I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 178 - 178 167 Layers of subcontracting (seeking monthly

?Chapter 178: 167 Layers of subcontracting (seeking monthly tickets) Chapter 178: 167 Layers of subcontracting (seeking monthly tickets) The red light of Purgatory World spread swiftly.

Mr. Liu set his teacup down and stood up, “Think it over.”

With that, he looked out the door of the office with a chuckle and shook his head, “Lu Dexian, that boy, always likes to show off his cleverness. I’ve watched him grow up since he was a child, how could I not understand him?”

Indeed, without the little boss revealing the key information to Professor Cao and his team that Mr. Liu was the ‘Kapok’ witch, Antler Witch Hunter Knights ultimately concluded that Mr. Liu was just an ordinary person.

Before leaving, they even blamed Lu for his alarmism.

The little boss watched Mr. Liu with a somewhat unwilling expression, his demeanor fluctuating.

“Boss, does your stomach feel a bit better?” Mr. Liu was still the same Mr. Liu, seemingly very caring, “I have some stomach medicine in my desk drawer, I can get you some if you are feeling unwell.”

The little boss was silent for a moment, then cracked a slight smile, “Sure.”

“Alright then.” Mr. Liu cheerfully led him to his office area, “We might as well check the list of programmers along the way. About the development of this new game, let me tell you…”

As they spoke, the two walked towards the old office area.

Mr. Liu also turned back with a smile and nodded at Lin An, looking completely at ease.

Lin An watched their retreating figures with a calm expression, then his eyebrows suddenly twitched.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly upward.

“Interesting!”

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“Professor Cao! Doctor Zhang! Our company’s Mr. Liu, Liu Yuanmou, he is the Kapok wizard!”

In the afternoon, Lin An, as usual, hitched a ride with the little boss to Lu Jiao’s slaughterhouse.

When Professor Cao and Doctor Zhang found time to see him forging the leather armor, Lin An clearly and explicitly told them about this matter.

Professor Cao frowned, clearly skeptical, but did not make any statements.

“Impossible!” Doctor Zhang, on the other hand, exclaimed, “Professor Cao didn’t go today, but I watched, and that Mr. Lu’s subordinate, Mr. Liu, is clearly an ordinary person!”

Lin An explained earnestly, “He came to me today and admitted it himself. He said that he was once an experimental subject of Mr. Lu’s and had studied witchcraft and the Furnace. He wanted me to become his apprentice and be his undercover agent in Lu Jiao.”

“What the heck?!!!” Doctor Zhang looked at Lin An with a ‘You kidding me, kid?’ expression and exclaimed, “Is he that blatant?”

“Yes!”

Lin An nodded vigorously, “I asked him the same thing, saying that by appearing so blatantly, wasn’t he afraid of death?”

“He was very proud of himself and said that back in the day he learned an improved version of the ‘Heart-to-Heart Skewer Fragrance Witchcraft’ from Mr. Lu and made many breakthroughs. Therefore, he gained the ability to create a clone. The one appearing in the company now is just a clone.”

“A clone?” Professor Cao immediately seized on the key point, turning to Doctor Zhang, “That big banyan tree and camellia tree, kapok tree, their condition is a very unique form of cloning.”

Doctor Zhang also realized this issue and marveled, “Wow~”
“I can hardly believe it; his clone is just like the real person, no, he is the real person.” Lin An continued to describe his observations from the day, “In terms of a wizard’s perception of the soul and life, Mr. Liu’s life signs are no different from those of other ordinary people.”

“Ordinary people… that means…” Doctor Zhang muttered thoughtfully, “he could also create a clone with a wizard’s bloodline?”

Lin An spread his hands, “I’m not sure; I didn’t ask him about this and he wouldn’t have answered me anyway.”

But even without an answer, both Professor Cao and Doctor Zhang’s eyes lit up at the same time.

Especially Professor Cao, the hope that burst forth in his eyes was so intense.

“When you came to the company to search today, I didn’t say anything because I was afraid of startling the quarry. I think we might be able to find the whereabouts of the real Kapok through this clone!”

Lin An looked at them with some excitement, “We can track Mr. Liu and find this person!”

His eyes shone brightly, radiating with the excitement of ‘Have I made a contribution? Praise me!’
“No, don’t rush.” Doctor Zhang’s eyes narrowed, and his mind began calculating rapidly.

Professor Cao did not have the same scheming demeanor as Doctor Zhang.

He relied more on his well-developed logical thinking and experience, rapidly piecing together a solution in his mind.

Unless it was an extremely complex issue, his mental processing ability was still passable.

He keenly grasped the main point.

He looked at Lin An, “He wants you to become his apprentice?”

