The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 264 Arrangement
Lynn and Aliya walked side by side on the stairs leading up to the upper level from the berth platform.

Although Lynn knew that the interrogation just now was definitely orchestrated by Celes, Celes was ultimately a second-tier wizard, and it would be unwise to confront him under the current circumstances.

Therefore, Lynn could only pretend to be completely unaware of Selse's lie and try to get away first.

Composing himself, Lynn stopped his thoughts and looked curiously at the witch beside him, sighing:
"I never expected you to be an Ouroboros wizard."

"Actually, it's not that amazing." Aria waved her hands repeatedly, somewhat embarrassed. "The main criterion for the qualification of Ouroboros wizard is potential, and potential... my mentor has always taught me that 'unrealized potential is nothing.' I wholeheartedly agree, so please just consider me an ordinary first-tier intermediate wizard."

Aliya has never liked the special treatment that comes with revealing her identity. This time, she had been begging for a long time to get this "free time" at the Gray Forest Ruins, so she had not revealed her identity as the Ouroboros Wizard.

If she hadn't encountered malicious scrutiny, she might have continued to conceal it.

Lynn smiled, knowing that Aliya didn't want to say more about it, and didn't ask any further questions. He paused slightly and said seriously:
"In any case, thank you for helping me out of that situation."

“Hehe…you’re welcome.” Aliya shook her head. “The Silver Ring Academy has been able to continue to prosper and grow, not only because of the Silver Ring wizards, but also because of the rules. Those two wizards did not follow the rules, and as a member of the Silver Ring, I naturally have the obligation to remind them.”

Lynn nodded, smiled in agreement, and sighed inwardly.

This witch not only had such an obligation, but also such a right. If it were any other witch, the outcome today would probably be very different.

Lynn looked at Alia, a sudden thought struck him, and he hesitated before asking, "Please forgive my abruptness... Lady Alia, may I ask how old you are this year?"

"Fourteen... um, it'll be fifteen soon!" Aliya replied.

'No wonder…' Lynn suddenly realized. No wonder Aria was able to become a Ouroboros Wizard. She was only 14 years old this year!
Moreover, based on previous observations, Aria was completely able to overpower a Tier 1 Corrupted Monster. Her mastery of witchcraft was in no way inferior to that of an elite Tier 1 High-level Wizard. Judging from the aura she exuded, she was not far from being a Tier 1 High-level Wizard.

Such comprehension is almost the strongest among the wizards Lynn has ever seen.

"You wouldn't believe it, would you?" Aliya saw his surprised expression, smiled again, and turned her body from side to side.

That's how wizards are, especially formal wizards; you can't really tell their age from their appearance.

After all, even without active enhancement, a first-tier wizard's physical body will become far stronger than that of an ordinary person due to the growth of their spirit.

At this moment, Aria was a witch who showed no signs of immaturity. She was tall, curvaceous, and had strikingly beautiful features.

"Indeed, it's hard to believe, but your demeanor is quite mature," Lynn flattered.

Aliya's smile widened, clearly pleased, and she asked curiously:
"How old is Mr. Lynn this year?"

Lynn hesitated for a moment, but still answered frankly, "...21 years old."

'Although I'm still a few months away from turning 21, this isn't exactly a lie.'

“Wow…you look very young too,” Alya exclaimed in surprise. “I thought you were in your forties or fifties.”

4. 50 years old is the normal age for a first-level wizard. A 21-year-old first-level intermediate wizard is considered exceptionally talented no matter where he is!

Of course, there is still a big gap compared to someone like Aliya. At 21 years old, it seems like there are only 7 years between 14 and 21, but the talent gap represents at least 3 times!
"What a pity..." Alya said with some regret, "You are not a wizard in the academy, otherwise you should have been able to enter the final class, and we might have been classmates."

Lynn smiled but didn't reply.

“Speaking of which, I had the honor of meeting Lord Horsens once before…” Aliya continued the conversation.

She seemed quite interested in Lynn, having frequently sought him out to chat in the lounge on the airship.

The two continued walking forward and soon arrived at the hall located on the mooring platform. A number of wizards were gathered there, huddled in small groups, and a line of explanatory text was projected onto a nearby screen:
"All wizards, please go to the central crystal to register your identities and wait to be assigned your corresponding transport shuttle."

Lynn and Aliya approached it and learned more details.

The Silver Ring Academy's next arrangement for them is to temporarily send them back to their original sentry post.

As for the more specific arrangements after they are sent back, it was not written down, and Lynn had no way of knowing.

Lynn stepped forward and registered his identity at the central crystal guarded by two second-tier wizards, following the procedure. He keenly noticed that there was a step to detect magical contamination in the registration process.

Clearly, this is the real final inspection; the inspection at the docking platform was probably a temporary addition to deal with him.

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As the transport shuttle left Silver Ring Fortress and flew towards the outskirts of Graywood Ruins, Lynn gained a clearer understanding of just how vast the area destroyed by the Gray Wind truly was.

Not only the Third Ring Road, but also the Fourth Ring Road... and the Sixth Ring Road, the area covered by this gray wind far exceeded the area of ​​the Gray Forest Ruins defined by Silver Ring Academy.

Nearly half of the watchtowers or camps were destroyed, but fortunately, because the Grey Wind was a perfect circle, the watchtowers located at the ends of the long side survived.

This includes the 16-8 watchtower where the Horsens School is located, and Camp 16 where Lynn stored the Black Falcon.

The shuttle gradually slowed down over Camp 16 and eventually hovered.

Lynn opened the hatch, floated out slowly, and looked down at the camp.

Although not too long has passed, after experiencing the gray wind, everything in front of me has a sense of change and loss.

After a moment of reflection, Lynn quickly landed and piloted the Black Falcon toward the Horsens School watchtower.

Before long, the familiar hillside came into Lynn's view.

"This is... the Black Falcon!" A sharp-eyed apprentice spotted the shuttle, immediately put down his work, and hurried towards the camp.

As the Black Falcon slowly landed in the open space next to the watchtower, it was surrounded by a crowd of apprentices.

After coming to a complete stop, Lynn stepped out.

"Lord Lynn!" the apprentices cheered joyfully, but soon, looking behind Lynn, they asked in a series of questions.

"Where is Lord Samuel? Didn't he come back with you?"

"Samuel...hasn't returned yet?" Lynn paused slightly, then murmured softly.

The joy that had arisen in his heart at returning to the watchtower immediately diminished somewhat.

He returned to the watchtower quite late; Samuel had not yet returned...

I'm afraid the chances of survival are slim.

(End of this chapter)