I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Roland suddenly understood what was going on.

Recently, Instructor Usako had been stationed at the forbidden area.

Lilith's information network was quite good, and she figured that Usako was away from his lair for a few days, so she came to make a fortune.

As a result, while she was happily stealing, the owner suddenly returned and caught her red-handed.

No wonder those magic puppets were broken; Lilith was the one who did it.

Lilith hit Roland's boots hard with her hand and said, "Get lost! Don't delay my work here; I have to go back to prison when I'm done!"

Roland: "."

He rubbed the bottom of his boots hard in the place Lilith had just cleaned, and then, amidst Lilith's whispered curses, he entered the semi-study.

A middle-aged man was standing behind the bookshelf, reading a book; he was as thin as iron, with some scales growing on his body, looking stern and unsmiling.

He seemed to be checking the information about the forbidden area. The entire bookshelf was filled with Twilight Warlocks' literature.

On the table behind him were two teacups. A certain 'Ninja Miss' must have worked as a maid here just now, and the other guest had already left.

The teacups were still warm.

Seeing Roland come over, the middle-aged man nodded stiffly and said, "Speak, what's the matter?"

Roland hurriedly bowed and told the instructor about the Jewel Basin.

Although it was just an overview, he didn't hide anything.

When he talked about how he had killed those people, solved the Rainbow Sickness, and how Little Amber flew into the sky and ended the Crystal Princess Sickness, Instructor Usako couldn't help but nod deeply, saying, "Not bad, very good. All very good... Truly an amazing magic spell."

He reached out and said, "Come, let me see my good grand-apprentice."

Roland hurriedly took out the huge amber jewel. As soon as the amber jewel came out, it floated in front of Instructor Usako in an invisible force.

After examining it, he nodded: "Interesting, interesting."

With that, his pupils narrowed, and then, the 'strange bird' inside the amber jewel slowly petrified under a strange power.

Roland's expression changed, but he didn't say much.

He thought to himself: 'It should be to avoid deterioration.'

Roland had considered asking Ballet Ghost to help turn the amber jewel into a wooden sculpture, but he knew Leona, and her power couldn't do that.

Little Amber's current situation was even more serious than Heywood's. The entire ballet troupe together might be able to change her.

But her current situation was very unstable, and it couldn't be guaranteed that she could recover after being forcibly turned into a wooden sculpture.

But when Instructor Usako took action, he seemed very confident.

His operation seemed rough, but it was actually very careful. It wasn't until several minutes later that he stopped his movements.

Subsequently, a mental wave swept across this floor of the tower, and then various runes lit up on the various crystal arrays in the house.

Then, the bookshelves, seats, and other items in the room moved with a clatter, clearing out an area.

Immediately afterward, the instructor closed his eyes and adjusted the arrays, and a complex magic array flashed in mid-air.

The magic array was like a spider web, slanted across the air. Instructor Usako waved his hand, and the amber jewel flew over and stuck to the magic array.

"Take notes," Instructor Usako said, and then got busy.

Roland hurriedly took out a blank magic book and a crystal ball for recording, and other items.

They were busy for several days.

Halfway through, Lilith came over a few times, cautiously saying that she had finished her work and asking if she needed any help.

She was anxious to death; she had been out of prison for too long and had to report back.

Instructor Usako was too lazy to pay attention to her. Roland rubbed his belly and ordered a few dishes.

Lilith rolled her eyes in anger; she was full of fire, and reluctantly took on the job of cook, serving Roland, this dog who was taking advantage of the tiger's might.

She followed behind the two of them for several days before Instructor Usako turned around and spoke to her.

Instructor Usako harshly reprimanded her, roughly saying that Lilith had been in the Black Abyss for so many years, and didn't lack any resources, but never cultivated properly, only stealing and being a nobody.

Lilith actually looked unconvinced, her words implying that 'What right do you, a lackey of the White Chess Council, have to teach me a lesson?'

