I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 157 Honey? Haha, I got it again!
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When being promoted to a formal wizard, the pupa must turn into a butterfly, which means being assimilated by Alayeh and the madness in one's own heart. Therefore, when being promoted to a formal wizard, one must overcome the tribulation!

When others advance to a new realm, they don't encounter tribulations. If they can't break through the bottleneck, they can't break through the bottleneck. But every time I advance to a new realm, I have to overcome a tribulation!

If you can't cross it, you will be eaten, possessed by a mad demon, and turned into a butterfly fairy.

I have to think of some way, otherwise, not only will I go crazy in the future, I will also become the body of 'my inner demon Alayeh'!

At that time, the whole world will be swallowed up by this big butterfly!

"I can't turn into a butterfly. Otherwise, I'll become like that 'Jiligulu' and go crazy, and become a weird creature."

"By then, everyone in this world will have to become a sacrifice for my godhood, and I myself will be the first sacrifice for my inner demon!"

No wonder I cultivate so fast. The crazier I am, the faster I cultivate.

This is assimilating to one's own inner demons!

I am really just a wisp of thought from the evil god!
A wisp of good thoughts and normal thinking.

When he opened his eyes again, Roland was sweating profusely.

"I can't kill that giant butterfly at all, but I should be able to find a way to prevent myself from turning into a butterfly when I become a formal wizard."

Being a wizard is the path to becoming a god, but Roland wanted to become a normal god. He didn't want to become something weird.

If it were a Twilight wizard, they probably wouldn't care about this. To them, weird gods and normal gods are all gods. If you advance to a formal wizard, you become a god, so what kind of god is it?

This is a shortcut! Become a god in one step!
But Roland rejected this idea. After all, any normal person would never want to become a mad immortal or a mad god with strange physical and mental qualities.

Roland currently has two ideas on how to prevent himself from being assimilated by Alayeh.

One is to assimilate with natural wonders and use them to anchor oneself. When one advances to a full-fledged wizard, with this anchor, one will be able to avoid becoming a butterfly.

This is the path that Usak took.

If I ask mentor Usak for advice on this path, then under his guidance, I should be able to make it through smoothly.

But this path ends at the level 2 wizard. There is no further progress to be made.

The second path is to follow the path of the Twilight wizards. Choose a mystery and assimilate to it. This path is smooth and has no future bottlenecks. However, it is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Because this road will turn into strange things, just like turning into a butterfly.

If you are not careful, you will become a "chrysalis tumor" like "Twilight Tower Master Zoe".

Becoming a butterfly is the devil's path, and becoming a chrysalis is the demon's path!
They are all evil ways. And they are evil ways that will not end well.

Roland's path was indeed an evil one, a devilish one, but he wanted to have a good ending.

"However, since the Twilight Wizards follow an evil path and know how to assimilate with the Mystery, they must also know how to prevent their assimilation into the Mystery."

Roland suddenly realized that he needed to get in touch with more Twilight Wizards.

If you want to contact the Twilight Wizard, going to the battlefield is undoubtedly the best choice. But it is also the worst choice.

Because once I open up with the Twilight Wizard, if I meet a real wizard, he will be able to kill me, a small shrimp.

Besides, with fighting on the battlefield every day, how could there be time to study the knowledge of the Twilight wizards?
The best decision is to find a territory, a territory on the border, like Dal Town.

In this way, he could have in-depth contact with the Twilight wizards without getting involved in the war.

There is even a chance to sneak into the territory of Twilight wizards and learn from their school.

Along the way, I have already secured many 'territory selection opportunities' for myself. There will be many territories to choose from.

My senior is helping me with the territory matters. Once she has some news, she should be able to offer me a lot of options. I can then see if there's anything suitable.

With a suitable border territory, the problem of transformation from a cocoon to a butterfly will become clear. Maybe I can even build a city god temple for the goddess Helaka to accumulate some good karma.

The wizard's territory is the wizard's tower - that is, the cave~
You are responsible for protecting a piece of secular land, and people in the secular world will also respect you.

You can just practice Taoism in the cave and collect protection fees. You don’t have to worry about worldly affairs and you will be very free and easy.

There is no rush regarding the territory. My senior will help me with it, so I just need to wait for the news.

What is imminent at present is the current "human disaster".

The conscription order has been issued. If I am dragged into the battlefield, even if I gain territory later, they will not let me go. All subsequent plans will be ruined.

I have to find a senior apprentice to serve in my place.

Raven would be a good choice. Once he catches up with Amber, he can use her channels to find a 'retainer' who can replace him on the battlefield.

