Wizard Tower

Chapter 55 Wizard Tower

The 79th floor of the Black Tower, the Peranos Laboratory.

Peranos, Varo, the black cat, Grimm, and a female wizard sat at a long wooden table, each with a white plate in front of them. The abundant food on the plates was, of course, the precious food that Peranos kept in the laboratory aquarium, called the Paozi Fish.

"Green, this is your teacher's wife, Alice, a famous gourmet at Black Tower Academy. The roe-eating fish is a top-quality ingredient that your teacher's wife has been carefully raising for twenty-five years. She specially caught a few for you this time."

Peranos gave a wry smile, the ugly scars stitched up on his face making his smile look ferocious and terrifying.

Alice the Witch smiled back at Grimm, a smile with an indescribable charm, gentle and kind, as if she rarely spoke.

This witch, Alice, had short, wavy blonde hair, blue amber eyes, creamy white skin, and a petite figure; she was a rare beauty.

The only difference between her and normal humans was that this teacher's wife had a mouth on each of her palms. When he first saw it, Green was truly stunned.

The black cat sat on the table, drooling, with a white tablecloth tied around its neck. It stared at the scrambled fish on the huge plate in front of it, and swallowed hard.

"Little guy, you don't understand how precious these Pao-zig fish are. These Pao-zig fish are a rare species that the old man brought back from another world. He spent a huge amount of money to build that fish tank, otherwise these fragile species would have gone extinct long ago because they couldn't adapt to the rules of the wizarding world. Remember, the first time you eat Pao-zig fish, you must eat the whole fish, not even spitting out the bones. This way you can fully absorb the cellular activity brought by the whole fish, which will conservatively increase your stamina by more than 3 points."

3 stamina points!?

Green stared wide-eyed at the black cat in disbelief.

At this moment, Green only had 4 stamina points. This pufferfish was able to increase his stamina points by almost double.

The black cat licked the drool that was about to drip onto the table and said disdainfully, "You're just a mere wizard apprentice with no stamina points to cultivate. What's a few points of stamina to you? If you could give this old man three points of stamina, that would be a real treat..."

Green secretly glanced at Peranos, who was a level three archmage with extensive knowledge of physical magic, and asked him to increase his physical strength by 3 points.

Varo excitedly picked up his knife and fork and whispered to Green, "Hehe, I never thought you'd become my junior brother. As your senior brother, although I don't have as much as my senior sister, I've still collected some rare trinkets from the wizarding world. Here, I'll give you this."

As he spoke, Varo threw a white dagger at Green.

Green took the dagger and looked at it in surprise. The dagger was made of the fangs of a skeleton, and its shape was somewhat irregular, with curved arcs and dense serrations.

"Hehe, this is a dagger made from the fingernails of a powerful creature from another world that I painstakingly collected. It is said that this powerful creature had reached the level of a third-level great wizard in its lifetime."

Varo gave Green a smug look.

Equivalent to the fingernails of a level three archmage?

Green tried to channel some magic into the dagger, which surprisingly had extremely strong magic conductivity, and Green easily channeled the magic into it.

Green then tried to activate the fire elemental magic circle, and instantly, a layer of flames ignited on the dagger.

"Senior Brother Varo," Green asked with delight, "does this dagger have a name?"

"Uh... this is a handicraft I made myself, and I haven't named it yet."

Varo was a little embarrassed, realizing he had completely forgotten about this. A cool name would definitely increase the value of his collection.

Green lowered his head and thought for a moment, then murmured, "If it doesn't have a name... let's call it the Sound Tail Bone Dagger."

……

The laboratory of the great wizard Peranos was not like Grimm's experiment, where all kinds of experimental equipment were crammed into one room.

There are nine laboratories in total. Among them, Green has the right to use the library and this voodoo research room.

The sheer number of books in the collection of a third-level archmage who has lived for countless years is naturally beyond question.

Moreover, it's not just a vast quantity; it also contains many extremely precious ancient leather scrolls, which record knowledge passed down from ancient great shamans.

Green followed Peranos to the voodoo research laboratory. The two sat facing each other. Peranos casually took a sip of rich and aromatic coffee and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Before you learn the mixed poison body-refining witchcraft, if you have any doubts or difficulties in your own experiments and research, or if you need any help, feel free to ask me first."

Green had been waiting for this question, so he didn't hold back and quickly asked, "Uh, mentor, I want to know about the Tower of Ruin."

Peranos glanced at Green and asked, "You've been there? How was it?"

"Although I have thoroughly analyzed it with the wisdom of a wizard and concluded that the various absurd and bizarre phenomena inside are definitely not real, I still cannot explain why those phenomena occur. But overall, it was a wonderful experience."

Green wore a somewhat smug expression.

After all, that's a wonderful thing that increases mental strength by a full 5 points.

"A wonderful experience?"

Peranos's eyes widened, and he asked nervously, "So, you've crossed the Dark Realm?"

Peranos was even breathing rapidly.

"The Dark Realm? That's a fitting name, since there are no landmarks inside. I guess I've passed through it. And to my surprise, I found that my mental strength had increased by a full 5 points after passing through. That's a miracle. If I could understand the secrets behind it..."

"We made it!"

Peranos stared at Green with his ferocious face, looking utterly dumbfounded.

