Instead of injecting mana into the crystal ball, Angor walked to Saka's head. While enduring the stench of blood, Angor removed his tattered hood.
As he expected, he didn't kill Saka. It was a stranger he didn't know.
He checked the rest of the body parts and found nothing useful. On the other hand, he found some miscellaneous items and a few money pouches on the bodies of Naru and the other two.
He put away the money pouches and set the body parts on fire.
Some apprentices saw what Angor did, but no one came to ask. Even if they had to pass by this place, they would take a long detour and stay away from it.
Just like the central area of Tree Spirit Garden, indifference seeped into every apprentice's bones. No one wanted to get involved in trouble if possible.
Angor waited until the fire died down and the moon was high in the sky, leaving only broken bones on the ground.
Angor had mixed feelings. He went through too many bad things today, saw too many cruel realities, and even killed an innocent stranger who was used as a pawn. With mixed feelings, he felt that he had gained a clearer understanding of certain things.
Before leaving Grue Town and the Old Earth, Angor reminded himself to be careful of human nature. He also read many books about the dark side of humanity. Angor believed that he was fully armed from the inside out. However, the knowledge from books was still shallow. Some truths had to be experienced by oneself before one could think deeper and understand them. This was the real life.
What one heard from others and read from books was the life of others. One had to measure one's own life with one's own feet. "We all know the truth, but we still can't live a good life." It sounded reasonable, but it wasn't. People only knew the truth of others, the truth passed down by their elders, and the truth they heard from others. It wasn't their own life.
The long road, the quiet lamp, and the waning night. When Angor reached home with a tired heart, he saw a man leaning against the gate of the yard, studying a metal machine in his hand under the illumination of an oil lamp.
Angor chuckled at the sight. In the wizarding world, there were indifferent people, and there were also people who worked tirelessly to achieve their goals. Darkness and light always existed together. Without darkness, how would one know how to look forward to the light?
"Angor!" The figure under the door was awakened by the footsteps. He looked up and waved at him with a smile. "You came back at the right time. I just had a super genius idea! Listen to me, I call it the Mechanical Wizard's Eye! Using mechanical alchemy to simulate the Sorcerer's Eye, look here … "
With the metal object in hand, Dave walked to Angor's side and began to explain his idea.
Angor chuckled and nodded while expressing his opinion on Dave's ideas from time to time.
When the discussion was about to end, Dave noticed Angor's pale face and the smell of sweat and blood coming from his body.
"What happened to you?" David saw some blood stains on Angor's clothes under the light of the door post.
"Nothing much. I just met a few unreasonable people. Then, I helped you take revenge." He opened the door and invited Dave inside. "I'll go take a shower. I smell awful."
Seeing Angor's relaxed expression, Dave's worry disappeared. "Avenge me? What do you mean? "
Angor took off his clothes in the bathroom and poured hot water from his head to his feet. "That Naru guy. He brought his two subordinates, Tesla and Queena. So I took care of them. "
"Naru, the Berserker Blade?! You don't mean you killed them, do you? "Dave was surprised.
"Something like that," Angor rubbed his greasy hair and answered vaguely.
David wailed, "I said that I would personally go and fight him after I finished refining the weapon!"
Dave had no doubt that Angor could defeat Naru. Angor had already reached the top of Sky Tower. There was no way he would lose. The only thing he regretted was that he didn't fight with Naru personally.
"I didn't want to kill them. Too bad they tried to kill me."
After washing his face, Angor returned to his "handsome young man" form. He walked out of the bathroom with his wet blond hair. "I went to the questing hall and accepted a few alchemy quests. Shall we start with them?"
Angor tossed his bone card to Dave and showed him the quests he accepted.
"Whatever. I'll help you anyway. I've never crafted a weapon before. The materials are too expensive, so I don't want to use them, "Dave said.
"You can do whatever you want today." Angor pointed at several alchemy quests, which were all about crafting weapons. "You can craft these embryos. I'll do the enchantment later. It'll be faster this way. It's fine if there's something wrong with the embryos. The materials aren't that expensive anyway. "
Dave's eyes glowed when he heard Angor's generous words. He already knew a lot about alchemy theories. It was a pity that he lacked money and practical experience. This time, Angor allowed him to practice alchemy freely. What a great help! Even if he didn't learn anything from Angor's alchemy ideas this time, the experience alone was already a great reward.
They went to the underground lab and each took a workbench to work on their own.
