Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 7 007: The Elemental Castle

The carriage sped along for an unknown amount of time before finally stopping late at night.

Luo Xi stepped off the carriage and looked around. They were in a valley, at the entrance, with a stone-paved path leading inside.

Strange trees stood on both sides of the road, bearing large, trumpet-shaped fruits with light shining from their stamens, illuminating the way ahead.

"A street lamp tree! I've seen it in books, I didn't know such a thing really existed!" Nicole exclaimed in surprise.

The magical scene excited the apprentices, instantly dispelling their fatigue from the journey.

After walking along this small stone path and passing through a garden full of colorful flowers, you will arrive at your destination.

"Look, the castle! We've arrived!"

"Wow, it's huge!"

"Is this...is this where giants live?"

This is a very, very large castle. Rosie estimated that it covers at least several tens of square kilometers. The high walls and obelisks make humans seem as small as ants in front of it.

The corridors and rooms inside are all of normal size, and it seems to have been newly built on the foundation of the original castle.

A witch was already waiting in the castle. She was a woman who looked very serious and spoke in a cold voice. Her name was Sarah the Witch.

She distributed dormitory keys and an apprenticeship handbook to the apprentices and briefly explained the rules here.

"The dormitory is in the East District. There is a map of the castle in the handbook. Familiarizing yourself with the different areas here is the first thing you need to do when you enter the castle. Know which places you can go and which places are strictly forbidden."

"Apprentices are not allowed to remain in the corridors after 10 PM. Those who disobey will face the consequences."

"Study the manual thoroughly, memorize the rules, and abide by the rules. This is the first thing you must learn when you enter the wizarding world."

"Alright, that's all for now. Do you have any questions? Each of you can ask one," Sarah the Witch asked coldly.

The apprentices looked at each other, and seeing how stern she was, none of them dared to ask any questions.

Finally, a well-dressed young man raised his hand and asked, "Madam, I just looked at the apprenticeship handbook, and it only lists double rooms. Could you please change me to a single room?"

Sarah the Witch shook her head and said, "No."

"After the three-year training period, if the castle deems you worthy of development and grants you the qualification to enter the inner castle, we will improve your living conditions."

On the way, Wizard Luke explained to them that their training period after entering the castle was only three years, and all training resources during these three years were provided free of charge by the castle.

If they pass the assessment three years later, they can enter the inner castle for further training, and that will truly be considered as officially joining the castle.

Undeterred, the boy asked, "Can I choose my roommate?"

Nicole secretly tugged at Rosie's sleeve and whispered, "I don't want to be roommates with strangers either, Rosie, how about I share a room with you?"

Before Rosie could answer, Sarah the Witch said, "No, roommates will be chosen by random drawing, separate for men and women. Whoever is drawn will be whoever they are."

Nicole pouted: "Okay, hopefully my roommate isn't a troublemaker."

After distributing the keys, Sarah the Witch took out a pocket watch to check the time, and then ordered, "Alright, those who have the keys, go to your dormitories immediately. There's still half an hour until ten o'clock."

"What? We don't even know where the dorms are?"

Sarah the Witch didn't care about any of that. After telling him to look at the map himself, she turned and disappeared down the corridor.

"Look at the map."

The apprentices hurriedly opened the map in the manual, but upon looking at it, they were immediately overwhelmed.

The map is covered with crisscrossing routes and dense markings, like a maze. It's incomprehensible to look at, let alone use.

Nicole asked anxiously, "What should we do, Rosie? Have you found the dormitory area yet?"

Luo Xi frowned.

He didn't know if the witch was just naturally irresponsible or if there was some other reason, but in any case, he didn't want to be punished. His priority was to figure out the map as soon as possible.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the system panel and entered a day's time.

He has now accumulated nearly two hundred days' worth of time, so spending a day on this kind of thing doesn't matter much.

You begin reading the apprentice's manual, focusing intently and without distraction.

A day has passed, and you are now familiar with everything in the apprentice's handbook.

[Apprentice Handbook: Master.]

A wealth of diverse knowledge quickly flooded into Rosie's mind, and the once unfamiliar apprenticeship manual instantly became familiar.

Rosie then said to Nicole, "Come with me."

After leading Nicole through several cumbersome corridors and up several moving ladders, we finally arrived at the dormitory area.

Luo Xi first escorted Nicole to the girls' dormitory corridor: "Go in from here, take a look at the room number."

Nicole's eyes practically sparkled, and she looked at Rosie with utter admiration, like a devoted fan, saying, "Rosie, you're amazing! How did you do that?"

She still can't understand this map.

Luo Xi casually said, "Just consider it a gift from heaven. Alright, let's go in, it's getting late."

Nicole went down the corridor and quickly found her room number, opened the dormitory door, and waved to Rosie from afar.

Luo Xi then turned around and went to his dormitory.

The boys' dormitory and the girls' dormitory are actually separated by only a few corridors, and there is also a shortcut in the middle.

It was a moving oil painting. Every half hour, the image in the painting would transform into a corridor, through which one could reach the boys' dormitory area.

There are many similar "shortcuts" in this castle, which is just like the world of Harry Potter, with wandering ghosts, moving armor, and moving staircases, and countless other bizarre and wonderful things.

Soon Luo Xi arrived at his dormitory, room 213.

"That's really not a good number."

After making a random comment, Luo Xi turned the key, opened the door, and went inside.

The dormitory is rectangular, about 20 to 30 square meters. There is a wardrobe, desk, bed, etc. on each side of the middle, and there is also a separate terrace outside.

Luo Xi's bed was on the left. He went over, put down his luggage, and began to make the bed.

His luggage wasn't much; it consisted of some personal clothes and souvenirs, all brought from his hometown, packed in a large suitcase prepared by his mother.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Just as I finished tidying up, a dull clock struck outside the window, ringing ten times, signaling that it was 10 p.m.

Luo Xi looked at the empty bed next to her. Her unfamiliar roommate was obviously late, and she wondered what kind of punishment he would suffer.

The apprentice handbook only states that apprentices who are not in the dormitory by 10 p.m. will be punished, but it does not specify what the punishment will be.

Just as Luo Xi was wondering what was going on, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the door.

Along with it, there were also some eerie sounds…

(End of this chapter)