Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 596 Persuading Brando

The old witch used to keep a close watch on the severed finger tied to the back of her braid, and she almost never talked to them about it.

However, the old witch didn't say what use the severed finger was, and no one dared to ask.

Saul then asked the butler, "Is Brando still outside?"

The butler nodded. "I asked him to wait at the door, and he's waiting now..."

The butler glanced at his watch. "We've been waiting for seventeen hours."

Unfortunately, before Thor returned, he couldn't make the decision to invite outsiders, especially those who had attacked Tatum, to the island.

"However, I have asked Mr. Marsh to accompany me."

"Marsh probably doesn't like him either," Thor thought to himself. "Fortunately, a dozen hours is just a period of deep meditation for a wizard."

Thor stood up. "Since Mr. Brando helped us when the Spirit Cleansing Wizard Tower was in danger, we shouldn't keep dwelling on past misunderstandings. I'm actually looking to cooperate with Wizard Brando now, and if things go smoothly, I can let him enter my consciousness platform again."

After several encounters, Thor discovered that although Brando appeared to be a physical wizard, he was actually a pure psychic wizard.

Perhaps he lost his own body for some reason, and therefore has been using his mental power to control other people's bodies to make them his puppets.

Meanwhile, because the puppets' magical reserves are not as high as those of living wizards, Brando's puppets primarily rely on physical attacks. As long as damage to their physical functions is not a concern, they can unleash extremely powerful abilities.

Brando, being like this, naturally values ​​the improvement of his mental strength.

Thor led the old witch out of the wizard's tower and saw Brando squatting to the side, discussing with Marsh how to grow mushrooms.

Marsh, seemingly having completely forgotten that Brando had destroyed a whole mushroom forest of his, spoke with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly as he recounted the story.

Thor walked over and overheard Marsh say, "...These mushrooms are edible, but they're a bit hard to digest. Sometimes they might fight amongst themselves in your stomach..."

Thor: "..."

I don't have any of those aggressive mushrooms in my food, do I?

Brando had already noticed Thor's arrival, but after exchanging a few more words with Marsh, he pretended to only then notice Thor and stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

"Wizard Thor, you're finally back."

For the first time, Thor gave Brando a normal smile. "I have to thank you for your help when my wizard tower was attacked."

A muffled voice immediately came from beneath Brando's helmet, "You're welcome. Actually, I also wanted to clear up the misunderstanding with Wizard Thor and rebuild our friendly relationship. I asked you how to strengthen my consciousness space, which is why I took the initiative to help."

That's a very straightforward statement.

Thor chuckled, pointed to the wizard tower behind him, and asked, "Want to go inside and talk?"

Brando was still somewhat wary. "No need," he said, "my flying beast gets irritable when it leaves me. If you don't mind, let's talk here."

"Alright." Thor directly addressed him outside, proposing a collaboration. "You helped me, but you also killed one of the Wind Demon's subordinates. Are you worried about future retaliation from the Wind Demon?"

Brando said calmly, "The Wind Demon has the smallest sphere of influence among the three Tier 3 members. As long as I hide within the sphere of influence of the Dream Weaver or the Firefly Lord, she can't do anything to me."

"Moreover, compared to my chances of advancing to the third rank, offending someone at the third rank is nothing."

Thor nodded knowingly, then countered, "So... do you dare to fight back with me?"

Brando frowned slightly. To retaliate would mean storming into the Wind Demon's lair, which was completely different from killing a Wind Demon's subordinate outside.

The level of danger is also worlds apart.

Seeing Brando hesitate, Thor added another incentive, "If you help me this time, I'll let you enter the consciousness space once."

Brando suddenly looked up, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. "Three times."

Saul shrugged. "It's not that I won't allow you to bargain, it's just that I'm afraid you won't live a second time."

Thor wasn't lying; the eyes within his consciousness weren't exactly magnanimous. Aside from Thor and his allies, the frequent entry of others into his consciousness platform was hardly a good thing.

He also remembered that when they were in the archaeological city of St. John, Kent jumped directly into the starry sky in the consciousness space to avoid him.

The result was death a few seconds later, and the soul was also disintegrated.

Even more terrifying, Kent's corpse in the real world also underwent a mutation.

The eyeballs that popped out of his body almost turned Agudu into a monster.

Thor sometimes worries that one day these stars might also corrupt him.

Consolation is that the Death Wizard's Diary never issued a death warning to the starry sky within his consciousness.

Thor could only hope that this wasn't because even the diary couldn't see through the movements of the stars.

Brando had been observing Thor's changing demeanor and noticed a hint of "believe it or not" certainty in his casual tone, which further confirmed his suspicions.

"There's something far more terrifying than contamination inside this Thor. The death threat I felt in his consciousness last time wasn't an illusion. I might even have underestimated the danger of his consciousness."

However, although Brando was somewhat afraid, he was willing to take the risk for the sake of promotion.

Since Saul had given him a serious warning, he decided to heed the advice, go once, and see how things went before deciding whether to go a second or third time.

Brando exhaled, hitting the dull helmet. "Phew, alright, as you said, let's go once."

Thor raised one eyebrow; it seemed Brando hadn't completely given up yet.

But it doesn't matter. If he takes the initiative, Thor doesn't mind having another test subject to assess the danger level of a star.

After agreeing on the terms, Brando asked, "How are you going to retaliate? Leaving aside the fact that she's a third-tier opponent, the sheer number of caves on that cliff will leave you helpless. You have no idea which cave you can find her in..."

"I know."

"What?"

“One of my patients once went to the cliff and saw the Wind Demon, and helped me pinpoint her location.” Thor then noticed another suspicious point. “Right, the Wind Demon didn’t notice the little thing I hid on my friend at the time. Something suddenly happened later, and my surveillance was interrupted.”

Thor said with his eyes half-closed, "Putting aside what happened at the time, the fact that she didn't notice me following her immediately is unusual enough."

Thor's eyes widened, and he said with a hint of excitement but absolute certainty, "The Wind Demon no longer possesses the strength of a third-tier being!"

Thor looked at Brando, his eyes filled with fervor. "A third-tier cultivator who has lost his third-tier strength might not even be as powerful as a strong second-tier cultivator. Wouldn't you dare to oppose someone like that?"

Brando's breathing became rapid. He had always thought of himself as quite insane, but how could this young wizard in front of him seem even more insane than him?

Could it be that he was influenced by the stars in his consciousness space?

(End of this chapter)