Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 90 Seaweed Dumplings

The last time Thor met Rocco, Rocco publicly invited him to join the mutual aid society.

If it weren't for Kaz's sudden appearance and his call to Thor, he would have had to find a way to politely refuse Rokai.

Now that we've bumped into each other head-on, I wonder if the other party will...

"I asked you last time if you wanted to join the mutual aid society. I wonder what your decision is?" Luo Kai smiled and stepped forward, blocking the exit of the library.

They actually got straight to the point and asked directly.

Thor immediately tensed up, but he quickly realized that he was no longer a complete newbie.

"I'm sorry, Senior Luo Kai, I'm just too busy with work and don't have time to participate in any activities. Please understand!"

The tone was respectful, but left no room for negotiation.

Luo Kai took another step forward, reducing the distance between them to less than a meter.

"Are you really that busy? Or are you worried about that?"

He stretched out his hand and bent his index fingers twice.

Like a little worm.

The other party actually confessed to him about the existence of the parasite!

Thor frowned inwardly; today might not be easy to deal with.

To Saul's surprise, Rocquet did not press the issue but continued to extend the invitation.

"Hehe, I know. But you don't need to be so nervous. That little thing is just a safeguard to ensure that the mutual aid society's internal information is not leaked. As an excellent apprentice like you, we naturally trust your character and wouldn't resort to such methods."

"Thank you, senior, but I really don't have time lately." Seeing that Luo Kai was loosening his grip, Thor tried to squeeze through the gap between Luo Kai and the door.

"Alright. But even if you don't want to join the mutual aid society, you can still attend our meetings when you have time. You work on the second floor of the east building, right? If you're really worried, you can ask Hayden; the mutual aid society and he have always had a very pleasant working relationship."

An exchange meeting? Will Hayden go too?

Thor casually agreed, "If there's a chance."

"That's great. You can always find Duoze and have him take you there."

After Luo Kai finished speaking, he stepped aside to make way for Thor.

Thor glanced at the two of them, nodded, and quickened his pace to leave the library.

Luo Kai stood there, watching Thor walk away with a smile on his face.

After a while, he suddenly said to Duoze behind him, "You've become much quieter since all your good friends died."

Duoze was startled, but gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Without turning around, Luo Kai raised his hand and accurately patted Duoze's head twice from behind.

"This is a good thing. If people are to grow up, they always have to give up something."

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Over the next few days, Saul devoted all his spare time to two books: "How to Raise a Soul Servant: A Madman's Guide" and "Speculations on Soul Vessels."

Both books mention methods for preserving the spirit and discuss spirit esters. However, the latter is more of a general overview, while the former is more specific.

Lingzhi is also a broad category, which can be further subdivided into many types.

The preservation time for a soul can range from a few days to several decades. It can also be combined with other methods to further extend the preservation period.

Besides their basic function of preserving the soul, many spirit essences possess additional abilities. For example, the plastic bone in Thor's left hand can enhance his perception of dark elemental particles and increase his magic power.

Good spirit esters are also quite precious materials in the wizarding world.

Unfortunately, according to the classification in the book, the plastic bone in Thor's left hand should be a type of the lowest quality ester.

The soul can only remain within it for a day or two.

After this time, it will basically dissipate.

Natural esters are rare in the world; most are artificially synthesized, which means that synthesis methods can be continuously improved.

However, if Thor could improve his plastic bones, he could not only extend the preservation time of his soul, but also further enhance his own magic power and dark element perception.

Optimizing an existing body modification plan is always easier than figuring out a new plan from scratch.

Thor immediately felt he had found the right direction. His pitiful magic power finally had the potential to leap forward again.

This research was essentially like reading a book beyond the curriculum. Some words that occasionally appeared didn't even have annotations. To study these words, Saul had to borrow another book or consult his tutor.

This in-depth study brought him many gains and deepened his understanding of the book "Soul Vessel" that the tower master had given him.

"The Tower Master must be a wizard specializing in dark magic. He's making me study things like souls and corpses. The tower even has two floors dedicated to a morgue in the east tower; he takes it very seriously. I wonder what the Tower Master is researching now—probably some more advanced wizarding topics?"

Two months later, Sol finally made a small progress in optimizing the ester.

He discovered that in the process of creating the dissolving solution for plastic bones, one of the materials in a certain step could be replaced to reduce impurities in the plastic bones that are detrimental to the preservation of spirits.

He still needs to experiment with what to use as a replacement.

At this point, a diary becomes less helpful.

It can remind Thor which materials he cannot place, but it cannot suggest which materials will have a positive effect.

Saul can only rely entirely on his own knowledge and experience.

Now, he finally understood the research process of a normal wizard.

We propose and verify conjectures step by step.

If verification fails or cannot be verified, you must abandon the application.

That day, he went to the registration office to exchange a batch of materials and continued the verification process.

"This is a battery storage cloud... Why would I want to switch to this thing? Am I out of my mind?" Thor slapped his forehead.

"Knowing full well that plastic frames are susceptible to electrical shock, are they really going to add electricity inside?"

As he talked to himself, Thor suddenly had a new idea.

"Actually, plastic bones are vulnerable to electricity. I should prepare for this weakness in advance. Otherwise, it could become my Achilles' heel in combat! Remember that, remember that!"

Saul quickly jotted down his newfound inspiration in another book.

During his research, he often comes up with some novel ideas, but he can only record them down for later because he doesn't have time to think about them in depth.

After writing down his inspiration, Saul straightened up and continued to examine the remaining materials.

"So, which one should we try next?" Thor pinched his chin, caught in a dilemma.

At that moment, a black tentacle about the thickness of a thumb rolled up a test tube of medicine and held it up in front of Thor's eyes.

"This one? Its alkalinity, won't that affect the corrosive effect of the solution...?"

"Holy crap!"

Saul suddenly realized something was wrong and jumped up from his chair.

The black tentacle didn't move away from him; instead, it seemed to be pulled by something, getting even closer to Thor's face.

Long, thin, black tentacles; a slippery skin; a familiar way of rolling things up...

"You, you are the Soul-Devouring Demon Swamp?"

Thor saw the roots of the black tentacles in his blind spot and quickly turned around to look.

But the tentacles rotated in sync with Thor.

Thor moved, and the black tentacles moved in the same direction.

Thor's expression froze as he raised his hand and slid it behind him along the black tentacles.

Finally, I touched the back of his neck... the root of a tentacle.

Tentacles growing from his neck!

Thor immediately ran towards the morgue door, wondering whether to go directly to Instructor Kaz or, for the sake of speed, turn right and go to the second-year senior next door.

The black tentacles, still coiled around the test tube, steadily followed Thor's movements.

Just before his fingers touched the crimson door of the morgue, Thor, who had been in a panic, suddenly stopped.

He looked at his left shoulder.

"Brother Diary, aren't you going to do any work?"

The diary quietly watches the show.

Thor seemed to be deep in thought, and raised his hand to grasp the connection between the tentacle and the neck.

The diary remains silent.

Thor just started to exert force,

"Chirp!"

He actually pulled off the black tentacle!

He touched his neck with his other hand, but found no wounds or a second tentacle growing out.

"So...it might not be parasitic, but just a small part of it that I brought out. But how does it remain active after separating from its host?"

The black tentacle couldn't speak, but even after Thor pulled it off, it still wrapped the reagent around its head and tried to bring it to Thor's face.

Thor calmed down a bit and grabbed the test tube of medicine from the black tentacle.

"Alright, before I figure out what you actually are, I want to see what kind of medicine this seaweed dumpling recommends is actually used for!"

(End of this chapter)