As the magic array beneath their feet shimmered, the next moment, everyone disappeared from the agency and arrived in a colossal castle—a gigantic magical tower, to be precise, when viewed from the outside.
Balthazar stretched his arms wide with a smile on his face. "Welcome to the magical world. This is the Merlin Magic Tower."
Observing the changing scenery, Tsunade thought to herself, "Similar to the Hiraishin Technique's teleportation? And it's even more convenient, with no requirements for physical fitness."
While contemplating, she glanced at Ginny and the others, confirming that these ordinary people with average physical qualities were not affected.
Charles looked at the teleportation magic array beneath his feet and curiously asked, "Teacher, can this magic array teleport us anywhere?"
Balthazar shook his head regretfully. "We are not those secret mages with teleportation gates. This array is only effective when you want to return to the magical world. It doesn't work like a teleportation gate, where you can go wherever you want."
Just as they were talking, the door of the mage tower opened, and Balthazar's lover, Veronica, entered with a group of domesticated elves.
Balthazar spoke to Veronica as she entered, "First, take the others to settle in and tell them some common knowledge and things to pay attention to here."
"Charles, come with me. There are some things I need to discuss with you."
After saying that, Balthazar headed towards the upper floors of the magic tower. Charles, seeing this, gave a brief explanation to everyone, telling them to follow Veronica's arrangements, and then followed Balthazar upstairs.
Following Balthazar, Charles arrived at the top floor of the magic tower—a massive room. In the center of the room, there was a display case containing a mage robe and a staff.
The mage robe was primarily white, with a cape and a hood. The pants were predominantly black, with golden patterns. It looked noble and carried a hint of mystery.
The staff had a black shaft with a silver-white end facing downwards, and at the top, there was a longsword attached to it. The entire staff was about two meters tall.
Balthazar looked at the display case, a trace of reminiscence on his face. He then said, "Charles, use your ring to open this display case."
Hearing the teacher's instructions, Charles approached the display case. He clenched his right hand into a fist, and the Dragon Ring on his index finger touched the display case.
In the next moment, a bright white light radiated, and Charles's chakra transformed into magical power, flowing into the display case.
Magic runes appeared on the glass, forming a magic array as chakra continued to flow. After half of Charles's chakra had been transferred, the array took shape, and the white transparent glass of the display case shattered, dissipating into the air.
As the seal had been lifted, the mage robe first circled around the room and then directly attached itself to Charles. The wand also flew into Charles's hand.
A burst of radiance flashed, and Charles completed a splendid transformation.
Seeing this scene, Balthazar showed a satisfied smile and then spoke, "This is the exclusive mage robe and wand for the Supreme Merlin."
"These originally belonged to my teacher, but at that time, these items were sealed inside this magic tower. Otherwise, Morgana's surprise attack wouldn't have caused my teacher's demise."
Balthazar narrated the history of these two magical items, while Charles's mind received several system notification sounds in succession.
Ding! Discovered rechargeable items. Would you like to recharge?
Ding! Discovered rechargeable items. Would you like to recharge?
Ding! Discovered rechargeable items. Would you like to recharge?
Hearing three consecutive notification sounds, Charles was momentarily stunned. How could there be three notification sounds? Weren't there only two magical items?
As chakra flowed into the wand and robe, Charles didn't immediately receive information about the magical items, unlike the Dragon Belt he had previously.
Balthazar, who guessed Charles's actions, spoke, "These two magical items are the original and strongest ones. When my teacher Merlin created them, he didn't seal the equipment's information inside."
"For the other magical items, we sealed basic information and abilities inside for the convenience of circulation."
Hearing Balthazar's explanation, Charles finally understood.
"What are their names?"
"Merlin's Robe and Merlin's Wand!"
Hearing the simple names, named after the person himself, Charles didn't know what to say. Truly, just like Ancient One, a big shot traversing multiple universes, naming things was straightforward.
"The longsword on the wand is Excalibur."
Hearing that it was Excalibur, Charles looked at the wand in his hand. Then, using his left hand, he directly drew the sword from its sheath. This also made him understand why there were three system notifications.
