Wizard: I Have a World of the Dead

Lin Qi sat down at the stone table and picked up the notebook, which he had found while cleaning up the battlefield on the mountaintop.

After the shaman died, his body, along with those eerie tentacles, dissolved away, leaving only this wooden staff and this notebook, lying alone in a pool of blood at the edge of the altar.

Lynch stared at the distorted, bizarre characters on the cover and murmured the word: "Wizard..."

wizard.

This profession is actually not unfamiliar to him.

The original World of the Dead game featured the Wizard class, which is indeed the important class that can enhance a player's mental strength.

Even according to the game's background setting, the existence and formation of the entire undead world are closely related to wizards.

Lin Qi stroked his chin, his brows furrowing slightly. "I really didn't expect... that wizards also exist in that other world?"

In his memory, the wizards of the Kingdom of Lolunt had always been just legends.

Like the wizards in those ancient stories on Earth—living in mysterious towers, wielding strange and terrifying supernatural powers, studying eternal life, and far removed from the mortal world.

As a child, the original owner had heard countless stories about wizards:

Some say they kidnap disobedient children and boil them into a magic potion, while others say they can make a deal with demons to gain the power of immortality.

Others say they are actually hiding among ordinary people, disguised as beggars, merchants, or even nobles...

But those are all just stories.

At least, Lynch always thought those were just stories.

Until the shaman threw the fireball.

Until that evil creature calling itself Rose crawled out of the altar...

Lin Qi's gaze deepened.

"There are wizards in the Land of the Dead, and there are wizards over there too... Is there some connection between them?"

He muttered to himself.

"What exactly is the relationship between these two worlds?"

He pondered for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution.

There is too little information.

But Lynch had a feeling that these two worlds were definitely not just a coincidence.

There must be some special connection between them.

Let's find the answer later.

He shook his head, pulling his wandering thoughts back.

His gaze returned to the notes in his hand, and his eyes became fervent.

Because he knew all too well what that meant.

In the game "Undead World", becoming a wizard is no easy task.

In the Bone Wasteland area ahead, you can only find some wizard tools or fragments of certain magical artifacts.

To truly inherit a wizard's legacy, one must at least reach the "City of Corruption" chapter—

That's an area you can only reach in the mid-game. Only there can you find the complete wizarding legacy in those dilapidated ruins and ancient wizard towers.

And now-

Lynch's breathing quickened slightly.

"I never imagined... I'd be able to access wizarding knowledge and unlock the wizarding profession so quickly!"

He lowered his voice, but couldn't suppress his excitement.

The power of wizards is the strongest power in the world of the dead, bar none!

Obtaining the Wizard's Legacy at this stage is equivalent to acquiring top-tier equipment that you can only obtain later in the game, right in the game's starting village.

With the power of the wizard, he can explore and develop the Bone Wasteland more quickly and easily, obtain resources more easily, control more powerful undead, and master more powerful skills.

He even obtained some treasures that weren't originally at his level...

It's like they've been given a cheat code!

A smile appeared on Lin Qi's lips.

"I used to think the Land of the Dead was my cheat code," he said softly, "but now it seems that the Land of the Dead is also a cheat code for it."

Excited, he took a deep breath and turned the pages of the book in his hand.

[Discovering the Wizarding Legacy: The Wizard's Journal]

[Position: Wizard?]

Lin Qi stared at the system notification that popped up in front of him; the cold text was crystal clear under the blood moon's light—

He did not hesitate.

"Yes."

The moment the words left his mouth, a strange feeling surged through his body.

It was as if something deep within his consciousness trembled slightly, or as if some invisible shackles had been broken.

The system panel pops up automatically, and the text on it is changing.

Successfully hired.

[New Player Class: Wizard Apprentice]

Current Wizard Level: Apprentice (Not Yet a Master)

[Knowledge of wizarding heritage has been detected. You can learn and unlock it in the study.]

Lin Qi's gaze fell on the attribute panel.

The name and attributes remain unchanged; Strength is 1.3, Agility is 1.5, Constitution is 1.1, and Spirit is still 0.3.

However, in the occupation section, next to the original "Apprentice Knight," a few words have been added—

[Wizard Apprentice].

