Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Legacy Gift Package

Foolish!

Greedy!

Arrogant!

Conceited!

Tim’s response was not unexpected by Karl. On the contrary, it was exactly what he had anticipated.

Given his personality, he would definitely not think of a quick victory, but would slowly torture his opponent for his own pleasure.

Unfortunately…

This personality destined his failure.

The Titan’s Hammer is slow to activate and cannot change direction once activated, making it only suitable for attacking stationary targets.

Tim, who wanted to show off and intimidate, fit the bill perfectly.

Using combat techniques to block the opponent’s vision while activating the magic item went surprisingly smoothly.

“Boom!”

The giant hammer slammed down, the ground of the dueling arena trembled violently, and the defensive water sphere shattered instantly.

“Bang!”

Tim’s knees buckled, and he fell to the ground. Intense pain surged through his senses, and panic filled his eyes.

“Swish!”

Karl did not stop there.

He swept his broadsword horizontally.

The water that had landed in front of him suddenly exploded, the force of the blast momentarily halting Karl’s movement and causing his sword to deviate from its intended path.

Seizing the opportunity, Tim’s staff lit up once more.

Mist Technique!

Fog rapidly emerged, enveloping the entire dueling arena in an instant, and Tim’s figure disappeared into the mist.

Wizards are not adept at tempering their physical bodies, but their powerful mental strength ensures precise control over their movements.

In other words…

They are very agile!

The dense fog created by the Mist Technique not only obscured vision but also distorted perception, providing ample cover for Tim to escape.

‘Damn it!’

‘How could he have a magic item? And one so powerful?’

Tim, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, cursed inwardly. If he had been struck again, he would have been dead for sure.

That hammer blow was comparable to a full-powered strike from a Grand Knight.

An Intermediate Wizard Apprentice can easily handle a Knight, but against a Grand Knight, their chances of victory are slim.

“Cough! Cough!”

“Pfft!”

A mouthful of blood spurted out, seemingly mixed with fragments of shattered internal organs.

Tim’s vision blurred, but he dared not linger. He tiptoed silently, changing his position.

‘Die!’

‘I’m going to kill you!’

Stopping once more, Tim’s eyes blazed with hatred as the glow of his staff intensified, and water arrows shot out in all directions.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Multiple Water Arrows!

The surrounding water elements transformed into sharp arrows, radiating outwards from Tim in a chaotic barrage.

In an instant, they swept across the entire dueling arena.

“Huff…”

After unleashing the Multiple Water Arrows, Tim’s mental strength was visibly depleted, and his body trembled slightly.

However, this attack was enough to severely injure a Knight, regardless of where they were hiding.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Mage Hand!

“Karl.”

Tim gritted his teeth and growled:

“I told you I would personally twist your head off, just like I personally led you into the world of wizards.”

“Where are you?”

“Now, it’s my turn!”

The Mage Hand slowly opened in front of him, gathering invisible force as it probed forward.

The large hand seemed eager to seize its target.

While the Mist Technique obscured the vision of others, it did not affect the caster’s perception, even slightly amplifying it.

Therefore,

Tim easily ‘saw’ Karl’s figure.

“Are you looking for me?”

A calm, indifferent voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, sounded from behind him. A colossal figure, nearly four meters tall, loomed over Tim like a small mountain.

Secret Technique ━ Gigantism!

Tim’s body trembled under the invisible pressure as he slowly turned, his face contorted in terror as he looked at the newcomer.

What is this?

“Huff…”

Karl spread his five fingers, his massive hand slamming down.

The Mage Hand in front of him was like a balloon, easily popped and crushed by the sheer force.

He clenched his fist.

“Bang!”

Tim’s head was caught in his palm, his body instinctively struggling, but to no avail.

“Twist my head off?”

A cold smile spread across Karl’s face:

“Like this?”

He exerted force with his five fingers and twisted his wrist slightly.

Accompanied by the sickening crunch of bones and tearing muscles, he wrenched the head clean off.

“Thud!”

He released his grip, and the head fell to the ground.

Tim’s long hair cascaded down, his eyes wide open, as if even in death he refused to believe his defeat.