Looking at the Excalibur in his hand, Charles didn't swing it immediately. He felt the immense power within the sword.
A swing would cause significant destruction. However, he couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "Wasn't Excalibur in the hands of King Arthur, and wasn't it lost together?"
Balthazar shrugged and smiled, "At that time, my teacher only lent it to King Arthur for a while. After that, he took it back."
Charles nodded in understanding and then returned Excalibur to its original position.
"During the inauguration ceremony three days later, Charles, you need to wear the Merlin Robe and hold the Merlin Wand, formally succeeding as the Supreme Merlin."
"This magic tower is called the Merlin Mage Tower, and I'm also handing over control to you."
With Balthazar handing over control of the mage tower to Charles, he finally understood why the Supreme Merlin could command all mages.
The magic tower beneath his feet turned out to be the core of this magical world. The magical world was a dimensional space Merlin captured in ancient times.
After countless years of modification by Merlin, it became a magical world. Moreover, this magical world was linked to Earth's dimensional space, becoming the final barrier against multidimensional invasions.
As long as he wished, he could expel all mages from the magical world. Without the protection of the magical world, without Merlin's magic, these mages would no longer be so long-lived, and their souls would not linger in the magical world after death.
Thinking about the house-elves he saw earlier in the Mage Tower, Charles tentatively asked, "Where is Potter now?"
Hearing Charles mention this person, Balthazar didn't pay much attention and said, "Harry Potter is the Director of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, responsible for overseeing all affairs in the American magical world."
"You will meet people from various departments of the Ministry of Magic in these three days."
Hearing that there was indeed Harry Potter and his group, the ones who rode on broomsticks and had wands, Charles was a bit puzzled and asked, "I remember their magic seems to be..."
Although Charles didn't elaborate, the general meaning was very clear—having some disdain for their magic.
Their spells were long and required wands; without a wand, they couldn't cast spells. Compared to rings, and amulets, wands were easily knocked away by enemies, causing the loss of spellcasting ability.
Balthazar didn't mind where Charles obtained this information and just smiled, saying, "We are magicians of the Merlin lineage, and they are not."
"Our magic is inherently different, and after the fall of the teacher, the magical world underwent a few generational gaps."
"I haven't been paying attention to and intervening in the development here for over a dozen centuries because I had to search for the Supreme Merlin. Due to the changing times, they have also developed their own magical system."
"But they indeed have some weakness, which happens to be suitable for you to manage them. You can easily control them by giving a few things when the time comes."
Listening to the teacher's words, Charles blinked. It seemed that the teacher had not been idle during the days he returned. Probably, he had exchanged insights with the authorities in the magical world.
Otherwise, after being absent for over a dozen centuries, suddenly coming back and saying that there was a new leader above them—how could these people easily agree without receiving a good beating?
"Teacher, after inheriting the Supreme Merlin, do I have to stay in the magical world all the time?"
"No need to stay here all the time, just show up occasionally."
Hearing that he didn't have to stay here all the time, Charles nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Charles asked the question he cared about the most—the magical equipment and the issue of currency exchange.
He learned that the magical world still used the Galleon currency system.
However, except for the newly enrolled apprentice mages who had a one-time opportunity to exchange external currency, other times the Magical Currency Exchange did not accept British pounds or U.S. dollars, and the exchange limit was only 10 Galleons.
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In the following three days, Charles learned about the magical world's laws, met with various department heads such as Hermione, the Minister of Magic, Harry Potter, Director of Magical Law Enforcement, the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, the Beast Division, the International Magical Cooperation Office, the Magical Transportation Department, the Magical Sports Division, the Department of Mysteries, and so on.
He listened to their reports and accepted their allegiance.
Especially for Harry Potter, a resident of the United States who had lived in the Muggle world since childhood, meeting the new Supreme Merlin made him stunned.
The other colleagues might not know this newly appointed Supreme Merlin, but he had seen him in the news.
In addition, there were meetings and allegiance from the heads of the eleven magical schools.
