Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 53 001: The Journey

After spending a day in Port Maruya, Rosie continued her journey the next morning.

Maluya Port, King's Road.

"My Lord Wizard, are you really going to travel alone?" Countess Mia asked Rosie, who was standing in front of her. The Count had recently gone to the court and was not in Maruya, so everything here was decided by the Countess, who was also Nicole's cousin.

She said with a hint of worry, "Even if you insist on setting off, it would be best to take the King's Road and not cross the Kachira Mountains. A giant wild boar has recently appeared there, and I heard that its strength is comparable to that of a Grand Knight. It has already injured several groups of expeditions. Let's wait for my husband to return, and then we will arrange a team to escort you."

Rosie nodded: "I will consider your suggestion, Madam. As for the escort, I don't need it. Just arrange for Nicole to be escorted home."

Nicole's hometown, Oseris, is east of Marua Port, while Rosie is heading west. They only have three months of vacation, and there isn't enough time to visit both places, so they decided to go back to their respective homes.

Mia assured her, "Don't worry about Nicole, leave things to me."

Rosie nodded, then took off the protective ring and took out an invisibility cloak from her spatial bracelet, draping it over Nicole's shoulders: "Wear the ring, put on the cloak, and don't be reckless when things happen."

Nicole nodded, adding the same instruction: "You too."

She paused, then frowned slightly, and asked again, "Are you sure you don't need me to go back with you?"

Luo Xi shook his head: "No need, it's only two weeks."

Nicole originally planned to accompany Rosie back to her hometown, but Rosie refused. After all, it's been several years since they've all been able to come back, and he couldn't be so selfish, could he?

Nicole sighed and nodded, saying, "Alright then."

See you on the appointed day.

See you on the appointed day.

After saying goodbye, Rosie rode off alone on the horse Mia had prepared for him, while Nicole and Mia walked hand in hand into the carriage.

The two were very close friends when they were young, and after not seeing each other for several years, they naturally had a lot to talk about.

As soon as Mia sat down in the car, she closed the window and pulled Nicole aside to gossip about private matters: "Hey, tell me honestly, did you sleep with him?"

Nicole blushed slightly; the question had really caught her off guard.

She frowned and said, "Hey, Mia, you've changed. You weren't like this before. You really are."

"You little slut, are you?"

Mia didn't care at all, and instead said with amusement, "Please, do you still think we're children? I'm already a countess, and I've been burned by the flames of love and passion for three years. I'm not some innocent doll."

"Alright, alright, tell me quickly, did you two sleep together? Judging from your sly expression, you definitely did, right?"

Nicole rolled her eyes at her, but still nodded shyly.

Mia immediately perked up, her eyes lighting up with gossip as she asked, "How good is he? Does he make you feel good?"

Nicole was mortified: "Who asks that?!"

Mia gave an awkward smile, seemingly realizing that she had gone a bit too far with her question.

Nicole said, "Mia, are you still the Mia I know? You used to be the teacher's favorite lady in etiquette class, how come you're acting like a slut in a pub now?"

Mia sighed, then suddenly said with a bitter smile, "I'd rather be a prostitute."

Nicole was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

Mia hesitated for a moment, lowered her voice a little, and explained somewhat embarrassedly, "My husband is over fifty years old after all, and he's not very good at this. I've been married to him for three years and we've slept together less than I can count on one hand. And every time, he just gets a little aroused, which is really infuriating."

Mia got angrier and angrier as she spoke, while Nicole listened awkwardly from the side.

After a string of complaints, Mia suddenly pulled Nicole aside and asked, "Nicole, do you wizards have any potions for this? You must have, right? Wizards are all-powerful, aren't they?"

She pleaded, "Please, I'm begging you, help me! Otherwise, I really can't go on living like this. I can't experience any of the pleasures of being a woman."

"This..." Nicole frowned.

Such potions are nothing special in the wizarding world, but the problem is that she learned potions so poorly that she didn't even know how to make such low-level potions.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll ask Luo Xi when he gets back; he should be able to do it."

Nicole was certain of this because Rosie consistently scored full marks in her potions classes. More importantly, he had previously prepared something similar and given it to her to drink, which made her feel like she was on fire, a memory she vividly remembered.

Mia's eyes lit up, and she seemed radiant: "Oh? Really?"

On the other side, Maluya heads west, towards the Kachira Mountains.

After parting ways with Nicole, Rosie embarked on a journey alone, heading west along King's Road.

We stopped at a post station along the way, rested for a while, fed the horse some water, and ate something at the post station's canteen.

There are hardly any people after you enter the mountains, so it's best to have a good meal before going in.

"Give me a pot of beef, two chopped onions, some drinks, and please feed the horse." After placing a few silver coins down, Rosie found a seat by the window.

"OK."

The waiter took the silver coins and went down with a smile, and soon returned with a pot of food.

This is a delicacy from the lower classes of the human world. It uses beef that has been cooked until tender, and then simmered with vegetables such as onions, potatoes, and tomatoes until fully cooked. The taste is delicate and refreshing.

In Luo Xi's memory, this delicacy was his favorite when he was a child. However, the price of more than thirty copper coins was not cheap for ordinary families. He only remembered that he had the opportunity to eat it a few times when his family went to town.

"Complete one food tasting session, add 2 days to the time limit."

While eating the food in the pot, I looked around, observed the restaurant's facilities and environment, and listened to the conversations of other diners, trying to integrate myself into human society as quickly as possible.

This trip was to go home, and when facing his family, he preferred to be a human being rather than a high and mighty, distant wizard.

"Are you unable to understand human speech?"

"You should feel honored that I'm eating in this shabby place!"

"I am a wizard, a wizard, you understand!"

As he was looking around, a commotion suddenly broke out outside. The voices seemed somewhat familiar. Luo Xi turned his head to look in that direction and soon spotted a familiar figure at a table not far away.

His classmate, Joshua, the invincible genius apprentice of the Elemental Castle.

(End of this chapter)