Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 232 - : The Golden Cocoon and the Mysterious Girl (Third Update!)

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: The Golden Cocoon and the Mysterious Girl (Third Update!)

Thorns Campus, within the brick and stone bedroom belonging to Tang Qi.

Buzz!

Seated in meditation, Tang Qi watched a hair knot slowly unravel in front of him, this time turning into gold, brown, and purple strands of hair, which under his gaze, disintegrated into ash.

Three young girls, as promised, appeared.

As with the girls before, each gave a token of gratitude before leaving this world with smiles of liberation.

Within Tang Qi’s mind, Information Fragments exploded in sequence.

[You have gained a piece of Knowledge!]

[You have learned the Chirui Language!]

…

[You have gained a piece of Knowledge!]

[You have learned Sailing Skill!]

…

[You have gained a piece of Knowledge!]

[You have learned a special Rum Brewing Skill!]

…

“Sigh”

Exhaling a turbid breath, Tang Qi’s face revealed a distinct weariness; he had been undoing hair knots with high intensity for several days.

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There were only two knots left in his hand, one entwined with black and brown hair, and inside it, the final “knot” impossible to clearly discern.

During the preceding days, Tang Qi had continuously undone four knots. It seemed that as he reached the later stages, the resentment within each knot grew extremely dense, so as soon as Tang Qi channeled Magic Power and eased them, there was a one hundred percent chance of receiving a “gratitude gift.”

Besides just now with Chirui Language, Sailing Skill, and the brewing techniques for Rum, Tang Qi also gained three other languages, two special styles of Fighting Skill, and a complete guide to poison concoctions.

Such a hodgepodge of Knowledge wouldn’t be of use immediately.

But Tang Qi didn’t mind and accepted it all indisputably.

Simply by undoing a “knot,” one could acquire Knowledge out of nowhere, and it was always of the rather rare sort; no Wizard would refuse such good fortune.

Tang Qi even believed that the value of the “Mysterious Hair Tie” was securely within the top three of his collection.

Yet, this Curio seemed to be reaching its end, just like the previous Sea Demon’s Tears.

After digesting the three clusters of Information Fragments in his mind, Tang Qi stood up, swiftly washed up, then returned to his bedroom to sit in meditation, resting and replenishing the depleted spiritual power. Only then did Tang Qi’s gaze return to the hair knots.

He wished to finish the last two in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Tang Qi was unable to do as wished.

Several hours later, a familiar scene unfolded before him.

The black and brown strands of hair vanished, and two rugged-looking young girls emerged, not with playful smiles but with hearty, robust laughter. They floated towards him, each hugging one side of Tang Qi’s body and giving him a smooch on the cheek as a parting gift before disappearing together.

[You have gained a piece of Knowledge!]

[You have learned Pirate Swordsmanship!]

…

[You have gained a piece of Knowledge!]

[You have learned Silent Killing Skill!]

Just the names of these Skills were enough to make Tang Qi reveal a look of surprise.

“Pirate Swordsmanship: A swordsmanship distilled by pirates who roam the various seas. Although the moves are simple, they possess extremely lethal power, and when at sea, they can inflict several times more damage.”

“Silent Killing Skill: It is a secret technique of a mysterious assassin sect that allows one to silently kill their target. It can be integrated into most Fighting Skills…”

Subconsciously, Tang Qi digested these two clusters of Information Fragments.

His head felt slightly swollen, a minor side effect of rapidly digesting too much Knowledge within a short time.

Especially since most of this Knowledge was of the Extraordinary kind, including several languages, the sheer quantity of information was intimidating.

Nevertheless, as it came down to the wire, Tang Qi decided to endure and unravel it.

It wasn’t until his gaze landed on the final Mysterious Hair Tie that he paused for a moment.

In his eyes reflected a truly Mysterious “knot”, resembling a tiny, glittering “cocoon” made entirely of golden hair strands, with not a single strand out of place, signifying that this final hair knot belonged solely to one girl.

What was odd was that Tang Qi didn’t sense even a hint of resentment.

As if this wasn’t a hair knot, but merely a captivating, Mysterious Cocoon.

“Buzz”

Without hesitation, Tang Qi focused his gaze.

Sure enough, in an instant, surges of ghostly light seemed to overflow from the depths of his eyes, and a special interface appeared.

[Extraordinary Creature: Mysterious Cocoon.]

[State: Self-Sealing.]

[Information Fragment: It seems to contain a Mysterious girl…]

After a long absence, the scene that had not appeared in a while unfolded once again in Tang Qi’s eyes. The last time he witnessed such Information Fragments followed by a barrage of garbled codes was when he faced Sith. However, with the continuous rise in his combat strength, he had not seen this scene again.

Who would have known that it would reappear on a golden cocoon?

The same premonition surfaced; Tang Qi could attempt a forced resolution, but the consequences were unknown and potentially dangerous.

Tang Qi instantly realized that the origins of this Curios must be extraordinary; otherwise, it would not be capable of eluding his detection, not even at the Profession level.

So, does its boundary lie above the Profession level?

Unable to unravel the final “knot,” Tang Qi felt somewhat uncomfortable. It wasn’t just the pain stemming from his OCD; what he couldn’t accept the most was that he hadn’t even found a method to decrypt it, which was entirely unlike the Curios he had encountered before.

“Could it be that I am meant to decrypt it as fate allows?”

Holding the cocoon formed by golden hair, Tang Qi spoke ludicrously.

It was clear that even he had not expected his retreat to end without a satisfying conclusion.

The final “knot” of the Mysterious Hair Tie turned out to be a cocoon.

Most crucially, it seemed that the cocoon did not contain the Resentful Soul of a girl, but rather an actual Mysterious girl.

The logic behind this was incomprehensible. Weren’t the Mysterious Hair Ties supposed to have appeared only after the self-portrait of the demon monk was destroyed? Based on the previous Information Fragments, all hair knots were from innocent girls sacrificed by Desire Slaves under the control of the self-portrait.

The sudden appearance of a real girl was naturally bizarre.

However, considering the high threshold of the cocoon, it made sense that it could shield itself from Tang Qi’s Special Abilities.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Qi felt that there seemed to be no better way to handle it than “temporary containment.”

To force the issue?

Obviously, that was not feasible. Perhaps using Melting Furnace Power could forcibly open the cocoon, or a forced decryption could be attempted, but this could either harm the Mysterious girl inside or bring unknown dangers. Tang Qi did not want either of those outcomes, so he could only opt for temporary containment, leaving it to fate, or wait until his power was greater before attempting to decrypt it.

Holding the cocoon that faintly emitted a soft glow and felt comfortable to the touch, Tang Qi stepped out of his bedroom, planning to put it in his safe and also remind Night Beast that there was now one more thing it absolutely must not eat or chew.

Just as he stepped out of the bedroom, however, the abrupt ring of a phone call came from the downstairs area without warning.

Ring-a-ling!

“Stanna? Or is it a case?”

Tang Qi guessed in his heart, and the next moment he had the handset in his grip.