Chapter 941
The Shura Field Defense
Chapter 941 Shura Field - Defense
First floor of Zhenzhi Institute.
The place was now packed with people, and many wizards were entering. When the wizards who had come to watch the excitement in front of the True Knowledge Academy noticed that Locke was a participant, they immediately made way for him.
Because Locke is the main character today.
Trajan the wizard led Locke to the entrance of the House of Truth and stopped.
"I won't go in any further. I don't like places that are too tense."
Trajan the wizard squinted.
Locke knew that his senior brother, who had earned the title of executioner wizard, was definitely not a nice guy.
A tense atmosphere is most likely to cause people to overreact.
Locke looked toward the gates of the Institute of Truth and was about to go in when Trajan suddenly called out to him.
"Wait, Locke, once you go in, whatever happens, try to stay calm. Locke, didn't you notice? There's a battlefield ahead."
Locke frowned, then turned to look at the first floor of the True Knowledge Institute, which he frequented, but didn't notice anything different.
As for today's special grant application, it's true that you can only apply once a year, and the total number of applications is limited because it can only be applied for at the True Knowledge Academy. But even if I didn't go today, I can apply again in the future. Why should I consider this a battleground? Locke said, "Okay, senior brother. If there are good results after I come out, I will tell you and the teacher."
The wizard Trajan smiled and said, “You don’t understand the cruelty of this world. White wizards and black wizards alike are both cruel. I think the white wizarding world is even crueler than the black wizarding world, because the white wizarding world doesn’t tell you when it’s eliminating people. Do you see these people outside the door? Some of them are stuck at a level of magical pressure, unable to advance for decades. But they didn’t just become so miserable now; their fate was already sealed decades before they made certain choices.”
Trajan the Wizard said solemnly, “In my eyes, some people were already dead fifty years ago. For the next fifty years, they were nothing but walking corpses. Locke, go, let me see your potential.”
Locke turned and glanced at Trajan, wondering what he was talking about.
It's just a grant application.
Locke entered the first floor of the True Knowledge Academy and arrived at the largest reception room on the first floor, which was the venue for this defense. Moreover, the walls of this conference room were made of a huge magic stone, a masterpiece of the illusion school, which could change the color of every part of the wall according to the speaker's thoughts.
Therefore, it can display all sorts of scenes. In fact, this illusion stone is quite advanced, so it can not only display illusory scenes, but also manifest a magical model that cannot be accurately expressed by ordinary illusions and language, or a more complex magical power model.
Since there was still half an hour before the start, Locke found a seat for a contestant and sat down.
A few wizards were slowly entering the conference room.
Many wizards were spectators.
Several wizards from Golden Crown Mountain who were participating in the defense gradually entered the conference room and sat down next to Locke. The Brandy Wizard sat down casually next to him.
Soon, the judges also took their seats: the Blue Dragon Throne from the Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee faction, the Third Ring Wizard Fisher from the Senate, and the Green Dragon Throne from the Academic Committee faction.
There were three judges in total, two of whom were Throne-level wizards.
It is evident how much Jinmianshan values this special grant; it must be a very important matter for Jinmianshan.
The Green Dragon Throne appears to be a young witch in the form of a girl, wearing a green wizard's robe, but her voice is that of an old wizard.
The Blue Dragon Throne, on the other hand, is depicted as a middle-aged man.
The wizard Fischer had met Locke before; the Fischer family was originally a major force in the Golden Crown Senate faction.
The fact that none of the three internal judges were wizards from the deacon faction suggests that the two factions that truly hold power at Golden Crown Mountain are indeed the two most powerful.
At this moment, Patrick Finch, an external expert from the Rose Council, also entered the venue with a smile.
Patrick Finch walked over to the contestants' seats, glanced at all of them with a half-smile, and then said, "Which one of you is the Brandy Wizard? I've heard of this young talent for a long time, but it's a pity I've never met him before."
The brandy wizard immediately attracted the attention of many people.
