Mages, Adventurers, and Women

"The river that runs through the Howling Mountains was formed by the homogenization of a powerful water elemental mage... There are many similar cases of powerful magic-based professionals homogenizing their elements."

"Lord Benwayne spent his life exploring the reasons for elemental homogenization, but he only made some discoveries about necromantic elements."

"Unlike other elements that require strong individuals of the same element to homogenize, the homogenization of necromancy does not discriminate based on element, profession, or race. The spirit of every dead being has a chance to be homogenized by necromancy, thus transforming into a necromancy creature."

"And this is precisely the special reason why undead creatures are classified as a separate category, apart from what you mentioned."

Li Wei was startled.

The information worth 15 gold coins is very valuable.

He never imagined that the future of legal professionals would be so bleak.

They either lose their rationality and become objects.

Either become a powerful magic-based professional and suffer from elemental homogenization...

Julia didn't understand what elemental homogenization meant, but she could tell from Levi's expression that the eccentric priest, who was more robust than bones, had brought bad news.

Li Wei quickly adjusted his mood.

If you feel anxious about uncertainties about the future or things you've never experienced, it's like eating shit in advance.

He has no particular fetishes.

[Rationality +0.01%]

"what?"

"An unexpected surprise!"

Li Wei thought to himself, this is the first time he has experienced a boost in [rationality] under the bed.

Seeing how quickly Levi adjusted, Klecker couldn't help but think more highly of him.

When he first read these messages, he was depressed for three days and lost his appetite.

"Klecker, you came to see me just to tell me information that's so far removed from my life?"

Klein shook his head and said:

"A hundred years ago, a pool of necromantic contamination, formed by a suspected necromancy expert being assimilated by necromancy elements, appeared in Baron Dela's castle;"

"A hundred years ago, Baron Dela, who had fallen into the necromancy, disappeared; a hundred years later, I found a coffin at the border between the necromancy pool and Baron Dela's castle."

"Li Wei, would you be interested in exploring this place with me?"

Li Wei replied decisively, "No interest."

"The coffin is sealed with a secret language that I cannot understand. If you help me open the coffin, the contents inside are yours."

Klecker revealed his chips.

The skeleton scoffed, "What treasure could a broken coffin possibly contain?"

Klecker glanced at Bone with disdain, then looked directly at Levi and said:

“A hundred years ago, Baron Dela hired a mage to help deconstruct a magical stone tablet in the Navia Mountains. He obtained the method to fall into the undead from it. I think... a hundred years has passed, enough time for that magical stone tablet to regain its brightness.”

"Baron Della had a coffin made before he died, and he put all the treasures he had accumulated in his life into it, including the magic stone map—although he never used the coffin."

Inside the coffin was a bright, magical stone tablet with a map?

Well... on another note.

Li Wei was indeed going to the castle to find the obscure magical stone tablet that Frey had mentioned.

It's on the same route as Klein.

He became interested and said:

"Chat?"

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Chapter 28: Li Wei's Strength Improves [3800-word long chapter]

The yellow horse has very long and slender limbs.

The boned figure stretched out its palm and gestured, moving horizontally from the base of the yellow horse's thigh to in front of Duron. Seeing that its palm was two or three centimeters higher than the wispy hair on Duron's head, it chuckled.

Dulong spat and cursed:

"Bastard! Orphan!"

Klein, who was leaning against the carriage talking to Levi, glanced down at Duron upon hearing this and continued:

"The coffin is on the second basement level of the castle. There is a secret door there, and only I know how to enter. I guarantee that I will not be disturbed while I am dissecting the coffin—even though there are six unfriendly adventurer teams in the castle area."

Li Wei asked:

"Is it dangerous?"

Klecker frankly stated:

"Of course! You risk dying from excitement when you sleep with a woman, so how could there be no risk when you come here on a mission?"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't call them adventurers, but rather what bards call 'court prostitutes.'"

Courtly fighting contests included both men and women; these were "actors" who performed fights for the royal family, nobles, and wealthy merchants.

Every move is deliberately designed, and the biggest risk is that the clothes will slip off during the performance and the performer will be mistaken for a "dancer".

Li Wei doesn't get excited about having sex with women.

He felt a little relieved.

If Clake says it's safe, he turns around and leaves.

Baron Della's castle was never a place for picnics.

Even a single mutated ghost in the farmland area can cause casualties, let alone the Baron's Castle, which is right next to the pool of necromancy.

What's inside the coffin?

Li Weidao.

