Abel didn't think that his decision to stay and observe the city would cause a misunderstanding among many organizations.
Name: Abel Harry
Origin: Holy Continent
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Rank: Rank 16 wizard
Wizard Registration Location: Holy Continent Liante City Wizard Union
Rank 16 Wizard Registration Location: Holy Continent Kingdom of Saint Ellis Wizard Union
A simple message was sent to all the branches of the Wizard Union on the Central Continent through the teleportation circle. Every wizard who saw the message was shocked by the age of the person.
In the Central Continent, even if you had the resources, it was still extremely difficult to become an advanced adept at the age of 19.
Not to mention the lack of resources in the Holy Continent. To be able to achieve this at such a young age, one had to be extremely talented.
Therefore, when Abel was having his meal in the hotel, his information had already been received by many organizations and nobles. They all wanted to pull this talented young wizard into their organization as soon as possible.
In the history of the Central Continent, there were only 5 wizards who became elite wizards before the age of 20. Other than 2 of them who died in an accident, the other 3 wizards were extremely talented.
There were many difficulties in leveling up. First of all, there was the bottleneck period, which was almost unsolvable. Wizards could only be stimulated by all kinds of things.
In the research of the bottleneck period, the most likely way to break through the bottleneck period was through a test of life and death. There was a high chance of breaking through the bottleneck.
However, a wizard needed a mana environment to level up. If there was no protection around, the wizard would fail due to the lack of mana. If there was protection, the wizard would not be affected by the great terror between life and death.
On the other hand, intermediate wizards needed to strengthen their wizard core to become an elite wizard. If this process happened before the age of 20, even if their wizard core had not reached the optimal level of strengthening, they could still complete it in the future. It was not too difficult.
As long as one passed the age of 20, the difficulty of completing a Magus Crystal Core would increase by dozens of times.
This was the difference between becoming an elite wizard before and after the age of 20. This was why many organizations and nobles were paying attention to Abel, who was only 19 years old.
However, if Abel knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say that they were overthinking it.
Although everyone said that he was a peerless genius, he knew that everything he had came from the Hradik Cube and the support of the Dark World behind him.
Although he was only 19 years old on the surface, that was only his age in the Holy Continent. He had been training hard in the Dark World for tens of years. Every bit of his achievement was achieved through his perseverance.
The best conditions for him were the mana environment and the countless Blue Howling Rabbits' crystal cores, allowing him to cultivate in the best environment and with the best resources he could think of.
However, his wizard core was the best out of all of them. He was very confident about this because when his wizard core appeared, even this world wanted to kill him.
The captain carefully answered Abel's questions. Unfortunately, he was only a normal adventurer. He only knew a little about nobles, wizards, and nobles. He didn't know much about the Central Continent.
It was a pleasant conversation for Abel, but a torturous one for the captain. Although Abel was easy to talk to with an elite wizard, the pressure in his heart couldn't go away.
Abel took out an intermediate gemstone from a normal portal bag on his waist and handed it over, "Thank you for your answer. Here's your reward!"
Although he didn't know the cost of living in the Central Continent, he knew that an elite wizard's monthly salary was only 5 intermediate gemstones. Therefore, he took out an intermediate gemstone as a thank you.
Abel prepared a large amount of intermediate gemstones from the mines for his trip to the Central Continent. The intermediate gemstones he synthesized with the Hradik Cube were too pure, so he couldn't let them out.
"Thank you, Mr. Wizard. You are too generous!" The captain took the gemstone with a trembling hand. He had seen intermediate gemstones before, but he had never touched one. Intermediate gemstones were only circulated among the nobles.
Just when Abel stood up and was about to leave, 4 minotaurs walked in. They were about 3 meters tall. They were wearing iron armor and had long spears in their hands.
Abel's first reaction was to prepare a spell as soon as he saw the orcs, but he quickly gave up on the thought.
First of all, he was in a city. He didn't know what would happen if he tried to cast a spell.
Actually, he didn't see any reaction from the diners. Some of them had a look of respect on their faces, but they didn't seem to be afraid of the orcs at all.
The servant and Daley, who was at the counter, were all smiling as if they knew these Minotaurs.
Behind the Taurens, a middle-aged nobleman in a luxurious robe walked into the lobby.
