The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life

From the moment he planned to visit Traveler Street to purchase the items he needed, Dark had begun saving up credits with a purpose.

In his first year, it was simply too easy for him to earn credits.

Even the freshmen of the Magister House couldn't hope to snatch a single credit from his hands!

His only rival was Emma Metis.

Every time a professor asked a question, Emma would always rush to answer it.

Dark found this annoying, so he switched tactics, earning extra credits by helping professors "grade assignments."

Especially in Arithmetic Class, Professor Lily was practically willing to give up her spot at the podium for him.

Thus, the credits he earned in the first month totaled a full twelve hundred!

Even Emma, who was also a major credit earner, couldn't compare to him.

Having spent one thousand and with two hundred credits remaining, Dark went to a general store to buy a complete set of basic experimental tools.

And with that, his trip to Traveler Street came to an end.

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

While the vast majority of freshmen were still lingering in Traveler Street, unable to tear themselves away, Dark had already returned to his dormitory.

He had to learn how to correctly use the Magic Brain Dropper before the weekend ended.

Prior to this, he had already borrowed the relevant books from the library and studied them for some time.

Hidden on the twenty-third shelf, the Magic Brain Dropper User Guide detailed almost every method for using the Magic Brain Dropper.

It not only contained methods for extracting specific memories but also how to mobilize emotions to make them easier to absorb.

Using a Magic Brain Dropper was a very dangerous task, requiring extremely high-level mana manipulation skills and more than the necessary amount of knowledge.

If one were careless, it was highly likely that a portion of their memory would be permanently extracted, directly causing amnesia!

In history, there was even a very unlucky magister who accidentally sucked away the "Sadness" from his "Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Happiness," and from then on, he could never feel sadness again.

Among the methods, the safest and simplest one was called the Dragonfly Skimming Method.

In short, it involved placing the tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against the temple, then gently squeezing the "Magic Brain" that replaced the rubber bulb, drawing the naturally overflowing emotions, desires, and the like into the "Magic Brain."

As long as one didn't make deep contact with the brain's thoughts, the danger could be minimized!

Dark was precisely preparing to use this method!

This was likely the only method he could use at present.

Placing the other prepared instruments on the low cabinet by the bed, Dark lay down and first calmed his mind according to the methods taught in the book.

Only after his breathing was regulated could he concentrate his energy and trigger a specific emotion or desire through mental activity!

But he skipped this step, instead picking up the Magic Brain Dropper directly, pressing the tip against his temple, and applying slight pressure with the two fingers pinching the Magic Brain before releasing.

A thread of extremely thin black line was drawn out from his brain just like that!

As expected, there's no need to concentrate on triggering emotions; my Pride is already leaking out.

Dark thought silently, not knowing whether he should be happy or not.

In any case, he definitely couldn't get angry!

"System, display the indicators."

[Yes.]

A moment later.

Seven indicators appeared in Dark's field of vision.

[Pride: 112]

[Envy: 44]

[Wrath: 96]

[Sloth: 60]

[Greed: 82]

[Gluttony: 58]

[Bliss: 90]

Pride, standing out from the rest!

As one thread of black line after another was sucked away, "Pride" finally changed from 112 to 111!

"Eee--"

The Magic Brain Dropper let out a sharp shriek!

Dark hurriedly stopped pressing.

He had read in books that the screeching of a Magic Brain Dropper meant its magic brain capacity had reached its limit.

"In other words, it should be just enough to hold a bit of Pride."

He sat up cautiously, stepped off the bed, and walked over to the low cabinet, moving a semi-finished blank Magitech Card to the center of the surface.

These semi-finished blank Magitech Cards required extremely high craftsmanship, and the production process was as time-consuming as fine carving.

Therefore, most magi chose to purchase them directly from shops.

A blank Magitech Card on Traveler Street was priced at 10 credits.

Calculated by the exchange rate, it was more expensive than the market price.

The price difference attracted more traveling merchants to settle on Traveler Street.

Dark had only purchased five blank Magitech Cards.

He pressed the pointed tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against the blank Magitech Card, and ignoring the creature's screeching, he squeezed the magic brain with all his might!

"Ying ying ying!"

The Pride stored within the magic brain instantly sprayed onto the blank Magitech Card!

The originally snow-white card surface seemed as if a drop of dark golden ink had been dripped onto it, suddenly spreading outward!

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The ripples of dark ink spread in widening circles.

In an instant, the entire Magitech Card was dyed a thick, dark gold!

