Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 99

Chapter 99: 9 Great God’s Grace Coins

Eagle Henry was no longer young, his silver-white hair shimmering softly in the candlelight. His face was etched with the marks of time, wrinkles bearing witness to his honors and vicissitudes.

His posture was already stooped, but he still tried to straighten it, as if only in this way could he maintain his former dignity.

But he was, after all, old.

So old that he wouldn’t even retort when ridiculed.

Beside him.

Was a gorgeously dressed Yass.

Compared to his father’s composure and calmness, Yass’s eyes flickered from time to time, constantly looking towards the door.

“He’s here.”

Henry’s ears twitched slightly, and he stepped towards the door to greet him, a smile already appearing on his face before he even spoke:

“Mr. Karl, welcome!”

“Mr. Karl.”

Yass bowed respectfully behind him.

“Yass, my friend.” Karl reached out to help Yass up:

“No need to be so polite.”

“Old Mr. Henry, we meet again.”

Karl’s attitude made both of them feel relieved. It seemed that the ‘apology’ of the past few days had worked.

“Sit!”

Henry gestured:

“Please, sit.”

“I never agreed with Baird’s decision, but Karl, you also know, I have less and less say in the Sickle Brotherhood.”

“Ah!”

He sighed helplessly:

“Not everyone respects the elderly, especially in Free Port, where old people who have lost their strength deserve to be abandoned.”

Seeing that Karl didn’t respond, Henry shook his head and took out a wooden box.

“Click!”

The lid of the box opened.

Inside were four Great God’s Grace coins.

“Four.” Karl took the wooden box, his face impassive, but his heart was already rippling:

“Only four?”

“In previous years, the Brotherhood exchanged a Super Rune with the Duke’s Envoy, using up all of our savings.” Henry said:

“So, these are all we have for now.”

“You also know that one hundred Great God’s Grace coins are needed to exchange for one Super Rune. It took the Brotherhood many years to accumulate one hundred.”

One hundred!

Karl’s fingers trembled slightly, his heart surging.

If he had one hundred Great God’s Grace coins, he would have already become a Formal Wizard or a Legendary Knight.

A Super Rune was good, but it was definitely not worth one hundred Great God’s Grace coins, at least not to him.

But what did Duke Ferdinand need Great God’s Grace coins for?

Could it be that,

like him, the other party could also extract Source Essence from the Great God’s Grace coins and transform it into their own power?

“Actually…”

Yass’s eyes flickered, and he spoke in a low voice:

“Maybe there are more, but the Great God’s Grace coins are collected by Second Elder Baird, and he said that there are only these four.”

“As for how many he actually has, only he himself knows.”

Hmm?

Karl raised an eyebrow.

“Yass!”

Henry frowned slightly, displeased. Although he also disliked Baird, he didn’t want the Sickle Brotherhood to have another conflict with Karl.

“Karl.”

Turning around, he softened his voice:

“Besides the Great God’s Grace coins, there is also half a corpse of a Legendary Creature. I have already sent someone to the Dragon King Trading Company.”

“I heard that you are collecting these things, so consider it an apology from our Brotherhood.”

“Hmm.” Karl nodded:

“I appreciate it.”

“That Frost Woman is in the kitchen of the Flame Tavern. If dealt with in time, she should only be missing a leg.”

“Yass.” Henry hurriedly said:

“Go!”

“Yes.” Yass stood up, but just as he was about to leave, he remembered something and stopped, asking:

“Karl, last time we met, you said that if I wanted to become a Grand Knight…”

“You have a way?”

“Well…” Karl pondered slightly:

“At that time, I had a potion that could increase the chances of a Peak Knight breaking through to a Grand Knight.”

“Ah!”

“What?”

Hearing this, Yass and Henry’s expressions changed drastically.

“Really?” Yass’s body trembled:

“Karl, are you telling the truth?”

He had once thought about becoming a Grand Knight, but after several consecutive failures, he had already become disheartened.

Now that he heard that there was still a chance, he was so excited that he couldn’t control himself for a moment.

Henry, on the other hand, thought more.

No wonder!

No wonder Lula and Otis of the Dragon King Trading Company suddenly became Grand Knights, reversing the situation in one fell swoop.

So that was the reason!

He didn’t think that Karl was lying, after all, the additional Grand Knights couldn’t be fake.

However…

This matter was crucial to the Dragon King Trading Company, concerning its future development, so it should have been kept absolutely secret.

Karl saw the doubt in their eyes and smiled:

“At that time, I did have a few potions, but they are all gone now.”

So that’s how it was!

