A Hospital in Another World?

Chapter 908: Where Did Brother Lynn Go?

"Little Nordmark,

I have safely arrived in the New World.

The nearly two-month voyage wasn't difficult, especially for a magician. However, the conditions in the lower decks were terrible; many people were surrounded by the aura of disease and death...

We first arrived at a small town called Walsingham. To my surprise, this town is quite prosperous, not at all inferior to some small inland cities. The wooden planks at the port are almost all new, and the streets are full of two- and three-story brick houses...

The people are well-dressed, with rosy

faces, and smiles abound... What surprised me the most were the natives. They are tall and robust, not the kind of barbaric tallness, but a human ideal of physical perfection...

I even saw three mage towers. I plan to visit the head magicians of each to gather some intelligence. After half a month to a month, once I adapt to the local climate and environment, I might explore the interior briefly..."

This was the first letter Nordmark received. Lynn had set off to the New World two years ago, and over these two years, he had sent less than ten letters.

The first letter came after he had just arrived in the New World, then one every two months for the next six months, and later it stretched to one every three to four months. In his letters, Lynn described the customs of the inland natives, how they farmed, hunted, fought, and worshiped.

This necromancer, filled with curiosity, observed the villages, fortresses, dams, and fish pens built by the natives of the New World.With somber compassion, he described to Nordmark, "They fell during the famine, in large numbers... The fields were left uncultivated, new graves appeared in the cemetery outside the villages, and some villages were even too weak to bury their dead..."

The most recent letter was from half a year ago. Considering the time needed to complete the letter and have someone deliver it to the New World coast, it was sent even earlier.

"I saw the vast waters... The locals call it the 'Great River,' and it lives up to its name...

During the rainy season, the water upstream is clear on one side and full of silt on the other. I flew along the riverbank for nearly a hundred miles and could still distinguish their boundaries...

Further downstream, it becomes a roaring, boiling brown torrent, rushing with unparalleled force... You have to strain your eyes to see the opposite bank, and compared to it, all the rivers in the Kent Kingdom are insignificant...

I want to follow this river to its mouth, to see its full appearance... Three months ago, I advanced to an 8th-level magician, and I have a premonition that when I reach the river mouth and step onto the seashore, it will be my opportunity for the next advancement..."

Nordmark closed his eyes, summoning the fragments of memory stored in his meditation core. The Light Being quickly responded:

The largest river in the northern part of the New World flows from north to south, collecting water from nearly half the area of the northern continent, carrying abundant silt into the bay, and rushing towards the Storm Islands between the northern and southern continents.

So, if Lynn walked to the river mouth, he would end up... in the territory of the Radiant Church?

"He said he would be back in two years..."

Nordmark mumbled softly. But everyone has their own path. If he believes there's an opportunity for advancement there, the best choice is to pursue it. As for the previously agreed schedule?

Well, the schedules of magicians always change.

Nordmark had no choice. Although Elder Tapros gave him the Ancient Vine Bird for long-distance communication, Nordmark could only use it for distances of less than 200 miles.

...It also required pre-recorded fixed addresses or the aura of the communication target. Unfortunately, Nordmark didn't know Lynn's address, and the various items left in the mage tower couldn't lock onto him from a distance...

And Nordmark himself couldn't leave. He had just advanced to 9th level, with a ton of 5th-circle spells waiting for him to learn. God knows, 5th-circle spells are much more difficult than 4th-circle, and there are so many, many useful spells waiting for him to explore!

Teleportation!

Previously, Dimension Door could only teleport within a few hundred meters, but the 5th-circle Teleportation spell theoretically allows for instant travel across a thousand miles!

Even if it doesn't allow such long-distance travel, commuting from the mage tower to the hospital would no longer require braving the elements, casting various defensive spells, and squeezing three people onto Appa's back!

Stone Wall!

Combined with Transmute Rock to Mud and Transmute Mud to Rock, he could build houses however he liked. Expanding the hospital, adding two buildings, would no longer require scraping together money and pestering the Magic Council for funds!

Fabricate!

Quickly creating products from materials, no more worrying about not having syringes or IV tubes on hand!

Of course, the most important spell is Permanency: this spell can make certain spells permanent on oneself, others, or objects.

For a magician traveling outside, whether for convenience or protection, making some spells permanent is essential—provided he fully understands the spell...

The Radiant Lord had already ordered him to think carefully about which spells to make permanent on himself. Which to solve himself, which to ask for help, which to pay for, and which to use his teacher's connections—

He had to report at the next meeting.

"Should I make Comprehend Languages permanent first, or Detect Magic... Tongues is also very good, allowing me to automatically speak the other person's language for seamless communication, but I haven't reached the level to cast it on myself..."

Ah, it would cost a lot of money again... Magicians who can cast Permanency start at level 9 and go up...

Nordmark had his eye on several particularly useful spells, like Tongues, See Invisibility, Phase Door, Teleportation Circle, and Wall of Force, which required caster levels ranging from 10 to 17.

A magician traveling outside always needs a few triggered magic items for offense and escape. If attacked, most magicians immediately activate shields, and then Teleportation automatically triggers to escape. As for counterattacks, that's for later!

Hiring a 10th-level magician for a single spell was barely affordable; a 17th-level... Nordmark patted his pockets and his mage badge, feeling that even if he squeezed himself dry, he might not afford one casting.

Of course, selling the mage tower would certainly cover it. But neither his main mage tower nor the hospital's mage tower could be sold!

"Nordmark, what are you thinking about!" Senior Brother Byerbo raised his voice:

"Keep up! The celebration banquet is about to start!"