"So, my cave is right next to the City God Temple? I have to take care of the City God Temple?"
"Then what am I? The City God?"
(End of this chapter)