Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Soaring Strength

Hungry!

Hungry!

So hungry!

Similar to when he first cultivated the breathing technique, every cell in Karl’s body was roaring with hunger, but the intensity was on a completely different level.

This hunger, originating from the body’s instincts, was difficult to suppress even with the absolute rationality brought by the Divine Domain Fragment.

“Whoosh!”

Karl abruptly opened his eyes and lunged towards the exotic beast meat placed aside. Completely disregarding the fact that the meat was unprocessed, he stuffed it into his mouth.

His teeth clamped down, easily tearing apart the tough exotic beast meat, which mixed with saliva and rolled into his stomach.

His stomach churned wildly, rapidly absorbing the nutrients.

Karl, devouring the meat, was like a rapidly spinning meat grinder, the pile of exotic beast meat disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a long while,

“Phew…”

An unprecedented feeling of fullness surged through him, causing Karl to raise his head and let out a long breath, rationality returning to his eyes.

“Too impulsive.”

The cultivation of breathing techniques requires a gradual and orderly approach.

From beginner to proficient, and finally to mastery, the transportation and control of the Qi within the body are different at each stage.

The further one progresses, the more complex the Qi circulation becomes, and the better the corresponding body tempering.

Karl, relying on his perfect control over his body, skipped the first two stages and started directly at the mastery level.

This wasn’t recklessness on his part.

He had done the same when cultivating the Venomous Wolf Breathing Technique before.

Since he could perfectly control his physical body and achieve a deeper level of tempering, why waste time on the earlier stages?

However, he had clearly underestimated the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique!

Each stage of this breathing technique is vastly different.

Especially in terms of the consumption and transformation of energy within the body, each stage has an exponential increase.

Starting with the beginner stage and then progressing to proficiency.

Cultivating step by step and laying a solid foundation, allowing the body to gradually adapt to the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique, this is the normal cultivation process.

Karl starting directly at the mastery level, and crucially, succeeding in his cultivation, meant that the breathing technique was crazily devouring the energy within his body to maintain its operation.

If he hadn’t had enough exotic beast meat to replenish his energy, Karl would likely have been sucked dry by now.

Fortunately, the crisis was averted in the end.

At the same time, because he successfully cultivated the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique and reached the mastery level, the benefits were astonishing.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 1.47

Mental Power: 1.92

Source Essence: 0

Occupation: Knight Squire, Junior Wizard Apprentice

A rapid leap forward!

Karl’s eyes lit up.

Excluding the Source Essence points, through cultivating the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique, both his Constitution and Mental Power had increased.

Each by more than 0.2.

One must know, the total value for a healthy adult male is only 0.5, and at his current stage, the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes to increase one’s strength.

With a Mental Power of 1.92, he could already construct a third zero-circle spell in his Sea of Consciousness and advance to become an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.

A Constitution of 1.47…

“Even a Formal Knight who has been training for years might not be much stronger than this!”

After the initial excitement, Karl frowned again, a puzzled expression on his face:

“How could I have become so much stronger?”

Constitution was one thing, the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique was a high-quality breathing technique after all, especially adept at increasing strength, and he had consumed a large amount of exotic beast meat.

Although the improvement was exaggerated, it wasn’t unacceptable.

But what about Mental Power?

Even with a Meditation Technique, it was impossible for his Mental Power to surge this much from the first cultivation session. Could it be related to the Goddess’s Blessing?

The voice that had previously echoed in his Sea of Consciousness surfaced in his mind, causing Karl to fall into deep thought.

“The Moon Goddess, hasn’t fallen?”

The world where Black City is located once had deities. It was said that several Dukes possessed divine bloodlines.

As for why the deities fell, no one knew.

Even the time of their fall was untraceable, as if that part of history had been completely erased.

“Forget it!”

Shaking his head, Karl dismissed the thought:

“Matters of deities are not something I can delve into at my current level. Thinking too much about it is just asking for trouble.”

Right now,

He might as well finish constructing the third zero-circle spell and become an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.

Black City.

Karl packed his things while pondering his next move.

Due to drug resistance, the Light of Wisdom, with Soul Powder as its main ingredient, was becoming less and less effective at increasing his Mental Power.

