Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 147

Chapter 147: 87 Great God’s Grace Coins

“Kill!”

“Kill them!”

The roars were incessant in my ears.

Connie, holding a thin sword, paced the battlefield, looking at the ruins before him, his eyes full of emotion.

Tortuga Island!

Pirate Sanctuary!

He was once familiar with every plant and tree here.

Which shop had the best wine, which shipwright had the best skills, which pirates frequented the island…

He knew it all like the back of his hand.

“Swish!”

A Blue-Eyed Merfolk, wielding a long sword, rushed forward, a fierce and sharp thrust aimed directly at Connie’s heart.

The blade pierced through his body.

Connie’s expression did not change as he flicked his wrist and thrust his sword into the other’s brow.

“Pfft!”

The Blue-Eyed Merfolk’s body stiffened, and he fell backward, pulling the long sword out of Connie’s body.

There was no blood on the sword.

“Cough cough!”

Connie coughed lightly, covering his mouth, and looked down at his heart, where the jagged wound was healing at a visible speed.

“A curse…”

“It should be a blessing!”

His clothes were tattered, with many tears, rustling in the wind, but there were no wounds on his body.

Or rather,

The wounds had already healed.

The legendary creatures had been dealt with by Karl, the Red-Eyed Merfolk had been killed by Yana, and the Saluo trees were devouring the Merfolk one by one…

The knights of Rapid Flow City advanced without encountering any significant obstacles.

“Hm?”

Connie’s gaze shifted to the ruins not far away.

There, on the weed-covered ground, a blood-red long sword, full of cracks, stood silently.

“Ultis!”

Connie’s eyes were complex as he looked at the skeleton lying next to the long sword, sighing softly:

“Pirate King!”

He shook his head gently, stepped forward, grasped the hilt of the sword, and slowly pulled it out of the ground.

“Clang…”

The blood-red long sword emitted a faint tremor, like a weak moan, or the joy of meeting an old friend.

“That guy treated you like a treasure, never letting anyone touch you, and now you’ve still fallen into my hands.”

Connie smiled, bent down, and wrapped up the skeleton on the ground:

“Old friend, I’ve come back to see you.”

“Elder Connie!”

Someone shouted from not far away:

“We found a hidden underground warehouse over here, and some of the things inside are still usable.”

“Oh!” Connie raised an eyebrow:

“First, look for any Great God’s Grace Coins, and if you find any, send them to Mr. Karl.”

“Yes!”

The other party nodded.

…………

In the midst of the desolate ruins covered in weeds, a dilapidated wooden hall stood silently.

The wood that made up the hall had long lost its original luster, and the surface was covered with moss and cracks.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse leaves, dappling the broken roof of the hall, casting a chiaroscuro of light and shadow. The doorframe was dilapidated, the door panels were long broken, the wood was full of wormholes, and the simple door handle was covered in copper rust.

Karl sat alone on a cleaned-up large chair in the center of the hall, looking at the Great God’s Grace Coins laid out before him.

Eighty-seven coins!

His eyes twitched, his breathing became rapid, his heart pounded wildly, and it took him a long time to forcibly suppress his restless mood.

“A great harvest!”

“This trip was worth it!”

After thousands of people in Free Port had searched for several days, all the Great God’s Grace Coins hidden on the island had been collected.

In total,

Eighty-seven coins!

For Karl, this was an unprecedentedly large harvest.

Even at a ratio of four to one, eighty-seven Great God’s Grace Coins could provide a base value of two point something.

Added to mental power, it could reduce more than twenty years of hard cultivation.

Added to constitution, it could allow his constitution to directly break through the ten-point limit, reaching the middle stage of the first order.

“It’s a pity…”

“Besides Tortuga, there doesn’t seem to be any other place that can provide so many Great God’s Grace Coins at once.”

“Hm?”

Karl raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing:

“No!”

“The City Lord’s Residence in Free Port should have more Great God’s Grace Coins than Tortuga.”

The City Lord’s Residence…

Thinking of that place, Karl shook his head gently.

The knights of Death City had already verified that the danger there was far greater than Tortuga Island.

To enter the City Lord’s Residence, he would probably need the strength of the middle or late stage of the first order, and he couldn’t go alone.

“Uncle!”

Aya came to the hall.

