Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

However, based on Moore's observations over the past few days, Hughes seems to have taken on a long-term mission. He was only discovered at the academy a few days ago, but recently he seems to have been staying indoors again.

Mohr decided to put aside the matter of casting the curse on Hughes for the time being and go to complete the mission with Rice first.

These days, the Shadowweavers are going on missions more and more frequently, in order to hone their combat skills in preparation for the upcoming decisive battle against the Frostskin Dwarves.

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(As mentioned before, there's something about Tyre that you might find repetitive: there will be a side story involving a natural speaker and Shirinville and Hughes.)

So I rushed into developing the background of the Natural Speakers and the major events that followed, and then I wrote about what Tyre encountered in too much detail (there were hints before this event started, showing where a simplified version was added) •ᴥ• My mistake. )

At the same time, an undercurrent that would influence the future of Maransel was quietly brewing, and one of its tributaries was slowly flowing toward Hughes’s acquaintance, Tyrese.

East of Elocan, the Academy of Natural Speakers

This is a paradise for elemental wizards. The academy uses spatial magic arrays, floating terrain, and ancient elven craftsmanship to create a complex ecosystem that combines forests, snow-capped mountains, deserts, and other diverse landscapes.

The academy even built an artificial sea area for the sea elf apprentices and wizards to live in. It can be said that the Natural Speaker Academy is the largest wizard academy in terms of area among the three high wizard families in the Elokan region.

Elves and half-elves who enroll can choose a suitable environment to live in based on their different racial characteristics, while specializing in their own elemental path.

Furthermore, the Academy of Nature Speakers governs almost all the elven families in the eastern part of Maransel, including the former Elian family.

As for the four deans of the Natural Speakers Academy, they reside in a giant ancient tree at the center of the academy.

This tree is not the Tree of Life, but a giant tree that grew through the magic of West Orland, one of the founders of the academy.

This giant tree is like a small mountain, surrounded by various ecological terrains. As long as you stand on the territory of the Natural Speaker Academy, you can see the giant tree by looking up. Therefore, it is called the Mother of the Dome Branches.

The four deans each occupy one side of the canopy of the mother tree, while the interior of the trunk is used as public areas such as a library and conference hall.

Now, in the Heart of Nature's conference hall, the two deans are sitting on oak thrones on the east and south sides, respectively, seemingly preparing to discuss some important matter.

Seated to the south is one of the deans of the Academy of Nature Speakers—"Winterwalker" Snowry Kaelon, a frost elf.

He had the snow-white hair and ice-blue eyes of a frost elf, and a large blue magic pattern was painted on the center of his neck.

Two snowflake-shaped marks were on his snow-white forehead—representing his strength as a second-level wizard.

The magnificent robes on its body constantly emitted ice element particles, but they did not affect the surrounding environment.

Snowry had his long, snow-white hair deeply embedded in the oak throne behind him, his eyes white as if sensing something.

After a long silence, Snowy took a deep breath and said to the forest elf beside him, "Arian's drop of sap from the Tree of Life is gone."

"What?!"

A hoarse voice came from the oak throne to the east, where a forest elf dressed in a simple robe sat.

His face looked very old, and his roar had even split his chapped lips into a few more pieces.

Strangely, his long, emerald-green hair was covered with branches, and the branches were covered with fresh leaves and buds.

In contrast to the vibrant life above his head, his skin was unusually dry, not only incredibly rough but also cracked into pieces like tree bark.

What sets him apart is his bright and piercing eyes. He doesn't look like a withered old man at all, but rather like a young man in his twenties.

His dark eyes widened in anger at the news he had just received, glaring at Snowy beside him.

However, don't assume he's nearing the end of his life just because of his aged appearance. His body isn't aging because he's nearing the end of his life, but rather due to the side effects of practicing the forbidden sorcery "Tree Descent."

He is one of the deans of the Natural Language School—"Deep Roots Old Man" Orinius Melvin.

"Are you sure? You sensed the sap of the Tree of Life? The mark left on it has disappeared?" Olympus asked incredulously.

Although the sap of the Tree of Life did not help him advance in his cultivation level, even though he was already a senior level two wizard.

However, it contains a great deal of vitality, which can greatly delay the side effects of his practice of "Tree Approach".

This is also why he and Snowry persecuted the Arian family.

"No, I'm absolutely certain that the mark I left on it has been erased," Snowry said calmly.

His tone suddenly changed, becoming extremely serious:

"I sensed it through the Tree of Life left behind by the Arian family—a frost elf in the Iceridge Mountains has broken through to the second level of wizardry!"

"Oh?! The Ice Ridge Mountains? Isn't that the territory of those ice skeletons at Everfrost Spire? So that's where they're hiding. It must be that girl, Shirinville."

Orlinus was immediately interested.

He then curled his chapped lips and sneered:

"Hmph! They've probably gone to the Everfrost Spire. It's been so long since I fought that Nord guy; I really want to drain his powerful life force."

Upon hearing this, Snowy, who was standing to the side, said coldly:

"What should we do? The sap of the Tree of Life is gone now. Should we take advantage of the fact that Shirinville has only recently advanced..."

He also implicitly acknowledged that it was Shireenville who was promoted. If you were to ask who in the Arian family was most likely to be promoted to a second-level wizard, it would definitely be that woman.

"It's only a matter of time before I make my move. I'll wait until I've fully mastered the forbidden technique," Orinius said, touching his heart.

"And I heard that a wizard from their headquarters has come to Everfrost Spire... It's best not to make a scene for now."

Volcanic Area of ​​the Natural Speakers Academy

Although there is a volcano here, the magma inside has been hollowed out and the interior has been transformed into the living area and market area for fire elves.

A rune array to gather fire element was added to the bottom of the volcano, making the terrain full of high concentration of fire element.

Fire elves have red or orange hair and usually live in places with a high concentration of fire element, which often leads to conflicts with volcano dwarves.

The Fire Elf's Tree of Life has another unique feature: it is surrounded by scorching steam. Anyone who gets too close will be completely vaporized. Entry is only permitted with the Tree of Life's "permission."

Tyr Kiss was meditating in a lava spring. Tyr's appearance had changed drastically; his hair was no longer golden but had turned fiery red, just like the fire elves.

Ordinary fire spirits only have fire resistance; they will still get burned when exposed to high concentrations of fire elements like lava.

But Tyr is different. As a human-half-elf, he can completely ignore the damage from fire elemental magic. No amount of fire elemental magic can harm him.

Of course, even a level one fire elemental wizard could "crush" him with just mental power.

This talent was a gift from the Tree of Life after he became a wizard apprentice. Because of his talent, the continent center exempted him from the test, and a few years later he was able to go to the continent center to study.