"What exactly happened, I cannot disclose directly due to the confidentiality contract."
Standing on the spot, Edith was wearing a white robe, and her face looked a little sad at this time: "I can only tell you that something terrible has appeared in the secret realm, and all participating colleges have suffered heavy losses. Even the dean is now
He was also seriously injured and barely escaped from the secret realm."
"According to our later analysis, that secret realm was probably not used to cultivate resources, but was specifically used to ban something."
"this···"
Standing there, listening to Edith's words, Adil was stunned.
He didn't know what the strength of the dean of Uraldo College was, but after thinking about it, he understood that he was definitely far superior to ordinary formal wizards, and was at least a second-level wizard.
The power of this kind of existence is unimaginable to Adier, but he was also injured in the secret realm, and even listened to Edith's wishes and managed to escape.
"What is in that secret realm?" For a moment, this thought first flashed through his mind, and then a feeling of fear and joy emerged.
Such a dangerous secret realm, if I had chosen to enter it in the first place, I am afraid that my end would not be much better now.
"The legacy of the ancient wizard..."
Standing there, looking at Adier, Edith sighed softly, with a deep sigh.
"You don't have to worry too much for now."
"The secret realm itself has a very powerful seal, and it has been reinforced by seals from several colleges. It will not have any impact on us in a short period of time."
Quietly staring at Adier's handsome face, Edith was a little relieved: "On your side, you have now reached the standard for promotion to a third-class apprentice, right?"
She asked with a smile, obviously seeing the mental fluctuations in Adil's body.
Adil was not surprised by this, and bowed directly: "I have reached the promotion standards a few months ago, but I have been delaying it, preparing to return to the academy before promotion."
Standing there, he said truthfully.
"you are right."
Edith nodded: "There are very few wizard resources in this area of the southern continent. The only resource points belong either to a few wizard organizations or to some powerful wizard families. If you choose to be promoted outside, there is no auxiliary promotion.
resources and will waste at least several years of my time."
"And it's a good time for you to come back now."
At this point, she suddenly laughed.
"How do you say that?" Adier asked doubtfully, raising his head slightly and looking at the tall mentor in front of him.
"The college will be moving soon."
Under Adil's gaze, Edith told a shocking news.
"What!" Adil showed a shocked expression again: "Has the matter become so serious?"
The establishment of a wizard organization is not a simple matter. It not only requires the expenditure of terrifying resources to establish various large-scale wizard formations, but also requires suitable resource points around it.
Although the southern continent is barren, there are still some resources on it, but once you leave the southern continent, it will be difficult to find a suitable place.
Not to mention anything else, the places with resource points on various continents are either occupied by people or too dangerous, making it difficult to find suitable base areas.
"This is a joint decision made by the senior management of the college..."
At this point, Edith's eyes were a little sad: "Not only our Uraldo College, but also several wizard organizations that participated in the development of the secret realm this time have basically made the same decision as us."
"After discussion, we decided to move collectively and leave this area together to explore unknown areas that have not yet been developed and try to establish new resource points."
Hearing this news, Adier was a little silent.
Through records in some ancient books, Adil understood that the world was actually very big. On an extremely huge map, the gathering places of wizards were scattered all over the map like fragments, surrounded by large unknown areas.
Isolated, it is difficult to communicate.
There are very terrifying dangers in the unknown area. Not only may there be inheritors of various ancient bloodlines, various pollutants, but also some powerful pollution left over from ancient times. Even formal wizards will find it difficult.
Now, several wizard organizations are obviously preparing to give up their original resource points and go to unknown areas to develop new resource points.
Regardless of whether this approach can be successful, even if it succeeds, it will inevitably cost a huge amount. It is likely that the college that is on the right track will suddenly decline, and it will take a long time to recover.
"Since the college has decided to evacuate, most of the current batch of apprentices in the college, except for the second- and third-class apprentices, and the low-level apprentices, need to be dismissed."
