This was an extremely well-behaved little fellow that was extremely good at reading people's minds.
As soon as it entered Grim's room, it quickly began to do the chores it was supposed to do. It cleaned the room, arranged the books, ink, and quills on the desk, cleaned the traces of spells, and helped Grim take off the thick traveler's cloak.
All in all, he completed all the tasks that a magic servant could do in a short period of time. Then, he bowed his head and waited respectfully by the desk, waiting for Grimm's orders.
Grimm watched with a smile as the Kabi Beast finished all of this before calmly giving his orders.
"Tell me about Lord Prideka!"
The green-skinned goblin's body trembled slightly. It secretly raised its head to peek at the young acolyte, but it met Grim's ice-cold and steady gaze. This clearly frightened it, and it hurriedly lowered its eyelids, stammering as it spoke.
The situation was similar to what Grimm had expected. The green-skinned Goblin named Kabir was indeed a lucky runaway slave, and a very lucky one at that.
If he wanted to tell the whole story, he would have to start from 15 years ago.
To put it simply, Prideka, a rank 2 Magus, had captured a large number of subterranean creatures for some sort of soul experiment, and used them as experimental materials for his spells. Like most magic experiments, this soul experiment was dangerous and difficult to control, so most of the experimental materials died in agony. Only this green-skinned goblin was lucky enough to survive.
Regarding the so-called soul experiment, this Kirby didn't have much of a memory left behind, and it wasn't complete either. However, through its simple description, Grim had reason to suspect that the rank 2 Magus Prideka was attempting to transfer souls.
Soul transfer experiments were a necessary part of immortality experiments, so it was something that most Magi who dreamed of eternal life would research in private.
As for the Magus treasure that the Kirby spoke of, it was just one of the many underground laboratories that Magus Prideka had opened up. Because the Kirby unexpectedly awakened intelligence during the soul experiment and smoothly survived, Magus Prideka promoted it to a personal servant in order to make it easier to observe the changes in its soul. He also passed on some magic knowledge with great interest.
It was during this period that Kirby learned those three spells.
Even though the Kapi Beasts only had basic intelligence, they had their own unique little tricks. The reason why he chose these three spells was to make it easier for him to escape! Although it was not as intelligent and knowledgeable as a wizard, it knew that as an experimental subject, it could not escape the fate of being cut into pieces on the operating table sooner or later.
Therefore, from the day it awakened its wisdom, it had been preparing to escape at all times.
But after listening to Kirby's story, even Grim could not help but suspect that it was a lucky fellow who was favored by the world's will. After living with the Wizard for 11 years, it had finally found an opportunity to escape.
Five years ago, during an underground purge, the scattered Tower Forest Wizard Association sent a large group of wizards to raid Elysium City. Wizard Prideka was forced to bring most of the fallen wizards to move deeper underground, while the Kabi beast was abandoned in the laboratory.
According to normal logic, this Kabi Beast would definitely disappear along with Blissful City's self-destruction. Who knew that this lucky fellow would be so lucky, actually escaping before the city was destroyed. Thus, without anyone knowing, the Kabi Beast once again became a wild monster that roamed the underground world.
As for what happened afterwards, it was easy to speculate.
Although the Kabi Beast, who had mastered a set of strange spells, did not have much fighting strength, it was not something ordinary underground creatures could capture. Thus, after roaming for a period of time, the Kabi Beast used its abilities to gather a large group of its kind, setting up a camp on the shallow surface of the ground, and became the leader of the green-skinned gnomes.
After listening to the Kabi Beast's story, Grim could not help but sigh inwardly. This was simply an inspirational story from another world. Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful or bizarre the story was, it could not move him. Grim angrily snapped his fingers, and the thin needle in his collar pierced into the Kabi Beast's neck immediately sent a powerful electric current into its body.
In the next moment, the Kabi Beast's body emitted black smoke, and it fell to the ground, twitching endlessly.
"Hmph, your story is very beautiful and pleasant to listen to. But tell me, what is the benefit of me going through so much trouble to save you? Is it just to listen to your bizarre and twisted bullsh * t story? " Grim roared at the enraged Grim, looking as if he was going to skin him alive in the next moment.
"Mas … Master … I … can … give you a Grade 2 wizard's Witchcraft Lab …" The Kabi Beast was indeed a tough cockroach. Even though it had been electrocuted to the point that its eyes and mouth were crooked, it still managed to say something that could save its life.
"Where's the laboratory?"
"It's in Blissful City!"
