Wizard, I Have Another World

Chapter 221 Growth

John woke up from his sleep, feeling the soft, warm breath beside him, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

that's nice!

From birth until now, he has never felt that life is so good.

His beloved woman nestled in his arms, her body, exhausted from the day, finally getting a good rest.

Even though he was awake, he was unwilling to move.

"John."

Until a faint, muffled sound came from her arms.

"What's wrong?" John looked down.

"Is something on your mind?"

The woman's name was Xiao Jiu. She had no surname and grew up on a pleasure boat. She drifted in this apocalyptic world with her clan.

"I am pregnant."

Xiao Jiu murmured:

"This is my third pregnancy, and the first one without my consent. Will you keep the baby?"

There are rules on the pleasure boats; a woman will only become pregnant and give birth if the man consents.

After all, pregnant women are very vulnerable and need men to protect them and provide them with enough food.

Having children presents a series of challenges.

Every woman is an asset to the pleasure boat, so naturally, such a long period of celibacy is not allowed.

Unless a price is agreed upon.

Secretly getting pregnant is undoubtedly very bold, and it also proves that Xiao Jiu really wants the two of them to have their own child.

John's expression changed.

"certainly!"

After a moment's thought, he nodded emphatically:

"These are our children, of course I want them, and I will ask Karl the Divine Envoy to intervene so that you can stay."

"We will raise our children ourselves!"

Xiao Jiu nestled in his arms, her eyes red, her hands tightly embracing his not-so-strong body.

"John!"

Just then, urgent shouts came from outside:

"Come out quickly, something's happened in the incubation room!"

"Um?"

John sat up abruptly, offered a comforting word to Xiao Jiu, threw on his clothes, and hurriedly ran out the door.

…………

Cultivation room.

After several major renovations, the originally narrow and simple incubation room has been transformed into a spacious room covering nearly 200 square meters.

even,

In the hearts of the people of Xucheng, this place is far more important than other places.

"call……"

John rushed into the incubation room, enveloped in a gust of wind, his eyes immediately narrowing.

The dozens of silkworms that were originally fattened by feeding on soil in the breeding room suddenly underwent a strange change.

The 'soil-eating fattening silkworm,' about the size of a washbasin, had eye-like things appearing on its surface.

With a blink of its eyes, countless white threads shot out, filling the entire incubation room densely.

The silk threads crisscross, forming several large cocoons inside.

The large cocoon writhed, and several human faces could be seen protruding from its surface, their faces filled with fear and despair.

"Joey, Julius..."

John's body trembled:

"What happened?"

"Last night, the soil-feeding silkworms in the breeding room mutated and swallowed several people who were collecting flesh glue."

Karl stood in the middle of the breeding room, observing a mutated, earth-eating fat silkworm, and said:

"You're lucky you weren't here, otherwise you'd probably end up like the rest of them."

John's face turned pale.

His first reaction wasn't relief, but rather, "What would happen to Xiao Jiu and the child if something happened to me?"

The tragic death of his colleague made him tremble.

fear!

I was terrified!

He had ventured out of the city alone before and faced the threat of death many times, but he had never been as afraid as he was now.

When a person has a thought in their mind, they no longer want to die.

"Karl the Divine Messenger." Coming to his senses, John's expression was complex.

"How did the soil-feeding silkworms turn into this?"

"I was mistaken. The aura here can not only distort the body, but also affect bloodlines." Karl shook his head slightly.

"The lifespan of the soil-eating silkworm is very short, but its bloodline continues and is still affected by this world."

"Don't worry..."

"I still have a few soil-eating fat silkworms, but this can't go on forever. We need to breed a resistant variety."

"Analogous experiment? Genetic optimization?" John's eyes flickered slightly; he had some knowledge of this topic.

"Um."

Carl nodded:

"In the future, when breeding soil-eating silkworms, do not place them in one room, but observe the effects of different environments on them."

"I heard you found a girl on a pleasure boat?"

"Yes." John nodded and told them about Xiao Jiu's pregnancy, then said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Divine Envoy Karl, I wish to keep Xiao Jiu here."

"You can get the women on the pleasure boat to have children if you pay the right price, but keeping them around won't be easy," Karl thought for a moment and said.

"You try to breed soil-feeding silkworms. If any of them develop resistance, I'll help you buy them."

"Thank you, messenger!" John's eyes lit up.

"I will definitely breed qualified, fat silkworms that feed on soil!"

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Several giant birds with wingspans of tens of meters descended from the sky and transformed into human forms when they landed on the ground of the virtual city.

Each giant bird carried a dozen or so people on its back.

The total number of people is nearly one hundred.

"Hadi the Messenger!"

Karl stepped forward to meet him:

"You've finally arrived."

"Karl the Divine Envoy?" Hardy was tall and thin, with a hooked nose, and even when he smiled, he gave off a cold feeling.

"I've heard Bowen mention you before, a powerful wanderer, a mysterious traveler who explores ruins."

He looked at Karl, his voice filled with admiration:

"I've known Bowen for so many years, and I've never seen him praise someone like this before."

"You're joking," Karl chuckled and waved his hand.

"You must be tired from your journey. Let's rest in the inner city first."

"Let's melt the divine fire first," Hardy said.

"We have lost our virtual city and will settle here from now on. We hope that Divine Envoy Karl will take good care of us."

"Before his death, the Divine Envoy Bowen instructed that you would come here to take over his duties and protect the residents of the Void City. I am merely acting as his proxy," Karl said as he walked.

"certainly."

"I also need a place to rest. I will come here often in the future, but the affairs of the Void City still need to be managed by you, Divine Envoy Hades."

