Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 353: 343 Ghost and Villa

Chapter 353: Chapter 343 Ghost and Villa

The agitated behavior and tone of the Black Mountain Beech Tree left Tang Qi speechless and amused.

Although this wise Abnormality, a Transcendent Creature made up of a mutated Mountain Beech and three hundred Red-eyed Crows, has the odd problem of formatting every ten years, what gets formatted is only the various intelligence it collects.

As for its own memory, it can be preserved continuously.

Logically speaking, the Black Mountain Beech that has lived for so many years should have a character that is as sagacious and benevolent as the “Tree Demon.”

But in fact, according to the information given by Esmeralda, this Black Mountain Beech is just a boring and ill-tempered old fellow.

Tang Qi laughed and directly took out the token from his bosom.

The badge of the leader of the Witch Group granted Tang Qi almost unrestricted access throughout the entire Lake Heart Island Secret Realm, ignoring all levels of authority.

Of course, the root cause was that Esmeralda had registered him with the highest level of access, and no one else could do the same even with the badge.

“What information do you want?”

Although the Black Mountain Beech is a grumpy Transcendent Creature, it clearly takes contracts very seriously.

Upon seeing the badge, it immediately put away its reluctant tone.

Tang Qi looked into the eyes of the Red-eyed Crows, then smiled and said, “I need a list of places in Secret Phoenix City where mysterious events are still ongoing, whether they are supernatural or some form of pollution. The closer to the school, the higher the priority.”

Surprisingly, Tang Qi’s request was not complicated.

In fact, such intelligence was not at all rare.

Any Transcendent, just by going to a more formal organization like the one Savoy works for, could purchase such a list from places like the “Intelligence Cabin” at an appropriate price.

Just like Tang Qi had bought two similar lists from inside the Mysterious Valley.

However, back then, he had to pay for it, but now as the Principal, he could consult with the Abnormality “Black Mountain Beech” for free, naturally eliminating the need for middlemen to make a profit.

Moreover, it was more confidential.

“Wait a moment!”

The Black Mountain Beech didn’t ask Tang Qi what he wanted the list for, as a purveyor of intelligence, this was its professional ethics.

As soon as its words fell, a Red-eyed Crow suddenly flew up like a dark shadow, swooping down towards Tang Qi.

As it neared, with a “bang,” it turned into a cloud of black mist and a dark piece of wood fell out, landing perfectly in Tang Qi’s palm.

In his eyes, a ghost light emerged.

“Curio: Beech Wood Token, crafted by the Transcendent Creature Black Mountain Beech, it appears to be a map of the distribution of mysterious events in Secret Phoenix City, valid for ten years…”

“Ten years?”

Seeing the time limit, Tang Qi immediately understood.

The Black Mountain Beech must have recently undergone a formatting, perhaps right before the return of the Spiritual Tide, and the intelligence inside the wood token now in Tang Qi’s hand was what it had recollected.

Holding the token, Tang Qi glanced at it a few times, not delaying any longer.

However, before leaving, he deliberately left a message, suggesting, “If you get too bored, you can chat with me.”

Then, the three hundred Red-eyed Crows roared, “I am not bored; I am the mysterious and interesting Black Mountain Beech.”

Amidst this voice, Tang Qi smiled and waved his hand, directly leaving the Damp Mist Forest.

…

Outside the forest, the school had already started morning classes.

Unlike schools in the real world, besides the most basic cultural curricula, all other courses here belong to the Mystical Side.

Led by Professor Eva, the teachers are responsible for teaching these students, who already possess Extraordinary Powers, all sorts of courses, including public and essential classes such as Fundamental Mysticism, Profession Overview, Extraordinary Combat…

Besides these, they also arrange various special courses like Secret Medicine, Witchcraft, Transformation, Divination, Casting, etc., tailored to each student’s unique powers.

Fortunately, at this juncture, the number of students isn’t large, not exceeding one hundred, so the teachers are able to cope.

As the school’s fame rises and the number of accommodated students increases, various problems, including the number of teachers, will surface.

And these are precisely the issues that Tang Qi, the “New Principal,” needs to resolve.

In addition to education quality and environment, there are other concerns, including those he’s already pondering: resolvement of Danger Sources, student protection, integration into Secret Phoenix City… Tang Qi sees an unprecedented busy state awaiting him.

“It seems I need to find someone who can take over the responsibility soon.”

Muttering this to himself, the face of Professor Eva almost immediately comes to Tang Qi’s mind.

Although for some reason, this beautiful Witch’s strength can only be described as average, she is totally capable of handling the school’s trivial matters.

Professor Eva, who had no idea she was already on Tang Qi’s mind, was teaching a Level 5 Danger Source that had temporarily averted crisis, guiding Shay while also secretly marveling at the New Principal’s specialty.

She had some doubts when receiving the message from Esmeralda about how a high school student could possibly be a good Principal for Merada Special Education School?

Now, she harbored no such thoughts.

Whether it is “Shay” or “Hannah,” both are Danger Sources that even Esmeralda considers tricky.

But in Tang Qi’s care, they were all resolved in just one night.

Professor Eva is already looking forward to it—if Tang Qi can solve all ten Level 5 Danger Sources in the Isolation Zone, then the school’s strength will rapidly swell to several times stronger than before within a short period.

