I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 161 Haha, Rainbow doesn’t like sour food!
After everyone left, Roland looked through the ravens' medical diaries.

These mysterious contents, in the eyes of the school of wizards, are completely illogical and not magical at all.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, and even many Muggle nobles, the more bizarre and illogical something is, the more magical and wizarding it is.

Therefore, Roland's revised manual also largely followed this mysterious writing style.

Roland felt that these wild wizards were quite powerful.

We will go to the king tomorrow and ask him to release these people.

If the White Council hadn't intervened, the Wild Wizards wouldn't have been able to solve the Rainbow Disease from the root, nor would they have allowed it to spread to its current extent.

As for how to end this so-called plague, or in other words, how to deal with the "rainbow" hanging over the head of the Amir Kingdom.

Grandpa Augustus wrote something like this on it.

[An amber princess will ring a rainbow bell on a jewel basin. Then the plague will end. And the illness of those who are locked up in the dark room and tortured will disappear.]

[Amber, my little princess, Grandpa is no longer able to do anything. I can no longer verify your invincible magic, and I can no longer walk.]

Go and verify your truth.

Putting down the book, Roland was silent for a long time.

If Crystal Princess Disease is a plague, then the White Chess School's treatment plan is definitely more scientific.

But what if it wasn't a plague at all?
What if the White School of Thought went in the wrong direction? And a great scholar in the secular world, who could understand the Analects and the Elvish language, who could decipher runes, spells, formulas, and treatises, and who was well versed in medical theory, discovered a new breakthrough based on the theories of the White wizards and found the right direction?

If he has been researching in the right direction for decades, then can his little granddaughter solve this mysterious incident according to the final solution he gave?

A cautious voice came from the side: "Teacher, are we going to stay here tonight?"

Roland suddenly came to his senses and said, "Go take a good shower, then find a room for yourself. Make sure to lock the doors and windows. Oh, I forgot, you know what to do."

Roland was in no mood to take a shower. He used the crystal ball to contact the contact person at Baiqi Academy.

Previously, when Roland was helping Sir Buck deliver a letter, he exaggerated the epidemic situation in the Amir Kingdom in the letter.

In the letter, he expressed his suspicion that something unusual and mysterious had occurred here, and did not rule out the possibility that the incident was related to the spies hidden in the parliament by the Twilight Wizards.

If we go by what the king wrote earlier, then there's no point complaining in the letter. It has to be about the mysteries, about the Twilight wizards!
Now, Baiqi Academy has received the letter and indeed takes it very seriously.

The contact person told Roland, "Please keep an eye on the situation over there first. Once you have definitive investigation results, let me know as soon as possible. There are many things waiting to be done right now. Although the school attaches great importance to them, they are still under discussion."

Roland thought about it and didn't say anything about the rainbow. Instead, he told the contact person about the Crystal Village.

Roland raised some of his demands, requesting that a formal wizard group be present, and gave sufficiently reasonable reasons.

He concluded, "According to my compass, the highest pollution level has reached 376, and this is just a small village. It's confirmed that this is a mysterious incident."

You've been treating the situation here like a plague, and now no one can control how bad things are.

The anomaly could spread at any moment, and problems would arise across the Eastern Territory. I'm running out of potions. If I don't see anyone tomorrow, I won't be responsible for any consequences. I'll also withdraw immediately."

When the contact person heard this, he was furious. I sent you to do this job, and you're just quitting?
If something goes wrong, you must take full responsibility!

Roland ignored her, cut off the communication, and covered the crystal ball.

He thought to himself, "I just made the situation so serious, and I also said that a group of official wizards must be present. At least one official wizard should come, right?"

He put away the crystal ball, went to take a look at the stable, then took some high-quality fodder and put it into the space ring for Fox Fire to eat.

Afterwards, he found the Baron and others in the mayor's house and checked the conditions of their rooms.

