Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 721 Old Friends

Claire began setting up the magic circle according to the diagram given by Thor.

Fortunately, although this magic circle requires five auxiliary magic circles, the most central and complex magic circle is the responsibility of Thor in the inner city.

Once Keli finds a good spot, everything else is easy.

Although her strength is not yet at the second tier, she has been following a second-tier wizard for the past few years and has gained enough experience.

She calculated the locations needed for the five auxiliary magic circles and finally found that, given the existing terrain, one of the magic circles would be best placed in the deserted town they had just escaped from.

"Then let's set up the magic circle there last." Claire slapped her little hand on the parchment and made a decision. "This way, we can prevent the human-headed worms there from damaging the magic circle."

They acted immediately. Thor was fighting alone inside, while they outside had to coordinate as quickly as possible.

Because this pentagram-shaped magic circle needed to encircle the entire city of Archista, Klee didn't hesitate to use her magic and traveled using flight magic.

Since the two consciousnesses lacked sufficient magic power, they attached themselves to Keli as radar accessories.

They spent a day flying to all four corners of Archista City, setting up auxiliary magic arrays in secluded and deserted locations.

Fortunately, these auxiliary magic arrays don't require many materials, and Keli has enough magic crystals on hand, otherwise they would still be worrying about how to make money.

After dealing with the four auxiliary magic arrays, Keli used her flight spell again, and the group returned to the deserted town.

At the entrance to the town, Agu called out to Keli.

"Miss Keli, why don't you meditate and rest for a while? Ann and I will be here to watch over you."

An nodded to the side.

Although flight is a basic wizarding spell that a third-level wizarding apprentice can learn, once they learn it, they can only fly short distances, as they do not have enough magic power to sustain long-distance flight.

Although Keli is already a formal wizard and is even preparing to break through to the second tier, her magic power gradually returned to zero after a day of consumption.

In addition, several magic arrays were set up, so when Klee ran out of magic power, she could directly use magic crystals to restore it.

However, although the magic power in the magic crystal is pure, it cannot be used continuously, as that would affect the stability of the spiritual body.

Apart from individuals like Thor, whose mental state is extremely abnormal, other wizards would use magic crystals cautiously to replenish their magic power.

Keli is also very talented, but in order to ensure that the final auxiliary magic circle does not have any problems, she should rest and make sure she is in the best condition.

So Claire listened to the advice and sat on the big rock at the entrance of the town to begin meditating.

An and Agu stood on either side, like her guards.

However, this meditation lasted less than half an hour before it was interrupted by a sudden cawing of crows.

"Croak... Croak..."

Ann immediately looked in the direction of the sound and spotted a black crow in the nearest large tree.

"Are there crows here too?" She didn't let her guard down. Instead, she instantly grew eight spider legs, quickly climbed up the tree, and grabbed the crow's two feet before it could even notice her approaching.

Then, with a light leap, Ann jumped back from the tree to Ke Li's side.

Keli was startled and opened her eyes.

She looked at the crow in Ann's hand, equally cautious, and scanned it with her spiritual power, indeed discovering magical fluctuations on the crow.

"The iron ring on its foot." Agu walked over, lifted the crow by its wing, and let Ann examine the crow's foot.

"Hmm, the words on the iron ring look like Archaeologist."

Claire also noticed the question above. "Could these be crows kept in the archaeological city of Stir?"

An's face darkened. "Could it be that our whereabouts have been leaked and we're being watched?"

Before Ann could continue her analysis, the three of them heard an even louder cawing of crows.

There was also the sound of wheels.

Agu said softly, "The person is already close by, I'll go take a look."

He flew straight out, and then...

It flew back with a strange expression on its face.

"What's wrong? What's with that expression?" An asked, puzzled.

Agu shook his head at Ann, then switched to Keli and said, "It seems like we've run into someone we know."

Claire: "Huh?"

The sound of wheels, mixed with the cawing of numerous crows, gradually drew closer.

A long, oversized domed van appeared in front of Keli.

A dozen or so crows were perched on the dome of the carriage.

As the carriage drew closer, Claire looked at the person sitting in front of it and exclaimed in surprise at their name.

"Daze?"

Doze, along with Claire and Thor, were among the apprentices who entered the Gorsa Wizard Tower in the same batch.

He was of average talent and average effort. He used to be somewhat arrogant, but after the unexpected deaths of several of his friends, he was completely suppressed and lost all his arrogance.

Keli subconsciously looked at the other person and discovered that Doze was still only a level two wizard apprentice.

So many years have passed, yet your strength hasn't increased at all?

Doze then recognized Keli. He opened his mouth in surprise and raised his hand to quiet the crows on the carriage.

He immediately jumped down from the carriage, ran all the way to Keli, and greeted her with bows and scrapes.

"Lady Keli, it's been a long time. I heard you were injured, but it seems you've fully recovered. That's wonderful."

Keli's original greeting was interrupted by Doze's continuous flattery.

It felt like I was back in the capital of the Kingdom of Kema.

Keli also subconsciously straightened her back and adopted a businesslike smile.

"Thank you for your concern. We are all apprentices in the same year, there's no need for such formalities."

But Doze seemed to be used to speaking like that, and after a few more flattering words, their attitudes returned to normal when they talked about their mentor, Kaz.

"When Instructor Kaz brought dozens of us to the capital, we couldn't find a suitable place for everyone to study."

"There are also some small wizarding factions in the capital. They have been operating in the capital for over a hundred years and have already divided up most of the power in the capital. Originally, Instructor Kaz thought that with Lord Gorsata's influence, he should be able to gain a piece of territory, but he couldn't stop those factions from working against him from behind."

Duoze's expression was numb; recalling those times, he was no longer as agitated or indignant.

"Later, after losing a large amount of supplies, Instructor Katz led us westward. However, some third-level apprentices did not follow."

"We heard that Archist is recruiting wizards and small wizarding groups on a large scale, and is allowing everyone to live in the outer city, so we wanted to come and see. But shortly after Instructor Katz entered the city, he came out and told us to leave and continue westward."

Doze's voice trailed off, "But further west, there aren't many good places. Instructor Kaz wants to go to sea, but going to sea... is too dangerous."

Keli already knew about Doze's choice.

"So you left your mentor Kaz and stayed in Archaeologists?"

Doze nodded silently.

Although Claire wasn't Kaz's student, she still respected the older, formal wizard.

"Didn't you ever think about why Instructor Katz would rather go to the more desolate and remote West, or to a more dangerous overseas region, than stay here?"

(End of this chapter)