Two months later.
As the airship slowly landed on the square, the Dark Crypt's compulsory trial mission was finally coming to an end.
Just like when they first arrived, the muscular man in golden armour was still in charge of escorting them.
When he saw Grim and the others, the muscular man's face revealed an indescribable smile.
"Hahaha, brats, you've been doing well in the underground, haven't you? Let me check … Not bad, not bad, there are still seven of you left. Looks like those fellows in the underground are quite polite to you. Eh, why is there one more Quasi Sorcerer? Looks like some of you are really doing well! Haha, was that beginner Apprentice the first to die? A beginner Apprentice dared to come here and mess around? You're asking for death! Hahaha … "
Listening to the muscular man's self-entertaining lecture, the faces of the few people present turned a little unsightly.
During the trial team's last underground patrol, they had been ambushed by the Fallen Acolytes. Senior Acolyte Bruce had died in battle, while the others had escaped with injuries. Hence, when they heard the muscular man's mockery, they all lowered their heads to hide the flames of anger in their eyes.
Grimm bowed with a bitter expression, "Sir Sammir, I'm the beginner Acolyte you mentioned!"
Sammir's laughter stopped abruptly.
He stared at Grimm with his bell-like eyes, and vaguely saw a trace of his past from Grimm's enlarged body.
"Senior Acolyte! Kid, looks like you're doing the best in this group! Alright, alright, no matter what you've been like in the past, get on the airship now. I'm in a hurry to finish the mission and report back! "
Everyone boarded the airship in silence. Goblin Kabi, as Grimm's slave, also boarded the airship after paying 1 magical crystal as a token.
When the airship rose into the air with a slight tremble, the group leaned against the side of the airship and looked at the people and buildings below them becoming smaller and smaller. They felt extremely complicated. They were like birds that had suddenly escaped from their cages, and their mood suddenly relaxed. Those who were familiar with them even gathered together and laughed happily.
However, the huge gap between the teams was still there. The team of seven was divided into two distinct groups.
Before leaving the Dark Crypt Wizard Tower, Grimm ordered Kabi to sell off all the magic gems and materials that he could not use for the time being. He worked hard to purchase large amounts of magical beast ingredients, as well as all the magic knowledge and elemental crystal cores that he could gather.
He knew very well that compared to this place, the conditions in the Swamp Tower were so shabby that it could be considered a barren land. Once he returned, there would be no more Mana Set Meal, no more Apprentice Market, and no more Merchant Guilds with many resources. At that time, he would have to rely on himself for everything!
The large amount of resources and supplies he had bought filled his Storage Belt to the brim. In order to bring them back, Grim had even bought five to six Pouches in one go. However, despite this being the case, there were still quite a few materials that couldn't be stored. Because of this, Elite Kabi simply placed them in a large bag and carried them on his back, not willing to throw them away no matter where he went.
The airship was flying in the sky, and it was in the middle of a well-developed human settlement, so its flying speed was extremely fast. When they came here, the Dark Crypt was the last stop, but when they returned, they became the first stop. Hence, as the airship passed by one mission point after another in different regions, more and more acolytes began to board the ship.
Compared to the high spirits they had when they first arrived, it was obvious that the acolytes who had gone through hardships had lost their edges and corners, becoming much more reserved and reserved. However, when the number of people on the ship exceeded a hundred, it was inevitable that it would become lively.
The ones who walked around the deck of the airship and called out to their friends the most were, of course, the high-ranked acolytes. Although the middle-ranked acolytes were the most numerous, most of the time they could only serve as supporting characters. However, the real stars of the circle of acolytes were still the Quasi Sorcerers.
After this experience, these Quasi Sorcerers would definitely become the future hope of their families when they returned. Hence, they wanted to take advantage of this rare gathering to come into contact with their competitors of the same rank.
A Quasi Sorcerer only had eyes for another Quasi Sorcerer!
When the airship passed through the Dagon and Bracada regions, the number of Quasi Sorcerers gathered on the airship had reached ten, including the newly advanced Blood Element Quasi Sorcerer Mary and … the demonic insect Entek.
Yes, unfortunately, the demonic insect Entek had also successfully advanced to a Quasi Sorcerer in this trial!
Perhaps he was very satisfied with his progress, but when he boarded the airship at the Bracada mission point, he did not cover his face with a hood like he usually did. Compared to before, his face had become even uglier. The muscles on his face were dark, and a ring of strange small eyes had appeared around his purple pupils. When all the eyes blinked at the same time, they were so densely packed that it was rather terrifying.
His mouth had now been replaced by the mouth of a beetle-like lotus petal. When his black lips opened and moved, one could even see the scarlet flesh cavity and green saliva within.
