Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 292 You are now mature original sub-bodies.

The huge castle was built against the mountain. The mountain was also crystal white, as translucent and dazzling as a spar.

From a distance, it looks like a majestic building carved out of half of the mountain by dividing the spar mountain into two.

The outer wall of the castle is even more eye-catching. It is polished smooth and shines in the sunlight, making it look like a fairy tale.

In front of the castle, there is a stone road paved with bluestone, which is flat and straight and slopes 45 degrees directly along the mountain from the foot of the mountain. The strange thing is that it has no steps and still goes straight up.

Domitri stepped upwards without saying a word. Even though the bluestone road under his feet had a slope and no steps, his figure was still straight and straight without any bend.

Behind him were the other two vice-captains of the Araniga—Second Officer "Strange Doctor" Nicholas Pastor and Third Officer "Sea Beast" Woodward Ryder Giraldo.

Farther away are the pirates who followed the Araniga to ambush the Bekli this time.

Compared to Nicholas and Woodward, the faces of the pirates following Domitri looked a little heavier at this moment.

They all know that this mission failed and they will definitely be punished according to the rules of the Araniga...

Domitri's expression did not change, and he followed closely without paying attention to his attitude.

"..."

A task is a task, and the consequences of failure must be punishment.

He was wearing a cloak made of animal skin, with a scimitar and a strange-looking short gun hanging from his waist, looking like a pirate.

Correspondingly, if the mission is successful, he will get more benefits, such as going to the forbidden sea area, era relics and even forbidden objects.

"captain."

There were sconces hanging on the surrounding walls, but they were not lit.

"maybe……"

"My lords, please come with me. The captain is waiting for you."

Next to the spiral staircase in the middle, there are two decorations, one with a pale deep sea species skull, and the other with a rusty broken sword inserted into it.

The pirates behind them looked at each other in confusion. They all recognized the identity of the young man in front of them, and they felt shuddering in their hearts.

The pattern on the carpet is not the blue or black commonly used by pirates, but more natural green with pink patterns in the middle, which looks very fresh.

"I don't have to."

The pirates bowed respectfully. It was not aristocratic etiquette, nor was it a way of greeting pirates when they met during the voyage, but a very ancient pirate etiquette - circumcision recorded in the pirate code.

Woodward was still smiling, his eyes squeezed by fat showed slits, and his black eyes were flickering.

He glanced at Nicholas next to him and said with a smile: "Even if the first mate is punished this time, there is still a second mate up there."

It's just that - even though it's harsh, it's not humane at all!
The city gates and even the city walls were heavily guarded. The pirates wearing standard armor looked solemn. Even when they saw a few deputy captains, these people remained unmoved. The cold and empty eyes in their eyes were like undead spirits.

After a while, Domitri and others followed the young man to a terrace on the side tower of the castle, where there was already a person standing on the edge looking into the distance.

Domitri was unmoved and said coldly: "Or if the third officer also wants to compete, I will report it to the boss as well."

Domitri ignored the two people behind him and thought about how to tell Suad about the attack on Black Jack and others later.

This is a name well known to almost all pirates who sailed to sea, the legendary pirate who formulated the pirate rules after the New Calendar!
Domitri and others bypassed the statue and entered the castle.

"Domitri, Boss Suad is in a very bad mood. I hope you can escape this disaster safely."

A young man wearing a light black dress walked forward slowly, stopped Domitri and the others, glanced around, turned around and led the way.

"Why is he back?"

The hall is very transparent and bright, and the sunlight is filtered through the crystal stones on the exterior wall, emitting a soft light, making the place even more peaceful and warm.

"Or you can kill me?" Nicholas said sinisterly.

Although the punishment falls more heavily on the first mate Domitri, for pirates like them who have been rampaging in the Cordo Sea all year round, the boss is damaged and their faces are even more shameless.

"Boss."

It was a stone sculpture with a very ancient atmosphere. The tiny holes seemed to be formed by being washed away by rain over the years. The face was very unclear, with damage to the bridge of the nose and eyes, and a big beard on the chin. It could be vaguely identified as a person. A rugged man.

