I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession-Chapter 237 - 206 Bone Key

Chapter 237: 206 Bone Key

Chapter 237: 206 Bone Key

Lin An’s understanding of witchcraft was ultimately too limited.

Perhaps because he had been in contact with too many high-end individuals, the top Witch-hunting Knights like Professor Cao and Doctor Zhang, the top wizard Chen Xinmi, the top Dark Witch Mr. Liu… and so on, he had gained a deep understanding of some witchcraft theories.

But at the practical application level, his actual exposure wasn’t extensive.

Even leveraging Spirit Intuition to take shortcuts, or using the Breathing Skill Furnace to shift his thinking, couldn’t cover up the fact that he actually knew very little.

At the most basic level, he had mastered the ‘Five Emotions System’ taught by Chen Shuyun, the Soft Body Skill, the Five Basic Witchcraft Evolution Theory, and the five types of witchcraft taught by Mr. Liu, as well as the subtle connection between the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Theory and the Furnace Witchcraft taught by Doctor Zhang.

At a more advanced level, apart from his innate witchcraft ‘Sky-Scanning Eyes’, he also had the Black Cat Transformation Skill and the Oil Painting Vision Sorcery, the Zou Yu Transformation Skill and Space Shuttle Witchcraft, the Prophecy and Spirit Intuition brought by his Ugly Head, as well as the Soul Balancer taught by Professor Cao targeting ‘spirit and body’, and the Soul Balancing Curse taught by Mr. Liu for mobilizing subordinates’ witchcraft abilities.

See, Lin An unconsciously had a solid theoretical foundation and some powerful witchcraft.

However, beyond the most basic and the most profound, there was a gap in the middle.

Understanding exactly what Chen Xinmi intended to do was bound to be a challenging task.

But he was not discouraged.

Concerning himself, his brain whirred madly, eventually focusing on the ‘Underground Book City’ not far away, which might be a good place for him to acquire a wealth of witchcraft knowledge.

Chen Shuyun did not accompany Lin An to meet the young boss.

Given her current situation, she didn’t want to meet anyone.

However, with her presence, Lin An gained a deeper understanding of the place.

“Actually, I was the one who found this place,” Chen Shuyun said, puffing out her chest with a look that said ‘I’m actually quite amazing’, “Back when I was still wearing the Ghost Mask, I found this predecessor’s tomb and built up the Shenhou City Witches’ Association with his resources.”

This was indeed admirable, and Lin An gave her a thumbs up.

“Hehe~” Chen Shuyun lowered her head and voraciously devoured a fried chicken leg that Lin An especially went out to get for her.

She said she had sneaked out from her sister’s lab and hidden here, and hadn’t had a proper meal for several days.

In her current state, she also didn’t dare to wander around outside, afraid of being seen and considered a monster.

“Almost everything here has been moved out, leaving only some immovable books, mainly the research materials of the predecessor Axiu on ‘Coffin-Sealing’ Sorcery. I’ve copied a set to the association, so this place is completely useless now.”

As she spoke, she stuffed a piece of pizza into her mouth, both cheeks puffing up, making her look exactly like the Spiritual Squirrel.

“I actually didn’t tell my sister…”

She proudly held up a cleanly gnawed chicken drumstick bone, “Actually, this place was refined from a Stone Treasure, which the wizard predecessor Axiu called ‘Angri Star Lord Just Woke Up’.”

Lin An blinked, finding the Supernatural World’s naming conventions quite peculiar.

But that also made sense. If someone could come up with a witchcraft name like “Little Quilt No Love,” it was normal for this predecessor to have such a quirky approach to naming.

“The rooster crows and the world turns white, he drew on the moment right before a rooster crows after waking up, when darkness and light intermingle, and yin and yang are not yet distinct, thus creating this ‘chaotic’ place.”

“This is actually a showcase of his ‘Coffin-Sealing’ Sorcery research, a state that is neither alive nor dead, and similarly, one of chaos.”

“…”

Looking a bit fragile, Chen Shuyun talked about witchcraft in depth, drawing on various sources, and occasionally making references that Lin An could understand to clarify concepts, quickly helping Lin An grasp some principles of ‘Coffin-Sealing’ Sorcery.

After all, despite having lost her past status as the ‘Ghost Mask’ boss, she was still a boss.

Chen Shuyun’s understanding of witchcraft may not be inferior to anyone.

“So the key to entering and exiting this realm lies in the beak of that rooster that’s about to crow but hasn’t yet, it creates a passage that connects this realm with the real world.”

“The key is just a bait item I made using materials from a caterpillar spell, but in reality, the true control over this realm is to fully refine the beak of that rooster.”

Chen Shuyun started to choke as she spoke and quickly grabbed the cola Lin An handed her, chugging it down.

“Ah~!”

