Chapter 98: Black and White Reversed

Jialan and his two companions were sitting in the tent. Jialan was holding a book, which was very peculiar. It was not an ordinary paper book but a metal book that emitted a faint silver-white light. The book was not thick, with only five pages, each made extremely thin and seemingly weightless.

At the sight of the book, Green and Merlin were both startled and exclaimed simultaneously, "Seal Demon Iron Scroll?"

Apart from Zhao Hai, everyone in the room who heard these four words was stunned, then looked at the thin iron book in Jialan's hand with shock.

Seeing the reactions of the others, Zhao Hai knew it was something valuable and quickly asked, "Grandpa Green, what is the Seal Demon Iron Scroll?"

Green snapped back to reality, looked at the book, and his eyes lit up with joy. "The Seal Demon Iron Scroll was a special magical item created by an alchemy master during the peak of alchemy, taking nearly twenty years to make. The materials used to make this book are extremely precious, so there are not many of these books in existence. Even if you know the method, it's still very difficult to make one. The greatest use of this book is to seal magic. You can seal a spell in the book, and by using a little magic to activate it, you can use the spell. Each page can seal one spell, regardless of its level."

Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what it meant. This book was like a cannon with infinite ammunition; as long as you pressed the button, the cannon would fire. As long as you had the strength to press the button, the cannon would keep firing. It was definitely a good thing.

After Green finished speaking, Merlin smiled and said, "It seems we've really hit the jackpot this time. This Seal Demon Iron Scroll has already been used, but we don't know what level of spell is sealed in it. If the level is too high, it could be troublesome. But as long as we get this book, it will give us more power."

Zhao Hai nodded and turned to Zhao Qian, saying, "Zhao Qian, when the battle starts tonight, don't pay attention to anyone else. Your first target should be Jialan. You must kill him first. Remember, this guy is very cautious, so be careful of any traps he might set."

Zhao Qian bowed and said, "Yes, Young Master." Zhao Hai nodded and turned to Green, saying, "Grandpa Green, our primary target this time is Jialan. Everyone else can escape, but he must not. Since he can produce a Seal Demon Iron Scroll, he must be an important figure in their organization. We might find some clues on him."

Green nodded and said, "Alright, Young Master, don't worry, he won't escape."

Zhao Hai nodded, eyeing the Seal Demon Iron Scroll with envy, and turned to Meg, saying, "Meg, once we get this Seal Demon Iron Scroll, it will be yours."

Meg was stunned, then her face lit up as she looked at Zhao Hai, saying, "Really? Don't trick me, Young Master."

Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Why would I trick you? You're already a level six mage, but you don't even have a magic wand. This Seal Demon Iron Scroll will be yours. I'll get you a better wand when I have the chance."

Meg beamed and said, "Great, I'll be waiting. But Young Master, you must get me a better wand, at least as good as your Wraith Wand, both beautiful and useful."

Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Alright, I'll definitely get you a good wand if I have the chance. Hahaha." Zhao Hai was really happy. If he hadn't discovered these people, they might have ambushed him. But he was sure that even if they did, he wouldn't suffer much loss because he had a spatial item.

Now that he had discovered these people, they wouldn't escape. Although their strength was strong, he also had considerable power, enough to deal with them.

Most importantly, Zhao Hai wanted to kill them all and have Zhao Zui turn them into undead creatures. Even if they couldn't become high-level undead, they would still be turned into undead and brought into the spatial item to upgrade it, giving him a powerful group of subordinates.

However, Zhao Hai still wanted Zhao Zui to turn them into high-level undead to uncover their secrets. This time, he wanted to see if it would succeed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hai turned to Zhao Zui and said, "Zhao Zui, can you turn Jialan into a high-level undead?"

Zhao Zui shook his head and said, "No, Young Master. Jialan is a light mage, and such people can only be turned into low-level undead, and they can never be upgraded. Light magic and dark magic are inherently opposed, so an undead creature cannot be light-attribute."

