Chapter 106: Advice from the Witch

The fighting in southern Death Basin is over.

Although there are still undead wandering around the battlefield from time to time, the large groups of undead nearby have probably been gathered together by Abbott long ago.

At the moment, these few low-level undead creatures can be eliminated by the patrolling scouts.

On the battlefield, Mu Hua was dragging Abbott's unrecognizable body with a staff floating beside him. He was still wearing a shirt and trousers. Anyone who saw him at this time would know that he was a magician who had practiced the Hand of the Mage.

嗜魂法杖：魔力强度增益10%，充能：白骨之魂2/9，死亡波纹1/1。

Abbot's staff, this staff has two more difficult attack magics, among which the 10% magic strength gain can make the magic cast by the holder more powerful.

The properties are monotonous, the hardness and toughness of the staff material are not very good, and it cannot withstand the collision of weapons.

However, the enchantment of the Bone Soul has relatively high requirements for the magic core. Judging from the magic bestowed by the staff alone, it can barely be considered a high-level staff.

The Soul-Eating Staff is not a combat staff. After Mu Hua obtained it, combined with Mu Hua's body proportions, the size of the staff changed slightly compared to when it was in Abbot's hand.

It is as thick as an adult's wrist and about 1.2 meters long. It feels like a hiking stick when held in the hand.

The staff is made of magical metal mixed with mithril. The magic core is not integrated into the staff, but is embedded in the staff 20 cm below the top of the staff. There are a small amount of hell-style blood-colored patterns on the staff.

As for the staff, except for the magic core, the material is average and the workmanship is rough. It seems that the maker was doing it in a perfunctory manner.

After the battle, some adventurers were responsible for collecting the spoils on the battlefield. Ravens appeared in the sky again. These blind ravens sometimes took the broken bones of the skeleton undead as food.

Mu Hua dragged Abbott's body to a large rock and threw it at his feet. Mu Hua and Taibesha leaned against the rock and watched the people busy on the battlefield.

"Mu, you guys acted really quickly. Abt, ah~~, this guy is so miserable." Rubin had put away his battle axe and came to Mu Hua's side, looking at Abt's body with a complicated expression.

For ordinary adventurers, there is actually not much loot to be collected from this battle.

Ghosts turn into ashes after death. Skeleton Warriors, Skeleton Guards and some Skeleton Generals are their original bodies, and they have nothing to drop.

The battlefield had been hit by a corpse explosion earlier, and the magic cores were all shattered, so there was really limited things that could be collected here.

But who can blame the fact that there are quite a few necromancers and witches among the adventurers taking part in this battle?

Not only were there people using instruments to scan the magic cores, but mages and warlocks were also wandering the battlefield, looking for bones that could sense the fluctuations of the soul. Mu Hua even saw people searching through the body parts for zombies that were worth repairing.

This is because all the cooled undead corpses belonged to Mu Hua, otherwise, they would probably collect the more complete undead skeletons on the battlefield.

It would be difficult for ordinary people to adapt to the way the Necromancer cleans the battlefield.

Both the Black-Armored Skeleton General and the Death Knight were killed, but unfortunately only the corpse of the Black-Armored Skeleton General was left for Mu Hua.

Even though the bone armor on the black-armored skeleton general was already in tatters, it did not stop the logistics personnel from removing the equipment from the corpse.

That's right, it's about taking it apart, using chisels and buckles to remove the bone armor on the person's body.

These bone armors cannot be considered equipment in the conventional sense. They are part of the body of the Black Armor Skeleton General, but they can be used as a forging material.

Mu Hua shouted twice, telling those guys who were picking at the bone armor to get out, because the body of the black-armored skeleton general was his.

Rubin came close to Mu Hua, and Caroline arranged the team and came here too.

Mu Hua nodded to Caroline. In the joint team, Rubin had always been the one who arranged things between the two of them, and Mu Hua's dissatisfaction was more directed at Rubin.

"Boss, tell me, what's going on?" Mu Hua kicked the lich's corpse and asked Rubin.

At this moment, there was probably not a single intact bone left in Abbott's body. Tabitha was really cruel.

"Alas~, he used to be a member of my team, a pretty good guy, but it's a pity..." Rubin had a bitter look on his face, but his words were interrupted by Mu Hua waving his hand.

"I'm not interested in what's going on between you two. You're here to kill him, so why haven't you said anything?"

"Mu, our target is indeed Abbott, but you also know that we can't be sure whether he will show up." Rubin frowned.

"What about now? Your goal has been achieved. There should still be quite a few undead communities in the basin. Shall we continue?" Mu Hua said in a flat tone.

"The Dead Sea Basin is mostly populated by low-level undead. You see, with so many of us, the benefits here are not appropriate."

"But if we go to the bone burial ground, most people are weak and lack coordination, so casualties will occur too easily," Rubin said hesitantly.

