Main Text Volume Chapter 243: Expectations in the Darkness

Angel did not continue to input magic power into the crystal ball, but walked to "Saka"'s head. Enduring the stench of blood, he pulled back his tattered hood.

As he expected, the person he killed was not Saka. But a stranger he didn't even know.

Angel checked the other body parts and found nothing useful. On the other hand, some odds and ends and a few money bags were found on the bodies of the three Naru.

The money bag was put away and the wreckage was set on fire.

There were apprentices in the distance who saw Angel's movements, but no one came forward to ask. Even if they had to go this way, they would go around in a big circle and not want to get closer.

Like the central area of ​​the Tree Spirit Garden, indifference almost penetrates into the bones of every apprentice. As long as it doesn't cause trouble, no one wants to get involved.

It wasn't until the flames burned out, the moon was in the sky, and only broken bones were left on the ground that Angel turned around and left.

Angel's mood was very complicated. He experienced too many unfortunate things this day, saw too much cold reality, and even killed a stranger who was obviously innocent but was used as a pawn. Under the mixed emotions, Angel felt that he seemed to have a clearer understanding of certain truths.

When leaving Gru Town and far away from the old continent, Angel reminded himself to be wary of human nature and saw many examples of the dark side in the book. Angel believed that he was fully armed from the inside out. But what you learn from books must be shallow. Some truths must be experienced by yourself before you can think about deeper things and understand that this is the real life.

What you hear from other people's mouths and what you read in books are other people's lives. You still need to measure your own life with your own steps. "We all understand the truth, but we still can't live this life well." This sentence seems reasonable, but in fact it is not. What we understand is other people's truth, the truth passed down by our elders, and the truth heard from hearsay. After all, it's not yours.

The long road, the quiet lights, and the dim night. When Angel returned home with a slightly tired heart, he saw a figure leaning in front of the courtyard gate, silently studying the metal parts in his hand with the oil lamp on the doorpost.

Angel smiled slightly when he saw this scene. There are indifferent people in the wizarding world, and there are also scholars who work tirelessly towards their goals. Darkness and light have always existed with each other. If there was no darkness, how would we know how much light is worth looking forward to?

"Angel!" The figure under the door was awakened by the footsteps. He raised his head and looked over, waving to him with a smile: "You came back just in time. I just had a super genius idea! Listen to me, I Call it 'Mechanical Wizard's Eye'! Use mechanical alchemy to simulate the wizard's eye, look here..."

David held the metal device in his hand, walked directly to Angel, and began to chatter about his ideas.

Angel smiled and nodded, expressing his opinions on David's ideas from time to time.

When the discussion was almost over, David was shocked to realize that Angel's face was pale, and there was a faint smell of sweat and blood coming from his body.

"What's wrong with you?" David used the light on the doorpost to see some blood stains on Angel's clothes.

"It's nothing like that. I just met a few people who couldn't explain why, and then I helped you get a little revenge." Angel said nonchalantly, opened the door, and welcomed David. Come in, "I'm going to rinse off a little, I smell really bad."

David saw that Angel's words and expressions were relaxed, and the worry on his face disappeared, "Avenge me? What revenge do I have?"

In the bathroom, Angel took off his clothes and poured hot water from head to toe. "It's the one named Naru. He brought his two men, Tesla and Kunna, to cause trouble for me. I solved it easily."

"Mad Demon Blade Naaru?! The solution you mentioned is to kill them, right?" David asked in surprise.

"Almost." Angel said vaguely as he washed his greasy head.

David wailed: "I also said that after I refine the weapon, I will go and fight with him myself!"

David had no doubt that Angel could defeat Naaru. He had already climbed to the top of the Sky Tower, so how could he not defeat Naaru. The only thing that made him regretful was that he didn't fight Naru himself.

"I don't want to kill them either, but it's a pity that they want to kill me."

After washing up, Angel returned to the state of a "fresh and handsome young man" and walked out with wet gold: "I just went to the mission hall to take over a few alchemy missions. Let's start with these missions today. ?”

Angel threw the bone card to David and showed him the task he had taken.

"Whatever, I'll help you anyway. I've almost never refined weapons, and the materials are too expensive, so I'm reluctant to use them," David said.

"You can use them as you like today." Angel pointed to several of the alchemy tasks, which are all for refining weapons such as swords. There are no restrictions on the materials: "You can refine these embryos, and I will enchant them in the end. , it will be faster this way, it doesn’t matter if there is something wrong with the embryo, the materials are not expensive anyway.”

Hearing Angel's heroic demeanor, David's eyes lit up. His alchemy theory was already very profound, but unfortunately he had no money and little practical experience. This time Angel asked him to practice freely, which was a timely help! Even if he didn't learn anything from Angel's alchemical thinking this time, just gaining more experience in alchemy would be a big gain!

