Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

"Please...please let me serve you! To satisfy your physical needs, to clean your room...all you need is a little shelter and help..."

Lynn gave him a sharp look, then spoke calmly.

"unnecessary."

"Sir, I can... tonight..."

Mary hurriedly spoke.

"I said, I don't need it!"

Lynn interrupted her, her gaze falling on the black stockings.

"I don't like being disturbed in my life. Ultimately, you have to walk your own path."

These words, like a cold dagger, pierced Mary's last hope.

She looked at Lynn's indifferent profile and recalled how the two of them had been in the same cage, and how the terrified boy had asked her for help, not knowing what to do.

They might have shared a similar fate, sold together to the "Nightingale Pavilion," forced to work together, and finding solace in each other...

But now, everything has changed...

"My good intentions ultimately couldn't earn me any special treatment from him."

A feeling of shame, despair, and anger welled up inside me.

He really did look down on her, looking down on her for having worked at the Nightingale Pavilion and for her lack of talent!

"I...I understand."

Mary lowered her head, concealing the surging resentment in her eyes, and her voice became stiff.

"Sorry to bother you."

After saying that, Mary closed her wizard robe and staggered out of the bedroom.

Kevin, standing at the door, was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

No... is that all?

Lynn, you can't do it either!

It ended before I even heard a sound?

Genius? Haha...

Kevin didn't know whether to feel regret or relief. As he watched Mary's departing figure, a bold idea welled up in his mind.

From that day on, Mary appeared in Lynn's sight less and less.

Occasionally, when glimpsed from afar in a public restaurant, her eyes no longer held timidity, but only a cold indifference.

But deep in her eyes, something seemed to be brewing.

Mary silently screamed in her heart, "Lynn, you forced me to do this!"

What you don't want, someone else will treasure!

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Two days later, Lynn felt his mental strength increase again while meditating, getting closer and closer to the threshold of second-class apprentice (20 points of mental strength).

And his meditation method has finally been analyzed!

[Note: The resolution of "Soul Whisper Meditation" has reached 100%.]

[Meditation efficiency has increased by 97%.]

The optimization plan has been generated and can be analyzed and optimized.

When the panel displayed this message, Lynn, who was meditating, felt as if a clear spring had been poured into his spiritual core, and the speed at which he attracted and refined negative energy particles during meditation increased dramatically!

I believe that it won't be long before I can fully step into the threshold of second-class apprenticeship in terms of mental strength.

We will continue to focus on the analysis, hoping to find an optimization solution as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the work in the laboratory remained leisurely.

After all, the panel can handle the recording and parsing itself; he doesn't need to worry about it at all.

To allow Lynn to focus on his research, Gregor assigned chores such as tidying up the laboratory to a ghost servant, which Lynn was happy to do.

He familiarized himself with various materials every day and, "incidentally," read Gregor's casually discarded draft papers filled with various conjectures and formulas.

The panel faithfully recorded everything and began slowly analyzing some scraps of Gregor's core theory, the "Death Metamorphosis Ritual."

Whenever a certain milestone was achieved, Lynn would promptly report back to Gregor.

Although most of Lynn's optimization solutions seemed somewhat "idealistic," they did give Gregor some new ideas.

This made him even more grateful for his decision to take Lynn in.

This kid is really smart, but his knowledge and vision are a bit shallow. As long as he studies diligently with me, he will definitely become a great academic wizard in the future.

To make Lynn feel more "at ease" providing ideas, Gregor was exceptionally generous to Lynn.

Every day at noon, I would order him a delicious "formal wizard meal" to enjoy.

The ingredients used in wizard meals are all materials with some magic or special effects, which can calm the mind, nourish the body and magical power.

Lynn took the opportunity to ask for some level 0 magic spells, and Gregor immediately threw out a few black bone fragments.

These black bone fragments can only be made by formal wizards. They can directly imprint the wizarding model in the sea of ​​consciousness, greatly reducing the learning time.

Of course, apprentices also need to deeply understand the model and then accurately depict its core spirit.

This step is not simple; with the apprentices' limited control, it is difficult for them to successfully depict it in a proper manner.

Even if it is barely depicted, and there are still differences from the original, the power of the witchcraft will be greatly reduced and the casting time will be extended considerably.

This is also why Lynn's rapid release of witchcraft without incantations or gestures is so shocking.

Lynn had used the black bone fragment a few times before. After using it, the witch array engraved on it would disappear, turning it into a useless bone fragment.

This was a tactic used by wizards to prevent their apprentices from selling their witchcraft at bargain prices.

After all, only monopolies can generate high profits.

The bone fragments Gregor provided contained several useful level 0 spell models, including [Weak Necromancer's Domination], [Touch of Exhaustion], and [Corrupting Acid].

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[Minor Undead Domination]: Applies a brief mental influence to unclaimed or weak low-level undead creatures (lv0-lv1), imprinting a mental mark. (The mark needs to be reinforced after each use.)

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【Touch of Exhaustion】: Touch the target with your hand to transmit a trace of decaying energy, causing the target to feel temporary fatigue and a slight decrease in muscle strength.

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【Corrosive Acid】: A small glob of dark green, viscous acid is shot from the fingertip, causing significant burns and pain to living tissue, but it is less effective on magical materials, enchanted items, and the bones of undead creatures.

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There are also some [Corrosion Minor Items] and [Preservative Minor Effects] suitable for handling experimental samples, as well as [Reading Magic] which can read and understand magical text and symbols.

At the same time, he was also generously given a discarded essential artifact for protagonists—the "Space Ring".

The ring has an internal space of about one cubic meter and can be used to store undead creatures and materials; it is called the "Bone Ring".

Hmm... one cubic meter, for storing the dead...

It's just the right size to house one bone dog.

Or... disassemble the skeletons into "parts" and reassemble them on-site when needed?

With the ring and [Weak Undead Domination], Lynn decided to create an undead creature as his protector.

In the future, when facing enemies, throw out the Undead Guard to tank damage, and then you can just follow behind and pew pew pew...

Going directly to the [Eternal Night Graveyard] outside the academy to capture them is too dangerous, as it is filled not only with apprentice-level undead creatures and bizarre creations, but also with powerful wizard-level creatures.

It was really unnecessary to take the risk for a low-level undead, so Lynn decided to go to the Apprentice Market first.