Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 757 The Treasure of String Music (2-in-1)

Pusedo looked at it and suddenly noticed a crescent moon symbol that was almost worn down on the neck of the instrument.

That was the mark of the "String Society," a long-extinct wizarding society from the Dawn Era.

"Is this a treasure of the string orchestra?"

Manant, being a connoisseur, remarked with a hint of surprise.

"That's right, this is the lyre of the string ensemble."

Among these treasures, the most famous is an artifact called 'Etheria,' which means 'celestial music.' It is an ethereal sound that comes from the gathering of the gods in the Sky City.

It is said that this sound can serve as a 'symbol' for certain witchcrafts, and also as material for casting spells!
This is certainly not the divine artifact 'Etheria,' but during that period, members of the string ensemble collected and crafted many similar treasures. It's likely a replica from the same series, possessing similar, albeit weak, effects.

Soant clearly knew the origin of this guqin and made a very reasonable guess.

The famous "Requiem" of later generations is said to have been created using this magical artifact!
These kinds of mystical elements are usually used in specific rituals or special spells. If we could find these elements and perform them in their original form, the effect would be even better.

Upon hearing these words, Manant's heart skipped a beat.

He suddenly understood why this person had been hiding the treasure.

Because this kind of thing does have considerable value, tangible benefits that are much more profitable than any task or mission.

"Great, I'll buy it for 100 million!"

Pussado clearly showed some interest and made a generous offer.

"Thank you, sir!"

Soant immediately agreed.

He also knew when to stop while he was ahead. This price was quite good for a level one wizard, and he could immediately buy various equipment or materials to upgrade his abilities.

"No, I don't agree!"

Manant snapped out of his daze and said with dissatisfaction.

"Soant, don't you understand the situation?"

You were just a messenger who went to retrieve the item; how could you take it for yourself?

And Pseddo, didn't I just tell you? This thing belongs to that lord.

Puseido and Soant exchanged a glance, secretly amused: "What do you mean, 'adult' or 'not adult'..."

"Anyway, we weren't here afterwards. If we just hide somewhere, how could they find us?"

Although Manant didn't know the content of their exchange, he could tell from the way the two were exchanging glances that nothing good was going on.

He was instantly furious.

He had to reveal some information: "You'd better think this through, he's a high-ranking wizard."

"Who are you trying to fool? You think you can just call something high-class?"

Pusedo glanced at him with a hint of mockery and disdain.

Although he was slightly surprised that Manant brought up a high-ranking wizard, his thinking remained the same as before: he wasn't afraid of high-ranking wizards!
High-level wizards are usually very old guys. In a few hundred or a thousand years, they might have already passed away, while you yourself will have advanced to a high level.

So, I persisted with the trading.

"Fine, you won't listen to my advice, huh!"

"Manant said angrily."

But for the time being, he really didn't know what to do with those two guys.

The main reason is that Pusedo is very strong, and if he were to make a move, he would only humiliate himself. As a result, Soant was also protected.

So, he had no choice but to take out his communication crystal and call Roy.

……

Inside the Tower of Wizards.

Roy was planning to renovate the swimming pool and further modify the hot spring area when he suddenly heard a message from the girl's skull that the mission had been completed.

“Manant had previously accepted the mission and had already sent people to the hive to retrieve several items…”

At the same time, it was confirmed that the queen bee was old and nearing death.

This is a normal task handover, representing the findings of Sapion, Kasik, and Soant.

"The report said that the queen bee believed that the hope of the colony lay with the owner, so she entrusted a batch of bee eggs and special royal jelly to him."

"Only 180 years have passed..."

"Am I going to die?"

Roy pondered, lost in thought.

"Bee lifespan is inherently shorter than that of humans and other species, which is a limitation imposed by the racial template."

The girl's skull reminded her.

"Tell them to send the things over quickly. Later, have Atedia take them to the world of Araghi and let the gnolls keep them there!"

After regaining his senses, Roy gave the instructions.

Roy is now sending everything he has to the world of Araghi, including ferocious beasts and monsters, just to the gnolls' territory.

At the same time, another plan was set.

