The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 149 Ryan (1/1)

From Grace, Lin En learned a lot of information about the mortal kingdom.

It was only then that he realized that these mortal kingdoms had actually always had connections with the surrounding schools...although they were very weak.

"The Mortal Kingdom is where many wizard apprentices who have no hope of advancement will eventually go to retire."

These are Grace's exact words.

A considerable number of wizard apprentices who live in the mortal kingdom and have no hope of promotion come from surrounding schools.

It is also for this reason that a bridge of communication has been established between the mortal kingdom and the school.

In addition, royal members of mortal kingdoms usually have thin blood ties with certain wizards in surrounding schools and academies.

— although this connection is usually not strong.

The imbalance in lifespan and power inevitably creates a gap between wizards and mortals, and the blood connection becomes very weak after two generations.

However, the school needs the mortal kingdom to supply fresh blood for the school, and the royal family members of the kingdom, or those retired wizard apprentices, also need to get something from the school, which may be resources or help.

Thus, a thin connection, or it can be said that a chain of interests was gradually established and maintained for a long time.

Those wizards who are in the royal family or retired in the mortal kingdom will assist the school in selecting wizard apprentices, and the school will provide them with some resources and simple help.

These are not strict rules, but rather unspoken rules that have been formed over a long period of time, so everything is vague and there is no unified charter.

Different kingdoms and different schools of thought encountered different situations.

This is mainly because those mortal kingdoms are generally poor in magical energy, and if one lives in such a place for a long time, the path of a wizard is bound to be cut off.

Therefore, most of the wizard apprentices who choose to live in the mortal kingdom just want to be rich, do not like fighting and trouble, and exchange interests with the school, mainly depending on their mood, and basically just do it casually. And the mortal royal family is just a group of mortals.

However, in general, the stronger the school, the wider the selection range and the higher the priority.

……

After a brief conversation with Grace, the accompanying wizard apprentices were basically present.

Mainly 6 first-class wizard apprentices, as well as several mortals who are responsible for miscellaneous tasks and have undergone some extraordinary enhancements.

It is worth mentioning that Lin En’s acquaintance, Leah, who has been promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice, is also among them.

After Lynn returned home two days ago, Leah came to visit.

During their conversation, Lin En mentioned the task of selecting wizard seeds. After Leia was promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice, she happened to need to complete a mandatory task, so she chose the task of selecting wizard seeds.

Lin En simply greeted Leah, and Grace, the main wizard next to him, began her speech before departure:
"I am Grace Eyre, the main wizard in charge of this mission. Next to me is His Excellency Lynn Kent, also the wizard in charge of this operation."

Grace paused briefly, and the apprentices greeted them respectfully, with Lynn nodding in agreement.

But in fact, in terms of age alone, among the six wizard apprentices present, only Leah is younger than Lynn.

“For this wizard seed selection mission, the areas we are responsible for are mainly three kingdoms, one large and two small, namely Ryan, Hardison and Zelen. We will stop in their capitals and important cities to select wizard seeds.

“If everything goes well, including the round trip, this mission should take nearly three months.

“The journey was long, and many places along the way were deserted, so there was no way to replenish resources.

“So, please be prepared and bring what you need, especially extraordinary resources.

“After all, even if we reach the Mortal Kingdom, we will most likely not be able to replenish our extraordinary resources.”

In the past, the time required for the Horsens School to select wizard seeds would not exceed two months, and there were only one or two teams going out.

But this time is the first time that the Hosens School has selected wizard seeds after becoming a third-level wizard school.

The scope and number of selections have been greatly improved compared to the past.

Therefore, even if more people are added, the time required will also increase.

Grace didn't say much. After making sure that everyone was fine, she asked everyone to get on the "boat" and set off.

This time the vehicle they used was the Orca Ship, a trophy looted from the Holland School.

The Killer Whale boat has a gray-blue exterior, a slender body like a whale, and a signature sharp halberd on its head that points diagonally backwards.

Its overall strength is at the advanced level of the first order. Under the control of two first-order wizards, it can even temporarily launch or resist attacks of the second order strength.

In the war between the Horsens School and the Holland School, the Horsens School captured a total of 6 damaged killer whale ships from the Holland School.

