"What a familiar place..."
Walking quietly in front of the palace, looking at the familiar scenes around him, Athir sighed: "Everything here has hardly changed."
"Who are you?"
It was not until Athir spoke that the guards around him reacted. They surrounded Athir with solemn and vigilant eyes.
This is the headquarters of the Southern Alliance. Not only are there guards standing around, but there are also some simple witch formations guarding the area. Under normal circumstances, no matter who wants to come in, it will inevitably cause a reaction from the people around them.
But now, someone walked into this place openly, and did not even cause any reaction in the process. It was not until the other party spoke that they were discovered.
This was very abnormal. Everyone around had some guesses as to what it meant. They looked at Athir with serious eyes, fearing that he might make any move.
"Don't be so nervous."
Looking at the solemn eyes of the people around him, Athir smiled and said, "I am also an elder of the alliance. I came here this time just to find some people to reminisce about the past."
"Is Elder Keg in there?" He looked at a knight in front of him and asked.
"This..." After listening to Athir's words, the leader in front of him hesitated, but still said: "Elder Keg is discussing matters with other elders inside..."
Just after he finished speaking, his heart suddenly jumped, and an inexplicable doubt arose: "What's going on? Why did I say these things so easily?"
"Another regular meeting?"
Athir looked at the palace in front of him: "It's a good opportunity to solve the problem at once."
As he spoke, he walked forward.
"stop!!"
At this point, the people around finally reacted and no longer cared about anything else. They rushed over and tried to stop Athir.
But the next moment, a magical force field enveloped the surroundings, blocking their vision, their minds became chaotic, and they just stood there in a daze.
This is a simple use of a charm spell. With Athir's current strength, he can easily defeat several ordinary guards who are not even knights.
When he reached the palace, he cast a spell again to conceal his figure and walked directly into the palace in front.
After a while, he came to a hall and pushed the door open and walked in.
"Who!!" A loud shout came from the front, waking everyone up in an instant.
He was a second-class apprentice in a white robe, and he suddenly looked towards where Athir was.
Wizards have very strong mental powers. In terms of concealment, Athir can easily avoid ordinary guards or even knights, but he can be easily detected by some second-class apprentices with strong mental powers.
However, he had no intention of hiding anything and he revealed himself directly.
"Elder Athir!!"
Looking at Athir's appearance, there was a cry of surprise from everyone present.
Unlike the ordinary guards in the outside world, most of the people in the palace are wizard apprentices. Many of them have seen Athir before, so they can naturally recognize him at this time.
But compared to the past, this time, the way they looked at Athir was much more serious.
Those present were basically wizard apprentices, even the lowest one was of second grade. Many of them had studied in academies outside and had seen real formal wizards.
At this moment, in their field of vision, Athir was emitting a force field fluctuation all over his body. If they looked directly at him, they could also feel a tingling sensation coming from his spirit. To them, he felt very much like those official wizards they had seen before, which made them feel a chill in their hearts.
"No... no way."
In an instant, the looks of many apprentices changed. A certain guess suddenly came to their mind, but they were somewhat unbelievable.
After all, Athir is too young, and it has been more than a year since he last left. If he is really promoted to a formal wizard, it would be too fast.
Athir could guess a little about what the apprentices around him were thinking, but he ignored them and looked towards another corner.
There, familiar people were walking out quickly. The first one was wearing a gray robe and a sleek tall hat. It was Keg, who had introduced Athir to the Southern Alliance in the past.
"Athir, is it really you?"
Under the gazes of many apprentices, Keg walked into the hall and suddenly froze. He felt a stronger sense of mental oppression coming from the front, which made his face turn into shock in an instant: "You... have been promoted to a formal wizard?"
Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Athir.
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"I didn't expect that in just over a year, you would get to this point."
In a manor, walking on the pebbled aisle, looking at the handsome young man standing behind him, Keg's eyes were a little complicated and a little awed.
In his actions, Athir had no intention of playing dumb. Since coming here, he had never concealed his powerful aura, nor some of the traits revealed after being promoted to a formal wizard.
