I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

“One day, you wake up in a familiar bed and see a familiar room, but you feel like this isn't your home.”

“This isn't even modern times, but ancient times.”

“But you are very, very familiar with this place.”

“You repeatedly recall the events of yesterday, only to discover you have two different sets of memories.”

“In both sets of memories, you died.”

“You are certain you must have transmigrated. Because your memories have merged with those of this body, you feel so familiar with this place.”

“But... why does this body's name have the same pronunciation as yours?!”

“Even the appearance is almost exactly the same...”

“He's called Roland, and you're also called Roland. It's just that he's just turned sixteen this year.”

“Did I transmigrate into my parallel world self, or was everything I once knew just a dream?”

“Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly; who knows if they are a butterfly or not?”

This is a hunter's cabin in the mountains. Inside, there is a bed, a mat on the floor, a desk, and a bookshelf.

Sitting at the desk is a tall, handsome young man.

The young man has black hair and brown eyes. In this world, people with this hair color are rare, but not nonexistent.

After muttering to himself for a moment, he picked up a book from the desk and got down to business.

He is currently following a wizard as an uninitiated apprentice. If he cannot advance to a low-level apprentice today, he will be made into 'human medicine' by his mentor to feed his pet.

The book is called "The Aleya Handbook." Roland quickly got into the zone and read with great absorption.

'This book is the cultivation method given to me by my predecessor's mentor. As long as I visualize that 'Aleya, the Foolish Buddha' according to the words in the book, I can gradually comprehend the Great Dao.'

This world probably doesn't have the concepts of Buddha or Dao.

At least, in the memories of Roland's predecessor, there are no such gods.

However, because Aleya, the God of Foolishness, is a compassionate and savior-like ancestor of all gods,

and because the many benevolent gods under his seat often listen to him expound the truth, Roland casually referred to this great god who loves to preach and impart knowledge as 'Aleya, the Foolish Buddha' after reading this part.

Roland thought to himself, 'Currently, my predecessor has been cultivating according to the contents of this book for three months. In another ten days... perhaps I can break through the bottleneck and enter the realm of a low-level wizard apprentice.'

'But I only have one day left.'

Today is Roland's first day after transmigrating, and it may also be the last day of his life.

According to his memories, if he doesn't meet his mentor's requirements tonight and advance to a low-level apprentice, he will undoubtedly die.

Snapping back to reality, Roland turned the page of the scroll in his hand.

This page contained a funny little story that happened when 'Aleya, the Foolish Buddha' was first born.

Roland carefully studied it, and it read:

[Once upon a time, there was a town called Valeria.]

[In the town, there was a castle called Valeria Castle.]

[The town had three thousand people, and the castle had a baron with exceptional swordsmanship and a butler who knew a little magic.]

[Calling him a butler is more like calling him the baron's close friend. The two of them spent their days exploring the forest and searching for treasure together.]

[Three months ago, the two of them led a team to explore the 'Tawny Fern Forest.' After returning, the butler suddenly went mad.]

[After returning, the butler said some nonsense, and then that night, he ran away with the treasure found during this exploration.]

[In a fit of rage, Baron Hall found the butler's son.]

[He said, "There's no more affection between me and your father."]

[He also said, "I have no reason to protect you as a lord anymore."]

Then, he explained his true intentions: "That 'Cat Witch' has been eyeing you for a long time. Today is the third time she has asked me if you can be her student... If I agree, she will help me find the 'Holy Grail' that I have been searching for in the Tawny Fern Forest."

It turned out that a witch had recently come to the town of Valeria.

Unlike the half-baked butler, this witch was a real witch.

If he could follow this witch and learn from her, his future would be limitless.

But the rumors about this witch were very terrifying.

According to rumors, she was more than two people tall, with eyes like lanterns, but she liked to climb on walls and trees like a cat.

Therefore, everyone called this witch the 'Cat Witch.'

A green-faced, fanged ogre was also raised next to the Cat Witch. According to rumors, the ogre and the Cat Witch were about the same size.

Recently, the ogre fell ill and needed 'human medicine.' And the witch just happened to say that she was going to take on apprentices.

The ignorant people in the town all rumored that the witch was not actually looking for apprentices, but for suitable 'human medicine' to treat her pet.

This rumor was true.

The baron also said, "In fact, if it weren't for the fact that you've been following me since you were a child and have been my 'sword-bearing attendant' for so long, I would have sent you over yesterday. I'm still hesitating."

The baron wasn't lying. He was indeed still struggling with how to deal with this kid.

Because although he and the butler no longer had any affection for each other, he still had affection for this kid.

Moreover, the affection between the two was very deep.

In this world, lords generally find children with outstanding talents, or those from their relatives' families, to serve as their 'knight attendants' — who are to be trained.

But very few lords would accept sword-bearing attendants.

Because 'holding a sword' means holding power.

Generally, only lords who have no male heirs and possess unique skills would recruit sword-bearing attendants to pass on everything they have.

Sword-bearing attendants are generally the lord's adopted sons.

