Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Assassination

Just as dawn broke, a group of people appeared before Karl’s shop in the Vanilla Market, shouting loudly.

Among them, women and children knelt directly on the ground, wailing and crying, while the others wore expressions of anger.

“Karl!”

“Come out!”

“You murderer! Demon!”

“You treacherous and despicable apothecary, not only do we not get paid for working for you, but we also lose our lives because of it!”

“Get out here now!”

The commotion was not unwelcome.

Before long, the area near the shop was surrounded by onlookers, whispering and muttering amongst themselves.

The news about Karl killing people and not paying them quickly spread.

“For working for Karl, our captain, Grey, died at sea, and when his younger brother went to ask for the remaining payment, he was actually beaten to death!”

Charles, with a white cloth wrapped around his arm, shouted loudly:

“In Free Port, everyone knows what it means for a family to lose two men.”

“How are the women and children supposed to survive?”

“We are also members of the Dragon King Trading Company, are we just supposed to let ourselves be bullied like this?”

“Karl!”

His neck veins bulging, he roared at the shop:

“Come out!”

“Get out here now!”

“What’s going on with so many people gathered here?” Just then, a slightly hoarse voice rang out:

“Your name is…”

“Charles, right?”

Charles turned his head, his expression changing, and he hurriedly lowered his head:

“Miss Lula!”

“Mm.” Lula, with her hands behind her back, came to the front of the shop, accompanied by Susan, Karl, and others.

“We’re all members of the Trading Company, any problems should be resolved privately, there’s no need to make such a scene.”

She waved her hand:

“Tell everyone to disperse!”

“This…” Charles looked troubled.

He wanted to refuse, but the one before him was the daughter of the Trading Company’s leader, and a top manager.

“Lula.”

The crowd of onlookers parted to the sides as a middle-aged man in luxurious clothing stepped out from within:

“Since you know we’re all members of the same company, you shouldn’t have acted so ruthlessly in the first place.”

“If you’re so ruthless to your own people, then putting aside everything else, Apothecary Karl’s character is probably a bit questionable.”

“Jasper!” Lula looked at the newcomer, her expression slightly darkening:

“I didn’t think you’d be here too.”

Jasper,

One of the vice presidents of the Dragon King Trading Company.

He is mainly responsible for all matters related to going out to sea.

At the same time,

he is also a Grand Knight!

“I was just bored and came out for a stroll, and I happened to see a crowd gathered here, so I came to join the fun.” Jasper said with a faint smile:

“How do you have time to come here, Lula?”

“The Trading Company is in urgent need of a batch of potions, so I came to pick them up.” Lula explained, then added:

“I’ve also heard about Grey’s matter, the mission he took was inherently dangerous, so his death is no one’s fault but his own.”

“Going out to sea…”

“You should know very well that deaths are commonplace.”

Since he accepted a dangerous mission, he should have been prepared for death, otherwise, why would the reward be so high?

High reward, high risk, it’s always been like this, you can’t blame others.

“Yes.” Jasper nodded:

“But it was a bit too much to kill Grey’s younger brother, Gal, just because Karl is an apothecary valued by the Trading Company, you can’t just ignore the Trading Company’s rules, right?”

“Gal was too greedy.”

“But not to the point of death!”

Lula fell silent.

“There’s no need for the two of you to argue.” Karl stepped forward, advising:

“It was indeed impulsive of me regarding Gal’s matter, so how about this…”

“I will provide two thousand God’s Grace Coins to handle Gal’s funeral, and the rest will be used to settle his family.”

“How about that?”

“Good!” Lula clapped her hands lightly:

“It’s settled then!”

She then looked at Jasper.

“You have no objections, right?”

“…” Jasper’s eyes flickered, pausing on Karl and Lula, before nodding:

“Alright.”

As for Charles, who had led the crowd, no one asked for his opinion, and he was automatically ignored by the two.

The group came quickly and left quickly.

Watching Jasper and the others leave, Karl spoke:

“I must thank Miss Lula for intervening today, otherwise, I’m afraid I would have been in for a lot of trouble.”

“It’s what I should do.” Lula smiled calmly:

“You did the right thing, you should have notified me about this kind of thing in advance, how can my people let others bully them?”

“As for that Gal…”

“It was good that you killed him!”

Yesterday, Karl had told her the whole story, and Lula had also expressed her willingness to step in.

