I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 111 - 111 104 Lin An was stunned

?Chapter 111: 104 Lin An was stunned. Chapter 111: 104 Lin An was stunned. Exiting the shopping mall’s entrance and exit channel, a tunnel constructed of mud appeared before my eyes. Looking carefully, one could notice a dense network of tree roots embedded in the mud.

Following this pathway forward, I emerged from the Tree Hole Organization and leaped into the lake waters.

As the waters rippled, I headed towards the surface and was shocked to discover that the lake had frozen over at some point, with only a small, ice-covered hole faintly revealing daylight.

Lin An hurriedly floated towards the hole.

…

The small business owner was squatting bored beside a basin, idly letting his thoughts wander.

One moment he was full of longing, the next he felt some hidden worry, and then he became excited, mumbling illogical things.

He thought about a great many things and suddenly regretted taking Lin An to Yunlu Mountain to find Chen Shuyun.

Because of this, An turned into a wizard, plunging the business owner into a tortured state of mixed feelings and second-guessing.

In this world, it was probably very hard to find another wizard who was practicing to be a Witch Hunter Knight. An might be the only partner he could advance with on the path of the Supernatural World.

But he also worried that if An became too passionate about the Supernatural World, it might impact the game development.

His ambition wasn’t merely to develop a game.

Otherwise, why would he venture into the taboo theme of wizards and develop a game based on it, when Antler Software had plenty of expertise in safer themes?

Just then, a hand abruptly emerged from the empty basin. As he stared in shock with wide eyes, the arm firmly braced against the floor, and Lin An, wearing a black mask, climbed halfway out of it.

He quickly ran over to help Lin An up.

“Whew~”
Lin An shook his head, removed the mask witchcraft, allowing the shape-shifting armor to revert to his original figure.

“How did it go, how did it go?” the small business owner asked excitedly.

“I just spoke to Mr. Cao over the phone about this, and he wants us to come over and talk about it tonight,” Lin An replied, looking fatigued.

“It was terrifying; I nearly died in there.”

“!!!” The business owner was immediately stunned. “Nearly died?”

Lin An nodded. “There were two maniacs fighting at the headquarters, and the other wizards were just watching the excitement. It was too scary. I was almost killed by a chunk of cement from the building damaged in the battle!”

“Oh my~” The business owner was both frightened and thrilled. “Then what happened next?”

“Then the leader of the Tree Hole Organization, the Kapok tree, appeared…”

“!!!”

“He stopped the fight and even said some comforting words to me, the newcomer, and offered me a secret potion to drink.”

“!!!”

“Haven’t you noticed my current state?” Lin An asked curiously.

The business owner shrugged. “Unless a Witch Hunter Knight calls upon Lu Jiao, it’s very difficult to directly sense a wizard. I know what you mean – emotional turmoil, right? Unless you’re about to turn into a weakened version of a Sorcerer Zombie or you perform witchcraft, I can hardly feel it.”

“Yes, emotional turmoil,” Lin An struggled to his feet and sat on a chair, gasping for air. “I feel terrible, but since the leader offered me a drink, I had no choice but to accept.”

The business owner squinted, his thumb unconsciously rubbing his index finger. “At times like this, you better not show up at Lu Jiao’s headquarters. Don’t irritate those Knights’ nerves. Just tell me everything clearly, and I will go alone tonight.”

That’s the benefit of having someone to collaborate with. Lin An felt that given his current state, he really didn’t want to strut in front of a Witch Hunter Knight.

He even wondered if the experienced Witch Hunter Knights might see through his fabricated cover story of ‘drinking the secret potion’ by observing his physical condition.

“I’ll explain in detail later, but as you know, I signed a ‘Mutual Secrecy Contract of Wizard Existence.’ There’s a lot of information I can’t share with non-wizards, nor can I put it on paper.”

“Understood, I’m in the same situation. I’ll try to convey some information,” the business owner clearly knew this was an issue already.

Or rather, the Antler Witch Hunter Knight Order had long had contingency plans for undercover operations within witch organizations.

