Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 123 Curse and Soul Contract, Frostburn and Harvest
After a moment, the last wave of energy fluctuations subsided, and the entire garden returned to its original calm and peace.

It was as if nothing had happened.

A burly figure over two meters tall appeared silently at the edge of the garden.

His hair was shoulder-length and his strong and tall body was wrapped in a simple silver-colored metallic leather armor. There was a long cut on his waist and abdomen as if by a sharp blade, revealing the solid and dense flesh underneath, but strangely, no blood was flowing out and the wound was healing little by little.

The veins on the figure's face were prominent, densely packed like some mysterious rune patterns, his eyes were pure white, and one could vaguely discern his original handsome outline, but with a much more demonic and seductive temperament.

"call--"

The figure exhaled slightly, and his tall and burly body shrank as if deflated. All the ferocity disappeared, returning to its original slender and well-proportioned posture, and the facial lines also quickly softened.

When the figure returned to the appearance of a young boy, the metal leather armor on his body also changed back to the original style of the gray robe with silver stripes.

Ronan checked the injured area on his waist and abdomen. The long wound had healed completely. He glanced at his character panel and found that his master-level proficiency in [Austerity Body Tempering] had increased a lot and was approaching the 500-level proficiency mark.

Looking inward, the white ball of vitality in his chest had shrunk to about two-thirds of its original size.

"Under normal circumstances, there is no need to compress your vitality to the extreme. The burst of combat power is almost enough."

Ronan thought silently.

The state in which he had just fought with the transparent distorted humanoid was not the complete [Innocent Body] ancient giant demon form. He called this state "half-demonization". Although the combat power was not maximized, it was easy to start and the vitality consumed in the continuous stage was also greatly reduced.

Ronan has now almost become accustomed to keeping the life ball in his body in a compressed state at all times. In addition to being able to exercise his own mental strength, the speed of entering "half-demonization" is also extremely fast. In moments of crisis, the time to enter the "complete ancient giant demon form" can also be shortened a lot.

"This Neiman alloy has excellent stretchability and ductility. After being activated by magic, it can be worn directly as clothing. After transforming into a giant monster, you don't have to worry about being naked. And after transforming into silver, both magic and physical defense are quite outstanding."

Ronan gently patted his robe and casually turned a silver ring on his right ring finger. A faint fluctuation of spatial energy was transmitted. In his hand, two bottles of potions for replenishing vitality and healing injuries appeared. He unscrewed the bottle caps and drank slowly.

The combination of the "semi-demon" state and the silvered Neiman alloy, Ronan's defense power reaches a terrifying level.

But even so, he just took a head-on attack from the transparent twisted humanoid and his double layers of defense were easily torn apart, so much so that Ronan still can't quite figure out what level of strength this thing has.

Second level peak?

Or is it close to the level of a third-level wizard?

"The creation of space and mirror magic. It is said that space and mirror magic have always been known for their cunning and great lethality. It is indeed true.
It would be great if I could master such a terrifying attack method."

As he thought about it, a hint of anticipation appeared in Ronan's eyes.

He stretched out his left hand, which had been hidden under his robe, and saw two objects lying quietly in the palm of his left hand - a delicate and small silver comb, and a silver dagger that sparkled like a mirror.

At the moment of fighting with the transparent distorted humanoid, he used the old method, passing the metal wire through the gap of the rune array and successfully got the two things.

Now, except for the teapot and teacups, everything else on the white round table has been taken by Ronan.

"The comb and the mirror that Fuling and the others got all look like things women use. Is the owner of this mysterious garden a female wizard?

Or a rather narcissistic wizard?"

Ronan thought to himself as he put the two things into his space ring. Holding them in his hands, he could already feel that the two things were both magical tools, and their grades were not low. He just needed to study the runes in them carefully after returning.

What he valued were the runes inside.

After the ancient wizard force, the Court of Mirrors, left behind no space or mirror-related spell inheritance on this land.

Many wizards have tried to deduce the true meaning of these two spells from the magic tools and runes they left behind in order to recreate the glory of the Mirror Court. Now Ronan has also joined this vast army.

Runes are the concentration of spells, and are alternative interpretations of spells after they have been pushed to a certain level. A rune may contain many kinds of spells, just like a pot of soup, which may contain dozens or even hundreds of seasonings.

To reverse the spell inheritance through runes is no less than taking a piece of meat out of a pot of hot soup, and then guessing what the meat looked like when it was alive and running on the ground based on its shape and taste.

