Meeting the Great Plague Lord

The carriage was on its return journey.

Knowing Mr. Black and White's attitude, Han Dong was able to freely go to the [Library] to learn about 'magic' abilities.

In an instant, all the burdens that had been weighing on my mind were put down.

Unable to resist his weariness, Han Dong lay down on the spacious carriage seat and fell into a deep sleep.

Tiredness is natural.

Han Dong's brain had been operating at super-high efficiency for almost 30 hours straight, he was so tired... When Han Dong lay down on the chair to sleep, drool kept dripping from the corner of his mouth.

I don't know how long I slept.

When Han Dong woke up again, he smelled a mixture of sandalwood, rotten eggs, and decaying organs in the air.

My eyes, still half-closed, stared at the black chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

A candle made of animal fat is burning, with a toad serving as the lamp base.

In a wooden room.

Adorned with a few seaweed decorations, a huge, slippery fish head specimen hangs above the bed.

The flavor comes from these decorations and candles.

Han Dong wasn't alone on the slightly damp bed; someone was gently holding his arm.

Looking down, I saw Mia, dressed in a black gauze dress, sleeping on my side.

"Is this... the witch's home in the Dead Water Swamp?"

Mia slowly woke up at this time.

Staring at Han Dong's slightly flushed cheeks, although nothing had happened between them, they had at least slept side by side.

Han Dong didn't have any other thoughts; he immediately got up and put on his black coat.

"Wait for them... The teacher and the Great Plague Lord are both outside, so it's better if we go out together. Otherwise, if you're alone, the teacher might make things difficult for you."

"Alright."

Mia got up.

Her slender waist bent slightly backward, stretching out in a big, lazy yawn.

The slightly transparent black gauze dress revealed her almost perfect, tall figure... However, just as Mia thought Han Dong would be attracted by her body and steal a glance at her,

But they found Han Dong looking down at his wind-up watch, checking if anyone had sent him a message, completely oblivious to the 'scenery' around him.

Mia pouted and immediately changed into a normal witch's outfit, sheathing the magic knife placed on the bedside table into the witch's wooden staff... and her dressing up was complete.

In the hall of the Witch's House.

Each person is given a cup of tea made with lizard tail and toad skin.

"Gained three points at once!?"

When Han Dong revealed his life's gains, even the witch showed surprise, and her heart became more inclined to pair Mia with this young man.

"Hmm... I'll dedicate all three points to the library."

We plan to allow both seeds to enter the Seed Breaking Stage simultaneously in the future to maintain balance. What suggestions does the Great Plague Lord have?

Rough fingers brushed across the stubble on his face as the Great Plague Lord spoke:

"A balanced pursuit is necessary, but my major and minor are different from yours... Some detailed guidance is not very meaningful."

For now, you should focus on filling in the knowledge gaps in the [Library].

"By the way, the management of the [Library] is several times stricter than that of [Occultism]. Black and White should have already pulled some strings for you, right?"

"No, I have my own connections in the library. Mr. Black and White said it would be better for me to use my own connections."

"Since Black and White have said so, then there's nothing to worry about."

I just want to remind you of one thing: never completely abandon the occult while you are studying library-related knowledge in depth.

In your learning process, you are more seeking a kind of 'resonance'.

I'm not very good at expressing myself with words, but you should understand what I mean.

Han Dong naturally understood that he had always intended to integrate magic and witchcraft... and would never favor either side in the process of learning and cultivating.

"Come find me again when both of your seeds have reached the Seed Breaking Stage..."

Seeing that the Great Plague Lord had already expressed his opinion, Han Dong didn't ask any more questions.

"Then I won't bother you any longer..."

Han Dong prepared to leave, making an appointment with Demps to officially register at the library.

"Wait a minute."

"Hmm? What's the matter, Commander?"

"The [Plague] within you seems somewhat different. Release it and let me see it. There's no need to worry... We're all on the same side here."

The difference that the Great Plague Lord felt here naturally refers to the "Black Filth," which is the result of Han Dong's fusion of pollution with the abilities outside the city.

Seeing the Great Plague Lord holding the witch in his arms, Han Dong nodded slightly.

Extend your right hand forward.

A black energy immediately condensed in his palm.

A stream of impure plague energy, with vein-like patterns winding around its surface, suddenly shot out from the palm, completely different from the common plague energy.

The moment the black energy appeared, a polluting aura spread throughout the room.

With a simple reach, the Great Plague Lord easily caught the black energy and absorbed it into his palm... including the 'power of pollution' fused within it.

Of course, the Great Plague Lord cannot absorb pollution.

It simply eliminates the inhaled pollution through the 'disaster' within the body.

"Hmm... that's interesting! However, this fusion of the two is still rather crude."

Perfect timing! You can learn how to precisely access, manipulate, and blend energy in the [Library].

After all, those scholars, whose physical bodies were quite weak, possessed a unique talent for fusing magical energy.

"Thank you for the advice Great Plague Lord."

Han Dong left.

The witch, Kailonya, stared at her man with a look of astonishment.

"Moderani, you... aren't you very averse to things outside the city?"

"I do find it very distasteful. If this kid weren't a student of occultism, I might have acted first and asked for permission later... But he is a special student carefully selected by Black and White, and I trust Black and White's choice."

"It's black and white again..."

The witch felt particularly distressed whenever she heard the name, especially when it came from her man's mouth.

"Moreover, you have seen this student's talent! If he can develop a unique Talent Tree through minor studies like me, he will surely have a bright future and may even be able to change the current situation of the Holy City."

"He's just a fledgling kid who hasn't fully developed his wings yet. He could fall if he's not careful... No one can predict the future, hmph!"

At this moment.

The witch turned her attention to her students.

"Mia... take out your demon sword and show it to the Great Plague Lord."

"Yes!"

As the demon sword was drawn, a terrifying phantom image of a woman in a kimono faintly appeared.

"Not bad... You can get equipment of [unique] quality at the Knight-Errant stage? If you want to learn an exotic sword technique, I'll have some Crusader friends keep an eye out for you at the academy."

"Thank you, Great Plague Lord."

"Your class is very good... I look forward to your and Nicholas's future performance."