The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 95: Increased Strength and New Job (11)

Lin En didn't find much information about the bloodline of Good Luck.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the dragon clan was the overlord of the world of Gunn, but with the rise of wizards, their numbers declined rapidly.

Those bloodlines filled with strange powers are the fundamental reason for the dragon clan's strength, but also the reason for their gradual extinction.

Today, dragons are almost a species that only exists in legends. It is difficult to see their traces, and related knowledge is scarce for various reasons.

At least, the Horsoms School doesn't have much knowledge about dragons.

Two days later, it was time for Lynn to carry out the delivery mission again.

But Selena did not set off in a hurry. Instead, she took them to the newly built central square of Cuilin City first.

A trial is going on here.

The murderers who massacred the Hosens School have been found.

In order to serve as a warning to others, the Horsens School decided to publicly try the murderer.

The square was filled with wizards who came to watch the fun.

On the high platform, Wizard Anderson, who was rumored to have disappeared into the star realm, was sitting with a serious expression behind three bound wizard apprentices.

He escaped from the astral realm, returned to the Horsens School, and was promoted to a Level 2 wizard with the help of the Horsens wizard.

Anderson is also the only second-level wizard in the Horsens School.

Now that the wizards of Horsom have retreated behind the scenes and focused on developing the Blood-Red World, Anderson is basically the de facto manager of the Horsom School.

This public trial was also his idea.

Before making this decision, Anderson reported the incident to Wizard Horsens and asked for his opinion.

The latter simply says: "Do what feels right to you."

So Anderson organized this trial, determined to let everyone see what would happen to those who persecuted members of the Horsens School.

At times like this, the school must not show weakness.

The more fierce and cruel the counterattack, the greater the deterrent effect.

As time went by, more and more people gathered in the square.

The three wizard apprentices who were tied up and kneeling on the ground were filled with fear. Even though it was still the cold end of winter, their wizard robes were still soaked with sweat.

Anderson had a blank expression on his face, but at one point he suddenly stood up.

The powerful aura of a second-level wizard spread out, covering the entire central square.

All the noisy sounds suddenly disappeared, even the birds stopped chirping.

The entire square was so quiet that one could hear the heavy, fear-filled breathing of the three murderers.

The breathing sounds became clearer and clearer, as if they were contagious, causing the wizard apprentices in the central square to gasp for breath.

The fear behind the panting seemed to come over as well. The wizard apprentices were filled with fear. Some of the mentally weak third-class wizard apprentices turned pale and stumbled to the ground.

Even first-level wizards couldn't help but feel a little fear in their hearts, and some of them even reflexively cast defensive spells.

In the huge central square, the only ones who were not affected were the apprentices wearing the badge of the Horsens School.

Wizard Anderson had apparently cast some kind of major sorcery.

Lin En also keenly noticed that on the high platform where Anderson was standing, there was a glow of a magic array...

The witchcraft Anderson cast had such an effect, which was probably related to the witchcraft formation under his feet.

"These three wizard apprentices were in the Green Shadow Forest a week ago..."

Anderson briefly explained the cause and effect of the incident, and then said in a deep voice,

“This is the Hosens Wizard Territory.

"This Cuilin City is the Cuilin City of the Huosens School. It is not a chaotic place where you can do whatever you want!"

He reached out and summoned the wizard's staff, and announced in a deep voice:

“These three murderers who killed members of the Horsens School will suffer constant torment until the end of their lives.

"Their bodies will also be hung on the bloody tree of thorns until they turn into ashes!"

boom!
Anderson tapped the ground lightly with the end of his staff.

Pale red buds suddenly emerged from the ground of the platform in front and grew rapidly, becoming a tall thorny mangrove tree in an instant.

shhhhh--

At the same time, three thorny vines emerged from the crown of the mangrove, piercing the backs of the three wizard apprentices, and hung them up one by one like hooks, hanging them under the crown!

"what--"

The restraints on the three wizard apprentices had been released at some point, and shrill screams came out of their mouths.

