Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

Luna and she entered directly from the gap and heard a mechanical voice:

"Outsider invasion detected, expulsion started..."

hum-

A humanoid puppet golem rushed out, exuding a strong power.

"A very crude first-level golem. Any normal wizard would take it down with some time."

Anessa commented lightly before a giant black claw appeared behind her and came crashing down, pinning the golem to the ground.

wow——

She walked over and manipulated something at the golem, and soon the struggling golem became completely motionless.

"This thing is worth several thousand magic stones at least. Do you want it?"

Luna nodded immediately. Even if the fighting ability was of no use to her, it would be nice to have him as a security guard at home!

There was only one first-level golem, and the rest were just some ordinary apprentice-level puppets. Even Luna could make them herself, so Enissa looked down on them.

Then the two of them began to check one by one, encountering some small traps from time to time...but even Lude himself was no match for them, and the unmanned traps felt to Luna like some pranks.

"Alchemical equipment for detecting pollution...purification chambers for purification...and treasures in the meditation room to help stabilize the mind...the old guy is quite rich!"

Looking at the whole thing, Luna was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

"They are all official wizard supplies. You can still use them after removing the core parts."

Anissa didn't like any of them, so naturally they all went to Luna.

It just so happened that the latter's workshop had just begun preparations, and today they emptied out the lair of an official wizard, and thus gathered most of the key equipment in one fell swoop.

After looking through all the rooms, the two came to the deepest one. Anessa finally became more serious. She continued to use her mental power to explore:

"This is a treasure house. The most valuable treasures should be here."

In order to prevent it from self-destructing, this time Anissa spent half a day to open it. Luna had no experience in this area, so she could only watch from the side.

"All right."

Anessa opened the door to the treasure house and Luna hurriedly followed behind.

There are several shelves inside.

A shelf of magic potions. There are more than a hundred tubes, all of which are top-quality apprentice-level potions, probably used to reward the tribe's subordinates.

There was also half a shelf of first-level potions, but there were much fewer here. There were only about twenty bottles, but even the cheapest first-level potion cost hundreds of magic stones, and the price of the more precious ones easily exceeded a thousand.

There were also scrolls, some alchemical items, and all kinds of things filling up several shelves. It was dizzying to look at.

Luna roughly estimated that there were at least 20,000 to 30,000 magic stones here.

These are still not the most precious.

Anessa walked directly to the deepest shelf and picked up a small box. As she opened it, a strong smell of dark elements filled the entire room.

Luna also ran over immediately and looked at it curiously.

There was a dark mass in the box, which was crystal clear and soft, and looked like a large piece of black jelly.

"A secret treasure that promotes the elementalization of spiritual power. Shadow Jellyfish... produced in the secret realm of Shadow Lake. Nearly 200 grams. This amount is probably enough to increase your elementalization progress by 15 to 20 points."

Anessa handed it to Luna.

This kind of thing is no different from other things. It can directly improve the strength of wizards. If you find it in a secret realm, it is common for wizards to fight for it. Luna felt that it was a bit hot.

"Teacher, why don't you keep it? Maybe you can use it to become an advanced wizard?"

The smile on Enissa's face flashed away, and then she shook her head:

"The higher the progress of elementalization, the more precious things are needed to improve. And I don't need them anymore... You can take them."

For a wizard like Lude whose elementalization progress is over 70%, the improvement would probably not exceed 5% if he used this secret treasure, so he kept it and didn't use it. For Enissa, the improvement was basically negligible.

Of course, this still does not change the fact that this is an extremely expensive treasure. The selling price alone is extremely exaggerated, and it can be said that there is no demand for it.

153. True Self

After the search was completed, Luna felt a little unreal.

"Teacher, are you sure you don't want to keep some for yourself?"

"No, I came here for you. You have just been promoted and you need a lot of resources. For me...the bottleneck of the second level is no longer something that can be solved with magic stones alone."

Anessa had already been a top-level wizard several years ago, and she was still one now. If nothing unexpected happened, she would remain in this state for the next ten years or so.