“Huff…”

A gentle breeze swept through, silently dispersing the water mist that had filled the dueling arena, revealing a scene that stunned the onlookers.

Dead!

The dead one was Tim!

An Intermediate Wizard Apprentice had been killed by a Knight!

Karl, having returned to his normal size, stood beside the body, his clothes tattered, his face calm and indifferent.

A stark contrast to his anger before the duel.

Tim, who had previously been confident of victory, now lay headless, blood gushing from his severed neck.

“Always be humble, never be careless. A person’s life is precious, and it’s the same for wizards.”

Arthur, his gaze complex, nodded towards Karl:

“Congratulations, Adolf’s disciple, you have won this duel.”

According to the agreement made before the duel, if Karl won, he would be recognized as Adolf’s disciple and inherit the portion of the inheritance that was originally intended for Tim.

However…

Before this, no one believed he could win, so naturally, no one paid attention to these agreements.

The outcome was unexpected.

A Knight defeating an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice caused an uproar among the wizard apprentices.

“A Knight can’t possibly defeat an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice!”

“Don’t forget, he’s also a Junior Wizard Apprentice, and he has a powerful magic item.”

“That’s right!”

“A pure Knight can’t win, but with other factors, it’s not impossible.”

“In any case, Tim was too careless!”

“Always be humble!”

***

They were unwilling to believe in Tim’s failure, and even more unwilling to believe that a wizard apprentice would be inferior to a knight.

Fortunately, the excuse was easy to find.

Karl was able to win, obviously relying on the magic item he activated at the beginning.

“Senior Arthur.”

Ignoring the clamor in the arena, Karl bowed:

“I request the division of the inheritance left by my mentor.”

“No problem.” Arthur nodded, glanced at Sybil, who had fainted early due to intense emotional fluctuations, and said:

“Adolf’s inheritance is on his island, and the Grey-Robed Wizard holds the key to enter the island.”

Island?

Key?

Karl’s eyes flickered slightly.

…………

The Black Swamp,

Truly lived up to its name.

All kinds of bizarre and grotesque trees stretched their branches towards the sky, blocking the sunlight, causing the area below to be pitch black.

The ubiquitous swamps were natural traps, and the more one struggled, the deeper one sank.

Even a knight could easily lose their life if they were not careful.

Not to mention the invisible miasma and dangerous magical creatures, which made the Black Swamp a forbidden zone for humans.

Only wizards who sought mysterious knowledge and explored the unknown would choose to settle in such a place.

To facilitate travel here, the wizards had developed a type of wooden boat, which allowed them to travel through the swamps without fear.

“Swish!”

The wind element propelled the wooden boat, quickly traversing the swamp.

“There is a type of poisonous miasma deep within the Black Swamp, which even wizards find difficult to resist, severely hindering our exploration progress.”

Arthur explained:

“It was Adolf who analyzed this poisonous miasma and developed an antidote, and also helped the Grey-Robed Wizard improve a spell.”

“This greatly increased the progress of exploring the Black Swamp.”

He lightly waved his arm, and the wooden boat turned sharply ahead, continuing to charge forward, and continued:

“He made great contributions, exchanged for an island, and had six years to contribute to the exploration of the Black Swamp.”

“He even got a Green Potion!”

Speaking of this, Arthur shook his head slightly, his tone filled with emotion:

“Sometimes, it’s hard to say whether it’s a blessing or a curse. If it weren’t for that Green Potion, Adolf wouldn’t have died.”

“Yes!” Karl sighed:

“I thought my mentor would become a formal wizard.”

“A formal wizard?” Arthur shook his head:

“It’s difficult!”

“The Kingdom of Gando is not short of senior wizard apprentices, but how many formal wizards are there in total?”

“You have to know, formal wizards can live for two or three hundred years!”

That is to say, in the Kingdom of Gando, a country, it is only possible for a formal wizard to be born every few decades.

The odds are ridiculously low.

“We’re here!”

Arthur spoke, and the wooden boat also docked at the ‘shore’.

Karl followed him off the boat and arrived at a flat area, looking ahead as guided.

“That’s the Grey-Robed Wizard!”

In the distance, poisonous miasma filled the air, obscuring their vision, and they could only vaguely see a towering giant tree standing in the middle.

