This dragon girl raising system is a bit strange.

Thor returned home and invited Julia to practice her swordsmanship alone in the backyard, while he returned to his training room to look at the system's rewards.

Today was a very fruitful day.

[Mission Rating SS]

[Evaluation: Your control of the situation is simply incredible. During such a dangerous infiltration mission, Julia and Melody emerged completely unharmed.]

Is it dangerous?

Yulia's task is to carry away a bag of pork and then leave the game running with the teleportation coordinates.

Melotti's task was to open doors and walk around without making too much noise or tripping.

If this could cause injury, then Thor would have nothing to say.

[Reward Received:]

[Insect Nest Egg (Tier 5)]

[The Tome - Heart of the Black Mage - Fragment 1 (Unrating)]

[25000 Professional Experience Points]

Thor was somewhat surprised by the system's reward.

Previously, those rewards were either special items issued by the system and did not require a rating.

Alternatively, quality grading can be done according to the traditional order of white, blue, green, purple, orange, and red.

This was the first time he had ever seen an item that couldn't be rated.

Let's add some first.

He quickly distributed the 25000 experience points.

[Assigning...]

[Current level: Tier 3 (12%) changed to Tier 3 (62%)]

The upgrade speed was indeed very fast.

Placing a high-level task on a low-level task is like a direct, devastating blow.

At this rate, I only need one more combat mission to level up.

If it's a mundane, everyday task, experience points might not be allocated.

However, Yulia's recommended quest level is tier four to five.

Once I advance to the fourth rank, my leveling speed will likely slow down considerably.

He then began to examine the most crucial texts.

[The Tome - Heart of the Dark Mage - Fragment 1: The magical secrets left behind by the dark mage sage, John Farrell.]

John Farrell?

Thor vaguely remembered the name.

He seems to be a famous black magician in history.

The kind that will be infamous for eternity...

[Treasury - Heart of the Dark Mage - Fragment 1 (Effect): Upon use, you will learn two spells passed down to future generations by the dark mage sage John Farrell.]

That concludes the introduction to the system.

"Two spells..."

The system does not mention which two items.

After thinking about it, he decided to look for relevant information first.

It was still early, and the school library was still open, so he went there immediately.

Generally speaking, magicians of this level will have their own autobiography.

Of course, black magicians are an exception.

Within the kingdom, there are several forbidden professions.

The dark magician is one of them.

Normally, ordinary people are not allowed to become black magicians unless granted a royal license.

Only a small number of exceptionally talented individuals, born with the potential to become dark mages, will be allowed to become dark mages under the supervision of the royal family.

Unfortunately, the dark wizard sage, John Farrell, did not seem to be a man who would be disciplined.

Thor searched the bookshelf but couldn't find any books with "John Farrell" in their titles.

Clearly, the name has been deliberately omitted.

Left with no other choice, Thor had to take a book off the shelf.

The book is called "A History of the Development of Magic in the World".

This book, "The History of the Development of Magic in the World," contains the development trajectories of various schools of magic.

This book includes almost all the famous magicians, arranged chronologically.

Thor certainly didn't have time to see everyone.

He simply went to the section on dark magic and read through the introduction to it.

Black magic generally refers to magic that utilizes or alters the soul.

Furthermore, "being able to use black magic" and "black magician" are two different concepts.

Ordinary people can learn some dark magic, but they are not as powerful as professional dark magicians.

Next, look for any words related to John Farrell.

After searching for a while, John Farrell was finally mentioned in the Classical Spells section.

The book mentions:

John Farrell was born in the Kingdom of Serre approximately five hundred years ago.

The Kingdom of Serre is another major human kingdom on par with the Kingdom of Lancelot, where Thor resides.

John was born in a poor mountain village, but he had an exceptional talent for cultivation.

Her amazing talent could not be ignored, and it was soon discovered.

Soon after, he was taken in as an apprentice by the kingdom's first mage and entered the capital to systematically study magic.

The magic created by John Farrell was considered taboo, which directly led to the prohibition of the profession of black magic by several kingdoms.

Ultimately, John died in the kingdom's prison.

"There's clearly a section missing in the middle."

Thor looked at the contents of the book and felt utterly helpless.

What happened after John learned magic? How was that magic created? And why was it considered taboo?

It was not mentioned at all in the book.

Looking at the book's enigmatic tone, Thor fell into deep thought.

He soon realized.

I still need to learn.

His current strength and talent are simply too weak.

The limited experience provided by the system alone cannot solve the problem.

Although black magic is forbidden magic.

However, you don't necessarily have to use what you've learned.

It's also good as a self-defense tool.

......

Thor rode in a carriage and returned home.

He went to his usual cultivation room and took out the classic texts from the system.

The so-called incomplete scroll contained only three pages.

These three pages were covered with tiny handwriting.

Thor read it word by word.

Forbidden knowledge enters the mind.

A massive amount of knowledge washes over our minds like a flood.

Thor closed his eyes, trying to stay calm and absorb the words he had just read.

Time flies.

His eyes snapped open.

At this moment, he gained a new understanding of magic.

The status has changed.

[Thor Blas's Soul: You possess a powerful dark soul.]

"Well......"

The Soul of Thor Blas?

Thor frowned.

How did learning to use a scroll wheel lead to such a powerful soul?

Can the soul be changed through the study of scrolls?

That's unreasonable.

A new notification popped up.

The next skill appears.

[New skill acquired]

【Soul Black Flame - Level 1/5 (Unfamiliar)】

[Soul Black Flame (Description): You can unleash black flames powerful enough to burn a soul.]

A single line of text contains immense power.

This single line of text was enough to invigorate Thor.

The nature of ordinary magical flames is not much different from that of ordinary flames.

It can only cause temperature-related burns.

If we're to make a comparison, the Soul Black Flame deals true damage.

It directly burns a person's soul.

Once the soul is burned out, the only result is death.

While the previous skill wasn't particularly strong, this skill is definitely powerful.

It truly lives up to its taboo name.

Just as Thor was feeling complacent.

The system notification sounded again.

"Um?"

Is there a third skill?

[New skill acquired]

【Soul Disorder - Level 1/5 (Unfamiliar)】

[Soul Disorder (Description): Affects all souls in the surrounding space, causing them to fall into a brief state of disorder. The degree of disorder depends on the strength of the soul.]

This technique is really sneaky.

It turned out to be an indiscriminate area-of-effect (AOE) attack.