Thirteen days later …
Alice arrived at Wilick Castle in a carriage amidst the rain.
When the black carriage passed through the wide crescent-shaped doorway, drove over the road paved with fine gravel, bypassed the huge and exquisite mermaid fountain, and stopped in front of the castle's main three-storey building, many servants, including gardeners, cooks, handymen, maids, guards, and butlers, were bowing and waiting.
Their expressions were flattering and awkward, and their eyes were filled with panic that could not be concealed.
Those who could stay had signed a contract with the castle, so at this time, they were also counted as part of the castle's wealth.
Seeing a few people coming down from the carriage, everyone could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
It was Kerr, Warren, and the other three sorcerer-apprentices. They were also "old people" who had served the castle for five or six years. Being able to see them, everyone felt relieved.
When Alice appeared in front of everyone in a light yellow dress, they were puzzled at first, but then under the guidance of the four sorcerer-apprentices, they formally greeted her.
"Alright, all of you can go!" Alice waved her hand impatiently and said, "Help me settle down first. The steward will report to me in a while. The rest of you continue with your work! "
Everyone hurriedly obeyed.
An hour later, Alice, who had a simple bath, met the castle butler in the bedroom on the second floor.
The butler was an old man with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, white hair, and meticulously dressed. He was also the old butler who had served Wilick Castle for more than 50 years. Of course, to be able to have the honor of serving a Wizard, he also had a noble title.
It was actually normal for a Wizard to hire a large number of low-level nobles in their private businesses!
After all, there were too few people who were literate and knew how to calculate.
"Tell me, what kind of business does this Wilick Castle have? I want to listen carefully! "Alice, who was wrapped in a soft silk robe, reclined in the chair, looking like an old woman.
As she had just come out of the bath, her golden hair was still wet, and from time to time, water would drip onto the carpet. She had brought the silk robe herself, and it barely reached her knees. When she curled up in the chair, her robe was pulled inward, revealing her snow-white calves and slender bare feet. Those ten small and beautiful toes that were like blooming petals were even more eye-catching.
Inside the house, other than the old butler who had rushed over to report, there were also the four Sorcerer-Apprentices who had just "defected". Two of them were high-level and two of them were mid-level. However, they all lowered their heads, not daring to peep at this maverick Alice.
Alice tugged at the silk robe that had slid down her shoulders, covering the brightly colored magic tattoo. Every time Alice saw the complicated, exquisite, and three-dimensional mysterious tattoo that covered her entire upper body, she couldn't help but recall the time when she was lying on the alchemy lab table, and the terrible pain she felt when the scorching rays scratched her skin bit by bit.
She already knew that Grim had a tattoo.
She even knew that the magic tattoo on Grim's body was surprisingly effective.
In the past, the old version of the Balrog Transformation could double his physical attributes. Although it didn't last long, it was enough to make people envious. Now, with the integration of runes from another world, the new version of the Balrog Transformation could even increase his strength by about three times. This … this was a bit too amazing!
The new version of the Balrog Transformation gave Grim an extremely powerful Balrog Body, and the transplanted Balrog Heart could provide an endless supply of fire energy. The combination of the two created a super terrifying Balrog Demon.
As her master's personal maid, Alice now knew Grim's true strength like the back of her hand.
Therefore, when Grim called her to the secret room and asked her in a serious and mysterious manner if she was willing to accept such a magic tattoo, Alice's blood all over her body was boiling.
The answer was, of course, yes.
As a person with extraordinary power, she would not reject any kind of knowledge or technology that could improve her ability, so Alice agreed without hesitation.
However, when she laid naked on the alchemy table and accepted the baptism of the magic tattoo, she could not help but regret it.
This was too f * cking painful!
Was this a magic tattoo? No, it was definitely not.
What was the difference between this and the magic patterns and runes that alchemists etched on magic tools? The only difference was that one was a cold object that did not know pain, while she was a living person!
The Scorching Ray burned her flesh. It was not deep, not shallow, not big, not small, and the flesh was as thin as a thread. The groove was filled with a special alchemy material in time. The material obviously contained a special substance that could inhibit the regeneration of flesh. This was the only way to prevent the magic tattoo from failing due to her strong physique and premature healing of the wound.
Moreover, this huge magic tattoo covered most of her upper body, so it was inevitable that it would pass through some of the more sensitive areas.
When the Scorching Ray wandered around the sensitive areas, Alice had to exert 120% of her strong willpower to prevent her flesh and skin from trembling due to pain or numbness. After all, the process of drawing a magic tattoo was rigorous and precise. Any deviation of the position of the tattoo could cause the magic tattoo to fail.