The difficulty is really extremely high.

But Ronan had already tasted success with the [Mirror Light] rune, so his requirements were not high. He just wanted to research out a rune that was compatible with his current spell system to serve as a soul seal.

After packing up his things, Ronan looked at the mysterious garden in front of him again.

The transparent, twisted figure that had been chasing him all over the map had now hidden back in the geranium bushes, as if it had never appeared. The golden sunlight shone over the garden, and not a single blade of grass was damaged in the huge garden. Morning dew still hung on many of the blades of grass. Everything was terrifyingly quiet and peaceful.
"Compared to the things on the table, this garden is the real treasure. And there is an unknown place behind the garden."

Ronan looked around the garden, a faint light flickering in his eyes.

He had read a lot of books in the Silver Tower during this period. If he was not mistaken, the garden in front of him should use the maze-nested magic array in "The Ten Magic Arrays of Ivaylo". Moreover, it was not an ordinary maze magic array, but a moving maze magic array.

If you want to unlock the secret of the garden and find the entrance to the next secret space...if there is a next secret space, you must solve the maze in front of you which is composed of countless small space teleportation arrays and find the real exit of the maze.

Ronan closed his eyes and tried to construct the "skeleton" of the garden maze in his mind. It was composed of a series of space teleportation arrays. The key difficulty was that the arrays were moving, and Ronan had not yet found the rules of movement of these arrays.

A large number of images and inspirations appear and disappear in Ronan's mind
After a moment, Ronan opened his eyes and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​solving the mystery.

"Take your time. No one can get in for a while anyway."

Currently, the only people who know about this secret space, besides Ronan, are Fuling and others from the First Ring.

He couldn't solve the maze, let alone Fuling and others.

If the other party is willing to open this place to the public, then he has nothing to say. After all, this secret place was discovered by others first, and "No Man's Land" assumes that everyone has the right to explore freely.

There are countless treasures hidden in the wizarding world, and only wisdom and strength are the keys to truly unlock the treasures.

Finding the entrance he came from, Ronan took a light step out.
On the calm lake, a handsome young man in a gray robe walked out from the water step by step, like the god of the lake in a secular legend.

No one noticed this magical scene. Ronan activated the flying ring and flew quickly towards the direction of the magic ring. After entering the magic ring, Ronan gently turned another feather ring on his hand, and a faint magic fluctuation enveloped it. He entered the silver-white tower without attracting anyone's attention.

The illusion ring that Bobby gave him was indeed extremely useful.

Its effect is to weaken the user's "sense of presence" to a certain extent, which is what Bolby said, temporarily removing the halo from Ronan.

In some cases, it can even be used as a stealth tool.

Of course, the effects of illusions vary from person to person, and are not as noticeable for wizards with exceptionally strong mental will.

Ronan climbed up the long spiral staircase, occasionally catching books flying in the air beside him and taking a look at them.

He had spent the past ten days in the silver tower in exceptional peace. There were so many books here that an average person couldn't finish reading them even if he read them for a hundred years without sleep. Ronan, who lived in the tower, was like a dry sponge, madly and thirstily absorbing the moisture of knowledge. He seemed to be constantly enriching and settling down.
When they reached a position near the top of the tower, Ronan pushed aside the densely packed books in front of him and lightly jumped from the steps to a nearby circular platform.

More than 20 meters away to his left stood a middle-aged man in his thirties with pale skin and green hair. He faced the direction of the steps with books with a dazed look in his eyes and muttered to himself, as if he would miss a step and jump off the platform at any time.

This is Ronan's "neighbor" in the tower. Most of the people in the tower are wizards who are obsessed with academic research. They don't communicate much with each other, and most of them are used to immersing themselves in their own world.

Ronan gave up the idea of ​​greeting the other party and walked to a small door with a brass lock. As soon as he approached, the old brass lock on the door praised loudly: "Look who's back? Ronan Damien, the most outstanding genius wizard in the history of the Seventh Ring, the future Son of the Seventh Ring, and a rare figure who will lead Silver to new glory."

"Shut up, Ceri!"

Ronan grabbed the old brass lock on the door and the praise stopped abruptly.

"If you continue to maintain this welcome speech in the future, then the toilet in the public washroom of the Seventh Ring City will be your best destination."

After a moment, a weak voice sounded.

"Welcome home..my dear master."

Ronan let go of his hand, opened the door with a cold face, and closed it.

"boom."