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Klecker hesitated and said:

"I'm not sure, but decades ago, a Level 3 Archpriest in Rolling Stone wrote his autobiography, 'My Life,' in which he recounted that when he was a Level 1 Archpriest apprentice, he accidentally opened the coffin in Baron Della's castle. His ordinary priestly talent leaped to the top level, allowing him to advance to Level 3 Archpriest within five years."

Levi seized upon the key point in Klecker's words and pressed him further:

"The coffin was opened? And there were treasures inside?"

Klecker assured:

"Don't worry, because he was alone, he only lasted two seconds before the coffin closed. His autobiography says that there are many treasures inside, including the magic stone map I just mentioned—decades ago, it was just a map pointing to the obscure magic stone, nothing compared to the treasures that could change a priest's talents."

Klecker's words made sense, but the cautious Levi said:

"I want to read the book 'My Life'."

Klecker said with a pained expression:

"No way! I bought this from the Priests' Association for 25 gold coins!"

Li Wei turned and left.

He was testing whether Klecker truly needed his help or had ulterior motives.

"Don't go!" Klek said indignantly when he saw that Levi was serious. "You greedy, despicable scoundrel, if you keep giving other reasons for refusing, I will definitely kill you and feed you to the goblins!"

He returned to the carriage, found the book "My Life," and angrily threw it at Li Wei.

Li Wei felt Klecker's sincerity. The four characters "My Life" were made using a gilding technique, with obvious protrusion and exceptional quality. The cost would not be less than 5 gold coins.

The author is a level 3 high priest, and even if he writes about mundane things like eating, drinking, and defecating, the content is still worth 5 gold coins.

This is a summary of the life of a level 3 archpriest, full of valuable information, and it contains secrets such as "Baron Della's castle and the coffin on the second basement level." The price of 25 gold coins is very reasonable.

He flipped through the pages quickly.

The book says that Reverend Bill discovered a secret chamber containing coffins on the second basement level of the castle.

He consulted the records and discovered that it was built by Baron Della before he disappeared.

It may also be intricately related to the Necromantic Contamination Pool.

Bill meticulously documented in his book how he figured out how to enter the secret chamber where the coffin was stored.

Because he had not fully deciphered the cryptic language on the coffin, he could only hold the coffin open for two seconds.

Bill readily admitted it.

Those two seconds off the bed were more important than all the two seconds on the bed combined.

He rose from an unknown Level 1 priest apprentice to a Level 3 Grand Priest within five years.

Bill made several more attempts to deconstruct it, but he discovered that the secret language of the sealed coffin had changed.

It's more complex and difficult than when he first deconstructed it.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't decipher the meaning of the esoteric language.

Reluctantly, I recorded these messages in my "autobiography" and left them to those who are destined to read them.

He will never reach the rank of Grand Priest (Level 3).

After reading the contents, Li Wei silently compared them with Kleck's words, and they all matched.

"Give it back!"

"I'm annoyed," Klecker said.

Li Wei then added a condition: "But I have one condition..."

Before he could even speak, Klein exploded in anger:

"Are you never going to stop?!"

Li Wei remained unmoved and said:

"I need to examine the dark, magical stone tablet inside the castle first; this is a task assigned to me by Lady Frey."

Li Wei pulled out "Grand Mage Frey," causing Klek to choke for a moment, his teeth grinding together as he said resentfully:

"it is good!"

Klecker never expected Levi to be so troublesome.

If the secret chamber hadn't been about to be discovered, and he hadn't had time to find other less skilled occultists like Li Wei, he wouldn't have bothered dealing with Li Wei.

This guy exudes the word "difficult" from the inside out.

He gripped the reins of the two yellow horses and beckoned to Li Wei, "Get in the carriage."

Li Wei called over Julia and the other two. Klek frowned and said unhappily:

“I’m not the coachman who takes you on a picnic.”

Levi sat on the edge of the carriage beside Klecker, holding onto the door frame, and said bluntly:

"I trust my teammates more; you are not worthy of my trust."

Yulia and the other two were already annoyed by Klek's arrogant attitude and wanted to retaliate, but Li Wei stopped them.

The carriage veered wildly and crashed into things.

Head straight to the castle area.

After driving through the residential area, we plunged into the mist that shrouded the ancient castle.

The castle area and the residential and farmland areas present two different styles, with a somber atmosphere pervading the area.

"Watch out, it's a skeletal knight! Slay his mount first! Warriors, prepare to charge!"

"Scatter! It's Princess Mononoke! Don't push her too far, she'll self-destruct! Everyone, get away! Let the archers and me use spells to attack her!"

"Assassin, watch your timing! Your mission is to lure the undead that don't belong here to other places. Don't disrupt our battle rhythm!"

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Six well-organized adventurer teams were deployed around the castle.