Unconventional Mission Arrangement

Chapter 99 Unconventional Mission Arrangement

As Green walked toward the gates of the Blackthorn Forest facing the Blackthorn Forest, he was thinking about the mandatory biennial mission issued by Peranos.

Beneath the pale mask, a deep look appeared in his eyes; Green's pupils lost focus as he fell into thought.

"The location of this mission is at the border of Blacksorta Wizarding Academy and Maze Wizarding Academy, a low-grade magic stone mine with an annual output of one million. One million magic stones an annual output seems like a lot, but it only translates to about a hundred high-grade magic stones, which is nothing in the context of the entire wizarding academy's profit system. Therefore, this mission has become a wizarding apprentice-level mission, and Instructor Peranos assigned it to me since the journey was quite far."

The reward for this task...

"If Blacksota Wizarding Academy obtains 50% of the magic stones, the mission is considered complete, and the five participating wizard apprentices will receive a reward of 1,000 magic stones. If it exceeds 60%, the remaining share will be awarded to the wizard apprentice who submitted the contract based on the amount of minerals extracted from the vein within a year!"

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At the entrance of Black Tower Academy, Green was the last of the five to arrive for this mission.

It wasn't that Green was putting on airs or deliberately being late; rather, it was because Peranos had taken Green to the hundredth floor of the Black Tower to draft the contract, which had taken up a lot of time.

"Green, is that you?" A female voice came, and Green looked down and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

With her buckwheat-colored skin, short black hair, and agile physique, she possessed an indescribable wildness, like a leopard. Beneath her long eyelashes, her eyes held a fiery, unrestrained passion, like the summer sun. This girl was none other than Leona, who used to run to Peranos's laboratory every day to deliver meals to Green and Gahei.

"Great, Green! I didn't expect it to be you as the team leader. Now our mission should be easy, haha." Leona excitedly hugged Green's neck, disregarding the intimacy between men and women and certain taboos among wizards, acting like best buddies.

Because the two of them had become accustomed to this kind of bold contact.

Leona knew that Green was Dean Peranos's prized student. Such a wizarding apprentice was far superior to ordinary ones; to be chosen by the academy dean meant this apprentice must possess some rare and exceptional talent. And based on Leona's limited understanding of Green, he was a fellow passionately devoted to the study of combat magic!

After Leona's intimate gesture of putting her arm around his shoulder, Grimm's original wild, fierce, and mysterious aura vanished, causing the other three wizard apprentices, who didn't know Grimm to show expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

The higher-ups have decided to make this unfamiliar wizard apprentice the leader of this mission?

A female wizard apprentice had her long golden hair styled into numerous small braids, which were very delicate. It was clear that she cared a lot about her hair and had put a lot of thought into her appearance.

The girl said, "Green? Leona, you know him? I've never heard of such a person at the academy."

It's clear that the girl is quite confident in herself. She believes that she should know most of the experts at her level and the strong ones from the academy, or at least have seen or heard of them.

Leona simply wrapped her arm around Green's neck triumphantly, but didn't answer, because she couldn't just say anything about Peranos.

"Although I don't know why the academy gave the squad leader position to a wizard apprentice who wasn't even on the academy's potential list, there must be a reason. Hmph, your name is Grin, right? As the squad leader for this mission, don't let us down." The male wizard apprentice's voice was somewhat sinister. His wide robes covered his body and face, with only a string of green beads around his neck standing out, giving off an eerie green aura.

This person is one of the potential masters on the Black Tower Wizarding Academy's list of experts, and his ranking is not low. He has the potential to enter the top ten masters list. His name is Dita.

The last person was also wearing a large robe.

He had a full head of golden hair, piercing eagle eyes, a thick golden beard, seven or eight scrolls strung together at his waist, and a blue staff in his hand, with wisps of blue and purple aura constantly intertwining and swirling at its tip.

"Huh? You're the Pale Mask on the kill list? Grimm, that's right, the Pale Mask Grimm!" The man finally remembered some clues about Grimm's identity and exclaimed in surprise.

As soon as the kill list was announced, the others exchanged glances and immediately pulled out a booklet to confirm Green's identity. Of course, they weren't going to go against Green or claim the modest rewards on the kill list; they were just confirming to prove that Green was qualified to be the team leader.

Being placed on the kill list is a form of recognition of one's qualifications.

Green glanced at the kill lists in the hands of the group, inwardly scoffing, but outwardly remaining calm.

After confirming Green's identity, Dita said coldly, "Alright, now that your identity is confirmed, I have no objection to you being the squad leader."

The girl with the long golden braids glanced at Green a few more times before speaking softly, "Our mission this time is to get that quasi-Marquis Gelm to re-establish his allegiance and redistribute the magic stone mine resources under his jurisdiction, setting the share equally between Blacksota and the Maze Academy, or even... Blacksota's share might be even higher."

