I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 228 Mission
However, Jemin had to admit that the deaths of Amy and Victor left a deep, unhealed scar on his heart.

Although the scar has stopped bleeding, it still aches faintly.

This made him feel somewhat uncomfortable when conducting experiments that required extremely high precision and concentration, which led to frequent mistakes during the research process.

Zila——!
Accompanied by a pungent, burnt smell, another experimental lava giant, which had undergone preliminary modifications, spontaneously combusted on the operating table into a pile of worthless charcoal due to a 0.01 milliliter dosage error when injecting a gene catalyst, causing its energy cycle to collapse instantly.

"Ugh……"

After once again completely ruining the experimental subject due to his own mistake, Jemin finally stopped what he was doing and sighed helplessly.

He knew that in his current state, continuing the research would only be a waste of time and materials.

He walked to the side and reopened the Magic Network terminal.

This time, he didn't delve into those obscure facts. Instead, he directly opened the mission posting platform of the local Norren Academy in the Erosian plane—he intended to look for any suitable missions.

It's not about earning points or meeting any targets.

His main goal was to go out for a walk, change his environment, and see if he could change his mood.

The task list refreshes like a waterfall, with a dazzling array of various commissions.

Some explored remote planes within the Erosian plane cluster, some collected rare materials, and others provided support for the construction of the academy.

Just then, a rather peculiar mission title caught Jemin's eye.

[Hunting Mission: Slay the illegal wizard.]

[Task Level: Level 2.]

[Acceptance Restrictions: Only open-class wizards of level two or above are eligible to accept this service.]

I don't know any more information.

The detailed description of the task is locked due to access restrictions; it can only be viewed after the task is accepted.

Jemin was somewhat curious about the term "illegal wizard".

In a highly centralized and orderly society like the wizarding civilization, how could there still be officially recognized "illegal wizards"?
As far as he knew, in addition to the contract related to the wizard civilization that was signed when he enrolled, all the wizard artifacts that were inscribed with meditation techniques also had restrictions placed on them. Unless there was a relevant contract certification, they could not be activated at all.

Without the aid of an initial meditation artifact, it would be impossible for a normal person to even enter a meditative state, let alone become a wizard.

With such tight protection, how could there still be "illegal wizards"?

Out of curiosity, Jemin didn't hesitate for long and immediately accepted the mission.

Soon, as his authorization was granted, a flood of subsequent task information poured into his terminal.

This information includes detailed routes and activity patterns of the "illegal wizard" that have been monitored in the past.

The document also included a strength estimate made by the academy's intelligence department based on the damage it caused: its overall strength was estimated to be equivalent to that of an ordinary level two wizard.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Norren Academy has issued a small-team mission this time.

Its activation requirement is that at least two level-two wizards must accept the task before it can be officially activated. Coincidentally, before Jemin accepted it, someone else had already accepted the task in advance.

Now, with Jemin joining the team, the conditions for starting the mission have been met.

Jemin glanced at the designated meeting point for the mission: the main plane of Erosia, where the new branch of Norren Academy was under construction.

As for the final deadline for the mission, it is... three days from now.

"Such a short time for gathering, it seems the academy takes this illegal wizard very seriously..." Looking at the information displayed on the screen, Jemin stroked his chin and pondered.

After making a few preparations, he switched the laboratory to automatic maintenance mode, left several lava giants transformed into bio-beasts as guards in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, and then directly boarded the teleportation array inside the laboratory.

With a slight spatial distortion, the next second, he arrived at the new Norren Academy in the main plane of Erosia, which was already taking shape and full of futuristic technology.

Once a task like this is accepted, the magic network terminal will automatically activate the recording mode, mainly to record the wizard's movement trajectory.

Therefore, Jay was certain that the other party had received his message that he was heading to the meeting point the moment he stepped onto the teleportation array.

Upon arriving at the designated meeting point in a corner of the academy square, Jemin immediately spotted the person who was already waiting there.

When he sensed that unfamiliar soul aura, Jemin was taken aback.

Because the other party was none other than David, who had just contacted him not long ago!

Of course, David's current appearance is slightly different from what we saw during the trials and when we signed the covenant.

At that time, he was more like a savage who ate raw meat and drank blood.

Now, although his wild aura has subsided considerably, making him no longer seem like a savage, the sight of him wearing a heavy, jet-black suit of armor covered in grotesque bone spikes and runes makes him look nothing like a wizard in the traditional sense.

Wizards unleash their power primarily by leveraging the power of external elements through their mental energy.

So there aren't really any restrictions on clothing. Whether you like to go naked or wear a construct that looks like a city, it's fine.

However, under normal circumstances, no one would actually wear a full suit of heavy armor.

It's not that heavy armor is ineffective; in fact, heavy armor can use more materials, which means it has stronger protective capabilities and more stable effects compared to similarly tiered magical artifacts, as well as more spaces for engraved runes.

Moreover, for some wizards who also specialize in physical enhancement, heavy armor can serve as an extremely effective piece of armor and weapon in close combat.

The only downside is... it's expensive!

You can tell just by looking at the size that a set of heavy armor requires far more materials than a staff or mask, or other magical artifacts.

A complete set of heavy armor magic weapons costs two levels more than a magic weapon set of the same level.

So it wasn't just Jemin; other wizards passing by couldn't help but glance at David standing there.

He stood there like a silent steel fortress, radiating a cold aura that kept strangers at bay.

To be honest, if it weren't for that familiar, earth-like, and unchanging soul aura, Jemin would hardly have recognized that this "tin can" was David.

(End of this chapter)