Anton followed the guide on how to level up his Paladin character on the website Wowhead dot com religiously. There could be better sites out on the internet but he liked how the site chose to list the skills one should get per level and that meant that he could just concentrate on mowing down the mob and not think about which were the best spells he should pick when he leveled up.

He kept reiterating to himself that he would only select a specific build once his Paladin’s character had reached a high enough level.

As his practice ever since Anton transmigrated to this world and entered his Diablo II system, whenever he leveled up a new character, he would make sure to choose to enter the world of Sanctuary personally and take his time exploring every nook and cranny even though he already memorized the location to their minute details. The main purpose of that practice was to make sure that his body intimately knew how to use the specific spells of each of the characters, in this case, the Paladin’s skills.

The good thing about the website that Anton was following was he did not need to think or calculate, he would just follow the skill order that was listed on the site for every level up. He would focus on a specific build once his paladin’s level was high enough and the site also listed the specific builds one could build around the Paladin character.

For the next three hours, Anton explored his Diablo II system again as a Paladin and he wondered why he never got tired of it. His Paladin leveled up to level eight and he had selected the three skills according to the site which were the ones he was supposed to select on his current level which were Might, Resist Fire, and Holy Fire. He suddenly wondered how offensive auras would work in real life so he immediately went to the information page and according to his system, his offensive aura would attack everyone within its range that was not in his party system.

Given that his party system could only include up to seven people, that meant that offensive auras would be truly dangerous to use in real-life situations. That meant that for Paladin's skills, he would most likely select support skills that would assist him in real life once he reached the maximum level for the character.

After reaching level eight, Anton decided to rest since it was late and he felt happy that he started leveling up his Paladin.

The next day, he was woken up by an urgent knock on his door and when he checked the time, it was already seven in the morning, which was about time for him to get up anyway. When he opened his door he saw that it was his father.

“What happened?” Anton asked his father since Anders looked worried.

“A friend told me that two High Wizards were killed last night and no one could figure out how they died.”

Anton gasped when he heard what his father had said.

“Does everyone know?”

“No. Only a select few know. The news was only shared with me because the man wanted to get close to our family to have a share with our business.”

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“What did Antonia, Lucia, Walter, or Phillip say?”

“They’re not here yet and I think it’s too early to disturb them. Let’s all go to breakfast. I’m sure they’ll be here after breakfast and we will know more details.”

Anton saw that each one of his family and friends was prepared to go to the dining hall already so he went inside briefly to wash himself and change his clothes then joined them. During the breakfast buffet, Walter and Phillip joined them.

“Where are Antonia and Lucia?” Anton asked the two.

“They’re quite busy. Because of the murders last night, they had to attend meetings with the captain and the other higher-ups,” Walter answered.

“You two don’t need to be there?” Anton asked and they both laughed.

“We’re basically just passengers. Antonia and Lucia are the ones who had a say in this ship,” Phillip said.

Anton didn’t ask any more questions since he knew it would be better for them to talk about sensitive matters in the privacy of their suite. After breakfast, they all return to the suite since Anders and Lucas announced that no one was allowed to separate from the family for the next few hours due to the situation. Anna and Frederick complained a bit saying that they had magic lessons but were pacified when Phillip told them that all magical activities were halted that day.

Anna and Frederick would have asked more questions but Anders told them that they would talk in the room.

When they arrived back in the suite, Anton joined in the discussion. He couldn’t leave them be and enter his Diablo II system since there was a weird phenomenon happening on the ship.

“The two high wizards that were murdered last night were killed by ghosts according to the preliminary investigation. One of the archmages who investigated the case said that there were possibly as many as five ghosts or more who invaded the Amelia. Apparently, the three ghost ships weren’t the last attack by the Undead Coalition. These are. A lot of archmages are running around trying to find the ghosts. The problem with these enemies is they’re able to become invisible but since our wizards are now aware of their existence, the moment they move, the Supreme Wizards will be able to pinpoint their location immediately,” Phillip said.

“It’s still advisable that people don’t roam around during the next several hours. The ghosts or whatever creatures they may be are intelligent and know how to bide their time. I’m guessing that they will try to attack high-level wizards first,” Walter added.

“The Supreme Numinor said that the ghosts are probably going to attack the mages that were in the battle with the ghost ships so that meant that you’re in danger. The two High Wizards that were killed were probably an opportunity that the ghosts took,” Phillip continued.

“How powerful are the ghosts? Did the wizard who is investigating the case say?” Anton asked.

“The enemies should be at most at the High Wizard level since if they’re more powerful than that, there would have been more deaths already. Lucia told us all this information after she attended the meeting earlier today,” Phillip said.

Anton was a bit worried. Not for himself since he could easily dispose of any ghost that attacked him but a high-ranking ghost would be powerful enough to endanger his family and friends if they encountered the creatures alone.

The good thing about his family and friends was, that each one of them was carrying a wand of Ice Bolt that he had made, even the two new female bodyguards and each one of the girls was carrying a tiny raven and tiny spirit wolves that would be able to contend with enemies for a small amount of time if they were attacked.

Regardless of which magic weapons they prepared, it was still extremely dangerous confronting powerful enemies that could turn themselves invisible so it would still be better if they all remained in the suite.

“We all need to stay here for the day then. You can rest in your rooms but make sure that your doors are wide open so each one of us will know and see what’s happening everywhere in the suite,” Anders loudly announced.

“You don’t need to worry about the cinema since most of the businesses would probably close today. The captain will make an announcement any minute now,” Phillip said.