As far as the eye could see, the entire sky was dark and densely packed with people.
With the Falling Cloud Platform as a lookout point, they could already see countless Apprentice Adepts. It was hard to imagine how many people were hiding in the dark in places they couldn't see.
Angor focused his attention on the sky bridge first. Before they learned how to fly, they had to go through the sky bridge to reach Phantom Island.
"Shit, it's all people." Angor looked at the sky bridge and cursed in his mind.
There was not a single gap between them. Angor wondered if all the apprentices in Brute Cavern were here. Otherwise, why would the vast Sky Bridge be filled to the brim?
"Looks like we can't go any further." Sailum's little face tightened.
"Should we try to squeeze through?" Nausica whispered.
A sudden noise came from afar. Everyone looked toward the source of the noise. It turned out to be an apprentice who saw a gap in the middle of the sky bridge. He wanted to take advantage of the gap to get closer to Phantom Island, but before he could move, an apprentice kicked him to the side, and he almost fell off the sky bridge. The two began to argue.
However, the argument soon ended. A man carrying a pillar came out of nowhere and walked toward the sky bridge step by step. As he moved, the people around him automatically opened up a path for him. There were too many people on the sky bridge. The man simply swung his stone pillar, and dozens of people fell off the bridge in the next second.
Screams came from under the clouds.
"It's dangerous … Let's not go." Sailum followed the man with a fearful look.
Nausica saw this and nodded reluctantly.
The man carrying the pole swung the pole as he walked, clearing out more than half of the people on the sky bridge.
At this time, a woman in a bright green robe holding a wooden staff also stepped onto the sky bridge. Compared to the man with the pillar, this female apprentice was much calmer. Every step she took, her staff would touch the ground slightly, and a group of people would fall down. However, calmness did not mean she was harmless. When she reached the man with the pillar, the people behind her were all fainted.
The beefy man and the woman with the wooden staff didn't get into a conflict. Instead, they stood at the end of the sky bridge and each took a side. They didn't even look at each other.
"The end of the sky bridge is at the edge of Phantom Island. It's the closest place to the island. That's why many strong apprentices did not choose to wait in the sky. They all went there. "
There were people on the platform too. They were whispering to each other. Angor and the others also heard this. They exchanged a look. Sailum muttered, "Looks like the end of the sky bridge has become a battleground for strong people. Let's not go there. Let's wait here. "
With the gold coins Sunders gave him, he could enter and leave Phantom Island as he pleased. However, there were too many people here, and the sky bridge was occupied by a group of powerful apprentices. Angor did not dare to go up there right now.
"Sailum and I don't mind. But you, Angor …" Nausica looked at Angor. They knew that Angor's teacher was the master of Phantom Island. Angor should have the permission to enter Phantom Island.
Angor remained silent and sighed. "I'm not going there either. Let's find a place nearby."
Angor felt sad when he made this decision. Should he hold the gold coins and shout, "Excuse me, I'm Sunders' student"? That would be too shameful.
Thus, the three of them simply found a secluded area near the Falling Cloud Leaf Station to settle down.
Angor sat down with his legs crossed. He took out a small black pouch from his pocket and hung it around Toby's neck.
"There's a pass for Phantom Island in the pouch. I can't go in. You can fly in later and see if you can find a destiny," Angor said to Toby. He did not care about the destiny in the first place. He was still suffering from the spell backlash and was not in his best condition. He just wanted to take a good rest.
So, he gave the coins to Toby and told him to go look for opportunities.
After Toby left, Angor quickly leaned against a tree vine and closed his eyes to take a nap.
"Angor, you —" Sailum wanted to say something but was stopped by Nausica.
Nausica spoke in a small voice, "Let him rest. He looks tired."
"Alright." Sailum also noticed Angor's tired eyes.
They slowly fell into silence. Angor slowly fell asleep while enjoying the gentle breeze.
The silence lasted for more than half an hour. Sailum suddenly spoke, "Miss Nausica, are you sure you want to join the Sky Tower?"
Nausica nodded. "It's a good chance. I'll definitely go."
"But you just became a wizard. How are you going to fight those apprentices who have been here for years?"
Nausica took out her long-handled pipe and slowly lit it up. She took a deep puff and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
"I know an apprentice who's good at drawing magic scrolls. She's Mister Fantase's apprentice. I can buy some scrolls from her at a low price. "
"Even so, it'll cost a lot of merit points, right?" Sailum was confused. He did not understand why Nausica was so determined to join the Sky Tower.