Although he is only an apprentice and has not yet mastered the skills, this means that he has already embarked on that path.

That path to the supernatural.

Lin Qi took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and refocused his attention on the journal in his hand.

After turning to the title page, there are page after page of densely packed text.

Those distorted, bizarre characters were no longer unrecognizable symbols in his eyes, but had transformed into meanings he could understand.

This is the greatest function of a study.

In the game "Undead World", the study is a building specifically used for learning knowledge and skills.

Any knowledge, no matter how difficult or obscure, can be learned in the study, as long as the knowledge is complete.

The first page explains what a wizard is.

"A wizard is one who sees the true nature of the world. The world that mortals see is merely a reflection on the surface of water; what a wizard sees is the abyss beneath the water."

"In the abyss dwell indescribable things, and ineffable forces surge."

"A wizard is one who converses with the abyss."

Lin Qi's gaze swept over the words, and he felt a slight chill in his heart.

The second page discusses how to become a wizard.

"To become a wizard, one must first master meditation. To use the tentacles of the mind to perceive the true nature of the world..."

Page 3, Page 4, Page 5...

Lynch turned the pages one by one, and time ticked by.

The blood moon hung silently outside the window, its crimson light shining through the narrow window and falling on Lin Qi.

The study was extremely quiet, with only the occasional rustling sound of pages turning.

He forgot the time, forgot where he was.

The words seemed to come alive, transforming into streams that flowed into his mind along with his gaze.

Images unfolded in his mind, and Lin Qi felt as if he had become another person, undergoing a long and arduous cultivation.

He saw himself sitting cross-legged in a dimly lit stone chamber, trying to meditate according to the methods in the manual. At first, his thoughts were chaotic, and he couldn't calm down no matter what he did.

But he didn't give up, trying again and again, persisting day after day.

Finally, one day, he "saw" it.

I saw those faint specks of light in the air, I saw them slowly floating and flowing, I saw them trembling slightly with each breath.

Those are elements.

Then he began to try to absorb those points of light, introducing them into his body and running them along specific paths.

The feeling was like countless ants crawling in his blood vessels, both painful and itchy, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Day after day, year after year.

The points of light gradually converged within his body, forming a small vortex that slowly rotated without stopping.

That is the foundation of a wizard's apprentice—the mental vortex.

Lin Qi suddenly came to his senses.

He was still sitting at his desk, his notes still open in front of him, and the blood moon still shone through the window.

But a fine layer of sweat had already seeped onto his forehead, and his breathing was more rapid than before.

In that brief moment, he felt as if he had spent an eternity in his mental world.

He looked down at the journal and realized he had turned to the last page.

At that very moment, a system notification sounded in my ear—

[The player has been detected to have fully read "The Wizard's Handbook" and grasped its core knowledge.]

[Master a new skill: Meditation]

Meditation: LV0 (0/500)

Lin Qi looked at the newly added skill bar on the panel and a smile appeared on his lips.

meditation.

This is the first and most crucial step on the path to becoming a wizard. Only by mastering meditation can one perceive magic, absorb magic, and ultimately unleash devastating spells.

And now, he has taken that step.

......

Meanwhile, in Hollenfield Territory, at Riverwind Manor.

As dusk settled, the manor's main hall was brightly lit, where a noble banquet was being held.

In a corner of the hall, several young people were sitting together.

These were the young nobles who often gathered together in Valen, Lynch's familiar playmates.

"I never expected to encounter something like this."

A young woman in a dark green velvet dress put down her wine glass, a hint of regret on her face. "Margaret is so unlucky. Her wedding procession was just abruptly hijacked."

The speaker was Elsa, the daughter of a baron in the valley, who was beautiful and quite famous in the area.

The other young lady sitting opposite her nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, who would have thought those Asdokians would show up there? Margaret was just unlucky to run into them."

"Bad luck?" A young nobleman beside him scoffed, swirling his wine glass in his hand, his gaze landing on Elsa with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Elsa, hasn't your chance come now?"

Elsa frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Lynch," the young nobleman chuckled, "is single again. I heard that after his fiancée was kidnapped, the Hollenfield family has been quiet. The marriage is probably off."

"That's good, he'll definitely come looking for you again soon."