Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 133

Chapter 133: Trap

“Huff…”

The cold wind raged, and white snow flew.

In just one night, the earth and the forest were covered in white, as if they had put on a new coat.

The biting cold followed closely behind.

Even more dangerous,

was the beast tide!

Early morning.

Karl led his people to the Capet Family’s ‘Beast Market’, a place where beast meat and other products were sold wholesale.

“Still two thousand catties of beast meat and five hundred portions of processed beast pill pre-products?”

“Yes.”

Karl nodded:

“How many magic stones?”

“Eight hundred and three!” Sam wrote a note and handed it to the person behind him, and someone arranged for the goods to be loaded onto the cart.

“Eight hundred and thirty magic stones.” Karl sighed:

“The price has gone up again.”

Last time he came, it was only seven hundred and ninety magic stones, and the price a few months ago was less than four hundred.

It has more than doubled!

“It’s not that I want to raise the price, it’s that the market is going up.” Sam rubbed his hands together to offset the cold, and explained:

“With the beast tide coming, and with this kind of terrible weather, the price of everything related to food will skyrocket.”

“I think it won’t be long before the price of these things reaches over a thousand!”

A thousand?

Karl’s eyes flickered:

“Wait a minute, add another two thousand catties of beast meat!”

Leipzig Market is said to be a market, but in reality, it is a scattered city with a population of hundreds of thousands.

And these hundreds of thousands of people rely on hunting for 70% of their food.

The current situation is that going out hunting is tantamount to seeking death, and the stockpiled food is limited. As time goes by, food becomes increasingly scarce, and the price will naturally rise.

And it will skyrocket!

“Smart!” Sam nodded with a smile, and while approving the note, he said:

“You can handle this beast meat as you see fit, but don’t take it to the shop to sell, otherwise it will be against the rules.”

The implication was that it was okay to sell it secretly.

In fact, the merchants in the ‘Beast Market’ have been increasing their purchases these days and secretly hoarding them.

“Understood.”

Karl nodded, looked at the few extra white hairs on the other party’s temples, and asked:

“Has your family’s matter not been resolved yet?”

“…” Sam’s expression changed instantly upon hearing this, and his eyes became gloomy and cold, filled with killing intent:

“Not yet.”

“But it will be soon!”

His facial muscles twitched, and the veins on his neck bulged:

“This time, the Ancestral Grandfather is taking action personally. That beast, Stride, won’t be able to escape as long as he’s still in the Magic Forest.”

Oh!

A second-circle wizard is also taking action?

It seems that things should be coming to an end soon.

Karl nodded silently.

He was just an outsider, and he was not interested in the grievances between the two families, he was just watching a show.

On the way back.

“Creak… Creak…”

The wheels turned, pressing on the thick snow, making an orderly sound.

Karl walked ahead with his hands behind his back. As if sensing something, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to look.

Zero-circle spell ━ Multiple Water Arrows!

He lightly waved his sleeve, and several three-foot-long water arrows immediately shot out, piercing into the shadows at the corner of the wall.

“Squeak, squeak…”

A scream came from the shadows, and then it stopped abruptly.

“Go.”

Karl said:

“See what’s going on.”

“Yes.”

The newly arrived guard, Mod, responded loudly and quickly ran towards the corner of the wall. Not long after, he returned with a wolf-like corpse.

“Mr. Karl.”

He threw the corpse on the ground and reported:

“There were two of these beasts gnawing on a human corpse.”

A human corpse?

Karl frowned:

“Has the beast tide already affected the market?”

“There are too many beasts coming out of the forest, and the defenses outside are insufficient. It’s normal for a few to rush in, but they won’t be magical creatures. Magical creatures with a magic monitoring power beyond a certain level will be detected in advance.” Mod explained, and then carefully said:

“The human corpse did not die from the fangs of beasts, but from a sharp weapon piercing the heart, and the things on his body were also searched clean.”

“Heh…” Karl understood, and chuckled lightly upon hearing this:

“It’s really… getting more and more chaotic.”

The thing that humans are best at is killing each other, and the chaos created by the beast tide may suit some people’s wishes.

Shaking his head helplessly, he continued to walk forward. As long as the beast tide didn’t break into the market, there was no need to worry.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes.”

Mod honestly returned to the team, escorting the beast meat towards the shop.

He didn’t have a wizard talent, and he was walking the path of a knight. At his age, his cultivation was only that of an ordinary knight.

Logically speaking, he was not qualified to apply for the position of a guard at the potion shop.

