Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3146: Chapter 3147: The Mysterious Analyst

”Mr. Pat, there’s no need to be surprised. Nail Granny has her reasons for issuing this order.”

Antonio seemed to notice Angel’s astonishment and, instead of keeping him guessing, directly revealed the information he had obtained.

As Antonio recounted the story, Angel gradually began to understand the whole situation.

Although the far-ranging mission was assigned by Nail Granny, the true instigator was not Nail Granny herself but a Second Level True Knowledge Wizard who calls himself ”Dan.”

”Dan” is a very mysterious wizard, and his origins cannot currently be confirmed. It is only known that he crossed the void shortly after Nail Granny arrived in the Ancient Asia World.

Antonio had looked into a lot of information and could affirm that ”Dan” is most likely not from the Southern Domain.

According to Dan’s own account, he comes from a large guild and is a mysterious analyst. The reason for his presence near the Reincarnation Casket is that two seniors from his guild have become trapped inside.

”Dan’s arrival is an attempt to find a way to extradite the two seniors trapped in the Reincarnation Casket.”

”His background is mysterious, and when discussing his background, he was often vague and seemed to be hiding a lot,” Antonio said. ”However, many of his suggestions, especially his analysis of the Reincarnation Casket, are quite insightful.”

”According to his own words, as a mysterious analyst, he specifically analyzes mysterious objects. It sounds plausible.”

”Nail Granny initially...”

Antonio was about to continue when Angel interrupted him, ”Wait a minute, did he say he’s a mysterious analyst?”

Antonio replied, ”Yes, does Mr. Pat know something about this profession?”

Angel did not reply directly but asked, ”Did he mention his ranking?”

”Ranking?” Midora was puzzled. ”What’s that?”

Midora had already heard about Dan but hadn’t heard the term ”ranking” associated with him.

At this moment, Antonio said hesitantly, ”Dan did mention his ranking; it seems to be thirty-first.”

”Thirty-first? There’s really a ranking?” Midora looked at Angel in surprise. ”Do you know this mysterious analyst?”

Angel pondered for a moment and nodded. ”I’ve indeed heard of this profession, but I don’t know much about it... However, please wait a moment; I know a friend who understands mysterious analysts, and I’ll go ask him now.”

Antonio and Midora exchanged glances, knowing that Angel was in the Bilun Tree Court. Could it be that someone there understands mysterious analysts?

Although curious, they nodded in agreement. ”Alright.”

Under Midora and Antonio’s watchful eyes, Angel moved to the other side of the Signal Tower, just out of sight from the light screen.

Olao, however, could see Angel.

According to Angel’s explanation, he would contact someone, and Olao naturally assumed Angel would use something like ”Magic Message” for communication. But to Olao’s puzzlement, Angel didn’t make any movements. Instead, he leaned against the corner, stood still with his eyes closed, as if... sleeping?

Olao was puzzled by what Angel was doing but didn’t show it and continued to silently observe.

In fact, Angel was logging into the Wilderness of Dreams.

The person he referred to who knew about mysterious analysts was the Observer.

Angel first learned about mysterious analysts from Culori’s records, which stated that this was a unique profession specially trained by the Orderly Guild and that there are currently a hundred ranked positions.

Their existence is to analyze disordered objects, find exploitable loopholes, and locate the appropriate tools and methods to help mystic hunters contain disordered objects.

Culori provided only a brief introduction to mysterious analysts without going into depth. Therefore, Angel didn’t have much information when he knew Dan was a mysterious analyst.

However, it could be deduced that Dan most likely came from the Orderly Guild.

If Dan came from the Orderly Guild, the identity of the two seniors he mentioned who were trapped in the Reincarnation Casket would become evident. They were most likely Frost and Zorn!

However, there is no hard evidence at this moment, and Angel needs further confirmation.

Currently, the Wilderness of Dreams could be described as an ”all-star lineup,” not only is the Observer present, but also Camilleon. The Observer comes from the Orderly Guild, while Camilleon, although not a member, is listed with the Orderly Guild and is well acquainted with its internal workings.

Therefore, to find out more about mysterious analysts, turning to them would undoubtedly be the right choice.

...

