Chapter 322: Heart of Flames
With a face full of stubble, Jeff kicked aside a bench on the ground, silently staring at the lifeless corpse on the floor.
The older brother of the Green Dog Brothers died with an excited expression, the whip he used to discipline people still tightly gripped in his hand.
The younger brother’s face was twisted, his eyes wide open, and his muscles were tense, remaining unchanged even after death.
“The murder weapon was a sharp sword, with traces of fire magic,”
A middle-aged man in a pure white wizard’s robe examined the corpses on the ground, then stood up and shook his head:
“The person who did this was very skilled, killing cleanly and swiftly, leaving almost no clues.”
“Fire magic?” Jeff’s eyes narrowed:
“Could it be Lynn?”
“Lynn?” The man was taken aback for a moment, as if recalling who that name referred to, then shook his head:
“He’s just a junior wizard apprentice; how could he possibly kill the Green Dog Brothers? Besides, the wounds are most likely from an enchanted knight’s sword, it doesn’t necessarily mean the killer practiced fire magic.”
Jeff slowly nodded.
No wonder he thought that way; he had recently ordered the Green Dog Brothers to make a move on Lynn, and now they were both dead.
Of course, it was suspicious.
“In my opinion…” The man stroked his chin, lost in thought:
“The person who did this is very likely a legendary knight who knows some magic, or a senior wizard apprentice.”
“Oh!” Jeff’s expression changed slightly:
“Why?”
“The opponent killed the older brother first, then the younger brother, clearly not wanting them to join forces.” The man said:
“The older brother was killed with a sneak attack, something any experienced assassin could do, but the younger brother was killed in a head-on assault.”
“The younger Green Dog was a Grand Knight, and to kill him without leaving any clues is enough to show how skilled the killer is.”
“Look!”
He pointed outside:
“The Green Dog Brothers’ residence was set up with several magic traps, but not a single one was triggered by the killer, and they are still intact…”
“This person is very strong!”
Jeff’s expression was grave.
One of the Green Dog Brothers was an intermediate wizard apprentice, and the other was a Grand Knight. Although they were both wild wizards, not worthy of his attention, they were actually quite strong, otherwise he wouldn’t have recruited them.
And yet.
These two just died so suddenly.
‘Is the killer targeting me? If he is targeting me, then I need to be careful of such a powerful assassin.’
“Senior.”
After thinking for a moment, Jeff asked in a low voice:
“Do we need to notify the academy’s surveillance team?”
“No need!” The man rolled his eyes:
“Those who died were just two wild wizards, and they lived in the slums. You should know that no one cares about the lives of people here.”
“By the way…”
“Why did you suspect Lynn earlier?”
“Well…” Jeff smiled awkwardly:
“The Green Dog Brothers had some conflict with him.”
“I think it’s you who has a conflict with him.” The man shook his head with a smile, pointing at Jeff:
“There’s no need to target a junior apprentice who was eliminated from the academy assessment. Senior Angus isn’t that petty.”
“Yes, yes.” Jeff nodded repeatedly:
“I just… wanted to help Senior Angus reduce a worry, a fly’s poop is not a big deal, but it’s disgusting.”
“Whatever.” The man shook his head:
“Don’t make a big deal out of it, it won’t look good for the senior.”
“Don’t worry.” Jeff said quickly:
“I will definitely not cause trouble for the senior.”
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Twenty-seven magic stones!
Counting his gains from this operation, Lynn couldn’t help but rub his hands together, expressing his inner thoughts:
“A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grass, this saying is true!”
Besides the magic stones, there was also an enchanted item, a staff, and several books related to wizardry.
Of course.
It wasn’t convenient to sell the enchanted item and the staff for the time being, so they could only be stored away for now.
Even to prevent being targeted, Lynn had specifically buried the items in a secret location.
“In the end, my strength is still too weak; killing two incompetent apprentices and a Grand Knight was so dangerous.”
Reviewing the operation, he gently shook his head:
“And I don’t have my original body’s ability to search souls, so I don’t know who the real culprit behind the scenes is.”
“The problem hasn’t truly been solved.”
“Strength…”
After thinking for a moment, Lynn tapped his temple:
“I should learn another spell; although there weren’t any problems with this operation, it was still somewhat dangerous.”
