I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 202 Greed, Dawn Sword Technique

"No wonder the prophecy said I'd be on a mission with a female boss this time. Katarina is a powerful boss indeed, as she can afford such an elf bodyguard."
"She and her follower are both very powerful."
"The combination of these two is even better than that of Katherine and Anna!"
"Senior, if you continue to retreat, your C position will be snatched away by your older cousin!"

"Speaking of which, these two guys are so strong, yet they still let me be their bodyguard. Isn't that just making me their cannon fodder?"

When they were almost there, the instructor whispered to Roland the names of the female boss and the elf.

The 'cousin' who looked like Catherine was indeed Her Highness Katarina.

The "graceful and beautiful" elf lady beside her was also hired by Katarina.

Logically, the two shouldn't be that familiar with each other, but maybe it's because Her Highness Katarina is better at gaining favorability? When the elf lady looked at Katarina, her eyes were full of stars, as if she were looking at her own sister.

Her name is 'Aliana', which means noble, emerald, emerald
This elf seems to have some ancient elven blood.

Ancient elves were born with great power. Like elemental creatures, they were the "primitive gods" worshipped by the people of this primitive indigenous tribal era in ancient times.

Today, many ancient elves have degenerated into high elves, but are still natural magic users.

Ancient elves have extraordinary significance to the high elves.

High elves whose names are related to ancient elves are generally very special.

The instructor finally whispered to Roland in a serious tone, "Be careful on the road. Don't provoke Her Highness Katarina and Miss Hannah again."

Roland wanted to say, "Respected Rabbi, I'm not the person you think I am." But under the warning look from his master, Roland wisely kept his mouth shut.

The beautiful snake-like mistress was chatting with Her Highness Katarina and the Elf Lady. They seemed to be doing some kind of 'academic research'. The three of them were asking and answering questions.

The master of the Crab-Eyed Elephant Tower was also standing nearby, but he wouldn't be there this time. This negotiation was somewhat unusual; no second-level wizards would be present. Both sides were sending representatives.

Roland's final destination was within the territory of the Twilight Council, but the destination of this ship was a neutral city.

Therefore, Roland's threesome would secretly disembark midway. It was unknown what trick the team had used this time, allowing the team leader to still make everyone think she was in charge of the negotiations after disembarking.

The instructor went over to talk to Her Highness Katarina and briefly introduced Roland.

The female boss glanced at Roland twice. Roland had an inexplicable feeling that she was very unhappy with him.

No wonder, his reputation is already so bad that it can't get any worse. I think the female boss must be very unhappy with such a "personal bodyguard".

Soon, Roland followed the female boss and the others onto the boat.

Before leaving, the instructor gave some quiet instructions.

Despite all his calculations, Master Usak had never expected that his good disciple would come into conflict with His Highness right after boarding the ship.

airship deck
The ship had already sailed when Roland finally remembered that he hadn't given the jewelry to his wife!
Hearing some wizards talking about delivering a letter nearby, Roland learned that they would stop at several territories along the way, so he thought about asking for leave from his female boss and taking the next boat at the next destination.

Speaking of which, Roland felt a little unhappy.

He followed the female boss onto the ship, but after getting on board, she went straight into a hall inside the ship, but the person guarding the door stopped Roland.

Everyone else went in and kicked Roland out.

What does this mean?
After all, he was the representative of the Snake Tower, right? The only representative, a nominal 'bodyguard'. A 'stand-in puppet' for the boss.

Just as he was thinking about how to ask for leave, a senior female apprentice came to see Roland. She said the female boss wanted Roland to come over.

The space inside the airship is very large, and the roads inside are winding, like a small tower.

There's even a library inside.

There are more than a hundred people participating in the conference this time, including logistics workers, pilots, and guards, there are almost five hundred people in total.

Roland followed the female apprentice and passed by the hall that Her Highness Catalina had led people into earlier. There were only a few apprentices inside packing up their things; the meeting had already ended.

