I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

The dueling platform looked as if it had been covered with a thick layer of black snakeskin, with eighteen raised areas beneath, struggling under the snakeskin.

Tower Master Ussack separated them like pulling apart two five or six-year-old children, ending the battle.

Tower Master Amos, with his crab eyes, twitched his lips twice. His realm was higher than Ussack's, but he wasn't confident he could save all sixteen Little Pumpkins.

Ussack was clearly a cut above.

It seemed that Black Abyss wizards were better at individual combat, while the White Chess School excelled in group battles.

Tower Master Ussack grinned and retracted his robes. Instantly, the black curtain on the stage disappeared.

Ussack had clearly covered eighteen figures—sixteen Little Pumpkins, Roland, and the Divine Bird.

But after it was revealed, there were only two people left.

It seemed that at the moment he retracted his robes, both of them withdrew their clones.

Senior Brother Pumpkin and Roland stood there, looking at each other, bending over and laughing wildly, as if they were about to faint from laughter.

They seemed to want to give a salute and say something, but they were laughing so hard that they couldn't even make a single movement.

At this moment, applause and cheers erupted in the hall. People from other schools looked up and saw it was the Black Abyss wizards.

It was as if what had just taken place was merely a performance.

It was indeed a performance, but it was a real fight with real weapons.

The wizards from other schools followed suit and applauded, but their faces were somewhat indescribable.

"Ussack, you are simply a bunch of barbarians," Amos inexplicably recalled a wedding he had attended in the north.

It was a barbarian wedding. There was a performance at the wedding, where warriors came on stage to entertain, practicing with knives. White knives went in, and red knives came out, and several people died.

Ussack said, "Amos, the juniors of the Snake Tower can bleed freely within the tower. They can fight each other with confidence because the Seneils (teachers) are watching. But when they go outside, the people watching are the ones who want their lives.

Bleeding more in peacetime will save a life in critical moments.

You should know better than me what our people are going to do this time.

If they can't even pass this test, they'll be going to their deaths."

Amos could understand Ussack's words, but he had never been able to understand the underlying logic of these madmen.

Normal wizards cultivate to explore the truth, ignite the divine fire, or achieve eternal immortality.

Black Abyss wizards cultivate to fight others to the death.

Moreover, the logic of this life-and-death struggle is very neurotic. Because its underlying meaning is to live.

Because they want to live a little longer, they must constantly find someone to fight to the death.

In fact, this is due to the different living environments of the wizards of the two schools.

The White Chess wizards live in a normal environment.

The Black Abyss wizards came from the Twilight Council. They used to live in a special environment.

This environment was precarious, and you never knew if today would be your death day.

It's like a pile of semi-burning charcoal, with embers in some places and extinguished in others. And every extinguished place will be rekindled at any time.

The little bugs living on the charcoal pile will be burned to death sooner or later by the rekindled charcoal under their feet if they stay in the same place.

Therefore, if you want to live longer, you have to wade through the fire. You have to climb out by stepping on the charcoal.

Knowing that one wrong step means death, you still have to move forward. To live a little longer, you have to live towards death.

Senior Brother Pumpkin suddenly covered his face while laughing wildly. After rubbing it for a while, the clown makeup on his face was gone.

It was as if he had become another person, elegant and cold, rigid and unsmiling.

He looked Roland up and down, his expression indescribable, and said, "Not bad, very good, you won."

A typical Snake Tower catchphrase—like the instructor, the senior brother also likes to say 'not bad'.

"Thank you for your consideration!"

Roland's laughter gradually subsided. He waved his sleeves and cupped his hands—it seemed like a gesture from ordinary Muggles?

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for holding back, and thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance."

Many people showed puzzled expressions.

Just now, when the senior brother's life-saving card came out, he could fight another round.

And Roland was now freed from the laughter curse, but was still laughing so hard that he couldn't speak.

