Mysterious Tribulation

Khadi Village.

Aaron carried an elk on his back and walked into the village all the way, greeting the people in the village by the way.

Zorro hit the prey again?

It's amazing.

At this time, his identity was Zorro, a middle-aged hunter. His temples were slightly white, and his face had been through vicissitudes.

Aaron took the elk, went straight through the village, and stopped on a hillside.

On the top of the hillside, a wooden hut was also built, surrounded by a fence with branches, and there were many herbs in it.

A village girl in an apron is watering herbs.

Hearing the sound at this moment, he raised his head with a smile on his face: Uncle Zorro...

Well, is Aerys there?

Aaron put down his prey and raised the wine bag at his waist: I've come to him for a drink.

here I am!

The village girl laughed even more happily, and took the initiative to open the door, obviously trusting Aaron very much.

Aaron took off a pheasant from his waist and handed it to the village girl: Allie, burn the pheasant... Well, don't make a pie, use the method I taught you, chop the pheasant, and fry it with the wild vegetables... …”

Ellie obviously swallowed a sip of water, but hesitated: Okay...but that's too expensive. Uncle Zorro, you must be so wasteful that you can't save money to marry a wife...

Aaron rolled his eyes and entered the cabin.

In the room, there was only a white-haired old man smoking a pipe.

Seeing Aaron, he didn't even lift his eyelids: You're here again...

Yes, Mr. Aerys, here I am again.

Aaron raised the wine bag in his hand: I invite you to drink!

When he said this, Aerys's throat visibly rolled.

Although he was very impatient with the dog-skin plaster that was attached, the craftsmanship of the other party's hand-brewing really impressed him.

Aaron took out the glass very spontaneously, sat across from Aerys, and poured himself a glass.

In the kitchen, Ellie's singing voice and the mixed aroma of oil and chicken when cooking were quickly heard.

Aerys looked at the kitchen, smiled, and then looked at Aaron: Zorro... You've been waiting for me for twenty years, haven't you given up?

He knew that Zorro was a witcher.

But it is not a warlock as a mortal enemy, but wanting to become a warlock, it is really a rare kind of strange behavior.

Of course...becoming a warlock, this has always been my dream!

Aaron answered firmly.

Since he settled Quasimodo, he has traveled to the mainland again, looking for relevant information about the warlock.

After seeing Aerys and confirming that the other party is a warlock apprentice, he directly locked the target.

Compared with those high-ranking royal families and nobles, Aerys who is alone is obviously better to deal with.

You can't get what I want...

Aerys also poured himself a glass of wine: Remember what I told you? As long as I am willing... I can even establish a duchy, even a kingdom, and let my descendants enjoy wealth and glory all the time, but I don't want to. …”

The high-level apprentice old monster hidden in the Misri family once found me and wanted to exchange knowledge with me, but I refused...

He belongs to the more eccentric warlock apprentice.

At the beginning, it was not the blood of those royal families and great nobles. It was just a coincidence that the genius who stood out from the common people was lucky enough to pass the assessment.

When there was no hope of advancing, and after returning to his hometown, he did not establish a family.

It has to be said that in any group, there are always a few peculiar species appearing.

Of course, Aaron wouldn't let this rare opportunity go, and directly entangled with the other party.

Then, this entanglement is twenty years!

The dishes are here, remember not to drink too much.

At this moment, Ellie carried a wooden plate of fried chicken on the table and warned again.

Ok, Ok!

Aaron smiled and agreed.

Of course, he is deeply aware of the reason why his capital is not enough, and the 'Wraith Flower' that may impress Warlocks in the plan has not yet been cultivated.

Therefore, all he can do is to move people with affection... No, he first has a good relationship with Aerys, and then waits until he dies of old age, and then hits Ellie's idea...

Anyway, he's very good at it.

Aerys looked at Aaron, a little helpless.

This witcher is really interesting, and... he can spend more than 20 years with him, in fact, the two sides have long been tacit friends.

Unfortunately……

How many times do I have to say it... You don't have the talent of a warlock at all, so just die.

