Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 169 Advancing to the First Stage, Becoming a Formal Wizard, My Fate is in My Own Hands! (2 Updates! Long Chapter, Please Subscribe!)

【Mental Power: 21】

[Spell Power: 203]

Holding the Klein crystal ball, Levi's face was filled with joy.

"Finally, I'm a proper wizard."

After advancing to a formal wizard, Li Wei's mental strength broke through the apprentice limit of 20 points and reached 21 points. It seems like only a 1-point increase, but after advancing to a formal wizard, because mental strength has undergone a qualitative change in addition to its "quantity", the upper limit of magical power represented by 1 point of mental strength has changed from 10 points in the apprentice stage to 20 points now.

This means that fully qualified wizards possess significantly greater spellcasting abilities, capable of casting multiple first-level spells consecutively without worrying about mana costs. As for the few mana consumed by tricks, the cost is negligible for fully qualified wizards. Of course, similarly, aside from a few support-type tricks, most attack and defense-type tricks are also largely ineffective at the fully qualified wizard stage.

"It's been a long time coming. Since the millennium of the Holy Radiance calendar, 26 years have passed since I came to this world, and I, Li Wei, have finally become a formal wizard. From now on, first-circle spells are in my mind, and my fate is in my own hands... Sigh, never mind, I've only just left the newbie village, so I'd better not say things that only the big shots have the right to say."

Now nearing forty, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Although he became a formal wizard late, his actual wizarding training time was only about ten years. In Li Wei's view, apart from the Child of the Elements, even those with dual elemental affinity could not match him. Gagliard was a dual elemental affinity wizard, and he had only been exposed to meditation techniques for a short time after Li Wei. Moreover, he had a third-ring wizard as his personal mentor, yet he was still lingering as a high-level wizard apprentice and had not yet advanced to become a formal wizard.

Therefore, Li Wei's cultivation speed is already among the best in this sea area. Of course, he can't compare with those who are the chosen ones of the elements and have the support of powerful resources. He started late and can only catch up slowly. For him, the most difficult part is the initial stage. Once he is recorded on the proficiency panel, he can start to overtake others.

The reason Li Wei only became a formal wizard so late was simply because he had spent most of his time wandering the mortal realm, constantly searching for traces of wizards, which wasted a lot of time. There was no other way; someone like Winnie was born into privilege, while someone like Li Wei was born into poverty, destined to be a minor lord in the mortal world.

It wasn't really a waste of time. Along the way, what helped Li Wei the most wasn't the wizarding path, but rather those mundane breathing techniques that wizards looked down upon, and the brutal, visceral way of chivalry. Without the way of chivalry, there would be no Li Wei as a formal wizard today, a fact Li Wei knew very well.

Li Wei could finally breathe a sigh of relief. As a formal wizard, at least in this sea area, Li Wei was now a true high-level combatant.

Now, in terms of his knighthood, he has reached the [Legendary Three-Dimensional State] realm. Coupled with his formal wizard status, it is no exaggeration to say that below the second ring, Li Wei is practically invincible.

After advancing to the first level of wizardry, Li Wei also needs to seriously consider his future plans.

The Way of the Knight goes without saying. Right now, Li Wei still needs to work on the three major breathing techniques: Golden Horn, Phoenix, and Black Whale. Golden Horn and Phoenix are of paramount importance. After reaching the limit with Golden Horn, Li Wei can fuse and mutate Black Serpent and Golden Horn, breaking through limits and creating a completely new breathing technique of his own. As for Phoenix, it's related to his life-saving constitution, so Li Wei naturally can't abandon it. Black Whale is relatively less urgent; he can work on it slowly later.

In general, Li Wei's chivalry has reached a bottleneck. During this period, what he can do is to break through the limits of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique and transform into the [Legendary Six-Dimensional State].

The path of wizardry will be Li Wei's next focus of development. Only after advancing to become a formal wizard will the grand stage of the wizarding world truly open up for Li Wei.

After reaching level four in Earth Meditation, Li Wei was already quite adept at breaking through the limits of the three major meditation methods: Deep Sea, Sun, and Night Raven. Even without the Blessing of the Naga, Li Wei was confident that he could grind the other meditation methods to level four. Therefore, there was no need to worry too much about meditation methods; they would all come naturally.

