Undressing Curse

Seeing Jili getting more and more excited as she talked, Li Ziran was speechless. She really couldn't stop talking about her old topics. In less than fifteen minutes, the number of girls had increased from two to four.

Li Ziran wasn't averse to women, but he didn't want to create too many entanglements for himself.

He always felt that men had a fundamental need for self-preservation, or that once they were able to establish themselves in the world, it wouldn't hurt to marry several women. But Li Ziran felt that he was far from reaching that point of self-indulgence.

Just like that girl before, she only went on one business trip and sold herself when she got back.

Women buying and selling goods was commonplace in the Wasteland, and many women even considered it a way of survival.

"How about this, San Niang, I'll give you a deal in exchange for everything Master left behind." Li Ziran used the most old-fashioned method, which was also the most effective method for dealing with the Rainbow-Tailed Clan.

Business!

Of course, it wasn't a gift given for no reason; he simply didn't have any surplus grain.

He genuinely needs the Rainbow-tail Girl's help. Next, he needs to focus on tackling the challenges and at least achieve something in Snake Transformation and the Devouring Curse. This requires some people to help him collect snakes.

Snakes are a more complex species than Frog, with far more varieties than one can imagine. To make a name for oneself in this field, one needs to calmly observe the living conditions and patterns of snakes, study the Snake Script in one's mind and the connections between different snake species, and continuously improve Transformation Spell.

Although the Rainbow-Tailed Clan doesn't possess much ability, they are, after all, a race from the Red Soil Continent, and thus have some talent to their name.

These girls have a special ability to control centipedes and snakes, making them the perfect animals to raise.

Secondly, his corpse also needs to be processed, especially Medusa's. Her eyes are very valuable, and the eyes of these corpses must be separated separately. In addition, Medusa's blood also has a suitable petrification effect. After being separated, it can be sold to alchemists in Blackwind Pass. The completely dead eyeballs can be given to Dwarf to make staffs. Behind Medusa's eye sockets, there is also a special pituitary gland, which is a very small Magic Organ that can extract a weak Stone Element from the Elemental Tide.

This extracted Stone Element is very popular among Stonefolk.

Medusa's remains were only part of the story; he still had many other living beings at his disposal, and he needed manpower to handle them all.

Transformation Spell, Devouring Curse, Sacrificial Curse, and Necromantic Magic are all required to modify one's own organs.

There are so many things to do that I can't even count them all.

The Rainbow-Tailed Clan was familiar to their master, and Li Ziran would often give these girls pointers. They could not only perform simple decomposition of corpses, but also complete small tasks such as injecting medicine.

"How many girls do you want?" Jili asked directly, clearly indicating that this Li Ziran's first time doing this kind of business.

She liked the conditions Li Ziran offered; the four girls could be married off at any time, but good working conditions were hard to come by, especially in a place like Blackwind Pass, where almost all jobs were provided by the three Necromancer, and very few people could afford to hire others.

Especially women like them who are frail and delicate.

More importantly, by following Li Ziran, the girls of the Rainbow-Tailed Clan can learn some skills, especially in the last two years, many girls have been injecting themselves with a magic potion called 'Insect Potion'.

This stuff is very effective at preventing mosquito bites and avoiding infection from the plague that grows in corpses. Recently, many people who come to Blackwind Pass to do business have been getting injections of this medicine.

Although each injection only earns half a copper coin, the population is quite large. In particular, many slave owners pay extra to inject corpses to keep them fresh, which indirectly increases the income of the Rainbow-Tailed Clan. Especially in the last year, injecting this low-grade medicine has even accounted for one-tenth of the Mill's income.

She had long hoped that Li Ziran would impart more skills to her. Despite his burly appearance, she knew that the young man was quite knowledgeable.

She had witnessed firsthand how a person who was nearly dead from the plague was saved with just one surgery.

"How many do you have?" Li Ziran asked in return. He didn't have a specific number, but this time the scale would be quite large, and he estimated that there would be more people involved.

Jili was slightly surprised. This was the first time Li Ziran had asked her a question in return. In business, he always kept the number of people to four, not one more. "You can take them all?"

Li Ziran smiled and said, "This trip has yielded some results. I estimate I need to do a few transactions, which will require manpower. If San Niang has enough manpower, I think that should be enough. How many people are there in the entire Rainbow-Tailed Clan now?"

"Hmm..." Jili stroked her chin and estimated, "There are forty in Blackwind Pass now." Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she held up one finger, saying decisively, "One hundred!"

She couldn't let this free training opportunity slip by. Although there weren't that many, it was enough to make up the numbers of the girls she had sent out.

You can get your spot back once it's been sent out, but Li Ziran's spot isn't something you can just get anytime.

