time is still passing by bit by bit.
In front of him, when the last apprentice finished the test, Alaang stood up, looked at the three people behind him, thought for a moment and said, "Those who are under 18 years old and promoted to first-class apprentices, please stand behind me."
As soon as the words fell, there was a ripple in the crowd, but no one chose to come over.
Seeing this situation, Araang was not surprised. He just asked casually and did not have any expectations for these apprentices.
"You can move freely for half a day. Come to the ship on time in the evening. We will set off immediately tonight!"
Looking at the figures in the distance, Aragon said something expressionlessly, and led his men directly towards the ship they came from, ignoring the apprentices in front of him who were either excited or frustrated.
Watching Aragon and the others leave, the black-robed knight beside them also walked away, apparently ready to guard the ship.
At this time, the wizard families in the distance dared to step forward and find their own apprentices.
"Athir!" Sidlu's somewhat excited voice sounded in his ears.
Athir looked up and saw Sidru and Vala rushing to his side in the distance. Their knight-level speed was clearly visible at this moment.
The two men looked excited and agitated, and quickly came to Athir.
They did have reason to be excited. As a member of the Fakus family, Athir's qualifications really gave them a big surprise.
"Let's leave first."
Athir smiled gently and said to them.
This is indeed not a good place to talk. Sidlu looked around, suppressed his excitement and nodded.
At this time, there was still about half a day before the ship sailed, and under the protection of the guards around them, they quickly left here and went to the place where they had lived before in the distance.
There, Sidru and the other man said a lot to Athir.
It was not until the critical night that they walked out of their residence and came to where the ship was docked.
"Go ahead, and be careful when you get there."
After such a long time, Sidru's emotions have calmed down. He smiled and said to Athir: "If Lord Arie knew your situation, he would definitely be happy for you."
"I hope so."
In response, Athir smiled.
At the appointed time, the apprentices around began to board the ship one after another.
Seeing this, Atier did not stay where he was for long, but just followed the crowd.
But after the last apprentice boarded the ship, Alaang calculated the time and nodded: "Very good, no one is late."
"Let's go."
When the voice fell, the ship door was slowly closed. After a while, the ship began to move slowly, heading towards the unknown distance.
By this time, Araon and Chrysu had gone nowhere, and only a black-robed knight was left here, arranging some trivial matters.
"Andrew, Sisti, Athir."
He casually mentioned the names of Athir and the other two, and arranged for the three people standing aside: "You three will live on the last floor."
"As for the others, follow me." He said casually, leading the rest of the apprentices to the lower level.
This was obviously accommodation allocated according to potential. Athir and the other two had the highest potential among everyone, so they were arranged on the middle level of the ship, while the rest of the apprentices were arranged on the lower level.
As the apprentices around him gradually left, only Andrew and Sisti were left standing around Athir.
He turned around and took a look, with a gentle smile on his face, looking very friendly: "Hello, I'm Athir."
Athir looked at the two people around him and greeted them.
"I know you, from the Fakus family."
Andrew also smiled at Athir's actions, which looked very dazzling with his blond hair: "I am Andrew."
"Sisti."
On the side, Sisti had no expression on her face and spoke directly, with a sense of indifference that kept people at a distance.
She didn't do this on purpose, but it was her nature and habit. Even when she greeted Athir at this moment, she used the same tone.
Athir didn't mind anything. Having lived three lifetimes, from the perspective of experience alone, the Sisti in front of him was just a little girl, so he naturally didn't mind it.
Overall, both of them showed a certain goodwill towards the proactive greetings from Atier, a fourth-rate genius, and communication was not as difficult as they had imagined.
After talking for a while, Atier had a preliminary understanding of the two people in front of him.
Andrew is a proud and conceited person with a strong sense of self-esteem, but he was born into a royal family and has basic aristocratic etiquette and emotional intelligence. At this time, he also showed obvious goodwill and intentions to win over Athir by taking the initiative to make friends with him.
Comparatively speaking, Sisti on the side was much worse in this aspect. Although she was also born into a noble family, she seemed rather dull and unfamiliar with basic interpersonal communication. Not only did she not talk much, but her tone of voice when she spoke was also devoid of emotion, making her seem a little taciturn.
