Karun smiled and said, "In the end, it still needs to be erased and refined. Why are you bothering with this?"

Although it's not a fried egg, according to Kevin's way of handling it, this egg will not be more thoroughly cooked. So what Alfred is doing now doesn't have much substantial meaning.

Alfred said seriously, "Preaching to the living has some practical benefits, but preaching to the dead is purely out of faith."

Upon hearing this, Karun put away his smile and nodded seriously at Alfred.

"It's a pity that the selection process is quite difficult. Richard's grandfather used his connections to sign him up. Otherwise, if you could also participate in the selection, you could compete for a spot."

"I don't have such thoughts. In my opinion, it's a waste to walk the same path as you, young master. I can develop in other ways to help you."

"Thank you, Alfred."

"You don't have to be so polite, young master."

"I often thank Unis too."

"You're welcome, young master!"

Karun searched in the kitchen and found a lot of leftovers. Shili made dinner, but he didn't eat it because he was sleeping.

Now, the eating habits of the entire Funeral Society have completely converged with Karun's. The staple food at home has also become rice or noodles.

Leftovers are always the best choice for fried rice...

Karun made a pot of fried rice for himself and served two plates, one for himself and one for Alfred.

After Alfred put down the egg, he washed his hands and took two pieces of pickled ginger from the pickling jar, cut them and arranged them on the plate. Then he added some pickled vegetables and finally took two salted duck eggs.

Alfred tapped the hollow part of the salted duck egg on the table, peeled off a small circle, and placed it in front of Karun.

Karun took out a spell manual from the compartment under the dining table and practiced spells while eating, as usual.

Alfred placed the egg on the table and continued to communicate silently while eating.

After supper, Alfred was responsible for cleaning up the tableware, while Karun returned to the study to continue.

When it was almost dawn, Karun sat on the chair and slept for a while. When he woke up, it was already eight o'clock, and his divine power was still full.

After washing up again, Karun walked back to the study and dialed the Gu Man family's phone.

"Hello, this is the Gu Man family."

Richard answered the phone.

"How's your injury?" Karun asked.

"Well, are you concerned about me? I'm almost recovered."

In fact, as long as Richard doesn't go on missions with Mr. Eisen, the probability of him getting injured will be much lower, because educating with reason and evidence is more satisfying than pure venting.

"I'll come to see you. Let's have a cup of coffee."

Richard eagerly said, "Regular coffee?"

"Yes, regular coffee."

Richard disappointedly said, "Oh, okay."

After hanging up the phone, the study door was pushed open, and Puerh sat on Kevin's back and walked in. "Hmm, Karun, you woke up early."

"You slept for a long time," Karun said, "Are you tired?"

"No, not at all!" Puerh immediately woke up, "Where are we going?"

"Hehe, I'm going out for a while."

"I heard it. Coffee?"

"Yes, I made an appointment with Richard for coffee. By the way, get me a blank scroll for copying and prepare some potions to replenish divine power."

"Hmm, what spell do you want Richard to copy for you?"

Karun spread out his hand and lightly curved his fingertips. "The Gu Man family's formation magic cube. I've seen Mr. Delong and Mr. Eisen use it. It feels very useful. Next, my main focus will be on studying and attacking formations. I can't let Mr. Hofen's kindness go to waste."

"Will Richard give it to you? That's their family secret technique and the foundation of the Gu Man family's status in the Order God Sect."

"He will. Besides, this spell has bloodline restrictions. Even if it's given to outsiders, they can't use it, right?"

"Like the Darkmoon Blade?" Puerh asked in return.

"It can be said like that."

"Well, Richard is really a prodigal young master." After a pause, Puerh added, "But this kind of prodigal behavior is really lucky."

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"Prepare it for me. I'll leave soon."

"I know, I know. Let's go, silly dog!"

The scroll and potions were packed in a briefcase, and Pike called a taxi for Karun. The hearse and the second-hand Benz would probably be transported back during the day.

Taking a taxi to the street where he bought the ice cream cone yesterday, it was already nine o'clock. Karun found a regular coffee shop, went in and asked for a separate private room, then took out a piece of spell paper and folded it into a black crow, letting it fly out of the window.

Before long, Richard walked into the coffee shop with a black crow in his hand and came to the private room.

"It's hard to live like this, Karun."

As soon as he entered, Richard started complaining.

"Now I spend every day at home reading spell books and studying experience notes. I even have to be personally assessed by my grandfather at night. Ah, I've never been so tired before."

"It's good. Make good use of this opportunity."

Richard took out two notebooks from his pocket and pushed them in front of Karun, saying, "These are cheat sheets prepared by my family for me. Take a look."

Karun reached out and took the two notebooks, nodded, and said, "Thank you."

In a big family, the most precious thing is not the industry, but knowledge and experience.

It's impossible to copy these two notebooks so quickly. Richard should have prepared them for himself a long time ago.

"Sigh, what's the relationship between you and me? Don't be so polite. If you need anything in the future, just tell me directly if I can do it."

"Okay."