Li Ziran couldn't help but chuckle. Didn't he know how many people were here? "San Niang, are there really that many?"

Jili said confidently, "I underestimated it. So, can you handle it all?" As if afraid Li Ziran would object, she quietly added, "I guarantee there are that many people. You can treat them however you want. We Rainbow-Tailed Clan girls are very open-minded."

Li Ziran was speechless. He had absolutely no temper with this woman. However, this was the truth, because Jili had said before that anyone he hired could be disposed of as he pleased, even killed.

This is what Li Ziran admires most about this woman: given any opportunity, she'll bite harder than Crocodile.

"You're giving it all away, and you're not doing business anymore?" Li Ziran laughed.

"The business can wait, it's the off-season anyway, and we're not far apart. I can just call them over when there are customers," Jili added with a smile. Clearly, when Li Ziran asked, the deal was already a done deal.

"How about this, I just got back and don't need that many people right away. Give me ten skilled girls to help out in the mornings and get familiar with the environment. They can come back to do business in the afternoons. Once they're more comfortable, you can gradually add more, okay?" Li Ziran suggested.

"Of course!" Jili was so excited she almost jumped for joy. This was perfect for balancing her studies and business. As she spoke, she headed out to count the girls.

Li Ziran quickly stopped him, his eyes glancing at the iron box in the corner.

Jili immediately snapped out of her daze and laughed, "Look at my memory! They're all in there, just two tattered books. They said they'd give them to you after you'd mastered them all, but I think you'll get the hang of it sooner or later. Consider this an early pass." With that, she stepped forward, opened the iron box, and handed over three obviously creased parchment books.

Li Ziran took the book with trembling hands, very nervous. Don't be fooled by its tattered appearance; this book contained his master's life's work.

He only learned the Transformation Spell, yet he was able to earn a living in the Wasteland; let alone the two true skills.

Sure enough, the first book was the Healing Curse that Li Ziran found most troublesome.

The homepage features an upright Frog holding a magic staff, from which a golden ray of light shoots out, striking one creature before moving on to the next, repeating this process three times before disappearing.

This means that three people can be healed at the same time. What follows is a detailed explanation of the Healing Curse, written entirely in Frog Script. It's not too difficult to understand, but the meaning is quite vague.

"Feel the wondrous healing light; its radiance will flow through your body and mind, and everything will completely obey your commands..."

Upon seeing the first sentence, Li Ziran like vomiting. The ancestors of the Frogfolk always liked to use words like 'insight' to show their superiority, leaving no room for actual control.

Unlike Elves, who have very little explanation for such extraordinary powers.

All extraordinary powers originate from Elemental Bug, the most primitive species possessing various characteristics. By using incantations, formations, or meditation to stimulate the instincts of Elemental Bug, one can unleash the corresponding extraordinary power.

It's simple, clear, and easier to understand.

The so-called Healing Curse is simply communicating with Elemental Bug possessing healing power within the Elemental Tide; however, the Frogfolk mysteriously refers to it as 'communicating with wondrous healing light!'

He only glanced at it before putting it into his spatial ring, showing no reaction to it; he was more concerned about the other book.

It was grayish, like it had been dusted with stone powder. The lacquer on the cover had almost completely worn off, leaving only three ancient characters— "Curse Frog" —and even the separator in the middle had disappeared.

Li Ziran carefully examined the document. Although it also mentioned communicating with divine light, the Frogfolk elder was very specific this time. He explained that the communication involved a type of witchcraft that existed outside the elements. As long as enough offerings were made and a curse array was set up, using the spirit as a guide, these witchcraft could unleash their Curse Grudge Force.

Only two curses are mentioned in the entire book: the Undressing Curse and the Clinging Sludge Curse.

The Undressing Curse is simple: anyone afflicted by the curse will begin to shed their skin after three days, the second layer of skin after seven days, and the third layer after a month. When the curse is fully formed, the entire creature's skin will naturally peel off, just like taking off clothes. It is also known as the Skin-Shedding Curse.

To cast a spell, one needs the skin flakes of the one who cast the curse, the leather of forty-nine types of special Frog, and a wisp of the caster's own skin. The spell array is then set up with Frog urine and nurtured with spiritual energy, and it will take shape in a day.

As for the Clinging Sludge Curse, it causes the skin of the cursed person to develop a rotten Frog- egg-shaped membrane. After three days, spots begin to appear and rot, after seven days, it becomes a festering sore, and after a month, the entire organ will completely rot away. The required substance is a newly laid tadpole egg.

Li Ziran looked closely and was secretly alarmed. A curse, indeed, is the very foundation upon which wizards stand in this world.

That's too domineering.