Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2292: Chapter 2293: White and Black

Feng saw Angel was determined to try and did not dissuade him further, instead silently observing Angel’s actions.

Seeing Angel take out the engraving pen, blood ink, and parchment, Feng secretly analyzed what kind of magic pattern Angel might draw.

”The parchment material is the same as before, entry-level, but it’s tanned with some potion, judging by the smell, it should be some kind of low-level Demon Plant class potion.”

”The blood ink is brewed from a certain bird’s Demon Bloodstone combined with Bullvine Root Juice, also entry-level.”

Feng pondered silently, judging from this series of preparation materials, the magic pattern Angel was about to carve should be stronger than the previous immaculate magic pattern, but not by much, probably some kind of low-level composite magic pattern.

With this thought, Feng let out a slight sigh of relief. Based on Angel’s previous speed at carving magic patterns, this kind of low-level composite magic pattern shouldn’t take too long.

If Angel truly believed in the ”prerequisites” he previously listed and decided to carve such a complex magic pattern, it would take days, even ten days or more; that would be a great waste of time. The thought that Feng left in the painting wouldn’t sustain that long.

However, thinking back, Feng didn’t really believe Angel could carve complex magic patterns or magical energy arrays. Angel’s choice of a low-level composite magic pattern was probably due to his limited ability.

While Feng’s mind was occupied, Angel had already taken out the engraving pen, dipped it in blood ink, and began inscribing on the parchment.

When Angel carved magic patterns, it was still done with such ease and grace, the lines on the paper smooth and leisurely, the curves elegant and charming. Even with Feng’s knowledge, seeing Angel’s carving again, he couldn’t help but secretly praise it in his heart.

Perhaps Angel’s technical depth had not yet reached the standard, but his foundational skills were extraordinary. Feng even had the illusion that Angel’s foundational skills in magic patterns were superior to his old friend Rekton’s.

”It must be an illusion...” Feng muttered internally, although Rekton specialized in blending studies rather than enchantment studies, he had been immersed in alchemy for thousands of years, it couldn’t be that Angel surpassed him.

It was definitely an illusion.

Putting aside these unrelated thoughts, Feng still held a high opinion of Angel. Just the foundational skills alone, he believed that when Angel grew in the future and saw more enchantment techniques, he would surely make a name for himself.

Speaking of more enchantment techniques, Feng recalled a holy land for alchemists in the Southern Domain Wizard World, called Sky Mechanical City. Feng approved of the alchemy techniques there. During his time working in the Temple of the Oracle, he heard some Prophet Wizards mention Sky Mechanical City. It is said that a Prophet Wizard foresaw through the City of Reincarnation that a mysterious alchemist would emerge in Sky Mechanical City. He still remembers this rumor from a thousand years ago; even people from the Orderly Guild went to the Southern Domain, but ultimately couldn’t find that alchemist.

Although that mysterious alchemist remains a mystery to this day, the fact that such a genius could emerge from Sky Mechanical City speaks volumes of its heritage.

”Before Angel goes to the Origin World, I could suggest he go to Sky Mechanical City to learn enchantment techniques. I wonder if Angel has any connections with Sky Mechanical City. If not, I could write a recommendation letter,” Feng thought to himself. Although he also didn’t have any deep connections with Sky Mechanical City, coming from the Southern Domain, his reputation would suffice for a recommendation letter.

As Feng’s thoughts kept churning, a rough shape of the magic pattern had already appeared on the parchment.

Feng looked carefully at some of the magic patterns Angel was carving, his expression slightly strange.

That familiar outline.

Angel was actually carving the immaculate magic pattern again!

However, based on the area covered on the parchment, it was likely not a single magic pattern. The immaculate magic pattern was probably just one of the composite magic patterns.

Even so, Feng found it strange. Why choose the immaculate magic pattern again? Could it be that Angel actually found the immaculate magic pattern the easiest to carve?

Could it be that Angel made his fortune by carving immaculate magic patterns in other people’s rooms?

— The reason Feng thought of this wasn’t out of malice; it was because when he was still an apprentice, he made a living by drawing portraits with immortal inscriptions. Although the name ”immortal inscription” sounds grand, it’s actually just a means of long-term preservation. After doing it for a long time, Feng’s skills in other inscriptions remained average, but the immortal inscription was exceptionally refined.

Feng was secretly wondering at this moment, could Angel be like him?

This answer remained unknown for the moment. Angel had already begun drawing other magic patterns in the composite set.

