The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Burial Man - An Infinite Side Hustle

Chapter 6 Special Energy That Both Exists and Does Not Exist

after a while.

Another location within the wizarding academy.

Guided by the Grand Master of the Graveyard, Anzu arrived at Sandru's Alchemy Workshop.

From the outside, the alchemy workshop looked no different from an ordinary hut.

But once inside, the surrounding environment suddenly opened up.

The interior space is nearly a hundred times larger than it appears from the outside.

About two-thirds of the area was filled with alchemy tools of various sizes and complexities.

The other third is used to store various materials.

Ansu even saw a pair of things that looked like dragon horns.

Will dragon horns be used in the production of alchemical pigments?

Ansu couldn't figure out how to use it.

But I also have some expectations for the new job I'm about to get.

"Since even the materials are related to the dragon's horns."

The potential of that profession, and the keywords that accumulate after taking the job, are likely to be quite strong.

Ansu pondered this, and then began to try to identify the uses of the many alchemical tools.

Distillation, grinding, separation...

Why are there crucibles here?

If I hadn't known beforehand that the workshop was used to mix alchemy pigments...

He might even mistake it for an alchemy potion workshop.

Meanwhile, as people continued to identify the alchemy tools, more and more people arrived at the site.

Many people were also dressed in clothes resembling those of burial men, but they did not come from the Rose Cemetery.

Ansu guessed they also came from other cemeteries and corpse hotels under Sandru's control.

Although they were all burying corpses, the group did not communicate.

Instead, they each kept a wary distance from each other.

Several minutes later, another set of footsteps entered the alchemy workshop.

Then came a voice that broke the silence:

"Are you the ones the teachers have chosen to nurture?"

How come there isn't a single person with a base mental strength of 5 points?

Everyone instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

What came into view was a young man dressed in a black robe and wearing a glove on one hand.

However, the other person's gloves were different from ordinary gloves.

The palm was trembling slightly in all directions.

And it's not just the fingers that are moving.

The back of the hand and the palm will sometimes bulge and then fall back.

It was as if something was about to emerge.

"I am Mr. Sandru's assistant, Belles."

You can call me senior.

As he spoke, Belles walked into the alchemy workshop.

Seeing this, one of the burial workers mustered his courage and asked:

"Bells...senior."

Will you be the one teaching the corresponding extraordinary knowledge?

"Of course not."

Bells shook his head slightly.

Mr. Sandru is still busy with an experiment.

So I came here first to do some pre-teaching preparations.

Moreover, Mr. Sandru's talent for mysticism far surpasses mine.

They are also much faster at imparting knowledge containing ether than I am.

Listening to Belles' words, Ansu immediately picked up on two key words:

[Talent in Mysticism]

[Knowledge containing 'ether']

"Mystical talent is probably related to the mystical attributes displayed on the panel."

Fortunately, I had previously allocated the free attribute points to the Mystic attribute.

As for the knowledge containing ether...

Ansu's name alone doesn't reveal much.

But he still remembered the requirements for the [Secondary Profession - Mystic Transcendent]:

[Mysterious attribute reached 1 point]

[Master a piece of extraordinary knowledge/information (the ether concentration of this knowledge must be equal to or greater than 0.1)]

If Sandru later teaches knowledge containing ether.

It shouldn't be long before I unlock the [Secondary Profession - Mystic Transcendent].

While Ansu was analyzing the information contained in the words, Bales was still walking around the alchemy workshop.

A short while later, the other party stopped in front of a metal locker.

Then he glanced at everyone present.

"Unlike the breathing techniques mastered by the Gravekeepers, which have an ether concentration below 0.01, which can only be barely considered extraordinary knowledge and cannot be lowered further."

The etheric concentration of the extraordinary knowledge that Sandru is about to teach is all at or above 1.

If too many people control it, the concentration of ether will decrease.

So... before the formal teaching begins.

I need to conduct one more screening.

As he spoke, Bells took off the glove on his left hand.

Those present then saw what had been hidden beneath it:

Tentacles.

They were densely packed together to form the shape of a hand, and each of them had tiny tentacles with individual eyeballs.

Upon seeing the scene before him, one of the body buryers couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

He knew that wizards would stop at nothing to alter themselves in order to achieve immortality and for various purposes.

Previously, when I was in the cemetery, I had seen many modified wizard corpses.

But I have never seen such a sight before.

Immediately afterward, Bells had a thought, and the tentacles stopped coalescing.

