Wizard Immortality.

Chapter 70 The Shadow of the Criminal Wizard | Family Apprentice | Above the Rules

Conditions for entering the Snow Mountain Trading Market.

Vic drove very high.

but.

He did not reveal his full strength, only saying that he could make some simple first-level alchemy items and had some knowledge of potions.

even so.

According to manager Carden Sears, the value of the family's partnership with Vic remains immense.

The fact that Vic can craft crypto gold rings alone can bring huge profits to the family and the trading market.

The glorious old land of the western region.

There are many mountain ranges.

The Snow Mountain Trading Market is the only one of its kind within a radius of a thousand miles.

Free wizards could only trade with them, so they had no shortage of business.

but.

Negotiations are still necessary.

A heated exchange ensued.

The terms have been agreed upon.

Because he was entering the trading market rather than receiving offerings, Vic exempted the Sears family from his annual service fee. In exchange, one-third of the Sears family's library would be open to him for study.

Besides.

There is one additional condition attached to both parties.

The Sears family is funding a stipulation of one thousand Soul Stones annually, requesting Vic to mentor a talented young member of the family.

Vic readily agreed.

More than a transaction.

The Sears family spending Soulstones and Vic providing alchemist guidance seems more like a means for both sides to get closer.

future.

Vic will stay at the Snow Mountain Trading Market for a long time.

They were on good terms with the Sears family.

The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Teaching young people alchemy is a simple task, and you can earn a net income of a thousand soul stones every year.

After the terms were agreed upon.

Carden was in a great mood. He had recruited a first-level alchemist for his family, a great achievement that would surely bring him rewards and benefits afterward.

In a short time.

His attitude towards Vic became increasingly enthusiastic, and the two became inseparable.

If others saw them, they would think they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

When the topic turned to the increasingly rampant robberies in the Glorious Old Lands in recent years, Carden's smile vanished, replaced by a worried expression.

Even the tone of his voice was mysterious and extremely wary.

"Alas, Your Excellency is unaware of this."

The order in the glorious old land has always been stable, and robberies are extremely rare. However, more than twenty years ago, a criminal wizard of unknown origin suddenly visited.

That person's methods were cruel and bloody.

Although he was only a level one wizard, on his first day here, he stood in front of several level two wizards from the Mechanical Sky City.

They killed a senior level 1 expert outright.

Not only did they steal the treasure, but they also escaped unscathed.

Even the spirit of the kidnapped wizard was strung onto a leather rope using an extremely evil method, and floated behind him.

Under the rules.

A wizard's spiritual body is not a soul; it cannot survive without a physical body.

But the methods of the criminal sorcerer are extremely unpredictable.

It's not surprising that there are methods to store a wizard's spiritual body.

but.

Vic, however, felt something was amiss.

Back when he was in Death Rift Valley, Black Tower Academy had a criminal wizard on their wanted list, Amiya Vergara.

even.

He even worked with that woman for a period of time back then.

The matter of the wanted man ultimately came to nothing.

He had assumed that the Black Tower Academy's disciplinary committee had handled the matter properly, but now it seemed that the criminal wizard Carden Sears had mentioned...

It's very likely that it's Amiya.

But this is just Vic's speculation and has not been confirmed.

He then asked for some further details.

With a serious expression, Carden replied, "I wasn't there when he robbed the Mechanical Sky City; I only found out later from other people's accounts."

It is said that...

That person had constructed a knowledge system based on bloodlines, and his combat power was terrifyingly strong. He single-handedly fought against three level-two wizards working together, yet he still managed to escape.

The wizards present at the time saw with their own eyes that the man had a leather rope hanging from his waist, and that the rope was to which were the spiritual bodies of twenty or thirty wizards.

Like balloons of different colors, floating in the air.

Take a closer look.

Inside those balloons were the terrified expressions of captured wizards—extremely eerie and chilling.

At this point, Carden realized he might have gone too far, and quickly explained, "You don't need to worry, Your Excellency. The Snow Mountain Trading Market is limited in size, and very few treasures come and go. Ordinary criminal wizards won't target us."

Under normal circumstances.

Market managers rarely belittle themselves.

But faced with a powerful and cunning criminal wizard, this was the only way he could put Vic's mind at ease.

If not.

What if the other party runs away overnight? Wouldn't they suffer a huge loss?

His concerns were valid.

Vic is indeed considering whether he should move to another location.

