I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 98 - 98 091 Midsummer Duet

?Chapter 98: 091 Midsummer Duet Chapter 98: 091 Midsummer Duet As the rainy season came to a halt, Shenhou City officially entered the height of summer.

The height of summer in Shenhou City boasted a distinct duet, created by the chirping of birds and buzzing of cicadas due to over-greening, and the humming of air conditioning units from overly tall buildings.

Of course, once you closed the double-glazed windows, those sounds would also be gone.

But the duet inside the room was not so easy to shut out.

“Return my eyes~~~ return my~~~ eyes~~~ return~~ my~~ eyes~~~”

“Return my witchcraft~~~ return my~~~ witchcraft~~~ return~~ my~~ witchcraft~~~”

One voice was low and sinister, the other crazed and twisted.

One voice was a hoarse bass, the other a shrill soprano.

Winding and turning, over and over again.

When Lin An woke up, the bloodied Ugly Head on the dining table was competing with the Weeble Wobble clown face in the mirror; perhaps they had been at it all night.

He stretched languidly, about to toss his pajama top over the head instinctively, but then he thought, the head was more or less on his side, and doing so might seem a bit biased.

So instead he threw the pajamas on the bed and sleepily headed to the bathroom for a cold shower.

Wearing charcoal gray loose-cut slacks and a comfortable linen shirt, Lin An stood in front of the mirror with a refreshed look, tidying his hair.

“Excuse me, move over!” he said with a bit of helplessness, looking at the Weeble Wobble clown face in the mirror, “You’re blocking my reflection!”

“Hahahaha…”

The Weeble Wobble laughed maniacally, suddenly twisting into a ‘clown-faced mask male wizard’ and lunging at the mirror, splatting loudly against it.

It pressed its face against the mirror, eyes wide, staring at Lin An and laughing crazily, “Hahahaha…”

Lin An took the opportunity to glance sideways at his reflection, indicating he was quite satisfied with today’s outfit.

Quite presentable.

He wasn’t vain; it was just that his tough childhood as an orphan allowed him to appreciate certain things—a neatly and appropriately dressed appearance sometimes really did change how others treated you.

It brought respect, less casual disregard, and prevented disdain…

Moreover, excellence is a habit, and he enjoyed cultivating that habit.

After hanging the bloodied head in a basketball net so it could have a good rest, Lin An shouldered his laptop bag, opened the door, and on second thought, gave a slight smile to the spiritual presence in the hallway mirror, “Bye~”

Off to work I go~

Professor Cao was an armor expert and a university professor, Doctor Zhang ran a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and helped villagers with electrical repairs, and there was a Witch-hunting Knight who sold breakfast from a stall…

Chen Xinmi was the boss of Suxin Software Company, and Chen Shuyun headed a yoga studio…

Lin An didn’t understand why these people of the Supernatural World were still so obsessed with mundane work, but he was good at summarizing patterns; when he didn’t understand, he could just follow the lead.

Besides, he already had a job that he intended to strive for, so there was no need to dwell on it.

Arriving at the company, Lin An discovered that the special project team had gained a few new members.

The young boss was really reliable.

With more and more people joining, the Green-Skin Portrait was starting to look the part.

“Still not right!”

Lin An went to the office, looked at the results on Zheng Miao’s computer, and shook his head, frowning as he recalled the skin of the Multi-Handed Frog’s head.

Sometimes things that felt one way to the visual senses were a completely different experience when they were made real, when laid out on a computer screen.

The special project team had already switched under his guidance from the original animal wrinkled skin to elderly wrinkled skin and had tried combining both, but they still hadn’t captured that unique essence.

Having no other choice, Lin An had to call upon the Pearl Spirit Essence to assist with the drawing.

This type of consumption was enormous; Lin An had almost completely exhausted Chen Xinmi’s Dark Gold Statue’s blood essence while trying to draw the black cat in a very short time (Chapter 28).

With such a usage rate, he didn’t know how many more Sky Drifter Eyes that could enhance into Eyeball Witch Monsters he could employ.

And now, planning to join the ‘Mad Warlock’s Hollow’ Organization as an undercover operative, he had to be even more frugal with the essence.

Fortunately, he had a talented subordinate like Zheng Miao in the office.