As for magic, Li Wei currently only has one first-level spell, which is [Body of Rock].

Li Wei————

Rock Body: Tier 4 (1/20000)

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It is worth mentioning that after Li Wei mastered the [Body of Rock], his [Stone Skin Technique], which was once at the fourth-tier limit, broke through the limit and transformed into the [Body of Rock] that Li Wei had just mastered.

This delighted Li Wei for a long time. He realized that his judgment was correct. When learning magic, one should learn magic with a clear path to advancement in the future. In this way, the proficiency gained from lower-level magic can be perfectly inherited for higher-level magic.

In this way, Li Wei saves a lot of time grinding for proficiency in [Body of Rock], and can directly start grinding from level four. He can also train his Fireball spell in the same way from now on.

Li Wei's physical body is now different from before. Within that flesh, some magical runes can be faintly seen flashing on the bones and flowing in the blood. This type of passive defensive spell does not require casting or chanting. It can take effect after it is solidified. Of course, although it does not require casting or chanting, it still consumes magical power. If Li Wei's magical power is depleted, the rock body will become ineffective.

In summary, with Li Wei's current solidified black scales and rock-like body, the combination of these two defenses makes Li Wei's defensive capabilities reach an extremely terrifying level.

Aside from Body of Rock, the first-circle spells Li Wei plans to learn mainly include Fireball and Great Fireball from the Burning school; Undead Summoning, Green Smoke Escape, and Will-o'-the-Wisp from the Death school; Water Prison from the Ocean school; and Scarab Touch from the Insect school.

Theoretically, a first-ring wizard could learn a maximum of twenty first-ring spells, plus one second-ring spell for advancement. However, in reality, as far as Li Wei knew, wizards who mastered twenty first-ring spells were extremely rare. Mastering more than five first-ring spells was enough to be considered a senior wizard, and mastering ten first-ring spells was enough to attempt advancement to the second ring. This was because most small wizarding organizations simply didn't have that many first-ring spells to learn, and secondly, mastering a spell to a high level was very time-consuming; most wizards simply didn't have the time to master twenty first-ring spells. Therefore, the choice of spells at the first-ring wizard stage was also crucial.

Among the first-level spells that Li Wei is about to learn, Fireball and Will-o'-the-Wisp require a high level of mental strength, requiring the mental strength level of a first-level senior wizard, which is at least 30 points of mental strength. Li Wei cannot learn them yet, but he can start working on the spell model construction for the other spells.

Next, once Li Wei has leveled up all the meditation techniques from other schools to level four, he can form a complete spell system that integrates attack, defense, control, and escape for survival.

After consolidating his cultivation at home for a while, Li Wei thought for a moment and decided to tell Mai Lin and the Tower Master about his breakthrough to the first ring.

Inside the Gray Tower, he had no need to hide his strength, and in fact, he couldn't anyway. With the mental strength of Merlin and the Tower Master, it would be easy for them to see through Li Wei's cultivation level.

Only by demonstrating their talent and potential can one be given special attention and nurtured by the wizarding organization. If Li Wei hadn't shown his talents as a legendary knight and apothecary, he wouldn't have gained the attention of the Tower Master and Mylin, nor would he have received the organization's care and respect. Moreover, the Gray Tower isn't some kind of dark wizarding organization; it doesn't have any wizarding elders who are always thinking about harming their juniors. So there's no need to hide one's strength and play the fool.

Li Wei arrived at the third floor of the White Tower and found Teacher Merlin chatting with Senior Sister Winnie. Winnie was now a formal wizard, and her status in the tower had risen accordingly. However, Winnie's temperament was still lacking, so the tower was still giving her more experience in this area. Merlin often said, "Winnie, you need to learn more from Li Wei in this regard."

"Teacher, senior sister, you're all here," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Little Levi, you've advanced to a full-fledged wizard?" Mylene noticed the difference in Levi at a glance.

"Yes, teacher, I've advanced to the next level," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother! This is great news! Haha, our tower now has four first-ring wizards, only one less than Whale Song Island!" Winnie clapped and said.