Although the Baron and the others kept complaining about Roland in their hearts, they strictly followed Roland's requirements.

Under the Baron's leadership, they were setting up two small dark rooms where these ten people would live.

They also ate sourdough bread and prepared eye masks to wear when they slept at night.

"You've already taken the diluted potion. Just stay locked up tonight. Go out and work tomorrow."

The room doesn't actually need to be too dark; it's OK for a rainbow to appear without lighting a fire, or even for you not to see a rainbow at all.

In fact, a moonless night would fit the bill.

After checking the Baron and the others' rooms, Roland checked Amber's room again. Then he went outside and released the ghost fog.

Suddenly, the entire small village was pitch dark.

Afterwards, Roland found a small room for himself and decorated it, leaving the room dim and dark.

It was pitch dark inside the room, but Roland's vision was not greatly affected.

After taking off his clothes and lying on the bed, Roland used his mental power to observe the fox fire in the ring.

The ring was filled with fog, and a hunter's hut was faintly visible.

There was a meadow in front of the cottage, and there Foxfire was turning over Amber's bundle and eating her offerings.

It ate the sour sacrificial bread and then some grass, and was very happy.

As if possessed by some mysterious force, Roland also took out a sacrificial cake and took a bite.

Same as lemon.
"It tastes terrible. Who said that people with Crystal Princess Syndrome like sour food?"

"Are my symptoms not severe enough?"

Roland had already taken a bite of the bread. He didn't want to waste food, so he ate the bread with honey.

Although it still tastes terrible, it is not bad because of its sour and sweet taste.

After finishing his rations and drinking some water, Roland checked his pocket watch and meditated for two hours.

After opening his eyes, he looked at his pocket watch again, and his expression became serious.

He had just counted while meditating, and the number was exactly two hours. However, his pocket watch showed two hours and ten minutes.

The same thing must have happened in Crystal Village before. It was just that the difference between the time that had passed in reality and the time he felt in his mind was not much. So he didn't feel it and thought he hadn't encountered a mystery.

After taking off his clothes, Roland slept until he woke up naturally.

After getting up, Roland took a look at his condition and found that according to the prophecy, the Crystal Princess disease in him would still break out in the future, but it would not be contagious for the time being.

Looking at the crystal ball in his hand, Roland found that someone seemed to have contacted him many times in the morning, but he was still sleeping.

He waved his wand at the crystal ball, and a moment later, the image of Bai Qi's task interface person appeared in the crystal ball.

The lady in charge of the task interface was almost going crazy. She was afraid that Roland would really quit.

Although abandoning the mission carries a significant quest penalty, what can't the Black Abyss Wizard do? If they truly decide to abandon the mission, they'll likely flee, surrender to the enemy, or even betray. By the time they're found, they'll have already fled to the Twilight Council. How can they be punished?
He quit, and he felt relieved, but things in the Amir Kingdom were a mess.

If this Crystal Princess disease really breaks out and spreads to all the territories of the school, or even all the territories of the entire parliament, everyone will be finished.

The war is about to begin, and there can be no problems with logistics.

The contact person didn't dare to keep such a big thing in her own hands. She couldn't handle it. She didn't sleep all night last night and contacted all the leaders she could find.

In the early hours of this morning, the school had new results.

The Crab Eye Elephant Tower would send one person, and the rest would be drawn from other major and minor sects. They would try to put together a wizard group.

But the lady at the interface hesitated about the arrival time of the personnel. She simply said that the school now regards the Amir Kingdom as a "war" and takes it seriously.

Therefore, the White Chess School would discuss with the Black Abyss School about extending Roland's call-up order—but Black Abyss was also short on personnel and had important matters to attend to. Especially for a capable apprentice like Roland, he was a prime candidate for recruitment, so the two schools had to wrestle with this matter.

As for the group of people coming to support, although the quotas from which tower and which school have been decided, the specific personnel have not yet been decided - no one! There is still a lot of wrangling.

