novelA Grand Gift
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Merlin suddenly recalled the Church of Light in the Glorious Land, which was the birthplace of Spell Casters. All Spell Casters came from the Glorious Land, and from there, they set foot into tens of thousands of dimensions.
Before they set foot into these dimensions, Spell Casters had already wiped out or exiled the many gods of the Glorious Land. In short, there were no more gods, so why would the Church of Light still exist today?
Merlin had always felt that the Glorious Land was extremely mysterious. Perhaps a massive calamity had happened, covering up some secrets, obfuscating matters. At the very least, Merlin had no way of ascertaining what had happened in the Glorious Land. He did not even know how to return there.
After understanding the general situation of this dimension, Merlin heaved a small sigh of relief at last. It looked like this dimension was rather liberated, disseminating spells, and there was no colossal force that controlled the entire dimension. There was the Glorious Palace which seemed to be established by Wizard Mogan but in general, he did not interfere with matters of the dimension, allowing it to develop naturally.
In this dimension, Merlin was relatively safe with his current abilities. He did not need to remain scared and on the edge the entire time. Therefore, Merlin began to inquire about Boulder City.
"Darknight, tell me more about Boulder City. Who's the castellan of Boulder City?"
In such a prosperous trading city, Merlin could understand more about the general situation of the dimension through this city by staying on a few more days.
"Master, there's no castellan in Boulder City. It's a trading city, and the flourishing trade resulted in the tremendous influence of the trade alliance. Moreover, this trade alliance is in the hands of a few elders. Although Lady Phillie is the president, she only has some managerial authority. The real ones in charge - the ones who determine the overall direction of the trade alliance and control the entire Boulder City are the elders of the trade alliance."
Merlin's expression revealed that he was flabbergasted. He did not think that the trade alliance of Boulder City would have such great influence, to be able to control the entire city. It should be known that regardless of whether it was the Kingdom of Blackmoon or the previous Kingdom of Light, the true authority of the city had always been held by the aristocrats.
However, there was no such aristocracy here. Each trade alliance controlled a city, and the status of merchants had undergone a massive upgrade. They could even employ Spell Casters, and a noble Spell Caster could even become the subordinate of a Normie merchant.
In the Glorious Land, this would have been inconceivable.
"Why is the status of a merchant so high?"
Merlin could not figure this out for the life of him. A powerful Spell Caster could easily wipe out tens of thousands of Normies. How could a mere merchant obtain such a high position?
Darknight was now even sure that Merlin was a Spell Caster who came from beyond the heavens, like in the legends. Even though he was now Merlin's slave, and should not ask about Merlin's secrets, he really could not stand it anymore. He asked in a low voice, "Master, are you a Spell Caster who came from beyond the heavens?"
"Hmm?"
Merlin's stare became incomparably piercing as his entire body emanated an icy, frigid force. He fixed a firm glare upon Wizard Darknight.
In a flash of inspiration, Wizard Darknight hurriedly explained, "Master, in truth, even if you're a Spell Caster from beyond the heavens, it's not a big deal. Wizard Mogan is one as well and is welcoming toward other Spell Casters from beyond the heavens. As long as it doesn't interrupt the natural development of this world, Wizard Mogan and those in the Glorious Palace would not mind."
Upon hearing Darknight's explanation, Merlin quelled the murderous intent in his heart. According to what Darknight had said, this world was rather accepting of Spell Casters. Even if it was a Spell Caster who entered this dimension from the Void Zone, it was just as accepting.
The so-called Wizards from beyond the heavens, Merlin knew, were those powerful Wizards who intruded upon a dimension. Although the Void Zone was huge, there were many Spell Casters too. Many Spell Casters would choose to enter some dimensions to try their luck or to search for certain precious materials.
Spell Casters were different from gods, appearing to be rather welcoming, and they could enter and exit the dimension as they pleased. As long it was not another Legendary Wizard who had come to challenge Wizard Mogan's position, there would not be any trouble.
This was good news to Merlin as well. Even if someday people learned of his identity as a Wizard from beyond the heavens, there would not be much danger.
"That's right, I'm a Spell Caster from beyond the heavens! Don't ask me any more excessive questions. Tell me, how do merchants obtain such a revered status?"
Merlin continued with his inquiry. There must be a reason the position of merchants was so revered in this dimension.
An elated light flickered in Darknight's eyes. He had finally confirmed that Merlin was a Wizard from beyond the heavens. According to his understanding, every single Wizard from beyond the heavens had unparalleled power and was even stronger than the Glorious Wizards of the Glorious Palace!
Therefore, for Wizard Darknight who had become Merlin's slave, he did not have any misgivings now. Conversely, he felt that this was a great opportunity.
Thus, Darknight explained in detail, "Master, the reason merchants have such a high position is in fact very simple. This is because merchants control huge amounts of money, and Spell Casters who want various resources need to have large amounts of money.