So, if they fought for a few more minutes, Roland was afraid that he would laugh so hard that he couldn't even mobilize his magic power.

No matter how you looked at it, Roland had lost, so why did the senior brother say that Roland had won?

Just then, the senior brother turned around, and everyone's eyes went dark when they saw it.

The handsome and cold senior brother had all the clothes on his back burned off, and his butt was exposed!

That butt, like a monkey's, was burned red!

The whole hall was in an uproar. Many people couldn't help but laugh out loud.

And those little fangirls of the senior brother immediately covered their faces, their bodies trembling. It was unknown whether they were crying or laughing.

Many people didn't understand the battle just now, so they felt that the senior brother could win if he fought another round.

But the senior brother was very clear. This junior brother of his had more serious mental problems than himself.

He had 16 consciousnesses. He didn't know how many there were.

He seemed to be affected by his consciousness, laughing uncontrollably, but in fact, most of his consciousness was awake.

If the two of them continued to laugh, he would definitely collapse first!

Although many people didn't understand, now that they saw the senior brother's embarrassed appearance, they also felt that Roland was qualified to say 'Thank you for your consideration'.

In the past ten years, no newly initiated Snake Tower disciple had ever forced the senior brother to produce 16 Little Pumpkins.

No one had ever forced the senior brother to use two trump cards and then have his butt burned red.

Roland was the first.

After him, I'm afraid no one will be able to make the senior brother go all out, because in two more years, he will step into the late stage of the first tier.

The senior brother waved his sleeves and left with his red butt, walking very freely.

Roland looked at the senior brother's back and was secretly shocked: 'Are the wizards in the middle stage of the first tier so strong? Just picking one out is comparable to a BOSS.'

Roland hadn't been back to the Snake Tower much, so he didn't know the situation here.

Instructor Ussack's age is actually much older than it looks—he had seen the Alexandra Witch before.

He had indeed cultivated many powerful Black Abyss wizards, but now, in the Snake Tower, there are only three disciples who are being focused on by Instructor Ussack.

Pumpkin is one, and the other two are wizards in the late stage of the first tier.

Moreover, this is the Black Abyss.

At this time, many people had left. Roland saw Instructor Ussack watching him from under the stage, so he turned and went down the stage, respectfully saluting the instructor.

Instructor Ussack asked: "After the battle just now, what insights do you have?"

Roland's expression was somewhat indescribable, and he sincerely said: "Instructor, I am too impetuous. In recent years, I have lost the awe and humility I had when facing enemies."

Roland had always thought that he could easily kill those of the same rank, and that wizards in the middle stage of the first tier were not his opponents, and that he could fight against those in the late stage.

If the instructor hadn't called him here, he would have planned to kill everyone in the Twilight Council's territory.

Today, he had seen what it meant to be someone beyond someone and a mountain beyond a mountain at the senior brother's place.

No wonder the instructor called him over. If he really went with Lilith, he would probably die!

Lilith had the courage to court death because she was a hell creature! If she died in the surface world, she could be summoned back after a while.

Moreover, she was a semi-mystical creature, so it was difficult to die. Even if she died, there were various strange ways to resurrect her.

But he only had one life.

Roland was warning himself to be careful and cautious in the future, and he was reviewing himself in front of the instructor.

But the instructor's heart was a little indescribable.

The original intention of calling Roland over today was to let someone teach this ignorant brat a good lesson. As a result, it almost turned the other way!

This little disciple of his still had tricks that he hadn't used on his senior brother.

At the moment when the Divine Bird flashed out, Ussack understood—no wonder the prima ballerina of the ballet troupe had not been found, it turned out that Little Leona had been abducted by Roland!

Roland was afraid that he had perfectly collected Straw, Leona, and Rainbow.

There were some tricks that the little disciple himself probably didn't realize. But Instructor Ussack didn't specifically remind him. After he gave guidance, Roland could only take the old path.

And the path that Roland himself comprehended was a new path.