Henry understood.

Since the potions were gone, he naturally didn’t care about keeping it secret.

“Ah!”

Yass, on the other hand, looked regretful. The thought of what he had missed made him feel frustrated.

If only he had asked a few more questions back then…

If only he could have gotten a potion…

Ah!

He looked dejected, as if his soul had left his body.

“Mr. Karl.”

Henry tentatively spoke:

“Is it possible to refine that kind of potion again?”

That’s right!

Yass’s eyes lit up, staring directly at Karl, hoping to hear a yes from him.

“This…” Karl hesitated:

“It’s not possible at the moment.”

“However, if I really have the opportunity to refine it in the future, I will definitely notify you two first.”

“Good!” Before Henry could speak, Yass had already said:

“Mr. Karl, please don’t forget to notify me.”

“Definitely.”

Karl nodded with a smile.

He didn’t mind doing business with the Sickle Brotherhood or the Sea God Society, and in fact, he had intended to do so.

Using the ‘Frenzy Potion’ to collect all of Free Port’s Great God’s Grace coins was his goal.

As for the Dragon King Trading Company…

As long as he could become a Formal Wizard or a Legendary Knight, the opinions of others wouldn’t matter at all.

Henry stroked his chin.

He could understand the meaning behind Karl’s words.

Making that kind of potion was difficult, but not impossible, and the implication was that it wouldn’t be cheap.

Price?

As long as he could become a Grand Knight, any price was negotiable.

Great God’s Grace coins?

He should think about how to get Great God’s Grace coins.

…………

After bidding farewell to the two men.

Karl got into the carriage and took out the Great God’s Grace coins.

There were four here, plus the five that Lula had given him, making a total of nine.

Nine Great God’s Grace coins converted into Source Essence could provide him with mental power or physique that would require him several years of hard work to cultivate.

“When the Water Monkeys reach the shore, and I refine the Frenzy Potion and sell it in Free Port, the Great God’s Grace coins will continuously gather in my hands.”

“Formal Wizard!”

“Legendary Knight!”

Karl smiled, feeling relaxed. The future was bright, and even his thoughts became more agile.

“Whoa!”

Aya gently pulled the reins, stopping the carriage.

“Uncle Karl, it seems like something happened up ahead?”

“Oh!”

Karl lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked ahead. Before he could see clearly, his brow furrowed.

This fog…

Something’s wrong!

When he focused his Battle Aura on his eyes, he couldn’t even see clearly ten meters away, which was very abnormal.

Ordinary fog couldn’t block a Grand Knight’s vision.

“It wasn’t like this yesterday!”

Getting out of the carriage, Karl walked forward.

In the corner of the street, several figures were lying prone, writhing back and forth, not knowing what they were doing.

“Thump…”

Karl’s footsteps faltered, his face gradually turning grim.

“Uncle.”

Aya parked the carriage and quickly followed, walking towards the corner, shouting:

“You guys, what are you doing?”

“Ah!”

Before her voice could fade, she was startled by the scene before her and screamed, her face turning pale instantly.

The figures lying on the ground were covered in blood, and several fragmented corpses were scattered on the ground.

A woman’s head was rolling on the side, a baby’s corpse had its chest cavity hollowed out, and a severed arm lay in the mud.

Eating people!

Something was eating people!

Although she had seen many tragic scenes, seeing people being eaten raw still challenged her tolerance.

“Hiss, hiss…”

Aya’s voice startled the prone figures, who turned to look, hissing strangely.

“What are these?”

The ‘monsters’ before him had human-like bodies and appearances, but their skin was dark blue, and some parts were covered in fish scales.

Their eyes were like cold blades, flashing with ferocity, madness, and bloodlust, without a trace of reason.

They were like monsters from the deep sea, with seaweed tangled on their bodies and a strong fishy odor.

Merfolk?

“Aya.”

Karl spoke in a low voice:

“Come back.”

“Okay.”

Aya’s throat bobbed, and she retreated step by step.

“Hiss, hiss…”

“Swish!”

The monsters lying on the ground clearly didn’t intend to let her go. They shrieked and lunged forward.

They were slender and muscular, with an astonishing explosive force.

Under the cover of the thick fog, they were like sharp arrows, making Aya’s breath catch.

But she wasn’t afraid.

Because she knew very well that she wouldn’t be harmed.

“Buzz…”

An invisible force surged from behind, instantly enveloping the entire area, including the attacking monsters.

Minor Force Field!

Gravity Distortion!

“Bang!”

The charging monsters were like they had crashed into an invisible wall, falling straight to the ground.

