Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 328 Advanced Magic Array

Dusk, forest, lakeside cottage.

Thor had already closed the door to the secret room and restored the hidden magic circle above it.

He was now sitting on the only wooden bed on the second floor of the cabin, carefully examining the spell array he had just copied.

To Thor's left lay an open notebook containing the original soul extraction array.

"Why is there such a magic circle here?" Thor was certain that this new soul extraction magic circle had undergone a very clever improvement.

Now, it is possible not only to extract and create the vengeful spirits of ordinary people, but also to extract the spirits of wizard apprentices.

"If we use this magic circle to create vengeful spirits, with the right materials, we can even reliably create evil spirits. My initial guess was wrong; I thought it was some disillusioned, exiled apprentice stubbornly clinging to the vicinity of the wizard's tower. But now it seems this is clearly a stronghold of someone, or even some powerful organization. Hiss..."

Thor stood up. Hearing a noise outside, he immediately went downstairs. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the Mushroom Driver rushing back, holding a scroll and about to come in.

Upon seeing Saul, the coachman immediately said, "Sir, I have brought the agreement."

Thor took the scroll and unfolded it. There was no information about himself on it. The Innkeeper's House didn't even put his name on the scroll. It only said that the holder of the scroll was the long-term tenant of the house.

Secular agreements naturally have no binding force on wizards, and the Innkeepers' House clearly knows this, so they don't bother to verify the wizards' identities.

Wizards who are not short of money usually pay rent for at least ten years. If the wizard who is renting the room is still there after ten years, then they will send someone to renew or terminate the contract.

Saul read the agreement, nodded in satisfaction, and then said to the coachman, "Go to town and find a place to stay. Just bring food every three days."

The coachman looked up and said cautiously, "Sir, I can stay in the carriage, so you can call me immediately if you need anything."

But Thor firmly shook his head, "No need, I might accidentally hurt you while I'm doing experiments here."

The driver said nothing more, nodded crisply, and seeing that Saul had no further requests, took his leave and drove away.

What Thor didn't know was that he didn't stay in the outpost town, but in a deserted forest a mile away from the town.

I also planted a few white mushrooms nearby.

Although he was originally just an ordinary person, after several trips to Blackfort, he gradually transcended the realm of ordinary people under the influence of witchcraft.

Thor walked into the room with the scroll in his hand and casually tossed it into a corner.

For a fleeting moment, he wanted to leave, or rather, run away, as there might be many troubles hidden in this abandoned lakeside cabin.

But after seeing the scroll, Thor changed his mind.

He knew that the magic circle hidden in the lakeside cabin was an upgraded version of the one in Sailtown. And this magic circle was obtained by Shelly, a wandering wizard apprentice in Sailtown, a few years ago.

After that, Shelly began to frantically use living girls to create vengeful spirits in an attempt to advance his own career.

But it's obvious someone is lying to him.

Thor suspected that the person who deceived Shelly was the creator of this magic circle. And his claim that the magic circle could help him advance to the second level of apprentice was probably just a ploy to use Shelly to let him test the magic circle's effects.

Thor brought out the improved soul extraction array again. "The person behind this must have discovered the array's flaws through Shelly's experiments and made modifications. However, one thing is strange: although this improved array can extract the souls of wizard apprentices, the materials it consumes are not cost-effective and are not as good as the original soul extraction array."

"Is it because the improved magic array's input value exceeded its output that it was abandoned here?"

Regardless of whether the creator of this magic circle truly gave up or pretended to, Thor was prepared to act as if he hadn't discovered anything and see if anyone would secretly retrieve it.

So for the next two days, Thor did not immediately begin his experiment, but instead had the algae re-establish branches at the lakeside cabin.

At the same time, he also set up a defensive magic array, making it seem as if he intended to stay there for a long time.

Furthermore, during its underground exploration, Xiaozao dove into a nearby small lake. This lake seemed to be connected to some underground waterway; it looked shallow but was actually deep.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zao retrieved several corpses from the deepest part of the lake, including the remains of two wizard apprentices.

This also confirms that someone once used the magic circle in the lakeside hut to conduct experiments to extract the souls of wizard apprentices.

Simultaneously with the algae's expansion of territory, Thor was also conducting his own experiments.

He rearranged the consciousness platform array in the largest room on the second floor of the cabin.

After two days of renovation, the new laboratory now has an extra set of tables and chairs, and several cabinets placed against the wall.

Some of these items were purchased by Thor through the mushroom driver in town, while others were assembled by Thor himself using locally sourced materials and then having Little Algae assemble them.

Now that the magic array for the consciousness platform has been set up, we can begin new experiments.

Thor stood in the center of the magic circle and took out a bottle of reagent. "This is the last extract of the Sound-Grinding Fruit. If we can't find a new source of Sound-Grinding Fruit or a substitute, the research on the 'Consciousness Battlefield' will have to be temporarily suspended."

Thor tilted his head back and swallowed the potion.

Within the consciousness space, an endless black starry sky still surrounds the huge circular platform.

Four consciousnesses flew out of the diary in Thor's hand and landed in front of him, bowing in unison.

"Sir!"*4

Then the four people struck four different salute poses...

Thor, whose emotions had been suppressed to the extreme, remained expressionless as they bowed. "After this, the consciousness platform array may not be able to be activated for a long time."

The four consciousnesses displayed four different expressions on their faces.

Thor ignored their feelings, his cold gaze sweeping over the four of them. "So this time, I'll try to take one of you out of here."

"Take him out?" Agu's heart skipped a beat. "Does Master already have a plan?"

Thor turned to stare at Agu. "No, I only have an immature idea. And I've run out of potions, so whoever I take out this time should be prepared never to come back, and those who stay behind will be unable to enter the consciousness platform for a long time."

The platform immediately fell silent, and the few restless thoughts that had been brewing all quieted down.

Just as Thor was pondering who to take with him, someone stepped forward.

Herman stepped forward. "Master, if this is a trial experiment, I suggest you take me with you. That way, if anything goes wrong during the experiment, your losses will be minimal."

Upon hearing this, Thor and the other three looked at him with some surprise.

Herman was a little nervous. He understood that by stepping forward now, he was essentially becoming a live subject in the early stages of an experiment.

It's extremely dangerous!

But he had no choice.

Although Saul never said anything, he knew that he was lucky to have survived.

Saul kept them primarily as a repository of knowledge. Perhaps his master would have other plans in the future, but for now, Herman was the least useful one.

Agu was once the librarian of the Wizard Tower, a position that alone implies a vast amount of knowledge.

Morton was a second-tier wizard a hundred years ago, and even though his power has greatly diminished now, the knowledge a second-tier wizard possesses is beyond Herman's imagination.

Ann, who originally had little presence, gradually awakened after merging with the consciousness of the evil spirit. Thor wanted to continue to uncover secrets from her.

Herman himself was neither a major in dark magic nor a third-level wizard apprentice. He had already told his master all the secrets he knew about land-based ships.

His only remaining value is to contribute to the construction of his master's "battlefield of consciousness".

The experiment was indeed dangerous, but danger also contained opportunities.

If he can seize this opportunity...

Herman met Thor's gaze. "Master, I will carry out your will to the fullest extent, and I will not retreat even a single step, even if my consciousness is exhausted!"

There are still some in the evening

(End of this chapter)