This demon was a half-mystical creature, and could be resurrected elsewhere even if she died. Moreover, she couldn't be banished to hell. Even sealing could only seal her temporarily.

Moreover, she was surrounded by a bunch of mystical creatures, and could escape no matter where she was taken.

So, ordinary people really couldn't do anything about her.

It was unknown whether Instructor Usako had a way to deal with her, he just smiled and told her a sentence—if she didn't behave, he would take all the people named 'Angel' in the academy into his own sect, specifically responsible for emptying the cesspool.

Lilith opened her mouth wide after hearing this, her expression seeming very strange: "Where did you learn this secret from? Ah, I know, that stinky woman!"

Usako snorted and threw her two books, telling her to go back to prison and study hard.

Roland was confused when he saw this; he thought to himself: 'Could it be that the name Angel is Lilith's true seal?'

Seven days later.

The huge amber jewel had already withered, and the withered appearance looked somewhat like amber jewel, and somewhat like flesh. There were also some colorful feathers and a small amount of flesh inside.

There were several colorful snake statues on the table—they were actually boxes, containing the rainbow specimens that Instructor Usako extracted from this amber jewel.

There was a translucent snake egg in the semi-study, the snake egg was as tall as a person, and inside was a girl who looked like a birdman. The girl's shape was a bit strange, and her limbs were also somewhat incomplete, but under the wrapping of the liquid in the snake egg, she was slowly recovering and growing.

Instructor Usako wiped his hands with a towel and said, "In a while, she will grow back into human form."

Roland breathed a sigh of relief; he thought that Amber would turn into a snake-bird monster after breaking out of the egg.

Instructor Usako also said: "My little grand-apprentice has courage and extremely high comprehension. Moreover, her will is very firm, and she can go far in the future. After this incident, she can be considered to have benefited from misfortune. Although she has a five-element aptitude, her future cultivation will not be worse than that of a first-class wizard. And in the future, it will be easier to unite with the mysterious.

Talent and the like will no longer be an obstacle to her future. Hehe."

Instructor Usako also said: "The eldest lady intends to accept Amber as a disciple, but she will be placed in my tower. However, the Snake Tower will not register her name. In this way, the little girl will not be considered a member of the White Chess Council, but a student of the eldest lady and my apprentice... Hehe. Anyway, she will be a wizard of our Black Abyss in the future."

Usako grinned, which could be considered a smile. He seemed very satisfied with this grand-apprentice.

Roland was overjoyed and thanked the instructor on behalf of Amber.

Instructor Usako waved his hand and said: "The Black Abyss needs new blood, real new blood. In the future, if you encounter good seeds, whether you snatch them or deceive them, send them to your teacher's tower... Your senior brothers are more patient than you and have more knowledge than you. And you seem steady, but you are actually very restless and love to cause trouble, so you can't teach students well."

Faced with the instructor's reprimand, Roland hurriedly showed a smiling face, and handed the instructor the hot mulled tea and dessert on the table.

The instructor took a sip of the tea and tasted the dessert made by Lilith, saying, "Well, the craftsmanship has improved."

Roland said: "Instructor, the eldest lady has arranged several territories for me, and I will go to see them today... You know, I may have some trouble when I advance to a formal wizard. So I would like to hear your advice on the territory."

Regarding the Butterfly Calamity, Roland had spoken to Instructor Usako in a roundabout way in the past few days. Roughly speaking, he had some premonitions when he advanced, and then dreamed of many strange and bizarre mystical things.

Instructor Usako didn't have any doubts, because Roland had experienced too many mysteries.

He pondered for a moment and said: "After contacting too much mystery, there will indeed be 'disasters' when advancing to a major realm. Could it be that Lady Heraka wants to take you as a divine servant?"

Roland's expression was a little stiff. What he encountered was a butterfly, but if Lady Heraka intervened... that was also possible.

Instructor Usako smiled and comforted him, saying: "Even if the people of the Aley family are a bit special, it's just advancing to a first-tier wizard, and it's not enough to receive such great attention. Don't worry, your dreams have nothing to do with Lady Heraka. Most likely, it's your ancestors acting up again."