"A special allocation of 10 billion yuan was made to acquire various treasures produced in the Kingdom of Cretaceous in the Tarim Basin on a long-term basis."

From all kinds of extraordinary treasures to legendary treasures!
From the whiteboard down to the trash...

I want them all!
"We should at least take a look!"

He had actually done this a long time ago, but at that time he was just a low-level wizard, and the scale of the acquisition was not large.

Even after being promoted to a higher level and having much more money, I still didn't receive anything decent.

The only option is to find a monster like the Bloodstained Demon Bee.

They have a natural inclination to collect all sorts of objects, and unlike humans, they are not cunning and are extremely loyal and reliable.

Soon after, a second message arrived, saying that the situation had changed.

The wizard Soant, seeing the potential for wealth, wanted to sell the treasure he had acquired for an even higher price.

Another second-level wizard, Pusedo, also seemed to have a death wish, as he actually paid for it.

Roy shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.

"What a reckless fellow."

He could roughly guess the other person's mindset.

He probably considers himself one of the best among second-level wizards, and he is not afraid of any projected avatars or subordinates.

Just like back then, in the dark wizarding world of Diovis, he defied the high wizard Amifkent...

Then in Egliss, they slew the God-Descended Ones and overthrew the Temple.

And yet he's still alive and kicking just fine.
Unbeknownst to him, he had become "Old Deng" in the eyes of others, an old wizard who was ridiculed by various genius teenagers.

What a cycle of life!

"Bring the items here first so I can take a look."

Don't worry about the rest!

Roy calmly gave Manant an instruction, then took out a magic crystal ball and began to perform divination using his unfamiliar knowledge of the art.

"The world will of Vizel..."

Tell me, where is the item locked by the contract?

Neither Soant nor Pusedo anticipated that Roy might indeed have no way to deal with them in the short term.

However, the resources he possesses, and the hidden contingency plans he has, are beyond the imagination of ordinary wizards. The tasks issued by the Wizard Tower inherently possess certain mysterious elements of sacred laws and contractual rules.

Even before he was promoted to a higher level, he had studied the devil's contract and possessed a mysterious connection that bound souls.

Taking that thing away won't be so easy!
******
As Roy had predicted, the magic crystal ball soon began to glow faintly, revealing the scene inside the witch tower.

The divine law is very clear; one can only see the things, not the people.

"It's inside the Wizard Tower, in a room on the fifth floor, but it's inside a spatial ring!"

Roy thought for a moment. Fighting was forbidden within the Wizard Tower, and even a high-level wizard like himself couldn't openly violate that rule.

However, the other party cannot stay in the tower forever. As long as they leave the Tower of Witches and go to other planes and worlds, they will have a chance.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to cause trouble for Pusedo, but instead dealt with another matter first.

Roy cleared his throat, switched to Dragon Language, and began chanting a mysterious incantation in a clear, youthful voice, like reciting a poem.

“~~~×~!~~~……”

(By the divine law!)

Vizel pursues the souls of those who break their oaths.

May their path sink into darkness.

His dying breaths went unheard.
Because nature despises the faithless...
In this magical universe, there is a proverb similar to "the wrath of the emperor, the wrath of the commoner," which roughly means: "The anger of an ant can only bite a finger, but the wrath of a dragon will burn down thousands of cities."

Ordinary wizards really don't have a good solution when they encounter such treacherous and absurd things.

This has nothing to do with good or evil, right or wrong, it only has to do with strength and methods.

But with a simple spell, a mysterious power condensed in the air, and specks of light coalesced into a solar flare.

A small crystal, resembling a fragment of divinity but not quite, appears as faint golden particles within the Eye of Hermes.

“Sonant’s Soul Fragment (Level 1/4)…”

He grabbed the fragment of the soul and instantly refined it into a level zero artifact that he had casually taken out.

It was a lifelike little clay figure.

Originating from the world of Torrad, the puppetry skills they once learned contain some knowledge of the Sigiron Tower.

The name of this witch tower is written as "" in Vizel, and the word means "spell" or "mark".