About five minutes later, Angel opened his eyes.

Under Olao’s curious gaze, Angel approached the light screen and said, ”I’ve learned some information about mysterious analysts.”

Midora, not knowing how Angel had made contact over such a great distance, didn’t question his method of communication when he entered the light screen, but instead followed up with his words: ”So there really is a profession as a mysterious analyst?”

Angel nodded. ”Yes, according to the information I received, mysterious analysts are specialized talents trained by the Orderly Guild, a superstar organization in the Origin World.”

”The role of mysterious analysts is indeed as Dan described, specifically to analyze and study disordered objects to better contain them.”

”So, generally speaking, if the Orderly Guild discovers a disordered object, they are very likely to send a mysterious analyst to assist other guild members in the containment of the disordered object.”

Midora seemed to understand something. ”So, according to Dan, the containment members sent by the Orderly Guild have already been trapped in the Reincarnation Casket? That’s why he sought out Nail Granny for cooperation?”

Angel nodded. ”That’s possible. However, mysterious analysts generally wouldn’t seek out a wizard who isn’t familiar with mysteries for cooperation. Dan might have found some methods to deal with the Reincarnation Casket and happened to find that Nail Granny could meet his so-called methods?”

As Angel said this, he looked at Antonio, believing that Antonio surely understood the inside story.

As expected, Antonio nodded. ”Yes, Dan did mention some methods when he approached Nail Granny.”

Angel: ”And because of this, there is the far-ranging mission?”

Antonio nodded. ”Exactly.”

Angel: ”Then...”

”Wait a minute,” Midora interjected. ”I know you’re curious about the far-ranging mission, but weren’t we talking about mysterious analysts? Let’s finish that topic first... I’m also curious, what exactly is this ranking you mentioned?”

Angel paused for a moment, then nodded. ”According to the information I received, the Orderly Guild has a total of one hundred rankings for mysterious analysts.”

”This ranking is not determined by strength but by the contribution made to the containment of disordered objects.”

”The higher-ranked the mysterious analyst, the greater their contribution to the containment of disordered objects.”

”Of course, there aren’t just hundreds of mysterious analysts. Besides those in rank order, there are quite a few apprentice mysterious analysts.”

Midora nodded in understanding: ”Dan claims to be ranked thirty-first, so he is a formal mysterious analyst? And he’s quite high in the ranks... I just don’t know whether what he’s saying is true.”

Angel recalled what the Observer said before, carefully considering his words: ”Actually, I’ve also received some intel stating that the mysterious analyst ranked thirty-first in the Orderly Guild is indeed a wizard named ’Dan.’ According to the description, Dan has merged a piece of the bloodline of a starry beast into his body, turning his hair from dark green to pitch black. Simultaneously, a dense void aura envelops him, with faint starlight visible as he walks.”

Implying, if Dan possesses similar traits, it’s likely he is indeed the one.

Antonio: ”The message from Nail Granny confirms that this wizard claiming to be Dan indeed has a void aura around him. During movement, one can faintly see the boundless starry sky.”

Midora glanced at Angel and remarked: ”Your intel is truly well-informed...”

Midora sighed, not continuing to speak. Instead, shaking his head, he said: ”Well, no matter where you got your information, it doesn’t matter now... Anyway, it’s highly probable that Dan is legitimate.”

Midora’s remarks seemed unnecessary, but pointing it out and not pursuing it was actually to silence Antonio beside him.

Although both Midora and Antonio were close to Angel, the nature of their closeness differed.

Midora’s closeness was due to the person Angel himself.

Antonio’s closeness was because Angel could assist the Research and Development Institute.

From this, it can be deduced that for the sake of the Research and Development Institute’s broader picture, Antonio would definitely prioritize the bigger picture.

And if Antonio knew Angel had more in-depth intel, he’d likely inquire further, which might involve privacy. Wizards detest being spied on regarding privacy.

Midora was unsure of Angel’s stance on this but didn’t want any rift to form between Angel and Antonio, so he preemptively blocked Antonio’s questioning.

Antonio originally wanted to say something, but with Midora’s words, he silently shut his mouth.