Karun placed a blank scroll in front of Richard and also included two bottles of divine power replenishing potions.

"Help me copy your family's formation magic cube."

Richard hesitated for a while, confirmed that Karun wasn't joking, and asked in confusion, "Really?"

"Yes, really. If you want to refuse politely, you can do it now."

"Like the Darkmoon Blade?" Richard asked.

"It can be said like that."

"Well, Richard is really a prodigal young master." After a pause, Puerh added, "But this kind of prodigal behavior is really lucky."

"Prepare it for me. I'll leave soon."

"I know, I know. Let's go, silly dog!""I have a relatively low level of mastery, but I can still do it."

"Then go ahead and imprint it."

"But the key to the magic cube is useless without the bloodline connection as a trigger. If you want to see the research, it's not a problem, but don't spread it around. I'm afraid someone with ill intentions will take it and study ways to counter it."

"I'll just take a look myself, I won't leak it."

"Alright."

Richard agreed and placed his palm on the scroll, starting the imprinting process.

Meanwhile, Karun took out the unfinished novel "Rogate Manor" from his briefcase and continued reading. He knew it would take a while.

The book was thick, and the first half of the story described the life of a wealthy man in a manor. It seemed like an autobiography, which could easily become boring for readers. However, the author was aware of this and added many emotional experiences of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood in the first half.

For example, the protagonist's childhood experience of secretly watching his father and grandmother's affair;

As he grew older, the story between him and his aunt;

After getting married, it described his extramarital affair, the housemaid, and other people's wives, and so on.

The first half was filled with such content.

But in the second half, the story took a sudden turn. Every person the protagonist had encountered in the first half transformed into a different identity. His birth, his background, his growth, and his future all became part of a conspiracy and arrangement.

Karun felt that the author was probably someone from the religious circle, as there were many elements of horror with practical motives behind them. However, the author's circle should not be high or even very low. This could be seen from the author's perspective and the content he imagined.

It was likely that the author was a servant of some religious cult, writing stories in his spare time.

Undeniably, although this book had various flaws, the overall tone and arrangement that reversed from the middle were truly satisfying. If one immersed themselves in reading it, there was a sense of shock.

Even the seemingly peachy elements used to attract readers in the early stages of the story and the characters all revealed another layer of meaning later on.

Unconsciously, the sun had moved to the other half of the sky. It was afternoon.

Karun finally finished reading the book, and the ending was that the protagonist went insane.

"Thud!"

Richard's head hit the table, and then he slowly lifted it up. He had already finished both bottles of energy drink, but he still looked extremely exhausted.

"I've finished imprinting, Karun."

"You've worked hard."

Karun carefully put away the scroll and asked, "Shall I take you home to rest?"

"Are you being so straightforward?"

"But even if I wanted to take you to a dessert shop now, you don't have any energy left to enjoy dessert."

"That's true. It would be disrespectful if I fell asleep while someone was undressing in front of me to provide service."

Karun stood up and helped Richard. After leaving the coffee shop, he accompanied him to the front of his house. From a distance, they could see a figure in a yellow floral dress on the second floor near the window. It should be Richard's grandmother sitting there drinking tea.

"My grandmother is at home," Richard asked, "Won't you come in and sit?"

"No, maybe next time."

"Alright."

"You've worked hard, Richard."

"No need to be polite, it's what I should do, brother."

Richard pushed open the gate and walked inside, then took out his keys and opened the front door.

Karun turned around, ready to walk out and catch a taxi on the main road to go back and study the key to the magic cube. However, he saw an old woman wearing a yellow floral dress walking towards him, carrying an empty basket in her hand.

Karun: "This..."

Mrs. Tang Li exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, isn't this Mr. Karun? I just went out to buy groceries and you came. Come, come, come, come inside and sit down."

The old woman grabbed Karun's arm and tried to forcefully bring him inside.

"Madam, I still have something to do this afternoon..."

"Ah, I'm getting old, and my children are all busy. There aren't many people I can truly confide in these days. Luckily, I have you. We get along well, and you can cook too. It's great. I don't have many days left to live."

Alright, Karun believed that Mrs. Tang Li definitely knew who he was, and it seemed that she also knew that he knew.

Apart from not breaking through that layer of window paper, this was almost a plea from his grandmother.

"Alright, Madam."

Karun could only agree.

After entering the house, Mrs. Tang Li held onto Karun's hand and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Follow the method you taught me that day and taste it to give me some feedback."

"Alright, Madam."

"Richard should be on the second floor. Go talk to him. That child has a lazy temperament. I hope he can learn more from you."

"Alright, Madam."

Karun went upstairs, pushed open Richard's room door, and saw him lying on the bed.

"Hmm? Karun? Am I hallucinating from exhaustion?"

"No, I decided to come in and sit for a while, have dinner together. You should rest for a while."

"Okay, sure."

Richard was carefree and directly pulled up a blanket to cover his stomach and started sleeping.

Karun sat behind Richard's desk, took out the scroll, and placed his hand on it, starting to "read" the magic cube key that Richard had just imprinted for him.