The Grey-Robed Wizard?

Where?

Karl’s eyes showed confusion.

The next moment.

“Whoosh…”

The poisonous miasma within a mile radius suddenly became agitated, rapidly rushing towards the towering giant tree in the center.

In just a few breaths, the air became clear.

Then.

The giant tree shook its branches and released a mist, the entire process was like a huge filter filtering out the poisonous miasma.

“Second-Circle Spell ━ Giant Tree Avatar!”

Arthur said:

“The Grey-Robed Wizard advanced to the second circle because of this spell. It is said that he obtained the seed of some legendary plant in his early years, which is why he has progressed so smoothly, and this spell has greatly extended his lifespan.”

“……” Karl opened his mouth, his voice strained:

“You mean, that giant tree is the Grey-Robed Wizard?”

“Yes.”

Arthur nodded.

“Rumble…”

The earth trembled.

The giant tree, which was at least a hundred meters tall and required more than a dozen people to encircle, shook its body, and gradually shrunk in Karl’s astonished eyes.

Finally, in a way that defied the laws of physics, it transformed into a thin old man wearing a grey robe, stepping through the air and walking towards the two of them.

The old man was unremarkable in appearance, but the terrifying pressure of the manifested giant tree remained.

A vast life force!

Unfathomable mental fluctuations!

Terrifying!

Immense!

That kind of oppressive force from a superior being, originating from the depths of their bloodline, made Karl and Arthur subconsciously lower their heads.

A Legendary Knight?

In front of such an existence, even the most powerful Legendary Knight would probably not be able to muster any resistance.

The Grey-Robed Wizard Addison.

A Second-Circle Wizard!

The founder of the Swamp Alliance.

“Respected, great Grey-Robed Wizard.”

Arthur’s voice was solemn as he said:

“I have brought Adolf’s disciple, and he requests to inherit his mentor’s legacy, please grant your permission.”

“Adolf.” Unlike his previous immense size, the Grey-Robed Wizard Addison’s voice was very gentle and approachable.

“He was a genius in potion-making, I never thought…”

He shook his head.

***

He lightly flicked his sleeve, and a palm-sized pure gold key slowly floated in front of Karl.

“Young man, your life force has great potential, perhaps the path of the knight is truly more suitable for you.”

“What a pity!”

Addison looked up at the sky:

“Here, the radiance of the gods is too dazzling, and it has been unknown how many years since a demigod was born.”

Demigod?

The end of the knight’s path is a demigod?

Karl was puzzled, and reached out to take the key.

As for his means of concealing his aura being seen through by the other party, this was to be expected.

***

The Black Swamp was vast, with scattered islands where people could live and reside.

To own an island alone was, to some extent, a symbol of status.

Apart from formal wizards, only six senior wizard apprentices currently owned islands, and Adolf was one of them.

Each of them had made great contributions to the alliance.

So far, the poisonous miasma on the outer edge of the Black Swamp had been mostly cleared, but some residual miasma remained near each island.

This poisonous miasma was a headache even for wizards.

It could be used as a natural defense.

“Buzz…”

The key given by the Grey-Robed Wizard released a soft light, pushing away the poisonous miasma and revealing a path for passage.

The group slowly walked into it.

This was a ‘small island’ with a radius of about a mile.

It was high in the south and low in the north.

Because no one had been taking care of it, the island was covered with weeds, beech trees, and fallen leaves, with only a simple two-story building.

“There are magic traps set up by Adolf on the island, but not many, you need to deal with them slowly.”

Arthur took out a contract:

“According to the agreement you negotiated, Adolf’s inheritance is divided into three parts, with Karl owning two of them.”

“Sybil owns one part.”

“Hmm…”

He paused slightly:

“You still owe the alliance forty-three magic stones, it’s best to clear the debt as soon as possible, otherwise there will be interest.”

Sybil nodded.

After Karl’s victory, she received timely treatment, removing the toxins from her body, but her physical fatigue had not fully recovered.

“The alliance has helped with the inventory of some of the inheritance, but some are not so convenient, and you need to negotiate among yourselves.”

After putting away the contract, Arthur bowed:

“If there is nothing else, I will take my leave. If you have any questions, you can come to the headquarters to find me.”