"So that means we helped you fight a battle, you fulfilled your wish, and then we got nothing and disbanded right there?" Mu Hua's face showed obvious disdain. "Haha, it can't be said that we gained nothing. The Death Knight's lance dropped, and the Black Armor Skeleton General also dropped two heavy swords and a tower shield, which are all good mid-level equipment."

"We don't want any of the spoils from this battle. We'll give them all to the guys who come to help us temporarily." Rubin laughed. As he spoke, he looked at the staff beside Mu Hua, as if to imply that Mu Hua had already gained a good harvest.

Leaving aside weapons such as lances and heavy swords, the most important thing about protective gear such as shields and armor, in addition to the strength of the materials, is that they contain a certain strength of magic barrier.

Just like an energy shield with a certain value, external attacks will consume the value of the energy shield until the energy is exhausted, and the attack will not hit the armor itself. This value also largely determines the grade of the armor.

"You don't want any? What about you?" Mu Hua looked at Caroline, his tone somewhat provocative.

"I owed him a favor, and this time I've repaid it." Caroline said with a smile.

Although Caroline has a young appearance, she is probably not younger than Rubin. The reason why she looks so pink and lovely is probably because she took youth potion when she was young.

That thing can keep the appearance and physical signs of the person who took it, but it does not affect the normal life span of the person who takes it. Even so, both its production cost and selling price are quite expensive.

"Then what about his bounty?" Caroline's words of returning a favor cleared her name completely, and Mu Hua pointed at Abbott's body again.

"Mu, this cannot be divided. He did not leave my team before he defected to the monsters. I need his bounty to maintain the reputation of the team." Rubin said seriously.

"But we were the ones who killed him." Mu Hua put his arm around Taibesha's shoulders, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across Taibesha's face.

"You've got what you wanted." Rubin looked at the staff floating beside Mu Hua.

"The staff is what I deserve for stopping the Black-Armored Skeleton General and the Death Knight. Or do you think this broken staff is more valuable than human life?" Mu Hua glared.

"You..." Rubin was also a little angry and was interrupted by Caroline when he wanted to say something.

"Okay, Rubin, it's your fault for not making the purpose of the battle clear at the beginning. You should give Mu Hua some compensation."

Caroline mediated, saying that Mu Hua was different from other adventurers who temporarily joined the battle. He was young enough and should have a background. Most importantly, he had a strong talent for spellcasting.

I think Rubin must have discovered these through the previous battle, otherwise he probably wouldn't have communicated with Mu Hua on such an equal footing.

"Okay, okay, what else do you want?" Rubin shook his head and smiled bitterly, spreading his hands and asked.

"The magic stone of the black-armored skeleton general and the death knight." Mu Hua said.

"Huh? Magic Stones? The Death Knight's magic stones have not reached level seven. I will give you 400 demon gold coins as compensation." Rubin was surprised. Magic Stones are not magic cores, so what Mu Hua wanted was not much.

Two level five magic stones and twenty demon gold coins.

Two level six magic stones and sixty demon gold coins.

Compared with Abbott's reward, Mu Hua was just as good as not wanting it.

"No, rules are important. I want magic stones." Mu Hua shook his head. He had discovered earlier that the smelting effect of 'fresh' magic stones seemed to be better than 'overnight' ones.

"Haha, Mu, you are really old-fashioned. But you are right, rules are really important to us." Rubin laughed.

At this time, Rubin had a better impression of Mu Hua. He just thought that Mu Hua asked for benefits because he was dissatisfied with him hiding the matter of Abbott, and he was simply expressing his attitude.

"Mu, do you want to join my team? I am confident that I can complete the registration of the 'Howling Undead' brigade within ten years." Rubin invited Mu Hua.

"Ten years? You should live for ten years first." Before Mu Hua could speak, Caroline interrupted.

"Mu, you shouldn't take the risk of hunting demons now. You should grow up in a safe environment." When Caroline said this to Mu Hua, several people present were stunned.

Caroline's tone and expression gave people a sense of persuasion, and Rubin and Tabitha immediately understood what she meant.

She probably saw Mu Hua's unorthodox fireball technique and was impressed by his magical talent. After all, Mu Hua was still young, and it would be a pity if he died early in the adventure.

"Well, thank you for your advice. Well, actually my main job is an educator, a professor at Springer College." Mu Hua did not object to Caroline's kindness. He said jokingly and prepared to go to the battlefield to collect corpses.

"Oh? Sprinkle? Did you receive the notice of the branch opening ceremony?" Mu Hua meant to be joking, but he didn't expect Caroline to look surprised.

"..." Caroline's question made Mu Hua's body stiffen, and he turned his head mechanically to look at Caroline.

This... Could he be a colleague? Mu Hua actually felt guilty about his professor status.

(End of this chapter)