At this moment, all the diners in the hall stood up and bowed to the human noble.
"Honorable Lord Viscount, why have you come to our inn in person?" The inn owner, Daley, quickly stepped forward and bowed.
"Everyone, I have something to discuss with this Mr. Wizard. If you haven't finished your lunch, please continue. If you have, please leave!" The middle-aged nobleman didn't respond to Daley. Instead, he gazed at the diners and said.
"Lord Viscount, we've finished our lunch. We'll take our leave first!" Regardless of whether they had finished their lunch or not, all the customers quickly bowed and left the hall.
Soon, there was only Abel, the hotel's servants, and the owner, Daley, in the lobby. Daley carefully wiped the table himself and signaled the servants to leave.
"You guys guard outside!" The middle-aged nobleman said to the 4 Taurens.
The 4 Taurens bowed and stood outside the door with long spears in their hands to stop anyone from entering.
"Mr. Wizard Abel, I am Viscount Ebenezer. Welcome to the Central Continent!" Viscount Ebenezer bowed to Abel and introduced himself.
"Viscount Ebenezer!" Abel bowed in return. His standard noble etiquette reflected his noble upbringing.
He wasn't surprised that Viscount Ebenezer knew about his arrival in Annual City. He just didn't expect to be found so quickly.
"Mr. Wizard Abel, I represent the Stan Empire today to invite you to join the empire as a servant!" Viscount Ebenezer said with a smile.
Normally, an invitation like this shouldn't have come from a noble like Viscount Ebenezer. Instead, it should have come from an advanced adept of the same rank as Abel. However, Viscount Ebenezer contacted the empire as soon as he got his hands on Abel's information, and the empire asked him to get in touch with Abel first.
Organizations or empires would definitely come to fight for a genius adept like this. The Stan Empire didn't have much of an advantage. If they got in touch with Abel first, they might be able to keep him. If they were too late, they might not even have a chance.
"Viscount Ebenezer, I've only just arrived on the Central Continent. I don't know anything about this place!" Abel politely rejected Viscount Ebenezer's request.
Viscount Ebenezer let out a long sigh of relief. There was no disappointment on his face. He was here today because of the Stan Empire's request. He didn't care if Abel accepted or not.
To be honest, he didn't think Abel would agree to this request. A genius adept like this would be much better off joining any wizard organization than the Stan Empire.
"Mr. Wizard Abel, what do you need to know? I can give you some answers!" Viscount Ebenezer said with a smile.
Abel didn't reject Viscount Ebenezer's kindness. This was Annual City, the city where the super teleportation circle to the Holy Continent was located. Maybe it would be helpful to have a good relationship with the city lord in the future.
"Viscount Ebenezer, why are all your guards orcs?" Abel was very confused, so he asked directly.
Viscount Ebenezer explained with a smile, "You must be talking about the four Minotaurs from earlier. Minotaurs are hardy, strong, and extremely loyal. That's why most nobles like to hire Minotaurs as guards!"
Abel was a little speechless. He couldn't accept this sudden change. Although he expected the orcs to live in peace with the humans on the Holy Continent, he still couldn't believe that the orcs had completely integrated into the lives of the humans.
He had experienced many battles with the orcs. He had seen the brutality and madness of the orcs, but he never expected the orcs of the Central Continent to be the guards of a human noble.
After all, Viscount Ebenezer's identity as a guard meant that he could entrust his life to the four minotaurs.
"Mr. Wizard Abel, you came from the Holy Continent. The orcs and humans should be at odds with each other there. You're not used to the presence of taurens, right?" Viscount Ebenezer asked with a smile when he saw Abel's expression and remembered the continent Abel was born in.
"Yes, I once fought with the Orc Empire on the Holy Continent. I didn't think …" Abel sighed.
"The races on the Central Continent are very close to each other. You don't have to look at the races here. Instead, you have to look at the forces they represent. Our Stan Empire is backed by the Land of Frost. Basically, every empire has a powerful organization behind them. The empire exists to provide those organizations with talents and resources!" Viscount Ebenezer knew a lot about the Central Continent. In order to befriend Abel, he told him all the secrets he knew.
"How big is the Central Continent?" Abel continued to ask.