"Within Boulder City, the Glorious Palace functions as a station as well containing a great amount of knowledge on spells, alchemy, potions, and so on. Although these are all elementary, one would need to pay a high price to buy them. Therefore, the status of merchants naturally becomes a lofty one. At the start, I too had given up my family's fortune in exchange for the purchase of a Mind Meditation Spell and a Zero-level Spell Model. Only then was I fortunate enough to embark on the path of being a Spell Caster..."
Merlin was flabbergasted to hear of such a model. The openness of this dimension was even more than what Merlin had imagined. Spells, Mind Meditation Spells, Potions, and so on, were all purchasable with money.
Of course, those that were up for sale were surely the most basic ones. The Glorious Palace, naturally, would not hand over any precious spells or potions. However, even so, it was a bold move.
The direct result of such an act was that everyone could learn spells, and everyone had a chance to become a Spell Caster. As long as their Mind Power was exceptional, and they had Spell Caster Quality, they could become a Spell Caster.
Of course, the prerequisite was that they needed to have money. Therefore, even though most merchants were not Spell Casters or they were not powerful ones, they still controlled the money and were linked to Spell Casters in countless ways.
A few large-scale chambers of commerce would search for a few kids with decent talent from all over the region, then spent a huge amount of money to nurture them as Spell Casters. After they grew up and became formidable Wizards, they could act as protective escorts for the chamber of commerce and earn more money.
It was not surprising that the entire Boulder City was controlled by the trade alliance. Moreover, in such a free environment, although Spell Casters were still noble, their status naturally could not be compared to the Spell Casters of the Kingdom of Blackmoon.
Nonetheless, the number of Spell Casters in this dimension was certainly higher than the number of Spell Casters in the Glorious Land. If the Glorious Land also employed such an open model, the number of Spell Casters would be great as well, and more formidable Wizards would surely appear.
It was just that spell casters' organizations in the Kingdom of Blackmoon would not possibly release their spells to the public.
Of course, there was a unique reason for this as well. Once the number of Spell Casters increased, the various cultivation resources would diminish and even become insufficient to sustain the cultivation of so many Spell Casters. This was the fundamental reason the Legendary Wizards of the Glorious Land had left the place. It was because the resources were too few.
As for this current dimension, it had only been occupied by Wizard Mogan for over two thousand years. Although the number of Spell Casters had increased significantly in the development during this period, the various resources were nearly endless in this vast dimension. Even if another thousand years went by, they could not possibly exhaust the resources of this dimension.
This might be the crucial reason as to why Wizard Mogan had decided to implement such an open model.
Merlin had a clearer understanding of the general situation of this dimension. Merlin had even learned some things about Boulder City. Thus, Merlin waved his hand and dismissed Wizard Darknight.
However, Wizard Darknight hesitated for a second, his face shifting uncertainly before finally seeming to arrive at a decision. Without being prompted, he said to Merlin, "Master, I was previously employed by Weston of Tagan City, and came here to kill Lady Phillie. What Weston had offered in exchange was a map."
"A map?"
Merlin frowned. A map which could excite even a Fourth-level Spell Caster like Wizard Darknight must surely be significant.
"That's right, a map which marks the location of a mine containing a massive amount of elemental crystal stones!"
As Wizard Darknight mentioned the elemental crystal stone mine, his expression was one of utmost excitement. This was a colossal mine with a capacity that was nearly incalculable.
"Elemental crystal stone mine!"
Merlin squinted his eyes slightly. An elemental crystal stone mine - even if it was in the Kingdom of Blackmoon, it would immediately cause a struggle between the large-sized spell casters' organizations.
Besides, this was in a new dimension. In this dimension, the circulating currency consisted of elemental crystal stones. Of course, those were elemental crystal stones of the lowest grade.
Furthermore, the unique point of this dimension was that as long as one was rich enough with sufficient elemental crystal stones, then one could buy almost anything.
Now that Merlin had arrived in this new dimension, he hoped to become a Fifth-level Spell Caster soon. Even more so, he hoped to find others who were Spell Casters from beyond the heavens in order to consult them regarding the issue of the dimension coordinates.
All this would require a large amount of wealth, and a mine would solve all of Merlin's problems.
"Very good, Wizard Darknight. This is exceedingly useful information. If there really is such a mine, a portion of it will go to you!"
A smile tugged at the corner of Merlin's mouth. He had now vaguely surmised why Tagan City would invite Darknight to attack. Other than Darknight's powerful abilities, it was more about finding a chance to share the subject of the mine with Darknight.
In this manner, they had enticed Wizard Darknight. Enticing Wizard Darknight was equivalent to enticing the other two Fourth-level Spell Casters from Eternal Night Mountain.
Tagan City knew that they would have no way of taking on such a mine by themselves. The only way was to constantly rope in powerful Spell Casters, securing their participation, then accessing this mine together.
"An elemental crystal stone mine. How interesting. I didn't think that I would get such a grand gift after just arriving in this new dimension..."
Merlin was in a great mood. Such an amount of wealth could only be encountered by luck. Since he had come across it, naturally, he would seize the chance to firmly grasp this mine in his hands.
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