"You seem like a decent person, so I'll give you a word of advice."
Lying on a slab of stone, the gray cat lifted its paw and said, "If it's not necessary, it's best not to head to the Southern Continent for the time being."
After saying that, it closed its eyes and stopped moving its furry body. It looked like it was going to take a nap.
Quietly looking at the gray kitten in front of him, Adil slowly stood up, his eyes became a little solemn.
"The southern continent?"
He looked at the cat in front of him and muttered to himself before continuing to walk into the market.
By the time he came out, it was already a few hours later.
"Looks like something has really happened in the academy," Adil's expression was grim as he walked.
From the information he had gathered in the market, it seemed that the secret plane had been sealed by a few Magus organisations.
He did not know what had happened in the secret plane, but the Magus organisations that had participated in it had all reacted strangely. There were already quite a few academies that had closed down, as if they were preparing for something.
"No matter what, I need to return to the academy."
Walking to where he had tied his horse, Adil thought to himself, "Even though the secret plane has been sealed, the Magus organisations have only closed down their academies, so it shouldn't be too dangerous for now.
"Moreover, the resources for advancing to a true Magus can only be found in the academy. If I don't return, I won't be able to find any clues."
He thought to himself as he stood there.
After leaving the academy for such a long time, especially after he had reached the requirements for advancing to a level 3 Acolyte, he had tried to find resources to advance, but he had not found any.
If the resources for a level 3 Acolyte were like this, then the resources for advancing to a true Magus were all monopolised by the Magus organisations, and ordinary Magi had no way of obtaining them.
Adil was already 17 years old, and if he did not advance to a true Magus by 40 years old, the chances of him advancing to a true Magus would be extremely slim.
This was something that he could not accept, so he had to return to the academy.
"I've already met the requirements to advance to a level 3 acolyte. As long as I have enough resources, I can start advancing at any time."
Standing in place, Adil thought to himself, "I'm not even 20 years old yet, and I have a fourth-grade aptitude. In theory, there's a high chance that I can become an official Wizard and be nurtured by the academy as a Wizard seed. When the time comes, I'll be able to obtain a portion of resources to become an official Wizard."
"On the contrary, if I were to stay outside the academy, even if I could advance to a level 3 acolyte, the resources needed to advance to an official Magus would be monopolized by the Magus organisations. It would be extremely difficult to find enough resources to advance, and it would basically be a matter of luck!"
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision. He got on his horse and continued to rush in the direction of the academy.
As time passed, Adil was getting closer and closer to the Southern Continent where the academy was located.
Several months later, one morning, Adil arrived at a plain.
Arriving here, he could not help but frown.
Through his sharp spiritual force, he could faintly feel that something was wrong. The amount of negative energy particles in the surrounding space seemed to have increased by a lot, and it even had a unique aura that made him feel uncomfortable.
"A.I. Chip, examine the surrounding environment and compare it with the previous record."
In his mind, Adil spoke to the A.I. Chip.
The area in front of him was something that Adil had walked through once before when he left the academy. The A.I. Chip in his mind had accurately recorded the environment at that time.
[Increase in negative energy particles, unknown radiation field appearing in the air. Long-term contact may result in unknown effects …]
In his mind, the A.I. Chip's robotic voice sounded.
Hearing the A.I. Chip's prompt, Adil slightly frowned. He then turned around without hesitation and prepared to go around this area and leave via another path.
Sssss...
At this moment, a strange sound came from in front of him. It brought along a hair-raising rhythm, causing Adil, who was about to leave, to stop in his tracks.
He looked towards the direction where the sound came from. Beside a small stream, a figure that was at least 2 metres long dashed out at high speed.
Sssss...
A burst of light flashed, followed by the sound of flesh being corroded, followed by the sound of the ground crashing.
Adil got down from his horse and walked to the front, looking at the gigantic figure that was hit by his spell.
It was a giant lizard that was at least 2 metres long. It had black scales all over its body, and it looked as if it was wearing a layer of armor.
On the head of this giant lizard, there was a sarcoma that looked like it had already rotted away. On it, there were many light green bugs that were constantly wriggling, making it look somewhat disgusting.
"Contaminated species?" Looking at the giant lizard in front of him, after roughly examining it, Adil couldn't help but frown.
