North American wizards, starting as cooks, roam freely and without fear.

Step out of the alley.

Li Heng silently counted down in his mind and quickly walked towards the crowded area.

Once they blended into the crowd, they became inconspicuous.

"3, 2, 1..."

After the countdown ended, he couldn't help but let out a soft breath. The duration of "Bewitching Heart" was almost over, and the four thugs should have woken up by now.

Although there may not be a need to leave in such a hurry, since the four thugs will most likely not dare to chase after them once they wake up.

But to be on the safe side, this is safer.

He felt the two pistols, several magazines full of bullets, more than two hundred dollars in banknotes, three half-old cell phones, and two thick silver chains, all of which he had taken from the four thugs and now belonged to him.

He wouldn't have been willing to make money this way if he hadn't been forced to do so by the organization behind the Black Werewolf.

Yes, he was just making money. He did it on purpose, deliberately walking into that dark alley, deliberately running into those thugs, trying to stage an accident to get them to rob him, and then he would rob them back.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "entrapment."

As for the success rate, based on his impressions of those thugs and black people during his time here, the success rate is 99%. The remaining 1% is that he didn't encounter any thugs. If he did, the probability of being robbed would be 100%.

As it turned out, he was right, and that meant he had no psychological burden when he robbed those thugs.

Although those thugs were poor, with only a little over two hundred dollars on them, the handgun, cell phone, and two large silver chains were still worth some money, especially the latter, which should fetch a lot of money and allow him to make a fortune.

Adding in the loot from the previous two robberies, it should all be worth a few thousand dollars.

However, these are not cash; they need to be sold or disposed of as stolen goods.

Yes, selling stolen goods!

Although he was always passive, those items were all stolen goods.

The thought of selling stolen goods made him pause, and he couldn't help but think back to his current social circle, wondering if there was anywhere he could sell the stolen goods.

But even after he returned to his apartment, he couldn't think of a suitable buyer to sell the stolen goods.

"Bang!"

Li Heng closed the door behind him and heard a cheerful "caw..." He turned around and saw a raven standing on the refrigerator flying towards him.

Just as he was about to reach out to catch it, a sharp, urgent cry suddenly came from him. The next second, he saw the raven, which had been flying in mid-air, turn around in fright and fly to the living room sofa.

Li Heng looked down and saw Little Jerry emerge from his trouser leg and run toward the raven on the sofa.

"squeak!"

"Gah!"

Little Jerry rushed onto the sofa and pounced on the raven. The raven cawed, flapped its wings, and flew away, landing in a corner of the sofa.

"No fighting..."

Seeing this, Li Heng casually gave an order and then stopped interfering. Fighting among witch pets was common, and as long as it wasn't too excessive, he didn't interfere. After all, witch pets had the duty of assisting witches in battle, and fighting could train their combat abilities to some extent.

Besides, Jerry the mouse can't bully the raven for long.

Once the raven's training period is over and it officially evolves into a witch pet, then it's likely that the raven will turn around and bully the mouse.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, given Raven's strength, he will likely suppress Jerry for a long time to come.

Li Heng started cooking, and also made a portion for the two little guys, mainly for the raven, since the hamsters had eaten their fill of scraps at the restaurant during the day.

The two witch pets were squeaking and chasing each other in the hall, making a lively scene.

An hour later.

Two dishes and a soup were served.

Li Heng sat in the middle of the sofa, with Jerry the mouse and Raven standing on either side of him.

Li Heng took a plate and divided it into two portions, one larger and one smaller, and placed them on the long coffee table in front of the sofa. Then he started eating by himself. Raven watched as the mouse jumped onto the table and ate by itself, and it followed suit.

The one person and two witch pets began their dinner.

Speaking of food, if one could eat the flesh and blood of extraordinary beings, since their flesh and blood contain elemental energy that can be fully digested, it would be of great benefit to the body and meditation.

In his previous life, the wizarding academy he attended had shops selling all sorts of extraordinary flesh and blood—things that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, swam in the water, and came from other planets. Some were made into jerky, while others were freshly killed and sold. There was a wide variety of options, with prices ranging from high to low, making it a very comprehensive selection.

But now, there are definitely extraordinary beings in this world, it's just that they are a bit far from Li Heng's current strength.

Oh...

Thinking of this, Li Heng suddenly remembered that there was still a black werewolf corpse inside his dimensional ring. It was a supernatural creature that he could eat.

But no matter how powerful that thing was, he had absolutely no interest in it.

Because it was originally a human, but was later transformed into a werewolf, eating that thing is equivalent to eating a human.

