Chapter 3 Absorbing Curse, Evil Thoughts and Andrew
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A mechanical voice sounded in my mind.
Ricardo had already imagined Goldfinger last night.
After all, Goldfinger should be the embodiment of the program he wrote before time travel.
The main flower language of the clone 'Evil Flower of Two Worlds' is 'Evil of Another World', which can help him lock in and travel to other worlds.
After the main flower language awakens, the flower of evil will accumulate more evil thoughts in the future, and it can also allow the main flower language to awaken at a deeper level.
Or swallow the flower language of other plants and give them talents.
'He actually locked onto the alien world where the fragment of the page originated? Ricardo
was a little surprised to see that he could go directly to and from Leaky Cauldron Lane in London.
'London...'
Ricardo was full of curiosity about this foreign world that had the same city and place name as in his previous life.
However, he did not choose to teleport immediately.
He's in trouble now.
Moreover, it is also necessary to do some divination and take some safety measures before taking risks.
All this can be done at night when you are alone.
Ricardo watched the maid in front of him open the door to the Lord's bedroom.
Go straight into the Lord's bedroom.
Ricardo glanced at the bedroom environment.
The Lord's bedroom is the largest of all the bedrooms in the castle.
Thick red velvet curtains hung on the stone walls. The curtains were half opened, and the sun shone in through the glass windows, creating shadows on the floor. Although the light was good, the maid still lit the candlestick for this visit. The three candles on the top are used to fill in the light.
The Lord's bed was also covered with a red velvet blanket.
Ricardo saw Lord Andrew lying ill on the bed, with a basin of water placed on the copper-lacquered table beside the bed.
Andrew is five years older than Ricardo, but the haggard appearance of the other person at this moment makes him look more than ten years older.
"Andrew. I'm back."
"Brother...Ricardo...it's good to be back...I already know about Feng Lang bringing the guests..."
Andrew saw the face of Ricardo, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and there was a slight glimmer in his eyes. He tried his best to cheer up. He sat up straight and started chatting with Ricardo.
"... Just come back, just come back... Two years ago, Cohen, who went to the Wizarding Continent with you to practice in the county town, came back and heard about your situation from him. A few months ago, I went to the county town and met Paris, I also asked about you..."
"The doctor said that my health is very poor and I may not be able to survive for long. Compared with your situation, we two brothers are in the same boat..."
Ricardo was a little surprised, and he was injured. The situation was actually known to Andrew.
But considering that Shagang County is a port city after all, it is not surprising that many of those who chose to return to their hometown after the setback in the Wizarding Continent were teenagers whose hometown was in the port city. They often brought back a lot of information.
Ricardo sat on the chair that the maid had prepared, and then took out a magic item storage bag from his wizard's black robe. He had been using this magic item for many years.
He took out a row of potions from the storage bag, placed them on the small copper-lacquered table on one side, and picked out two from them.
After all, Ricardo was a man of two lives, and he even held a pen pal group and acted as an information broker for many years.
His net worth is much richer than that of an average mid-level wizard apprentice.
Two of the potions were prepared for Andrew's physical condition.
"...Now that I'm back, let's make up my mind. I can still hold on for a while. The territory still has to be handed over to our own family. After I leave, you will be the lord. Recently, you will follow me to handle many administrative matters in the territory. There are old housekeepers, tax collectors, and other people. Take a look... my plan for you..."
Andrew rambled on, probably also affected by his health. As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the top of the classic bed, squinting slightly. Keep your eyes open and try to say as much as you can.
"Andrew..."
"I brought back a healing potion from the Wizarding Continent. Although the level is not high, it should be useful. Just in case, I also prepared a potion that can dispel low-level curses..."
Ricardo Interrupting Andrew's rambling.
He directly took the two potions he picked and sat next to Andrew.
"Potion?"
Andrew opened his eyes, widened his eyes, and looked in the direction of Ricardo.
He did not expect that Ricardo could have the medicine to save him.
At this moment, Ricardo was sitting next to him with two potions and a wizard's staff.
"Let's see if there is a curse first... You and your father are sick one after another, and the surrounding territories..."
Ricardo closed his eyes and used a zero-ring trick 'Divination' on Andrew.
To become a low-level wizard apprentice, in addition to meeting the mental strength requirements, you also need to learn three wizard tricks and engrave a trick model inscription in the mental space.
To upgrade to an intermediate wizard apprentice, you need to learn six wizard tricks and have three trick model inscriptions engraved in the spiritual space.
As an intermediate wizard apprentice, Ricardo mastered eight tricks and had four trick model inscriptions in the spiritual space.
Divination is one of them.
The engraved zero-ring trick can be cast at a faster casting speed.
"Sure enough, there is a little influence of the curse."
"Andrew, drink this potion first." Andrew's
eyes widened, a little disbelieving, and then he made a slurping sound, and his eyes were a little red. At this time, his brother handed him the potion. He didn't think much about the potion and drank the potion obediently.
