"Lord Grace, we have finished the examination. There are no problems."
Standing at the side, two grey cloaked apprentices quickly examined the healing potions on the wooden table. After the examination was completed, they walked over to Grace and said respectfully.
Hearing the words of the grey cloaked apprentice, Grace nodded lightly, then looked at Adil, "Since the transaction is completed, we shall prepare to leave."
"Also, about the suggestion from before, do you want to reconsider?"
Grace looked at Adil and said, "Joining our family does not require you to pay anything. You only need to sign the contract and join our family. In the future, all the resources you need will be provided by our family."
"I will consider it."
A smile appeared on Adil's face as he tactfully declined.
"Alright …"
Hearing Adil's words, Grace was a little disappointed, but he still said, "If you change your mind in the future, you can come and find me anytime."
After saying this, he quickly left with the few apprentices beside him.
Looking at their backs, Adil's expression was calm and did not change at all.
"Looking at the time, Teacher Edith and the rest should be back by now."
After a while, this thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Three months ago, he had started asking around about the information in the academy. Looking at the time, the Magi that were sent out to negotiate with the Northern Plains should be back in a few days.
"There seems to be no news from Teacher Seymour as well."
Standing on the spot, looking at the grey cloaked apprentices who were in a hurry, Adil thought to himself.
Ever since Teacher Seymour asked him to leave, Adil had gone to Teacher Seymour's laboratory a few times, but in the end, he found that it was already empty.
Not only that, recently, the academy's Potioneering classes had been temporarily cancelled, and it was unknown when they would resume.
Adil had also privately asked around about Seymour's news, and in the end, he found out that the time for the contract between Seymour and the academy had come to an end. Hence, Adil did not know where Seymour went.
"Thinking about it, it is normal. Although the Southern Continent is vast, it is still a remote place. There are too few Potioneering masters."
Thinking to this point, Adil shook his head. After packing his things, he directly left.
… …
A few days later.
Early in the morning, Adil changed into a brand new black robe and arrived in front of a tower.
At this time, the familiar tower's door had opened. It seemed that the master had returned.
Just as Adil was about to reach the gate of the tower, a familiar figure wearing a trench coat walked out from inside and quickly walked into the distance.
"Kurama …"
Looking at this familiar figure, Adil whispered the other party's name and walked inside.
"Mentor Edith, sorry to disturb you."
After coming to the tower's second level, Adil saw a tall and slender woman standing there, and he lightly greeted her.
"Adil, you're here too."
Mentor Edith's familiar voice sounded from the other side.
She wore a long white dress, and her face was as pure and flawless as a young girl's. At this moment, she looked at Adil with a somewhat stiff smile on her face.
"Eh, you've already become a level 2 Apprentice?"
Looking at Adil and feeling the familiar high-energy aura, she was somewhat surprised and sighed, "That's right, it has been almost half a year. With your talent, it is not strange at all for you to reach this stage.
"Good, at this stage, no matter what choice you make, I can be more at ease."
Saying to this point, she smiled and stood there looking at Adil.
"Choice?"
Hearing to this point, Adil was slightly startled, not understanding what this meant.
"It has something to do with my trip this time."
Edith spoke, "Recently, you should have heard about the news in the Northern Plains, right?"
"It is said that a few Wizard organizations in the Northern Plains have been in conflict for some reason."
Adil nodded and replied seriously.
"That's right," Edith lightly nodded, then said, "A new Wizard secret plane has appeared in the Northern Plains."
At this moment, Adil was once again startled, and then came to a realization.
The so-called Sorcerer's secret technique referred to a place built by Sorcerers to nurture and store Sorcerers' resources.
In the glorious era of the Magi, in order to nurture all sorts of Wizard resources, some large Wizard organizations would set up large-scale spell formations in suitable places to nurture all sorts of resources.
These places were collectively known as Wizard secret planes. Because it was very difficult to build them, there were fewer and fewer of them, and each one was extremely precious.
"Although this Wizard secret plane is only a small one, it has been confirmed that it has a history of at least 9,000 years, close to the end of the Glorious Era."
The so-called Glorious Era referred to the period when Magi were at their most powerful.
