87: Chapter 87 Instructions

Nie Ning quickly returned to Hervais Manor.

Because everything happened so quickly, by the time the servants discovered Lilith was missing and before they could even report it, Lilith had already returned.

Therefore, it didn't cause much of a stir, and Nie Ning took the opportunity to pretend he knew nothing and went to visit Lilith.

Lilith was merely frightened, and her body was unharmed.

But strangely, apart from Lilith, no one else had actually been kidnapped.

Matt acted as if he were unaware, only caring about whether Lilith was injured, and never discussed anything else.

So the problem returned to Lilith.

What kind of valuable item could possibly be on a little girl like Lilith?

And what reason made those people certain that the item was with Lilith?

Nie Ning suddenly thought of Bunir.

Bunir had been attacked on the street earlier, and immediately after, Lilith was kidnapped; this was surely too much of a coincidence.

And Bunir had been in Ska City for about a year and a half.

This guy usually carried guards, didn't seem to have any contact with others, and spent his days idling about.

His source of income was unknown, his strength reached the High-Tier Knight level, he had an extraordinary way of speaking, and he had guards; no matter how one looked at it, he didn't seem like someone from an ordinary family.

'It really is necessary to investigate this properly.'

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Nie Ning's eyes.

If it really had something to do with Bunir, he wouldn't mind making Bunir disappear from the face of the earth if necessary, in order to trade for Lilith's safety.

...

Nighttime.

Nie Ning was sitting on the bed practicing when he suddenly felt a faint mental fluctuation.

Opening his eyes, he saw a person standing in front of the bed.

Audrey!

"Is something the matter?"

Nie Ning asked with a puzzled expression.

Coming to find him so late, could it be...

Thinking of those ghastly things, Nie Ning instantly felt terrible.

Audrey chuckled at the sight.

"Don't worry, Corruptors don't appear every single day."

"Then why are you looking for me..."

Audrey walked over and sat down on a nearby stool.

"I'm going out for a trip soon to attend a gathering, so during this time, I need you to pay more attention to the things happening in the city."

Hearing this, Nie Ning raised his eyebrows.

"Isn't there someone else to notify me? I shouldn't need to run around outside every day, right?"

"Do you know how many Wizard Apprentices have died in the three years I've been stationed here?"

Audrey didn't answer, but asked back instead.

But Nie Ning had only transmigrated for three years; how could he know how many apprentices had died in the city? He could only shake his head to show he didn't know.

Audrey looked at Nie Ning and said indifferently: "28."

"The mortality rate is that high?"

Nie Ning couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking incredulous.

He did know that Corruptors were dangerous, but Nie Ning hadn't expected so many people to have died.

After all, given his strength back then, he could kill a Corruptor; it made no sense for so many Wizard Apprentices to die.

"Most of them died when they first encountered a Corruptor, without even having time to pass on information."

"For example, when the flu broke out in the city last time, more than two thousand people died because all the Wizard Apprentices in the city were dead, and I was doing experiments and didn't know the situation outside."

"It wasn't until Valke discovered something was wrong that he notified me. Even with my strength, I almost fell facing a Corruptor that had devoured so many people."

Audrey said slowly with a look of emotion.

Corruptors could devour flesh and souls to grow; even evil wizards were far inferior in comparison, and their growth speed was incomparable.

Hearing this, Nie Ning remembered that there indeed seemed to be such an incident.

After all, more than two thousand people had died. Even someone like him who kept his ears closed to matters outside the window often heard the servants in the manor discussing it.

Furthermore, they needed to disinfect every day for fear of getting sick.

Nie Ning hadn't expected that it was also the work of a Corruptor.

"Not only Ska City, but the nearby towns are also within our jurisdiction."

As she spoke, Audrey paused for a moment.

"If too many people die, it will affect our performance. The Wilbes Republic isn't a charity, and the resources we obtain will be relatively reduced."

Nie Ning's mouth twitched slightly.

He secretly thought that people nowadays were too shrewd, giving absolutely no chance to slack off; they wanted his life just for some meager pay.

What if he couldn't win? Should he abandon the ordinary people, or fight with his life?

This was indeed a problem.

"You don't need to worry too much; Corruptors also need to grow. As long as they are dealt with in time, there won't be any major problems."

Seeing Nie Ning's unfocused gaze, Audrey explained with a smile.

She also took out a few small glass bottles and a silver key from her waist, with blue pills inside the bottles.

"These are pills for the Meditation Technique, which can speed up your cultivation."

"This is the key to the Wizard Tower. Reading more books is very important for a wizard, so you don't run out of countermeasures when dealing with Corruptors."

After saying that, Audrey placed the medicine bottles and the key on the table.

"Um, why don't you consider taking me as your apprentice?"

Looking at the key on the table, Nie Ning asked cautiously.

"Heh."

"You'd better spend the effort you use on trying to build connections on considering your own problems."

Audrey chuckled, a hint of disdain in her eyes.

How could she not see through Nie Ning's little schemes? After all, these days, having more backers meant having more paths.

Unfortunately, that wasn't her intention, and she didn't want to get involved with too many people.

Nie Ning rubbed his nose awkwardly.

Actually, he didn't want it to be like this either.

But Audrey's words implied she was going to leave here.

If he could drag Audrey here, he would have enough time to cultivate, and it wouldn't be too late to take over Audrey's position then.

"Uh, what about the elemental erosion?"

Thinking of his physical condition, Nie Ning asked hurriedly.

Audrey stood up: "There was a problem with that batch of materials; I'll just happen to use this gathering to buy some back. I won't be back too late."

Hearing this, even if Nie Ning was reluctant, he still forced a smile: "Thank you."

...

Audrey didn't stay long, stood up, and left Nie Ning's room.

Seeing that Audrey had really left, Nie Ning picked up the key and medicine bottles on the table.

"I can cultivate so fast without pills; I should be able to cultivate even faster after taking the pills, right?"

Nie Ning murmured to himself while looking at the medicine bottle in his hand.

Thinking is not as good as doing; Nie Ning picked up the medicine bottle, took out a pill, and swallowed it.

In an instant, Nie Ning felt his spirit jolt, the things around him became clearer, and he could even intuitively 'see' the elemental power.

Nie Ning immediately returned to the bed and began practicing the Meditation Technique.

The effect of the pill was surprisingly good; his cultivation efficiency increased by almost half.