The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 171 Base
"Sorry, I'm a little late."

In the Midtown area, on Foglight Street, Lynn apologized to Samuel, who was waiting in front of him.

“It’s nothing, we’re only a quarter of an hour late.” Samuel shook his head. “The people from Silver Ring Academy haven’t arrived yet either.”

If someone else said this, it would sound sarcastic, but when the handsome young man in front of him said it, he really meant it.

Lynn now understood the boy in front of him and knew this, so he said no more.

However, Samuel glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with a hint of curiosity, "You look radiant, sir. Have you been practicing some kind of special witchcraft?"

"It's just an improvement in physical abilities," Lynn smiled, glossing over the matter.

Spiritual improvement is relatively subtle and not easily noticed, but physical improvement inevitably brings about changes in appearance, which are difficult to go unnoticed unless actively concealed.

That's not to say that everyone can see Lynn's changes.

After all, even after Lynn's physical body advanced to the next level, he didn't turn into a muscular monster covered in scales. His skin just became smoother and denser, and his body shape became more streamlined.

Only wizards like Samuel, who met him frequently, would notice something amiss; other unfamiliar wizards would at most think that Lynn had jade-like skin, a fit physique, and was extremely handsome and powerful.

"I see." Samuel nodded, then, after a moment's thought, offered a word of caution.
"Forgive me for speaking out of turn, but the path of the flesh is ultimately just a minor one. Barely reaching the first level is already the limit for our Guen race."

"We've just advanced to the first rank, so spending some time on it won't hurt, but in the long run, it's better to focus our energy on witchcraft and meditation."

“Yes, I understand.” Lynn nodded. He knew Samuel meant well, so he wasn’t offended and explained.
"I've been studying meditation techniques lately and I'm tired of it, so I'm changing direction to relax my mind."

“I see.” Samuel nodded in agreement and sighed, “The difficulty of the first-level meditation method is worlds apart from that of the apprentice-level meditation method. Only now can I perform daily meditation smoothly.”

“It is indeed very difficult.” Lynn nodded. Without the talent for understanding principles, he would probably be no different from Samuel.

Although they successfully advanced to the first tier of wizards, the advancement only requires mastering the knowledge of the advancement itself; further meditation will require learning more knowledge.

Samuel's progress was actually quite fast. For an ordinary wizard who advances to the next level, it would be considered quite good if they could get their meditation on track within six months without having learned the relevant knowledge beforehand.

However, with the help of his talent for understanding principles, Lynn was already able to meditate normally, and his progress as a first-tier beginner wizard had reached 15/100.

Such speed is undoubtedly top-tier, truly deserving of the title of genius.

But Lynn was never satisfied.

Ultimately, according to his talent for discerning principles, his mastery of the Black Moon Meditation Technique was only at the beginner level.

Now that my physical body has advanced, the only way to increase my strength, aside from witchcraft, is through meditation.

"Are you two Lord Lynn and Lord Samuel?" A voice suddenly came from behind.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man, dressed in a white first-tier sorcerer's robe with silver rings. His long platinum-gold hair was neatly combed back, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed sorcerer's glasses. He had a refined and scholarly air about him.

After Lynn and the other person nodded in agreement, he smiled and said, "I apologize for keeping you waiting. Without further ado, I will take you to the camp now."

Although the man's tone was polite, it clearly carried a hint of coldness and arrogance. He didn't even introduce himself, and after saying that, he walked forward on his own.

Samuel and Lynn both frowned.

However, having dealt with the Silver Ring Wizards frequently lately, they had grown accustomed to their arrogant attitude and paid them no heed. They caught up with them and spoke in a businesslike manner:

"Please show me your identification." The middle-aged man paused, startled. His words remained polite, his smile unchanged, but his tone was sarcastic.

"Proof is indeed necessary. It would be terrible if some incredibly stupid wizard dared to impersonate a Silver Ring member at Silver Ring Academy."

"By the way, speaking of which, I haven't verified your identities yet. Your presence reminds me. Please show me your proof."

Lynn and Samuel are both fine, and while identity verification may seem optional, it is actually quite important.

Only after their identities are verified will these seasoned veterans of Silver Ring Academy have no excuse to deny anything should any problems arise later.

They've already learned their lesson from failing to verify identities several times in the past two days, wasting a lot of time and effort, so they certainly won't make the same mistake again.

"Hmm, the Horsens school, is there any..."

"The academy's emblem is here, along with the supporting documents. Would you like to examine them together?"

As Lynn and his companion had anticipated, the man indeed wanted to find fault.

But before he could speak, Lynn smiled and handed over the well-prepared materials, forcibly interrupting the spellcasting.

"...There's nothing wrong with it." The middle-aged man flipped through the documents, but couldn't find any problems. He could only mutter something under his breath, then pretended to be curious and asked, "I heard that your school only has one second-tier wizard besides Lord Horsens. Tsk tsk, our department has five second-tier wizards. That can't be true, can it?"

"Please lead the way, sir." Lynn said calmly without responding to the question.

Not getting the answer he wanted, and unwilling to break off relations, the man turned away dejectedly, muttering under his breath about the crude country wizards, and quickly led the two toward the residence assigned to the Horsens School by the academy.

Foglight Street is a street on the west side of the central district. It is not a bustling area, and due to its geographical location, building height is restricted, so it looks somewhat like the barren lower district.

The man walked forward and soon led Lynn and the other person to a building at the end of the street.

The building has six floors and occupies approximately 300 square meters.

It may sound a bit shabby, but in fact, it's big enough to set up a base.

At the same time, this location is also excellent for establishing a base.

Because it is neither as chaotic and barren as the lower city, nor as restricted as the bustling central city, it is difficult to establish teleportation arrays or communication magic arrays.

Lynn didn't know if the school was satisfied with the location, but he himself was fairly satisfied.

After all, he and Samuel would have to stay here for the next few months until the school's headquarters were fully completed.

"Come on, gentlemen, if you're sure there are no problems, then sign here," urged the wizard from Silver Ring Academy.

“Please wait patiently, sir. Samuel and I will go in and take a look,” Lynn said with a smile.

"...Do as you please," the man said calmly, gently waving his hand to open the door.

Lynn and Samuel walked into the building, but just as they were about half a step away from the door, Lynn suddenly stopped.

Samuel, who was standing nearby, didn't react in time and crashed into an invisible barrier, falling back.

(End of this chapter)