"This..." Hardy looked around at his surroundings:

"We'll see!"

The divine gifts in his virtual city were also related to the Thunder God, but not to how to control the power of thunder.

Instead, it transformed into a divine bird with the power to control thunder.

It was precisely because they both belonged to the "Thunder" lineage that Bowen and Hardy became friends, even best friends.

"call……"

As the divine fire brought by Hadid merged with the divine fire of the Void City, the divine fire suddenly blazed brightly and its size increased.

"Our divine fire can last for more than ten years, and with the divine fire here, it should last for more than thirty years."

Hardy gazed at the divine fire and sighed helplessly:

"It's still too short!"

"Take it one day at a time," Karl said.

"I would like to see the divine gifts that Hades has given you, and I will pay you for them."

"No need," Hardy waved his hand.

"Our divine gifts are quite special; few people from other virtual cities can glean anything from them."

"If possible..."

"That would be best!"

He reached behind his back and pulled out a bone that was unlike any human bone, and placed it in front of Karl.

This divinely bestowed item involves bloodlines, lightning, and flight; it may not be of much use to others.

But it can be of great help to Carl.

"By the way!" he asked.

Did you encounter any fallen angels when you arrived?

Hardy's expression darkened.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"When we passed through an area, I did sense an extremely terrifying and dangerous aura, but fortunately, that thing did not attack us."

"It seems to be a Fallen Angel of Despair level."

half a month later.

Karl opened his eyes in the quiet room, casually stretched his limbs, and a series of crackling sounds came from his body.

"Understanding divine gifts can not only increase the accumulation of knowledge, but also enhance spiritual power to a certain extent."

"If I had dozens of divinely bestowed items to study, I might be able to break through to the next level in a short time..."

"Hmm!"

"It is said that comprehending too many divine gifts, especially those of the opposite nature, can drive people mad. I don't know if it's true or not."

…………

the other side.

Hardy was invited by Mashi to the flower boat to discuss matters.

Christina took out the wine treasured in the flower boat, poured a glass for each of them, and presented them with two pieces of wood fruit.

Wood fruit is a specialty of the flower boat.

Slightly sweet, filling, and with a certain amount of moisture, it is usually traded as a valuable item with other virtual cities.

After all, fruit is extremely rare in such an environment.

"please!"

Marcy picked up her glass, took a small sip, and savored it slowly:

"This is a brewing method I learned from a virtual city. The wine is spicy at first, but becomes more mellow and rich as you drink it."

"The key is that drinking it can help you forget a lot of your troubles."

"Oh?" Hardy nodded.

"I have seen descriptions of wine in the ruins before the Great Cataclysm, saying that even the gods loved it."

"but……"

"Let's get down to business!"

"Yes." Mashi's smile faded, and she rubbed her temples.

"The flower boat arrived a few months earlier than you, but it has seen Divine Envoy Karl no more than five times."

"So I believe he's not interested in managing the virtual city."

"Really?" Hardy frowned.

"But he's the only one who has the seeds of the soil-eating fat silkworms in Xucheng. If he leaves... food will be a problem in the future."

"That fallen angel probably hasn't left; going out to find food would be suicide."

"John in the breeding lab has mastered the method of cultivating earth-eating silkworms, and he's currently exploring ways to resist mutation," Marcy began.

"If the soil-eating silkworms can avoid mutation, then the city of Xu will never have to worry about food again."

Hardy's breath hitched, and he instinctively clenched his hands.

"And there's a reservoir," Mashi continued.

"We all know that the method of building reservoirs is currently in the hands of the people of Mujiu Void City, but Karl also has a similar method. Currently, Void City is building its seventh reservoir."

"At that time..."

"Even the people you brought, and the flower boat, won't have to worry about drinking water. Maybe they'll even be able to use water to take a bath in the future."

Hardy's throat bobbed.

Take a bath with water?

Hundreds of years ago, when the Great Cataclysm had just begun, there weren't many evil things yet, and people were bathing in water.

right now,

This is undoubtedly a pipe dream!

"Karl the Divine Envoy cannot leave!"

Hardy squinted:

"We must make him stay no matter what."

"Yes." Mashi nodded.

"As far as I know, the Divine Envoy Karl is very interested in divine essence and divine gifts; this is a way to persuade him."

"in addition……"

"Even if Divine Envoy Karl doesn't leave, the divine fire of the Void City won't last long; it needs to be replenished with new divine fire."

"Messenger of Mashi," Hades said thoughtfully.

"The sacred fire on the flower boat should be enough to burn for decades, right?"

Other virtual cities may lack divine fire, but the Flower Boat definitely does not, since, as far as he knows, the Flower Boat has absorbed the divine fire of several virtual cities.

"The divine fire of the flower boat cannot be transferred to other virtual cities."

Mashi shook her head without hesitation:

"perhaps……"

"We should spread the word about this place to attract more Void City Divine Envoys who are about to give up."

"With enough food and water, and with more and more divine fire, this place might very well become a second Wood Nine Void City!"

"Oh!" Hardy smiled.

"The Divine Envoy Mashi isn't planning to go to Mujiuxu City anymore?"

Mashi lowered her eyebrows.

Her understanding of Mujiu Void City came from other people, while she had personally witnessed the changes in the Void City where Karl was located.

Instead of going to Mujiu Void City, let's turn this place into Mujiu Void City.

and,

As an early arrival, her status would be higher; if she went to Mujiuxu City, she would only be a vassal.

"Report!"

"Three divine messengers have come to seek refuge. Divine Messenger Karl is in seclusion, and McGinn has sent someone to inform the other two."

Mashi and Hardy exchanged a glance and stood up at the same time.

(End of this chapter)