Becoming a god by raising witches

"Okay, I'm going to see Boyd today. Do you want to come with me, or stay at home?"

"Stay at home."

Eileen yawned.

Locke scanned the important news articles in the newspaper before folding them and placing them in a designated spot. He then put on his thick coat, went out, and walked to the Sixth Investigation Bureau in Wells District.

Since Locke was on leave today, he wasn't wearing his investigator's uniform, but rather a black trench coat.

Upon entering the Bureau of Investigation building, Locke went straight to the fourth-floor library to look for Boyd.

Boyd sat in a corner of the library, quietly looking at the photo album.

There was a steaming cup of black tea on the small table in front of him.

He would occasionally smile, as if he were fantasizing about wonderful things.

Locke walked over to him, and only then did he put down the photo album, pick up a serious book, and say without looking up,

"Locke, aren't you off today?"

"Boyd, look what I brought you!"

Locke placed the pastries he had made the night before on the small table. "These pastries are a perfect match for black tea."

Boyd put down his book, picked up a flower-shaped crystal cake,

"I've never seen a pastry of this shape before, a translucent one. What is it?"

Iris flower cake.

Locke said this and sat down next to Boyd.

Boyd put the iris cake in his mouth, took a bite, sipped his black tea, and revealed a sorrowful expression of enjoyment.

“That’s great, Locke, you have a talent for this.”

"As long as you like it."

Locke said with a smile.

"Speak up, you're on vacation and you still come here, there must be something you want to ask me."

Boyd, who saw through Locke's intentions, asked.

Locke nodded slightly and asked,

"Last time you said there was a book called 'The Complete Science of Witches' on the 20th shelf of the sixth row, but I can't find it anywhere."

"I see. It must have been borrowed by someone else. I've read this book before, and I can basically remember the contents. If you have any questions, I can tell you."

Boyd said.

The book has been borrowed?

That must be someone from the Bureau of Investigation. Who could it be? Sieg? Or Renis?

It's most likely the latter. Rhaenys probably didn't want others to know she was a witch, so she took the book with her.

Locke pondered for a moment and asked,

"Does a witch exist in this world that can become stronger by devouring other witches?"

Boyd shook his head. "It doesn't exist."

Doesn't exist? How is that possible? Could it be that Eileen lied to me? Impossible, she did indeed become stronger by absorbing the hearts of other witches.

Does a witch's heart exist?

Locke asked again.

"You mean the witch's heart?"

Boyd asked.

Locke shook his head. "It's the purple or red crystals left behind after the witch died?"

"Forgive my ignorance, but I have never seen it."

Boyd said.

What's going on? Boyd doesn't even know about the Witch's Heart? You're a wizard!

Does the "Complete Guide to Witch Science" contain absolutely nothing?

"She has a keen sense of smell and hearing, can manipulate invisible threads, is immune to diseases, controls life, and can change her shape at will, growing larger or smaller. What kind of witch is she?"

Locke asked.

Boyd picked up his teacup, pondered Locke's question carefully, and slowly said...

"A witch who can be immune to disease and control life should be the witch of life. A witch with exceptionally keen senses, who can manipulate threads and change her appearance should be the witch of enchantment."

Can these two types of witches be combined into one?

Locke asked.

"As far as I know, no witch can wield all power."

Chapter 115, Rhaenys's Wrath

"Isn't there an all-powerful witch?"

Locke asked, puzzled.

Boyd shook his head. "A witch's power can only focus on one aspect; she can't be omnipotent, just like us wizards, who can't be proficient in all magic."

"You're only good at ritual magic and water magic?"

Locke asked.

Boyd nodded slightly. "That's right. Every wizard has their own specialty. Prayer, psychic abilities, and divination are the basics. When it comes to combat, there are more detailed distinctions. The water magic you mentioned does accurately categorize my abilities, but we don't usually say that. In the wizarding world, someone like me is generally referred to as a wizard who understands elemental magic."

"Uh, okay."

Locke scratched the back of his head, realizing that he wouldn't get any information about the witch Irene from Boyd, and decided to try a different approach.

"What type of witch can control shadows?"

"The Shadow Witch, Director Renis also has the blood of the Shadow Witch in her body, so she can also control shadows, but she can't do it to the extreme because she can't give up her human side."

Boyd picked up a piece of crystal iris cake, took a bite, and found it to be smooth, soft, and chewy, sweet but not cloying, and perfectly paired with black tea.

How can one achieve perfection?

Locke asked curiously.

"The source of power for all witches is calamity. For example, the Life Witch can rely on creating large-scale diseases and plagues to harvest the lives of others in order to gain power. The Shadow Witch needs to control the shadows of others and let the shadows replace the original body in order to gain more power. There was once an ancient Shadow Witch who turned the people of an entire city into shadows."

Boyd said.

Locke suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be that his clone might one day replace him?

To avoid this, he continued to ask,

How can a shadow replace the original body?

"Your shadow is actually one with you. It has all the experiences you have, but it lives in darkness forever, bearing the attacks from the dark world in your place. Therefore, the shadow's thoughts are more extreme, dark, and cunning. The Shadow Witch has the ability to separate shadows from the dark world and make them work for her. The way to replace the original body is also very simple: you are sleeping in bed at night, and your shadow quietly gets up, breaks your neck, and then transforms into your appearance to live in this world in your place. It is worth mentioning that Shadow People also have shadows, but they are just a mass of shadow. This mass of shadow is borrowed from the Shadow Witch, representing the vassal relationship between Shadow People and the Shadow Witch. From then on, the Shadow Witch is their master, and they must do whatever she wants them to do. If one day you find that the shadows of the people in the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation have all become a mass of oval shadow, it means that Rhine has completely become a witch."

Boyd, still with a somber expression, spoke in a joking tone.

Locke swallowed hard, feeling that Rhaenys sounded like an uncontrollable time bomb.

"If it's so dangerous, why did Renis become our director?"

"Because she is not a witch."

Boyd said calmly.

In the short time it took him to speak, he had already eaten four pieces of iris cake.

How can we determine that Renis is not a witch?

Locke asked.

"The Bureau of Paranormal Investigations has a strange object, the name of which I cannot disclose, but as long as it exists, all witches will be driven out. It is the nemesis of witches."

Boyd said confidently, though there was still no smug expression on his face.

Locke suspected that something was wrong with the strange object, otherwise, right under its nose, Rhine was clearly a witch, yet she had not been banished.

However, this is a problem that he cannot delve into at his current level. If he offends Renis, he will suffer the consequences.

"What about shadow clones? What's the principle behind that?"

Locke decided to ask some questions that were closely related to himself, lest he one day be replaced by a shadow clone.

"A shadow clone is a clone formed by peeling a part off the shadow of the original body. Because it is incomplete, it will always only be a clone of the original body and will never replace your position."

What does "incomplete" mean?

"A shadow clone has no shadow. If one day you find that your shadow clone suddenly has a shadow-like shadow, it means that it has become complete and is an appendage of the Shadow Witch. Oh, I'm not quite right with that ratio. You probably don't have a shadow clone, right?"

Boyd suddenly asked.

Locke swallowed again. To avoid arousing suspicion, it was best to keep this trump card hidden.