There are less than twenty advanced wizards in the entire Dark Ring.

Luna stuffed the secret treasure directly into her pocket. But the remaining items, which filled several shelves, were not so easy to take away. She could only pile them up, put them all in a big bag, and then use wind magic to fly back to Zishan City.

Back at the Yanni family's mansion, Anissa went to visit her parents, while Luna temporarily put the piles of things in an unused room.

With the death of Lude himself, the curse on Anissa's parents and those unfortunate apprentices became rootless and could be easily lifted.

Luna also attended the Yani family's dinner that day.

She discovered that the Sherman father and son, who made her feel uncomfortable, were actually the more conscientious ones in the Yanni family. At least they stayed in the family mansion to take charge of the situation in times of crisis.

The other aunts and uncles had moved out of the mansion as soon as the old master and his wife were cursed. When they learned that the curse was lifted and Anissa had returned, they hurried back.

The entire dinner was spent celebrating the safety of the head of the family, and all the relatives were flattering Anissa endlessly. Their lack of respect and shamelessness really opened Luna's eyes.

As a result, she also received a lot of attention, and many men she had never met before approached her. Luna felt that if she were not an official wizard, these guys might dare to propose to Enissa in person.

Anyway, she was a little annoyed and soon found an excuse to slip away.

After leaving the hustle and bustle, she ran to the rooftop of the mansion to admire the moon. The moonlight was cold and quiet, and coupled with her own special physique, it always brought Luna a special sense of security and comfort.

Soon, she heard footsteps behind her.

"What do you think of my relatives?"

Luna's face immediately wrinkled, full of pain. She thought for a moment, then said bluntly:

"They don't look like a wizarding family at all. They are far from qualified in every aspect. It's okay to be a small noble in a small place, but if they get too close to other real wizarding families, they will definitely suffer."

"After all, the time is too short. Even the Keane family has a history of more than a hundred years."

It was also a family founded by a single official wizard. The nearly 200-year-old wizard Lude Keen had a family with a history of more than 100 years, and there was a gap of seven or eight generations between the new generation and himself.

So those apprentices and clansmen can only call him ancestor, instead of father, grandfather or something like that...all his direct relatives have died long ago.

Anessa came to her side, looked at the courtyard under the fence, and said softly:

"I originally wanted them to take over the Keane family's resources, but now it seems that they can't keep them even if I give them to them."

The four principalities were essentially the territories of the Dark Ring. Lude colluded with wizards from other organizations and framed the top official wizards of his own organization. Of course, he deserved to die, and his legacy would be taken back in full.

Today, the Yani family is just a small family in Zishan City.

But as long as Anissa applies to the organization to let them take over Iron Heart City and take over all the assets and various legacies of the Keane family, and the Principality will then grant them a formal noble title, these will all be very simple matters.

"If you can't even manage your own family, there's no way you can control a big city. It will only cause a lot of trouble."

"Well, so I won't give too much help anymore. This time when I came back in hiding, I found that many people in my family were worse than I thought."

In just a few words, the master and the disciple decided the fate of a family for the next few decades. I don't know what those guys who are still immersed in the banquet will think if they know about it.

Anessa glanced at Luna for a few seconds and said with emotion:

"If I had someone as talented as you among my people, I would feel more at ease."

Luna shook her head slightly and replied:

"Am I not your disciple now? Is there anything you can entrust to me?"

"Luna, do you have any idea of ​​forming your own force?"

This sudden question made Luna stunned for a moment.

After all, she was a formal wizard, and her strength was quite impressive. It would be easy for her to set up a small organization that occupied a city.

"As a formal wizard, you are fully qualified to build your own foundation. You can make a name for yourself without my protection."

Luna looked at her face, and there was an inexplicable expression on her beautiful features.

For Enissa, she had a bad reputation in the formal wizard circle and had many enemies. Her relatives were also very unbearable and often disappointed her.

On the contrary, the disciples she accepted on a whim always brought her surprises and were the few people she could confide in.