This is to avoid wasting time. In this continent where there are not many wizards, the strength of a formal wizard is enough to suppress everything. Anyone who encounters him will have to surrender obediently. There is no need to hide anything.
In fact, the effect of doing so is very good.
The attitude of the elders of the Southern Alliance changed the moment they saw Athir, and they directly subdued the rebellious and weird third-class apprentices one by one.
In order not to make Athir angry and to have a better relationship with him, they specially brought out Keg, who was close to Athir, as a representative to entertain Athir.
At this moment, in Kage's eyes, Athir exuded a powerful mental force, and strands of energy particles instinctively rushed towards the other party. The magic power contained in his body was incomparably profound, and even just a glimpse of it was terrifying.
This level of strength has far surpassed that of a third-class apprentice, and should not be considered weak even among formal wizards. He is not the kind of newly promoted formal wizard who has already passed the weak period.
This discovery made the elders of the Southern Alliance tremble even more.
The weak period after a wizard's official promotion takes at least half a year, and Athir's current state clearly shows that he has been promoted for some time. Perhaps he had been promoted immediately after he left.
"It's just luck that I got to this point."
Walking on the path, Athir's face was calm, and it seemed that there was no fluctuation in his heart: "How is Radel now?"
"Radel..."
Standing next to Athir, Keg looked a little bitter and regretful: "He is dead."
"Dead." Athir was stunned.
"yes···"
Keg sighed: "He is not like us who are willing to hide in the corner. He still has ambitions in his heart and wants to become a formal wizard. In the end, he failed again. All the life in his body was burned out, and only a dried corpse was brought back."
"I see…"
After hearing the news, Athir was silent.
At this moment, he recalled the scene when he first met the other party, as well as the cooperation and transactions with the other party.
The roots of the Jinnain tree obtained during the expedition are still carefully preserved by Athir, but the other party has died.
But if you think about it, this is normal.
The opponent was already very old, and had failed in his previous attempt to become a formal wizard, so all his vitality was burned.
Even if he managed to replenish his vitality later, the chance of becoming an official wizard the second time would definitely be much smaller than the first time. It would be a complete fight for life, and failure would be normal.
Standing there, the two fell into silence for a while, until Keg spoke again beside Athir: "Why did you come back suddenly this time?"
He looked at Athir, with curiosity and some confusion in his eyes.
This continent is really small and remote. Not only are resources scarce, but there is also a lack of powerful wizarding organizations and a lot of knowledge.
Without these, any wizard would be trapped to death. Except for a very small number of wizards, any wizard who still wants to advance on the path of wizarding will not choose to stay.
Given Athir's current identity and power, there must be something wrong with his sudden return this time.
Meeting his gaze, Athir nodded and said, "I am going on a long journey, so I came here to take a look and find some information about the Meisen area."
"The Meissen region?"
Hearing this unfamiliar word, Keg frowned. "That's a very far place, belonging to another gathering place for wizards, some distance away from the southern continent."
"However, that place is much more prosperous than the southern continent, and it is very suitable for you, Athir."
Having said that, he looked at Athir's young and handsome face and couldn't help but smile.
The Meisen region is another gathering place for wizards in this world. It is much more prosperous than the southern continent. It is not only rich in resources and has more powerful wizards, but it is also said to be connected to the center of the world. There is a safe road to the center, which attracts countless people.
"We still have some records about the Meissen area here at our headquarters. You can take a look at them when the time comes."
Looking at Athir, Keg spoke.
"Thank you." Athir nodded.
"You're welcome." Hearing Athir's words, Keg felt a little restrained: "You are an elder of the Southern Alliance, and you are qualified to review these materials."
"Also, if you need anything else in this area, we can try our best to help you."
"Please help me take care of my family." Athir said.
"Of course that's no problem." Keg nodded, secretly noted this in his mind, and prepared to take good care of it in the future.
And listening to his answer, Athir was also satisfied.
The reason why he came to the Southern Alliance this time was to show his strength so that these people would take better care of the Fakus family for the sake of a formal wizard. As for asking for information about the Mason area, it was just a side job.
With the deterrence of an official wizard, even if Athir leaves, Duke Arie will not have to worry about any threats for a long time.
(End of this chapter)