Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 87

Chapter 87: 《Gump’s Transformation Laws》

Having recruited sailors to catch Water Monkeys, all that was left was to wait for the delivery, which was a relief.

Several days later.

Swamp Alliance.

Karl and Sybil arrived, one after the other, in front of a three-story tavern in the Alliance headquarters.

Sybil’s face was flushed with excitement as she said:

“Mordecai and Omar have second-level Wizard Talent. They’re already Intermediate Wizard Apprentices at such a young age. In less than two years, they’ll become Senior Wizard Apprentices. Who knows, they might even become Wizards in the future.”

She turned to look at him:

“If we can build a good relationship with them, it will be very beneficial for us in the future.”

“Hmm.” Karl nodded:

“Will Lawson and Hetty be coming too?”

“Yes.” Sybil pulled him into the tavern and said:

“There are also a few other friends. Don’t be so stiff. It’s just a casual gathering of young people.”

The Leopard Head Tavern was owned by a Senior Wizard Apprentice. The recipe for the strong alcohol sold there was said to come from the legendary Dwarves and had the effect of increasing Mental Power.

Of course,

the price was definitely not cheap.

Unlike the taverns in Signo City, the atmosphere here was quieter and more elegant.

Exquisite murals hung on the walls, and the wooden tables, chairs, and counters glowed warmly under the dim lights. The faint aroma of alcohol and wood filled the air, making one feel relaxed and refreshed.

Guests took off their hats and untied their robes, either talking in low voices or raising their glasses to drink, without disturbing each other.

There was even a bard in the corner, gently strumming a harp, adding a touch of romance to the atmosphere.

The two went straight up to the third floor and into a private room.

There were already quite a few guests in the room. Sitting in the main seats were a man and a woman, who were Mordecai and Omar, the ones Sybil had mentioned.

Two Intermediate Wizard Apprentices with second-level Wizard Talent.

Mordecai’s mentor was a Full-fledged Wizard and one of the four founders of the Swamp Alliance.

He had sharp features and a commanding presence. Although he was dressed in simple casual clothes, he couldn’t hide the air of nobility about him.

Omar had a gentler demeanor, with a faint smile always on her face and a calm and pleasant voice.

Her mentor was only an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, but she was lucky to have taken on such a talented disciple.

Now the disciple’s strength had already surpassed the mentor’s.

“Sybil.”

Omar waved with a smile:

“Come sit down. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

“Omar.” Sybil gestured with her hand:

“This is my Junior Fellow Apprentice, Karl. You must have heard his name. Karl, this is Omar, and this is Mordecai…”

“Of course, I’ve heard of him.” Omar smiled:

“A Junior Wizard Apprentice defeating an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice in a duel. This incident has spread throughout the Swamp Alliance.”

“Sybil…”

“Karl was willing to risk his life and engage in a duel for you. It’s truly enviable.”

The others nodded in agreement, all casting curious glances at Karl.

“It’s alright.” Sybil forced a smile:

“It’s alright.”

Most of those who heard this story believed that the relationship between her and Karl was more than just that of Senior and Junior Fellow Apprentices.

They must be a loving couple.

They couldn’t blame others for thinking that way. After being rescued, Sybil herself believed that Karl had feelings for her.

However…

‘Some people are just blockheads!’

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Karl.

“Hello, Miss Omar, Wizard Apprentice Mordecai. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Karl bowed to the two.

He hadn’t expected that Sybil had already met so many people after only being in the Swamp Alliance for a short time.

And their relationship was quite good.

He didn’t know that it was partly because of him. After all, they were somewhat famous as Senior and Junior Fellow Apprentices.

Some people were curious, and naturally, some were willing to reach out. It was just that Karl was too reclusive to know.

“Karl, have a seat.”

Compared to Omar’s enthusiasm, Mordecai’s behavior was more casual, with a subtle air of superiority.

He wasn’t deliberately distant, but it was hard to get close to him.

“Here!”

“Try the strong alcohol here.”

Mordecai raised his glass and smiled. “Speaking of the name Leopard Head Tavern, it actually comes from a legendary Dwarf.”

“It’s a pity!”

“A long, long time ago, because the Dwarves were unwilling to change their faith, they were driven away from this land by the deities. Many things related to them have disappeared.”

“Dwarves?” someone asked curiously:

“Are there really Dwarves?”

