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Advance to Level 1 Wizard

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  That night, the entire underground world of Laimang Town was terrified. The fact that the Rank 3 wizard, Bloody Sellen, was still alive sent shivers down the spines of crime lords like Casino. But Rudolf didn’t care. He played his part and ran, taking the starstone with him.

  Familiar with every corner of Laimang Town, Rudolf was confident that no one could easily catch up with him. In fact, Casino didn’t even send anyone after him. Rudolf returned to the police station, which had already quieted down, and began pondering how to improve his abilities.

  From the method of crafting a Level 1 Spirit Pet Crystal, Rudolf learned that he needed to master the wizardry of two zodiac signs: Scorpio and Pisces. Standing on the rooftop, he gazed toward Pisces in the night sky but gained nothing from it.

  Scorpio was special to Rudolf. He could summon its power anytime and use the Scorpio "witch language" at will. But for the other constellations, including Pisces, he felt no connection at all.

  He recalled the day he mastered the Scorpio spell “Venom”—it was in November, the Scorpio month of this world. Rudolf knew very little about wizardry and didn’t dare ask anyone for guidance. The only thing he knew about Pisces was that it corresponded to March, the Pisces month of this world.

  Did this mean he had to wait until the corresponding zodiac month to establish a connection with a new constellation? It was now December, the Sagittarius month. Rudolf couldn’t connect with Sagittarius either, and he had no idea why.

  The power of words was crucial. The Three Chosen Apostles of the Gods had labeled wizards as the most wicked of all apostles. Because of this, Rudolf was forced to live like a rat in the shadows. He had no mentor, no guidance—only himself, fumbling through the darkness.

  In January, Capricorn month, nothing happened.

  On the night of the January full moon, Rudolf took Yvonne to the outskirts of town under the pretense of a patrol mission, helping her get through the night when she lost control of herself.

  In February, Aquarius month, still nothing happened.

  Aside from capturing a few werewolves with the police chief and helping Yvonne through her full moon nights, Rudolf was left waiting for a change that never came. Yvonne insisted on watching the werewolf executions during the Full Moon Sacrifice before heading to the outskirts, despite the increased risk of exposure. Rudolf had no way to dissuade her.

  For the past two months, Casino had lived in constant fear. He couldn’t find any trace of Sellen the wizard, as if the man from that night had been nothing more than a phantom.

  Then March came, and suddenly, Rudolf felt restless.

  He sensed it—March, Pisces month!

  As soon as the Pisces month arrived, Rudolf could feel that Pisces was no longer out of reach. There was a connection, a thread linking him to it.

  Could it be that mastering a zodiac spell required waiting until its corresponding month?

  One day in March, Rudolf prepared everything carefully.

  The Full Moon Sacrifice ended without incident. Yvonne once again survived the full moon without being noticed.

  Rudolf picked the quietest night at the police station—the least busy shift with the fewest people around.

  At midnight, he pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time—it was 12:00 AM.

  He moved through the floors of the station, from the underground cells up to the third floor, double-checking that Chief Claude and the old officer, Baby, were nowhere inside.

  Returning to his room, he took a deep breath and rested for a while. During that time, he caught a rat—his test subject for crafting the Spirit Pet Crystal.

  At 1:00 AM, Rudolf made his way to the rooftop, the rat still in his hand.

  He set the rat down, letting it scurry around, then got to work, using starstone to inscribe a celestial triangle on the ground.

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  At the triangle’s top circle, he placed his pocket watch. In the two bottom circles, he placed a wizard crystal and a druid artifact.

  The wizard crystal was a relic left behind by the Rank 3 wizard, Sellen.

  A Level 1 Apostle, like a Level 1 Werewolf, would leave behind only one relic upon death. That was how Rudolf often got his hands on werewolf saliva, a common relic from slain werewolves.

  But a Rank 3 Apostle, like Sellen, left behind three relics upon death. The Inquisitors had already claimed all three from Sellen, so by all accounts, he should have been dead beyond a doubt.

  However, Sellen had used something else to replace one of his relics. Rudolf suspected that was the reason he managed to survive.

  As for the druid artifact, it came from a druid guarding the elk tribe’s stables.

  Standing in the center of the celestial triangle, Rudolf activated his star power.

  This time, he had drawn both the Scorpio and Pisces symbols within his circle.

  His star power surged through the celestial triangle, causing the starstone powder to shimmer and wriggle like living serpents.

  The powder slithered over to the druid artifact first.

  Rudolf invoked his Scorpio spell—"Infection"—which, in this case, allowed him to spread an effect rather than poison.

