Kelin Baier lowered his staff, but did not leave his hand.

His slightly cloudy gaze glanced at James looking outside and made an invitation gesture.

“Can you talk?”

[Yes.] Victor raised his foot and kicked backwards, and the slowly closed the wooden door blocked James' vision.

"What exactly attracted a necromancer to risk being annihilated and insist on entering the neutral Jingyao?"

[Neutral? Can the academy under his command be considered neutral?] Victor did not answer the question.

"The Magic Association is not a Temple Alliance. Some shameful things must be done by people like me. The elders and the others removed the thorns in their eyes, and I just obtained the pleasure of killing from it and used each other." The Red Robe Mage answered quickly: "But you, the Necromancer, is higher than me in terms of evil and danger."

[Is this what you call ‘talking’? Since you are evil, you are not so passionate as to obey Ramd’s orders to make meaningless provocations, right?]

The Red Rou Master did not answer, and his eyes stopped at his old hands. He thought for a long time, and even Victor couldn't help it. Then he looked up again, his eyes full of determination.

"I want to ask you for help."

[Oh, this is beyond my expectations.] To be honest, Victor doesn't think it's too credible to say this from an evil mage.

"This is a long story."

[Time means nothing to me, tell me.] Walking across the long table and sitting down, Victor is ready to talk at night.

"My practice has encountered an insurmountable bottleneck, and something must be made in order to make a breakthrough. The college stipulates that even if you go out, you cannot leave the scope of Jingyao City. If you want to leave the city, you must have a pass signed by a tutor or above. The things I need are far away from the small county in the south. I agreed to take the Adventurer exam before, but the original examination room was in the south. Unexpectedly, the guild temporarily changed its location..." Ke Lin's reason could not be found for the time being, but the lich was still on high alert.

[Can't you find a substitute item? I heard that there are many free precious materials in the Alchemy Room, and maybe you can find the right one.]

"No! There is no here!" Ke Lin suddenly became excited: "My bottleneck is my own morality. Although I have been an evil mage for many years, I still cannot abandon the only remaining conscience and kindness. You should be able to understand me... If I cannot reject humanity, I cannot gain more power."

[When it comes to going out, I seem to be within the limit. Why are you so sure I can help?] James's words are still echoing in his ears. Victor did not forget the harsh rules of Jingyao Academy.

"Haha... I'm not the first evil mage to enter Jing Yao, but you are definitely the first undead mage since the founding of this academy. The magic walls of the academy can only be effective against living creatures, but cannot stop undead creatures."

After hearing this, Victor already understood. Even without a pass, he could leave the academy and the city.

[If I help you, what benefits can I get?] Only kind people will help without any reward, and of course the lich will not do anything in vain.

"I can tell you some little secrets about Ramd."

The conditions offered by the evil mage are quite tempting. Of course, Victor does not want a high-ranking guy to take "special care" to himself every day.

Although he can get rid of Ramd, his status as elders and representatives of the association is very troublesome. If he kills it casually, it may cause trouble. If he can use some Ramd's secrets to threaten it, it is a good idea.

[You will first talk about where you want, and whether the transaction is determined by the situation.]

"The story starts from thirty years ago. At that time, I was just an ordinary mage. I formed a mercenary group with women from the same village. Although there were not many people, I was very famous in the mercenary world." With a long sigh, Ke Lin touched his wrinkled face: "Ah... It's great to be young. I still remember what happened back then. I sneaked into the enemy country to steal intelligence, explore the ruins of ancient times, and rescue the small village surrounded by monsters... I remember all these..." Ke Lin's eyes suddenly became confused, as if he was trapped in the memories of the past. Soon, this normal human emotion disappeared from his face, replaced by anger and unwillingness, and even a little resentment.

[Get the point, you are not a sinner who comes to beg for Gods for forgiveness, nor am I a pastor who listens to prayer.]

Ke Lin's silence only remained for a short while: "I wonder how much do you know about the Tower of Shadow?"

[Tower of Shadow?] There is no such building in Victor's knowledge.

"It seems that I have never heard of it. It is a mage tower located in the ruins of Togus in the plains of the southern Taran. Because it is too dangerous, it was listed as a forbidden area by the Adventure Guild. It is said that its owner is Spencer, the necromancer who was judged by the Holy See two hundred years ago. Not only does it have various precious magic manuscripts, but also precious materials filled with laboratories and countless treasures. Of course, I know you are not interested in the last item."