“Of course!” Mordecai nodded:

“Not only Dwarves, but also Giants, Elves, and even Vampires. But these are all things of the past. Even if there are any remaining foreign races on this continent, they are hiding in places where the sun doesn’t shine.”

“These things are recorded in some ancient books.”

“The books you can see, we are afraid we are not qualified to see.” Someone raised their glass with a smile:

“But to be able to drink the strong alcohol here and hear stories from long ago, I am already very content.”

“Many thanks to Wizard Apprentice Mordecai.”

“We are all peers of similar age. We should communicate with each other.” Mordecai laughed heartily:

“Let’s get together more often in the future…”

Karl found a seat and sat down, listening attentively and occasionally raising his glass to take a sip or two.

He knew his place and understood that the protagonists of today’s gathering were Mordecai and Omar.

The others were just supporting characters.

Those like Sybil and Lawson, who had the potential to become Senior Wizard Apprentices, could still say a few words.

But those like him and Hetty were just there to make up the numbers.

Or, like the others, they could chime in a few words, get familiar with the protagonists, and think about the future.

If it weren’t for the fact that he had some fame from the previous incident, perhaps Mordecai wouldn’t even remember his name.

Hmm?

This pastry tastes good.

Karl’s eyes moved downwards, and he picked up another piece and put it in his mouth.

‘Where there are people, there is conflict. It’s true. Today’s gathering may seem like a social event, but it’s actually Mordecai building connections for himself and his mentor.’

‘The Swamp Alliance has just been established, and there are no clear factions yet. Could it be that Mordecai wants to start one?’

‘No!’

‘I’m afraid there are already factions. The people here today, even if I haven’t met them, I’ve heard of them. So Sybil has already joined Mordecai’s mentor’s faction?’

“Hmm?”

As his thoughts raced, Karl’s eyes flickered, and he saw an unexpected acquaintance in the corner.

Bunyan, the salesperson!

He, who had no Wizard Talent, was also attending this gathering.

Bunyan was sitting next to a female Wizard Apprentice, diligently attending to her eating and drinking.

The two were acting intimately, their bodies almost touching, and they would occasionally lower their heads and whisper to each other.

“You know Bunyan.”

A man with a languid air beside him looked over:

“My name is Bach, an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice with no future.”

“Karl.” Karl raised his glass in greeting:

“You’re Bach, the Bloodline Wizard who helps people modify their bodies?”

“Yes.” Bach nodded:

“Did you hear that from Bunyan too?”

“That’s right.” Karl smiled.

The reason he was sitting here wasn’t a random choice. It was precisely because of Bach beside him.

“Speaking of which, I knew a Wizard Apprentice in Signo City who also walked the path of a Bloodline Wizard.”

Karl spoke in a low voice. “It’s a pity that the Colonian army stormed into the city later, and he was killed because of it.”

“Is that so?” Bach’s movements paused slightly:

“That Wizard’s inheritance…”

“Signo City has fallen. His inheritance should be in the hands of the Colonians.” Karl said, seeing the regret on Bach’s face, he added:

“But I found a 《Transformation Guide《 amidst the chaos. It should be a book he left behind.”

“Transformation Guide?” Bach’s eyes lit up:

“Really?”

“Of course.” Karl said:

“Apprentice Bach, I’m actually very interested in the path of a Bloodline Wizard.”

“Hmm?” Bach raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickering.

He wasn’t stupid. He could tell that Karl was hinting at something, but the Transformation Guide was also very important to him.

“What do you want? Magic Stones? If it’s the complete version of the 《Transformation Guide《, I’m willing to pay five Magic Stones for it.”

“No, no!” Karl shook his head:

“I said, I’m very interested in the path of a Bloodline Wizard. You can trade 《Gump’s Transformation Laws《 for it.”

Gump,

a great Bloodline Wizard. His Five Laws of Gump’s Transformation were the universal principles for Bloodline Wizards.

Cannot create something from nothing!

Cannot change quantity!

Cannot transform magic items!

…………

Wizard Gump had made outstanding contributions to the promotion of the Bloodline Wizard path. Most of the Bloodline Wizard inheritances within the Gando Kingdom were related to him.

“You actually know about 《Gump’s Transformation Laws《? It seems you know a lot about Bloodline Wizards.”

Bach curled his lips and said:

“But unfortunately, the owner of this book is my mentor, Jin. I can’t sell it without his permission.”

“In that case…” Karl frowned and sighed:

“That’s really a pity!”

