Witch Redemption

It has no facial features. In its perception, this is a small, dark space with four dilapidated walls on all sides and a pitch-black sky above.

"Cuckoo-"

It sensed the familiar presence standing before it. In its instincts, this great being was its creator, the master who gave it new life, and the sublime being it could never betray in its entire life.

Reason was telling it that, faced with such a sublime being, it must immediately bow in reverence…

The azure humanoid, fluid-shaped monster suddenly regained its movement, startling Li Lan, but his shock was short-lived.

The humanoid monster quickly knelt down on one knee and bowed to him. The sound squeezed out from inside its neck was like boiling water, and it was barely audible that it was the word "Lord".

"Oh! Hello!"

"Ah, what am I doing?" Li Lan's first words were a flustered greeting. The thought that she was currently the master of this guy made her feel as if her dignity had been completely shattered.

He had originally imagined himself acting profound like some pretentious charlatan, but reality was too cruel. Before he could even react, he realized that he was simply not cut out for being pretentious.

With a dark expression, Li Lan shook her head, deciding to just go with the flow. "Can you understand my language?"

I never expected that the product of this life-forging process would be a monster with intelligence. I need to be careful from now on. Intelligence means having opinions, and having opinions might mean having thoughts of betrayal.

Li Lan felt that perhaps she was thinking too darkly; the magic book clearly stated in black and white that such things could never betray her.

"Cuckoo-"

As the first Servant created by Li Lan, it made a strange sound, as if it was organizing its thoughts. After a long while, it finally uttered a few words again, "I understand... but I don't quite understand... I want to learn..."

"Sure, I'll teach you, but I have some things to do right now, so please stand here and wait for me."

Li Lan, trying to appear calm, gave what she considered a gentle smile and pointed to the corner of the wall.

The success of the life-forging experiment gave Li Lan hope, and she planned to conduct two more experiments.

In any case, it's a good thing that created beings possess intelligence. Intelligence means they have a certain learning ability, and this learning ability will only make them stronger.

Wild animals are wild animals because they only have instincts and can only eat raw meat and drink blood; their potential is ultimately limited.

But once you have wisdom, it's different; it represents endless possibilities!

Moreover, judging from this guy's condition, he already has an experience level. It seems necessary to give him a boost. The way to boost him is by hunting monsters? Those mimicking chaos creatures are also its kind, right? Would he really go after them?

With many questions weighing on her mind, Li Lan, impatient, began her second life-transformation process.

………………

Unfortunately, the second attempt at life alchemy failed completely, and once it fails, all the materials will turn to ashes.

Although the third life-forging was successful, the resulting product was different from the first one.

First, the product of this second success was also a humanoid, fluid monster, about 1.5 meters tall, with a grassy green color all over its body. After waking up, it looked very frightened.

Secondly, this grass-green humanoid monster does not have the prefix "Servant," but is listed separately on the right side of the grimoire.

Servant: Number 1

Race: Monster

Level: LV1 Experience: 0

Talents: Faith LV1 Proficiency: 16; Regeneration LV1 Proficiency: 0

They didn't even bother to give it a real name, so this thing is basically cannon fodder, right? And this cannon fodder doesn't even look very useful, so why are they so afraid? This trembling is so damn real!

Looking at this timid and cowering fellow, Li Lan realized for the first time how ferocious and monstrous he was when he transmigrated to this world.

"It seems that the strength of the products created by life transmutation really depends on the so-called End Flame and the source of magic. If ordinary simulated chaos is used as the material, then most of the products produced by life transmutation will be the same as this green guy."

"I'm not sure if they can help me, but there's one thing I was careless about."

There's a success rate to the creation of life!

Li Lan didn't think too much at first. Eager to become stronger, he directly used his most valuable wisdom core and magic core for the experiment. Wouldn't it be a huge loss if he failed?

Now that she had calmed down, Li Lan, who was still a little scared, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the critical moment, it was his luck that saved him. "The probability of successfully creating an intelligent life form is one percent. Intelligent life form, hmm... that's not right. Once it failed outright, the materials evaporated directly, but this time it succeeded, and what appeared didn't seem to be an intelligent life form."

Suddenly, Li Lan made a new judgment: the introduction to the life-forging process only describes the process after success.

Life-forging can be successful or unsuccessful. If successful, there is a 1% chance of directly creating an intelligent life form, while the remaining 99% chance is to create the cannon fodder monsters that are the latter.

The more Li Lan thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was the case. She was quite excited and couldn't wait for dawn to arrive so she could collect materials and continue the experiment.

"The core of wisdom and the core of magic are indeed the biggest factors affecting creations. I may have to pay more attention to them in the future."

Li Lan tossed the somewhat empty subspace cargo bag into the magic book, selected "Recall" under "Servant No. 1" on the sub-profession interface, and the grass-green Servant No. 1 disappeared in a glimmer of light. Only then did Li Lan finish cleaning up the somewhat messy area and come to the corner of the room.

It was already around 11 p.m., and all was quiet outside, with even the occasional chirping of insects gone.

"Slime, get familiar with your surroundings first. I'll buy you some introductory books tomorrow."

Li Lan closed her eyes briefly, a wave of weariness washing over her. She thought to herself, "I wonder how Lana and the others are doing. I have to report to the Witch's Abode again tomorrow. The Witch's Order probably has some new tasks for us to complete as well."

"I might need to find some time to see what exactly this coordinate left by serial number 47 is all about."

