Chapter 89: The Palace Witch and the Cold Wind

"Melinda is a temple witch, she won't mess around."

"Of course, if you don't want to be in trouble with the Night Hunters, it's best not to hurt her."

Seeing that Mu Hua still hadn't let down his guard against Melinda, Webster stroked his crutches with his fingers and tried to persuade him, but his tone didn't sound uncaring.

When it comes to magic and mysteries, especially dark magic, a decent spellcaster can cast spells much faster than someone using magic items.

What is the most distinctive feature of human beings?
complex!

The thoughts and personalities are complex. The relationships between individuals, individuals and groups, and groups and groups are even more complex.

Many people have the impression that necromancers have twisted personalities and are erratic in their tempers, and in this respect, witches are not treated much better.

After all, they are beings that are toyed with by the devil and "eat" their own children. Perhaps people are more taboo about witches than necromancers.

Webster was not surprised that Mu Hua was wary of Melinda.

However, today, the witch community has developed into two branches.

The temple witch and the wandering witch.

The wandering witch is easy to understand. She advocates freedom and has a more self-centered personality.

The wandering witch has no fixed place to live and no fixed job. She does everything, such as hunting demons, selling medicine, fortune-telling, working as a thug, running a spiritual hut, etc.

They are like a group of gypsies, most of whom live a carefree life.

If someone makes them unhappy, they will secretly use curses, poisons, disturbing spirits and other means. They will try their best to make the person who provokes them even more unhappy.

People's fear of witches comes more from wandering witches.

The temple witch probably represents the side of the witch that wants to integrate into human society.

They will have relatively stable jobs, are willing to work in some government-related departments, and will also be listed in the Night Hunter organization. They are relatively law-abiding and will not easily resort to poison, cast curses, or release evil spirits when encountering personal problems.

They have made a great contribution to the current acceptance of witches in human society.

Because they are nominally affiliated with the Night Hunter organization, when the Night Hunters encounter some troubles, they will seek help from the Temple Witch.

At the same time, while the Night Hunters prevent wandering witches from breaking the law, they will also protect the temple witches who are being harmed.

If you encounter a temple witch, you can quarrel with them and fight with them one-on-one, and make trouble for them.

But if you encounter a wandering witch, it might be wise to stay away from her unless necessary.

The bone claws on the neck slowly loosened, and Mu Hua let go of Melinda.

The witches in the temple are more obedient to the rules and are a bunch of punching bags.

Melinda rubbed her neck and looked at Mu Hua with a cold face: "Where is my dead soul?"

"Eat it." Mu Hua spread his hands. Melinda had just released two dead souls, which were then eaten by Tuesday.

"They are my parents!" Melinda sputtered.

"Hey, are you trying to blackmail me?" Mu Hua glared.

If they are two souls, you would say there is nothing wrong with the parents.

But ghosts are undead spirits born in the cracks of space, and humans normally do not turn into ghosts after death.

If a human soul is transformed into a ghost, the moment it becomes a ghost, its memories, thoughts, cognition, and everything else will disappear. They have already become a reorganized energy life.

The human ghosts who can retain their memories are very special. There is no need to explain here. Anyway, even if the two dead souls are really the ghosts naturally generated after the death of Melinda's parents, Mu Hua will never admit it. Well, the main reason is that he can't afford to pay.

"I only cast a slowness curse on you!" Melinda's tone was sharp, with tears of grievance in her eyes.

"Tsk, what did your guide teach you? Releasing ghosts in front of the necromancer. Don't you think their lives are too long?" Melinda's behavior made Mu Hua feel a little uncomfortable.

"You released the banshee too!"

"So your dead soul was eaten."

The two glared at each other, Melinda looked aggrieved and angry, while Mu Hua's eyes were wandering.

As for Melinda's clenched fist with gritted teeth, Mu Hua didn't care. He was wearing a bone shield, fifteen layers, and it was very stable.

"Well, okay. Mu, can I call you that? Mu, your methods are too harsh." Webster interrupted the confrontation between the two with a dry cough and spoke as if to mediate.

"Or... I should compensate you with the two dead souls?" Mu Hua asked Melinda. In fact, Mu Hua had already felt guilty since Melinda said that the two dead souls were the transformed souls of her parents.

"No need!" Melinda turned her head away angrily. Well, those two dead souls were indeed not a special species.

Grievance, disgust, all kinds of emotions flashed across Melinda's face. Mu Hua shrugged helplessly at Webster to hide his embarrassment.

It seems that Melinda's relationship with her parents is not good. That's right, if it was good, who would let their parents die and not rest in peace? The atmosphere in the room returned to calm, well, except for Melinda, everyone was quite calm.

