Wizard Earl

Chapter 241 The High-Priced Bounty Offered by the Borussia Mönchengladbach Club

Connor had always coveted the power of this spell, but he was also always wary of it. To master this spell, the caster needed to have extremely high mental strength and willpower; otherwise, when casting the spell, the undead might be devoured by the undead they controlled before they could even attack the target.

As time passed, a faint layer of black mist immediately appeared on Connor's body as he meditated in the quiet room, and his originally calm facial features became somewhat ferocious, as if he was enduring some kind of pain.

The black mist lingered around Connor for about a minute before being gradually absorbed by his body. However, as the black mist was absorbed, the ferocious expression on Connor's face intensified.

Once all the black mist was absorbed by Connor's body, the ferocious look on Connor's face gradually disappeared. Ten minutes later, Connor slowly opened his eyes, finished his cultivation, and felt the cold sweat dripping down his body. A bitter smile appeared on his face.

Although he was only practicing the most basic techniques and hadn't reached the most crucial point yet, the process of learning the Necromancer spell was indeed too torturous. According to Connor's estimate, he would need another day or two to get through this stage and proceed to the next step of learning the Necromancer spell.

Connor shook his head, a ruthless glint in his eyes. He took out a bottle of potion from his spatial ring and swallowed it. If he could master the Undead Entanglement technique, his strength would definitely increase significantly. What did a little pain matter for him now?

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Three days later, having learned from his previous experience, Connor passed the inspection of the Mönchengladbach Club very smoothly and arrived at the lobby on the third floor. Mr. Mustafa, the person in charge of the Mönchengladbach Club, was still sitting quietly in the main seat.

Perhaps because Connor arrived a bit early, there weren't many wizards gathered in the hall. As always, Connor chose a very secluded corner. As the gathering gradually came to an end, Connor was surprised to find that the number of wizards gathered in the hall had exceeded fifty. Among them were several people that Connor couldn't understand. Given Connor's current level of cultivation, those he couldn't understand were most likely advanced wizard apprentices.

Based on Connor's previous experience attending the gatherings, the number of attendees at each Mönchengladbach meeting was usually around thirty, occasionally exceeding forty, but never exceeding fifty. It seems that the Mönchengladbach meeting has taken in quite a few wizards recently. I wonder if the increased number of attendees has diminished the secrecy?

Just as Connor was deep in thought, the wall clock hanging in the hall rang out loudly. Upon hearing the chime, Mr. Mustafa, who was sitting in the main seat, raised his hand slightly and the living room door closed slowly and automatically!

After closing the door, Mr. Mustafa did not, as usual, signal that everyone could begin exchanging their items. Instead, he stood up from his seat, his eyes, hidden behind the phoenix mask, sweeping over everyone in the hall before he spoke in a deep voice, "Before the gathering, I'm going to issue a bounty!"

As soon as Mr. Mustafa finished speaking, the image of an old man with a full beard appeared on the wall directly opposite the people in the hall.

"You don't need to know who this person is. He will appear in Rune soon. If any of you find him, come here and tell me. As for the reward, it's this item!" After saying this, Mr. Mustafa produced an antique-style jade pendant and showed it to everyone present.

As soon as the jade tablet appeared, more than a dozen of the fifty-odd wizards in the hall stared intently at it, but the rest looked at it with blank eyes, clearly not recognizing what it was!

"Mr. Mustafa, could you tell me what this jade pendant is?" Someone in the hall, unfamiliar with jade pendants, boldly asked Mr. Mustafa.

"Those who recognize this item will naturally understand what it is. I can only say that this item is worth at least five thousand gold pounds. If you find this old man's whereabouts, let me know. If you don't want this jade pendant, you can exchange it with me for five thousand gold pounds and go buy what you want!" Mr. Mustafa said calmly.

Everyone in the hall was shocked by Mr. Mustafa's generosity. A formal wizard is indeed a formal wizard. He casually spent five thousand gold pounds. This price could be used to buy a decent enchanted item. Some people in the hall reacted quickly and immediately stared at the image of the bearded old man that appeared on the wall.

"Oh, and just a heads-up, this guy is a high-level wizard apprentice, so you'd better be careful!" Mr. Mustafa cautioned at the end.

Seeing that everyone in the hall had memorized the image of the bearded old man that appeared on the wall, Mr. Mustafa nodded slightly. The image of the bearded old man on the wall immediately disappeared, and the wall returned to its original state. Then, Mr. Mustafa sat back in his main seat, waved to everyone in the hall, and signaled that everyone could begin the gathering and exchange!

"I'll offer a thousand gold pounds for a bottle of mana-gathering potion. Do you have one?" A tall, burly man with his face covered stood up and said in a deep voice, announcing the official start of the gathering at the Mönchengladbach Club.

Sitting in the corner, Connor glanced at the burly man before refocusing his thoughts. As an alchemist, and having reviewed the numerous texts and materials his mentor Reyes had given him, Connor figured that if he wasn't mistaken, the jade tablet Mr. Mustafa had just taken out as a bounty reward was undoubtedly a very famous enchanted item from the Byzantine Empire—a "Life-Saving Token."

According to historical records, the Substitute Spirit Tablet was a magical item that wizards in the Byzantine Empire coveted. It could only be used once and would be completely destroyed afterward, making it unusable. The fact that such a one-time magical item was so sought after by wizards at the time suggests that its power was extremely strong. In fact, its function can be guessed from its name, "Substitute Spirit Tablet".

(End of this chapter)