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Chapter 1 - The Apocalypse

As he finished inscribing the last rune of Figaro formula, Lin Yun closed

the grimoire carefully, then he left the collapsing library.

The sky is gray and full of cracks caused by the void storms. The sun is

red like the blood and looks like it’s taking its last breath, while bathing

the city in an ominous light. The city is engulfed in mist that looks like

the last breath of a dying man.

The tall defense tower in the middle of the city that has protected Heather

city for the last 3000 years is shining a faint light that’s about to be

extinguished forever.

The world of Northrend that once gave birth to a glorious magic civilization

is about to die as its mana dries up.

At its peak, Northrend inhabitants developed magic to perfection. The

magicians of that time had the power to destroy the world. They

conquered thousands of planes across the universe as countless races

shivered at the sight of their wands.

They claimed to be living gods. In fact, if it wasn’t for the depletion of

mana, some magicians could ascend and obtain eternal life by uncovering

the secrets of magic.

Unfortunately, with the depletion of mana, all this has come to an end.

Humans grew weaker with each passing day. Their fleet of magic ships

always docked at the ports. The horrible magic crystal canons no longer

roar. The numerous planes calmed down as they no longer need to worry

about the sudden arrival of uninvited guests.

The magicians that were once powerful to challenge the gods, couldn’t

withstand the passage of time and fell one after the other. The once

legendary magicians now lay in the ruins of Northrend with their names

engraved on the tombstones. Finally, they were forgotten in the sands of

time.

The only thing they left behind is the library that Lin Yun just left. The

library contains thousands of books that accumulate the magicians

lifelong knowledge and experience. If it was placed in the previous era

before the decline of mana it would be enough to drive any magician

crazy.

But now they lay quietly in the library, covered by a thick layer of dust,

with no value other than being witness to the once glorious Northrend.

In Lin Yun’s opinion, these books aren’t as valuable as a trivial Figaro

formula. At least, Figaro formula can aid meditation by absorbing mana

from the void. The powerful spells in the books can longer be cast with

the absence of mana.  The books only value is a casual reading when

one is bored.

“ I really have a bad luck…. ”  Lin Yun came to Northrend 20 years ago,

and all he cared about is his luck. Why had everyone else left, couldn’t

they save the world, now i have to hunt for food in the hot desert and wait

to be buried with the world when it’s destroyed.

This era is similar to the Northrend thousands of years ago. Civilization

was still primitive, magicians were struggling,  human race was still young.

But at least, Northrend’s sky wasn’t torn by the void storms, the earth

wasn’t covered by the boundless desert, mana was abundant everywhere.

The most important thing is that living in that era, one didn’t have to suffer

nightmares of the world destruction every night.

Lin Yun sighed as he dragged his tired body across the empty street.

Silence surrounded the area, as if Lin Yun is left alone in this world.

Northrend slowly approach death, as the resources continue to deplete.

The population of Heather city continues to decrease with each passing

day. May be before the end, Heather city will become a real ghost city.

This bleak future made Lin Yun feel a chill. “ No, it’s really a bit cold…”  

Lin Yun has been living in heather city for 20 years, that he became

accustomed to the ominous sunlight and the hot desert outside the city

but he hasn’t felt this kind of cold before. It seeped into his bones like a

poisonous snake that frightened him.

Lin Yun took a look of the sky and his face paled all of a sudden. The sky

above the city was shrouded in a boundless darkness that swallowed the

last sliver of light. The defense tower that protected the city for thousands

of years finally exhausted its mana.

With that dim light extinguished, Northrend is about to face its final

moments. The void storms are tearing the sky. A massive flaming meteor

is descending. violent energy is surging, tearing the fragile space. The

wind is whistling outside the city. The yellow sands are rolling up like a

wave to swallow Heather city.

The earth is sinking. The world is shaking. Buildings are collapsing.

People are dying. Some of them are calling for help. Some are praying.

Some are screaming. Heather city that had been quiet for thousands of

years, suddenly became very noisy. Blood and fire are filling every corner

of the city. The last city of humanity has finally fallen.“ It’s finally coming...”

Lin Yun stood looking outside his residence. Then everything thing was

swallowed by darkness.

………………

When Lin Yun finally woke up, the sky was blue and no longer full with

cracks. The sun was no longer red, and the city was no longer an endless desert.

The dense forests, the rolling hills, the rushing rivers, everything, made

the world full of vitality.

Of course, there was mana. Mana was everywhere. Compared to the end

of days when it was difficult to absorb mana, Northrend of this era is like a

nouveau riche. Mana is abundant everywhere, even in the air. It looked

inexhaustible and any magician can squander as he likes.

For Lin Yun who survived for 20 years in his last life while trying to extract

mana all the time, this was a paradise. But he had no time to enjoy it

because hefound himself in a strange body.

The memories of the original owner of the body appeared in his mind.

From these memories he knew the original owner of the body was called

Mafa Merlin, a hard working nine-level mage apprentice, he studies under

archmage Seth. His father is Rogge Merlin, who used to run an alchemy

business [ The goldshire ] chamber of commerce, one of the seven major

chambers of commerce in the thousand sail city.

That looks good, superior family and great future.

Unfortunately that’s a thing from the past. It seems that Mafa Merlin was

really unlucky, as he reached the threshold of the nine-level mage

apprentice, just one step and he could become an official mage and wear

black robes. But his father who ran an alchemy business had an accident.

A storm swallowed up the fleet of [ the Goldshire ] Chamber of

Commerce, and hundreds of people including Rogge Merlin perished and

the priceless goods sank in the sea. It was a real disaster that alarmed the

entire thousand sails city.

The goldshire chamber of commerce was swarmed by creditors

demanding their money, and the families of victims demanding

compensation for their relatives. As they took everything, Mafa lost the

resources to support him in the expensive magic study, so he went home

to deal with the accumulating debts.

The big mansion that day was empty, not even a rat was there. The last

servant sneaked away 3 days ago with a dozen of gold coins. No one

remained except of the old butler who was loyal to the old master.

Oh yes, there is a contract….

The owner of the contract is the cousin of Rogge Merlin and the uncle of

Mafa, Farion. When Rogge was there he took care of his cousin. He spent

a lot of money and used lot of connections to help him get the position of

the sheriff of thousand sails city.

Before Rogge went out to the sea, he gave Farion a share and he didn’t

even need to pay money, he would just get a huge bonus when Rogge

get back.

No one thought this time the fleet would become a shipwreck. And as

Rogge bit the dust, his cousin came with the contract to take the money.

Now the contract is in front of Lin Yun. Actually the number it contains isn’t

actually big, just 8000 gold coins. When Rogge was there, the magic

experiments performed by Mafa costed more than that.

The problem now is that the current Mafa can’t afford this amount even if

he sold his body. Now, his uncle Farion isn’t good as he used to be.

Seeing the due date is getting closer, Mafa Merlin couldn’t handle the

pressure and collapsed after eating the breakfast, when he woke up, he

was the current Lin Yun.

“ this guy’s really unlucky….”  Lin Yun sighed as he digested the

memories in his mind. Mafa Merlin was unlucky to a certain extent, a

young man with a promising future who got stuck in the present.


                                                                               


          

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