As expected of the Lord of the Snake Tower of the Black Abyss, he hit the nail on the head. Although Roland's matter had nothing to do with his ancestors, it was almost the same.

Roland breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It would be best if the instructor could think in the direction of the Aley ancestors. In this way, his secrets would be protected, and the instructor could give him targeted guidance.

Roland didn't know how old his teacher was, but judging from some of the writings in the study these days, the teacher seemed to have written books more than a hundred years ago.

He used to be a member of the Twilight Council, and even served as a councilor. He himself was a pure Black Abyss wizard. He had a deep understanding of mystery.

Roland said: "Instructor, our Black Abyss specializes in containing mystery, and the Twilight Warlocks specialize in how to become mystery. So I have been considering choosing a territory on the border, and then secretly going to the Twilight Council to refer to their learning, and doing the opposite... Can their methods avoid being swallowed by certain mysteries?"

Usak smiled disdainfully and said, "You were right to choose a border territory. Because the Twilight Council doesn't care about border territories, they care about where there are more people. So in recent years, although there will be more exploratory frictions on the border, those relatively barren borders are actually safer than the inland areas.

But why did you go to the Twilight Wizards to learn mystery studies? Our Serpent Tower's knowledge is enough."

Usak proudly raised a hand and pointed to the various bookshelves in the distance. Then, twenty or so thick magic books opened their pages and flew over like birds.

Roland hurriedly caught these books and arranged them properly.

Usak said, "Choosing me here in the territory does have a suggestion—Straw Town. It is a deserted dead town, and the only residents are 'straw.' It's very interesting there and suitable for you to relieve boredom.

And if you can understand these books, the seal of 'desire and obsession' in Straw Town can also help you slightly block the disaster when you advance.

However, if you choose there, you may also lose your life if you are not careful. So weigh it yourself."

Usak looked at the books again: "Some of these books are related to the mystery of Straw Town, and also related to your current affairs. If you choose Straw Town as your territory, then before delving into the town to relieve boredom, be sure to calm down and first thoroughly understand this knowledge.

As for the disaster after the advancement, you can find an oddity with the potential to become a mysterious object and refine it into an avatar. From then on, this avatar can block the disaster for you."

According to Mentor Usak, this avatar, after being trained, is both an avatar and an exclusive oddity on the mysterious side.

It can help Roland block the disaster, but it also has a disadvantage. That is, it needs to be taken regularly after the advancement.

The mentor said: "If you don't regularly feed the 'Prison Seed' to your avatar... Heh heh heh."

The mentor's laughter gave Roland goosebumps all over his body, and he asked: "Where can I find this kind of oddity with the potential to become a mysterious object? And where can I find the Prison Seed?"

Usak smiled and said, "Prison Seed? It's still very easy to obtain. The three Twilight Wizard apprentices you met in the forbidden area are Prison Seeds. Haywood, the Twilight Wizard of Human Skin Town, is also a Prison Seed. And the things sealed in Straw Town can also be regarded as Prison Seeds.

As for how to feed the Prison Seed to your avatar, it is recorded in the book. The better the quality of the Prison Seed, the safer you will be in the future."

When Roland heard this, that the Prison Seed was actually a person, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

This meant that after he advanced to become a formal wizard in the future, he would have to rely on eating people to survive?

After a few short seconds, a fierce light appeared in Roland's eyes.

If I have to eat people, then so be it. In the future, I will be the living Yama under the command of Lady Heraka who eats people!

Seeing that Roland had made up his mind, Usak cracked his mouth again and smiled: "I will pay attention to the Prison Seed for you later. As for the oddity with the potential to become a mysterious object... My good disciple, isn't the apprenticeship gift you received from your little apprentice this oddity?"

After saying that, Mentor Usak beckoned. Immediately, the shriveled amber gemstone flew over. Then, under the mentor's operation, the shriveled amber gemstone swelled up.