"Mu, since you have already noticed that the magic power is exhausted, do you have any solution?" Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Webster asked Mu Hua.

There was no expectation in the calm tone, as if it was just a casual response, and the next sentence might be to send the guest away.

Even though Mu Hua has a certain fighting ability, it is obvious that Webster does not think that this young man can solve his problems.

"Magic power is exhausted! How could this happen!" Padge covered her mouth in shock. Compared to the coldness she had just shown when facing Mu Hua, Padge's eyes were now filled with panic.

"Alas~ It's all because of you. If I hadn't had an heir, I wouldn't have to suffer this." Looking at Page leaning against him, Webster smiled bitterly with a hint of sarcasm.

Webster is a nobleman. He has three children, including Page. But in order to inherit the title, the heir must be an ordinary person, that is, a weakling in the conventional sense.

Now of Webster's three children, only the youngest daughter is eligible to inherit his title.

But the noble titles are almost just for show nowadays. What Webster cares about most is the position of the chairman of the Strategy Association, which can only be secured with the title.

His youngest daughter was only thirteen years old, so he needed to make more arrangements before he died. He couldn't die too early.

Mu Hua didn't feel much about the sentimentality of the father and daughter.

But Webster must be in his seventies or eighties, right? His youngest daughter is thirteen years old? Mu Hua was impressed that this old guy is still strong and healthy.

"Mr. Webster, regarding the exhaustion of magic power, you should not put your hopes on potions. I still recommend that you undergo another magic core transplant. You need to go to the hospital for some comprehensive examinations."

Mu Hua did not interrupt the father and daughter's sentimental conversation. Instead, Melinda adjusted her mood and gave them advice in a serious tone.

"No. Melinda, I know what I need. You are not qualified to give me advice on this," Webster said forcefully.

Webster didn't trust Melinda, who was just doing a job as his assistant.

She is a temple witch. They cooperate with the Night Hunters, are protected by the Night Hunters, and tend to be loyal to the imperial officials, but there is no question of loyalty to Webster.

Even Melinda's assistant job was a necessary arrangement. It couldn't be called a spy, but under certain rules, there would inevitably be a "nail" around the chairman of the Strategy Association.

"No, Weber, you need to go to the hospital. We can find the best doctors, and the risks of transformation may not be that great."

"You might as well get yourself a more durable heart so you can continue fooling around with those little bitches."

Page seemed to have inherited Webster's strength. She wiped away the tears from her eyes and looked at Webster again. This woman with excellent temperament had a capable and tough expression.

The success rate of re-transplanting the magic core is less than 5%, and the price of failure is death.

Webster had been trying to avoid Page because he was worried about this situation. He looked at Mu Hua with cloudy eyes, his expression full of resentment.

"It's none of my business. You were the first to do it." Mu Hua muttered in his heart.

"Well... your current situation may not be magic exhaustion." Feeling uncomfortable with Webster's gaze, Mu Hua scratched his head and said something that surprised everyone.

"What do you mean?" Webster frowned.

"This is not a place where you can fool around, not even Benson." Paige looked at Mu Hua coldly.

Mu Hua shook his head without saying anything. He walked to Webster and put his hand on Webster's chest.

Mu Hua's movements were very slow, and even though magic fluctuations were emanating from his body, Webster stopped Page's attempt to stop him.

The palm sank into Webster's chest and his eyes suddenly widened. Paige was horrified, but looking at the palm that had merged into Webster's body, she did not dare to act rashly.

There was a moment of silence, during which several slightly heavy breathing sounds could be clearly heard in the room. Seeing that Webster did not seem to be adversely affected, everyone felt relieved, but their curiosity was aroused again.

"Well, this is not magic exhaustion. With normal treatment, there should be no problem within a month." Pulling his hand away, Mu Hua looked directly into Webster's eyes.

"Nonsense! How can it not be a demon..." Melinda retorted, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Padgy waving her hand.

"Soul surgery? I always thought it was a legend. Melinda, Weber just caught a cold." Padge looked at Melinda.

"This..." Melinda wanted to refute.

"It's not magic exhaustion!" Webster's firm and cold voice interrupted Melinda again.

The father, daughter and Melinda stared at each other, and then Mu Hua's voice was heard again.

"The treatment cost is 1000 demon gold coins, yes, each time." Mu Hua said lightly.

“…”Melinda.

"..."Webster.

"..."Pudge.

The three people stared at each other, and suddenly focused their attention on Mu Hua: One thousand demon gold coins? Every time?

(End of this chapter)