Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 85, Section 033: Blood Debt!

A few days later, at Baiou Port.

As Luo descended the gangway, looking at the scene before him, he felt as if he had come to the wrong place.

The dilapidated dock was littered with the marks of a fire: broken masts, shattered planks, and overturned crates and barrels lying by the roadside.

Looking around, there were hardly any people on the huge dock, but there were quite a few corpses, some lying on the roadside, some soaking in the water, and the streets in the distance were also deserted.

This is the world's number one port in the South Coast Alliance?

When Rosie first arrived in the Wizarding World three years ago and landed here, the bustling and prosperous scene still left a deep impression on her.

"Damn dark wizard! Scum!" Wizard Karen cursed under his breath.

The cause of all this is none other than the dark wizards most hated in the Southern Coast Witch Domain.

It was only after boarding the Apprentice that Rosie learned of the many things that had happened in the months since they left the Wizarding Continent, especially in the human world.

First, some high-ranking political leaders of various kingdoms and duchies died mysteriously. Then, some densely populated cities were hit by plagues and cholera, and farmland in the countryside was destroyed overnight by locusts and blizzards during the autumn harvest.

The vacuum of high-level political power, the proliferation of internal conflicts, and the coercion of survival resources—all these factors combined to cause an explosion in an instant.

Under the leadership of their respective lords, the various nations and territories began to wage war against each other. In just a few months, the once peaceful and tranquil human world was turned into a battlefield littered with corpses and heads rolling.

Wizard Karen's eyes reddened; his hometown was White Gull Harbor: "The Alliance won't let this go so easily!"

"Blood debts must be washed away with blood!"

"." Luo Xi glanced at him silently, without saying anything more.

just,

His brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of anxiety and unease.

The tavern with the Traveler's Gate had been burned down and the Traveler's Gate had also been damaged. Rosie and the others could only return to the Wizarding World by taking the main road. The castle specially arranged a carriage to pick them up, and a fully-equipped knight order accompanied them on their way.

Along the way, Luo Xi and his companions saw even more desolate scenes.

Large tracts of farmland were burned, and piles of the bodies of murdered farmers could be seen in the charred field ridges.

Battles raged everywhere; peasants fought peasants, knights fought knights, nobles and kings—it seemed no one was spared.

The girl's body was found naked, her hands bound behind her back, hanging from a tree. Her body was covered in bruises and congealed filth. When order collapses, countless petty scoundrels take advantage of the chaos.

The heartbreaking scenes were too painful to bear, and everyone felt heavy-hearted.

Besides that, there's only anger.

"How could they do this? Shouldn't the league do something?"

"Kill these lunatics!"

Luo Xi could clearly feel the gunpowder smell spreading rapidly, which was not a good sign. After all, an individual's anger might mean a fight, but collective anger often meant war.

Will war break out?

Rosie wasn't entirely sure, but one thing he was certain of—

Increase strength.

Only by remaining steadfast amidst change can one ensure self-preservation in any chaotic situation.

So, during the rest of the journey, Rosie continued to improve her strength.

This time it mainly involves magic.

Recently, Luo Xi has accumulated more than 200 days of time points, which he has devoted to learning spells and improving his proficiency.

First up is the Ice Greatsword.

This spell, currently the most damaging spell in Rosie's possession, had previously reached the level of mastery, but she was forced to stop later due to insufficient knowledge accumulation.

Recently, he has been reading basic magic books to fill in the gaps in his knowledge. After finishing the books he had with him, he borrowed some from Wizard Karen and asked him some questions.

After all, they had fought side by side. It was Rosie and the others' efforts to delay that allowed Wizard Karen to complete his spell and turn the tide. With this friendship in mind, Wizard Karen answered and taught Rosie's questions to the best of his ability.

With the guidance of Wizard Karen, Rosie finally completed the last piece of the puzzle, finishing the missing part of her basic knowledge.

So Luo Xi decisively spent sixty days to finally upgrade this advanced apprentice-level spell to the highest level, the perfect level.

The height of the perfect ice greatsword has exceeded ten meters. The greater improvement comes from the fact that the internal ice element structure and arrangement have reached perfection. Whether in terms of density or elemental energy structure, it is impeccable.

The power of the ice greatsword released again was several times greater than before. If we were to return to the final battle on the deck, even without utilizing thermal expansion and contraction, Rosie was confident that she could inflict considerable damage on the alchemical golem with it.

Anything done to its extreme can be quite terrifying, and magic is no exception. Once it reaches perfection, this advanced apprentice-level spell can, to some extent, bridge the gap between an apprentice and a wizard.

Learning from this experience, Rosie followed suit and enhanced the Frost Armor twice, once taking 30 days and once taking 50 days, thus elevating the spell to a perfect level.

The perfect-level Frost Armor is over six meters tall and over half a meter thick, and when summoned, it looks exactly like a small mountain.

In terms of defense, it has improved by several levels compared to before. Rosie himself calculated that even with the Ice Greatsword, it would not be easy to break through. If we go back to the battle on the deck, he estimated that he could withstand at least three of the Black Wizard's fireballs.

Besides enhancing his own defense, another purpose of upgrading this spell was to prepare for the [Ice Knight's Protection] spell that he planned to learn after advancing to the level of a wizard. That wizard-level spell was related to this spell, and many of the knowledge and rune structures used were the same.

Besides these two spells, the remaining spells Blizzard and Demonic Concealment have also been upgraded. The former has been upgraded to the Mastery level, and the size and range of Blizzard have been increased by about twice as much as before.

The latter level represents a more advanced stage, primarily serving as preparation for a wizard who is about to advance in rank. After advancing, a wizard's mental strength and energy will experience a significant boost, making it difficult to continue concealing their presence.

Afterwards, Rosie spent several dozen days improving the remaining intermediate and basic spells.

This experience truly frightened him. Fortunately, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. To prevent the same situation from happening again, he will do everything he can to arm himself and elevate himself to the limit he can currently achieve.

After several spells were upgraded, Rosie's strength underwent a dramatic change. Even if he still couldn't defeat the powerful dark wizard in the battle on the deck, he wouldn't be as pathetic as before.

However, Luo Xi knew that this was far from enough.

Even the most perfect apprentice-level spell is still an apprentice-level spell.

Even the most skilled apprentice is still just an apprentice.

There is an insurmountable gap between apprentices and wizards; only magic can defeat magic, and only wizards can contend with wizards.

Therefore,

After glancing at the runes that had already been integrated within his spiritual sea, Rosie decided not to delay any longer and to cross that most important hurdle between mortal life and the extraordinary—

wizard!

Please add this to your favorites and keep reading! The editor had already recommended this little flop for the Three Rivers Award, but the readership dropped a couple of days ago, so it's no longer on the Three Rivers list. Waaaa o(╥﹏╥)o.

The next two chapters will be about advancing to the level of a wizard. I would appreciate it if all you readers could keep reading. I'm bowing to you all in gratitude.

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(End of this chapter)