Axel Outskirts, deep in the forest.
The morning mist has not yet dissipated, and a man wearing a black robe and a gloomy face is standing on a hill. Although he is holding a magic wand in his hand, his posture is like conducting a symphony.
Severus·Snape took a deep breath, even though the shame was overwhelming, but driven by the laws of the other world and a certain factor called "chuunibyou" in his body, he still sang the suffocating mantra loudly:
"I serve the Exploding Man..."
"The darkness shrouded in light, the mad flames of night..."
"In the name of the Crimson Demon Clan, I order, let our Source collapse and appear!"
"The power of destruction that is sleeping in Kingdom of Destruction, answer my call at this moment--"
"Explosion Magic!!!"
"Boom--!!!"
A huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky. The terrifying shock wave instantly flattened the forest with a radius of one kilometer. The Unicorn Rabbit group that originally lived here did not even have time to scream, and was reduced to ashes in the high temperature. The strong wind howled, making the robes of everyone in the distance rustle.
Snape maintained that handsome casting posture until the smoke and dust dissipated, and then he slowly turned around. At this time, his face, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, turned red, like a cooked crab.
He glared viciously at Lily, who was holding a camera not far away. "Are you satisfied now?!"
"Satisfied! So satisfied!" Lily looked at the photos in the camera excitedly, laughing so hard, "I didn't expect you Severus to have such a... passionate side! When you read such lines from your mouth, the contrast is so cute!"
Snape turned over Byakugan, but he still walked over and hugged the woman who couldn't stop laughing. Although he complained on his lips, he couldn't hide the doting in his eyes.
"Professor Flitwick hasn't come back yet?" Lily asked as he put away the camera.
"No, he sent a message saying that he found a never-before-seen copy deep in the forest and was having fun. Let's leave him alone." Hermione shrugged.
She turned to look at Pheobe who was checking the body. "How is it? Did you find anything?"
"The harvest is quite fruitful." Pheobe squatted next to the corpse of Unicorn Rabbit, which was blown up to only half of its body. She raised her hand, and a soft white light lit up in her palm.
"Resurrection."
A miracle happened. The mutilated corpse began to regenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye. Bones reorganized, muscles grew, and skin covered... In just a few seconds, the originally dead rabbit jumped up intact. Then, an illusory soul was forcibly pulled back from Void and stuffed into the body.
"Incredible..." Pheobe sighed, "In our world, Resurrection a person needs complex Alchemical Array, precious materials and long rituals. Even Ian requires a high price."
"But here..." She pointed to the bouncing rabbit, "Even a slightly qualified high priest, as long as he has enough mana, he can Resurrection the dead as easily as drinking water."
"This is simply a blasphemy against the 'law of life and death'." Hermione pushed up his glasses, Blink's eyes shone with the light of reason, "If this mechanism can be analyzed and brought back to the Empire..."
"Don't be too happy yet." Snape poured cold water on it, "Our universe's laws are much stricter than here. If we use this kind of Resurrection Art, Hell (Herpo) on a large scale over there, the one from Hell (Herpo) will definitely come to our door."
"Indeed." Lily nodded, "However, if it is only used as a battlefield first aid method, or used for Resurrection specific important people, its value is still immeasurable."
"And this." Pheobe showed another achievement - [Holy Purification]. "This skill can not only purify the undead, but also purify magic power. Although the efficiency is a bit low, if you can find the legendary goddess Aqua (Aqua), use her Divine Power..."
"You can produce high-purity ** [Mana Purification Potion]." Snape took over the words, a trace of enthusiasm flashed in his eyes, "That will be the key for us to break through the bottleneck of Tier 7."
Everyone looked at each other and saw ambition in each other's eyes. This seemingly funny world is simply a mountain of unexplored treasures.
"In addition, I have an inference about the operating mechanism of this world." Hermione brought up the holographic panel, which densely recorded various data.
"Killing monsters to upgrade, skill points, career bonuses... all of this is too much like a game." She analyzed, "Ian believes that this plane has been modified by some kind of high-dimensional force. Specifically, it is [System Laws]."
"It's like someone wrote a set of codes for this world." "Rule 1: Killing creatures can gain experience points (life energy)." "Rule 2: Experience points reaching a threshold can increase the life level (upgrade)." "Rule 3: Specific actions or spells can trigger law effects (skills)."
"This is an extremely domineering Law of Causality." Snape commented, "As long as you comply with the rules, even a weak chicken can become Superman by stacking values."
"That's right." Hermione nodded, "So our goal is very clear - to analyze this set of codes, and then package 'Source Code' and bring it back to the Empire. By then, we will be able to mass-produce Tier 3 or even the stronger Arcanist army."
While everyone was immersed in academic discussions, an uninvited guest interrupted them.
"Um... excuse me." Guild receptionist Luna appeared not far away with two burly men, looking embarrassed.
