How come this arcanist is invincible?

Chapter 70 Give Me the Corpse

Kane opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed, his hand wound already bandaged.

Talia was having a pleasant conversation with her former apprentice, Everett, who seemed to have made her some promise.

Kane immediately feigned weakness, and Talia, seeing this, quickly approached, saying with concern:

"Don't move, this is the medicine for treatment."

She handed over a bottle of medicine as she spoke.

Kane glanced at the color of the potion and instantly recognized it as a tonic. His eyes flickered slightly.

"It seems that this Everett must be connected to the Demon Cult," he thought to himself.

Kane pondered for a moment, then took the potion and drank it.

As soon as it entered my throat, I felt the medicine spreading throughout my body, and I felt an itchy sensation on my hand, as if the wound was slowly healing.

"How is it? It hurts a little, but you should be able to feel it."

The surrounding ether was much clearer than before.

Talia asked, and Kane responded with a weak smile.

Everett also looked at Kane and said with a smile:

"How about it? Want to learn a magic trick? Our club can provide everyday magic tricks for free."

Kane then feigned a puzzled expression:

"Provided for free?"

"That's right," Everett said, his smile unchanged.

"Although it's just a life-changing magic trick, the tuition fees at the Library of Truth are beyond the reach of ordinary people, and the Mage Tower will have to work for a long time before it can provide the relevant instruction."

But since you're one of us, you can learn for free.

Kane feigned gratitude: "What kinds of magic tricks do you have?"

Everett slowly recited a string of names:

"For example, lighting magic, cleaning magic, repair magic, dust removal magic..."

I said it more than a dozen times in total.

Kane nodded in agreement, but inwardly he frowned.

So many everyday tricks, and they're offered for free?

It's important to know that under the control of Nord magic, even ordinary tricks are difficult to obtain.

He tentatively asked, "Are there any combat-related magic tricks?"

Everett's smile deepened:

"Of course, we even have first-level spells."

"A first-circle spell?"

Kane's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately memorized this crucial information, his expression becoming more serious.

"However, first-level spells are not free; you will need to contribute to the club."

"Contribution?" Kane asked, feigning ignorance.

"Everett, let me explain."

Talia picked up the conversation, looking at Kane.

"Besides joining the club, you'll need to complete more tasks—such as killing civilians and bringing their bodies back to be used as ingredients for potions."

She added:

"If you want to make more contributions, the more intact the body is, the better."

But it must be done without revealing oneself, and absolutely must not attract the attention of the Night Watch or the Lantern Bearers.

"What about the sheriff and the city guards?"

Kane continued to feign confusion.

Talia smiled, while Everett sneered:

"They don't even have spellcasters, so they're nothing to fear."

"Besides corpses, if you can obtain spellbooks while studying in the mage tower, copying them down and bringing them back will also count as a contribution, even if they are duplicate spells."

Everett added.

"I understand," Kane nodded in agreement.

Everett instructed:

"You should rest well. Your body will be weak for a while after the ceremony."

He then looked at Talia, "Take good care of him."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Kane looked at Talia and asked, feigning unease:

"What happens next... how do we commit the murder, and how do we bring the body back?"

Talia smiled and said:

"Did you know? There used to be a garbage dump in the Seventh District called 'Rat Hill' where a lot of people died, but even so, many homeless people still flocked there."

Kane, all you need to learn is two basic tricks and carry a dagger.

She paused, then said:

"If you're worried about safety if you do it yourself, you can pay to solve that."

Two gold coins can buy the corpse of a commoner, and five gold coins will even get the authorities there to dismember the body and transport it back for you.

Kane looked at Talia's "I'm doing this for your own good" smile, but his heart was ice-cold.

He pondered for a moment, then deliberately feigned fear and timidity.

Seeing this, Talia grasped his hand, meeting his gaze with unwavering determination:

"Believe me, these are necessary for our growth."

I don't want to, and can't, stay a mage apprentice forever, and I'm sure you feel the same way.

"We must seize every opportunity to climb up, become official mages, and even have our own mage tower."

"Climb up..."

Kane frowned slightly as he saw the ambition in her eyes, but outwardly remained compliant, saying:

"I see."

The two chatted for a while longer about the details of the subsequent mission.

Kane was then led away from the room by Talia.

He followed Talia to a library, where two apprentices in black robes stood at the door.

As they entered, one of them smiled and gestured:

"Please come in, but you can only take one spellbook at a time."

