After the conversation, Richard and Ellie became closer.
After that, Richard practiced wizard writing with Ellie during the day and meditated at night.
Although Richard had memorized the wizarding text because of his distillation, he still needed practice to become proficient in its actual application.
And so, time came to the fifteenth day since Richard entered the airship.
The airship will occasionally slow down during flight, and the wizards on board will perform some inspections and maintenance on the airship during this time.
During this time, the airship apprentices can move freely.
"Richard! I connected to the Sea of Souls last night."
Early in the morning, Ellie patted Richard's bed and shared her progress with surprise.
Ellie's talent was not that good, her mental strength was only 12 points. It took her seven days to complete what Richard did in just a short while.
But it's still commendable.
According to the book, many preparatory apprentices had to meditate, burn incense and use potions to help them connect to the Sea of Souls for the first time. Ellie's seven-day connection to the Sea of Souls was already considered average in the academy.
Apprentices like Richard, who can connect with just one meditation, are rated excellent in the academy.
There is another level above him, and that is the natural connection to the sea of soul, that is, the natural wizard apprentice with an innate mental power of twenty points.
However, such apprentices are extremely rare in the history of the academy, and usually only appear among the descendants of wizards.
"Congratulations, congratulations. Big Sister Ellie has finally become a wizard apprentice."
Richard sat up from the bed yawning, rubbed his eyes and congratulated Ellie.
"It looks like I'll have to rely on Big Sister Ellie to protect me in this exam."
Hearing this, Ellie was very proud.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you in this exam."
Boom boom boom.
There was a knock on the door. Ellie opened the door and saw that the puppet who delivered breakfast had delivered the meal early for some reason.
"Room 225, breakfast for two. The airship is undergoing maintenance today, so the apprentices are free to move around."
The puppet's voice was still weird, but the news it brought made the smile on Ellie's face suddenly disappear.
"Free time?" Ellie asked.
The puppet did not answer, but mechanically pushed the dining cart to the next room.
Ellie closed the door and her face turned very ugly, as if she was about to cry.
"It's over, it's over, it's over. I just connected to the Sea of Souls, and the magic return has not been established yet. This, this, this..."
Ellie paced back and forth in the room anxiously, and Richard was curious about her reaction.
"Isn't it good to have some free time? You've been staying in your room for so many days, don't you want to go out for a walk?"
He has been on the airship for half a month, staying in a room all day, and feels like his joints are rusting.
"You don't know, if they were free to move around, those bastards would come out."
Ellie looked like she was about to cry, and she told Richard incoherently what happened in the airship before he got on it.
"I see."
Richard stroked his chin, his expression somewhat subtle.
Do you look so weak when you get on the airship yourself?
"Then you stay in your room and I'll go out for a walk."
Richard got out of bed and finished his breakfast in two or three bites.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Richard feels that his body has become much stronger after connecting to the sea of soul. His thin body caused by years of malnutrition now has some muscles.
Were the wizards' food mixed with supplements?
"Hey! I have taught you wizard literature these days, can't you help me out? Why don't you go out?"
When Ellie saw Richard was about to go out, she looked like a cat with its fur standing on end.
Richard waved his hand nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I'm not going to shout outside that I have a beautiful roommate. Just stay quiet, can those bastards break in through the door?"
…
The space of the airship is not small. In addition to the cabin where they live, there is also an observation cabin of several dozen square meters at the end of the airship.
This cabin is usually used by wizards, but today the airship is being inspected, so the apprentice can also go in and take in the scenery.
Richard stood by the window, looking at the endless sea of clouds with his heart pounding.
The walls of the observation cabin are made of something similar to glass, through which you can see the sea of clouds outside the airship.
The observation cabin was soon filled with apprentices. There were nobles and commoners among them. The nobles formed one circle, and the commoners formed another circle.
Although no one forced them to separate, the two circles were clearly distinct.
Except Richard.
Right next to Richard, a group of nobles were mysteriously exchanging their secret information.
In order to prevent civilians from eavesdropping, they even spoke in wizard language.