Now that the Trading Company was in urgent need of potions, as the top apothecary in Free Port, he was of course worth trying to win over.

“However, things won’t be so easily resolved.”

Lula narrowed her eyes, saying:

“Jasper’s nickname is Cunning Fox, that man is very petty, it’s absolutely impossible for him to retreat so easily.”

“His attack on you was to make me look bad, since he didn’t succeed today, he will definitely have other methods.”

“Just wait and see!”

Night.

Two figures appeared near the small courtyard where Karl lived.

They were dressed in night clothes, concealing their auras, and silently pounced towards the small courtyard, heading straight for the only room that still had a light on.

“Shua!”

Just as the two drew their longswords and were about to make a move, one of them suddenly stopped, muttering:

“Something’s wrong!”

“It’s a trap, let’s go!”

“Go?” A cold laugh came from not far away, and Susan, dressed in close-fitting clothes and holding a scimitar, stepped out:

“Too late!”

Before she finished speaking, torches lit up all around.

More than ten sturdy guards from the Dragon King Trading Company rushed out, surrounding the two men.

“Just as Miss Lula predicted.”

Karl clapped his hands lightly and pushed open the door, stepping out:

“I didn’t think that someone would actually come looking for trouble tonight! Were you sent by Jasper or Charles?”

“What Jasper, what Charles?” One of the men in black scoffed:

“Never heard of them!”

“Go!”

With a low shout, the two turned and rushed in the direction they had come from, their momentum like lightning, and the longswords in their hands danced with cold light.

Susan shouted:

“Stop them!”

The guards raised their steel forks and thrust them at the two men, while arrows shot from the darkness.

The guards had been prepared for a long time and cooperated seamlessly, what seemed like a casual thrust actually blocked the opponents’ forward momentum.

“Clang, clang, clang…”

“Bang!”

“Careful!”

“They are knights, and they have Shadow Runes!”

The strength of the two men was unexpectedly high, the crowd roared, but they still couldn’t stop themselves from retreating.

“Zheng!”

Susan drew her blade.

The scimitar drew a beautiful arc, heading straight for one of the men, the blade’s light flickering with killing intent.

Combat Technique ━ Dark Moon Slash!

“Clang…”

“Pfft!”

Blood splattered.

Although the assassin’s strength was not weak, it was far inferior to Susan’s, not to mention the entanglement of the other guards.

He was injured after only a few exchanges.

Just then.

A phantom figure appeared silently behind Karl, like a venomous snake baring its fangs in the night.

There was actually another assassin!

While everyone else’s attention was drawn to the two assassins in the arena, the real killing move had also surfaced.

“Careful!”

Susan turned her head sharply, her expression changing drastically, and without regard for her opponent, she turned and lunged forward.

However,

it was clearly too late!

“Clang…”

Karl drew his sword at the last moment.

The broadsword blocked the incoming attack, but his body lost its balance, and he tumbled to the ground.

“Clang, clang, clang…”

The sounds of the collision were like rain hitting plantain leaves.

Susan swung her scimitar, clashing fiercely with the newcomer, sparks flying as their figures intertwined and their weapons collided.

“Go!”

The last assassin to appear muttered in a low voice, his attacks suddenly becoming more urgent, and he led his two companions out of the encirclement.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the night.

“Karl!”

Susan, without regard for the pursuit, rushed to Karl’s side:

“How are you?”

“Huff…” Karl’s face was pale, he shook his shoulder slightly, and forced a smile:

“I’m fine, just a bit of a muscle strain, I’ll be fine after a few days of rest, it’s a pity we couldn’t capture the assassins.”

“Otherwise, we could have used it to make trouble for Jasper in front of the leader.”

“It’s not that simple.” Susan shook her head:

“Even if we capture them, Jasper won’t admit it, but don’t worry, those three won’t get away with it either.”

As she spoke, she smiled coldly.

The scimitar in her hand was coated with a deadly poison, if the last expert wasn’t injured, the other two would be crippled even if they didn’t die.

In Free Port, a crippled knight was as good as dead.

Perhaps even worse!

…………

The night grew darker.

Several oil lamps were lit, illuminating the room as if it were daytime.

Charles had ordered a table full of food and drink, and under the encouragement of the others, he stretched out his hands and began to eat and drink freely.

His hobbies were different from others.

