On the top of a beautiful mountain, accompanied by little singing animals, the old man opened his eyes. This man was the seer named Ymo, whom the Monarch called the old turtle. Two of the last teeth in his mouth had fallen out, and now he had only two teeth left. One was at the bottom and one was at the top.While he was meditating, something disturbed him, but when he opened his eyes, he started to smile.Meanwhile, a boy who saw his smile and was meditating in the same way spoke."Master Ymo! What happened? Did he do something? What did he do?" The boy asked with great curiosity."Oh, nothing. He was saved at the last moment when he was about to catch a sickness. That disease is still in his body, but it will not bother him for a long time." Ymo laughed. Then he waved his hand and a wine jug appeared in his hand. He drank more than ten sips at once."Master, you mustn't drink too much anymore. Your eyes are getting worse, and you only have two teeth left. This heart-supresing wine i
After a month...William, Cody, Brian, and Myles were riding through the forest on a three-jointed creature with long legs, a long head, and a long tail.They were moving slowly through the forest. They had set up their last camp last night and planned to spend the night in the White City."We're almost there! Who's excited?" Cody asked with a laugh.Everyone shouted 'me' at once.Even William had to admit that he was excited. His view of the world had changed a bit since he had met this group. On the way, they had encountered everyone from common bandits trying to rob mages to third-rank apprentice-level bandits. With each week's journey, the surrounding flora changed, and the types of creatures changed accordingly.Since their previous mounts had fallen victim to the attacks of predatory creatures, they bought these mounts in the city of Yliwood. They cost one hundred soul stones each, and they were worth their money. Although they had worthless blood in William's opinion, their str
The quartet following the young man soon encountered unexpected sights. As dusk began to fall, women in particular, wearing heavy makeup, began to take to the streets.As night fell, the sounds of music from many of the surrounding taverns began to fill the streets. Strangely enough, the direction in which they walked became more and more crowded. They soon understood why." Sirs, please watch your actions from now on. This is a place called the slums. There are so many illegal organizations in this city, and some of them even have permission from the White Tower. It's much easier to do something illegal here than in other places because there are never enough guards. The young apprentice smiled and informed the quartet.William was suspicious of this young apprentice. At first, he thought that this young apprentice had taken them to such scary places for no reason. But after almost ten minutes of walking, their suspicions about the young apprentice disappeared.He had shown them more
[Twenty square meter shop. In empty and clean condition. Location: Inns Street. Rent: 9,500 soul stones per month]"Great location, but unnecessarily expensive."[Sixty square meter shop. Needs some renovation. It is full and will be emptied in a week. Cleaning is the renter's responsibility. Location: Blacksmith Street. Rent: 3000 soul stones per month]."The price is cheap, but this is not the right place for my shop. "There should be a cleaner place somewhere."William thought and kept looking. The shop he wanted to rent had to be in a somewhat crowded place, and at the same time, it had to be a place where all kinds of customers could pass by. Not only that, but he also needed to save on lodging and have another room to stay in for the shop's security. William noticed that there was a lot of theft when he walked the streets one night.Not only mages, but even ordinary people were confident and bold in their stealing. Especially in the slums, nights were not uncommon when guards we
The next day, William opened his shop full of hope. The sun had just risen and was shining brightly in the sky, letting him know that the day was going to be good. William closed the shelves and, after removing the opening date from the shop door, hung a sign that said "open."Then he began to wait. In a short time, people began to fill Adventurers Street. This was always a busy street anyway, and he saw people doing a lot of shopping in the shops here. Even he had been wandering around these shops to check out the market without being noticed. He knew that his biggest competitor was the auction house to his right.Contrary to William's expectations, even though an hour had passed and the streets were full of people, most people had just taken a quick look at his shop and passed by without going in.William thought he would have to be patient for the first customer to arrive and waited patiently.But it was not what he expected. No customers came until almost the afternoon. This was a
William stared down at the paper in his hand. He wondered what kind of trouble the "S" grade could bring. It should not be forgotten that even Gorroud's shop across the street had only a "B" grade.Still, with some excitement and anticipation, William hung the four notes in his hand at the entrance of the shop. The best of them, the one with an "S", was for making potions. There was even an explanation written under the note.The explanation was as follows.[Potions with an effectiveness of 35% or more can be found here. Approved by White City].His other grades weren't bad either. He received an "A" grade for weapons and armour and a "B" grade for spell scrolls and arrays. It was obvious that the potions he would be selling were the ones that could make him famous.It didn't take long for William to get his first customer after he hung the notes in the shop window."Ding." He remembered seeing this customer on this street before. He was someone who took one look at his shop and left,
