Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 365 Miletus and the School of Origin of All Things

At the gates of Eagle Harbor, Su Nan and Hei Mai, along with seven slaves from the Mitchell family, left in three carriages.

Although there are obvious ethnic differences in their group, for example, Rye has obvious Drow features, the Mitchell family has typical Storm Outsider features, and Sunan himself has some of the facial features of native people in Asia Minor, but also Storm Outsider features.

However, Asia Minor is known as a melting pot of cultures.

Here, compared to the relatively conservative Storm Kingdom, the environment is more open, and the Desert Pantheon does not pursue the same unchanging life as the Order Pantheon.

In general, the desert pantheon acknowledges the existence of wizards and even the existence of other dimensions; otherwise, the slave traders here wouldn't be talking about trading with genie lamp spirits.

Rye Matriarch knew that Su Nan had been searching for intelligent ghouls, so she even used her spare time to inquire in Eagle Harbor and found out that there were traces of intelligent ghoul activity in the Asia Minor region.

Sitting in the carriage, Su Nan made no attempt to conceal the presence of Mitchell's family of slaves. He gently tapped the carriage with his fingers and said, "In Asia Minor, there is a type of ghoul that is passed down through death. The person who kills a ghoul will become a ghoul themselves. Ghouls have the ability to grow tentacles on their backs."

"It's unclear whether this legend is based on hearsay or fact, but without some truth, there wouldn't be such a legend."

"I understand. Rye, you did a great job this time."

Wearing a sun hat, holding a parasol in her left hand, and gripping the horse's reins in her right, the Rye Matriarch, who was driving the carriage, wore a proud expression.

Rye Matriarch, now a vampire countess, also possesses a unique arcane bloodline. Therefore, although sunlight can still harm her, she can generally walk in the sun by wearing some sun-protective and sun-shading clothing.

After all, for a seasoned first-ring vampire, it takes a large amount of sunlight particles to kill them.

Sunan said to the Black Mistress, "During this time, I need to study a spell. You will be in charge of all matters until we reach the city of Miletus."

Meanwhile, the Mitchell family, who were driving the two carriages behind them, overheard Sunan and the Black Mistress's discussion. Only then did they belatedly realize that their new master, who had bought them, was not an ordinary person at all.

It could even be the wizards claimed by the Church of Storms.

Baron Mitchell and his daughter exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness and despair. They had just escaped the clutches of the pagan slave traders, only to become slaves to the wizards once more.

Has the God of Storms truly abandoned them?!

Miletus is also a coastal city. In the ancient past, it was one of the important ports of the Eastern Human Empire. Now it is one of the top three cities in the Nicomedia Empire and one of the important sources of tax revenue for the Nicomedia Empire.

Even in Miletus, the complete court system and central civil government system of the Eastern human empire still remain, only on a smaller scale.

Similarly, the military district system here still retains some vitality; otherwise, fifty-eight years ago, this place would have been conquered by the Storm Riders, just like the Balkan Peninsula.

After passing through five cities and traveling for a day and a night, Su Nan used magic to secretly speed up the three carriages, and they finally arrived in Miletus.

Miletus is a city with an ancient history. Su Nan once read about Miletus in the books of both the Golden Wizard and the Oak Wizard.

This city was originally the headquarters of the Third Ring Wizarding Organization, the Origin of All Things. However, the Origin of All Things declined more than two thousand years ago and left this city for elsewhere, so now it is just an ordinary city.

At the city gates, there were even statues of the God of Law, as well as numerous statues of angels of law and the patron saints of the God of Law. In a corner at the entrance to Miletus, there was also a statue of Thales.

Sunan had the Mitchell family slaves stop the carriage, get off, and stand in front of the Thales statue, which depicted a little old man.

Unlike other magnificent statues of the law gods, which are well-maintained, this statue looks like it has been neglected for a long time and has not been maintained much. It is dilapidated and has many stains and mottled gaps on its surface.

The inscription beneath the statue reads: Thales, the ancient sage who predicted a solar eclipse and prevented a war; may the god of law bless him forever.

Su Nan laughed and said to the rye matriarch beside him, "Thales is also a wizard."

"Still the leader of the Third Ring Wizarding Organization, [The Origin of All Things]."

"Thales was probably the water magic direction of the Evocation school. He put forward views that had a very profound influence on later water mages, although it has now been proven that he was somewhat biased."

Thales believed that the origin of the world should be something unchanging and continuous, and he considered water to be the origin of the world.

"The 'Origin of All Things' school of wizardry has been researching the origin of the world, trying to bypass the creation myth and find a new theory to explain the essence of the world. Later, they proposed the theory of the origin of air and the theory of the origin of water mist..."

