I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 159: This. Am I destined to be a princess?
Roland ignored Amber. He drank a bottle of potion, ate a section of fire vine root, picked up the snake staff, and released a cloud of death mist.

The Death Mist was a trick used by the Twilight Wizards, laced with various debilitating curses. Even stone stained by the Death Mist would become as brittle as sand.

The deadly fog continued to drift into the shadows below, soon covering all the buildings.

Then, he cast a 'twilight magic' on the dark and lightless village below him.

This spell consumes a lot of energy and is difficult to practice frequently. Originally, Roland had only upgraded it from level 0 to level 1 in the past six months. But after a round in the forbidden area, it became level 2.

But compared with Haywood, there is still a big gap.

Apart from anything else, the chanting time alone was too long for him to catch up. When Haywood used this trick, with the words "Dusk", the hall began to change.

He guided it for two minutes before it gradually took effect.

If it were used against the enemy, I don’t know how many times it would kill people.

But in this case, it's very appropriate.

Moreover, although his channeling time was long, the damage was not low—if his skills were lacking, his equipment would make up for it. Roland now had a magic ring and a snake staff, which could greatly enhance the magic effect. Add to that a shadow badge, and the damage was definitely sufficient.

The 'black hole' was not completely without light. After the rustling sound began, the two could vaguely see a 'twilight' light swirling in the darkness.

Amber has always had a very wild wizard idea - that viruses can be transmitted through light.

So she firmly believed that patients should not be exposed to light or even touch fire, otherwise the virus would spread far and wide.

But she did not object to the light, as if she believed that the faint light would not spread the plague.

"What kind of magic is this?" Amber asked, her mouth wide open. She could vaguely sense that this magic was extremely evil. But who cares! It seemed to be able to deal with this kind of deeply polluted area! Get rid of the 'Crystal Princess'!
Roland did not answer. With his magic power, even with a powerful artifact like the snake staff, the consumption of "Twilight Illumination" was a bit too much for him.

"How terrifying is the magic power of that guy Heywood? I thought it was just an ordinary magic."

Roland felt dizzy. His body swayed slightly and he flew to the ground far away with Amber, then ate a section of fire vine root.

The mermaid fruit is very gentle, but in an emergency situation, it can no longer meet his needs for magic recovery.

But the fire vine root was different. After consuming a section, the magic power continued to flow, like an explosion. It was very suitable for Roland's current magic power.

Amber asked curiously, "Can eating potato chips restore my magic power?"

Roland ignored her and hurried to recover his magic power. He then said, "Stay here and don't wander around," and flew away again.

Roland went back and forth several times, using many strange and bizarre magic tricks.

Only after he had exhausted all the magic power in his body several times did he return to the ground and sit cross-legged in meditation.

Roland's head was buzzing, and he was almost fainting from exhaustion. But after entering into meditation, the feeling of overdrawing his magic power quickly recovered.

It was like a tired person going to a big bathhouse in Northeast China for a long bath, and then lying in the lounge for another comfortable sleep.

After a long time, Roland opened his eyes and looked up to see that the stars were already out in the sky.

'Have I entered deep meditation?'

Roland felt that his meditation was quite effective, but it was different from the feeling of meditation after a deep contact with the mysterious.

This made Roland's face look a little strange.

'Isn't it a mystery?'

Roland shook his head, a little unsure.

"No matter what, this village must be cleaned up, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

For both public and private reasons, Roland had to do his utmost for the village's affairs. Publicly, he couldn't bear to see the suffering of the people.

If the plague in Yu Si's village spreads, it won't be long before Roland sees crystal men in the palace.

Turning back, Roland saw Amber shivering beside him, gnawing on something. He had no idea what kind of dry food it was, but it was sour and smelled like vinegar.

Amber was nearly frozen to death, but she didn't dare light a fire or go far, fearing that Roland would be eaten by wolves.

She was overthinking it. Even a mountain bear would have turned and fled upon seeing the terrifying magic power radiating from Roland. That terrifying upright ape was clearly a Level 3 monster! And the most terrifying of all, a monster known as a 'Wizard'!

