Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

"Do you still want to kill us now?" Gordon asked with a hint of amusement.

The kobold opened its mouth, then immediately began shaking its head frantically:

"No, Kuru won't be killed!"

Kuru was just joking!

Kuru loves humans the most!

Kuru has loved humans since he was little!

Gordon: "..."

Gordon looked at the spineless kobold in front of him and couldn't help but feel speechless.

However, he did not let his guard down because of this.

Although he didn't know how the kobold had learned to speak human language, nor why it used witchcraft, its behavior just now was enough to prove that the guy was not honest.

If Gordon hadn't reacted quickly enough, anyone else might have actually been tricked by him.

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Thinking of this, Gordon pointed his longsword at the thick book in the other man's arms and said, "Give it to me."

Without hesitation, the kobold handed over the book he was carrying.

This is a book that is at least four fingers thick, with slightly yellowed pages. It is quite heavy, and the cover looks like it is made of some kind of animal hide. In the center of the cover is a dark red eye.

Gordon glanced at the kobold at his feet, seeing that it was trembling with its hands covering its head, before he felt relieved and turned to the first page of the book.

However, when Gordon saw the contents, he was stunned.

He discovered that the thick book was completely blank, without a single word inside.

However, Gordon showed no outward sign of anything amiss and calmly handed it to Oriana.

Orianna took it with some confusion and glanced at it. Then, she immediately looked up at Gordon, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

Seeing Orianna's reaction, Gordon was almost certain that the book really contained nothing, or at least that neither he nor Orianna could see its contents.

Gordon calmly closed the book and asked him, "How much of what's in here did you understand?"

The kobold named Kuru paused for a moment, then cautiously raised his head, stealing a timid glance at Gordon with his small yellow eyes before answering:

"Kuru, Kuru has only read the third page. He hasn't learned the rest yet."

Page 3...

Could it be that only this dog-headed man can see the contents of this book?

A thought suddenly popped into Gordon's mind.

However, at that moment, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the cave.

Immediately afterwards, the old knight Granger appeared in the cave, longsword in hand.

"Oriana!"

As soon as the old knight entered, he immediately searched for Orianna. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her standing unharmed with Gordon.

However, the next moment, Granger's gaze fell on the kobold at Gordon's feet.

"Uncle Granger, we've found the murderer."

Perhaps seeing the puzzled look on the old knight's face, Orianna offered an explanation.

"A wild wizard?"

Granger froze for a moment. He looked at Oriana, then at the creature that was only half a person's height, and could hardly believe his eyes.

He had expected to see a sinister, evil necromancer here.

But what is this in front of me?

A dog-headed man.

It was still a dog-headed man imitating humans, wearing a black robe and tattered glasses.

The silence lasted for several seconds before Granger finally spoke with a strange expression:

"This is... that wild wizard?"

Upon hearing this, Kuru immediately raised his head and earnestly corrected him, "It is the great Kuru Wizard."

Gordon glanced at him.

Kuru immediately pulled his head back and muttered, "A regular Kuru will do."

Granger: "..."

For a moment, even this battle-hardened old knight didn't know what expression to wear.

However, he understood that no matter how absurd the kobold seemed, what it possessed was extremely dangerous, otherwise Maurice wouldn't have died here.

Thinking of this, Granger's expression turned serious again, and he asked, "What should we do with it?"

"Take it with you," Gordon said. "Don't let outsiders know about its existence for now."

Granger paused for a moment, then quickly understood what the other person meant.

He had originally intended to ask whether, if this kobold was the wild wizard who caused the mass disappearance of corpses in Bren Village, he should hand him over to Viscount Wolf.

However, after hearing what the other person said, he understood.

Even if the Roland family handed over this kobold, they would only receive a few words of praise at most.

But if we control it ourselves, it might generate even greater value.

Oriana naturally had no objection to Gordon's decision. Seeing Granger's questioning gaze, she nodded and said, "Let's do as Lord Gordon wishes."

However, when Kuru heard that these humans wanted to take him away, he immediately panicked again:

"No! Kuru won't leave!"

This is Kuru's home, and Kuru's treasure is hidden here...

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly realized that he might have let something slip, so he immediately shut his mouth.

Gordon glanced at him, smiled, and asked, "Where is it hidden?"

Kuru's small, round, yellow eyes began to well up with tears: "I didn't hide it... Kuru must have remembered wrong..."

Half an hour later, the kobold's cave was completely looted.

He himself, escorted by the old knight Granger, left the cave with Gordon and Oriana.

When the Blackwater Knights saw Gordon and his men returning to the mine with a kobold, they were all filled with surprise.

Of course, under Orianna's orders, they wisely kept their mouths shut.

……

A few hours later, Gordon was sitting in an abandoned workshop next to the mine.

[Upgradeable family building identified: Hunyuan Stone Mine Workshop]

[Do you want to use one "Family Building Upgrade" opportunity to upgrade it?]

【Yes】

Seeing the words that popped up in front of him, Gordon did not hesitate at all and immediately chose "yes".

Upgrade successful!

[Upgraded to [Family Refining Workshop (Lv1)]!]

[Effect 1: Increases the success rate of crafting magical artifacts and refining ores in this workshop by 15%.]

[Effect 2: When crafting magical artifacts or refining ores in this workshop, the quality is increased by 20%.]

Looking at the words that appeared before him, Gordon nodded in satisfaction.

Without a doubt, with this family-run weapon-forging workshop, the Roland family's efficiency and output quality in mass-producing basic magical artifacts will be greatly improved in the future.

Moreover, this place is adjacent to the Hunyuan Stone Mine, making it an excellent refining location.

He even planned to bring Aubert and Vera into the cultivation system as soon as possible, so that they could master basic weapon crafting skills and stay here for a long time to secretly craft basic magical artifacts.

In this way, within a year, the entire Roland family would be able to acquire an extremely large fortune and build a knightly order fully equipped with enchanted gear, greatly enhancing the family's military strength and making ample preparations for future expansion.

Of course, most importantly, the location of the Hunyuan Stone Mine is remote and secluded enough that it is not easy for others to discover it.

Perhaps one day in the future, other nobles of the Kingdom of Rune or certain schools of wizardry will also trace the origins of these basic magical artifacts that have entered the market back here.

But Gordon believed that by then, the Roland family would have the ability to protect themselves.

Thinking of this, Gordon's mood improved.

This trip to take over the mine not only allowed him to successfully enchant the spirit ore, but also upgraded a family building, laying a solid foundation for his future expansion and the revival of the Roland family.

More importantly, he also received an unexpected bonus—a kobold wizard and his mysterious notebook.