"F * ck, you damned gnome. Do you think an acolyte from the surface like me can casually enter Blissful City, a place where depraved Magi gather? Do you want to have a taste of electric shock? "
"Master, I'm talking about the ruins of Blissful City, not the current Blissful City!" The Kabi Beast was scared half to death by Grim, and its words were practically roaring.
"Oh? Tell me in detail! "
"I don't know the specifics, but the only thing I know is that Blissful City has been destroyed three times. Every time Magi from the surface charged into the Gloomy Crypt, Blissful City would be destroyed once, and the depraved Magi would choose another place to build a new city. That's why the Blissful City I'm talking about is the ruins of Blissful City that was destroyed in the flames of war, and the current Blissful City was built after that. "
"After experiencing the self-destruction, is there anything left in the ruins?" Grim asked, feigning disdain.
"My lord, my lord, the laboratory that Magus Prideka set up was protected by the tightest spell formation. Even though it couldn't be preserved completely, there are definitely some resources left behind. Even if the amount of resources left behind by a rank 2 Magus isn't much, it's still worth the risk! "
Grim calmed down.
"A.I. Chip, analyse the veracity of this Kabi Beast's words."
[Beep. Analysis of data completed … Preliminary judgement: Veracity … Reference materials: 'Gloomy Crypt Events', 'Secrets of Subterranean Creatures', 'Biographies of Depraved Magi' … Additional note: When this creature mentioned the laboratory ruins, abnormal spiritual undulations appeared. Preliminary judgement is that there is something it needs inside …]
"Hmph, it could also be an opportunity for it to escape from someone else's control!" Grim added in his mind.
Of course, all of this was a secret that only existed in Grim's mind. On the surface, he was all smiles as he helped the Kabi Beast up. He even swore that as long as it brought him to the laboratory that might exist, he would definitely give it its freedom and give it a large amount of magic crystals.
In order to win over this new subordinate, Grim even ordered three meals a day for the nobles for him. Hence, while Grim excitedly enjoyed his magic energy meal, the Kabi Beast squatted in a corner of the room and wolfed down its food to its heart's content.
After both sides reached an agreement, the Kabi Beast became Grimm's servant with "unswerving loyalty". And the first thing he did after he took office was to be thrown into the bathroom by Grimm to scrub him.
In the subterranean world, resources were rare and precious, and the green-skinned goblins did not have the habit of bathing. Hence, the stench on its body was unbearable for Grim. In order to get rid of the stench, Grim even bought a bottle of deodorant and washed the Kabi Beast from head to toe, inside and out.
After doing all this, the Kabi Beast stood in front of Grim once more. It actually looked a little like the cute green-skinned monster from his previous world.
"Alright, now show me what you've got!"
"Master, which one do you want to see first?"
"It's probably a disguise spell!"
The Kabi Beast took out an old wooden stick from its waist and chanted an incantation before tapping it on its body. With a magical glow, the color of the Kabi Beast's skin became the same as the floor. When it crouched in the corner of the room, it was easy to miss it if one did not look closely.
"What about the Partial Transformation spell?"
Hearing Grim's words, the Kabi Beast's ears stood erect and gradually twisted into a withered branch. Although it was not flawless, it was still very convincing, making it difficult to tell the real from the fake.
"Yes!" Grim nodded, "What about the Invisibility spell?"
The Kabi Beast shook its body and got rid of all the abnormal changes on its body. With a low murmur, the wooden stick flashed, and its body suddenly became illusory and hazy. Five seconds later, it completely disappeared.
Grim tilted his head to observe. Without elemental vision, if the Kabi Beast's limbs were a little lighter, the effect of the Invisibility spell would be very good.
"Take two steps and let me see!"
A line of wet water suddenly appeared on the floor. The Kabi Beast had just bathed, and this was the remaining water stain on its body.
As it moved, Grim faintly saw an abnormal refraction of light. But as it stopped moving, this abnormal phenomenon disappeared.
"Here, take this book!" Grim randomly picked up a book and handed it to the Kabi Beast.
At first, the book just floated alone in the air, looking extremely out of place. But after five seconds of stillness, even the book gradually began to blur and finally disappeared in midair.
"Oh? You can make yourself invisible with external objects? Are there any restrictions on these foreign objects? "Grim asked curiously.
"First of all, they can't be living things. Secondly, they can't be more than a fifth of my size." The Kabi Beast's answer did not exceed Grim's expectations. A spell with such an obvious effect must have extremely strict requirements.
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