Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Ghost Market covers a large area and is lined with various shops. One corner is called Apprentice Corner, which is specifically designated for apprentices to set up stalls.

The place is noisy and chaotic, filled with various hawking noises and haggling, giving it a bit of the earthy, street-smart atmosphere of the city.

Lynn wandered around for a while and found that the items for sale here were extremely diverse.

There are undead sold as finished products, various disassembled parts and organs, magical materials and herbs, and handwritten copies of various witchcraft scrolls, etc.

Because only qualified wizards could make the black bone fragments that recorded the models of witchcraft, apprentices had to copy the complex model structures, runes, and incantations onto animal hides or special paper by hand.

Unlike bone fragments, which directly reflect the spirit, these handwritten copies require readers to read, understand, and construct them themselves, and are extremely prone to errors and omissions.

Therefore, the price is cheap, with a level 0 spell scroll costing about five magic stones.

Apprentice-level sorcery, which can only be barely mastered by second-class apprentices, requires thirty magic stones.

However, the first-level witchcraft mastered by formal wizards was not seen in this market.

After all, a single-circle spell requires copying tens or even millions of characters, as well as constructing a large number of models.

The workload of copying and reading was enormous, and it was riddled with errors.

One-circle witchcraft... it would probably take an entire stall's worth of scrolls to unroll, and the hidden errors within could probably drive anyone crazy.

Therefore, first-level witchcraft is usually traded in regular shops or with certified wizards, and it is rarely seen in apprentice markets.

Lynn walked up to a stall. The stall owner was a kind-looking man with a round face and a thick beard.

He wore a "Dark Silver" badge, signifying his status as a second-class apprentice, and his stall displayed three or four scrolls of sorcery.

"Hey bro, you're a freshman, right? Our academy's 'Three Trials of Life and Death' are tough to handle."

"Here, take a look at this book, 'Slight Negative Energy Impact.' With just fifteen magic stones, you'll have absolutely no problem passing the assessment..."

Fifteen magic stones? Do I really look that much like a piglet?

Ignoring the stall owner's incessant chatter, Lynn picked up the scroll he mentioned and began to read it.

The introductory section can be browsed normally, but the following content is "locked" by a simple restriction.

With a slight effort, the analyst revealed even the restricted underwear.

Lynn had an idea and began to try using the panel to record the handwritten manuscripts on the stall.

Sure enough, even though the content may be incomplete or incorrect, the panel can still include it!

This could save him a lot of magic stones.

More importantly... the joy of getting something for free is unimaginable!!

After reading the description of this trick, use the condensed negative energy to impact and damage the enemies in front of you.

Good heavens, how could you be so treacherous!

Negative energy? For dealing with undead creatures?

What kind of joke are you making here?

If you were to use this "weak negative energy impact" to deal with the zombies two months later, it would not only fail to cause any harm, but would also have a "nourishing" effect on them.

If you rinse it a few more times, you might be able to give the zombie a good rinse.

Speechless, Lynn put down the reel and started recording all the other reels on the stall.

Seeing that Lynn didn't seem very interested, the stall owner quickly picked up another scroll.

"Hey, if you don't like that one, there's this one..."

Lynn ignored his sales pitch and turned to leave the stall.

Using the analysis function, I analyzed each of the magic tricks I had just recorded.

Lynn discovered that for some models with obvious errors, the resolution could not reach 100%, but the panel's "Optimize" function could correct and complete them!

Lynn remained silent, lingering at each stall, quietly collecting all the witchcraft techniques.

Level 0 spells include: [Glimmering Illusion], [Whispers of the Dead], [Basic Toxin Identification], [Negative Energy Nourishment], [Small Fireball], [Minor Curse of Pain], [Dust Smash], [Appearance of Fear], [Mental Perception], [Glimmering Illumination], [Magic Tricks], [Bone Strengthening]...

Although these tricks were not of high rank, they greatly enriched his repertoire and, more importantly, demonstrated the panel's ability to function even when faced with incomplete knowledge.

The number of apprentice-level witchcrafts in the market is relatively small, but the recording time is relatively long each time.

Lynn could only pretend to be tempted but unable to decide as she lingered at the stall, browsing through the exhibits.

At first, the stall owner was very hospitable, but Lynn still seemed hesitant even after he had talked himself hoarse, so he stopped wasting his breath.

Some short-tempered stall owners even resorted to physical violence to drive people away.

After killing most of the day, Lynn finally managed to record a few practical apprentice-level spells.

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【Skeleton Resurrection】: Awakens a complete humanoid skeleton and transforms it into a skeleton warrior under your control. Its combat power depends on the skeleton's strength in life and the quality of the casting materials.

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【Soul Impact】: Launches a powerful mental shock on the target's soul, causing intense mental pain and having a chance to interrupt the witchcraft being performed.

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【Eye of the Dead】: Temporarily share vision with a dead being under your control, observing the world through its eyes, making it an excellent means of reconnaissance.

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【Curse of Pain】: Inflicts a curse on a single target, causing them to experience continuous, intense nerve pain that severely interferes with their spellcasting concentration and physical actions.

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Just as he was basking in the joy of "free" knowledge, a scene at a stall made him pause slightly.

There, a burly, imposing second-class apprentice was seen embracing a petite female apprentice, their intimacy seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

That female apprentice was Mary!

Mary's wounds had been treated with ointment, and she no longer looked so disheveled. She had changed into a relatively clean robe.

She managed a weak smile in response to the male apprentice's affectionate gestures.

The stall owner noticed Lynn had stopped and invited him to take a look and see what he needed.

When Mary looked up and saw that it was Lynn, a look of embarrassment and humiliation flashed across her face. She instinctively tried to break free, but the male apprentice held her tightly.

"Baby, don't be shy, I want everyone to see our love!"

After saying that, the man with the muscular face gave Mary a kiss on the cheek.

Lynn's gaze lingered on her face for less than a second before he casually looked away as if she were a stranger and continued browsing the goods on the stall.

See, Mary is doing just fine without his help, isn't she?

She's only been gone a few days and she's already become the "boss's wife".

Lynn glanced around and, finding nothing he needed on the stall, turned and left without a second thought.

Lynn's indifference made Mary bite her lip, and the last vestiges of shame in her heart were overshadowed by a deeper resentment.

How could a genius like you possibly understand the way of survival for us ordinary people!

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