Malise left after shaking William's hand. She asked William to bring the armour set tomorrow morning. She also told William the date and time of the auction so that he could attend.William closed the shop door after Miss Malise left and activated the arrays. Today he decided to meditate for the first time in a long time. Even though he was already at his peak as an apprentice, he still needed to meditate. Otherwise, the quality of his mana might have decreased. He finished his mana by using the [All-Seeing Eye] first.The slums were as busy as ever. In just a few seconds, William saw small fights, murders, and secret deals taking place. He didn't know any of these people, but being an observer of people's lives could also improve him mentally.The meditation was boring as usual, and when he opened his eyes again, it was morning. The streets were starting to come alive, and some people were even waiting at the door of his shop.As soon as William got up from meditation, he went to the
"Five million eight hundred thousand!"Among the guests, an old man made an offer, while two official mages stood beside him with the utmost seriousness and respect."Old man, don't get in my way! Six million!"It was clear from the wrinkles on his angry face that the old man had no money to bid more. He did not respond to the handsome young man's words and continued to watch in silence.People began to hesitate to bid. The compass was worth about that much for now, but experiments had to be done to determine an exact value.Miss Malise had only made vague statements about this compass and organized such an auction based on old stories, but nothing was clear yet.Malise claimed that the compass could also point to very dangerous worlds, which would only bring disaster to its owner. So people slowly stopped bidding. But one person continued.It was the black-robed woman William had met at the meeting, from whom he smelled a cliché."Ten million!" It was obvious that she was smiling beh
William didn't notice, but even his posture began to change. Now his chest was further forward and, most importantly, his nose was a little higher in the air. With his height, he began to look down on people.Worst of all, William didn't even realize it. Arrogance was slowly seeping into his blood, taking over his body without him wanting it. Since William was not aware of it for the time being, he entered the main hall of the mansion, thinking that he would show his usual behavior.He was wrong, as he thought he would only meet the City Lord. There were more than ten people in the room, and they were all sitting quietly in their seats, discussing something passionately. As soon as William and Doravoli entered the hall, the woman sitting at the front raised her hand and everyone suddenly fell silent.Then the woman stood and smiled.William recognized the woman. She was one of the three people who had helped him survive the attack of the mysterious bandit mage and complete his mission
William was watching the bedroom of a house five hundred meters away from the roof of a two-story house. His eyes and face could not be seen in the darkness of the night. But a person standing next to him might have the impression that William was deep in thought.Strangely enough, William wasn't thinking about anything at that moment. It was as if there was a black hole in the bedroom of the house he was watching, and it was sweeping everything away, including William's gaze and thoughts.William felt lifeless right now, like a rock with no IQ.'How did this happen?' William had been on this roof for two hours and had asked himself the same question hundreds of times.Doravoli and Elasha for a few minutes, thinking they would leave after a farewell kiss, but he had listened to the lustful voices of the duo for two hours.'How did this happen?' At first, everything was normal. There was no conversation that contained any suggestive hints. These were normal everyday conversations and s
Elasha thought this was the most boring day of her life. Following his sister's agreement, she was forced to come to Valimar and open new trade routes to several surrounding cities and towns. Opening these trade routes was never easy, as Valimar and the surrounding cities were surrounded by incredibly dense forests. Cutting down these trees and establishing observation points and crossing points were time-consuming tasks. And the hardest part was finding apprentice mages to work at these points.Nevertheless, she succeeded as usual because she was surrounded by hardworking people. Everyone loved her and her sister, except for a few people who didn't care much about money. If they did their job right, money would automatically fill their pockets.Meeting Enid had been a bit eventful. At first, she wanted to refuse Elura's deal, but Enid and Elura's plans gave her enough reason to be convinced.Elura had started making plans as soon as Elasha had left the White City to start the purific