Roland reached out and caressed Amber lightly. Then, the fire element in the air gathered around Amber, and she felt as if she were wrapped in a very warm blanket. Her whole body felt comfortable.

Amber said, "That village has become very strange now. I went to take a look around there before dark, but I didn't dare go deeper. I wasn't sure if all the crystals had disappeared."

Roland waved his hand to shoo away a small firefly that was flying around in front of him, and looked at the village in the distance with a strange expression.

After taking out the compass and checking the pollution level, Roland said, "It should be fine. Let's go and take a look."

He got up and took Amber to the vicinity of the village. After a walk around, both of their expressions became extremely exciting.

Then what other villages are there?
This is a relic that has been weathered by nature for hundreds of years.

Broken rubble lay scattered among the lush vegetation, strange plants glowed brightly at night, and swarms of beautiful little flying insects gathered honey from the stamens of the plants.

In this strange little forest, there were a few things that looked like walls, but they were clearly beehives.

It was covered with sweet honey and crowded with little bees.

Amber's eyes sparkled as she asked, "What kind of natural magic is this?"

Roland's face was a little stiff. The plants here were all the same plants that grew in the Black Forest Shepherd Tree Area.

Those little bees weren't normal bees either, but fire bees, elemental creatures that, given enough magical power, would give birth to little elves over time.

The pollution level here is 0.

There are more than thirty small trees crowded together in the center of the village.

Roland carefully checked them and was sure that they were not shepherd tree saplings. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

After looking at the other things, Roland thought to himself, "My trip to the forbidden land had a huge impact on me. The strange Super Shepherd tree and the desert have affected my magic power."
The influence of the desert gives Roland a chance to create honey and bees during the mutation when casting shadow magic.

The influence of the Super Shepherd Tree causes the cursed person to have a chance of being affected by the power of the Shepherd Tree when they enter the deterioration or mutation stage.

Like Lilith, Roland, the wizard, is mystical.

The Alayah Codex he practiced was a mystical cultivation method. Whenever he came into contact with the mystical, he would comprehend it through meditation and grow rapidly.

This kind of 'enlightenment' gave Roland's magic some strange properties.

If the spell is cast normally, this characteristic may not be manifested. However, if the cursed person mutates in the mutation of shadow magic, the cursed target will be affected by Roland's mysterious characteristics and become a strange thing.

The two searched the village but found no crystals. Amber found a large, strange pile of dead wood near the small trees. It looked like a small mound of earth with human and horse faces on it.

These are the five knights and their horses. They stayed in the house with the crystal princesses and soon melted into a lump of crystal. Now, under the influence of magic, they have become like this.

Amber threw herself on the large pile of dead wood and cried for a long time.

After a moment, she wiped away her tears and revealed a resolute look. She packed her bag, bowed to Roland, and said, "Teacher, I can't study magic with you anymore. I want to go save this country!"

Roland said "Oh" lightly, then took out a strange book (Book of the Dead) and began to pray for the souls of the dead.

Amber was very curious about what the book was, but she suppressed her curiosity. She bowed deeply to Roland again - this time she silently thanked Roland for saving her life.

Afterwards, she reluctantly left this place, leaving behind her only chance to learn real magic.

She couldn't stop, she had to move forward.

Because this little girl carries so much.

That is the future and hope of Grandpa, Father, Baron Lawrence, the knights, and millions of people in this kingdom!
A huge fire was burning in the village far behind him.

Amber stared at the fire in the distance, stunned for a long time. She was curious about what kind of magic it was, why it was pure white, and why it looked so sacred.

But she still carried her huge and heavy traveler's backpack and set off alone.

The backpack was so heavy that it pressed on her thin body and made her shoulders red.

She walked forward resolutely through the snow for a long, long time. When she reached the top of a hill, she looked back for the last time.

The fire in the distance had gone out, as dim as her eyes.

Amber said to herself, "Let's go, Amber, have confidence! You can definitely convince the king! You definitely can!" She came to her senses, lowered her head and walked forward. After taking a few steps, she vaguely felt something was wrong.

