Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 93 Birthday Gift

Saul picked up a pair of long black gloves that reached his elbows from the long table in the morgue.

These gloves are custom-made; they fit the skin very well and are very thin, so there is no noticeable barrier when handling items.

Moreover, the gloves are made of a dirt- and water-resistant material that is not easily ignited, making them worth the custom price.

Most importantly, it will not affect Thor's spellcasting.

It's just a bit difficult to put on.

These very tight-fitting gloves are a hassle to wear.

Saul first put it on his left hand.

The inside of these gloves is very rough, making it difficult to pull them up smoothly.

At that moment, a thin, black tentacle emerged from behind Thor's neck, deftly helping Thor pull open the edge of the glove and put it on smoothly.

"Thank you, Xiaozhao."

This somewhat eerie tentacle was a part of the Soul Devouring Swamp that Thor had inadvertently brought back from the abandoned laboratory beneath the Wizard Tower Gardens.

After several confirmations and research, Thor was basically certain that the small tentacle was not too dangerous.

In particular, this tentacle can be easily pulled off from behind his neck with a "pop" without leaving any wound.

It is clearly not a parasite on him.

After helping Thor put on his gloves, Little Algae obediently shrank back.

Thor named the tentacle Little Algae because it didn't resemble the huge, terrifying, and aggressive black tentacles in the swamp, but rather the core consciousness of the Soul Devouring Swamp.

The core consciousness initially resembled a seaweed ball, so Thor simply called it "Little Algae."

Little Algae is sometimes silly, and sometimes very clever. It always follows Thor around, but never shows itself when there are strangers around.

Neither his advisor nor his senior classmates noticed anything amiss, or if they did, they simply treated it as research material that Saul carried with him. No one raised any objections.

The morgue was somewhat similar to the environment where Xiaozao used to live. Xiaozao had even gained weight during the few days she stayed with Thor.

With the gloves and the magic circle drawn on his bones, Thor no longer had to worry about Monica's stray electric currents during class.

Just as Thor finished packing his things, a regular knocking sound came from outside the door.

Before Thor could even get there, Claire's voice came from outside the door.

"Open the door, open the door, it's a birthday!" Claire's voice was flat, sounding like she was saying, "Open the door, open the door, I need to check the water meter."

As soon as the door opened, Thor saw Claire standing outside holding a square box.

"Happy birthday!"

The box looked strangely familiar. Thor turned around and saw a row of small boxes on the control panel.

With a somewhat complicated expression, Saul turned his head, took the box from Claire's hand, and invited her in.

People in this world don't seem to have the habit of celebrating birthdays, at least not wizard apprentices.

After Saul accidentally learned of Claire's birthday, he casually gave her a nameless reagent, No. 1, that he had concocted based on his diary.

Thor created many such nameless reagents during his exploration of body modification, but most of them were useless or even harmful.

The purpose of this reagent is to remove certain impurities from metals, making them harder.

He thought that Ke Li, who majored in metal, might find it useful, so he gave it to her as a gift.

To everyone's surprise, this small gift deeply moved Claire, who had never received a gift simply to celebrate her own birthday.

She asked Saul his birthday and began celebrating it for him every year from then on.

The anti-electric field runes that Thor drew on his hand bones were a gift that Clare gave him last year.

It is quite valuable.

"Is it valuable?" Thor asked casually, placing it on the table and starting to disassemble it.

"How could something I gave you be worthless?" Claire crossed her arms, anticipating Thor's expression after unwrapping the gift.

Thor finally opened the tightly wrapped little box.

Inside the box was a piece of cotton cloth. Lifting the cloth revealed a blue fruit about the size of a thumb.

"This is..." Thor initially felt it was familiar, but then he finally remembered, "This is the fruit of the companion flower?"

"Yes." Keli nodded emphatically.

"Is it a fruit that can increase magic power?" Magic power has always been a sore point for Thor.

Especially after reaching 45 joules, Thor's speed of increasing magic power stalled again.

A blue fruit from a companion flower can increase Thor's magic power by at least 1 unit.

Unfortunately, the cultivation of this fruit is uncertain, and obtaining the accompanying flower is also very difficult for apprentices.

The first companion flower that Thor obtained produced blue fruit.

Later, he also obtained two companion flowers through work and exchange.

Unfortunately, white fruit has never been cultivated.

"Your birthday gifts for me these past two times were so timely. I guess I'll have to prepare an even better gift next time."

Keli nodded, never holding back in this regard.

"If you have a way, give me some toxins with a rather unique toxicity."

"What do you need toxins for? Aren't you majoring in metal?" This was the first time Thor had heard that Claire needed toxins.

"My mentor is a specialist in poisons, and many of the topics and subjects he studies are related to toxin reactions." Ke Li shrugged.

It seems that after becoming a Level 2 apprentice, one will be qualified to work on some research projects with a mentor.

Aside from occasionally visiting Professor Rum and Senior Nick to assist with some relatively simple experiments, Thor usually only worked in the morgue.

Of course, he was envied by the other apprentices.

"Okay, let's forget about that for now. Actually, I made a birthday cake. Let's eat it together when we get back to the dorm..."

"No... let's forget about this one."

"I guarantee it will taste better than last year's."

"No! I still have experiments to do, I can't stay in the bathroom tonight."

"No way!" Claire moved behind Thor and pushed against his back. "The food is all very fresh this time!"

Thor couldn't really exert himself, so he could only resist with difficulty.

At this time,

"Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. What's a birthday cake? Is it a new kind of poison?"

Nick emerged from behind the crimson door of the morgue and waved to the two men.

With outsiders present, Keli immediately stopped and resumed her aloof demeanor.

"Uh, good afternoon, Nick." Thor straightened his collar. "Birthday cake is just a food to celebrate a birthday."

"Does your hometown still have the custom of giving gifts on birthdays?" Nick walked in, holding up a piece of paper in front of Saul. "That's perfect, I also have some good news for you, consider it a gift."

Saul pulled the letter from between Nick's two fingers, unfolded it, and began to read it.

Immediately, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"It's a letter from Senior Byron!"

Upon hearing Byron's name, Claire also looked over with some curiosity.

She remained polite and did not approach.

Saul read it quickly, his expression gradually turning to surprise and disbelief.

He looked up and asked Nick, "Senior Byron said he invited us to go on a mission together... What does that mean?"

Nick calmly replied, "It means exactly what it says. As long as the mentors agree and you have an invitation from a Level 3 apprentice, you can participate in missions outside the tower, even if you are a Level 1 apprentice. And the mentors have never disagreed."

Nick then raised his hand and clapped twice.

"Congratulations, you can leave now."

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(End of this chapter)