The Brandy Wizard immediately stood up, seemingly a little nervous, and tried to extend his hand to Patrick Finch to shake it.
“I…I am Brandy.”
Patrick the Wizard did not reach out, but smiled and nodded at him.
"I heard you recently published a paper in a top-tier journal in Zone 1. You're truly a promising young talent."
He turned and left.
The brandy wizard lowered his hand, somewhat pleased with himself, but Master Patrick's refusal to shake his hand made him a little embarrassed.
However, upon closer reflection, it did seem rather inappropriate to have a Sun Ring Wizard shake hands with him in front of everyone.
With their hands behind their backs and faces cold, the Blue Dragon Throne and the Green Dragon Throne walked from outside to the judges' seats. They seemed somewhat impatient, as if they were forcibly working while suppressing their impatience. When these two throne wizards passed by the contestants' seats, they even carried a certain aura of keeping people at a distance.
It's as if every player is a nuisance to them.
Locke realized that he usually had pleasant conversations with several throne wizards, so he thought that the throne wizards were all kind and approachable, but in reality, it was just that he had various relationships with them.
If he were to encounter another throne wizard, he would probably be someone he couldn't possibly reach.
Every Throne Wizard is a wizard who has made unique contributions to wizarding civilization. For wizarding civilization, losing a Throne Wizard is already a huge loss.
Such figures are only found within wizarding universities, where we might have the opportunity to meet them. Their positions outside the wizarding world are likely to be so prestigious that they would leave us speechless.
Locke and the Green Dragon Throne locked eyes. The Green Dragon Throne glanced at Locke, its eyes filled with impatience, indifference, and estrangement.
Locke frowned, because the Green Dragon Throne's gaze wasn't directed at him, but at all the wizards participating in the defense, including him. It was as if... they were all insignificant cannon fodder.
Suddenly, a cry of alarm rang out from outside the door. A vast and profound magical pressure came from afar. His magical pressure was as unfathomable as the deep sea. For a moment, Locke and the others felt as if they had fallen into the deep sea.
Someone exclaimed, "How could this be... It's just a special grant application defense within Golden Crown Mountain, and there are already enough people here to watch. Usually, only wizard managers from the Shop Alliance come to take a look. But why are wizards from the White Wizard Association headquarters of Starfield Sea here today!"
"This throne wizard is... Valeria Kenway, right? The famous genius of the Ocean School. By the way, he's also a wizard from our Cloud Marsh Wetlands. I think he came from a small wizarding academy, which disappeared not long after he left."
"The Star Domain Sea doesn't adhere to any particular criteria when it comes to hiring. As long as you meet their definition of talent and pass the rigorous exam, you can rise straight up. But the prerequisite is that you have to be a true genius..."
"There you really don't need to pull strings, do favors, or get into any circles. As long as you have talent, you can pass the big exam and directly get the top teaching positions, meet the best wizards, enter the best laboratories, and see the farthest world."
Valeria Kenway the Wizard was a young man with a smile on his lips, exuding the youthful exuberance that comes with early fame, a quality often found in geniuses.
It was as if all the light of the sun was about to fall upon him.
It was as if everyone's eyes were destined to fall on him.
It's as if he deserves to be a genius, he deserves to be number one, he deserves to be the strongest.
That confidence comes from winning victory after victory.
He was even a third-ring throne wizard.
This was the first time Locke had seen a high-ring wizard from the Starfield Sea up close. He turned to look at the wizard, and everyone, including himself, was involuntarily drawn to him.
The Starfield Sea is a world where geniuses gather.
Because the geniuses there are just ordinary people.
The Starfield Sea attracts wizarding geniuses from all over the world through a siphon effect, not only wizards from the Eastern Realm, but also wizards from other Realms. Standing there, its height is enough to overlook the whole world.
Valeria Kenway nodded in the direction she was facing, which was her way of greeting them. Unlike the two judges, the Throne Wizards of Mount Golden Crown, this Throne Wizard from the Starfield Sea was surprisingly approachable, as if he were not a mentor but a friend of the same social standing.