Especially now, when many people were rushing to work at the market, even peak knights were being picky.

But he had a good daughter.

Mod’s daughter was Charlie’s lover, the pregnant woman, so naturally he had to take care of his ‘father-in-law’.

Fortunately, although Mod’s strength was not strong, he was experienced. His decades of experience made him efficient, and he was easy to use.

Back at the shop, Karl shook off the snow on his body.

“No one has come to claim a hundred catties of beast meat, everything else as usual!”

Immediately,

the sound of thanks from the crowd in the shop rang out.

“Thank you, Mr. Karl!”

“Thank you!”

“…”

At this time, everyone was short of food. Outside the market, beast meat was even more valuable than magic stones.

The benefit of a hundred catties of beast meat naturally made everyone happy.

“Mr. Karl.”

Barbara, with her large belly, walked over.

She was Charlie’s mistress, with an excellent figure and appearance, and a pair of golden eyes.

Charlie especially liked these eyes, saying that such eyes were exclusive to the bloodline of gods in ancient times.

“What is it?”

Karl took off his cloak and hung it aside.

“Yes.” Barbara nodded. She was very clear about her identity and had never shown arrogance because she was pregnant with Charlie’s child.

“Just now, the wizard apprentice Hodgson from the Yulan Flower Magic Item Shop came, saying he wanted to talk business with you.”

“Hodgson?” Karl shook his head:

“Next time he comes, just tell him I’m not here, and I’m not interested in business matters.”

“Yes.”

Barbara responded and, with her large belly, excused herself and left.

“Business?”

Karl glanced outside and shook his head lightly:

“Forget it!”

He had heard from others in the Swamp Alliance about Hodgson’s desire to expand his business.

Thanks to the beast tide, the magic item shop’s business was booming.

In just half a year, Hodgson had earned back the initial investment and made a lot of money.

Now he planned to take over the shop next door to expand his business, for which he needed tens of thousands of magic stones.

Tens of thousands?

From a few thousand at the beginning to tens of thousands now, it could be said that his appetite was getting bigger and bigger.

However, according to past experience, it would take a long time for the beast tide to recede, and this deal might not be impossible.

Once successful.

Hodgson would be a big shot with four shops, and his monthly profits would make even formal wizards envious.

To raise money, he would naturally contact the people who came from the Black Swamp with him.

This time was different from the last time.

Many people were willing to lend him money, and two even used their identities to guarantee a large sum of magic stones for him.

“Nancy’s debt doesn’t seem to be settled yet? With the market business so good, why is the shop next door being transferred?”

“Doing business can’t be like gambling, there’s no way to win every time.”

Muttering to himself, Karl walked towards the backyard. He was getting closer and closer to advancing.

Doing business,

he was also interested in it.

It could be said that the reason why he didn’t feel any urgency for money now was because he had made enough money from investing in real estate in the past.

But he was also clear.

No matter how much money there was, it was still an external thing.

The most important thing now was to improve his cultivation and realm. As long as he became a formal wizard, earning magic stones would be a small matter, wouldn’t it?

…………

Bordeaux Restaurant.

This could be said to be the most expensive place to dine in Leipzig Market.

With the beast tide raging, and countless people dying every day, the restaurant’s business was still very good.

In fact,

It was much better than before!

Because resisting the beast tide required a lot of supplies, ordinary people would die and lose magic stones, but the shops in the market would make a fortune.

Hodgson got up, holding a wine pot, and filled the glass for an elderly wizard opposite him, saying with a smile:

“Senior Borg, can the price be a little cheaper?”

“Cheaper?” Borg shook his head:

“If I wasn’t in a hurry for money, I would never have thought of transferring the shop in my hands at this time.”

“You also know.”

“The more tragic the fighting outside, the higher our profits will be. The shops in the market now are like golden hens that lay golden eggs.”

Hodgson was silent.

“I’m not in a hurry.”

Borg picked up his wine glass and said slowly:

“Several waves of people have come to ask about the price these past two days. If you don’t buy it, there are plenty of people who are willing to accept it.”

“I’m considering you first because your personality suits my temperament, and it reminds me of myself when I was young.”

“Young man…”

“If you don’t have such a big appetite, don’t open your mouth so wide.”

Hodgson’s face tightened. He really wanted to take the shop in the other party’s hands, but he was suffering from a lack of funds.

“Young Master.”

At this moment, a grand knight came to Hodgson’s ear and whispered a few words.

“Won’t lend it?”

