Chapter 176 Undercurrent
The Warlock Brotherhood.
Warren is reporting to Fekart.
The room was covered with heavy curtains, not a single ray of sunlight came in. There were only two candlesticks placed on the two corners of the desk.
Fekart liked to watch the flickering candlelight. At this moment, he was listening to the report casually, his eyes fixed on the candle.
"Rodney hasn't shown any supernatural behavior these days and has become like a normal spirit master.
Through blood comparisons over the past few days, we found that there was a mysterious substance missing from his body. I guess he accidentally took some special food or medicine."
After Warren stated his conclusion, he waited for the other party's response.
Fekart continued to stare at the candlelight, as if he had not heard anything.
After a long while, he finally spoke: "What did Rodney say?"
After research, it was found that when elemental spirit masters advance to the third level, their bodies will be transformed by the power of elements, so that they can greatly suppress the generation of evil thoughts of evil spirits.
After Lisa achieved the third-level spirit master, the Brotherhood studied her growth process in detail.
Half a month ago, they came to the conclusion that the reason why the other party was able to advance successfully was largely related to a special potion she had taken.
This magic potion is called Ghost Mushroom, a magical plant that grows in environments with a strong sense of death, such as cemeteries.
Ordinary ghost mushrooms are black in color, but when they are old enough, they will turn white.
Ghost mushrooms have a strong hallucinogenic effect. Ordinary people will fall into a dream and cannot wake up after taking them. Even cutting their bodies with a sharp knife cannot wake them up.
It is incredible that this demonic plant that grows in an evil place can actually suppress the evil thoughts of the spirit master.
However, white ghost mushrooms are too rare and cannot be cultivated artificially, so it is very difficult for the Brotherhood to cultivate third-level spirit masters on a large scale.
Rodney's situation attracted the attention of the warlocks, and they reported it to the higher-ups.
The high-level warlocks believed that Rodney had taken something new and more universal, so they have been actively searching for what it is.
An ordinary person can have access to it. If it can be promoted, the Brotherhood will be able to mass-produce high-level spirit masters.
"Rodney couldn't say anything useful. We sent people to search his house yesterday, but found nothing."
"Have you ever tried hypnosis?"
"Ordinary hypnosis has been used before, but his spirit control can always wake him up. Hypnosis has never been successful.
His spirit-controlling power should have been fully unleashed, and no one of his contemporaries could be his match.
Lady Yennefer thinks highly of him and said that if he could successfully become a third-level spirit master, he would be even more powerful than Lisa. "
"Yennefer?!"
Fekart snorted coldly and looked at Warren with a sinister look: "Then try memory peeping."
"This is not a good idea," Warren said somewhat embarrassedly.
He really wanted to slap himself in the face right now. He knew that his boss and Yennefer had some disagreements, but he still mentioned the sorceress's name.
The skill of Memory Peeping can browse the memory of the subject, but there is also a certain chance that it will cause confusion in the subject's memory.
In serious cases, this confusion can last for a long time and even cause lifelong effects.
Although the probability is small, we should always be prepared for the worst.
Another thing is that this spell can only peek into a person's subconscious mind, where memories are complex and messy, so it is very likely that you will not get the answer you want.
"Bring Rodney here."
How could Fekart not understand his subordinates' thoughts? He immediately gave the order.
"Yes, sir."
Soon, Rodney was brought in, and Warren stayed at the door to keep watch.
Facing a high-level wizard who was very difficult to talk to, Rodney just lowered his head and said, "Sir, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Fekart said coldly: "Well, come here, there are some things I want to ask you in person."
Rodney took small steps forward, still keeping his head down.
He has been questioned a lot in the past two days, all asking him whether he has taken any special diet in the past few days.
He knew that he was investigating why he was able to resist the corruption of evil spirits. He seemed calm, but his heart was full of vigilance.
"Look up and talk, am I that scary?"
Of course you are terrible! Rodney said in his heart, and he still remembered Johnny being slapped against the wall.
He raised his head with a little trepidation and saw that the other person's eyes were as broad and deep as the sea.
His vision began to blur. Fekart maintained the spell and quickly browsed through the other party's memory.
He was lucky and got what he wanted.
Potion, a potion that can affect or even purify evil spirits His breathing became rapid. If he could control this potion, his position in the Brotherhood would be able to advance further.
