Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Capítulo 1149: Chapter 46: Witch Doctor and Wizard

“Is this the dynasty of the Great Wilderness?” Wang Sheng gazed at the massive city in front of him, feeling a bit sentimental.

The size of this city was naturally nothing remarkable to him; any city on the Source Star was more magnificent.

Yet, after traveling through the Great Wilderness for over a decade and visiting countless tribes, he had never encountered a tribal settlement as vast and prosperous as the city before him.

At the city gates, there were many people coming and going.

One could say, this is what true civilization looks like as it develops.

“It does live up to its name… Let’s go in first and see if there’s a proper channel to acquire runes.”

Having a civilization is a good thing; basic necessities can be easily obtained. However, obtaining higher-level resources becomes difficult.

Wang Sheng wasn’t sure if he could complete the rune system he obtained within the dynasty.

If acquiring runes is extremely difficult, he might need to resort to other means.

Even in the Great Wilderness, the dynasty was in short supply of people.

Therefore, Wang Sheng did not expend much effort to enter the city; he was allowed to pass after a simple check.

However, perhaps identified as a foreigner, he was required to register.

The Great Wilderness has its own writing, which varies widely among tribes. Yet, the closer one gets to the dynasty’s language, the more unified it becomes, so he learned the dynasty’s writing and language.

Of course, knowing the writing isn’t necessary, since there’s a dedicated official to handle the registration.

“What’s your name… Where are you from…” The official asked a series of questions, all of which Wang Sheng answered one by one.

Until the last question.

“Do you have any special skills?”

Wang Sheng hesitated for a moment, and then said: “Does witch doctoring count?”

The official was initially stunned, not recalling what a witch doctor was, but soon remembered: “Witch doctoring, I remember it’s what some tribes refer to as a wizard. Are you saying you are a wizard?”

“Yes.” Wang Sheng said and demonstrated a simple witch doctor technique, though he felt slightly odd inside.

The dynasty seemed to refer to witch doctors as wizards.

Although it seems like just a single character difference, the gap between them is significant.

In the tribes he visited, every tribe only practiced witch doctor techniques for healing; anything beyond that was impossible.

But if regarded as a wizard, it’s certainly not limited to medical skills.

‘Could the dynasty have other types of runes? No, even if Zhu You mentions it, the dynasty is only curing methods, perhaps with more healing techniques at most.’

Wang Sheng remained calm on the surface.

And the official was very respectful, saying: “My lord, if you’re a witch doctor, please follow me.”

From the information gathered from the tribes, one thing was sure; even within the dynasty, witch doctors are held in high regard, evident from the official’s behavior.

Wang Sheng only knew their status was high, albeit unclear about the specifics, so he did not remain idle as he followed the official ahead.

“May I ask why you refer to ‘witch doctors’ as ‘wizards’?”

The official straightforwardly replied: “In fact, more than twenty years ago, they were still called witch doctors, but later changed because witch doctors could not only heal diseases but also strengthen warriors’ physique, gradually renamed to wizards, which is more apt.”

“Strengthen physique?” Wang Sheng was visibly taken aback, quickly regained his composure, “Can you elaborate?”

The official shook his head: “How would I know the affairs of Lord Wizards, but the place I’m taking you to next will surely clear your doubts.”

He remained very respectful throughout.

Over twenty years ago, the status of witch doctors was already quite high, let alone the current status of wizards.

It can be said, wizards are a true privileged class, and within the dynasty’s environment, this privilege is exhibited to the fullest.

“Where are we heading?”

“The Wizard Alliance, an organization established and led by the Great Wizard Qiong Tian, now considered the pinnacle of the dynasty’s force. Even the Royal Family holds immense respect for the organization. Any wizard registered with the Wizard Alliance enjoys an extremely high status in the Xuan Bird Dynasty.”

“Are you dispatched by the Wizard Alliance to guide wizards like me?” Wang Sheng was a bit curious.

“Not quite, the Wizard Alliance has a reward system; anyone who introduces a wizard can receive a reward from the alliance. Otherwise, even though the wizard’s status is high, what does it have to do with him? He wouldn’t receive a penny.”

Soon, Wang Sheng was led to the vicinity of the Wizard Alliance.

The building housing the Wizard Alliance was top-tier within the city.

It was obvious the official had been here before, as he quickly handled other matters and left Wang Sheng to be attended by a wizard.

“Welcome to the Wizard Alliance, Wizard, would you like to join us? Here are the conditions.”

The representative was straightforward, placing the conditions directly in front of Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng glanced at them.

The conditions were favorable, almost entirely rights with no obligations.

Subsequent matters became quite simple as a result.

He initially intended to join the Wizard Alliance to gather information would naturally not refuse.

The wizard attending him smiled: “You won’t regret this decision; currently, the Wizard Alliance is extremely short of people. Once the research is successful, joining will not be as simple…”

A simple sentence revealed why the Wizard Alliance was eager for other wizards to join.

The Wizard Alliance seemed to be conducting some research.

Wang Sheng remembered the official mentioned using witchcraft to enhance physique and guessed it might be related.

However, since the Wizard Alliance was researching something, the environment suited him well.

After all, the required materials for research certainly wouldn’t be few, and accessing them would be much easier.