After about three hours, footsteps could be heard outside.

Karun clenched his palm, and the magic cube that was floating in his hand disappeared.

Immediately after, Karun casually picked up a book from the table and pretended to be reading.

The bedroom door was pushed open, and it was Mrs. Kai Xi.

The first thing Mrs. Kai Xi saw was her son lying on the bed snoring, and then she saw Karun sitting behind the desk, looking serious.

Her son's sleeping posture was terrible, with his mouth wide open and limbs spread out. On the other hand, Karun had the sunset glow sprinkled on him from the window, looking quite attractive.

Mrs. Kai Xi pursed her lips. She really wanted to call her husband over and give their son another beating right now.Moreover, it seemed that ever since her husband started to discipline their son indirectly, his health had visibly improved.

This son, he deserved it.

"Karun?"

"Madam."

Karun stood up and greeted Kai Xi.

"Richard's grandfather is back, he wants you to go downstairs, to the basement."

"Alright, I'll call Richard."

Richard was awakened by Karun. After a few hours of sleep, his spirit had somewhat recovered. However, upon hearing that his grandfather wanted him in the basement, Richard's face crinkled in apprehension.

Karun accompanied Richard downstairs, gesturing for him to go to the basement, while he himself headed towards the living room sofa.

At this moment, Lady Tang Li came out with a spoon in her hand and said to Karun, "Karun, you should also go to the basement. His grandfather is training him, you should join."

"Madam, that's not appropriate." Karun instinctively refused.

It wasn't that he was shy or embarrassed, but Karun genuinely felt there was no need.

"What's inappropriate about it? You should!" Lady Tang Li pointed her spoon towards the basement and ordered, "Go!"

Kai Xi, standing by the side, spoke up, "Go ahead, Karun, don't be polite."

I'm really not being polite.

Seeing that Karun still hadn't moved, Lady Tang Li walked towards him. Left with no choice, Karun headed towards the basement first.

The basement door was open. After all, everyone upstairs was family and part of the church circle, there was no need for secrecy.

Upon reaching the entrance, Karun saw old man Delong sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea in his hand, while Richard was kneeling on the carpet.

A black circle had appeared on the carpet.

A Rubik's cube was spinning automatically in front of old man Delong, and Richard was sitting in the center of the black circle, his expression full of pain.

This was training, but also torture;

However, many times, torture was indeed the fastest way to learn.

Karun knocked on the door, and old man Delong looked over, making a "shush" gesture at Karun, then pointed at Richard's side, indicating for Karun to come over.

He naturally assumed that Karun was also here for training, and indeed, that was the case, even though Karun was forced into it.

Karun walked in, hesitating before entering the black circle.

Old man Delong silently smiled at Karun, comforting him, telling him not to be afraid.

Karun nodded, entered the circle, and knelt down next to Richard.

Although old man Delong was sitting in front, he was still the grandfather of his current body. Considering his "mother's" face, kneeling wasn't too much of a humiliation.

Karun sensed an invisible surge of spiritual power gathering around him, as if it was assembling, preparing to attack him.

At this moment, Richard suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm. Richard had already entered a state of illusion. Even though his eyes were closed, he felt the presence of a trustworthy ally next to him and subconsciously sought support.

Karun didn't push him away, but closed his eyes as well.

In the darkness, Karun seemed to see the pitiful and helpless Richard kneeling down there. Around Richard, various distorted ghostly figures were constantly howling and pulling.

The same scene appeared next to Karun, but when they tried to approach him and treat him the same way they treated Richard, a black glossy barrier appeared around Karun, completely separating them.

This meant that this level of illusion and spiritual attack couldn't even break through Karun's inner defense. It was like a leaf falling on you, would you need a shield to block it?

Not only did he not need to actively deal with it, Karun also had to restrain his instinct to counterattack.

Hmm, it seemed not good to completely isolate them, should he let a few in to make a point?

Just as Karun was pondering this, Richard lifted his head, as if he "saw" Karun. He immediately stood up and ran towards Karun.

As he ran, tears streamed down his face, like a bullied younger brother running to his older brother for protection.

Soon, Richard rushed into Karun's barrier and came to Karun's side.

The consequence of breaking the barrier was that a large group of distorted ghostly figures swarmed towards Karun.

Karun instinctively frowned, and his self-defense counterattack began!

A black chain rose from under Karun's feet, in an instant, one chain turned into tens, hundreds, trapping those ghostly figures and killing them in an instant!

"Crack!"

The teacup in old man Delong's hand cracked, splashing tea and tea leaves all over him.

At the same time, hundreds of black chains appeared in front of Karun, spreading from the carpet and instantly covering the entire basement's walls and ceiling. All the chains were aimed at old man Delong sitting on the sofa, like ferocious beasts ready to devour!

Karun opened his eyes and saw old man Delong covered in tea foam. Looking around, he realized what had happened. In an instant, all the black chains retracted into his body and disappeared.

"You"

"I'm sorry"

That's all for today, Dragon needs to rest and adjust, hold on everyone!

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