Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 444 The Mastermind Behind the Tower of Books—An!

As Chen Qi watched the retreating figure of the Book Saint, a thought involuntarily surfaced in his mind: indeed, he still had to stick to the original plan and tie him up and take him back.

"Well, don't worry, the Tower of Books won't forget your help, Black Hunter."

As the saint of books waved his hand, she suddenly felt a little dizzy.

She paid little attention to the dire state of the mobile city-state of the Tower of Books, took out some candy, and ate it.

Then, she glanced once more at An, who was covered in wounds.

After the battle stabilized, the little crow carefully tended to An's wounds.

He suffered multiple fractures throughout his body, his spiritual power was damaged, and he was poisoned by a borderline poison!
"How tragic..." the Book Saint said lightly.

"By the way, An, once you've rested well, don't forget to complete the task I assigned."

"..."

Both An and the little crow were stunned for a moment.

Especially for An, who was already in so much pain that she had lost all feeling in her body, she suddenly felt a huge mountain pressing down on her!
She has fractures all over her body! Plus, she's poisoned!

However, there was no way around it; the Saint of Books was a fifth-tier master, the teacher who gave me the fourth-tier profession card… An struggled to speak through his injured throat:

"Okay... okay."

"Good girl, my lovely An~"

Having received an affirmative answer, the Saint of Books snapped his fingers and vanished from the devastated battlefield.

That scoundrel… Chen Qi watched the Saint of Books depart.

Although both she and the Ice Witch are immortals, their personalities are completely different!
For most people, today's surprise attack can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime meat grinder.

But for the Book Saint who has experienced several tides and great calamities, these things are commonplace.

"Little crow, I'm entrusting An to your care for now."

Without hesitation, Chen Qi went to help the White Tower Hunters clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded.

Plus, let's loot some bags!

"Water Spirits, all personnel, mobilize!"

Chen Qi blew a whistle, summoning all the water spirits.

"Wakuwaku (Third brother! Follow me!)"

The one-meter-tall Water Sprite No. 1 looked down at the Water Sprite No. 3, which was only about half a meter tall, and showed off its robust body.

It is now capable of evolving into Titan Water Sprite #1!
This is the power of following one's master!
It had been a long time since it had seen its third brother, who was so taciturn.

"Wakuwaku (Okay! Big brother!!)"

Water Sprite No. 3 said sweetly.

Water Sprite Number One rushed over and hugged Water Sprite Number Three.

Soon, under Chen Qi's command, the water sprites put on the hunter's hats of the White Tower Hunter and began their operation.

Among them, the strongest one was responsible for moving people out of the ruins, while the second one, who had learned healing magic from the Flower Witch, was responsible for treating the wounded, and the other water spirits were responsible for looting the Blackblood soldiers' belongings.

The tower master of the Book Tower, battered and bruised, leaned on his cane and walked through layers of ruins:

"Mr. Black Hunter, thank you for your help."

The Tower Master was an old man who resembled Gandalf, and for a long time, he was the de facto manager of the Tower of Books.

However, unlike the saint of books, he is already ninety-nine years old, and the abnormalities he accumulated in his early years have been recurring this year.

He often dreamed that Death whispered in his ear and gently cut off his head with a scythe.

I'm finding myself increasingly powerless in many things.

Therefore, he entrusted many matters to the Sage of Books this year.

But he did not expect that the Book Saint, who had not dealt with affairs for a long time, could complete the task so easily.

In his hand lay the potion for the Black God's Weapon! Chen Qi nodded:
"Moonstone City and the witch are researching a solution to this power."

"We are also conducting research, but our chief pharmacist has only figured out how to use the black blood. This power seems to have a magical quality, making people unable to resist using it and constantly becoming stronger..."

The tower master shook his head and handed the Black God's Soldier potion to Chen Qi.

Their apothecary found nothing regarding the antidote for the blood of the black whale.

To be precise, there has been no progress at all.

The black whale blood collected in this battle should be enough for research... Chen Qi took the potion.

The tower master bowed and performed the highest form of respect once again:

"Black Hunter, thank you again for your help."

He was too old. In this battle, poisoned by the Black Blood, he lost half of his fighting power almost instantly.

As one of the many students of the saint of books, he knew his teacher well.

Casual, reckless, lazy, and completely indifferent to the life and death of others...

At the moment the battle begins, she doesn't care about anyone.

Without Chen Qi, the entire Tower of Books would have been plunged into a hellish state.

The Black Hunter's kindness must be repaid... The Tower Master stood up and said:
"I'm sorry, Black Hunter, we're afraid we can't entertain you right now."

But if there's anything we can do to help you, the Tower of Books will do everything in our power to do it.

"Even if it's something unique to the rift, as long as it's in the treasury of our Tower of Books, you can choose whatever you like!"

The vast treasure trove of the Tower of Books!

Chen Qi's eyes lit up.

As a mobile city-state on the sea, the Tower of Books is a treasure trove that collects a large number of special resources of various attributes, including many rare items.

