Shameless Warlock

Stephen Sand Public Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases.

"When you got up today, did you feel a strange sense of heaviness, as if you were integrated with the sheets and the quilt cover? As if you were sealed away?"

A man in a white coat and mask asked cautiously.

"Yes! Ahh!"

A wizard with a skinny face twisted his sour nose lightly, and nodded hastily.

"When you are trying to meditate or read a book, will you be interrupted by sudden sleepiness?"

the man asked again.

"Yes, that's right!"

The thin wizard had a bleak face.

The man frowned, and finally asked:

"Do you feel like you can't do anything? You just want to lie on the lawn or the beach and bask in the sun or sleep?"

"Not bad at all!" The skinny wizard stared at the man as if he had found a savior:

"How do you know? I woke up this morning and felt something was wrong. I kept sneezing and was very sleepy. It was very difficult to even get out of bed..."

"What's wrong with me?"

The man silently wrote something in a notebook, and then handed it to the woman who looked like a nurse next to him.

"Diagnosed. Holkamo syndrome!"

"Go back and rest, drink more hot water and go out less; don't worry, those patients behind you should all have the same symptoms as you..."

"We are currently working on a solution."

The skinny wizard said a word, and looked back, the queue from the corridor could almost line up to the alchemy store selling adult products on the opposite side...

As if overnight, Holkamo disease began to break out and spread in Stephen Sand's wizard community!

Stephen Sang's official response was also very quick. They absorbed the advanced models on the earth and tried to block the spread of this infectious disease from all angles. But the outbreak of the disease was too fast and too urgent. It is conservatively estimated that at least more than a thousand wizards in Stephen Sand have been infected with Holkamo disease.

Unfortunately, Xu Nan was among them.

He is now lying idly on the bed in the hotel, watching the crucible Horford very diligently refining a batch of [Transcendent Eyepiece] related formulas that he recently bought in the Lost Paradise Market, and is going to try the alchemy of the unknown city. industrial potential of the industry.

This kind of eyepiece not only allows the wearer to have vision beyond the normal line of sight, but also has infrared vision effects, which can be called an artifact for underground warfare. Xu Nan plans to equip all his troops with one in the future.

As long as the magic industry climbs fast, you will not be afraid of the demons and ghosts underground!

This is a new realization that Xu Nan gained after visiting the Arcane Empire's boarding cloud ship.

"Ah!"

Xu Nan took out a bottle of [Sneeze Suppressant] from her arms and took it.

"It can only last for half an hour. Fortunately, I bought it early and stocked up a lot..."

He glanced at the Paradise Lost market. The price of the sneeze suppressant had increased from the initial 50 constant gold coins to the current price of more than 500!

It is said that the price of sneeze suppressants on the market in Stephen Sand has risen even faster.

This is all due to the [Holkamo Syndrome] that spread out overnight.

In Stephen Sand, a large number of wizards suddenly got this strange disease of sneezing when nothing happened.

Xu Nan learned from Horford that the cause of the outbreak of Holkamo disease is most likely related to the aurora tide.

Because this year's auroral tide is extremely strong, there is also a lot of cosmic dust mixed in it, which is one of the induction sources of Holkamo syndrome.

Under the erosion of cosmic rays, it is reasonable for the wizards who returned from the land of Aurora to be infected with this disease that has not yet found a specific medicine.

In addition, this may have something to do with them wandering around in the projection world for a while.

After all, the projection world is not like the Land of Aurora. There is pure outer space, and it will be exposed to cosmic rays, so that the wizard's body will be double-violated by cosmic dust and rays without protection.

So there are a lot of wizards who are sick this year.

In previous years, the proportion would be much smaller.

According to Horford, there is no cure for Holkamo's disease, you can only resist it, and it will naturally get better after a long time.

However, the Holkamo syndrome this time seems to be much more severe than the previous records!

Apart from sneezing, many wizards can't even read books. This makes the wizards very panic. For the top students, this is simply a fatal disease!

The current Stephen Sang is panic-stricken, and everyone is afraid to go out, for fear of contracting this terminal illness.

And those wizards who are sick are also depressed, staying behind closed doors all day long, and their mentality is probably blown.