"However, it gradually lost its authority in the study of water magic and fell behind other schools of thought."

Su Nan knew of this person because of his immense contributions to water magic; for a long time, he was the leading authority on water magic. Of course, later generations innovated and refined his techniques.

However, precisely because of this, the origin of all things and Thales must have appeared in the history of magic and been recorded by history. That's why Su Nan knew of their existence and their relationship with the city of Miletus.

For example, the Pure White School—Su Nan has never seen them in any magical history, perhaps because the Pure White School was insignificant in the past.

Su Nan believes that if the "Origin of All Things" still exists, then they must have already left with the orthodox wizarding society.

After all, it was once an important part of the history of wizarding civilization. Even if it declined somewhat and failed to keep up with the times, it still had enough connections and relationships to leave with the orthodox wizarding society.

At this moment, because she had come into contact with a lot of information about surface wizards and learned that the underground world was also created by wizards, Rye Matriarch not only lost her hatred for wizards, but also gained some admiration for them.

The Rye Matriarch said, "Master, it seems they are surface people. Although they acknowledge the contributions of the wizard Thales, they can only worship him as an ordinary sage, and cannot recognize him as a wizard."

Su Nan nodded. "But this is already much better than the Church of Storms."

"Whether it's the desert pantheon or the god of law, they both seem to be much more lenient compared to the current pantheon of order."

"Let's go and enter the city, otherwise it will look strange to just stand at the city gate."

Although Su Nan is not afraid of trouble, he doesn't need to create unnecessary problems.

Because seven slaves were disguised as a caravan, and there were a large number of clothes purchased from Eagle Harbor, including even precious silk garments, the Nicomedian soldiers guarding the city did not say anything and let them in.

The Nicomediate Empire's city guards wore not chainmail, but a type of lamellar armor, which consisted of round metal plates riveted to leather armor, resembling scale armor, covered by a layer of cloth armor. They also carried round wooden shields and spears in their right hands.

This demonstrates that the Nicomedia Empire possesses superior and more comprehensive armor-making technology compared to the Storm Kingdom.

However, considering the price of lamellar armor, it's likely that only a small number of elite soldiers and knights were qualified to wear it.

As soon as Su Nan entered Miletus, he prepared to search for the Rubber Witch. However, halfway through the journey, Su Nan raised his eyebrows and spun the brass ring on his left middle finger. At this moment, the brass ring was slightly warm.

This kind of magical ring used for communication has limited information transmission capabilities, as it is relatively low-level.

This brass ring is the one I used to keep in touch with the "Justice" witch back in the town of the dead.

Su Nan never expected that he would run into Mary here, who contacted him using a magic ring.

Is Mary in this city?

Judging from the popularity of the ring, Mary must have encountered some trouble.

Su Nan pondered for a moment: should he go?

From a self-interest perspective, it seems that I don't need to meddle in other people's business.

But Mary was, after all, a friend of his, and besides, he should at least go and see what was going on. Perhaps what was happening now would affect his activities in Asia Minor.

Moreover, if she could have the help of Mary, the princess of the Nicomedia Empire, it would be much easier for her to move around in this land.

Thinking of this, Su Nan said to the Black Rye Matriarch, "Go to the Oaxaca Tavern and meet up with the Rubber Witch."

"Remember, avoid conflict with anyone unless absolutely necessary."

After saying that, Su Nan used the second-circle arcane spell, Arcane Leap, to teleport directly to a location a kilometer away.

Rye Madam glanced questioningly at the empty carriage behind her, then said to the Mitchell family slave, "Follow me."

Su Nan, using a series of arcane leaps, followed the guidance of the brass ring and arrived at the foot of a leaning tower in the city of Miletus.

He looked up at the top of the Leaning Tower and confirmed that the "Justice" witch was up there.

Su Nan originally wanted to use Arcane Leap to go directly up, but the magical light of Arcane Leap on his right middle finger flashed by, and the spell failed to be cast.

"A magic seal?"

"So, Mary was actually sealed away."

"No wonder she hadn't attended the storm gatherings for months, and only contacted me with a brass ring after I entered the city. It seems she didn't want to ask for help from the outside world, but rather she couldn't."

"If I hadn't happened to step into this city, she would have remained sealed away forever."

"But...who sealed her away?"

Su Nan looked up at the 100-meter-tall leaning tower of Miletus. Judging from the sealing method... it was actually the method of the Pure White School.

Furthermore, the Pure White School's inherited magic array is providing magical support to this seal, which prevents me from using arcane leap spells to get close to it.

"Speaking of which, Asia Minor is indeed the territory of the Pure White School. However, Mary is, after all, a princess here. How could she have fallen to the point of being sealed away?"

(End of this chapter)