He said with a wry smile:

“I am not as good as you, I don’t have an island to live on alone.”

“Thank you, Senior.” Karl bowed:

“I’ll see you off.”

After seeing Arthur off, when he returned to the wooden house where Adolf had lived, Sybil had already inventoried the inheritance.

Compared to Karl, she was obviously more familiar with Adolf’s habits of storing items.

“Magic items, spells, various books, as well as magic stones, gold coins, and all kinds of materials for making potions.”

“There are a total of seventy-two magic stones. If you don’t need them urgently, I’ll take fifty of them first.”

“I’ll make up for the extra from other things.”

She needed to pay off her debt, and she also needed potions to help her recover, so she was short on magic stones in the short term.

Karl had no objections.

He was more concerned about other things.

“Spells and books can be copied, so theoretically everyone has the same, it’s not two for me and one for you. I want to take eight tenths of the rest, and I have priority in choosing.” Karl said:

“You don’t have any objections, right?”

Sybil frowned.

“Karl!”

She sighed and said:

“You saved my life, and I’m very grateful, but you’re making my gratitude feel uncomfortable.”

“Business is business.” Karl’s expression remained unchanged:

“I won’t take advantage of you, Senior, but I won’t give away what I deserve either.”

“……” Sybil’s eyes drooped slightly:

“Okay!”

“Also.” Karl continued:

“Tim’s staff and his property are my spoils of war, and will not be divided with my mentor’s inheritance.”

“Also, this island is also part of the inheritance, so I will take two-thirds of it.”

“Of course.” Sybil shrugged:

“Is there anything else?”

“Not for now.” Karl thought for a moment:

“I’ll tell you when I think of something.”

Sybil was speechless.

When she was at her most helpless, Karl had taken care of her and saved her. In the end, he had even saved her life in a life-or-death duel. The gratitude in her heart had unknowingly transformed into a special kind of emotion.

Once this emotion became entangled with interests, it made her feel very resistant, even disgusted.

How could this be?

It was nothing like what she had imagined!

Looking at Karl, who was serious and calculating, Sybil’s expression turned cold, and she sat back in her chair, pouting.

She was clearly a little unhappy.

Karl acted as if he didn’t see it, and said impatiently:

“If you’re done, let’s divide the inheritance.”

Adolf’s most important inheritance was naturally ‘Gina’.

A magical servant created by a formal wizard, a woman whose soul was imprisoned in a picture frame.

‘Gina’ knew everything about Adolf, and was a qualified housekeeper, except that she could not move.

Given permission, she could even control the magic traps.

She had also managed the library for many years, and could answer questions about the knowledge in the books, saving the trouble of flipping through them.

“So…”

The woman in the painting, ‘Gina’, looked at Karl and said with a smile:

“You are my new master?”

“I remember when we first met over a year ago, you still looked so green, it’s really unexpected…”

Tim, Sybil, and the apprentices that Adolf had taught before, she had wondered who her new master would be.

But she hadn’t guessed it would be Karl.

The woman in the painting reached out her hand, respectfully saying:

“New master, please input your mental power into the picture frame.”

“Okay.”

Karl stepped forward and did as she said, casually asking:

“Gina, do you have real life?”

“……” Gina shrugged:

“Unfortunately, no.”

“I have no memories of my previous life, I don’t know what sadness feels like, or the taste of love, I’m just a blank soul.”

She smiled, not feeling sad at all.

No!

She simply didn’t have emotions like sadness.

Besides Gina, the woman in the painting, Adolf also had a wizard’s robe, a pendant, and a bracelet.

All of them were magic items!

Among them, the wizard’s robe was blessed by elemental spirits, providing a certain bonus when casting nature-based spells.

The pendant could increase mental power slightly.

The bracelet was enchanted with a zero-circle spell ━ Water Vortex.

After some discussion, Karl got the wizard’s robe and the pendant, and Sybil got the bracelet.

The reason he didn’t choose the bracelet was because Karl’s body would sometimes grow larger, and the bracelet would be stretched and broken.

He had already given up on the trouble of having to take off his ring every time he transformed.

