I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 195 - 195 178 Its a deal (Requesting monthly votes)

?Chapter 195: 178 It’s a deal! (Requesting monthly votes) Chapter 195: 178 It’s a deal! (Requesting monthly votes) Little Flower is the spiritual essence of the Sorcerer Zombie aura that naturally accompanies the soul growth of a little girl from birth.

It is an external force outside the body that mingles with the heart of the little girl, giving birth to itself.

This kind of thing…

Lin An had it too!

Back then, he devoured the ‘Little Rabbit’s’ witchcraft spirituality (Dark Gold Statue), and the essence and memories contained within this foreign power found resonance with Lin An’s ‘suppressed numbness,’ thus spawning an ‘urge for thrill.’
By the time the devouring was complete, the re-emerged ‘Little Rabbit’ spirit ‘Weeble Wobble’ was just such an entity.

After that, Lin An incorporated the rhythm of Chen Xinmi’s spiritual black cat into his own spirituality, and while digesting the ‘Weeble Wobble,’ Lin An found another point of resonance with this rhythm, eventually giving birth to a spiritual black cat from within his own heart.

It’s essentially the same kind of thing.

It’s the product of the nourishment of one’s own heart, external forces, and the aura of the Spirit World.

Now, as Lin An was refining the Furnace, the black cat in his heart seemed to be on the verge of being assimilated.

It was this realization that made Lin An aware that the Witch Hunter Knights’ Breathing Skill Furnace was not smelting the heart but the spirituality.

And it is precisely for this reason that the Witch Hunter Knights, having no spirituality, naturally would not suffer from the erosion of the Spirit World Aura.

Lin An was facing the same dilemma as the little girl.

To smelt the black cat or not, in order to achieve the complete construction of his own Furnace and its Furnace Core?

He would suspect that doing so might cause him to lose the witchcraft ability of ‘black cat transformation.’
But without choosing the black cat, the only option left would be ‘the ugly head.’
However, Lin An was not flustered.

A flame of ‘ambition’ was growing in his heart, waiting to be digested, and perhaps a new spirituality would emerge; then he could refine it into the Furnace Core.

Proceeding step by step, without haste.

Lin An was very calm.

But the tri-colored cat-like spirituality in front of him was hard to say he could retain.

Following the approach of Fatty Elder Brother in creating a ‘Second Furnace Core,’ in Lin An’s view, was essentially turning spirituality into a simplified core of the Furnace.

In other words, Fatty Elder Brother’s research fell just short. His approach required the body to be eroded by the Sorcerer Zombie aura and nourish spirituality to succeed. For those without nurtured spirituality, it would probably only expedite the process of a person swiftly turning into a Stone Treasure like the Witch Hunter Knights.

Lin An’s expression flickered, but he did not voice these thoughts.

—This kitty is hurting you, little sister. I need to lock it up, so it can be disciplined.

Disciplined in the fashion of Lu Jiao.

Lin An did not possess the ability to convey messages to other spiritualities through glances, yet as the little girl’s clear, translucent eyes gazed upon Lin An’s expression, it was as if she understood everything.

She stretched out her little hand from the frame with a touch of sadness, wanting to soothe the calico cat, “Little Flower Flower…”

The calico cat was crawling, baring its teeth and grimacing at the little girl, appearing highly aggressive.

Yet even so, faced with such a ferocious beast, the little girl could still feel the rare companionship of that lonely soul.

Lin An sighed softly; he and the ugly head were in a similar state.

The only difference was that the ugly head was just noisy, and he had gradually adapted to this noise.

But this calico cat was continuously harming the little girl’s physical body.

The plump man’s voice was still gently guiding on the side.

“Yes, that’s right, use the vital spirit to stir up the operation of the five viscera and six bowels, causing the Seven Emotions and Six Desires of people to surge. Eh, her Seven Emotions and Six Desires are merging with the Spiritual Energy. Where will it converge at this moment?”

“The heart, the heart governs.”