With his current strength, it was very difficult to kill the Green Dog Brothers head-on; this time, it was a tricky assassination.
The reason he succeeded was because he had his original body’s terrifying combat experience.
Otherwise,
even a slight problem could have led to failure.
Closing his eyes, some stored memories deep within his sea of consciousness were activated and quickly scanned through his mind.
His original body, ‘Karl,’ had killed countless people, and he had plundered the memories and souls of those he killed, accumulating countless spells.
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With Lynn’s current mental power, he could only unlock a small portion.
Fortunately, his original body was strong enough, knowing what he wanted, and directly picked out a fire-based spell from the zero-circle spells.
A moment later.
“Heart of Flames!”
Lynn opened his eyes, his face filled with excitement:
“This one will do.”
The Heart of Flames was created by his original body, a spell that could be advanced, suitable for a wizard apprentice to learn.
This spell integrates bloodline magic, the school of nature, and mysticism, making it a unique art.
Once mastered,
it could refine different kinds of flames into the body.
In this way, it would be equivalent to undergoing a special bloodline modification, gaining the ability to control flames.
Moreover, this would improve his cultivation of fire magic and meditation, and further increase the power of fire magic.
“First…”
“Choose a flame.”
Lynn narrowed his eyes:
“Its grade can’t be too high, otherwise my body won’t be able to withstand it, nor can it be too low, as it would be ineffective.”
“Hmm?”
He turned around, looking at the magic fire under the alchemy furnace.
Sea Heart Demonic Flame!
A flame born from the depths of the sea, it had an extremely gentle nature, and could assist in refining potions to a certain extent.
At the same time,
it could also be extremely violent, able to withstand a senior wizard apprentice’s water magic without being extinguished.
“It’s this one!”
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Time slowly passed, and a month had gone by in the blink of an eye.
The deaths of Darnell and the Green Dog Brothers were like a ripple under a huge wave, after it passed, no one remembered them anymore.
Only Susan, Isaiah, and others occasionally mentioned the ‘missing’ Darnell.
However, for apprentices who came from the academy, ‘disappearances’ were common, and not many people cared.
“Little Lynn.”
The proprietress, Mandy, rested her elbows on the counter, her hands supporting her chin, her eyes looking like they held a pool of water:
“You haven’t come by for so long, it seems you’ve found other buyers, what a waste of my affection for you.”
“Sister Mandy is joking.” Lynn smiled shyly:
“I’ve been trying to refine the Silence Potion during this time, so I haven’t had time to come.”
“Silence Potion?” Mandy was surprised:
“You really want to refine that potion?”
Although the Silence Potion had a higher profit than the Tranquility Potion, the difficulty of refining was also on a different level.
Lynn was just an apprentice who had just come out of the academy; in her opinion, being able to refine the Tranquility Potion for profit was already a good talent, but refining the Silence Potion was too much of a stretch.
“Yes.”
Lynn nodded, taking out a bottle of potion from his body:
“I was lucky enough to refine one batch, Sister Mandy, please take a look.”
Hmm?
Mandy was stunned for a moment, then hesitated before taking the potion, a flash of light passing over her hand as she analyzed the potion’s ingredients.
“It’s actually real?”
“Although the quality isn’t high, it is indeed a finished product.”
Mandy stroked the potion in her hand, her gaze towards Lynn becoming somewhat complicated:
“Little Lynn, I really misjudged you. Although your talent in wizardry cultivation is average, your talent in refining potions is unique.”
“That’s good.” Lynn seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:
“Please exchange this for the materials to refine the Silence Potion, Sister Mandy; I made this potion at a loss.”
“That’s normal.” Mandy turned to retrieve the materials, saying:
“Unless you have a wizard family or a wizard organization supporting you, potion masters always start by losing money when refining new potions.”
“But since you have this ability…”
“You will make a name for yourself sooner or later!”
After exchanging a few more words, Lynn took the materials and bid farewell. Watching his back, Mandy took out a piece of magic paper.
After writing a few sentences on it, she chuckled and shook her head.
“A genius potion master, if you have enough strength, many organizations would make an exception and open their doors for you.”
