Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

Drifting through space, establishing a new home for wizards in an unfamiliar world.

Without relying on resources from their home planet, they carved out a new base in the wilderness with only their own hands and willpower.

This is the great feat of our wizarding ancestors.

Joe knew this all too well.

Those names that are now engraved on monuments set out without spaceships or the dazzlingly advanced technology we have today.

Even their main crop, upon which they depended for survival, had not yet undergone systematic improvement. Yields were shockingly low. That is why their names are forever remembered.

Exploration and pioneering are always fascinating.

Moreover, the wizarding world is a civilization that rewards pioneering spirit.

As Joe gazed at the increasingly distant blue home planet, a mix of excitement and fear welled up within him.

Whenever Joe thought of those predecessors who shared the same blood and belonged to the same race as him, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

That was a senior wizard, a powerful figure from the same system as me.

He surged for three seconds, then shrank back down.

He was just an apprentice.

What does his great deeds have to do with his present state?

He still has a mountain of debt to pay off.

Today, even with just a slightly reduced dose of medication, he could feel the alchemical organs inside his muscles slowly relaxing.

When we get back, we'll have to make up for it, which will be quite an expense.

He blinked.

"Does this mean I have to become a servant of the wizards and join the army to pay off my debts?"

As one of the highest-paid professions in the Wizarding World, being a soldier is not bad except for the fact that people die.

But he wanted to live to pay off his debts.

...

Before setting off, in order to save a little money, he specifically chose to rent this airship, which had no entertainment facilities.

They also purchased some materials to repair the spaceship. If they could repair Ruby's crashed airship after landing and bring it back to the school, they would earn some income. This would also include the rewards Ruby gave for exploring and submitting species.

Only after he gambled diligently and painstakingly, and won, did the path to becoming a third-level wizard apprentice open to him.

Hi..

The path for those without talent is indeed difficult.

If everything goes smoothly, I should be able to return in about 7 days.

But his plan seems to have a slightly unstable element.

For example, the issue of people.

Joe leaned back in his chair and scanned the hall.

The two companions huddled around the only table in the hall, whispering amongst themselves.

I don't know what they're talking about.

His investigation revealed no record of any contact between the two partners, so how did they end up together as soon as the airship stabilized? Was it a deliberate act for him?

Joe didn't know.

He was a little flustered.

Fortunately, these two people don't pose any threat to Joe at the moment.

Jeremy, a second-level wizarding apprentice of the Geology School, can use the energy in ores to construct spells; he's basically a master at playing with mud.

Stone, a second-level wizarding apprentice of the Awakening School, is skilled at communicating with different species and aliens, possessing astonishing control over them, and is a very standard diplomat.

One was throwing stones, and the other was chatting.

What kind of waves can it create?

Joe is an alchemist apprentice whose strength lies in physical combat, and fighting is his second best skill.

Having spent so much money, even if it's two against one,

He also firmly believes that

We will win.

So he closed his eyes again and rested the back of his head against the hard chair back.

Surely these two wouldn't buy equipment worth several times the price Ruby offered just to control him, would they?

Joe yawned, closed the hatch, and prepared to go back to bed for a while longer. Dizziness is normal when the airship takes off; hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen.

Ruby and that guy named Lynn are waiting for him to save them on Dune.

I'm sure you're going through a lot of pain right now.

……

Several more hours have passed since the unpleasant and unresponsive communication that evening.

The sun hangs lazily over the red sand plains of the dune world.

The worms carried Lynn toward the coast.

"Hurry up, guys, the sun's already high in the sky! Get this done!"

Lynn stretched out his vines to lash out at the worms and gave the order.

He munched on the milky-smelling potatoes while also taking a bite of worm powder, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Studies have shown that human satisfaction with food is closely related to the type of food consumed.

Therefore, if you want to gain weight, it's best to eat a variety of things.

Of course, the flying sticks aren't human, and Lynn wouldn't let them eat worms.

With the addition of the flying rod, the worms became much more obedient.

In addition, the temperature has warmed up slightly today, allowing them to move very quickly. The air temperature is still considerably colder than before.

However, he was free from illness and had no signs of physical weakness.

Is there ever a smoother time than this?

Lynn rubbed his hands together and habitually stretched out his vines to urge the worms on their way.

The flying stick hovered in front of Lynn, and then he had a second thought.

He already has the flying sticks; he doesn't need to lift a finger.

"Flying stick, 20cm forward."

Lynn sat down in the chair, and two flying rods floated leisurely around his back, where giant blue algae grew.

Upon hearing Lynn's command, it bypassed Lynn's body, came to the front, and floated forward a few dozen centimeters.

As the flying rod approached, the worms tightened and relaxed even more quickly; their physiological fear was very direct.

At this rate, the Bug Cart's movement efficiency more than doubled after the addition of the Flying Stick.

Indeed, fear is a wonderful thing.

..

The cold wind blew against Lynn's face, and he frowned, picked up his cup, and took a sip of water.

"Heh heh."

One of them couldn't stand the cold and asked Lynn for permission to return it to the grass.

Lynn gave permission, and the flying rod moved closer, rubbing against the algae light to warm itself.

After a while, I'll replace it with another one.

He drove the bug car without stopping for a moment.

This was certainly not because he was the slave owner of the worms and needed to torture them to be satisfied, but rather out of self-interest.

Ruby said that the rescue boat had probably already taken off, although they could no longer contact their senior.

However, their current survival is relatively stable. If they can explore more areas suitable for life to live in, they can report back to the wizard planet and receive some magic stones as a reward.

Magic stones have considerable purchasing power. An average level two wizard apprentice, if frugal, would spend between twenty and thirty-five magic stones a month.

The repair materials and labor for Ruby's crashed airship, after deducting the funds he applied for from the academy, meant that even after deducting the likely non-existent enrollment subsidy from the academy, he would still have to pay out of pocket for the seventy-five magic stones he promised Ruby.

Without magic stones, life in the wizarding world is extremely difficult.

Furthermore, Ruby revealed a little bit about matters related to punishment.

"If you want to lessen your punishment, you'd better get more magic stones. As for what we can do now, we can only roughly figure out the area suitable for settlement and the reproduction of life."

Safety is now relatively guaranteed with the symbiotic flying rod, so naturally we should strive to secure more.

Lynn noticed that there seemed to be other algae in a riverbed along the way where the hail had not yet melted.

He retrieved the flying stick, pulled down the rope, and walked to the water to observe.

He took a sip of river water.

Unexpectedly, the blue-green algae seemed to have a different reaction with the high-energy soil and the new aquatic organisms.

They got mixed up together?