"Thank you for the reminder. If you are not punished this time, I will definitely propose to the boss that you serve as the first mate."

His appearance can be classified as handsome, but his expression is extremely sinister, which makes him feel very difficult to get along with.

There is a stone tablet with half of it missing at the foot. From the few remaining words, a few large characters can be seen - "Thunder Giant" Ibrama Delgado.

Domitri's expression remained unchanged as he led people through the thick city wall and into the vestibule of the castle, bypassing the small fountain and the tall statue facing the city gate.

"Strange Doctor" Nicholas Pastor curled his lips slightly, with a bit of displeasure on his cold face.

The Araniga, or Suad, was very generous about it.

Woodward is extremely tall, with thick fat accumulated under the crowded armor, with several pieces of fat exposed in the gaps, covered with dark blue fine scales and hideous scars.

"Damn it, now the question is..."

"They are all so pessimistic. Maybe there will be bigger moves next."

He knew in his heart that the rules of the Aranica were so strict that he would not receive preferential treatment even as the first mate.

Nicholas's voice was very low, just enough to be heard by the 'Ripper' in front.

Compared to Domitri and Woodward, "Strange Doctor" Nikolas Pastor is much thinner. He wears a pure white coat and occasionally spins two palm-sized sharp knives in his hands while walking around. .

Everyone took out the mist they carried with them, made a cut on their fingers, and dripped blood on the carpet on the terrace. The red blood seemed to be absorbed and integrated into the pink lines.

Even the young man was no exception.

"I'm back,"

The man half turned to look at Domitri. His black hair was tied into a ponytail on the back of his head. His feminine face was expressionless, and his narrow eyes reflected the silhouettes of the pirates.

His figure is almost the same as that of the "weird doctor". He wears a sky blue dress with a golden pattern embroidered on the chest to look like a dhow, with a storm tornado and a golden crescent moon on both sides of the ship. It looks like a very artistic composition.

"My dear first mate, have you figured out why this operation failed?"

amount.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Domitri's forehead, but he didn't expect that the captain would be so direct and speak the opening remarks with an indifference he had never experienced before.

Although he knew that this mission was important, taking out Black Jack and others, and the subsequent battle with the Black Pearl would be very beneficial to the people of the Araniga, but——

"It's the 'epidemic doctor', boss." Domitri couldn't think of anyone to mention, and could only blame the failure on Euan, "You know him, he was rampant in Cordo more than ten years ago. Sea area, I didn’t expect that he would appear on the Bekli this time.”

"Not only did he use the plague to eliminate all the driven deep-sea mutants, he also passed through the storm and killed the gravediggers of the Twilight Sect."

"'Epidemic Doctor'..." Suad's black pupils flickered slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Euan Morris, I haven't heard this name for a long time."

"You said he killed the gravedigger? Did you see the battle?"

"I..." Domitri hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Sorry, I was fighting Black Jack at the time, and I could only sense the riot of elemental energy in the center of the storm."

"That's because I didn't see it clearly." The smile on Suad's lips became wider and he continued to ask: "What about the others?"

"Others..."

Domitri felt bad, with a bit of bitterness on his face, and said: "In addition to the 'epidemic doctor', there are also some very unique firearms on the Bekli, and the bullets fired have a special original characteristic."

"Special? How special?"

"Much like the characteristics of death."

"Death?" Suad frowned slightly and turned around to look at him, "Are you sure?"

"No, I'm not sure, but we brought back their bodies, so we can be more sure."

Domitri quickly signaled to the pirate behind him, "Boss, you know my, let me fight, it's okay, these tests and other things are not what I'm good at."

Following his greeting, the other pirates did not dare to neglect and directly took out the hundreds of pirate corpses from the space ring and piled them in the center of the terrace.

For a moment, the strong smell of blood mixed with a unique stench spread.

The appearance of the corpses was even more horrifying. Almost none of them could recognize their original appearance. There were pustules all over the body, with pus leaking out from the ruptures.