Karl waved his sleeve and put away the Great God’s Grace Coins in front of him:

“What is it?”

“Connie found the treasure hidden by the Pirate King.” Aya’s expression was strange, and she hesitated:

“That place is a bit weird.”

“Oh!” Karl looked up:

“Let’s go take a look.”

The Pirate King’s residence was not in the center of the island, but in a more remote place, close to the mountains.

It looked like an animal’s nest.

Connie, holding Ultis, stood in front of the wall, his hand on his chin, looking at the mural in deep thought.

“Tap…”

Footsteps came.

Connie came back to his senses, Ultis trembled in his hand, and two phantoms had already pounced towards the door.

“Stop!”

Connie hurriedly calmed the long sword:

“They’re our people.”

Ultis trembled slightly, and the two phantoms silently returned, shrinking near his body and becoming still.

“I remember you said that the Pirate King had two invisible monsters by his side.” Karl walked in:

“Are those them?”

“Yes.”

Connie nodded:

“I didn’t expect they were still alive.”

“This kind of invisibility is amazing. As long as they don’t move, even legendary creatures can’t detect them.” Karl’s expression was solemn:

“Can you make them reveal their true forms so I can see them?”

If it hadn’t been for the phantoms making a move first, he wouldn’t have been able to sense them. It was simply unbelievable.

He had the abyssal bloodline of the third order, and his perception was the most acute.

In fact,

Karl suspected that these two things, even in front of a second-order life, could remain undetected.

“I’ll try.”

Connie thought for a moment, closed his eyes, and grasped the hilt of Ultis, as if communicating with it through his spirit.

Soon.

The light and shadow in the corner of the room flickered, as if that area was pixelated. As the pixelation disappeared, two alien creatures quietly appeared.

“What is this?”

“Crocodiles? Lizards?”

“Why is their skin this color? And it looks so smooth, like a mirror.”

“…”

Aya, Yana, and the others who had come along looked surprised, staring at the strange creatures that resembled large lizards.

Karl’s expression, however, became extremely strange.

“Mr. Karl.”

Connie noticed the change in his expression and couldn’t help but ask:

“Do you recognize them?”

“No.” Karl shook his head:

“It’s the first time I’ve seen them, but… their forms are somewhat similar to something.”

“By the way, do they need to eat?”

“No.” Connie shook his head:

“It seems that Mr. Karl knows a little about them. I only just learned that there are living beings that can survive without eating. No wonder they were still alive after the Pirate King died.”

Living beings?

Karl shook his head gently.

The two large lizards in front of him were probably not the living beings that the people in the room thought they were, but…

Mechanical constructs!

Large lizards made of an unknown liquid metal, with sharp claws and teeth, and skin that could turn invisible.

A life force that even life perception could barely detect.

Cold, deathly silence…

These were not the characteristics of a living being!

“Who created them?”

Karl asked:

“A deity?”

“No.” Connie shook his head:

“Humans.”

He lit the kerosene lamp in the room, came to the wall, and pointed to the picture drawn on the wall:

“You all come and look, the pattern drawn here should be the process of making Ultis.”

There were many pictures on the wall, most of which were difficult to see clearly.

In one of them, a ‘person’ was drawing a long sword from something that looked like a large furnace.

The blood-red sword was Ultis.

And near Ultis, there were also two figures marked with dotted lines.

They should be the two alien creatures in the room.

Karl rubbed his brow.

If a deity had created the ‘invisible machines,’ he could accept it, but humans created them?

The technological component of such things required a long period of accumulation, and it was impossible for them to suddenly appear.

Then again,

If humans in this world had once created advanced technology, why hadn’t it been preserved?

“The story in this picture…”

Aya frowned:

“It seems to be blaspheming the gods?”

Hearing this, everyone looked at the pattern.

Although most of it was blurry, from the clear patterns, it seemed to be the process of humans resisting the gods.

The creation of Ultis was also to deal with the ‘gods.’

“Yes.”

Connie nodded:

“It seems that a long time ago, some beings among humans did not believe in the gods, and could even kill them.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the last picture.

The picture showed a long spear piercing through a ‘god.’

“This is blasphemy!”

Yana roared:

“Humans can never kill a god!”

“Swish!”

She suddenly drew her sword, and the sword energy shot straight at the wall, the violent power instantly erasing the picture on the wall.

