The Wizard World - Chapter 284

Chapter 284
Henn gave Angele two options in selecting the advanced meditation technique .
She had the complete version of two different advanced meditation techniques .
The first was called Banner’s Crystal Illusion and the second was called Mask of the Black Wing—both of which Angele had never heard of before .
‘The Banner’s Crystal Illusion will improve your illusion spells . The Mask of the Black Wing will improve your negative energy spells in many ways,’ Henn explained .
‘I’ll go with the Mask of the Black Wing then . I don’t think illusion-related skills are the best for me,’ Angele struggled for a second before he responded .
‘I haven’t finished yet . The improvement that comes with the Banner’s Crystal Illusion will become increasingly stronger as you progress through it . But the spell enhancement of the Mask of the Black Wing will only be applied if you’re lucky . Make the choice wisely . ’
Angele slowly walked along the river thinking about the options given by Henn .
After several minutes .
‘I’ll go with the Mask of the Black Wing . There are just too many limitations on illusion-related skills . ’ His expression was blank .
‘Alright, I’ll transmit the advanced meditation technique right now . Find a safe place, then we can start . ’
‘Sure . ’
Angele walked down the street and headed to Batall’s house . He was the one who welcomed Angele and he was also the boss of the Dream Inn .
He rented a small house in a remote area and notified Mincola through the communication rune . Angele started preparing for the ritual after moving into that house .
He was still accepting assassination missions and increasing his mentality level through the extraction of life essences .
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Half a year later…
A two-story gray house sat quietly in the remote area of the city . There was white smoke leaking out of the window on the second floor, and a strange stench suffused in the air .
The house was surrounded by greenery and the place was quiet .
The orange light of the setting sun illuminated the surface of the house .
*Creak*
The door of the house was pushed open from the inside and a young man with long brown hair stepped out of the door . His eyes were surrounded by a golden glow and his face was pale .
The man was wearing a long white cloak, he locked out and stepped onto the grasses .
‘Green, how’s your progress?’ A hoarse voice echoed in the man’s ears .
‘Not bad . ’ Angele nodded . ‘But…’ He suddenly stopped .
He raised his head and looked around .
There were two men wearing gray cloaks waiting for him on the side .
One of them waved his hand as he smiled upon seeing Angele .
The other man walked to Angele as he spoke, "How’s it going? Green, the things you asked for is here . " The man had an average-looking face, but his voice was deep and attractive .
"Great, you delivered them on time . " Angele shook the man’s hand . "Mincola, when are you going to report to the organization?"
"It should take us about seven to eight days to travel to Elemental Hand . We can travel together if you want . " Mincola smiled .
"For sure . Let’s go see the materials you prepared for me now . " Angele nodded slightly and turned to the other man . "Rose, did you meet Mincola on the way here?"
The man called Rose nodded as he responded, "Yeah, I was heading to the inn and met Mincola by the door . "
"How many of you are going to Elemental Hand? Do you have a number?" Angele asked .
"Yeah, I do actually . You, me, Rose, and a female wizard from the Drum Canyon . The date and time have already been decided . I’ll tell you about it later . " Rose came to the city not so long ago and he acquired an Elemental Hand badge from his leader . Mincola was the person who introduced Angele to Rose during a mission .
Angele chatted with the two wizards on their way to a small store with a dark gold signage on the side .
It was late in the afternoon and there were many people walking on the street . He saw several farmers returning to their home and there were several noblemen chatting at the roadside . There were also several soldiers that had just finished their duty having dinner in small restaurants . They had placed their helmets on the tables and were chattering in loud voices .
The noise made by the river, the wind, and people talking mixed together .
There were several sandwich vendors on the side of the streets and the small restaurants started selling barbeques as night came .


The wizards had not put any badges on their cloaks, so no one knew of their identities .
They could be normal adventurers or Knights in disguise . Apart from them, there were also several elves walking around with their faces covered by masks .
The three wizards waited on the side of the store quietly . People were constantly entering and leaving the establishment .
"Alright, let’s enter the store," Mincola confirmed the location once again, then he stepped into the door .
Angele and Rose followed after him .
Angele checked the words written on the dark gold signage as he entered the door .
‘The Enchantment Shop’
There were already many people in the store .