The Essence that converged from her gaze materialized as a mermaid with two shells on her head, who constantly wept, her tears falling and transforming into pearls mid-air, dropping into Lin An’s outstretched hand.

As soon as these Pearl Spirit Essences seeped into that obscure realm from her body, they were called upon to help Lin An recall and contemplate the Green-Skin Portrait.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

“Find a picture of a parched land to look at.”

Zheng Miao’s eyes lit up, “Yes, the patterns on these two are very similar!”

“No, not the patterns…” Lin An bent over, took the mouse from her hands, and slowly scrolled through the image search results page, murmuring, “It’s the sense of powerlessness!”

“Healthy, plump skin that weathers years of neglect eventually exudes a sense of powerlessness, but it’s not easy to convey that with just a few skin textures.”

“And the parched riverbed, after losing its water and being scorched by the sun, begins to crack. That too is a cry of life, the shape of the earth weeping, a sense of powerlessness against time and all external conditions.”

“That’s it!”

Lin An opened one of the images, “The dried-up ground under the evening sun, casting an indescribable glow, gains a different divinity. Despair, yet not quite despair. Cracks, yet as if brewing hope.”

“Genius!” Zheng Miao, recalling the contents of the green-skinned portrait and comparing it, was shocked, “Yes, yes, that’s the feeling. Wow, my idol truly is my idol!”

She turned her bright-eyed gaze toward Lin An, who was so close, as if she had found the light in her artistic life.

It was the light guiding her; it was the beacon in her dark life after she had despaired of art and reluctantly chosen to give up on art to enter the mundane game development company.

Regrettably, Lin An did not pay attention to her.

Lin An was just staring intently at the dried-up ground beneath the evening sun.

The spirit essence boiled wildly in his mind, consuming itself, turning into countless sparks of enlightenment, aiding him to fuse this piece of land with the special green-skinned portrait made with human and animal skin features by the team.

He felt as if he had sensed something.

Yet he felt he couldn’t grasp it no matter what.

That sense of restlessness was so unique, he couldn’t help but draw upon Chen Shuyun’s dark gold statue’s blood essence gathered in his heart’s hodgepodge of spirit essence.

He felt as though he was connected to this piece of dried-up land, feeling its rhythm, as if connecting with a green-skinned portrait from the unknown beyond, as if connecting with the memory of the Multi-Handed Frog he remembered.

The feeling was so unique that he felt a rhythm becoming clearer.

Beyond this, he also felt spirit essence being consumed somewhere, a figure quietly emerging.

It was a white, tattered Wizard’s robe, within the hood was an ugly head, with blood flowing from the hair down to the robe, turning into a striking array of red spots.

These spots gradually became dizzying, as if conveying a unique scene.

It was…

A large piece of green skin, spinning wildly, dancing, flying toward a clown-faced Weeble.

“An?”

A calling voice came from outside the office door, awakening Lin An from that profound trance.

He blinked and realized that, perhaps, this was the ‘prophecy’ ability of the Ugly Head!

And this prophecy seemed to suggest that the green skin was not only useful in game development.

Its use had even touched the Supernatural World!

This might be his chance!

Lin An was always the best at seizing opportunities!

He looked up at the figure standing at the office door, cracked a smile, “Just a moment, please.”

He excitedly clapped his hands, signaling to the others around him who were listening to his analysis of the green skin product, “Combine the parched land with the previous products, using the appearance of the parched land and the texture of the evening sun as the base tone.”

“Colleagues, I hope we can have the product ready as soon as possible!”

He cracked a smile, “Once it’s completed, I’ll ask the boss to apply for a holiday bonus for you guys, paid time off!”

“Wuhu~~”

Someone cried out first, and a ghostly howl of excitement erupted from the special project team.

This tactic was something Lin An had learned from Mr. Liu, who sometimes did this to have the team deliver two or even three days’ worth of work in a single day and then give them one to two days off.

It seemed like a good deal for the colleagues, but in reality, they were too exhausted to do anything but sleep at home during their days off.

Lin An watched Zheng Miao, who was sitting on the chair looking up at him, “As soon as possible!”

Zheng Miao pumped her fist excitedly, “I guarantee to complete the task!”

Cool~

I’m really looking forward to it.

My strength is still too weak; any help counts.

Moreover, every little breakthrough in spirit essence brings such significant impacts.

Lin An nodded with a smile and walked towards the office door.