Amber seemed to be going to the king, so I wanted to go too. It was convenient. The Crystal Princess' illness wasn't important; what was important was that the king had helped me get my conscription order extended.

Roland did not intend to do this mission. He planned to give the king a reward, then surrender the territory and leave.

After making up his mind, Roland did not rush to set off.

He had just advanced, but was so preoccupied with all sorts of other things that he didn't have time to check his own situation.

He felt the surging and condensed magic power in his body and began to read Alayeh's notes.

Now he has been promoted to an advanced apprentice, and because of his thorough preparation, everything went very smoothly. However, after seeing the butterfly, Roland felt a mixture of emotions.

However, the surprises outweigh the sorrows.

There is always a way out, and I am already going against the will of heaven. I can't stop moving forward just because there is a great terror ahead.

"My magic power was originally in a mist, but now it's gradually liquefying. After becoming a formal wizard, my magic power should completely liquefy. No wonder there's such a huge gap between formal wizards and apprentices. I wonder how many times the difference in magic power density is between the two."

Roland

[Realm: Advanced Wizard Apprentice (0.86%)]

[Abilities: Advanced Valeria Swordsmanship (96%), Intermediate Potions (18.6%)]

Roland lacked subsequent sword training methods, so he had not been deliberately practicing swordsmanship during this period.

But after fighting with Anna for half a year, his swordsmanship improved greatly.

When he was stuck at the bottleneck of an intermediate apprentice, every time he had a glimpse into the lower world (went crazy), his magic, swordsmanship, skills, etc. would improve.

He didn't go crazy much in the Black Forest, but he had a major one in the End World. So many of his skills were almost maxed out.

Alchemy directly broke through the beginner level and made a significant improvement.

As for various spells, they have all been upgraded to level 4.

Level 4 magic. Generally speaking, only formal wizards can study magic to this level.

Although Roland's magic power was not as strong as that of a first-level wizard, this senior apprentice had already reached the level of a 'mentor' in his understanding of magic.

[Spells: Several level 2-4 spells. Ignite IV (87.6%), Arc IV (19.57%)]

[Magic: Modified. Chain Lightning IV (19.57%). Several Level 3-4 Curses. Mind Blast III (78.3%)]

[Seal (Passive): Dawn Fire IV (62.5%)]

[Forbidden Technique: Elementary Forbidden Transformation Technique II (17.8%)]

Squeaky
A terrifying arc of electricity flashed from Roland's hand. He pointed out the window, and it flew over thirty meters away, striking a sapling about a meter tall.

A yellow-brown flame appeared on the trunk of the small tree, and then it burst into flames and broke on the ground.

If there was a person standing over there, I'm afraid it would also end up in such a miserable state.

It was just arcing, and he wasn't using a gray wand.

The broken gray wand was no longer able to carry Roland's level 4 magic.

While admiring the scenery of snow falling in the snowy forest outside the window, Roland looked up his various magic spells in Alayye's notebook.

The contents of the diary gave Roland a more intuitive understanding of his situation.

After being promoted to a senior apprentice, his magic damage and effects have been improved to a certain extent.

In addition, his understanding of many kinds of magic has reached the level of a formal wizard (level 4 magic), and the effects of his magic are also very powerful.

Although level 4 magic consumed a lot of energy, Roland's magic power was just right. If he used the potion and the Night Amulet to disguise himself as a legitimate wizard, ordinary people would probably find it difficult to detect.

Arc now has close to 2 units of damage, almost comparable to the lowest level lightning.

Chain Lightning's damage, originally 3 units at level 10, has now increased by a full 40%, reaching 14 units. After hitting a target, a burst of arcs will erupt. If you hit multiple targets consecutively, the arcs will spread out in a large area.

Now, the middle-level apprentice could not withstand the attack from Roland, the senior apprentice.

If two middle-level apprentices stood together, even if they had protective treasures in their hands, they would be electrocuted into charcoal after jumping back and forth a few times after being hit by his move.

Lightning magic is undoubtedly Roland's most explosive killing move.

The trick of Ignite, with the help of Fire Emblem (effect and penetration +1) and Fire Serpent Staff, can also deal considerable continuous damage.

But if we say that the most terrifying spells in Roland's hands are "Mind Blast" and those evil curses.

【暗影纹章：黑暗魔法效果+2、生效+2、恶化+2、异变+2、抵抗+3】

Roland thought to himself, "The effect of the Shadow Roar potion is truly extraordinary. It's much better than the Fire Emblem I gained after taking the Fire Root alone."
Fire Emblem has 3 attributes, all of which have stats of +1 and +2. Even if you eat more Fire Emblem roots in the future, you can only increase the stats, not the attributes.

