This Wizard is So Unscientific!

He shifted his gaze back to the half-buried window glass of the "Cave Tavern."

Tuck hoped to catch sight of the person he was waiting for today.

That guy was already an hour late.

However, after Tuck's gaze scanned the dim street in its entirety, he didn't spot the person he was waiting for.

There wasn't a soul to be seen on the street outside.

"Could it be that the bastard took the money and ran!"

Tuck rubbed his brow.

"After all, that guy is an assassin; when we ran into danger on our last adventure, his speed in running away was outstandingly fast!"

But after careful thought, Tuck dismissed that possibility.

This was the [Land of Ashes], and it was during the period of the "Gray Night."

The Ramore Tower City-State is the safest sanctuary within hundreds of miles around, with the strongest protective capabilities.

Unless that assassin was willing to burrow into the cave passages and huddle with the Kobolds for warmth,

He wouldn't be able to make a successful escape before the next "Gray Day" arrived.

"He must have been held up by something!"

Though the item brought by that assassin was crucial for Tuck,

It was key for Tuck to let the "System" exert its formidable effect next.

But reason still allowed Tuck to gradually let go of his half-suspended heart.

His gaze swept around inside the "Cave Tavern."

Aside from a few adventurers drowning their sorrows with alcohol, having missed the 'Gray Day' window and thus getting trapped here,

There were also a few local drunkards who were blotto.

No one disturbed him.

Tuck shifted his position, and then... he continued to wait.

About three months ago,

Li Ta got drunk at a company team-building event.

When he woke up,

Li Ta had transmigrated into this bizarre Transcendent World with a unique survival environment, where Steam Roaring surged, a Transcendent Sequence stood tall, and death and Evil Gods lurked in the shadows.

If someone else got drunk during team-building and woke up with a sore rear end, that could be understood.

But waking up to find himself having transmigrated after getting drunk, what kind of madness was this?

As his memories gradually digested,

Li Ta also gradually accepted the fact that he had transmigrated into this dangerous Transcendent World and had become the Apprentice Wizard "Tuck."

Back to being sixteen!

He had a fresh new life.

He even had the hopeful prospect of admiring his young senior sister's sleeping look at four o'clock in the morning.

All paths were evolving towards something better.

Tuck was full of ambition, ready to make a splash and welcome his new life.

But!

After going hungry for nine out of three days,

Tuck recognized the reality.

In this world, he was just an orphan whose parents died in the Undercurrent of Ashes.

The only thing his parents left him was a "Cave House."

Though he was a Level 5 [Apprentice Wizard],

Apprentice Transcendents of this level were a dime a dozen in the Ramore Tower City-State.

Fortunately, the benefits for transmigrators arrived before Tuck starved to death.

[Steady Growth System]

This was Tuck's golden finger.

He could anchor to a region, gain experience, special local resources, and so on, for long-term steady development.

With a system to secure his livelihood, Tuck instantly became less anxious.

In the time that followed, Tuck made use of the System to begin his steady journey of development.

Within just a span of three months,

Tuck had raised his Level from the initial 5 all the way up to the current Level 9.

Meanwhile, several of Tuck's Transcendent abilities also saw significant enhancement.

Although Tuck now possessed some strength,

He was aware

that the areas he previously anchored were all "Ordinary Areas" that any normal person could access,

and what he obtained were only ordinary resources.

Tuck urgently needed to anchor himself in a bountiful yet dangerous "rare region."

To acquire "rare resources" that could truly induce a qualitative change in himself.

And today in the Cave Tavern,

That was exactly the opportunity Tuck had been waiting for.

"Bang!"

The heavy door of the Cave Tavern was violently flung open.

Accompanied by a chill that penetrated to the bone, a figure swiftly entered and then closed the tavern door just as swiftly.

The newcomer was seventeen or eighteen, with short blue hair, clad in a silver-white leather armor, an overlay of linen robe, and the hilt of a short sword could be vaguely seen beneath the robe.

The originally handsome face was slightly distorted and whitened due to the extreme cold.

"This damned ghastly weather, it's too cold."

The young assassin shrank his neck as his teeth chattered and then ordered from the bartender.

"Give me a glass of Varochi Shochu."

Varochi Shochu was a favorite among the adventurers of the [Land of Ashes].

Cheap, abundant, and it warmed you up!

Soon, a warmed glass of Varochi Shochu was pushed toward the young assassin.

After gulping down half of the glass in one go, the young assassin's cheeks finally gained a bit of rosy sheen.

"If you hadn't come soon, I would have thought you'd made off with the money!"

"And you're an hour and a half late, Carlos."

Tuck's face remained as calm as usual, his voice smooth and steady.

The [Assassin] known as Carlos turned to look at Tuck.

He didn't look down on the latter for being younger or because his own Sequence countered the other's.

In their last adventure, Tuck's performance within the team was like that of a pillar.

His methods highlighted fast, accurate, stable, and ruthless execution!

If it hadn't been for Tuck's critical moves at key moments, the team would definitely have lost some men on the way back.

What mattered more was that during the last brush with danger, this guy's escape speed was not a bit slower than his own.

Damn it, he was a wizard, not known for his speed!

Carlos had also heard

That Tuck had made rich pickings in several adventures during the Gray Day.

Some street gang members had targeted Tuck.

But the result was, those guys' corpses were found in the depths of the cave passage by a necromancer, already gnawed beyond recognition by the Black Mice.

And Tuck was none the worse for it!

"What are you joking about? Why would I run off with the money?"

"If I dared to take your money, wouldn't you want my life!"

Carlos chuckled sheepishly, though naturally, he didn't dare voice the last sentence.

"I was stopped by my sister when I was preparing to come over," Carlos spread his hands.

"You know, the place we went to last time was extremely dangerous."

"And you know my sister's temper..."

Carlos spoke intermittently.

Tuck began to feel a little envious - this guy "Carlos" had such a great sister.

Carlos's sister, a fusion of talent and beauty, was highly cherished by the Ramore Wizard Earl.

And moreover, she was a brother-protecting demon!

The Varochi Shochu ran out quickly.

"Are the things ready?" Tuck's voice lowered.

"Yep!"

Carlos nodded solemnly.

"Are you sure you really want to go there?"

"That place is one of the forbidden lands of Ramore Tower City-State."

"If anything goes wrong, being exiled is the least of our worries; I'm afraid you could lose your life there."

"You can choose not to go!"

Tuck replied indifferently.

"Heh... Remember, you were the one who promised me that if you discovered something..."

At this point, Carlos, vigilant, glanced around.

Although the other patrons in the tavern paid no attention to their conversation, Carlos was still smart enough not to say any more.

"Let's set off!"

Tuck stood up, his eyes sweeping over a deserted corner of the Cave Tavern before heading outside.

Carlos followed closely behind.