The first level of the Black Tomb World, a place so remote that no wizards or slaves paid any attention to it.
Leo and Alice sat on the back of Benji, waiting quietly.
"Will she come?" Alice asked.
"She'll definitely come. I made it very clear to her when I contacted her that it's a deal she can't refuse."
Leo gazed into the distance, as if his vision pierced through the horizon, and he saw a figure approaching.
Without keeping Leo waiting any longer, three figures flew in from the horizon half a day later.
"Huh? April and Allison are here too?" Alice asked in a low voice, only she and Leo could hear, after seeing that there were two more wizards than expected.
Leo glanced at Tao Rhys among the three figures, then at the other two who had followed, and had a premonition that today's deal wouldn't be so simple.
" Leo, Alice, it's been a long time! We're so happy to see you've recovered." The three flew over and greeted him with smiles.
"Captain April, Tao Rhys, Allison, it's a pleasure to meet you all," Leo and Alice exchanged pleasantries.
After exchanging greetings, the five people looked at each other, their eyes quickly conveying a secret message: the number of people the other side had shown at the scene exceeded both sides' expectations.
" Tao Rhys, would it be possible to speak privately?" Leo, as the one who invited him, broke the ice first. No matter how many people came today, it wouldn't delay his deal with Tao Rhys.
"I know what you want. You want my Multiplied Mana Absorption Great Witchcraft, don't you?" Tao Rhys saw right through Leo's thoughts.
They had been teaming up for many years, and Leo's strength was among the best she had ever seen at level one. Her only major weakness was her lack of mana, so the only reason Leo sought her out was for her assistance in accelerating the absorption of mana through witchcraft.
"That's right, my magic power can't sustain my body's energy expenditure indefinitely, and your witchcraft is just what I need," Leo said.
"A deal isn't impossible, but you should know that this is my unique witchcraft. If you can't offer a price that satisfies me, I won't agree." Tao Rhys didn't directly refuse.
Seeing that Tao Rhys did not refuse, Leo felt slightly relieved; as long as she was willing to make a deal, that was fine.
Leo didn't speak, but directly reached into the Shadow Space and took out something he had prepared beforehand.
First came a pile of energy crystals. A standard energy crystal is only the size of a walnut, but it had already piled up into a small mountain under Leo's feet.
"These are 1200 energy crystals."
Tao Rhys looked at the pile of energy crystals and unconsciously swallowed. Normally, First-Level Wizard would be lucky to have a few hundred energy crystals, and very few would have a total net worth of more than a thousand. Unexpectedly, Leo took out 1,200 crystals without making a sound.
This is 1200 energy crystals, not 1200 Wizard Coin!
Tao Rhys not only felt her own heart pounding uncontrollably, but she could also hear Allison's heartbeat beside her.
Allison and she were both level one support-side Elemental Wizard, and their battle merits were naturally less than those of normal wizards. It was normal for them to feel a little dizzy when they suddenly saw more than a thousand energy crystals.
Seeing that Tao Rhys seemed interested but remained silent, Leo immediately took out a bunch of potions from the Shadow Space.
"These are one hundred bottles of potions used by First-Level Wizard, with a total value exceeding 3,000 energy crystals."
"I think this price is enough to buy your witchcraft, isn't it?"
Tao Rhys stared at the hundred bottles of potions in front of Leo, her hand holding the staff trembling slightly uncontrollably. Her eyes were fixed on the potions, as if her gaze was welded to them and she couldn't look away.
These potions are the kind of common potions that you can buy with money, but what ordinary Level One Lesser Wizard would carry hundreds of potions around?!
With these medicines, you could have at least several more lives!
As soon as the potions were taken out, Tao Rhys heard heavy breathing beside her. It was Allison; she had been knocked unconscious by the hundred bottles of potions!
Needless to say, even April, who had remained unmoved by the sight of over a thousand energy crystals, was now somewhat dizzy.
The Level-Two Elemental Wizard looked at Leo and Alice again, and his expression changed. Although he knew that these two must have extraordinary backgrounds, he did not expect them to be so powerful!
She was envious of all one hundred bottles of medicine!
If the sorcery weren't something she didn't possess, April would have agreed immediately, but then she remembered the agreement they had made before coming here, and instantly suppressed all the wild thoughts that were running through her mind.
Now it remains to be seen whether Tao Rhys can resist the temptation.
"Not enough."
Tao Rhys closed her eyes tightly, her face flushed, and she almost forced herself to open her mouth as if gambling, her nerves pounding with fear that she would hear Leo abandon the deal.
"Not enough? Then what else do you want?"
Leo frowned slightly. Judging from Tao Rhys's expression, the price she had offered had clearly exceeded Doris's expectations. Why was she saying it wasn't enough?