The two continued walking forward. On the way, Roland saw many wizards who had just walked out of the conference hall. After passing through this group of people, Roland and the others came to the viewing area on the upper deck of the airship.

Her Highness Catalina was looking towards the Twin Towers. The female elf was standing next to her. There were also a dozen wizards from various schools nearby. It was unknown what they were doing, and many of them were holding compasses.

After reporting, Her Highness Catalina turned around and looked Roland up and down.

"Is this the only person who came to the Snake Tower?"

After hearing this, the wizards around couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Roland replied calmly, "I am enough alone."

Her Highness Katarina raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Haha, what an arrogant boy. I've heard of you. Your abilities better be as famous as the reputation you have on women's bellies."

Roland sighed secretly and said, "My reputation has been completely ruined."

He found that this cousin had a very different personality from Catherine.

Her Highness Katarina is a bit arrogant, sometimes speaking without thinking, and she smells like a hothouse flower. And she's the kind of flower that's been raised to be stupid.

But Roland inexplicably felt that she was dangerous.

As Roland spoke to her, he could vaguely sense the oppression she felt, a feeling far greater than that of the 'Little Elf Sword Saint' beside her.

It's like a devil in sheep's clothing.

Either Roland was overthinking it, or she was hiding it very well and her acting skills were off the charts.

Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed reluctant to pay any more attention to Roland, so Roland directly stated his request. He said that there were some things he had forgotten to give to Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine.

Catalina was slightly stunned when she heard Roland mention her cousin.

Suddenly she remembered Roland's other identity and couldn't help but reveal a disgusted expression as if toad thinking of licking a swan.

Roland was very unhappy, but in order to ask for leave, he still said:
"Her Highness Catherine has been very kind to me. Although we haven't communicated much, I have always been grateful for her kindness. As a retainer, I have always wanted to express my gratitude.

So, in the past few years, I have asked my friends in the White Fang Society to help me keep an eye out for antiques that His Highness might like."

Princess Katarina asked curiously, "What are they?"

Roland was even more upset. You care about my privacy?
Why are you so curious?
Whose curiosity did these two sisters follow? The White Queen?
After thinking about it, Roland felt a little unsure about going to the 'Withered Blood Castle' this time. His Highness and the Elf Lady were a bit like bad teammates.

So he took out the two rare items and four pieces of antique jewelry he had prepared for his wife.

Catalina's eyes lit up slightly when she saw the exquisite little gift boxes floating in the air.

These small gift boxes were carefully prepared by Kayla. They are very exquisite. Moreover, each small box is different. From the appearance, it is very interesting and interesting. It can arouse people's curiosity at first sight.

These six small boxes alone are worth more than two hundred magic stones.

Of course, it’s free.

Kayla is very good at putting on a good show.

Seeing Catalina curiously opening a small box, Roland simply explained the history of them - You're so greedy, you bitch!

If you are capable, you can also find a rich husband.

After looking at the two items, Catalina showed a bit of jealousy and said, "Did you use your own money, or the money my good sister gave you?"

After interacting with her for a while, Roland felt that this cousin was particularly low-class.

Roland did not reveal his inner disdain, but replied, "Your Highness, I have territory and I have some savings."

Catalina scoffed and said, "How can a shabby place like Straw Town produce anything?"

Roland said calmly, "Your Highness, you may not know that Straw Town is rich in a kind of wheat called Twilight, and every autumn, you can actually go to the fields to harvest it.

I was usually too lazy to leave the tower, so I just let the wheat grass grow wildly.

This year I had some free time, so I went to the fields and harvested about ten. So I had some spare money."

"Harvesting twilight grass?"

Catalina was stunned for a long time before she understood what Roland meant.

She sneered and said, "What an arrogant boy, Alexandra! I want to see how you behave next."

Princess Catalina waved her hand and let Roland go, but after thinking for a moment, she called him back.

