Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Upon hearing the woman's question, Lynn felt a heavy pressure wash over him, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

This woman is no simpleton; she's probably not easy to fool.

Is my biggest secret about to be exposed?

No...no!

For wizards, the most important thing is the accumulation and development of knowledge.

The functions of "recording" and "analysis" can achieve both of these things.

The "Record" function is just a quick storage function, nothing more.

However, analytical skills must never be revealed!

Its true terror lies far beyond its ability to quickly learn or optimize witchcraft models.

The core competence of [Analysis] is "understanding" and "deconstruction," which directly points to the essence of all things.

It can directly break down and reverse-engineer the principles behind knowledge that is difficult to understand and master.

Others might spend ten years studying just to get a basic understanding, but [Analysis] allows Lynn to not only master it in a few days, but also stand on the shoulders of the creator, see its limitations, and deduce a better path.

Furthermore, the [Analysis] function can also identify and dissect various magical artifacts, spirits, and creations. It can not only see through their abilities but also see through the source of their power, the nodes of their energy flow, and so on.

This means that Lynn can turn any unknown into a known state in the shortest possible time, without having to think too much.

It can be said that wizards with the [Analysis] function will avoid most of the detours in the future, and climbing to the top is not impossible.

Any ambitious wizard would stop at nothing to acquire this ability.

If the academy's higher-ups found out, they would imprison him and use him as a "human-shaped rule analyzer."

Even those legendary old monsters who seek the origin of the world might be alarmed and resort to any means to seize him.

This is not a gifted talent, but a crime of possessing a treasure; it is a "taboo" that is enough to overturn the existing wizarding power system and knowledge monopoly!

Therefore, we cannot expose ourselves, we absolutely must not expose ourselves!

Now that the deputy tower master has discovered the anomaly, how should they get through this hurdle?

Lynn's brain raced in an instant.

lie?

It probably wouldn't work against [Soul Reaper] Cersei, would it?

Although I don't know much about the woman in front of me, and this is only the second time we've met (the first time was at the admissions meeting), she is, after all, a big shot who is in charge of the discipline of the entire academy.

If placed within the church, it would be equivalent to the head of the tribunal that governs the Holy Knights, possessing not only powerful armed forces but also the ability to directly arrest, judge, and execute—a one-stop service.

Lying to her would be like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu (a legendary Chinese martial artist).

But...did Gregor and Sersi mention themselves?

It's important to know that Gregor spends most of his time in the lab every day, only occasionally going out to give a lecture or do a task to earn some magic stones to subsidize his research projects.

If someone can make him take the time to complain about you, then the relationship must be quite special.

Thinking back to the incident with Morpheus's flesh and soul stone, after I explained the whole story to Gregor, he said he would report it to the Academy.

Then... Morpheus was attacked by his own main soul and wanted to report Sersi to the academy's higher-ups.

Connecting all these dots, and recalling my previous suspicions—could it be that the two of them are really having an affair?

Thinking of this, Lynn had a sudden thought, but he just smiled awkwardly and stood there without saying a word.

Since it cannot be explained, then there is no need to explain it.

He didn't believe that this "cheap master's wife" would use witchcraft like "soul-searching" on him.

Cecilia didn't wait for Lynn's reply, nor did she care. Instead, she continued speaking to herself:

"You've just been promoted to the third rank, so it's understandable that you're curious."

"After all, curiosity is also the driving force that motivates wizards to constantly acquire knowledge."

Her tone remained flat, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"But the Spire of Bones is not an ordinary building. Its 'spirit' is extremely sensitive to external stimuli during its dormant period."

"Your level of probing is like tickling the nose of a sleeping dragon, directly interrupting its hibernation."

Sersi spoke slowly and deliberately, her fingers tapping lightly on the table unconsciously. The rhythmic "tap, tap" made Lynn's heart beat involuntarily in sync with the rhythm.

This was probably a tactic Cersei used during interrogation, but now he was using it unconsciously.

After she finished speaking, Lynn remained unmoved, seemingly not intending to argue.

Sersi glanced at him indifferently, temporarily putting aside her scrutiny of Lynn, and picked up a bone communicator shaped like a bat from the table.

She infused it with a wisp of spiritual energy, and the bone bat's eye sockets glowed faintly.

"Gregor, come here and take your troublesome young apprentice back with you."

Her voice was transmitted directly through the sorcery artifact.

The light in the bone bat's eyes flickered a few times before going out, and there was no response, only silence.

It seems that Gregor over there has activated "Do Not Disturb" mode.

Sersi put the bone bat down expressionlessly, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome.

She raised her hand and gave an order to the hunters guarding the door:

"Go and invite Gregor over."

"Remember, make sure his real body comes in person. Don't try to fool me with some flesh and blood puppet again!"

A hunter's eyes, hidden beneath a mask, flashed red light briefly before he turned and silently disappeared into the passageway outside the door.

A brief silence fell over the room.

Lynn stood ramrod straight, barely daring to breathe, feeling that every second was an eternity.

But he was already mostly relieved. As long as his mentor came, the matter should be considered over, right?

It seems Cersei doesn't intend to investigate further.

Indeed, it was just a somewhat rash investigation after all. The offense was neither too serious nor too minor; it all depended on how Cersei handled it.

About ten minutes later, a series of hurried and rough footsteps came from outside, accompanied by rapidly uttered curses.

"Bang!"

The room door was pushed open with great force, slamming against the wall with a dull thud.

Gregor appeared in the doorway with his messy hair and wizard robes stained with bone meal.

He looked even more disheveled than when Lynn left, and now he had a fierce and menacing expression.

He first glanced at Cersei subtly, then focused all his attention on Lynn:

"You brat! I knew it was you! You've only just gotten back and you've already caused me trouble!"

"Are you feeling too comfortable with your life lately, and want me to throw you into a pool of negative energy for three days and three nights to wake you up?!"

"My 'Reverse Soul Prism' was just starting to show signs of a breakthrough at its seventh node, and you, you bastard, ruined it all! If you can't give me a convincing reason, I'll dismantle you and use you as buffer material in the energy circuit!"

He cursed vehemently, but from beginning to end, he never actually made eye contact with Cersei, who was sitting behind the table.

He even turned his body slightly to her side, as if there was something in that direction that made him extremely uncomfortable.

As for Cersei, her eyes never left Gregor when he came in, watching him rage with a meaningful look.