I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

The paper raven was the standard letter of the Black Abyss Academy, and the content was a summons. It required all personnel stationed outside to return within seven days, or they would be treated as deserters.

The paper eagle was from the real Miss Kira, a letter sent to Catherine. It asked her why she hadn't replied to the message on the parchment. It seemed that Miss Kira had been impersonating Catherine, but the White Queen had discovered it. Kira made up a reason why Catherine had to go out and urged her to return quickly.

Catherine hurriedly put on her clothes and said, "Don't worry, you should still go to the King. The plague in the 'Amir Kingdom' is very serious. As long as you have a handwritten letter of explanation from the kingdom, you can postpone your return to the academy.

After I go back, I will work with Lord Usak to help you with the 'Wizard Lord' matter. There should be news within a month.

You should have no problem advancing to a High Apprentice. But during this time, you must find a 'vassal' who can serve for you as soon as possible. Take a look in the kingdom to see if there are any wild wizards who can help. After I go back, I will also help you look."

After Roland became a lord, he could use his status as a lord to recruit a vassal to serve for him.

However, this vassal who serves for him must have a similar realm to him. If the realm is lower than him, he will have to find several.

That is to say, he has to find a High Apprentice, or three to five Intermediate Apprentices.

Roland leaned on the pillow and said, "Are you okay over there?"

Catherine said, "It's okay. Even if they know I went to the forbidden area, what can they do? I went to care about the new generation and interrogate spies. It's not like I went to..."

Saying this, Catherine angrily kicked him—that bastard! He even calculated her safe period!

Roland reached out and grabbed the witch's jade foot and kissed it.

Remembering the absurd things last night, Catherine's face turned red. She looked at Roland's smiling face and was so angry that she wanted to step on his face, but she didn't dare to provoke him again.

Last night, under the strong opposition of the witch, Roland still didn't get to enjoy being an interrogator.

However, he unlocked a new position. The witch no longer covered her face and lay there motionless like before... Roland actually liked Senior Sister's shy look very much.

Roland thoughtfully got up and helped Catherine comb her hair.

After combing her hair, Roland inexplicably found a ring on his middle finger. It looked like a space ring.

Roland looked at Catherine in astonishment, not understanding what it meant.

Roland can now be considered knowledgeable. The most expensive thing on his body is not the Heraka Dharma Ring, the Book of the Dead, or even the Divine Skin.

But the Dimensional Bag.

This was the first wondrous object that Senior Sister Catherine gave him. It was unremarkable, looking like an ordinary storage bag, but it was invaluable.

This space ring must also be very expensive.

So... Roland didn't want to live off her.

So, Roland took off the ring and said gently, "I already have a Dimensional Bag, I don't need this kind of wondrous object."

Senior Sister Catherine gave Roland a warning look: "Wear it."

Senior Sister's murderous gaze made the smile on Roland's face stiffen slightly. He obediently put the ring back on.

Senior Sister showed a gentle smile and asked Roland to continue combing her hair.

Roland honestly combed Senior Sister's hair, then helped her pack her things and sent her outside.

After Catherine left, Roland returned to the tavern and began to worry secretly.

'Where can I find a High Apprentice who can serve for me?'

'The White Fang Society can be considered an organization outside the academy faction. But they are a neutral force. After Twilight and White Chess fight, Dahl's people will definitely not participate in the war.'

'If they secretly send a nameless, low-level apprentice, the White Fang Society will give me this face. But a High Apprentice won't do. The High Apprentices around Lord Dahl are important figures like Keira. Not only do they have important responsibilities, but they are also acquainted with the Twilights.'

'If they serve for me in the Black Abyss, it would be equivalent to Dahl declaring war on the Twilight Council. Even if the White Fang Society is crazy, they won't send a High Apprentice to help me with this favor.'

Many of the forces that Catherine knows are mostly like the White Fang Society. It would definitely be easier for me to find someone in the Muggle kingdom than for her to find someone in her circle.