“It doesn’t matter. Even if we can’t trade knowledge, I’m very happy to have met you, Apprentice Bach.”

“It’s not completely impossible…” Bach looked at Karl and lowered his voice:

“When I was learning Bloodline Wizardry, I used to take notes. I can trade my notes for your 《Transformation Guide《.”

“Notes?” Karl chuckled:

“I wonder if your notes include the contents of 《Gump’s Transformation Laws《.”

“Yes.” Bach said:

“I definitely won’t disappoint you. If you’re not at ease, we can go to the Alliance for notarization.”

Karl nodded slowly.

Bach was obviously trying to make an indirect trade. He couldn’t directly trade the book, but it wasn’t considered a violation if the notes involved the contents of the book.

…………

Night.

Karl held a thick stack of ‘notes’ and placed them on his desk.

“I’ve made a profit!”

Just by skimming through them, he realized that he might have stumbled upon a treasure this time and gotten a good deal.

Robert’s Bloodline Wizard inheritance, apart from the missing key Stone Heart, was complete.

It even included how to become a Full-fledged Wizard.

However.

It was all very theoretical, and for Karl, who had no foundation in Bloodline Wizardry, it was very difficult to study.

***

On the contrary.

Bach’s study notes seemed disorganized and deliberately concealed some key information, but they were most suitable for beginners.

The various descriptions, scattered here and there, gave Karl a deeper understanding of the path of a Bloodline Wizard.

Many things that he had been puzzled about before were now answered.

“Transformation and change are actually two completely different paths. I was actually wrong before.”

“Matchstick to Needle!”

Holding a matchstick, he cast the cantrip Transformation.

The matchstick in his hand trembled slightly and became slender and sharp at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, it only lasted for a very short time. As his Mental Power was withdrawn, the needle turned back into a matchstick.

“As expected!”

Karl sighed:

“A true teaching in a single sentence, a false teaching in ten thousand scrolls. Sometimes, without guidance, some problems can’t be solved no matter how hard you think.”

“Worth it!”

“This deal was worth it!”

*

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With the help of potions, his progress on the path of a Wizard was once again on the fast track, and his Mental Power increased day by day.

However,

perhaps it was because of Karl’s increased cultivation, or perhaps because the Light of Wisdom potion itself was special.

The potions he obtained from the Swamp Alliance were significantly less effective than the Light of Wisdom.

But it was still better than toiling away with fourth-level Wizard Talent.

In less than a month, Karl successfully constructed the zero-circle spell Azure Wave Protection in his Sea of Consciousness.

This spell consumed a lot of Mental Power, and he even had to temporarily abandon the Magic Missile he had already mastered.

Fortunately, once a spell was constructed, it wasn’t troublesome to re-cultivate it later.

It was a bit like the spell slots in a game. The lower the Mental Power, the fewer spell slots there were. To change spells, one needed to free up a spell slot.

Other World.

Free Port.

Karl’s face was grim as he was led by several people into a slum and finally arrived at a small, low courtyard.

A wooden board was placed in the middle of the courtyard, and a corpse lay on it, covered with a white cloth.

“Sob… Sob…”

Several women and children were kneeling beside the corpse, crying softly.

Karl stepped forward and lifted the white cloth.

Beneath it was Blackbeard Grey, who was already dead.

The corpse’s face was swollen, and the internal organs in its chest had been hollowed out by something, leaving only a layer of skin and flesh.

“My brother was killed by Water Monkeys.”

One person cried:

“The crazed Water Monkeys rushed onto the ship, and my brother fought fiercely with them to protect the crew.”

“In the end…”

“My brother died! He died at the hands of the Water Monkeys!”

“My condolences.” Karl covered the body with the white cloth, his face expressionless:

“Where’s Charles?”

“He’s seriously injured and needs to rest for a while. It’s not convenient for him to come out.” The man looked up:

“My name is Gael. I’m Grey’s younger brother.”

Compared to his brother Grey, Gael was thinner, and his eyes flickered when he spoke, giving the impression of someone unreliable.

Although he was talking about his brother’s death and his face showed pain, there were no emotional fluctuations of sadness.

When he entered the courtyard, the several people kneeling on the ground crying didn’t get up to greet him. He seemed more like an outsider.

“So…” Karl took a deep breath and said:

“The mission failed?”

“Well…” Gael’s eyes flickered, and he replied:

“It can’t be said to have completely failed. In the end, Grey and the others still managed to catch a Water Monkey and bring it back.”