Therefore, Alice had to transform herself into a numb humanoid object when her mind was clear. Only then could she avoid interfering with the drawing of the magic tattoo.
Therefore, the four hours of drawing the tattoo was simply an endless and terrifying torture!
When Grimm whispered in her ear that the magic tattoo had been successfully completed, Alice could not even get up from the alchemy table for a quarter of an hour. In the end, it was Grimm who knew what was going on and brought her back to her residence. After resting for half a day, she finally regained her senses.
Grimm specialized in the fire element, so he drew the Balrog transformation for himself. Alice, on the other hand, had awakened the Destiny Witch bloodline and was good at spatial talent, so Grimm drew the tattoo for her …
And this was obviously tailor-made for her!
"Apart from the castle itself, the estate of Wilick Castle also includes a small manor that is responsible for providing daily food and necessities to the castle. There are xxx slaves, xxx buildings, xxx vassal land …
In Fandil City, there is also a secret hut, two blacksmiths, two bread shops …
Inside the castle, there are xxx buildings, xxx rooms, xxx servants, xxx barrels of wine in the wine cellar, and the gold coins in hand … "
Listening to the noble steward patiently listing out all the properties of the castle, Alice finally waved her hand impatiently and interrupted him.
"You can just write down all these worldly wealth and give me a copy. What I want to know the most is, what kind of private treasury or collection did the dead Magus Sark have? " A smile appeared on Alice's delicate doll-like face, "Don't tell me you've already dealt with these things?"
The faces of the four defecting acolytes were filled with fear, and the noble steward lowered his head even more.
"I wouldn't dare, Lady Alice. The Magus Sark built his own collection room, laboratory, and study on the third floor of the castle. Outsiders are forbidden from entering, even Miss Celia was forbidden from entering without being summoned. " The noble steward smiled awkwardly, "So we don't know what's inside!"
"Oh, there's such a thing?" Alice's eyes immediately lit up.
To be honest, as an acolyte, who wouldn't be curious about a magic laboratory built by an old Magus? Being able to go there and search for treasures must be something very interesting!
Alice immediately rushed back behind the screen like a whirlwind. When she appeared in front of everyone again, she was wearing a fitted short grey robe, a short and exquisite magic wand, a golden birdcage, an intelligent headband, and a row of glass test tubes lined up neatly around her waist. Alice's white and delicate fingers were almost completely covered with mysterious glowing magic rings.
Even the sharp moccasins on Alice's feet were faintly flashing with the glow of magic.
"Alright, alright, I'm ready!" Alice shouted excitedly, "Let's go check out the Magus Sark's laboratory right now …"
"Us?" The four acolytes raised their heads at the same time, a bad omen appearing in their hearts.
"Of course it's us!" Alice clenched her fist tightly and became impatient, "You're all here to protect me, so of course you'll have to go in with me!"
The faces of the four acolytes turned pale in an instant.
… …
Magus Sark's laboratory was built on the third floor of the castle's main building.
Following the wooden spiral staircase, Alice and the four acolytes successfully stepped into this unfamiliar territory.
In front of them was a quiet, deep, and dim corridor.
On both sides of the corridor, there was a small candlestick placed at a certain distance. Perhaps it sensed the presence of life, with a light click, the candle closest to them silently lit up. Then, one by one, the candlestick lit up and slowly extended into the depths of the corridor.
The candlelight was very dim and could only illuminate half a meter of the area around the candlestick.
The dim candlelight flickered, adding a strange and mysterious feeling to the dark and deep corridor.
Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Secret Magic Rooms, Witchcraft Traps, Wizard Beast Guards, mysterious monsters, terrifying Witchcraft Radiation …
Once they thought of these creepy things, they couldn't help but feel their stomachs cramp. If it weren't for Alice watching them from behind, the four sorcerer-apprentices would've fled in disarray and disappeared without a trace.
Checking out the laboratory of an old Magus? This wasn't any safer than checking out some ancient ruins!
As an elite wizard, no one would believe that Wizard Sack didn't set up any alarm system in his wizard lab to fool a child.
This detestable Alice. She was so arrogant before they set off, but as soon as they set foot on the third floor, she naturally hid behind the four Sorcerer-Apprentices. She even acted as if she was in the right, as if this was how it should be.
"Will, you go in front!" Alice waved her little fist and ordered.
The guy called Will was only an intermediate acolyte. He was undoubtedly the weakest out of the four. Now that he was called out by Alice, he turned around to look at the evasive eyes of his three companions. He knew this was unavoidable, and no one would plead for him.
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