Green asked疑惑地问道, "You definitely made it through, what happened?"

After a long silence, Peranos calmed himself down, a hint of excitement in his voice, and said in a low voice, "Normally, this matter couldn't be told to any wizard apprentices; only the three of us academy deans know about it. But since you've successfully passed through the Dark Realm, it's alright to tell you. That dilapidated tower is a relic left behind by the Black Tower Master seventeen hundred years ago, containing a permanent mental illusion. According to the Black Tower Saint-Stigma Wizard at the time, if a wizard apprentice completely unaware of this opportunity successfully passes through the Dark Realm, it will help them break through to become a formal wizard."

"The Tower Master?"

Green asked in surprise, "What kind of position is that? The founder of the Blacksota Wizarding Academy?"

"It seems I need to tell you some information about the power levels in the wizarding world."

As he spoke, Peranos said calmly, "There are three levels of transformation in wizards: Level 1 Formal Wizard, Level 4 Saintly Mark Wizard, and Level 7 True Spirit Wizard. As for Level 1 Formal Wizards, needless to say, as a wizard apprentice you should understand that Formal Wizards are simply not someone you can resist. No matter what kind of magic or artifacts you use, they are all futile in the face of a Formal Wizard's control over the forces of nature to suppress your magic."

Green nodded, agreeing with Peranos's words.

From the natural energy fluctuations that warned of danger in the trial realm, to the wizard's long-distance confinement when leaving the realm, and even the mark fluctuations during the trial, these are all methods used by formal wizards, which wizard apprentices simply cannot resist.

Seeing Grin nod, Peranos continued, "As for fourth-level Saint Mark Wizards, their power is also beyond the capabilities of third-level wizards. You should also know something about the Saint Mark Wizards' army of soul slave monsters, right?"

"Uh... I do know some. According to the books, any fourth-level wizard would build a large slave army in the conquered alien worlds. According to the records, this army has a minimum of ten thousand slave creatures."

Green told everything he knew.

"You know quite a lot, don't you? Having a disciple with plenty of magic stones certainly saves a lot of trouble. Back then, your senior sister had talent, but her wisdom was a complete blank."

After grumbling, Peranos continued, "And the fundamental reason why a level four Saint Mark Wizard's soul is so powerful and able to control so many soul slaves lies precisely in this."

Peranos pointed upwards, and Green exclaimed in surprise, "The ceiling?"

"Idiot, I meant the Wizard Tower! Every fourth-level Saint Mark Wizard must have their own wizard academy in the wizarding world, and the core of the wizard academy is the Wizard Tower. The stronger the academy, the more formal wizards it has, and the more powerful the souls of the Saint Mark Wizards who are amplified by the magic source of the Wizard Tower. This is the origin of the Tower Master."

Peranos was furious when he saw Green utter the word "ceiling".

Green chuckled at his own foolishness and then asked, "What about the level seven True Spirit Wizards?"

Although Green acted nonchalantly, he was inwardly horrified.

So that's how it is. Only formal wizards can be of use to Stigmata Wizards?

No wonder……

The reason why these wizard apprentices need so many trials and battles is all to quickly select those with the potential to become formal wizards.

Peranos countered, "Do you even know the concept of a level four Saint Mark Wizard's strength?"

Green shook his head. At present, Green only had a vague concept of the strength of a formal wizard. How could he know the strength level of a fourth-level holy mark wizard?

"Since you don't understand the concept of a fourth-level Saint Mark Wizard's strength, why would I know the strength level of a seventh-level True Spirit Wizard? Hmph... Those True Spirit Wizards are all truly great beings who have lived for countless years. They are beyond the comprehension of ordinary wizards. They are the true rulers of the wizarding world and even the endless world. You only need to know that in the wizarding world, only True Spirit Wizards can build Holy Towers."

After a pause, Peranos suddenly added, "Although I don't know the exact strength level of a True Spirit Wizard, you can understand some concepts if you think about it. Even if a great True Spirit Wizard tries his best to conceal his energy, he will still unconsciously kill any wizard apprentices who get close to him. This is why the Holy Tower generally doesn't allow wizard apprentices to enter."

Green was stunned into silence.

So that's why those holy towers forbid wizard apprentices from entering!

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the power levels in the wizarding world, Green proposed the need for living humanoid biological experimental materials.

Peranos frowned and said, "I will go to the Holy Tower in six months. I will bring you a few humanoid creatures from another world. In the next six months, you should master the knowledge of the mixed poison body-refining sorcery that I will teach you."

Later, Peranos solemnly added, "Remember, never become a dark wizard, or the consequences will be dire! You'll understand this when you become a witch hunter in seventeen years."

Green frowned.

Now, Green naturally knows that the so-called Holy Tower training quota seventeen years later is actually just the Seventh Ring Holy Tower recruiting the most elite wizard apprentices to train as demon hunter wizards.

As for the significance of the Demon Hunter Wizards, it is to maintain order on the Wizarding Continent, eliminate all discovered dark wizards, wage wars of plunder against other worlds outside the Wizarding World, and maintain the ruling rules of the Wizarding Continent's academies.

However, before he has even officially begun teaching Green, the wizard Peranos has already declared that Green will definitely be on the list of witch hunters in seventeen years?

(End of this chapter)