"The price is the best you can get . You can check other enchantment stores if you don’t believe me . I have spent a lot of money on the maintenance and materials of this chest armor . My profit is lower than one magic stone…" The owner of the store was talking with a dwarf warrior .
Mincola made a hand gesture at the owner as he entered the door .
The owner stopped what he was doing for a second . Nodding at Mincola, he also waved his right hand .
A young girl walked to the wizards from the side . She bowed to them and turned around, heading to the back of the counter .
The three wizards did not say anything but just followed the girl .
The girl led them to the dark backyard behind the store .
The small backyard was surrounded by walls and there was white jade cylinder standing in the center of the yard quietly . The cylinder had the width of an elephant’s feet and it was about two meters tall .
"This is the item you ordered, master Mincola," The girl pointed at the jade cylinder and spoke in a low voice .
"What’s the price?" Mincola nodded .
"You don’t need to pay for this . The owner said the money you paid last time is more than enough," the girl replied .


"Alright, you can leave now . We need to have a conversation here . "
The girl bowed and returned to the store .
Mincola walked to the jade cylinder and wiped the dust off it with a piece of cloth .
"Green, this is the ritual cylinder you asked me to purchase for you . It fits your requirement perfectly . It’s the highest quality you can find . With this, you should have a higher chance of advancing to the Crystal stage . "
Angele nodded in response . He then walked to the jade cylinder and started observing it .
The surface of the jade stone was covered with strange runes and strings . Angele only recognized a small part of the runes .
He tapped the cylinder with his right hand .
*Dang*
It produced a crisp noise .
Angele was satisfied with the result . He took out a small glass tube that was filled with purple dust and threw it to Mincola .
"Thanks, here’s some healing dust for you . "
Mincola caught the tube and checked the content, then he smiled .
"Green, everything is ready, right? You have your resources now, so you can attempt to advance to the Crystal stage . " He looked at Green .
"Yeah, you’re right . But I still need to spend some time checking the materials . " Angele had nothing to hide .
"Do you think you’ll succeed this time? I think you should slow down . You’re young and you have plenty of time," Rose advised .
"No one knows, Rose . I have already spent enough time on the preparation . " Angele shook his head . "Alright, can you arrange some workers to carry this thing to my house?"
"I have already arranged the workers so don’t worry . Now that your requirement is fulfilled, we can go check Rose’s materials . " Mincola turned to Rose . "You have time, right?"
"Sure, much appreciated . "
"Haha, we’re friends . " Mincola chuckled . "Let’s go . I spent a lot of time finding the materials you asked for this time . "


"Sorry, but I want to go back to my house now," Angele interrupted .
"Wait, you don’t want to miss this . I’m sure you’ll be surprised . I’ve only seen it in the books…"
"Fine…" But Angele was not interested at all .
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Angele returned to his house after they finished checking out Rose’s new materials .
He heard some people yelling from the right as he stepped on the grassy field .
"Run! He’s back!" a freckle-faced boy shouted .
There were five kids peeking through the gaps between the fences curiously who ran away after seeing Angele return to the house .
The kids were from the mortal families and were not talented . In the central continent, the wizards would test the infants and check if they were talented . The gifted ones would be sent to the wizard organizations, but the chances were low for mortals . There were about ten talented mortals in the thousands of kids that took the test .
Children with insufficient talent would be sent to normal schools and taught by assigned teachers . Thus, they had plenty of time to play .
Angele chuckled and shook his head . He walked to his house and opened the door with a key .
Two muscular workers carried the white jade cylinder into the house and placed it carefully at the center of the living room . They then bowed to Angele and stepped out of the door .
Angele locked the door and walked to the jade cylinder . He slowly rubbed the surface of the stone . Blue light dots were flashing in front of his eyes .
‘What are you doing? I have always wanted to ask why your mentality wave gets unstable from time to time . ’ Henn’s voice echoed in Angele’s ears .
Angele smiled but did not say anything . He knew that Henn could not detect the presence of the biochip .
‘Whatever . Have you removed your metal shield completely yet? And the metal elements in your body, eliminate them as well lest your progress will be affected . ’ Henn was not too concerned about Angele’s unstable mentality wave .
‘Everything has been prepared . ’ Angele nodded .
‘If you can successfully advance to the Crystal stage this time, the second mentality crystal will be much easier to form . The Mask of the Black Wing is helpful if you want to infuse your mentality with elements . It’s one of the best advanced meditation techniques in the category . ’ Henn felt pride with what she had given to Angele .