Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 152 Exchanging Strange Tales

Su Nan nodded, "I see."

Su Nan said, "Then I'll choose the Moon from the Tarot cards, but I don't know if this option has already been chosen by a wizard."

The petrifying witch laughed and said, "No, not at all."

"There isn't a wizard in our gathering who specializes in the direction of the moon. 'Moon,' and the two hounds you carry with you are also quite interesting."

"On behalf of the Petrifying Witches' Assembly, I welcome you."

The petrifying witch said, "Now we'll begin the first phase of the transaction. Does anyone have any strange or unusual stories to tell? Anything is fine."

"One magic stone is just the most basic reward. If I think the tale is of great value, I will pay additional magic stones."

The four wizards began to consider whether they should tell some strange tales. After all, although the Philosopher's Stone was very precious, talking about things that happened to them might reveal their real identities and positions.

Perhaps because Su Nan said he didn't know what the Philosopher's Stone was, the wizards in the witches' gathering immediately stopped paying attention to him.

After all, no matter how good Su Nan's psychic magic is, if he doesn't even know about the Philosopher's Stone, it means that Su Nan is out of touch with the wizards and has very little contact with them, so he probably can't come up with any valuable magical resources.

The petrifying witch looked around and, seeing that they showed no intention of speaking, fixed her gaze on Su Nan. "Moon, this is your first time attending the gathering, so you probably have quite a few valuable stories to share. Would you like to offer them up in exchange for a magic stone?"

"The magic stone is a very useful resource."

"Once a wizard has experienced the pleasure of meditating with a Philosopher's Stone, he'll become addicted to it. Not that it's addictive, but no wizard will tolerate such slow meditation again."

Su Nan thought about it for a moment, but decided it was better not to do such a thing.

As a newcomer, I don't know much about the wizards at the gathering. If I tell my story in exchange for a magic stone, I'm likely to put myself in a passive position.

Besides, I do have things to trade.

There is absolutely no need to do something like selling your own information.

Su Nan shook his head at the petrifying witch who was overseeing the transaction. "Never mind, my life is rather monotonous, there's nothing interesting about it."

The petrifying witch smiled and nodded. "That's a pity."

At that moment, the priestess suddenly spoke up: "Since no one wants to talk about it, let me tell you a strange story that I recently encountered."

The petrifying witch gestured for her to speak.

The priestess said, "Everyone knows that the Holy United Empire contains hundreds of small 'kingdoms,' with scattered territories, numerous lords, and complex beliefs. In addition, there are countless independent knightly territories and independent towns."

Su Nan glanced at her. Indeed, compared to the Storm Kingdom, the Holy United Empire in the west was practically a model of feudalism.

The so-called "lord of lords," not my lord, refers to the Holy United Empire in the west.

Similarly, the Holy Union Empire is probably the largest country on the human side of the Order pantheon.

It is also the homeland of the Storm Riders.

The priestess said, "Just a week ago, in the central part of the Holy United Empire, I encountered such a thing when I passed through a county called Flanders. There, a commoner's daughter had died, but her poor parents could not accept her death. They prayed in different churches of the Order of the Gods, hoping that their child could be resurrected, but to no avail."

The petrifying witch glanced quickly at Su Nan.

Su Nan immediately realized that the petrifying witch, as the organizer of this gathering, should be able to distinguish which region they came from to enter this special space.

The County of Flanders is the homeland of most of the Storm Lords of the Storm Kingdom, and the royal family is a branch of the County of Flanders.

That's why the petrifying witch gave herself a special look.

Because she knew that she was very likely a citizen of the Storm Kingdom.

The Holy Union Empire is the cultural home of all Stormlords who crossed the sea to this land, established new nations, and gained a higher status.

According to the doctrines of the pantheon of order, just as there is only one sun in the sky, there can only be one empire and one emperor on earth.

Therefore, according to the definition of the Church of Order, only the Holy United Empire is the only empire in this world; other countries are at most kingdoms, and their rulers are merely kings.

Of course, the Eastern Human Empire is a separate imperial system, which is why it is incompatible with the Western countries under the Holy United Empire system.

Another important reason is that the God of Law was originally the God-King of the Order pantheon, but later, a divine war broke out in the Order pantheon, and the current God-King of the Order pantheon is the God of Faith who governs all faiths.

The priestess continued, "To resurrect the dead completely is forbidden in magic. Death must take something away, no matter how small that thing may be."

"I think the moon certainly understands these things better than any of us. He must have personally negotiated with death and drawn up a death pact."

The wizards all glanced at Su Nan.

The priestess continued, "I initially thought that the commoner couple was just indulging in wishful thinking. But what I didn't expect was that as I left the Count of Flanders, I was sitting in my carriage and saw the girl who had died tragically yesterday, now playing happily beside her parents."

"I immediately told the driver to stop, and then I questioned these mortals about why they had raised the dead. They were terrified of my questioning, probably because they were afraid I would report them to the church."

"They just told me hastily that they prayed to an underground church called the Supreme Order, and the next day their girl was resurrected, and they joined the Supreme Order."

Su Nan raised his eyebrows speechlessly.

So it turns out it was those cultists. But it shouldn't be a real resurrection, Su Nan suspects. It's just that those cultists used lower-level beings from the energy world to possess that little girl's body.

For the members of the High Order, faking a successful resurrection is not difficult.

Upon hearing this, the petrifying witch immediately handed the 'priestess' witch two universal magic stones.

The priestess was somewhat surprised. "Is my story worth so many magic stones?"

The petrifying witch smiled and said, "Of course it's worth it."

"I've encountered those Supreme Orders you mentioned twice before. I think it wasn't a real resurrection; something must have possessed that girl's body and then pretended she was their daughter to that poor commoner couple. This is a common tactic used by cultists to attract followers and get them to willingly sacrifice themselves."

"They have an item called the 'Sad Flower,' which is very useful to me. I'm worried about where to find them; these guys are like earthworms, so hard to catch."

"You've told me where they might be, which is incredibly useful to this old man."

(End of this chapter)