Chapter 98 - 82: Gaining a Trump Card
More information flooded into his mind.
[Reward Three: The seal on "Walking into the Painting" has been lifted. You can control the brooch to cast the Time Element Level Zero Witchcraft—Veil of Time.]
[Witchcraft Effect: Cast the Veil of Time on a designated target. The Power of Time contained within the Veil of Time will cause the target to revert to a certain point in the past.]
[The more Spirit Rings the target has condensed, the shorter the time reversed. It can revert a First Level Apprentice by one second, a Second Level Apprentice by 0.8 seconds, a Third Level Apprentice by 0.5 seconds, and a First Level Wizard by 0.05 seconds. It is ineffective against Second Level Wizards and above.]
[After using Veil of Time, the time imprint within Walking into the Painting will enter a charging state. It is expected to finish charging after ten days, at which point Veil of Time can be used again.]
Mo Ning was completely shaken.
By the Great Mystery!
It was actually a Time Element Level Zero Witchcraft!
He had been lacking a powerful combat method. Although the [Wind Chasing Needle] could change direction mid-air, it was ultimately just a Trick. Against a truly powerful enemy, it would be useless.
But the Veil of Time could turn back time, making it an incredibly powerful, trump-card-level ability.
Mo Ning praised from the bottom of his heart, "Lord Wizard, your generosity is enough to eclipse the sun and moon."
Even a First Level Wizard would probably covet this brooch.
For a Wizard, although a reversal of 0.05 seconds was extremely brief, at a critical moment, it would be enough to instantly change the tide of battle.
Mo Ning became even more convinced that the Wizard who created the test was definitely a Third Level Wizard.
Only an existence standing at the peak of the Divination Hall would casually give away such a precious Witchcraft Item.
The information from the Guiding Ring continued:
[Reward Four: You have obtained permanent residency rights to the following dwellings.]
[You have obtained permanent residency rights to the "Riverfront Cottage," located on the banks of the Roaring River. You have obtained permanent residency rights to the "Snowfield Hut," located in the Silent Snowfield.]
[After condensing your first Spirit Ring, as long as you are within the Black Tower Wizard Academy and its surrounding areas, you can enter these two cottages at any time through Walking into the Painting.]
[You have obtained permanent residency rights to the "Waterfall Cottage," located at the Heaven-Swaying Sword Waterfall. You have obtained permanent residency rights to the "Grassland Cottage," located on the Nu Ti Grassland.]
[After condensing your second Spirit Ring, you can enter these two cottages at any time through Walking into the Painting.]
Mo Ning was stunned for a moment.
’This Lord Wizard, a Third Level Wizard, actually built so many cottages? What a peculiar hobby!’
But it wasn’t unheard of.
Based on the gossip he’d picked up from various manuscripts and notes, there were quite a few Wizards who enjoyed living in seclusion in the wild, quietly conducting their research.
Such Wizards also shared a common trait—they were all Strong Persons among Wizards of the same level.
However, the fact that he needed to condense Spirit Rings to enter these four cottages diminished the reward slightly.
Mo Ning suddenly realized, "I get it! There must be a hidden test hidden inside each of those four cottages!"
It was the only explanation. Otherwise, why would he have to wait until he had condensed his Spirit Rings to enter?
Only by condensing Spirit Rings and reaching a certain level of strength could he meet the requirements to begin the tests.
Surprisingly, the rewards weren’t over yet.
[Reward Five: A special gift is stored inside the Cabin in the Woods. Please enter the cabin to collect it.]
Mo Ning could hardly believe it.
This follow-up test actually had as many as five rewards, far exceeding his expectations.
Filled with anticipation, he quickened his pace.
When he was two meters from the cabin’s main door, it swung open automatically with a CREAK.
Mo Ning immediately had a theory. ’The Cabin in the Woods must be managed by an Artificial Soul, something like a Witch Spirit.’
With the power of a Third Level Wizard, creating an Artificial Soul for the Cabin in the Woods would have been effortless.
Looking from his position, the scene inside the cabin was a bit blurry, as if seen through a layer of frosted glass.
Mo Ning didn’t stop, stepping straight over the threshold.
The moment his Sheepskin Boots touched the wooden floor, everything before him instantly became clear.
Mo Ning was slightly taken aback.
The space inside the cabin was enormous.
From the outside, the cabin was no more than five meters long and wide, with a footprint of only about twenty square meters.
But standing at the entrance, the living room alone was nearly two hundred square meters, spacious enough to accommodate dozens of people at once.
This was clearly Space Magic.
Six Magic Energy Lamps hung above the living room, arranged in a circle and slowly rotating, bathing the room in bright light.
A huge wool carpet was laid out on the wooden floor, covering nearly the entire living room.
The surface of the carpet was embroidered with a beautiful checkerboard pattern, with distinct black and white squares.
With a single glance, Mo Ning recognized the pattern—the board for the Divination Chess game, *Tower Push War*.
The style of the chairs and wooden tables in the cabin was also modeled after the pieces from *Tower Push War*.
Along the surrounding wooden walls, two feather dusters, seemingly held by invisible hands, were slowly cleaning dust from the walls.
The dusters had obviously been enchanted with the [Automatic Cleaning Technique]. They would activate automatically at regular intervals to thoroughly clean the entire cabin.
On the floor, a gray cylinder was slowly rolling across the carpet.
This was a sweeping roller commonly used by Wizards, also enchanted with Witchcraft.
Other than that, there was nothing else in the cabin.
As a result, the vast hall looked very empty, even a bit desolate.
’Trying to gain more wealth by inheriting the Cabin in the Woods is just a fantasy.’
But Mo Ning felt very much at ease.