I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Above the sea cliffs, Roland and Catherine chatted, enjoying the breeze and watching the sunrise. They knew they would be parting ways today, so they savored this moment of peace.

Roland suddenly remembered something and handed Catherine a dragon bow he had been keeping in his bag.

He said, "Oh, right, Catherine, please give this bow to Elena (Anna)."

Catherine took the dragon bow, examined it for a moment, and then a hint of joy appeared on her face.

What's for the little sister is also for herself, right?

However, Catherine looked at Roland meaningfully and said, "How thoughtful of you."

Roland didn't notice his senior's expression; he was looking at the sea. He said, "Actually, I really like collecting bows, swords, and things like that. But I can't use this bow. I remember Elena has an elven bow too? Could you ask her if she'd be willing to trade her bow for mine?"

Catherine said with a realization, "That's quite a good excuse."

Roland: "?"

Catherine sneered, "After you're done with her, you're asking if she's willing to trade bows with you?"

Roland: "."

It's just a bow, but his senior inexplicably had to bring up sore spots.

Besides, it wasn't my initiative!

You two had to come together, what could I do?

Look at that, typical scumbag lines.

Although she was a little jealous, Roland usually gave her plenty of things. Anna was her closest and dearest sister, and Catherine had originally considered having Anna marry Roland along with her.

After all, she and Anna were inseparable, and she would never allow Anna to marry someone else.

Might as well let Roland have her. However, her original plan was to wait until Roland surpassed her before considering his thoughts. If you're not stronger than me, you still want to marry the little one?

Still want to touch your sister-in-law's butt?

But now, the psychological dynamic between the two had already shifted, with Roland in the dominant position.

Moreover, what's done is done... sooner or later, it's the same.

If her 'personal maidservant' didn't get along well with the master, Catherine would also be very worried.

"Of course Elena will be willing, she'll be thrilled," Catherine said.

Catherine gave Anna's bow to Roland, and then happily kissed him.

Making Roland feel inexplicably confused.

One moment you're jealous, the next moment you're happily kissing me, what are you doing?

Catherine said, "If you give me a scarecrow, I'll take him to the White Chess Council and have someone get rid of him."

Roland immediately understood.

This way, no one will know where I've gone. Everyone will think I'm dead.

Roland immediately used a Doppelganger spell, creating a scarecrow little Roland.

Looking at the 'slightly disheveled' Roland in front of her, with a few pieces of straw sticking out of him, Catherine showed a strange expression.

She blinked, and the disheveled Roland suddenly turned into abstract straw. She blinked again, and he turned back into the disheveled Roland with straw sticking out all over him.

She realized that she seemed to be able to tell that little Roland was made of straw.

Catherine couldn't help but rub her forehead. She didn't know if this meant her cognitive abilities had become stronger, or if she had been too deeply contaminated by Roland these days.

After little Roland came out, he planned to leave. He didn't want to disturb his sweet time with his wife, and besides, there were six beautiful ladies over there!

They'll listen to whatever I say these days. Hehe hehe.

Watching the back of the little scarecrow, Roland suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Crap! I haven't recovered the memories of the other me! When you go back this time, don't forget to help me retrieve them!"

Catherine then remembered that there was a scarecrow at Catalina's place.

Her expression immediately became a little ugly. With Roland's ability to cause trouble, who knows how much trouble he might have stirred up.

Catherine didn't think about the possibility of 'Scarecrow Roland hooking up with her cousin'. After all, how could that be possible? She's proud. Little Scarecrow looks like a formal wizard, but in reality, he's just a low-level apprentice. Would she even look at such trash?

Catherine said, "Don't worry, he's probably already been locked up in Araka with Catalina, or maybe they're escaping together. But the key is, how am I supposed to retrieve him?"

Roland said, "Naturally, by killing him. Do it quickly, and don't let me feel any pain. His memories will be recovered here."

There was one thing that Roland hadn't dared to tell Catherine.