Then, more thorny vines slowly wrapped around the bodies of the three wizard apprentices, wrapping them tightly, leaving only a few gaps at their mouths and noses.

The sharp thorns on the thorns pierced deeply into their flesh. Under the effect of the toxins that amplified the pain and forced people to stay awake, the three wizard apprentices kept wailing.

The shrill sound was like nails scratching on glass, which made people feel frightened and uncomfortable.

Blood flowed out from the wounds on the body, but was greedily absorbed by the vines that bound him.

Originally, if there were only these thorny vines entangled around their bodies, these apprentices would soon have their blood sucked dry and die.

But the thorny vines inserted in the back, under Anderson's design, continuously supplied energy to the three wizard apprentices, allowing them to survive for a long time.

In other words, this painful torture will continue for a long, long time...

Anderson waited quietly for the three apprentices to struggle and wail for a while before waving his scepter again.

Swish!
The magic circle under his feet flashed with light.

A layer of shield that combines sound insulation and defense covers the entire thorny mangrove tree.

The painful howls suddenly disappeared.

But everyone knew that the torture endured by the three apprentices would not disappear.

After that, Anderson said nothing more. He took one last look at the crowd in the square and flew away.

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The days passed by.

Since the distances between the outposts for each delivery were different, Lin En's rest time was also uncertain. Sometimes he would only return to Cuilin City once every ten days or half a month, and sometimes he could return to Cuilin City once every three to five days.

But no matter how long the interval is, every time Lin En returns to Cuilin City, he is amazed by its changes.

New buildings rose from the ground one after another, and flying vehicles landed one after another.

A large number of unfamiliar people flocked in, and a large number of new and strange things appeared... But it is worth mentioning that the public security in Cuilin City did not deteriorate much.

This was partly due to the school's expanding security department, and partly due to Anderson's bloody methods.

The thorny red tree he summoned that day unexpectedly became a famous tourist attraction in Cuilin City, and people came to visit from time to time.

Even the three apprentices had a special name - "Howling Human Pupae".

Just like that, two months passed and the delivery mission was finally completed.

Before the next mission assigned by the school, Lin En was finally able to rest for some time.

But the next morning, when Lin En was meditating, Lucas, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly came to visit.

After not seeing him for a long time, this middle-aged man who originally looked a little gloomy has now completely changed his appearance.

There was less fear and silence in his eyes, and more light.

Lin En invited him to the reception room and looked at the badge on him representing a first-class apprentice and said with a little surprise:
"Has Lord Lucas successfully been promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice?"

"Haha, I was lucky enough to get promoted the day before yesterday." Lucas laughed.

"Congratulations, sir." Lin En said sincerely, with a little envy in his heart.

During the one month he was away from the wizard territory of Hosns and the two months he was delivering goods, he had not received sufficient supply of magic energy and also lacked enough time to practice.

Therefore, even though he had already mastered the Horsins Meditation Method, his speed of practice was inevitably delayed a lot.

According to the normal progress, he should have completed half of his training as a second-class apprentice. However, three months later, his actual progress was only 3/31.

The efficiency of the entire practice is obviously greatly reduced.

"Fortunately, the delivery mission has been completed now. I can concentrate on my cultivation before the new mission is arranged." Lin En comforted himself in his heart and said to himself silently,
'You must be promoted as soon as possible. Only by being promoted as soon as possible can you prove your potential to the school.

'Only when you have proven your potential will the school assign you as few tasks as possible.'

This is the rule of the Horsens School: the faster a wizard advances, the more free time and resources he will get, while the slower a wizard advances, the less free time and resources he will get.

As one grows stronger while the other declines, the strong will naturally become stronger and the weak will become weaker.

All I can say is that the atmosphere within the Horsens School is indeed very good, but competition also exists.

"Lynn, the main reason I came here today is to invite you to a party the day after tomorrow. The location will be at my house." Lucas said again.

Lin En nodded and smiled: "I will be there on time."