Angor kept an eye on Dave at first. However, he noticed how careful the man was when he was doing his job. Even if he made a mistake, it was only a small one, and he didn't waste any materials. Angor, on the other hand, was too careless. Every time he made a mistake, it would be an absolute mistake, and he would have to start all over again. This made Angor quite embarrassed.
Angor was motivated by Dave's careful attitude. The two quests he was working on would normally take him two nights to finish. However, because of his high concentration and someone else's help, he finished them in one night.
When the night faded away and a white light appeared on the horizon.
Angor had successfully crafted the two alchemy weapons in his hands — a broadsword and a cylindrical rapier. The runes on the weapons glowed brightly. Together with the sharp edges of the weapons, they gave off a cold and murderous aura. Apart from the lack of artistry, these two weapons were much better than the scythe he sold yesterday.
At the same time, after many failures, Dave finally crafted the embryo of a Wave Scimitar under Angor's guidance. Under the control of Thaw, the embryo began to shine like a weapon.
"I did it! Angor, I did it! " Dave couldn't hide his excitement. He was not an apprentice alchemist yet, but he could make an alchemy weapon. Even if it wasn't a tiered one, it was enough to solve his money problem. Angor's Tang Saber, without any enchantment, was sold for 20 magic crystals, while the materials used to make it cost at most 1 or 2 magic crystals! A net profit of 18 magic crystals was close to his monthly salary!
"Calm down. Keep using Thaw. I'll do the enchantment," said Angor. Thaw was the most dangerous spell to cast. Since Dave didn't have the Axes of the Universe, it was easy for him to get stuck while channeling his mana.
Dave nodded quickly and placed the embryo in front of Angor with his Hand of Spell.
Angor also began to draw the runes on the scimitar. The runes required were Frost Runes. Angor was so familiar with these basic runes that he didn't need to use a hologram to do it.
A moment later, a tiered weapon was created under Dave's watch.
Dave's excitement aside, Angor made three alchemy weapons in one night. This was beyond his imagination. At this rate, he could finish the seven quests he accepted in two or three days. That was almost three thousand magic crystals worth of work!
While Angor was still thinking, he heard someone snoring beside him. After a night of hard work, Dave couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep on the workbench. Despite his exhaustion, he still had a smile on his face.
Angor didn't sleep either. He ate something and was about to go to bed when he saw Dave dragging his tired body out of the basement. "I have to go back to the shop."
"So, we're going to rest here? I have some food here. Want some? "
Dave waved a hand. "It's fine. I have to go to the shop even if I need to rest. It'll be bad if I'm not there for an important quest. "
"And thank you so much for last night. I learned a lot from you." Dave bowed to Angor in a serious manner.
Angor waved his hand and smiled. "We're just helping each other out. The quests I've accepted all pay well. I'll give you half of them according to your contribution. "
Dave tried to refuse again, but Angor stopped him. "You saw it just now. Enchantment is much easier for me than crafting vessel embryos. I'll feel bad if I give you half."
Dave was too tired to think properly, so Angor easily brushed him off with a few words. When he came back to his senses, he was already pushed out of the door.
David could only keep his feelings of gratitude to the bottom of his heart. After thanking him silently, he walked towards the underground market.
Angor went straight to his bedroom and took a long nap.
When he woke up, it was already two in the afternoon. Toby's concert was about to begin in the attic.
Angor went to his soundproof room to meditate. After a while, he remembered the crystal ball he got from Saka yesterday.
He remembered Saka telling him that Saka had something to tell him yesterday.
Angor injected his mana into the crystal ball, and a line of text appeared.
"My precious star, to be opened. ]
Angor only snorted at the name "Treasure Star". He continued to flip through the pages, and another row of words appeared:
"I'm guessing that by the time you read this letter, you've already killed the body that I've possessed, right? What a pity, this physical body is the vessel that I chose carefully, the one that is most compatible with my soul. Still, it's an honor to die in your hands. ]
[I really did want to tell you something. Hookdick has returned from the Soul Soil.] [Oh, I'm sorry. I know you have a grudge against him. Good news, right? ]
I have a grudge against you too, Angor thought.
[There's one more thing. My professor gave Hookdick the Succubus Bloodline, and the bloodline fusion process was successful. Here's a picture of Hookdick. I hope you like it. ]
Angor kept reading until a pink image appeared in the crystal ball.
His eyes widened in shock when he saw the person in the image. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the image again. Is this really Hookdick?!
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