Hodgson’s eyes twitched:

“Karl, another person who looks down on me!”

***

“Hmph!”

His face was gloomy, and his mind raced. Finally, he took a deep breath and looked directly at the old man opposite him.

“Senior Borg, I want your shop!”

“Oh!” Borg raised his eyebrows:

“Magic stones…”

“You don’t have to worry about the magic stones.” Hodgson said:

“I will raise them in these two days and send them to your residence.”

“Good!” Borg raised his voice:

“I’ll wait for your good news.”

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Forest.

In the midst of the flying snow, two figures stood in the air.

One of them was a middle-aged man with smooth golden hair fluttering in the wind, and his eyes were deep and cold.

Jefferson!

One of the two second-circle wizards of the Capet Family.

The other was a seven━ or eight-year-old child with an innocent face, looking curiously at the surrounding environment.

Below them was a tragic battlefield.

Countless fierce beasts and magical creatures rushed out of the deep forest, charging towards the crowd, and then fell down in rows.

Bows, crossbows, arrows, witchcraft, and various traps hindered their forward progress.

“Grandpa.”

The child said:

“The beast tide doesn’t seem that scary!”

“That’s because the defense line hasn’t been broken.” Jefferson said slowly:

“The reason why humans can defeat fierce beasts that are huge and have fangs and claws is because humans can unite and use the power of the group to make themselves stronger, while beasts usually cannot.”

“But human minds are too complicated. Once the defense line is broken, it is very likely that they will fall into chaos.”

“Oh!” The child nodded as if he understood:

“So what we have to do is ensure that the defense line is not broken by the beast tide?”

“That’s right.” Jefferson smiled:

“You are very smart, and you have a talent for getting straight to the heart of the matter. This talent is far stronger than cultivation talent.”

The so-called wizard cultivation talent is only useful for wizard apprentices. After advancing to a formal wizard, it is of little use.

In this regard, it was somewhat similar to learning talent.

Some people can easily learn the knowledge in textbooks and get into university, but after graduation, they will find that the diploma is just a stepping stone, and future development is not strongly related to learning talent.

Jefferson was a second-circle wizard. Compared to wizard talent, he valued the ability to comprehend witchcraft more.

What’s more.

The child’s wizard talent was not bad either.

“Our Capet Family, as the controllers of Leipzig Market, collect taxes from all over every month, so we must bear the corresponding responsibilities.”

Jefferson pointed ahead:

“Stopping the beast tide is one of our responsibilities.”

Second-circle spell ━ Summoning of Elemental Spirits!

Ripples appeared in the void, and countless snowflakes gathered in the same direction, and an ice and snow spirit slowly emerged.

The spirit had two pairs of wings on its back, which it gently flapped, and then it pounced towards a certain aura below.

Immediately afterwards.

“Roar!”

A legendary creature roared to the sky, but its body was frozen by extreme cold and turned into an ice sculpture.

“Crack!”

“Crack…”

A crack appeared on the ice sculpture, and then one after another appeared, finally shattering with a bang.

A legendary creature,

dead!

“Just like now.”

Killing a legendary creature seemed like a trivial matter to Jefferson.

“We are responsible for clearing out any existences that may break through the defense line, and helping the people below hold off the beast tide.”

“Okay.” The child nodded:

“With Grandpa here, we will definitely be able to hold the defense line!”

“Heh…” Jefferson chuckled:

“Second-order creatures are very rare, and third-order creatures usually don’t appear in our world, so theoretically there won’t be any problems.”

“But, the beast tide is an abnormal state!”

He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. Those few terrifying auras were wandering in the distance, and even he felt fear in his heart.

Second-order?

Third-order!

He hoped that they wouldn’t be interested in Leipzig Market, otherwise it would be troublesome.

Shaking his head, he grabbed the child and used the Blink spell, turning into a hazy gray light and flying towards a place a mile away.

When he reappeared, Jefferson casually waved his staff, using second-circle and first-circle spells to kill the legendary creatures that might break the defense line.

He was like a firefighter, appearing wherever there was danger or a powerful aura.

“Why?”

While taking action, the child asked:

“Why are there usually no third-order creatures here?”

“Because the place is too small.” Jefferson smiled and patted the child’s head:

“Small rivers can’t raise whales. The more powerful an existence is, the more resources it needs.”

“It’s the same for wizards, deities, and other third-order creatures. If there is no special mission, they won’t come here.”

“Third-order…”

“Most of them possess intelligence!”