"Then we agreed. I'll get you the best flame I can find. But first I have to find it, you know they are very rare." William smiled and packed up the camp. They had spent enough time here.Just as they were about to start their journey deep into the forest after packing up the camp, William felt a vibration from his dimensional bag. He immediately took the vibrating device out of his dimensional bag.It was the seal of the Expedition Organization, and it contained a message from Fabian.[Go to Valimar. Find Enid, the City Lord. She will explain everything to you].William's face darkened. Valimar had not left him with good memories. Elura named woman had been a real nuisance to him, and while he had forgotten that story, taking on a mission like this spoiled his mood.Frankly, he wanted to relax in the White City for a few months. His journey had improved him enough, and he was ready to make another breakthrough at any moment. Of course, the most important problem on his mind was Dorav
"Have you finally woken up?" Doravoli looked at the weak William lying in the shadow of the rock. He had a sad, tearful expression on his face. He was sitting across from William, gnawing at the flesh of a small creature. It was a small lizard.He had a bandage on his cut foot.William felt more tired than ever, but when he discovered that he could move his hands with a snap of his fingers and a little bit of mana, he pulled hundreds of useful items from his ring. Most of these items were healing potions and blood crystals.He spoke with difficulty, as even the movement of his jaw was painful. "Blood crystals, put some in my mouth."Doravoli was also very tired. He even hunted down the small lizard he had gnawed, using his magic only because the lizard was too close. He waved his hand and, controlling his mana, took some of the blood crystals and brought them to William's mouth. Then he used some himself.Half an hour later, William regained some consciousness. He could move a little
"Absolute Cut!" William shouted at the top of his voice, attacking the real body between the two copies with the strongest ability he had.The wind blade that came out of the tip of William's sword flew unblocked toward its original target, too fast for the two clones to react. The moment William's sword emerged, it struck the man's body. William knelt in weakness, but he still had one eye on the man. He wanted to see him die with his own eyes.When the ability hit the man, his body split into two, just as William expected, and the two clones vanished instantly. The sword in the hand of one of the copies fell to the ground as if it were a real object and not a spell."Hğğğğğ..." (Blood-filled guttural sound.) A growl came from the body of the man who had been cut in half.William barely raised his head and looked at the man's body in surprise.Two separate body parts were resisting falling to the ground. He was still standing. The six-centimeter gap between them was covered by an invi
"No matter what happens, I will be with you and we will fight together." Doravoli heard everything that was said and realized that this man was after William. Even though names like 'Storm God', 'Nicolas', and 'Nak'kato' were unfamiliar to him, Doravoli would help in any way he could because he was his friend. -He knew who Nicolas was, but he didn't understand why the man in front of him cared about Nicolas.-William bowed his head. At the slightest movement of the man, he was ready to pull dozens of potions from his ring and cast his spells. He knew that this was a classic cliché and wasn't surprised that he found himself in it, but he only remained on the dark side as to why.While William was in deep thought, the man's voice filled his ears."I...You..." Suddenly the man froze. He made incomprehensible noises and his body bent slightly. William knew this was the perfect moment to attack, but he held back, for soon the man straightened his body and showed his old smile again.He rai
"Hey Doravoli, you can't carve that wood like that!" William grabbed the flat chisel and the piece of blue ironwood out of Doravoli's hand."You never listen to what I say! Look at it again and pay attention." William began to get angry. Today was two weeks after he started teaching Doravoli blacksmithing. The two of them had almost reached the middle of the rocks. They were a little slow, but it was an acceptable pace.William held the piece of blue ironwood in his left hand and tucked it between his knees. Then he supported it firmly with his left hand and began to "float" the flat chisel on the surface of the blue ironwood with his right hand."Look, if you hold the flat chisel like this, none of the lines you make will be crooked. You have a strong body like mine, so this shouldn't be a problem for you. But you stubbornly insist on holding the flat chisel sideways, and that causes you to make little notches in the wood. Doravoli, if you want to do something of quality and worthy o
The two guarded the area for a day and had fun until the next day. The townspeople never set foot in the area because Lennard had warned them. Occasionally, a few brave official mage-level adventurers would stop by, but thanks to William's ability to throw cups, the wounds they received from hundreds of meters away, and a few minor scoldings, escaping became their priority.The next day, Fabian appeared again like a meteor over Greyscar. The way he flew was so dominant, like an unstoppable rocket. It seemed as if he could crush anything that came his way. William realized that day that Fabian's speed was even slightly faster than the strengthened Lennard.Fabian came alone. There was no one behind him, and as soon as he arrived, he looked at William briefly and then quickly examined the surroundings. He didn't speak at all, and although that made William a little uncomfortable, he didn't care. He acted the same way in the first ruin he discovered. The second time he saw Fabian, he rea