But there are many wild wizards who are Low Apprentices and Intermediate Apprentices, but wild wizards who are High Apprentices are rare.

Roland had a headache.

He left the extra bear meat to the boss. The boss was very honest and said, "Sir, I can't afford it."

But the shrewd landlady pulled the boss away and thanked him profusely for a long time.

Yesterday, after the boss looked at the kitchen, he still didn't know what was going on. But the shrewd landlady said that this must be a powerful wizard.

This family's attitude towards Roland was more respectful than their attitude towards the king.

Roland said, "I want to inquire about some information. Are there any powerful wizards in this kingdom?"

The landlady's eyes lit up and said, "Sir, you've asked the right person. If you ask the nobles, they will definitely say 'Chief Court Wizard, Lord Harley'. But if you ask us commoners, we will definitely tell you that the most powerful wizard is in the 'Raven Society' in the folk."

When mentioning the 'Raven Society', the landlady's family showed a very proud expression.

The landlady said, "If you want to find a powerful wizard, it's definitely right to go to the Raven Society. For so many years, the 'Crystal Princess Plague' has been raging. The court wizards and foreign wizards have been helpless against the plague. Only the Ravens have saved village after village."

Roland's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Where can I find people from the Raven Society?"

The landlady said, "Wherever there is a plague, wherever there are disaster victims, there will be Ravens. Yesterday, that Miss Amber was a Raven. When her father was alive, he came to the villages at the foot of the mountain to treat diseases. If you can catch up with her, you can ask her, she will definitely know where there are powerful wizards, sir."

Roland pondered for a moment and thought to himself: 'That group of people seems to be going to find the king too, so I can go with them. They should have camped in the hunter's hut in the mountains last night, and they won't be able to walk fast with so much luggage.'

After making up his mind, Roland went outside to look at the carriages and horses.

Many people and horses came yesterday evening.

It was snowing lightly outside.

The boss's honest son was feeding the horses in the simple stable.

After walking around, Roland stopped in front of a fiery red horse. This horse was very tall and majestic, and it was wearing a horse coat to keep warm. The owner seemed to love it very much.

After looking at it for a while, Roland showed a satisfied expression.

"If I use flying and walking all the way, I will have to be exhausted. Following the team, I must also have a horse."

The horse was very fierce, and it was a little restless after seeing someone approaching. But after Roland stroked it a few times, it became docile. The boss's son was stunned. He was almost bitten by this horse just now.

"What's its name?" Roland asked.

Little John thought for a while and said, "Sir, it seems to be called Fox Fur."

The smile on Roland's face stiffened slightly. He pushed away the idiot and said something to the horse.

Afterwards, he showed a look of realization: "Foxfire... A good name."

Little John opened his mouth wide and didn't know what kind of witchcraft this wizard was using.

Roland didn't use a spell just now. He was about to advance to a High Apprentice. With his current magic power, he didn't need spells to say a few words to animals.

"Who is its owner?" Roland asked.

Little John scratched his head: "It was brought by the knight sirs who came yesterday."

Little John is a typical ordinary person, like his father. The farthest place he has ever traveled in his life is the small village thirty miles away. The most expensive thing he has ever seen is the oven that the lord in town used to bake bread for everyone.

This tavern is built on an important route to leave the country. Nobles often come and go, but he didn't remember a single name.

Unlike his mother, who is shrewd and can chat with anyone. A typical tavern information peddler.

His father's name is Old John, and his name is Little John. His father is a cook, and he will be a cook in the future.

As for this store, he has to learn from his father and find a shrewd woman to be his wife. Otherwise, he will definitely lose money.

Roland asked a few questions, but couldn't get anything out. He shook his head and stopped asking.

He really liked this horse. When he was queuing up to be a knight in Valhalla, he had imagined his future horse countless times.

But an ordinary warhorse used by a batch of knights is more expensive than six cows. It is worth Roland's salary for five years.

