Chapter 19
Black Tower
At the port, the ship carrying Green and his wizard apprentices was very conspicuous because it was so dilapidated.
No wonder, after enduring a battle between a wizard and a nightmarish giant octopus, it's pure luck that this ocean liner didn't sink.
As the ship docked, the group of wizard apprentices rushed ashore almost impatiently. No longer swaying from the sea, they breathed in the fresh air, and everyone wore expressions of joy.
Finally, we're out of that hellish ocean liner!
However, when other wizard apprentices passing by the port saw the joyful expressions on these wizard apprentices' faces, they couldn't help but scoff.
"Another bunch of country bumpkins from some remote island, thinking they can become wizards just because they've come to the Wizarding Continent. How laughable their ignorance, hmph..."
The wizard apprentice mistakenly believed that the Bloodsail Alliance wizard apprentices were happy because they had come to the Wizarding Continent.
"master."
Many wizard apprentices in the port bowed to the Masked Wizard, but he ignored them and simply said to the many wizard apprentices behind him who had just disembarked from the ship, "Don't wander around."
At this moment, a figure flew in from the distant sky. A moment later, an old witch riding on a broom flew in front of everyone, automatically bypassing the wizard apprentices like Grimm, and then looked directly at Meteorite and Bibi Leona behind the Mask of No Form.
"Whoosh, these two adorable little ones are the targets we found at Lilith's Hut, right? As expected, their soul fluctuations are quite unique."
The old witch's face was so wrinkled it was almost like old tree bark. She let out a gleeful laugh, revealing a mouthful of black, rotten teeth that looked utterly disgusting.
Many of the Bloodsail Alliance's wizard apprentices instinctively kept their distance from this old witch.
Green couldn't help but wonder, are all wizards like this? Why are they like this? If he were to become a wizard in the future, would he be like this too?
Just thinking about it made Green feel a chill run down his spine.
At the same time, Green glanced at the tall, beautiful Raffi in front of him and couldn't help but think, what if she also turned into the old witch in front of him...
Am I good-looking?
Suddenly, Raffi turned around and looked at Green expressionlessly, as if he were making a lame joke.
For a split second, Green almost superimposed the old witch's face on Raffi's face. Raffi suddenly turned around, and Green, feeling guilty, quickly said, "Uh...it looks good, it looks good."
Raffi looked at Green with some surprise. Faced with such a tempting question, Green would have coldly turned his head away and said nothing in the past.
Perhaps everyone relaxed a bit after disembarking from the ship, since the atmosphere on board was too oppressive. Even Raffi himself hadn't expected to ask Green such a question.
After a moment of surprise, Raffi suddenly laughed and said, "Can I take that as a confession to me? Hmph, but considering how you risked your life to save me, I'll seriously consider it."
After saying that, Raffi smiled smugly and ignored Green.
Green was stunned for a moment.
Uh……
On the other side, the Faceless Masked Wizard above the flock of crows said, "Alright, don't frighten these little guys. After more than a month of baptism, these little guys are probably terrified of the academy. But since they survived, some of them might go much further in the future."
"Whoosh, what they think has nothing to do with me. They can't enter the Seventh Ring Holy Tower. Our targets are only these two."
As she spoke, the old witch, riding on a broomstick, gestured for Yunli and Bibi Leona to come to her, then complained to the Faceless Mask, "If I had taken on this mission back then, it wouldn't have taken a month at all."
After saying that, the old witch left with Yunli and Bibi Leona.
"Hmph! Do you think she can get a ship to fly here in less than a month?"
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After the old witch disappeared, Yokris said angrily. Yokriana, who was next to him, tugged at her brother's sleeve, signaling him to say less, afraid that her brother would cause trouble.
"Idiot, she means to abandon us, or just throw us all into the sea."
"I'll say it coldly from the side," Raffi said.