Viscount Ebenezer didn't seem to know how to answer this question, "Very big. The twelve empires have taken up most of the Central Continent, but there's still a lot of land that belongs to the spiritual beasts!"
"Why did the Knight disappear from the Central Continent?" Abel asked again.
Although the captain of the adventurers had already answered this question, there was no way he could compare with a viscount. Therefore, Abel asked again.
"Master Wizard Abel, a few thousand years ago, the Knight was the central force of the Central Continent. However, ever since the evil demon from beyond came to the Central Continent, he tempted the knights and made them worship him. The Knight became his loyal war machines, robbing people and stealing resources.
At that time, when the Central Continent was being ravaged by the demon from beyond, several powerful wizards appeared. They heavily injured the demon from beyond and chased him and his underlings to a corner of the Central Continent. That was the Evil Kingdom!
From then on, the Knight became a taboo in the Central Continent. Anyone who dares to practice the path of the Knight will be killed! "Viscount Ebenezer said in a deep voice.
As expected, Viscount Ebenezer knew a lot more than the adventurers. He couldn't explain some of the details, but he did explain the reason for the decline of the Knight.
"Viscount Ebenezer, does the demon from beyond only tempt the Knight, but not the other professions?" Abel asked in confusion.
There were orcs on the Central Continent, so they should be easier to tempt. Why would the demon choose the Knight?
"Yes, the demon from beyond only tempts the Knight. He can make the Knight stronger!" Viscount Ebenezer seemed to have thought of something. There was a hint of fear in his eyes as he spoke.
"Thank you so much for your answer. It's very helpful!" Abel bowed to Viscount Ebenezer to express his gratitude.
"Sir Wizard Abel, if you don't mind, you can stay in my castle. It's too noisy here, and it'll affect your training!" Viscount Ebenezer extended an invitation to Abel.
Abel hesitated for a moment. What Viscount Ebenezer said was the truth. Besides, he was used to living in a spacious house. Although the room in a small inn like this was relatively clean, it was still a far cry from a noble's house.
Abel didn't reject the offer, "I accept your kindness, Viscount Ebenezer. Also, I'd like to buy a house in Annual City. Can you recommend it to me?"
Annual City was a super teleportation circle, so he would definitely return here. He had a lot of wealth in his hands, and he didn't want to mistreat himself. Buying a house was a good choice.
More importantly, he wanted to study the crystal angel statue in his pineal gland. For the sake of confidentiality, and for the sake of his own safety, he wanted to know how the statue would affect him as soon as possible.
He didn't spend too much time at the super teleportation circle, so he didn't study the statue too much. The longer he delayed, the more worried he became.
"No problem, Sir Wizard Abel. Come to my place first, and I'll send someone to check. I'll definitely find you a place you'll be satisfied with!" Viscount Ebenezer said happily.
If Abel wanted to buy a house in Annual City, he would have a connection with the city. It didn't matter if he lived here or not, the city would have an advanced wizard in name, and a genius one at that.
"This way, please!" Viscount Ebenezer stood up and bowed. He then turned to Daley, who was peeking his head out, and said, "Put Sir Wizard's expenses on my tab. I'll have the butler look for you later!"
Then, before Daley could reply, Viscount Ebenezer stepped forward and pushed the door open.
Abel smiled, and the two of them walked out of the inn together.
After leaving the inn, Abel realized that the four minotaurs were only a portion of Viscount Ebenezer's guards. There were still twenty minotaurs waiting outside.
He couldn't help but recall what the diners had said about Viscount Ebenezer's army of a thousand spearmen. Could it be that all of those spearmen were made up of minotaurs? If that was the case, the actual combat strength of those spearmen would be quite high.
Abel boarded the castellan's carriage, and two warhorses pulled the carriage towards the castellan's mansion.
Abel looked at the streets on both sides of the road through the window of the carriage. The city wasn't very prosperous, but there were quite a lot of adventurers here. No wonder Viscount Ebenezer needed a thousand spearmen to maintain the city's security.
"Annual City isn't big, Sir Wizard Abel, but there are plenty of spiritual beasts and herbs here. Most of the adventurers are in the forest outside the city. Autumn is the time when the prey is the most abundant!" Viscount Ebenezer explained to Abel.
It seemed like Viscount Ebenezer wanted to let Abel know more about Annual City, so he specifically mentioned the city's characteristics.