The baron also said, "You have been loyal and devoted for the past four years. My wife treats you like a son, and my daughter treats you like a brother... I have considered it for a long time, and I have decided to give you a chance to choose."

And the butler's son was raised by Baron Hall as an adopted son — raising the butler's son as an adopted son was very strange.

There must be some unknown things going on.

Many people believe that the butler's son is actually the baron's illegitimate son.

The butler's son had always suspected that he was Baron Hall's illegitimate son.

But today, what Baron Hall said next made him feel that he probably had no blood relationship with the baron.

Because the baron asked him to replace his butler father and continue to explore the 'Tawny Fern Forest' with the baron.

The boy had never been to the Tawny Fern Forest, but he had heard many terrible rumors about it.

But the baron believed that the boy would be fine following him.

Moreover, the baron was very sure that this kid could act as a guide for the team in the Tawny Fern Forest, just like his butler father.

Or rather, the baron believed that as long as the boy was in the team, the team could successfully get out of the Tawny Fern Forest.

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The baron was very frank in telling the boy about the dangers of exploring the Tawny Fern Forest.

— In recent years, although the old butler had always followed and guided the way each time, people often died in the fern forest. And there were also many people who went crazy after returning, like the butler.

The baron was also very patient in telling the boy that he would definitely bring him back alive.

— There were still many people who came back alive. So, this was indeed not a choice to go and die.

Therefore, the boy's life was guaranteed.

Finally, the baron also drew a big pie, and with the baron's character, he would definitely fulfill his promise later.

— Baron Hall had always been very generous. Each time he explored, his expedition not only received very generous rewards, but after finding treasures, the baron would share them all with the adventurers.

The baron didn't want any treasures.

He repeatedly explored the Tawny Fern Forest for only two purposes.

One was to see the legendary 'Fern God.'

One was to borrow the rumored 'Tawny Holy Grail' from the Fern God's ruins.

The biggest use of the Tawny Holy Grail was to refine magic potions.

And the baron's wife was seriously ill and needed a magic potion.

Over the years, Baron Hall had spent all his efforts to cure his wife's illness and then fulfill his promise to his wife: to travel around the world together.

If someone could help Baron Hall achieve this wish, the baron would give everything he had.

If this person was his adopted son, the baron would definitely marry his daughter to him and try to use the territory as a dowry.]

The above content gave Roland a very bad feeling: "Isn't this the story of Aleya's birth? Why is it this kind of content?!"

Sweat dripped down his face as he continued to turn the page, only to see it read:

[On one side, he would be sent to the Cat Witch to be human medicine.]

[On the other side, he would save the baron's wife, who treated him like her own son. And after that, he would inherit everything from the baron.]

[Faced with such a choice, the boy should have chosen to save the baron's wife without hesitation.]

[But who knows what that crazy butler told his son. The boy would rather die than step into the Tawny Fern Forest.]

[The baron was very disappointed. He locked the boy in a room in the castle and then left.]

[That night, the terrifying 'Cat Witch' climbed up the castle to the boy's room.]

After crawling into the room, the 'Cat Witch' kept wiping her saliva, constantly忍耐着 the urge to eat him immediately, and took the sleeping boy away.

However, the boy's fate was not sealed, because after the 'Witch' examined his body, she suddenly changed her mind.

When the witch first saw the boy, she foresaw that he would be an excellent human ingredient for potions.

But she never expected that she would actually have the idea of taking him as an apprentice.

She said at the time: "Damn it! To find someone with the aptitude for seven elements in this kind of place!"

The witch struggled for a long time between medicinal ingredients and an apprentice.

In the end, she gave the boy a chance.

The witch said: "You are a pure waste on the path of a wizard. It would be good if you could advance to a low-level apprentice in this lifetime. But you are a genius in magic! You can understand any spell at a glance and use it proficiently.

Of all the visualization methods I know, only this "Aleya Manuscript" is suitable for you. Practice it.

If you can enter the door of magic and become a low-level wizard apprentice within three months, I will find another way regarding the medicinal ingredients."

The three months passed quickly.

On this last day, which was yesterday, the boy suddenly comprehended the visualization method. When he woke up, the whole world was different.

Because he suddenly discovered that he was the God Aleya.

— Above, is the story of the birth of the Foolish God Aleya...or the 'Foolish Buddha Aleya' in your words.

So, venerable Foolish Buddha Aleya, do you now understand the causes and consequences of everything?

— Today is the first day of your awakening.

You are still very weak now, as weak as those sheep that the 'Cat Witch' eats every day.

Work hard to live. Work hard to step into the Gate of Truth.

With a thud, Roland closed the book in his hand.

"This book is called 'Aleya Manuscript'. It is a visualization method. As long as you follow the content above and visualize the 'Foolish Buddha Aleya', you can gradually comprehend the Great Dao."

Roland pursed his lips and said with a lot of sweat: "According to the memories of my predecessor, the content of the book should be obscure ancient god language. The content is all about the description of the 'Foolish God Aleya'.

— But why, in my eyes, are the descriptions about that 'Foolish Buddha Aleya' all content related to me?!"