[I'm sorry, I'm not interested in the above three items.] Victor shook his head. Just some manuscripts and alchemy materials are not enough to let it risk going out. Staying in the academy can at least avoid harassment from the Holy See. What's more, how much success can a mere necromancer achieve? Compared with the collection of the Shadow World, even words like "Little Wizards" seem to be too high for his value.

"I didn't expect that the 'Book of the Dead' would not attract you at all..." Ke Lin laughed softly.

Victor closed the look of slightness in his eyes.

Book of the Dead?

I have indeed heard that the Lich King put that important book on the main material world when he participated in the Light and Dark War, but he has never found it after several hundred years of entry into the world. I am afraid that the real Book of the Dead has been enshrined in the Holy Capital by the Holy See, and the rest are just rumors.

"Don't believe it... There is no way, I know it's really hard to convince people." Ke Lin reached out and untied the magic bag tied around his waist, and took out a square box made of black crystals from it. Although it was decorated with gold, silver and various gems, the exquisite appearance could not conceal the evil and death energy that spilled out from the inside.

"It's better, you can confirm it yourself." Ke Lin put the stone box on the solid wood table and pushed it towards Victor who was staring at it with his eyes.

A trap?

The lich could not be sure that this stone box made of unknown materials did have a strong breath of death, but... it could not be judged as harmless.

The desire for knowledge, curiosity and a slight pride finally defeated reason. It stretched out its hand and gently pressed it on the top of the stone box.

"Crack!" After a light sound, the concrete black evil breath spread out from the opened gap. A piece of black parchment was placed at the bottom of the stone box, and a liquid as sticky as blood attached to the surface. You could vaguely hear faint moans and wails, as if this piece of paper was a living creature with life.

The weird symbols that ordinary people cannot understand have become a mantra in Victor's eyes, confirming that this half of the fragment is indeed a book of the Dead.

[Tell me, what should I do.] The implication is that I agree to the deal.

"Hehe, people in the same camp are easy to talk, and they are much more refreshing than boring and kind people." Ke Lin handed over an old map: "This is my road map when I broke into the ruins. It is much easier to take it with me. The Book of the Dead belongs to you, and I only want something on the body of the female corpse in the fifth floor alchemy room."

[What exactly do you want?] Victor took the map and glanced at it, and suddenly realized that it was not an ordinary ruin. The passages were dense like mazes. If you didn’t use red lines to mark the lines, you would have to wander around it for a long time.

"Heart of Rose." Ke Lin compared the size with his hands: "A blood-red gem carved into the shape of a rose."

[Can you give up humanity by relying solely on that?] The lich's sight shot from the map to the evil mage.

"It represents the warmest memory of my youth. In order to pursue strength, I must completely destroy it with my own hands to show my determination to deviate from humanity."

[Okay, let’s not talk about this for now. According to the marking of your map, the location of the Shadow Tower is at least 400 kilometers away from Jingyao, and it takes at least twelve days to use the Corridor Gate to travel around the clock. Coupled with the delay in exploration and unpredictable obstacles, I will be away from the academy for at least fifteen days. How do you plan to hide it for me? Don’t forget that Ramde is trying to make things difficult for me.] Putting the map into your arms, Victor put forward the corresponding request. It does not think that the tutor of the War Department will let him disappear for fifteen days.

"You don't have to worry about this. Ramd asked me to duel with you. Although you can't beat you to death, you must at least curb your arrogant arrogance a little." The application was delivered as early as when I learned that the freshmen were admitted. Even if Ke Lin and Victor entered the arena now, it would not violate the regulations.

After listening to Ke Lin's explanation, Victor once again had the idea of ​​using the communication tool left by Lucien to inquire. How did this Mendel offend Ramde, making him ignore his identity and danger, and after giving the evil mage who was dedicated to raising him, he also made trouble for the evil wizards.

"Ha... People like him, as long as they are talented than themselves, they don't like them." Ke Lin didn't think about Victor's life, that there were too many illegitimate children of nobles.

"I've finished talking about the matter, it's time to take action, right?" I stood up, opened the door, and made an invitation gesture again. Under the sunlight, temptation and excitement flashed in my amber eyes.

[I hope that after I lose to you in a low-key manner, Ramd can take a little less attention to me.] I instantly realized that Ke Lin was interested in exploring his strength in the name of duel, and the Lich did not refuse.
Chapter completed!