Roland took a closer look and found that after the shriveled gemstone swelled up, the feathers inside formed the appearance of a seven-colored divine bird.

—It looked very much like a raven.

The raven is both a messenger bird and a symbol of death. People often confuse it with the harbinger of death.

Regardless of whether this seven-colored divine bird is a harbinger of death or not, when it becomes Roland's avatar, it will be the skin of a living Yama!

Roland needed such an oddity to advance, but he didn't expect that Little Amber's 'apprenticeship gift' would be such an oddity.

Roland was both overjoyed and sighed.

He looked at the respectful Little Amber and sighed for a long time.

After thinking about it, Roland gave Little Amber three 'greeting gifts.'

He immediately took out three oddities—an oak hammer, a wizard's hat, and a small silver plate.

The small silver plate looked like something for eating, but it was a very good defensive oddity. This thing not only has a protective magic shield, but also can hold the magic spells released by others in the plate and turn them into magic power. If the magic power is high enough, it can even take away other people's oddities.

These were the three oddities that Roland could finally take out. After giving these three things to Little Amber, his treasure chest was basically empty—although there were still two good things left, either they couldn't be taken out or they were things with big troubles.

Roland said, "Mentor, although these three oddities were not bought by me, there is no problem with their origin. I can't wait for Little Amber to wake up, please give them to Amber for me."

Usak looked at the three oddities and then nodded in satisfaction.

Although these three oddities were all very good, with the mentor's vision, he wouldn't nod at these three oddities.

He nodded because he was satisfied with his student—it was rumored outside that his student had destroyed the Red Skull.

Although these three oddities had nothing to do with the Red Skull, having the ability to take out these three oddities meant having the ability to destroy the Red Skull.

Therefore, his student was very good and did not tarnish the reputation of the Serpent Tower. As a mentor, Usak was very satisfied.

In Mentor Usak's eyes, the Nightshade Family (the Red Skull was from the Nightshade Family) was also a lineage of the Black Abyss, but they, like Alexandra's elders, were damned traitors.

They were not only eyeing the young lady, but also related to many things that were destroyed in the old Black Abyss Academy before. There will definitely be a reckoning afterwards.

Regardless of whether they are traitors or not, since they are suspected, then they must be traitors!

His student destroyed these small ones today, and they, the big ones, will destroy those big ones tomorrow. Very good, very reasonable.

At this time, Usak saw Roland take out a fire vine cage with a small sapling inside.

Roland handed the Shepherd Tree sapling to Usak with both hands and said, "Mentor, I see that there is a magic medicine garden in your tower, which is suitable for containing this thing. The student has always been taken care of by you, please accept it."

Usak's eyes moved slightly. That was the Shepherd Tree sapling, a good treasure for guarding the magic medicine garden. Originally, there were some in the Black Abyss, but now they have either been taken away or destroyed by someone.

He originally thought that the one that Lilith asked Roland to plant in the forbidden area was the last sapling. Usak even went to the forbidden area to study it, wanting to collect a sapling for use, but the pollution was too great, and it could only be used for research, not for planting in the magic medicine garden.

He did ask Lilith if there were any more of these things. But that girl was full of lies and regarded herself as a traitor and a lackey of the White Chess School.

Usak couldn't do anything about this darling of the Black Abyss and had to give up.

Now, his student brought one and showed filial piety to the mentor. The corners of Usak's mouth couldn't help but crack open again.

He happily accepted this thing.

A Shepherd Tree sapling, some rainbow specimens, his student was very filial, and his seven days were not in vain.

Roland raised his head and asked, "Mentor, won't you ask where this sapling came from?"

Usak's smile froze, and he waved his sleeves and said, "Don't tell me, I don't know."

Roland was slightly speechless. He wouldn't be mixing here in the future, and he was planning to tell the mentor about the Shepherd Tree so that the mentor could take it in.

I also don't know how long it has been for Senior Sister to transplant that big tree. She must know about this, but it seems like it's a trouble, so she doesn't care about it.

