The Insect School! A Wizard's Guide to Insect Control

When Levi left Tulip Territory.

An unassuming old man clad in armor also stepped into the Flower City.

The old man was none other than the First-Generation Secondary Blood Clan.

To avoid attracting attention, he dyed his dark red armor black.

after all,

His current identity is "Anderson Knight," a Wandering Knight.

Instead of Blood Knight Brad.

That Legendary Knight is dead...

He first went to the Shining Tavern.

"Your Excellency, today's pass is Blood Wine."

The burly man at the entrance of the Shining Tavern kindly reminded Anderson, and, fearing he might not understand, explained the origin and symbolism of the Blood Wine.

Anderson Knight chuckled.

"Blood Wine?" He immediately ordered a glass of Blood Wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Blood Wine does not contain blood, but rather bright red wine, so red as blood, hence the Blood Wine.

This wine tastes extremely sweet.

"Not bad," Anderson said with a smile.

"Thank you for the praise. Drink this cup of Blood Wine, and may your name as Blood Knight spread far and wide!" the burly man said.

Anderson thought to himself, "Fame? Forget it. In this life, I just want to live a low-key life."

It is unwise to confront the Church. Just when you think the Church is rotten to the core, that damned the Church will always be like a centipede that never dies, somehow managing to obtain some so-called "Sealed Relic".

These sacred objects often possess miraculous power, and are said to be blessed by the gods, possessing incredible power. Of course, using these sacred objects often requires the Church to bear a considerable price, so the Church avoids using such "resources" if possible.

The Sealed Relic was extremely powerful. Once, a powerful Original Blood Clan committed atrocities, sucking the blood of an entire town and causing a horrific Calamity.

The Holy Radiance Church immediately used one of its powerful Sealed Relic, and the Original Blood Clan who had destroyed a town and even killed several Formal Wizard was reduced to ashes under the Sealed Relic.

Therefore, even someone as powerful as Anderson...

He came to terms with it and realized that he couldn't confront the Church head-on.

However, teaching the Church a lesson and making them suffer a little would at least make my two hundred years of frustration a little easier.

Anderson Knight wandered alone in the Shining Tavern.

His senses were incredibly sharp. Whether it was the powerful physique of the First-Generation Secondary Blood Clan or the cultivation of Legendary Knight, both gave him a level of perception that surpassed that of ordinary Great Knight.

So eavesdropping on conversations couldn't be easier.

For gathering intelligence, there's no better place than the Shining Tavern.

Anderson Knight did some research.

It was discovered that Blood Clan had indeed been appearing in the Flower City area some time ago, and they had also been seen in other nearby territories.

"The Mind Flayer must be Vinila without a doubt."

"Poor Vinila, I have told her many times that she should not be controlled by her desires, but should be the master of her desires, not their slave. It seems she has broken her vow."

Vinila is the name of the female Blood Clan killed by Levi.

She was considered one of the most talented Third-generation Secondary Blood Clan in Anderson Knight's memory.

"If the Church killed you, I will avenge you."

"But if it's revenge from other people you've hurt, then there's nothing I can do."

This is the limit that Anderson Knight can achieve.

Deep down, he tends to see himself as a human being.

Therefore, I prefer to stand from the perspective of humanity.

Therefore, even though he knew that Vinila had committed the wrong first, his moral principles and Knight prevented him from ignoring the facts and siding with Vinila.

His troubles with the Church were mostly due to personal grudges between him and the Church.

In the end, Anderson Knight left the tavern.

He wandered through the city and finally found the place where the incident had occurred, where Vinila's last trace of life remained.

The site of the former battle has been leveled and repaired by Levi's men.

But Anderson had an extremely keen sense of smell, and he detected Vinila's scent.

He continued searching, following Vinila's scent.

Finally, they stopped in front of the majestic Black Serpent Stronghold.

"Interesting that it wasn't done by the Church."

"I didn't expect that the city lord of Flower City would have some power."

Anderson muttered to himself as he politely approached the castle and asked the guard, "Ahem... young man, I am a Wandering Knight who has something to report to the Lord. Could you please inform him for me?"

"Old man, the lord has gone out. Please return," the guard said.

"Alright." Anderson Knight shook his head.