Then it quickly extended, reaching towards the metal locker.

Although the tentacles are not even as wide as a pencil, they are extremely strong.

A single tentacle can forcefully pry open a metal cabinet door.

A moment later, a series of thumb-sized, translucent paint boxes, resembling crystals, were taken out.

The tentacles tossed it into the air.

With a series of arcs, the paint box immediately fell into everyone's hands.

"A paint box?"

Ansu peered through the crystal box at the paint inside.

The color of the pigment in each area is constantly changing.

This forms shapes that are difficult to describe.

Ansu could occasionally come up with descriptive words that could be used to describe the current shape.

But in the blink of an eye, the paint in the box twisted into other shapes.

And there is absolutely no pattern to it.

"This is an essential item for embarking on the true path to transcendence."

Even the gravedigger knights only take potions that are diluted with these pigments.

However, these pigments are not for drinking.

Some of the ingredients are harmful to internal organs.

The threshold for activation will be lowered, but the soul's potential will also be greatly damaged.

This resulted in the complete disqualification from becoming a wizard.

Belles continued:

"Apply this alchemical pigment to your eyelids, then close your eyes."

That way, one can roughly discern a person's occult talent.

Apply it to your eyelids?

Some of the people burying the bodies hesitated.

After all, this paint is not as common as the paint used to draw the [Zombie Inhibition Bandage].

Instead, it seemed as if it were a living thing.

Moreover, during the continuous transformation of the pigments, one or two biological shapes were occasionally formed.

This is why some people naturally think that this thing might replace them, or even eat away at their eyelids.

But not all people who bury corpses think this way.

One of the burial workers, wearing a bone ring, did not hesitate at all.

He immediately dabbed the paint with his fingertip, then closed his eyes and smeared it twice on his eyelids.

At the same time, Ansu also took the same action.

The moment the alchemical pigment was applied to her eyelids, everything before Ansu's eyes changed slightly.

No longer is it just pitch black as before.

Instead, all I saw was a vast expanse of white fog.

At the same time, the panel notification sound, which had been silent for a while, rang out again:

[Ability to perceive ether has been acquired]

"I see.

The mist that the Gravekeeper Knight Ryan mentioned was indeed ether.

Ansu successfully confirmed his earlier suspicions.

"In this way, two of the three requirements for becoming a Gravekeeper Knight have been met."

As long as your constitution attribute reaches 5 points, you can successfully become a Gravekeeper Knight.

Then I can get the corresponding entry.

Ansu thought to herself, then opened her eyes.

But after noticing everything in front of him, a hint of doubt appeared on his face:

Why can I still see the ether?

Prior to this, Ansu had assumed that the pigments were intended for use as eyeglasses.

Only when you close your eyes, that is, when you wear "pigment glasses", can you see the fog made of ether.

Unexpectedly, even after opening their eyes, they could still see ether.

At the same time, Sandru's assistant, Belles, also noticed Ansu's expression.

Then he immediately realized that Ansu had a talent for mysticism.

They even discovered part of the principles behind this alchemical pigment.

So he opened his mouth and offered an explanation:

"This set of pigments is called [Ether Probe Type Alchemy Pigment]".

Its effect is similar to that of the [Undead Aura Detection Alchemy Pigment] and other similar pigments.

They are all able to perceive specific energies when they are right in front of them.

However, ether is not entirely the same as ordinary energy.

As he spoke, Bells manipulated the numerous tentacles to reassemble into the shape of a hand.

He then put his gloves back on and continued:

"Ether is a kind of energy that both exists and does not exist."

Furthermore, as long as one's aptitude for mysticism is greater than 0.5, one can gain the ability to perceive ether through the [Ether Detection Alchemy Pigment].

After truly perceiving the ether.

For you, ether is no longer an energy that exists between existence and non-existence.

It is, in fact, a real entity.

Therefore, even without the assistance of the [Ether-Detecting Alchemy Pigment], you can still detect the presence of ether.

"A wizard... can actually create energy that exists in a superposition of existence and non-existence?"

After listening to Belles' explanation, Ansu immediately realized the power of the wizard civilization.

He is different from the Gravekeeper, Ryan.

It wasn't just the fog that I sensed.

Besides.

Seemingly because his mysterious attribute reached 1 point, Ansu sensed that this fog was somewhat similar to ordinary fog.

They are all made up of tiny particles.

However, it is not entirely composed of pure ether particles.