The so-called contaminated species referred to the various types of radiation pollution from Magi. As a result, it produced a type of individual that would usually undergo some kind of mutation.
The giant lizard in front of him was one such case. According to Adil's observations, this giant lizard obviously did not look like this in the past. However, it underwent a mutation in the end and forcefully turned into its current appearance.
"Is it because of the radiation here?"
Looking at the giant lizard in front of him and feeling the unknown force field in the surroundings, Adil thought to himself.
After a while, he once again mounted his horse and quickly headed towards another direction.
Time slowly passed.
A month later. In the distance, the silhouette of Uralto College could be seen faintly.
"Brat, stop!" A low, hoarse voice sounded in his ear.
Walking up to a huge iron gate, a black crow was perched on the iron gate, a pair of pure black eyes staring at Adil.
With just a single glance, Adil felt a stabbing pain in his eyes, as if he had been pierced by an extremely powerful spiritual force.
Immediately, Adil's heart trembled, and he did not dare to raise his head to look at the crow's eyes. Instead, he took out a black ring on his right hand.
"My lord, this is my proof of mission."
He lowered his head and spoke to the black crow standing on the iron gate.
After saying this, he felt the weight in his hand lighten. The black ring that was originally on his finger disappeared in an instant and floated in front of him.
"Not bad, this is indeed the proof of mission from our academy."
Looking at the black ring in front of him, the crow nodded, "Your luck is not bad. If you had come a few days later, the academy would have been completely locked down."
While speaking, the black ring in front of him charged towards Adil, and Silence landed on his hand.
Rumble …
Following a light sound, the large iron gate in front of him slowly opened, revealing the scene behind him.
"Thank you, my lord."
Seeing the gate in front of him open, Adil thanked the crow and hurriedly led his horse forward.
After entering the academy, the number of acolytes in the surroundings was evidently much lesser.
Adil noticed that the ordinary servants that were originally used to handle miscellaneous tasks in the academy had all disappeared. It was evident that they had not been replaced in a long time.
After walking for a few more hours, Adil directly walked into the underground market.
There were acolytes walking around, but they were mostly level 1 acolytes. Level 2 and level 3 acolytes were rarely seen.
Observing in Silence for a while, Adil discovered that the number of level 1 acolytes around him had not changed much, but the number of high-level acolytes had decreased significantly.
This was because the academy's compulsory enlistment was only for high-ranking Acolytes. For example, aside from having higher intelligence and spiritual energy than ordinary people, level 1 Acolytes were inferior to Knights in all other aspects, so there was no need to enlist them. As such, most of them were able to survive.
However, even though the Secret Realm Enlistment had ended, the surrounding atmosphere became even more oppressive, as if something had happened during this period of time.
Thinking of these things, Adil subconsciously wanted to find someone to understand the latest news in the academy, so he directly walked towards a few familiar places.
The final result stunned him.
The apprentices that Adil was familiar with were no longer there. It seemed that they had either died in the secret plane or had not returned yet.
"Looks like I can only look for a teacher."
Looking at the level 1 acolytes walking past him, Adil felt somewhat helpless.
He directly walked out of the underground market, and after a while, he quickly walked to the tower where Teacher Edith was.
After arriving here, Adil let out a sigh of relief. On the door of the tower, there was a rune shining in Silence. It seemed that the owner was still inside.
After hesitating for a moment, he walked over.
As he walked forward, the familiar gate of the tower detected his aura and automatically opened the gate.
"Adil, you're back?"
After arriving at the top of the tower, Teacher Edith was already in the hall.
She was wearing a white robe, her wide sleeves swaying in Silence. She looked at Adil with some surprise, "When I sensed your aura, I almost thought that I was hallucinating."
"Teacher Edith, you weren't hallucinating."
Looking at Edith, Adil revealed a smile, "I'm back."
"At this time, it's good that you're back … After a while, even if you wanted to come back, you probably wouldn't be able to."
Looking at Adil, Edith shook her head and said to him, "Out of the few acolytes under me, other than you and another person, the others either died in the secret plane or are wandering outside and haven't returned yet."
"Just what happened?"
Standing there, looking at Edith, Adil was a bit confused, "When I was outside the academy, I heard that the secret plane has been sealed …"
"Not only the secret plane. In actuality, we've set up large-scale wizards to seal the entire secret plane, including the surrounding land."
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