After a pause, Usak said again: "Just remember to have good things for your teacher, there is no need to tell me the specific things... Cough, in Miss's magic medicine garden, are there any mutated or over five hundred years old 'White Snake Grass'?"

Roland blinked and said, "I think there should be some."

Usak 'hmm'ed and stopped talking.

Roland understood in his heart and knew what to show his teacher next time.

He thought to himself; 'It seems that the mentor thought that I stole this thing from Senior Sister... Hiss, speaking of which, could that Shepherd Tree have been secretly transplanted by Senior Sister?'

Roland originally thought it was Lilith, but Lilith never asked herself to help collect saplings. And no one else came to Black Forest to water the fire.

Moreover, judging from the age, it should have been many years. It might be the most primitive one. But it was transplanted to Black Forest when he went to Brown Bracken Forest.

Roland thought about it and felt that there were only two possibilities.

One is that the 'suffering' Black Abyss wizards transplanted the Shepherd Tree to the Black Forest. Because the person involved has already suffered. So no one came to water the fire.

The other is that Catherine planted it. She knew that someone was secretly watering the fire and watching the tree. So she didn't care about it.

Thinking about it carefully, Anna and Nall's lair is in the area of ​​that Shepherd Tree, hunting and guarding there all day long, and taking care of the little elves... Crap, I wouldn't have really stolen Senior Sister's things and presented flowers to Buddha, right?

Usak said, "This time you went to deal with the Crystal Princess Disease and, together with Little Amber, contained the 'disaster' there. Although this task was dispatched to you by the White Chess School, since the things were contained by people from our Serpent Tower, there is naturally no reason to hand them over to others."

Roland hurriedly thanked the mentor.

Sure enough, the mentor was very sensible. After receiving the gift, he knew how to handle things.

Usak said again, "Miss is planning to grant you a territory today, and the Straw Town that I helped you find is also among them.

Hurry up and go, don't make Miss wait anxiously. Although you are her nominal fiancé and she has been paying attention to you recently, you have to work harder.

If my teacher can get married to Miss, my face will still be very glorious."

Mentor Uther is a true member of the Black Abyss. The magic of his lineage comes directly from the younger brother of the witch Alexandra. Therefore, Mentor Uther's position in the Black Abyss isn't much lower than that of Catherine, Alexandra's heir.

Yet, he believes that if he could become related to Catherine through marriage, it would bring him great honor. This made Roland feel a bit strange again.

He didn't say much and quickly took his leave.

Thinking of his senior, Roland's heart stirred with longing.

He thought to himself, 'These past few days have been exhausting, my whole body is sore. I want someone to help me with a massage.'

His senior's current position is like the 'young leader' of the council. To maintain appearances, she must be very strapped for cash.

Next, I have a big gift prepared for Lady Catherine.

Should I spend a little bit and buy a spring night with Lady Catherine?'

Thinking of Lady Catherine's high and noble appearance, Roland's heart grew even more fervent.

Before leaving, Roland heard his mentor's instruction again: "By the way, if you choose that 'Desolate Straw Town,' you can inspect the dilapidated church there every month according to the method in the book I gave you.

People believe that I sealed 'straw,' but in reality, it's desire and obsession.

If you feel that they are disturbing your cultivation, find a way to satisfy those desires and obsessions, and you can calm the things sealed in the church.

The power of the River Styx can also cleanse them. You are a shepherd of Heraka, and you can perform some River Styx baptisms for those desires and obsessions in that dilapidated church during your monthly inspection.

When I sealed that church, I borrowed a trace of the power of the goddess Heraka. Therefore, that church has a slight connection to the goddess Heraka."

Roland thought to himself strangely, 'A church related to the goddess Heraka? Isn't that a City God Temple?'

'What kind of strange things are in Straw Town?'

'So, my cave dwelling is next to the City God Temple? I have to take care of the City God Temple?'

'Then what am I? The City God?'