The instructor sighed secretly and said: "I didn't want you to go in the first place. Princess Katarina also had some criticisms about you, but if you can pass the 'Karl' test, then you can indeed explore 'Kuxueburg'. At least escaping won't be a problem."

In fact, the most suitable person was Lilith. Regarding the selection criteria 'division of mind, clone, concealment', she was very suitable.

But this guy was simply a magnet!

There were too many uncertain factors if she went. So the instructor let him stay in the Snake Tower and be 'imprisoned'.

Now, looking at it, Roland was more suitable than Karl. Because Roland had obtained the true inheritance of Senior Sister 'Tasha'.

From a certain point of view, Roland and Lilith were also senior brothers and sisters.

After a pause, Instructor Ussack said: "Don't tell anyone about the place you are going to. Only a few people know about the principles of this personnel selection. Don't easily reveal your 'Multiple Divine Mind Combination Technique' in front of outsiders."

Roland knew what the clone combination technique meant. This was the 'supernatural power' that the instructor taught him.

A Divine Bird is something created through 'Divided Mind Convergence'. When separated, both have their own ego and can sense each other. It's impossible to tell who is who because they are both Roland.

Therefore, Roland knows the meaning of 'Divided Mind Convergence'.

But what is Multiple Divided Mind Convergence?

Suddenly, Roland wondered if Little Roland and the others were still lingering around as lingering spirits?

Roland couldn't help but anxiously express his concerns to the instructor.

Instructor Ussack was slightly stunned after hearing this.

He suddenly realized that Roland had used the Multiple Divided Mind Convergence technique many times without even realizing it.

From afar, the Crab-Eyed Elephant Tower Master at the gate glanced over impatiently, signaling to hurry up. Then, the Crab-Eyed Elephant Tower Master left first.

Instructor Ussack gave Roland a meaningful look and said, "Lady Katarina will answer your question. Let's go, the airship has already arrived at the top of the tower. Remember, don't use 'Substitute Spell' along the way."

The task Roland was responsible for this time was of a confidential nature. The instructor couldn't disclose it, he told Roland to follow Lady Katarina's instructions.

Afterward, Lady Katarina would tell Roland about the matter in private.

Soon, Roland and the instructor arrived at the top of the tower.

The top of the Serpent Tower was very large, like a small pier. A huge airship was docked at the edge of the tower top, and many people were resupplying the ship, while many others were boarding.

No wonder there were so many outsiders at the Serpent Tower today. It turned out everyone was treating this place as a bus stop.

Many people were boarding the ship, basically with a group from each school. As for the Serpent Tower's side... it was just Roland.

Roland saw a group of people in one direction at the top of the tower. They were surrounding two people like stars surrounding the moon.

These two people, one was human and the other was an elf.

The witch's appearance was seventy percent similar to Catherine, slightly taller, probably 1.8 meters tall even without shoes. More mature, looking to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

It's a pity her chest wasn't so small, otherwise, she would be suitable as a model... so her figure is perfect.

She should be his female boss Katarina, a Tier 1 late-stage witch.

Looking at this mature version of his big cousin Catherine, Roland was in a daze for a moment, then revealed a strange expression.

'Damn it, no wonder the prophecy said there would be a scandal. I absolutely can't drink too much along the way, if I mistake someone like I did with 'Qila', I'll definitely be thrown off the ship!'

There was a '3P scandal' in the prophecy. Roland didn't know what that P was, but there was indeed an elf standing next to Miss Katarina.

That was a sword-wielding attendant.

She was a very elegant high elf, very similar to the elves in the stories Roland had heard since childhood.

It was similar because in the adventurers' stories, elves were very beautiful. And she was indeed very beautiful.

Even though she was wearing a helmet and mask, only revealing her eyes, those emerald-like eyes were still captivating.

She had no worldly air, her appearance of being untouched by the mortal world was like a star descending from the galaxy, or a beautiful princess in the snow.

