[Blue Spider Forehead x1] After checking that there was no danger, William put it on his forehead. However, he felt as if his mind had been cleared. It's more 'Clear' when thinking now. 'Does this headband provide concentration? Or does it clear the mind?' William thought. But his faster and clearer mind made him happy. Left it on his forehead for now. He would take it out after he got out of the misty swamp.
In the meantime, he asked himself whether it was because his mind was working better. “Why do they call it the misty swamp? I've never seen a swamp?"
These questions remained unanswered. After putting on the headband, he quickly removed the robe from the skeleton.
It didn't say what material [Fireproof Mage Robe x1] was made of, but at least he could tell from its name what it was used for.
There was nothing remarkable on the table. There was neither a notebook nor a scroll. But what caught his attention was the dimensional bag he saw when he took off the skeleton's robe.
William immediately pulled it from the skeleton's belt and peered inside. Then he froze for a few seconds. He couldn't believe his eyes. Unlike the contents of the dimensional bag, the expanse inside it was the real surprise.
This damn dimensional bag was a hundred cubic meters! Ten times what William had! After a while, he got rid of his surprise and began to examine the contents. There was so much!
Various neatly arranged books, scrolls of magic, and even meditation techniques. Not counting the weapons and armors, there were only two sets with the second level strengthens. The one with the first level strengthens was at least twenty.
'Who was this man?' he thought. He soon found the answer to his question in a strange-looking notebook.
This notebook was the skeleton's diary!
He quickly pushed the skeleton aside and sat on the chair.
“The diary of Levenoth Arvenuer.”
With this article, William thought that fate can be funny sometimes. He started to read with a small smile. The diary was very detailed, but the part that really caught his attention was after the war started.
“Master is determined to lead us to death. He gave everyone a chance to go today, except the real wizards. We are not allowed to leave because it is our contract. We will stay here in war or death.”
“Master went alone to fight those youths. How does he intend to beat those youngsters? Shouldn't he have solid support because he's at least three hundred years old and the others are so young?"
“The master came back with serious wounds, but he said he was able to injure their leader in an ambush. That means we can beat them! We are outnumbered.”
“The enemies have communicated with me. What the master said was a lie! He was only able to 'lightly' injure their leader! They want the magic defense crystal from me! They broke the contract with ease! In return, they offered to take me to their school! I don't know whether to accept it or not. After all, the master taught me everything.”
“Today they communicated once again. Now I had to decide. I agreed!"
William was excited as he read it. It was like he was reading a good storybook.
“I took the crystal and ran away! I went west. I threw out my colleagues behind me, but the master came personally.”
“We killed the master with the help of the youth, but he cast a forbidden spell on his last breath! He united his soul with his pet! He created a monster! The youth fled. I don't think they will ever set foot here again. They suffered a lot in the face of the monster the master created.”
“I returned to the tower, but the beast came before me! All the remaining disciples and true wizards became his food! Master, what did you do? You have created an undead monster! Was it worth it?"
“Monster chased me. As a last defense, I hid in this room created by the master himself, but the creature is standing guard outside. I can't get out, I can't escape, I'm starving! I don't want to endure endless torment in the creature's stomach! It is my choice to die here in peace, even if it is of hunger.”
There was one last note at the bottom. It was written slowly and with pressure.
“The tale of the traitor and coward Levenoth. I regret!"
William said, “Wow!” he closed the notebook.
Human life was full of ups and downs. He felt sorry for him after reading Levenoth's story. He died with regret.
William promised himself once again that he would not regret anything.
Whatever he did, he would do it knowingly and willingly. That's why, 'No regrets!' he said inside.
Then he quickly stood up and changed his dimensional bag. Moved to the bigger one. After that, he didn't have to think about carrying capacity for a long time.
William finally walked to the basement. There was still a sense of danger in him, but it was a little different. It was a more pure and calm sense of danger, not like the crying zombie he had just encountered.
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So he finally decided to go down to the basement. He had gained a lot from this tower. Despite this, greed was still a part of it. He would rather do what he wants than fight with himself.
When he went downstairs, he encountered a single room again. This place also had a protective barrier. It took some effort and managed to break it.
When he entered, he had to cover his nose because of the smell. It was like a herb garden. There was a layer of black earth on the ground. It smelled so bad, probably because they used feces as fertilizer. Unfortunately, most of the plants were dead. Only three remained. It was a vine-like plant, two of which looked like flowers, and one that had also existed in a previous life. There was a distance of at least fifty meters between the three of them, as if they had chosen an area for each other and absorbed the essences of other plants between them.
The sense of danger came from the vine, but the vine was still small. It was barely as long as a human leg.
The vine was the furthest away from him, so he walked first to the flower-like plant near him.
[Blood Flower x1] William was not surprised. Such nasty-looking plants often had bad names and reputations.
He cleared the soil from its root. He put it, along with a large handful of earth, into one of the barrels he had bought for blood. He then put it in his dimensional bag and went to the next.
[Death Flower (Artificial) x1] He had encountered another flower with an artificial tag. William didn't need to be a herbalist to know what this flower was for. You could tell from its name. This time he took it more carefully. He was careful not to touch it. He had no other choice, as he had no glove in his hand. After all, it was normal to be afraid.