"Luna? Is something wrong?" Hermione asked.
"I'm really sorry, I came here under the order of the guild president." Luna said with a grimace, "Can you please... stop hunting?"
"Why?" Pheobe was puzzled, "We helped the guild clean up so many monsters. Isn't this a good thing?"
"Cleaning up is a good thing, but you are going extinct!" Luna almost cried. "In just three days, you have killed all the monsters around Axel! The ecological balance has completely collapsed! Where will novice adventurers go to level up in the future? What tasks will they rely on to make money? You are cutting off everyone's financial path!"
"..." Everyone looked at each other. It seemed that the killing was a bit too exciting.
"Okay, if that's the case, then we won't fight monsters." Hermione agreed broadly, "But we can still take on difficult subjugation missions, right?"
"Of course! Just don't kill goblins and frogs!"
"Deal. Severus, let's go."
Snape nodded and waved the wand. "Teleport." With a flash of white light, the five people disappeared out of thin air, leaving only Luna messy in the wind. "Hey! Can you give me a ride on the way! I walked for two hours to get here!"
Axel City Outside, the luxurious castle.
This is the temporary base they bought with the huge sum of money they "borrowed". In the next few days, this group of scientific madmen transformed this place into a high-tech magic laboratory. Various precision instruments moved from the floating city roared day and night, analyzing samples of the laws of this world.
In addition to doing scientific research, they are also not idle. Hermione transforms into a "skill hunter" and crazily learns the skills of thieves, assassins, blacksmiths and other professions, striving to become an all-round warrior. Snape buys up all the prescriptions on the market and is addicted to refining medicine.
As for Pheobe and Lily... they set their sights on a special magic props store - Wiz's Magic Item Shop.
"Welcome~" The store owner Wiz greeted her warmly. She has long brown hair and a plump figure. Although her face is pale, she still cannot hide the temperament of a gentle wife.
Pheobe looked her up and down, as if looking at a rare treasure. "Is this the lich? Except for the white spots on his skin, there is no difference."
"Hey?!" Wiz was startled and almost dropped the teapot in his hand, "W-what are you talking about? How could I be a lich? Hahaha..."
"Stop pretending." Hermione stepped forward, with full aura, "We are not here to report you. We need to ask you for some advanced knowledge about necromancy magic."
"Oh... it turns out we are colleagues." Wiz breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait." Pheobe suddenly interrupted the conversation, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "I have a better idea."
She pulled Hermione and lowered her voice and said, "Don't you think she is a talent? Tier 3 is a great magician at the peak, and a lich with rich knowledge. If she can be brought back to the Empire..."
"Are you trying to recruit her?"
"No, I want to send her an invitation to enter the palace." Pheobe raised a smirk, "Didn't that Ian guy always want to incorporate the 'undead' into the Empire citizen system? If there is an undead queen sitting in the harem, this is the best political propaganda."
"... Although it's a bit outrageous, I have to say that this is in line with Ian's aesthetic." Hermione sighed, "And this girl looks silly, so she should be easy to get along with."
Now that a consensus was reached, Pheobe immediately launched an offensive.
She took out a retouched photo of Ian and threw it directly in front of Wiz.
"Look at this man." Pheobe asked, "Is he handsome? Is he strong? Do you want to be a family with him? Do you want to be sisters with us?"
"Huh???" Wiz looked at the extremely handsome man in the photo, and his brain suddenly shut down, "Um... is this a sales pitch? Or do you want me to buy some insurance?"
"No, this is a blind date." Pheobe said nonsense seriously, "We are looking for a new wife for our husband. I see that you have amazing bones and are extremely talented. You are a good candidate to be a princess."
"Emperor, Imperial Concubine?!" Wiz's face turned red instantly, and steam began to rise from the top of his head, "But... I am an undead! And I still owe a lot of debt, and the store has no business..."
"That's nothing!" Hermione waved his hand, "As long as you nod, we will settle your debt! We will take care of your store! And when you are with us, you will be the queen of the undead, with the power of one person over ten thousand people!"
"The only shortcoming..." Hermione looked at Wiz, "You are too kind, and you are afraid of the Holy Light. But it doesn't matter. When you get back Empire, we will have plenty of ways to help you overcome your weaknesses."
Wiz was stunned by this sudden "happiness". "Well... I, I haven't agreed yet..." she said weakly.
"You will agree." Pheobe smiled confidently. The aura of a royal empress made Wiz unable to lift his head at all.
Just then. "Ding-ding-ding--" The store door was pushed open, and a group of noisy people walked in.
The leader was a young man wearing a green sportswear, followed by a middle-aged girl holding a staff, a perverted-looking female knight, and a blue-haired... goddess.
"Team Kazuma Satou?" Hermione pushed up his glasses, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"You're here just in time, we just have something to ask you for."