Chapter 727: Chapter 727: Lazarus Cadaver

Lucius finally noticed the unmistakable sheen on Braxton’s carrot wand. It was unmistakable. It wasn’t like the other Mithril Relic wands with rusted handles of broken - off tips. This was a Mithril Artifact in its purest conditions, only seen in the weapons wielded by Michael and his company. "That’s. that’s. that’s a Mithril Artifact!" he exclaimed. "He gave that to you!" "Yep! That’s my bestie!" bragged Braxton as he waved his new wand around. Michael still felt bad about getting Braxton in trouble, so he quickly tried to apologize on his behalf. "Hey, I’ll return the books," he said. "I’m just about finished reading them anyway - " But before he could even finish his sentence, Lucius suddenly grabbed his shoulders and looked at him with intense desperation. "Do you need more? I can get you more. I’ll ransack the entire Guild of Arcana for you!" Lucius declared. If Braxton could get his own customized Mithril Artifact in exchange for some few documents that probably wasn’t even that important to the Guild, then Lucius was willing to do even more than that to get one himself. He was even willing to commit crimes to get whatever Michael wanted. "Michael. I’ll do anything for a wand," Lucius begged. "Just tell me what to do!" Seeing a Tower Master begging like this was definitely a new sight to behold. He was supposed to be a dignified leader of the Magic Tower, but now, he was even bowing lower than the pigs just to get a Mithril Artifact of his own. But Lucius wasn’t embarrassed. If other people, heck if the other leaders of the Guild of Arcana learned about this, then he was sure that they would have acted the same way given the chance to get a real Mithril Artifact. "Okay, you didn’t have to kneel," Michael said, relenting. "I’ll see what I can do." After promising Lucius that he was going to get a Mithril Artifact wand on his own, Michael went back to his room to continue learning about the Elves. As thanks, he was allowed to have the scrolls and the books that Braxton gave him. He didn’t know if Lucius had the authority to do such a thing, but it didn’t matter. He was thankful. He looked at the next book called the {Zephyr Expedition by Lazarus Cadaver} Lazarus Cadaver? Who is that? His answer was soon answered as he flipped to the first page, seeing the first entry from what seemed to be the diary of Lazarus as he traveled to the Elven Kingdom as well as an introduction of who he was. {Day 1. I found myself intensely curious about Zephyrs. They’re such weird creatures. They’re not even alive. Seberus and the other Mystic Masters are busy teaching their own prodigies and proteges for the next generation. But I can’t be bothered. I have to learn more about the Zephrys. And so, here I am, in the middle of a forest with Zephyrs hot on my tail.} He didn’t expect to see the name of that old man here. He only ever saw Seberus as a chill, laid - back old man who lazes around in the Nation of Reborn without doing anything, that he forgot that the man was actually a genuine Mystic Master. And judging from the context, it seemed that Lazarus was a Mystic Master as well. I should ask Seberus later about this Lazarus guy. For now, he wanted to focus on the contents of the diary so he let ChatJK5 do her thing and condense a 400 page document into only a few paragraphs containing the most important bits.