It was early morning when Grant arrived at the dead woods. There was a refreshing coldness in the air, which made his lungs hurt when he breathed it in. A thin mist spread everywhere around the manor, blurring Grant's vision.

As he walked along the path of the manor, there was a crunching sound as the gravel squeezed.

"The manor is strange, but my target is only the attic. Now, be careful."

Grant secretly thought, entering the backyard from the path, and following the thin mist, he saw a looming small attic. At this moment, the corners of the attic were severely eroded, exposing the metal frame inside.

He didn't look back and just stood in front of the loft.

Wow~~~

When Grant walked ten meters, he felt a flash of light on his forehead, and the light curtain in front of him was like a bubble, easily tearing open a three-meter-wide door.

The Desert Snake Man himself can also enter after being enveloped by the mark.

"Damn, that's so humane."

Grant cursed secretly. He originally planned to put it into the magic pet space first and then come out. Looking at it now, it is not necessary.

…………

Grant entered the first floor, and the environment was gloomy.

It was not much different from an ordinary attic. The furniture was normally placed on both sides. Grant went back and forth to detect and observe the bedrooms, study rooms, etc., and found that there was nothing special about it.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that he shook his head.

"There is not much difference on the first floor. It is probably just reserved for normal resting places. It stands to reason that magical places like this should be the study room and laboratory. The study room on the first floor is not strange and weird. You can only go to the second floor.

Take a look. Desert Snake Man, go look for anything weird."

"clear."

Grant ordered the Desert Snakes to act together and release the five black wanderers and let them enter the entire attic.

"Second floor!"

Grant looked up to the higher loft.

Da da da…

He went in and directly ordered someone to show the location of the laboratory and study. Soon, a black wanderer came with news. According to the news, he learned that nearly one-third of the second floor was a study. Moreover, with the help of a black wanderer,

Looking around, I saw that the crystal lighting on the roof of the library was arranged into a simple expulsion array, which expels the surrounding elemental particles and a small amount of corrosive air. It is very effective in preserving books.

"With so many books, there must be something wrong."

Grant's eyes narrowed and he pushed open the study room.

squeak!

The door moved slightly sideways, revealing an empty room. Eighteen black metal bookshelves were placed in rows in a straight line, and all the bookshelves were filled with books. It looked like a small library. Half empty,

There are also two flying puppets circling back and forth, protecting the books and doing protection work at the same time.

"There are actually puppets. It seems that the opponent is indeed a third-level mage or above."

Grant is sure. As an alchemist, he is not only responsible for refining equipment, but also for refining talisman formations, mechanisms, puppets, etc. And mages have top skills in puppets. Most puppets can be regarded as human beings. They use magic pattern essence to

Stone serves as the source of power. A highly skilled alchemist can create puppets to fight. In terms of control, it only requires a small amount of mental power to control consciousness, which is more convenient than his magic pet.

Unfortunately, there are restrictions on use. Puppetes of a certain level need to be controlled by the same level. Most of the puppets produced are of very high levels and are useful. The lowest level of a puppet is the first or later stage, and the higher ones can reach the third or fourth level.

Because the number is very small and it has a certain degree of circulation, puppets are usually not seen in people below the third level or top families.

They are even rarer than spell engravers, similar to talisman arrays, and are usually used as combat tools for third-level mages and above.

"Are you Grant? The master said you can record the information here."

At this time, a puppet with a black metal body and a look like a goblin flew over. Her eyes were a strange light green, and every second they would change in intensity from dark, normal, bright, to dazzling.

Grant nodded: "Well, I am. Please, I will record it now."

"Okay." The little goblin flew towards the wall. The wall cracked with two entrances, just enough for the goblin to get in.

Grant sighed and showed a disappointed look: "It seems that I thought too well. There is no way that Master Heitings can give me such a good thing. It is estimated that not a single important thing will be left."

He understood that these two goblins alone were comparable to his own equal strength. If they were used, they would definitely be powerful. Unfortunately, all of this was in vain in the sentence just now. Grant could not obtain the puppet master by relying on coercion.

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After thinking for a while, Grant simply walked to the bookshelf to look at the information.

"Huh?" Grant reached out and took out a black Warcraft leather book. It was cold in hand and the surface was rough. Suddenly, a ghost skeleton jumped out of the cover and floated in the air.

Grant didn't pay attention and looked through it carefully. After reading for a while, he looked happy.

"I didn't expect that this is a medium-level theoretical magic book. It seems that I don't need to search for it in the future. Master Hettings likes to collect such information. He happened to stay here for ten days and browsed through all the books."