Li Wei smiled and thanked him. After chatting with Winnie and the teacher, Li Wei left. The Tower Master had recently obtained the Death School's legacy from Harland and had begun studying its knowledge, determined to gain inspiration to realize his own idea of ​​soul transplantation. Besides this, the Tower Master also used the legacies of several other dark wizards, such as the Spider Witch's legacy from the Insect School and the Bone Wizard's legacy from the Death School, as resources for the Gray Tower. All official wizards within the tower could purchase these legacies using points and Taishi, but only for their own practice; they were forbidden from being passed on. These were all bound by corresponding contract-type confidentiality spells, and violations would have extremely serious consequences.

Soon, news of Li Wei's advancement to the next level spread throughout the tower.

The tower master wanted Li Wei to move into the White Tower. After thinking about it, Li Wei did not refuse and moved from his small home on the ninth floor of the Gray Tower to the more spacious second floor of the White Tower, living downstairs from Mai Lin.

The White Tower has more complete facilities and better privacy because of its independent isolation array. Moreover, since Li Wei is now a formal wizard, it is only right for him to move in.

So far, the White Tower has seven floors. Except for the first floor, the other floors are already full of people. The second floor is occupied by Levi, the third floor by Merlin, the fourth floor by Winnie, the fifth and sixth floors by Marco and Tim, and the seventh floor by the tower master.

Perhaps when the first tower master, Salman, built the Wizard Tower, he never imagined that one day the small organization he created would flourish so much.

However, after Levi and Winnie advanced to wizards, there are not many high-level wizard apprentices left in the tower who have a chance to advance to the next level. For a long time to come, there may not be any new blood entering the next level.

After Levi moved, Marco and Teacher Tim both sent their congratulations. Manra was also genuinely happy for Levi's current achievements. Being able to become a friend of a formal wizard was obviously something to be proud of and celebrate.

Seeing everyone so happy, the tower master thought for a moment and said, "Let's have a banquet tonight. Let's eat and drink together and have some fun. Let's not focus on cultivation or research today. We've had a lot of good news in our tower lately. First, Winnie advanced to become a formal wizard, and now Levi has also become a formal wizard. Hahaha, I haven't been this happy in a long time. Such a fortunate event deserves to be celebrated."

"Okay, I agree," Mylene chimed in.

In an instant, the gray tower became lively.

In the plaza in front of the Twin Towers, Yoman's slender figure formed a circle. Everyone around Yoman ate delicious food, enjoyed fine wine, and talked freely, filled with emotion. Yoman, on the other hand, was enjoying the roasted meat of the One-Ring Sea Serpent that Levi had thoughtfully prepared. Levi had taken out all the precious ingredients from the One-Ring Sea Serpent, and the remaining sea serpent meat was to be enjoyed by Leviathan and Yoman.

The tower master took a sip of wine and laughed heartily, "I knew Li Wei could advance to become a formal wizard. When he first came to the tower, I knew this kid was no ordinary person. Now it seems my judgment of people was not bad."

Mai Lin rolled her eyes at the tower master and said, "Give me a break, you're just patting yourself on the back. You're just being a Monday morning quarterback."

The tower master chuckled, offering no rebuttal, looking quite comical.

It's hard to imagine that this is a powerful third-ring wizard.

Li Wei also had a few drinks, though he certainly wasn't drunk. He just felt that after being in the wizarding world for so long, it was really nice to have found such a warm and reliable organization.

Moreover, after advancing to a formal wizard, the feeling of oppression in my chest disappeared, replaced by a sense of boundless freedom, like birds soaring in the sky and fish leaping in the sea.

As the drinking progressed and the atmosphere became more lively, the host, nicknamed "the ball," started doing a "basketball dance," jumping up and down in a comical and amusing manner. At the host's urging, everyone started dancing their respective hometown dances; those with partners called for others, while those without danced alone, enjoying their own unique style.

"Junior Brother Li Wei, let's dance." Senior Sister Winnie, with her golden wavy shawl and low-cut dress, looked sexy and charming. Her face was flushed as she smiled sweetly.