The matter wasn't as simple as recovering memories.

That was Roland from a parallel universe.

After a pause, Catherine said, "Roland, I feel like your realm has been very complete these past few days. Why don't you take this time to break through? With a few of us by your side, you can meditate with peace of mind."

Roland thought about it and realized that this was indeed an excellent opportunity.

When he was going crazy with Herrakar in Bloodwood Fortress, he realized so many things. His initial Tier 1 realm had long been pulled to the top.

Originally, he was always thinking about escaping, and later he was in a gentle embrace, so he put this matter off.

He's going to be on the ship tonight... I always feel like something is going to happen.

Advancing earlier would also give him more strength. The gap between a Tier 1 initial wizard and a Tier 1 intermediate wizard is huge.

Not to mention anything else, after entering the intermediate Tier 1, Roland would have some confidence in subduing the 'Red Saintess'!

This is a quasi-Tier 2 great demon!

He doesn't need to control her 100%. As long as he can manipulate her a little, let her kill the enemy first and then come to trouble him, that's enough!

Roland couldn't help but feel excited.

He immediately took out a few small magic potion boxes.

These small magic potion boxes were far from as big as the magic potion boxes Roland used to sell Snake Scorpion Beauty, but each box contained hundreds of bottles of magic potions!

These were all things that Tier 1 wizards could use. Catherine had the Holy Grail, so they weren't short of magic potions. So, considering that Roland was going on a long journey, they had Roland take many magic potions with him.

And when Roland checked these magic potions at the time, he found that they all had a little 'red' trace, which seemed to be a kind of holy blood pollution. So, he kept them for himself.

He drank a few bottles when he was escaping in Bloodwood Fortress, and as a result, he found out in the past few days that there was pollution.

However, it seems that nothing happened to him after drinking it, and it feels even better.

But if other people drink it, who knows what will happen. Going crazy is probably light, and they may see Herrakar 'squeaking'!

Roland picked and picked and took out two bottles of magic potions.

One bottle was considered to be something from the 'ferry fee' of the fat man Duncan.

This Tier 2 wizard boss usually uses this kind of magic potion to meditate. But for Roland, it is a top-quality breakthrough magic potion.

What he picked out was still a top-quality bottle, and it had a special Herrakar 'blessing', so there was no need to find materials to ripen and refine it.

Another bottle came from a Bloodwood Wizard. It is a genuine elemental advanced magic potion.

Magic potions are different from strange objects. If there is no name on it, and someone steals it and drinks it into their stomach, there is no place to find it.

It's not like a magic stone, if you lose it, you lose it. If you lose an advanced magic potion, the trouble will be great.

So everyone carries this kind of thing with them.

Some people take it with them when they are about to advance. Some people just got the advanced magic potion, so they carry it with them.

In addition, Bloodwood Wizards cultivate very quickly, and there are a lot of family resources. So, Roland found a lot of bottles similar to this kind of elemental advanced magic potion.

Most of them came from the corpses of the church - considered as a ferry fee.

Two bottles came from the dozen or so wizards he killed while escaping - also the ferry fee.

10% of people have advanced magic potions, this probability is scary enough.

No wonder the King of Thousand Eyes specially stared at the Bloodwood family with a few eyes. They are developing too fast. If they are not harvested from time to time, the mortals in the Bloodwood Territory will die!

Even so, the size of the Bloodwood family is many times larger than that of the Black Abyss lineage. Fortunately, there is no third-order Bloodwood Path, otherwise the third-order Bloodwood Wizards would be everywhere. If they develop well, they can call the White Chess Council!

The Bloodwood family is a wizard who lives by parasitizing on mortals. Once their number increases, mortals will decrease sharply, which will shake the cornerstone of the wizarding world.

And with the recent plans of this family, Roland has really eliminated a big harm.

After drinking two bottles of magic potions, Roland was upset and unable to meditate.

In fact, this is due to the holy blood pollution.

