"You … deserve to die!"
Within the large room, Griffin's eyes were wide open. His eyes were filled with bloodlust and savagery, as well as a hint of madness.
Just by looking at him, Chen Heng could feel a sense of madness, as well as a feeling of his mind being twisted.
On the bed, he stretched out an arm and grabbed towards Chen Heng's chest, as if he wanted to kill Chen Heng with a single strike and dig out his heart.
In response, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he calmly watched on.
The arm stretched out towards Chen Heng's chest, but it was blocked by his clothes.
A formless barrier appeared, blocking Griffin's arm and making it so that he could not go any further.
This was a barrier technique cast by Chen Heng's magic artifact.
This time, Chen Heng had come back with ample preparations.
In the past, Charlie had given a magic tool to Chen Heng and placed it on him.
After Chen Heng returned, he did not take it back and instead kept it with him as a way for Charlie to protect his students.
The Ring of Protection was a real magic tool, and the barrier it cast was a real barrier technique. Even if it was an official Wizard's spell, it could still be blocked.
Apart from this, Chen Heng also had many magic artifacts that he had created.
These items could also cast magic arts, and they were not weak at all.
With these preparations, even if Chen Heng did not move and allowed Griffin to continuously attack, he would be fine.
"His mental state has already reached such a state."
Looking at Griffin lying on the bed, Chen Heng frowned.
He could sense that Griffin was in a terrible state.
That chaotic mental fluctuation was something he had never seen before.
This also showed that Griffin was clearly in a state of madness at this moment.
Before entering the room, the Doyle family's people had told Chen Heng to be careful of Griffin.
Back then, Chen Heng had made mental preparations.
However, it seemed that Griffin's situation was much worse than he had expected.
This sort of mental state was not suitable for him to be a Sorcerer.
A Sorcerer's greatest strength was being able to cast magic arts.
In order to cast spells, one's mental state had to be stable enough.
Otherwise, if his mental state wasn't stable enough, he wouldn't be able to construct a stable spell template.
Even if he had magic power in his body, he could not use it.
Standing there, Chen Heng thought for a long time before sighing.
He then walked out of the room.
Outside the room, the middle-aged man was still standing there. Seeing Chen Heng walk out, he hurriedly went up and said, "Young master Ed, are you alright?"
"No."
Chen Heng shook his head, "When did grandfather's condition start?"
"It seems to have been four months ago …"
The middle-aged man thought for a moment, then said, "At that time, Sir Griffin found a pair of very precious materials, so he wanted to experiment."
"But in the end, His Lordship was affected by the experiment. His mental state was affected and he fainted."
"Since then, Lord Griffin has fallen into a deep sleep. Usually, when he wakes up, he will kill."
At this point, a trace of fear appeared on his face. He seemed to be thinking of some terrifying scene, and he seemed to be a little scared.
"Send some people to guard this place."
Chen Heng lightly sighed before saying, "I will try to help grandfather return to normal."
Even though he said this, he did not have much hope.
The subject of mental power was a huge problem to begin with.
Even true Sorcerers would find it difficult to deal with it, let alone Chen Heng.
He had brought many medicines with him, and some of them could help him recover his mental energy.
It was just that he did not know how much of an effect they would have on Griffin.
"Have there been any changes in the surroundings?"
Looking at the middle-aged man, Chen Heng asked, "What about the other families' attitudes?"
"For now, there haven't been any changes."
The middle-aged man shook his head and looked at Chen Heng with a hesitant expression, "Only a few people know that Sir Griffin has fainted, and the other families do not know about this …"
"But in the long run …"
He looked quite hesitant, and it seemed that he was not too sure.
Chen Heng understood what he meant.
Sorcerers were creatures that lived in their residences for a long time. Apart from a few, most Sorcerers liked to stay in their laboratories and did not like to go out.
As a Sorcerer who researched negative energy, this was even more so for Griffin.
In the past, Griffin did not meet many people in a year.
Under such circumstances, even if Griffin was in a coma, it would still take a long time for the news to spread and be known by others.
At the very least, it would take one or two years.
However, as time passed, the other families would eventually find out.
When that time came, it would be easy for problems to arise.
Apart from Chen Heng, the Doyle family only had Griffin, a Third Rank Apprentice.
It could be said that the Doyle family's current status was all because of Griffin, a Third Rank Apprentice.
If they didn't have Griffin, their current status would definitely plummet.
Those families that had conflicts with the Dove Family in the past, as well as some other people, would definitely act against the Dove Family and take everything away.