These captured killer whale ships could not be used directly, not only because many of them were already badly damaged, but also because the Holland School might have a backup plan.

Later, Horsens handed over these killer whale ships to Silver Ring Academy for renovation, and finally successfully obtained 5 usable killer whale ships - one of which was left in Silver Ring Academy and became the asset of the academy.

For this operation of selecting wizard seeds, the Horsens School dispatched four killer whale ships at once, obviously attaching great importance to this operation.

Pushing open the door, Lynn led Adeline into his residence among the killer whales.

This is a large suite with a maid's room, a meditation room, and a study. Although the area is slightly smaller than that of an ordinary residence, it can be considered spacious on the Orca ship.

After a quick look and putting down the luggage, Lin En came to the driver's cab.

Grace had already arrived, and after a while, six first-class wizard apprentices also came here.

On a daily basis, the Orca ship is actually mainly driven by six first-class wizard apprentices. Their two first-class wizards only take over at critical moments, and there is very little work they need to do at other times.

After a brief familiarization, Lynn and Grace demonstrated the operation procedures of the killer whale boat to six first-class wizard apprentices and explained the precautions.

Half an hour later, all the supplies were loaded.

The orca boat let out a soft hum, slowly took off into the air, and flew off into the distance.

……

……

A month later.

The Kingdom of Ryan.

In the azure blue sky, the Orca ship drew a graceful arc and slowly moored in the Royal Capital Square.

A welcoming team consisting of members of the Ryan royal family and several wild wizard apprentices were already waiting here.

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The hatch of the Orca boat slowly opened and Grace led the way out.

Two rows of handsome and beautiful boys and girls dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding bright red wine in their hands, came to both sides of the cabin door to greet them.

Lynn walked beside Grace and raised an eyebrow when he saw this scene.

A month later, they have finished the first stop - the selection of wizard seeds of the Hardison Kingdom, and Lin En has become familiar with the procedures in all aspects.

But the welcoming ceremony of the Kingdom of Hadison was not as grand as this.

"Respected sirs of the Horsens School of Wizardry, I am Hal Ryan." Passing through the welcome corridor composed of young boys and girls, Lynn and Grace came before King Ryan.

The king lowered his head, his posture was very humble, and his tone was very respectful.

After he introduced himself, three wizard apprentices, two men and one woman, also gave their names one by one. They were Charan, Jenningson and Laurie.

Grace and Lynn also briefly introduced themselves.

"My lords, would you like to take a rest first, or proceed directly to the selection of wizard seeds?" King Hal continued to ask.

Grace and Lynn looked at each other and replied, "Let's proceed directly to the selection of wizard seeds."

Hal had no objection and led them to a place nearby that was specifically used to select wizard seeds.

There is a wooden ceiling above to protect you from the wind and rain, soft sofas below, a long solid wood table in front, and waiters nearby to provide various services.

Grace was a little surprised by this treatment.

However, the elderly witch was experienced after all, and she soon realized something, and said to King Hal with a smile:
"I forgot to ask, is there anything your Majesty needs our help with?"

"Ms. Grace is very observant. We do have something that needs your help," Hal said, looking a little embarrassed.

“It’s just that this matter is a little difficult to talk about, and I can’t explain it clearly for the time being.

"If you two adults are free, I can take you to see it in person. This may be better."

"Are you anxious?" Grace continued to ask.

"...No hurry." Hal paused for a moment and replied with a smile.

But the female wizard apprentice named Laurie made a different sound:

"Your Majesty Hal, the situation is getting more serious every second. How can you not be anxious?"

Hal's expression froze for a moment, and he smiled awkwardly, looking very embarrassed.

Grace thought that Hal said that just to save face, so she communicated with Lin En briefly through her mental power and said in a deep voice:

"We do have time. If it's urgent, take us there now."

After successfully opening up the spiritual sea and becoming a formal wizard, the wizard's spiritual power will be greatly enhanced, and the ability to communicate through spiritual power will also be unlocked.

This ability is very simple to use, as long as the two are close enough, they can release their mental power.

However, the disadvantage of this is that it is easy to be eavesdropped by others, so at the first level, wizards will occasionally learn some witchcraft for encrypting mental power.