Crown Moya, a second-level flame warrior of the church, suspected of having a blood mutation, lives at 211 Rose Street in Birmingham.
When Rodney regained consciousness, he was a little confused and felt like something had happened to him.
"Didn't you hear my question just now?" Fekart asked unhappily.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now. What did you ask just now?"
Rodney put aside his doubts and responded to the other party's questions.
The two chatted for half an hour before Fekart let them go.
Warren walked in: "Sir, any harvest?"
"Nothing was gained, but the other party's consciousness was not harmed either."
The matter was of great importance, so Fekart decided to kidnap the man himself at night.
He saw Crown's appearance in Rodney's memory.
That night, Fekart sneaked into 211 Rose Street in Birmingham like a thief, but did not find his target.
He waited nearby for three days, but the target did not appear.
Later, he used his connections to find out that the target had been staying in the Holy Fire Cathedral.
He was so angry that his teeth itched, but he could do nothing about it.
No matter how arrogant he was, he didn't have the courage to sneak into the church and kidnap people. He could only send people to keep an eye on the place and rush there as soon as the target appeared.
. . . .
Klauen lives a life between the forging workshop and his residence.
Forging iron, practicing breathing techniques, and visualizing the Golden Light Mantra were all he did during this period.
Time flows like the Rhine River, and the full moon night has arrived again.
After returning to his residence and practicing fire breath for two hours, Crown began to take physical strength and energy potions.
It is not suitable to visualize the Golden Light Mantra tonight, and you can only take potions to restore your energy.
He closed his eyes and dozed off, summoning a wall of gold.
[Golden Light Mantra: 1895/100000; Level 2]
[Flame Breath: 6014/7000; Level 2]
[Giant Bear Breathing Method: 985/5000; Level 2]
[Rock Breathing Method: 867/5000; Level 2]
This was the result of a month's hard work. He focused on it and devoted all his energy to improving his proficiency. He felt like he had become a mechanical person.
A few days ago, Del came in person and told him that someone was found monitoring their residence.
He speculated that something might have happened to Rodney, and the Brotherhood wanted to find him but did not expect him to stay in the Holy Fire Cathedral and not come out.
This further strengthened his determination to do his best to upgrade himself to the third level.
In the past two days, the proficiency of Fire Breath has slowed down slightly, only increasing by about 150 points a day.
It will take some time to advance to the third level.
When you become a fire fighter, you will be able to see the bright moon through the clouds.
. . . .
Crown's perception was now extremely sharp, and he could not sleep at all on a full-moon night.
He worked all night and only started to catch up on his sleep when the crimson moon set, only to be woken up soon after.
"Bang, bang, bang," the door was knocked loudly.
Who is this? Is he in a hurry to reincarnate? ! Klauen was quite displeased. He used his fire breath to quickly warm up his body which was stiff from sleeping.
"Open the door, Crown. You can't sleep without staying in the sanctuary on a full moon night? I don't believe it!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Shit, it was that bastard Jason.
Crown opened the door with a dark face.
"Brother," Jason opened his arms and was about to hug him.
Cleverly avoiding Scarface's bear hug, Crown waved his hands in disgust and said coldly: "I'm not interested in men."
"Then I'll help you find some cute girls."
Jason looked around and continued, "The accommodation is good. This is a bishop-level lounge. Which bastard is so good at being a human being to let you live in a room like this!"
"If you want to talk, I need to catch up on some sleep."
Clown was a little annoyed. He had been training hard day and night for a month. He wanted to relax for a few hours and sleep a little longer, but his sweet dream was disturbed.
"I'm returning the weapon to you. I've tested it and it works great."
Jason raised the Evil-Slaying Sword with both hands and bowed respectfully.
This weapon is so damn useful. In Lingxu, the space is very chaotic.
When my companion entered a room, I went in again and found myself in another place.
Most of the time, you have to fight on your own.
Although there are third-level strongmen guarding the periphery, there are still many second-level monsters.
He encountered a weaker monster and took out this weapon, thinking that he had been entrusted with the task.
Who would have thought that the monster would be killed by himself in just over ten moves. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a few minutes to fight with this kind of monster to determine the winner.
After destroying the monster, something even more surprising happened.
In the past, you would get some gray spiritual essence when you killed monsters, but white spiritual essence was rare.