She returned to the top of the hill with a strange look on her face, looked down, and found that under the moonlight, there was a tall figure leading a horse also going up the mountain!

There was clearly a thick layer of snow beneath his feet, yet neither he nor his horse left any footprints. He was strolling leisurely with his horse, yet it felt like walking on flat ground in the mountains. He was clearly walking slowly, yet it felt surprisingly fast.

"Teacher!! Wuuuuuuuuu"

Amber ran over and threw herself into the teacher's arms: "I knew you couldn't bear to leave me!"

Roland said with a look of disgust: "Hey, hey, hey, could you please not be so familiar?"

Amber looked up and said stubbornly, "Then why are you following me? You must be trying to protect me secretly! You even found a horse for me to ride!"

Roland said with a look of disgust: "Is there a possibility? I am a wizard summoned by the king, and I have to go there too?"

Amber's eyes lit up, and she hugged the guy tightly, refusing to let go no matter what. "I don't believe it! You came here to find me, otherwise why don't you go with Master's wife? That's right, you want to accept a disciple!"

"I don't want to! Let me go! Your mistress might see us. Ugh, I won't accept any disciples!"

Amber was like a sticky candy and refused to let go no matter what.

In desperation, Roland carried her onto the horse.

Seeing Amber's excited eyes, Roland hurriedly explained, "Little girl, we have an agreement. We are just going the same way. When we get there, we will do our own things."

Amber nodded hurriedly. She knew that her tutor was saying one thing and thinking another!
Roland looked at the pile of messy packages on Amber's body. They probably weighed more than 100 pounds together. He didn't know how she was carrying them!

He put all the amber and other miscellaneous items into his space ring. He asked for directions to the next town. After learning that it was only about twenty kilometers away, he led his horse in that direction.

The man and the horse walked very fast.

On the way, Roland asked, "Baron Lawrence has now gone to the Styx for reincarnation. When you get to the king, how do you plan to convince him? He might not even want to see you."

Amber pursed her lips, seemingly lacking confidence. She said, "The Queen's illness isn't Crystal Princess's. I've gathered some herbs. If I can cure her, the King will surely trust my magic and let me solve this plague."

Roland shook his head secretly.

Judging from the spell Amber cast earlier, her grandfather was definitely not an ordinary scholar. Roland also believed that this girl had some abilities.

But he was not optimistic about Amber's plan.
According to what Roland learned from Sir Buck, the court wizard of the Amir Kingdom was quite capable.

Now the queen is ill. If the court wizard can cure her, there will be no need for amber.

If the court wizard fails to cure the disease, he will wait for the school wizard to come. The king will definitely not let a wild wizard treat his queen.

Roland patted Amber's butt to make her move forward, then he jumped on the horse and galloped away with her.

Soon, the two arrived at the next village, where Roland planned to buy a horse.

At this late hour, people were still walking outside the village, wearing masks, holding bells, and wearing gray coats, carrying something unknown.

Roland had excellent eyesight and could see what they were carrying from a distance.

They were corpses, covered in sores and black spots. They were rotting and had died tragically.

"Is this Crystal Princess disease?" Roland was a little confused.

This place is only twenty kilometers away from the village. It would be strange if nothing went wrong. But the bodies looked different from what Roland had imagined.

At least it's different from what Amber looked like when she was infected before.

Amber looked at the people in the distance and said, "Teacher, this place has also been infected. Those people should be the kingdom's knights and court scholars. Let's go quickly."

Ravens are the kind of people who flock to wherever there's an epidemic. But as Amber spoke, she was trembling. I don't know what she was afraid of.

She was probably not afraid of the disease, but of the knights of the kingdom.

Roland said nothing, kicked his horse's belly, and entered the village.

As soon as we entered the village, a pungent smell hit us. The snow was muddy from being trampled by people, but there was no one on the street.

The roadsides were littered with debris, and the buildings in the villages and towns were dilapidated.

O or X was painted on the door of every household with lime. Faintly, one could hear someone coughing violently or a woman crying weakly from inside.

Jingle Bell.
There was a ringing sound from not far away. It was a few people pushing carts wearing masks and gray coats.

After the bell rang, every household fell silent.