Her actions clearly angered the two invisible creatures in the room, and they lunged at Yana.

“Clang…”

“Clang!”

Three figures crossed in the air, and after landing, the two invisible creatures instantly disappeared from everyone’s sight.

But the attack did not disappear.

“Stop!”

“Everyone stop!”

“…”

Karl frowned, and a stream of water appeared out of nowhere, swirling wildly and separating the two creatures and the person who had attacked.

“Stop.”

“They’re just some murals that we don’t know if they’re true or not, there’s no need to raise your weapons against our own people.”

“Connie.”

He changed the subject:

“Aya said you found the Pirate King’s treasure?”

“Yes.”

Connie calmed the two invisible monsters, went to the corner of the room, and pressed a stone pillar.

“Buzz…”

The room trembled slightly.

Countless lights and shadows intertwined in the center of the room, eventually forming a three-dimensional holographic screen.

The screen showed a miniature version of Tortuga Island.

Uh…

Karl’s expression was strange.

Holographic imaging technology!

Leaving the others, Karl suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and looked at Yana, who had a cold expression.

“Why were you so impulsive just now?”

“…” Yana said expressionlessly:

“I wasn’t.”

“You weren’t?” Karl shook his head:

“To suppress the bloodline in your body, your emotional fluctuations have always been small, but just now, it exceeded the limit.”

“Yana, why?”

“Like I said, those are just some murals that we don’t know if they’re true or not.”

***

“…” Yana’s eyes flickered, and after a long while, she spoke slowly:

“I’ve seen the spear in that picture.”

“It’s in the hands of the Moon Goddess, piercing through the Supreme Will, replacing Him as the ruler of the gods.”

Hm?

Karl raised an eyebrow.

There were many deities in this world, and at the highest position in the Pantheon, sat the Supreme Will.

He was the father of the gods and the mother of all living beings.

“Wasn’t it said that the Supreme Will disappeared, allowing the Outer Gods to invade this world?”

“No!” Yana shook her head:

“At least that’s not what they say in the Holy Sanctuary.”

“The Supreme Will enslaved all living beings, and the Goddess couldn’t bear to see them suffer, so she used the God-Slaying Spear to nail Him to the Pillar of the Betrayer.”

“As for the invasion of the Evil Gods…”

“It was because the God of Death, Cronus, assassinated the Goddess and destroyed the seal of the Pantheon, releasing the Evil Gods.”

“Interesting.” Karl narrowed his eyes:

“According to you, the Goddess killed the Supreme Will, and the God of Death betrayed the Goddess, which caused the world to become like this?”

“Ultimately.”

“The weapon the Goddess used to kill the Supreme Will was made by humans?”

“Guardian.” Yana frowned:

“That was just a picture that we don’t know if it’s true or not, the spear used by the Goddess could not have been made by humans.”

“Heh…” Karl chuckled:

“Maybe!”

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Magic Forest.

Karl and Enid met at the agreed place and rode in a carriage toward the residential area outside the market.

“I advised Wizard Bern not to be impulsive, but he insisted on leaving the market to go on an adventure.”

In the carriage.

Enid sighed:

“As a result, he ended up in his current state.”

“Yes!” Karl sighed:

“I heard his condition is very bad.”

“Yes.” Enid’s face was sorrowful:

“Half of his head was crushed by a first-order creature, and he’s only being kept alive by potions. He probably doesn’t have much time left.”

She had known Wizard Bern for decades, and their relationship was more than just good. They were practically best friends.

And yet…

Her friend was about to die, and she was powerless to do anything.

“Two seniors.”

Wizard Bern’s residence was a small manor, and the entrance was already full of various carriages.

His grandson, Dubon, rushed over to greet them after seeing the two of them.

“Senior Enid, Grandpa has been mentioning your name in his dreams these past few days, as well as Senior Karl.”

“Bern…” Enid took a deep breath, suppressed the sorrow in her heart, and said calmly:

“Take us to see him.”

“Yes.”

Dubon responded, gestured inward, and at the same time summoned the servants of the manor, whispering instructions to them.

It seemed he wanted to make room for them to meet.

“I haven’t been at the shop for the past two days, so I haven’t received any news.” Karl said:

“Have many people come to see Wizard Bern recently?”

“Quite a few.” Dubon nodded, his expression gloomy:

“But there aren’t many real friends, most of them are after the… assets that Grandpa left behind.”

