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nChapter 87: Searching

nThe next day, Charles woke up early, had breakfast in the inn, and went out.

nHis first objective now was, of course, to find some loyal helpers. After some thought, he moved towards Main Street.

nFrom his knowledge and experience, Charles knew that many kids from villages and rural towns would come to cities for better jobs, so he chose them as his target.

nHe found a suitable roadside bench, sat on it, leaned his back against the wood, and started to observe the people.

nAt the same time, he also started paying more attention to others' conversations and started asking doubts about the Lark language to the Holem's Crown.

nHours passed as he continued to search for suitable candidates and sighed in disappointment as he saw the setting sun.

nHe didn't get discouraged, though; instead, he stood up with some difficulty, supported his body with the black cane, and slowly returned to 50A Harpy Street. Then, he went to his room and locked the door from inside.

n'I should construct the remaining spell models in the free time.' He sat on the concrete floor in a cross-legged position and opened the game interface.

n'Hmm, which spell model should I construct first?' He pondered for a moment and soon chose to construct the corresponding spell of Burning Thoughts spell.

nMind Burn (3,000), Fire Seed (3,600), Burning Web (2,050)…

nAmong the corresponding spells, a spell model named Fire Seed piqued his interest. Unlike Burning thoughts, this fire could hide in one's consciousness, burn one's memories slowly, turn them into information, and send them to the user's mind!

nIt was almost like a similar version of Mind Reading skill!

nNot only that, the user could even control the Fire Seed from afar and burn their opponent's current thoughts!

nOnce he saw the effects, he didn't hesitate any longer and chose to construct it.

nSame as last time, he entered the Inner-world through the Flame Body spell model and watched the constructing process. Unlike last time, constructing this spell model took almost 8 hours for the system!

nAfter that, Charles opened his eyes and rested for a few hours before going to the main street around 8 A.M.

nDue to his unluckiness, he didn't find a suitable candidate on the second day too.

nIn the last two days, he saw more than 100 rural kids entering the city. But most of them appeared too naive due to illiteracy, so Charles strikes them out from his list.

nHe returned to 50A Harpy Street and shifted his attention to the game interface.

nHe then pondered for a whole minute and chose to construct the corresponding spell of Blue Fire called Soul Heal spell model first. It cost him around 2,500 Exp points.

nOnce the system finished constructing the spell model, he once again turned his attention to the Game interface and checked the Exp bar.

n'I still have 4,977 Exp remaining.' He thought for a moment and chose to construct the upgraded version of Crimson Robe spell for 3,420 Exp points.

nBy the time the system finished constructing the spell model, it was already morning, so he skipped the day to search for suitable helpers and lay on the cot to get some rest.

nHours went by, and soon the dusk arrived. Charles woke up around 8 P.M and went to the reception hall to have some food. Like he had expected, the Inn owner only gave him a bow of vegetable soup, peas pottage, and a few slices of bread.

nCharles first stuffed the pea pottage in the bread and started to eat slowly. Once he finished the dinner, he drank the vegetable soup slowly and felt better.

nAfter that, he returned to his room, took out a wooden trunk piece from his space ring, and placed it on the cot.

n'Mr. Runeth, how long could this space seal spell last?' He asked in a serious tone.

n'It should take a month or two. Before that, find a way to earn some money and buy a house in a safe area. Then, I will tell you a method to subdue the Traveler Tree's Twin Leaf.' Upon hearing the Holem's Crown's answer, Charles's wrinkled face turned gloomy.

n'That's where the main problem lies.' He let out a heavy sigh, stored the wooden trunk into the space ring, and lay on the cot with a solemn look on his face.

nThe cold night passed slowly.

nFor the next few days, Charles visited the main street multiple times but returned to 50A Harpy Street in disappointment.

nHe finally realized how dangerous the unluckiness effects would be!

nAfter some thought, Charles postponed the search mission and concentrated his attention on comprehending the Rank-2 Incinerate spell model.

nThankfully, the unluckiness couldn't find a way into his 'Inner world' and obstruct his improvement.

nAlthough he met misfortunes like drawn into some random thugs fight, bumped into a mad person, entering into a wrong room while the other person was changing their dress, etc., he somehow managed to solve all those troubles after apologizing constantly.

nSoon, it was November 3rd.

nCharles sat in a cross-legged position and opened his eyes around 9.30 A.M.

nDuring the past few days, not only did he finish comprehending the Incinerate spell model up to 80%, but he also learned to speak Lark Language.

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"Finally.

" He took a deep breath and stood up with a rare smile on his face.

nThen, Charles walked outside, asked the Inn owner to give him a bucket of water, took a bath in the public bathhouse, and returned to his room while wearing a single towel below his waist.

nAfter that, he closed the wooden door, wore a pleated linen shirt, grey pants, and leather shoes, and then went to Main Street.

nLike before, he sat on the park bench and silently watched the passerby like a jobless old man.

nIt was around 11 A.M.

nWhile observing the passerby, Charles suddenly saw a few rural kids entering the city and soon squinted his eyes.

nIt was not their cautious behavior that caught his attention, but a Rank-3 Ring in a black-haired girl's hand.

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nItem Name: Ring of Frost

nRank: Rare

nEffect: This ring has a spell called 'Ice Land' engraved in it. When activating, this spell would send out ice elements and freeze the surroundings.

nCaution: To use this ring, the user must have a minimum of 15 Wisdom Points.

nCooldown: 2

/ Week.

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n'This girl is not a normal one.' He frowned.

nAt that moment, the group of four kids, who were around 12 to 15 years old, walked on the street road and started at the city in curiosity and wonder.

nTwo were male kids, while the other two were female kids. They first went near a dressing shop and purchased a hat for a chubby-faced male boy. Then, they moved to the nearby shops and started to inquire about many things like the cost of the dresses, shoes, etc.

nOnce they gathered enough information from various shopkeepers, they discussed it secretively and started moving deep into Chester City.

nThe one who led the group was a long, whirly blonde-haired girl. She looked around 14-years-old, had emerald-green eyes, a round face, and a lean body, and wore a plain sleeveless white shirt and brown leather pants.

nThe other girl was a black-haired one, and she looked more like a foreigner because of her pale white skin. She wore a long brown skirt, full-sleeved shirt and she appeared to be around the same age as the blonde-haired one.

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"Titus, watch your footsteps.

" The blonde-haired girl suddenly pulled a straight brown-haired kid's old linen shirt as they walked past Charles and warned him while pointing her finger below.

nMeanwhile, the brown-haired kid named Titus stumbled due to her pull and turned his gaze towards the front.

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"Gold coin?

" His deep-set brown eyes widened as he stared at the wheel-symbol engraved gold coin for a moment and then looked around.

nInstead of taking the coin, he maintained his vigilance and checked if anything was abnormal in the surroundings.

nHis gaze first landed on few thugs, who stood there in the corner of the main street, then on the opposite side store's owner, and soon moved towards the white-haired old man, who sat on the roadside bench.

nA second later, his heart skipped a beat as he noticed that the old man was staring right back at him!

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