The world is quiet.

The biggest feature of the silver tower is that it is filled with magical alchemical creations like this brass door lock. There is usually an ancient soul living inside, and it is said that they were left behind by the wizards' spell experiments in the tower in the past.

These soul-sealed objects are somewhat similar to Ronan’s “smart life butler” in his previous life. Sometimes they can indeed provide a lot of convenience, but sometimes they can also make Ronan feel particularly speechless and headache.

Walking into the room, Ronan saw a spherical space. It was not very big and there was no bed. The wizards in the tower had almost defaulted to using meditation instead of sleep.

A huge crystal floor-to-ceiling window is facing the door. Sunlight shines in from outside, and you can see the spires of several other silver-white towers, as well as the flowing clouds and the still sky.

There is a small desk in front of the window, and the desk is piled with various wizard books, and then there is a thick lake blue carpet where you can lie down and take a nap.

This is Ronan's residence in the tower. The bathroom, meditation room and laboratory are all on the side, leading to a rune secret door.

Ronan stood for a while at the entrance where the [Clean] rune array was set to remove the mixed smell and dust on his body, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, opened a small hole in the window, and then sat down at the desk.

The breeze blew up the long hair scattered on his shoulders. Ronan pulled a few strands of snow-white hair casually, thought for a moment, and used the Neiman metal on his body to transform into a silver-patterned metal belt and simply tied up his long hair.

Every time I enter the giant monster state, my hair grows wildly. It is too troublesome to take care of it all the time, so I simply stop cutting it.

Speaking of hair, Ronan remembered the loose hair that was taken away by Bolby. When asking him for blood for research, ring master Costi took the initiative to mention the simple deal reached between him and Bolby.

Kosti reminded him seriously that this was a very rash behavior. For a wizard, any flesh, blood, nails, hair growing on his body cannot be easily obtained by unfamiliar wizards.

For wizards who major in curses, these things are the best medium for casting spells.

In other words, in the Ring Tower, no one would think of harming him, but if it were in the outside world, it would likely become one of the means used by rival wizards to deal with him.

Of course, Costi had no intention of blaming him. According to Costi, the sensitivity of wizards in a region to curse spells was directly proportional to the number of dark wizards who practiced curse spells in the region.

There are few dark wizard lands near the Circle of Magic, and black-robed wizards are not common. Not only Ronan, but many Circle of Magic wizards will ignore the risk of curse spells. Even the third-level wizards who rashly asked Ronan for hair through Bolby obviously did not consider this.

In addition, Ronan is young and inexperienced, so it is normal for him to make such an oversight.

The matter was finally resolved with Costi personally stepping in and having several level three wizards who had taken Ronan's hair for research sign a soul contract.

Regarding the soul contract, Ronan also signed a soul contract of no betrayal when he joined the Ring of Magic. After he was promoted to the Sixth Ring, the form and content of the contract were also upgraded.

Soul contracts can actually be seen as another form of "curse" in essence. They are rooted in the soul in the form of runes. If the terms of the contract are violated, the runes will break and backfire, and there is a high probability that you will end up in a more miserable situation than Benigo.
Ronan was daydreaming casually, turning the space ring, taking out several things from the storage space, and placing them in front of him one by one.

From left to right, they are the second-level magic tool "Frostburn" bracelet given to him by Costi, the silver comb and dagger obtained from the secret garden, and the resources he exchanged his hair for several third-level wizards in the tower.

The "Frostburn" bracelet that Costi gave him can release a "burning" ice ring when activated, causing damage to nearby opponents within a certain range.

The power of this magic tool is quite good. After all, it is a second-level magic tool. If given to an ordinary second-level wizard, it can almost be used as a trump card.

But what really made Ronan value this magical tool was the core rune called [Frostburn].

This is a rare ice rune that can be used as a soul sigil. Through the amplification of the rune, the coldness of the ice spells released by the wizard will be greatly increased, and some kind of wonderful "catalytic" reaction will occur, forming an effect similar to frost "burning".

Judging from the grade alone, the [Frostburn] rune is much stronger than the [Frozen Earth] rune. It is estimated that Costi intended to give this magical bracelet to him because of this reason.

This will give him an extra option when he is promoted to a second-level wizard and considers upgrading his original soul symbol or condensing a new soul symbol.

Although so far, Ronan has not thought of changing the [Frozen Earth] sigil.

But when he can condense the fourth soul seal, this rune may come in handy.

(End of this chapter)