This thing is originally an addictive drug that has been polluted.

It's okay to drink other magic potions, but this is an advanced magic potion. It is something that helps wizards touch the truth. And Roland's way to touch the truth is to explore the bottom world.

And he drank two kinds of advanced magic potions together!

So various inspirations (craziness) kept popping up in his mind, thinking about this and that for a while.

As a result, after a few minutes, he took out his beloved magic carpet and modified it.

Catherine was very anxious watching from the side, she asked, "Why aren't you breaking through quickly, what are you doing again?"

Roland said, "Soon, soon. The picture here is wrong."

Catherine rubbed her head speechlessly.

As a result, Roland changed it for three days.

On the third day, Roland finally finished changing the pattern on the magic carpet, and Catherine, who had been guarding him, also found that he had broken through at that moment.

Catherine had a very strange expression.

She can be regarded as well-informed, although she has heard that an artist suddenly has a flash of inspiration and touches the truth. But it was the first time I saw it with my own eyes.

The Bloodwood Lords around were not as knowledgeable as Catherine, and after secretly watching it, they couldn't help but secretly marvel.

What made everyone even more speechless was the first thing Roland said after putting down the magic carpet.

“Huh, in the blink of an eye, where did the snakes over there suddenly go?”

Many withered-blood lords were slightly stunned, averted their gazes, and pretended not to hear Roland’s crazy talk—there were no sea snakes; that was the ghost ship of the 'Three Snake Pirates', which had already sailed away. Now, the Black Sail is docked there.

Originally, the boss was still planning to say hello to the 'Three Snake Pirates'... but forget it, let’s take the Black Sail.

Catherine, who was beside him, rolled her eyes secretly after hearing Roland’s words; she was too lazy to pay attention to this guy—she was used to it.

Roland had no idea that three days had passed, so he was a little worried; he suspected that his illness was getting worse.

Because the three sea snakes had turned into a huge and beautiful 'sailing merchant ship'.

Shaking his head, Roland put aside the matter of 'hallucinations'.

He picked up the Aleya Notes and carefully read through them.

Roland wasn't surprised about the advancement. He knew he had just advanced. He had been perfect for a while, only a thin layer of paper away from the next small step.

Modifying the magic carpet just now was to take advantage of this opportunity to break through this layer of paper.

However, while modifying the magic carpet and weaving the myth of 'The Shepherdess and the Devil', he felt that he had comprehended many things.

Among them was a new magic spell.

【Roland】

【Titles: Baron of the Black Abyss, Yama of the Straw Palace】

【Titles: Swordsmanship Master, Dance Master, Minstrel Master, Fisherman】

【Realm: First-Order Wizard. Mid-stage (0.29%)】

【Abilities: Valerian Swordsmanship. Master (Small Bottleneck), Potion Alchemy. Advanced (98.73%), Oddity Alchemy. Intermediate (96.32%)】

【Knowledge: Advanced Magic Arrays, Master-level Necromancy (Newly Improved), Intermediate Demonology, Intermediate Elvenology, Intermediate Divination, Elementary Mutation, Elementary Mysticism, Master-level Delusional Theories, Master-level Architecture, Master-level Sculpture, Master-level Painting.】

【Cantrips: All Level 6 Spells.】

【Magic: All Level 6 Spells.】

【Holy Seal (Passive): Dawnfire Ⅵ (68.7%)】

【Forbidden Arts: Forbidden Transformation Ⅳ (20.7%), Augustus' Shadow III (26.7%), Squeak Squeak I (0.01%)】

【Path of Truth: Shepherdess of Holy Blood I】

Roland looked from top to bottom, thinking to himself: 'How should I break through my swordsmanship? Right now, I'm relying entirely on footwork.'

Valerian swordsmanship is very strong, or rather, the 'Great Vermick Temple Swordsmanship' from the South is terrifying.