Abel pointed at the commoners on the road, "Why do I see that the faces of the people here are a little pale?"
The residents here all had pale faces. At first, he thought it was an exception, but as the carriage moved forward, he saw more and more pale-faced residents.
Viscount Ebenezer let out a long sigh, "You might not know this, but the evil energy in the Evil Kingdom happens once every few decades. That energy causes the Central Continent's crops to drop drastically. To prevent this from happening, every city has stockpiled some food in case of an emergency. But this time, the crop drop was even more severe than before, so we've already started distributing food. The only thing we can do is make sure the people don't starve to death!"
Abel's eyes twitched. Could the Evil Kingdom be the cause of the crop drop in the Holy Continent?
According to what Viscount Ebenezer said, the outbreak of evil energy a few years ago coincided with the Holy Continent's decline in crops. It was just that the demon from beyond from the Evil Kingdom was powerful enough to cover the entire Holy Continent with its energy.
Abel sighed, "It's the same for my hometown, the Holy Continent. Many people have died because of the crop drop!"
Viscount Ebenezer was curious, "Mr. Wizard Abel, does the Wizard Union not care about your hometown? It's very unlikely for a war to break out in the Central Continent. If there's a conflict between factions, they'll settle it through other means. "Viscount Ebenezer was also curious about the Holy Continent.
Abel didn't know much about the Wizard Union here, so he asked, "Can you tell me more about the Wizard Union, Viscount Ebenezer?"
Viscount Ebenezer smiled, "You've got the wrong person, Master Wizard Abel. I don't know much about the Wizard Union, but my city's wizard servant knows a thing or two about it. I'll ask him to explain it to you later."
As they were talking, the carriage arrived in front of a luxurious noble's building. There was a fountain in front of the gate that was spewing out sparkling water.
The emerald green grass was neatly trimmed. It looked like a carpet on the ground, and a few little beasts were playing on it.
From the main road to the noble's building, there was a stone road paved with square stones. Each stone was extremely flat, making this road much smoother than the main road.
The building itself seemed to have been around for many years. The stones used to build it had turned gray due to the erosion of time, but it was this color that made the building look even more noble.
The carriage only stopped when it reached the gate of the building. A steward in a long black robe quickly stepped forward and opened the door.
Viscount Ebenezer got off the carriage first and made an inviting gesture to Abel.
Abel sighed as he got off the carriage. No matter where he was, nobles were always the privileged class.
"Steward, send some attentive servants to the courtyard on the left to take care of Mr. Wizard's daily needs!" Viscount Ebenezer said to the steward. He then turned to Abel and said, "I'll have to trouble you to rest in the courtyard on the left for a while. I'll get in touch with the ones you want to buy right away!"
Abel bowed, "Thank you, Viscount Ebenezer."
The steward brought Abel to the courtyard on the left of the city lord's mansion. It was a small courtyard that consisted of a living room, a dining room, a study, and a bedroom. It had all the necessary facilities.
There were also four male servants in the courtyard, and two beautiful female servants who were responsible for taking care of Abel's daily needs.
It was clear that Viscount Ebenezer was very attentive to Abel. He knew that Abel was born in a noble family from Abel's noble etiquette, so everything he prepared was done according to the standards of a noble.
Just as he was looking at the courtyard, a male servant walked in.
The servant bowed, "Master, Wizard Giok is outside asking to see you!"
Abel waved his hand and said, "Let him in!"
Wizard Giok was probably the wizard that served the city lord's mansion. This was the first wizard he saw outside of the super teleportation circle.
Wizard Giok was a beginner wizard, about rank 7 or so. His attitude was a little cautious.
"Greetings, Mr. Wizard Abel!" He bowed.
Abel bowed back and said apologetically, "Wizard Giok, I'm sorry to disturb your training!" He then made a gesture to invite the wizard to sit.
"It's my pleasure to be able to help you!" Wizard Giok sat down at the head of the table in the living room.
Abel asked first, "Wizard Giok, what kind of training resources are there in the central continent?"
Abel wanted to ask this question when he was at the super teleportation circle, but he didn't want to stay any longer because of that fat advanced wizard's attitude.