Raffi's explanation sent a chill down the spines of Yocris, Yokliana, and Green, who were relieved that it wasn't this old witch who had taken on the task.
At this point, some people even began to miss the wizard Dila.
If these wizarding apprentices could safely reach Lilith's Hut Wizarding Academy, their fate would surely be quite different. After all, that wizarding academy is far superior to this Black Tower Wizarding Academy in terms of its rules and regulations.
About fifteen minutes later, seven or eight panting wizard apprentices came running from a distance. Upon seeing the Maskless Wizard, they disregarded their fatigue and respectfully bowed.
The Faceless One said impatiently, "Alright, although there are still half a month before the official start of school, we won't make any further arrangements for this group of wizard apprentices. Just assign them accommodations at the academy, and you few will be in charge."
"Yes."
After several wizard apprentices answered respectfully, the Masked One took Soram and flew into the distance. A flock of crows cawed in a disorderly manner, and the sky was filled with an eerie and ominous atmosphere.
After all the wizards left, the seven or eight wizard apprentices who had arrived breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the people who had just disembarked from the ship.
After more than a month of fighting and attacks by sea monsters, only about three hundred of these wizard apprentices remained.
"Hey, looks like you country bumpkins have some knowledge, unlike the idiots of our generation. That big shot did a pretty good job with the selection."
The sarcastic and mocking voices reached everyone's ears, causing those who had initially been somewhat expectant to turn pale, realizing that the Black Tower Wizarding Academy was indeed no benevolent place.
However, not every wizard apprentice is like this; a female wizard apprentice stepped forward.
"Alright, listen up, you newcomers. Not everyone who enters the Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy can be called a wizard apprentice. You must be able to independently cast three spells before you can be called a wizard apprentice. Right now, you can only be called mentors or newcomers."
After a pause, the witch apprentice continued, "Therefore, you will have two tasks from now on: continuously improve your mental strength and constantly learn new witchcraft, strive to become witch apprentices, and await the cruel trials for newcomers..."
"Enough! Celia, what are you pretending to be, playing the good guy?"
A wizard apprentice with a better temper than a hot-tempered one interrupted the witch apprentice. He was a big man, bald, with a scar on his forehead that looked like a centipede.
"Listen up, you newbies! Although murder is forbidden within the academy, rules are rules. As long as you're not caught red-handed or leave evidence, the enforcement team won't bother with your cases. So, if you newbies want to live a little longer, you'd better behave yourselves!"
The vicious wizard apprentice warned.
"Also, don't think that just because you've come to the Wizarding Continent you'll become wizards. I've seen plenty of arrogant guys from these remote sea areas. Hmph, let me tell you, in my eyes, you country bumpkins from some remote island are just a bunch of cockroaches, I'll crush you under my foot."
The Bloodsail Alliance wizard apprentices remained silent, letting the man hurl insults at them, simply watching him coldly.
In the past, after being provoked by this bald wizard apprentice, many arrogant fellows would have argued or said some idle gossip.
But after more than a month of baptism, those who didn't understand the situation had long been thrown into the sea.
Seemingly surprised that no one dared to contradict him, the bald wizard apprentice, who had initially intended to establish his authority, scratched his head in disappointment and anger, roaring, "Let's go!"
Eight wizard apprentices led the way, followed by fewer than three hundred Bloodsail Alliance newcomers. The group crossed the seemingly unprosperous harbor and arrived at a towering, steep mountain.
This giant mountain is vertical at an angle of over 80 degrees, and layers of dark iron chains cover the entire mountain, giving people a sense of oppressive power, as if it is constantly looking down on everyone.
It was already dark, and only the overall outline of the giant mountain could be vaguely seen.
With such a steep mountain ahead, and seeing that the eight wizard apprentices showed no sign of stopping, the Bloodsail Alliance members couldn't help but wonder if the Blacksorta Wizarding Academy was built on this mountain.
