Diary of a Dead Wizard - Chapter 829: Then Create Fate

Hearing Alfonso’s sigh, Saul initially wanted to agree, but suddenly the image of a pentagram flashed through his mind, and the words about to emerge from his mouth suddenly changed.

“Challenging fate is what makes things interesting. I suddenly have inspiration. I need to go back and think this through properly.”

Alfonso looked at Saul with some surprise.

In the darkness, Saul’s gray eyes seemed to be glowing.

Alfonso seemed dazzled by the light and actually turned his head away, unwilling to look at Saul anymore.

Ever since he became a third-rank wizard with the Tribunal’s support—or rather, ever since he took over the mermaid modification project—his life seemed predetermined.

Forever having to accompany the pollution waste created by Red Sea Trees. Forever thinking about how to increase mermaid numbers, how to extend mermaid lifespans, how to enhance mermaid tolerance to pollution, how to better control mermaids to sacrifice generation after generation for Nephret Continent.

These things no longer seemed like challenges to him, but endless torment and pressure.

He had thought more than once that perhaps one day, when massive black tides became tsunamis that blocked out the sky and completely swallowed the entire Nephret Continent, that would be the end of the nightmare.

Like some people who say “Destroy the world!” every day, but that doesn’t mean they really hope the world would be destroyed.

So Alfonso was now trying another way to relieve pressure.

After returning to Evernight Royal Palace, Saul was escorted back to his temporary palace residence by Alfonso.

Subsequently, Saul tightly closed the main doors, set up multiple protective and isolation formations, not caring at all if people discovered he was doing secretive things.

But outsiders might not be able to guess that what Saul was about to do had almost nothing to do with treating mermaids.

Saul took out his usual experimental table and various equipment, then retrieved various rare materials from storage devices and other places on his person, arranging them on the table.

Kate hugged his water tank and placed it next to Saul’s experimental table for convenient viewing.

But when he looked at the materials arranged on the table, he asked somewhat puzzledly, “Lord Saul, are you treating mermaids? Isn’t the investment too large?”

On the table from left to right were: black tide pollution source, non-deactivated Red Sea Tree root stems, Black Sea Tree branches, Inverted Tree branches, mermaid royal bloodline obtained from Pearl, and finally… Little Algae!

Little Algae: “Eep?”

Saul, who was contemplating the materials on the table, heard Kate’s voice and directly lifted Kate, who was about to climb into the water tank, placing him on the experimental table as well.

Kate was startled and just as he was about to jump off the experimental table, Saul pointed a finger at his forehead, immediately making him unable to move.

He said with a crying tone, “Lord Saul, there’s really no need to stake everything you own to help the Tribunal. Even if I’m worthless, Little Algae is valuable!”

Although he and Little Algae weren’t that familiar, how could a demonic creature that could parasitize Saul’s body be ordinary?

Even Penny, who played well with Little Algae, couldn’t help flying out from the diary.

“Brother Saul, are you… really going to use up Little Algae? Do you want me to hand you a knife?”

Saul waved his hand, telling the two to quiet down.

“The mermaid situation isn’t as simple as you think,” Saul said while taking out another table, covering it with blank paper and writing and drawing. “Some people don’t plan to cure them, some people aren’t sincere about curing them, some people don’t want them cured. Since I’m mixed up in this, I don’t need to be too concerned either.”

Kate listened in confusion, but Penny, who had been following Saul in the diary these days, was smart enough to match each person to their role.

But after matching them up, she became somewhat worried about Saul’s situation.

“Brother Saul, if it’s really as you say, wouldn’t we be safest doing nothing at all?”

“Not really. The problem definitely needs to be handled. The Tribunal won’t really let Red Sea Trees have problems. Don’t look at how urgent things seem now, but I believe these people have already prepared backup plans privately.”

“Then Brother Saul, what are you doing now?” Penny could no longer understand the formulas Saul was writing.

Although she could understand individual magical symbols, when connected together they were like hieroglyphics, completely contrary to her cognitive logic.

Saul didn’t hide anything from the Nightmare Butterfly, explaining in low voices while also helping himself clarify his thoughts.

“After coming here, none of the people I’ve met are suitable to become the third target of Symphony of Fate. But Alfonso’s words today reminded me.”

“How difficult it is to fuse bloodlines—it’s as fickle as fate. But Penny, my Symphony of Fate is creating new fate, isn’t it? Since I can create a new fate, why can’t I create a target?”

“Whoa!”

Hearing Saul’s idea, Penny flew to the experimental table, finally landing on the tip of Little Algae’s tentacle, who was lying flat obediently.

“So, Brother Saul, are you going to fuse Little Algae and Kate into a new individual?”

Saul chuckled softly, stroking Little Algae’s tentacle. “The created target needs to stay in Nephret. I can’t bear to leave Little Algae here. I plan to extract part of the tentacles, using Little Algae’s powerful devouring and fusion characteristics to fuse together the valuable parts of these materials.”

Kate finally understood. Lying next to Little Algae, he carefully interjected, “Lord Saul, even if Little Algae and I have no objections, Red Sea Trees and that thing (he pointed at the Black Sea Tree branch) can’t coexist, right?”

Saul picked up the Red Sea Tree branch.

When the Red Sea Tree branch approached the Black Sea Tree branch, it began deactivating. Once moved away, it stopped deactivating.

But when Saul held the Red Sea Tree branch near Little Algae, the Red Sea Tree branch showed no signs of deactivation.

Penny remembered, “That’s right, Little Algae also devoured part of a Black Sea Tree, although only a portion. Theoretically Red Sea Trees should also fear Little Algae. But now it has no reaction, so Little Algae can avoid the characteristic of Red Sea Trees deactivating due to Black Sea Trees!”

“Could it be that you want to fuse Red Sea Trees and Black Sea Trees to create a new type of tree, Lord Saul?”

Saul shook his head. “My target can’t be a plant that can’t move and can only be manipulated by others. I need someone with ability, ambition, and methods.”

Penny looked at the other materials on the table, having some guesses but unable to voice them.

“Alright, now I need to start designing experiments. You all lie flat to make it convenient for me to extract materials.”

Hearing this, even though Kate was full of anxiety, he had no choice but to lie flat on the experimental table like Little Algae.

After lying flat, he still couldn’t help reminding, “Lord Saul, please be gentle!”

Little Algae: “Eep!”

Half a month later, Saul, who had been in seclusion, once again received an invitation from the Evernight Emperor.

During this half month, many Evernight nobles had also sent messages and rare magical resources to Saul through intermediaries, but Saul uniformly refused them all, returning everything.

For him now, cooperating with anyone was the same, so why not find someone he knew?

Riding the familiar carriage, Saul came to the lonely and spacious imperial palace.

Still the noble emperor himself opened the door and led Saul into his small but cozy room.

Placing the candlestick in his hands down, Sander closed the door and immediately said to Saul, “I’ve already invited that person over. Once he arrives, I’m confident I can retrieve the Soul-Fixing Needle.”

“Oh?” Saul hadn’t expected it to be so fast. “I can’t help but ask—isn’t the Black Flame Empire’s emperor a fourth-rank wizard like the Tribunal Chief? How could he be so easily invited by you?”

Sander lowered his voice. “Because… a new round of black tides is coming.”

(End of Chapter)