Angor walked down from the top floor and soon arrived at the main hall on the first floor.
Compared to the quiet top floor, this place was much more lively. Many residents who had free time would come here for a few drinks and chit-chat.
He looked around for a while and finally saw a corner.
Even before he arrived, he could already hear the sounds of giggling.
Two beautiful ladies were holding a glass of freshly brewed wine in one hand while covering their giggles with a feather fan in the other. Their eyes were fixed on a gray-haired old man standing between them.
The old man became even more excited when he heard the ladies' giggles. He continued to tell his stories and stories, which only made the ladies laugh even more shyly.
In Angor's opinion, the old man was just trying to trick two innocent young ladies.
However, these two 'little girls' were obviously experienced people. Their eyes were full of shrewdness. Even so, they still giggled at the old man's teasing. Angor could tell that the old man was quite experienced despite his obscene appearance.
Angor was planning to wait for the old man to finish his story. However, the old man was like a tireless storyteller who kept telling his stories one after another.
Angor considered and decided not to wait. He walked to the old man and knocked on the table.
"Mister Ness." Angor nodded at him.
The gray-haired old man was Sunders' best friend, Soul Manipulator Ness Byron.
"Ladies, I have something to ask Mister Ness. May I have some time to spare?" Angor looked at the two ladies.
Angor's identity was not publicly announced in Foundation City, but it was never forbidden to talk about him in private. The two ladies already had an idea when they saw Angor's face. They nodded without hesitation. "Of course."
After saying that, they walked to another table hand in hand.
Angor sat down beside Ness and blinked. "Wizard Ness, I see you've been doing well?"
"I'm doing fine." Ness gave him a polite smile.
His answer was polite, but Angor could see a hint of pride in Ness' eyes. It was as if he was saying, "Keep asking, and I'll tell you more."
It seemed that the topic that Ness wanted to talk about in depth was definitely not some exploration or research.
"I'm here because I have a small question to ask you, Wizard Ness."
Ness looked up at Angor and signaled him to continue.
"Wizard Ness, have you ever heard of a talent called Near-Spirit Body?"
The main reason he came to the dream wasteland this time was to ask Ness about the so-called Near-Spirit Constitution.
He had never heard of such a talent before.
Since the talent was called "Spirit Proximity", he thought it might have something to do with souls. So he quickly went to Soul Manipulator Ness.
"Close Spiritual Body?" Ness's expression froze. His relaxed expression turned serious. "Why are you suddenly asking this question?"
"It's just that I heard about the Near-Spirit Body by chance, so I'm a little curious."
"Mister Tree Spirit already told me that you left Brute Cavern, but I'm not sure if you're still alive or not. You didn't run into a Near-Spirit Body, did you? "
Angor grinned. "Yes, I did. But the Near-Spirit Body is invisible."
"You really did?" Ness was surprised. "Invisible … I think it's because the bloodline density is not high enough. Too bad. If the Near-Spirit Body showed up, it'd be a great talent. "
"Why do you say so?"
"Near-Spirit Body is a very special soul talent. A soul with this talent is born to be the master of souls."
As Ness explained, Angor had a better idea of what Near-Spirit Body was.
Just as he had guessed before, the Spirit Body was really related to the soul. A person with this talent would be able to get close to all kinds of souls and influence them to a certain extent.
It didn't sound like a big deal, but it actually contained a lot of power.
First of all, a Near-Spirit Body would naturally gather a large number of souls around it. These souls were naturally close to each other. Even without a contract, they would gradually become the best helpers for the Spirit Body.
Next, a Near-Spirit Body would become the purest source of souls when it started soul training. It would continuously provide energy to the soul and make it stronger. It could even attract or nurture special souls.
Lastly, when a Near-Spirit Body reached a certain level, the Near-Spirit Body would even be able to control undead souls whose minds were already in chaos.
This talent was one of the best among all Soul Manipulators.
"It's a great talent, but most people can only benefit from it after they start training. If you don't become a wizard, the talent will easily backfire on you. "
"Why would it backfire?" Angor was confused.
"If you read The Undead, written by Isabelle, the Lord of Twilight in Dark Castle, you'll know what I'm talking about. The book clearly explains why Near-Spirit Bodies are so rare. It's not because they're rare. It's because once they awaken their talent, 90% of them will die. "
"They don't die because they awaken their talent. Instead, they die because they're affected by the Spirit Body. The biggest cause of death is undead attacks. "
The Near-Spirit Body not only attracted souls, but also attracted a large number of undead souls.
If a Near-Spirit Body cultivator went through cultivation, he or she could influence undead souls to a certain extent, or even control them. But if a mortal awakened his or her talent without a proper cultivation method, he or she would be hunted down by a large number of undead souls.
"A Near-Spirit Body attracts a large number of undead souls …" Angor couldn't help but recall what happened at Star Lake Castle. There were more than thirty undead souls surrounding the castle.
Back then, he wondered why there were so many undead creatures in the area.
Star Lake Castle was located on a land filled with death aura, which attracted many undead souls. However, Star Lake Castle used to be the summer home of Saint Sam's Clan, and it never attracted any undead souls. This meant that the land was never contaminated by death aura.
In other words, the current Star Lake Castle was probably filled with death aura brought by undead souls, not natural death aura.
So why did so many undead souls gather at Star Lake Castle?
Now, he knew the answer.
Inside the rune space, there was the Near-Spirit Body Bloodline extracted from Queen Rowling.
The rune space seemed to be isolated from the real world, but it wasn't completely separated from the real world. After so many years, the aura of the rune space had begun to seep out, which attracted the undead souls.