It was obvious that the demonic insect Entek was changing his body more and more deeply. Now, he could practically be called a 'half-insect'! Although he was not interested in completely abandoning his human body, Grimm still had to admit that this demonic insect Entek was the most ruthless and cruel acolyte he had ever seen!
His great strength had also given Entek great confidence, so he did not need to care about what others thought of him. This could be seen from the way he arrogantly boarded the airship. However, when his purple compound eyes swept across the bustling crowd and landed on Mary and Grimm, the few high-ranking acolytes following behind him actually felt a trace of seriousness and anger from their fearless boss.
When they followed their boss' gaze and saw the proud and isolated Mary in a red dress and red armor with a red bow on her back, all of their faces revealed expressions of shock and intoxication. However, when they sensed the deep and powerful spiritual undulations from Mary's body, they were all shocked at the same time. They hurriedly put away their lecherous looks and bowed slightly towards Mary to show their respect.
Such a beautiful and cold beauty was actually a Quasi Sorcerer. The acolytes could not help but sigh inwardly at the bias of the World Will.
Entek coldly stared at Mary for a long time before pulling up his hood to cover his face again and silently walking to the side. Throughout the entire process, his gaze did not even linger on Grimm.
"Looks like we'll have to fight when we get back! This Entek seems to have gained quite a lot as well. "Grimm did not mind the demonic insect's disdain, and instead teased with a smile.
"Hmph, no matter how well he hides, he can't hide it as well as you. You're the most pretentious person I've ever seen! You obviously have such powerful methods, but you still pretend to be harmless, waiting for some idiot to kill himself in front of you. Are you addicted to self-abuse? "Mary retorted with dissatisfaction.
She could not be completely sure now! This damned bastard pushed her to the position of a Quasi Sorcerer. Was it really for her own good, or was he just habitually pushing her to the front to hide his evil hobby of backstabbing people?
At the last mission point in the Bracada region, the Mad Girl also boarded the airship.
When the few of them suddenly met, not only did they not feel the slightest joy of reunion, but the atmosphere became even more solemn and strange.
The Mad Girl was still at the level of a high-level acolyte. Although her strength had increased by quite a bit in the trial mission, compared to the demonic insect and Mary, she clearly lacked some opportunities.
When they first arrived, the relationship between the Mad Girl and the demonic insect, Entek, could be considered harmonious in order to resist the "outsider" Mary who had suddenly risen to power. But now that the demonic insect had also become a Quasi Sorcerer, the Mad Girl suddenly became estranged from him. She walked to the side to find a place to rest, and did not take the posture of congratulating him.
This made Grimm curious, and he began to think about the real relationship between them.
Soon, when the airship turned into the Alathia region, the number of acolytes on board had already reached more than 260. As for those who did not board the airship, they had probably already died in the mission.
When they first arrived, there were 11 Quasi Sorcerers, but when they returned, the number of Quasi Sorcerers had already reached 14. This also meant that during the trial mission, there were three lucky high-level acolytes who had leapt to become the favored ones of the heavens. Everyone's gazes fell on them, filled with unexplainable envy and deeply hidden hatred.
After more than 10 days of long-distance flight, they entered the central region of the scattered towers. These acolytes left the airship one after another, and Grimm and the others successfully arrived at the Swamp Tower.
Since this batch of acolytes was heading towards the Dagon region, which was at the very edge of the scattered towers, they were considered the last batch of acolytes to return. Thus, the acolytes standing in front of the gate to welcome them represented almost all of the current official acolytes of the Swamp Tower.
Still on the airship, Grimm's eyes scanned the area, and the A.I. Chip calculated the number of people below: 37. If the 9 people on the airship were included, there were only 46 people in total. Compared to the previous 62 people, the number had decreased by a third.
This rate of attrition was probably the highest among all the wizard towers. The reason for this was obviously related to the inaction of the Wizard Anderson of the Swamp Tower. In the past years, Grimm and the others had been trapped in this magic swamp, and resources were scarce. Usually, even when conducting a spell experiment, they would have to painstakingly gather materials and exchange them for resources.
The most direct consequence of this was that the acolytes of the Swamp Tower were unbelievably weak compared to other Wizard Towers, and they were so poor that it left people speechless. With this kind of strength, participating in an acolyte trial with a certain degree of danger, almost any accident would be a disaster of life and death for them!
Even for those acolytes who had successfully passed the trial, most of them had completed the mission with the worst results, so they did not improve much. On the contrary, the faces of the 10 acolytes, led by Allen, were brimming with smiles. Facing those acolytes who had risked their lives but gained little, they increasingly felt that their choice at that time was far-sighted and wise.
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