Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 297 The Infernal Affairs

After Caddis answered several questions that disappointed Saul, his white ink had turned from light white to almost gray, and the characters were so thin that they were broken.

Seeing that Thor was dissatisfied with Cadis's answer, Herman immediately jumped in.

The diary has been turned two pages forward.

Herman: [Master, I know more about the Soul-Stealing Flower.]

"Go on," Thor said, too tired to ask questions one by one.

When the seed of the Soul-Stealing Flower leaves a mark on the mind of a person or other creature, this mark can gradually strengthen under deliberate cultivation, thereby achieving control over the host. While it won't alter a person's memories as the owner claims, it can cause temporary mental confusion or exert a powerful influence at crucial moments, causing the person to perform a certain action. However, the content of this action must be engraved within the seed before the mark is planted. Cultivation merely intensifies this influence.

"It's like a form of suggestion." Thor nodded, his furrowed brows gradually relaxing. "It can influence people through subconscious means, prompting them to take certain actions. It seems I'm just a tool that Landship wants."

As a near-third-level apprentice, Thor was not disappointed.

If everyone treats him, a third-level apprentice, as a full-fledged wizard, then we should be worried.

[Another use for the mark is mark explosion. Detonating it directly within the marked person's mind can also cause significant damage.]

"Short-term control, instantaneous control and detonation... This Soul-Stealing Flower is indeed very powerful and has a wide range of functions. No wonder it is the Land-Traveling Ship's most prized possession. If it weren't for the scarcity of its seeds, the Land-Traveling Ship would definitely be much larger than it is now."

At this moment, Agu ran out again.

Agu: [Master, this Soul-Stealing Flower seems powerful, but it's actually very limited, and even less useful to formal wizards. To even slightly control a formal wizard's actions, you either need to use the main flower of the Soul-Stealing Flower, or you'll need a long period of cultivation. Moreover, Master's diary can devour the mark the instant it's discovered. Even if other formal wizards aren't as powerful as Master, they certainly have other means to remove the mark.]

"That's true. This mark isn't very well concealed. It's easy to spot as long as your mental strength reaches the level of a formal wizard. Unless the third person that Cadis mentioned has a way to eliminate the mark's presence, it will still raise my suspicions, and I'll report it to the Tower Master."

If Thor hadn't already bound the diary to his locator before entering Blackburg, he probably wouldn't have been able to discover the mark immediately. If a third person had taken over, unless he was immediately put in a life-or-death situation, he might have been controlled without even realizing it.

If he returns to the Wizard Tower with the mark and does something at a crucial moment that causes the Tower Master a huge loss...

Thor didn't think Gorza would forgive him.

Those who plotted against him knew he was powerful, so they sent a third-level apprentice to ambush him, and also used the wizard Bri to send in a slender ghostly figure that wouldn't alert the demon vine.

This person has some knowledge of Thor and is also familiar with Blackburg.

"The more I think about it, the more suspicious Mrs. Yura seems!" Thor crossed his arms and tapped his arm repeatedly with his index finger.

The Devil Vine, though finding it strange that Thor had stood there with changing expressions after asking it two questions, was too exhausted by the little algae to say anything more.

"If I am marked, then in order to ensure that the effects of the Soul-Stealing Flower Seed on me last, or to prompt me to take a certain action at a crucial moment, then the person maintaining the mark must have frequent contact with me... Only someone from the Wizard's Tower can do that!"

Thor immediately stood up straight, his eyes darting around.

"Wait a minute, maybe I can..."

He quickly turned the diary back to the page with Cadis, "Caddis, before and after you attacked me, did you communicate with anyone about the situation and outcome of our battle?"

No, nothing.

His weakness was evident from Cadis's handwriting.

"In other words, the fact that you failed to complete the marking is currently known only to you and me."

【……Yes.】

Thor's lips curled slightly.

"The Infernal Affairs experiment, the first step: can I simulate the imprint?"

Suddenly, the diary within the spirit body emitted a dim, lifeless mark.

Thor recognized it at a glance; it was the mark left by the Lost Soul Flower seed within his spirit.

Thor immediately activated it with his mental power, easily making it blink.

"Very good, the mark is there, genuine and authentic. I was originally planning to simulate one using my mental power. I didn't expect the diary to do it so easily. So, can the diary decipher what information was applied to the mark?"

Unfortunately, there was no feedback this time.

Thor was not discouraged; he clapped his hands lightly.

"In any case, the mark is there." He looked again at the diary within his spiritual body. "So, Cadis, what kind of mark did your mentor instruct you to leave at the entrance to Blackburg Forest?"

After answering Thor's last question, the faint, barely legible writing finally broke apart.

The black pages of Chapter Five shattered and disappeared within Thor's mind, the fragments disappearing into who-knows-where.

"Devil Vine, can you check if anyone is stalking near the entrance to Blackburg Forest?"

I cannot obtain information about places that are too far away.

"Really?" Thor clicked his tongue. "Then I'll do it."

He stepped forward and was about to place his hand on the devil vine.

[Wait, wait, Lord Thor! I'll try my best, I'll try, no, I'm sure I can see it!!!]

Thor's hand stopped a centimeter away from the main root of the Devil Vines.

Although he was threatening the Devil Vine, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't have to communicate with the plant again.

"This concerns my safety from now on, so please check carefully."

Okay, okay.

Ten minutes later, at the entrance to Blackburg Forest.

A blood-soaked, staggering figure arrived near the forest. He nearly tripped as he approached the entrance, bracing himself against a tree trunk with one hand, leaving a blood-stained, tender green branch on it. He then turned and walked in another direction, re-entering the woods and disappearing into the shadows.

About an hour later, a patrol of soldiers passed by Black Fort Forest and were on their way back to Mobei City.

At this moment, the leading knight suddenly noticed a few drops of blood on a tree trunk by the roadside.

"Let's go take a look," he said, casually pointing to a soldier.

The selected soldiers were somewhat reluctant; ordinary people like them had no desire to deal with the forces of the Wizard Tower.

Not only is it impossible to establish a connection with them, but they are also particularly prone to disappearing without a trace.

However, this soldier was lucky. He went over, stood on tiptoe to take a look, stretched his neck extremely far, but his body did not get too close.

Once he saw it clearly, he ran back in a flash.

"Sir, there is a broken, bloody handprint on the tree trunk, and some branches and leaves are broken on the ground nearby, but judging from the footprints on the ground, it seems that the tree did not leave the forest. There are also some bloodstains on the ground."

The soldier reported earnestly, unaware that the knight was merely staring at his collar.

There, a tender green sprout stained with blood fell.

"...Sir, should we report this to higher authorities?"

"No need." The knight pulled on the reins, causing the warhorse to move forward slowly. "It looks like another ordinary person who has wandered into Blackfort Forest by mistake. People who disobey the rules like this deserve to die."

Let's try our best and see how many chapters we can write today.

(End of this chapter)