Not to mention a good horse.

But the current Roland has a lot of treasures in his pocket, and he can be described as rich and powerful. In the secular world, he is a very wealthy archmage. Even wealthier than the lords in the secular world.

After returning to the tavern, Roland asked the landlady who the horse belonged to.

The landlady smiled flatteringly: "Lord Roland, those horses all belong to Sir Buck. The other horses belong to other sirs. He is a knight of King Alfonso. He was ordered to bring people abroad to invite wizard adults. You know, the plague has been a bit serious recently, and people are panicking."

Sir Buck's main task was to deliver letters.

The court wizard had previously sent several letters using magic, but the White Chess School only replied once, saying that they would send someone over.

Now the situation has changed. The court wizard has sent many letters using magic again, but there is no news from the White Chess School.

It would be strange if there was a reply. The White Chess School has no energy to deal with this kind of thing now. If Roland hadn't used his connections to come over, they wouldn't have sent anyone over.

Therefore, while the king had the court wizard continue sending messages, he also solemnly dispatched this group of kingdom knights, hoping to invite the person back.

The situation is very serious now, and the queen seems to be seriously ill, so the letter also implored the White Chess Academy to bring some magic potions.

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Seeming to see that Roland liked that horse very much, the landlady added, "That horse is very expensive, one is worth ten good warhorses! It's a treasure Sir Buck just acquired."

"But I heard that it has a bit of a fiery temper, always biting and kicking people. Sir Buck usually just has it follow the team, treating it like a lover, unwilling to ride it."

"If you want to buy it, Sir Buck probably won't sell it. But those few spare horses, he should be willing to spare you one."

Learning that the knight hadn't come downstairs yet, Roland wasn't in a hurry. He had the boss make a breakfast and ate his fill.

At this time, there were already many people sitting in the tavern. A group of strong men were eating at two adjacent tables.

These people were not wearing armor, but their clothing was much better than that of the baron who escorted the witch yesterday.

They should all be knights of the kingdom.

With a bang, a bag of money was thrown on the table. The crowd was initially angry, but when they saw the gold coins, silver coins, and gems spilling out of the money bag, their eyes lit up.

The leading tall knight raised his head suspiciously, only to see a knight even taller and more majestic than him—no, this should be a wizard!

Roland bowed slightly and said, "Sir Buck, hello, I saw your horse."

After a while, a letter folded into a butterfly flew out of the window. After circling once, it flew rapidly into the sky.

Afterward, a group of kingdom knights, their faces full of smiles, sent Roland out the door, and then helped Roland load all the corresponding horse gear onto the horse.

It's no wonder they were happy. Originally, they had to go to a very, very far place to deliver the letter. A round trip would take a month. Moreover, they really had no confidence in their hearts about whether they could invite the person back.

But this wizard seemed to be a White Chess wizard, very knowledgeable about the internal affairs of the White Chess Academy.

After reading the letter, he attached great importance to this matter. He helped everyone revise the contents of the letter and said that, according to his writing, even if no one from the White Chess Academy could come, they would try their best to borrow a group of people from other academies.

The letter could arrive that day, and no one knew what the wizard lord had written in it. He believed that within a few days, wizards would definitely rush over.

After learning of Roland's identity, Sir Buck repeatedly expressed his desire to escort him. But Roland refused.

Then Sir Buck carefully suggested that he also send his spare horse to Roland, so that Roland could switch horses on the road—although he had sold his treasure to Roland, the knight was afraid that Roland would play his beloved Foxfire to death.

Roland jumped on the horse and smiled, "Don't worry, Sir Buck. Your horse will live a happier life than before."

Saying that, Roland kicked hard and spurred the horse away. Sir Buck watched, clutching his heart in severe pain—he couldn't bear to ride it himself! But you kicked it so hard!

That fiery horse was actually very well-behaved and docile under Roland's rough urging. Running, it was like a speeding ball of fire.

