Chapter 16: Chapter 18: The gains of premeditated combat.

I kicked the body of the necromancer one final time and decapitated him, taking his head as proof, before moving to inspect his workstation and equipment. He turned out not to have any artefacts at all, other than that burned-up book and a cauldron, still simmering with an unknown liquid inside. I filled a glass bottle that I had found nearby with a little bit of the dark blue substance since I intended to have the guild take a look at it. It was evidence, after all.

I then drained the rest of the liquid onto the cavern floor, not wanting to leave any of it for others.

I did find a small pouch left on a table, which turned out to be a spatial pouch! These things were incredibly valuable. They were sold for up to 50 gold when they were auctioned off. Even with the mission rewards from this quest, I wouldn't have been able to afford one. The pouch was filled with alchemical materials, which I could sell back in Reito. I stored the now empty cauldron and the decapitated head inside. Right as I was about to burn the rest of his belongings, an assortment of tier-less clothes and equipment, as well as some furniture, I noticed a complete corpse rotting nearby. Not having expected anything but skeletons, I went over to inspect it and found numerous wounds across the body of this person. Inside his torn robes, I found an alchemist guild badge.

It turned out that the alchemist was just another victim then. Did the necromancer kidnap him and use him to brew something? But what was the dug-out lab doing beneath the alchemist store then? Was it used for something else before the necromancer got there? Or was the alchemist a willing party who eventually got cold feet? So many questions, so few answers. The witch hunters' guild would most likely send a team to investigate when they heard how complicated matters had gotten over here. I just didn't have the necessary training to find out what was going on on my own yet.

I decided to put my mind off of it and focus on my new gains.

 

I took a seat on a rock that was just the right size and opened my system notifications, ready for another session of skill upgrades. This would be the final time I tiered up skills before my class evolution.

Ding! Combat finished. Congratulations on reaching [Death Knight] level 25!

Stat points allocated. 3 free stat points per level up awarded.

 

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