After all, a wizard who has lost the ability to learn and think might as well be a salted fish...

In this regard, Xu Nan can only express sympathy.

Fortunately, he is a warlock, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't study, and it doesn't affect his appearance when he is about to break through the sky.

"Ah!"

Unfortunately, sneezing is still inevitable.

Xu Nan rubbed her nose miserably.

"Why is the effect of this sneezing suppressant getting shorter and shorter?"

He had a sense of foreboding.

...

Sure enough, by the afternoon, his Holkamo symptoms had gotten worse.

He started sneezing like crazy and couldn't stop for a moment, the sneeze suppressant was no longer working!

It is said that other wizards are even more exaggerated, and some people can't help tearing up books... For wizards, this is simply incredible.

"Is there any official solution for Stephen Sang!"

"If it doesn't work, I'll go back to Paradise Lost and ask for help."

"After all, there are all kinds of warlocks in Paradise Lost, and maybe there are experts who specialize in treating sneezing..."

Xu Nan rolled around on the bed in pain, and all kinds of thoughts came out.

At this moment, there was another thumping sound from under his bed.

Horford, this guy, didn't know where he went after he helped Xu Nan make ten goggles in the morning.

It seems to be back now?

"Master, master!"

Sure enough, the voice of the magic cauldron came from under the bed.

By the way, why do you always walk under the bed? Is there any secret passage there?

However, Xu Nan no longer had the strength to complain.

He responded wearily:

"You'd better have some good news."

"Of course there is! I just found out, and I came here to tell you!"

Horford's flattering face suddenly appeared in front of Xu Nan, his slender hands were tangled together, and the pose was quite difficult:

"Ms. An Suli has decided to open Halsay Palace starting tomorrow!"

"All sick wizards are divided into four groups according to the lottery, and enter the Hall of Dawn to receive treatment on time."

"This time Holkamo's disease is very serious. Ms. An Suli not only agreed to open the Halsay Palace, but also invited the magic weapon [Purification Eye] to completely cure the wizards' diseases..."

Halsey Palace?

Xu Nan froze for a moment, and many related memories appeared in his mind.

Horford said to himself:

"It looks like Halsey Palace is open to the public for the first time since Barbera disappeared."

"I guess it was a helpless move. After all, the outbreak of Holkamo disease this time is too severe. If it is not stopped, it will affect more innocent wizards."

"In Stephen Sang, the only one who can completely cure Holkamo's disease on a large scale is the [Eye of Purification] sealed in the Hall of Dawn."

Xu Nan suddenly became interested: "Seal? Isn't it an artifact? Why seal it?"

"Also, according to what you said, Stephen Sang has quite a lot of artifacts."

Horford explained:

"Sacred weapon is just a rough appellation. Generally speaking, only treasures that have followed the gods and have powerful power are eligible to be called divine weapons. For example, I, the elegant and easy-going Horford, once followed the great Tiangong god..."

"However, there are some rare objects that are not inferior to divine weapons, so they are generally called divine weapons."

"I think it's because you humans like to be lazy, too lazy to come up with a brand new term to classify..."

"Speaking of which, Master, you seem to be quite interested in Halsey Palace?"

"Actually, it's no secret. Most of Stephen Sand's artifacts were sealed in the Halsey Palace. They were once kept by the prophet Barbera. Later, Barbera disappeared. In order to prevent the artifacts If it is stolen, the entire Halsay Palace will be sealed."

"Halsey Palace has dozens of halls, large and small, and there are almost twenty artifacts sealed there."

"Most of the artifacts have a certain degree of spirituality. Of course, they are definitely not as smart as Horford, but they also have self-awareness, and some artifacts are also related to existing gods. Once they do not apply a seal, they are easy to be got away."

"Hehe, I'm ashamed to say that, for a while, Horford also served as the leader of the artifact!"

The Magic Crucible seemed to know everything, and Xu Nan quickly grasped most of the information about Halsay Palace.

In Horford's description, the Eye of Purification is an artifact with certain evil attributes.

This thing seems to be the eyeball essence of an ancient god in ancient times. It was refined into a treasure by an alchemist in the Arcane Empire, so it has the power comparable to an artifact.