Where there are no pustules, there is even more strange withering, like the traces of time passing on it, the flesh and blood disappear, the skin is dry and pale and hangs on the fragile bones, making it look very old.

Suad frowned, looked at the corpses carefully, and waved to the young man next to him to come forward, "Sersi, lift the top ones."

"Yes."

The young man took a few steps forward, stretched his arms strangely into the pile of corpses, tied up the corpses above and put them aside.

At the same time, the palm of the arm split open, and a mouth full of fangs appeared. Between the opening and closing of the mouth, a slender tongue stretched out, licked a few drops of pus, sucked it in and stirred it, as if to judge. What.

"It's really a characteristic of death..."

Suad didn't pay attention to the young man's actions. Looking at the marks on the corpses, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face:

"Selcy, what do you think?"

"It has the characteristics of death, yes," Selsi said coldly, "but it is too rare and cannot be further extracted and absorbed."

The pirates around looked at their movements with confusion, not knowing what they wanted to do.

Only Domitri and the other three vice-captains, who had been following Suad for a long time, guessed something, but they also remained silent.

After getting a positive answer, Suad looked at Domitri and showed a rare smile: "Did you just say it was a bullet fired from a gun?"

"Yes, boss."

Domitri felt relieved when he saw this situation, at least the punishment he received might be smaller.

"Activate our intelligence personnel inside the Black Pearl and let them do their best to find out the origin of those firearms!"

"Yes!"

"Besides these two points, is there anything else?"

"No, um..." Domitri hesitated as he remembered the figure he saw before escaping.

"how?"

"No, there is one more thing," Domitri said with a somewhat uncertain tone: "I saw the sea tribe in the forbidden sea on the Bekli, which looked very much like the manatee tribe."

"Manatee tribe?" Suad was startled, and even more surprised, "Are you sure you read it correctly?"

"I am also not certain."

Domitri smiled bitterly and replied: "At that time, I was turning the ship around to escape...leave, only to see two people who didn't look like pirates tearing open the space and coming. Some of the people they brought with them had very similar figures. Characteristics of the Manatee people.”

"That's it..."

Suad did not doubt Domitri's words. Anyone who dared to lie to him on the Aranica would have been sunk into the deep sea to feed the fishes.

But, how could those people from the Manatee tribe get together with the people from the Black Pearl?
"Boss, I remember that bastard Isabello visited several forbidden sea areas where the Sea Tribe is located a few years ago,"

At this time, the young pirate Serhi said: "Is it because of the relationship established with them?"

"Isabello...it's impossible!" Suad shook his head, "Based on what I know about him, he wouldn't do such a thing. If it's that bastard Black Jack, it's still possible."

"At that time, when he was still on the White Rose, he often made friends with some pirate groups. In this regard, even the 'Epidemic Doctor' could not compare with him."

"It's just that that bastard 'Epidemic Doctor' was respected by many pirates when he was roaming the sea by virtue of his identity as a wizard of the occult school..."

Having said this, Suad paused for a moment, seeming to realize that he was going too far, and his expression became solemn.

"Okay, since this incident was affected by other factors, the punishment will be waived. But Domitri, the Twilight Sect needs an explanation. You can explain it when the time comes."

"Yes!" Domitri smiled bitterly to himself. Compared with the punishment from the Aranica, he did not want to come into contact with those weird guys.

"Also, there is one more thing."

Suad is not a person who cares about his subordinates' thoughts. He only arranges and gives instructions.

"The bow of the ship appears in the sea, and it should be near Alexei Island. Nicholas, take your people there and be sure to capture the forbidden object."

"Yes, boss!" 'Weird Doctor' Nikolas said with joy on his face.

"You know what to do," Suad looked him straight in the eyes, "No matter what method you use, keep that forbidden object away from the Cordo Sea!"

"clear."

"Finally, it's the Black Pearl..."

Suad glanced around, and his eyes fell on Wardwood, "'Sea Beast', you have been idle for a long time, it's time to go out and do some activities."

"Boss, what do you want me to do?" Wardwood's body trembled, his face also showed a touch of excitement, and he said with a ferocious smile: "Do you need me to go to Awad Island? Black Jack's people should still be there."