He could easily get in, of course.

However, trespassing into someone else's castle is extremely impolite and does not conform to his inner moral principles.

It is precisely because he has strictly adhered to moral principles for so many years that Anderson Knight has been able to continuously suppress the Blood Clan desires within him.

So he slowly left, intending to stay in the city temporarily to experience the changes of the times, learn more about things, and wait for the lord's return.

Levi was already in the territory of the Scorpion Knight.

Ever since killing the Scorpion Knight, Levi has been unable to forget that strange scorpion.

"Although insects are not beasts, their Wild Heart should still be usable, right?" Levi murmured to himself.

He thought that if he really couldn't find the Scorpion Knight's method of controlling scorpions, he would catch a few himself and try to tame them.

Compared to behemoths like the Hengha Er Jiang, these elusive scorpions are actually more suitable for actual combat.

It also makes it convenient for Levi to carry with him.

Inside the city walls.

The Scorpion Family, as heroes in suppressing the Black Mountain Rebellion, received rewards from the kingdom.

The current head of the Scorpion Family is an ordinary Great Knight.

This Great Knight Lyle. He is currently in the family's secret chamber, studying the ancestral secret techniques left by his father.

The Holy Insect Control Method.

Among these secret techniques, there is a sacred insect called the Holy Armor Scorpion. This scorpion is extremely poisonous, and its most formidable feature is its iron shell, which is impervious to blades and spears and is incredibly hard.

Knight Lyle's father, the Scorpion Knight, at his peak commanded thousands of Scarab Beetle. When prepared, ordinary Great Knight were no match for these Scarab Beetle, and even Peak Great Knight could be defeated.

This is the most precious treasure of the Scorpion Family.

It is also the foundation upon which their family stands.

However, after his father's death, too many of the Holy Armor Scorpion he had raised escaped.

Of those captured by Knight Lyle, less than one-tenth remain.

These hundred-plus Holy Armor Scorpion were his final seed.

Raising the Holy Armor Scorpion is very troublesome, as it requires feeding on fresh flesh and blood.

However, this is only the lowest level of blood food, and the resulting Holy Armor Scorpion are only of average strength.

The best Holy Armor Scorpion must be fed with fresh, recently deceased creatures.

Among all living beings in the mortal world, humans are considered the best. Feeding the Holy Armor Scorpion with humans would undoubtedly violate human ethics and morality.

Therefore, the cultivation of the Holy Armor Scorpion must be done in secret.

Inside the secret chamber of the Scorpion Family, one after another, the Holy Armor Scorpion lay dormant in the Scorpion Pool, while one by one, living people with terrified expressions and on the verge of death were thrown into the Scorpion Pool.

These people were mostly criminals, vagrants, or refugees, as well as some prisoners or people who had offended the Scorpion Family.

They were thrown into the scorpion pool, and soon their bodies were covered with Holy Armor Scorpion. They struggled, but to no avail.

Knight Lyle's expression was indifferent.

The Scorpion Family has always been ruthless.

Feeding live people to the Holy Armor Scorpion is a long-standing tradition of their family.

The Holy Armor Scorpion bred in this way will be even more powerful.

Just as Knight Lyle was watching the scorpion devour a living person.

There seemed to be sounds of fighting coming from outside.

This made him frown, put on his armor, grab his weapon, and leave the secret chamber.

Inside the castle, a man dressed in black Deathbird Mask stood atop the tower, looking down at the soldiers below.

The arrows fired by the soldiers couldn't even get close; they were all dispersed by the Black Qi surrounding him.

"A master, an absolute master!"

Knight Lyle was shocked.

"Are you Voice of the Deathbird?" Knight Lyle asked, his hand on his weapon, ready to strike at any moment.

Although the opponent was suspected to be Peak Great Knight and he was no match for him, this was, after all, the territory of the Scorpion Family.

He refused to believe that so many people couldn't subdue a Great Knight.

Levi looked down at the Great Knight. According to the information he had received, this was the current head of the Scorpion Family and the successor of the old Scorpion Knight.

"I've heard that the Scorpion Family can control venomous insects, striking fear into the hearts of their enemies. So, I'll be frank with you. I'm very interested in this method of controlling venomous insects. If you're willing to hand over the method and the insects, I'll take my leave now," Levi said.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that he had ultimately joined the ranks of outlaws.