Lin An nodded. “I’m now suffering from severe emotional swings. The techniques offered by the Tree Hole Organization to manage emotions are not free; they require undertaking tasks. I checked, and…”

He sighed. “Murder, theft, looting… not one of them is decent.”

The business owner’s brow furrowed. “Avoid getting involved in that sort of thing unless absolutely necessary. Don’t worry, I have better methods than both the Witch Hunter Knights and the wizards.”

He had many, many questions about the Tree Hole Organization headquarters.

But there were clearly more pressing matters at hand.

He saw that Lin An was not in the best of conditions.

The little boss began to talk about his dad’s research on the improved ‘Self-Sufficiency Furnace Plan for Chive Garden’, and his face was full of pride and admiration when he mentioned his father.

“My dad advocates abandoning Breathing Skills and emphasizes the importance of stances even more.”

As he spoke, the little boss excitedly gestured around the room.

His body semi-crouched, with one hand in front and the other behind raised at chest level, “This is called ‘Antler Central Standing Pillar’, a kind of training stance. The breathing rhythm is the breathing technique used while standing pillar.”

“Of course, this is just a basic standing pillar, good for health preservation, but not for cultivation.”

“But the principle is roughly the same, our body’s movement affects the qi and blood circulation system of our five viscera and six bowels, which in turn is closely related to a person’s emotions.”

He patted his belly, “We used to use Breathing Skills to turn this area into a furnace.”

“But my dad abandoned Breathing Skills and stopped using breath adjustment to conserve oneself, switching to emotional immersion instead.”

“It lets us become immersed in extreme emotions to feel their rhythm,” the little boss explained with animated expressions, “like when you think of something that makes you angry and aggrieved, our breathing becomes rapid and chaotic, and that chaos is exactly what we want, as it represents a kind of resonance between our emotions and our body.”

“Then, those emotions mixed with Spirit World Aura will transform into the power of the five viscera and six bowels.”

“Next, through the stance, this power continues to transform, spreading to our entire body.”

“Heh~”
“Use the body as a furnace to turn a wizard’s enchanted emotions into nutrients that strengthen the body.”

The little boss smugly lifted his arm and clenched his fist tightly.

“An, you have no idea how strong your boss is. If I were to show off, I’d be knocking out kids with a single punch in a boxing match.”

Lin An blinked, completely stunned.

He looked at the little boss in disbelief, somewhat incredulous about what he had just heard.

Self-Sufficiency Furnace Plan for Chive Garden?

My god~
I’ve practiced this thing before!

Right, isn’t this the same as Chen-style Flexibility Skill?!!

Is there any difference?

It’s exactly the same, okay!

No wonder the Witches’ Assembly could be secretly let off by the Antler Witch-Hunting Knight Order; turns out they have been using the Witches’ Assembly as a testing ground all along!

No wonder he felt that the Soft Body Skill and the Spirit Cat Spinal Stretching Technique had something in common!

No wonder he felt that Zhuang, who taught the belly dance in the Thirteen Roping Skills course, could also apply it here!

Turns out…

He went on his own accord to serve as their test subject?

And it was the abridged version too!

You know, Chen Shuyun told me the underlying logic of the Soft Body Skill was the ‘Five Systems Theory of Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Thought, and Fear’.”

But Doctor Zhang and Professor Cao told me about the ‘Seven Emotions and Six Desires’.”

They added not only ‘Six Desires’ but also two more emotions, the progressive emotions of ‘Sorrow’ and ‘Fear’!

I just have this inexplicable feeling of being screwed over.

The Antler Witch-Hunting Knight Order may seem to be falling apart, but in the grand scheme of things, they are actually firmly in control of the supernatural world of this city!

The little boss, clearly unaware of this information, continued to boastful talk about his dad’s research, “Those old fuddy-duddies in Antler just can’t accept such advanced theory; they’re stuck in their ways, just twiddling their thumbs, watching the wizard community grow!”

“Only I, only I have inherited my forebears’ ambition!”

“I am ashamed to be associated with them!”

No!

Dude!

You really should communicate more with those uncles and aunties you look down upon. Although they don’t practice themselves, they’ve already released it into the witch community to try out!

Lin An’s expression was extremely awkward.