If it were just a wolf, a supernatural creature, he would definitely eat it.

By the way, thankfully the dimensional space ring is a vacuum, otherwise those corpses would have rotted long ago.

Half an hour later.

They ate and drank their fill.

Li Heng leaned back on the sofa, watching the raven pecking at the bones and meat on the coffee table. A thought flashed through his mind, and pale golden data appeared before his eyes:

【Raven】

[Passeriformes Corvidae]

[Skills: Communication, Premonition]

[Note: I'm very smart, and I'm very big, choose me!]

[Already included]

[Evolution in progress: 1%]

【Cultivation methods: Method 1: 1000g of high-protein daily, nurtured with energy particles once a day for 15 consecutive days; Method 2: Soul Source: 1 point】

[Possible research area: Omens of death]

【...】

Looking at the introduction of the raven in front of me.

Li Heng looked at the two abilities displayed in its ability panel: communication. This should refer to communication and exchange. Ravens are intelligent, especially in language imitation. Once this guy has been bred and evolved, he estimates that with a little training, this guy will be able to communicate with him directly in human language in the future.

As for the second ability: omens, he guessed it should be the ability to foresee certain things in advance, after all, the raven's ability to announce death was well-known, just like in his previous life.

Looking at the next area for research, "signs of death" pretty much explains it: this guy has a certain precognitive ability, especially regarding death.

Compared to Jerry the mouse's abilities of "reproduction and plague", Raven's abilities are obviously much stronger.

"You really do get what you pay for..."

Li Heng sighed inwardly, reached out and patted Little Jerry, who was lying on his lap, then looked at Raven, who was still cleaning bones and meat, and said, "Big Black, come here..."

The raven was startled by the call, turned its head to look at its master's raised hand, and immediately flew over and landed on the back of his hand.

"Starting today..."

Li Heng reached out and stroked the raven's long beak, then said, "Your name is 'Big Black' now. Big Black will be your name from now on. Say it twice..."

"Gah..."

"Big...big...big black..."

"Big Black..."

"Big Black..."

Watching Dahei quickly imitate and correct his pronunciation, and soon clearly pronounce "Dahei," Li Heng felt even more that his thousand dollars were well spent.

They continued training him for a while until Dahei clearly said, "From today onwards, my name is Dahei," before they stopped.

Immediately, Li Heng raised his hand, gesturing for Dahei to stand in his palm. Then, with a slight thought, strands of transformed, invisible, gentle elemental energy slowly flowed into Dahei's body along its claws.

Jerry the mouse stood on its owner's lap, its dark little eyes filled with longing as it watched this scene, but it dared not make a move.

Unlike other apprentices in my previous life, wizards and their pets need to form a contract.

Li Heng's cultivation of sorcerer favorites using the "Book of Omniscience" method resulted in unilateral control, enslavement, and the power to decide life and death.

It could be said that the lives of his subordinate witches were entirely in his hands.

After giving Raven Big Black his daily dose of elemental energy, Li Heng got up to clear the dishes.

But Dahei, who was being nurtured for the first time, became increasingly affectionate towards its owner.

Then, this scene unfolded: Li Heng was washing dishes, with a mouse on his left shoulder and a raven on his right, the two little guys looking like supervisors.

Everything is tidied up.

Li Heng didn't rush to wash up and go to bed today. Instead, he opened his phone and started browsing forums.

Since there were no channels for selling those spoils around him, and the prices offered by ordinary recycling shops were too high and not safe, he had no choice but to find buyers online.

Li Heng opened the website where he had previously sought to buy ravens and found some users who regularly bought all sorts of things under a specific category. He chatted with them privately and, after some communication, sent them the photos.

After some haggling...

The other party offered a good price, $4,500 in total!

Two thick silver chains, three thousand dollars; four old cell phones; two handguns; and some odds and ends, totaling one thousand five hundred dollars.

Although he knew he had definitely been overcharged, the price was much higher than the price he had asked about at the recycling shop on his way back, so he agreed.

Then, the two agreed on a meeting place in Queens, in a park, for the next morning.

Because he found New York-based buyers on the forum, they could conduct the transaction offline.

As for direct online money transactions, forget about it, because both the buyer and the seller have to pay taxes!

This hassle is avoided when making direct cash transactions offline.

A buyer has been found.

Li Heng then didn't delay any longer. He washed up, took a bath, went to bed, and began his meditation practice.

It was only in the middle of the night or early morning.

A slight rustling sound came from the front door; the door had been quietly opened.