The wizard’s robe also had this problem, but it could be improved by adding elastic magic materials.

After putting on the wizard’s robe and the pendant.

Karl could clearly feel his strength increase.

At least by 30%!

Previously, Arcane Missiles were okay for dealing with knight squires, but for knights, their power was too ordinary.

Now.

Arcane Missiles also had the power to seriously injure a knight.

Purely relying on a wizard’s methods, he now had some confidence in facing a Grand Knight head-on.

Except for those like Thunder Spear Tucker.

Including Gina, the woman in the painting.

Karl had a total of three magic items, twenty-two magic stones, more than one thousand seven hundred gold coins, hundreds of books, and some materials for making potions.

As for spells…

“Two inheritances!”

Adolf had a total of two first-circle spells, meaning that choosing one of them would allow him to advance to a wizard.

They were Poison Mist and Tidal Force.

Poison Mist was composed of four zero-circle spells, namely Acid Splash, Death Cloud, Poisoning, and Diffusion.

Sybil was clearly following this path.

Tidal Force was composed of Azure Wave Protection, Multiple Water Arrows, and Water Vortex, three zero-circle spells.

Adolf and Tim were following this path.

Unlike the inheritance that Robert had obtained, these two inheritances were complete, with no missing parts.

“Although Poison Mist is composed of four zero-circle spells, it can be used with external aids, so it is faster to cultivate.”

“Among first-circle spells, although Poison Mist is powerful, it is easily countered and has many inconveniences.”

Karl stroked his chin, lost in thought:

“Tidal Force is more complex and more difficult to cultivate!”

Once Poison Mist was mastered, it would release a cloud of poisonous mist, similar to the poisonous miasma of the Black Swamp.

Even a Legendary Knight, if enveloped by the poisonous mist, would turn into a pile of bones.

The key was that,

This spell did not distinguish between friend and foe. Anyone who was enveloped by it would be threatened, except for the caster.

Tidal Force, on the other hand, could be used for both offense and defense, and could change at will, and its pure destructive power was not bad either.

“Tidal Force!”

After a simple thought, Karl decided on his next cultivation direction.

Focusing on bloodline magic, supplemented by Tidal Force, while not giving up on the cultivation of the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique.

As for why he prioritized bloodline magic…

The abundant magical creatures and legendary beings in the Other World were like a natural, undeveloped treasure trove. It would be truly foolish not to follow the path of a bloodline wizard.

“I’ve struck gold!”

Standing up straight, Karl stretched his muscles, a smile appearing on his face.

Magic stones!

Gold coins!

Magic weapons!

Spell inheritances!

Even a place to live…

It was like becoming rich overnight!

The savings of an ordinary intermediate wizard apprentice for a lifetime of not eating or drinking had now fallen into his hands, equivalent to saving an unknown number of years of accumulation.

“Although I am saddened by Adolf’s misfortune, but… now I can understand why some people can’t wait for their masters to die sooner.”

Two days later.

Night.

“Karl.”

Sybil came to visit.

It could be seen that she had taken a bath, her long hair was not yet dry, and she exuded a faint fragrance.

She had also changed into looser clothing.

“The moonlight is nice tonight, do you want to celebrate?” Sybil walked over slowly, her beautiful eyes sparkling:

“We’ve been tense these past few days, both you and I should relax for one night.”

As she spoke, she leaned closer.

Karl was not an ignorant youth, and he clearly understood what her attitude represented, and his face showed a slight hesitation.

“Your body…”

“It’s okay.” Sybil chuckled:

“I’ve almost recovered, and besides, I brought a helper tonight.”

As she spoke, she beckoned towards a graceful figure outside the door.

“Come in!”

…………

There was nothing to say for the night.

The next day, when Karl opened his eyes, the space beside him was empty, only a faint fragrance lingered. After a brief moment of recollection, he stepped into the Divine Domain Fragment.

Free Port.

“Susan.”

Karl, wearing a leather long coat, walked into the shop and greeted the beautiful shopkeeper who was busy inside:

“I heard that the Trading Company just captured a powerful sea creature?”

“Yes.”

Susan looked up:

“Why? Are you interested.”

“Of course.” Karl smiled:

“Take me to see it.”