LRAB Chapter 43 The Wizard's Diary
Chapter 43 The Wizard's Diary
They descended into the lair of the wizard Lescent together with the Scarlet Wizard.
In the walls or at corners, there are some slanted holes, and inside these holes are some mushrooms. A little light shines from these mushrooms, illuminating the nest.
The hollowed-out space was perfectly square and extremely flat in every direction.
The rooms were separated by stone walls—walls that were tightly connected to the ground, suggesting they weren't built after the lair was dug up, but rather were left there by the wizard Resent when he was excavating the lair.
On the outermost 'wall', there are straight lines outlining the next expansion plan for this space.
Whether it was because the wizard Lessont was frugal by nature, or because it was very inconvenient to move things into the lair, the furnishings in each room inside the lair were very simple, even rudimentary.
The beds for resting, as well as the bookshelves for storing things, were all made directly from local materials, carved from stones on the seabed, and are directly integrated with the 'ground'.
Just by looking at the furniture that's attached to the floor and the walls that divide the room, you can tell that the wizard Lessonte is an extremely spatially minded person.
The base's interior had been treated with magic, so that despite being hidden in the sea, it felt neither damp nor stuffy.
"They don't even have a laboratory."
"As expected of a pure dark wizard." After seeing the layout of the lair, the Crimson Wizard couldn't help but remark.
Without a laboratory, there are no experimental materials and equipment, let alone experimental records.
"If he could focus on his experiments like you and patiently wait for the results, he wouldn't be a dark wizard." Loen smiled and shook his head before heading to the storage room.
In the storage room, some jewelry and coins were piled up haphazardly.
A small portion of occult material, both recognizable and unrecognizable.
There are also some spell materials that have already been processed.
Besides that, there was nothing else—far from the 'treasure' that Luo Ang and his companions had initially envisioned, the one that would make them rich overnight.
In reality, the value of these things is less than the Scarlet Wizard's current inventory.
But upon closer examination, this situation seems to be quite natural.
The wizard Recent was a black wizard who did not produce anything—all his property and all the resources he had were obtained through plunder.
It's easy to imagine that such a dark wizard would not be frugal or have a plan when using resources; he would simply use as much as he could get.
In addition, raiding itself is a dangerous thing. So, when would a dark wizard go out to raid?
Of course, it's when you don't have enough resources at hand!
Therefore, the 'poverty' in the wizarding lair of Lescent was only to be expected.
"Forget it, let's see what's in his library first." The smile on Luo Ang's face vanished.
"Hopefully, the knowledge in his library will make our trip worthwhile."
Wizards have a habit of building libraries—even if they don't have their own experimental records, they will always find something else to fill the library with.
It was as if one was not worthy of being a wizard without a library.
In the library, there were four bookshelves against the wall, and inside the bookshelves, some parchment scrolls were loosely placed.
At first glance, it gives the illusion that the bookshelf is completely filled.
Loon approached the first bookshelf and casually pulled out a parchment scroll.
It is a record of the raids conducted by the wizard Recent during his lifetime—to be precise, it is his diary.
"It seems every wizard in this world has the habit of keeping a diary," a thought suddenly occurred to Loen. "Is it simply a sense of ritual, or is there some hidden secret behind it?"
While at the lighthouse, the old man had to conduct experiments, observe the condition of these "talented individuals," do business, keep experimental records, and write operation logs.
Even when I'm so busy I feel like I'm flying, I still find time to write in my diary, recording my experiences and revisiting them from time to time.
At first, Luo Ang thought it was just the old man's peculiar hobby.
However, after meeting the Scarlet Wizard, the Scarlet Wizard also regularly wrote a diary entry—even though he had already recorded the experimental data, he would still write an extra entry.
While browsing through Scarlet Wizard's experimental records and other knowledge in Scarlet Wizard's library, although Loon did not look at Scarlet Wizard's diary for privacy reasons, he could still tell from Scarlet Wizard's diary that Scarlet Wizard not only wrote in his diary regularly, but also, like the old man, frequently looked through his own diary.
At this moment, they arrived at the lair of the dark wizard, Recent.
As a result, the dark wizard still kept his diary.
This made Loon wonder if the wizard's diary was just another common-sense matter like "casting spells requires casting materials," which is so well-known that it doesn't need to be mentioned separately.
"That old man is really a menace," Luo Ang cursed inwardly, once again lamenting how much he still lacked knowledge.
While cursing the old man, Luo Ang also casually reached out and picked up the first parchment scroll on the bookshelf.
In order, this should be the first entry in the Wizard of Resent's Diary.
[December 7th, 3642 (Central Calendar), Weather: Sunny]
Today, my teacher accepted me as his disciple.
The teacher said that for a wizard, the most important thing is his own diary.
A wizard may not have his own spellbook, but he must have his own diary, which is the wizard's anchor.
Today I became a wizard's apprentice, so I should be considered a wizard now, and I should have my own wizard's diary.
But what should I write?
Danlun (crossed out) looks down on me a lot!
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It's clear that the wizard Lescent, who had just started writing his diary, wasn't very well-educated. The content of one of his diaries was fragmented—and there were even some typos that had been crossed out and corrected.
But perhaps because this was his first diary entry, Wizard Lesson wrote it with exceptional seriousness and care.
He wrote down everything the teacher taught him, as well as his conflicts with his classmates.
The diary entry for just one day filled an entire parchment scroll.
Using the dim light from the falling mushrooms, Loon flipped through Wizard Lescent's diary one by one, reading about Wizard Lescent's life after becoming an apprentice.
I also observed the changes in his thoughts, his emotions, and his personality.
The process of how a farmer's boy became a wizard's apprentice and how he became sinister unfolded before Loon's eyes.
The diary contains a lot of information, but it is clearly divided into two phases.