Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

"In ancient times, wizards' exploration and research into arcane arts reached a peak. Their strength was so great that they could despise the gods, and their ambition swelled along with their power."

"The proud ancient wizards regarded the entire universe as their hunting ground, and abused the World Stone without restraint or rules, opening countless passages to other worlds, wantonly plundering the resources of various worlds, and conducting their own experiments at will in different planes."

"And this resulted in a massive influx of spirit beings, ultimately leading to a huge disaster."

"The ancient wizards reaped what they sowed, paying an extremely heavy price. The situation was so dire that even their once glorious civilization was on the verge of extinction."

"Fortunately, this calamity has finally been quelled."

"And the demon of greed is one of the main sources of this world-ending catastrophe."

"What?!"

The "truth" revealed by Tracy's words had a tremendous impact on Dagger, and his mind was shaken.

"Why have I never read about this in any ancient texts? Did the ancient wizards hide the truth?"

Dago looked dazed.

"certainly."

Tracy curled her lip and sneered, "If it were you, would you write down such a shameful thing and pass it down to posterity?"

"The ancient wizards, because of their arrogance and stupidity, caused the glory of the entire wizarding civilization to fade, and the world to become a desolate battlefield. They were unwilling to be cursed by generation after generation of wizards after their souls passed away."

Dago took a deep breath, trying to process everything Tracy had said.

"The most distinctive feature of the Greedy Demon is its ability to feed on negative emotions. Of course, fresh, tender flesh and blood, as well as souls filled with pain, are also the ultimate delicacy for it."

"The Greedy Demon is one of the most terrifying of the seven demons. As long as there is any greedy emotion, it may attract their attention."

As Tracy spoke, she suddenly narrowed her eyes, a chilling aura appearing on her exquisitely beautiful face.

"Why do you think those guys from the Revival Society are so detestable? Because they've always been the Seven Deadly Sins' most loyal lackeys."

"A small group of them even possess the tainted bloodline of the Seven Great Demons."

"Their true delusion is to open all the dimensional portals sealed by the ancient wizards, to summon the Seven Deadly Sins' army, and to undo the defeat of a thousand years ago."

"No wonder."

Dago then understood why the "Greed Set" before him was so similar in structure to the strange feather mask of the Dark Leader of the Resurrection Society.

The cold-looking man beside Beatrice wore a suit of malevolence that bore a striking resemblance to the armor worn by the Resurrection Society's fifth-ring wizard who caused the carnage and chaos during the Wizards' Contest.

It turns out that the Revival Society has always been the minions of the Seven Deadly Sins. There may even be a true Seven Deadly Sins demon that has survived from ancient times within the Revival Society.

A long time has passed, and heaven knows how much power they have developed in the dark side of the world. No wonder the wizarding world has repeatedly launched campaigns to eradicate the Resurrection Society, yet these creatures remain impossible to wipe out.

Dago suddenly felt a deep sense of unease, as if a catastrophe might befall him at any moment.

But thinking about how this matter concerned the life and death of the entire wizarding world, it was definitely not his place as a mere third-ring wizard to worry about. If the sky were to fall, someone taller would naturally hold it up first, and his mood gradually calmed down.

After looking at the forging blueprints in front of him for a while, Dago carefully put them away along with the evil weapon.

Although Tracy spoke with disdain for both of them, the extent of their power depends on who they are compared to.

Judging from the effect of the cold-faced man wearing the outfit, Dagger felt that this set could significantly boost combat power at the formal level, or even the miracle level.

This also reflects the power of the Seven Deadly Sins.

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Five days later, on the azure, mirror-like sea.

The enormous magical spaceship hovered silently, the sea breeze ruffling its white sails, and several seabirds perched on the mast, preening their feathers.

Dargo and Tracy stood high above the deck, facing Beatrice and her companion as they bid them farewell.

"I will always cherish these days, Jasmine."

Beatrice mustered her courage, stepped forward, and wanted to shake hands with Tracy to say goodbye.

Because Dargo unleashed his power to easily kill a third-ring wizard, the "bestie friendship" between Beatrice and Tracy seemed to have "changed its nature."

After that, Beatrice never dared to approach Tracy again. When they did meet, she was always respectful and cautious. Tracy complained to Dargo more than once about this, saying that he had ruined her last few happy days.

Beatrice's initiative to step forward was a display of courage, but it was mainly due to her naive nature.

However, even Dago didn't expect what would happen when Beatrice said goodbye.

Tracy smiled slightly, then went up and gently hugged Beatrice, whose tears immediately streamed down her face.

However, Dargo noticed a detail: when Tracy hugged Beatrice, a tiny red ladybug, the size of a grain of rice, crawled out from under the fingernail of her right index finger and quietly slipped into Beatrice's collar.

His eyes flickered, but he didn't point it out. The method Tracy secretly used looked like some kind of special mark.

The ship is now located in the east coast area, less than ten kilometers from the coastline.

Dargo's route home differed from Beatrice's and the others, so he chose to disembark here ahead of time.

After a brief farewell, Dago used his mental power to envelop Tracy and soared into the direction she remembered.

"It is our good fortune to have met them."

The stern-faced man watched the two figures disappear into the distance, and said in a low voice with a sigh, "The spirits of the Perrick family are protecting you, Beatrice."

Don't let down anyone who has expectations of you.

"With the heritage and blueprints, we will be able to return to the south one day and avenge our blood debt to the Voodoo Cult."

Beatrice nodded, still immersed in the faint sadness of parting, and did not speak.

Suddenly, there was a "plop" sound as someone fell into the water, and a commotion arose below.

The two looked down and saw that several of the wizard apprentices who had been standing on the first deck had suddenly jumped into the water and were swimming vigorously in the direction that Dago and his companion had gone.

There were four people who fell into the water, but three of them gave up after swimming for a short time and turned back. Only one red-haired boy persisted.

"Innocent little ones."

The stern-faced man shook his head upon seeing this, then beckoned to Beatrice, "Let's go."

Beatrice nodded, glanced one last time at the horizon, then turned and left with the cold-faced man.

"There's a little guy who seems to want to follow you."

Between the sea and the sky, in the whistling sea breeze, Tracy gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said to Dargo.

Dago didn't turn around, and simply said, "I know."

His mental power had already detected a figure several kilometers behind them, swimming desperately to catch up with them. It was the red-haired boy who had always looked at him with longing and earnest eyes whenever he appeared on the deck.

"That's really interesting."

Tracy suddenly sighed with emotion and said, "If it weren't for this experience, I probably would never have known that observing the lives of ants could be so interesting."