Standing there, looking at Adier, Edith continued: "In addition, after the secret realm incident, the number of advanced apprentices in the academy suddenly decreased a lot. Like Adier, you may be promoted to a formal wizard in the future.
From now on, the apprentices will be the focus of the academy’s training, and the intensity of training will be much greater than before.”
Listening to her words, Adil nodded to express his understanding.
For the college, now that it has decided to explore unknown areas, it will inevitably face many difficulties in the next period of time, and it is very likely that it will not be able to teach apprentices in a short period of time.
Except for being mentally stronger than ordinary people, first-class apprentices are almost the same as ordinary people in other aspects. They can only be a burden to various colleges that are about to move to other areas. Except for some of them, those with excellent qualifications may bring them with them.
Besides, it was no surprise that the rest were dismissed.
On the other hand, second-class apprentices and third-class apprentices are not only reserves for official wizards, but also have good strength in their own right. Even if the academy moves, they will definitely be brought with them.
However, after the previous compulsory recruitment by the academy, the number of high-level apprentices in the academy is not very large now. It is not surprising that apprentices like Adil who may be promoted to formal wizards are being trained by the academy during this period.
.
"But... personally, under the current circumstances, I don't want you to make such a choice, Adier."
Edith sighed: "If you want to be trained by the academy and obtain enough resources for promotion from the academy, you must sign a contract with the academy and you must serve the academy for at least a hundred years."
"This price is not bad in normal times. Although a hundred years is a long time, it is nothing to a formal wizard. But in this case, it may be a bit dangerous."
Adil naturally understood what she meant.
The lifespan of a formal wizard is at least three hundred years. If some medicines or even human body modification are used, it is not too difficult to live for five or six hundred years. Although a mere hundred years is a little longer, it is still acceptable.
.
However, the academy is now about to explore an unknown territory, and even a formal wizard may encounter various dangers along the way. In this case, signing a contract with the academy will cost far more than usual.
But for ordinary apprentices, they have no choice. In order to be promoted to a formal wizard, they must sign a contract with the academy, even if they know the danger.
Thinking of this and listening to Edith's words in front of him, Adil was thoughtful, but a puzzled expression appeared on his face: "But if you don't sign a contract with the academy, how can you obtain the resources to be promoted to a formal wizard?"
"That brings me to my next proposal."
Listening to Adier's doubts, Edith showed a smile on her face: "I wonder, Adier, do you plan to become my student?"
"This is my honor!" After hearing Edith's words, Adier's face suddenly lit up with joy.
The so-called students and apprentices are not the same thing. The latter is just a task assigned to the tutor by the academy, which is closer to tasks and transactions in nature, while the former represents a true inheritance relationship, which is more important from any point of view.
Be more intimate.
"very good."
Looking at Adier, Edith nodded, then turned around and walked to the side room.
After a while, under Adil's gaze, she had a black box in her hand and placed it directly on the red wooden table in front of Adil.
After the black box was opened, there were three things inside, a crimson egg-shaped oval crystal, a light blue essence crystal, and a bottle that exuded a green light, as if it was alive and constantly flowing in the glass bottle.
The medicine that flows inside.
Facing Adil's puzzled gaze, she first held up the oval crystal that looked like an egg and was crimson as a whole: "The crystallized egg of the ancient feathered bird can be used very well when promoting to a third-class apprentice.
auxiliary effect.”
After saying this, she didn't pause at all, and continued to pick up another bottle of green potion that seemed to have life: "The sap of the ancient thorn tree is one of the few things that can assist in breaking through the official wizard, and the effect is very good.
.”
"As for the last one, it represents a first-level spell template."
Looking at Adil, Edith said quietly: "As my student, I can provide you with a first-level spell for free. But the other two things are very precious even to me."
"If you want to get these two things, even if you are my student, you still have to pay the price."
"I see."
Listening to Edith's words, Adil nodded with understanding, and then took a deep breath: "May I ask how many magic stones I need to pay?"
"You don't need to pay anything."
However, what surprised Adier was that after listening to his words, Edith in front of him shook her head: "I only want a promise from you."