Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

...Damn it, I didn't expect him to find out even this.

Barossa cursed inwardly, but dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction on the surface.

After that day, he immediately went to Lord Valerius to get to the bottom of things.

But the result shocked him greatly; he never expected that Nashius was actually "her" man.

"call out--"

The next moment, just as Barossa opened his mouth as if to say something, a bloody object suddenly flew over and hit him hard on the head.

"Thump—"

Immediately, the object rolled into his arms, and a bloody smell filled the air.

"This is!"

Barossa's pupils contracted as he saw what was in front of him: a bloody head!

The man had purple hair and his face still retained the狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) expression he had before his death.

He recognized the face; it belonged to Hector's brother, Soroyak Heruno.

At the same time, she had recently secretly told the other party the truth about her brother's disappearance.

"So...therefore..."

Now he finally understood why Hughes had assumed he had betrayed him the moment he arrived.

So Zoroark ended up dying at the hands of the other party.

"Do you know who this is?"

The next moment, Hughes's cold voice came from the other side.

"That guy brought two wizards to capture me, and it took me a lot of effort to deal with them."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Three official wizards, as compensation, how about I kill you three times?"

Upon hearing this, Barossa immediately stood up and waved his hand, saying:

"No, no... Lord Hughes."

Although he believed he might not be a match for Hughes, he knew that if they really fought, he would definitely anger the person behind Hughes.

Such an outcome is certainly not something he can bear.

"I will absolutely compensate you for any losses you have suffered."

As he spoke, Barossa gritted his teeth, then took out a blood-red token from his storage and handed it to Hughes.

"This is a token of my Nasir family. If you encounter any trouble in the Blood Domain in the future, you can use this token to seek help from members of my family."

Even so, he didn't feel much heartache.

After all, in his eyes, this Hughes was nothing more than a servant planted in Maransel by "that person".

Once the war begins, the enemy will have little use to them and may even be abandoned, let alone go to the Blood Domain.

Meanwhile, Hughes glanced down at the blood-red token in the other person's hand, and thought to himself:

...It seems that most of those who have come to Maransel now are offspring of vampire nobles.

Thinking of this, even though he knew nothing about the Nasir family's power, he still glanced at the token with disdain, then said casually:

"That's not enough. You should know that I killed three official wizards of the Heruno family, and they will surely hold me accountable later."

As he spoke, Hughes's expression suddenly darkened.

"If this affects the progress of our subsequent plans, you can't afford the consequences."

Upon hearing this, Barossa's fingers tightened slightly as he held the token, and his tone softened with a hint of compromise:

"Okay, what kind of help do you want from me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hughes snatched the token from the other person's hand and then slowly said:

"What kind of status do you have in the eyes of those fourth-ring families?"

……

"Buzz..."

Shortly after, Hughes teleported back to his residence in Wiesholm.

Upon entering the basement, he summoned the two heavily wounded modified corpses and took out two containers holding hearts from his storage bag.

Inside are the hearts of Zoroark and Sores. With them, perhaps two more modified corpses like Nyster can be created.

But Hughes had no such intention, after all, Nister was responsible for the role he played, and one person was enough.

Adding more people won't provide much more help.

Moreover, there is a limit to the number of Level 1 Lawful Dead, so he needs to carefully consider the role each modified corpse plays in the battle, allowing them to play their unique roles.

As for the two hearts, he plans to study them in depth to see if he can further enhance Hector's heart.

After all, if Nist could continue using it, he would inevitably have to upgrade that demon seed.

Correspondingly, Hector's heart naturally needed to be upgraded to withstand the required strength.

However, before that...

Thinking of this, Hughes looked at the two hearts beating in the container.

Before that, he must thoroughly investigate the secrets of the Heruno family...

"..."

The following morning, Hughes, led by Barossa, headed to the territory of the Heruno family—"Volcano Castle" Herruvid.

The territory was built next to a volcano, and the entire area was filled with a strong, fiery atmosphere.

It was precisely this scorching environment that fostered the remarkable phenomenon that almost every member of the Heruno family was a fire mage.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

As if they had been notified in advance, Hughes and Barossa flew directly over the houses and headed straight for the heart of the territory, towards the magnificent castle located next to the crater.

During their journey, the Heruno family's patrol naturally spotted them, but did not stop them, allowing them to trespass into their family's territory.

"It seems Lord Valerius enjoys great prestige in Maranthelle."

Seeing the patrol team's respectful demeanor, Hughes couldn't help but sigh.

"Of course..."

Upon hearing this, Barossa said with a proud expression:

"Even within the Soyavaren family, and even within the entire Golden Ring Crown, his status is at the top."

Each ring number in the Golden Ring family represents a huge gap in social status.

Even the most ordinary member of the Fifth Ring Family is considered to have a higher status than anyone in the Fourth Ring Family.

Of course, this excludes wizards who have already reached level two.

It was precisely because of his status as "Vallerius's only apprentice" that Barossa was able to bring Hughes directly into the territory of the Heruno family.

"..."

Soon after the two arrived at the edge of the crater, people appeared to greet them.

That man was none other than Vinunegi, who had met Hughes once before.

Upon seeing the two figures, he did not hesitate and immediately "walked" over from a distance.

"Gentlemen, I am Vinunegi Heruno, and I will lead you into the castle to meet the patriarch."

After saying that, he turned around and "walked" toward the castle not far away.

Behind them, Hughes and Barossa exchanged a glance, then activated their flight magic and immediately followed.