Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 305 Not Very Sturdy

Almost all the apprentices who were involved with the Grinding Fruit are now dead.

"I'm the only one left." Thor kept this thought to himself.

Even now, he doesn't consider the Sound-Grinding Fruit to be a particularly rare material. But it's undeniable that in certain situations, the Sound-Grinding Fruit does have a short-term effect of stabilizing emotions.

However, Thor, who had personally experienced it, fully acknowledged the importance that the Wizard Tower placed on the Sound-Grinding Fruit.

It can provide shelter, but it is not a strategic resource.

Therefore, the series of conspiracies and schemes surrounding the Grinding Fruit and Grinding Sail Town seem very... abrupt.

"I was just unintentionally drawn into Sailport, and then I witnessed its decline and destruction. No, that's not right!" Thor's face slowly darkened. "It wasn't unintentional; it was Nick who led me to Sailport. Just as Byron said, he actually left halfway through on purpose!"

Thor looked up at Byron, who was also silent. "Senior, did Nick really die from a failed advancement? Did someone see his body, or did someone spread the news?"

Seeing Saul's increasingly serious expression, Byron also sat up slightly, his throat opening.

"It was a failed advancement. He was severely corrupted; it was a corpse that Master Kaz personally dissected."

"Is that so? Has the tower master paid any attention to that?"

Byron hadn't expected Thor to mention the Tower Master, and a flicker of fear crossed his eyes. "No, in the end, it was Mentor Rum who took Nick's remains. Too many parts were contaminated, making them unusable and unsuitable for a proper burial."

"Mentor Rum..." Thor repeated silently.

He originally just wanted to sneak into Mofan Town, grab some Mosheng Fruit, and run away, but he never expected things to escalate to this extent.

Now, I doubt anyone doesn't know that he went to Mofan Town.

After returning to the tower, it will likely attract even more attention.

I wonder if anyone is secretly hoping for his return.

"Senior, does anyone else know that you and Keli have come out to replace me?"

Byron said in a deep voice, "We didn't publicize it when we came out, but it's not a secret either."

Saul leaned back against the soft cushions of the carriage.

……

After five days of travel, the carriage finally returned to the familiar gray tower.

The ancient and majestic buildings were bathed in the orange glow of the setting sun. Against the backdrop of the deep night sky in the east, they seemed to be on fire.

The carriage quickly entered the first level entrance of the Wizard's Tower, which was reserved for vehicles.

Normally, after a simple check, trainees on missions can leave the carriage and return to their dormitories or laboratories with their spoils.

But today, the inspection of the carriages seems to be going a little too slowly.

However, the people waiting in the carriage remained quiet, seemingly unconcerned about wasting this little bit of time.

Finally, the second-level apprentice in charge of inspecting the carriage nervously stopped. "Hello, there's nothing wrong with the carriage. You can get off now."

At the same time, two figures appeared in the direction leading to the Wizard Tower.

One was Luo Kai, the president of the mutual aid society, and the other was Jero, a third-level wizard apprentice with a mocking expression.

"I'm afraid we'll have to wait a bit." Luo Kai stepped forward, a worried look on his face. He said to the carriage with its doors tightly closed, "Thor, although you successfully escaped from the cursed domain of Blood Town, just in case, we need to take you for another full-body check-up."

After Luo Kai finished speaking, he tilted his head.

But the only response he received was the horse's slightly uneasy snorting.

Luo Kai narrowed his eyes and reconfirmed the presence of spiritual energy on the carriage.

One is Byron, and the other is Saul.

Although the second mental energy fluctuation was weaker, Luo Kai was certain that it was Thor's fluctuation.

For him, confirming identity through mental energy fluctuations is far more accurate than relying on facial features.

"Thor, don't worry. The person I invited is Monica's best apprentice, Senior Jero. You've met him before; he's extremely skilled in witchcraft to resist curses."

The people in the carriage still didn't react, and the smile on Luo Kai's face slowly faded.

Instead, it was Jero, standing at the entrance, whose shoulders were twitching. "Are you sure Thor is in this carriage?"

"Of course," Luo Kai said confidently, but the long silence of the carriage made his affirmation sound less convincing.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Jero said, his face still beaming with an arrogant smile, and walked straight to the carriage. "Open the door!"

The car door opened with a click, and the person inside turned their head to look at them. A mouth split open on their long neck, revealing a row of sharp teeth.

"Jero."

"Hey Byron, when are we going out on a mission together?" Jero said to Byron, but his eyes kept scanning around the carriage.

Inside the carriage, there was no one else but Byron.

"Where's Thor? You didn't hide him, did you?" Jero opened his mouth wide and made a swallowing motion.

Byron ignored Jero's teasing.

He looked at Luo Kai, who had also reached the car door with a gloomy expression, and asked, "Are you looking for Thor? He's not here."

"Impossible, I sensed his spiritual power in this car." Luo Kai remained confident in his judgment.

The spiritual energy he sensed was active. This kind of fluctuation could not be simulated by personal items or magical artifacts.

Others might not be able to tell the difference, but he can.

Now Luo Kai is guessing that Thor might be hiding somewhere.

It's not that there aren't magical tools that can allow people to hide.

The current problem is how to find the person.

Luo Kai's smile returned. "Sol, you should come out. Let us check so we don't bring back anything unclean. It's not good for you, or for the other apprentices."

But no one inside the carriage responded to him.

"If you still don't come out, don't blame me for using force to get you out."

As soon as Luo Kai finished speaking, Byron stood up from the carriage. "You can continue the search. I'm going back."

Luo Kai initially didn't want to pay attention to Byron, but when Byron got off the carriage, he was surprised to find that the source of Thor's mental energy fluctuations had also come from the carriage.

"Wait, Senior Byron," Luo Kai asked again, somewhat incredulously, "why does Thor's source of spiritual power overlap with yours? Is he hiding within you?"

Byron had always been a lone wolf, and Luo Kai didn't know much about him, only that he possessed some skills. Although he had only recently become a Level 3 apprentice, his locator was very special and perfectly suited to him. Therefore, upon entering Level 3, he immediately became one of the top performers.

This is why positioning devices are so important.

A Level 3 apprenticeship achieved through using an unsuitable positioning device poses a Level 3 risk to the entire body. Problems and contamination are rampant.

Even those who advance to level three using ordinary locators can only become ordinary level three apprentices; becoming a formal wizard remains a dream they dare to dream about only when they are in bed at night.

Therefore, Rocquet was always cautious in the presence of Byron, who possessed a special locator.

Byron showed no displeasure at Rocquet's suspicions; he even nodded.

"If the concept of Thor you're referring to is broad... then there's a part of him in me."

Upon hearing Byron's words, Luo Kai frowned, while Jero smiled excitedly.

Byron stretched out his hand, and there lay a grayish-white little finger quietly in his palm.

Looking at that finger, Luo Kai's eyes gradually widened.

"Sol's little finger fell off and I've put it away for now. He told me that his little finger has been a bit weak ever since he came back from his mentor Anze."

(End of this chapter)