Wizard Earl

Chapter 252 Condensing the Undead (1)

This glass sphere is an alchemical artifact that Connor meticulously crafted to house the undead. He has been pondering this matter for days. Based on the data he obtained, he conducted multiple simulations on the auxiliary chip and discovered that over 90% of alchemical and enchanted artifacts are unsuitable for the undead to reside in.

For a spirit to reside in an alchemical object, besides other restrictions, the most important condition is that the object must, like the human body, be able to absorb energy particles from the world and then refine that energy to provide for the spirit's survival. If the alchemical object cannot do this, then even if the object meets the other requirements and the spirit successfully resides in it, the spirit's own energy will gradually be consumed, eventually turning to ashes and dissipating into the world!

In short, if this requirement cannot be met, Connor may have no choice but to endure the undead residing in his body. After all, Connor could never accept that the deadly spell of entanglement, which he had painstakingly cultivated through various hardships, was actually a consumable!

So, in order to prevent the spirits of the dead from residing in his body, Connor has painstakingly conducted dozens of experiments over the past two weeks with the help of the auxiliary chip. He finally discovered a possibility, which is the glass ball he is currently meticulously crafting. Fortunately, Connor has the auxiliary chip, which allows him to conduct simulation experiments. Otherwise, he might have had to kill an intermediate wizard apprentice to turn them into spirits for each experiment.

Ten minutes later, Connor stopped refining the glass sphere in the alchemy furnace. Looking at the glass sphere, which had a restrained luster and charming colors, Connor knew that although there were still some impurities in the alchemical item that had not been refined to perfection, he had already reached his limit with his current alchemy level and technology. If he wanted to continue refining it, Connor had to break through his current alchemy level.

With a slight sigh, Connor's eyes revealed a complex emotion. As an alchemist, he always pursued perfection and didn't want to leave any regrets for himself. Now, this feeling of knowing that the alchemical item he had made had flaws, yet being powerless to fix it, was truly unbearable. However, even with the power of this glass sphere, it was enough to provide a place for the dead to reside and absorb energy particles to sustain them!

After finishing the glass ball, Connor didn't rest. He immediately left his apartment and took the newly made glass ball to the safe house where he was holding Delph.

After Delph was pierced by his silver needles, he was in a state where he could be condensed into an undead at any time. However, because Connor wanted the undead to reside in an alchemical object, rather than in his own body as required by the Undead Entanglement spell, Connor kept delaying the condensation of Delph into an undead. During this delay, in order to prevent Delph from dying and affecting the power of the final condensed undead, Connor kept Delph alive with life-sustaining medicine. These life-sustaining medicines were very expensive, costing nearly a hundred gold pounds every day. In the past half month, Connor had spent at least a thousand gold pounds on keeping Delph alive. If he didn't get this spell sorted out soon, Connor would really go bankrupt!

Upon entering the safe house, Connor immediately activated a concealment array. He had been working tirelessly for the past few days to fully master the "Undead Entanglement" spell. According to the records of the advanced meditation technique, the Abyss Secret Method, mastering this spell wouldn't cause much disturbance, but that was in the context of the traditional method of having the undead reside in one's body. Connor, however, intended to have the undead reside in an alchemical object. This might lead to unpredictable consequences, so activating the concealment array was the best course of action. Otherwise, if he were exposed, at best the safe house would be abandoned, at worst his identity would be completely revealed, forcing him to become a fugitive!

To prevent the concealment array from running out of energy and ceasing operation due to excessive time spent, Connor placed seven or eight more magic stones at the array's core. This extravagant act was enough to keep the concealment array running non-stop for up to a month.

After completing all the preparations, Connor pushed open the door to the basement of the safe house, where Delph was being held. Delph was no longer the lively and energetic man he had been when Connor first captured him, and he was no longer begging Connor to kill him and end his suffering.

Delph has now become a living dead, devoid of any consciousness. Only his vital signs remain to prove that he is still alive. He was originally tall and thin, but now he is just a skeleton covered with a layer of skin, exuding an aura of death and decay.

After observing Delph's current state, Connor dared not delay any longer. Who knew that the old man might really die? In that case, he might have to capture another intermediate wizard apprentice alive to exploit the power of the undead, which would be quite risky!

Centered on Delph, Connor set up a small magic circle as preparation. Then, Connor took a deep breath and cast a spell on Delph's body. Delph's remains immediately burst into flames, and in a moment, Delph's body was completely burned away. At the same time, a pale green ghost appeared in front of Connor. Judging from the ghost's aura, one could still faintly sense Delph's presence.

Connor glanced curiously at the departed spirits. He knew that with Delph's death, if it weren't for him, there was a 90% chance that his spirit would have become a vengeful ghost, causing havoc on the world.

Although this spirit lacked Delph's memories and intelligence from his previous life, upon seeing Connor, it was instantly filled with hatred and resentment, determined to rush forward and fight Connor to the death...

A mocking smile appeared on Connor's lips. You were no match for me in life, and now that you're a ghost, you still want to turn the tables? What wishful thinking!

With a casual wave of his hand, Connor sent the ghost rolling to the side. Seeing that the ghost was no longer capable of fighting, Connor got down to business, chanting incantations in a low, resonant voice.

The magic circle that Connor had just set up immediately took effect, with countless dark threads binding Delph's ghost. Once trapped, Delph's King Tiger instinctively tried to break free from the black threads, but with the ghost's current abilities, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree—there was no chance at all!

(End of this chapter)