“If they have intelligence, they should know that it’s safe for them here.” The child blinked:

“There are only two or three third-order wizards in the entire Magic Forest.”

“Haha!” Jefferson laughed and shook his head:

“Safe?”

“Sometimes, being weak is the real safety, while being strong will bring danger to oneself.”

“No one will pay attention to the ants under their feet, but countless people want to shoot down and share the authority of the blazing sun hanging in the sky.”

Although the Magic Forest was small, it was still a place that could not be ignored.

The deities of the Eastern Kingdom Continent and the Wizard Alliance of the Kalim Continent would occasionally cast their eyes here.

And their gaze would only fall on the third-circle wizards, which also meant danger.

“Forget it!”

Jefferson put away his smile:

“It’s too early to tell you this now. Come with me today to kill some of our family’s enemies.”

As he spoke, he took out a white stone and threw it in front of him. With a flash of light, the two of them disappeared into the sky.

A certain hillside.

The two figures reappeared.

“Ancestor!”

“Great-Grandpa!”

“…”

The people on the hillside saluted Jefferson one after another, with different titles coming from their mouths.

“Have you found them?”

Facing the others, Jefferson’s attitude was far less gentle than it was in front of the child. He was serious, cold, and aloof.

“We have.”

A wizard stepped forward and said:

“Besides Stride, there is another formal wizard from the Monroe Family alive, Stride’s uncle, Edmund.”

“Not only is he alive, but he is also a powerful formal wizard, and he has a group of people following him.”

“Edmund?” Jefferson’s eyes showed contemplation:

“I remember this child. He left the family when he was young to wander around, and he never came back.”

“So…”

“He has been secretly building a force to deal with us all these years?”

“That’s right.” The Capet Family wizard nodded:

“This organization has a total of three formal wizards, and Edmund also has an inherited magical artifact from the Monroe Family in his hands.”

“It was also because of this that our previous actions failed several times, and we even lost a few family members.”

“Edmund has been very clever since he was a child, and he still is now.” Jefferson’s voice was low:

“When the beast tide comes, the second-circle wizards cannot get away. This is a great opportunity to severely damage the Capet Family, and he certainly wouldn’t want to miss it.”

“Then…”

“They will come here?”

“They will!” The family wizard nodded heavily:

“According to our investigation and the results of divination, they will definitely appear nearby today.”

“Then let’s wait.” Jefferson closed his eyes.

He didn’t speak, and the others immediately shut their mouths. The scene was quiet, with only the child’s eyes darting around.

“They’re here!”

Suddenly, Jefferson opened his eyes.

“They’re here?”

The family wizard looked around:

“Where?”

“A very clever way of hiding, using the power of the Astral Plane to conceal their aura. If I hadn’t come, you probably wouldn’t have discovered them.” Jefferson sighed, and with a light wave of his staff, his whole body turned into a stream of light and flew towards a certain place a mile away.

First-circle wizards were already able to fly, and the speed of second-circle wizards easily exceeded the speed of sound.

As for third-circle…

They could use the power of the Astral Plane to perform limited space travel.

The next moment.

“Boom!”

A deafening roar rang out.

A second-circle spell turned into a huge wave falling from the sky. With just a light slap, it shattered a certain barrier.

Revealing a few panicked figures inside.

“Jefferson!”

An unfamiliar voice rang out, filled with fear, disbelief, and a strong sense of unwillingness:

“How could you be here?”

“Edmund, you are remarkable.” Jefferson held his staff, lightly knocking away the incoming witchcraft, his expression was cold:

“It should be said that your entire Monroe Family is remarkable, so how could I not come?”

“To deal with you, I used a teleportation stone, which is something left over from ancient times.”

Facing a second-circle wizard, a first-circle wizard had almost no power to resist, even if they joined forces.

“Ah!”

Edmund, whose hair was white and looked older than Jefferson, roared to the sky, and then his figure swayed and gradually turned into nothingness.

“Hmm?”

Jefferson’s eyes flickered:

“A displacement teleportation spell? Is he abandoning the others to escape alone?”

“Heh…”

Shaking his head lightly, Jefferson’s feet moved, and he instantly appeared next to Edmund, grabbing his arm.

The scene before his eyes blurred.

The two of them appeared in an unfamiliar place.

Not good!

Jefferson’s face changed drastically.

It was a trap!

“Haha…” The panicked Edmund now showed ecstasy, grabbing Jefferson’s arm:

“Let’s die together!”

Please collect!