Chapter 38: Deep Sea Polluter

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Seeing Repa not speaking,

Madame Rose and the Whale Taming Wizard looked at each other, coming to a mutual understanding without words.

Conservatively speaking,

The White Tower combined with the Ocean Academy are no match for the Giant Beast Family of the North Sea, but once the main force leaves, Repa, being only a Third Ring Wizard, could have more interests encroached upon by their hands.

Alder would not let this young man off either.

At that time, it would turn into a conflict between Mad Beasts and Giant Beasts, and they could reap substantial benefits by merely manipulating the situation slightly.

Repa, powerless, ultimately lacked strength.

He and his sister held insufficient power within their own family.

He could only nod to the Clan Elder, handing over the task of negotiations to him.

This way, however, the resources handed over each year would reach seventy percent of the total revenue.

If he had negotiated himself, only about fifty percent would be required.

Through telepathic whispers, which is to say, sound transmission,

The three Fifth Ring Wizards soon reached a tacit agreement.

The island of Late Bell Church would be conceded to the two local forces, while the Salt Marsh share that originally belonged to Late Bell would belong to Repa.

Of course, a copy of the knowledge from Late Bell Island had to be made and taken back by the Clan Elder to the Giant Beast Family of the North Sea, and additionally, the two other parties would need to pay two million Magic Stones to obtain permanent possession of Late Bell Island.

The remaining assets of Late Bell, along with some apprentices, were also given to Repa.

It looks like a lot was gained.

Actually, it's average; the most valuable of all is Late Bell Island itself, a foundation for the inheritance of Wizard forces, which can strengthen a location dense with Magic Power over centuries.

"Now, let's talk about the deep-sea polluters."

Speaking of the deep-sea polluters, the Clan Elders of the Giant Beast Family departed as it was not a local matter concerning them.

Repa's safety would be reported to Koster's Court Wizard stationed locally.

As long as you are willing to pay, ensuring safety within the city is not a problem.

Even Alder, as manic as he is, would not dare to challenge the order of the Dan Dong Empire, for it possesses Legendary Wizards above the Ninth Ring!

Even the Five-Colored Evil Dragon would not dare to act recklessly.

As for the deep-sea polluters, they are by-products of the fallen old gods, parts of their corpses sealed in the deep sea by Ancient Wizards after the Godslayer event.

Over the years,

The Sea Clan and some marine creatures have been contaminated by the death radiation emitted by the Divine Corpses.

Mutating into a type of monster that only seeks death.

To lure the Late Bell Church to assemble on the coast of Koster, Repa used the secret feed from the Giant Beast Family of the North Sea to attract a large number of deep-sea polluters,

Making them completely occupy Late Bell Island.

Reclaiming it would take some time.

Moreover, the polluters bear a Godly curse on Wizards.

This curse, named the "Eternal Drowner" curse, increases the propensity to catch the curse the longer one stays with the deep-sea polluters,

Causing mutations in their own bloodline.

Leading to the corruption of Wizards.

The final outcome is becoming a powerful Demon Monster, forever belonging to the deep sea, the cursed individuals often hear the deep sea's eerie call.

The power of the curse is considered a variation of mental power, with origins that are untraceable.

The strength of the deep-sea polluters is not formidable; it's something that even Wizard Apprentices can handle, but the pollution is difficult to resolve.

Once these polluters die,

They explode like bombs, splattering blood and flesh everywhere; contact with the blood and flesh can infect one with the "Eternal Drowner" curse, requiring purification witchcraft, which consumes significant manpower.

It simply cannot be resolved in a short time.

Late Bell Island now belongs to the White Tower and the Ocean Academy. Repa shook his head without answering, chased after the Clan Elder's steps, and left.

He had other matters to discuss; moreover, there's no chance of returning to the Deep Sea Academy for training, so he now needed a special Mysterious Artifact that could be used to create his own Magic Energy Room.

Such items could only possibly be in excess within the clan.

Mrs. Rose and the Whale-taming Witch looked at each other.

Deceiving was fun at the time, but now dealing with it turned out to be a hassle.

However, acquiring Late Bell Island, regardless of the cost, would be worth it.

Above all, it has Alder's Wizard Tower (including Element Pool), as well as the Magic Medicine Garden, Beast Garden, Meditation Room, library, and various other facilities to enhance strength.

The Giant Beast Family only wanted the knowledge inside; copying it would suffice.

In other words, Late Bell Island is now an empty treasure trove.

Dealing with polluters is indeed within their duties.

"Among our apprentices, do any of you specialize in purification witchcraft?"

"Some have mastered Water Purification, but not many. What about you?"

"I also have some apprentices skilled in Purifying Evil. Should we start cleaning up?"

"Sure, take turns sending official wizards to lead, set the duration for a month, and it should be cleaned up within a year at most."

"Then let's also gather some Wild Witches; the risk of purifying polluters is too great. Let the Wild Witches go for a few rounds first."

"Alright."

After discussing the broad policy in just a few words,

they dived into a heated debate on how to divide the interests of Late Bell Island, shifting from cooperation to nearly wanting to kill each other.

No surprise there; this is all too normal.

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Rhein Bookstore.

Lin Suo's life has been leisurely and stable.

He often communicated with Valia to understand more secret information of the Wizard World, visited the sewer black market every seven days, sold Enlightenment Reagents, and bought a lot of materials.

During this process, both Gold Coins and Magic Stones were heavily consumed.

His finances were nearly drained.

Colin's antique shop transfer to him was indeed doing well, yielding about two thousand Gold Coins in profit per month,

and had stable customers and acquisition channels.

Lin Suo visited once, set aside Old John's group from the purchasing targets, and didn't meddle much since there were contracts and labor agreements in place.

Those minor figures couldn't affect him.

Besides, he wasn't idle; having stayed in Koster for so long, he got to know people from various professions, mostly ordinary people.

He commissioned an old customer of the bookstore to find a professional shop owner, and rarely had to handle store matters himself.

Due to his fluency in multiple languages, high-quality books, and location in the Mixed Blood District,

Rhein Bookstore's business was much better than before, with profits reaching up to five hundred Gold Coins per month.

His included illustrations and made-up stories were very attractive to these exotic races who had never seen their homeland!

Such as: the story of Beastman Sal, the explosion event at the Eternal Well of the Dark Night Elf, the saga of Goblin merchant Caesar, and the Beheading Night...

The printing equipment installed on the second floor, aided by Magic Hand, allowed mass production and skill enhancement – simply unbeatable.

Now his legitimate industry had begun.

The next step was to expand the antique shop, or start a new venture, once his monthly profit reached over ten thousand Gold Coins, granting him entry into the Dan Dong nobility.

At that time, at some banquet, the circle of noble merchants would actively invite him.

As for the counterfeit industry in the background, it was exhausted – no profit left! This matter couldn't be exposed; who knows how many of Koster's nobles bought his counterfeits.

The income dropped from fifty thousand Gold Coins per month to less than five thousand Gold Coins.

Old John was done for; his network and market were depleted, almost no different from selling random goods.