“One?” Karl frowned, then sighed:

“One is better than none. Bring it here.”

“Not so fast.” Gael rubbed his hands, the sadness of a loved one’s death disappearing from his face, replaced by the cunning of a businessman:

“Mr. Karl, how about we settle the agreed-upon payment first?”

“Money first, goods later.” Karl waved his hand:

“Where’s the Water Monkey?”

“Well…” Gael’s face showed displeasure, but he still waved to the group of people behind him and shouted:

“Bring that beast here!”

“Yes.”

Several people responded and quickly ran to the backyard. Not long after, they returned, dragging a sleeping Water Monkey.

This Water Monkey was small and clearly not yet an adult. It was covered in wounds and emaciated.

Karl’s face turned ugly. Even with his good temper, he couldn’t help but complain:

“Why is it so small?”

In this situation…

it was questionable whether it would even be usable.

“It’s just this big!” Gael hurriedly said:

“People come in different heights and sizes, and so do Water Monkeys. You didn’t say a small one wouldn’t do.”

“…” Karl was speechless.

Shaking his head, he took a money bag from his body and threw it over, then walked towards the Water Monkey.

Just as he bent down to pick up the Water Monkey.

“Wait!”

Gael held the money bag, his face full of confusion:

“Why is there only one thousand God’s Grace Coins? Didn’t we agree on three thousand?”

“Three thousand?” Karl turned around:

“Three thousand is for three Water Monkeys.”

“We agreed that you would bring three Water Monkeys to me within half a month. Now it’s been almost a month, and there’s only one, and a juvenile one at that. One thousand is already more than enough.”

“That’s not acceptable!” Gael shook his head:

“We agreed on three thousand, so it’s three thousand. My brother died because of this. How can it be only one thousand?”

He took a step forward:

“You can’t take the Water Monkey away for only one thousand God’s Grace Coins!”

Hmm?

Karl’s face darkened, and he slowly straightened his body. The powerful aura of a Peak Knight began to surge.

“What?”

He looked at Gael, his voice cold. “You’re not satisfied?”

They agreed on half a month, but it took a month. Three became one, and a juvenile one at that.

In this situation, giving money was already out of respect for the dead, and this guy was still unwilling?

***

Gael stiffened and froze in place.

He didn’t react, but the group of people behind him started to clamor.

“What do you want to do?”

“Forced buying and selling?”

“Gael, don’t be afraid of him!”

“…”

“Mr. Karl.” With the support of the people behind him, Gael gradually gained confidence and looked up. “My brother lost his life for this Water Monkey, and the others were also injured. It’s unreasonable for you to only pay one thousand God’s Grace Coins, right?”

“Three thousand!”

He shouted:

“Give me three thousand God’s Grace Coins, or you can’t leave!”

“Heh…” Karl sneered, grabbed the Water Monkey on the ground, and no longer had any interest in arguing with him. “I’d like to see how you’re going to stop me.”

With that, he stepped forward.

“Stop!”

Gael roared:

“I said stop! You can’t leave without paying…”

“Bang!”

Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a pain in his chest, and his entire body flew off the ground, crashing heavily to the floor.

He rolled twice after landing and coughed up blood.

“Pfft!”

Gael’s body trembled and he breathed his last.

“You’re courting death!”

Karl’s face was grim as he slowly retracted his hand.

…………

In a certain hut.

Charles, who should have been seriously injured, was drinking and eating meat with vigor, and there was no sadness on his face for his friend’s death.

“Creak…”

The door was pushed open, and someone walked in quickly.

“First Mate!”

“Bah!” Charles spat out a bone. “Call me Captain!”

“Grey is dead. His ship is mine now. I’ve been First Mate for over ten years. I’ve had enough of that title.”

“Yes, Captain.” The newcomer hurriedly changed his words.

Charles nodded in satisfaction and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Gael is dead!”

“Dead?”

“Yes.”

The newcomer nodded:

“Gael tried to ask for the remaining three thousand God’s Grace Coins, but that Alchemist Karl beat him to death.”

“Beat him to death? He beat him to death just like that?” Charles’s face turned serious:

“He actually dared to do that.”

It was his idea for Gael to ask for the money. He had thought that Karl might not pay or might pay less.

But he didn’t expect.

that he would beat the man to death!

This unknown Alchemist was a ruthless one.

“Hmph!”

Charles snorted coldly and wiped his mouth:

“I can’t let him get away with killing my man!”

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