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

Claire struggled to her feet and stretched her stiff wrists.

Only then did he realize that the curly-haired man was also a senior apprentice, and he quickly bowed in greeting.

"We don't do that!" The curly-haired man waved his hands repeatedly. "Did you get separated from your team?"

"Thank you for your help. I'm Claire, from the Logistics Department."

"Logistics?" The curly-haired man looked at Claire with surprise. "Shouldn't you be on the starship? Why are you here alone?"

"I received a mission to perform repairs outside the pod. During the mission, a sudden explosion occurred in the void..."

"I lost consciousness, and when I woke up, I was in a Silvermoon Tree Forest."

The curly-haired man whistled in surprise: "Brother, it's a miracle you survived!"

"did you know……"

"Alright, if there's nothing else, then follow along."

The blue-haired witch coldly interrupted the curly-haired man and turned to leave with another person.

"Oh dear, that's just the captain's personality, don't mind him. I'll explain everything to you later!"

As he spoke, the curly-haired man handed Claire a bottle of red potion.

"Drink it, consider it a loan. In this godforsaken place, every extra person helps."

Thanks.

Although she couldn't understand why this guy was so enthusiastic towards her, who was one level below her, Claire didn't stand on ceremony and tilted her head back to drink the potion.

The moment he tasted it, he realized that this potion was unusual.

The texture is smooth, the flavor is mild, and there are a few bubbles. It is a high-end experience that Claire has never had before.

After the medicine enters the body, a warm current quickly rises from within, nourishing the entire body.

Not only did the physical pain completely disappear, but the depleted mental energy was also replenished.

"Not bad, right? This is high-end stuff from inside the Crimson Lotus Tower!" the curly-haired man said cheerfully.

Claire could only nod.

"My name is Simon," the curly-haired man continued enthusiastically, "and that's our captain, Isabella. The quiet guy next to her is called Barton."

He began to explain the current situation.

It turned out that the deep blue beam of light and the huge explosion in the void could be seen and heard by everyone in the entire Silver Tree Ring world.

At the same time, the world underwent earth-shattering changes in that instant.

"All squads lost contact with the starship and could only communicate with each other via witchcraft. We lost command shortly after landing and were forced to fight on our own."

At this point, Simon's face turned serious: "Not only that, but the world itself underwent a massive change without anyone realizing it. Just like you saw before, Silver Tree Island and Iron Blood Continent overlapped..."

"Nobody knows what happened! Not even the most senior Lord Balman..."

Claire noticed the implication in Simon's words: "Balman? Where is Lord Salos?"

"He's gone!" Simon sighed. "He went his own way, challenging the native gods single-handedly."

"They were initially in complete control, slaughtering a host of gods and terrifying the natives..."

"But for some reason, after that deep blue beam of light, it disappeared along with the remaining three level-three indigenous gods."

Missing?

That's a level three Grand Wizard who's only one step away from gathering spiritual energy!

Claire was deeply shocked: "What about the legion now? Should they withdraw temporarily?"

In the event of the conqueror's unexpected disappearance, the interdimensional conquest immediately ceases and the legion withdraws; this is a law enforced by Five Flower Island.

After all, the conquering legions were essentially mercenaries temporarily assembled by the conquerors, and it was unrealistic to expect them to hold their posts without a master.

The Wizard Tower was also unwilling to let its assets—lower-level wizards—face the risk of being wasted without the presence of higher-level wizards.

"We can't evacuate for now," Simon shrugged. "The starship is badly damaged, and we don't know if this world has the facilities to repair it."

"What's worse, it's said that the surviving high-ranking wizards have had trouble communicating with Five Flower Island... and it's very likely that they won't be able to wait for reinforcements for a long time."

"Your immediate superior, Lord Balman of the Logistics Department, has taken command of the legion. He is currently establishing a base using the wreckage of the starship and gathering those scattered across the land back into the ranks."

"Right now, all communication is cut off, and we can basically only rely on people who are out bringing people back. The base hasn't received many new personnel in the last few days..."

"And you, my friend," Simon suddenly slapped Claire on the shoulder, "you're in luck! Come back with us!"

……

……

Along the way, the world remained unchanged.

After crossing a red ridge, Claire saw at the end of the wasteland a row of familiar yet unfamiliar steel fortresses.

That's the Throne of the Underworld starship.

Although it had broken into three pieces, half of the ship's hull was buried deep underground.

But the metallic shell, shimmering with a faint magical glow, and the rows of grotesque magical cannons still demonstrated its overwhelming power over this world.

And around this enormous thing was a ring of incongruous earthen walls.

It was clearly just a casual creation of earth elemental magic, possessing no defensive capabilities whatsoever, serving only as a visual obstruction.

"At least for now, no enemy has been able to get close to the earthen wall." Simon pointed to the distance where thousands of otherworldly creature corpses lay.

The main forces of the elves and orcs suffered heavy losses at the Bridge of Sighs, and their gods were all missing, making them no threat to this base where a level two wizard was stationed.

This explains why there are so many patrolling elven rangers and orc wolf riders in other places.

Hunting down a lone wizard squad before they find their base is the only thing they can do.

Claire followed Isabella and the other two into the earthen wall without any hindrance.

The place was overcrowded, filled with injured wizard apprentices and puppets digging through the ruins, ignoring the people around them.

This makeshift base was clearly poorly planned and prepared, and most of the wounded could only wait helplessly before being assigned to treatment.

"The situation has gotten worse."

Simon narrowed his eyes: "It seems that the base has not received effective personnel replenishment while we were out there."

He turned to Claire: "It's time to profit from the war! Go, show them what you've got. Potions masters are a rare commodity in the base these days!"

"Although this mission wasn't completed, bringing you back should make up for the contribution points I earned..."

As he said, the wizarding apprentices in charge of registration immediately became enthusiastic after seeing Claire's apprentice potion master badge.

"I'm looking for someone, Rod Weasley, a mid-level apprentice, from the logistics department," Claire said.

Ten minutes later.

In a stench-filled ruin, Claire saw that familiar figure.

Rod was squatting on the ground, covered in dirt, struggling to pull a puppet out of the mud.

His handsome face was covered in grease, and his clothes were tattered, making him look extremely destitute.

"Damn it, why is the drive shaft stuck again..."

Rhodes grumbled as he grabbed the puppet's arm.

"These are your teammates?" Simon chuckled. "They look, well... pretty sturdy!"