Leo glanced at Alice, Alice nodded slightly, seemingly unconcerned.
Alice's nod was a pre-arranged signal; if Leo didn't have enough energy crystals, Alice could lend him some.
"Besides these, we need you and Alice to help us with a mission. As long as the mission is completed, regardless of whether it is successfully completed or not, our deal can be finalized."
Hearing that Leo hadn't given up on the deal immediately, Tao Rhys secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she had been afraid that Leo would turn around and leave.
It seemed that she held the initiative in the transaction, but she was even more nervous than Leo. A piece of witchcraft knowledge could be exchanged for these energy crystals and potions, enough to save her three hundred years of time. It seemed that Leo valued her witchcraft even more than she had anticipated.
Leo looked at April, Tao Rhys, and Allison. No wonder the three of them came together; so that's what they were planning.
"What kind of mission is it?" Leo asked.
"Regarding the last mission with Jia ye he, we must capture him alive," April said directly, without hiding anything.
"...??"
"Is this task not completed yet?"
Leo was very surprised. Ever since the three World Lord of the Black Tomb World were either dead or captured, he thought that the last one, Jia ye he, had been captured long ago. Now that he heard that the spatial passage had been opened, he still hadn't found him.
That's so strange!
"Since you dared to try and capture him, you must know his whereabouts. Why didn't you report it?" Alice asked curiously.
She acted alongside Leo, and had come into close contact with Jia ye he on both occasions, so she knew firsthand how difficult it was to catch these tentacle tumors.
He is constantly accompanied by a million-strong army of Eyeless Spider, dozens of which are level three, several thousand are level two, and the rest are all level one. They also possess certain abilities of the Child of Destiny.
It took more than a decade from discovery to the capture of the first one, which shows how difficult it is to catch Jia ye he.
With just a few level one or two wizards like them, they couldn't even get close to them, let alone capture them.
Leo survived close contact only thanks to the nuclear bomb; in fact, if it weren't for Benji's speed, he would have died countless times over the first time.
This guy was specifically designed to be captured by those Level Three Great Wizard.
"We discovered the trail three months ago. He wasn't protected by many Eyeless Spider; there was only one level three, four level two, and no more than 20,000 level one spiders."
"If we report it, we'll only get a little merit at most, but if we capture it ourselves..." Tao Rhys stopped speaking and turned to look at April. She didn't know whether she should say what she was going to say to Leo and Alice.
"If you catch it yourself, you should get a Third-Class Wizard Medal, right?" Leo looked at the three people opposite him who were hesitant to speak and directly exposed what they were trying to hide.
The only reason their actions would be so risky is for a huge reward, and there is no better reward than a Third-Class Wizard Medal.
"That's right, Wizard Leo, you've received Third-Class Wizard Medal, so you know its significance. Now that the Black Tomb World expedition is about to end, we definitely have to give it a try."
April spoke to Leo in the stubborn tone that wouldn't yield even on the execution rack.
Leo thought to himself, if the two of them were in each other's shoes and he discovered such an opportunity, he would definitely not let it go either.
He was more qualified than anyone to tell the weight of a Third-Class Wizard Medal!
Privilege, blatant privilege!!
"If Jia ye he's protective army of Eyeless Spider consists only of what you've described, we can make this deal. But how will you defend against Jia ye he's soul attacks?"
These words were not spoken by Leo, but rather a decision made by Alice on Leo's behalf.
The moment Alice spoke, Leo looked at Alice with an expression of overwhelming gratitude, wishing he could hug Alice leg to express his thanks.
Leo brought Alice over only because he was worried that he wouldn't have enough energy crystals and wanted to borrow some from Alice. He didn't expect so many things to happen afterward.
When April initially said he needed him and Alice together, Leo was reluctant to involve Alice. After all, he had personally dealt with her and knew how difficult it was to handle Jia ye he. If Alice got into trouble because of him, Leo would never be able to forgive himself.
But now that Alice has spoken, it means that Alice has psychologically agreed to the deal; all that remains are some details.
"We've already considered that. You'll only need to deal with the Eyeless Spider; leave the rest to us," April said confidently.
"Okay, then let's sign the contract."
Tao Rhys's sorcery is something Leo absolutely must acquire. Since it's just dealing with some Eyeless Spider and the danger isn't beyond her expectations, it doesn't matter; at most, it'll just waste a little time.
Soon, under the Wizard Will, Leo and Tao Rhys signed a contract.
The contract stipulated that Leo must help them deal with the number of Eyeless Spider they mentioned, and the deal had to be completed regardless of whether the mission was ultimately accomplished!