However, it was still effective if he continued to take it.

It just seemed impossible to rapidly ascend to the level of a Senior Wizard Apprentice for now.

Similarly,

Ordinary exotic beast meat was also of little use to him now, and high-quality exotic beast meat was too rare.

‘I’m being too greedy!’

‘Others don’t even have the opportunity to obtain potions that increase Mental Power or exotic beast meat that strengthens the body.’

‘In less than a year, I’ve undergone such a significant transformation. I should be content.’

‘Now…’

‘I’ll focus on becoming a Knight first.’

“Uncle.”

Little Nan hoisted a bundle onto his shoulder:

“We’re all packed.”

“Alright.”

Karl nodded:

“Let’s go then.”

He had already collected enough points to exchange for a Life Potion, while Little Nan planned to exchange for a bronze shield to improve his defense in combat.

Mute was also accompanying them.

Aya seemed to be planning to train Little Nan and Mute, allowing them to become capable individuals, so she wasn’t joining them this time.

The market was still bustling with people, but compared to usual, there were more mercenaries with strange attire.

These mercenaries often shouted loudly in the streets, a stark contrast to the cautious demeanor of the city’s miners.

“With Uncle becoming a Knight, we also benefit.”

Little Nan grinned:

“In the future, besides the Brotherhood and the Shadow League having Formal Knights for protection, there will also be Uncle and us. Should we come up with a cool name?”

“Knight.” Karl shook his head:

“Let’s talk about it after we actually become one.”

Mute wasn’t truly mute, he just rarely spoke. His name was Leon. It was said that his family was well-off when he was young, but it was unknown why he ended up as a miner in Black City.

“We definitely will.”

Leon spoke in a muffled voice:

“Uncle will definitely become a Knight!”

Little Nan nodded in agreement.

They had absolute confidence in Karl, even more so than Karl himself. Becoming a Knight seemed like a matter of course to them.

“What?”

A smile appeared on Karl’s face:

“You don’t plan to leave Black City anymore?”

“Leave?”

The two were stunned.

Of course they wanted to leave Black City, they had always wanted to, but recently this thought had indeed faded.

Little Nan had become a Knight Squire, and in the future, he might even become a Knight.

Leon also had a Rune now.

Most importantly,

Karl!

With Karl’s help, they had no worries about food and drink in Black City, and they even had the possibility of further advancement, living a life that others could only dream of.

Once Karl became a Knight, their small team’s status in the city would also rise accordingly.

What was wrong with staying?

“Uncle.”

Leon tentatively spoke:

“Will you leave Black City?”

“Perhaps.”

Karl’s voice was calm:

“Or rather, do you want to stay here for the rest of your lives?”

“Well…” Little Nan scratched his head, a silly grin on his face:

“If Uncle leaves, we’ll leave too.”

Leon nodded.

“We’re here.” Karl raised his head to signal, stepping into the City Guard’s outpost in the Laca Market.

He took out his credentials:

“I’m here to exchange for a Life Potion.”

“Life Potion?”

The soldier took the credentials, checked them, and nodded:

“That’s enough.”

He looked at Little Nan and Leon:

“Are you with him?”

“Yes.” Little Nan said:

“We’re together.”

“Then come with me.” The soldier beckoned, signaling to the person behind him:

“Take them down.”

Down?

Karl frowned, seeing that the expressions of the others were normal. After a moment of hesitation, he followed.

Having been in Black City for so long, this was the first time Karl was going down into the mines.

It was different from what he had imagined.

The mine had mechanisms similar to elevators. They arrived at a wooden platform, where someone nearby was turning a winch to send people down or up.

There were also pits,

But they were far less convenient than this vertical platform.

As the platform descended, the opening above became smaller and smaller, the deep darkness gradually engulfing their surroundings.

Torches appeared, bringing a bit of light.

“Thud!”

The platform landed, kicking up some dust. A group of fully armed soldiers greeted them.

“Move!”

One of them barked:

“Get in!”

Huh?

Karl’s brow furrowed. He slowly took a step back:

“I think I’ll come back to exchange for the Life Potion another time?”