The next time, the two came to the underground laboratory, each occupied an experimental platform, and began to survive.

During the alchemy process, Angell paid attention to David at first, but he saw that he treated his work carefully and rigorously. Even if he made a mistake, it was a small mistake and the material loss was minimal. On the other hand, because he was too casual, any mistake during the refining was almost an absolute mistake, and he had to overturn it all over again, which made Angell very ashamed.

Angel was driven by David's rigorous attitude. The two jobs in his hands originally took two nights to complete. But because of his high concentration of mental power and someone to compare with him, he actually completed it in one night.

When the night faded and white light floated on the horizon.

The two alchemical weapons in Angell's hand, a broad blade and a cylindrical rapier, have been successfully refined by him. The magic pattern shines with a little light, and with the edge of the sword, it looks cold and murderous. Except for the lack of artistry, these two weapons are better than the sickle sold yesterday.

At the same time, after many failures, David finally refined the embryo of a wave scimitar under Angell's guidance. Under the control of the hot melting method, the embryo has begun to shine with the edge of a weapon.

"I succeeded! Angel, I succeeded!" David's face was full of excitement. Even though he had not yet officially advanced to the alchemy apprentice, being able to refine an alchemy weapon, even if he had not entered the level, was enough to solve his problem of being short of money! You know, the Tang sword refined by Angel sold 20 magic crystals without any enchantment, and the materials were at most 1 or 2 magic crystals! The net profit of 18 magic crystals was almost close to his monthly salary!

"Don't be excited, you continue to control the hot melting method and don't stop, I will enchant." Angel asked David to suppress his excitement. The hot melting method is most afraid of magic fluctuations. David does not have the universal axis, so it is easy to get stuck when inputting magic.

David nodded vigorously, holding the weapon embryo with his magic hand and placing it in front of Angel.

Angell also began to carve the magic pattern. The magic pattern that needed to be carved on this wave scimitar was the frost magic pattern. Angell had long been proficient in these basic magic patterns and could carve them directly without holographic projection.

After a while, an entry-level weapon was born under David's witness.

David's excitement was not mentioned for the time being. Angell made three alchemical weapons in one night, which was far beyond his imagination. At this rate, wouldn't the seven tasks he took be completed in two or three days? That was a list of nearly 3000 magic crystals!

Angell was still thinking happily, and bursts of snoring came from his side. After a night of hard work, David could no longer hold on and fell asleep on the workbench. But even though he was so tired, he still had a smile on his face.

Angell himself hadn't rested all night. He had eaten a little and was about to rest when he saw David dragging his tired body out of the basement: "I have to go back to the store first."

Angel: "Rest here? I have some dry food here, do you want to eat it?"

David waved his hand: "No. Even if I want to rest, I have to go to the store. Otherwise, if I'm not there for an important order, it will be bad."

"Also, thank you so much for last night. I learned a lot." David bowed to Angell very solemnly to express his gratitude.

Angel waved his hand and smiled: "Help each other. The rewards for these tasks I took are not cheap. I will give you half of the tasks you did according to your merits."

David wanted to wave his hand to refuse, but Angell blocked his words: "You saw it just now. For me, enchanting is much easier than refining vessel embryos. I feel a little guilty for giving you half."

David was too tired at this time, and his mind was already chaotic and he couldn't think straight. Angell brushed it off with a few words. When he came to his senses, he was pushed out of the door.

David could only keep his gratitude in his heart, silently said thank you, and walked towards the underground market.

Angel went straight back to the bedroom and slept in.

When he woke up, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and Toby's concert started again in the attic.

Angel hid in the quiet room for routine meditation. After meditation, he remembered the crystal ball communicator he got from Saka yesterday.

Angel still remembered that when he met Saka yesterday, the other party said that he wanted to pass on some news to him.

Angel input magic power into the crystal ball, and a text emerged.

"My treasure star, personally."

For the name "treasure star", Angel just sneered. He continued to flip through the pages, and another row of text appeared:

"I guess, when you see this letter, you should have killed the body I possessed, right? It's a pity, this body is the one I carefully selected, and it is the most suitable container for my soul. But it is also an honor to die in your hands."

"I actually really want to pass on a message to you, and the message is... Hook Dick has returned from the Soul Land. I know you have a grudge against him, this news is good, right?"

Angel saw this and thought to himself: I actually have a grudge against you too.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you, the mentor gave the blood of the charm demon to Hook Dick, and the blood fusion process was very successful. By the way, I attach a picture of Hook Dick's current appearance for you, I hope you like it."

Angel continued to flip through the pages, and a pink image appeared in the crystal ball.

When Angel saw the person in the image clearly, his eyes widened instantly. Rubbing his eyes, Angel looked at the person in the image again carefully. This... is really Hook Dick? !