"Are you sure, Emily? Is your brother really connected to the Sea of Souls?" asked a blond noble.
"Of course, my brother would tell me lies, wouldn't he?"
Opposite the blond noble, a girl with the same blond hair and freckles on her face replied proudly.
Emily's words caused a burst of exclamations from the nobles. All of them were studying "How to Become a Wizard Apprentice", but only a few of them actually achieved any results.
For most people, it is extremely difficult to connect to the Sea of Soul without the help of incense and potions.
"By the way, didn't Medici and his people hire a wizard to teach them? How are they doing? That's ten magic stones."
"Ten magic stones?" Some nobles who didn't know the news were shocked.
"The Medichi family is indeed rich. If these magic stones were converted into gold coins, I'm afraid there would be at least 100,000 gold coins."
"The kingdom's annual tax revenue is only 500,000 gold coins. The Medichi family is indeed rich enough to rival a country."
"But I heard that they didn't seem to succeed. Although the wizard taught them, there were no incense or potions on the airship. Without any assistance, they were just like us."
"That's great." Someone gloated.
The gap between a knight and a wizard apprentice is no less than that between unarmed and armed.
One less wizard apprentice means one less predator, which is a good thing.
Richard listened on the side, pretending not to understand anything.
These arrogant nobles believed that it was impossible for them, the untouchables, to understand wizard language, so they spoke without restraint.
Richard was delighted to hear this.
But at this moment, a scream came from the cabin not far away.
"Tsk tsk, those people from the Black Bear Gang have started it again." An aristocrat exclaimed.
"They've almost had enough of the pretty low-class people on the ship," a noble said.
"These untouchables are really wild beasts. They can't even control their crotches."
The freckled girl named Emily had a look of disgust on her face, and she covered her mouth and nose as if she smelled the stench of the Black Bear Gang.
However, although these nobles talked, none of them moved to uphold justice.
The untouchables are biting each other, what does it have to do with the nobles?
"ah!"
The woman screamed again, but why did the voice sound so familiar this time?
Richard realized that something was wrong and quickly left the observation cabin.
That seemed to be Ellie's voice.
The observation cabin was not far from room 225, so as soon as Richard went out, he saw a muscular man with a scar on his face banging on the door of room 225.
There were a few minions cheering beside him. Although these people were not as strong as the scarred man, they were still considered strong among the civilians.
"Woman, you'd better open the door! Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences."
"That's right. We can still be gentle with you this time when we go in. Once the boss knocks the door open, you'll be unable to close your legs."
The minions were shouting loudly outside the door, while Ellie inside was desperately holding the door with a table.
The room on the airship had only a simple bolt. If the door was not held against it, a strong man could knock it open with two or three hits.
"Ellie, you're such an idiot. Why did you have to stick your head out there?" Ellie blamed herself while gritting her teeth and leaning against the door.
Soon after Richard left, Ellie also became impatient. They were all young people, and no one wanted to stay locked up in their room.
So she opened the door and looked outside, thinking that if no one was there, she would quickly go to the observation cabin to check.
But as soon as she opened the door, she ran into the Black Bear Gang members who were out looking for someone to relieve their sexual desires.
The Black Bear Gang members were worried about not being able to find a woman to relieve their sexual desire, so when they saw such a beauty peeking out of the room, they naturally took over and went straight to Ellie.
So the scene just now happened.
Click.
With a sound of breaking wood, the bolt on the door of Room 225 was completely knocked open.
"It's over."
Ellie's heart sank at the sound. Without a bolt, there was no way she could hold back those people.
But strangely, she didn't hear anyone coming in for a long time.
Instead, I heard a few screams and painful groans.
Did the wizard take action?
Ellie walked out from behind the table and put her eyes to the crack in the door.
I saw all the members of the Black Bear Gang lying on the ground, and a thin figure was stepping on the face of the Black Bear Gang leader.
While stepping on it, he also cursed.
"You damn faggot, you damn faggot, you banged on my door, bullied my roommate, and you even dared to go after me!"