Within the range of the Purifying Eye, everyone must be naked and must not be covered; otherwise, they will be stared to death by the irritable Purifying Eye. It is real death!

The Eye of Purification possesses powerful power, and wizards below the legendary level cannot resist its power at all!

However, apart from this evil, the Eye of Purification can be said to be a relatively mild artifact.

As long as you receive the treatment naked, he can remove all curses and diseases from your body!

And to wake up the eyes of purification once, Stephen Sang officially needs to consume a huge amount of resources.

This time An Suli was willing to invite the Eye of Purification, which is actually quite amazing.

"It may be that the outbreak of the infectious disease is too severe. Stephen Sang officials must calm down immediately."

"Ahhh...why is it only open tomorrow, can't it be opened tonight?"

Xu Nan rubbed her nose resentfully.

"Ah!"

Horford was very sensible. Seeing Xu Nan sneezing, he didn't care to ask more questions, and immediately ran to the workbench to work.

...

The next morning, at six o'clock in the morning, Xu Nan arrived at the designated place.

As he expected, most of the sick wizards came earlier than him.

Everyone looked listless, and they probably stayed up all night.

Xu Nan walked around outside Halsey Palace, and found that the situation of Holkamo's disease was more serious than he imagined.

No wonder An Suli was willing to activate the Halsey Palace under pressure.

Someone delivered the lottery results to Xu Nan last night. He was assigned to the first group. I don't know if it was luck or Horford's secret effort.

As for the wizards of the fourth group, well, they can only wait until dusk.

There is no way, the Hall of Dawn cannot accommodate so many people, and if there are too many patients, it will also affect the healing effect of the Purifying Eye.

Probably because of sneezing a lot, Xu Nan gradually became numb.

At this moment, his thinking is much clearer.

Looking at the wizards with painful faces, a thought suddenly appeared in his heart:

"This Holkamo syndrome, is it too coincidental that the outbreak occurred?"

"We had just returned from the land of the aurora when this outbreak broke out."

"Could it be...the gods with the plague priesthood are targeting Stephen Sang?"

Xu Nan rubbed his temples, thought about it carefully, and felt that this possibility was a little low.

First of all, although Holkamo's disease is highly contagious, its lethality is very average. If it is aimed at ordinary wizards of Stephen Sand, the effect is not obvious, and it will make them feel uncomfortable for a while at most.

Secondly, if it was aimed at the Aurora Celebration, this kind of behavior would at most discount the effect of the Celebration, and the actual impact would be negligible. After all, not all wizards are so unlucky to be infected with the disease. As far as Xu Nan knows, Senior Jiang is fine and shows no signs of illness.

Third, if it was the gods of the plague department who were attacking, it would be easy for Stephen Sand's people to detect it. Like An Lun, it takes courage to come to the mortal world to do things at this time when the heavens are being hit hard, even if it's just a clone.

What's more, Horford also said before that Holkamo's disease is not a plague, but more like a disorder in the body's own immune mechanism. Strictly speaking, gods do not have the power to manipulate Holkamos.

Unless...unless there are other possibilities.

Faintly, Xu Nan seems to have grasped the thick trunk hidden behind the layers of branches and leaves of fate.

Unfortunately, at this moment, a loud voice sounded in his ear:

"All wizards get ready!"

"Go along this step, the third springboard, directly into the Hall of Dawn!"

"Don't walk around, offenders..."

The ferocious man who gave the order paused and said coldly:

"Kill on the spot!"

There was a commotion in the crowd, but soon, everyone lined up and waited quietly for the moment to enter.

Xu Nan glanced at the man who seemed to be in charge of security at the scene.

"I didn't expect this old man to come..."

"That's right, the Halsay Palace is open, the law enforcement team must be under a lot of pressure, as the vice-captain, it's impossible for Akai not to come."

"I just don't know how the little Sun God is doing recently."

Thinking of the child whose soul was poured into the alchemy doll, Xu Nan couldn't help but sigh.

Not long after, the signal to enter was issued.

Xu Nan hurriedly followed the crowd and walked towards the deep steps.

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