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As Li Lan's first Servant, the Slime was extremely dutiful, remaining vigilant throughout the night and quietly waiting for dawn to break.

Awakening from a chaotic nightmare, Li Lan glanced at the humanoid monster guarding the distance and immediately remembered what had happened last night. She shook her head in frustration, clearing her mind of all distractions.

For over a month, neither Li Lan nor Lana had had a single good night's sleep; they were used to it by now.

"Thank you for your hard work, slime."

After getting up, Li Lan subtly straightened his clothes. What he didn't say was that he had been in a daze all night, on guard against the monster he had created, worried that it might harm him.

After all, this guy was created from the monster that once tried to kill him, and it might still harbor resentment and hostility towards him. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Fortunately, last night was relatively peaceful; the guy behaved himself. I guess I'll have to observe him for a while longer.

The slime stood respectfully. It couldn't speak very well yet, and it didn't know how to comfort its master. All it knew was that its master hadn't slept well all night and was emanating an aura that filled it with inexplicable fear.

"Next, if there's a chance, I'll let you come out and get familiar with this world."

The implication is that Li Lan intends to recall the magic book.

"Yes……"

The slime bowed politely, looking more like a courteous human than a monster.

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The address of Lane Litt in the Moritown Border District.

As noon approached, Ryan, who was busy at home, suddenly heard a few knocks on the door. When he opened the door, a familiar black trench coat came into view.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan, what's your decision?"

The visitor was an inquisitor named Eric Dick, who had "visited" Lane about ten days earlier, not only to inquire about his cousin's death but also to offer Lane a cooperative offer.

"I've almost finished thinking it over. Please come in, Lord Eric."

Faced with this powerful figure whose strength was unfathomable and whose status was unapproachable, Ryan, being the weaker one, could only bow and scrape as he invited him in.

They were soon seated in the living room, and Ryan took out a large amount of documents and placed them on the wooden table.

About ten days ago, the nobleman Eric Dick wanted to use Ryan to investigate clues about the death of his brother Gabby Dick, and promised Ryan a condition that he could hardly refuse.

Eric asks Ryan to investigate everything about Gaby Dick's death and to act as an intermediary for some witches when appropriate, not only to gather information about them but also to sell them information or even commission them on their behalf.

Ryan knew he was flirting with the law and might end up being torn to shreds in an unknown storm, but he had no other choice.

The consequence of refusing to cooperate is that Eric, this nobleman, can find any excuse to completely eliminate him. The consequence of accepting to cooperate is that if his secret selling of information to the witch and acting as a middleman is exposed in the future, the most likely outcome is that he will be sent directly to the guillotine.

No matter which choice you make, death is the only outcome.

Faced with the choice between dying first or dying later, he chose the latter, living as long as he could and worrying about the rest later.

Eric sifted through the files for a long time before asking doubtfully, "Are you absolutely certain that the information on these missing adventurers is 100% accurate?"

"Yes, absolutely. I had contact with Lord Gaby Dick that night and knew the general appearance of the adventurers who accepted his commission. After that night, they disappeared without a trace."

Ryan naturally guessed that they might have been killed by those witches, but at the moment Ryan was subconsciously on Li Lan's side, so he would not sell out this information. He even planned to cover for them to some extent.

"Hmm, very good! The information you've gathered is very valuable. As your reward, effective immediately, I will apply to the Empire to reinstate your noble family title, and there will be a substantial reward!"

In the past, Ryan would have jumped for joy upon hearing this news; it was a dream he could never realize after his family's decline.

But he couldn't laugh at all now; he knew he might be finished!

"In addition, due to the events in Dawn City, there are rumors that an apostle has personally visited the ruins of Mo City. Something big is about to happen. I need you to get some witches to accept a mission. It doesn't matter which witches they are. The reward is a big secret. You can start planning now. I will visit you again when the time comes."

"Yes! I will do my best to complete it!"

Chapter 73 Border Martial Law

The border area of ​​Mori, at the city gate.

As Li Lan slowly walked to the city gate while munching on the white bread he had just bought, he could see a large number of soldiers hurrying by, far exceeding the usual number by dozens of times. He had no idea what was going on.

"Hey, Karen!"

Just as I stepped out of the massive city gate with a sense of bewilderment, a familiar voice called out from ahead.

Li Lan looked up and saw three somber witches standing not far away. Lana was as cheerful and carefree as ever, Lolina was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, while Della, who had just joined the team, was lifeless and more sinister than any of them.

"morning."

Li Lan also walked over.

There's a saying that goes, "A day apart feels like three autumns," let alone a week apart. Upon seeing these three familiar figures, Li Lan was naturally overjoyed.

"By the way, did you see those troops..."

“I feel something is wrong. The atmosphere on the border is more oppressive than before. Even though there is still a long time before the next Crimson Night Torrent, I’m afraid something big is about to happen.”

Lana guessed, and slowly walked towards the monster area.

The figures of the four witches gradually disappeared into the jungle outside the city gate.

Soon they arrived at a secluded place with few people around. It was almost early summer, and the forest, filled with the scent of decaying leaves, was lush and verdant.

"Let's not worry about what happens next, Karen. There's been a little mishap with my Life Creator profession."

"Oh? What's going on?"

Li Lan didn't expect Lana to bring up the topic of Life Creator. He had originally wanted to mention his own "Life Creator" secondary profession first.