Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Lynn was shocked and almost cried out!

He forcibly suppressed his surging emotions.

Is this... a belated lucky break?

He discovered that as long as he picked up a book, he could be quickly scanned by this so-called "memory library".

And in his retina, he can access these scanned books at any time, even if he hasn't read them!

Suppressing his excitement, Lin Enqiang remained calm and quickly scanned the books into the "Memory Library".

"Literacy Primer," "Common Language Teaching in Mainland China," "The Untold Story with the Succubus Lilith," "Basic Herbal Compendium," "Ancient Language Dictionary," "The Ogre's Delicious Recipes," "An Outline of Knight Training," "Herbalism of the Nobles of the Kingdom of Hess"...

Lynn "scanned" every book he found useful.

The bookstore owner and Skinny Monkey were somewhat taken aback by Lynn's strange behavior.

Is this kid having a fit?

What are you doing making such a fuss about?

Ignoring their strange looks, Lynn kept stroking the books with both hands.

The bookstore owner, having received a bribe, couldn't very well reprimand the bookstore owner and could only stand by and watch helplessly.

The farce finally came to an end in the evening.

Lynn, satisfied with his newly purchased "Literacy Primer" and "Teaching the Common Language of the Mainland," returned to the gang with Skinny Monkey.

Back in the woodshed, while the skinny monkey was in the outhouse, he excitedly summoned the light screen.

The screen displayed the contents of all the books he had "read," categorized and stored clearly.

Below the light screen, there is also the word "Analysis," which is clearly another function of the cheat.

Lynn attempted to use the parsing function on the Common Language of the Kingdom of Hess.

A progress bar appeared above the book: [Basic Analysis in Progress: Common Language of the Kingdom of Hess... 0.7%]

Clearly, it can help me analyze and learn the world's languages ​​and understand their content!

This feature greatly reduces the difficulty of his reading and learning, eliminating the need for him to study and understand books one by one.

Although this cheat system seems rather rudimentary and doesn't provide any combat power, nor can it be used for completing tasks, drawing prizes, or adding skill points.

But that would be enough to make Lynn a cultured person like a "scholar" or a "teacher".

Once Lynn's initial excitement subsided, an indescribable sense of loss began to well up within her.

Okay... I admit this cheat code is still pretty bad...

It's good enough that we have it, what more could we ask for?

And so, Lynn comforted herself while “flipping through” the books in her mind to understand the world.

...

In the days that followed, he played the role of a shrewd and ruthless "calculator" during the day, acting as an accomplice to evil.

He watched coldly as the Blood Hand Gang's thugs used the even more brutal methods he had devised to collect debts, and listened to the victims' cries of agony, yet his heart remained as cold as iron.

The path to the strong is destined to be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​bones.

At night, he would train frantically in the woodshed, and eagerly learn the world's language and knowledge through the control panel.

Through a dual approach of reading and analysis, he absorbed knowledge incredibly quickly.

He learned from the "Outline of Knight Training" that gaining power required a large amount of resources and systematic training.

The systematic training involves either joining a noble family, starting as a knight's squire, signing a contract to serve the noble family, and thus acquiring "breathing techniques" and "combat skills".

You can either join a "Knight Academy" and receive formal knightly education.

But joining the academy requires money, a lot of money.

The saying "the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts" is never just an empty phrase, especially for professions that rely on physical training to become stronger.

Serving as a henchman for nobles? What's the difference between that and now?

Entering the Knight Academy was the best way he could think of to escape his fate of being at the bottom of society.

So his goals became clearer and clearer: to amass wealth, to study, to train...

Then find an opportunity to leave the Bloodhand Gang and head to the Knight Academy!

...

That evening, Lynn closed the book "The Customs and Scenery of the Kingdom of Hess" and rubbed his temples.

Through this period of frantic "reading" and analysis of the panel, his understanding of the world was no longer completely dark.

The Kingdom of Hess, where he lived, was a relatively weak kingdom in the north, with many nobles and knights who wielded a power called "life energy," making them the masters of the battlefield.

In this "Black Swamp City" where I am, the strongest person is a Grand Knight!

Even more mysterious are the elusive wizards who appear and disappear without a trace.

The descriptions of wizards in the books are vague and filled with awe and fear.

It only mentions that they possess powers that mortals cannot comprehend, such as manipulating elements, peering into souls, and even extending lifespan.

They are extraordinary beings who transcend the mortal realm and live on the Wizarding Continent.

Just a few words were enough to win Lynn's heart.

"A wizard..."

Lynn murmured the word, a longing gleaming in his eyes.

Compared to knights, wizards are clearly more to Lynn's liking.

Knights are just a bunch of reckless musclemen, mages are the true masters!

But wizards are too mysterious, how can one approach a wizard?

There are rumors in the city that the Wizarding Academy organizes an "Apprenticeship Ceremony" every five years, and anyone between the ages of 10 and 15 can participate in the test.

Lynn's body is probably only thirteen or fourteen years old, which perfectly fits the criteria.

But... the wizards just held an "apprenticeship ceremony" last year, and the next one won't be until four years later.

By then, Lynn will be seventeen or eighteen years old and won't be qualified to take the test at all!

For a moment, he was completely clueless.

Alright, let's figure out how to join the Knight Academy first. Once we've seen more of the world, we'll be able to find out about wizards.

Just then, his thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of arguing outside; it was the voices of One-Eyed Wolf and the vice-leader "Ghost Fox".

Being in the same gang, Lynn inevitably had to deal with Ghost Fox, the vice leader.

This is a true "smiling tiger"—not very strong, but with plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

He managed all the gang's illicit businesses and profited handsomely from them.

Lynn offended him completely on his first day, and the two didn't have much interaction, except for a few clashes when Lynn was auditing accounts in various industries.

"Jack! You're going to mess with me for some nobody?!" Ghost Fox's voice was sharp, tinged with exasperation.

"Touch you? I'm just cleaning house!"

The one-eyed wolf's voice was like muffled thunder, "All the ledgers are meticulously recorded! A full four hundred gold coins! Do you think I'm blind?!"

"That's filth! It's all that little bastard's doing!"

"I've risked my life for the gang for so many years, and you think you can just take me down like that? Ask the brothers if they'll agree to that!!"

Upon hearing this, many members of the gang responded enthusiastically.

Clearly, the deputy gang leader has done a lot to win over the people over the years.

The one-eyed wolf scanned each responder with a grim expression until they all lowered their heads.

"Go away, and don't ever come back."

The one-eyed wolf sighed, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.

After all, they've been brothers who've been through thick and thin together for years, so there's still some bond between them.

If we try to forcefully take down Ghost Fox today, the brothers in the gang will likely suffer heavy casualties as they fight amongst themselves.

Then the entire "Bloody Hand Gang" will probably cease to exist.

Ghost Fox snorted coldly and left with his followers who were willing to follow him.

He firmly believes that one day he will be able to return openly and honestly!

...

Lynn coldly watched the two confront each other through the crack in the woodshed.

This conflict was within his expectations, and it could even be said that he orchestrated it.

His meticulously "organized" account book acted as a fuse, igniting One-Eyed Wolf's anger at Ghost Fox's long-standing embezzlement.