  The druid's power was activated and, under Rudolf’s star force, infected the rat scurrying on the rooftop. The rat was now under his control.

  The starstone powder continued to move, now enveloping the wizard crystal.

  Rudolf felt a twinge of regret—this was a Rank 3 wizard crystal. Was using it for a Level 1 artifact a waste?

  Wizard relics of this level were rare, but he had no choice if he wanted to grow stronger.

  The wizard crystal contained raw magical energy, which was now activated by the starstone’s force.

  Pisces’ symbol depicted two fish bound together by their tails. Rudolf interpreted the Pisces spell as “Entanglement.”

  With the starstone’s help, he linked the wizard crystal to the druid artifact, as well as to the rat controlled by the artifact.

  Rudolf poured all his strength into reinforcing this "Entanglement."

  The starstone powder writhed, gathering the two relics toward the top of the celestial triangle, where his pocket watch lay.

  In a moment, both the wizard crystal and the druid artifact disappeared into the pocket watch.

  The starstone powder vanished, leaving no trace on the stone floor.

  The rat sniffed around, oblivious to what had just transpired.

  Rudolf wiped the sweat from his brow—despite making no large movements, he felt utterly drained. His star force was completely spent.

  He picked up the pocket watch and exhaled in relief—he had done it.

  Not only had he crafted a Level 1 Spirit Pet Crystal, but he had also mastered the Pisces spell “Entanglement,” officially becoming a Level 1 Wizard.

  Weak as he still was, he now had his first enchanted artifact.

  Eager to test it, he flipped open the pocket watch. Inside, an extra thin panel had appeared. A delicate stone ring circled the outer edge—a remnant of the druid artifact. Within it, a crystal-clear screen shimmered.

  Rudolf infused the watch with star power, and the crystal surface changed—displaying the rat’s point of view!

  Through the druid artifact’s “Infection,” he could control the rat. Through the wizard crystal’s “Entanglement,” he could share its vision.

  This was why the technique was called Spirit Pet Magic.

  Rudolf smirked.

  At last, he had a pair of eyes in the dark.

  Casino owner Cassino left his hideout and headed to an unassuming residence, seemingly to discuss something with an unknown party. Rudolf memorized the house number—13 Paget Street. The owl’s vision was truly remarkable; it could even make out house numbers.

  Rudolf then spotted a familiar figure—Sheriff Claude—leaving Sir Jacques' estate late at night, looking utterly exhausted. A baronet was the lowest rank of nobility, barely above a knight without a title, yet Sir Jacques was the most influential man in Leman Town, controlling the five largest farms outside the town.

  Rudolf took a sharp breath. Had the sheriff gone to meet Sir Jacques, or was he paying a visit to Lady Jacques instead? That was bold. The owl continued to tail Sheriff Claude from above until he reached Lady Betsy’s window and knocked.

  Rudolf took a second sharp breath. Was the sheriff’s stamina powered by a water pump?

  Claude had a special talent—he always knew which lady’s husband was away for the night. What an enviable skill. Rudolf would trade all his sorcerer’s artifacts just to possess that ability. He watched in envy as Lady Betsy opened the window, kissed the sheriff passionately, and then let him climb inside.

  From high above, the owl circled the town of Leman, making it seem even smaller in comparison to its flight capabilities. Rudolf amused himself for a long time, playing with his new toy, until the owl started to grow tired. Only then did he close the pocket watch, allowing the bird to hunt for food on its own.

  The sorcerer’s crystal had once been stored in the Scorpius λ star within his star map, and to his surprise, the familiar’s pocket watch could be stored the same way. It could vanish at will and reappear in his hand whenever he needed it. He hadn’t expected the star map to have a basic storage function—though, unfortunately, it could only store relics linked to the constellations or artifacts made from such relics. His Tooth of the Undead star map, for example, could not be stored.

  As he continued using the familiar’s pocket watch, more information about it naturally surfaced in his consciousness through the star map. The most crucial detail was that he needed to be cautious when using it in front of Rank 4 sorcerers or druids. The main component of the watch was a Rank 3 sorcerer’s crystal, making it exceptionally powerful, but apparently, only Rank 4 sorcerers and druids could detect its surveillance.

  Using a Rank 3 sorcerer’s crystal for an auxiliary tool like the familiar’s pocket watch was undoubtedly wasteful, but at least he could use this watch for a very long time. Rank 4 sorcerers were far beyond his reach for now.

  From this moment on, the entire town of Leman would be under Rudolf’s watchful gaze.

  Or rather—his surveillance.

  A full-map hack—that’s exactly what the familiar’s crystal was.

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