"Okay." Li Wei thought to himself that it would be disrespectful to refuse Senior Sister Winnie at this time, especially since it was just a dance.

After all, back in the human world, Li Wei was a noble dancer who practiced for two and a half years, pushing this seemingly useless life skill to its limits.

So Li Wei danced very well, with great poise, and together with senior sister Winnie, they became the big stars in the center of the dance floor. Everyone applauded, and some even said that the two were a perfect match and should be together, making all sorts of noise. In an instant, Li Wei felt as if he had returned to his student days in his previous life.

After the dance, Winnie was still feeling a bit tipsy, but she politely returned to her seat to drink, glancing at Levi from time to time.

While drinking, Li Wei thought about exchanging his Phoenix Breathing Technique for Mu Di's Sacred Ape Breathing Technique next year, and trying to fuse and mutate the Sacred Ape Breathing Technique and the Giant Breathing Technique.

And so, Li Wei spent the happiest and most peaceful day since entering the wizarding world.

However, after his initial joy, Li Wei quickly entered a state of intense cultivation. He needed to master all the other meditation techniques to the fourth rank as soon as possible, and then establish his own first-circle spell system. Once he had learned enough spells, Li Wei could go to the tower master to learn alchemy and the magic arrays he had been longing for. He had witnessed the power of magic arrays firsthand, and if he mastered their abilities and could plan ahead and act prudently, he might be able to overcome stronger opponents with weaker ones.

During the winter month, the messenger Eve delivered a letter. Levi assumed it was from Andrew, since he and Andrew hadn't been in contact for a long time due to the sea monster tide.

However, when he opened the letter, he discovered that it was not from Andrew, but rather a congratulatory letter and gift from the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council.

"Dear Wizard Levi, congratulations! You have officially entered the world of wizards. The moment you became a first-ring wizard, you automatically gained membership in the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, and you will enjoy the following rights:"

1. You may voluntarily infuse a wisp of your soul into the Soul Jade sent with the letter. In this way, if you encounter any misfortune, the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council will initiate an investigation immediately.

2. You have qualified to participate in the civil service examination of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council. After passing the examination, you can become a staff member of the various agencies under the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council and enjoy the benefits of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council. At the same time, you also gain the right to vote for "members" of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council and cast your sacred vote.

3. You can register your own wizarding organization with the council, lead a group of like-minded friends, and conduct magical research and discussions.

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Finally, and most importantly, from this day forward, as a member of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, whether facing the rulers of the multiverse or the gods of the celestial realms, you should stand tall, neither arrogant nor humble, but confident and composed. For you represent the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, the wizarding civilization, a group of unbelievers who will never succumb to fate and will forever pursue the truth. Your only faith is in the truth and in yourself.

— Sauron, founder of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council

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The letter contained a lot of information, and it was written in a small booklet.

However, upon closer inspection, Li Wei realized he possessed virtually no real power… The Soul Jade was merely used by the Pan-Planetary Wizarding Council to determine his survival. Even if Li Wei had been murdered, given his status as a first-ring wizard, he would likely be treated similarly to Kane, receiving little attention. The wizarding world was vast. While the Pan-Planetary Wizarding Council had largely respected all vulnerable wizards, truly protecting the rights of these lower-ranking wizards remained a long and arduous journey. Frankly, in a transcendental world where individual power was paramount, an organization achieving the level of the Pan-Planetary Wizarding Council was already quite remarkable.

As for obtaining the "civil servant" qualification from the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council? That's something to look at but not really. Leaving aside the "national exam" of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, even the "provincial exam" of the Ocean Faction's Tower of Stars requires either connections with high-ranking members of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council or being a third-circle wizard with exceptional talent—like Salman, the first tower master of the Gray Tower. Ordinary wizards can forget about it. Moreover, Li Wei doesn't really want to join such an official organization. He's realized that while the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council's ideals are good, the intricate power relationships and networks within this vast organization are daunting. One wrong step and he could become cannon fodder in a game of power, falling into an abyss, dealing with politicians and ambitious individuals, always walking on thin ice. Freedom is far more appealing.

So, just like when he was in the human world, Li Wei still planned to find a quiet place to farm, cultivating his spiritual practice at the same time.