Aerys sighed: The warlock bloodline has ten talent levels, the first is the highest and the tenth is the lowest, but in fact, there is basically no hope of being promoted to a formal warlock below the fifth level. I was the sixth-level talent at the beginning. Warlock Continent, I just learned about this matter. This is the shackle of blood, and it is extremely difficult to break! I don’t want to be a slave to my mentor for the rest of my life, so I spent all my savings and chose to return to my hometown with Warlock Mascar’s airship… …”

So, can you test your qualifications?

Aaron looked puzzled.

Remember the pattern I taught you three years ago that I really couldn't stand it? That is a tool for detecting talent. Although it is relatively slow and vague, it is far less simple and accurate than the method of a formal warlock... But a person with talent, even a The worst tenth grade, by imagining this picture, you can gradually feel the chaotic power in the void.

Iris shook his head: Unfortunately...you haven't felt it for three years, which means your talent belongs to the eleventh class! That is, you have no talent!

Aaron looked like he was really hit.

He looked at Ellie who was still busy in the kitchen: Okay... What about her talent?

Ellie's talent is not bad, it's the seventh class... It's a pity that in a place where resources are scarce, it would be good to be promoted to a junior apprentice.

Aerys shook his head and glared at Aaron again vigilantly: I warn you, don't try to hit Ellie, she's only sixteen...

Cough cough...

Aaron pointed to his nose: Although I know that Warlock's descendants are likely to have Warlock talent, but I'm a witcher!

Oh, you're a barren witcher, then you'll be fine.

Aerys patted his forehead and said with a smile: You know, if the Misri family knew about Ellie's talent, they would definitely marry her, or even make her queen!

It has only been more than 20 years since the last talent test.

The next one will have to wait nearly eighty years.

The average sorcerer apprentice didn't live that long.

Therefore, many nobles on the mainland put their hopes on the descendants of the fourth and fifth generations.

Moreover, although the warlock family here can't come up with a way to quickly test their talent, they can still come up with a method like meditation, which takes time and roughly judges talent.

Aaron: ...

Who do you think I am? By the way, why did you suddenly say so much today?

He looked at Aerys, keenly aware of the other's aging.

Although his face was still full of red light, he still had a feeling of returning to the light.

This intermediate warlock apprentice has probably reached the end of his life.

I'm only in my seventies this year... The lifespan of a warlock apprentice is often around one hundred years old, but the long-term life in the laboratory has destroyed my body...

Iris took a sip of wine: Zorro...my friend...if there is a day, I hope you can take good care of Ellie.

Don't worry, my friend!

Aaron pounded his chest: This is an agreement between men!

...

night.

He returned to his hunter's hut and opened the attribute bar:

【Name: Aaron (Zorro)】

[Talent: Immortality]

【Age: 131】

[Occupation: Demon Hunter (Master)]

【Gene mutation: secondary】

[Gene Ability: Surge of Blood, Manipulation of Blood (Single Player)]

...

In the skill column, the image given by Aerys still did not take shape.

Sure enough... do I have no talent?

Or did Aerys give the wrong one on purpose?

Aaron touched his chin.

In fact, for the past three years, he has been trying to visualize every day, and he has never slack off.

Even at this moment, he directly took out a thick book from under the bed and took out the pages in it.

It was a piece of yellowed parchment paper, depicting some stars in the dark night sky, and there was an inexplicable aroma on the paper.

This is not the meditation method of a warlock. Even if it is an apprentice level, it is extremely precious and cannot be given away at will...

Aaron is well aware of this.

The general meditation method should include three stages of induction, absorption, and application... This meditation picture only involves the induction stage, and it should be used for the talented person to familiarize himself with the power of chaos. Even if you feel it, you can't absorb it!

Even so, it is quite precious. The Lancaster family has never even heard of it...

Aerys is a good man, I have made this friend.

Aaron sighed and continued to visualize the star map on the yellowed pages.

This is not an all-out sprint, but a daily recreation and adjustment, which is equivalent to a routine punch-in.

After all, he has unlimited time, and even if he goes the wrong way, he is entitled to come back and go again.

tonight.

Things seem to have changed slightly.

Aaron's mind visualized the stars, and in his mind, the light spots were instantly lit up one after another.

Immediately afterwards, his consciousness seemed to touch a large area of ​​darkness...