Kane entered the library and found that there were many books in the room, but only one bookshelf contained spellbooks, and they were all densely packed with everyday magic tricks.

Clearly, combat tricks and spells of level one or higher are not included here.

This was within his expectations.

His gaze swept across the room outside the library, and sure enough, he noticed something amiss:

In a separate room outside the library, a man sat alone, holding a scimitar that was definitely not used by a non-Buddhist apprentice.

Just then, Talia picked up a spellbook called "Breeze" and started flipping through it. Seeing Kane staring intently into the depths, she followed his gaze and explained:

"That person seems to be a hired employee of the Nameless Club; they all call him 'Lord Silent Killer'."

"It is said that there was once an apprentice named Flint who could not accept the request to kill the untouchables."

He tried to betray the club by informing the Night's Watch, but was killed by them.

Kane's eyes flickered slightly.

Flint is one of the missing persons that Shar is investigating.

It seems that the waters of this nameless club are deeper than he imagined.

He memorized the appearance of the "Silent Killer," especially the other person's distinctive attire, and then pretended to browse through the spellbooks on the bookshelf.

For him, most of these everyday tricks were of little use, but the disguise was essential for the moment.

……

Time passed quickly, and it was night in a blink of an eye.

Kane and Talia agreed on a time to meet the next day, and Kane watched her get into the carriage and leave.

As the carriage disappeared into the night, Kane's expression instantly turned serious, and he began to mentally analyze the current situation:

"The most crucial thing right now is to figure out who is behind them and who founded this club."

"In addition, we need to find a way to get the formula for the possession potion—I promised Ms. Weaver Mist that I would help Zeya get it."

And those first-level spells shouldn't be overlooked either.

Kane knew very well that first-circle spells were an extremely scarce resource.

The number of first-level spells in this nameless club is probably small, but they are still quite valuable.

If the club is reported now, and the Night Watch and the Lanternbearers come to raid it, he will most likely still be unable to obtain these spells due to spell restrictions.

At most, you can only earn some merit points; if you want to learn more later, you still have to go through the regular process.

This is putting the cart before the horse.

"I need to plan carefully how to gain more benefits before destroying this club."

Perhaps I can take advantage of the situation and pretend to cooperate with them first.

"But before that, we need to complete the initiation quest—murder..."

Kane's gaze darkened, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind.

……

On the other side, at the encampment of the thirteenth team of the Night's Watch.

The squad completed its daily patrol mission and returned to their base one after another.

Kane followed Reed into the room, stopped at the wooden table, and said to him:

"Captain, I have something to report to you privately."

Reed was somewhat surprised, but he nodded nonetheless.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of Sienna and the others, Kane followed Reed out the door and found an empty room.

"What is it that you can't let others know?"

Reed was the first to speak.

Kane said:

"Captain Reed, may I remove the Dead Apostle Ring first?"

Reed was even more confused.

If any other Dead Apostle had made this request, he would have refused outright.

But he knew Kane and knew that the other party wouldn't make such a request without a reason.

"Because I've been investigating some things recently."

Kane explained that he then infiltrated the mage tower, met with mage apprentices, and joined the Nameless Club.

He told Reed everything, including the club's requirement for its members to kill and retrieve bodies, and its suspected connection to a demonic cult.

"Most people don't recognize the Dead Apostle Ring, but there might be people in the club who know about it."

If they discover this ring, my disguise will be exposed, and the subsequent investigation will be completely halted.

Kane added.

Reed's expression instantly turned serious:

"Kane, you're risking your life."

"We have no choice but to take risks."

Kane shook his head, his eyes resolute.

"There is clearly a demonic cult behind this. I haven't avenged my parents and servants yet, and I can't just stand by and watch them continue to do evil."

"In that case, we should mobilize several squads now to wipe out that club!" Reed made his judgment.

"No."

Kane shook his head.

"I haven't found out who the mastermind is yet—he could be a legitimate mage, or he could be sent by a demon cult."

Taking action now is too hasty and could easily alert the enemy, allowing the real culprit to escape.

Reed looked into Kane's determined eyes, remained silent for a moment, and finally sighed softly:

"Okay, I promise. But you must be careful."

"Thanks," Kane smiled.

Then, with a soft "click," the ring symbolizing Kane's Dead Apostle status slowly loosened and slid off his finger under Reed's manipulation.

Kane put away the ring and then made a new request to Reed:

"Could you give me two... no, three corpses of death row inmates?"

Reed paused for a moment, stared at Kane for a few seconds, and nodded...