Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 554 - 511: The Shameless and Deceitful Wizard

"Within the Divine Eagle Federation’s mysterious side, Professionals related to death, as well as polymaths, all know that Death God’s Rant is an exceptionally precious transcendent tome. Despite being promptly destroyed by the Death God Herself, the fragments that have been passed down can almost be studied by default, so long as one does not commit any blasphemous acts."

"Each fragment is incredibly precious. The pollution and the wrath of the Death God contained within Death God’s Rant were all borne by the unlucky author. Transcendents obtaining a fragment need only to cultivate according to the spells within."

"Especially if the one who obtains it is a Death God’s Favored, or a Death God’s Representative—occupations as such—then they will be treated even more favorably by the Death God, free from any side effects, thereby gaining immense power."

"Everyone knows that the Death God is exceedingly tolerant towards His believers and servants. He even encourages His servants to strive for the dignity of the Divine’s realm, to help share His burdens. Although in the ’Mysterious’ there’s more than one Death God, They possess a strong sense of territoriality. Do you think it’s possible that the Death God in Death God’s Rant is actually the one in charge of our Divine Eagle Federation?"

"Even if it’s not, it doesn’t really matter; the rules related to death are universal."

At this moment, in the rescue hall, Tang Qi had become a loquacious teacher, imparting knowledge related to the Death God and Death God’s Rant to those who were awake.

Although the knowledge points were very "obscure," both El and Lia looked joyful.

The pair didn’t understand this knowledge, but at least they realized they had wronged Tang Qi before. This mad father, the sole Inheritor of witchcraft, seemed to have used some method to successfully deceive that dreadful Death God’s Representative. Not only did he preserve Lia’s life, but he also didn’t need to sacrifice Austin.

Austin, on the other hand, listened intently, his eyes gleaming with a desire for knowledge, indicating he understood much of it.

The Death God’s Representative, who understood the most, would, if he had a human face, probably be showing a look of resignation right now.

Dealing with other Transcendents was something a Deputy did quite often.

As they represent the "Death God" to some extent, they generally have the upper hand.

Most Deputies present themselves as cold and rigid.

But squeezing others in transactions doesn’t require a learned skill—it comes naturally to any intelligent being.

It just wasn’t anticipated that now it was his turn.

Whether in terms of power, background, knowledge reserves, or direct wisdom, the Deputy had no advantage whatsoever.

On the contrary, he was suppressed, and the critical chip, that fragment of Death God’s Rant, was pinched in the other party’s hand. The Deputy felt as if his "collection" was wailing; he might be heavily bleeding this time.

With this thought flickering through his mind, the Deputy didn’t struggle futilely. Threats of death only worked on beings weaker than oneself.

The Tide of Death, along with those death tentacles filled with grey light and covered in black spots, were all retracted.

The Deputy, giving up on Austin and Lia, floated towards Tang Qi.

Those cold grey eyes met with Tang Qi’s, and a hoarse voice drilled into his mind.

"Sly wizard, I, the Death God’s Representative Uorca, wish to engage in a truly fair trade with you, witnessed by our souls... As an additional reward, Uorca shall uphold the Contract, removing the curse from that lady."

"Simultaneously, you will gain Uorca’s friendship."

If it weren’t for the latter part, Tang Qi would have rolled his eyes again.

A contract witnessed by the "Death God"—if the Deputy dared not to follow, he would likely have to return to Death’s embrace, ahead of Lia and the passengers.

But since there was the latter part, his expression became solemn.

To have a Death God’s Representative formally express willingness to forge friendship is exceedingly rare in the Mysterious Side.

Even the Transcendents, who wield powers unimaginable to the common folk, sometimes have to confront the Great Horror of "Death."

Not just themselves but also their relatives and friends.

Having the friendship of a "Death God’s Representative" means, to some extent, possessing some inconceivable conveniences.

Take this time, for instance, if Uorca were Tang Qi’s friend.

To exempt all passengers on The Silent Crow from death would be difficult.

But for just Lia alone, it wasn’t too difficult.

The Mysterious Side indeed has terrifying rules, but the Transcendents within can also circumvent or break certain rules.

"To some extent, this is also his bargaining chip," Tang Qi realized in his heart.

Then, he nodded, agreeing to Uorca’s request.

The fragment of Death God’s Rant in his hand originated from Malfoy Mansion; its former owner was Jenny Malfoy, the young girl who, in the face of death, had become a Death God’s Favored but whose mind was destroyed by terrible experiences.

Ultimately, Jenny Malfoy chose Death.

The fragment fell into Tang Qi’s hands; the spells written upon it he had already known, but not once had they been used—not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t. Such powerfully specific Curios indeed achieve their greatest effectiveness in the hands of occupations such as Death God’s Favored, Death God’s Representative, Death God’s Servant...

