I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

While Roland was flipping through the book, the mentor and the Baron were discussing the Abyss Lord. Catherine seemed to have set up a barrier around them so that her words could only be heard by those nearby.

Since Roland was in the mentor's purse at her waist, he overheard the conversation.

Catherine: ["Holt, you can speak now. This artifact of mine comes from Hell. Given how weak the Abyss Demon is now, it can't eavesdrop on our conversation without me noticing."]

Baron Holt said: ["Catherine, the situation looks very bad. I just checked the magic arrays I saw along the way, and they had problems a month ago. The lingering will of the Abyss Lord may have escaped from the seal."]

Catherine said: ["I foresaw this situation. Holt, there's bad news. The ruins are too vast. If it possesses something, we won't be able to find it at all."]

The Baron said: ["Is there any good news?"]

Catherine said: ["Yes, it's in a very weak state and can't resist the world's will of rejection, so it can only be active in areas that overlap with the Abyss Plane. In other words, it can only be active in the ruins. It's not a being of this world, and the world's will rejects it. Unless it obtains an 'identity card' from this world, it can't leave the ruins."]

The Baron asked: ["Catherine, I don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that as long as I, as the Lord, issue it an identity card, it can leave the ruins and wreak havoc everywhere?"]

Catherine sighed and said: ["Holt, is your brain full of muscles? Okay, you can understand it that way. Anyway, it needs a 'document' from this world to move freely in this world."]

Baron Holt said: ["How can it obtain this 'document'?"]

Catherine said: ["Recognition, Holt. As long as those who know it regard it as a person of this world, it can gain freedom. Now, the only people in the whole world who know it are the eight of us. As long as the eight of us treat it as our companion, it will have an identity in this world."]

Catherine then gave an analogy, saying: ["For example, if we believe it is 'Roland', then a 'Roland' will appear in this world, and even 'Roland's' past history will appear in this world!"]

The Baron asked: ["Wait a minute! Are you saying that Roland is the lingering will of an evil god?!"]

Catherine said: ["Idiot! I'm just giving an example! What I mean is, if it gains our trust and makes us believe that it's a person of this world, then it will become a person of this world. Then it will no longer be rejected by this world and can leave here with us."]

The Baron asked: ["Catherine, this is too far-fetched."]

Catherine said: ["Holt, I am a wizard, and you are a warrior. A warrior must believe the words of a wizard!"]

The Baron said: ["Of course, I believe you, Catherine. It's just that I think if that's the case, things are a little too simple—I would never treat that thing as my friend!"]

Catherine said: ["Are you really sure, Holt? What if I told you now that I am that thing?"]

The Baron said: ["Don't joke around, Catherine. We've known each other for so many years—even if you're a person impersonated by the lingering will of an evil god, the Alexandra family can't be fake, right?"]

Catherine sneered and said: ["Heh heh heh heh, Holt, I'm telling you, nothing is impossible. Once a person from the outer realm is recognized by this world, they will change from someone who originally didn't exist into someone who has always existed in this world!\nThis kind of existence transcends time and dimensions! In other words, its past, present, and future will all appear in the world at the same time! It will have its own life trajectory, with relatives, family, and friends.\nSo, I'm telling you now that from the moment we entered Brown Fern Forest, anyone you see is suspicious!"]

The Baron swallowed hard, and he said: ["Catherine, if, I mean if, if it's in our team, who do you think is the most likely?"]

Catherine said: ["Me, Roland, or you."]

The Baron: ["..."]

Roland: ["..."]

Catherine was a true wizard, and she pointed out very rationally that she, Roland, and the Baron were the most suspicious people in terms of identity.

The Baron found her words hard to accept.

Roland frowned and sorted out the logic, thinking to himself: 'I am not the lingering will of an evil god in the ruins.'

Baron Holt: ["Catherine, I'm feeling a headache. If you and Roland are demons, I really don't know what to do."]

Catherine said: ["Holt, you don't need to be confused. Because if any of the three of us is the lingering will of an evil god, everything is over! So, we can only assume that we are not, and we can only trust each other."]

Baron Holt was the strongest person in the team. If he was a werewolf, then the mission would be directly declared a failure.

Catherine was the person with the most methods in the team, and she was also the leader of the team. The wizards, Nal, and Anna all listened to her orders. If she was a werewolf, the mission would be directly declared a failure.

Roland was the eye of the team, the only seer who could discover the werewolf. If he was a werewolf, the mission would definitely fail, and the team would definitely be wiped out.

Therefore, if any of the three of them had a problem, the mission would fail.

Baron Holt said: ["I understand, Catherine. Since if any of the three of us is that thing, the mission will definitely fail, then let's assume that the thing is someone other than the three of us."]

Roland thought to himself: 'The mentor and I thought of the same thing. If we want to defeat that thing, there must be absolute trust between the three of us... The mentor did it.'

Catherine said: ["Stop eavesdropping, my dear junior. It's time to get up and work—open the door, Holt. Let's go take a look at that sealed place called 'Garden of Suffering' and see who that thing really is!"]

The Werewolf game has begun.

The seer Roland was soon released from the purse by Catherine.

Roland glanced around and found that this was a passage, and the surrounding walls were covered with moss.

Then, he handed a note to the mentor.

It read: What about the twelve knights?

Catherine's pupils shrank slightly after reading it. She suddenly remembered that she and Roland had not come alone! They had come with twelve knights!

Catherine thought to herself: 'Originally, I wasn't sure about those things... Now, this matter can basically be confirmed.'

She gave Roland a look, telling him to pay attention to the statues on the walls of the passage.

'What does the mentor mean? Are the statues on the wall related to the suffering people?'

Roland carefully observed the moss on the wall, and then he found that there were some faint protrusions on the moss.

From the shape of the protrusions, it could be seen that some angel statues were covered under the moss.

These angel statues seemed to be wearing Valeria's armor... They looked a little familiar.

It was unknown who carved these statues. But in the passage, only 12 angel statues were carved.

'Twelve angels wearing Valeria knight armor?' Roland frowned.

Roland couldn't help but recall the 12 knights who had entered the woodland with him and Catherine.

He suddenly realized: 'So this passage will record the image of the sufferers.'

At this time, Counselor Renard walked over and said respectfully to Catherine: "Lord Catherine, can we study the academic value of these statues?"

Catherine and the others had been very smooth along the way. In addition, the mentor had not revealed the matter of the ruins to everyone, so the wizard apprentices did not feel any sense of crisis. They still maintained a strong curiosity about various things.

Catherine looked at the several apprentices around her who were eager to try and smiled in agreement: "Renard, this is a trial for the new students of the academy, and it is also a test for us counselors. And no matter what the trial is, studying academics is a necessary part. So, hurry up and collect some information. I hope that after we go back, we can all write a good paper."

Everyone felt very happy after hearing this.

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Papers! That's credit! In the academy, credit is more precious than magic stones!

If they could earn a lot of credit this time when they went back, then it would be worth it even if they returned empty-handed.

Everyone used magic to clean the moss in the passage, and seized the time to study the statues.

While everyone was studying the statues, Roland vaguely felt something was wrong.

Because Renard and others were not studying the twelve angel statues.

They were studying the air.