Lucas smiled, and suddenly said with a sigh:

"It's actually funny. When I advanced a few days ago and wanted to share this good news, I was shocked to find that I have lived in the wizarding territory of Horsens for more than 20 years, but I don't have many familiar friends.

“There were many children who joined the school with me back then, and many of them are still in the school.

"But after I was eliminated, I basically lost contact with them. Almost 20 years have passed, and we are almost strangers."

"Have you ever considered re--"

Before Lin En finished speaking, Lucas shook his head and said:

"I could indeed get to know them again, but I am a person who fears trouble, so after thinking it over I decided to forget it and only invite you and Martin this time.

"I used to know a few people in the Golden Shadow Society, but they all died in that battle."

Lucas looked at young Lin and sighed:
"In the blink of an eye, I am already 37 years old. Everything around me is really different."

The middle-aged wizard felt very emotional. For a long time, the whole meaning of his life was to be promoted to a first-class apprentice and return to the Horsens School.

After the war, he successfully returned to the Horsens School, and his only remaining goal was to be promoted to a first-class apprentice.

Now that I have been promoted to a first-class apprentice and my final goal has been successfully achieved, I felt a little disappointed for a moment.

Lin En didn't know what the middle-aged wizard was feeling, so he just asked curiously:
"Sir Lucas, did you finally redeem the promotion course for Wizard Chris?"

"I'm going." Lucas nodded, drove away all the thoughts in his mind, and said with a smile,

"If I hadn't redeemed this course, I don't know how long I would have been stuck at the second-class wizard apprentice stage."

"Is it really that effective?" Lynn asked.

“Of course, you will know when you are promoted to a first-class apprentice.

“In addition to providing guidance, Mentor Chris will also support me during my promotion.

"The promotion of a first-class apprentice is different from that of other stages. It is a different concept whether or not there is a first-class wizard to protect you. Moreover, Instructor Chris will also provide the senseless potion required for advancement.

"In short, if you want to be promoted, I still recommend that you exchange for the advanced courses of Instructor Chris or other instructors."

As for the advanced knowledge, since we signed a confidentiality agreement, we couldn't say too much. Lucas quickly skipped the topic and said:
"Oh, there is another piece of news. I heard that in two or three months, the school will undergo a major structural and institutional reform.

“It is said that we wizard apprentices will be formally divided into elite wizard apprentices and ordinary wizard apprentices according to our abilities and potentials, referring to the system of the Silver Ring Academy.

"By then, there should be a clear difference in the treatment of wizard apprentices of different identities."

"Although I have successfully been promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice, it took too long, and I don't know if I can be rated as an elite apprentice." Lucas sighed.

'Institutional reform...'

Lin En felt a sense of urgency when he heard this.

The Horsens Wizarding School originally assumed that apprentices with high potential would do less work but enjoy more resources.

But the boundary between them is not clear. In many cases, apprentices with average potential enjoy resources that are no less than those with high potential.

But if this point is made clear in the future, this situation is unlikely to occur again, and there will definitely be a clear gap in the treatment between ordinary apprentices and elite apprentices.

"One step slow leads to another. We cannot fall into this vicious cycle... We must fight for the qualification of being an elite apprentice!"

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Although I don’t know what specific criteria the school will use to divide ordinary apprentices and elite apprentices, the time of promotion is definitely the most important part.

Therefore, in the following period of time, Lin En practiced more diligently.

Every day, Lynn wakes up at dawn, washes up and has breakfast, then begins to meditate.

According to the knowledge taught in the school, the best mental state of the day is when you just wake up in the early morning, and meditation is usually most effective at this time.

In addition, meditation, like physical exercise, has a maximum fatigue limit for the day.

After reaching your limit, you need to rest enough before you can continue to the next meditation.

There are two main factors that determine this limit.

One is the wizard himself, mainly referring to the wizard's qualifications in meditation.

The more qualified the wizard is, the higher the limit of daily meditation is.

But in addition to qualifications, one's own state and mood will also have a slight impact on the meditation limit of the day.