Her hair seemed to be silver.

It was said that elves were like the elves in the stories because she was so beautiful.

It was said that she was unlike them because this guy didn't look 'weak and frail' at all, a far cry from the 'archer' that bards imagined.

This elf knight was much taller than Roland!

High elves are generally very tall, close to two meters.

This female elf next to Lady Katarina was even taller, around two meters and four.

Roland's outstanding 'warrior' height was rare even among knights. In the secular world, he could be painted by artists as a demigod or ancient hero.

Someone who is 1.8 meters tall has to look up to see him, but in front of this elf lady, he felt like he could open his mouth and drink milk.

Because high elves are very tall, standing there, they do indeed give a sense of delicate beauty. But those witches with an average height of 1.7 meters looked like small bean sprouts, little dolls, in front of her.

These guys don't even have the qualifications to drink milk, they can't even touch it even if they stand on tiptoe!

This delicate beauty is more fierce than a beastman standing there.

No wonder elves are arrogant. Whether it's beastmen, humans, or anything else, they all look the same in their eyes, they're all goblins, dwarves.

This elf lady has a sword that's bigger than a person, wearing runic heavy armor.

Superhuman height, super strong physique, and super strong martial arts - a typical archer!

Sure enough, Roland saw a runic bow in front of her chest.

That was a bow without a string, so it looked a bit flat. This kind of bow has to be put in a sheath and slung in front when it's not strung.

That bow was almost as long as a person. It looked thick and ferocious. And the arrows in her quiver were like small javelins, only a little smaller than those on a crossbow.

If it were strung, it would definitely be able to shoot a strong orc flying and then nail them to a big tree.

The key is that this bow is not an ordinary item. Roland now has a certain understanding of the alchemy of strange objects, and he could tell at a glance that the bow was a top-level strange object.

Moreover, the arrows were also full of spells, and they looked like magic-breaking arrows.

Magic-breaking arrows can pass through magic shields and some enchantments, ignoring some magic protection.

If the person who made the arrows was proficient in the alchemy of strange objects, then they could apply multiple layers of spells on the arrows, giving the arrows effects such as magic breaking, magic destruction, imprisonment, and silence. When an arrow is fired, the wizard will be crippled even if they don't die.

This elf's threat to wizards... is equivalent to a wizard.

Ordinary wizards are probably unable to resist her, and those weaker than her can probably be killed with one arrow.

It's not possible to defend against her with things like magic shields, you have to use tricks, you have to use good protective strange objects, or even rely on physical defenses like earth elements.

But with this elf's strength and the quality of that runic bow, one arrow could probably shoot through the load-bearing wall of a wizard tower!

Roland even suspected that the bow could hurt Tier 2 wizards.

If all the magic power on this elf's body was activated, it would probably indeed pose a threat to Tier 2 wizards.

This elf lady's magic power is very deep and solid. However, her magic power fluctuation is very 'dead'. It's like a bottomless deep pool, only the surface water is rippling, and the bottom is still, stagnant water.

Roland had seen this situation on Anna. It belongs to the kind of natural power, but the level of cultivation is not enough, so they can't exert their potential.

However, once an external force opens the floodgates of the reservoir, a torrential flood will pour out.

Back then, Catherine and Anna had worked together to help Baron Hall kill that 'Great Leonard'.

So... the combination of Katarina and this elf lady is the same as the combination of Catherine and Anna?

Hiss... Wait?

Roland couldn't help but carefully look at this elf lady. The more he looked, the more familiar she seemed.

As if sensing Roland's impolite scrutiny, the elf lady's emerald eyes turned over and then squinted.

At the moment she squinted, Roland had a very strange feeling, like a big cat hunting?

Although this elf lady is a reservoir, even this little bit of movable water on the surface is enough to make people unable to handle it.

She is a little stronger than Katarina, and has already taken half a step into Tier 2.

Roland didn't dare to look any longer, and honestly followed the instructor over.