Lin An was taken aback, then quickly clarified, “I won’t do that, although you have never allowed me to call you master, I might not be qualified, but I have always regarded you as my master!”

“I already have a master, and that’s what I told Mr. Liu at the time!”

It was the truth, spoken from the bottom of his heart; that’s truly what Lin An had thought.

Professor Cao’s gaze softened, “Child, I’m just afraid that following my teachings might harm you. I really can’t consider myself a good master.”

He hesitated briefly; in fact, he had nothing to hesitate about, as his current state of mind left no room for doubt.

“I need the Kapok, that’s what you call Mr. Liu. I need his method for using ‘Heart-to-Heart Skewer Fragrance Witchcraft’ to create duplicates.”

His words were earnest, “Perhaps, you could use this opportunity to get that for me.”

Doctor Zhang’s eyes widened, “Mr. Cao, have you lost your mind? Planning to push An, the kid, into the fire pit?”

Professor Cao went blank for a moment, pursed his lips, and finally shook his head, “Forget it, forget I said anything.”

“No!” Lin An was agitated, “Professor, tell me what to do!”

Doctor Zhang tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at the master-apprentice duo, “Are you both crazy?”

Are they serious?

Mr. Cao’s face showed a bashful and rueful smile as he fell into silence, for he was tempted, even though he knew this could put his student, Lin An, in danger.

Kapok had always been a thorn in the side of the Antler Witch-Hunting Knight Order. This wizard was too cunning, and for Lin An to approach him to learn about his very foundations of cultivation was not an easy task.

Yet Lin An looked at Doctor Zhang with a smile, his face full of resolve, “Honestly, Doctor Zhang, I feel that in this dangerous Supernatural World, if I were to have any sort of backup, it would definitely be my master.”

“If he is powerful, if he doesn’t end up a statue like Stone Treasure, I might not need to worry about much.”

Doctor Zhang curled his lips, “I’ve wasted my kindness on you, young man. I’m also your support!”

He looked jealously at Mr. Cao, “I was just a bit too slow!”

The bond between master and apprentice had always been the most acknowledged lineage among the Witch Hunter Knights, even more secure than that between father and son.

“You are, you are as well,” Lin An said with an awkward smile.

Doctor Zhang clearly realized what Lin An was worried about. Mr. Cao was visibly approaching an inevitable end, and at that point, Lin An really would not have many to rely on.

By then, becoming close to the Witch Hunter Knights, he would obviously be public enemy number one among all wizards, and if others in Lu Jiao suddenly discovered he was a wizard, without Mr. Cao’s protection, he could be killed at any time.

Helping Mr. Cao was also equivalent to helping Lin An himself.

He sighed lightly, considering every possibility, and finally looked at Lin An with a very cautious expression, “An, tell us, what exactly did Kapok tell you back then?”

“He made two points, both what he would do for me and his demands of me,” Lin An began to recount Mr. Liu’s words verbatim, not altering a single one, and concluded at the end.

“He asked me to become his apprentice and to experiment with new cultivation ideas for him. He offered to help me set up a Witch Organization, giving me a list, also asking me to shield him from the Witch Hunter Knights.”

“He didn’t seem very forceful, just asked me to think it over.”

Professor Cao’s brows furrowed, “Every step is a trap; he definitely has more schemes!”

Doctor Zhang, however, burst into laughter, “Scared of what? An can come to us at any time, pull in the brothers from Lu Jiao, stand shoulder to shoulder, and take that guy down.”

“Get it? An has a safety option here, and I say, it’s indeed something we can play around with!”

He began to advise Lin An, “When the time comes, act a bit more ambitious, lost in power and status, neglecting your cultivation. This is quite common among those who hold power.”

“That way, you can avoid experimenting with his so-called new cultivation methods, hey.”

Doctor Zhang stroked his chin, turning to Professor Cao, “Mr. Cao, I think we in Lu Jiao need to have a meeting, specifically to discuss what to do about the aftermath of the Witch world in Shenhou City after Kapok is dead.”

Professor Cao squinted his eyes, “Indeed, we need someone to help us manage a chive garden, to gather those wandering wizards. The most suitable candidate is undoubtedly Lin An, as that would garner him more of the Antler Witch Hunter Knights’ support.”

As he said this, he turned to Lin An, “If you find any promising seedlings, maybe you can take a few wizard apprentices and teach them the ‘Wizard’s Furnace Breathing Skill’ I’ve taught you, to have them try and see the effects.”

“Or, the things Kapok taught you, if you can’t grasp them, you can also teach these wizards, let them practice and see the results.”

Doctor Zhang whistled and gave a thumbs up, “Subcontracting at its finest, show ’em how it’s done~”
See!

See!

This is the benefit of having a master.

Lin An was so moved he was close to tears.

Having someone to rely on just felt so good!