This was why the Doyle family had called Chen Heng back.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng could not help but shake his head.
From how he saw it, this was not a big problem.
To him, the resources that the Doyle family had were not much at all.
Even though the Doyle family was a noble family, they only had a small kingdom, and they did not have many other resources.
To Chen Heng, these resources were not much at all.
In the vast Hemu region, there were many places that were not occupied by anyone. If things did not work out, they could just find a place to start again.
Moreover, to Sorcerers, the resources of mortal kingdoms were not much.
Apart from being able to sell mortals as slaves for some pitiful magic stones, there was not much else.
This was what the Doyle family had done in the past.
However, from how Chen Heng saw it, there was not much skill involved in this process.
If it was gone, then so be it.
Various thoughts flashed through Chen Heng's mind, but his expression remained calm as he asked, "Where are the test subjects from before?"
"They're still in the castle."
The middle-aged man thought before saying, "After that day, we've locked them up, and they're still in the castle."
"Bring them out."
Chen Heng thought for a moment before saying, "Let me see what's so special about them."
The middle-aged man respectfully nodded before turning and walking away.
After a while, Chen Heng saw the test subjects.
What surprised him was that the test subjects in front of him were actually a pair of young girls.
"Girls?"
Within the room, Chen Heng frowned and looked at the two women in front of him seriously.
Under his gaze, the appearances of the two girls appeared in front of him.
They were not very old, only about ten years old, and they looked very small.
They were wearing casual clothes that were already tattered and couldn't hide the key parts of their bodies at all. Moreover, they looked especially dirty.
From their appearances, they seemed to be twin sisters, but apart from that, there was nothing special about them.
They stood at the center of the room and met Chen Heng's gaze. Their bodies trembled, seeming to be quite afraid.
Looking at the two girls, Chen Heng noticed that there were many small wounds on their bodies. Even though they had already healed, there were still many marks left.
"What's going on?"
Looking at the wounds on the two girls' bodies, Chen Heng frowned and looked at the old butler.
"It's Sir Griffin's experiments …"
By the side, the old butler said softly.
"Experiments …"
Chen Heng could not help but frown as he thought back to some unfriendly memories.
His original body had been taught by Griffin since he was young, and he had witnessed many of Griffin's experiments.
As far as he could remember, Griffin's experiments had never been normal.
Torturing experimental subjects, making them feel the most pain and despair in order to observe the negative energy's reaction, this was one of Griffin's most frequent experiments.
These two girls' appearances made Chen Heng think back to his past experiences.
Sitting on the wooden chair, he inwardly shook his head and looked ahead at the two girls, "What are your names?"
His gaze fell on the two little girls.
Being looked at by him, the two girls' bodies lightly trembled as if they were instinctively afraid.
After a while, under the malicious gazes of the people around them, they trembled as they said their names.
The names of the two little girls were Ariel and Wilido.
According to them, they came from the outside world and had come here on a ship. They had been bought by Griffin.
Apart from this, they did not know anything else.
They did not seem to come from any special families; their parents were just ordinary farmers. For some money, they sold them to slave traders and ended up in Griffin's hands.
Looking at them, Chen Heng inwardly shook his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Take them away and have them change clothes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old butler at the side nodded, then silently walked up and took the two little girls away.
.....
In the following days, Chen Heng became quite busy.
Within the Doyle family, Griffin was still unconscious and was not in a good state of mind.
In order to deal with this situation, Chen Heng tried many things.
He fed Griffin the medicine he had brought from the Hunter's House and used a tranquilizer magic to try to stabilize Griffin's mind.
Reality proved that this was quite effective.
With the medicine and magic skills, Griffin's mind became a bit more stable, but he was still unable to wake up.
His berserk mental ripples had not completely calmed down, but they did not flare up as often.
Moreover, once he lost Chen Heng's magic skills, Griffin would once again go berserk.
Seeing this, Chen Heng could not help but feel a headache.
Fortunately, Chen Heng did not have much to do right now, so he could slowly try it out. There was no need to rush.
Time gradually passed.
A few days later.
Within a spacious and quiet room, Chen Heng busied himself.
At the center of the room was a small stone slab. There were fine Sorcerer Formations engraved on it, making it look quite complicated and mysterious.
Chen Heng continued to work on it.
As the Sorcerer Formation formed, Chen Heng thought for a moment before placing a ruby on the Sorcerer Formation.
Following this, a faint golden light shined out.
