Wizard: I'm leveling up by AFK in another world

A thin figure was huddled behind the stall, munching on a piece of bread.

"Lily?"

His figure trembled suddenly, and he raised his head.

On that familiar, beautiful face, there were still those big, bright eyes full of intelligence.

But now his eyes are bloodshot, and he looks very haggard.

"Claire?"

When Lily saw Claire, she was first taken aback, then jumped up in surprise, dropping the bread she was holding to the ground.

"Oh my god, I thought something had happened to you! Didn't you go to apply for the pearl diving job?"

Neither the Grey Amber Workshop nor the City Hall released details of the attack on the farm, and the specific number of casualties remains unknown.

After hearing about the attack, Lily kept thinking about the young man she had only met once, since it was she who had given him the advice.

However, Claire didn't show up for a month afterward, which saddened her for a long time.

Claire feigned embarrassment: "I went, but I didn't get the job."

The girl smiled happily: "It's alright, have you heard the recent news? You've actually turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise!"

"Yes. After returning to Five Flower Island, I devoted myself to meditation and successfully advanced."

"Wow! That's great! We definitely have to celebrate tonight!"

"No problem," Claire nodded, "but what's wrong on Shell Street? Is business bad?"

"Sigh, don't even mention it," Lily sighed. "Recently, the sea creature resistance has intensified, and many people's supply lines have been cut off."

"Do you still have any Primal Tidal Essence?"

"We haven't been supplying goods for half a month. Now, the goods are mainly supplied to the headquarters first, and the shops in Blue Ocean can only wait passively."

"I thought so too." Claire glanced at her shabby stall. "It's getting late, let's pack up and go. I'll treat you to dinner."

"Oh? I can't accept this..."

"Let's go. Besides buying some things, I also came to Blue Ocean Realm to thank you for taking care of me back then."

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It's still the same seven plus nine fishing boats.

Dim yellow light, an old ship cabin.

This time, it was Lily who was reserved.

Claire didn't have much experience ordering food, so she ordered everything Lily had ordered last time, except she replaced the Moonlight Berry Wine with Dragon Fragrance Wine.

Just like last time, the two toasted each other a few times.

"Is the situation really that bad lately?" Claire asked.

Upon hearing this question, Lily's relaxed expression instantly turned serious.

"My cousin said the actual situation is probably even worse than the rumors say." She lowered her voice. "They say a remarkable figure has emerged among the sea creatures, awakening some ancient being."

"Those sea creatures are like madmen now, fearless of pain and death, and they can even control the tide of sea monsters."

"The city hall has deployed all three of its fleets, but none of them have been able to turn the tide. My cousin says that we're now in a critical stalemate, and the city hall is gradually losing ground..."

"An ancient being? An evil god from another world?" Claire couldn't help but recall the scene he had seen in the illusion.

Those sea-folk priests were less engaged in alchemy and more in some kind of sacrifice.

In exchange for a glance from that mysterious being, they obtained the key ingredient for refining the magic potion.

Could it be the ancient being Lily mentioned?

"No one can be sure yet," Lily said, her expression becoming even more mysterious. "My cousin also said that the situation in the Blue Ocean Realm has attracted the attention of a conqueror in the family."

"If the city hall is unable to control the situation in the future, that person may very well form an army and launch a campaign."

"At that time, the landscape of the blue ocean market will be reshaped."

Claire has a basic understanding of the current state of the blue ocean market.

Ten years ago, a conqueror from the Harrison family led an invasion and successfully destroyed the resistance forces of the Sea Clan Empire.

With the establishment of the capital city, Whale City, the Harrison family's colonial rule over the Blue Ocean was also established.

If the city hall, loyal to the Harrison family, fails to suppress the sea creature resistance and is overthrown, the Blue Sea will once again become a "no man's land".

"Didn't the Harrison family send reinforcements?"

"It seems their focus lately has been on conquering a large world; their family is aiming for a seat in the next Supreme Council."

It seems we need to find a proper place to put this apothecary's clone.

Claire raised her glass: "Thank you for the news, Lily."

"It's nothing serious. But don't tell other people about these things."

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In another area on the same floor as the cleaning department office, without the protection of steam pipes, it was dark and damp, with moss growing rampantly on the walls emitting a pale green glow.

A layer of sticky sewage had accumulated on the ground, and occasionally insects the size of mice would crawl by.

Following the map provided by old Jack, Claire arrived at an intersection of sewage pipes.

The rusty iron bars were covered in the slime of some unknown creature. Claire expressionlessly released her wizard's hand and tapped the bars three times.

After a few seconds of deathly silence, a hoarse voice came from the shadows: "Password?"

"The tide is coming in."

crunch...

The wall slowly cracked open, revealing a hole just big enough for one person to pass through, and a damp, fishy smell wafted out.

"Go in. You know the rules."

Claire took a deep breath and crawled into the hole.

Inside was a dark, downward-pointing staircase, with no end in sight.

After climbing about a hundred steps, the view suddenly opened up before me.

Above them was the rusty, pipe-covered steel belly of the Giant Whale City, from which murky wastewater cascaded down like a waterfall, flowing into the sea below.

Beneath your feet are black reefs protruding from the sea, upon which stand ancient buildings.

Their style is bizarre and twisted, filled with spiraling spires and arcades that resemble the entrails of some kind of creature.

The walls still bear unweathered, dark green phosphorescent runes that flicker in the darkness, like countless peering eyes.

Claire gently ran her fingers over a stone pillar beside her, bearing the marks of time, and realized that it was consistent with the style she had seen in the illusion.

It seems that this so-called Black Reef Fortress was once a fortress of the Sea Clan Empire.

Upon entering the castle, everyone present was shrouded in black robes, maintaining a wary distance from one another.

Claire also lowered her hood, concealing her presence, and quickly scanned the stalls along the way.

It must be said that the abundance of resources here is astonishing; Shell Street cannot compare at all.

Everything he could and couldn't imagine was put on the table here and sold openly.

However, he did not stop there, but quickened his pace.

The longer you stay in this lawless place, the greater the chance of encountering danger.

He needs to find the original tidal essence as soon as possible.