However, this giant mountain is so steep, with most of it consisting of jagged rocks and dense, terrifying-looking vegetation. How can one climb it?
"Coo coo..."
Owls occasionally flew across the dark sky. Suddenly, the bald man leading the group seemed to remember something, turned around, and said fiercely, "Listen up, you are not allowed to interfere with any owls that appear in or around the academy. Otherwise, the academy's enforcement team will be very ruthless in pursuing the matter."
The group was somewhat surprised, wondering why the bald man would kindly remind them of this.
At this moment, the seven wizard apprentices finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. On the craggy cliffs, there grew giant trees, each about forty or fifty meters tall. It was unknown how many years these giant trees had lived.
Amidst the rustling of the leaves, it sounded as if someone was murmuring in a low voice, creating an eerie atmosphere.
The bald wizard apprentice stood respectfully in front of a giant tree and bowed, saying, "Please open the passage."
Amidst the horrified gazes of the many wizard apprentices, the bark of the giant tree slowly began to change, revealing a lifelike human face. After its eyes slowly swept over each person in front of it, the human face disappeared again, transforming back into bark.
Rumble!
A huge rock on the mountain peak was slowly lifted by black iron chains, revealing a hidden passage.
Following the wizard apprentices ahead, the group walked through the tunnel at the bottom of the mountain for quite a while. Suddenly, their eyes were drawn to a dazzling array of brightly lit buildings. Among them, the most eye-catching was a colossal tower, hundreds of meters high, standing majestically in the distance, reaching straight into the night sky!
"This is... Black Tower?"
While everyone was drawn to the towering black tower, hundreds or thousands of meters high, in the distance, Green looked toward a gray, inconspicuous stone tablet beside the tunnel.
The stone tablet itself is nothing special, but it already shows many signs of weathering, and the bottom is covered with moss.
However, the inscriptions on the boulder have reached the point where the strength of the brushstrokes penetrates the stone, silently enduring the test of time, remaining unchanged forever.
Green silently read the words carved on the stone.
"Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move the endless world."
No wonder, after enduring a battle between a wizard and a nightmarish giant octopus, it's pure luck that this ocean liner didn't sink.
As the ship docked, the group of wizard apprentices rushed ashore almost impatiently. No longer swaying from the sea, they breathed in the fresh air, and everyone wore expressions of joy.
Finally, we're out of that hellish ocean liner!
However, when other wizard apprentices passing by the port saw the joyful expressions on these wizard apprentices' faces, they couldn't help but scoff.
"Another bunch of country bumpkins from some remote island, thinking they can become wizards just because they've come to the Wizarding Continent. How laughable their ignorance, hmph..."
The wizard apprentice mistakenly believed that the Bloodsail Alliance wizard apprentices were happy because they had come to the Wizarding Continent.
"master."
Many wizard apprentices in the port bowed to the Masked Wizard, but he ignored them and simply said to the many wizard apprentices behind him who had just disembarked from the ship, "Don't wander around."
At this moment, a figure flew in from the distant sky. A moment later, an old witch riding on a broom flew in front of everyone, automatically bypassing the wizard apprentices like Grimm, and then looked directly at Meteorite and Bibi Leona behind the Mask of No Form.
"Whoosh, these two adorable little ones are the targets we found at Lilith's Hut, right? As expected, their soul fluctuations are quite unique."
The old witch's face was so wrinkled it was almost like old tree bark. She let out a gleeful laugh, revealing a mouthful of black, rotten teeth that looked utterly disgusting.
Many of the Bloodsail Alliance's wizard apprentices instinctively kept their distance from this old witch.
Green couldn't help but wonder, are all wizards like this? Why are they like this? If he were to become a wizard in the future, would he be like this too?
Just thinking about it made Green feel a chill run down his spine.
At the same time, Green glanced at the tall, beautiful Raffi in front of him and couldn't help but think, what if she also turned into the old witch in front of him...
Am I good-looking?
