Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 263 Follow-up Care
"Of course not. You know how long I was inside. How could I have made so many things in such a short time?"

Yaro vehemently denied it, holding up two fingers and gesturing, "I only made a tiny, minor modification to the recipe I created based on Harvey's."

This statement isn't entirely false; that's how he acquired his golden armor.

Well... although the effect of the modification was to transform the fake toy into a real gun!
"Really?" Ian became interested, and with a strong gust of wind, he fell from mid-air and stood on the outer edge of the carriage. He asked eagerly, "I can offer a hundred magic stones. Can you help me modify it?"

One hundred magic stones?
Yaro was eager to agree, but the power core on the greatsword was a very important secret. The Phoenix Armor itself wasn't a big problem, but it only served as fuel and a buffer. Even if Ian were to modify it to be exactly the same, he wouldn't be able to exert the same power.

Unless... his armor is also made into a living, magical armor.

However, that kind of magical armor contains all the information about magic techniques. The armor itself is not important, but the information about magic techniques cannot be easily exposed.

After all... magic strikes are a life-saving defensive technique!
"Is this not acceptable either?"

Ian was a little disappointed, but he quickly shook it off, clenching his fists and saying with renewed vigor:
"Since you can do it, I'm sure I can too. I'll modify it myself and have a greatsword and armor similar to Yaro's, just like you!"

Yaro looked at the flamboyant young man with surprise: "You also know alchemy?"

Some ordinary metal materials, with just a few enchantments to enhance the atmosphere, are sold for more than ten magic stones. That's really outrageous!
Yaro inwardly grumbled, but outwardly showed no emotion. He gently stroked his greatsword and added, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just... since you know alchemy, why did you buy... armor from Harvey?"

Ian seemed to see through Yaro's thoughts and laughed heartily: "The value of something does not lie in the cost, but in whether you need it and how much you are willing to bear and pay for it."

Yaro understood this principle better than Ian. Many of the so-called luxury goods he had seen in his previous life applied this principle.

The price of goods is never based on cost, but rather on supply and demand.

When there is a high demand for an item, even if the cost of that item is very low, it can eventually be sold at a very high price.

The same principle applies to so-called works of art, including so-called antiques.

Ian glanced at the golden armor on Yaro's body, then tapped the same openwork golden armor on his own body, and continued, "Harvey's alchemy and enchanting skills may not be up to par, but he did study Yaro's record stone very seriously. The style he crafted is also the most similar to the record stone. Even if I know alchemy, it doesn't mean I can have the same amount of time and spend the same amount of money to study, craft, and constantly adjust and modify it."

"His serious attitude is worth the price of eighteen magic stones."

Upon hearing this, Yaro nodded in agreement.

Harvey had indeed put a lot of effort into this matter; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to recognize the disfigured Yaro at a glance based on the details of his body.

"correct!"

Ian patted his head and looked at Yaro expectantly, asking:

"Where do you live? Once I've finished making the changes, or if there's anything I don't understand, can I come and ask you for help?"

Looking at the familiar face beneath the blond hair, Yaro rubbed his head in exasperation.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with this cosplay fanatic anymore.

Ian, however, misunderstood Yaro's meaning. He took out an invitation from his pocket, handed it to Yaro, and smiled understandingly:
“Since you don’t want to reveal your address, you can come find me. My family is on the edge of the Dark Plains. Go five miles ahead, turn right, and follow that path straight for about ninety miles. Once you get there, you can ask the people passing by about the Boone family. They should all know about it.”

Having said all that, Ian didn't linger. He waved his hand and, controlling the howling wind, soared into the sky.

As Yaro watched the figure gradually disappear into the night sky, he toyed with the wooden invitation card printed with a shimmering magic wand, muttering to himself, "The Dark Plains... huh?"

The direction Ian pointed in was completely opposite to the territory of Perrin, and the place he mentioned was called Dark Plains.

