I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 56 - 56 056 The Wizards Toughest New Beginning

?Chapter 56: 056 The Wizard’s Toughest New Beginning Chapter 56: 056 The Wizard’s Toughest New Beginning Chen Xinmi clearly hadn’t expected Lin An to open the door so quickly, as she raised her head with a slender cigarette in her mouth.

The decorative black veil on her hat obscured half of her face, Lin An could only see a glimpse of dark red lips, which parted slightly, her voice carrying the distinctive huskiness of a smoker.

“Imperial Wizard Alliance Southern Division Director and Shenhou City Wizard Association President, Chen Xinmi, is here on business.”

This witch did not seem to have come to blow up his home, speaking with a ceremonious gravity, a cigarette pinched in one hand and a document bag in the other, she sized him up before continuing, “Mr. Lin, you might have to postpone your basketball game. I have some official matters to discuss.”

Lin An was momentarily stunned, released his grip from the door handle, and stepped aside to let her enter with a graceful composure.

Official matters?

Director? President?

This witch presented herself with such variability.

The first time they met on the subway, she was a graceful woman out with a child…

Later, when she came to his company, she was a shrewd businesswoman…

Then, when she destroyed Professor Cao’s house, she was a dangerous witch…

And in the words of the black cat, she was also a dangerous person blinded by hatred…

Today, she seemed like a grand figure, carrying a formidable aura that made Lin An feel suffocated as if he had unintentionally walked into a tiger’s territory.

No, it wasn’t as if. This woman must truly possess an aura that dominated the room, for even with her back to him, the black cat made its appearance.

The black cat curiously looked around the room.

“Meow~”

——So the place I suddenly found myself in that night was actually your home.

“???” Lin An was puzzled for a moment, reminded of the time he had drawn the black cat’s image, dreamt of the giant black cat carrying him wandering through the city, and then saw a large gate deep in the Yunlu Mountain Range. (Chapter 32)

That wasn’t a dream?

Chen Xinmi’s spirit came before him through the black cat’s image?

So, when Chen Shuyun sensed her sister’s presence in the city, it wasn’t because of the black cat’s image, but because the black cat had appeared in his home while he was drawing it?

Chen Xinmi looked around the room, seemingly taken aback, “You don’t have a sofa?”

That’s right, because I find lying on a sofa isn’t as comfortable as lying on a bed.

The small apartment Lin An had bought was originally cramped, but after knocking down walls to create an open space and opting not to furnish it with a sofa or coffee table, it felt quite spacious.

He shrugged his shoulders and gestured towards the long table and chairs in front of the wall.

After a moment of thought, he handed her a bottle of water and rushed to fetch a disposable cup to use as an ashtray, a makeshift solution he had used when his young boss came over for a drink.

Chen Xinmi didn’t touch the bottle of water, but tapped her cigarette ashes into the disposable cup, smiling faintly, “I’m very sorry, but I’ve sustained some injuries and have to rely on medicinal smoke to suppress the pain. You don’t mind, do you?”

Lin An shook his head, sitting across the long table, his curiosity piqued as he watched her, “You mentioned… official matters just now?”

Chen Xinmi nodded, her slender fingers painted with black nail polish deftly untied the document bag’s string, and took out a shimmering golden document and placed it in front of Lin An.

It was Lin An’s first time seeing a piece of paper with a spiritual illusion, vine-like patterns spreading across the document.

“This is the situation: the President of the Witches’ Gathering, Chen Shuyun, has reported the list of newly awakened wizards to the Shenhou City Witches’ Association. After our investigation, we found that you haven’t joined the Male Witch Organization ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’ as she recommended, nor have you signed the ‘Wizard Secrecy Mutual Agreement’ according to the ‘Collective Wizard Conventions’.”

Lin An’s brow furrowed slightly as he looked down at this so-called ‘Wizard Secrecy Mutual Agreement’.

The content of the paper wasn’t much.

——[Wizard Secrecy Mutual Agreement]

——Based on the Collective Wizard Conventions and the joint resolution of the first grand meeting of the Empire Wizard’s Alliance, wizards have agreed to mutual secrecy. Refusal to sign will be notified worldwide, calling all wizards for execution of the non-compliant.

——The Wizard Secrecy Mutual Agreement has only one clause: it mandatorily binds wizards to not reveal their existence to outsiders in any manner, via any medium.

That’s it, just a few sentences.

Lin An blinked, his curiosity stoked, he asked, “What’s the punishment? What if someone writes it on a scrap of paper and it gets discarded and found—is that a breach as well?”

A small smile played at the corner of Chen Xinmi’s lips as she shook her head, “It seems you still don’t know how powerful witchcraft can be. Once signed, even the thought of writing it down would be restrained by the contract’s magic, and you’d be unable to move your pen.”

“There’s no punishment necessary; you cannot err once the agreement is signed.”

Her legs crossed, one arm cradled her chest, the other propped up holding the cigarette, and she slowly exhaled smoke, scoffing coldly, “There was someone who tried to be clever before, using ordinary human space equipment to reach outer space, thinking they would evade the contract. But in the end, they couldn’t say a thing.”

Lin An tugged at the corner of his mouth, seemingly hit by a realization, “What about the wizard game you intend to develop now?”

Chen Xinmi narrowed her eyes, her voice dropping coldly, “That’s not for you to concern yourself with!”

