Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Necromantic Dust

Necromantic Dust?

The people of Black City call it Soul Powder.

It doesn’t matter what it’s called, judging by Sybil’s expression, this thing is very valuable in the eyes of wizards.

Karl’s spirits lifted.

It was worth it to specially travel to the other world and collect so many things, he finally found something useful.

“Necromantic dust is usually found on undead creatures. Mixed with honey, purple lotus, and crystal shards, it can be made into a potion that enhances mental power.”

Sybil’s beautiful eyes sparkled:

“Do you have any more Necromantic Dust at home?”

“Um…” Karl hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded:

“Yes.”

“How much?”

“About twice as much as this?”

He wasn’t quite sure. He just grabbed a handful when he came, and he didn’t remember exactly how much.

“Twice as much?”

Sybil stood up, her voice excited:

“Sell it all to me, and I won’t charge you for today’s lesson or the appraisal fee, how about that?”

“Senior Martial Sister.” Karl didn’t decide immediately, but asked instead:

“Is this thing very important to you?”

“This…” Sybil paused for a moment, then nodded:

“A potion that can increase mental power is very important to every wizard apprentice, and I am no exception.”

“Because of the Church, there are very few undead creatures in this world, so Necromantic Dust is very rare, that’s why I’m so excited.”

She wasn’t lying.

There was no need to lie either. This was all basic knowledge of the wizarding world, and Karl would know it sooner or later.

“Senior Martial Sister.” Karl said:

“I can give you the things, but I don’t want to deduct it from the lesson fee.”

“Oh!” Sybil’s beautiful eyes widened:

“Then what do you want?”

“This…” Karl tentatively said:

“Magic?”

“Impossible.” Sybil shook her head:

“Let’s not talk about the fact that you haven’t even started learning meditation yet and can’t learn magic, this Necromantic Dust is far from worth that price.”

“Hmm…”

“There is a cantrip, though, I wonder if you’d be interested?”

“Cantrip?” Karl straightened his back:

“What is a cantrip?”

“You can understand it as a simpler zero-circle spell. The cantrip I can teach you is called Light.”

Sybil’s voice trailed off, and she stretched out her index finger and tapped lightly forward.

Her fingers were slender and white, like a piece of jade shoot, a perfect work of art, but even more eye-catching were her fingertips.

A bright light gathered at her fingertips, then suddenly burst open. The blinding white light made Karl subconsciously close his eyes.

Just for a moment.

Everything returned to normal.

“This is Light.” Sybil said:

“If you’re not prepared, your vision will be affected, and it also has a certain weakening effect on shadow creatures. If you control it stably, it can also continuously illuminate the darkness.”

Light?

Karl stroked his chin.

This cantrip wasn’t powerful, and if the enemy was prepared, it could even be said to be useless, but it could also startle them if they encountered it suddenly.

And…

It seemed very suitable for the dark environment of Black City. He immediately clapped his hands:

“Deal!”

Sybil smiled.

The Light cantrip was worthless to her. To be able to exchange it for some key materials for a potion that increased mental power was also a good deal.

“Senior Martial Sister.” Karl said again:

“Can I learn how to make potions?”

“Of course there’s no problem.” Sybil gave an affirmative answer:

“Master specializes in potionology, how can his student not understand potionology?”

“But…”

“You understand.”

Karl chuckled dryly.

Of course he understood.

Knowledge required payment.

However, he obviously didn’t expect that learning potions in the wizarding world would be so expensive, and the complexity even exceeded learning Minor Force Field.

《Common Knowledge of Herbs and Plants》, 《Encyclopedia of Low-Level Enchanted Herbs》, 《Detailed Explanation of Creatures》, and even anatomy…

These books were all essential reading for getting started with potionology. Each one was as thick as a dictionary, and the price wasn’t cheap either, costing one to several gold coins each.

And listening to the lessons required separate payment.