During these three days, Charles was so busy that he didn't even leave the Mage Tower to enjoy its beauty.
On the contrary, Tsunade, Ginny, and others took a good stroll around the surroundings, experiencing the customs and atmosphere of the magical world.
In these three days, Charles signed in through the system and obtained 30,000 copper coins, 6 secret scrolls, and 300 reputation points (double rewards for VIP level 3).
Since the new month arrived, the sign-in rewards were updated.
As for the Ninja Shop, there were no new ninja fragments that Charles wanted, resulting in a harvest of 0.
The time quickly came for Charles to assume his position, and at this moment, Charles was at the top of the Mage Tower.
Balthazar walked in.
"Follow me; the succession ceremony is about to begin."
In the Merlin Square not far from the Merlin Tower, countless wizards gathered. Ginny, Tsunade, and ten others stood in the front row.
Charles, dressed in wizard attire, followed Balthazar to the center of the square. In the witness of countless wizards, Charles Doyle officially succeeded as the Supreme Merlin.
At this moment, Charles wore the Merlin robe, wore the Dragon ring, and held the Merlin wand, floating in the air.
"I, Charles Doyle, hereby assume the position of the Supreme Merlin!"
At the moment Charles succeeded as the Supreme Merlin, the Merlin Mage Tower emitted a dazzling light, as if celebrating the arrival of a new master in the magical world.
Seeing this scene, the wizards present applauded and saluted, celebrating the return of the Supreme Merlin.
However, in Charles's mind, at this moment, a system prompt appeared.
"Ding! Congratulations, Charles Doyle, on obtaining the new title—Supreme Merlin!
Activating the Ninja Shop - Ninja Recruitment Privilege!
Hearing the system prompt, Charles knew that obtaining the title of Supreme Merlin would definitely come with rewards.
After all, even gaining high table leader title had rewards; it was impossible for the Supreme Merlin not to have rewards.
But the current situation was not suitable for Charles to check the system rewards. Instead, he descended steadily from the air. Yes, just like the levitating cloak, Merlin robe also had a flying effect.
Tsunade looked at Charles in the air. Although she thought the attire was good, she still felt it was a bit flashy.
Ginny, on the other hand, looked at the man in the air, feeling an even stronger sense of urgency. She found that the distance seemed to be getting farther, the gap was not narrowing but widening.
Iruka hoped that more ninjas would cross over. After all, nine ninjas were too few compared to the vast number of wizards. At this time, Iruka still did not know about the existence of Hidan.
John, Cross, Wesley, David, and others sincerely blessed Charles. To get to know such a big shot, they were already very satisfied.
After the succession ceremony, there was a grand banquet. During the banquet, Charles made acquaintance with more wizards. Later, after the banquet, he returned to the Mage Tower.
Looking at the robe and wand on him, Charles knew that these were symbols of the Supreme Merlin.
Although powerful, they also consumed a lot of chakra. So, with a wave of his hand, Charles stored these two magical items in the system space.
Charles knew that his greatest reliance was his Golden Finger, the ninjas from the Naruto world, and their abilities. As for the abilities of wizards, they were just auxiliary.
Just as Charles was about to check the rewards he received, a light circle appeared before his eyes—it was the teleportation gate of Kamar-Taj.
"Charles, now that you have succeeded as the Supreme Merlin, come and talk. There are some things you need to take responsibility for."
Hearing the voice of Ancient One from the teleportation gate, Charles sighed in his heart. The inevitable had come. He stepped into the teleportation gate and appeared in Kamar-Taj, in the room of Ancient One.
At this moment, Ancient One was sitting cross-legged by a coffee table, where a cup of steaming tea was placed.
"Sit."
Hearing Ancient One's words, Charles didn't hesitate and directly sat cross-legged in front of Ancient One.
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[T/N: Eid(an islamic holiday) is coming soon and I will be visiting my friends and families in the coming days. So, I will not be able to post any new chapters for a week or so.
Thanks for your understanding.
To all my muslim brother and sisters reading this, early Eid Mubarak.]
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