The second aspect is meditation method, which mainly refers to the quality of the meditation method itself. The better the meditation method, the higher the limit that can be achieved.

In addition, the degree of mastery of meditation techniques can slightly affect the limits of meditation.

Lynn has good wizard aptitude in meditation, and should be ranked in the top 10% in the Horsens wizard school.

For this reason, he starts meditating in the early morning every day and usually continues until 4 pm before reaching the daily limit.

This is the time required in a meditation room with a medium-level first-level magic energy concentration supply.

If I were to be in a place with a thinner concentration of magic energy outside like before, I would probably not be able to reach my limit even if I spent all my waking time meditating.

However, Lin En is still not satisfied with the current meditation efficiency.

After all, in addition to meditation, he also wanted to master the witchcraft he had exchanged as soon as possible.

Lin En still remembers the feeling of being helpless when facing those thief lizards in the Green Shadow Forest.

In order to improve his strength as quickly as possible without affecting his condition, Lin En reduced his daily sleep time to 5 hours.

In total, I am awake for 19 hours. Excluding meals and other chores, there are still 18 hours left for study and practice.

18 hours may seem like a lot, but considering that meditation alone takes up 10 hours a day, he also needs to go to the school occasionally and deal with some additional emergencies like Lucas's party.

Therefore, there is not much time that can actually be used to practice witchcraft.

Fortunately, after a few days, perhaps because he had accumulated enough experience, after a glimpse, Lynn's mastery of the meditation method of Horsens' apprentice successfully rose from proficiency to great success.

The limit of meditation is only slightly improved, but the efficiency of meditation is greatly increased!

Lin En also starts meditating at around 6 a.m., and now he can reach his meditation limit at around 1 a.m., which is almost time for dinner!

From then on, there was more time to practice witchcraft.

Meditate in the morning, practice witchcraft in the afternoon, occasionally go to the school for classes, and occasionally have afternoon tea with Leah who comes to pet the cat.

In such a fulfilling and enjoyable life, Lynn's strength increased rapidly.

A month later.

In the meditation room, Lynn looked at himself.

A faint golden light emerged and gathered into a curtain of light.

[Name: Lynn Kent]

【Age: 17】

【境界：二等巫师学徒（72/100）；白鸦剑术·一层（100/100）/二层（100/100）】

[Kung Fu: White Crow Swordsmanship, Level 1 (Great Mastery)/Level 2 (Mastery); Huosens Meditation, Level 2 (Great Mastery)]]

【witchcraft:
[0-level: Lesser Fireball (mastered); Lesser Tailwind (mastered); Psychic Shock (mastered); Eagle Eyes (proficient); Wind Hearing (mastered); Soundproofing (entry level); Water Condensation (entry level); Lesser Toxin Removal (entry level)
[0-Ring Intermediate: Wind Shield (Proficient); Tailwind (Proficient); Explosive Fireball (Proficient); Lamp Defense Field (Proficient); Green Vine (Beginner)]

[Skill: Omitted]

[Talent: Green Shadow Mark]

[Source energy: omitted]

All the exchanged witchcrafts are at least entry-level, and the explosive fireball and wind shield spells have reached the mastery level and can be cast instantly.

Generally speaking, wizards will not pursue mastery or perfection in witchcraft that they are not specialized in.

As long as you reach proficiency and can cast it instantly, it will be enough for daily combat.

"Now, I finally look like a wizard."

Lin En looked at the light curtain and felt very satisfied.

This time of retreat has not only significantly improved his witchcraft, but also his cultivation. The progress of the second-class wizard apprentice has reached 72%.

The day of advancing to a first-class wizard apprentice is not far away.

If I have to point out a shortcoming, it is probably that I haven’t fully mastered the Black Moon Spirit Body.

After observing for some time, Lin En had a clearer understanding of the Black Moon Spirit Body.

There are two key points to successfully getting started with this extraordinary knowledge.