But Shadow Emblem comes with 5 entries, and the initial values ​​are +2 and +3. Not taking any potions to transform yourself is terrifying enough.

Shadow magic's instantaneous damage is already high. However, its formidable nature lies not in its burst damage, but in its dot (continuous damage) and debuff (negative effect).

Once someone is cursed and begins to deteriorate, the effects will become increasingly terrifying.

Perhaps due to one's high resistance, nothing happens when one is first struck by the spell. But after a while, one suddenly realizes that one is completely broken.

Furthermore, many curses have the inherent negative effect of weakening resistance, and some curses are even designed to increase damage.

Therefore, even creatures of the earth element, which are insulated from lightning and fire, will be more afraid of lightning and more flammable than trees once they are cursed.

The best way to deal with evil curses is to wear rare items such as the 'Flower Moss Vestment', which greatly reduces the effect and efficiency of evil curses.

However, such things are often very expensive, and only a few people can afford them.

If Roland possessed a rare black magic artifact like the 'Heraka's Ring', coupled with the Shadow Emblem, his black magic would be multiplied in effectiveness. Even if the opponent was wearing a lot of fine equipment, it would still be the same as being naked.

If you don't wear special protective equipment, your whole body will be like paper and will break with a bang.

The snow outside had subsided. Roland stood up and fed Foxfire some delicious potions. He then cast a few spells on it.

After Foxfire was brought out, its hooves stepped on the thick snow, but no traces were left!
Roland, his heart pounding, jumped on his horse and lifted his hood. He rode the Foxfire slowly into the distance through the light snow.

He flipped through Alayeh's notes and studied magic.

After a moment, he shook the magic ring on his wrist, which was worn like a watch. Then he took out his gray wand and used various shadow magic to play with the trees and stones he passed by. Then, all the trees in the snowy forest suffered.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at a stone, and the surface of the stone began to peel off as if it had rotted.

—Twilight Magic.Rotten and Swelling.

Roland's eyes moved slightly, he pulled the reins, dismounted and took a look.

He thought to himself, "I've used this trick on stone before, and it didn't rot or swell. At most, it just corroded a little."
Heraka's magic ring and the shadow emblem made the effect of the evil curse in Roland's hand a little outrageous.

The effects of decay and swelling continued. When Roland came to his senses, the stone was riddled with holes and a suspicious mucus was oozing out of it.

The mucus didn't look like 'melted stone', but rather like golden blood!

Roland touched the mucus with his fingers woodenly and smelled a sweet fragrance and asked.

"Honey?!"

Roland's expression turned very interesting. He licked it with his tongue - it was really honey!

Roland grabbed his hair and felt terrible.

As a professional wizard, Roland's understanding of magic has reached the level of a 'mentor'.

He has also been studying twilight magic for a long time.

He has a deep understanding of the trick of rot and swelling.

But the more he understood the magic of 'Rotting and Swelling', the greater the mental impact of 'Honey' on him.

As the name suggests, rot and swelling is very evil and disgusting.

If something were to be struck by this move, not only would pus ooze out of its body, gradually turning it into a pool of foul-smelling pus and blood, but the pus that flowed out would also be poisonous.

Even if I cast a spell on stone, no matter how negative the effects, once the stone began to rot, it should have oozed out "molten stone," or perhaps a foul-smelling and suspicious pus.

To exaggerate a little, the stone should also be like flesh and blood, oozing pus and blood, and then some maggots crawling out.

What is honey!

A small bee flew past Roland. He stared blankly at the stone riddled with holes, only to discover that it had transformed into a beehive under the lingering effects of decay and swelling.

Some little bees were crawling out of it and flying happily in front of Roland.

Roland stupidly grabbed a small bee and touched it. Then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mutation! It's a mutation!"

"Heraka's power and the changes in my Shadow Emblem!"

"These little bees are Heraca's followers!"

"They were supposed to be maggots and flies. But under the influence of my shadow magic, they turned into bee eggs and baby bees!"

Roland suddenly realized something.

This shepherd was baptized while crossing the Hraqa Desert.

This baptism affected his magic power and deeply affected his shadow magic.

If that were the case, then when he unleashed the "Rotten Swelling" spell, the stone should have swelled and rotted like a piece of meat, with foul-smelling maggots growing and disgusting flies giving birth.

But the Shadow Emblem's 'Mutation +2' affected everything.

——When Roland made that bottle of top-grade Shadow Roar, Catherine said its effect was very strange and she even researched the literature for a long time.