Domitri: "..."

Damn it, if the captain hadn't been here, he would have hammered the third officer to death right now.

And Suad couldn't help but burst into laughter, waving his hands and saying: "There is no need to attack him anymore. With the 'Epidemic Doctor' here, the Bekli is no longer so easy to deal with."

"You have only one mission, kill as many other small and medium-sized pirate groups as possible, especially the strong ones, such as the Alexei and Salomon."

"Ah?" Wardwood was a little disappointed, but he nodded and continued: "I will set off later and make sure they never come back."

"Well, remember to bring a gravedigger with you when you set out. For the time being, we will maintain our alliance with the Twilight Sect."

"clear."

Several people knew in their hearts that although they disliked seeing those weird people from the Twilight Sect, if they wanted to deal with the Black Pearl, they had to rely on their power.

"Okay, let's go and do our work."

After saying that, Suad waved for them to clean up the floor and walked straight out.

When the pirates saw this, they were happy. They were not punished, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

Domitri also breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look to the other side and said, "Sersi, what do you think about the death characteristics?"

"Do as the captain asks!" Selsi glanced at him and walked away.

"Then I'll set off." Wardwood said with a smile, turned and walked out, "First officer, if the opportunity is right, I will take action to deal with Black Jack and the others, and I will definitely avenge you."

"Seconded."

Nicholas echoed and walked out with him.

click!
Looking at their backs, Domitri clenched his fists, cursed the two bastards secretly, and then looked at the other pirates.

"Time is running out. After packing up, go back and prepare as soon as possible."

"Yes, boss!"

……

……

Theater space, studio interior.

After getting rid of Alais and others, Wei En couldn't help but feel a little sad.

This meant that he could bring an end to that period of life in Custer City. Of course, this was just the end of the events that night.

He did not forget the others, Lacey, Marko, Yegor and others, and he occasionally liked to recall them.

Likewise, he has not forgotten Carly...

Although Carly was not friendly to him that night, he would never forget her kind treatment when he first came to this world, which almost soothed his anxiety about the future.

Fear and loneliness are relative. Just like he is much stronger now than before, but he still feels scared and afraid of the unknown.

Therefore, he will maintain his desire to improve his strength——

"September 1578, 9 in the New Calendar, in the Kordo Sea, Alexei Island..."

Wayne did not rush to study the origin fusion method, but took out a piece of parchment and recorded in detail the entire process of the Alais incident, including the personnel of the Shadow Sect, the Abyss Sect, the Desire Sect, and the Disaster Sect.

At the same time, the projection of the Lord of the Abyss and the battle of Salvatore were also recorded.

The reason why he recorded the information in such detail was because he knew Xia Di, the shadow intelligence officer on the island, would not hide anything.

With his additional information, the school can have a clearer understanding of the whole story.

After finishing writing, Wayne activated the blue and white box and passed the information directly to Director Armitage, which was regarded as completing his previous assignment regarding the identity of the leader of the Shadow Intelligence Team.

Not only that, he also asked about the progress of events in the Occult School at the end of the letter.

If the matter with the Mysterious School can be resolved, he can make a transaction request for space teleportation spell runes there.

Wei En knew very well that the defects in spell runes of other wizard schools must not have been repaired yet, and the defects in the runes in his hand still had certain value.

Coupled with the equal contract with the Mysterious School, I believe that they will not reject his deal.

hum-

"Ok?"

Wayne watched the black trophy vibrate. He didn't expect Director Armitage to be so anxious and choose to directly establish a connection channel.

"Great wizard Wayne Loft, internal number 2348, Director Armitage Freed requests to establish a channel with you, do you agree?"

"agree."

What did Salvatore call the speaker of this liaison last time?

Annette…

I don’t know what kind of wizard he/she is to be able to make the Legend of Salvatore proactively call out his name like this. I guess the ghost is not an ordinary wizard.

Not long after, Armitage appeared with a grin on the illusory screen formed by the gray fog. When he saw that Wayne was the only one, his smile faded and he asked:

"Legendary Salvatore is not with you?"