He didn’t love beauties,

he didn’t love money,

he was only interested in all kinds of food, and even his earning money was for the sake of buying more delicious food.

“Captain.”

The new first mate was attentive:

“Please try this, it’s the meat of a Hill Giant, a legendary creature that lives in the mountain regions, it’s said that one punch can kill a Grand Knight, it’s a pity they are not very intelligent, they were killed after being drugged with sleeping pills.”

“Oh!” Charles’s eyes lit up, he grabbed a strip of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, finishing it in a few bites.

The first mate was secretly shocked.

The meat of the Hill Giant was very dense, it wouldn’t soften even after stewing for three days and nights, and ordinary people couldn’t digest it at all.

Even a knight with an extraordinary digestive system would have to take small bites and chew slowly, but Charles was so relaxed.

No wonder he was able to kill the original captain, Grey, his strength had probably reached the peak knight level.

“Not bad!”

Licking the corner of his mouth, Charles’s eyes shone:

“The meat of legendary creatures is still the most flavorful, it’s a pity it’s too expensive, otherwise, I could eat it every day.”

“How could that be?” The first mate laughed:

“Captain, you’ve inherited Grey’s ship, and after every trip to sea, you’ll earn at least a few thousand God’s Grace Coins.”

“You can eat any meat you want!”

“Haha…” Charles laughed:

“That’s true!”

“Eat!”

“Drink!”

He waved his hand:

“Don’t stop, everyone!”

The others nodded and began to feast on the food on the table, until Charles lowered his head and looked down.

“Did you guys feel…”

“That the ground is shaking?”

“Is it?” The first mate wiped his mouth and laughed:

“It’s probably just the waves being too big, the waves in the sea have been fiercer than usual lately, and going out to sea is becoming more and more dangerous.”

“Yeah!”

The others nodded in agreement.

“That’s not right.” Charles suddenly flipped the table, his expression changing:

“The ground…”

“Bang!”

Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly trembled violently, and dozens of arm-thick, bloodthirsty vines shot out like lightning.

The bloodthirsty vines, covered in thorns, spread throughout the entire room in the blink of an eye, completely enveloping the people inside.

The thorns pierced into their flesh, sucking blood like crazy.

***

The vines that had sucked blood grew thicker at a visible speed, and the force of strangulation and constriction also increased.

In the blink of an eye.

The inside of the room was almost turned into a jungle of vines.

“Ah!”

Screams rang out.

Streams of blood splattered from the gaps between the vines, and the fresh, plump bodies quickly became shriveled.

“Bang!”

A loud bang was heard.

Charles’s hands were like blades, slashing wildly, the vines around him collided with his arms and were instantly cut apart.

“Who?”

“Show yourself!”

Combat Technique ━ Blazing Windmill!

A violent flame appeared out of thin air, like a spinning wheel, and rolled towards the vines in the room.

“Crackling…”

In an instant.

The vines were ignited by the flames and quickly withered, and the area around Charles suddenly became clear.

Revealing a figure hidden within.

Karl!

Karl, holding a rapier, lightly stabbed one of the men through the heart, then looked over with a surprised expression.

“I didn’t think…”

“You were actually quite strong!”

He had made his move in the night, thinking he could easily deal with his target, but he didn’t expect to encounter such a minor problem.

But.

It was only a minor problem.

“It’s you?” Looking at Karl, Charles was first surprised, then his expression was covered with rage:

“How dare you come here…”

“Die!”

He reached out and grabbed the longsword beside him, the blade shining, and a layer of flame spontaneously appeared on it.

“Huff…”

The flaming longsword lunged at Karl.

Charles’s strength had reached the peak knight level, and he had also cultivated a special combat technique, and the longsword in his hand was also imbued with magical materials, so when his battle aura was activated, it would burn with flames.

At the knight stage,

he was definitely a top-tier expert!

“Shua!”

The longsword slashed through the air.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Minor Force Field!

Charles’s figure paused slightly, but the longsword continued to advance.

“Whoosh…”

A stream of water appeared out of thin air, forming a giant water ball, completely enveloping Karl.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Azure Wave Protection!

The flaming longsword made contact with the water, and a thick smoke instantly rose, slowing down its forward momentum.

“Guna!”

Karl raised his hand.

“Clatter…”

Armor automatically protected his body.

“Clang!”

The longsword struck the armor, like a mosquito hitting his body, it didn’t even make Karl flinch.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Karl sighed lightly, as if he was somewhat disappointed, then he slightly raised his wrist.