Immaculate Magic Pattern, Life-Force Rune, Growth Rune, Constant Temperature Magic Pattern.

A total of four magic patterns, which although not many, exceeded the minimum required for a magical energy array. Thus, this composite magic pattern could also be called a magical energy array.

”But this combination of four magic patterns seems as if it’s leaning towards housekeeping services?” Although Feng didn’t know the name of this magical energy array, he could roughly guess its effect from the magic patterns themselves.

The Immaculate Magic Pattern represented: dust removal, stain prevention, self-cleaning.

The Life-Force Rune represented: healing, life aura.

The Growth Rune complemented the Life-Force Rune, primarily extending the range of the life aura.

The Constant Temperature Magic Pattern: maintained a fixed temperature.

The combined effect of these magic patterns could maintain a strong life aura and a clean, warm environment within a certain range.

This type of magic pattern was either set up in homes, greenhouses, or herb cultivation rooms. It was a desirable, but non-essential, magical energy array.

No matter how well this simple magical energy array was carved, Feng didn’t believe it would summon the black hat.

Keep in mind, when Rekton experimented, from single to composite magic patterns, only when he carved an array with eighteen magic patterns was the magic pattern crowned with a black hat.

With Angel carving it so simply, it surely wouldn’t work.

However, Feng didn’t voice his thoughts. His ideas were similar to Angel’s; after all, it was just an attempt, and failure was normal.

Time passed bit by bit.

Composite magic patterns were different from single ones. Although there were only four magic patterns, it didn’t mean the carving time was just four times that of a single one. Often, with each additional magic pattern, the carving time increased exponentially.

Angel took only a few minutes to carve a single Immaculate Magic Pattern, but carving this composite magic pattern took nearly an hour.

When the final stroke of the Growth Rune was completed, Angel turned back along the lines to the Immaculate Magic Pattern. It had one last stroke left, which was also the final stroke of the entire magical energy array.

This was the magic tattoo horn representing ”Transformation.”

Previously, Angel had taken a relaxed approach when carving magic patterns, but at the final moment, his expression became solemn.

With ritualistic gestures, using the Hand of Magic, Angel picked up the small metal box. The mysterious magic pattern inside adhered to the engraving pen, and with a halo of glow, the engraving pen immediately emitted a series of mysterious waves.

Without hesitation, Angel took the engraving pen and outlined the remaining magic tattoo horn.

Initially, everything went smoothly, but when Angel laid down the final stroke, everything suddenly went dark.

It was as if the whole world had the lights pulled down, all light drawn into the curtain of darkness.

However, this sensation of darkness lasted only briefly, almost just a blink, before things returned to normal.

At this moment, Angel looked down at the completed magical energy array on the parchment.

And it was, perfect and flawless.

He put down the engraving pen and rubbed his temple. He sensed his body’s condition slightly and found no issues, and from Feng’s gaze, Angel noticed no anomalies either.

Angel speculated whether it was because he hadn’t carved a magical energy array for a long time, and suddenly focusing intensely made his brain a bit fatigued, causing his vision to darken?

Although he thought this, he still felt something was amiss.

However, now that the magical energy array was formed, Angel set aside his thoughts for the moment, planning to consult Feng after seeing the results first.

On the other side, Feng admired the exquisite magical energy array on the parchment, his eyes filled with amazement. Regardless of whether Angel’s ”housekeeping” speculation was true, this magical energy array alone was among the most beautiful he had seen.

The strokes were smooth, the underlying lines beautiful, and the energy supply remained stable throughout. This was already difficult to achieve, with the magic pattern’s depth and the reserved spaces full of meaning.

The new generation are all monsters.

If he weren’t just a strand of consciousness drawn by Feng, he would probably try everything to lure Angel to the Turing Rubik’s Cube. Not to mention the reason Angel arrived here, just the elegant magic pattern alone promises a bright future.

While Feng was marveling, the flawless magical energy array began to emit a faint glow. In the glow, a human figure could be seen dancing joyfully along the curves of the magic pattern.

”The coronation is about to begin,” Feng said in a deep voice.

Angel also gathered his scattered thoughts, focusing on the scene emerging in the faint glow.

Naturally, Angel had some expectations about the color of the coronation hat, but he maintained a restrained demeanor.

He knew well that although this ”Sunlight Garden” magical energy array was more complex than a single immaculate magic pattern, it was still far simpler than an advanced magic pattern.