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By the time Karl left the manor, his pockets were empty. The wealth he had gained from going to the other world had been exhausted, and even the carriage fare had to be put on credit.

His face was extremely ugly.

Fortunately, the harvest was quite fruitful.

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Like Minor Force Field, learning Light also required meeting certain preconditions.

《Basic Principles of Light》, 《Eight Elements of a Stable Light Source》, and 《Arcane Principles》. However, he had already learned Arcane Principles, which saved some time.

“Many magic principles are universal, so after mastering one spell, it will be much smoother to learn other spells.”

Karl put down the book and picked up a crystal ball beside him.

This was an enchanted item he bought from Sybil, which cost him half of his savings.

It was already very cheap for an enchanted item.

It could be used three times.

After three times, it would automatically be scrapped.

There were also crystal balls that could be used almost infinitely, such as the one in Sybil’s hand, but they were definitely not something that could be bought with a few gold coins. They needed to be traded with magic stones.

The magic imbued within the crystal ball was Detection, which could help the holder to deeply understand their own situation.

The head-sized crystal ball wasn’t heavy. It shouldn’t be a solid object inside. Ripples similar to water waves could be seen.

“Detection?”

Karl calmed himself, and according to the method taught by Sybil, he held his breath and concentrated, placing his hands on the crystal ball.

He uttered strange syllables:

“Xi… Ou…”

The next moment.

Karl’s body trembled, and he felt a faint warm current emerge from the crystal ball, surging towards his limbs and bones.

The warm current came and went quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it retracted back into the crystal ball, and the inside of the crystal ball also changed. Various colors appeared in the originally clear and transparent water flow, rising and falling, fluctuating endlessly.

According to the different colors, corresponding data could be analyzed.

“Constitution Level 1, Mental Power Level 1.5, Magic Talent Level 4…”

“Hmm.”

After thinking for a moment, Karl held the crystal ball and came to the Divine Domain.

He was very curious, if he used Detection here, would the results be different?

“Xi… Ou…”

On the ancient and mysterious seat, Karl uttered the syllables. Before the crystal ball could show the results, a strange feeling came to his mind first.

It seemed…

In this Divine Domain, he originally had the ability to detect?

His eyes flickered, and he gently raised his hand, following a certain instinct hidden deep in his heart, and gently waved forward.

“Whoosh!”

Starlight gathered before his eyes, transforming into a subtitle.

Name: Karl （Lord of the Divine Domain Fragment）

Constitution: 0.77

Mental Power: 0.96

Source Essence: 0

Occupation: Knight Squire, Wizard Apprentice （Uninitiated）

“It really works!”

His attempt received a response, and compared to the vague level classification detected by the crystal ball, the values given by the Divine Domain were clearer and more straightforward, with additional descriptions.

However, the talent level was gone, and a so-called Source Essence appeared instead.

“Lord of the Divine Domain Fragment?”

Here, Karl’s mood didn’t fluctuate in the slightest. There was only absolute rationality, so naturally there were no emotions such as excitement or agitation. He would only calmly analyze:

“In other words, this is a fragment of a certain Divine Domain. Since it’s a fragment, it should have been complete before.”

“I am the Lord of the Fragment…”

“If I can get other fragments, can I become the Lord of the Divine Domain?”

“What exactly is a Divine Domain? Is the Lord of a Divine Domain a deity? Or is it related to deities?”

Many questions couldn’t be answered, so he simply stopped thinking about them. But he could be sure that the Divine Domain Fragment should have other abilities that had not yet been discovered.

Just like this time.

If he hadn’t brought the crystal ball here, Karl would probably never have known that in this Divine Domain Fragment, his strength could actually be presented in a digitized way.

Simple, clear, and easy to understand.

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Back in the real world, Karl suppressed his fluctuating mood and habitually tried to practice meditation before going to sleep.

This time, he didn’t know if it was an accumulation of efforts or a natural progression, but he unexpectedly succeeded in one fell swoop.

Meditation, initiated!