Thrust!

Thrust!

Thrust!

The sharp rapier kept thrusting out, forcing Charles to retreat repeatedly, and his body was also grazed by several streaks of blood.

At the same time.

The bloodthirsty vines that had been dealt with by the others twisted their bodies and lunged at him.

With Karl’s rapier in front and the bloodthirsty vines behind, Charles had no way to retreat in the blink of an eye, and could only let out a cry of grief and anger.

“Ah!”

“I’ll fight you!”

“Boom!”

Flames erupted.

However…

“Pfft!”

As Karl’s rapier pierced through his skull, Charles’s body fell to the ground with a thud, and everything was over.

“As long as it’s not an attack at the Grand Knight level, I don’t need to intercept it at all, my defense is enough to resist it.”

“A peak knight, is still just a knight!”

Putting away his rapier, Karl habitually searched the corpse, and his eyes lit up.

The next day.

“Have you heard?”

Susan crossed her legs, smiling:

“Last night, Charles died in his own home, including several of his usual friends.”

“Oh!” Karl, with a bandage on his arm, raised an eyebrow and asked:

“Could it be Miss Lula who did it?”

“This…” Susan’s expression stiffened slightly, she hesitated for a moment before saying:

“Probably not, although everyone else is saying that Lula did it, and Jasper even made a scene at the Trading Company, but I don’t think it fits her character.”

“And Miss Lula hasn’t admitted it.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Karl chuckled:

“No matter who did it, it’s a relief for me, I just wonder if Jasper will make trouble for me later?”

“You can rest assured about that.” Susan waved her hand:

“The one who killed Charles was a Grand Knight, Jasper knows very well that it has nothing to do with you, and now that the Trading Company is in urgent need of your potions, the leader won’t let him run wild either.”

“It’s just that Miss…”

“Where did she find a Grand Knight?”

It seemed that,

even she suspected that Lula was behind it, or at least that she was involved, Karl smiled faintly and didn’t say anything more.

He was currently injured, so this matter definitely had nothing to do with him.

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The Black Swamp.

An isolated island.

“As the saying goes, a man won’t get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse won’t grow fat without night grass, the ancients did not deceive me!”

Karl said with emotion.

Secretly killing Charles was nothing to him, but the gains were undoubtedly beyond his expectations.

There was a box in the room, filled with God’s Grace Coins, totaling nearly ten thousand.

Ten thousand God’s Grace Coins!

Apart from Grand Knights, perhaps only some trading forces could take out so much money in one go.

“Given Charles’s personality, it’s impossible for him to have accumulated so many God’s Grace Coins, it’s most likely Grey’s inheritance.”

“Tsk, tsk…”

“After all the scheming to obtain the previous captain’s inheritance, it ended up benefiting me, people really shouldn’t do things that are against their conscience!”

Karl shook his head and clicked his tongue.

Compared to the God’s Grace Coins, he was actually more interested in something else.

《The Furnace Method》

The Furnace Breathing Technique was also related to a certain deity, and in terms of grade, it was no lower than Karl’s Giant Spirit Breathing Technique.

It might even be higher!

The Furnace Method was not the Furnace Breathing Technique, it should just be a branch or secret technique of this breathing technique.

Similar to the Gigantism of the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique.

“The furnace of heaven and earth, all things can be refined!”

“Eat!”

Karl pursed his lips.

He finally understood why Charles’s hobby was eating, because eating helped him increase his strength.

The better the food, the higher the quality, the greater the help it provided in improving his physical fitness.

The parts of legendary creatures that had ‘nutritional value’ had a better effect after consumption than Beast Pills, and unlike Beast Pills, which had resistance and couldn’t be taken frequently, flesh and blood could be eaten as food, and could be eaten continuously.

Finally…

“Thud!”

Charles’s flaming longsword was heavily thrown onto the table.

“This thing should also be considered a magic weapon, right?”

…………

Half a month later.

Karl’s figure appeared at the Alliance headquarters.

His spirit was somewhat fatigued, yet strangely excited, as if he had completed a task.

“Senior Arthur!”

“Karl.”

Arthur beckoned:

“Sit, sit, you’re a rare guest here.”

“Senior.” Karl took out a porcelain bottle and placed it on the table:

“A few years ago, I obtained a Frenzy Potion from a wandering merchant, but I don’t know if it’s genuine, so I’d like to trouble you to take a look.”

