CHAPTER 164: The Female Alchemist

They changed rooms and went to one of the rooms on the other side of the artificial mountain in the courtyard. From this room they could look directly into Belinda's room through the window.

Candice seemed to be discussing something with Belinda when she returned, as she stayed in the room and didn't come out. The other mercenaries took up positions in the rooms on either side of Belinda's.

The three who had followed Belinda were given rooms adjacent to Han Shuo and Emily's. Thanks to a magic mirror, they could directly observe the movements of the three.

The trio looked like nondescript, ordinary looking men. In fact, they looked quite similar and could have been three brothers. One of them leaned against the window, keeping an eye on Belinda after she had entered the room, while the other two fell into a deep sleep on the bed, probably because they were too tired.

It was still daylight, so the two groups of people did not move, maintaining a calm, peaceful situation. Han Shuo watched them for a while, noting that neither side was doing anything out of the ordinary. He returned to Emily's side and thought for a moment, "Keep an eye on the situation for me. I'm going to make a trip to the cemetery to check things out."

"Hmm? Why do you want to go to the cemetery of death all of a sudden?" Emily was a bit surprised by Han Shuo's decision and stared at him with a questioning look.

Smiling mysteriously, Han Shuo said, "I recently took in a follower and want to see if his injuries have healed yet.

Han Shuo had already moved further into the room, ripping open the wooden panels of the cabinet and setting up the transportation matrix inside. Emily was used to Han Shuo's mysteriousness by now and didn't ask much when she saw that he was about to leave. She said, "Alright, I'll stay here and watch them. I'll go over and pull you back if anything happens, so don't stray too far from the cemetery of death ."

"Mm, don't worry, I'll stay inside the cemetery. You can always come find me if there's anything out of the ordinary." Han Shuo replied and stood inside the matrix, closing the doors to activate it.

"Gilbert, where the hell are you?" Han Shuo yelled loudly as he reappeared in the cemetery of death.

The little lecherous dragon appeared in front of Han Shuo with a bang and immediately fell to his knees, saying pitifully, "Noble Master, you've finally remembered your faithful servant. There's nothing interesting in this boring place, and I can't go out either! I'm bored to death!"

"I told you to keep an eye on this place, you haven't let up, have you?" Han Shuo had once told Gilbert to pay attention to the piece of land where the Earth Elite Zombie was being refined, just in case something untoward happened there.

"Of course I haven't let up, but there's really nothing to keep an eye on there. Nothing has happened since you left. Oh, honoured master, when will you take me out to look for beautiful women?" Gilbert complained to Han Shuo.

Compared to his charred appearance last time, Gilbert was now dressed in a shiny black robe and his hair was perfectly combed. Apart from his skin being the colour of coal, the young Gilbert looked quite handsome.

"How are your injuries?" It remained to be seen whether he'd take Gilbert with him or not, given his injuries. Even though the little lecherous dragon was shot to pieces, his strength as a dragon was extraordinary, so he would still be a good helper.

Gilbert puffed out his chest at this question and said, "No problem. As one of the strongest predators on this planet, this kind of injury was no problem for me at all."

"Stop bullshitting me, how are your injuries?" Han Shuo glared as he spoke harshly.

As his master, Han Shuo could more or less sense Gilbert's condition through the bonds of the contract. Although he was much better than before, Han Shuo could still sense that he had not fully recovered, and so he could not help but take a stern tone when he heard Gilbert speak like that.

Gilbert shrank into himself and said with a bit of trepidation, "I'm not fully recovered yet, but I'm pretty much all healed, I won't drag you down."

Nodding, Han Shuo said, "All right, I'll think about taking you with me. Perhaps in the next two days. Rest well. If you become a burden when I need you in the future, I won't let you off the hook so easily!" Han Shuo walked towards the place where the Earth Elite Zombie was being refined. The centre of the area where the earth zombie was being refined had sunk, and the concentrated earth essence was still slowly flowing in.

He looked around and focused his concentration, connecting with the zombie in the ground. Han Shuo immediately felt a roaring sense of life as he did so. This sense of life was filled with the rich qi of the earth. Han Shuo immediately understood that the refinement of the zombie was already on the right track.

This was because when ordinary zombies were summoned, only a dead silence could be felt when a mental connection was established. Only incredibly powerful dark creatures such as the Evil Knights would give off some sense of life when connected to the caster. There was a vibrant sense of life and a rich feeling of earth qi emanating from this zombie warrior. This meant that it had truly grown after absorbing the essence of the place of extreme earth.

"All right, you stay here and rest. I'll let you out in a few days." Han Shuo was at peace when he saw that nothing was out of the ordinary in the Cemetery, and that the Dark Dragon and the Earth Elite Zombie had all regained their full strength. He walked towards the structure in the cemetery.

Gilbert was quite excited after receiving Han Shuo's promise, and he kept jumping around Han Shuo, complimenting his mighty prowess. Gilbert's fawning smile made Han Shuo burst out laughing. Han Shuo was about to leave through the transport matrix, but he suddenly remembered that he hadn't been to the basement for a long time. Now that his mental strength had increased, Han Shuo wanted to see if he could make it another level further.

He let Gilbert stay where he was and went down into the secret chamber by himself. He easily broke through the barrier at the first level and walked in matter-of-factly.

When he reached the place where he'd been stuck before, Han Shuo focused his concentration and charged forward, hoping to land on the next level of the Cemetery of Death .

Bam! Han Shuo was immediately bounced back as he hit the boundary and his mind ached with pain.

He fell to a sitting position and staggered to his feet, immediately understanding that his current mental strength wasn't enough to make it to the next level. A thought struck him as he held the Eye of Darkness in one hand and took the white bone staff from his space ring with the other.

The Graveyard of Death was once Holy Ground for Necromancers, and the green Eye of Darkness was the key to opening the Cemetery of Death. The White Bone Staff could enhance necromancy magics, and although its function was different from the Eye, they were both items of necromancy. Han Shuo held the two in his hand and weighed them up, trying to see if there were any similarities between the two.

Han Shuo couldn't help but focus his attention on the two items in his hand. The Eye of Darkness suddenly lit up and shot out green light, causing a surge of power to enter the white bone staff. A trace of black light suddenly shot out from the white bone staff, instantly sinking into the Eye of Darkness.

Shocked, Han Shuo originally paid no attention to the Eye of Darkness and focused his attention on the white bone staff. Originally, he hadn't sensed anything out of the ordinary from the white bone staff, but he suddenly discovered that there was a small magical formation within it.

"Ah, it's a boundary formation that acts as a magical mark, no wonder Belinda could sense the white bone staff." Han Shuo suddenly realised what had happened as his concentration went through the staff.

In Clarendon's memories, there was a type of boundary that acted as a magical brand that could be placed on weapons and clothing. It usually existed as part of a magical formation. The owner of the magical brand would be able to sense the existence of his brand within a certain existence.

It turned out that such a magical brand existed within the White Bone Staff. There were traces of magic within the staff that had not only blocked Han Shuo's mental exploration, but had also alerted Belinda to its existence.

Perhaps it was the Eye of Darkness absorbing the remaining magic within the White Bone Staff, causing the magical brand formation to collapse from lack of energy, but this allowed Han Shuo to take a peek at the situation inside.

Han Shuo's concentration sank deep inside and he discovered a small line of text within the formation - Work 17 by Alchemist Belinda of the Calamity Church. "The Calamity Church." Han Shuo said modestly, not planning to stay in the cemetery of death. He reappeared on the ground and went back to the hotel, planning to come up with a good strategy to take care of Belinda.