He had originally wanted to say inheritance, but then he remembered that his grandfather was not dead yet, so he changed his words.

“Of course!”

“The two of you are definitely Grandpa’s friends, especially Senior Enid, Grandpa has mentioned you many times.”

Enid shook her head.

There was no need to say anything more about her relationship with Wizard Bern.

But Dubon was already old, yet he spoke as if he didn’t understand anything, not mature at all.

Even if the visitors’ intentions were not pure, he should understand it in his heart, why say it to outsiders?

By emphasizing that they were Bern’s friends, wasn’t he saying that Karl was dispensable?

This person…

Was still so clueless!

Bern lay on the soft bed, the white goose down quilt blending with his withered white hair.

Half of his head was wrapped in white gauze, and the remaining half of his face was full of wrinkles.

His cloudy eyes rolled in their sockets, and when he saw Enid, they suddenly paused.

“Old friend…”

His voice was hoarse, and there was a hint of a smile:

“You’ve come.”

“Yes.” Enid closed her eyes, seemingly unable to bear to see his current state, and asked:

“How are you feeling?”

“My life force is getting weaker, and my consciousness is getting blurrier.” Bern struggled to move his body:

“But I feel like I’ve never been so clear-headed.”

“Dubon!” Enid called out in a low voice:

“Quickly help your grandfather up.”

“Oh!”

Dubon, who had been standing to the side like a wooden puppet, came back to his senses and hurriedly helped Bern prop up his upper body.

Bern waved his hand and said:

“Ah, people probably can only calm down when they’re about to die.”

“…” Enid opened her mouth:

“Is there really no way?”

“Unless a third-order wizard helps me reshape my body, but even then, I’ll only live a little longer.” Bern chuckled, seeming to have accepted his fate:

“I’m glad you came to see me again.”

“Karl.”

“You’re always so busy, but it’s good that you came before I left. I hope you won’t miss my funeral.”

“Bern…” Karl sighed softly:

“It’ll be alright.”

“What can happen now?” Wizard Bern smiled, turned his head, and looked out the window:

“The weather is nice today, and the scenery… is not bad.”

“Grandpa.” Dubon hurriedly said:

“Shall I push you out for a walk?”

“Forget it.” Wizard Bern waved his hand:

“With this body of mine, I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back after a walk. I still have some things at home that haven’t been taken care of.”

“Enid, my old friend…”

“Are you interested in taking over this yard?”

“You’re planning to sell the yard too?” Enid frowned:

“Not keeping it?”

“The foundation of this yard is made of materials for making wizard towers, which is a disaster for Dubon and the others.” Bern shook his head:

“Only a wizard can handle it.”

“The yard…” Enid hesitated for a moment before saying:

“You know my situation, I don’t have many magic stones.”

“It’s okay.” Bern said:

“The price is negotiable. After I’m gone, Dubon and the others will need someone to take care of them, and I’ll have to trouble you.”

“…” Looking at the dying Bern, Enid’s eyes showed struggle, and she finally sighed helplessly:

“Alright!”

“Thank you.” Bern looked relieved and thanked her before looking at Karl:

“Karl, you are a disciple of the Six Rings Tower, and you will eventually return to the Kalim Continent. I guess you won’t need my things, but I wonder if you’re interested in my rune crafting techniques?”

“Heh…”

“I once managed to craft a first-order high-grade rune by chance, which is comparable to a first-circle spell cast by a late-stage wizard, but I used it up this time. Otherwise, I might have considered selling it to you.”

Karl’s heart stirred.

“Bern.” Before he could speak, Enid suddenly asked:

“Who did this?”

“I know your personality very well, you’ve always been careful and cautious, how did you end up in this situation?”

“What’s the point of all this now?” Bern shook his head:

“I don’t expect the children to avenge me…”

“Alright!”

Seeing Enid’s solemn expression, he sighed and said:

“It’s Mike! Mike MacDonald!”

“You probably don’t know him, but Karl should know, he’s the physician that the potion shop across the street hired before.”

“He’s actually a wizard, and he’s quite powerful for an early-stage wizard.”

After thinking for a moment, Bern continued:

“This person probably has some background, and it was also him who used drugs to lure the Corrupted Dragon, indirectly causing the downfall of the Capet family.”

