Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 149 The Witch Hunter Squad, Yin Xue Seriously Injured

"Sir, we are wizards from Red Maple City, and the two behind us are priests from the Winterfrost Cult. Please help us!"

The elderly man at the head of the group shouted urgently.

Another young wizard and a witch cast spells at the Winterfrost Priest behind them, trying to stop their pursuit.

At this moment, the two masked men in black robes had also noticed Pei Ze and his group.

The information relayed by the Eye of Winter caused their expressions to change slightly.

Level One Crystallization Wizard!

There are also twenty clay golems!

The two masked men exchanged a glance, stopped the chase without hesitation, and turned to leave.

However, Pei Ze could not let them escape.

Two Frost Priests meant at least two Eye of Winter badges, which was at least half a crystal of faith. He wouldn't let such a trophy slip through his fingers.

With a slight smile, Pei Ze flicked his fingers, sending more than ten scorching rays shooting like arrows toward the two masked men. The extreme heat left distorted trails in the void.

The two masked men had to stop and defend themselves.

Just as they blocked the scorching rays, one of them felt a flash before his eyes as a fist wrapped in blazing lightning came hurtling towards him.

Bang!

All the protective magic on his body instantly collapsed, and the masked man's head exploded like a watermelon. Before the blood and blood could even spray out, they were evaporated into mist by the high temperature.

The headless corpse paused slightly, then fell to the ground like a meteor.

"What kind of magic is this?!"

The other masked man was horrified and crushed the object in his hand without hesitation. Instantly, a lotus-shaped ice crystal condensed in the void behind him.

An eerie fluctuation emanated from the ice crystals.

In that instant, Pei Ze keenly sensed a strange feeling that seemed familiar.

He tried to cast a spell, and as expected, he was unable to.

"A minor spell nullification barrier?"

"No, no, it's a similar divine spell?"

A look of astonishment flashed in Pei Ze's eyes.

The Frost Cult actually possesses this divine art?

That would be terrible!

If this divine magic were to spread, the war situation between the wizards and the Turinians would change dramatically in an instant.

The Turinians would undoubtedly overwhelm the wizards on the battlefield!

Why did the Frost Priests I encountered before never use this kind of divine magic?

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Pei Ze's mind.

Despite his surprise and doubt, he didn't slow down. With a clench of his fingers, a lightning spear materialized in his palm, which he casually threw, piercing the masked man's chest with a hiss.

The latter, with wide-open eyes and an expression of disbelief and astonishment, fell to the ground and died.

The three wizards watching this scene from a short distance were also stunned, their faces full of astonishment.

When the masked man condensed lotus ice crystals, the three of them tried to warn Pei Ze, but the latter turned around and killed the masked man.

The three were greatly shocked by his relaxed and carefree demeanor, as if he were casually crushing an ant.

Could this person in front of me be a level two wizard?

While they were still in a daze, Su Ya and Peng Yan had already nimbly jumped off the golem's shoulders and started searching for the corpse.

Pei Ze then approached the three old men.

The three men seemed to snap out of a daze. Before Pei Ze could ask anything, the old man spoke first: "Thank you for your help, sir. My name is Zong Chengfeng, and these two are my companions, Meng Ying and You Cheng. May I ask how you should address me, sir?"

Pei Ze.

Upon hearing these two words, Zong Chengfeng and the other two were stunned for a moment, then their expressions changed to one of sudden realization.

It turned out to be that genius wizard who single-handedly conquered the mithril resource point.

Legend has it that he killed a fourth-rank priest. Although he was only a first-rank wizard, he actually had the fighting power to rival a second-rank wizard, and now it seems that this is indeed true.

Although those two Winter Frost Priests were only second-class priests, their combat power was no weaker than that of a first-class crystallization wizard. Yet, they couldn't even last a single exchange against Pei Ze. Even a second-class wizard would be no match for them.

"So it's Lord Pei Ze!" Zong Chengfeng's tone became even more respectful.

Meng Ying and You Cheng also showed slightly ingratiating expressions.

After all, Pei Ze's reputation was too great, and he was now recognized as the strongest wizard below the second level in Red Maple City.

There's no one but Pei Ze who can kill a level one wizard who's a level above them.

Pei Ze waved his hand and asked, "What was going on with those two just now? They didn't look like ordinary Winter Frost Priests."

Zong Chengfeng glanced at the clay golem and dwarf slaves not far away and immediately realized that Pei Ze must have been at the resource point during this time, so he hadn't heard about the changes in Red Maple City. So he quickly explained.

