After a wizard's death, they are transformed into undead mages, typically taking on a spiritual body form, sometimes attaching themselves to special objects as vessels.
Many so-called powerful witchcraft artifacts come about in this manner, though they are extremely rare.
In the following two days, Duke started joining the team on their missions, primarily recording the unique plant species here, retrieving samples, labeling, and preserving them.
The work may seem simple but not everyone can do it, as both the environment and the vegetation here possess a certain level of danger that ordinary wizard apprentices cannot handle.
After the team completed their mission, they began their journey back to the Seventh Outpost to submit these materials.
With the rest of the team traveling together, the journey went much more smoothly, and often Duke didn't even need to lift a finger as any trouble encountered was quickly resolved.