I apologize to the Scorpion Family, as we have no past grudges or recent conflicts.

Knight Lyle's face darkened with anger, and he sneered, "Your tone is truly arrogant. My Scorpion Family has been renowned in the South for hundreds of years, and this is the first time we have been threatened. Even the Black Mountain Duke has never yielded to us. You, a mere assassin from the Voice of the Deathbird, dare to covet our ancestral secret techniques? How laughable!"

"Men! Bring forth crossbowmen and shoot this man dead!"

"That's what Knight Lyle said."

The army of the Scorpion Family swarmed in from below.

Levi's expression remained unchanged. Like a bat Knight, his black cloak billowed as he leaped high into the air, unleashing a spray of poisonous gas.

"As expected of the despicable Voice of the Deathbird, it uses poison right from the start! Quick, everyone hold your breath! Don't breathe in this poisonous gas!" Knight Lyle personally drew his bow and shot at Levi.

Levi caught the arrow shot by Knight Lyle with his backhand and threw it directly. The arrow was wrapped in Levi's Black Qi! Pfft

An arrow pierced directly into Knight Lyle's armor.

Knight Lyle's expression changed drastically; his arrows were coated with the deadly venom of the Holy Armor Scorpion.

Who could have imagined that the enemy was so powerful? Not only could he catch the arrow with his bare hands, but he could also deflect it back, breaking through his own armor.

This use of Black Qi is unprecedented and unheard of.

"Then I'm sorry."

Levi vanished like a phantom, sweeping in.

With a loud bang, the moment he landed, he sent a bunch of soldiers flying. One by one, the soldiers were blasted away, and Levi appeared directly in front of Knight Lyle.

"I mean what I say, Scorpion Clan Head," Levi threatened.

Knight Lyle looked at his opponent, who had easily taken him under his control.

At this moment, I was filled with immense fear because of the enemy's strength.

It far exceeded his expectations.

In his opinion, even the Legendary Knight in the legends were nothing special, right?

"Have you thought it through, Scorpion Clan Chief? Is your life more important, or the secret technique?" Levi said.

The Scorpion Clan Chief panicked. Ultimately, under Levi's intimidating power, he ordered his men to retreat, and he himself led Levi into the secret chamber where the Holy Armor Scorpion were kept.

Levi gazed at the poisonous scorpions in the scorpion pool.

"This is it. It can actually devour souls. It's truly amazing." Levi murmured to himself as he looked at the Holy Armor Scorpion.

However, upon seeing the people being devoured by venomous scorpions in the scorpion pool, Levi Wei frowned.

"You feed scorpions with living people?" Levi asked.

Knight Lyle said, "Even if these people are not fed the Holy Armor Scorpion, they won't live for long. They are just dying people. If you really want to cultivate powerful Holy Armor Scorpion, you will do so."

Levi remained silent.

Under the threat of death, Knight Lyle handed a parchment Manual to Levi.

Levi took the sheepskin Manual and glanced at it briefly.

It must be the correct Poison Insect Method.

"The Holy Insect Control Method can not only cultivate and tame the Holy Armor Scorpion, but also many other kinds of poisonous insects. This is a wonderful thing, it must be the work of a wizard."

Although Levi didn't look at it closely, he could tell from its profound and extensive content that it was not something an ordinary person could have created. It must have been the work of some wizard Monster Studies.

Wizardry studies cover a very wide range of topics, so it's quite normal for there to be schools of thought that specialize in the study of poisonous insects.

"Yes, you didn't lie to me."

"Unfortunately, I am an assassin of the Voice of the Deathbird. Being untrustworthy, despicable, and shameless is my consistent style."

Levi sneered and shattered the heart meridian and Seed of Life of Knight Lyle with a single palm strike, killing him instantly.

These ordinary Great Knight were no match for Levi.

Regardless, since we've already offended the Scorpion Family, let's go all the way and offend them completely.

The Scorpion Family is a vengeful family. If they release Knight Lyle now, even though they did it under the Voice of the Deathbird, they can't guarantee that he won't come after them later.