One of his domain concepts, 'Azure Pastoral,' requires at least one lamp, a unique crack in the heart's image, and a fifth-order lamp image visualization method!

Chen Qi asked the tower master about these three items.

The fifth-order visualization method, the unique crack in the lamp and the mind's image... The tower master pondered for a while:
"The White Tower Federation is a land of lamps and books. The fifth-order visualization method and the unique crack of the lamp image are both in the treasure vault."

As for the unique crack in the heart...

"Well, this might take a little time. Our Tower of Books is currently trading with the Serpent of Life family of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom. Perhaps we can exchange other unique Rift items for a unique Heart-Shaped Rift item..."

As the tower master spoke, he became conflicted again.

The black hunter helped them, but the value of the three items was beyond his imagination.

You should know that even he himself is only a unique, incomplete, and cracked book!
Moreover, every item in the crack is a treasure, and must be approved by the Saint of Books!

"It's not working after all..." Chen Qi shook his head, looking at the tower master's hesitant expression.

Before the arrival of the Rift Tide, each unique Rift item was enough to ignite a chaotic war between families.

Even with the Tower of Books' rich resources, it's unlikely that it would hand over all three items to him at once.

Now it's the Rift Tide; if we can get the Black Hunter's help, sooner or later we'll get more unique items… The Tower Master hesitated for a moment:
"Black Hunter, according to regulations, I need to write a document regarding the use of these three items and have it reviewed by the Sage of Books."

Please wait another day.

The tower master looked at the black hunter. In his opinion, if he could get the black hunter's help, even if it was just the three unique items from the rift, he could eventually make it back!
Within the White Tower Federation, the spread of the magic network rift has led to a serious problem with troop strength.

Currently, even their Tower of Books needs assistance.

The person before me is a fifth-order Saint.

Even if the Black Hunters only publicly express their support without actually taking action, they will still be able to play the greatest role!

Chen Qi nodded:

"Ah."

The tower owner handed the key to the VIP room of the Tower of Books to Chen Qi:

"By the way, if it's alright, would you please accept your adorable pet?"

"Cute..." The tower owner said the word while suppressing his nausea.

He looked at the Twelve Touches in the distance and felt his heart race.

"Ah."

Chen Qi nodded. Both the Black Sea Mammoth and the Twelve Deep Sea Tentacles can dive into the seabed and hide.

"Thank you again for your help, Lord Black Hunter."

After thanking him again, the tower master left, dragging his aged body, covered in wounds, to tend to the devastated Tower of Books.

Soon, the water sprites also brought back their spoils.

The main items were the Black Whale Clan's Black Blood Heavy Armor and Black God's Soldier Potions.

They piled up into a small mountain!
Such a massive amount of black whale blood... Chen Qi accepted all of these items and moved them onto the newly tamed Black Sea Giant Elephant.

After dealing with everything, Chen Qi took the key, along with Little Crow and An, and headed to the VIP room of the Tower of Books.

……

……

One day later, in the VIP room of the Tower of Books, on the bed.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

She was panting, her fair chest rising and falling.

A girl dressed in raven robes was repeatedly piercing her flesh with a fine needle, bit by bit.

The art of sewing flesh together.

"Don't be afraid. Although I don't have any credentials, my medical skills have been certified by many people." The black-clad doctor, Little Crow, used a needle to sew up the wound on An's chest, and then covered him with a blanket.

After a night of surgery, An finally had her entire body bandaged.

However, it will take at least two more weeks to fully recover.

An slowly stood up and looked at the two people in the room in front of her.

"Wakuwaku! (Do you need something to eat?)"

Water Sprite Number Three brought over some candy.

Unlike number two, who had already submitted to the Flower Witch, water sprite number three only had its master in its mind from beginning to end!

The owner is the best!

However, after spending so much time with An, it realized that it actually quite liked An.

Although An doesn't have even a fraction of its owner's charm, she's really good to it!
If it weren't for An, it wouldn't have been able to learn to pilot a mecha and grow into an excellent water sprite.

"Thank you."

Ann took the candy from number three and took a bite.

"An, how are you?"

Chen Qi asked with concern.

Despite the pain, he smiled and said:
"It's alright, thanks to the doctor."

"Thanks to the witch's sage-level potion."

The little crow said modestly.

Then, An turned her gaze to Chen Qi:

"Qi, you've actually advanced to the fifth rank..."

Even though she already knew, she was still inevitably shocked when she said it herself.

Both of them came from Maro Town, yet Chen Qi managed to get to this point.

Moreover, he seems to have grown taller... An's gaze lingered on Chen Qi's body, unable to look away for a long time.

At this moment, no matter how hard she tried, she probably couldn't shake Chen Qi's fifth-tier body.

Chen Qi said with a smile:

“An, if you have the Rift Workshop, you can also advance to the fifth rank in this tide.”

Fifth rank... An was stunned for a moment.

Becoming a fifth-tier being is one of her goals!

Tier 5 class cards and Rift Workshop technology were things she couldn't even imagine.