"Those two are battle priests from the Winterfrost Cult's witch-hunting squad."

A witch-hunting squad?

Pei Ze was taken aback. What kind of unit was this? He had never heard of the Winter Frost Sect having such a unit.

"The Witch Hunter Corps is a relatively new army within the Winterfrost Corps, specifically tasked with dealing with wizards." Zong Chengfeng's face showed a sorrowful expression. "They have mastered a divine spell similar to a minor spell nullification barrier, which is very effective against wizards. Recently, they have been active on the battlefield, specifically targeting lone or small groups of free wizards. Many wizards in Red Maple City have died at their hands."

Pei Ze raised an eyebrow. No wonder it was called the Witch Hunting Force; it turned out to be an army specifically established to deal with witches.

How interesting! The Silver Legion has a witch hunter unit, and now the Winterfrost Cult has come up with another one. Their targeting is incredibly precise.

"Does Red Maple City not care about this?" Pei Ze asked.

"Not exactly," Zong Chengfeng said. "The Silver Light Legion sent out a witch hunter unit specifically to snipe the combat priests of the witch hunter unit, but those people never engage the witch hunter unit in direct combat; they run away as soon as they see them."

"The witch hunters had no choice but to change tactics and go directly to hunt down the Turin chariots patrolling the battlefield in retaliation."

"But this makes things difficult for us free wizards," Zong Chengfeng said with a wry smile.

Without the constraints of the witch hunters, the witch hunters hunted down free wizards with even greater impunity.

If they die, what good will it do to avenge them by killing more Turinians?

Because of this incident, free wizards have been hesitant to leave the city recently without going in groups.

Pei Ze understood; he hadn't expected that the battlefield situation would change so much in just a few months.

"Everyone, shall we travel together?" Pei Ze gestured to the group.

Zong Chengfeng and the other two were overjoyed upon hearing this.

They originally wanted to go back with Pei Ze to avoid encountering the witch-hunting team on the way. They were just thinking about how to bring it up when Pei Ze took the initiative to invite them, so they readily agreed.

On the way, Pei Ze inquired about the witch-hunting team again.

According to Zong Chengfeng, most of the combat priests in the witch-hunting force were second- or third-class priests, with only a handful of fourth-class priests.

However, because their strange divine magic was so effective against first-level wizards, many wizards were no match for them.

At this point, Zong Chengfeng couldn't help but steal a glance at Pei Ze.

He still has some doubts about how Pei Ze killed the battle priest.

Spell?

No, it shouldn't be.

The effect of that bizarre divine spell was comparable to a minor spell nullification barrier; once cast, spells below the fourth ring could not be released.

Pei Ze may be powerful, but he is still only a level one wizard, and in theory, he can only master third-circle spells at most.

A witchcraft artifact?

That's possible.

Zong Chengfeng never expected that Pei Ze would use elemental runes.

After all, in the understanding of ordinary wizards, elemental runes are at most slightly better than simple energy particle manipulation, and they are not as good as imprinted spells, let alone the power just now.

On the rest of the journey, the group did not encounter any attacks from the Turin people and returned to Red Maple City safely.

As they entered Red Maple City, Zong Chengfeng and the other two all showed expressions of relief.

Being hunted by the witch-hunting forces was a terrible experience, and the three of them secretly resolved never to leave the city again until the witch-hunting forces were dealt with.

Pei Ze ignored the three men's thoughts, said goodbye to them, and went straight to the nearest slave farm.

Red Maple City has a slave farm that provides paid slave management for wizards, and Pei Ze chose to entrust the Hill Dwarf there.

If no new mines require these hill dwarves, they will be sold to slave farms.

As for the golems and puppets, Pei Ze put them into his spatial ring.

These puppet-like life forms can be stored in dimensional space—provided the area is large enough.

If it weren't for the need to escort the hill dwarf slaves to the mining area, Pei Ze would have already brought all the clay golems and stone golems, saving him the trouble of making another trip.

After leaving the slave market, Pei Ze headed to the mission hall, where he handed over half of the mithril he had mined.

—There are oaths that bind us, and no wizard has dared to lie about it, as the consequences would be too great.

After more than four months of mining, Pei Ze had obtained a total of just over nine kilograms of mithril.

After thinking about it, Pei Ze decided to keep the mithril.

After all, the Alchemy Body has been improved in the future, and who knows how much mithril will be needed.

After handing over the mission, Pei Ze went to the exchange and bought three magic stones, twenty grams of arcane dust, and one energy-absorbing mother stone in one go.