Ricardo watched Andrew take the potion and then waited for a while.
Andrew's face turned rosy.
A stream of black energy emerged from Andrew's left arm and dispersed into the air.
'Detected a little curse and evil thoughts, started absorbing it! '
Flower of Evil: 1% → Flower of Evil: 9%...
"There is indeed a problem. It seems that my brother is sick, and even his father died, and there are people behind it."
Ricardo heard the sound of the machine, and then saw the Flower of Evil. The progress increased by several percentage points.
It's not much, but it's better than nothing.
At this time, the Flower of Evil is still slowly uprooting the pollution of evil thoughts deep in his mental space. Although the speed has slowed down, the progress of the Flower of Evil is still increasing.
"Drink this potion again."
Ricardo handed Andrew another potion.
"Brother..."
Andrew's face was already rosy. He excitedly lifted up more parts of his body, and then drank the new potion given by Ricardo in one gulp.
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More than ten minutes later, Ricardo watched with satisfaction as Andrew regained a lot of strength and sat on the bed.
"The rest are just symptoms of cold and cold. If you rest for a few months, you will definitely be able to live for more than ten years. Andrew, if your knight level can be improved by one more level, your body should be able to return to the state before the illness. ..."
"It's just a small curse, and the level involved seems to be at the apprentice level at most... No matter how strong it is, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. For wizards with higher levels, it can be solved directly or with a method that leaves no trace..." Ricardo entered the house for the first time
. For once he smiled.
"Thank you!"
Andrew was shocked that his body had recovered a lot, but he also looked at Ricardo with trust.
"...Brother, I didn't expect my body to return to its previous state... Since you still want me to continue to work harder, I can only let it go... After hearing that you are back, the in-laws of our Binghu family are here. Last month, the family's daughters were sent to be your personal maids. Unfortunately, one of them fell into a bad situation and disappeared halfway... and the knight families below also sent a few..." "Those,
you Before my sister goes to the Royal Capital Knight Academy, I asked her to help you screen... Now that you are all back, you have to plan your life events, which noble lady..." Ricardo heard Andrew mention planning again
. word.
He covered his face in amusement.
When he was a child, Andrew always took good care of him and his sister, and he was so nagging at that time.
During the ten years he traveled away from home, Ricardo also learned from Paris that Andrew's wife died in childbirth and his sister was admitted to the Royal Capital Knights Academy early.
Without loved ones, the stubbornness of people is further strengthened.
"Andrew, on the journey across the storm sea and back to the mainland, I have found a way to treat the injuries I suffered. Now I am almost better. In the next few years, I may even be promoted to a senior wizard apprentice."
" Does Paris know?"
"I don't know yet, because it's not completely healed and it will take some time."
Hearing that Ricardo's body had also solved a major problem, Andrew's eyes widened and became more cheerful.
"Then we have to carefully plan what happens after you become a senior wizard apprentice in the future. That is a figure comparable to a great knight. I think you can even consider a young lady from the Viscount family..." Andrew said cheerfully at the same time
. The topic is related to life events.
Ricardo waved his hand with a wry smile,
"Andrew, you also saw what happened just now. Your injury this time is not simple. Although it only involves the wizard apprentice level, I went to the port yesterday and inquired about some information along the way. Ice Lake Several nearby territorial lords have been doing something weird in the past two years."
"Now is not the time for romance, Andrew. I need the support of the territory, whether it is to find the truth behind this incident or to investigate the conspiracy. The revenge of the killer, or the next path of the wizard..."
Ricardo reminded Andrew that things were not simple this time.
Andrew also calmed down when he mentioned revenge.
"Ricardo, you can do it with confidence and boldness. You can use the 'Flower Manor' next to the castle as your laboratory, and the territory's military force will be deployed by you. As for the gold coins, you can go directly to the inner treasury or find the tax officer. . If the tax official refuses to listen to you, I will take a whip and slap his ass hard!..."
In this way, Ricardo took over many powers in the territory from Andrew.
Now Andrew still needs to recuperate, and he has no energy to focus on territorial affairs.
Ricardo was also happy to accept it.
Regarding the territory, it is not becoming the lord that is most useful to him.
Ricardo Now that the wizard's path has been restored and he has a golden finger, this rural territory is only a temporary place of cultivation.
Under the Wizard's Path, the realm ultimately becomes a component that supports his Wizard's Path, and Andrew, as his trusted relative, is better able to make this component work for him.
Today, when treating Andrew, Ricardo had foreseen most of the situations.
The only thing he didn't expect was that his fellow apprentice who returned to his hometown two years ago would actually spread the news about his injury.
The spread may not be widespread, but the news that a wizard's future is blocked due to injury may cause some people in Sargang County to misjudge his potential.
'It's more important to improve yourself first. If someone really misjudges, they will have to rely on their improved strength to fight back. '
Ricardo looked at the panel information in his mind and felt slightly reassured.
(End of chapter)