Chapter 357: Chapter 31: Invitation

Just as Lynch was developing intensely, another Witch Domain was also ushering in its own transformation…

Ancient Ruins, Human World.

Since the Freemasonry Church came to power, the continuous decades of war in the human world finally ended. However, the former seven kingdoms no longer exist, and now they’ve all been merged into one, the Freemasonry Realm.

This is a theocratic regime, completely governed vertically by the clergy of the church, with no nobles.

And after the church ascended to power, it launched its first action—

Witch Hunt!

Freemasonry Realm, Burgundy Province, beside a remote countryside farm village.

“Quick, quick, quick, move faster!”

“Catch them!”

“Catch these evil wizards, burn them!”

The chaotic sounds of footsteps and cursing arose as a group of knights from the Freemasonry Church, led by two church priests, chased a figure into the depths of the forest, with many civilians wielding pitchforks and torches following behind them.

Just after everyone left…

A “crash” sound rang out.

The pile of grain at the farm gate scattered to the sides, and several figures rolled out, looking around seventeen or eighteen years old. They included two females and one male, all wearing black cloaks of the Shadow Tower.

If Lynch were here, he could have recognized at a glance that one of the girls was none other than Julia, who had had a brief encounter with him and was born in the Royal Family of the former Burgundy Kingdom.

They all looked panicked, with their bodies covered in injuries.

“Have they… have they gone?”

One male apprentice hurriedly said, “We… we should leave here quickly, while there’s time.”

“But… where should we go?” Julia asked.

Pausing, she bitterly said, “Where can we go now?”

All of them were apprentices born in the Burgundy Kingdom. When the Tower was attacked by the Freemasonry Church, they barely managed to escape, planning to temporarily hide in their hometown. However, upon returning, they found it had long since become the domain of the Freemasonry Church.

From the prince and nobles to ordinary civilians, the church’s influence reached everywhere, leaving them with no refuge.

Moreover, it wasn’t long before the church issued a witch hunt order, and their identities were quickly exposed and they were pursued.

Though they possessed transcendent power, they were merely apprentices. Facing the siege by numerous knights and priests of the church, most of the apprentices could only surrender without a fight.

There were originally more than twenty apprentices who came out with them, but now only the three of them were left alive.

Even for the three of them, they were in a perilous situation at this moment.

At this time, a young man said, “Let’s head north, go north.”

Julia asked, puzzled, “North?”

The young man nodded, “Yes, keep walking north. Once we cross the Ice Sealed Mountain Range, beyond lies the land of ruins. We should be safe there.”

Another young man furrowed his brows, “Will that really work?”

The first young man confidently said, “It will work, surely. You all must have heard of the ’Undead Bandits’ legends, right?”

Julia was taken aback, “Undead Bandits?”

A gentle and handsome face quickly floated into her mind. Regarding the events that shocked all wizards in the Witch Domain a few years ago, no one present was unaware of whom the young man was referring to.

The first young man nodded and continued to explain, “It’s said that the Undead Bandits broke through the wizards’ blockade here back then, proving this route can certainly be crossed.”

“We have no other choice now, let’s go.”

…

Feiyan City, Magic Farm, Central Island.

On the island at the center of the valley, a makeshift bonfire built from wood burned, with a black crucible placed on it. The boiling water inside cooked various foods, while the Forest Fairy flew back and forth, delivering fresh ingredients, and the fragrance of food wafted out.

Next to the bonfire, Lynch was sitting on a tree stump opposite a man who was 1.8 meters tall and equally weighed 1.8 meters — a fatty.

It was the Farlan Wizard named Seren, who initially came to the Jade Land to search for gold and was later locked up by Lynch.

After Lynch stabilized the Witch Domain, he let Seren out of the Tower, and after some ’cordial and friendly’ communication, he smoothly established a trade relationship with Seren, allowing resources within the Witch Domain to be sold to Fran through him.

Over the years, Lynch’s Witch Domain was able to operate steadily and its Magic Stone supply remained continuous, mainly thanks to this trade partner.

“Such a novel way of eating doesn’t exist in your Fran, right?” Lynch asked casually while stirring the food in the pot with a ladle.

Seren sniffed the deliciousness coming from the crucible and nodded, “If you hadn’t said anything, I’d have thought you were brewing some strange magic potion. Cooking and eating with a crucible is indeed a fresh way of eating.”

After a period of cooperation, both sides had established trust in each other. Every now and then, Seren would come to share a meal with Lynch.

While eating, Seren said, “But we have lots of new stuff over there.”

After a pause, he added, “How about it? Want to come over and have a look?”

Since getting connected with Lynch, Seren’s life had been booming. Not only did he pay off all his previous debts, but he also earned massive amounts of Magic Stones, mainly by establishing the trade route with the Jade Land!

Fran was now attempting to closely link every Witch Domain worldwide, giving great importance to the establishment of each trade route with the domains.

Seren’s achievement in establishing the trade route with the Jade Land quickly drew attention from high-level wizards, even earning him an interview opportunity to advance in the High-level Wizard Tower.

Previously, among his peers, he was little more than a despised fatty, a pig. Yet now he’s a lofty figure, even drawing interest from the girls he once adored.

Lynch shook his head, “I’ll think about it when there’s a chance. There are too many things in the Witch Domain for me to leave temporarily.”

Seren rolled his eyes, “Come on, you honestly have nothing to do here. You’re just a hands-off manager collecting Magic Stones without lifting a finger.”

Pausing, he looked at Lynch with deep suspicion, “Tell me honestly, do you have some unspeakable secret, something in the shadows? Why do you keep making excuses to reject my invitations to Fran?”

This wasn’t the first time Seren had invited Lynch, but Lynch had always found one excuse or another to turn him down, leading Seren to harbor doubts.

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