Zhao Hai's face fell, and he frowned, saying, "Jialan is the highest-ranking person among them and likely knows the most secrets. If we can't get information from him, we'll have to find it elsewhere. Zhao Zui, remember the person commanding the ordinary warriors, turn him into a high-level undead."

Zhao Zui acknowledged, which wasn't too difficult. Although he couldn't do it alone, with the combined strength of several people, it was possible.

Zhao Hai turned to Green and said, "Grandpa Green, do you think the Stone Spirit Duo are also part of that organization? If they are, should we turn them into high-level undead?"

Before Green could answer, Zhao Zui said, "Young Master, turning someone into a high-level undead is not easy. It takes the combined strength of eight people, and we can only turn one person at a time. After that, we can't turn anyone else into a high-level undead for ten years."

Zhao Hai was stunned and said, "Is that so? Then forget it. I hope we can get some clues from that person. We are really at a disadvantage now."

Green nodded and said, "Yes, having such an enemy watching us is very unsettling. I hope we can find some clues this time. But Young Master, there is some good news. Miss Laura sent us a message through the Makider Chamber of Commerce. She will return to Casa City in three days and will visit us."

Zhao Hai's face lit up and said, "Great, that's wonderful. She's finally coming back. If she doesn't return soon, I'll be impatient."

Just then, a voice suddenly came, "Stone Brother, thank you both for helping me this time. I heard that this black mage Zhao Hai, on his way to Casa City, colluded with the Undead Mercenary Group and massacred several villages to attack Miss Laura. Fortunately, Miss Laura was saved by a passing strong person, or it would have been dangerous. Such an evil person must be eliminated as soon as possible. Keeping him around is too dangerous. This is a great deed for the country and the people, and we must take the lead."

Zhao Hai and Green were all stunned, staring at Jialan, who was spouting nonsense. After he finished, Zhao Hai exhaled and muttered, "I've seen shameless people, but never one as shameless as this. He directly blamed us for this. The savior became the culprit. Damn, people's mouths are two-faced, saying whatever they want."

Green snorted and said, "These light mages are always so pretentious. They have ulterior motives but pretend to be righteous, which is disgusting to look at."

Merlin also snorted and said, "These guys are still so annoying. The Stone Spirit Duo are well-known good people on the continent, but they seem to have been deceived by Jialan."

As they were talking, the leader of the Stone Spirit Duo said, "Mr. Jialan, you are too polite. You are a famous demon hunter on the continent. It is our honor to help you this time."

Jialan smiled and said, "Stone Brother, you are too polite. A few years ago, I encountered the Undead Mercenary Group, but I was only a level six mage at the time. Although I injured them, they still escaped. I hope to find clues about the Undead Mercenary Group from Zhao Hai this time."

The Stone Spirit Duo were clearly very interested in this topic and began to ask questions. Jialan smiled and began to recount how he dealt with the Undead Mercenary Group in the past.

However, Zhao Hai was not interested in this. He glanced around and switched the view to the tent of the three high-level warriors. To his disappointment, the three high-level warriors were just sitting there meditating, not making a sound.

After watching for a while and seeing no movement, Zhao Hai stopped watching them. It seemed these three had significant identities and were likely assassins.

Zhao Hai switched the view to the tent of the person commanding the ordinary warriors and saw him sitting alone, not saying a word, frowning at a map.

Zhao Hai zoomed in on the map and examined it carefully. As expected, it was a map of the Rocky Mountains. To his surprise, the map not only showed the surrounding terrain but also the terrain of the Rocky Mountains in great detail.

Green glanced at the map, sighed, and turned to Zhao Hai, saying, "Young Master, don't let Zhao Zui turn this person into a high-level undead. It's useless. This person is a mercenary, not part of Jialan's group. It seems that among this group, only Jialan is the main figure, and the three high-level warriors might be the real leaders. The others are not."

Zhao Hai nodded and switched the view back to the three warriors, looking at them carefully and said, "Zhao Qian, do you really think these three people are very familiar to you?"

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master, they feel very familiar, just a feeling."

Zhao Hai nodded and said nothing more.

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