She let out a satisfied sigh, subconsciously wanting to pat her belly, but upon seeing Lin An looking, she hastily shrank back a little and restrained the gesture.

“I forgot to cast a spell to invalidate these keys, which is why you were able to come in.”

Lin An’s eyes brightened, “Recently, Shenhou City’s borders have been in chaos, your sister hunted a Witch-hunting Knight, the Dark Sorcerer Kapok has been causing trouble everywhere, and the Witch Hunter Knights are looking for their trouble.”

“Can I bring those from my ‘Sorcerer’s Shelter’ here to hide? Don’t worry, I won’t let them disturb you.”

Not only his subordinates, but Lin An himself also needed a safe haven.

Now that Mr. Liu knew he was the Black Cat, Mr. Liu would probably take action against him.

On Chen Xinmi’s end, there could be significant trouble at any moment too.

Even the seemingly accepting Lu Jiao, the organization, couldn’t provide Lin An with much sense of security.

Issues with Master Professor Cao…

The inherent problems within the Witch Hunter Knights themselves…

Even each Witch-hunting Knight’s loss of humanity to varying degrees and their preoccupation with research…

It’s still best to have a place that can shelter you from wind and rain.

“Ah, this…”

Chen Shuyun looked at Lin An somewhat hesitantly, “Although I can take back control of those keys at any time and completely grasp this place in my hands, but… Lin An… this place is nominally under the control of the Wizard Association, and the Association wouldn’t easily give up control of such a place.”

“Besides…”

She sighed and gestured for Lin An to look at her right hand, “I hid here precisely because I was afraid of turning into a Sorcerer Zombie and bringing disaster to this city.”

“Perhaps to you, I am the biggest threat to life…”

Indeed.

But Lin An actually had no choice, besides here, he temporarily had no better place.

He didn’t want to let the ‘Sorcerer’s Shelter’ once again become the focus or catalyst of a three-way power struggle among Lu Jiao, the Association, and the Dark Sorcerers; that feeling of life and death in someone else’s hands was especially awful.

By comparison, the more amenable Chen Shuyun seemed a bit more reliable.

At the very least, Lin An’s mastery of the Spirit Eye allowed him to directly observe Chen Shuyun’s condition.

“As compensation, I will find a way to seal your right hand!” Lin An made a promise.

Chen Shuyun, biting into her hamburger, suddenly widened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Lin An, “You… you really know the Sealing Skill!”

Lin An pursed his lips, sometimes, he had to tell some lies, which didn’t feel good.

But he had no choice, he wasn’t strong enough yet.

He couldn’t be as carefree as Chen Xinmi and Mr. Liu, nor could he be as bold as the Witch-hunting Knights in declaring, ‘I did the bad deed, what can you do to me?’

“Yes, I know the Sealing Skill, I’m sorry I lied to you.”

Lin An said very sincerely.

But this was also a kind of ambiguous statement, similarly a deception, because he couldn’t possibly mention to Chen Shuyun that he could peep into the spirit realm.

He wouldn’t tell anyone!

This was his biggest secret and the last resort he relied on for survival.

“Alright, deal!”

Chen Shuyun seemed very excited, “I actually don’t have any demands, completely sealing my spellcasting ability is also fine, as long as I can live like an ordinary person.”

She even began to fantasize, “If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn’t have to keep being a burden to my sister, and the Witches’ Assembly could elect a leader who could really lead them.”

Lin An looked at the red string wound around his arm and nodded lightly.

“I will, I’ll do my best to help you achieve this.”

Although Chen Shuyun was no longer ‘Ghost Face’ and her witchcraft abilities had been largely sealed by Suppression Witchcraft, some simple casting was still very fluid.

As she waved her arm, the bracelet on her wrist shimmered, and quickly, the golden key given to Lin An by Chen Xinmi turned to sand in an instant.

“I’ve invalidated all the media used to enter and leave this boundary in the past.”

As she said this, she looked around, picked up a chicken bone from the table, held it in her palm, and chanted.

The light surged, and platinum and black colors converged and swirled, soon shrinking the chicken bone to only five centimeters long, giving it a smooth and warm jade-like texture.

Like a small jade sculpture.

She then placed the jade sculpture on the ground, cast another spell, and finally placed the bone jade sculpture into Lin An’s hand.

“Now this bone is the only key for entry and exit, you can use it to refine some additional spare keys, choosing any materials from the trees or stones within this world.”

“Also, you can use this bone to control these spare keys, invalidating them at any time.”

Lin An received the bone with a strange expression, held it up to the sunlight, and saw faintly shining droplets and red marks on it, much like the traces of saliva and lipstick left by someone who had finished gnawing on a chicken leg.

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But anyhow, the Sorcerer’s Sanctuary finally had a headquarters where protection could be offered.