On duty?

Li Wei decided against it. With his personality, whether in his past life or this one, he was destined not to be on this path.

In the end, Li Wei did not choose to inject his soul into the Soul Jade. It wasn't that he didn't trust the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council; it was simply unnecessary. He was already dead, so why should he worry about whether the Pan-Dimensional Council could help him find the real culprit? Kane was a living example.

Li Wei sighed. In any case, he had received official certification from the council and become a member of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council.

He plans to buy an island soon, become its owner, and start tinkering with his undead and armored scorpions.

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The year 1027 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The news that the Gray Tower had produced two first-ring wizards in a short period of time spread throughout the sea, making the Gray Tower the talk of the town. Even the organization Sighing Sea Breeze, which had good relations with the Gray Tower, sent congratulatory gifts, much to the astonishment of Emperor Mu upon hearing the news.

Both being children of chaos, how come Li Wei has already advanced to a formal wizard? While I'm still stuck as a mid-level wizard apprentice, not knowing when I'll reach the advanced level. However, considering that Li Wei's knightly strength is definitely superior to mine, Mu Di felt relieved. Clearly, Li Wei has had his own extraordinary encounters, just as Mu Di has had his own.

Meanwhile, in the Gray Tower, after this period of training, Li Wei's Solar Meditation Technique had also been raised to the fourth level.

After mastering the fourth level of the Sun Meditation Technique, Li Wei learned the "Fireball Technique." Just as he expected, after mastering the basics of the Fireball Technique, due to the "Small Fireball Technique" trick he had previously learned, Li Wei's proficiency in the Fireball Technique also started directly from the fourth level.

Li Wei————

Fireball: Tier 4 (1/20000)

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A fourth-tier fireball is significantly more powerful than a small fireball, possessing at least the attack power of a first-tier spell. However, it is still far inferior to a large fireball.

During the Flower Month, spurred on by Levi, Mudi decided to engage in intense internal competition and went into seclusion for an extended period. Because of Mudi's seclusion, the Twilight Knights' routine team-building activity was canceled, and Levi could only continue grinding for experience.

Not long after, Li Wei's Night Raven Meditation and Deep Sea Meditation were both upgraded to level four.

After that, Li Wei began his long journey of magical cultivation.

Time flies, and another year has passed.

After this period of spiritual practice.

Li Wei's first-order spell system has been initially completed.

Li Wei————

Water Prison Spell: Tier 4 (1893/20000)

Fireball: Tier 5 (Maximum)

Rock Body: Tier 5 (Limit)

Green Smoke Escape: Tier 3 (3478/10000)

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Because of the special effects of Fire God's Dance and Earth Pulse, and because they both start at the fourth tier, Li Wei quickly leveled up the spells Fireball and Rock Body to the fifth tier limit.

The fifth-tier Fireball spell is already incredibly powerful. With the blessing of the [Fire Serpent Ring], Fireball has become Li Wei's most powerful spell attack skill. According to the Star Ring Shop's standards, the attack strength of Fireball should be B-grade. Once Li Wei raises his mental power limit to over 30, reaching the level of a first-ring senior wizard, he can upgrade [Fireball] to [Great Fireball]. At that time, Li Wei won't need many other attack spells. There's nothing that a single Great Fireball can't solve; if there is, then just use another one.

In short, Li Wei intends to stick with the Fireball spell in the Burning faction, and will not learn any other fancy spells for the time being.

The fifth-tier rock body should have a defensive strength comparable to that of Li Wei during his liquid black scale period, roughly equivalent to a B-level defensive strength. This is sufficient for Li Wei, who doesn't cause trouble. With so many layers of armor, he is practically invincible among those of the same realm.

As for Water Prison and Green Smoke Escape, they lack the foundation of magic tricks and do not have elemental affinity like Earth Pulse, so they are relatively slow to train. However, at Li Wei's speed, it won't take long to train these spells to the limit.

"Fireball for attack, Water Prison for control, Rock Body for defense, Green Smoke for survival and escape! Perfect!" Li Wei looked at his spell panel, feeling very pleased with himself.

Only through such a scientific and reasonable combination of spells can the power of a first-level wizard be maximized.

