Above the mage!

Chapter 3 [Torture]

Walking through the long and narrow curved corridor, you can see a slightly larger brown-black door at the end of the corridor.

The "experienced" apprentice who led the way stopped in front of the door and knocked carefully three times.

The knock on the door seemed particularly abrupt in the silent environment.
"Master Seda, God has brought him here."

As the voice fell, the tightly closed door was opened.

"Just let him come in."

A low and unpleasant voice floated out from the room.

The apprentice who led the way said "yes" respectfully and retreated silently.

Gao De looked towards the door. The light inside was very dim, so he couldn't see the scene inside clearly, but the oppressive atmosphere was real, as if there was a dangerous beast hiding inside that could eat him up at any time.

After a moment's hesitation, Gao De strode in.

The moment he stepped into the room, the door closed automatically and silently.

The vision first became blurry, then covered with a dim yellow.

As far as he could see, Gao De saw an extremely long wooden table, on which were scattered parchments and some simple small utensils: a scale for weighing, a grinder for grinding powder, and a wooden shelf with many slender glass bottles similar to test tubes.
On the left side of the long table is a huge bookshelf, on which are neatly displayed books.

Near the right side of the long table is a crucible, underneath which is a complex heating device.

Gao De's eyes quickly swept across the room and finally landed behind the long table.

There was a high-backed chair, and a not-very-tall man was sitting there with his back to him.

Gao De knew in his heart that he was Master Seda.

"Master Sedda." Gao De stared at Master Sedda's back, tilted his upper body slightly about fifteen degrees, bowed to Master Sedda, and then returned to original position.

He was not familiar with the etiquette of this world, so he could only use the most common Western bow to express his respect to Master Seda.

As God spoke, Master Seda turned around.

Gao De was slightly surprised when he saw Master Seda’s true face for the first time.

Seen from the back, although Master Seda was not tall, there was nothing unusual about him. However, when seen from the front, what came into view was a face that was gray and lifeless, as if his end was near.

"Ahem." Master Seda coughed twice and said weakly, "Here I am, my good apprentice."

"I heard that you woke up." His withered face showed a strange expression, and he seemed a little excited: "Tell me quickly, how do you feel now?"

Master Seda stared at Gaode, with a hint of anxiety and expectation in his eyes.

Master Seda's question was within Gaode's expectations. He had already prepared the answer on the way here.

"Compared to before taking the medicine, there seems to be no change," Gao De shook his head and said hesitantly, "Except for being in a coma for a period of time."

"No change?" Upon hearing this, Master Seda's expression suddenly became gloomy and his tone became much stiffer.

"How can there be no change? Either I die, or there shouldn't be no change!"

When Gao De saw Master Seda's reaction, his heart skipped a beat and he felt uneasy.

However, he was not afraid that Master Seda would find out that his body had a new owner.

Because these apprentices are nothing more than consumables to Master Seda, and he usually doesn't pay attention to their habits and personalities, so naturally there is no reason for him to notice his changes.

"Come here!" Master Seda suddenly snorted coldly.

Gao De put on an expression of fear and trepidation on his face, and hurriedly walked forward until his body was close to the long table. He stopped slightly, nodding his head, not daring to look directly at Master Seda.

Master Seda stared at Gaode with an expressionless face and did not speak for a long time.

Gao De knew that the man was unhappy and would not take the initiative to speak and offend the other party, so he tactfully stopped moving and waited for the other party to speak first.

After a long time, Master Seda still didn't speak.

The atmosphere was weird. Gao De felt a little nervous and looked up slightly.

"If you want to look, just look. Are you doing it in a sneaky way because you are guilty of something?" The gloomy voice of Master Seda suddenly sounded.

Gode's eyes froze for a moment, then he raised his head, his eyes fell on Master Seda's face, and then he immediately retracted his gaze. Master Seda looked at Gode, who was timid, with a fake smile, and his eyes darkened.

The next moment, Gao De felt a sudden push from behind, pushing his body forward.

He was already close to the long table, and with this push, his entire upper body leaned forward.

Then, Master Seda stretched out his right hand as if he had expected it, and grasped Gode's neck like a pair of pliers.

Master Seda's grip was not very strong, but it brought Gaode indescribable pain.

The pain was so severe that Gaode almost fainted and felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

It felt as if Master Seda's palms were covered with sharp thorns, which pierced into his neck, penetrated into his bones, and stirred his marrow.

Of course, it is impossible for Master Seda to grow thorns in his hands.

Gao De understood that this was the effect of the "spell".

"Master. I." He said with a trembling voice.

"After taking the medicine, do you really feel that there is no change in your body?" Master Seda asked the same question again.

"Yes." Enduring the severe pain, Gao De answered with difficulty.

Master Seda frowned, "It is indeed true."

After a pause, he repeated his calm voice, loosened his hand, and let go of Gao De, "I don't think you dare to lie to me, go down."

"Yes," Gao De, who had just been relieved from the severe pain, replied in a hurried "trembling voice" with his body still trembling slightly, then staggered away from the room.

In the huge room, Master Seda was the only one left.

His haggard face could not be seen clearly in the shadows, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Whoo~"

After a long time, Master Seda let out a long sigh, venting his depression, and his voice of muttering to himself could be heard in the secluded room.

"At least the apprentice who tested the medicine survived this time, which shows that my direction is correct. Adding sage can effectively neutralize the conflict between the medicinal properties of other herbs."

"But there is still a question. Why is it ineffective? Is it because the sage also neutralizes the psychic properties of the psychic bone powder?"

Master Seda really didn't doubt that Gaode was lying. Being high and mighty, he didn't think that these "ants" who he could crush to death with one hand would dare to play any tricks on him - even if they dared, did they have the ability to do so?
In the face of magic, all tricks and gimmicks are in vain.

Just now, he performed the magic trick of "torture" on Gao De.

[Torture] (Necromancy, 0 level):

Contacts the target and questions it, threatening it with strange pain caused by magical power.

The target can choose not to answer the question truthfully, but the threat of pain will reveal that the target is lying.

The spell proved that Gaode was not lying.

"Replace the ten-year-old sage with five-year-old sage and try again!" Here, Master Seda gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.

The reason why he had to grit his teeth was because the main ingredient needed for the potion he prepared, "Spiritual Bone Powder", was extremely expensive even for him.

Moreover, psychic bone powder is not a regular material. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. You need to wait.

The psychic bone powder he purchased last time has been used up.

There was only one herbal medicine store in the city that regularly stocked a small amount of psychic bone powder, but he had already bought it all.

This herbal medicine store usually receives supplies once a month, and this is only the second day of the month, which means that there is still nearly a month before the pharmacy's next purchase.

"One month, all we can do is wait..."

“I don’t have much time.”

"We must seize the time to break through and become a first-ring mage!"

(End of this chapter)