After advancing to Senior Wizard Apprentice, Karl could activate zero-circle spells, allowing several times the power to be applied to his opponents.

Knights,

Could be easily suppressed.

Although these monsters had a ferocious aura, they were at most Knight Squires, far weaker than Knights.

If he focused the power of his spells…

Karl made a grasping motion with one hand.

“Boom!”

An invisible force descended from the sky, and the ground in front of him suddenly shook, caving in half a foot.

“Bang!”

The monsters’ bodies couldn’t withstand the pressure and exploded on the spot, turning into a pile of bloody pulp.

Karl retracted his hand, his face grim.

‘Not only is it affecting my vision, but my hearing, perception, and even my Spider Sense have become dull.’

“This fog…”

‘What exactly is going on?’

“Let’s go!”

Karl stepped forward:

“Let’s check the situation around here.”

“Yes.”

Aya responded and turned to go get the carriage.

“Don’t worry about the carriage.” Karl shook his head, his voice grave:

“I have a bad feeling.”

Although he hadn’t studied astrology or divination, a Senior Wizard Apprentice’s premonitions were also not weak.

…………

The docks.

The stone steps here were staggered, and the buildings were ancient and elegant, mainly made of stone and wood.

Usually.

The ships on the sea were endless, the sails were flapping in the wind, and the shouts of the boatmen and sailors were constant.

The goods on the shore were piled up like mountains, and the workers were busy carrying them.

The busyness here not only supplied the people of Free Port, but also transported goods to other cities.

The lives of countless people depended on this dock.

But now.

It was deathly silent!

The usual busyness was gone, and only broken ships and pale corpses floated quietly on the water.

Houses had collapsed.

The goods in the warehouses were spilled on the ground.

Various tools, materials, and supplies were scattered everywhere, and broken flags swayed slightly in the sea breeze.

“Splatter!”

“Splatter…”

A strange sound came from somewhere.

A merfolk that was gnawing on a corpse raised its head, its fish-like eyes turning, and then it suddenly darted out.

***

“Swish!”

“Swish, swish!”

More and more merfolk appeared everywhere on the docks, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a tide, rushing towards Free Port’s residential area.

Soon.

“Ah!”

“Monsters!”

“Run!”

Screams and exclamations rang out, but under the cover of the thick fog, they couldn’t travel far.

“Boom!”

The water surface surged.

Huge tentacles emerged from underwater, pulling down buildings, and slowly climbing out of the water were mountain-like bodies.

Dozens of strange spiders crawled out from under the tentacles. Their joints looked like they were made of wood, and they made a clicking sound as they crawled, disappearing into the scene in a few flashes.

Twisted monsters emerged from the mud, moving slowly like writhing sludge, leaving a trail of slime that corroded everything, including stone and steel.

All kinds of strange monsters emerged from the sea one after another, approaching Free Port step by step.

…………

The Sea God Society’s stronghold.

Compared to the Dragon King Trading Company and the Sickle Brotherhood, the Sea God Society’s stronghold was closest to the Endless Sea.

And it was the first to be attacked.

“Boom!”

With a loud noise, the gate of the Sea God Society’s stronghold was smashed open, and countless merfolk swarmed in.

“Stop them!”

“Kill!”

As one of the three major forces in Free Port, the Sea God Society not only had the publicly acknowledged number one expert among Grand Knights, but also many Knights and Knight Squires.

Accompanied by shouts of battle, fully armed knights rushed out from the depths of the stronghold, charging towards the attacking merfolk.

On the walls, fortresses, and various hidden spots, archers with bows and arrows quickly drew their bows, and arrows fell like a torrential rain.

“Swish!”

“Swish, swish!”

Rows of merfolk fell to the ground.

Even more large crossbows were brought out, and crossbow bolts as thick as a child’s arm could easily pierce through steel plates.

Chain crossbows continuously fired steel bolts, pinning merfolk to the ground.

But…

“There are too many!”

“Chairman!”

Someone roared:

“There are too many monsters, we can’t hold them back!”

In just a short moment, over a thousand merfolk had rushed into the stronghold, and behind them were countless more, densely packed.

At least ten thousand!

You have to know.

Each merfolk was comparable to a Knight Squire, and they were Knight Squires who didn’t know pain and weren’t afraid of death.

Even a knight would have difficulty escaping if surrounded by three or five merfolk.

For the entire Free Port, ten thousand merfolk were a disaster that could overturn their survival.

Moreover,

the number of merfolk was probably more than ten thousand!

“Where did they come from?”