The ruby contained extremely pure magic energy, and it flowed into the Sorcerer Formation, causing it to take shape.
Soon, as Chen Heng watched on, the Sorcerer Formation continuously expanded and gave off a faint golden light.
"It's done."
Looking at this scene, Chen Heng could not help but smile, "As expected, it worked."
This Sorcerer Formation was a Sorcerer Formation used to test a Sorcerer's talent.
In the past, if he wanted to activate a Sorcerer Formation of this level, he would need at least 50 magic stones.
However, Chen Heng did not even need to use magic stones to activate the Sorcerer Formation.
Chen Heng's plan had succeeded.
Back at the Hunter's House, he had completed the conversion of the rune formations from the Azure Heaven Realm and turned them into this world's Sorcerer Formations.
This included the rune formations used to store spirit energy.
In this world, the rune formation used to store spirit energy in the Azure Heaven Realm had become a Sorcerer Formation used to store magic power.
With these things, it was possible to replace the magic stones that Sorcerer Formations required.
In essence, Magic Stones were crystals condensed from highly concentrated elemental particles. They were a form of energy.
Even though there was some difference between the magic energy that Sorcerers obtained from converting elemental particles, the difference was not too great.
This was also the reason why magic crystals could become the hard currency among wizards.
The difference between magic stones and magic energy was in quantity.
The amount of energy contained within a Magic Stone was enormous.
According to Chen Heng's estimations, the energy contained within a single magic stone was equivalent to 50 kilos of energy.
Fifty warehouses was the amount of magic energy a peak Second Rank Apprentice had.
If a Second Rank Apprentice had 50 warehouses of magic energy, their magic energy would be enough for them to become a Third Rank Apprentice. As long as they grasped a corresponding magic skill, they would become a Third Rank Apprentice.
A Second Rank Apprentice's magic energy would only be equivalent to one magic stone.
To some extent, this was a cruel reality.
It was because of this that many Sorcerer Formations used magic stones as their source of energy instead of Sorcerers' own magic energy.
It was just that if Sorcerers' magic energy could be stored in special containers and condensed into magic energy crystals, they could be used as a substitute for magic stones.
In the past, the Hemu region did not have the technology to store magic energy and condense it into magic energy crystals, so they naturally could not do this.
However, things were different now.
This red gemstone was the container that Chen Heng used to store magic energy, and it contained all of the magic energy that Chen Heng had accumulated over the past two years.
This was not just his magic energy but also the magic energy of other Apprentices.
If converted to magic stones, it would be equivalent to 50 magic stones.
It was perfect for this Sorcerer Formation.
As the magic energy crystal slowly released energy, the Sorcerer Formation smoothly activated, giving off a faint golden light.
Following this, Chen Heng turned and looked outside.
"Come in."
Looking at the figures standing in the room, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he spoke.
Following this, footsteps could be heard.
Figures walked in one after another.
They were the Doyle family's members, and under Chen Heng's summons, they all walked in.
Since they had finally activated the Sorcerer Formation, in order to avoid wasting it, they might as well use it.
This was the main reason why Chen Heng had called them over.
Because they had to use magic stones to activate the Sorcerer Formation, the cost of testing a Sorcerer's talent was very high, and not everyone could afford it.
Moreover, other methods were quite time-consuming.
As such, even those from Sorcerer families would not be able to go through the test.
This time, it was just right.
Under Chen Heng's summons, the Doyle family's members came over and looked ahead nervously before walking onto the stone slab with the Sorcerer Formation engraved on it.
Following this, their reactions were all different.
Just as Chen Heng expected.
Most of the Doyle family's members who had come to be tested lacked Sorcerer talent.
However, it wasn't that there were no exceptions.
Two of them had talent, but it was a pity that they only had Level 1 talent, which was the lowest level.
Under normal circumstances, if nothing unexpected happened, they would never be able to become a Third Rank Apprentice and would only be able to struggle as a First or Second Rank Apprentice.
However, this was already quite good.
After all, to be able to become a Sorcerer with Sorcerer talent was a type of fortune.
Even if they were only First Rank Apprentices, under the influence of the magic energy within their bodies, their bodies would slowly become stronger, and they would become far more powerful than ordinary people.
If they were Second Rank Apprentices, as long as they worked hard enough, they might even be able to grasp magic skills.
It was just that this was quite difficult.
The Sorcerer Formation was quite fast, and soon, all of the Doyle family's members had been tested.
Right now, the Sorcerer Formation could still be maintained for a while.
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