Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Source Essence Allocation

Karl picked up the rapier from the ground, slowly walked back to Dana and the others, and motioned for them to bandage their wounds.

Thanks to the blond-haired man treating them as sustainable ‘healing potions’, he didn’t try to kill them.

Although they were covered in wounds, none were fatal.

“Uncle.”

Dana’s eyes were red, her heart filled with grief for the death of her companion and self-blame for her inability to fight back against the powerful enemy:

“We were incompetent, not only did we not help, but we became a burden to you, Uncle.”

If it weren’t for them, Karl would definitely have had an easier time dealing with the situation.

“Forget it.”

Karl shook his head:

“Collect Hausman’s body, let’s go back to Laca Market first, for the next few days… don’t come out for the time being.”

“Black City is very dangerous.”

He looked at them and said slowly:

“Don’t let your guard down just because things have been going smoothly lately. We encountered a master today, and we might encounter others in the future.”

“Yes.”

The three nodded, their voices muffled in agreement.

Everyone was injured, even Karl, but fortunately, the journey back was uneventful, and they arrived safely.

…………

Divine Domain Fragment.

“Clang…”

Karl threw down the weapon in his hand and walked towards the place where the medicine was stored.

Hm?

“Eh!”

A strange sensation made him turn around abruptly.

He saw the rapier that had fallen to the ground suddenly start to tremble, and wisps of red aura drifted out from it.

No!

It should be sucking out!

The Divine Domain Fragment is absorbing something from the rapier.

In order to facilitate potion brewing and meditation practice, Karl had placed many things here, but something like this had never happened before.

As the master of the Divine Domain Fragment, Karl suddenly had a realization and immediately waved his hand to summon his status panel.

Name: Karl （ Master of the Divine Domain Fragment ）

Constitution: 0.92

Mental Power: 1.55

Source Essence: 0.7

Occupation: Knight Squire, Junior Wizard Apprentice

Everything else was normal, thanks to the exotic beast meat and potions, his Constitution and Mental Power were steadily increasing.

But the Source Essence, which had always been 0, suddenly became 0.7, and more related information surfaced in his mind.

“Source Essence, the root of all things, the essence of all forms.”

Karl murmured, his eyes shining:

“As long as I have Source Essence, I can consume it to increase my strength, isn’t this just like allocating points?”

“Then…”

“0.7 Source Essence, how much Constitution or Mental Power can I increase?”

With a thought, a warm current surged into his body, and the 0.92 in the Constitution row of the status panel changed to 0.93.

And the Source Essence decreased by 0.01.

“A one-to-one ratio?”

Karl’s eyes flickered, a cool sensation emerged in his Sea of Consciousness, and his Mental Power directly jumped from 1.55 to 1.6.

And the Source Essence decreased by 0.1.

“Two-to-one?”

“Could it be that Mental Power is more special than Constitution?”

Karl frowned, and after a moment of pondering, his gaze fell on the Constitution row.

“Boom!”

The warm current instantly turned into a raging torrent, and all the flesh, bones, internal organs, and blood in his body seemed to boil at this moment.

Constitution: 1!

This was the threshold for becoming a Formal Knight.

But the current didn’t stop there, his physical qualities were still improving.

Constitution: 1.1!

Source Essence: 0.32

“It seems that Mental Power is not special, but when the value is below one, the increase ratio of Source Essence is one-to-one.”

“Once the value exceeds one, it takes two units of Source Essence to increase by one point.”

Karl nodded and added:

“It’s a pity!”

“Most of the Source Essence is absorbed by the Divine Domain Fragment, only a small portion is allocated to me.”

Indeed.

Most of the Source Essence contained in the rapier was devoured by the Divine Domain Fragment, Karl could only utilize a small portion.

After devouring the Source Essence, the Divine Domain Fragment also underwent some changes.

It became bigger!

Originally, the area of the Divine Domain Fragment was about thirty to forty square meters.