After seeing Roland and the other two, they whispered something, and then one of them ran away to call for help. The remaining few immediately came over, waving torches to signal Roland to stay put.

These people noticed Amber from afar. Her attire clearly showed she was from the Raven Society. So when they approached, they were aggressive, as if they were out to arrest someone.

But when they saw the majestic horse clearly, their momentum immediately diminished a little - it was obvious that the horse was not an ordinary warhorse, it seemed to be Sir Buck's Foxfire.

When they saw the clothes of the tall man behind Amber, everyone immediately became cautious.

That man couldn't possibly be a horse thief. The knights wore exquisitely embroidered outer robes and ruby-red inner armor. I wondered what kind of leather it was, perhaps dragon skin?
The chief wizard in the palace, 'Master Magician Elvis', seems to have such an inner armor, but it is hard to tell that no one wears it as well as this man!
Besides, the great magician, Lord Elvis, does not have such an exquisite robe.

They cautiously asked if Roland was the 'great magician' invited by the king.

Grand Mage is a very ancient title. In ancient times, it was once a popular title in the wizarding world, considered an academic title. Anyone who could master the three formal magics to the fourth level and complete an academic paper was qualified to call themselves a Mage.

Today, wizards have completely dominated the world and have become gods in the eyes of ordinary mortals. They have also bid farewell to the previous system. Therefore, this title is no longer popular in the wizarding world.
But in some remote areas, people still like to use this term to refer to 'official wizards'.

Roland didn't argue with them over the title. He simply stated that he was a special envoy from the White Chess School, responsible for overseeing the kingdom's epidemic control efforts.

Everyone was overjoyed.

Roland said, "Let's stop chatting here. Where is the person in charge here?"

The group hurriedly led Roland towards a large house in the village. On the way, Roland carefully observed the town's situation and inquired about their measures to control the epidemic.

After listening and watching, his face looked a little strange.

The mayor's house seemed to have just been lit. When Roland and the others reached the door, a tall man hurried out with several others. The man hadn't even finished dressing yet, so he must have been resting inside.

This person has dark circles under his eyes, probably because he didn't sleep well for several nights.

Roland dismounted and entered the house to inquire about the situation. He learned that the mayor, the lord of this vast land, was dead.

The person in charge in front of me is a baron sent by the king.

He was originally a knight beside the king, and the king gave him the title of baron and a fiefdom. Although the land was not large, just over a thousand acres, it was already quite good in this small kingdom.

The king also promised that if the Crystal Princess's disease was under control, he would give her another baron title, so that he could pass on his three titles (Grand Knight of the Royal Power and two baron titles) to his three sons.

At present, the Baron is in charge of the plague control work in the southern part of the kingdom. Not only does he supervise the management of local lords on behalf of the king, he also personally sits in the hardest-hit areas.

He was very proactive. He'd been traveling everywhere since the outbreak began three months ago. He'd basically been going wherever Crystal Princess disease was. The potions the court wizards had prepared were almost gone.

In the past few days, a major plague broke out in a village more than 20 kilometers away. He did not dare to go to that village, but personally stationed in this small village and vowed to contain the plague here.

But the plague still broke out in this village. If the situation continued to deteriorate, within a month, a Crystal Princess would appear here too.

As the Baron spoke, he invited Roland to his office.

Roland sat down directly on the seat behind the Baron's desk. The Baron and others did not dare to sit down yet and stood cautiously in the room.

While listening to everyone's reports, he took out the crystal ball.

He used the spell to look at the crystal ball. This magic wasn't used to check a person's health, but rather a form of divination. It was a magic developed by the White Wizards specifically to predict the Crystal Princess's illness.

If the person has been infected, the crystals in the human body can be seen on the crystal ball.

If the person is not infected yet, but will be, the magic will predict the location of the crystal in the future.

After looking for a while, Roland's face looked very ugly.

'really! ’

Roland thought to himself, "The effect of the potion has just worn off, and I'm already infected!"
"No matter how many potions I brought, it's not enough. If this continues, I won't be able to conquer the wizarding land before I become a princess!"

(End of this chapter)