153: Chapter 153 Is it my fault?

The Black-Robed Person's aura expanded, causing even the stones in the alley to tremble.

“Hey, hey, stop, stop, stop.”

Seeing this, Nie Ning hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him.

If he could have beaten him, he would have done so long ago; he wouldn't have waited until now.

Hearing this, the Black-Robed Person turned to look at Nie Ning, a look of confusion in his eyes.

He seemed to be asking: Didn't you ask me to show you? What do you mean now?

“What are you doing? Is the Church full of brutes like you who only know how to fight?”

Nie Ning curled his lip, and before the Black-Robed Person could speak, he continued his posturing: “I happen to need a few things. As long as you collect them all, I will leave this place with you.”

Upon hearing this, the Black-Robed Person immediately understood Nie Ning's meaning. It turned out he was being treated as cheap labor.

The Black-Robed Person was silent for a while before slowly speaking: “You can tell me what they are first.”

The factions within the Nales Church were intricate, with constant conflicts between them.

And the Holy Son was the spokesperson of the deity in the mortal realm; his status naturally went without saying.

Now that a Holy Son had suddenly appeared, if he could get on his good side, he might be able to use Nie Ning's influence to help him accomplish certain things in the future.

Nie Ning showed a smile on his face upon hearing that.

He was certain the other party wouldn't forcibly take him away; otherwise, they probably would have acted long ago.

After all, the Holy Son wasn't just a matter of status; he was also the vessel for the deity's possession.

Next, he listed the items he needed, which were the materials for making the 'god-forbidden ring'.

Of course, these were only the materials for the first stage.

The later materials were clearly precious just by their names; the Nales Church would probably have to lose their minds to help him collect those.

Nie Ning also wanted to try making a god-forbidden ring to test the waters and see if it was worth wasting his time and energy on.

If the effect was good, he would then consider whether or not to continue.

...

Nie Ning was very detailed in his explanation of the materials.

Because there were many materials Nie Ning didn't recognize himself, he could only draw the corresponding shapes based on the knowledge in his mind so the Black-Robed Person could identify them.

After looking over the material list, an inexplicable glint flashed in the Black-Robed Person's eyes.

Most of the materials weren't hard to find, but the quantity and variety required were immense, so he couldn't tell what Nie Ning actually wanted to do.

Tucking the list into his robes, the Black-Robed Person looked at Nie Ning.

“Except for this chaos crystal, which I've never heard of, I can try to help you find the other materials.”

Hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but frown.

He wondered if this guy was saying that on purpose.

Many of the materials could be replaced, but the chaos crystal was the indispensable main material.

Without the chaos crystal, he couldn't hope to craft the god-forbidden ring; no amount of other materials would help.

“Fine, I'll wait for you here then.”

After a bit of thought, a smile returned to Nie Ning's face.

Might as well take what's offered; on the off chance he found a chaos crystal one day, it would be frustrating to lack the other materials.

“I hope the Holy Son keeps his promise. I shall take my leave now.”

The Black-Robed Person bowed slightly to Nie Ning, then leaped onto the roof and vanished.

As the Black-Robed Person left, a ruthless glint appeared in Nie Ning's eyes.

While he wasn't exactly a good person, he wasn't the type to kill innocents indiscriminately either; the Nales Church's actions in Poyi Town were truly despicable.

Now that these guys were setting their sights on him, it wasn't a good thing for him.

Wizards might be able to tolerate conventional sects if they kept a low profile, but a group like the Nales Church might be wiped out in one fell swoop one day.

Nie Ning didn't want to become a rat hiding and scurrying from everyone.

“Looks like I need to prepare well and give them a big gift when they return.”

Looking at the moon in the sky, Nie Ning muttered to himself.

...

In the days that followed, Nie Ning spent most of his time in the Wizard Tower, rarely visiting The Federation.

But looking at the documents in his hand, Nie Ning still felt a massive headache.

He didn't know what had happened recently, but Charlie had actually hooked up with a commoner.

Although Nie Ning wasn't against free love, he knew the temperament of these wealthy young masters all too well; how could he easily change for a commoner?

Once a problem arose, the only one who would end up hurt was the commoner.

At least according to Amoto's description, Charlie was definitely not a friendly person.

He was afraid this guy was up to no good, and he'd have to clean up the mess when trouble started.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning stood up and glanced at the trembling young girl beside him.

This young girl was a new apprentice recruited from the academy last time.

Now that they had expanded their manpower, many small tasks were naturally completed by them, allowing the original five apprentices to have normal rest time.

Leading the apprentice outside the tower, Nie Ning grabbed the girl by the collar and flew toward The Federation.

...

After arriving at The Federation, Nie Ning called Charlie over.

To Nie Ning's great surprise, this guy's malice had actually faded...

Could it be the nourishment of love?

“I wonder why you called me here? I haven't done anything recently; I've been staying put quite honestly.”

Before Nie Ning could even speak, Charlie hurriedly began to defend himself.

He was terrified that Nie Ning would come over specifically to beat him up for no reason, just like last time.

“Then I should ask you what's going on. Didn't I tell you not to get close to commoners? Are my words just hot air to you?”

Nie Ning threw the record file at Charlie and asked coldly.

Charlie came from a typical wizard family; even if Charlie were truly willing to live with a commoner, such a family would likely find it difficult to accept one.

“This...”

Looking at the records in the file, Charlie stammered, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Nie Ning cracked his knuckles: “If you don't speak, I'll take it as a confession. You won't escape a beating today.”

Had it been before, seeing Charlie's malice decrease might have made him patient enough to give some guidance.

But now that the Nales Church people had come looking for him, he really didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters; fists were undoubtedly the most powerful and efficient way to talk.

“Hey, hey, don't hit me, I'll talk, I'll talk.”

Seeing this, Charlie hurriedly spoke up and then began to recount the recent events.

The origin of the matter actually had something to do with Nie Ning.

After being beaten by Nie Ning last time, Charlie was in a bad mood and went out to drink.

He drank until he was unconscious, and in the early morning, it started to rain heavily while Charlie was sleeping on the roadside.

For an official wizard, sleeping in the rain wasn't a big deal; it wasn't enough to make him sick.

The same went for drinking; if he didn't want to get drunk, he could have used magic to disperse the alcohol directly.

The following plot was extremely cliché.

A woman saw Charlie was well-dressed and thought he had encountered some trouble, so she picked him up and took him back.

There was no need to describe the rest of the plot; anyway, the two of them had hit it off.

As he spoke, Charlie subconsciously glanced at Nie Ning, as if to say this whole thing started because of him.

“What's with that look? Are you blaming me for this?”

Seeing this, Nie Ning instantly bristled.

It wasn't like he had told Charlie to go to the tavern; shouldn't Charlie's own poor character be to blame?