In the blink of an eye, the Month of Resuscitation had arrived.
In the mortal world, the beginning of a new year was always something to celebrate. Almost every country in the world had already begun to celebrate the new year. During the first few days of the new year, most cities would stay up all night to celebrate.
However, in the wizarding world, many wizards would close their eyes and wait for another year to pass. Some would even spend eight to ten years studying a new spell. Wizards with long lifespans would never celebrate the passing of a new year.
To them, the only thing they would do when talking about the new year was to sigh and say, "Huh? Another year?"
However, for him, the new year meant that he was getting closer to the five-year deadline. The sense of urgency in his heart also began to rise to his throat. He didn't have much time to rest in the first place. Now, he had to use every second he had to strengthen his foundation and improve his strength. He hadn't slept for half a month.
As a level-2 apprentice, staying up for a month or two would only make him mentally exhausted. Physically, he would be fine.
When the tenth day of the Month of Resuscitation arrived, the purification garden was officially activated.
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The Month of Resuscitation meant that the Goddess of Spring had returned to the mortal world. Every year, the Goddess of Spring would remain on standby during the Month of Resuscitation. When the Month of Blossom came, the frozen world would slowly thaw.
The Month of Blossom was still two months away.
Therefore, when the purification garden was activated, the entire Floating Mech City was still covered in heavy snow. Their breaths were so cold that they could even freeze their breaths.
On Champagne Road.
Since the purification garden was activated today, most of the apprentices living in the city began to walk toward the opposite side of the city. For a moment, the usually deserted street suddenly became lively. Demons were dancing and wearing strange clothes.
Several figures flew across the sky from time to time, all of them heading toward the purification garden.
When most of the people were gone, the door of Wood Bar was pushed open. Nausica, Shan, and Shiliew also came out and followed the crowd away.
Shan was sitting on Gank's left shoulder, and Shiliew was sleeping on Gank's right shoulder.
"Sigh …" Shan let out a sigh. Her youthful face had a hint of melancholy as she looked at Shiliew, who had fallen into a deep slumber. "Is it really okay for her to go like this? If he falls asleep after encountering danger in the purification garden, wouldn't he have lost his life for nothing? "
Shiliew didn't seem to be aware of the danger she might face at all. She had a faint smile on her face, as if she was experiencing a beautiful dream.
Nausica was also worried about Shiliew's strange behavior. But compared to Shan, Nausica was more concerned about Shiliew's safety. She muttered, "Since Shiliew's mentor let her go, there should be a way to solve the problem of her lethargy. Besides, we can't always be responsible for others. She needs to face the future by herself. "
Shan pouted. "You're always preaching. Why don't you and Angor do it next time?"
Nausica chuckled. "Angor … I don't need to worry about him. He knows better than I do. Sometimes I even wonder if he's faking his age. I feel like I'm talking to someone my age. "
"Is that so?" Shan tilted her head, causing her ponytail to sway. "But I think he's still too young. He's a grown-up, and he's still afraid of people knowing that he likes milk."
Nausica retorted, "Isn't it nice to keep a little bit of innocence in his mind while maintaining a mature mind?"
"You're right." Shan nodded in agreement. "But I'm still worried about Shiliew. If only I could meet Shiliew or you in the purification garden." She sighed and shifted the topic back to Shiliew.
"Pray that you can run into Shiliew. As for me …" Nausica clenched her right hand which had a metallic sheen. "I'm sure I'll survive."
Under the layers of dark clouds, snowflakes slowly drifted down and landed on everyone's heads and Nausica's fists.
It was like a song of praise for the falling snow, and Nausica was the only red color in the snow.
Soon, they left the main city and went through the gravitational gate to enter the inverted world — the reverse side.
To outsiders, the inverted world looked like a handstand, but to those walking inside, they did not feel anything.
More and more people gathered around them. As far as Nausica could see, there were already thousands of them. Judging from the number of apprentices entering the purification garden, there must be more than five digits.
Nausica noticed that most of the apprentices were still smiling. They were still happy about the chance to be purified. Little did they know that this might be the last time they would see such smiles.
Almost everyone who could ride a flying vehicle or use a flying spell was an elite apprentice. However, these people all wore serious expressions. Even they were prepared for the upcoming battle. How could the ignorant shrimps on the ground be happy about it?