Therefore, we have to draw people from other 'projects'.

The relationship between Twilight and the White Council was already strained, and many people absolutely could not be reassigned. Any move would disrupt the foundations of the organization. Therefore, available resources were extremely limited. And as for those "projects" that could be reassured, the people in charge were all making their own cases sound like the sky was falling. This inevitably led to another round of wrangling.

So there is definitely no way it will happen within a few days.

She tentatively asked Roland if they could wait a week, as a group of people would be returned in a week after the conscription order.

Roland told her to get lost and then covered the crystal ball.

"I'm really impressed. It seems I haven't exaggerated enough."

Roland thought to himself, "The situation between Twilight and the White Council is becoming increasingly tense."

Roland could only wait. He definitely couldn't leave. If he left this area, he would be transferred to another area—most likely to one of those places preparing for war.

By then, even if Fengdi came down, Roland would not be able to escape.

So, he had to stay in the Amir Kingdom.

"Speaking of which, the owner of this Crab-Eyed Elephant Tower is King Amir's father. However, not many people know about this illegitimate child. The owner is ashamed of this, and few people in the kingdom know about it, and King Alfonso doesn't dare to speak out."

Not only do not many people in the kingdom know about it, but not many people in the school know about it either.

But there is still some gossip among the upper echelons of the school.

"Senior is such a big mouth! She told me my private information."

Roland felt that the senior sister was not a gossipmonger, but she had collected a lot of people's privacy and was trying hard to find fault with them.

Shaking his head, Roland stood up.

"The Baron and his men have more severe symptoms than I do, but they are still mildly infected. I didn't drink any potion yesterday, but they all drank a bowl of diluted potion. One more night's sleep will be enough."

Roland went out.

It was now broad daylight, but the house was dark and gloomy. Outside the window, a ghostly fog hung thick, making it impossible to tell whether it was day or night.

The big house was very quiet, and Amber was the only one walking around with her eyes blindfolded.

The others did not dare to leave the house without Roland's order.

Roland pulled the dishonest girl to his side and examined her body.

After confirming that she was alright, he took off her blindfold and went to check on the Baron and his men.

He examined each person individually, letting them leave if they were alright. Almost everyone was recovered, except for one scholar who still had a small amount of crystals in his system. His recovery was worse than the others.

Roland inquired carefully and found that the only difference between this scholar and the others was that he did not eat the sour sacrificial bread last night.

The scholar was very stubborn. He insisted that the idea that "the Crystal Princess doesn't like sour food" was a psychopathic theory. So he insisted on his own truth and did not eat the sacrificial cake.

The Baron and his men actually thought so too, but they were forced to obey under Roland's authority.

As for Roland, he actually thinks the same as everyone else.
But now he is confused.

He showed the situation of the ten or so people in the crystal ball to the scholar, who was also stunned after seeing it.

The Baron and others were also dumbfounded after taking a look.

The scholar completely collapsed, his worldview shattered. He clutched his hair and kept muttering, "How is this possible? How is this possible? Doesn't the Crystal Princess like sour food?"

Another scholar interrupted, "No, Daniel. This has nothing to do with the Crystal Princess. In fact, there is no Crystal Princess at all. According to Master Mage Roland's theory, it's Rainbow. Therefore, it's Rainbow who doesn't like sour food."

Everyone nodded, looked at Roland with admiration, and said, "Sir, why doesn't Rainbow like sour food?"

"Stop! Stop asking, stop talking!"

Roland was in a terrible state. The turmoil in his heart was even greater than that of Daniel the Scholar.

Because he had drunk the real magic potion - it was sour as hell!
The potion is acidic and works wonders!
The sacrificial cakes are also sour, and they work!

So, Rainbow doesn’t like sour food?

[You've Got It! Valeria Swordsmanship +3]

[You've realized it! Realm value +2]

[You've Got It! Potions +3]

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Roland shook his head suddenly, shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind.

