Chapter 213: Seeking Someone
Evangeline led Karl to the underground prison of the Pero family, where it was pitch black and one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face.
“Tap…”
The sound of footsteps echoed in the passage.
The ground was covered with shallow puddles, various strange odors permeated the air, and the cold, damp atmosphere made one’s body instinctively resist.
“Master.”
Evangeline spoke softly:
“This is where the family imprisons criminals. Some black wizards who violated market rules and were wanted are locked up here.”
“Sometimes they are used for wizardry experiments.”
Karl nodded slowly.
Most wizards’ magic is not very humane. Before casting it on themselves, doing some experiments can increase the chances of success.
Especially bloodline magic…
Dissection, observation, and flesh and blood experiments require the use of living beings.
It’s not just the Pero family; other wizard families have similar places, imprisoning criminals for experiments.
“Tap…”
Karl stopped and looked at the figure behind the iron gate.
The person was bound to a rack with chains, their limbs stretched out with iron nails embedded in them, their breath so weak it was almost imperceptible.
But even so, one could still see the handsomeness of this person.
“His name is Wody, a senior wizard apprentice who seduces all kinds of women with his handsome looks.”
Evangeline explained:
“When we captured him, at least six women were providing him with various resources for his cultivation.”
“Hmm…”
“Those women were all married, and one of their husbands was even a member of our family.”
She shrugged as she said this.
“I see.”
Karl nodded slowly:
“Open the door.”
“Yes.”
Evangeline responded and stepped forward to open the prison door.
The sound of the prison door opening caused the unconscious Wody’s body to move, and he struggled to lift his head.
What came into view was a pair of strange, deep, and terrifying eyes.
“Boom!”
A surge of rampaging mental power rushed into his sea of consciousness, directly shattering his already weak consciousness.
A brand new consciousness quietly took over this body.
Soon.
“Clang, clang…”
‘Wody’ released himself from the restraints, moved his body, and cast a water mirror spell with his fingers.
Looking at the water mirror floating in front of him and adjusting his face, he couldn’t help but grin:
“First attempt was a success. It seems there are no issues with this magic modification. But I must say, this body’s face is indeed handsome!”
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The Sibei family was a family that rose to prominence two hundred years ago, known for refining inherited magic items and wizard towers.
The family’s location is over a hundred kilometers away from the nearest market, and there are no human gathering points around it.
The reason for settling here is because the special geographical environment is very suitable for building wizard towers.
With over two hundred years of inheritance,
although no second-circle wizards have been born yet, it is already a force to be reckoned with in the vicinity.
“Beautiful Miss.”
Karl, controlling Wody’s body, came to the Sibei family and bowed to a young maiden:
“I am a wandering wizard and would like to ask the Sibei family to build a wizard tower. Please inform them.”
“Oh!”
He took out a piece of paper:
“This has my requirements for building the wizard tower and the conditions I have prepared.”
“Ah? Oh!” Lucia’s cheeks flushed red, and she took the paper somewhat shyly, nodding in response:
“Please wait a moment, I’ll go tell my father.”
“By the way…”
“My name is Lucia.”
Saying this, she turned and ran towards the courtyard, her heart pounding and her cheeks burning.
What a handsome man!
She felt that her love had arrived.
Watching her back disappear, ‘Wody’ couldn’t help but smile.
‘It wasn’t in vain that I specifically found a young girl to deliver the message. This appearance is terrifyingly effective on women.’
‘As for the original body…’
‘He never received preferential treatment because of his looks.’
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“Father!”
Lucia ran into the inner courtyard, found her father who was talking to someone, and forcefully stuffed the paper into his hand:
“Someone outside wants us to help him build a wizard tower.”
“Who?”
Rutherford looked at his daughter strangely:
“Do you know him?”
“No, I don’t.” Lucia hurriedly shook her head, her face flushing:
“He’s a very handsome young man. He’s a senior wizard apprentice, and the conditions are on the paper.”
“A single person? A senior wizard apprentice?” Rutherford chuckled:
“Not just anyone can make me take action. Give it to the younger generation in the family and ask who is interested.”
He was a formal wizard and a master at building wizard towers. The price for building a wizard tower with his help was definitely not something a senior wizard apprentice could afford.
This kind of business was just for the younger generation to practice.
“No!”
Lucia grabbed her father’s sleeve:
“Help me take a look. What’s wrong with helping out just once if it’s not too much trouble? I already promised him.”
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“You child!” Rutherford shook his head helplessly, and casually unfolded the paper:
“I still have two wizard towers that aren’t finished, both are jobs from other families, I can’t push them away…”
“Hmm?”