Inside the bedroom.

Jerry the mouse, who was sleeping in the corner of the knitted hat, woke up immediately upon hearing the sound. However, instead of rushing out like he did on the first day, he looked up at his owner on the bed. Seeing that his owner did not make a sound, he crawled back into the knitted hat.

Inside the living room.

Hearing the sound, the raven, Big Black, who was curled up asleep on the sofa, jumped onto the backrest and suddenly opened its mouth to shout at the furtive figure, "Caw!"

"FxxK!"

Max was startled and hurriedly turned on the light. Then she saw a beautiful and majestic raven perched on the back of the sofa, cawing at her.

"WTF..."

Max, pressing her large chest to calm herself, looked at the raven and immediately complained to Li Heng, who was walking out of the bedroom, "First a rat, now a raven! Honey, are you trying to turn our house into a zoo?"

"Find a companion for little Jerry..."

Li Heng smiled and walked forward, picked Max up in a princess carry, and headed towards the bedroom.

"Jerry, get out!"

"squeak!"

The mouse responded immediately upon hearing the sound, and then quickly darted out of the bedroom.

soon.

Then, a symphony of shouts, screams, and agonizing cries erupted from the bedroom.

Early the next morning.

Li Heng got up early, took little Jerry out the door, and took the subway towards Queens.

When we arrived at the agreed-upon park...

It's already morning.

The weather was nice, the sky was bright, and a warm sun was shining in the east. The snow on the ground had not yet melted, but there were quite a few people in the park.

A large number of people with Asian features were playing ball, walking, and chatting in the park... At first glance, one might think that this was Asia.

Wearing a black overcoat, a black beanie, and a black face mask, Li Heng sat on a bench, waiting quietly.

When the agreed-upon transaction time arrived, a call came in right on time from an unknown number.

Soon, after some conversation, an elderly white man wearing a hat walked in from outside the park, went to a bench, and asked, "Li?"

Li Heng nodded: "It's me. Are you Morgan?"

"It's me..."

The elderly white man smiled and nodded, sat down on the bench, glanced around, and then said with displeasure, "F*** you, anyone who didn't know better would think this was Japan, not America!"

After saying that, the old man looked at Li Heng and asked, "Are you also from Japan?"

Li Heng was immediately annoyed: "Although this has nothing to do with our deal, I'm not, and I really hate Japanese chickens. Can we trade now?"

"certainly..."

The white old man grinned, seemingly in a good mood because the young man opposite him disliked Japanese people. He took off his hat, looked at Li Heng, and smiled, "It's just a bit of a surprise. I thought the person who could sell those things was a Niger, but I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect that either..."

Li Heng reached into his pocket, took out a bag, and handed it over, saying, "You think differently from me. After all, this industry is still very young. Take a look, isn't it the same as what we talked about last night?"

"Kid, don't think you're the only one who knows about the internet..."

Even though his granddaughter was managing his online business, Morgan knew absolutely nothing about it. But he wasn't going to tell the kid the truth. He took the bag, expertly checked the condition of the two guns, and carefully examined the two thick silver chains before nodding: "OK!"

As he spoke, he took out a stack of US dollars from his pocket and tossed it to Li Heng, saying, "The money is yours."

He then got up and left.

Li Heng quickly checked the money, and after confirming it was correct, he noticed the old man was almost out of the park. So he hurriedly chased after him, catching up with him at the park's edge, and said, "Mr. Morgan, wait a minute. I have something else. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

"oh..."

Old man Morgan didn't seem too surprised. He turned to Li Heng and smiled, "Let me see?"

Li Heng then took out the packet of enhancer and handed it over.

"Wow..."

The old man's eyes lit up when he saw the enhancer. Without asking any questions, he took the enhancer, smelled it, and then nodded, saying, "Regular stuff, I'll give you two thousand dollars, how about it?"

Li Heng paused briefly before speaking, "Two thousand five hundred cuts."

Old man Morgan immediately nodded: "OK!" After saying that, he immediately put away the enhancer, took out a wad of cash from his other pocket, and began to count it.

Seeing how readily the other party agreed.

Li Heng knew he must have sold it too low, but he didn't understand the price at all and was in a hurry to sell, so he could only take it as a lesson learned.

The old man quickly finished counting and handed over a stack of US dollars, then laughed and said, "Kid, you'd have a better future working as a stripper than this!"

"If you need this kind of product again in the future, remember to contact me..."

The old man smiled, waved, and left.

"You old geezer!"

Li Heng cursed, put away the US dollars without counting them, and turned to leave.