Don’t think too much about these things, it’s too embarrassing and can easily lead to mental illness!

He silenced everyone and asked, "Do you know Mr. Augustus?"

When this name was mentioned, everyone showed strange expressions. They looked at each other, and one scholar said: "He was once the most outstanding scholar in our country. He was also our court wizard."

At that time, the king was not Alfonso, but his mother, the mistress of the White Pagoda Master.

At that time, Augustus was still a minister in the palace and was highly regarded by the queen of the Amir Kingdom.

He had been studying the Crystal Princess plague. At that time, the White Wizards would send a wizard here every time to specifically control the plague. The two knew each other very well.

Although Augustus didn't know magic and wasn't a court wizard, but rather a Grand Secretary, the White Wizards actually liked him. They didn't talk nonsense about magic, and if they discussed knowledge alone, they got along quite well.

Therefore, Augustus and the wizard could be considered good friends. They both had the ideal of completely curing Crystal Princess's disease.

Although there were occasional disagreements between the two sides, the overall cooperation was pleasant. During those years, although Crystal Princess Syndrome occasionally broke out, it was always kept within a small range.

Later, the wizard died of Crystal Princess disease, and the White School sent a new wizard. The differences between the two sides became increasingly greater.

But then one day, Augustus suddenly escaped, and the White School suddenly ordered the arrest of Augustus.

It is said that Augustus stole the things of the dead white wizard and studied black magic without permission.

The truth is unknown, but Amber doesn't believe her grandfather would steal anything.

Roland didn't believe it either, because in Augustus's notes, there was often a passage like this: Gale, my old friend, you are wrong.

Augustus's magic books did come from the white chess wizard, but they should have been given to him by the white chess wizard before his death.

As for why the White Chess School arrested him, Roland found it very strange.

He speculated evilly: "Grandpa Augustus, could it be that he and the queen are old lovers? Could it be that he is cuckolding the White Pagoda Master?"
"The White Pagoda Master hasn't come here in years, only occasionally asking the Queen to visit the academy. The Queen is alone and extremely lonely, so it's possible that she's been cheated on by him."

Roland was very dissatisfied with the White School. If they hadn't messed around and let Grandpa Augustus handle this matter properly, how could he be trapped here, waiting to become a Crystal Princess?
He was running out of potions, and he didn't dare leave for fear of bringing Rainbow's illness with him. He could only study the sacrificial cake and try it. Regardless of whether Rainbow liked sour food or not, the results showed that it was effective for mild cases.

He said to the crowd, "That sacrificial cake is a low-end treatment drug developed by your great scholar based on the White School's potion formula. While the effect is very weak, it's simple to make and inexpensive. With careful research and promotion, it could play a role in controlling the spread of Rainbow Disease."

After hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with excitement. Could it be that the unconventional people in the Raven Society had actually come up with a treatment plan?
How is this possible? They are obviously all crooked tricks.

However, what happened yesterday kept coming to everyone's mind.

Roland said solemnly, "Everyone, what we're facing now isn't a disease at all. It's a mystery. Our current magical theories can't explain Rainbow Disease. We can only explore its mysteries step by step through practice. Augustus has been practicing for decades and has found a way."

Next, everyone discussed the new decision. As the Baron and the scholars followed Roland out of the gate, they felt mixed emotions.

Augustus the Great and his Raven Society of Magical Lovers deserve vindication. But will they?

The Raven Society was actually secretly supported by King Alfonso's mother. King Alfonso was eager to train them secretly. Why would he be willing to capture them?

So, it wasn't the king, nor the nobles and scholars who wanted to arrest them. It was the wizard masters. Who could control the wizard masters?
What was the White Council to their little kingdom? It was a holy land, and the White Queen was a god within the holy land!

Some remote areas even built churches for the White Queen to enshrine her statue.

The baron said to Roland, "Sir, do you really not want us to go with you to see King Alfonso?"

(End of this chapter)