Yaro had previously looked at the map of the Perlan territory. Given the proximity, it was naturally recorded on that map. However, the Perlan territory was marked with the name "Death Swamp".

It is shrouded in dense poisonous fog and has bizarre terrain, making it a forbidden zone for the living.

By comparing the differences between the two names and analyzing Ian's words, it becomes clear that the place was not a forbidden zone for the living, but rather a playground for the extraordinary.

After all, if it were truly a forbidden zone for living people, even an extraordinary family like the Boone family wouldn't be able to live there for long.

Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that there is a supernatural market in this marginal location. The main customers of this market are not the supernatural beings hidden in the human kingdom, but the wizard families living on the edge of the Dark Plain.

"Shall we go and take a look?"

His fingers deftly flipped the wooden card, which tumbled and rolled in his hand. Yaro gazed at the card, lost in thought:

"Anyway, I don't have any resources that I urgently need. I already have the armor. All I need to do is use the enchanting materials I bought earlier to add all the small structures on it, and my combat power will be rapidly improved."

"Once safety is guaranteed, the next step is to train as a knight and strive to develop the physique of a formal knight as soon as possible."

This was one of the few powerful ways that Yaro had come up with, linked to the system.

"By the way, since I'm going to do knight training, shouldn't I buy some physical enhancement potions to help me?"

Knights are a branch of wizards, and many powerful organizations have knight-enhancing potions. These potions can be used to quickly train formal knights to assist advanced apprentices and guard many key positions.

"The previous market was too small; it didn't sell any health-enhancing potions. If you want to buy these potions, you'll probably have to go to a larger market."

"Or we can wait a year and go straight home to get these medicines from my grandfather."

There's nothing wrong with either of these options.

If you want to buy potions at a larger market, you first need to collect materials to exchange for magic stones, and you also need to travel around to find the location of a larger market.

The advantage is that, with sufficient medication and guidance, given Yaro's physical condition, he could train to become a full-fledged knight within a year.

The downside is that there are certain risks involved. When you're out venturing out, you're bound to encounter some things. Moreover, if you want to earn magic stones, you can't avoid having to track down monsters, strange creatures, and other oddities, which means you have to fight.

If you choose to wait a year and return home to receive it directly from your grandfather, you can save a lot of free time. This time can be used to adjust your physical and mental state.

It can also be used to train Heri, research electricity, and try to create radio waves in order to gain long-range, wide-area reconnaissance capabilities.

You can also study Bevan to explore the growth pattern of wizard apprentices and see how an ordinary person gradually grows from nothing to become a wizard apprentice.

This indirect approach allows us to explore how to leverage the power of the system to enhance our core capabilities.

Whether it's martial arts or wizarding levels, they are both core abilities, both aimed at enhancing essential power.

Yaro will not give up the martial arts system, but he is also not prepared to abandon the path of the wizard.

With the help of the system, he is a genius beyond genius in martial arts, an unparalleled prodigy. As long as he has skill points, he can become stronger quickly, and it is even possible for him to change every day.

But the path of wizards has been passed down for so long, and how many unparalleled geniuses have appeared along it?

Just like the so-called technology in the previous life, even a peerless genius would be limited by the technological conditions of the time. Many things, even if they had ideas or conjectures, could not be verified by those geniuses due to the technological conditions of the time. They could only leave this information to future generations, waiting for new geniuses to appear and continue to study it.

Only through the accumulation and expansion of one extraordinary genius after another can a path continue to develop and grow.

"In terms of martial arts, I am like a trailblazer, because there is no clear direction ahead, and no path for me to climb!"

Although he considered himself an unparalleled prodigy in martial arts, Yaro still couldn't guarantee that he could succeed on the path of martial arts under these circumstances.

—The system doesn't even have the attribute of mental power. This system is very likely from some low-level martial arts world. Can it really reach the level of a top wizard by relying on such a system?
It cannot be verified, nor can it be guaranteed.

So what is the best way?
Take advantage!