Watching Foxfire and its new owner, without any nostalgia, leave. Sir Buck stood in place, beating his chest and stamping his feet for a long time.

But when he looked at the bag of money in his hand again, he smiled happily.

He loved his Foxfire like he loved his wife and lover. But the wizard lord gave him too much.

These gems, gold, and silver were enough for him to buy five Foxfires.

Roland followed the pointing needle all the way, searching for Amber and the others' trail. Riding Foxfire over mountains and ridges.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. Standing on a cliff on a mountaintop, Roland looked at the beautiful distant mountains and suddenly had an epiphany. The magic power in his body, like hot blood, began to throb.

Roland suppressed the magic power in his body and continued on his way. But following the pointing needle, he came to an empty wooden house in the forest.

Roland suddenly realized that today was the day of his advancement.

He simply waved his hand to enlarge the door, led his beloved Foxfire into the house to avoid the snow. Then he took out the magic potion, looked at the beautiful snowy forest outside the door, and sat down on the ground.

After taking the two magic potions, he entered meditation.

For this advancement, Roland had already prepared everything.

In terms of external force, the superb Shadow Howl and the 'Earth Element' advancement magic potion given by his senior sister increased his chances of success by nearly 70%.

The appraisal of Dao Heart in Human Skin Town increased his chances by 10%.

And the witnessing in the Land of Ending, and the surging magic power in his body that could no longer be suppressed, also invisibly reduced the obstacles when he broke through the bottleneck.

Logically speaking, there was still a trace of accident in his advancement. But Roland's heart was as calm as water at this moment. Believing that he would definitely succeed.

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The seven-colored wall in the spiritual world gradually unified its color under Roland's constant impact, slowly turning into pure black shadow.

Throughout the whole process, whenever he was squeezed uncomfortably during the impact, a solid and heavy force would quickly restore his body and allow him to persevere.

That was the power of the earth element!

Soon, the transparent seven-colored wall turned pure black, like black pudding, and Roland passed through it.

Afterward, his body, like a hungry sea, devoured the broken 'black pudding wall'.

Roland was no longer hindered, he stood up and looked into the distance—he once again looked down at this world from a strange perspective. Once again, he saw the layers upon layers of butterflies.

And himself, was one of the smallest butterflies, or rather, a caterpillar that was turning into a pupa. If he took another step forward, he would become a small butterfly, and then merge with the big butterfly.

For some reason, Roland suddenly thought of the few 'mad immortals (god servants)' in the Land of Ending and the 'will of the Land of Ending' who ascended to immortality under the guidance of Hela Cardini.

I don't know what their fate is, but Roland always had a creepy feeling.

Roland suddenly realized something.

—Regardless of what Hela Cardini's purpose was in helping people ascend to immortality. But the purpose of the 'Great Butterfly Immortal' above his head in turning him into a pupa and then a butterfly was to merge with it.

—If I merge with the Great Butterfly, wouldn't I be eaten clean by the Butterfly Immortal?

Even if I'm not eaten clean, I would have to become a weird mad immortal!

Suddenly, Roland opened his eyes. He said in a cold sweat: "That Butterfly Immortal is the incarnation of the Buddha Alaya! It is another me! We are each other's three corpses, we all want to cut off the three corpses!"

"If it eats me, it will cut off the three corpses and achieve the great path of the ignorant Buddha Ancestor, the Butterfly Immortal!"

"No! I can't be eaten by it!"

"If I'm eaten by the butterfly, I'll go crazy!"

The appearance of the coral tree god servant was still fresh in Roland's memory.

This kind of madness is not only mental madness, but also becomes extremely strange in shape.

That Alaya, that big butterfly, is not my Dharma form at all. It is the demon in my heart!

The mad demon in my heart!

Every time I take a big step forward, I will fight with this mad demon. It is layered upon layers, not afraid of death. But I only have this one life.

Next chapter tomorrow during the day.