"I cannot directly disclose what happened because of the confidentiality agreement."
Edith stood there in a white robe, her face looking a little gloomy at this moment: "I can only tell you that something terrible has appeared in the secret realm. All the participating colleges have suffered heavy losses. Even the dean is now seriously injured and barely escaped from the secret realm."
"According to our later analysis, that secret realm was most likely not used to cultivate resources, but was specifically used to seal something."
"this···"
Standing there, listening to Edith's words, Athir was stunned.
He didn't know what the strength of the dean of Uraldo College was, but he knew after thinking about it that he was definitely far superior to the average formal wizard and was at least a second-level wizard.
The power of such an existence was unimaginable to Athir, but he was still injured in the secret realm. According to Edith, he even managed to escape back.
"What is in that secret realm?" This thought flashed through his mind for a moment, and then a feeling of fear and relief emerged.
If I had chosen to enter such a dangerous secret realm, I'm afraid my fate would not be good now.
"The legacy of the ancient wizard..."
Standing there, looking at Athir, Edith sighed softly with a deep sigh.
"You don't have to worry too much for now."
"That secret realm itself has a very powerful seal, and it has been reinforced by the seals of several academies. It will not have any impact on us in the short term."
Quietly gazing at Athir's handsome face, Edith was somewhat relieved: "But you, have you reached the standard for promotion to a third-class apprentice now?"
She asked with a smile, obviously noticing the mental fluctuations in Athir.
Athir was not surprised by this, and bowed directly and said, "I have already met the promotion criteria several months ago, but I have been delaying it. I plan to get promoted after returning to the academy."
Standing there, he spoke truthfully.
"you are right."
Edith nodded. "There are not many wizard resources in this area of the southern continent. The few resource points either belong to a few wizard organizations or some powerful wizard families. If you choose to advance outside, without the resources to assist in your advancement, you will at least waste several years of your time."
"And you've come back at a good time."
Having said that, she suddenly laughed.
"What do you mean?" Athir asked puzzledly, raising his head slightly and looking at the tall mentor in front of him.
"The college will be moving soon."
Under Athir's gaze, Edith revealed a shocking news.
"What!" Athir's face showed a shocked expression again: "Has the situation become so serious?"
Establishing a wizard organization is not an easy task. Not only does it require a tremendous amount of resources to build various large-scale wizard formations, but it also requires suitable resource points around.
Although the southern continent is barren, it still has some resources. However, once you leave the southern continent, it will be difficult to find a suitable place.
Apart from anything else, the places with resources on the continents are either occupied by others or too dangerous, making it difficult to find suitable places to establish bases.
"This is a joint decision made by the college's top management..."
At this point, Edith's eyes dimmed. "It's not just Uraldo College. 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 relocate collectively, leave this area together, explore those unknown areas that have not yet been developed, and try to establish new resource points."
Hearing the news, Athir was silent.
Through some ancient records, Athir understood that this world was actually very big. On an extremely huge map, the gathering places of wizards were like fragments scattered all over the map, isolated by large unknown areas, making it difficult to communicate.
The unknown area is extremely dangerous. Not only may there be inheritors of various ancient bloodlines and various polluted bodies, but there are also some powerful pollution left over from the ancient times. Even formal wizards will find it difficult to deal with.
And now, several wizard organizations are obviously preparing to abandon their original resource points and explore new resource points in those unknown areas.
Regardless of whether this approach will succeed, even if it succeeds it will inevitably come at a huge cost and may very well cause the academy, which is on the right track, to decline all of a sudden, and it will take a long time to recover.
"Since the academy has decided to evacuate, most of the current apprentices in the academy, except for the second and third-level apprentices, need to be dismissed."
Standing there, looking at Athir, Edith continued, "Plus, after the secret realm incident, the number of advanced apprentices in the academy has suddenly decreased a lot. Apprentices like you, Athir, who have the potential to be promoted to formal wizards in the future, will be the focus of the academy's training from now on, and the intensity of training will be much greater than before."
Listening to her words, Athir nodded to show his understanding.
For the academy, since it has decided to explore unknown areas, it will inevitably face many difficulties in the next period of time, and it may not be able to teach apprentices in a short period of time.
Except for the fact that their mental strength is slightly stronger than that of ordinary people, first-class apprentices are similar to ordinary people in other aspects. They are just a burden to the academies that are about to move to other regions. Except for some of them with excellent qualifications who may be brought along, it is not surprising that the rest are dismissed.
On the other hand, second-class apprentices and third-class apprentices are not only reserves for formal wizards, but also have considerable strength in themselves. Even if the academy relocates, they will definitely be taken along.
However, after the previous compulsory conscription of the academy, the number of advanced apprentices in the academy is not large. It is not surprising that apprentices like Athir, 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, Athir."
Edith sighed. "If you want to be trained by the academy and obtain enough resources for advancement, you must sign a contract with the academy and serve the academy for at least a hundred years."
"This price is not a big deal under normal circumstances. Although a hundred years is a long time, it is nothing for a formal wizard. However, in the current situation, it may be a little dangerous."
Athir naturally understood what she meant.
The lifespan of a formal wizard is at least three hundred years. If he uses some potions or even methods such as body modification, living for five or six hundred years is not too difficult. Although a mere one hundred years is a little long, it is acceptable.
However, the academy is about to go to unknown areas to explore, and even formal wizards may encounter various dangers on the way. In this case, the cost of signing a contract with the academy is much higher than usual.
However, ordinary apprentices had no choice. In order to become a formal wizard, they had to sign a contract with the academy even though they knew it was dangerous.
Thinking of this, listening to Edith's words, Athir was thoughtful, but a puzzled expression appeared on his face: "But if I don't sign a contract with the academy, how can I get the resources to be promoted to a formal wizard?"
"That brings me to my next proposal."
Listening to Athir's doubts, Edith smiled and said, "Athir, do you plan to become my student?"
"It's my honor!" After hearing Edith's words, Athir's face suddenly showed joy.
The so-called students and apprentices are not the same thing. The latter is just a task assigned by the academy to the mentor, which is closer to tasks and transactions in nature, while the former represents a true inheritance relationship, which is closer from any perspective.
"very good."
Looking at Athir, Edith nodded, then turned and walked into a room next door.
After a while, under Athir's gaze, she had a black box in her hand and placed it directly on the red wooden table in front of Athir.
After the black box was opened, there were three things inside: a scarlet, egg-shaped oval crystal, a light blue crystal of consciousness, and a bottle of potion that emitted a green glow and seemed to have life flowing continuously in the glass bottle.
Facing Athir's puzzled gaze, she first held up the oval crystal that looked like an egg and was crimson in color. "This is the crystallized fossil egg of an ancient feathered bird. It can be used to assist in the promotion to a third-class apprentice."
After saying this, she did not pause at all and continued to pick up another bottle of green potion that seemed to have life: "The juice of the ancient thorn tree is one of the few things that can help to break through to the official wizard, and the effect is very good."
"As for the last one, it represents a first-level spell template."
Looking at Athir, 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 obtain these two things, even if you are my student, you must pay a price."
"I see."
Listening to Edith's words, Athir nodded in understanding, and then took a deep breath: "How many magic stones do I need to pay?"
"You don't have to pay anything."
However, to Athir's surprise, after hearing what he said, Edith shook her head: "I just want a promise from you."
"Promise?" Athir wondered.
(End of this chapter)