Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 533 Negligence or Intentionality?

To prove that he was indeed capable of helping Dodge cleanse himself of the contamination, Thor first demonstrated how to use soul fishing to absorb the contamination from evil spirits.

However, he held back and did not completely remove the pollution.

He didn't want to reveal all his strength, especially with the old witch still around.

Seeing Thor help cleanse the evil spirit of its corruption, Dodge became somewhat convinced that Thor could indeed remove the corruption.

This time he didn't hesitate and even took out the contract scroll.

In Dodge's view, although Thor could not remove all the pollution from him—which was in line with his understanding—he could buy Thor another twenty years by reducing the pollution to half of its original value.

If he can advance to the second tier within these twenty years, he can suppress his own pollution on his own.

Moreover, the exchange also included cryptocrystalline material. With cryptocrystalline material, Dodge's chances of advancing to the second tier would be even greater.

After signing the contract, Dodge didn't waste any time and immediately went back to pack his things.

Three days later, they met at the same location.

During this meeting, Thor directly helped Dodge absorb about four-fifths of the pollution. The remaining pollution was faintly and unevenly distributed within Dodge's mind.

After completing the transaction, Thor handed over the cryptocrystalline material to Dodge.

Suppressing his excitement, Dodge took the Hidden Crystal and carefully placed it into his eye socket.

Clearly, he also knew how to preserve cryptocrystalline materials.

Ignoring the blood on his half-face, Dodge glanced at Thor, the short, unrecognizable second-tier figure beside him, and the ordinary man with mushroom-covered faces behind them, and chuckled softly: "Thank you for keeping your promise and completing the transaction. Now, I will leave Lake Rhine. As for the rules of the lake, you'll have to figure them out yourself."

Thor didn't speak, but glanced at the diary in his mind, which was as quiet as if it were sleeping, and nodded.

"no problem."

This straightforward answer displeased the old witch standing nearby.

However, she suddenly remembered that when they signed the contract three days ago, the other party only agreed to give up Lake Rhine, without mentioning the rules on the lake. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she could only give up.

"Isn't Thor supposed to be smart? How come he didn't spot the loophole in the contract this time?"

Thinking that he had been tricked by the other party, yet had no choice but to cooperate with him temporarily, and now it seems that Thor has been tricked by Dodge.

This left the old witch with mixed feelings.

It's both enjoyable and frustrating.

Dodge returned to the lake and put away the white feather.

Once the feather leaves the lake, it immediately shrinks to the size of a normal quill pen.

"I'll take this with me. It's not very useful, but it's carried me for so many years, and I'm still quite reluctant to part with it."

Sol has no problem with it.

"Well then, good luck." Dodge looked relaxed and refreshed. He waved the feather in his hand to say goodbye, then turned and flew into the air to leave quickly.

Thor noticed that as the man left, a magical shield suddenly appeared around him. He was clearly worried that Thor might attack him after the deal was completed.

Thor stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Seeing that Thor hadn't moved an inch, the old witch said impatiently, "Aren't you going in? What are you dawdling about?"

Thor slowly turned around. "We have to go in. But I've just discovered a problem."

"What?"

"We stipulated in the contract that we could not deliberately leave traps on the island in the lake, and we also agreed on many clauses to prevent the other party from playing tricks during the transaction. But we did not say what to do after the transaction was completed."

The old witch, however, didn't think much of it. "The timeframe after the deal is complete is infinite. How could he possibly agree to act and conduct himself for such a long period?"

"But we can certainly add a time agreement. For example, no one can back out within one year of the transaction being completed."

The old witch scoffed, "Hmph, you remember now? What were you thinking before signing the contract? And you even forgot to make sure the other party told you the rules—it's that important. Where did all the wisdom you had when you were scheming against me go?"

Thor glanced helplessly at the old witch. "He didn't make the rules. Accepting someone else's answer directly might cause me to miss the opportunity to get to the heart of the matter."

The old witch rolled her eyes, thinking Thor was just being stubborn.

"Let's put that aside for now. Did you notice that he cast a shield on himself when he left?" Thor asked.

"It seems he, like you, only realized the lack of guarantees upon completion of the transaction after signing the contract."

Thor was still rubbing his chin. "But why do I feel like he should have thought of making an agreement after the deal was completed, that they wouldn't attack each other within a certain timeframe? After all, he guards Lake Rhine, but he's already turned it into a market for trading vengeful spirits. Someone who's always needed to sign contracts for so long forgot about the final safeguard... It just feels like it was intentional."

"Intentionally what?" The old witch had a vague idea, but she was too lazy to think about it further and asked casually.

"Intentionally waiting until the transaction is completed before backing out."

The old witch smiled and put her hands on her hips. Considering her size, and ignoring her face, it was a rather cute gesture.

"Then don't be afraid. If he dares to go back on his word, I'll make sure he never leaves!"

The old witch was becoming more and more accustomed to her guarding job.

Saul decided not to remind her of this, lest she become angry.

"Let's go inside first. At least we need to get a general idea of ​​the rules here before they come back."

The old witch immediately took flight. "Then what are we waiting for?"

Thor said helplessly, "Actually, I guess that to get to the island in the middle of the lake, you can't fly; you have to take a vehicle and paddle across the lake."

The old witch's eyes darted around, and this time she didn't try to be brave.

Thor raised his hand and tapped his neck, and a black vine flew out, quickly weaving into a raft.

The raft floated steadily on the lake.

As Thor, the old witch, and Marsh stepped onto the raft, several tentacles emerged from the four corners of the raft and began to paddle like oars.

"Your boat is really ugly," the old witch muttered.

She still remembered the rule that Thor had just discovered, and kept her eyes fixed ahead.

Thor tapped the raft with his toes. "While it lacks the elegance of a Dodge Wizard's feathers, it's fully automatic and doesn't waste magic."

"Fully? Fully automatic?" The old witch curled her lip. "You always manage to come up with some strange things."

"Don't worry about the details." Thor looked ahead.

Xiao Zao rowed very fast, and he could already vaguely see the island in the middle of the lake in the gray fog.

Although he was about to have a place to call his own in the no-man's-land, he could not let his guard down until all the troubles were resolved.

"Once we arrive on the island, we must build the Wizard's Tower as soon as possible!"

……

After leaving Lake Rhine, Dodge flew cautiously through unclaimed land for three days, dodging dangers along the way, until he arrived at a withered forest.

In the middle of this withered woodland stands a towering tree, on which a magnificent wooden house has been built.

Both the roof ridge and the eaves are adorned with strings of milky-white wind chimes.

Strangely enough, when a breeze blows, the wind chimes sway in the wind, but they don't make a sound.

Dodge cautiously approached the treehouse, took out the same dream bell given to him by the Dream Weaver from his pocket, and loudly proclaimed, "Respected Dream Weaver, I have found a new Nightmare Butterfly for you!"

"Ring... Ring... Ring..."

"Ring... Ring... Ring..."

"Ring... Ring... Ring..."

All the milky white wind chimes rang instantly.

The crisp, melodious sound instantly resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

(End of this chapter)