novelhk Chapter 62 The Orchid Wizard's Past
Chapter 62 The Orchid Wizard's Past
"Although the Orchid Clan has not yet come to me to reclaim that orchid, I still owe them a magical beast."
"In two hundred years, the orchid family may have declined, but it certainly still exists."
The Orchid Wizard explained why she wanted the Scarlet Wizard to give Andy to the Orchid Wizard.
Although Andy's value cannot compare to that of the orchid, this is still a kind of compensation.
Moreover, compared to plant-type monsters, animal-type monsters have a greater advantage and are more intimidating.
"Why doesn't the Orchid Wizard go back by himself?" Loon asked.
"With the power of the Orchid Wizard, going to the Central Continent would be a piece of cake."
"We can't go back." The Orchid Wizard waved his hand and began to talk about another event that happened two hundred years ago.
At the center of this plane is the central continent, where numerous kingdoms stand in constant conflict.
More than two hundred years ago, among the wizards of various countries, there suddenly came a wizard who believed that the conflicts between the countries should be ended and that the achievements of wizards should be used to benefit the wizards of this world.
Only in this way can the stagnant situation of this plane be changed, and the 'mystery' of this plane be made even more intense.
This would prevent wizards in this plane from being suppressed by the plane and struggling to move forward once they reach the level of a third-class wizard apprentice.
This proposal received support from many wild wizards.
After all, those wild wizards had had enough of the discrimination from the school wizards, and they had also had enough of having to grovel before the school after becoming third-class wizard apprentices, begging for a chance to go to the Central Continent.
At the same time, some within those schools of thought also believed that if the mysteries could become more profound, it would be more beneficial to their spiritual practice.
However, some wizards believe that the current situation is already very good!
If the achievements of wizards were made public, becoming common knowledge and accessible to ordinary people, wizards would soon lose their mystery and be no longer revered by ordinary people—and at that point, wizards would lose their power.
Because of the intense conflict between these two ideologies, and because the former took immediate action to use their achievements to change the lives of ordinary people and the environment of this world—before any talks could even begin, war broke out between the two sides.
Numerous wizards fought each other on a chessboard of various nations.
Ultimately, the former, who wanted to drive change, failed.
The Orchid Wizard was the former—at the time of his defeat, the Orchid Wizard was already a third-class wizard apprentice, and a third-class wizard apprentice with a magical beast companion.
Her combat prowess is among the best in the wizarding community of this world.
If they wanted to kill her, the wizards who opposed the change would also pay a heavy price—wizards who had already paid a heavy price for the war were unwilling to pay such a price again.
Ultimately, they decided to exile the Orchid Wizard to the Storm Sea and forbid her from ever returning to the Central Kingdoms.
In other words, the entire Storm Sea is a prison—and the Orchid Islands are the prison of the Orchid Wizard.
"The stormy seas have always been my prison."
"Moreover, I don't want to go back to that heartbreaking place."
"Moreover, the orchid has already taken root in these orchid islands—if I take the orchid with me when I leave, then this radiation sickness will be repeated in these orchid islands."
"If we don't take Youlan with us, given the powerful vitality it exhibits, it will surely go out of control and turn all life on the Orchid Islands into its nourishment."
The Orchid Wizard calmly recounted the epic war of two hundred years ago, explaining why she could not leave the Orchid Islands.
Loen and the Crimson Wizard opposite her were deeply moved as they listened.
"Was the war two hundred years ago really such a devastating defeat?" After a long silence, Loen cautiously continued to ask.
"Yes, we lost that badly."
"Of those who wanted change, only a few of us are left alive, and countless ordinary people who followed us have also perished."
"But then again, we actually won by a tiny bit." The Orchid Wizard pinched a small gap between her fingers again, her attitude extremely calm, showing no sign of being distressed by the defeat.
"Before us, the world of wizards and the world of mortals were completely separated."
"But after us, some wizards made unexpected discoveries during their experiments, which were eventually known to and used by mortals."
"For example, the formulas for various fertilizers."
At this point, the Orchid Wizard couldn't help but smile slightly.
The war between wizards also involved wars between kingdoms and nobles—and in the latter half of the war, food gradually became scarce.
In order to increase production, the merchants, nobles, and conservative wizards finally turned their attention to fertilizers, distributing various fertilizer formulas and allowing mortals to use them in order to produce more grain...
"Even with fertilizer, most of the produce from this land will still be taken away by wizards and nobles. But no matter what, with more produce, the farmers will eventually have a little more to keep."
"There will be a tiny bit less people who starve to death."
"Therefore, I have always believed that although we lost the war two hundred years ago, we did not completely lose, and we still achieved part of our goals."
As long as the Orchid Wizard lives, he can hold onto this "little bit" of victory.
However, while the Orchid Wizard thought so, the other few surviving reformist wizards did not see it that way.
They simply believed that the Orchid Wizard had become cowardly after his defeat.
In short, unlike the orchid wizard who had already "accepted his fate," the other surviving third-class wizard apprentices continued to resist.
However, over the past two hundred years, their resistance has gradually changed its nature, transforming from an initial desire to promote reform into a pure act of revenge against conservatives.
"Little Crimson, and Thunder Wizard, both of you have the potential to become first-level wizards. Becoming a third-level wizard apprentice is not a difficult task for you."
"If one day you encounter those few crazy guys, just give them a quick death."
"Otherwise, if we let them continue to live and cause trouble, turning 'innovation' into a word that everyone fears, then there will truly be no more innovation in this world in the future."
"A third-class wizard apprentice, huh?" Loen shook his head—that was a rather distant goal. "Does the Orchid Wizard have that much faith in us?"
"Of course." The Orchid Wizard nodded, firmly controlling the conversation. "Child, never underestimate yourself."
The next moment, the Orchid Wizard took out another book.
"Little Scarlet's business with the monster wizard is over. I still have a business deal I want to do with Thunder Wizard."
Luo Ang's scalp tingled involuntarily.