“So, An, this is when your foundational skills of the Deer Frolic Breathing Skill are put to the test. The heart governs the pushing motion, and the small intestine governs the recall, back and forth, forming a cycle. Wave after wave of these cycles, you need to make them start carrying the rhythm of the Deer Frolic Breathing Skill.”

“Eh, right, this is the most important step of the guidance. The vital spirit power of our Breathing Skill Furnace is stimulating this Sorcerer Zombie aura inside and outside the body. It will begin to constrict and accumulate power, and then cleanly all of it ends up in the heart.”

“You need to grasp this sensation, at the very moment it completely retreats into the heart, forcefully extract the girl’s vital spirit from the circulation in the five viscera and six bowels, and redirect it back to the lungs.”

“And make it begin to operate rapidly in the lungs according to the rhythm of the Deer Frolic Breathing Skill.”

“The technique needed here is for you to use your own Furnace Aura, your vital spirit, and its rhythm, to drive the rhythm of the little girl.”

“Then, stimulate it!”

Bang!

A loud explosion sounded, and the little girl’s chest burst open entirely. The chest of this withered little doll was only as big as the palm of Lin An’s hand. Blurred among the burst flesh, one could vaguely see a strangely developed heart’s remnants pulsating.

Doctor Zhang swiftly took out some disposable steel needles, jabbing them into the palm of the girl’s hands and the soles of her feet, sealing her second gateway. Then he pulled out a bottle of blue-purple liquid from the box, pouring it into her body.

Bang bang~ Thump thump~
A shadowy heart appeared inside her chest cavity, its beating sounds overlapping with the peculiarly developed heart that existed in reality.

Their rhythms were different, frustratingly discordant to anyone listening.

It was as if one were hearing a sound that made the instinct of life itself uncomfortable.

“Quick!” the plump man shouted softly, “The power of the Furnace guides her vital spirit down to the heart again, driving the heart’s activity, making it rapidly exhaust its own power. Then allow the small intestine to control the power of recall, directing everything toward the new heart.”

“The vital spirit disperses completely, from the real to the void. As vital spirit converges, from the void to the real.”

“The Furnace Core is void, the new heart is real!”

“If the void is excessive, it will begin to desperately extract power. Understand? In the future, when you refine the Furnace, it is also this step; let your own spirit be empty and calm. The Furnace Core will then move past your spirit to extract your vital spirit.”

No.

It wasn’t extracting the vital spirit.

Lin An confirmed his own speculation, the tri-colored cat was staggering backward step by step, and no matter how hard it struggled, it was retreating into that original deformed heart.

The deformed heart began to seem unreal, even becoming somewhat translucent.

Conversely, the phantom’s new heart started to gradually become real.

The Antler Furnace Core, indeed, was a kind of Sorcerer Zombie!

Doctor Zhang once again produced a test tube, took a spray head out of the box to attach it to the test tube, turning the liquid medicine into a mist, and sprayed it over the little girl’s chest.

In a short while, the chest that had burst open and was blurred with flesh began to close again, the flesh wriggling as if instinctual.

Zhuang was already close by watching, and upon seeing this, he quickly pulled over the bedsheet to cover the little girl.

The child of seven or eight years of age had not yet developed, and she looked especially emaciated, with the skin around her heart looking bluish and purplish, an extraordinarily pitiful sight.

Thump thump~ thump thump~
The sound of the little girl’s dual heartbeats grew louder and louder, loud enough that everyone in the room could easily hear them.

Gradually, the sounds of the two heartbeats began to merge.

Gradually…

There was only one strong and healthy heartbeat left.

The refined original deformed heart had turned into a phantom-like figure, with a Breathing Skill aura pulsating within her body with each beat.

“All done!” the portly fella snapped his fingers, looked Lin An up and down, and nodded, “If Mr. Cao ever ends up like that, how about you just come and learn from me?”

What?

Lin An looked up at him with a confounded expression, completely baffled by the operation that had just taken place, which had drained him significantly. He only felt his legs were a bit weak, his head woozy.