Hawk’s face was grim, and he came to the high platform with his trident, looking towards the battlefield below:

“How could there be so many monsters appearing in the Endless Sea, near the docks, without any news?”

“Recently, quite a few ships have mysteriously disappeared, but…” The vice-chairman looked blank:

“Who could have imagined that it would be like this?”

That’s right!

Who could have imagined that there would be so many merfolk in the Endless Sea, and no one knew about it?

Where were they hiding before?

“Boom!”

A loud noise came from the west wall.

Under the light of the torches, a water centipede over ten meters long crashed through the wall and rushed into the crowd.

The water centipede’s body had a strange, oily sheen, and arrows bounced off it instantly. Its countless claws and pincers reached out, and as soon as it grabbed someone, it meant their death.

Even knights were no exception.

“Legendary Creature!”

Hawk’s expression changed, and a stream of water appeared out of nowhere under his feet, pushing him towards the west of the stronghold.

The trident in his hand was said to be from a lost civilization, possessing the magical ability to control water.

Coupled with the Super Rune ━ Water Explosion.

This allowed Hawk to overpower Dragon King Zimmerman and the Blood Sickle Yaheng, becoming the number one expert among Grand Knights.

He even had the ability to fight Legendary Creatures alone.

“Go!”

With a low shout, Hawk swung his trident.

The rampaging water centipede suddenly stopped, and streams of water appeared out of nowhere, binding its body tightly like chains.

“Explode!”

“Boom!”

It was as if hundreds of bombs had exploded, the water surging, the impact tearing open the water centipede’s carapace and ripping apart its flesh.

“Squeak, squeak…”

The intense pain made the water centipede scream to the sky, and a red light appeared on the carapace on its head, which looked somewhat like a human face.

The huge human face was full of anger, and it flipped over and lunged at Hawk.

“A human-faced centipede?”

Hawk’s eyes narrowed:

“How can it be so big?”

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The fog grew thicker and thicker.

“Bang!”

An attacking merfolk exploded on the spot, turning into a shower of blood.

Karl retracted his hand, his face solemn.

“There are so many of them?”

He had originally thought that they were just some sea creatures that had taken advantage of the thick fog to come ashore and secretly kill and eat people, but the current situation was clearly not right.

There were too many!

In this slum, merfolk were appearing in every alley, eating the corpses of the residents after killing them.

The fog was too thick.

Even though so many murders had occurred, no one had noticed!

Perhaps it was because Free Port had never lacked fighting, or maybe it was because no one had expected so many ferocious merfolk to come ashore, or perhaps someone was already resisting but Karl didn’t know.

In short,

it wasn’t just this slum where the merfolk were.

“Let’s go!”

With a thought, Karl waved his hand:

“Back to the Trading Company’s stronghold.”

“Okay.”

Aya nodded quickly. The things she had seen along the way had made her face pale and her body cold.

“Wait!”

Just as he was about to leave, Karl suddenly stopped, his hands on the hilts of the swords at his waist.

His face was solemn.

On this entire journey, he hadn’t touched his swords, and had easily dealt with his opponents with spells.

But now…

“Swish!”

A black shadow darted out from a distance. In just two flashes, it crossed a hundred meters and appeared in front of them.

The black shadow clenched its five fingers into a fist and struck straight out.

“Boom!”

The enormous power and extreme speed caused the air before the fist to compress and vibrate, creating a gust of wind.

“Clang…”

Two broadswords crossed to block the fist, and the point of contact burst with energy. A figure was sent flying backwards along the ground.

It was Karl!

His face showed surprise, his hands trembled slightly, and his feet plowed two deep furrows in the ground.

What powerful force!

“Swish!”

The figure didn’t stop there. After one strike, it approached again, and its fists struck out in a flurry of afterimages.

The air was blasted into pillars of air.

“Whoosh…”

A stream of water appeared out of nowhere, instantly turning into a ball of water, and several layers of invisible force fields fell.

The figure’s speed suddenly decreased.

Merfolk?

The attacking figure was similar in appearance to the merfolk they had encountered earlier, but it was much sturdier and taller.

It was over three meters tall, like a small giant.

Its body was covered with more scales, and even its face showed fish scales.

Its explosive speed and power were even more exaggerated, far surpassing ordinary Grand Knights, and it could probably contend with a Peak Grand Knight.

But even a Peak Grand Knight would be reduced to an ordinary Grand Knight under several rounds of spell suppression.

“Open!”

Secret Technique ━ Gigantism!

Karl’s body shook, his shoulders trembled, and in an instant, he transformed into a huge giant over five meters tall.