The purification garden would eliminate 90% of the apprentices in the end.
No matter how lively they were right now, they would be even more miserable when they returned. Being lonely and desolate might be a good thing, but being all alone might be the most realistic scene.
Nausica and the others all calmed down. Shiliew was the only one who was still sleeping and did not know about the outside world.
After passing through a long metal wall, they arrived at a valley surrounded by metal walls on both sides. There was a faint flow of mana in the air.
When they arrived at the location indicated by the invitation card, the place was already filled with people.
"There's no going back now," Nausica whispered as she looked at the rows of Rune Detectors on the high ground.
Shan also put on a serious expression. She noticed that Gank was shivering underneath her. "Looks like the City of Floating Mech is going all out this time. Gank has a natural instinct for danger. He's scared of the mana flow on the high ground."
"It's against the rules." Nausica sighed. "But there are no rules in the wizarding world."
Everyone fell into silence.
More and more people came to the valley. Strange clothes and special effects were no longer enough to show off their personal style. They began to use their mana to drive the people around them away. The more space they had around them, the more powerful they were.
Anyway, they were getting further and further away from the strange scene.
Nausica, Shan, and Shan were also provoked because they chose to stand under a big tree at the edge of the valley and walked into another person's mana circle. A man with heavy make-up and a tall scarf was glaring at Nausica. "How dare you enter the security zone of Prince Isberia? You must have a death wish."
Before he could finish, Nausica put a hand on his chest. "Get out of here. I don't have time for your nonsense."
In an instant, the man turned into a spiral, drawing a parabola in the air and smashing heavily into the mountain wall.
Nausica's action caused a commotion among the crowd.
They whispered, mocked, and tried to figure out what was going on. But it didn't affect Nausica at all. Her attack did intimidate the onlookers, and no one dared to approach her again.
"You're getting better at using your Hurricane Spiral. That man can still move after landing. You held back. You couldn't even control it half a month ago. "Shan smiled at Nausica since no one was bothering her.
"I just learned how to use the mana tubes in my arms." Nausica chuckled.
"From the looks of it, this pair of mechanical arms is indeed more useful to you than transplanting foreign objects. Transplants might reject them, but yours didn't. In fact, they've strengthened you a lot. " Shan looked at Nausica enviously. "You're so good now. Even I want to cut off one of my arms."
Whether Shan could do it or not was not a good idea. Her words already showed how powerful the mechanical arms were.
While they were talking, Shiliew suddenly woke up from her sleep. She looked around and asked, "Are we in the purification garden already?"
"We're still at the gathering place. We don't know what's going on yet," Nausica replied.
Shiliew nodded. Looking at the dense crowd around her, she frowned slightly. She quickly covered her ears. There were too many moving noises. Some were harsh, some were muffled, and some were noisy.
It took Shiliew a while to calm down.
"Do you feel better now?" Shan was worried. They all knew how sensitive Shiliew's talent was to all kinds of moving liquids. The sound of flowing blood alone was enough to annoy Shiliew for a while.
"I forgot to block those noises. I'm better now." Shiliew looked a little pale. "There are a lot of powerful Bloodline users here. Their blood is like mercury. They're hard to deal with."
"But not as hard as those people." Shan pointed at a flat area on the right side of the valley. There was almost no one there, which was in stark contrast to the rest of the area.
"What's going on there?" Shiliew asked curiously. "Why isn't anyone going there?"
Shiliew noticed that there were only about a dozen people there, but they occupied an area of several kilometers. Some of them were floating in the air, some were leaning against trees, and some were just sitting with their legs crossed. None of them approached the other side of the valley.
"Because no one dares to go there." Nausica's eyes glinted. "They're all elites from major wizard organizations. They're the best among their peers."
Shan nodded. "'Frozen Dancer' Shayaro, 'Philosopher' Suatutai, 'Dream Reader' Freud, 'Symbiotic Insect Swarm' Yethew …"
"They're all famous apprentices." When she was almost done, she kept looking around. "Strange … Where is Angor?"
Nausica shrugged. "I don't think Angor would want to show up at a time like this. Moreover, there are only a dozen elite apprentices over there. Do you think there will only be a dozen elite apprentices participating in the purification garden? "
Shiliew suddenly shrieked and collapsed on Gank's shoulder while covering her ears.
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