The endless black mist is surging, and there seems to be something inexplicable swimming in it, the scales and armor are grinding together, making a hissing sound...

Is that... Chaos?

Aaron opened his eyes and glanced at the attribute column:

[Skill: Warlock Apprentice Concept (Introduction)]

Sure enough, that moment was not an illusion. I really felt the power of chaos... But I couldn't mobilize it, let alone absorb it into my body, and transform it... Finally, an apprentice-level warlock trick was formed...

Aaron touched his chin, lost in thought.

According to Aerys, this kind of visualization, the first time I watched it, I successfully meditated and sensed the power of chaos. It is a first-class talent, and if it is placed in the Warlock Continent, it will be madly robbed by various forces!

Those who can get started within one to three days are probably second- and third-tier talents, which are also quite good. There is great hope for becoming a full-fledged warlock.

The first-class talents are the fourth and fifth-class talents, and they have the possibility of becoming a full-fledged warlock...

If it exceeds a month, it is a talent below the fifth level...

At the beginning, Ellie sensed Chaos about six months ago, and has been classified as a seventh-level talent...

I haven't sensed it for a year, that is, an ordinary person without talent, the eleventh class!

I barely succeeded in the past three years, what is it? The twelfth class?

Aaron thought for a while: Perhaps... talent is something that everyone has, but talents below the tenth level are too weak, and there is no difference? So they are unanimously classified as untalented?

Just think about his experience. It takes three years for a warlock to get started with meditation, and how long does it take for a formal meditation method?

Not to mention, after becoming a full-fledged warlock, there is a more advanced meditation method.

With this kind of efficiency, it would probably take thousands of years of cultivation to try to break through!

During this time, the bones of the official warlock are turned to ashes!

But Aaron's eyes lit up: Okay...as long as the talent is not 0, even if it is 0.0001...there is a possibility of progress!

As for taking time?

The last thing he's afraid of is spending time.

Now... I need a real Warlock Meditation, even if it's just an apprentice!

Then, you can introduce the power of chaos, stimulate the bloodline, and become an apprentice of the first-level warlock... After the first-level, it is the middle-level, high-level... Finally, it becomes a full-scale warlock!

Each of these steps is difficult, just by looking at Aerys.

He went to the Warlock Continent for further studies and came back when he was old, but he was only an intermediate warlock apprentice!

It is very difficult to become a full-fledged sorcerer.

But Aaron wasn't worried at all.

He believes that no matter what kind of threshold, he can always rely on time to slowly grind past it!

The power of chaos?

A power that is completely different from spirituality... This low-dimensional world is also quite interesting.

Thinking so, Aaron closed his eyes.

The moon rises and sets outside.

the next day.

early morning.

A hurried footstep sounded: Uncle Zorro! Uncle Zorro!

What happened?

Aaron walked out of the cabin and saw Ellie looking anxious.

Grandpa Iris, Grandpa Iris he... Ellie's business was crying.

Aaron sighed in his heart and came to the wooden house on the hill.

Aerys lay in bed and walked peacefully.

There was a letter on the desk next to it.

On the cover it says - Zorro Friends!

Aaron was silent for a moment, then opened the letterhead.

Zorro the witcher, haha...I don't know if this is your real name, after all, after the bloody gathering of the witchers, the witchers on the Ardson Island are rare...

Sorry...I'm such a suspicious person, if it wasn't for this paranoia, I might have died many times...I used to spy on you secretly for ten years, and now...my friend, I'm going to I apologize for my behavior! Although you covet the power of a warlock, you can stick to your heart and keep your bottom line. I admire you...

Finally, please burn my body to ashes, and then find a barren place for proper burial. As a warlock apprentice, I'm not sure if I will cheat the body after I die, or the body will become a source of pollution, or become an evil spirit... Haha , this is no joke.

In the end, I left the legacy to Ellie, please take good care of her, you can also ask her about the warlock, although these are of no use... Even me, I have come to the road of the bloodline. At the end, alas, the official warlock...

...

Looking at the name of Aerys at the end, Aaron said to Ellie: Your teacher left everything to you... He walked peacefully.

teacher!

Ellie knelt in front of the bed and burst into tears...