The Dark Mantle had their own secret rooms in every city in the Lancelot Empire, and Valen City was naturally no exception.
Han Shuo sat cross legged by himself in a secret underground room built from solid rock, slowly digesting the memories of the necromancer's soul.
Han Shuo didn't take a step out of the secret room for four days in a row as he went through the necromancer's decades of memories in his mind. The necromancer named Clarendon was already fifty-two years old. Han Shuo had extracted, filtered, and digested everything he'd experienced in the past fifty-two years.
Han Shuo used these four days to absorb and memorize dozens of battle experiences, his lifetime's comprehension of necromancy magic, and some of the secrets of his identity. Of course, Han Shuo was too lazy to use his brain to remember the other unimportant matters.
After learning all of the necromancer's experiences, Han Shuo learned that Clarendon had always belonged to an organization called the Calamity Church, and had been acting under the orders of the Calamity Church's upper echelons. The operation against Clark this time was completely under the orders of the upper echelons. Clarendon himself didn't know why he had to assassinate Clark.
Apart from some matters regarding his identity, Han Shuo's greatest gain was that he'd obtained some of the necromancer Clarendon's magical experiences from apprentice to archmage, as well as all of his battle experiences and comprehension before his death.
If there really was such a thing as reaching the heavens in a single step in this world, then Han Shuo was one of them. Obtaining the necromancer's magical body and battle experiences would allow Han Shuo to avoid many detours before he became an archmage. As long as he had enough mental strength, he'd be able to quickly and immediately learn high level necromancy magic.
Clarendon's dozens of battle experiences had greatly enriched Han Shuo's horizons, and would be immeasurably beneficial to Han Shuo's future battles. The immature Han Shuo knew everything that needed to be avoided and paid attention to. This kind of gain wasn't any less than the comprehension of necromancy magic.
After four days, Han Shuo had obtained all of Clarendon's valuable memories. However, he did not immediately leave the secret room. Instead, he continued to stay in this secret room and spent another two days mastering the other necromancy spells that a journeyman mage should know.
When Han Shuo walked out of the secret chamber, he felt refreshed and in a good mood. He was even more confident about this operation.
Chester was guarding the door. When he saw Han Shuo appear, he respectfully said to Han Shuo, "You're finally out. Lady Emily told me to bring you to her immediately once you came out."
"Hey, Chester, why are you so serious now? I remember you weren't like this when I first met you!" Chester's tone had been quite casual and relaxed when he'd interacted with him before, but Chester was noticeably more reserved in front of Han Shuo now. His tone was more like a subordinate talking to his superior. This made Han Shuo a bit puzzled.
"Brian, you're sure to be a great personage in the future. I'm just getting used to it in advance." Chester relaxed slightly and said with a smile.
Shaking his head, Han Shuo said casually, "Even if I do become a great personage, our relationship shouldn't be so distant." Clapping Chester's shoulder, Han Shuo said with a relaxed smile, "Really, mate, relax a bit. You're making me feel a bit awkward when you're so serious."
"Alright, alright, I know what to do. Brian, hurry up and go see Lady Emily. She said to bring you to her immediately once you left." With Han Shuo patting his shoulder and talking to him, Chester seemed to be a bit more at ease. He chuckled lightly and quickly led Han Shuo to a brightly lit walkway.
After a few minutes, Han Shuo walked out of the secret underground room and came to the room where Emily was. After arriving here, Chester winked at Han Shuo and retreated to the side with a chuckle. He only stopped to guard the place after he was a distance away.
In the past few days of getting along, although Han Shuo and Emily had deliberately concealed their identities, the tone and movements of their conversation still revealed some ambiguous information. As a thief, Chester was very quick-witted. After getting along for a few days, he naturally discovered some clues. However, Chester was a smart man. He knew that only by getting on well with Han Shuo would he have a chance to climb up. Therefore, he knew that even if he understood some things in his heart, he had to pretend that he didn't understand.
Han Shuo also understood this in his heart, so he wasn't worried that Chester would say anything. Looking at Chester winking at him, Han Shuo still had a calm expression on his face. He pushed the door open and walked into Emily's room without any taboo.