She was very curious and asked Roland to open the other four small boxes and explain them in detail.

When she saw the two strange objects, her eyes widened slightly. They were really exquisite.

When she saw the 'Millennium Pendant', the corners of her eyes twitched violently.

Damn, you got a lot of money and nowhere to spend it? The White Fang has been hyping this thing up. It seems to cost over 12,000 magic stones, right?

Catalina was overthinking it. Could the price she sent her men to buy it be the same as the price Roland got?

One is a big fat sheep, the other is a living devil.

If Kayla doesn't offer a high price for such a big spender, how can the people who come to do the work be willing to do it? If you offer a low price, how much commission will we get?

The price is low, do you think Her Royal Highness the Princess should bring something cheap?

This kind of "artwork" that is favored by wealthy investors usually goes to several auctions first and is driven up to a sky-high price.

After transferring the money around a few times, the price was driven up and everyone knew about it. Then the money was given to the wealthy investor.

But Kayla was so bold that she dared to cut her flesh. How could she dare to bid a random price on Roland's 'mentor'?
Moreover, this kind of antiques and works of art are targeted at specific groups.

The sponsor suddenly became extremely poor and could no longer afford the purchase. She had to accept the offer. Because when Roland went to buy it, he was helping Kayla clear out her inventory.

Kayla gave me the regular price and then gave me a discount as a courtesy.

The six items together cost less than a few thousand magic stones, but if Catherine or Katarina were to buy them, it would cost tens of thousands.

No matter how rich the princess is, these tens of thousands of magic stones are a huge sum of money.

When Roland was explaining it to Catalina, he realized that the two sisters had exactly the same tastes, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.

Soon, Catalina put these things down, and there was a hint of desire in her eyes, even a flash of greed.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Are they all for my sister?"

Roland said, "Of course."

Catalina waved her hand and collected the six treasures.

Roland: “?”

Catalina, contrary to her usual behavior, said gently, "We won't be passing through Catherine's territory on this trip. Leave it to my people. I'll send someone to deliver the things once we reach my territory."

Roland clearly felt something was wrong.

But such a noble princess would not be like a petty king in the secular world, seizing things from a few passing envoys by trickery and force, right?
She and I will be carrying out a special mission together. If she has any sense, she shouldn't do this.

Although Her Highness Catalina looks a bit like a foolish little monarch in the White Chess Council, this is probably just her protective color.

After thinking for a moment, Roland said, "Your Highness, I borrowed some money from my friend Wallace before. Please help me deliver it.

Katarina asked curiously, "How much?"

Roland said with a strange expression, "Two thousand magic stones."

The amount of debt is actually not that much anymore, but as an old brother, when everyone was short of money, Wallace took out the money and supported Roland like a support to an ADC.

Roland was rich now, and he had owed money for eight years. If he only had to pay back a few hundred magic stones, he wouldn't be happy.

No wonder Roland, the nouveau riche, has saved a lot of money over the years.

He already had a lot of money, and during his eight years in Straw Town, he recruited several waves of people - all of whom were there to attend the auction and were extremely rich.

Now, after buying so many things, I still have more than 8,000 magic stones left!

He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't spend some money.

After giving away these two thousand magic stones, he still had six thousand left.

When Katarina heard that Roland was going to send another 2,000 magic stones, her smile softened. She said, "Well, I'll send someone to help you deliver it."

Roland believed her.

For the rest of the journey, Roland stayed in his cabin most of the time, studying the "Valeria Sword Manual" given to him by Baron Hall.

The sword manual contains not only sword techniques, but also a lot of information about the origin of sword techniques, as well as some theology and the Southern Church.

After a quick glance, Roland finally understood that the Baron's swordsmanship actually came from the south and was called the 'Great Wilmick Swordsmanship'.

The Valeria sword technique was adapted by the Baron from this sword technique.

No wonder Catherine had fooled him, saying that he knew Valeria's swordsmanship and should have comprehended some of the holy fire.

