Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 116 Covering the Mountains and Plains

After descending to the bottom of the steep rocky slope, Wood Spider, under Byron's direction, set up several tents at a distance from the foot of the mountain.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will be spending the next month, or even longer, here.

After quickly setting up the tent, Byron called Thor to begin assembling the experimental equipment.

To capture an evil spirit, its approximate location must first be determined.

Byron is now setting up a soul fluctuation sensor that he moved from the wizard's tower.

Thor had never seen or used such an instrument before, so he could only hand over things and assist from the side.

Without needing to use his brain, Saul handed out the materials while observing his surroundings.

"Senior Byron, why are there so many holes in the ground and at the foot of the mountain here? I think some of them were dug by man."

"Yes, the original ground here was actually beneath this land. It is said that a level three wizard moved half a mountain here and buried all the enemy reinforcements' wizards inside."

"Half a mountain?" Thor was horrified, unable to imagine how he could mobilize his mental and magical power to lift a mountain.

His wizarding hand can only lift a chair at this point.

"Some wizards, though trapped under the mountain, did not die and dug tunnels to escape. However, even those who escaped from underground did not survive. Later, people came here to search for treasure and valuable materials. Over time, the area became riddled with holes."

Thor saw a hole nearby, no more than ten centimeters in diameter, and wondered what kind of people had come out from underground or were searching for treasure.

At this moment, Nick, who had gone out to scout the way, returned.

"I've done a preliminary check, and I can barely sense any spirits here. If we want to catch the evil spirits, we'll have to go deeper."

Byron brushed the dust off his hands and asked, "How far in?"

Nick quickly unfolded a map.

The map does not require a table to support it; it floats automatically in the air.

Thor also went over and saw that the map depicted the area around the steep slope at the entrance to Drift Valley.

"Should we search this area together, or divide the work?"

Byron and Nick both looked up at Thor.

"What's wrong?"

"Nick and I will handle the search, Thor, you stay and guard the equipment," Byron said first.

Nick chimed in, "After all, you've only reached level two, and your mastery of witchcraft is still limited. You should stay here and review your knowledge."

"Okay..." Thor thought that he had become a second-level apprentice halfway through the journey and would be able to participate more in this exploration.

Byron then installed the sensor, saying, "That's fine, it'll be easier to move around now."

"Has anyone captured souls here before?" Thor looked at the mirror-like object in the center of the perception device and walked over to take a look.

The mirror didn't seem to be smooth, and it reflected Thor's distorted face.

Seeing that Saul was interested, Byron gave him a brief introduction.

"The mirror isn't flat, so people reflected on it are distorted. Once I activate the device, the flat human figures it displays are all spirits."

"Can I try it?" Thor asked curiously in front of the mirror.

Strangely, the mirror felt very smooth to the touch.

Could it be that the silver coating inside is uneven?

Byron demonstrated it to Saul, "This is for adjusting the wavelength. You can try it yourself in a bit. But be careful not to exceed this threshold."

Thor looked down at the red markings on the scale. "What will happen if I cross this line?"

Nick put away the map and gestured a flower-like shape in front of Thor. "It's possible to see things you can't see, maybe for good, maybe for bad."

Wizards are always very efficient.

Byron and Nick quickly decided on the direction of their exploration and left their temporary base.

After the two left, Thor didn't stop working either.

He had just advanced to the second level and absorbed so many soul fragments—although soul fragments cannot be preserved for a long time, they can affect spirit essence, thereby increasing Thor's magic power—he didn't yet know how much magic power he had reached.

Fortunately, the temporary base was fully equipped with all kinds of instruments, so Thor took this rare opportunity to have a full-body check-up.

The inspection brought a series of pleasant surprises.

His magic power level immediately reached 53 joules!

Mental strength cannot be accurately measured numerically, but Thor could vaguely sense that his mental strength had become more concentrated.

The vengeful spirits that the wizard Sheri had been accumulating for who knows how long, but he didn't know how to use them, so they unexpectedly benefited Thor.

But he was unwilling to let Saul learn from Sherry and create vengeful spirits.

Even if these fragments of vengeful spirits could greatly enhance Thor's abilities, the impurities within them could also bring terrible consequences to the enhancement.

For example, Sonier or something.

After the physical examination, Thor was basically certain that the promotion had not had a negative impact on his health, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

If an apprentice suffers physical or mental injury or even contamination due to various accidents during their promotion, it can be remedied as long as the injury is not too severe.

But Thor didn't want to ruin his health on his first promotion.

After setting down the black crystal and confirming that no one was around, Thor took out a small silver ball from his pocket.

The sphere is no more than half a centimeter in diameter, and occasionally starlight shines inside.

That was the Nightmare Butterfly cocoon that Thor had taken from Penny's eyes.

Thor took two silver hemispheres from Penny's eyes.

But when he held the two hemispheres in his palm, they automatically merged into a single sphere and could not be separated by hand.

Thor had never heard of Nightmare Butterflies before.

After meeting up with Byron, he flipped through all the books he had on butterflies, but found no record of the Nightmare Butterfly.

This was clearly knowledge that a first-level apprentice could not access, yet Thor was very curious about Penny's ability to enter other people's dreams.

"I don't know how to activate this cocoon so that I can also have the opportunity to enter the dream world."

Thor gently murmured the words "silver cocoon" with his fingertips, while his other hand jotted down his inspirations on a piece of paper.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

1. The simplest method is to sleep while holding a cocoon. You can place a few ordinary people around you first to ensure the safety of the experiment.

2. Embedded in the eye, induce sleep. This replicates Penny's experience, but at a high cost. The healing magic that restores limbs is expensive, but it's not impossible to try if you have the money.

3. By using meditation to synchronize mental energy with the cocoon, one can explore methods to activate the cocoon's abilities...

"Pat-pat, pat, pat..."

Saul suddenly stopped writing and straightened up.

He seemed to have heard something.

He pressed down on the table, just about to stand up, when he suddenly saw a dark figure pass under his table.

Thor looked down and immediately stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

A head.

A head growing from two legs was pattering as it passed under the table in front of Thor.

It was the head of a middle-aged man, his mouth humming a song idly.

A head was attached directly to a pair of feet. The ankles were very short, and the way it walked resembled that of a penguin or a duck.

It seemed somewhat funny, but Thor couldn't laugh because the face was anything but cute.

Before Thor could react, he heard another voice.

"You're slacking off again." Another head popped out from under the tent.

It was the head of a middle-aged woman, with long chestnut hair trailing on the ground, curling up small pebbles.

But the woman was completely oblivious to this; she was only focused on chasing after the man.

"Lord Morton is assembling the troops; we'll be setting off soon."

But the man ignored the woman and went out from the other end of the tent on his own.

The woman also chased after them.

From beginning to end, the two heads growing on the feet did not pay any attention to Thor.

When he arrived, Byron made no mention of seeing such a monster in the Valley of the Fallen.

Thor felt a vague unease in his heart.

He walked to the tent and yanked open the curtain.

Immediately, Thor felt goosebumps creep up his body from the soles of his feet all the way to the tips of his hair.

Outside the tent, the entire mountainside was filled with two-legged, human-headed monsters!

(End of this chapter)