The space wasn’t small, but after Karl placed many miscellaneous items in it, it became a bit cramped.

Now,

The area had expanded by five or six square meters, and at first glance, it did look much more spacious.

Back to reality.

“What a pleasant surprise!”

After losing the absolute rationality enhancement, Karl couldn’t hide his excitement, his heart pounding, his face flushed, he kept clenching and unclenching his fists, feeling his current strength.

1.1,

Except for not having condensed a Life Seed, in terms of Constitution alone, he could now rival a knight.

The increase in Constitution also made the originally severe injuries on his body insignificant.

“Don’t get too excited.”

He took a deep breath, suppressing his restless mood:

“Knights are not just physically strong, they also master stronger martial techniques, and some can even release Battle Aura.”

“Compared to a Formal Knight, I’m still far from being an opponent.”

“However…”

“Condensing a Life Seed should be easier now.”

There were methods for condensing a Life Seed in the breathing technique, as long as the Constitution was sufficient, one could attempt a breakthrough.

According to Karl’s estimation, as long as the Constitution reached 0.9, it met the minimum requirement.

However, the breakthrough could succeed or fail, the lower the Constitution, the higher the probability of failure, and vice versa, the higher the Constitution, the greater the success rate.

With a Constitution of 1.1,

It was definitely much higher than 0.9.

Moreover, most Knight Squires would use a Life Potion to breakthrough, and Karl didn’t plan to make an exception.

After all, once the breakthrough failed, the aftereffects were extremely severe.

Using a Life Potion could not only increase the success rate of the breakthrough but also save one’s life in case of failure, so why not?

Composing himself, Karl raised the rapier in his hand.

It was a long sword similar to a rapier from his previous life, with a blade as thick as chopsticks and a sharp, thin tip.

Having lost the Source Essence enhancement, it looked no different from before.

“Swish!”

Karl flicked his wrist, and the rapier pierced into the body of a rat used for experiments, easily skewering it through the heart.

“The sharpness hasn’t changed, but…”

“It can’t absorb blood anymore!”

Putting away the rapier, Karl shook his head regretfully.

In the hands of the blond-haired man, this rapier could recover its own injuries by devouring the blood of others.

Now,

It had lost this wonderful function.

“Hmm…”

“I could make a cane and hide this sword inside it, it would be quite unexpected.”

Karl put down the rapier and picked up the battered broadsword, his face showing a pained expression.

This family heirloom weapon was already on its last legs.

“It’s time to reforge it.”

Pit Number Two.

As more and more miners were put to work, the Yin Energy enveloping the Forgotten City became increasingly thinner, and the blurry city gradually became clearer.

Captain Hal looked at the city below, his eyes slightly narrowed.

For some reason.

As he got closer and closer to the Forgotten City, a sense of crisis arose in his heart, and it became more and more apparent.

Could it be…

There’s something terrifying inside?

Hal clenched his fists, his face suddenly hardening:

“The Forgotten City holds the secrets of the gods, since we’ve encountered it, we must go in and take a look no matter what.”

“Captain.”

At this time, Squad Leader Barnard hurried over from behind, his face full of ecstasy:

“We’ve discovered several secret passages leading to the Forgotten City beneath Pit Number Three, they were probably left by people from the past.”

“Oh!”

Hal raised his eyebrows:

“Someone entered the Forgotten City before?”

“This…” Barnard was taken aback, then shook his head:

“I’m not sure, but those secret passages aren’t very safe, there are traps and giant spirit patrols.”

“Have someone go in and scout the way.” Hal said:

“When will the slaves arrive?”

“Soon.” Barnard said:

“Madam Butterfly has already purchased enough people and is on her way here, they should arrive in seven or eight days at the earliest.”

“Tell her to hurry.” Hal said:

“The news…”

“We can’t keep it hidden for much longer.”

“Yes.” Barnard acknowledged.