One is to find the connection between the spirit and the body, the other is to strengthen that connection.

The reason why he has not yet fully got started is that with the help of two matte stones that he had previously purchased that can assist in feeling the connection between the spirit and the body, Lin En has already preliminarily found the connection between the spirit and the body.

But after doing this, the lightless stones were exhausted, and no new lightless stones were found at the outpost.

So, progress slowed down again.

However, even without the lightless stone, Lin En still had a talent for prying eyes, and it was only a matter of time before he successfully mastered this knowledge.

……

Two days later, the school assigned a new task to Lin En.

Although Lin En was reluctant to give up his days of freedom, he was even more reluctant to give up the resources provided by the school. So he prepared himself mentally and went to the school’s headquarters to receive his mission.

In the lobby on the first floor, Lin En ran into Leah who was also there to receive a mission.

"Mr. Lin En, the school has also notified you to come and receive the mission?" Leah said, then turned around and said, "Good luck, didn't it come with you?"

“Yes, good luck is just around the corner.” Lynn smiled as his words fell.

A black cat gradually emerged at his feet.

Compared with three months ago, the appearance of Dark Clouds Shining on the Moon has changed greatly.

It has grown from the size of a palm to about one meter in length. Its fur is still pure black, but the silver lines on the surface have become more complex, glowing faintly in the shadows, majestic and mysterious.

"Good luck!" Leah shouted happily, squatted down, took out a few slices of pork jerky from the small bag she carried with her, and waved gently to Good Luck.

Good Luck raised his head and looked at Lin En. After seeing the latter nod slightly, he slowly and gracefully approached Leah with a very cool attitude.

After stroking the black cat twice, Leah stood up with satisfaction and went to queue up with Lin En.

Good Luck followed Lynn, holding a piece of pork jerky in his mouth.

The line in front of the office wasn't long, and soon it was Lin En and the other person's turn.

There were three wizards in the office who were responsible for assigning tasks. Lin En and Leah each chose one and approached.

"Lynn Kent, there are three tasks you can choose from, all written above."

The first-class apprentice in charge of registration handed Lin En the task information.

"By the way, the missions this time are all long-term missions, so there is no specific deadline, but they usually won't be replaced within a year or so."

“Okay.” Lin En’s heart trembled, and he began to read it carefully.

"Long-term missions... they are more like jobs than missions, so you have to choose them carefully."

Perhaps because of the experience from previous delivery missions, the first destination listed in the information was the Lu Xingzhou Transport Team.

Lin En frowned slightly and ruled out this job first.

Although transportation work pays well, it is not only hard work, but also greatly affects one’s cultivation.

The second job recommended in the information also belongs to the Cuiying Avenue Development Department, but it is responsible for the maintenance of the outpost wizard formation.

The reason for this choice is probably because of his witch formation ability.

Similarly, this job was also ruled out by Lynn.

The concentration of magical energy in the outpost is not as high as that in a dedicated meditation room.

So there was only one job left on the file -

'Wizard Horsens leads the security team.'

Lin En frowned slightly. The security team wasn't a good job either...

'You still have to get promoted as soon as possible.'

"Have you decided what job to choose?" asked the wizard in charge of registration.

Lin En thought for a moment and said, "I choose the job in the security team."

He was the tallest among the short ones, and considering the working conditions and time, the security team was the job that would least affect his cultivation.

"Okay, I've registered you." The registration wizard smiled, and after recording it, he handed him a new bloody badge.
“This is the security wizard badge designed by Lord Anderson himself. It can be bound by injecting magic power and spirit at the same time.

"Your reporting time is tomorrow. Just bring it with you to the Public Security Bureau."

"Okay, thank you, sir." Lynn took the badge.

The badge is not much different from the original thorn badge of the Horsens School, except that it is slightly smaller and its color has changed to blood red.

Putting away the badge, Leah next to her also chose her job.

The girl's face was full of seriousness.

In the white palm, there was also a blood-red thorn badge representing the law enforcement wizard.

(End of this chapter)