“I will pay the corresponding appraisal fee.”

Being friends with Adolf, Arthur was naturally also an apothecary, but he was more skilled in analysis and appraisal.

In the past half month, Karl had tried to refine Frenzy Potions using the blood of water monkeys, one water monkey could theoretically produce five portions, but unfortunately his potion-making skills were limited, and he only managed to refine one portion.

The reason why he had captured three water monkeys in the first place was to be prepared for any eventuality.

“Frenzy Potion?” Arthur looked surprised:

“This kind of thing rarely leaks out, most of it is divided up by the royal nobles and the Church.”

“Let me see.”

He didn’t take the porcelain bottle directly, but turned around and grabbed a magic item that looked like a microscope.

Then he opened the porcelain bottle and placed it in front of the ‘microscope’ to observe.

After a long while.

“Strange!”

Arthur frowned, hesitating before speaking:

“It’s not quite the same as the Frenzy Potion I analyzed before, but it seems to have some similarities.”

“Strange… strange…”

“Senior Arthur.” Karl straightened his body and asked:

“Can it be used?”

Of course it was different.

His Frenzy Potion was made using water monkey blood, and was different from the Church’s formula to begin with.

The key was,

did it work!

He only had this one Frenzy Potion, if it didn’t work, he would have to wait a few more months.

A few months later, the Trading Company would capture a few water monkeys.

“It can be used, it should be usable.” Arthur thought for a moment, and said:

“Maybe it’s because it’s been stored for too long, the effect is probably not as strong as the Church’s version, but it can be used.”

“Karl…”

“Are you trying to become a Grand Knight?”

“Yes.” Karl nodded, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and replied:

“My wizard talent is only at the fourth level, even with the legacy left by my mentor, I’m afraid I won’t be able to become a Senior Wizard Apprentice.”

“It’s better to walk the path of a knight, maybe I can touch the realm of a Legendary Knight.”

“Heh…” Arthur chuckled and shook his head:

“Legendary Knight, the difficulty for an ordinary person with no background to become a legend is no lower than becoming a Formal Wizard.”

“But it’s always good to try.”

“Also…” Karl took out two rings from his body, and placed Charles’s sword on the table:

“I plan to sell these things, I’d like to trouble you to give me an appraisal, if the price is right, I’ll sell them to the Alliance.”

“Magic items!” Arthur’s expression became serious:

“And three of them, are you really willing to part with them?”

He wasn’t surprised that Karl had so many magic items, guessing that they were part of Adolf’s legacy.

“Sigh.” Karl sighed:

“These things won’t be of much use in my hands, and holding onto them might make me a target.”

“It’s better to sell them and exchange them for magic stones.”

“Alright then.” Arthur didn’t try to persuade him further, after all, the items belonged to someone else, and how they were handled was their own business, outsiders had no right to interfere.

“The Summon Thorns Ring, is a bit damaged.”

“The Ring of Star Swords, is also a bit damaged…”

“This sword…”

“It’s mixed with some kind of magical material, if you use mental power or battle aura to activate it, it can release flames.”

After carefully assessing them, Arthur spoke:

“Because the rings are severely damaged, the price isn’t high, both of them together can be sold for eighteen magic stones.”

“This sword is too heavy, it’s more suitable for knights, so although it’s in perfect condition, I can only offer ten magic stones.”

“That’s twenty-eight magic stones in total!”

He looked up:

“If you’re willing to sell them to the Alliance, I can waive the appraisal fee for the Frenzy Potion.”

Twenty-eight magic stones?

“Sold!”

Karl nodded heavily, feeling a bit pained:

“Ten of those magic stones, please help me exchange them for Weir Potions.”

He didn’t feel the pain from selling the items cheaply, after all, he had been using them frequently during this time, and by squeezing their potential, their durability was already low, so it was fine to sell them, but the potions that increased mental power were too expensive, even a Senior Wizard Apprentice would probably find it difficult to take them regularly.

It seemed that leveling up by taking potions was a bit difficult.

“Weir Potions?” Arthur smiled:

“It seems, you still haven’t given up on the path of a wizard.”

Night.

The Divine Domain Fragment.

Karl held the Frenzy Potion, his expression serious, and he tilted his head back and drank the potion in one gulp.

Please collect!