But reality is cruel.

To leave the glorious old land, one must cross the stormy sea.

With his level one wizard abilities, he was practically courting death.

Death Rift Valley is also too barren.

Although Vic has a wealth of knowledge, if he doesn't accumulate soul stones now, he won't be able to advance to the senior level one, or even level two, in the future.

Once there is a large demand for Soul Stones.

It will be too late to earn it then.

Moreover, what Carden Sears said is true.

If he were the criminal wizard, he would take the same risks. Instead of robbing the Mechanical Sky City and the Cult of Kramar, he would come to rob a small place like theirs, going to such lengths that there would be no profit to be made.

but.

The terrifying aspects of criminal wizards.

They won't rob me once or twice.

Instead, it's like a locust swarm sweeping across the land, destroying order.

This change is not very noticeable in Death Rift Valley.

Once a world reaches the level of the glorious Old Land, its existence would be catastrophic in its disruption of rules and order.

The criminal wizard will never die.

The glorious old land can never find peace.

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If things escalate to the point where the situation gets out of control, the entire glorious old land area may be completely looted and plundered by the other side.

but.

These things have nothing to do with Vic.

He is a free wizard with no ties; he can simply find a secluded mountain forest and disappear into it when the time comes.

Several days later.

Vic's Alchemy Workshop successfully opened at the Snow Mountain Trading Market.

The Sears family also kept their promise.

He brought three young wizard apprentices, all with exceptional talent in the field of transformation, for Vic to choose from.

Two teenagers.

A young girl.

After the three of them worked together for a period of time.

Vic chose a quick-witted and taciturn boy to stay.

The boy's name was Kevin Sears.

He has average talent, but he studies hard, is determined, and never slacks off when working in the workshop.

at this point.

Vic admired it greatly, seeing a resemblance to his own time at Black Tower Academy.

The strong do things.

It all depends on my mood.

Vic thought Kevin was pleasing to the eye, so when he taught him, he didn't just go through the motions and allowed him to ask questions once a month.

The treatment he received far exceeded that of Joe, the serf girl he mentored at Black Tower Academy.

Although Kevin remained silent, his words and actions showed increasing respect for Vic.

Three months later.

someday.

Kevin, with his questions in mind, went to find Vic.

As agreed.

He can ask a question once a month.

"Lord Vic, there is a question that has been bothering me for a long time, and I hope to find the answer here."

Vic stopped what he was doing.

He glanced sideways at the boy, who was only a teenager.

He had a clear face, a slender frame, but a determined look in his eyes, and short, neat brown hair.

"Ask away."

Wait for permission.

Kevin bowed respectfully, then raised his head, looked directly into Vic's eyes with a respectful expression, and said, "During my time here with you, I have gained a basic understanding of the chemical reaction principles in the potion-making process."

But I still don't understand.

Where does the wizard's power come from?

Kevin's question.

Vic couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Unless one possesses exceptional comprehension, an ordinary apprentice would never conceive of such a profound question.

Since Vic had promised to answer questions once a month, he wouldn't be perfunctory. After a moment of silence, he said, "The answer you want to know is cruel."

You now have one chance to back out.

For a true wizard, the unknown only ignites a thirst for knowledge and a fighting spirit.

Kevin replied firmly, "You once said that the path of a wizard is cruel and ruthless. I have already embarked on this path, and I will not back down."

The workshop was very brightly lit.

But there was only deathly silence.

The light was a pale white, unusually cold.

With a calm expression and ruthless gaze, Vic looked down at the universe and replied, "The mysterious forces of everything have existed since the beginning of the universe."

All we can do.

Only through discovery, summarization, and finally application can we truly learn and apply this knowledge.

Vic's answer was very bland.

But Kevin is extremely perceptive.

It breaks easily.

Although he had once longed for the supreme power of wizards, he suddenly discovered after actually experiencing it that it was completely different from what he had imagined.

just now.

Vic gave him a definite answer: the rules.

Rules are everywhere.

Although Kevin was precocious and experienced, he was still young and impetuous and seemed unable to accept such a reality. He then asked, "So, wizards can only live under the rules for their entire lives?"

Is that right?

Lord Vic.

Answering questions once a month is a rule established by Vic.

But the problem lies with the teenager.

It touched his heart, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years.

So Vic made an exception and answered his second question.

"no."

(End of this chapter)