When Tang Qi nodded his agreement, he saw Uorca’s mood fluctuations for a moment, a sentiment known as "joy" clearly transmitted.

Immediately after, those death tentacles simultaneously vanished into Nihility.

A second later, the tentacles recoiled.

Each tentacle was wrapped around a thing, crowded, and of varying sizes. Curios floated in front of Tang Qi.

"Boom"

It was like a fireworks explosion, taking place in Tang Qi’s mind, as a strong ethereal light surged, and bundles of Information Fragments burst one after another.

Nearly blinded by the radiance of the curios, Tang Qi first paused in astonishment, and then El saw Tang Qi’s "scheming merchant" smile becoming more and more pronounced.

Uorca, who also saw this, couldn’t help but feel some regret.

"Why do I have this ominous premonition again? In order to prove my strength, did I show off a bit too much?"

The premonition in Uorca’s heart directly became reality the next moment.

Tang Qi silently clapped for Uorca and then his eyes lit up as he pushed his Special Ability to the limit.

According to his "evaluation" for the fragment, Tang Qi directly stepped into the area of curios.

Like a naive child wandering into an orchard, he continuously reached out his hands, began picking sweet, juicy "fruits," and one by one, rare and precious curios fell into the hands of Tang Qi.

Gluttony flailed its belt, excitedly following its Master, occasionally opening its big mouth to swallow those plucked curios into its belly.

In the second that Uorca was stunned, the curios wrapped by his hundred-plus tentacles had already lost nearly half.

What made him feel most incredulous was that this shameless wizard had only given them a cursory glance, yet he selected the most valuable part of his collection with such an astonishingly precise eye – it was truly unfathomable.

Wait a minute?

I remember now, in addition to being a Demigod Slayer, doesn’t this guy also have the title of a polymath?

Having realized this, Uorca saw Tang Qi planning to continue, and a dangerous aura immediately filled his grey eyes.

This is too much! Agreed on a fair trade, but do you want to use a single fragment to exchange for all my collection?

Surrounded by curios, Tang Qi seemed to have set aside a bit of his consciousness from the beginning, paying attention to Uorca’s movements. As soon as that malice was born, he immediately paused for an instant. At the same time, his peripheral vision caught sight of a very special curio at this moment.

It was an antique lamp, extremely ancient in design, with its base and shade made of an unknown material, covered in mottled marks, including eerie rust, cold bloodstains, and grey-white spots. Its shade had a texture that Tang Qi found familiar.

A similar aura was also found in one of his terrifying collections called "Hell’s Door Curtain."

"Human Skin!"

Tang Qi mulled over these two words in his mind.

Soon after, the bursting Information Fragments confirmed that this antique lamp had an essential difference from the evil curio, Hell’s Door Curtain.

[Curio: Mysterious Ship Lamp.]

[State: Normal.]

[Information Fragment One: An ancient curio from the Dark Era, it was once the property of the Nether River Ferryman, part of a powerful curio that could travel between the worlds of the living and the Dead, with various Support effects such as guiding the Dead, sheltering souls, and shocking Monsters... etc.]

[Information Fragment Two: As a ship lamp, it can only be hung on ship-like curios.]

[Information Fragment Three: Since the original curio has been destroyed, the imprints it contained are dissipating, and it can be used to forge a new "Nether River Boat" curio based on the imprints, or it can be modified... There’s a certain chance of failure, leading to the mutation of the lamp.]

...

As these Information Fragments quickly flowed through Tang Qi’s mind, his eyes, turned away from Uorca, flashed with an unusual light. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He then slowly turned around, smiling and said, "I’ll just take one more thing, and the fragment is yours."

Uorca, who had been brazenly hostile, looked at the fragment handed over by Tang Qi and silently swallowed his breath.

"Deal!"

As their words ended, both parties got what they wanted.

The Deputy swiftly wrapped up the page of "Death God’s Rant," placing it into Nihility, and then his twisted shade unhesitatingly departed. However, before leaving, he faithfully reached out a tentacle and absorbed the "Death God Curse" coiled around Lia.

At the same time, those grey eyes fiercely glared at Tang Qi, and a final hoarse voice rang out, "Farewell, my shameless, deceitful wizard friend."

"Goodbye, my generous, magnanimous Deputy friend."

Tang Qi, who was in a delightful mood, shrugged and replied.

After being retorted again, Uorca left helplessly, his grey eyes closing, and the Cold, Horrific Tide that had flooded everything instantly receded. The world that had been frozen slowly came back to life. Everyone regained consciousness, unaware of any change, and continued their previous actions.

El, Lia, and Austin simultaneously turned their gaze to Tang Qi.

"Right, we need to have a good talk."

As Tang Qi spoke, his gaze fell directly on Austin.