When the dark gold on the Magitech Card became uniform and smooth, Dark immediately followed the knowledge he had learned in magitech studies, picked up a Magic Pen, and began to trace Transmutation Circle No. 7 onto the front of the card.

This was a simple method for creating emotion-series Magitech Cards, which could produce cards for various emotions such as Sadness, Happiness, and Anger.

Using such Magitech Cards allowed a person to experience the corresponding emotion.

Among them, the Happiness Card was the most popular among the upper class.

After a long day of work, nobles could sit down and "inhale" a Happiness Card to wash away their troubles, allowing them to face the next day's—busyness—with a more positive attitude.

In duels, skilled magi would make good use of emotion-series Magitech Cards to stir up the emotions of their own or their opponent's Magic Spirits, thereby stimulating their own Magic Spirit's combat power or causing the opponent's Magic Spirit to reveal a flaw.

Because the production method for emotion-series Magitech Cards was very simple, it was set as the learning objective for freshmen in their first month.

Dark was the fastest and steadiest in the class at drawing transmutation circles, and for a time, he was even called the Eagle Hand.

The Magic Pen was a pen with a hollow interior, mimicking the structure of blood vessels.

Mercury flowing through the vessels of the Magic Pen guided the magic power to the nib, allowing the magus to gather and refine magic power more easily, enabling the sketching of finer lines.

Although mature magi could achieve the same result without using a Magic Pen, using one certainly reduced the dispersion of concentration, thereby increasing efficiency.

Of course, a beginner like Dark could not do without a Magic Pen for the time being.

The drawing of a transmutation circle had to be fast, steady, and accurate.

Dark took only seven seconds to complete the sketch of Transmutation Circle No. 7, finishing the final stroke to close the circle and connect the circuits.

The moment the entire transmutation circle was completed, it suddenly erupted with a intense white light!

But that white light quickly mutated, turning into the dark gold of the Magitech Card itself!

Dark watched the Magitech Card nervously.

The final stage of Magitech Card transmutation was like putting all the ingredients into a pot to simmer; no one knew what it looked like inside until the lid was lifted.

Freshmen completed this final step during the Sorting Card ceremony.

However, the Sorting Card had already been adjusted so that it would automatically begin transmutation upon the injection of magic power.

Yet, the card before him was the first Magitech Card Dark had crafted with his own hands!

Its success not only held great significance, but it also represented that Dark had finally found a way to transform the Seven Deadly Sins into power.

The essence of magic was idealistic.

Whether it was knowledge, emotion, or thought and creativity, in the eyes of magic, they were all sources of power.

There was no reason why the Seven Deadly Sins could not be transformed into power!

A few seconds later, the transmutation circle seeped into the card, penetrating through to the back, fusing and refining the materials with the Magitech Card!

When the clear circuits of Transmutation Circle No. 7 appeared on the back of the card, the transmutation of this Magitech Card was considered complete!

Next was the verification stage.

Even standard Magitech Cards produced according to established procedures would have different effects due to various factors.

Not to mention that this card was crafted by Dark himself.

He needed to conduct a small experiment.

And the subject of the experiment, naturally, could not be himself.

Dark shifted his gaze, then looked toward the bird perch hanging from the ceiling, where it was currently mimicking

The owl-like DemiDevimon.

Then, it revealed a kind smile.

Although a Familiar can only be considered a pseudo-lifeform, it is, at the very least, a species with an intelligence level of 2.5, possessing emotions and self-awareness.

Since that is the case, it would be susceptible to the influence of emotion-type Magitech Cards.

Dark beckoned to the DemiDevimon.

The DemiDevimon tilted its head, then spread its wings and flew down.

Dark took the "Pride" Magitech Card to the desk on the other side, pulled out a bird chain from the drawer, opened the clasp, and fastened it to the ankle ring on the DemiDevimon's left foot.

The room's window had been kept closed, and the curtains were drawn tight.

--Forming a perfect sealed room.

After having the ankle ring put on, the DemiDevimon couldn't help but show a "grievous" little expression (,,.,,).

Dark observed it for a while and noted the time in his notebook.

"Three-twenty-nine in the afternoon, let's wait one more minute."

Exactly three-thirty.

"My turn, Magic Guidance Summon!"

Dark held the "Pride" Magitech Card between his index and middle fingers and activated the Summoning Technique!

In an instant.

The Magitech Card activated!

A layer of black light rippled across the card's surface, and a dark golden orb of light with a long trailing tail suddenly flew out from the Magitech Card, wobbling as it drilled into the DemiDevimon's head.