However, perhaps it is true, as Chen Qi said, that she has the potential to advance to the fifth rank in this tide.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the pigeon card inside Anman's blood-stained clothes:

"You have a new email! You have a new email, please check it!"

Pigeon mailbox card... Chen Qi looked at the card.

Pigeon cards are a unique creation of the White Tower Federation, used for remote communication.

Moreover, this pigeon mailbox card... A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

This card is a top-level military mailbox card!

Ann picked up the blood-stained clothes and took out the pigeon mailbox card from them:
"Qi, please wait a moment, I need to take care of my task."

Ann took out a pile of documents from the mailbox, and then took out a quill pen.

"Your mission?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

I wonder what An is responsible for in the Tower of Books?
He could tell that An was obviously much more tired.

Chen Qi leaned over and scanned the contents of the letter.

#Pharmacist Researches Black Blood Project#
#The Tower of Books Reconstruction Project#
#Tower of Books Defense Enhancement Plan#
#Seventh Team Captain, for outstanding performance in the battle, hereby apply for a Tier 4 Archmage class card#
#Thoroughly Investigate the Snake of Life#
#The Black Hunter's reward, please review it, Lord Tower of Books!#
Anne took the quill pen and quickly scanned the contents of the documents before signing them.

"So it was for signing... wait..."

"!!!"

Chen Qi's pupils contracted.

what's the situation!
You call this your mission!

Isn't this the task of the Tower Master of the Book Tower?
Chen Qi scanned these documents.

These documents all bear the signatures of the top executives of the Tower of Books.

Chief Pharmacist, Chief Defense Commander, Tower Master!

And all these documents were approved by a student who had just been promoted to the fourth level, through his signature...

An gave a wry smile:
“The Sage of Books, please entrust these matters to me.”

Although the Saint of Books said that if she dared to reveal this secret, he would kill her!

However, An still chose to tell Chen Qi.

She was about to break down if she didn't tell Chen Qi this secret soon.

Of course, there's another reason: she believes in Qi.

Chen Qi stroked his chin and asked:

"An, how many tasks do you specifically need to handle for the Saint of Books?"

"It started as half..."

Ann's brows furrowed:

"Now, that's all."

All of them! Chen Qi and the little crow were shocked when they heard this word.

The task of the Sage of Books is entirely entrusted to An Lai!
Chen Qi asked again:
"An, generally speaking, is it necessary to consult the Sage of Books to process these documents?"

"No need, because the Holy One of Books needs to sleep, and she hates it when people come to her bedroom without permission."

Hmm... she's quite grumpy when she wakes up.

"..."

"You can do that?!" Chen Qi and the little crow were surprised again!
Chen Qi remained silent for a while, watching An skillfully sign the various documents and write down some ambiguous comments.

Soon, An saw the tower master's manuscript:
"To obtain the Black Hunter's assistance, we need to acquire the unique item from the crack in the Treasure Vault Lamp, the Fifth-Order Lamp Visualization Technique, and find a way to locate the unique item from the Heart Vamp..."

This is a matter of utmost importance concerning the fate of the entire Tower of Books, Saint of Books, your student hopes that you can…”

An read it once.

The tower master pleaded with the Book Saint to at least agree to take one item from the treasury as a reward for the Black Hunter!

An glanced at Chen Qi and wrote directly with a quill pen:

"You old, good-for-nothing student of mine, you've surprisingly come up with a sound idea! I command you to spare no effort! Find all the items the Black Hunter desires!"

All items!
Chen Qi and Little Crow were both stunned for a moment.

And this kind of operation?

Furthermore, why does the letter refer to the tower master as "that old, useless student who will never die"?
"Is this really possible?"

Chen Qi asked.

An looked at Chen Qi, put the quill pen to her lips, and said playfully:
"I just think the tower master is right."

After saying that, she put the processed documents into the pigeon mailbox and sent them to the higher-ups of the Tower of Books.

Chen Qi watched as An performed the operation with remarkable skill.

He thought for a moment.

An is processing confidential documents from the Tower of Books, and surprisingly, he doesn't even need the consent of the Saint of Books.

Chen Qi was momentarily unsure whether the saint of books was too outrageous or An's abilities were too strong.

But if what Ann said is true.

In a sense, An is the true ruler of the Tower of Books!
This is really...

awesome!
Chen Qi asked anxiously:

"An, would you be interested in helping me out?"

"What help?"

An asked, puzzled.

Chen Qi thought for a moment and then said directly:

“Ann, I want you to help me bring the Book Saint back to Moonstone City. Only her hammer power can help us quickly complete the Rift Workshop…”

Chen Qi told An his thoughts one by one.

After hearing this, An's pupils contracted rapidly, and she looked at Chen Qi in utter astonishment.

Chen Qi's initial goal was to kidnap her teacher, Aslina, the supreme book saint at the top of the Tower of Books!
Chen Qi asked:

"An, I wonder if you could offer any help?"

An Wei opened her mouth slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Qi, she's my teacher..."

(End of this chapter)