During that period, powerful Magi traversed the entire world, constantly invading and occupying new worlds, plundering the resources and knowledge of other worlds to strengthen themselves.
The knowledge and resources of countless worlds made Magi powerful.
After the Glorious Era ended, there was a gap in the Magi's knowledge and power. The current Magus civilization was actually rebuilt from the ruins of the Glorious Era.
Thinking of this, Adil's mouth could not help but twitch.
An ordinary small secret plane was already enough to attract the attention of Magi organizations. Adding the symbol of the Glorious Era in front of the secret plane was enough to cause many Magi organizations to fight to the death for it.
Looking at Adil's expression, Edith continued, "The secret plane that appeared this time is located in the middle of a few Magi organizations. It belongs to an abandoned public area, and does not belong to any Magi organization."
"For the sake of this secret plane, the academy has already decided to participate. Previously, we went to the north to discuss with the Magi organizations around the secret plane."
"Finally, after discussion, we decided to let the acolytes of each academy go in to search and fight for it."
At this point, she paused, and then continued, "Although this secret plane is very valuable and belongs to the end of the Glorious Era, at the same time, its history is also very long. For close to ten thousand years, there has been no Magi to maintain it, and the spell formation operating inside is very likely to have been damaged. If official Magi enter, if they fight with each other, the high energy reaction from the magic spells may affect the operation of the secret plane. Thus, after discussion, we decided to let acolytes like you enter. "
"For acolytes like you, this is a very good opportunity, but at the same time, it may be filled with danger."
At this point, Edith did not continue speaking, but looked at Adil in Silence.
Of course, Adil understood what she meant.
The power of Magi should not be underestimated, especially those secret planes and ruins left behind by ancient Magi. Although there may be many precious resources and knowledge that were now extinct, there could also be terrifying dangers.
In the books that Adil had read, there were many records of ancient Magi who entered ancient ruins, and the defensive measures and curses left behind by the ancient Magi.
Apart from the possible dangers in the secret plane, acolytes from other Magi organizations were also a very big danger. Acolytes from different Magi organizations, because of past hatred and grudges, could very likely kill each other inside, and even steal each other's resources.
But at the same time, this was also an extremely rare opportunity.
Ruins left behind by ancient Magi were not so easy to find, especially secret planes that were specially used to cultivate resources. There were often precious resources and knowledge inside, and if one could obtain them, it would be very beneficial to one's future.
"As my student, you have the opportunity to choose. If you can't decide now, you can go back and think about it slowly."
Looking at Adil, Edith said calmly, "If you choose to enter the secret plane, then you don't need to do anything. After a period of time, the academy will send out a compulsory recruitment, and when that time comes, all acolytes who remain in the academy must go."
"If you don't want to go, then you must leave within a month's time."
After saying this, there was a moment of silence.
"Can I ask about the choices of the others?"
After a long silence, Adil spoke again, "And those acolytes from the Magi families behind them, more than half of them have left the academy during this period of time, and also chose not to participate?"
After hesitating for a moment, he asked this question.
"As for my other students, apart from you and another person who is still hesitating, out of the other four, three have already decided to enter the secret plane, and only one has chosen to refuse."
"As for the acolytes from the Magi families, it's not that they have chosen not to participate, but they have been summoned back by their respective families, and when the time comes, they will enter the secret plane alone."
Looking at Adil, Edith's tone was calm, "Secret planes are used to cultivate Magi resources. Even if it's a small one, the area it takes up is very large, comparable to the size of 10 academies."
"With such a large place, it might be a little slow for just a few acolytes from the academy to explore it. Therefore, after a discussion between a few Magi organizations, this time, people from other families, and even wandering Magi, will be allowed to enter. As long as they are not official Magi, they can enter after paying magic crystals and agreeing to share the rewards in the secret plane."
After hearing Edith's explanation, Adil's heart jumped. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head again, "Edith, I'll leave first."
"Looks like you've made your decision."
Looking at Adil's expression, Edith nodded, "No matter what choice you make, I wish you good luck."
Hearing Edith's words, Adil's expression was calm. After thanking her, he walked towards the door behind him without hesitation.
After walking out of the high tower, Adil directly walked towards his dormitory.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