The main ingredient of this potion was brewed by Roland using forbidden magic.

The producer is also Roland, the strange Alayye.

Now, Roland had successfully advanced using this potion, and the blessing bestowed upon him by the Queen Helaka had become strange.

So the forbidden technique can fight against the mystery?
So can we fight against butterflies?

"It's quite sweet." Roland took a few more mouthfuls of honey, smacked his lips, and said.

Honey is precious!
It’s winter now, you must look for it!

The food in this small kingdom is truly terrible and lacks any seasoning. Sugar is even used as a 'magic potion' to cure illnesses!

Roland kept waving the gray wand, and then he heard a crackling sound, and the gray wand that had been with him for a long time broke.

Looking at the cracked gray wand in his hand, Roland felt distressed.

“This is a loss!”

Although it can still be used, the gray wand is no longer suitable for Roland, a senior apprentice.

It had been damaged for a long time. When Roland was still a middle-level apprentice, it was fine to use. But now, it was not so comfortable to use.

When he used magic, he didn't even dare to inject too much magic power, for fear that the gray wand would not be able to withstand his power and shatter.

Roland took out another wand, chanted the repair spell, and performed a simple repair on the gray wand.

He then pulled out a wand box and carefully put his partner away.

"In the future, I will find someone to give you a good repair."

As he spoke, Roland looked at the intact wand in his hand with fiery eyes.

It is obviously more beautiful than the gray wand and is more enjoyable to use.

He had wanted to use it for a long time.

Now that the Gray Wand was broken, he finally had an excuse.

It was a burning wand with a strange snake coiled around it.

This wand comes from Brown, the president of the Red Skull.

But interestingly, there was no mark of Brown's spirit or spell lock on it. When Brown and Roland were fighting, he had no choice but to take it out.

This snake staff is very new and from the appearance, it looks more like something from the Snake Tower.

Mr. Brown had clearly done something wrong in the forbidden area. He had obtained this wand by accident. He hadn't even had time to leave his mark on it. He had simply 'kidnapped' it.

No one except Brown knew that the wand had fallen into his hands.

No matter how Brown got the wand, it has now returned to the hands of the wizard of the Snake Tower.

It is only natural for Roland, the wizard of the Snake Tower, to use this wand.

This wand has a great bonus to all magic.

The effect, hit rate, and life efficiency have all been greatly improved, and the magic loss has also been greatly reduced.

When Roland used it to perform some powerful magic, it already had a bit of the flavor of formal wizard magic.

Especially the evil spells and fire magic. They are as easy to use as the fingers of one's arms.

If Roland used Brown's move, 'Raging Flames', the effect would be no less than Brown's, or even stronger, because he had the Fire Emblem.

If you use shadow magic to add some debuffs, and then cast 'Raging Flames' on the target, this magic will become very terrifying.

After a careful observation, Roland also found that there were several medium-grade magic stones on it, and several fire magic spells attached, all of which had very high damage.

When you are low on mana, you can use them to deal with enemies.

Clenching the snake wand in his hand, Roland felt a burst of joy coming from the wand, and his own magic power also became agitated.

A sharp look flashed across his eyes, and a dark aura erupted from his body. He then fiercely swung the wand in his hand.

Suddenly, bees were flying around in swarms, and sweet golden honey was flowing on the rocks.

You got it!

[Forbidden Transfiguration Comprehension +1]

[Forbidden Transfiguration Comprehension +1]

【Forbidden.】

After filling several large jars of honey, Roland climbed onto his horse and flipped through Alaye's notebook with a happy smile.

Afterwards, he began to feel unwell.

Using this strange magic would actually increase the ability to transform.

Why is that?
This is unreasonable!
Suddenly, he suddenly understood.

"I understand, I understand!"

"The mutation is a low-level mutation, deeply related to Alayeh's core theory!"

"It is essentially another 'Forbidden Transfiguration'!"

"I found a way to make the forbidden technique stronger and stronger!"

Roland didn't know if the forbidden transfiguration could work against butterflies, but judging from the events of the 'Gibberish Servant' and the 'Rotting and Swelling', it could fight against the mysteries, or rather, change the evil elements within the mysteries.

Perhaps, it will become an important element in his advancement to a 'normal wizard'.

In-depth study of forbidden techniques will be of great benefit in combating the butterfly. This 'mental method' must be strengthened.

Roland laughed and said, "As long as I use these strange magics and keep driving myself crazy, my skills will be perfected!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Amidst bursts of wild laughter, Foxfire galloped away with Roland.

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