"Well, he is at Xia Di's place now."

Wei En thought to himself, "Why does the face of the werewolf director look familiar?"

Oh, Triangle Eyes did this to him before.

"That's it," Armitage coughed, pondered for a moment, and then reorganized his words and said, "I have read the information you reported, and it is much more detailed than what Xia Di reported."

"According to the rules of the Intelligence Department, the intelligence level is not low. I will pass on your share of the intelligence fee later."

"Ah."

Wei En didn't pay much attention. Since he received a large number of project rewards through the research center, plus the income from selling the [Explosive Sniper Rifle], he was not short of gold pounds for the time being.

Even now there are not many places where he can spend gold pounds.

"In addition, the information you just asked about about the Mysterious School... Unfortunately, the matter there has not been resolved yet."

"Oh?"

Armitage considered his words and said: "According to the investigation by the intelligence officer over there, the entire occult school has disappeared. Based on the situation you passed on last time, they should have been involved in a special space. "

"Special space?" Wei En was startled. He thought it was the rune circle's blockade, but he didn't expect it to be more serious than that.

No wonder the little messenger couldn't deliver the letter...

"I don't rule out that it is a forbidden object, or a god has come." Armitage looked more serious. "Without further information, I can't answer your question."

Taboo items...

What kind of taboo can envelop the entire area where the esoteric school is located?
That has to be...

Ok? !

Wei En's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly thought of the complete information about a forbidden object given on the previous panel, the forbidden object 0-38 Bell of Truth that had been exploring his location.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

If it was really that forbidden object, his previous guess that the Dawn Church and the Dusk Sect had locked onto his location was wrong.

But besides dawn and dusk, who else pays so much attention to him?
Still not dealing with the esoteric school...

"In addition to these, I have another piece of news for you."

"You say."

"The school is secretly dealing with some of the aberrant wizards within, including a researcher from your institute."

Aberrant wizard?

Wei En frowned. Is he a secret wizard?
The research institute where he works...except for Teresa, only Escobar and Krista are left...

"who is it?"

"Krista Kanava!" Armitage said bluntly without beating around the bush: "Originally, Dean Josue should have told you about such a thing, but now that the situation is urgent, I will tell you in advance. Avoid unwanted emotions in your institute.”

"She is 'The Devourer'?" Wayne frowned.

"You know?" Armitage was startled, and then said after reacting: "Did the legendary Salvatore tell you?"

"Yes, but I didn't expect that Krista would also be a 'devourer'."

Armitage explained: "Strictly speaking, she is not, but her teacher Birrell Machado is definitely the 'devourer', and she is implicated."

"If after the follow-up investigation, it is determined that she has not devoured other arcane wizards, she will be released."

"I understand. If the research institute asks, I will reassure them first." Wei En nodded. He could only hope that she would be okay, otherwise he would have to find another researcher to fill the vacancy.

Krista...at least her performance during this period was pretty good.

"That's good."

Armitage looked at Wayne on the illusory screen and felt relieved.

He was really worried that this young wizard, who was said to have just been promoted to Grand Wizard, would be dissatisfied with the school's practices.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation, he is not a very domineering person.

No, or does he just treat his enemies with indifference?
"I still need to inform others, so let's do this for now."

"Goodbye."

With that said, the two disconnected the communication channel.

As the gray fog dissipated, Wayne sat down at the workbench and frowned slightly.

He didn't know what Teresa and the others would think when they learned about these things, but for him personally, the "devourers" inside the ghost were hidden dangers, and it was a good thing to get rid of them.

Under this premise, even if Krista is just a suspect now, he will fully support the school's approach.

I just hope Theresa and others don’t act too radically...

After thinking for a moment, Wei En picked up a pen and wrote a letter and passed it back to the institute through a blue and white box. He only said that he wanted them to cooperate with the school, but did not tell him the reason.

It is worth mentioning that after ending the call, Armitage sent over the intelligence fee, a total of five hundred gold pounds...a huge sum of money...

