[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-diary-of-a-dead-wizard":3,"chapter-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-471":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Diary of a Dead Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1380542,1828,"Chapter 471: No Good People","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-471",471,"\u003Cp>After returning, Saul and Julie immediately reported the strange underground roots to the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy took it seriously and quickly sent someone to report to the dean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul, having just received his reward, was now browsing the exchange list in the mission hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the wraiths and vengeful spirits on this mission had been dealt with by Saul, so Julie had voluntarily given him the majority of the contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission hall of Bayton Academy functioned similarly to the registry room in the Wizard Tower—it also calculated points and allowed item exchanges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a wide variety of missions here, from exterminating wraiths like Saul’s task, to research on experimental subjects, and even public outreach assignments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t interested in these miscellaneous tasks. His focus was entirely on the exchange list, checking what items could be redeemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had rejected Dean Pond’s invitation, he wasn’t considered an internal member of the academy, which limited what he could exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right from the start, Saul flipped directly to the sections on meditation methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While flipping through the list, Saul noticed a figure approaching. He quickly closed the book and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, it was that Shaya—the same guy who had backed out right at the beginning of today’s mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this the paranoid one who always thought someone was trying to kill him? And now he was approaching a stranger like Saul on his own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, calling it an approach wasn’t quite accurate—Shaya stopped five meters away from Saul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re actually still alive? Julie’s alive too…” Shaya muttered thoughtfully. “Looks like you’re not bad for a rookie. But I advise you to behave. Don’t even think about trying to plot against me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks crackled lightly across Shaya’s body, though unlike Monica, they didn’t scorch his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul put down the list and tilted his head. “Being overly cautious and overthinking things… that can be dangerous too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya had intended to leave after speaking, but stopped in his tracks at Saul’s comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean? What danger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What you’re showing resembles a condition I once read about in a book—paranoia. Mild cases lead to overthinking and insomnia. Severe cases cause hallucinations and make it hard to distinguish dreams from reality.” Saul smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he didn’t know much about paranoia or its symptoms. But with a stubborn, paranoid person like this, sometimes playing along was more effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—you…” Shaya stuttered. What Saul described... he did suffer from most of those symptoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone as obsessed with staying alive as he would naturally be terrified of any possible illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he took a step forward to ask more, a shadowy figure dashed into the mission hall like the wind, scanned the room, and stepped in between Shaya and Saul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jonah, the dark-element wizard from Bayton Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you caught a wraith. Want to sell it?” he asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.” Saul answered bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He earned magic crystals to run experiments. And wraiths and vengeful spirits were key materials for those. Of course he wasn’t going to trade them away for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul had no interest in giving up a watermelon for a sesame seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonah was about to speak again when another person interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dark-element wizard like Saul wouldn’t sell a wraith to you, would he?” The newcomer was a tall, broad-shouldered man with reddish-brown skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spoke, small flames flickered between his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly a fire-element wizard. And a powerful one at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Saul and said, “Hello, I’m Kent, a First Rank fire-element wizard. Julie already told me about you, and what happened on your mission today. Don’t worry, the academy will expedite the investigation. I hope we’ll have a chance to do a mission together someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kent nodded politely to Saul, then transformed into a ball of flame and swaggered off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Kent had gone, Jonah—still not giving up—repeated his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really won’t sell it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Saul replied firmly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! Fine, don’t sell it!” Jonah scoffed, then vanished like a gust of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Jonah gone, Saul was about to return to browsing the exchange list when he realized Shaya was still lingering nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Eventually, he worked up the courage to reduce their distance to just three meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That illness you mentioned earlier—how do you treat it? Does it require any special magic materials?” Shaya squinted at Saul suspiciously. He figured if Saul pulled out a vial and said,‘Coincidentally, I have the cure right here—just 999 magic coins!’, he’d walk away on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Saul didn’t even look up. “I’m not a healer. How would I know how to treat it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That answer actually put Shaya a little at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then which book did you read about it in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul flipped a page. “Can’t remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya rubbed his hands together. “Got any suggestions then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe go talk to Julie. She seems pretty skilled at emotion-based magic. She might be able to help you relax a little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Let Julie cast spells on me? Not a chance! What if she uses the opportunity to hurt me?” Shaya rejected the idea instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then maybe find someone wise and experienced to chat with,” Saul said offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the exchange list and waved over a uniformed apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This list—are these really the only items outsiders can redeem? There’s no other channel for trades?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apprentice bowed respectfully. “Apologies, sir. This is everything currently available for external exchange. However, if you’re looking for something in particular, you can post a request through us. If someone else happens to have what you’re after, they might be willing to trade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks. I’ll consider it.” Saul handed back the list and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya was still lost in thought. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Saul getting up and instinctively took three steps back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Saul walked away, he suddenly heard Shaya’s voice in his mind via transmission spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kent is one of the strongest First Rank wizards in the academy. He’s usually the team leader on big missions. But he’s not a good person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jonah never likes to fight. Always hiding in the lab. He spends all his reward points from lectures and research on buying wraiths. Definitely not a good person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Julie’s favorite trick is manipulating emotions, stirring people’s feelings. She’ll make you think you’ve fallen for her. Not a good person either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya spoke rapidly, giving Saul a rundown of the people he’d recently encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without breaking stride, Saul replied via transmission spell: “And what about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me? Anyone who tries to hurt me—I’ll kill them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Shaya sent one more line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are no good people here. Only the living… and the dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-05T22:22:08.873Z",1,"novelbin.me","6feb6bdd26e01010cad99b283f26ade8611cb53ef66ace88371776897055c0ce","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-472","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-470",1037,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdiary-of-a-dead-wizard-cover.jpg"]