Some of the three-ring and sun-ring wizards present immediately stood up and bowed to him.
The Green Dragon Throne quickly stood up to greet him.
"Lady Valeria Kenway, I didn't expect you to participate in such an event. If we had known you would come, we would have prepared a special seat for you. Please forgive any inconvenience caused."
Valeria Kenway is a wizarding member of the White Wizarding Association's regional headquarters. He wields considerable power. The White Wizarding Association's fund essentially supplements and regulates the resources of the major wizarding universities throughout the wizarding world. Therefore, the Green Dragon Throne is naturally very concerned about Valeria Kenway's attitude and mood.
Valeria Kenway laughed, “I happened to be in Yunze Wetlands on some business and visiting relatives when I discovered that the little wizarding academy I used to attend was gone. I was a little sad about it. I just happened to hear that your academy’s special grant program was about to begin, so I came in to see what was going on. I saw that Golden Crown Mountain has some outstanding wizarding researchers this year.”
"This is truly a cause for celebration. I wonder how many wizards among them will dare to venture into our Starfield Sea. As a wizard, if you don't venture into the Starfield Sea, you can't say that you're on the path of exploring the truth."
Just then, a voice came from outside.
"Colleague from the Starfield Sea, you're not being honest with what you're saying."
"Did you really come here because you were bored?"
Valeria Kenway's expression stiffened slightly. At that moment, someone exclaimed, "It's a high-ringed wizard from the Mystic Realms!"
Many wizards who were originally prepared to watch the spectacle were now completely dumbfounded.
Why would this place attract two high-level wizards from the Mysterious Heaven and the Starry Sea?
A middle-aged throne wizard dressed in a white wizard's robe walked in from outside. He had no expression on his face, a square face, and a buzz cut. He took off his white wizard's hood and then said, "Wizard of Valeria, I've heard of you, but did you really just come here casually? Mystic Heaven may be far away, but we can see through all the tricks you play."
After a brief moment of astonishment, the wizard Valeria Kenway made a pointed remark.
"Shouldn't we give young people a chance to prove themselves?"
Eric Ender said, "There's a difference between giving people a chance to prove themselves and creating a huge mess."
Wizard Valeria Kenway said, “Sometimes there’s no difference. Why treat changes like a major crisis? Look how well we’ve done this time! Look at the young people here. Do the wizards of our Eastern Frontier show any difference in their weather patterns?”
Eric Ender swept his gaze across the wizards in the seats where they were presenting for their defense.
Eric said, “While they are all good, I don’t really see any difference in the weather you’re talking about. They look just like wizards from other regions.”
Valeria Kenway the wizard maintained her smile.
"Then you must be mistaken. This is a friend of the White Wizarding Association from Mystic Heaven."
At this moment, both the Blue Dragon Throne and the Green Dragon Throne stood up to welcome the two wizards from the Starfield Sea and the Mysterious Heaven.
At this moment, the three judges from the Golden Crown Mountain headquarters and the two external experts had all arrived at the judges' table. Because the throne wizards from Starfield Sea and Mysterious Heaven had suddenly arrived at the defense meeting, even more wizards came after hearing the news.
Locke even saw someone he hadn't expected in the audience: the Sea Queen, who was teaching at the Rootcrown Court. After they made eye contact, the Sea Queen took a bottle of wizard's wine and sat in the first row in the middle of the audience. She occupied two seats by herself, took a sip of the wizard's wine, and then, slightly drunk, ignored him and looked ahead.
Locke paused for a moment.
Is this a deliberate act of pretending not to recognize me?
That seems to be the case.
Just as the defense was about to begin, Locke saw that an avatar of the witch Catherine had also appeared there and walked into the first row of the audience.
She didn't seem to know Neptune, only secretly giving Neptune's profile a look that said, "Where did this drunkard come from?" before quickly leaving the first row and moving to the third.
(End of this chapter)