Midora: ”If Dan is real, then whatever he does will be for acquiring the Reincarnation Casket? Does his goal overlap with Nail Granny’s?”

Nail Granny aims for the Reincarnation Casket.

If Dan also seeks the Reincarnation Casket, conflict between them is inevitable.

Angel: ”It’s too early to study this issue now.”

The Reincarnation Casket is still releasing a chaotic rhythm, with two Legendary Hunters trapped inside. It’s clearly too early to study ownership now.

Moreover, if there’s truly a way to solve the Reincarnation Casket’s situation, turning it from chaotic to semi-chaotic or even putting it into a ’master-only’ state, then the ownership issue wouldn’t be a concern.

The Reincarnation Casket will naturally decide whom to follow in the end.

Midora: ”Indeed, it’s too soon to think about this now.”

Midora sighed again, saying no more, while Angel turned to Antonio: ”Is the travel mission decided by Dan? How did he convince Nail Granny? Did he find a loophole in the Reincarnation Casket that can be exploited?”

Antonio: ”Nail Granny did not initially trust him, but he proposed a method.”

—Using mystery to counterbalance chaos.

In short, using a mysterious object to influence another mysterious object.

Angel: ”Can mysterious objects influence each other?”

Antonio: ”According to Dan, mysterious objects have a broad range in terms of scope, type, and effect, making direct confrontation difficult, but minor influence is possible.”

”Dan didn’t elaborate on the specific influence formula, only mentioning it’s a guild secret.”

”If it were merely a verbal explanation, Nail Granny wouldn’t believe him, but he later used an example to win her trust.”

”And this example involved increasing the clear rate of the Reincarnation Casket.”

Next, Antonio detailed the method.

This method is quite serendipitous; initially, Dan hadn’t thought of it. But one day, he suddenly received news that the Seventy-Seven Red Sox team was tracking the Sprout believers heading toward the Southern Domain.

The Seventy-Seven Red Sox team is an organization from the Origin World. Their pursuit of the Sprout believers isn’t out of deep hatred but because the believers stole a mysterious object from their organization—’Wrath of Hotep’.

Wrath of Hotep is also called... Arrow of the Defeated.

The reason the Seventy-Seven Red Sox team sent people to the Southern Domain is because traces of the Arrow of the Defeated appeared here.

This time, the Seventy-Seven Red Sox team sent ’Riding Boots’ Karmalzan and ’Red Dancing Shoes’ Nabia.

Among them, Karmalzan holds the eighth seat in the Seventy-Seven Red Sox team, practicing a path of knightly hardship, while also possessing a semi-chaotic object in a ’master-only’ state—the Seed of Hardship.

The effect of Seed of Hardship is to grant another person a Mark of Hardship. Whoever receives the Mark of Hardship must face a calamity head-on involving hardship, and passing this calamity will bring about the dawn of fortune.

To summarize in one sentence: After the storm comes the rainbow.

Successfully completing the trials led by the Mark of Hardship will grant you ’mysterious luck.’

This ’mysterious luck’ is the method Dan used to increase the Reincarnation Casket’s clear rate.

The current only way to clear the Reincarnation Casket is to undergo twenty reincarnations.

Each reincarnation’s mini-world is random.

For instance, Frost’s first reincarnation world was named ’Terrifying Monastery,’ and to complete this reincarnation, one simply needed to identify the source of chaos in the monastery and eliminate an undead causing it.

This undead is an ordinary undead; even if Frost loses abilities, relying solely on bloodline aura could easily suppress it.

But this was only the first reincarnation; subsequently, Frost experienced the Vengeful Spirit Orphanage, Ghost Town, Dusk Ghost Town... Among others, some could be resolved through puzzles, while others required combat. The difficulty of combat was also random; easy ones could be solved by handling ordinary people, but difficult ones, like in the Dusk Ghost Town’s reincarnation world, required Frost to face a Half-step Legend special undead.

The worlds within the Reincarnation Casket are nearly random.

If you’re lucky, the worlds assigned will be simple, making resolution much easier.

But luck, despite being controllable, is hard to apply inside the Reincarnation Casket, unless there’s... Mysterious Level luck.

And the Mark of Hardship happens to provide a brief period of mysterious luck.