Other wizards would find it difficult to do this, because they simply cannot learn so many meditation techniques like Levi while maintaining their cultivation progress. This is the special feature of having a proficiency panel.

Li Wei has now mastered four first-level spells, which is almost enough in terms of magic. However, his mental strength is still lacking. After all, he has only been a formal wizard for a short time and it is impossible to improve it much in a short period of time.

Besides the four spells mentioned above, Li Wei plans to practice Undead Summoning and Scarab Touch after settling on his own island, rather than in the tower. He especially doesn't want to summon strange things from hell that might cause trouble for the organization.

Li Wei's current mental strength is 22 points, and his maximum spell power is 440 points. A typical first-level spell, such as Water Prison and Fireball, consumes about 30 points of spell power. The more difficult the spell, the more spell power it consumes. For example, Green Smoke Escape and Great Fireball require a full 50 points of spell power. As for the most difficult one, Ghost Fire Body, it requires 100 points of spell power to cast.

While magical power can be restored in a short time with green potions, it definitely requires a short period of meditation and cannot be quickly restored during combat. Potions that can restore magical power during combat are extremely expensive, and even Li Wei, a first-level apothecary, does not yet have the formula, let alone others.

Therefore, a qualified wizard will calculate which first-level spells to cast and how to combine them to defeat the enemy before each battle. Wizard battles are not about randomly throwing out skills; they require careful planning and deliberation. Of course, this awkward situation improves when a wizard advances to an intermediate level and can solidify their innate spells beyond their mental power. Innate spells, like the innate magical abilities of many extraordinary creatures, are convenient and quick, requiring no casting materials, no incantation, and consuming very little mana.

Besides these first-level spells, Li Wei also learned many commonly used tricks that might come in handy later, such as "Light," "Silent Sound," and "Greasy," etc. Now that he had advanced to a formal wizard, there were no more spell slot restrictions, so these tricks that didn't consume much mana were naturally better to have as many as possible; they would always come in handy someday. These tricks were mainly supportive, with very few offensive ones. Relying on tricks to fight against a formal wizard was obviously unrealistic.

After systematically mastering the spells of these mainstream schools, Li Wei greeted Merlin and set off on the Dragon King Whale. His destination was the [Archipelago House] beneath the Tower of Stars, where he would purchase an island of his own. On this island, he planned to cultivate a medicinal garden, construct specialized breeding grounds for the Armored Scorpions, and begin his research in alchemy and magic arrays. This would become his second home; anything inconvenient to do within the Gray Tower would be carried out here.

In addition, when Li Wei left the Gray Tower, he used all his points plus 3000 Tai Shi to obtain the Insect School inheritance from the island lord. This inheritance included the Spider Witch's Insect Control Notes, as well as spells for controlling the Red-Faced Sea Ghost Spider, methods for breeding and cultivating spiders, and so on. In short, whether Li Wei wanted to use the Red-Faced Sea Ghost Spider as his main insectoid in the future or not, this knowledge was invaluable to him.

Since Li Wei didn't kill the Spider Witch himself, he couldn't really get the inheritance for free. But honestly, getting the inheritance of a second-ring insect-science wizard for 3000 gold coins was practically free. For wizards, the most valuable thing is the inheritance of knowledge. Just the thousand or so low-grade alien insects [Red-faced Sea Ghost Spiders] in the Spider Witch's insect house alone would be worth at least tens of thousands of gold coins on the market.

Seven days later, riding on the Dragon King Whale, Li Wei arrived at the island where the Star Resources Committee was located.

In his previous life, Li Wei struggled for many years in the capital, unable to even afford a house.

In this life, he went straight to the point and bought an island, becoming its owner himself. How wonderful!

"Hello sir, are you here to purchase an island? Please show me your membership card from the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council."

A black-haired witch in a short witch's dress had her eyes light up. Seeing Levi was like seeing a little lamb. Because of the recent sea monster tide, the island trading market in this area hadn't been doing well lately, and no witch had visited this trading hall in a long time. This time, she absolutely had to find a way to get this client to buy a large island.

Second update, 8000 extra words added, 2000 words still owed.

(End of this chapter)