If it weren't so powerful, Roland wouldn't have been able to even understand her next intention, let alone do anything more, when facing a true Sword Saint of the Duchess's level.

It was because of the power of this swordsmanship that Roland was able to use the power of the underlying world to turn himself into a swordsmanship master based on this swordsmanship.

But there is a problem with his swordsmanship, so there is also a problem with him being a swordsmanship master.

Or rather, Roland couldn't deeply study Baron Holler's 'Valerian' version of swordsmanship. Although he had been studying sword forms, he hadn't been walking this path. Therefore, his understanding of this path of the knight was lacking.

If he could find the initial version and imitate Baron Holler to create a path of the knight that belonged to him, then there would be a huge improvement.

At that time, when facing a Sword Saint like the Duchess again, he wouldn't have that feeling of 'I can understand it, but I can't take a single move'.

As long as he could take one move, then as a wizard, he would have room to maneuver.

If Roland was just a knight or swordsman, then taking one move and taking three moves would make no difference; it would be death either way, sooner or later.

But he is a wizard; as long as he can take one move, as long as there is room to maneuver, he can take many moves!

Moreover, with the power of the 'Great Vermick Temple Swordsmanship', if he really wanted to make a breakthrough, then when fighting someone like the Duchess, he might not only be able to take three moves.

Roland's gaze gradually moved down, passed over the various magics, and looked at the Path of Truth: Shepherdess of Holy Blood I.

【Path of Truth: Shepherdess of Holy Blood I】

【Current: Glimpse of Understanding (Zero Order)】

【Attributes: Holy/Shadow】

【Characteristics:

1. Purification +2, All-System Magic Resistance +2, Soul Soothing +2

2. Deterioration +2, Magic Effect +2, Mutation +2】

【Effects:

1. Probability of advancing to Second-Order Wizard +2.5%; (Probability of advancing to First-Order Wizard +5%)

2. Probability of advancing to Second-Order Wizard +7.5% (Probability of advancing to First-Order Wizard +15%)】

【Description: You have just caught a glimpse, and have not yet stepped into the first gate. You haven't seen much, but you've discovered that this is a path where madness and reason coexist. To the left is deep darkness, to the right is the dawn of day.】

Roland comprehended many things on this Path of Truth; the Aleya's Book only made a summary.

Roland thought to himself: 'I remember someone said that the Path of the Black Abyss is very bad in terms of cultivation and doesn't help much. Apprentices must use potions to advance, and if formal wizards want to move forward, they must take a crooked path.

Combining with oddities and mysteries, and taking prisoner seeds are all such crooked paths.

When I was in the forbidden area, Fluorescent Peach also told me that Lord Usakraby had little hope of advancing to the Second Order. So he had no choice but to merge with one of his treasures, using this external force to break through the realm, and has been stuck in the early Second Order ever since.'

Roland guessed that when Instructor Usakraby advanced to the Second Order, he should have comprehended the second stage on the Path of the Black Abyss. Blindly guessing, it increased the probability by 10%.

And Instructor Usakraby discovered that even if he took potions, the probability of advancing to the Second Order was only 30%. After struggling for a while, he chose a more stable method, using the method of fusing treasures to increase the probability of advancing and become a Second-Order Wizard.

Instructor Usakraby's talent is much better than mine. When he advanced, he only had a 30% probability, how much can I have?

Moreover, he was a key training target of the Black Abyss back then and didn't lack potions.

Without the help of the Path of Truth, even if I used the Holy Grail to gather potions, it would probably only increase the probability by 20-30%.

But I now have a Path of Truth, and it's much better than Instructor Usakraby's path.

Roland looked at the 'Path of Truth: Shepherdess of Holy Blood I' with fiery eyes.

Roland thought to himself: 'The original Heraka's Path seemed to be very bad... but now that He has eaten people (gods), it's completely different!'

'What if He eats a few more?'

'Goddess, oh Goddess, you are truly a devil! What do you take me for?'

'A zookeeper?'