Using a leaf from the Omen Mandrake Vines, Locke drew the documents the other party had placed on the ground over to himself.
After flipping through just a few pages with the vine, he knew this was very likely Black Wizard Seflin's original manuscript.
It even contained geometric diagrams formed from runes—the formulas of Curse Magic.
Without taking prerequisite courses, Advanced Geometry, Introduction to the Fundamentals of Curse Studies, and Fundamental Curse Scripts, it would be impossible to fully understand this manuscript.
Even Locke found it somewhat difficult at first glance.
That was only natural. His previous knowledge base consisted of Potion Mastery, Breeding Science, plant-based magic, a small amount of Death Magic, and Archaeology.
He had had very little exposure to Curse Magic.
Curse Magic had extremely high requirements for advanced geometry, apparently because Curse Spell Formulas involved highly complex geometric folding formulas.
Locke stared coldly at the Black Wizard Apprentice before him, considering what to do with him.
Having a Black Wizard Apprentice as his informant did not seem like a bad idea.
Especially since the other party was Seflin's junior. That meant he should also be a student of Seflin's wizard mentor—and that wizard mentor happened to be the target of his own teacher, Wizard Sophia.
Having this Black Wizard as his informant did seem rather useful.
But he also had to guard against him being a double agent.
With undercover agents, it was all too easy for them to become spies working for both sides in the end.
Locke weighed the pros and cons, considering how best to deal with this Black Wizard Apprentice.
Meanwhile, the Black Wizard Apprentice knelt on the ground, enduring immense pressure.
No matter what, for a Black Wizard to openly appear before a White Wizard—on the other party's territory, no less,