I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 24 History
After Roland left, Baron Hall secretly sighed inwardly: "Why didn't I realize this kid was so outstanding before? As expected, a good horse can only be seen on the battlefield."

Catherine's thought reached Baron Hall's mind: "You still say I taught him. He learned his cunning from you!"
Baron Hall responded in his mind: "Alexandra, Roland is quite repulsive to you, and you're not very good at expressing yourself. How about I help you with your teaching for a while?"
Catherine was already furious. She thought to herself, "What do you mean? Are you saying I can't teach students? You were the one who begged me to take him in as an apprentice!"
The baron was silent for a moment, then spoke in his mind: "The wizard's path is indeed easier than mine, but I didn't expect him to be so gifted in swordsmanship, Catherine. I've been to the ruins too many times, and I won't always be so lucky. The 'suffering fate dice' will eventually fall on my head, and I'm worried that this time I'll be like those who disappeared inexplicably."
At this time, Instructor Leonard walked over to the two of them and they stopped communicating mentally.

Instructor Reynard cautiously said to Catherine, "My Lord, Roland, as a newly-minted low-level apprentice, killed four adult Abyssal Blood Moths in his first trial. Considered quite remarkable within the academy, he's still far behind the elite low-level apprentices and the offspring of the noble wizards of great families. But Roland is a freshman who has emerged from a Muggle family."

Instructor Reynard was a good man. He thought Lady Catherine was still angry because Roland had killed too few blood moths, so he came over to persuade her.

Baron Hall, who was standing by, burst out laughing upon hearing this, leaving Instructor Reynard completely bewildered.

Catherine said nothing more, just said: "Let's go."

On the way, Baron Hall whispered to Catherine: "Alexandra, I've come here so many times over the years to deal with the big troubles here. I won't be so lucky every time. I do have many students, but I want to pass on my swordsmanship to Roland."
"Victor, don't be so pessimistic." Catherine said, "Anna's magic can allow me to unleash some of my former strength. And although Nar is cursed, he is still a Grand Templar of the ancient Emerald Court. Between you and the three of us, resealing the Abyss Lord will be a piece of cake. You will return alive and find a more suitable successor."
The Abyss Lord's true power has reached god-level, a terrifying degree of power. If his true form were to descend upon the human world, no one would be able to resist him. This plane would become his vegetable garden, with everyone a radish.

Many years ago, an organization called the 'Suffering Conclave' prevented the arrival of the Abyss Lord and sealed its projected incarnation in the Yellow-Brown Fern Forest.

Many years later, the last member of the 'Secret Order of the Suffering' is still guarding this land.

This nun is the Baroness's wife Julie - she is the only person in the world who knows how to deal with this demon.

Twenty years ago, the former Sword Saint, Victor, Sword of the Dawn, changed his name and surname. He used his retirement savings to acquire a fiefdom and a title.

This territory belongs to Valeria, and the Yellow-Brown Fern Forest is part of Valeria's fiefdom.

Logically speaking, this piece of land was originally the property of the 'Hidden Order of the Passion', but Julie had no right of inheritance.

Seeing that this piece of land that sealed the devil was taken into the hands of a noble by despicable means, Julie had to find the baron's head many times to negotiate.

The first meeting between the two was not pleasant. Julie did not have a good impression of the Baron, or even a very, very bad one.

But the Baron had a very good impression of Julie. This guy did something very outrageous when he met her for the first time - he proposed to her.

It was naturally impossible for Julie to agree to the Baron's proposal, because members of the 'Secret Order of the Passion' never marry.

Besides, who would propose marriage on first sight? What's more, she really, really hated this guy!
In order to get back the land that belonged to the church, Julie used many tough measures, but she hit an iron wall.

Not only did she fail to drive the Baron away, but he also discovered the secret of the secret society!

Seeing that the Baron had exposed her secrets, Julie had no choice but to confess the incident in the fern forest. She hoped that the Baron would take care of himself and leave as soon as possible.

The two had the following conversation:
The baron said, "Little girl, the story you made up is indeed very interesting, but unfortunately, it lacks logic. If you insist on having this territory, we actually have a better solution - I will guard the seal of that demon with you, how about it?"

Julie said: "Dream on! I would never marry you even if I die! Besides, I'm not a little girl. I'm 28 years old this year. You're only two years older than me!"

Julie eventually married the Baron and fell deeply in love with this reliable man.

They were very happy and sweet - Julie even gave birth to a daughter for the Baron.

After they got married, Julie took the Baron into the real fern forest for the first time.

After that, the Baron finally understood what kind of hellish place the Fern Forest was! He regretted very much that he had said such shameless words. However, he did not regret marrying Julie.

Together, they guarded the seal until Julie was cursed by the Abyss and could no longer travel to the Fern Forest. The Baron's partner was replaced by Anthony.

Anthony is Roland's father, Julie's childhood friend, and the last person Julie can find.

Anthony is a 'wild wizard' who has been traveling. After learning that Julie is seriously ill, he returns to his hometown, the small town of Valeria.

After seeing Julie, Anthony was deeply moved. They had been childhood sweethearts, but fate had twisted things. By the time he returned, his first love's child was already three years old.

However, Anthony has not been idle during these years away from home - his son is already six years old!
In order to find the Yellow Fern Holy Grail and cure the curse of his first love, Anthony stayed in the castle as a butler and began to embark on a journey of no return into the Yellow Fern Forest with the Baron.

No one could have imagined that this wild wizard, with only the strength of a lowly apprentice, could be more useful than Julie and the Baron—he could see through the truth and discover the reality. He could even proudly roam the lower world and gaze directly upon the Lord of the Abyss!
Anthony has no fighting ability, but his mind will never be polluted by demons, he will never have hallucinations, and he can always see the truth clearly.

He is the "great prophet" in the team, and he can always point out the most correct path for the team when everyone is confused.

Under Anthony's guidance, the team was able to successfully reach the core area of ​​the ruins every time and successfully complete the task of maintaining the seal.

His presence brought peace to the fern forest for another ten years. But three months ago, his spirit finally collapsed as he continued to explore the fern forest.

After he went mad and passed away, the "Codex Alayeh" was left behind in the Anthony family.

The Baron knew that Anthony had such special abilities because of this book. He also knew that as a member of the Alayeh family, Roland could understand the contents of the book just like his father.

However, neither the Baron nor the Baroness was able to provide Roland with guidance on this path. So, the Baron thought of his last friend and dragged her into the water.

This friend was the 'Witch of Alexandra' - the Baron knew Catherine's identity.

The Baron had provided a lot of help when Catherine was resurrected, so Catherine felt obliged to accept the Baron's request.

Later, Roland became Catherine's student.

However, the people in the town had a big misunderstanding about Catherine. They had never seen a real wizard and spread many exaggerated rumors.

Catherine didn't bother explaining. She wasn't very good at communicating with others, and even used her own notoriety to scare Roland with a certain wicked humor. "That's right! I'm a cat wizard. If you can't learn magic, I'll make you into a human potion and feed it to the trolls!"

Under this pressure, Roland worked very hard and deciphered the Alayeh Codex in just three months.

Today, Roland is a low-level apprentice, just like his father Anthony was back then.

They didn't know if Roland could become the team's eyes like his father Anthony, but they had no other choice.

The situation of the seal has been getting worse and worse. If no one maintains it, the Lord of the Abyss will appear in this world again.

Countless pioneers will shed their blood and sacrifice in vain.

(End of this chapter)