Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 302 Reunion

A familiar and cheerful girl's voice came from outside the door, and Thor opened his eyes wide in surprise.

He removed the devil vines in front of the door and released his spiritual power.

There was indeed a man and a woman standing outside the door, and they did not resist Thor's mental scan.

After this exploration, Thor immediately opened the gates of Blackburg.

Claire, her face still glistening with metallic light, stood expressionless in the doorway.

The other person frowned, seemingly pondering what "old buddy" meant.

"Keli!"

"Senior Byron!"

Thor never expected that he would see both of them at the same time outside the tower.

"How come you're all here at the same time?" Thor looked at Byron first. "Did you come here to take over Blacksburg, senior?"

"It's me, it's me!" Claire waved her hand in front of Thor. "Senior Byron just happened to be looking for you, so he came with me."

"Hmm." Byron didn't open his mouth, but simply nodded in agreement.

Saul was somewhat surprised. He stepped aside to let his two friends, who had traveled a long way, come in and rest.

The three walked side by side through Blackburg. Thor asked Claire, "Aren't you only level two? How can you take over Blackburg?"

"Aren't you also level two?" Keli rolled her eyes, but it was just a habitual remark. "I'm not going to wander around Blackburg. I'm just here to do some learning and experiments, and incidentally, to help the Duchy of Kema pass messages between the Wizard Tower."

Thor stopped, frowning as he clearly expressed his concern. "Black Keep isn't safe. It's best to leave it to a Level 3 Apprentice."

Claire wrinkled her nose and stopped as well. "I know, so I don't usually leave Blackburg except to deliver messages. Besides, my mentor gave me a powerful magical artifact. If someone really tries to invade Blackburg, this thing can protect me until the Wizard Tower comes to my rescue."

"Besides, there's a reason why I specifically applied for this job..."

Byron, walking silently at the back, seemed lost in thought. As Thor and Claire stopped, he continued walking and bumped into Thor's shoulder.

This directly interrupted Saul and Claire's conversation.

Because when Thor touched Byron's body, a ripple suddenly appeared on his grayish-white skin.

Although it was hidden by his clothes and he couldn't see it, Thor could feel that his skin seemed to have cracked open.

The gash didn't hurt, and it seemed like something was stirring inside the wound.

Thormer silently smoothed the skin, letting the wound heal on its own, then, maintaining a blank expression, looked at Byron.

All of these things happened in a very short period of time, as short as a fleeting thought.

It was only then that Claire realized what had happened. She turned around and said, "Instead of worrying about whether I can make it in Blacksburg, why don't you ask about Senior Byron? I think he's more anxious."

This time, Thor was carefully observing Byron, while Byron stood there letting Thor observe him.

"Senior... is this the question from last time?"

Byron hesitated for a moment, then nodded, but still didn't open his mouth.

Thor then realized that since meeting Byron, Byron's mouth on his neck had never opened; he had always used body language or muffled "uh-huhs" instead.

Has the problem gotten so serious that we can't even open our mouths to speak?

Saul immediately said to Byron, "Senior, please wait for me in the lab on the third floor. I'll come find you as soon as I've finished handing things over with Claire."

Byron nodded.

In previous years, he frequently visited Chui Shou Valley, which is close to Mobei City, so he was quite familiar with Blackburg Bisor.

The three parted ways at the staircase in the front hall; one went up, and the other two went down.

Thor led Claire through the basement, wine cellar, and caverns until they reached the massive main root of the Devil Vine.

"This is the Devil Vine. I was hastily assigned to this task and only knew that by injecting my spiritual power into the main root of the Devil Vine, I could become its temporary master. But since you took on the mission, you should know more than I do."

"Of course." Keli nodded proudly, rolling up her sleeves to reveal her two fair arms that had never seen the sun.

Her skin was beautiful, with a faint golden shimmer, like a woman had sprinkled gold powder on her makeup.

Thor stared at Claire's arm.

"Is it pretty?"

"Has the metal toxin in your body still not been resolved?"

"I kept this on purpose," Claire said, taking a vial of blue medicine from her pocket. "It's for my upcoming research."

She opened the vial and tilted her head back, swallowing all the liquid. Then she immediately lowered her head, covered her mouth, and tears welled in her eyes, as if she had swallowed a tube of wasabi.

After a few seconds, she blinked away the mist from her eyes and hissed at Saul, saying, "The metallic radioactivity you mentioned last time gave me a bit of inspiration. I've decided to try developing this special metallic toxin. However, this toxin is very easy to get out of control and affect those around me, so my mentor suggested that I find a secluded and unoccupied space to continue my research. If I encounter any problems, I can contact him directly."

"So you thought of Blacksburg?" Thor exclaimed. "Do you know how to contact the Wizard's Tower from Blacksburg?"

"Of course, I came here well-prepared." Claire raised her eyebrows at Thor with a smug look. "Only those who officially become the masters of Blackburg can contact the Wizard Tower; temporary masters cannot. So don't worry, I won't find myself in a situation where I'm in danger but can't call for help."

"So that's how it is," Thor said, suddenly understanding.

Therefore, Brie and his companions were certain that they had no way to ask the Wizard Tower for help.

Keli let out a long breath, raised her hands, and approached the Devil Vine in a gesture as if she were about to strangle someone.

Hello, it seems you'll be my new owner.

The Devil Vine's voice sounded somewhat excited.

But Claire did not respond to it, and instead continued to slowly approach the devil vine.

"You seem a little nervous," Thor said, somewhat puzzled.

Claire clearly knew the process of becoming the master of Blackburg without his reminder, but she seemed much more serious than Thor had been back then.

Claire stared intently at the Devil Vine. "Don't talk to me yet. My mentor told me that establishing a mental connection with the Devil Vine is extremely difficult, and that I should be prepared for the possibility of not succeeding on the first try... I don't want to have to drink the mental potion a second time."

Although she told Saul to shut up, she herself kept talking.

Thor suppressed a laugh. "I'm really nervous. But is establishing a mental connection with the Devil Vine really that difficult?"

Thor glanced sideways at the Devil Vine.

【…】

A few tiny aerial roots twitched twice for no apparent reason.

At this moment, Keli finally walked up to the Devil Vine, pinched it hard with both hands, and left crescent-shaped marks on the surface of the root with her neatly trimmed nails.

Claire's facial muscles were tense, clearly indicating that her mind and body were working together.

A minute later, she suddenly opened her eyes, her mouth slightly open, looking surprised.

"I did it?" she pouted. "It wasn't that hard!"

She suddenly looked at Saul. "Did you do something?"

Thor spread his hands innocently. "You've established a connection with the Devil Vine, what can I do?"

Claire narrowed her eyes. "Hmph, the more you say that, the less believable it becomes!"

(End of this chapter)