"I guess. There are still a few months left. I'll find a way, "Nausica spoke in a low voice. She seemed to have thought of something and her eyes went blank.
…
When Angor woke up, it was already noon the next day.
Sailum noticed him as soon as he opened his eyes.
"You're finally awake. You haven't eaten anything for two meals in a row. I brought some food for you to fill your stomach." Sailum took out a pancake from his bag and handed it to Angor.
Angor just woke up and was still a little tired. He took the pancake in a daze and asked, "What time is it?"
"You've been sleeping for a whole night. What time are you talking about?" Sailum handed the pancake to Angor and wiped his hands sincerely. He then took out his precious thick book and began reading again.
It took Angor a while to regain his consciousness. Since Sailum was reading and Nausica was meditating, Angor had to be careful not to make any noise while eating the pancake.
After finishing the dry pancake, Angor noticed that Nausica had finished her meditation and was also eating the food Sailum prepared.
Sailum said, "If I don't bring any food, are you guys going to starve and force yourselves to eat?"
Nausica nodded nonchalantly. "When I was a pirate at Blackberry Waters, I often starved for days and nights. I don't mind."
Angor planned to go to Phantom Island, where Butler Goode would take care of his food and lodging. However, he did not expect his plan to change.
Nausica added, "It's normal to starve for days on the sea. But if you don't have water to drink, that's really bad. "
Nausica recalled her glorious days and emphasized the difficulty of running out of water. She then turned to Sailum and asked, "So, do you have water?"
Sailum grumbled, "I got used to carrying food when I was young. But I don't have a habit of carrying water."
"Ugh, it's so hard to eat dry food without water."
Angor suddenly spoke up, "Haven't you learned any water cantrips? You can use any of them to get water. "
Water cantrips? Sailum shook his head. "I read some low-level cantrips in Cloud Library. The weakest water cantrip, Waterball, is only a level-1 cantrip. I only know a few level-0 cantrips."
Nausica shook her head as well. She also learned level-0 cantrips, and she did not learn as many as Sailum. She spent most of her time on developing her body to prepare for the bloodline fusion.
"How about Cleanse? Have you learned that? "Angor asked.
"I did. But it won't get any water," Sailum said.
Angor raised an eyebrow. "Did you bring a pen and paper?"
Sailum said, "I brought it!"
Angor took the pen and paper, quickly wrote down a row of data on the paper, and handed it to Sailum.
"Try to construct a cantrip model according to this row of data into the Mana formula."
Sailum looked at the paper but did not take it. "This is the data for a spell?"
Angor nodded.
"The organization said that no one is allowed to distribute spells purchased from Cloud Library …"
Angor smiled. "I didn't buy it from Cloud Library. Don't worry."
Sailum took it over happily when he heard that. To an apprentice, any kind of spell was extremely precious. Of course he was happy to get one for free.
"If you didn't buy it from Cloud Library, did you buy it from the underground market?" Sailum happily picked up the pen and paper and began to construct the cantrip model represented by the data.
"No. I figured it out myself."
Figured it out himself —?! Sailum stopped writing. Nausica also looked at Angor in surprise.
Angor frowned when he saw their surprised expressions. "You don't need to learn the spell's structure and formula?"
Sailum shook his head.
Nausica also shook her head. But her eyes suddenly brightened up. "Do we have to know the structure of a spell to learn it? Shouldn't we just use the cantrip model summarized by our predecessors? … Did Mister Sunders say that? "
"No, sir. I'm just trying to figure out the origin of spells, so I dissected the structure of Cleanse and came up with a new arrangement."
Sailum said, "Speaking of which, I also tried to figure it out myself. But the cantrip model I came up with didn't work at all. It took me a week."
Angor shrugged. "The model I came up with didn't work either. But it should be fine to drink some water. I named it — ahem — Create Water. "Angor explained the effect and principle of the spell in detail.
The two calmed down a little after hearing Angor's explanation. They could accept it if it was just some water.
At first, Sailum thought Angor had created a perfect cantrip model.
If it was a perfect cantrip model, it would be a great achievement! However, wizards had a long history. Most of the spell combinations had been figured out by their predecessors. Perfect models were rare nowadays.
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