Lynn didn't learn it, but he and Grace were the only two official wizards present, so he wasn't worried about privacy.

"Please follow me, my two lords." King Hal put away his strange and embarrassed expression, held the scepter and led the way forward.

"Well, we'll come right over after we tell the apprentices." Grace said slowly. She turned around and looked at the six wizard apprentices behind her.
"Did you all hear that?"

The six wizard apprentices nodded.

Just like driving the killer whale ship, the task of selecting wizard seeds is also mainly completed by the six accompanying first-class wizard apprentices, with Grace and Lynn serving as the main support.

Grace continued, "I will just say one thing. Please make sure you are safe while we are away. If anything happens, return to the Orca ship immediately and notify us and wait for rescue.

"do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Grace nodded with satisfaction, looked at Lynn and said through telepathy, "Let's go too, and see what trouble the Ryan royal family has encountered.

"Helping them solve their problems this time is also an opportunity to expand the influence of the Horsens School. We must do it well."

"Understood." Lynn nodded slightly.

After a month, Lin En's strength has been greatly improved, which can be said to have increased exponentially.

In terms of witchcraft, Lin En has successfully mastered the three witchcrafts he had chosen before with his improved clairvoyance. He has mastered the Golden Mist Shadow Spell to a proficient level and has engraved it in his spiritual sea. He has also engraved the sixth-level structure of the Void White Lightning Spell, reaching the first-level strength.

As for the physical body, after paying nearly ten thousand magic stones and almost exhausting his family fortune, Lin En has made great progress. His body, which was originally as strong as a first-class wizard apprentice, is on the verge of a qualitative change and will soon break through to the first level.

In addition, Lin En's mental strength and magic power after the breakthrough are stronger than those of ordinary wizards. His combined strength is far beyond that of an ordinary first-level junior wizard.

Therefore, facing the troubles of the Ryan Kingdom, Lin En was not afraid. Instead, he was looking forward to it, thinking that it was a good opportunity to measure his own strength.

……

Ten minutes later, Lin and his partner, led by Hal, arrived at the Royal Palace of Ryan.

But they did not enter the palace, but came to a secret prison under the palace.

As soon as the heavy stone door was opened, a faint wailing sound was heard. The sound was very ethereal at first, like the howling of a night cat, but as the group went deeper underground, the sound became louder and louder, gradually becoming louder and more complex, like waves rapidly hitting the stone shore over and over again.

During the journey, Grace asked Hal what specific trouble he had encountered.

But Hal didn't say much. He just stammered and said it was hard to describe, it was some kind of curse and pollution, and he would know when he got there.

A few minutes later, Lynn and Grace saw the owner of the wailing sound deep in the prison.

She was a thin woman, sitting in the cell with her back to them, her face in her hands and her head buried, wailing and shaking all over.

As if she had noticed someone coming, the woman gradually stood up and turned to look at them.

Those eyes were hollow and dark.

"!"

The moment he saw it clearly, Lin En was shocked and reflexively cast several defensive spells on himself!

Although Grace next to him didn't understand what was going on, she didn't hesitate at all. She released several defensive spells and retreated with Lin En!
"What's wrong!"

The sudden reaction of the two shocked Hal and others, and the cell suddenly became chaotic.

King Hal shuddered and quickly hid behind the wizard next to him.

"What's wrong, Lynn?" Grace said, looking around warily.

"That woman...seems to be contaminated by the Holy Mi Ring...

“But it’s also possible that I made a wrong judgment.” Lin En said as he realized something was wrong.

Although the woman's eyes were dark, they were not as deep and emotionless as those of the polluted apprentices he had seen. They were like black holes that swallowed up light.

And, the most important thing is that the woman had many wounds on her body, her cheeks were chapped, and there was dried blood in the corners of her eyes.

However, those apprentices who were contaminated by the Holy Mi Ring would never have such marks on their bodies. Their defense and recovery abilities were extremely strong, so their skin would always remain smooth and intact. Only after they were completely dead would signs of damage appear.

"Whether the Holy Mi Ring is contaminated or not, it's always better to be careful." Grace frowned and turned to Hal beside her and asked in a deep voice,
"Who on earth is she?!"

(End of this chapter)