Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 27 Lilith's Hut

Yuri Burns of Lilith Hut, with a somber expression, spoke a few words to a ring she wore, inlaid with an emerald-like gemstone, after receiving confirmation from the official wizard of Lilith Hut.

Yuri Burns then glared at Gregor with displeasure. "The deal is done."

Yuri didn't wait for Gregor's reaction, but instead stared at Locke and the other seven. "You guys will be following me from now on."

"Ten days from now, the wizard ship will arrive in the area where our Lilith Hut is located."

"You will meet on the deck at noon ten days from now."

Yuri glared angrily at Ruixing, who still wore a relieved smile, and said, "Lilith's Cottage isn't a place where some people can come and go as they please."

"I hope some people won't regret it later!"

Luckin Coffee's smile faded, and she lowered her head guiltily, saying, "I'm sorry, Ms. Yuri, I..."

Yuri Burns ignored her explanation, turned and left to search for the wizarding prospect that originally belonged to their Lilith Hut.

This is undoubtedly a disgrace for Lilith House.

Laun gave Locke a wry smile and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect to encounter such a mess so soon after entering the wizarding world. I hope Lilith's Cottage won't give us any trouble."

Beside Locke and the others, the aspiring wizards who originally belonged to the University of Verdandia also showed worried expressions on their faces.

Luckin Coffee can enter Verdandia University without any problem, but they have to exchange it for entry into Lilith's Hut.

Now that Verdandia University and Lilith Hut have fallen out over this matter, they are likely to be the ones who bear the consequences.

Locke wasn't so pessimistic. He said to Laun, "There's no need to be so pessimistic. Although we are wizarding talents cultivated by Vildandia University, now that we've joined Lilith Hut, we are wizarding talents of Lilith Hut."

"I don't think we'll receive any special treatment."

"Otherwise, that would be utter nonsense."

Locke said, "But I'm curious, how should I settle the magic stones I owe to Vildandia University?"

"It should be that with the signing of the freshman agreement, the debt was transferred from Verdandia University to Lilith House," said Lauen.

"However, Lilith's Hut is considered a mid-to-high-level wizarding organization in the Southeast Corner Region. That makes sense, so it's not necessarily a bad thing."

After saying goodbye to Lauen, Locke returned to his room and began further studies.

With the Rose-Red Gem, my spiritual power can be improved once again.

However, since he didn't have the Amethyst Matrix, he couldn't constantly check his mental strength.

Ten days later, the wizard's ship docked at the shore, where a lush green plain stretched out before dozens of rolling hills in the distance.

As Locke stepped off the wizard's ship, he could still see the hills covered with unknown, crimson flowers, and the towns nestled on those hills.

The architectural style of those towns is very different from that of the Corfu mainland, and is more fantastical.

Some towns boast red brick and white walls, thriving and prosperous, while others are predominantly characterized by dark green buildings, with trees and houses coexisting...

In the port city where he disembarked, Locke saw some non-human races walking around the harbor.

For example, there are dwarves pushing carts, lizardmen selling their wares in the streets and alleys while wagging their reptilian tails, and tall female elves carrying bows and quivers...

Of course, the majority of the population in port cities is still human.

Yuri Burns stepped off the ship and stood before the thirty-odd aspiring wizards, saying, "As you can see, the southeastern corner region is a medium-magic environment. Unlike the mortal world you inhabit, there are many alien races here besides humans, although humans still make up the vast majority of the population."

Yuri Burns chuckled hoarsely, “As the largest wizarding organization selling potions in the vicinity, Lilith House welcomes all and is the most tolerant. Therefore, there are a large number of alien races and alien cities within the territory under Lilith House’s jurisdiction, and even within Lilith House itself, there are non-human wizards.”

"You'd better be prepared."

"Coming from a low-magic world to a medium-magic world, you may find it difficult to adapt at first, but don't panic, just take a nap."

Yuri Burns said, "Strictly speaking, you are already in Lilith Hut. Lilith Hut is an open wizarding organization that welcomes most wizards to set foot on our territory."

"The cities and towns around here are all part of our Lilith House. The wizards of our Lilith House live in the cabins scattered throughout these cities and towns."

“A potion auction is held here every year, and it’s quite a large-scale event.”

"In the territory of Lilith's Cottage, there are also many wandering wizards and rejected wizarding apprentices who attach themselves to our academy and rent land and shops from here."

"Therefore, the area around Lilith's Hut is home to a mixed group of people, so please be vigilant and don't get scammed."

"The college is not responsible for managing this kind of thing."

Locke keenly sensed the elimination that Yuri Burns had mentioned.

Yuri Burns glanced at the thirty-odd wizard apprentices who had just disembarked and knew nothing about the world, and chuckled hoarsely. “Lilith Cottage is not a charity, so there are limits to how many opportunities we give you and train you.”

“Any wizarding prospect who fails to advance to the second-class wizarding apprentice level within five years will be expelled from the academy.”

“Look at this port city, there are some promising wizards who have been rejected by the academy.”

Yuri Burns grinned maliciously. "Many apprentices facing elimination have no choice but to join dangerous experiments and become test subjects; some wizard apprentices are burdened with huge debts, with no hope for the rest of their lives, and can only slowly pay them off."

"However, this is still too early for you."

“Now is your most hopeful moment.” Yuri Burns put away her gloating smile and said, “Hopefully, you will become second-class wizard apprentices as soon as possible.”

"Only by becoming second-class wizard apprentices can you be considered to have truly joined the academy and will not face the crisis of being eliminated."

"In addition, as aspiring wizards, after you join Lilith Hut, you will each have a formal wizard teacher to guide you."

"Of course, generally speaking, official wizards don't have time to deal with you. Those who will actually mentor you are first-class wizard apprentices personally taught by official wizards like me."

"Only second-class wizard apprentices are valuable and can be directly taught by formal wizard masters."

"In addition, you will have a timetable, which includes two types of classes: general classes at Lilith's Hut and classes in your magic category."

“You can attend public classes at designated locations each week, while the classes specifically for magic are arranged by your wizard instructors.”

Yuri Burns said, "Alright, that concludes the introduction and guidance."

“Those with level five and level six wizarding potential, come with me. The rest of you, find your own mentors according to the information I gave you.”

"You should learn to support yourselves."

Yuri Burns muttered, "It took me almost half a month to complete this academy mission. Honestly, I only earned 20 contribution points. What a loss."

"I need to save some time and speed up this mission."

"I'm not taking on any more freshman mentor assignments next time."

(End of this chapter)