Halfway through his words, his expression suddenly changed, and he slowly sat up straight, looking at the paper with a serious gaze.
“This…”
“A second-order wizard tower?”
“How is that possible?”
A mere senior wizard apprentice could not possibly possess the materials required to build a second-order wizard tower.
Let alone a wizard apprentice, even a wizard couldn’t!
Even a wizard family would need many years of accumulation to build a second-order wizard tower.
Just like their family, the second-order wizard tower they were currently building was not yet completed.
No!
It shouldn’t be fake.
Rutherford’s eyes narrowed.
The requirements on the paper were very clear, and some data was also listed. It didn’t seem like a joke.
A person with this ability wouldn’t joke around like this.
“First, invite him in and treat him well.”
Putting away the paper, Rutherford’s expression was solemn:
“I’ll go ask your second grandfather to come over.”
“Ah!”
Lucia looked stunned.
Ignoring his daughter, Rutherford hurriedly took the paper to the core area of the family and found the family head and his second uncle, Gai.
Building a second-order wizard tower was something that the family head had to agree to.
‘Gai’ had gray hair and his wizard’s robe was full of wrinkles. He was the type of person who was wholeheartedly immersed in technology, a master rune crafter.
In the entire Sibei family, only he was capable of building a second-order wizard tower.
“Family Head.”
Rutherford said from below:
“I don’t think the person who came is joking.”
“Of course not!”
‘Gai’ looked up from the paper and said in a low voice:
“The conditions are sufficient. It’s for building a second-order wizard tower, and the chances of success are very high.”
“I think we can take it.”
“A second-order wizard tower…” The family head looked up at the roof:
“Even a wizard family that owns a market may not be able to build a second-order wizard tower.”
“Did you confirm the identity of the person who came?”
“Not yet.” Rutherford shook his head:
“He should be a core disciple of some family, who is not convenient to reveal his situation for some special reason.”
This kind of situation was very common.
A wizard tower was very important to a wizard family. When building it, they were afraid of being known, so they secretly looked for people.
The Sibei family was the same.
When they built wizard towers for others, they usually signed confidentiality contracts, and they could only talk about it after it was completed.
Sometimes, they even had to live in another family’s territory and couldn’t leave until the wizard tower was built.
Especially a second-order wizard tower.
It was very likely that ‘Gai’ would have to personally take action.
“You’ve also seen the materials that the other party listed.” The family head picked up his teacup and took a small sip:
“What are your thoughts?”
“This…” Rutherford and ‘Gai’ looked at each other, both with puzzled expressions, not understanding what the family head meant.
“Rutherford.” The family head gestured:
“Talk about your thoughts.”
“Yes.” Rutherford composed himself and thought seriously for a moment before saying:
“Judging from the materials listed by the other party, they are very well prepared, and some are even excessive. Ordinary wizard families would probably need hundreds of years to gather these materials.”
“Although I don’t know which family it is, in my opinion, we can take this job, and we should also maintain a good relationship with the other party. After all, owning a second-order wizard tower is equivalent to having a second-circle wizard.”
“Hmm.” ‘Gai’ nodded upon hearing this, and shook the paper:
“I think he must have seized another family’s wizard tower. The materials on this paper seem like they were dismantled from somewhere.”
“You’re right.” The family head’s eyes narrowed:
“That’s what I think too!”
“The other party obtained several wizard towers and wants to combine several first-order wizard towers to build a second-order wizard tower.”
“How coincidental!”
“One of the dismantled towers was refined by me.”
“Oh!” Rutherford’s eyes lit up:
“Who?”
“The Walker family of Dream Market.” The family head narrowed his eyes:
“And now, the controller of Dream Market, Connie, has at least four first-order wizard towers in his hands. Of course, he is qualified to build a second-order wizard tower.”
Connie?
This name had been making a lot of noise in Dream Market recently, so the two of them naturally knew about it.
“It’s him?”
Rutherford’s expression changed:
“This person has offended the Six Rings Tower. Otherwise, we wouldn’t take the job.”
“Take it!” The family head chuckled:
“Why wouldn’t we?”
“He didn’t mention where he came from or who he is. As long as he pays enough, why wouldn’t we take it?”
“Brother.” ‘Gai’ blinked:
“You want me to go to Dream Market to build a wizard tower for him? I’m afraid that once I go in, I’ll never come out again.”
“And doing so will definitely offend the Six Rings Tower. Our family can’t withstand that kind of pressure.”
“Heh…” The family head laughed:
“Who said I was letting you go?”
