The Necromancer in the Wizarding World

The upgraded version of death perception requires extremely high mental strength, but Matthews is not too worried about it because he has been practicing the multiple uses of distraction for a long time and is confident in his ability to control distraction.

Furthermore, although this sorcery model was quite complex, Matthews had successfully constructed more complex wisdom heuristics, so this was not a problem. He estimated that he would only need four days to fully master this model.

Matthews decided to go to Old Ward's magic shop first to see if he could find some magic props to assist perception and detection. When he entered the store, he did not see Old Ward at the counter, and thought that the old guy must be lazy again.

He raised his voice and called out, "Old Ward, business is here!"

Old Ward came out from the back room and was particularly happy to see Matthews. "Good boy, you really made the right bet this time. You made a lot of money this time!"

Matthews responded with a wry smile: "No matter how much I earn, it's not as much as you, the boss." He knew in his heart that the profiteer Old Ward must have made a lot of money this time.

Old Huade laughed and said, "Just tell me what you want. I'll give you a discount!"

Although Matthews wanted to rip off this profiteer, he still had to focus on business: "Old Ward, do you have any advanced detection props? One that can deal with the shadow system."

Old Huade was embarrassed. He wanted to rip him off, but the apprentice was a wealthy man. "Your request is obviously beyond the capacity of my store. I can't help you!"

Matthews was a little skeptical. There were thousands of magic props, so how could there not be any? "Old Ward, stop hiding it. Take out the best you have, or you'll have learned alchemy in vain!"

Old Ward was enraged. He could tolerate being scolded, but he could not tolerate his alchemy skills being questioned. "Boy, I have a lot of attack and defense items here, but auxiliary magic items are scarce, and you have such high requirements."

Matthews agreed in his heart that what the other party said was true. Whether it was magic props or witchcraft models, the auxiliary ones were more complicated. But he still asked unwillingly: "Is it because you can't make it, or do you lack the relevant knowledge system?"

Old Ward was once an alchemist's official apprentice and had inherited a certain amount of alchemy. Although he was obsessed with alchemy, his talent was limited and he was still unable to make more complex witchcraft equipment.

Matthews' words undoubtedly hit his sore spot, but he couldn't get angry. He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Matthews, I was also a formal disciple of the alchemist, so I still have relevant knowledge, but I have to admit that my talent is limited."

Matthew immediately became interested. He didn't care about Old Ward's talent. "What kind of witchcraft detection equipment do you have? Can you tell me about it?"

Old Ward lost his temper completely and could only answer: "Detection mask."

Matthews' eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. Mask-type witchcraft equipment is usually quite advanced, which made him even more curious. "What principle does this detection mask use to detect?" He couldn't wait to ask.

Old Ward obviously didn't expect Matthews to be so interested in this. Most people only care about how to use it, but don't delve into the principles behind it. He answered simply: "Light and shadow positioning."

Matthews was a little confused after hearing this: "I know that light and shadow positioning is an active positioning method, but where can we find a stable light source for us to use in battle?"

Old Ward was shocked. He did not expect that this young apprentice had such rich knowledge that he even had some knowledge of such profound application principles.

Old Ward explained: "You can create your own light source. For example, you can use magic bombs to generate light, and special magic bombs can release strong light."

Matthews immediately understood the key point. He suddenly thought that the magic bomb that Old Ward mentioned that could produce strong light would be effective in countering shadow stealth! In addition, in a fierce battle, the use of strong light is far more than that.

"Old Ward, give me some of those light bombs you mentioned!"

The craftsmanship required to make a strong light bomb is not very high, and Old Ward has made quite a few. "Ten magic stones each, no bargaining!"

"Swindler!" Despite the curse, Matthews took out a hundred magic stones without hesitation and threw them in front of Old Ward, "Give me ten."

Old Ward was stunned. He thought that there was no market for such high-priced and low-power magic props, but now it seems that this is not the case. Could it be that this little rascal valued it so much? Could it be that this thing has some unique and magical use?

There was a sly look in his eyes: "Boy, you won't use my things to do bad things, will you? If so, I can't sell it to you!"

Matthews sneered in his heart. He had seen many such unscrupulous merchants. They were simply greedy and didn't want to spit out bones. "Old Ward, you are going too far. However, if you want to cooperate, I want to explore the production method of the mask."

Old Ward's face instantly turned ugly when he heard this. He didn't expect Matthews to make such a request. This was simply challenging his bottom line. "Get lost!" He shouted angrily, "How can a young man like you get involved in my inheritance?"

However, Matthews remained unmoved and kept smiling: "Old Ward, don't be angry. I was just joking. How about this, you teach me the production method, and I promise not to tell anyone else, how about that?"

Old Ward glared at the other man, his eyes flashing with anger. "Boy, my patience has its limits."

Matthews didn't care and still looked at old Ward with a smile: "Look, why are you still so angry? Am I not discussing this with you?" In fact, he was just teasing old Ward on purpose.

"Boy, what on earth do you want to do?" Old Ward was so angry that he was fuming, but he was helpless. He really couldn't do anything about the other party.

Matthews smiled mysteriously: "Old Ward, guess where I will rank in this points battle?"

Old Ward frowned. He really didn't know what this kid was up to. However, he still made an objective analysis: "You just got promoted to the third-class apprentice not long ago. You can only rank 400th at most. That's the worst!"

Matthews had a confident smile on his face: "Old Ward, let's make a bet. I bet I can make it into the top 300."

Old Ward curled his lips in disdain: "Keep bragging! Don't I know what kind of person you are?" He found Matthews' confidence a little funny. He didn't expect that this guy was such a boaster.

Seeing that Old Ward had taken the bait, Matthews struck while the iron was hot: "Let's make a bet. If I lose, I'll give you 500 magic stones. If I win, you have to teach me the method of making the detection mask."

Old Howard looked embarrassed and said, "No way! Even if you say you can rank in the top 200, it won't work."

"Two hundred is two hundred, it's a deal. You can't go back on your word." Matthews started to act like a spoiled brat.

Old Huade was stunned for a moment. How could it be settled? He didn't want to have a chance of 10,000 or 10,000. "No, if it's the first 100, I can consider it!"

Matthews seemed a little angry: "Old Ward, you are boring now!"

Old Huade became excited instead: "It was you who wanted to gamble, not me. Whether to gamble or not, stop whining."

Matthews said with some dissatisfaction: "If it's the first 100, I have no chance of winning. You call this gambling?"

On the contrary, old Ward seemed extremely proud. He even brought out the motivational words "Where there is a will, there is a way", inducing Matthews to set high goals and have confidence in himself.

Matthews felt speechless and helpless: "What you said is true. The higher the goal, the further you can go. But you have to increase the stakes."

Old Ward's eyes lit up immediately, thinking that he was about to make a fortune. "What do you mean?" he asked impatiently.

Matthews pondered for a moment and made a decision: "If I win, you must not only teach me how to make a light and shadow detection mask, but also teach me how to make a sound wave detection prop."

Old Ward was shocked again. The sonic detection prop was also a strange concept to him. He had only heard of it but never really understood it.

However, he thought he had a sure win, because Matthews had just been promoted to a third-class apprentice, and was on the death side, which was not very strong during the apprenticeship stage. "I do have knowledge of sonic equipment, but are you sure you want to gamble?" The old guy actually tried to change the concept.

Matthews didn't notice the change in Old Ward's words and agreed casually: "Of course, do you think I was scared? I can still afford to lose just 500 magic stones."

Old Ward was secretly delighted in his heart. If he didn't make use of the magic stones for free, he would be a bastard. Both parties signed and sealed the bet, and it came into effect.