The energy-absorbing mother stone is only the size of a fist, and its appearance is somewhat like obsidian, but its texture is very rough.

When held in the palm of his hand, he could clearly feel the Energy Absorbing Stone Mother continuously absorbing his spiritual energy, which is the origin of the name Energy Absorbing Stone Mother.

"Omniscient, using an energy-absorbing mother stone, calculate the success rate of my condensation of a second spiritual crystal."

[43.89%]

"Not even halfway done?"

Pei Ze shook his head slightly, not too surprised.

After all, the second spiritual crystal he condensed was still a 32-sided polyhedron, which was far more difficult than that of an ordinary wizard.

It was expected that more than one energy-absorbing mother stone would be needed.

"What if we use two energy-absorbing mother stones?"

[77.41%]

"Three?"

[99.25%]

"What about four?"

[99.31%]

"Three or four are about the same."

Pei Ze pondered for a few seconds, then quickly made a decision and exchanged for two more energy-absorbing mother stones.

According to calculations from the All-Knowing Eye, a success rate of slightly over 99% should be the limit.

Then using three energy-absorbing mother stones will be enough.

"Fortunately, there's not much risk in failing to condense the second spiritual crystal; at worst, it's just a waste of materials."

After purchasing everything, Pei Ze had just over three thousand merit points left.

"They spend money like water, and the same goes for merit points."

Pei Ze shook his head and walked out of the exchange.

Back in the stone house, Pei Ze told Su Ya and Peng Yan to rest, while he used a secret technique to send letters to Jiang Rui and Yan Dong respectively.

These were the only two groups of people he was familiar with in Red Maple City.

Not long after, the two replied.

After reading it, Pei Ze walked out of the stone house.

Half an hour later, he arrived at a tavern and saw Yan Dong, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, in a corner.

Fang Na and Cheng He were also there.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yan Dong got straight to the point, saying, "I do know an enchanter you mentioned in your letter."

Pei Ze's spirits immediately lifted, and he showed a listening expression.

"His name is Guo Qi. He is a third-tier enchanter and a second-tier wizard. He is quite famous in Red Maple City, and many wizards have purchased magical artifacts from him."

"However, his prices are always very high. If you want to buy witchcraft items, I suggest you use merit points to buy them from the exchange, which is more cost-effective."

Pei Ze did not mention the reason for seeking an enchanter in his letter, so Yan Dong assumed that he wanted to buy a magical artifact and kindly offered a suggestion.

Pei Ze asked without comment, "How was the magical artifact Guo Qi used?"

"Top quality, better than the ordinary goods at the exchange," Yan Dong replied without hesitation. "Otherwise, with such a high price, no wizards would be buying from him anymore."

Pei Ze nodded, relieved.

I'm not afraid of high prices, as long as the quality is guaranteed.

This applies to magical artifacts, and it also applies to knowledge.

He was just worried that Guo Qi's knowledge of alchemical engravings was not comprehensive enough.

As for the high price, we can just attack more fortifications and earn more merit points.

"Thank you," Pei Ze said.

Yan Dong waved his hand and laughed, "We haven't even repaid you for helping us rescue Cheng He back then, so a little bit of information is nothing."

Pei Ze smiled, made no further polite gestures, drank a glass of wine with the three of them, and then took his leave.

Having learned Guo Qi's address, Pei Ze decided that there was no time like the present, and he would visit him today.

He no longer consumes the Sprout of the Holy Spirit, so he doesn't need to expend his mental energy on eliminating the erosion of faith power. He can improve the alchemical engravings sooner and accelerate the process with his mental energy, thus avoiding waste.

However, not far from the tavern, a familiar figure suddenly flashed into Pei Ze's field of vision.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that the person was Yin Guang.

At this moment, Yin Guang looked hurried, with undisguised anxiety and worry between his brows.

Pei Ze's expression shifted, and he quickly took a few steps to catch up, calling out to Yin Guang.

"Yin Guang".

Upon hearing the sound, Yin Guang turned around and was immediately stunned.

"Sir, Pei Ze."

Pei Ze looked him up and down a few times and could tell that Yin Guang had just been in a fierce battle, with a lot of blood still on his body.

The fact that he couldn't remove the stain, which could have been easily cleaned, shows how upset he was.

"What happened?" Pei Ze asked in a deep voice, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

Yin Guang hesitated for a moment, then said, "My cousin is seriously injured. I just bought some medicine from the exchange and I'm about to send it over."

Pei Ze's expression changed slightly, and without saying a word, he pulled Yin Guang forward.

"Let's talk as we walk. What exactly happened?"

(End of this chapter)