Witch, don't be so lazy

Then he obtained the knowledge crystal of the trick "Negative Energy Transformation", which directly reached the mastery level, and also attached the subsequent experience.

This made Thornes completely crazy.

Well, that might be literal.

Because he had previously used the knowledge crystal of the low-level spell "Corpse Explosion", he felt that his mind was already slightly abnormal.

We must quickly join the cult and use their methods to alleviate the side effects.

Of course, formally joining a cult requires a sense of ceremony and a pledge of allegiance.

As the name "Disaster" suggests, the members want to create chaos and disaster.

And Thornes just happened to have reached the point where he fell out with the Aleman family.

Killing Lake and the guards right now is just a prelude, and then we will create chaos in Xueshan Town -

All the remaining Wasteland Wolves were released directly, and members of the Wasteland Gang were also dispatched to forcibly inflict "Blood Frenzy" on them, slaughtering as many townspeople as possible, and finally there was a gorgeous corpse explosion and the spread of wolf poison that had been stored in advance.

This set of procedures can 100% meet the requirements of the sect.

And Thornes has no regrets...

Ok.

In fact, there are.

"Grey Wolf" is a very vengeful person. He always remembers the girl who made him fall.

And after receiving the reward from the cult, Thornes became even more itchy.

Three extremely mediocre apprentices can be exchanged for the "Negative Energy Transformation" knowledge crystal. That girl is a famous spellcaster, and her meditation attainments and magic power must be very high.

If you hand this in, the reward will definitely be very high.

Thornes licked his lips subconsciously.

Unfortunately.

The girl named "Encore" has been active in the center of the town. She doesn't even go to school. She lives in the Adventurer's Guild all year round, or goes to the Mammon Society's base, which really leaves Thornes with no room to make any moves.

Although Thornes is very confident now that he can defeat everyone in Cedar Town except Yom, no, even the seriously injured Yom would not be able to escape harm if he came here and ate this food that will explode in several days.

But the risk of rushing to the town center to capture the girl was still too high.

After all, the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild in the town center are very close, with two first-level mages, and the head of the Adventurer's Guild, Luya, although her combat power is mediocre, her perception and reconnaissance abilities are very formidable, and she can probably tell at once that she has changed schools.

The person in charge of Mammon seems to be the School of Shadows, which is also quite troublesome. Besides, Mammon is also from the dark world, so there is no need to provoke them.

tsk...

It would be great if the other party could come to us on their own initiative.

Thornes sighed.

Forget it.

First clean up the mess here, "Zombie Summon" Lake's corpse, then go back to town and prepare your own farewell gift.

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Including the previous chapter, it's more than 9,000. Even if this chapter is updated, I still owe seven chapters for the golden treasure chest I gave to Maelbeli more than a month ago... Ah, how can an author drag it out for so long... What a loser.

Chapter 72 Sense of Ritual

"The Disaster Cult? Is that true?"

An Ke opened her mouth slightly. "I heard that the members of this cult are very terrifying. They are often witchcraft priests, voodoo wizards, revenge monks, dark elves, and each of them has unique skills. If a necromancer doesn't have some skills, he won't be able to hold his head up in them."

According to her understanding, the Disaster Cult is full of a bunch of wanton lunatics and monsters who are keen on creating chaos and disasters, but they are quite powerful.

An Ke scratched his head. "If Thornes joins the Calamity Cult, he'll definitely become very difficult to deal with. He'll have acquired knowledge and heritage. Furthermore, these dark wizards have psychological and mental issues, low moral standards, and are always willing to use bizarre means to enhance their strength."

"For example, the Corpse Explosion knowledge crystal you mentioned, a normal mage would hesitate for a second, but they probably used it without blinking an eye."

This is the most common way to accelerate death. The more illegal crystals are used, the more abnormal their mental state becomes. The more abnormal their mental state becomes, the more they dare to use it. In the end, it will be like a runaway carriage falling into the abyss.

Moreover, it is often easy to fall into a trap set by others during this process. For example, the knowledge crystal is a counterfeit and inferior product, which is sold under the guise of sheep meat and then runs away.

This was still considered good. The worst thing was that someone might have smuggled some private information into it, tricking the user into becoming a believer of the evil god, or else turning the user into someone else's puppet.

Of course, to achieve the above level, the production cost and the producer's strength are required to be high.

But even if we take a step back, stuffing some images into the crystal could still cause a bloody incident.

Anke had heard of a very outrageous case in the tavern. It was said that a large-scale bloodbath had occurred somewhere in the North. The cause was that there was a problem with the smooth image that the black workshop had stuffed into the knowledge crystal.

The so-called smooth images mainly refer to entertainment clips deliberately added to alleviate negative emotions. They are usually colorful and popular with everyone, such as a passionate battle with a succubus, training a proud elf, and so on.

I don't know if it was the personal preference of the black workshop owner, but in any case, a batch of crystals was stuffed with ogres fighting goblins, both of which were males. That's fine, but I heard it was a bit too strong, and after being forced to watch it, most buyers were psychologically traumatized and ran to the black workshop to ask for an explanation, and then the fight began...

"That's normal. Otherwise, why would he be a dark wizard? We've seen a lot of them in the Mammon Society."

Hans shrugged and changed the subject.

"I know you're worried, but there's no need to be afraid. Thornes has probably only just officially connected with the Calamity Cult, so his increased strength is ultimately limited."

"Of course, even if he hasn't improved at all, he's been a mage for over a decade, and his spell proficiency is quite high. Even if you're a strong telekinetic magician at the early stages, with only a mastery level, I don't think you'd be able to survive more than a few moves against him."