Wizardry is a path to heaven. If one can transform the knowledge of wizardry into the knowledge of martial arts, and rely on the constant nourishment of the path of wizardry, perhaps one can walk a brand new path to heaven.

If this method doesn't work, you can do the opposite: rely on the martial arts system to protect and guide your path as a wizard, making your journey more stable.

Regardless of which direction he develops in, whether it's wizardry or martial arts, Yaro will not give up either one in the short term.

For this reason, Yaro had to complete the training of the knights in this branch of wizardry that was most compatible with the martial arts system.

"Using a potion to complete the task is just like when you're an apprentice wizard, you directly apply a mature meditation method and arrive at a conclusion, isn't it?"

Yaro needs to reach the conclusion of becoming a formal knight, but he cannot completely give up on the process of transformation in between.

"Only by carefully studying and experiencing the training process of a formal knight can one find the difference between martial arts and wizardry."

a year?
One year!
I will spend this year conducting regular knight training and carefully understanding the reasons for the changes.

After a year, I will go to find my grandfather and use the potion he gave me to become a full-fledged knight!
……

Without Ian's wind magic, the journey back required a detour. Fortunately, the snowstorm had stopped, and with the bright light spells providing cover, the return trip wasn't too difficult.

As the surrounding scenery gradually became familiar, his slight worry disappeared. After estimating the distance to Perrin's territory, Yaro couldn't help but sigh, "This trip back and forth has been really smooth!"

At first, Yarrow estimated that the journey would take two days, mainly because he had considered the trouble he might encounter when passing through Viscount Corey's territory, and that he might also stay on the outskirts of the market for a day to investigate the situation before going in.

Unexpectedly, the border defenses of Viscount Corey's territory were completely withdrawn, and they encountered no trouble at all along the way.

Then they ran into Ian, who was passing by. With his help, they didn't waste any time investigating the market and successfully bought everything they needed.

There is actually another hidden reason, which is that the chariot was pulled by two strong male elk.

The elk's hooves are very wide, which effectively reduces the pressure per unit area between the elk and the ground, making it less likely for them to sink in. In addition, these special hooves can also effectively prevent slipping.

In the icy and snowy conditions, the friction between the wooden cart and the snow is very low, and the snow also makes the eroded road very smooth. This makes the reindeer travel without much burden, allowing them to move very quickly.

The fastest speed of a elk is 70 kilometers per hour. Naturally, they did not reach their maximum speed along the way, but they still reached speeds of 20 to 30 kilometers per hour.

A rough calculation reveals that although the market is the no-man's-land behind Viscount Corey's territory, it is actually at least three or four hundred kilometers away from Perrin's territory.

Considering the distance of three or four hundred kilometers, the vehicle Bialo was using, the current road and weather conditions, and the potential troubles along the way, the four or five days he had given in advance were not a long time at all. In fact, the fact that he was returning in one day was even more unusual.

Once he was sure there was no one else around, Yaro took out the purification potion from his pocket and swallowed it in small sips.

This time, since there was no large-scale use of abyssal power, and since all the remaining abyssal aura had already been cleared away, the backlash problem was not serious.

However, the body's deficiencies cannot be resolved so quickly.

Illness comes like a mountain down, sickness goes like a thread.

Yaro's face remained dark, and his hair remained yellowish-brown.

This shows that his body has not recovered and he needs a long time to rest and recuperate.

"To recover, we need sufficient nutrition and a lot of meat, but there are no such things in the Perlan territory."

It's unlikely that we'll do business with Viscount Corey again, given that he first killed his men and then his envoy.

The most crucial point is that the messenger was killed. Regardless of the reason, there is no longer any possibility of communication between the two.

The elk continued to run, while Yaro lay on his side inside the thick fur, gazing at the magnificent starry night sky, pondering silently.

"So... we need to contact the nobles in the Earl's Territory on the other side of Perrin's territory?"

(End of this chapter)