Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 153 A Terrifying Curse! The Town of the Dead!

In the midst of a storm.

Perhaps because the 'Priestess' witch took the initiative to speak, the 'Justice' witch, who had remained silent until now, also spoke up: "In that case, I will also tell you about the strange things I have recently encountered."

The petrifying witch said, "Please speak."

The World Witch, skilled in herbalism, said, "Great! I can hear another interesting story for free."

The old wizard, "Chariot," said, "This can be considered a perk and characteristic of our gathering."

Su Nan realized that this was a perk deliberately set up by the petrifying witch to attract wizards to her gatherings.

The Witch of Justice said, "Just three days before I attended this gathering, I passed through Corfu Island in the Kingdom of Storms."

"I went to Corfu for my own reasons, but as I passed by the famous 200-meter-tall statue of the Law God, a wonder of the world, in a town in Corfu, I suddenly realized that the reflection of that statue at noon should be tilted by another 3 degrees."

"When I realized this, I immediately stood in front of the statue and found that my shadow was indeed not parallel to the shadow of the huge statue of the God of Law."

"I realized that the shadow of that statue must have been disturbed by something, causing it to deflect at a certain angle."

The crowd gradually became captivated by the story of the "righteous" witch.

The "Justice" witch said, "I began a day-long investigation, and I was right. The shadow of that idol had been tampered with by a wizard."

"That wizard hid his own small town in the shadow of the idol of that world wonder."

"After I entered using special methods, I was attacked by the town's guards one after another. Among those guards was even a skeletal dragon."

"I suspect he was a wizard skilled in necromancy. That town must have been where the necromancer stored his undead soldiers. But for some reason, he hid his magical town in the shadow of the statues on Corfu and never returned."

"Perhaps he encountered some kind of accident."

"The humans in that interesting town have actually multiplied generation after generation. However, their worldview is limited to the size of that town. Even when I explain to them that it's just a small town and there's a much larger world outside, the humans in that town refuse to believe me."

"They were also full of hostility towards me."

The petrifying witch interjected, "The skeletal dragon is equivalent to a 0.9-ring wizard, which is very close to a first-ring wizard."

"If that's really the case, then the original owner of that town must have been a first-level necromancer."

The "Justice" witch nodded and said, "That's what I guessed too. It's a huge treasure trove. Even if it's not a wizard's tower for a formal wizard, it's still an important town where that necromancer kept his undead soldiers."

"But the town is teeming with undead soldiers and guards. I alone am no match for that wizard's ruins. So my purpose in coming to this gathering is to trade for more powerful magical resources."

"Also, inquire whether any wizards are willing to work with me to develop that wizard's ruins. However, they need to be sufficiently powerful. If they're not powerful enough, going there will only be suicide."

"I barely escaped from there by the skin of my teeth."

"Inside, besides the skeletal dragons, there are also a large number of high-level undead guards."

"Whatever we find, we'll each take our share, but I won't pay you anything. It's just a matter of each person getting what they need, not an employment relationship."

The "Justice" witch added, "I warn you all, once you enter that town, you will be cursed by its magic. You'll either conquer the town or become its ghost after you die."

"The magical curse will hasten our death."

The "Justice" witch pulled back her sleeve, revealing a skull symbol on her arm beneath it.

All the wizards sensed a malevolent curse emanating from that symbol.

That wasn't ordinary curse magic, but a type of black magic unique to necromancy.

It seems that the necromancer mainly practices black magic.

Su Nan raised an eyebrow. So that's how it is. No wonder the "Justice" witch was so frank in revealing what she had to say.

The reason is that her most important interest now is not even to plunder the spoils of that town, but to conquer that town, or to find a wizard capable of conquering that town!

Otherwise she would die!

The petrifying witch immediately handed her five universal magic stones and said, "This is indeed a very interesting and valuable story."

"Unfortunately, although I also study curse magic, to advance to a formal wizard, one must either pursue curse magic or polymorph magic, but necromancy and black magic are not very helpful to me, so I don't participate in that matter."

The petrifying witch is very cunning; she wouldn't bother getting involved in a town where entering would result in being cursed.

She lacked the magical resources to become a full-fledged wizard, rather than being in a hurry to die.

She would never personally risk her life unless there were magical resources inside that would clearly be of help to her.

The petrifying witch smiled and said, "Then I look forward to 'Justice' conquering that town and bringing its resources to the gathering place for trading."

"This is the real meaning of our gathering."

"Justice will definitely prevail. Any wizards present who wish to participate can join in now."

Su Nan nodded secretly.

This gathering of the petrified witches was a very clever move.

In this way, one can acquire the treasures obtained by wizards from various places within one's limited time.

The petrifying witch looked around and realized that no one had any more interesting stories to tell, and no one was willing to join the "Justice" in their plan to conquer the magical town.

Everyone was terrified by the terrifying black magic and the skeletal dragons. Unless it was a wizard who happened to be going in that direction, who would be willing to risk their life like that?

Seeing this, the "Justice" witch could only sigh. She wasn't very optimistic to begin with and didn't think she could really find a wizard to accompany her on this risk.

So what she was really looking forward to was the third phase of this witches' gathering.

She wanted to trade for more magical consumables to increase her survivability, and then re-enter the necromancer's town.

The petrifying witch waited for a while, and seeing that no one continued to communicate, she said, "Then let's move on to the second phase, the information exchange phase."

"At this stage, everyone can say what information they want. If a wizard present knows this information, they can make a deal privately."

"No need to say it out loud."

"Any kind of information is fine, from big things like a person's identity information, magical strengths and weaknesses, to small things like identifying a magical item, or knowing information about a magical item."

Immediately, the "World" witch said to the "Chariot" old wizard, "I have a pair of magic gloves that need to be appraised. I don't know their specific function."

"In return, I can give you a bottle of Glimmering Potion, how about that?"

The old wizard, known as "Chariot," was most skilled at appraisal, making this the part of the gathering he valued most.

He can use the appraisal process to exchange for some resources during this stage.

The old wizard, 'Chariot,' said, 'Sure, but could you give me two bottles of Glimmering Potion as a token of my appreciation? After all, doing comprehensive appraisals is very tiring.'

The World Witch flatly refused. "No. I can only trade one bottle of Glimmering Potion, and my Glimmering Potion is far more valuable. I'm already losing out by making this deal with you."

The old wizard, 'The Chariot,' sighed. 'Alright then.'

"Give me those gloves, and I'll have them appraised for you. Then I'll write down the results and give them to you."

He had no choice, since he really needed the Glimmer Potion, and currently only the 'World' Witch could concoct it.

At the same time, the 'Priestess' witch also asked the 'Chariot' old wizard to appraise a magical item for her, and in exchange, she offered four universal magic stones.

Su Nan didn't have any magical items that needed to be appraised, nor did he need to know any information.

There were some things that Su Nan already knew, and it would be pointless to ask, since it was just a gathering of first-class wizard apprentices. Therefore, he remained silent throughout this phase.

Seeing that no one was speaking in the second phase and that all the transactions were completed, the petrifying witch smiled and said, "Next up is the magical resource trading session that everyone has been looking forward to."

"I hope everyone's preparations for this transaction will be truly eye-catching!"

(End of this chapter)