All My Professions Have Divine-Level Talents

An Zheng’s skin floated on the sea.

The sky was filled with the brilliant colors of Elements.

An Zheng’s thin, flayed skin slowly opened its mouth.

"You... truly are... the strongest Mage... of this era."

Iz: "Yes."

"I really... underestimated... you."

Iz: "I never lied to you."

An Zheng: "If only... I could be like you... Heh, I’m fantasizing again."

Iz: "You’re about to die. It’s fine to dream a little."

"After all, Magic itself is born from fantasy."

As Iz’s calm words fell, the husk of skin floating on the sea went silent.

Iz raised his hand and retrieved An Zheng’s Storage Bag.

The contents of the Storage Bag weren’t particularly valuable.

There were just many images and photographs from An Zheng’s youth.

He was photographed embracing many different women. An Zheng had really been quite the philandering Mage in his day.

Hmm...

There were also many letters of thanks, as well as medals and banners representing his honors.

It seemed An Zheng had been to many places and done many things that could be considered glorious.

There was also a badge from an Adventurer’s Guild and a group photo.

These must have been An Zheng’s companions from his early years; he had once been an Adventurer himself.

A photo with his wife, a map to his daughter’s grave, a commendation from the White Tower, and some letters from old friends...

Every item spoke of An Zheng’s past.

An Zheng... he was just a Mage.

He had failed on his path to pursue the Root Source, and prying it open was his last hope... He just wanted to walk this path to its very end.

That was all.

’I can’t say he was a truly evil person...’

"Unfortunately, the Secret Sand Archipelago has already been destroyed."

"There’s no way to bury you right now."

Iz collected the man’s flayed skin and placed it in a separate Storage Bag.

Chi Cheng had also returned his Giant Sword to his back.

He walked over to Iz’s side. "What’s the plan now?"

Iz: "We wait. Just a little while."

"I’m a little curious to see the two people who were supposed to come help An Zheng on March 31st."

"One of them is an Executioner from the Death Church. It’s a good chance to take him down."

Iz looked at Kumironi.

Since they were already here, he might as well help Kumironi solve a major problem.

...

「Moon Sea—Lorren Continent」

Now that he had teleported to the Moon Sea, Lu Cang’s first order of business was to figure out what was in the vicinity.

He planned to live a reclusive life, of course.

Even his trip to the Land of the Moon was meant to be taken as an ordinary traveler, not as someone who left news of his presence everywhere he went.

However, having just arrived in a new place, not knowing his surroundings could be dangerous.

After three "previews," Lu Cang had a rough idea of what was around him.

First, to the west of the Lorren Continent, there was a gigantic continent countless times larger than Lorren itself.

Its name was Miselux.

The Beastman race was quite numerous there, but the proportion of humans was not much different.

To the south was the Yingyue Continent.

It was primarily governed by a church called the Moon Prayer Sect.

Apparently, in the surrounding regions, this Church had a neutral reputation—neither good nor evil. It seemed they mainly prayed to the moon to gain power for themselves.

They didn’t cause any trouble, simply performing different prayer Rituals to the moon during its various Phases.

These prayer Rituals were all normal forms of worship.

Not like some Cult that required murder or Skin Stripping...

To the southeast, there was a long, narrow continental island. It was said to be a pirate stronghold, with a huge concentration of pirates.

He even heard that the Pirate Monarch among them was a Level 6 existence.

’Level 6?’

’Isn’t that a bit too weak? A Pirate Monarch should be at least Level 9, right?’

This was the thought that surfaced in Lu Cang’s mind after he gathered this intelligence...

Still, it was a good place worth marking down.

The more dangerous a place, the safer it was. And to him, a Level 6 pirate wasn’t dangerous at all.

In the northern seas were the familiar continents of the Secret Sand Archipelago.

He heard that to reach the Land of the Moon, one had to travel from Miselux and continue even further west.

It was a journey across an unknown number of kilometers.

One needed to take a special vessel that sailed the Moon Sea—a "Moon Sea Ship."

The name was plain and simple, giving no hint as to what made it Special.

But in reality, as the ship traveled, Space itself would fold.

As a result, from an outsider’s perspective, the ship would appear to instantly cover a vast distance.

Its sailing speed was far faster than most people could fly.

Even further west from the continent of Miselux, there was supposedly a continent that had once been destroyed, leaving behind many ancient ruins.

But even without that continent,

the supercontinent of Miselux alone held countless mysteries and ruins waiting to be explored.

"What a pity."

"I have almost no interest in ruins."

Ruins might yield treasure, lost ancient inheritances, or even important artifacts left behind by Yakadikto.

Exploring ruins was something almost every Adventurer dreamed of.

But for Lu Cang...

"Lu Cang."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

A soft knock came from the door.

Lu Cang turned his head toward the door.

His Perception penetrated the door, and he saw Yuna standing outside.

"Yuna?"

SWISH—

With a single thought, Lu Cang teleported Yuna onto his bed.

"You’re still here!"

"Is something wrong?"

"If you’re going on a trip, can you take me with you?" Yuna asked, her spirits high and her expression extremely serious.

Lu Cang: "Er."

"You’re going to the Land of the Moon to meet up with them, right?"

"If that’s the case, you’ll definitely be leaving Lorren!"

He was indeed going to the Land of the Moon; that was the agreed-upon meeting point.

’But...’

’I have no idea what might happen on the way. If I bring Yuna, who has no combat ability, I feel like I won’t be able to protect her properly. She could easily become a weakness.’

Sometimes, a powerful person loses not because they aren’t strong enough,

but because someone has gotten ahold of their vulnerability.

Although Yuna wasn’t exactly a vulnerability on that level for Lu Cang... it was an undeniable fact that she needed protection.

"Yuna."

Lu Cang was just about to say something,

but then he saw the determined, serious look in Yuna’s eyes.

’It seems I can’t just brush her off this time,’ Lu Cang thought.

He could only say, "Yuna, it will be very dangerous if you follow me."

"I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to protect you."

"If you ran into Aertemi, I could only stand by and watch you get skinned..."

Lu Cang continued, "Besides, I’ve already promised Kumironi that I would ensure your and Leng Qingying’s safety."