It's better to be dead.

After killing Knight Lyle, Levi searched the secret room.

According to the "Holy Insect Control Method," there are usually special breeding bags for raising poisonous insects, which are used for carrying them around.

After searching for a while, he finally found a strange bag hanging on the wall. It looked like it was made of some kind of animal fur, and there seemed to be some runes flashing on it.

"This should be it."

Levi picked up the bag, then opened it using the incantation from the secret technique. He jumped into the scorpion pool, using his Black Scale to defend his entire body, and grabbed the poisonous scorpions with his bare hands.

He could feel the Holy Armor Scorpion gnawing on his Black Qi scales.

"What powerful poisonous insects! My Blackscale is impervious to blades and spears, yet it couldn't withstand their bites. No wonder they are a unique species bred by wizards." Levi exclaimed inwardly, even more delighted.

Once I master the method of controlling the venomous scorpion, my strength will reach a new level.

This gives me even more options for dealing with enemies once I enter the Wizard World.

Feeling great! Suddenly, Levi remembered that the Holy Armor Scorpion could devour souls, so he took out the corpse of the recently deceased Knight Lyle.

Instantly, a bunch of Holy Armor Scorpion crawled onto Knight Lyle's head.

They lay prostrate, seemingly performing some kind of evil ritual.

Then they sucked at the void, and then...

Tutan was released by Levi, and upon seeing this scene, he said...

"What a powerful insect! It can even devour souls. This scorpion is undoubtedly a creation of the Insect School wizards," Tutan said.

"Is the Insect School also Wizard School?" Levi asked.

"That's right, but it's a relatively niche school of thought. People usually categorize it under the Mutation Studies of the School of Life, since it's a strange group that studies mutated poisonous insects."

Soon, before his Black Scale were completely devoured, Levi managed to pack all one hundred or so Holy Armor Scorpion into the bag.

And the soul of that Knight Lyle was also completely devoured.

After devouring the soul of Knight Lyle, Levi noticed that several scorpions seemed to have eaten quite a bit and were quite plump.

It looked like it had eaten too much, and remained motionless on the ground.

"I hope I don't overeat," Levi thought to himself.

"Once this Poison Insect Method can be added to the Proficiency Panel, things will be much easier from here on out."

He picked up Knight Lyle's body and wrapped it up.

Although he is just an ordinary Great Knight, he can still be trained as the fifth future of the Demon Clan.

Being cannon fodder is no problem.

This is a case of making good use of corpses.

After all five Demon Generals are destroyed in the future.

Their flesh and blood can also be used to feed Scarab Beetle, thus creating a cycle.

"It's an unorthodox technique, but... I like it."

The more sinister something is, the more powerful it is.

For the sake of power, Levi wouldn't mind becoming one of those venomous monsters.

He searched the Scorpion Family's mansion again and found a few more Holy Armor Scorpion that had escaped.

Levi also found the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram of the Scorpion Family, but unfortunately it was the most disliked, common power-type Breathing Technique. It could only be cultivated to the Eighth Rank limit, and was considered a second-rate, excellent quality Breathing Technique.

In the end, the Outlaw Levi discarded a mask Voice of the Deathbird, and, carrying the corpse of Knight Lyle, secretly returned to Flower City and Black Serpent Stronghold.

After returning, Levi turned Knight Lyle into Living Dead.

Levi named it "Demon Scorpion".

In memory of the poor Scorpion Family.

At this point, Levi had five generals under his command: Demon Shark, Demon Mountain, Demon Sea, Demon Shadow, and Demon Scorpion.

What a luxurious lineup! "There are still two vacancies. I wonder which two lucky guys will get them. This kind of permanent staff is a blessing that these people can only accumulate once every five hundred years," Levi thought to himself with a smile.

On the other hand, just a few days later, bad news came from the Scorpion Family.

"The assassins of the Voice of the Deathbird attacked the Scorpion Family."

This major event became a topic of gossip among the southern nobles after meals.

The kingdom strongly condemned the despicable act of the Voice of the Deathbird.

Meanwhile, Levi began to study the "Holy Insect Control Method" day and night, preparing to record the method of controlling poisonous insects in this secret technique onto his Proficiency Panel.