The black cat lay stretched out on the ground, boredly flicking its tail while listening to the conversation between Lin An and Chen Xinmi. Seeing Lin An’s curious expression, it couldn’t help but explain to him.

“Meow~”

——The International Wizards’ Union and Empire Sorcerer’s Alliance, loose organizations like these, have decayed into places for tea parties and bickering, lacking any real authority.

——There’s a faction advocating for conflict which, after completely suppressing the Witch Hunter Knights internationally, wishes to end the life of hiding in the shadows. Thus, they’ve devised a method to circumvent the contract and initiated a ‘wizard cultural dissemination’ scheme—one she also supports.

Wow—

There’s such an explanation.

Lin An silently mused to himself.

But this was obviously not a bad thing.

Chen Xinmi was so powerful, and although Mr. Liu, as her uncle, was a wizard planted as an undercover agent beside the Witch Hunter Knight Lu Tingyu, she couldn’t leak any information about him.

The binding power of this contract is evidently quite formidable.

Lin An breathed a sigh of relief.

He had always been worried that so many people within the Witches’ Assembly knew he was a wizard; he feared that accidentally leaking the news to the Witch Hunter Knights would spell his doom.

This piece of news held extraordinary significance for him; it was incredibly useful.

Chen Xinmi exhaled a puff of smoke and watched Lin An with a cold chuckle, “There always are newly awakened wizards who think they can get by on their own, cleverly deciding not to join any witch organizations.”

“It shouldn’t have been necessary to bother the Witches’ Association to sign a mutual confidentiality agreement.”

“This is something you should have signed when you joined ‘Crazy Male Witch’s Tree Hole’, along with the opportunity to address the issue of excessive emotional turmoil in newly awakened wizards. Heh, I’ve seen plenty like you before, every single one ending up with emotions clogging their heart, ultimately burning out their will to live!”

A way to sort out emotions?

A way to sort out emotions!

A way to sort out emotions!!!

Startled, Lin An exclaimed silently, “Damn, so there’s already a way for wizards to deal with this, through ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’, huh?”

The massive black cat leaned over, resting its head on Lin An’s lap and gently rubbing its head against him.

“Meow~!”

——Wizards at the beginning of their awakening are most severely affected by the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Realm, going through a stage of excessive emotional activity, and if they aren’t careful, their will can be burned out by their emotions, turning into a weakened version of a Sorcerer Zombie.

——This stage is known as ‘the most challenging time for new wizards.’

——The method for sorting out emotions isn’t provided by the Witches’ Association; they only deal with witch-hunting knights. In Shenhou City, only the ‘Witches’ Gathering’ and ‘Crazy Male Witch’s Tree Hole’ can offer help.

——So, you don’t really have a choice, only ‘Crazy Male Witch’s Tree Hole’ can give you this opportunity.

——But there’s a problem with the ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’ Organization.

——Mr. Liu is the head of the Mortal Aid Department in the ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’ Organization. He said that last year, a male witch who returned from studying abroad joined, and Black Witchcraft began to spread within the organization, causing it to gradually trend toward becoming a Dark Sorcerers’ Organization.

——It’s said that to this day, the male witches who learned Black Witchcraft went insane, enslaving those who did not learn and even arbitrarily killing these nonconforming members.

——Obviously, this is not permissible; no legitimate witches’ association can allow a Dark Witch Organization to emerge on its turf.

——If such a thing really happened, she, as the President of the Witches’ Association, would have to eliminate this organization.

——But…

——She isn’t sure if the news is true; she doesn’t trust Mr. Liu, and being a non-wizard, he may not have access to the true information within the Tree Hole.

——The ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’ Organization is too secretive, and she plans to have you, by taking the opportunity to join the Tree Hole, thoroughly observe the situation. That’s why she has been keeping an eye on you.

Seeing that Lin An was silent, Chen Xinmi continued smoking to herself, the smoke exhaled from those dark red lips coiling and twisting in midair.

She glanced lightly and couldn’t help but curl the corner of her mouth slightly.

From the information revealed in the smoke, the man in front of her who looked calm and collected was actually in a state of internal panic.

Heh~

Lin An was indeed panicking.

Damn it, ‘Crazy Male Witch’s Tree Hole’ is like walking into a fire pit!

And it seems he has no choice but to leap into this fire pit?

What should he do?

What can he do?

To advance is to die, to retreat is to die! Either way, it’s death.

It can truly drive one to despair. His breathing became heavier, a wild fire roaring and twisting in his heart.

That won’t do!

He mustn’t let emotions control him!

Humans are neither beasts nor demons; humans are humans, beings not ruled solely by emotions.

Lin An followed Yunjuan Yunshu’s Yoga Meditation Breathing Skill, trying his best to relax as he exhaled deeply and looked down at the black cat in his arms, raising his eyebrows in surprise.

In a low mutter, he wondered, “How exactly do wizards sort out their emotions?”

Chen Xinmi replied indifferently, “I have no obligation to tell you.”

Heh~

I’m not asking you.

I’m asking the cute Miao Miao.

Right, Miao Miao?

Miao Miao was indeed well-behaved, meowing softly.

——You scared her, meow.

——Newly awakened wizards do have excessively active emotions, but not to the extent that you do; you’re almost at the level where emotions have been suppressed for a year and a half, about to be consumed by them and turn into a weakened Sorcerer Zombie.

——And yet, you can control and suppress them on your own without relying on a wizard’s methods?

——Don’t mind her acting all aloof and bossy; she’s actually shocked, meow.