Luna suddenly smiled and took Anessa's arm:

"Teacher, you are really afraid of loneliness... But I have no intention of starting my own business. I have been an orphan since I was young, and I don't even have a decent relative. You are more like my elder - but you look so young and beautiful, it's a bit inappropriate to call you a mother."

"Then... Sister Anessa?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

A slight blush appeared on Anissa's beautiful face. She poked Luna's forehead with a hint of reproach, but she didn't use any force at all, nor did she try to refute anything.

Luna laughed. She lay down beside the fence, supported her chin with her hand, and stared at Anissa's face carefully, making the latter feel a little embarrassed.

"What are you looking at?"

"I was wondering, I've always seen you in various different looks, Sensei... What do you look like originally?"

".亷....."

This time, Anessa was silent for a long time, which made Luna feel a little uneasy. She began to regret her bold attempt.

Under the night sky, Anessa looked into the distance, her gorgeous purple hair fluttering behind her. She had a melancholy look on her face, and after a long while she whispered:

"Ever since I first used the power of my bloodline when I was an apprentice...I have never revealed my true appearance to the public. After so many years, even I have become unfamiliar with my original appearance."

"Maybe it's the influence of my bloodline. I'm terrified of this. Revealing my true face is like being naked in front of others..."

There was a clear look of confusion on her face. Finally, she looked at Luna and said solemnly:

"It's not the time yet, but maybe one day..."

I will reveal my truth to you.

154. Trade-offs

After returning to the headquarters of the Dark Ring, the drastic changes in the city on the southern border of the Principality of Dilu caused some shock.

An official member of the organization colluded with a wizard from an external force to murder the top official wizard of the organization. This has become a topic worthy of discussion recently in the circle of official wizards. After all, it has been more than a year since the end of the war, and battles of this level rarely occur.

The reputation of Enissa, the 'Faceless Witch', has naturally been raised to a higher level, but few people know the role played by Luna.

Although it involved a massacre between wizards from the same organization, one was dead and the other was still alive, a top-level official wizard. Of course, no one would be so blind as to stand up and accuse Enissa.

"Anyway, let Teacher Enissa handle it..."

Luna emptied out the old wizard's house and took it back to the headquarters, where she spent some time decorating it. Soon, her own mansion became presentable, with all kinds of alchemical equipment and utensils, fully meeting the excellent standards of a formal wizard.

She also just learned that many of the organization's official wizards are equipped with inspection rooms and purification rooms as standard. The reason is that the organization's two major secret realms are formed by fragments of the other world, and the internal dangers are extremely high. Many places have not been explored. There are still many pollutions and curses.

In the past, wizards would often die inexplicably after returning from exploring secret realms.

There were also many puppets in Luna's mansion. Among them, the first-level puppets were the most eye-catching. Although they were only at the first-level level, with the help of protective magic arrays and some traps, other formal wizards would have to work hard to break in.

Although it is impossible for an official wizard in the headquarters to be so desperate as to seek death.

After finishing a round of meditation at night, Luna returned to her bedroom. She was wearing thin pajamas, and her long legs covered with smooth black stockings were dangling gently on the edge of the bed.

She reached out and unlocked the miniature magic circle on the bedside table, took out a small box and placed it in her hand. She didn't open it, but just stared at it.

"Although I got the treasure, it's useless."

Meditation alone was too slow. Although theoretically it would take more than a decade to reach the peak of the first level, which was already very exaggerated, the effect of meditation alone for a few months was limited.

For Luna, who became a formal wizard in just a few years, it was really unbearable to maintain a single-digit elemental progress for a long time.

The Silver Moon Secret Codex clearly states that ice and dark treasures that promote elementalization can be used, but a balance must be maintained.

In other words, Luna has to obtain a secret treasure of the same type as the ice element to keep the elemental transformation progressing at the same pace.

“This kind of stuff is ridiculously expensive, and the prices on the market are not sincere at all.”

The organization also has a place where wizards officially publish commissions to each other. Luna has seen it several times and found that there are very few secret treasures that can directly increase strength. The occasional ones that appear are all priced ridiculously high.