Back in the Holy Continent, the main training resources were potions that could increase the effectiveness of meditation. Normal wizards couldn't use fresh crystal cores.
"Mr. Wizard Abel, the main training resource for wizards is mana gems. Mana gems are used to power mana gathering circles. There are also some potions that can increase the effectiveness of meditation, but they are very expensive." Wizard Giok paused for a moment and continued, "If you want the best training resource, it would be light gems!"
"What's a light stone?" Abel interrupted him and asked.
Wizard Giok explained, "After you kill an evil Knight, you can get a light gem. After using the light gem, you can greatly increase the effectiveness of your meditation!"
Abel just realized that the evil Knight was also a kind of resource. According to Wizard Giok, it was the best resource out of all the resources.
Wizard Giok continued, "Of course, it's not easy to kill an evil Knight. They are very powerful, and wizards below rank 17 are not allowed to go on a mission to kill them. Therefore, most of the light gems are from advanced wizards, and there are very few of them. Most advanced wizards would trade these resources with wizard organizations!"
Abel continued to ask, "How do wizards earn resources in the central continent?"
There were many ways for him to earn resources, especially if he wanted to buy some materials that he needed. With his level, each of those materials would be extremely expensive, and he didn't have a lot of intermediate gems. Most of the gems he had were synthesized gems, but he couldn't trade them.
He could open a restaurant, sell master and grandmaster wine, or make potions to earn resources, but this was not the Holy Continent. If he exposed some of his secrets, he might attract the attention of other wizards.
This time, he only had Johnson, Flying Flame, Snow White, Bai Yun, and Black Wind with him. He also had the commander spirit and 400 small-sized war puppets with bursting crossbows. This was all he had.
This was not a big deal in the Holy Continent, but in this unknown central continent, he couldn't guarantee his own safety.
Wizard Giok said in a self-deprecating manner, "The easiest way to earn resources in the central continent is through offerings. For a low-rank wizard like me, I only need to use low-rank gems to activate the mana gathering circle every day. Therefore, a city like Annual City is more than enough for my training!"
Abel couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Wizard Giok, you don't have a magic tower?"
Abel heard from Wizard Giok a few times that he used a mana gathering circle, so he was afraid that he didn't have a magic tower. But how could a rank 7 wizard not have a magic tower?
Wizard Giok spoke in a low voice, "Ever since the light stone appeared, a lot of less talented apprentices have successfully become official wizards. The talented apprentices have been recruited by various organizations, and the less talented apprentices, like me, had to pay a huge price and owe a lot of debt in order to get a light stone. I became an official wizard through the use of the light stone, but my potential has been greatly depleted by this method of promotion. I'm still very lucky, though. After so many years of training, I still managed to become a rank 7 wizard!"
Abel couldn't help but say, "The effect of the light gem is almost the same as the potion!"
There was a similar potion in the Holy Continent that could forcefully raise a rank 5 wizard to a beginner rank 6 wizard, but this time, the wizard would never be able to level up again.
Wizard Giok's eyes flashed with determination, "No, the potion will make you lose all hope, but the light gem can keep some hope. As long as you keep training, you can continue to level up!"
Abel could feel the determination in Wizard Giok's heart, and he couldn't help but respect him.
"That's why wizards like me can never own a magic tower. Only wizards trained by organizations can afford one!" Wizard Giok's eyes were filled with envy when he talked about magic towers.
By this point, Abel understood why Wizard Giok didn't have a magic tower even though he was already a rank 7 wizard. It was probably because of the light gems. The light gems could help many novice wizards become official wizards, which greatly increased the number of official wizards in the Holy Continent.
There were very few official wizards in the Holy Continent. In order to keep them, every duchy would provide some resources for their magic towers. Because of this, the Holy Continent Wizard Union would also let them buy magic towers on credit so they could get their hands on magic towers in advance.
However, as the number of official wizards in the Central Continent increased, this method was no longer practical. As a result, only the more talented official wizards could get more resources, and the less talented ones could only rely on mana gathering circles to train. Every month, they would get beginner gems from the offerings.
Abel took out 2 intermediate gems and handed them to Wizard Giok, "Thank you, Wizard Giok. Here's my thanks!"
Wizard Giok saw the 2 intermediate gems, and his eyes flashed with joy. He quickly bowed as he received the gems.
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