Kobold Wizard's Journal

Chapter 367 Generosity and Desire

As Kurt spoke, he pulled out the biscuit he had been keeping hidden in his bosom. The leaf had softened from being held in his bosom, and the exposed biscuit was damp with sweat and wrinkled.

"I'm still hungry! In fact, I'm even hungrier than before."

He noticed Luger's gaze and started stuffing biscuits into his mouth as he spoke.

Ruger would be more relaxed around the wizard apprentice, and he certainly hadn't expected the god to take out a biscuit to eat.

The hammer, which was not far away, paused briefly before striking again.

Ruger's gaze unconsciously swept past Kurt's shoulder and looked in that direction.

“Don’t worry, as long as I keep pretending to serve the customers, old Ethan won’t scold me,” he said, raising an eyebrow smugly as he ate his biscuit. “You should know that some customers are very difficult. They usually try to bargain, and those are the better ones… The worst ones will go to great lengths to find a bunch of faults before even negotiating. In those cases, you can’t refute everything. Instead, you have to play along, pretend to be in a difficult position, point out a few things to argue about, and then lower the price a bit…”

Ruger stared at him blankly.

Kurt's smug look really puzzled Ruger.

They talked fluently and were completely absorbed in the conversation.

On your own island, as the absolute controller, it's normal to do what you want.

Having seen so many people misbehaving on their own turf, it's hard to imagine someone becoming a blacksmith's apprentice. It's a little difficult to understand. Actually, he's not a blacksmith. From another perspective, he's fulfilling his childhood dream and doing what he wants on his own territory. Some people choose to act recklessly and act like gods, while he has chosen to become a blacksmith.

Luger watched him quietly, waiting for him to continue.

They were also waiting for Kurt to make his demands; items without a price tag are often more valuable.

In Luger's view, the so-called carrier and the carrier are like a god who is choking on a piece of bread and is trying to drink water while looking up.

The power of faith is like invisible water. If one is not on this path, one cannot receive it. Even if one is given enough power of faith, it will slip through one's fingers, even more so than water. One may not be able to touch it at all, and may not even have the chance to wet one's palm.

The solution is to find a vessel or to get involved in that path, which means turning yourself into a vessel.

This reminded Ruger of Karyu, who had made thorough preparations and planned to embark on the path of the Beast King Wizard halfway through his journey.

From the Pure Blood Potion to the egg inside the giant serpent of the Grey-Necked Holy Lord, and then to the first-circle spell Blood of Loyalty, this is what Ruger saw and knew. On the side he didn't see, that Karyu must have made more preparations and made more sacrifices, nurturing that giant serpent, using that giant serpent to nurture the egg inside its belly, and many more details.

Ruger thought for a moment. All that he knew was because of what Karyu had prepared, and he had inherited it all. The dead egg born from the injury of the Grey-Necked Holy Lord was fed to Chirp, who was still in the incubation bag. He used the pure blood potion to purify the dragon blood. The first-circle spell, Blood of Loyalty, was given to him by Karyu, who claimed it was useless, when they parted. Of course, this Karyu was not the same Karyu.

The method of embarking on the path of the Beast King Wizard halfway through was not fully recorded in Karyu's diary, but it was mentioned briefly. This method, or rather approach, of attempting to go halfway through was not the only one he chose.

While the path of the Faith Wizard is not yet as prestigious as that of the Beast King Wizard, there must be many who want to embark on this path halfway through. After all, the vastness of the underground world has already astonished him, so there should be more than one way for someone like him, who is at the wizarding apprentice stage, to get involved in the path of the Faith Wizard.

Kurt finally managed to gulp down the last bit of bread with half a bottle of wine. The way he let out a long sigh made Ruger think deep down that if this appearance were made public, his faith would probably collapse instantly.

So-called gods need to maintain a certain mystery and distance so that we can only see the good side and it is easier to boast about them.

"Hmm, that feels much better. I've never been able to stand being hungry since I was a child, hehe."

Kurt chuckled to himself twice.

"I will provide you with assistance beyond what is expected, helping you make preliminary preparations so that you can barely embark on this path. Of course, how you walk, whether your steps are steady, how far you can go, and how long you want to go... all depends on yourself. Once you are ready and have the ability to receive, I can even give you some pure faith power, of course, only as pure as possible... just like the limit for apprentices, only infinitely close to that concept. Those high-level adults can naturally make it even purer."

Kurt said with a smile, as if he were catching up with an old friend.

Ruger recalled the words of the wizard Zorn.

He actually offered help so easily?
"What do I have to give?"

"Ruger said softly."

If it's something unbearable, he'd rather spend more time, eight or ten years, to accumulate merit stones to exchange for a vessel.

"Do you know why I'm being so proactive?" Kurt said with a smile, "Because many people know that this generous lord has been distributing these basic, extraordinary knowledge for apprentices in his territory. You could get it from others with some effort, even if you don't have it with me. That's why I'm offering you exceptional assistance to show my sincerity..."

Ruger paused for a moment after hearing this.

The person Kurt praised so highly must be the God of Bread, since Kurt is theoretically a member of that side, albeit an outsider among outsiders.

To be precise, extraordinary knowledge is still knowledge, so a god of knowledge would be reasonable.

"You want to facilitate this."

"Ruger said softly."

“Yes, the help you get from me will definitely surpass that of other places, that’s my guarantee. Those guys might unconsciously mix their own interpretations into the things they trade, sell you some knowledge at will, or even swindle you out of your merit stones. Those are hard currency, and even if most people don’t have a direct channel to use them, valuable things will flow on their own,” Kurt said with a smile. “But I don’t want any of that.”

Ruger looked at him.

I think this guy is a smart person, so this matter should be settled.

“I want your protection… or rather, the protection of a demon hunter wizard, to protect me as a formal wizard, or you could say as becoming a god, or more precisely, the god I create, to truly ascend to godhood as a false god. Of course, these two things can be done separately; I can find an opportunity to elevate it to false godhood myself after becoming a wizard…”

Kurt smiled serenely, looking both calm and somewhat excited, as if he could already see that moment.

(End of this chapter)