In ancient magic and mysticism, it is often used to refer to a mark engraved with symbols, spells, or patterns, which is usually believed to have magical power or be used for protection and summoning.

But in fact, curse-type witchcraft also originated here.

Roy didn't have much prior experience or knowledge about this, but he had learned spells like "Mental Anchor".

Combining the Devil's Pact, the Wisdom of the True Dragon, and various secret arts passed down by the Puppet Queen...

Even his own alchemical talent has an effect on "art" and "craftsmanship"...

Everything about this little clay figure gave it a lifelike quality.

……

That night, inside the Witch Tower.

Feeling he had offended Manant, Soant had already left and returned to what he considered a safe place.

"Soant, you're incredibly audacious!"

"Furthermore, if we offend Manant so vehemently, wouldn't we risk his vengeance if we ever have the chance to travel there again?"

Sapion and Kasik, as his companions, spoke with complicated expressions.

"What do you know?
After becoming a wizard, you must seize every opportunity.

"Now that I have a million magic stones, I can buy equipment and materials, and brew all sorts of potions. This will give me a much better chance of survival when I go to the interplanetary battlefield!"

Soant was completely unconcerned about the two's entanglement, and instead scoffed at it.

"As for what will happen in a few hundred or a few decades, who can care about that?"
"If I fail to advance, I'll be dead by now anyway. But if I do advance, we're both second-level wizards, so why should I be afraid of him?"

But in his heart, he secretly decided to stay away from these two cowardly and timid guys.

Moreover, having a large amount of magic stones in hand, it's indeed time to abandon these so-called friends I met in the "junkyard".

Otherwise, while you're still hesitating and struggling, you might find yourself in a very difficult situation.

However, according to the sacred law, fighting is forbidden within the Tower of Wizards, so he could finally settle down and enjoy the unexpected windfall.

But just as he went back to rest and prepare to make some plans, a strange palpitation struck him, as if a sense of loss from the depths of his soul welled up in his heart.

Soant suddenly opened his eyes and found himself in a vast scene that seemed to be in the void of the universe, where a huge giant was looking at him.

Its eyes, like the sun and moon, emitted a cold and mysterious glow.

Soant felt an overwhelming sense of oppression wash over him, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"What is this?"

Soant instinctively wanted to move and escape.

But being in this strange space, there was nowhere to hide, so all they could do was stare wide-eyed in fear.

Suddenly, the giant raised his palm and slammed it down.

……

"Clap!"

As the palm fell, the little clay figure was instantly crushed into a pulp, sticking to the table.

Roy closely monitored the aftermath.

Through some mysterious connection, he seemed to glimpse Soant lying on the bed in the void, his eyes wide open and filled with despair.

Although the other person's body was not injured in any way, it was as if all the bones in their body had been crushed, leaving them utterly paralyzed in a miserable state.

The shadow of death loomed over Soant, but it did not descend; it merely lingered in the sky like a dark cloud.

"Why? Why is this happening?"

He cried out in his heart, trembling as if gripped by a nightmare.

"I see……"

Seeing the other party's miserable state, Roy immediately realized that the curse power he had just cast using the puppet had been partially blocked.

The protection of the Witch Tower is comprehensive; it can truly isolate curses.

However, "transactions" confirmed by sacred law, or "punishment" by a high-ranking wizard against a lower-ranking one, are permitted!
The sacred laws are all formulated by wizards who are qualified to inscribe "wizard maxims", so how can they restrict them?
And now, I am also a member of this "ruling class".

A moment later, as Roy restored the clay figure to its original state, Soant seemed to recover as well.

He woke with a start.

Did I just have a nightmare?

He struggled to stand up.

But to his horror, he discovered that he was completely unable to move.

I felt like I had turned into a puddle of mud, completely stuck to the bed!

Moreover, this paralysis is at the soul level; it's as if the soul itself is completely sealed inside the body!
"I...I can't get up!"

……

A few days later, completely unaware of what had happened inside the tower, Pusedo left the tower and prepared to go somewhere else.

Using his mysterious connection with the item, Roy immediately cast "Projection" and teleported there.

(End of this chapter)