Although Feng hadn’t commented from start to finish, Angel could see that Feng didn’t believe the ”Sunlight Garden” would receive a black hat coronation.

Angel also wanted to carve a magical energy array from the ”Advanced Chapter,” but it was too time-consuming. The simplest advanced magical energy array required days to complete. With Mr. Feng sitting across from him, whether he succeeded or not, it would certainly be impolite.

For this reason, Angel chose the ”Sunlight Garden.” It was the most complex magical energy array he could complete in a short time.

Whether it would be effective, he would soon find out.

The figure in the glow remained blurry, dancing an odd dance, erratically moving back and forth along the lines, seemingly inspecting the magic pattern.

When the inspection was nearly complete, the figure stopped, took a hat from its bosom, and casually tossed it.

This act of tossing the hat was like a special coronation ceremony, bestowing new life upon the magic pattern.

However, neither Angel nor Feng were thinking about the so-called ”coronation ceremony” at that moment; their eyes were all fixed on the black top hat...

Yes, black.

”It really is black?” Feng stared in disbelief at the black hat still hovering in the air on the screen. The hat fell, merging into the magic pattern.

Only then did the dust settle.

With the disappearance of the black hat, the entire magical energy array appeared as if it had been eroded by time, undergoing some unknown abrupt change.

The entire parchment was shrouded in a dense black fog.

The black fog exuded an extraordinarily intense mysterious aura, seemingly declaring its presence.

Feng stared intently at the black fog, trying to see through it to understand what changes had occurred to the parchment, yet the fog obstructed all view.

While Feng patiently awaited the dispersal of the black fog, he suddenly caught sight of Angel out of the corner of his eye.

He noticed that Angel was inexplicably frozen in place.

And Angel’s eyes were lifeless and vacant, as if he were dead, devoid of any luster.

Upon seeing this, Feng seemed to realize something, slapping his head abruptly: ”Oh no, I almost forgot about this.”

Feng intended to reach out to touch Angel, but just as his hand was about to make contact, he stopped again: ”No, I can’t touch him.”

Feng stood up, anxiously pacing around Angel, muttering to himself: ”Why did I forget to mention it... a black hat, how could it be a black hat on the first try?!”

”What did Rekton say back then? Yes, yes, the battle of wills... Since Angel could make it here, his will should be tenacious enough to resist, right?”

”It should be, right?”

While Feng was muttering to himself, he failed to notice that Angel’s eyes gradually regained their vitality.

When Angel regained his senses, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

He pinched the bridge of his nose with one hand, breathing heavily.

Angel’s heavy breathing drew Feng’s attention to the situation beside him. Feng looked at Angel in surprise: ”You, you woke up so quickly?”

After speaking, Feng seemed to realize how inappropriate that sounded and quickly added: ”I mean, are you alright?”

Angel rubbed his nose, and after a while, he nodded: ”I’m fine, I just need to rest a bit.”

After a pause, Angel raised his eyes, which were slightly exhausted: ”Do you know what just happened, sir?”

Feng didn’t answer directly but instead asked: ”Why don’t you tell me what you just experienced?”

After a moment of recollection, Angel replied: ”When the black fog appeared, I felt my vision suddenly go dark... Oh yes, the same thing happened when I was making the final stroke of the magic pattern. Except it only lasted for an instant at the time, but the previous blackout in my perception seemed to last almost a month...”

The reason he said ”seemed” was because after Angel woke up, he immediately contacted Earl Mi, and according to Earl Mi’s feedback, Angel learned that only a few seconds had actually passed.

”And then? After the blackout, did you perceive anything else?”

In that darkness, Angel perceived nothing, but many meaningless mysterious symbols or information rushed into his mind.

Those mysterious messages that Angel couldn’t comprehend seemed like a torrent, washing over Angel’s thought process.

For an ordinary person, these bizarre pieces of information might have driven them insane.

But Angel felt alright since he had previously been swallowed by a Dalmatian and perceived a large amount of mysterious information in the dog’s stomach. Though Angel couldn’t decipher these mysterious messages, they left a sort of ethereal impression on his mind, which later became the basis for Angel’s creation of the mysterious concrete objects.

And the mysterious information Angel encountered this time was entirely purposeless, seeming to exist solely to wash over and drive people mad.

Having experienced the real assault of mysterious information before, these meaningless messages had no effect on Angel.

The only side effect was the influx of chaotic information that left his brain feeling exhausted, making him want to sleep.