Then he walked slowly and finally came to the vine.
He touched it lightly, [Yellow Blood Vine x1] This was not an artificial product. It was original. He didn't know what it was used for, but he was sure he could find a good explanation in the books he bought. So he quickly rooted it out as well and placed it in his dimensional bag.
He had finally cleared the entire tower, but there was still some disappointment inside. Because he couldn't find the treasure room Derec was talking about.
He left the tower in sadness. It had not been long since he had entered here. In almost two hours he had swept the entire tower. He went out the way he had come and saw that the Wolves were still waiting and resting.
The little wolf didn't mind him. William also went and sat next to him. The big wolf's wounds looked fine for the most part, but a little rest wouldn't hurt. So he began to meditate quietly. He needed them on his way back.
A few minutes later, a sound was heard that frightened the wolves. William didn't feel it because he wasn't as sensitive as wolves. All the wolves pricked their ears and stood up.
They were looking toward the west, behind the tower, in fear.
The little wolf began to growl. After a while, William also heard the voice that worried them.
“THUMP!” “THUMP!”
It sounded like the walking sound of a creature thousands of meters tall. 'How heavy is this creature?' he thought.
Fear began to form in him. Then he remembered Levenoth's notes. 'Damn! Did it notice that I broke the door? Coming for Levenoth?'
With these thoughts, he immediately removed the band from his forehead and put it in his dimensional bag. There should be no trace of Levenoth. He didn't want to be chased by an overbearing creature like those stupid protagonists.
He turned and saw the little wolf preparing to leave. He let out a low howl and all the wolves activated their bloodline power. All shone with a silver light.
The little wolf pointed to one of the other wolves. William immediately understood and pounced on one of the wolves. They would be quick rather than careful on their return journey.
The wolves rushed towards the place they had come from, not caring about waking up the skeletons. Because they were fast, they were already far away by the time they woke up.
When they reached the exit, they heard a sound similar to a big explosion. William realized that this was what he feared. Most likely, the creature destroyed the mage tower in one hit!
'I hope he doesn't follow me.' he thought. Deep down he was very worried.
He let the wolves drive him away for a while. When they came to a clearing, they stopped.
William naturally wanted the blood he deserved.
The little wolf nodded and said he could get it from three wolves. William cut a small vein with his dagger and patiently waited for the barrels to fill.
Twenty barrels of blood could not be drawn from three wolves. So he told the little wolf to call the others while he was filling it up. After a great howl, the other wolves came. William drew blood from all of them like a professional doctor.
Finally, the big wolf was left. The big wolf did not object and let him do his thing. The bloodless wolves were feeling a little tired. They all sat down and began to rest.
William put his hands on the barrels, thinking that the wolves would not understand.
[Silver Moon Wolf Blood (Bronze Level) x20 lt]
[Silver Moon Wolf Blood (Iron Medium) x80 lt]
[Combine? Y/N]
He excitedly pressed [Yes]. Then again, that miraculous moment took place and all the blood merged in front of him.
William felt that ten percent of the qi in him was missing.
This was an acceptable amount.
When the procedure was over, he looked at the darker-looking red blood on his hand.
[Silver Moon Wolf Blood (Silver Moon Wolf Bloodline Purity 40%, Moon Swallowing Wolf Bloodline Purity 6%) x0.1 lt]
'Moon Swallowing Wolf? Is your ancestor the Moon Swallowing Wolf? It's definitely because of the bronze level one.' he thought, turning to the wolves.
William regretted doing the combining here. All the wolves were staring at the blood on his hand with greed and salivation.
William spoke immediately with concern. "This is mine! Let me first! Then I might consider doing it for you again!” said.
The little wolf shook his head. Even though he was drooling right now, they had made a deal.
Moreover, this 'man' had helped them with the fruits. He knew they would struggle otherwise.
William quickly took out a potion bottle and poured the blood into it. After placing it in his dimensional bag, the greedy gaze disappeared.
He began to speak again, as an idea came to him that would be useful and would reduce his workload.
“How about a deal?”
Wolf nodded in understanding. William continued to speak.
“I'll take blood from you and turn it into this. My only condition is me first!” said.
Wolf thought for a few seconds and then quickly shook his head. He had nothing to lose in this deal. He would just win.
“Then we have a deal! I'm tired now, I'll come back later." He said and turned to leave.
At this time, he urgently needed to read the books he found, to find various information about the moon swallowing wolf. Moreover, there were two bloodline powers at once. So it would most likely have to do the reassembly. If he chose the moon-swallowing wolf for himself, the process would take longer. Whether it was worth it depended on the strength of the moon-swallowing wolf.
The little wolf seemed kinder. He pointed to a wolf for William and let him ride it to the academy.
William was increasingly enjoying the various deals with these wolves. Ever since he met them, things started to get better, although it was a bad meeting at first. He had obtained the system thanks to the spirit flower. And now the fruits of life and all the treasures of Levenoth in the mage tower! This was enough for him to live without working for the rest of his life.
After a long and tiring day, he finally returned to the academy. The fear of the creature had finally passed. He lay on his bed, as a peaceful and wealthy man. He decided that he would examine the treasures tomorrow.
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