Suddenly, Raffi turned around and looked at Green expressionlessly, as if he were making a lame joke.
For a split second, Green almost superimposed the old witch's face on Raffi's face. Raffi suddenly turned around, and Green, feeling guilty, quickly said, "Uh...it looks good, it looks good."
Raffi looked at Green with some surprise. Faced with such a tempting question, Green would have coldly turned his head away and said nothing in the past.
Perhaps everyone relaxed a bit after disembarking from the ship, since the atmosphere on board was too oppressive. Even Raffi himself hadn't expected to ask Green such a question.
After a moment of surprise, Raffi suddenly laughed and said, "Can I take that as a confession to me? Hmph, but considering how you risked your life to save me, I'll seriously consider it."
After saying that, Raffi smiled smugly and ignored Green.
Green was stunned for a moment.
Uh……
On the other side, the Faceless Masked Wizard above the flock of crows said, "Alright, don't frighten these little guys. After more than a month of baptism, these little guys are probably terrified of the academy. But since they survived, some of them might go much further in the future."
"Whoosh, what they think has nothing to do with me. They can't enter the Seventh Ring Holy Tower. Our targets are only these two."
As she spoke, the old witch, riding on a broomstick, gestured for Yunli and Bibi Leona to come to her, then complained to the Faceless Mask, "If I had taken on this mission back then, it wouldn't have taken a month at all."
After saying that, the old witch left with Yunli and Bibi Leona.
"Hmph! Do you think she can get a ship to fly here in less than a month?"
This book was first published on 101k.m, providing you with a reading experience free of errors and disordered chapters.
After the old witch disappeared, Yokris said angrily. Yokriana, who was next to him, tugged at her brother's sleeve, signaling him to say less, afraid that her brother would cause trouble.
"Idiot, she means to abandon us, or just throw us all into the sea."
"I'll say it coldly from the side," Raffi said.
Raffi's explanation sent a chill down the spines of Yocris, Yokliana, and Green, who were relieved that it wasn't this old witch who had taken on the task.
At this point, some people even began to miss the wizard Dila.
If these wizarding apprentices could safely reach Lilith's Hut Wizarding Academy, their fate would surely be quite different. After all, that wizarding academy is far superior to this Black Tower Wizarding Academy in terms of its rules and regulations.
About fifteen minutes later, seven or eight panting wizard apprentices came running from a distance. Upon seeing the Maskless Wizard, they disregarded their fatigue and respectfully bowed.
The Faceless One said impatiently, "Alright, although there are still half a month before the official start of school, we won't make any further arrangements for this group of wizard apprentices. Just assign them accommodations at the academy, and you few will be in charge."
"Yes."
After several wizard apprentices answered respectfully, the Masked One took Soram and flew into the distance. A flock of crows cawed in a disorderly manner, and the sky was filled with an eerie and ominous atmosphere.
After all the wizards left, the seven or eight wizard apprentices who had arrived breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the people who had just disembarked from the ship.
After more than a month of fighting and attacks by sea monsters, only about three hundred of these wizard apprentices remained.
"Hey, looks like you country bumpkins have some knowledge, unlike the idiots of our generation. That big shot did a pretty good job with the selection."
The sarcastic and mocking voices reached everyone's ears, causing those who had initially been somewhat expectant to turn pale, realizing that the Black Tower Wizarding Academy was indeed no benevolent place.
However, not every wizard apprentice is like this; a female wizard apprentice stepped forward.
"Alright, listen up, you newcomers. Not everyone who enters the Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy can be called a wizard apprentice. You must be able to independently cast three spells before you can be called a wizard apprentice. Right now, you can only be called mentors or newcomers."
After a pause, the witch apprentice continued, "Therefore, you will have two tasks from now on: continuously improve your mental strength and constantly learn new witchcraft, strive to become witch apprentices, and await the cruel trials for newcomers..."
"Enough! Celia, what are you pretending to be, playing the good guy?"