After the monster died this time, a large amount of white spiritual energy appeared, a small amount of gray, and some of the white spiritual energy was faintly golden.
He used his weapons to kill several more monsters, and the result was the same. How could he not know that he had picked up a treasure?
There is a big difference in value between white spirit coins and gray spirit coins!
"Just because it's useful isn't enough to get you to come here so early in the morning. Tell me more about it."
Crown took the weapon and pulled over two chairs: "Sit down."
"Nothing can be hidden from you," Jason told his test results without trying to hide his excitement.
"You must help me forge a weapon made of Valyrian steel. This thing is very useful for dealing with monsters at the mission site. I will provide the materials, and then ten, no, twenty gold spirit coins as a thank you gift."
Going to get rich.
A happy smile appeared on Crown's face. No one can resist money.
"Has anyone seen you wield this sword?"
He asked cautiously. He wanted to keep a low profile for a few more days, and it would not be too late to be high-profile after becoming a third-level transcendent.
“No,” Jason shook his head. “I wish I was the only one who asked you to customize this weapon.”
He spoke very frankly and expressed exactly what was in his heart.
Clown smiled and said, "Please prepare the materials and the reward. I will make the weapon for you before the next full moon night."
"Can it be quick? I won't feel at ease until I get this weapon." Jason negotiated.
"Don't worry, I have more important things to do recently."
. . . .
Twelve days later, in the morning, in the forging workshop.
Klauen hid in the corner, breathing out fire.
[Flame Breath: 6999/7000; Level 2]
Now, he was only one step away from becoming a third-order transcendent and enjoying the glory of being a fire fighter.
This level of proficiency has been holding him back all night, and he still hasn't been able to break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly.
At this moment, he had put aside his excitement and was practicing his breathing technique seriously, feeling the hot warmth moving through his body.
He did not use any weapons, but punched according to the movement of the warm current, occasionally using charged strikes and wind-cutting techniques.
No sadness, no joy, no desire, no demand.
Gradually, his speed became faster and faster, and the rushing blood merged into a flowing river, constantly washing his blood vessels.
He lunged forward and threw a straight punch.
Suddenly, countless weak invisible air currents shot out from the pores all over his body, making his short shirt round.
On the spine, a warm current leaps up from the coccyx, flows through the lumbar vertebrae, crosses the cervical vertebrae, and reaches the skull.
Crown felt relaxed all over, with a faint joy lingering in his heart.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed a moment of peace.
After a while, he summoned a wall of gold.
[Flame Breath: 1/12000; Level 3] (Slightly increases basic attributes such as strength, agility, and constitution. The fiery life source transforms your heart, increasing fire element damage and fire element resistance.
Note: This is an excellent breathing method, but the Golden Light Mantra has concealed its power.) Klauen grinned. It turns out that the Fire Breath is also a breathing method that can improve physical fitness in all aspects, but the effect is repeated with the Golden Light Mantra, so it doesn't feel so magical.
Now that his physical fitness has improved again, he needs to get familiar with his strength again.
Blacksmithing allowed him to quickly become familiar with the growing power in his hands, and he decided to complete Jason's commission and create an evil-slaying weapon made of Valyrian steel.
He did not plan to inform the church leaders of his current strength immediately, but instead planned to inform Archbishop Flanders before the next full moon night.
He decided to take advantage of this time to level up his Rock Breathing and Giant Bear Breathing techniques, and declare his presence to the church's top leaders in a very strong manner.
According to experience, when a breathing method appears that is one level higher than other breathing methods, the proficiency of the lower-level breathing methods will improve rapidly.
After handing the materials given by Jason to his subordinates, Crown began to practice the Rock Breathing Method.
By the afternoon, when the Valyrian steel was cast into a sword blank, his proficiency in Stone Breathing had increased by more than 120 points. It only took him two hours and forty minutes, and that was without taking any supporting potions.
[Rock Breathing Method: 1064/5000; Level 2]
After creating Zhuxie again, Crown left directly. He wanted to find Abel to discuss new cooperation.
Now, he is no longer afraid of other people's covetous eyes.
I wanted to update three chapters with 9,000 words, but I could only do two chapters with 7,000 words. There were always various things that delayed my writing, and I owed one chapter with 3,000 words.
(End of this chapter)