This made Wei En feel even more emotional about his unforgettable days in Custer City.

If the predecessor knew that this was the case, he would probably crawl out of the world of the dead angrily, right?
After receiving the reply letter from Teresa and others, Wei En breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting rid of Alais, he will spend the next time preparing for the Twilight Sect. On the one hand, he will improve his strength, and on the other hand, he will arrange Alexey Island as a backup.

Therefore, he really didn't want to see any trouble at the institute - not at all!
Thinking like this, Wayne took out the manuscript that Salvatore Legend had given him and read through it.

After this battle, he understood one thing.

That is, after reaching the legendary stage, what they compete in battle is the strength of the origin - the degree of fusion of the origin fusion body or talent or spell brand.

Like Salvatore, with his powerful original power, he can fight one against five.

If the Lord of the Abyss hadn't appeared in the middle, perhaps he could have directly killed Mubarak and other legends by himself.

The key to this is that his origin combines natural power and spell imprint.

But there is one thing that Wei En is not very clear about - the great wizard's promotion to legend is the fusion of the spell imprint on the original child body, so what is the promotion of legend to demigod?
It can't be just pure original power, right?

Perhaps, it is the original quality force?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is that the origin of the gods is relatively high, just like the origin of the dawn and the origin of the red moon that I first encountered.

The origins of gods with different qualities also have different powers...

"The speed of the original fusion spell brand is based on the level of the spell rune brand, the complexity of the runes, and the own original quality..."

"You can use the original sub-body to fuse on their own. This can be done by the original sub-body after reaching the stage of great wizard or after the ghost meditation method is upgraded to level five..."

Seeing the record in the handbook, Wei En couldn't help but look up at the ghosts and the others, raised his eyebrows and said, "Did you hear that? You can choose to fuse the source and enter the spell brand... huh?"

Before he finished speaking, he felt a stream of origin being sucked out from where the core of the origin was in his mind.

But that's not the key. The key is that this source actually split into four after leaving the body, and fell on the four sub-bodies of the ghost, the driver, the red ghost and the secret master at the same time.

"This……"

Only then did Wei En remember, did he just say the word "you"?
"You are so rude..."

The ghost chuckled, his red eyes flickering, and a source of energy fell on his forehead and was slowly sucked into one of the rune brands - the soul-eating spell!
"Baba, we believe that your strength is enough to support you."

"I don't want to fall behind the ghost either." The driver grinned and chose to fuse the mechanical heart rune brand.

"I should have been fused with my origin." Chi Gui took it for granted and directly pulled the origin into the heart of flesh and blood rune brand.

Only the secret master remained silent and quietly integrated the source into the flickering spell.

"..."

Wei En was dumbfounded. Although he had decided to try to fuse the four original sub-bodies before, he had no intention of doing so at the beginning.

Who knows how slow it would be to fuse like this——

"How long does it take to fuse all the magic imprints...or, how many sources are needed?"

"The soul-devouring magic rune brand takes up a thousand origins, and it takes eighty days to fuse." The ghost was the first to speak.

"The mechanical heart needs to occupy three hundred sources for twenty days."

"The heart of flesh and blood, fifty days, requires five hundred origins."

"Flickering, fifteen days, two hundred origins."

Different?
Wei En frowned. Is this the so-called difference in the fusion progress and source occupation of different spell imprints?

From this point of view, it may take half a year to a year to integrate all the spells.

This does not include subsequent spell level increases and newly learned spell imprints.

In addition, there is also the need to occupy the source. These four rune brands alone will occupy two thousand sources...

After a simple calculation, if all the magic imprints are to be integrated, his original power must reach at least 20,000...

No wonder no great wizard has been able to do this in the past—

How many arcane wizards would be swallowed up by such harsh conditions?

Two thousand or three thousand?

There may not necessarily be so many occult wizards in the entire Ghost School!

Thinking of this, Wei En sighed. He had already foreseen that the days to come would be bloody and stormy...

Only by killing can you reach the top!
PS: I've recovered a lot today, so I'll update this chapter!
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