Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 116 Borgia's Choice and the Forsaken's Invitation

Borgia emerged from the fantastical, enormous garden and appeared on the shore of Lake West Virginia.

He slumped onto the gravel of the lake shore, panting heavily, and at first glanced around numbly.

When he saw the normal lake surface, the normal sun, the normal trees, the normal-sized stones, and a normal-sized caterpillar crawling on a stone, he suddenly and subconsciously slapped the caterpillar to death.

Then, belatedly realizing what he had done, he found the act disgusting and rubbed the sticky substance on his palm onto the surrounding gravel.

"I've finally left that awful place. This is the normal world now. Everything is normal size, and as a human, I'm one of the larger creatures in this world."

It was nothing like that ghost garden, where almost every insect and plant was several times larger than him.

He had lived there for more than half a year and had developed a sense of inferiority, feeling like a tiny insect living in a huge garden. When he saw a normal-sized insect next to him, he instinctively and furiously crushed it with his palm to prove that he had indeed returned to the 'normal' world.

The classic text of the Storm God says that mankind is the eternal ruler, the head of all spirits, superior to all animals, and that there is a world where the status of nobles, priests, kings and commoners is clearly defined.

This world is still the one he's familiar with.

Borgia felt a surge of joy that brought him to tears. Looking at the long-awaited normal sunlight, he burst into tears, crying out, "Thank you, God of Storms! My prayers to you actually worked! It must be you who got me out of that awful place!"

"Thanks you……"

After Borgia finished crying, he sat blankly on the pebble beach and began to think about practical matters.

First, his father was already dead, and his mother was just an ordinary noblewoman in the Achaean region who worshipped the god of law. She didn't even own any land and couldn't help him at all.

He desperately needs allies, and he is now penniless, with no chance of even returning to the Achaean peninsula.

He needed money to travel by boat across the Attica peninsula, past the city of Corinth, and into the Achaean region.

His father was a priest of the Storm God, and his mother was a minor noblewoman from the ancient Eastern Empire of Achaia.

His becoming the bishop of Achaia would have been a very meaningful thing.

This would indicate that the ruling class of the Storm Kingdom has begun to appease the heretical people of the former Eastern Empire, and is trying to reduce the resentment of those who believe in the God of Law towards their Storm Knight class.

This is still his greatest advantage and the fundamental advantage that allows him to make a comeback.

Borgia suddenly thought of his father, the Bishop of Achaia, on his deathbed, and his earnest words of advice. He looked towards the distant Peter family castle. "My father said that Sunan Peter was a very promising man."

"I should become friends with him."

"You can also borrow money from him for the journey back to the Achaean peninsula."

"Religious nobles should naturally ally with secular nobles. We clergy are not good at handling secular affairs and need the help of secular nobles. Sounan Peter's title is a bit low, but the Peter family was originally the most powerful outsider family in this military region."

"With a little maneuvering, upgrading to an earldom isn't impossible. If I can help him achieve this, I'm sure I'll gain Su Nan's friendship."

Borgia's eyes lit up, as if he already had a feasible plan. "Yes, that's what we'll do."

"only……"

Borgia felt a pang of bitterness. When he first arrived in Peter's territory, he viewed this land and Baron Sunan with the perspective of someone leaving the city for the countryside, a condescending and indifferent attitude.

At that time, he had his father, his father's guards, the support of a powerful family, and a vast network of connections related to the bishop's position.

He had almost nothing to worry about; his bishop father would take care of everything for him.

He only needs to follow the steps and doesn't need to think about anything else.

Now, however, he is filled with anxiety and speculation about what Su Nan's attitude will be towards his approach.

After all, right now he's just imagining things in his head.

Perhaps Su Nan would never accept his friendship.

But Su Nan's friendship is like a warm fire in winter for him now. Without Su Nan's help, he probably wouldn't even have the money to leave Peter's territory.

Borgia suddenly felt she had grown up somewhat. "In the end, you can only rely on yourself."

"From now on, I no longer have a father to plan everything for me. I can only rely on my own brain."

"But would I?"

"For the first twenty years of my life, I did everything my father arranged."

"No, I must know how. Otherwise, I can only watch as others take everything from me."

Borgia gritted his teeth and walked step by step toward Peter's Castle.

……

In the Four Seasons Garden, Sunan had his head maid, Pera, entertain Borgia and asked him to stay in his castle for the time being, so that he could see him again when he had time.

Meanwhile, after Su Nan had Vera soak in the Fountain of Life to restore her vitality and enhance her mental strength, he sent the two Forgotten Ones away from the garden.

After soaking in the Spring of Life, Su Nan learned that everyone gets +1 to Constitution and +3 to Spirit for the first time.

Currently, the average mental strength in southern Jiangsu is 30, and the average physical fitness is 3.2.

+3 Spirit Power is incredibly tempting for a second-tier wizard apprentice.

After all, not every second-class wizard apprentice can drink ton after ton of potions that specifically increase mental strength, just like me.

Before leaving, the Guca Wizard and Vera expressed their gratitude repeatedly and even gave each other a brass ring as a return gift.

In the jungle in front of the Oak Wizard Tower, Vera waved to Su Nan and said, "Thank you, big brother Su Nan."

"I heard from Teacher Guca that you saved me. I'm really grateful to you. Our Cursed Valley is located near Stormwind Keep. If you ever come to the capital of Storm Kingdom, please be sure to contact me."

Although the coca wizard lost his right arm in this operation, he was still in a pretty good mood since he had achieved his goal.

He considered himself old, and believed that the future hope of the school of thought lay in Vera.

He said to Su Nan with great respect, "Senior Su Nan, this brass ring is our school's contact ring. You can use this ring to contact us; you can probably contact us anywhere within the Storm Kingdom."

"You are warmly welcome to visit Insect Valley, where we can exchange magic and share knowledge."

Su Nan never expected that the location of the Insect Curse Valley would be in the capital of the Storm Kingdom.

No wonder they're operating within the Storm Kingdom.

However, if I were to go to the capital, I could indeed visit the Valley of Insect Curses to collect some magic.

The magic of these insect-based sorcerers is quite interesting.

Su Nan remembered that he had once discovered an ancient book related to the Deep Blue Wizard.

The Deep Blue Wizard also left his magical legacy in the capital library of the Storm Kingdom.

Su Nan said, "Okay, I've got it."

"I will definitely come to you if I need anything in the future."

The coca shaman looked at Su Nan with respect and then expressed his welcome.

In his eyes, Su Nan was a profound and unfathomable senior wizard, so he was quite excited when Su Nan said he would come to find him, feeling that he was honored.

Vera smiled at Su Nan and said, "There are many fun things in the Insect Curse Valley. If you come over, Brother Su Nan, we can share them together. It's so interesting. For example, in our Insect Curse Valley, we have strong yak that are fed with special insects, which are not found in the mortal world. The steaks made from them are very delicious and chewy."

"There are also special insects for cleaning, keeping your room spotless and free of even a single cockroach. And flying bees that can be used as mounts..."

Anyway... goodbye.

"Big Brother Su Nan".

The two forgotten ones also voluntarily left the garden.

(End of this chapter)