"But don't worry, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. I'm not asking you to fight him head-on. Sneak into the Desolate Cult's base and try to investigate Thornes's room to see if you can find any information related to the Calamity Cult."

"You have such an exaggerated affinity for shadows. Even if your proficiency in the invisibility spell isn't very high, sneaking in shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Hans stared at Anke and said in a deep voice,

"If you really don't have the confidence, just practice more within this month. We've given you a full month. If that doesn't work... then forget about going to the permafrost. Just go home and sleep."

If the performance is so bad, then even if there is a moment of interaction with Malchana, it is actually meaningless.

Opportunities are fleeting. Without strength, even if you are lucky, what you get will still slip through your fingers.

After all, every generation in the North can pick out the right person to try to solve the problem of Baba Yaga and the Witch of Winter. This generation has Miss Lorena, so it feels like there is great hope.

Anko blinked.

[Invisibility Spell·Power: 8279/10000/Expertise]

She felt that her proficiency in the Invisibility Spell was just ok, because if she worked harder she would be able to advance to a higher level, and then it would no longer be considered an Invisibility Spell.

"Does stealth really matter? Just getting the information will be enough, right?"

"...You can do whatever you want, even blow the Huangtu Gang up in the sky. I only care about the results."

Hans said it didn't matter.

Because this is essentially a small test to observe An Ke's abilities besides cultivation, with the focus on his ability to solve problems.

After all, if he really wanted to collect intelligence on the Disaster Cult, he could just go there himself and sweep a few strongholds directly, and all the information would be gathered. Why bother letting a newly promoted young wizard toss around like that?

He was given a full month, considering he only had two weeks that year. He went alone to wipe out a small tribe of gnolls, relying on poison, assassination and exhaustion tactics, and finally slit the throat of the gnoll wizard on the thirteenth day.

This kid's talent for cultivation is second-rate as his, but his talent in spell patterns is more powerful, so he can be a little more relaxed and not expect to kill the enemy, and it will take longer.

If it can be accomplished on time, even if she does not win Malchana's favor in the end, she is willing to be her recommender.

"Row."

Anko nodded, waved, and then left the store.

The streets are quite busy at noon, with people coming and going.

She casually bought a hot roasted sweet potato to warm her hands, and looked at the rising white steam, a little absent-minded.

Anko is conducting his own combat capability assessment.

[Mage's Hand·Exquisite: 2155/10000/Expertise]

trick.

[Telekinesis Shield Rune: 3755/10000/Specialization]

trick.

[Eye of Judgment: 2/5000/Mastery]

Low-level spell.

...Well, although it feels like enough, after all, I have killed several first-level monsters in Hongyan Town, and the comprehensive strength of my mental power after the promotion is almost four times stronger than when I was an apprentice, but what if Thornes is particularly powerful?

He is a senior first-level wizard!

He tilted his head and thought about it.

Encore decided to give the other party 100% respect.

So she returned to the Adventurer's Guild while eating the sweet potato in small bites.

Your own little room.

There is a large bookshelf in the room, which is filled with thick books such as "A Brief Discussion on Ancient Spells".

Glancing at the panel.

[Ancient Curse: 956/10000/Beginner]

It has increased by more than 800 compared to four months ago. After all, this complements the rune expertise of telekinesis magic, and An Ke has not been lazy in his daily life.

Although most of the indirect transactions are commissioned, Encore also has some inventory.

Open the drawer with a restriction at the bottom.

There were dozens of densely packed magic scrolls neatly arranged, all of which were specialized. Most of her wealth was stored here.

The King's Treasury.

Although the power of the Eye of Judgment in the spiritual world is stronger than that in the physical world, An Ke is still unable to judge which side is stronger.

Here's why.

Picking up an old-fashioned suitcase, it looks a bit like the suitcase of Newt, the protagonist of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

Stuffed with magic scrolls in large quantities.

The anxiety in my heart caused by the lack of firepower gradually disappeared.

Oh.

She also had to go to the Winter Magic Chamber of Commerce to buy some potions, not for her, as she always carried two bottles in her pocket.

It's mainly to be on the safe side. After all, Miss Anke has never interrogated anyone before, so she might not use very harsh measures.

set off.

I walked into the hall and greeted Luya first.

"Sister Luya, please tell the Lord's Mansion that if they hear any movement in the territory of the Huangtu Gang, don't go over there."

Even if Jiu Rongba could push the annihilation of his soul onto the Eye of Judgment and deny that it was his own spiritual talent,

However, Anke still felt that when he cast the [Devil's Gospel], it would be best if there were only dead people or people about to die around him.

Luya was stunned for a moment, a little confused:

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden? What happened to the Desolate Gang? It seems like Lake chased them out of town a long time ago?"

An Ke blinked and suddenly thought of a question.

"Chief Lake... Oh, Sister Luya, do you and the others in the City Lord's Mansion know that Thornes bought the knowledge crystal of Corpse Explosion on the black market? I think he might have minored in Necromancy."

"what?"

Lu Ya was stunned at first. "What did you say... I haven't heard of this. Wait, did Hans tell you this? Buying information about Mammon's black market participants is extremely expensive. How much did you spend..."

The elder sister paused, perhaps suddenly realizing something, and her expression suddenly changed. "Oh no, something might go wrong. Let's go to the lord's mansion together..."

"Go ahead, I have something small to do."

An Ke waved his hand, then looked at Lu Ya who disappeared quickly, feeling a little regretful.

Thornes is not in town?

Well, let’s raid his house first.

……

Rat Street.