Grant said excitedly. As a mage, magic knowledge is like a framework to support the development of mage civilization. Just like in the previous life, he needed to go to the Federal College to further his education and accumulate knowledge. In the Glory World, he can learn spells through analysis, which is also with the help of his previous life.

They understand basic magic knowledge in a while. Before they reach the middle of the third level, they can learn spells without any difficulty, but after they arrive, even if they have the analysis skill, they have no choice but to continue searching for books.

At present, so many books are enough to support the fourth and fifth levels without any problem.

"Okay, let's stay here for ten days. Put away all the magic pets, and wait until you have absorbed all the knowledge before making other plans."

Grant made up his mind, and with a wave of his hand, the Desert Snake Man and the Black Wanderer all disappeared from various locations. Many memories before leaving were transmitted through images, allowing Grant to know the distribution of all room areas on the second floor.

brush!

He walked to the desk and sat down, took out two books and stacked them next to them, and continued browsing.

As time goes by, one book, two books, three books, four books...

…………

Ten days later, the manor became more and more dilapidated as day and day alternated. It looked like a haggard old man, who was already approaching his twilight years.

Second floor, study room.

Grant stood in front of the bookshelf, pacing back and forth. He looked at the books in front of him and made sure that he had not browsed anywhere.

"Mr. Grant, you have read it all."

A little goblin flew up and said respectfully.

"Really?"

Grant was stunned for a moment and recalled carefully. He had indeed browsed through all this knowledge, and the knowledge he had mastered had skyrocketed in the past few days. His current knowledge is no worse than that of an ordinary third-level mage. If he works as a teacher in the Shadow Academy,

He can definitely be the chief director.

Grant smiled: "In that case, I can leave."

"The master said, there is one more thing for you. It is on the third floor. Apart from that one, there is nothing else that can enter your field of vision." After the little goblin finished speaking, he flew into the wall and squirmed slightly.

, restore calm.

"What's the other thing?" Grant was curious and simply stepped towards the stairs on the third floor to see what gift for himself there was.

Grant just entered the third floor and was stunned when he saw the scenery.

He really didn't expect that there was only a huge ice block in the lonely room, and dozens of magic stones were being used on the ground to stabilize the talisman to prevent the ice from overflowing.

"Is this a speed snake?"

Taking a few steps closer, Grant reached out and touched the ice.

There is a black four-winged snake fixed in the transparent ice, about sixteen meters long, with a sharp horn on its forehead, which gives off a cold luster with the help of the ice. It is trapped in the ice and has been there forever.

There is no way to wake up.

Because of the coldness of the ice, although he was not dead, his vitality was suppressed to the lowest point and he fell into a deep sleep. Even the sound of his heart beating was inaudible. Grant had no detection skills, so he almost suspected that he was dead.

Grant knew that Speedy Snake was a level 22 flying monster. It was not very powerful in combat, but its flying speed was more than three times that of the Flame Eagle, comparable to the flying puppets of those level 3 bosses in the city. Of course,

In real comparison, only the two-headed Speed ​​Snake King from the Speed ​​Snake clan can be equal.

"I didn't expect to find this monster. But it is a rare monster. It's great to find it now."

Grant was overjoyed. This was much better than some magical item. After all, there was no way to buy it normally.

"Conquer him!"

Grant waved a bunch of flame powder and sprinkled it on the top and surface of the ice. As he recited the spell, the flames continued to burn. The originally hard ice slowly melted and turned into a pool of liquid. Grant destroyed the ice's stable talisman.

, waited for a few minutes, and most of the ice cubes melted, revealing the true face of the speed snake.

He took a few steps closer, touched the triangular scales of the speed snake, and found that the latter's body was unusually cold.

"First use the flame to give him a normal temperature, then use the soul flame in your hand to resuscitate his soul, maintain the minimum mental power and keep him clear, and then use the magic pet space to restore his body."

Grant murmured, turned his hand, and a small purple flame burned.

He stretched out his hand and patted it, and the flames engulfed Speedy Snake's body. Gradually, it turned into bright light and enveloped Speedy Snake's body. A burst of flames quickly melted away the coldness in the surrounding area, bringing it back to normal high temperature.

Ten minutes later, Su Snake weakly opened his eyes.

"This is the time." Grant's eyes flashed, and his hands were like lightning, pressing down on Speedy Snake's head. Endless spiritual energy poured into his body along the head, and directly signed a magic pet contract with him. Because, although Speedy Snake has two

Thirteen Extremes, but compared to the Desert Snake Man in terms of strength, he is not even a step behind, so he can only be used as a secondary demon pet.

brush!
To be continued...