"Who's there?" Emily was taken aback and suddenly exclaimed from the bathroom inside. Han Shuo even heard the sound of water droplets.
With a jolt in his heart, Han Shuo already knew that Emily was taking a bath at this time. After six consecutive days of seclusion, Han Shuo had been holding it in for quite a long time. Therefore, after a smirk, he closed the door with a backhand and quickly shot directly into Emily's bathroom.
Emily, who was a little panicked at first, immediately knew who it was as soon as she heard Han Shuo's smirk. She couldn't help but blush, and her perfect, wet body fell back into the bathtub again.
"The thief is here!" Han Shuo chuckled mischievously and circulated his magical yuan. The clothes on his body suddenly tore apart and fell to the ground, revealing his strong, muscular, and domineering body. He leapt into the bath, causing a huge splash.
"Evil thief, I hate you!" Emily laughed coquettishly as she slapped at the water, seeming to stop Han Shuo's invasion. However, her curses turned into bone-chilling, soul-sucking moans after the span of a few breaths.
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After a long while, Emily's entire body spasmed and convulsed. She moaned loudly and the splashes in the pool slowly returned to normal.
"So beautiful!" Emily gasped lowly and lay her body on Han Shuo's broad chest. She said happily, "The evil thing that I love and hate at the same time!"
Leaning lazily on the edge of the pool, Han Shuo said contentedly, "Soaking in such a warm bath in such a cold winter is indeed one of life's great joys. Oh right, why were you looking for me so urgently? "
"What do you think? Of course I wanted to ask you what you've gained in the past few days." Emily's slender hands unconsciously slid down Han Shuo's back as she asked Han Shuo.
Han Shuo took in a refreshing breath and recounted his gains in the past few days to Emily in detail. When Han Shuo had finished speaking, Emily was extremely shocked. She looked at Han Shuo and said with wild joy, "You've received his understanding and battle experience in necromancy magic. Does this mean that you can quickly train to the archmage level and grasp all the necromancy magic he's already grasped as long as you have enough mental strength?"
"I think so. I've just tried practicing another journeyman necromancy magic and discovered that I've completely grasped it in a short amount of time according to this necromancer's experiences. I didn't take any detours in the middle." Han Shuo nodded affirmatively and responded to Emily.
"My gosh, this is too miraculous, too unbelievable!" Emily was overjoyed when she heard Han Shuo's words. She couldn't help but repeat these words, seeming to be even more excited than Han Shuo himself.
"The necromancer found these documents in a secret room in the slave trading house. There are business records regarding Bob Ascher and it proves that he was indeed involved in the slave trading house." Han Shuo handed over some of the documents he'd obtained from the necromancer regarding the slave trade to Emily after he'd finished his narration.
Although the necromancer named Clarendon had set up a magical boundary in his space ring, Han Shuo had easily opened the magical boundary because he'd obtained all of the necromancer's memories. He'd obtained a few books on necromancy magic, some medicines to recover mental strength, and a few magic robes that could increase the power of magic.
Of course, what satisfied Han Shuo the most was the white bone staff that Clarendon had used. This white bone staff should've been made specifically for necromancers. Using this white bone staff to cast necromancy magic would increase the power of Han Shuo's necromancy magic.
Originally, when Han Shuo cast the bone spear spell, only one bone spear would appear, but now, he could cast two bone spears at once with this white bone staff. Even the number of dark creatures that could be summoned had increased under the same mental strength.
Emily was overjoyed as she held the documents that Han Shuo had handed over. She was about to say something when she suddenly thought of something and stared fiercely at Han Shuo. She asked urgently, "What organization did you say this necromancer belonged to?"
"The Calamity Church!" Han Shuo started and responded.
Emily's expression changed abruptly as her face turned deathly white. She immediately said to Han Shuo, "Don't tell anyone that I killed Clarendon. Also, Lawrence came looking for you and told you to go see him when you have time. You can go now and be careful. I need to report the Calamity Church to my brother immediately. "
Emily hastily gave Han Shuo a few more reminders after she'd finished speaking, telling him not to tell anyone about the Calamity Church. She then quickly left for the secret room where the Dark Mantle communicated with the upper echelons through the magic mirror.
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