Because this sword technique is the inheritance of the gods and belongs to the temple.

What’s interesting is that Roland discovered that the inheritance of the southern pantheon is very similar to some of the magic of the White Wizard and the Twilight Wizard!

Roland believes there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the god worshipped by the Southern Church is an ascended wizard!

The White Queen inherited his legacy, or was simply one of his disciples!
There is some evidence for this - for example, the churches in the small country where Straw Town is located worship the White Queen as a god.

The second possibility is that the path of a wizard is the path to godhood, and modern wizards have already summarized and summarized the laws of nature. The divine power of the pantheon is a kind of magic with divine attributes.

However, the Holy See's divine arts were even more 'evil', belonging to the category of demonic cults - because they absorbed the spiritual power of the mortals! In other words, they used the faith of mortals as nourishment to elevate their realm.

This is essentially the same as Twilight Wizard and Mystic Union.

After Twilight Wizards merge with the Mystery, they lose their personality and become part of the Mystery.

When God absorbs too much faith, he will lose his personality and become part of the law!

It's no wonder that the sects of the gods hate wizards so much. Because in the eyes of wizards, the path of the gods is a crooked path!
After seeing the sword techniques given by the Baron, Roland began to feel overwhelmed.

He discovered two problems.

The first was that I had strayed from the right path. If I returned to the path of 'original Valeria swordsmanship', all the training I had put in during my time in Straw Town would have been in vain. I had to start over.

The second reason was that the body-refining methods in the sword manual were incompatible with those of the Black Abyss lineage. They could be practiced, but they couldn't complement each other. It was like pursuing two completely different paths simultaneously.

Originally, Roland wanted to learn the method of body refinement from Baron Hall, but now he found that forcing it would only yield half the result with twice the effort.

Most importantly, taking this path would neglect magical training, turning one into a mere swordsman. While reaching the level of Baron Hall would be incredibly powerful, it would be a bit of a waste of time.

Therefore, Roland had to find other ways to cultivate his body.

However, although Roland was not suitable for Valeria's body refining technique, he could practice some of the "magical powers" in the book.

This way you get the best of both worlds!

The core path is to follow the original path, and then learn the best skills in swordsmanship!
For example, the most core magical power: 'Sword of the Heart' or 'Summoning the Holy Sword'.

Baron Hall, or 'Sword Master Victor', called this move the 'Sword of Dawn'.

Roland understood it as 'the unity of man and sword'.

This move can increase one's strength dramatically in a short period of time, like a god descending from heaven. One's vitality, magic resistance, and attack power all become extremely terrifying.

The stronger the swordsman's willpower, the better the effect. Even without a sword, he can still wrestle against a giant.

This willpower is spirit + san value. Roland has a strong foundation in willpower.

However, there are two prerequisites for using this move. One is that you need a certain physical foundation. Otherwise, you will not be able to bear this kind of power.

Roland couldn't use the contents of the book to refine his body for the time being, but he had an avatar. His avatar was a divine bird, and its physical foundation was extremely terrifying.

When the divine bird flaps its wings, a strong wind will blow in the deep forest. It is extremely powerful.

Therefore, Roland could let his clone practice 'Hall's version of Valeria's swordsmanship'.

The second prerequisite is that the swordsman needs to have the qualifications of divine attributes and consume some "divine power".

This divine power is gained through physical training.

Roland's divine bird clone could do the opposite. Like Roland, its own magic power could be transformed into seven attributes. After converting its magic power into divine attributes, and then tempering its body, its cultivation would be twice as effective with half the effort!
When fighting the enemy with real weapons, Roland can go 2v1 with his clone.

It is also possible to achieve 'man-bird unity'.

'Miss Leona the Divine Bird' was originally Roland's sword. He only needed to put his clone on himself, and the combination of man and sword would become even more powerful.

Therefore, Roland has a natural advantage in practicing this move.

It only took him a few days to get the hang of it.

(End of this chapter)