Volume 2: The Mysterious Event of the Magic Tower Chapter 24

  When the first ray of sunlight shone on my body, I happened to arrive at the foot of the mountain where the Magic Tower was located. I stretched and slowly walked towards the Magic Tower. The weather was really good. If Tyson and Lila were here, I would have grilled fish for them to eat again. Today, I can enjoy the grilled fish alone, no one will fight with me over it. But thinking of their departure made me lose my appetite. Only when everyone fought to eat together did the fish taste especially delicious!

  I let out a sigh and pushed open the door to the wizard's tower, which wasn't sealed with magic and swung open easily. It seemed that Professor Anka had already returned! I climbed up the stairs, which creaked like those in an old house, making a "creak, creak" sound with each step, as if they might collapse at any moment. If you looked closely, you could even see some dust falling from the gaps between the steps as you walked.

  But I wasn't worried at all, the Magic Tower was made by Teacher using the best materials collected over decades, and the sound of the stairs was intentionally made that way by Teacher, Anka said this effect is more realistic. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head, sometimes Anka is really stubborn, after the entire magic tower was transformed by Teacher's magic, it looked old, even the walls looked a bit worn out, as if many years had passed.

  Ankara teacher still sat on his recliner, intently looking at the magic book. I walked into the room and called out "Teacher", Ankara teacher responded without lifting his head, then asked: "You're back? Where's Tyson? Has he set off?" I hesitated for a moment, saying: "Uh, Teacher, I have something to tell you." Ankara teacher finally put down the book in his hand, raised his head and asked: "What is it, speak up." I briefly told Ankara teacher about Tyson's situation, after listening, Ankara teacher smiled and said: "So...Tyson is already married?" I nodded my head saying: "Yes, Teacher, Tyson big brother asked me to apologize to you, because the time was urgent, he didn't have a chance to invite you to his wedding."

  "Alright, don't worry about it, I won't blame him. It's a matter of expediency, and I can understand that. You also don't have to worry that I'll get into trouble with the imperial bureaucrats - they wouldn't dare come after me. The death of the lord of Santov Castle has one major significance: it opens up the position of city lord in an imperial city. This is probably what most nobles would want to see happen, and getting the position of city lord of Santov might give most imperial officials hope that they could be appointed as a city lord too. Everyone will be keeping a close eye on that position - who has time to bother with pursuing the killer? Especially when it's a magician you can't afford to provoke. Only a fool would think about going against a magician, and the lord of Santov Castle was clearly a fool. So in reality, his death was just stupid."

  Hearing Ankara teacher's easy words, my heart also thoroughly relaxed, hoping Tissen and Lila can live a happy life from now on. I silently prayed for them in my heart.

  Things went by like that, and the empire did not pursue the death of this evil castle owner, everything returned to calm.

  Another sunny day, I'm fishing by the creek with my rod as usual. Today seems a bit strange, after half a day of fishing, not a single fish has bitten, where have all those fish that used to fight for the hook gone? Forget it, I'm not fishing anymore! I gloomily put away my rod and pack up my things to head back home.

  The scenery along the way seems to be a bit eerie, the surroundings are quiet and frightening, no birds chirping, no insects buzzing, the places that were usually full of life today seem dead and silent. I feel like there are countless eyes staring at me, what's going on?

  I looked around restlessly and quickened my pace, almost running by the time I reached the wizard's tower.

  As I arrived in front of the tower, I was shocked to see that some small animals such as chickens and ducks that I usually raised to improve my life were all lying stiffly on the ground, apparently having been dead for a while. A horse in the stable had also fallen down dead.

  Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine. I waved my hand to remove the seal on the door of the tower, rushed in, and quickly ran up to the fourth floor. Just as I arrived, I saw Teacher frowning and pacing back and forth in the room.

  I just wanted to tell the teacher what I saw, but Ankara teacher had already waved at me and said: "Alright, alright, Yalik, I know everything, I know what's going on."

  I looked at the teacher in confusion and asked: "Teacher, what's going on here?"

  Mr. Ankara let out a sigh and slowly came over to his chaise longue and sat down.

  "He is the undead mage. He has come..."

  Upon hearing the words "undead mage", my heart skipped a few beats. Could it be that the teacher of the undead mage I killed has found this place? I looked at Teacher Anka nervously.

  Ankara teacher looked at my tense appearance, understood what I meant, shook his head and said: "No no no, don't be nervous, Yalik. This has nothing to do with you, this undead magician has always been my enemy, he came to avenge me."

  I heard that it had nothing to do with me, but was coming to find Teacher Anka to seek revenge. My heart, which had been lifted up, slightly fell back down, and my curiosity rose again. I leaned in close to Teacher Anka and asked: "Teacher, when did you offend a necromancer? Why does he want to take revenge on you? You're a great magician, shouldn't you be able to deal with this necromancer?"

  Ankara teacher heard my words, bitterly smiled and shook his head, saying: "This undead mage is also a great undead mage, his strength is about the same as mine, really fighting it's hard to say who will win or lose."

  "Why don't you ask for help from other magicians? As long as we stay in the tower, I think he can't get in either. We send out a magical distress signal, and nearby magicians should come to rescue us, right?" I said hastily.

  "No, I'd like to settle this matter on my own. Whatever the outcome of this battle may be, I'll accept it. The grudge between him and me will also be completely resolved with this." Ankhara teacher firmly refused the request for help.

  "So how exactly did you end up in a feud with a powerful undead wizard?" I asked curiously.

  Ankara teacher sighed again, her eyes suddenly became distant, as if recalling the past, her voice sounded far away.

  "That was a long time ago, and as I recall, he and I were originally very good friends..."