Mr. Cao snorted coldly from behind, “Chen Fugui, you can get lost now.”

“Exactly, exactly.” The surrounding Witch Hunter Knights laughed one after another.

“Wow, Fugui, you’re so brave, hitting on someone right in front of hothead Mr. Cao.”

“The saying ‘get carried away’ applies to this fella. He didn’t get killed by Mr. Cao, I can’t understand it.”

“That’s right, Mr. Cao, stab him!”

“Ha ha ha, this guy must think he’s so great because he managed to produce results from his research direction. Hey, he doesn’t even have Mr. Cao in his sight.”

“No, no, no, I think it’s because he definitely couldn’t handle it himself, and thought An could help him do it, looking for a free lab assistant.”

“Ha, that’s possible, Fugui always looks so dumb and naive, always feeling like he’s just unlucky. He thinks An is lucky; nowadays, people always like to belittle others. I felt An had his own ideas when he was operating just now. Chen Fugui, however, thought everything was done according to his orders.”

“…”

The portly fella, Chen Fugui, at this moment had his face changing from green to white, everyone’s mocking was too harsh, these beasts.

But he could feel even the hair on his neck standing on end, obviously Mr. Cao was sizing up his neck from behind, seemingly searching for a good point to cut at.

Damn, he had been too immersed just now and forgot that Mr. Cao was still present.

No matter what.

The little girl’s treatment was completed.

It’s not suitable for a wizard to stay in the lair of the Antler Witch-Hunting Knight Order, and Lin An soon led the Caidai Witch and his daughter away.

“I really don’t know how to thank you.” The Caidai Witch’s knees went weak, and he was about to kneel down again.

He had never knelt before in his life, even though he had always been particularly proud while mingling with the Tree Hole Organization in ‘Kapok’.

In this short period, for the sake of his daughter, he had actually knelt several times.

Lin An stopped him.

“The chief of the Deer Play just said that from now on, your daughter is considered his student. In other words, she’s also my junior, we’re all part of the same family, so there’s no need for formalities.”

The Caidai Witch was startled for a moment, then nodded vigorously, “Alright, family, I won’t stand on ceremony!”

Lin An smiled and patted his shoulder, “I’m studying with the Antler Witch Hunter Knights, and regarding your daughter’s issue, don’t talk to others about it. You know.”

The Caidai Witch nodded repeatedly.

The two left the slaughterhouse and hailed a taxi, starting to move in the direction of Lin An’s home.

Lin An had just phoned the young boss only to learn that the ‘Sorcerer’s Shelter’ organization that the young boss was setting up at that time, was actually in a six-story, old and shabby building right across from his residential area.

He didn’t know how much the young boss had overpaid or what means he had used, to manage to take over the building across the street in such a short period.

At the same time, Lin An also asked the Caidai Witch to tell the other two walkers to head directly there for a rendezvous.

Sitting in the backseat of the taxi, Lin An felt somewhat tired.

But this effort was worthwhile; the beginning is the hardest part, and now that he got his first core member, things would soon unfold.

On the way home, the little girl, wrapped in a blanket, was quietly leaning against her father’s chest, her expression somewhat sad.

She rested her little head on her father’s shoulder, blankly staring out the car’s back window at the street.

“I will help you find it back.” Lin An glanced at her and said with a smile, “Little flower is just locked up, I will find a way for you to communicate with it again.”

The little girl’s eyes brightened, she stared at Lin An in disbelief, “You know about little flower?!!!”

“What did you say?” the Caidai Witch was taken aback for a moment.

But the little girl was very excited, “Really?”

Lin An nodded seriously, “I will try my best to do it.”

The little girl put out her pale little hand, so frail that it seemed only skin and bones, light as if it could break easily, but her spirits appeared good, and she smiled brightly, “It’s a promise!”

Lin An smiled and stretched out his hand, gently giving her a high-five, “It’s a promise!”