A mission document titled 'Salt Forest Trial' appeared in front of Locke.
Apart from Locke, the badges of the other seven members had already been stamped on it, so he was the only one left.
Locke pressed his badge on it without asking any questions. He just had to hand it in at the mission hall tomorrow to complete the mission.
Angelina's name was also on the document, and he believed that she would explain it to him in detail.
After staying in the mansion for a while, everyone gradually left. Henry and Chris looked at the giant bear skin hanging in the middle of the living room and clicked their tongues in wonder. Even if they didn't know this rock type brown mountain bear, they could tell from its size that it had a terrifying strength when it was alive.
At the very least, it was a mid-level magical beast, and it might even be one with outstanding defense and strength. The two of them thought to themselves.
They were very satisfied with Locke's participation this time.
"The Salt Forest mission is one of the hottest missions in the caster faculty," explained Angelina.
Locke was no stranger to the term 'popular mission'. He had completed quite a number of missions so far, but not all of them could be completed in the mission hall, and not all of them were wanted by knights.
Many people had their eyes on the missions with low difficulty but high rewards. Ordinary people wouldn't even dare to think about it, and only people like Joaquin who had an extraordinary background could get them.
Locke had never heard of the Salt Forest Trial before, probably because the higher-ups didn't even give him the chance to. After all, it was a popular mission among casters.
Through Angelina's introduction, Locke understood that the value of the Salt Forest to Aomar was equivalent to that of the Morphey Forest to Shalor. As one of the five major magic material export points in the empire, the Salt Forest was the source of spellcasting materials for countless casters in the empire.
Their mission this time was to enter the Salt Forest and collect a small cinnabar fruit called the 'magic-condensing fruit'.
Whether it was eaten raw or made into a potion, it would provide a lot of help to a caster's mana condensation.
Locke was no stranger to the five major magic material export points in Aomar. The Ten Thousand Mountains in the north that he went to last winter was one of them. The other three were the Moller Highlands in the northwest, the Baikal Coast in the east, and the Southern Cross Forest.
The Salt Forest was located in the southwest of the empire, not far from the capital, Princeton. It was only the middle of May, so they decided to depart at the end of May.
As his strength steadily improved, so did Angelina's knowledge of magic. Now, he had to worry about Glace and the others. He didn't have to make them strong, but they had to be able to protect themselves.
Locke couldn't stay by their side and protect them for the rest of his life.
After more than a year of studying at the Santa Tas Institute of Science, Grace and the other girls obtained a talent appraisal.
The results were mixed. Grace and Rheia were both found to have talent in magic, and Kristin was the most heaven-defying. Not only was she talented in magic, she was also a knight and had a good ability to absorb combat aura.
Only Suzanne didn't show any talent.
Generally speaking, the Knight's Qi cultivation method was suitable for the majority of people. Only less than a quarter of people could not cultivate Qi due to some indescribable reason, and Suzanne happened to be in this situation.
On the day she received the test results, Suzanne cried her heart out and rejected everyone's concern. She locked herself in her room. In the end, Locke forced his way in and comforted her for the whole night. Only then did she regain her confidence.
Locke didn't have any good ideas for Suzanne's situation. At least, he hadn't heard of any way to improve one's physique and cultivate.
After learning that she couldn't cultivate, she turned to economics and mathematics and started to work hard. She was still very talented in business and communication. She didn't want to be a vase, so she tried to enrich herself as much as possible during her time at the academy, hoping that she could be of help to him in the future.
Other than Suzanne, there was also Kristin, who made Locke worry.
Kristin's tutor, Glace, and Locke had all advised her to choose between impetus and magic. No matter where she went, it was undeniable that casters were more powerful than knights.
However, Kristin was determined to learn impetus, and the reason was that Locke could spend more time with her in the future.
Locke, who knew what the little girl was thinking, was speechless.
In the end, under Locke and Glace's strong insistence, Kristin chose magic. Of course, she didn't give up on impetus as a knight.
There were also people who practiced both impetus and magic, but most of them didn't have high achievements because they learned miscellaneous things. Kristin was still young, so Locke could only let her be. He only hoped that she would come to terms with reality in the future.
Santasca Academy of Sciences was not bad. It was ranked in the top five among the many academies in the imperial capital. Locke didn't bother changing schools for them. The girls could study in the same academy and they could still be companions.
In the evening, after dinner, Locke went to the courtyard to practice a set of boxing as usual.
Unlike before, his usual exercises were things he came up with on his own. Instead, they were taught by the tutors in Perseverance.
There must be a reason for the existence of this training system that had been passed down for hundreds of years. In terms of improvement, it was indeed several times better than when Locke trained on his own.
While Angelina was tinkering with her experiments in the alchemy lab, Glace dragged Kristin away to learn basic magic. She used to be a countess in Shalor, but she hadn't tested if she had the aptitude to learn magic. It was really surprising to Locke.
However, ever since she found out that she had the talent, Glace calmed down and immersed herself in the ocean of magic. She even put down her pride and went to borrow a few books from Angelina several times. Because of the war between the two countries, Glace and the others had never spoken to Angelina at home.
Laffey did her part as a maidservant and went to study with the two ladies. Just like Locke, the little maidservant would feel sleepy whenever she saw the brick-sized textbooks and the densely packed words. Locke didn't know how she managed to persevere.
Suzanne also went to study economics. Locke had already found a place for her to work. It was a branch of Billie's family in Princeton. Although the shop wasn't big, it was suitable for Suzanne's training.
Lia was the only one in the courtyard, quietly watching Locke train with a magic book in her hands.
Lia was not very enthusiastic about magic. She only treated it as a spice in her life, so her progress was very slow. Every evening, she would watch Locke train in the courtyard. This was the tacit understanding between the siblings for the past two years in Princeton.
Locke quite enjoyed this warm environment. With his sister watching, he could feel that his progress had increased a lot. ()
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