"Ugh … I thought you met a Near-Spirit Body, but it's not strong enough," Ness sighed. Ness sighed. "However, this is beneficial for that person. A hidden near-spirit body won't attract undead creatures."
"You sound disappointed, Wizard Ness?"
Ness nodded. "Of course. A Near-Spirit Body. As a Soul Wizard, if I can take in a student like this, I can just sit back and wait for a special soul to appear in the future. I don't have to work so hard."
When he was done, Angor spoke slowly, "The kid I met didn't have a Near-Spirit Form, but it's a hidden one. But at the same time, I also found a bottle of pure blood extracted from a Near-Spirit Body talent. "
Under Ness's surprised gaze, Angor continued, "Also, the blood came from the same source as the kid, so they are very compatible."
When Ness heard this, he stood up abruptly and said excitedly, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Yes." Angor nodded.
Next, Angor briefly told Ness what happened after he met Sam.
"This story is really full of ups and downs." Ness grinned. "Since Sam wants to join Brute Cavern as well, why don't you bring him back and let me have a look?"
Angor didn't refuse. He already planned to introduce Sam to Brute Cavern anyway, and Ness was the only one who could provide him with the best guidance.
"I'll check his spirit level first," said Angor. "Let me see. If it's above 7, I'll bring him back with me when I return to Brute Cavern. "
Ness nodded. He could no longer control his expression, and joy could be seen in the corners of his eyes.
If he could take in a Near-Spirit Body talent as his student, he would gain something completely different from his other students. His other students wouldn't help him much. For example, if Hookdick was killed, Ness wouldn't feel bad because it didn't have much to do with him.
However, if he could take in Sam as his student, he would gain as much as a small Soul Sorcerer's Garden. If he was lucky enough to find a special soul in the future, he might be able to achieve great things.
Of course, Ness was happy about it.
Of course, the future was still uncertain, so Ness managed to hold back his excitement. "Speaking of which, you've been a wizard for a while now. When are you going to take in a student?"
Angor didn't answer.
Ness said, "Didn't Maya see on the Day of Stargazing that the guides will return in the future with many talents? You should keep an eye out for them. "
Angor nodded. "We'll talk about that later."
Ness saw that Angor didn't want to talk about it, so he changed the topic. "You're in luck this time. You found a painting left behind by a Magic Painter. Even if it's just an ordinary oil painting, it'll be very popular at the auction."
Angor chuckled. "Maybe I'll find something left behind by a Magic Painter in a few days."
"Huh?" Ness didn't understand.
Angor didn't explain. "Thank you for your help, Wizard Ness. I have something else to do, so I'll be going back now."
After saying goodbye to Ness, Angor returned to the real world.
Freud also came in from outside.
"Mister Ness, I've taken care of young Sam. He's in one of the bedrooms on the lower level." Freud bowed to Angor. "Did you accept a guide mission this time, Mister Ness?"
"Why do you think so?"
Freud looked a little embarrassed. "I thought young Sam was a talent you found, Mister Ness."
"He's not a talent yet, but I can't say for sure in the future." Angor didn't hide anything from Freud.
Freud sighed with emotion. But after a while, he seemed to have thought of something. His eyes flashed with a trace of absent-mindedness.
"By the way, I'll give you a scroll about Soul Tricks."
As a matter of fact, he only created an illusion that contained the content of the Soul Trick training method.
The knowledge of Soul Trick was obtained from the Cloud Library, but it was still in the library, so he could only use illusion to create a virtual leather scroll.
"Speaking of which, I was going to use the Dream Whelk to drag all the books in the Cloud Library into the dream wasteland. But I was stopped." Angor sighed. If he did that, he would have a portable library.
Unfortunately, both Sir Tree Spirit and Sir Rhine rejected his suggestion.
The owner of the library was the Elder of Books.
Without the Elder of Books' permission, Freud couldn't even use the Soul Tricks scroll, let alone drag the entire library into the dream wasteland.
This was one of the reasons why Angor traveled so far to bring the scroll to Freud, instead of letting him study it online.
Freud took the scroll and began to read it.
After a while, Freud finally put down the scroll with satisfaction. The soul tricks in the scroll made him realize that the system of the soul world was also very strict.
He now understood why Soul Manipulators always said that death was the beginning of everything.
"So, when do you plan to start?"
Freud considered. "I already know a thing or two about souls, so I should be able to start in a few days. But Alda and Sunny might need more time to understand. "
"Alright. Let me know when you're ready." Angor gestured for Freud to leave.
Freud nodded. When he was about to leave, he hesitated for a second and said, "Mister Ness, I just remembered something."
"What is it?"
"When you talked about Near-Spirit Form, I felt something familiar about it. Later, when I thought about it, I realized that I had read about the Near-Spirit Body in one of Fein Werder's travels. "
"The author of Strange Worlds, Fein Werder?"
Freud nodded. "Yes. Fein Werder loved to write travel books. He would record all the strange things he experienced in his travels. The travel book I read didn't mention anything about Near-Spirit Form, but it did mention something.
"According to Fein Werder, most of the people he killed turned into undead creatures."
Angor was surprised. "You're saying that those killed by Spirit Body have a higher chance of becoming undead?"
Freud nodded. "Mister Ness, you said Sam killed a farmer and ran away. Do you think the farmer became undead as well?"
"I don't think so. Sam's Near-Spirit Form talent is hidden at the moment."
"Queen Rowling also had this talent. She must have killed a lot of people as a queen. If she really became an undead creature, she would've done it long ago."
"I don't think the farmer will turn into an undead creature, but we still need to pay attention to the fact that he's working with the nobles to sacrifice people. Silver Yun Principality is a vassal state of the Central Empire. Send a message to Neya of Silver Heron and tell her to go check it out. "
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