His physique also changed from a normal Grand Knight to a Peak Grand Knight.

With this change in power.

Combat Technique ━ Divine Sanction!

“Boom!”

The two swords slashed down in a cross, and the condensed Battle Aura combined with the Petrification Technique, colliding with the burly merfolk.

“Bang!”

“Bang, bang!”

The merfolk was powerful, and it didn’t fear pain or death. If it had encountered another Grand Knight, it would have been able to gain the upper hand.

But unfortunately,

It had encountered Karl.

“Pfft!”

The giant sword slashed down again, and the merfolk raised its arm to block, but it didn’t realize that its arm was already showing signs of petrification.

Instantly.

Its arm shattered, and its body was heavily slashed to the ground.

“Die!”

Karl shouted, and the giant sword pierced down, pinning the burly merfolk to the ground.

“Let’s go.”

Retracting his sword, Karl shrunk back to his normal size, grabbed the merfolk’s neck with one hand, and leaped forward:

“Back to the stronghold!”

On the way back.

Screams and wails rose and fell. Even with the fog covering it, they couldn’t stop them from reaching his ears.

The entire Free Port seemed to have no place of peace, and even the tavern where he had met with Henry and Yass had turned into ruins at some point.

It was chaos!

Complete chaos!

The Trading Company’s stronghold.

Lula and the others had already gathered together.

Even if they were slow to react, they now realized that something was wrong, but the fog made it difficult to transmit messages.

Fortunately, there were many experts here, and they were far from the coastline, so not many merfolk had appeared yet.

…………

The Divine Domain Fragment.

Karl appeared with a pile of things, and just as he was about to do something, a blinding white light suddenly appeared before his eyes.

“Boom!”

The white light was like a tide, sweeping over and then quickly receding.

If it weren’t for the aftereffects in his eyes, he would have thought that everything that had just happened was an illusion.

“What happened?”

Karl was stunned.

He had entered and exited the Divine Domain Fragment so many times, but he had never encountered this situation before, but he quickly recovered.

The corpse!

The corpse of that burly merfolk!

As the white light swept over, everything else remained unaffected, but the merfolk’s corpse quietly decomposed and dissipated.

It seemed to be repelled by the Divine Domain Fragment.

A realization dawned on him.

“Evil God’s Corruption?”

“So, everything that has been eroded by the Evil God’s power will be attacked by the Divine Domain Fragment?”

“Were these merfolk born because of the Evil God’s power?”

Karl stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then took out the Great God’s Grace coins, converting them all into Source Essence with a thought.

Name: Karl

Physique: 3.84

Mental Power: 3.29

Source Essence: 0.9

“If I use the Source Essence on my physique, I can become a Peak Grand Knight, and my strength will increase a lot. After Gigantism, my physique value can even exceed five, comparable to a Legendary Knight.”

“If I add it to my mental power, the power of zero-circle spells and Super Runes will increase, and the key is…”

Karl’s eyes flickered, and then he focused his mind.

Instantly.

The mental power column flickered slightly, directly changing from 3.29 to 3.74.

A portion of the mental power that was originally out of control in his mental sea naturally became his own under the effect of the Source Essence.

It was as if the mental power that would have taken many years to accumulate was completed in an instant.

The magic of Source Essence was astonishing every time.

“Increasing mental power allows me to try to cultivate the spells of a Bloodline Wizard. As long as I master the spells, my physique will naturally improve.”

“If I focus on improving my physique, the 0.45 mental power would take at least five or six years of hard work to cultivate.”

“I can’t wait!”

Shaking his head, he stepped out of the Divine Domain Fragment.

Lula and the others were all gathered in the hall discussing matters.

“The fog is too thick. Even people who are familiar with the terrain can easily get lost, not to mention having to guard against monsters.”

“The information is too mixed and chaotic.”

“Some people say that the Pirate Island Tortuga Island has turned into ruins, and some say that no ships are sailing in the Endless Sea anymore.”

“The Sea God Society’s stronghold has been captured. According to those who escaped, there are at least tens of thousands of merfolk…”

“The situation of the Sea God Society’s Chairman Hawk is temporarily unknown.”

“The Sickle Brotherhood sent people to inquire about the situation. We are still clueless, what can we tell them?”

“In short…”

“Free Port is in trouble this time!”

Karl didn’t participate in the discussion. The discussions of the crowd and the various pieces of information entered his ears, making his face turn increasingly grim.

He didn’t want Free Port to have an accident at all. If something happened…

Great God’s Grace coins!

My Great God’s Grace coins!

Please collect!!!