The three of them talked for a while, then slowly left and returned to their own rooms.
With a creak, the wooden door was gently opened, revealing the scene inside the room.
The room was very spacious. Although it was located on a ship, the interior decoration was quite good and not much different from the environment where Athir had lived before.
Although seasickness may be a problem if you sail on a ship for a long time, the floor where Athir is located is closer to the bottom, so the problem is relatively not big.
He walked into his room, hung the sword aside, and then closed the door.
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Half a month later.
To Athir's surprise, the ship gradually docked at a port.
In the outside world, Aragon and Krisu got off the boat, apparently preparing to test another group of people.
"Are you surprised?"
In the distance, Andrew gradually walked over with that familiar bright smile on his face.
"Although this ship looks ordinary on the outside, it was actually specially made by wizards. It is said that wizards' power was used during its construction, so it sails very fast."
He stood there, thought for a moment, and then said, "According to our family's records, although we still have to stop at various ports along the way, it usually only takes less than three months from the time we set out to the final destination. Half a month has already passed."
"It's unimaginable."
Hearing this, Athir couldn't help but sigh, marveling at the wizard's power.
Athir had read some records in books before. If he took a boat from the original continent to where the wizard was, it would take at least three or four years.
Although the ship under his feet was a ship specially sent by wizards to receive apprentices, and its speed was definitely faster than ordinary ships, Athir originally thought that it would take at least half a year to arrive, but he did not expect it to take only three months.
This speed was indeed beyond Athir's imagination, and it made him interested in research.
"Look, another group of apprentices are coming up." Andrew's voice continued to sound.
Athir looked into the distance, where a group of apprentices with apprehension and nervousness on their faces were waiting for the test from Alaang and others, and their performance looked exactly the same as before.
"According to my father, the ships that wizards send to pick up apprentices actually have different routes every year."
Andrew stood on the deck, looking at the apprentices taking tests in the distance, with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "Although the fleet comes every year, the route they take is different every year."
"There are three clear routes in our sea area. Except for the continent we are on, which is one of the fixed bases, it takes at least three years to discuss the other places."
"That is to say, these people in front of us have been waiting here for at least three years."
Andrew showed a trace of contempt and pity in his eyes, and slowly spoke.
"If that's the case, then why don't wizards send out more fleets?"
Standing next to Andrew, Athir said somewhat puzzled.
"Because it's not worth it." Andrew shook his head and said, "Athir, the area we are in is actually called an archipelago in the wizard world."
"In this sea area, the number of small islands is almost impossible to count. Even the continent we are on is actually just a slightly larger island in the eyes of wizards."
"Among these islands, the bloodlines of our noble families are mostly concentrated on those continents. Compared with the almost countless small islands, they are naturally much stronger."
Having said this, he pointed to the port in the distance and the apprentices: "The apprentices who came for the test, except for a very small number of descendants of the wizard apprentices who stayed behind, most of the others were apprentices selected from ordinary people. They can't compare with us at all."
Hearing this, Athir nodded in understanding.
Compared with wizard apprentices who appear in wizard families, the probability of wizard apprentices appearing among ordinary people is not only small, but most of them have extremely weak qualifications. They cannot compare with apprentices born in wizard families in all aspects, so they are naturally not taken seriously.
In fact, if the ancestors do not have the bloodline of a formal wizard, then among ordinary people, even if they have the qualifications of a wizard, they can generally only have first-class qualifications. Second-class qualifications are already the level of a peerless genius.
It is almost impossible for a genius like Andrew, who has third-rate qualifications, to be born.
Thinking of this, Athir looked into the distance.
Aragon and Krisu had already returned with their men.
Unlike Athir's group, this group of apprentices did not have any time to stay. After the test, they went straight on board without any pause.
Athir glanced at it casually.
There were seven apprentices on board. Everyone had a hint of disappointment and frustration on their faces. It seemed that just as Andrew had said before, the test results were not very good.
Sorry, I don't know what happened today. I clearly set the timer last night, and I saw it in the morning, but it didn't show up. I have deleted the chapters I posted several times