By then, even without Tang Qi, the school will no longer need to fear forces like the Fallen Witches.

In fact, if Shay could perfectly control and harness her Bloodline Power, she could almost overpower the leader of the Fallen Witches.

Hannah was no exception.

As Professor Eva envisioned the school’s future, Tang Qi had returned to the Library Tower.

On the fourth floor, he sat in the Meditation Room.

In front of him, a black wooden token was floating.

When Tang Qi looked intently and invested a stream of Magic Power into it,

The wooden token, originally only marked with black patterns, quietly had a pair of red eyes that slowly opened.

“Boom~”

Instantly, a shocking map appeared within Tang Qi’s mind.

The distribution map of Mysterious Events in Secret Phoenix City!

The information recorded in the Curios was like this, but at the same time, it also inadvertently outlined the sheer size of Secret Phoenix City.

It was a metropolis!

Located between Saint Martin Lake and Green Dragon Ridge Lake, two vast lakes, bisected by the Secret Phoenix River, with a population approaching two million, it is one of the Federation’s most important port cities, and was once a strong contender for the Federation’s largest city.

Now slightly declining, but this does not affect its formidable heritage.

However, the long history usually brings various ancient oddities and legends.

The moment Tang Qi’s thoughts moved within his mind, the locations and information of various mysterious and supernatural events surged forth.

“Green Dragon Ridge Lake, eastern side, at dawn, a creature like a giant whale moves through the clouds and emits a loud roar.”

“Somewhere at the bottom of Green Dragon Ridge Lake, a suspected water monster appeared and sank a cruise ship, with over a hundred witnesses.”

“Green Dragon Ridge Lake, in the dead of night, a ghost ship appears.”

…

Due to Tang Qi’s special request, the information that first appeared on the map almost all belonged to Green Dragon Ridge Lake.

As a great lake that was completely submerged in various legends and myths from its birth, this was not surprising at all.

According to the internal secret information of the Witch Group, Green Dragon Ridge Lake is indeed unique.

The most mysterious of which is the Lake Heart Island Secret Realm occupied by the Witch Group!

Merada Special Education School only occupies a small area as the Main Campus, the real Secret Realm is entirely shrouded in mist. However, as even the Witches cannot penetrate deep into the exploration, Tang Qi deliberately ignores these.

His strength was not yet enough to venture into the Secret Realm alone.

At this moment, Tang Qi was seriously reviewing the information about the mysterious events and their locations that kept emerging, quickly filtering them. He was interested in all sorts of mysterious events, but at this time, what interested him most were those involving ghosts and spirits.

Indeed, he sought information from Black Mountain Beech for the purpose of adding fuel.

Not all such events could be selected by Tang Qi.

Events like the “ghost ship” and “specters howling” on Green Dragon Ridge Lake were all discarded by Tang Qi.

The reason was simple.

Black Mountain Beech’s way of collecting information was to send out three hundred Red-eyed Crows across the Blue Star.

Three hundred shared perspectives made its vision extremely sharp.

The information it provided would usually include a small warning tip at the end of the report, thoughtfully.

The warning level was determined based on the recipient’s aura.

Behind these types of events, Tang Qi saw blood-red warning signs.

This meant that Black Mountain Beech believed Tang Qi was not suitable to get involved.

Although Black Mountain Beech’s perception certainly could not glimpse all of Tang Qi’s power, at least Ralph Witchcraft was traceless, and as for Tang Qi’s Special Ability, even Demigods could not be privy to his trump card.

But when there were many options, Tang Qi was willing to trust Black Mountain Beech.

Time passed as Tang Qi rapidly excluded and filtered various mysterious events.

Almost without omission, events on Green Dragon Ridge Lake were excluded. Tang Qi originally thought that such dangerous warnings could not be too many, but afterwards in his mind, almost every event was followed by a red sign.

Just when Tang Qi could not help but want to return to the forest to show a bit of strength, for Black Mountain Beech to reassess himself.

Suddenly, the next piece of information surged into his mind.

“Green Dragon Ridge Lake, East Shore, Hills Village, a lakeside villa inhabited by over dozens of Ghosts; most of them are from the Chaotic Evil Camp. Anyone who stays in the villa will die after a period of time, including homeless who accidentally wander inside…”

The appearance of this information caused a shift in Tang Qi’s expression and immediately piqued his interest.

Especially since there was no dangerous warning sign from Black Mountain Beech behind this event.

With a thought, Tang Qi casually grabbed Gluttony that was beside him, stuffed the Beech Wood Token into its belly, and without leaving the Library Tower, he casually drew an opening in the void in front of him, and a portal immediately appeared.

Originally, he had used this magic to expel those uninvited guests.

Now for his own use, of course, he would take the most convenient route.

Behind the portal was a large village shrouded in a light mist, with villas standing out distinctively.

Hills Village was actually a well-known affluent area of Secret Phoenix City.

However, what’s peculiar is that all the villas seem to deliberately keep away from the lakeside area, as if there was something terrifying there.

It was occupied by a large house with an appearance of a long history, shrouded in mist, when suddenly, Tang Qi noticed that inside the house, lights were somehow shining.