A wizard apprentice with a better temper than a hot-tempered one interrupted the witch apprentice. He was a big man, bald, with a scar on his forehead that looked like a centipede.
"Listen up, you newbies! Although murder is forbidden within the academy, rules are rules. As long as you're not caught red-handed or leave evidence, the enforcement team won't bother with your cases. So, if you newbies want to live a little longer, you'd better behave yourselves!"
The vicious wizard apprentice warned.
"Also, don't think that just because you've come to the Wizarding Continent you'll become wizards. I've seen plenty of arrogant guys from these remote sea areas. Hmph, let me tell you, in my eyes, you country bumpkins from some remote island are just a bunch of cockroaches, I'll crush you under my foot."
The Bloodsail Alliance wizard apprentices remained silent, letting the man hurl insults at them, simply watching him coldly.
In the past, after being provoked by this bald wizard apprentice, many arrogant fellows would have argued or said some idle gossip.
But after more than a month of baptism, those who didn't understand the situation had long been thrown into the sea.
Seemingly surprised that no one dared to contradict him, the bald wizard apprentice, who had initially intended to establish his authority, scratched his head in disappointment and anger, roaring, "Let's go!"
Eight wizard apprentices led the way, followed by fewer than three hundred Bloodsail Alliance newcomers. The group crossed the seemingly unprosperous harbor and arrived at a towering, steep mountain.
This giant mountain is vertical at an angle of over 80 degrees, and layers of dark iron chains cover the entire mountain, giving people a sense of oppressive power, as if it is constantly looking down on everyone.
It was already dark, and only the overall outline of the giant mountain could be vaguely seen.
With such a steep mountain ahead, and seeing that the eight wizard apprentices showed no sign of stopping, the Bloodsail Alliance members couldn't help but wonder if the Blacksorta Wizarding Academy was built on this mountain.
However, this giant mountain is so steep, with most of it consisting of jagged rocks and dense, terrifying-looking vegetation. How can one climb it?
"Coo coo..."
Owls occasionally flew across the dark sky. Suddenly, the bald man leading the group seemed to remember something, turned around, and said fiercely, "Listen up, you are not allowed to interfere with any owls that appear in or around the academy. Otherwise, the academy's enforcement team will be very ruthless in pursuing the matter."
The group was somewhat surprised, wondering why the bald man would kindly remind them of this.
At this moment, the seven wizard apprentices finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. On the craggy cliffs, there grew giant trees, each about forty or fifty meters tall. It was unknown how many years these giant trees had lived.
Amidst the rustling of the leaves, it sounded as if someone was murmuring in a low voice, creating an eerie atmosphere.
The bald wizard apprentice stood respectfully in front of a giant tree and bowed, saying, "Please open the passage."
Amidst the horrified gazes of the many wizard apprentices, the bark of the giant tree slowly began to change, revealing a lifelike human face. After its eyes slowly swept over each person in front of it, the human face disappeared again, transforming back into bark.
Rumble!
A huge rock on the mountain peak was slowly lifted by black iron chains, revealing a hidden passage.
Following the wizard apprentices ahead, the group walked through the tunnel at the bottom of the mountain for quite a while. Suddenly, their eyes were drawn to a dazzling array of brightly lit buildings. Among them, the most eye-catching was a colossal tower, hundreds of meters high, standing majestically in the distance, reaching straight into the night sky!
"This is... Black Tower?"
While everyone was drawn to the towering black tower, hundreds or thousands of meters high, in the distance, Green looked toward a gray, inconspicuous stone tablet beside the tunnel.
The stone tablet itself is nothing special, but it already shows many signs of weathering, and the bottom is covered with moss.
However, the inscriptions on the boulder have reached the point where the strength of the brushstrokes penetrates the stone, silently enduring the test of time, remaining unchanged forever.
Green silently read the words carved on the stone.
"Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move the endless world."