…………

On the way back, the two of them were silent.

“Bern used to learn wizardry from an elder in our family, and that’s how we met.”

Enid suddenly said:

“When we were young, we almost got married.”

“Oh!”

Karl raised an eyebrow:

“The two of you have a bond that has stood the test of time.”

“Yes!” Enid sighed:

“After decades of friendship, I did think about using the family’s power to help him get revenge, but…”

“Forget it!”

Even Bern himself had already let go of his obsession with revenge, and she wasn’t good at fighting, so why should she take that risk?

She was getting old, after all,

And no longer had the passion and impulsiveness of her youth.

“Hm?”

Karl suddenly frowned, lifting the car curtain to look outside:

“It seems like something is coming?”

“What is it?” Enid looked up, her eyes glowing with a faint light, looking at the sky through the carriage.

Her expression changed drastically.

“Be careful!”

Before she could finish speaking, the two of them had already rushed out of the carriage.

“Boom!”

A streak of light struck the carriage, instantly melting the entire carriage, and the rear half of the horses pulling the carriage disappeared.

This power…

Late stage of the first order!

Karl’s pupils contracted, and he suddenly looked back.

Countless colorful bubbles appeared on the street, flying in all directions.

Anyone who was hit by a bubble would immediately become stiff and frozen in place.

“They’re Phantom Bubbles!”

Enid, holding her staff, knocked away a few bubbles and said urgently:

“Quick, get away!”

Phantom Bubbles?

Swirling Spirit Butterfly!

Karl’s heart stirred.

The Swirling Spirit Butterfly was a second-order creature with the ability to confuse others, but its main body was not very strong.

In fact, it was quite weak.

If one was not afraid of illusions, even ordinary people would have a chance to capture it.

And the liquid it secreted was an indispensable material for refining the Knowledge Potion and even the True Knowledge Potion.

Phantom Bubbles were the Swirling Spirit Butterfly’s most common method.

He had heard recently that it had appeared on the outskirts of the market, attracting many people to search for it. He didn’t expect it to have run here.

“Swish!”

“Swish swish!”

Several figures appeared in the sky, and a terrifying aura surged in the air, even causing the sky to change color.

Middle stage of the first order!

Late stage of the first order!

Late stage of the first order!

…

“Why are there so many experts here?”

Enid was dumbfounded. The difference in strength between formal wizards was even greater than the difference between wizard apprentices and wizards.

A casual attack from a late-stage first-order wizard could kill her!

“It’s a centennial Swirling Spirit Butterfly.” Karl reacted quickly and instantly realized:

“Only the True Knowledge Potion, which can help wizards become second-order wizards, would make them interested.”

“The Swirling Spirit Butterfly wants to control the people here to fight against the wizards…”

Damn it!

Would these wizards care if they hurt innocent people?

The answer was…

No!

“Boom!”

“Rumble!”

Clusters of flames fell from the sky, and the familiar temperature and shape were something Karl would never mistake.

Chain Fireballs!

Eight Chain Fireballs fell on the street, blowing away buildings and charring figures.

Meteorite Spell!

Meteorites several meters in size fell from the sky, creating huge craters in the ground.

Negative Energy Torrent!

A torrent of pitch-black energy surged out like a flood, rushing towards where the Phantom Bubbles were.

“Bang!”

A violent gust of wind hit him head-on, sending Karl flying backward. After landing, he struggled to his feet, glanced at the chaotic situation, gritted his teeth, and turned to flee.

Run!

These late-stage first-order wizards, in order to reach the second order, would not have any scruples.

Even if it meant destroying everything, as long as they could achieve their goal, it would be worth it.

Karl gritted his teeth.

He had already become a formal wizard, but he was still fleeing in the face of this situation. That feeling of powerlessness was like a steel needle, deeply piercing his heart.

Get stronger!

The Magic Forest was different from the Eastern Kingdom Continent. Powerful wizards lacked effective restraints on their actions.

Here, the weak were prey to the strong, and without strength, you were nothing.

Thoughts swirled in his mind, and the Divine Domain Fragment deep within his mental sea glowed slightly, and Source Essence turned into a torrent of energy, surging into his body.

Ever since he sensed the location of the Divine Domain Fragment, even without entering it, Karl could do certain things.

Constitution: 10.1

Middle stage of the first order!

Please collect!