Leona looked at Green and laughed, "Hey, Green, you're the squad leader, tell me, how should our squad complete the mission? The contract is with you, so we'll follow your lead."

Finally, the blond wizard apprentice with seven or eight scrolls hanging from his waist added, "However, we cannot provoke that Marquis of Gelm. Not only is he a direct descendant of two great wizards, but the legendary knight beside him, who was modified by the great wizards, is also very difficult to deal with. We may not be a match for him at all."

After saying that, the wizard apprentice also turned his gaze to Green.

Wearing a suit of metal armor and a pale mask, with a Hydra greatsword on his back, Grimm had been silent since he arrived, not uttering a word. The four of them took turns talking on their own, while Grimm listened quietly.

At this point, everyone turned their attention to him. Green subtly avoided Leona's arm around his shoulder, squatted down, and took out a map to spread out.

Green pointed to the mission location and said, "It would take us at least a month to walk here from the academy, and it would probably take the wizard apprentices from the Maze Academy a month and a half to get here. So, it would take us at least three months to complete the mission round trip. This is a long mission."

Everyone nodded, awaiting Green's instructions.

Green looked around at everyone, assessing their strength, and shook his head in disappointment. It seemed that Peranos had indeed seriously underestimated him.

but……

That's good, at least this mission can be completed faster, so I can squeeze out more time for researching the Explosive Flame Wizardry instead of wasting time on missions.

Thinking this, Green pointed to a necessary route for the wizard apprentices of the Maze Academy to reach the mission location, then put away the map and said casually, "But I'm sorry, because I need to rush to research a spell before the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle, I don't plan to do this boring mission so slowly. I'll fly here at full speed and form contracts with those wizard apprentices from the Maze Academy who are going on the mission. That way, the mission can be completed in less than a month."

Green spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, without any emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

With sufficient power, high-level wizards don't need to consider the feelings of low-level wizards. Without a special purpose, they don't need to hide themselves; that would be foolish. Sufficient deterrence can save wizards of comparable strength a lot of trouble.

Of course, excessive ostentation is also unsuitable for a wizard's development, such as certain acts of murder to cover up wrongdoing...

Green would never admit that he killed Thunder Axe Gade. While that might bring Green some fame in the short term, the intangible losses in the future would be greater, such as the hatred and suspicion from some people.

Of course, if it weren't for the extremely tight schedule of learning the Explosive Flame Spell, Green wouldn't have wanted to complete the mission in such an exaggerated way. After all, having a few more helpers would make the mission much easier. Before their strength has undergone a qualitative change, working together with teammates to complete the mission is a general plan that any slightly intelligent squad leader would arrange, and Green could also appropriately train his physical attributes.

However, Green's time was really tight, so he had no choice but to arrange this extreme plan.

Leona and the other four wizarding apprentices stared at Green in disbelief. Even the relatively aloof Dida was shocked, asking doubtfully, "Are you sure you're saying this?"

Beneath his pale mask, Green calmly glanced at Dita.

"The Holy Tower Qualifying Tournament will begin in two years. I must seize every moment to complete this sorcery, so this is the only way to accomplish this mission," Green said earnestly but firmly.

The girl with the full head of golden braids frowned and said, "The people from the Wizarding Academy who assign missions should ensure that both teams are of similar strength. Are you sure you want to complete the mission this way? According to the usual mission procedure, we should first gain the support of that prospective Marquis of Gelm, and then..."

Green shook his head, saying impatiently, "Didn't I tell you? I'm in a hurry!"

Even though Leona had faith in Green, she hesitated slightly and advised, "What are we supposed to do with this mission arrangement? What if the mission fails completely..."

"If the mission fails, the punishment will be mine alone, you can rest assured about that. I will even personally compensate you for the thousand magic stones you would have received for completing the mission. Of course, since I am the team leader and in charge of the contracts, the reward for exceeding the mission target will also be mine alone." Green looked at everyone present seriously.

Having said that, not wanting to waste any more time, Green rose up and said calmly, "Now, you can choose to continue to the mission location for another round, or you can choose to go straight back to the academy."

The next moment, regardless of everyone's reaction, Green flew at full speed towards the Thorn Forest.

While constantly replenishing his magic power with the magic stone, Grimm flew at full speed towards the destination: a mountain valley entrance within the territory of the Maze Academy, roughly located at the edge of the Thorn Forest within the Blackthorn Forest's sphere of influence. It was a necessary route for the opposing wizard apprentices to reach their mission location, as many of them lacked the ability to fly and had to pass through that valley entrance.

In the blink of an eye, Green turned into a tiny black dot and disappeared into the horizon amidst the dreamlike, dazed expressions of the four wizard apprentices.

(End of this chapter)