Wizard: I Have a World of the Dead

"What? What? More than thirty years ago???"

"My father hasn't even been born yet? Is that for real?"

Dick in front of me didn't look any older than thirty.

Dick laughed and said, "I was very lucky. When I was young, I accidentally drank some anti-aging potion, so I look younger."

Everyone suddenly realized.

Dick turned back to Lynch and asked, "Go on, how are the Brooke family?"

Lynch explained, "The blacksmith's shop sign is still hanging there, but the current owner is Old Brooke's son, Young Brooke, who should be your older brother. As for your father..."

"He has been gone for a long time, I'm so sorry."

Old blacksmith Brooke had two sons and a daughter. His younger son had gone missing, while his elder son had inherited the blacksmith shop.

Dick was momentarily dazed.

He murmured, "Is that so?"

He paused briefly, then said with a slight sigh, "After all, it happened more than thirty years ago... there's nothing strange about it..."

At this point, he couldn't help but wonder, "But how come they're still living in the slums? I clearly left a large sum of money with my family when I left; didn't they receive it?"

Lin Qi said, "As far as I know, old Brooke was indeed well-off for a while, and during that time he moved his whole family out of the slums."

"However, your father was not good at managing money. He quickly became addicted to casinos, taverns and brothels, and within a few years he was penniless again and moved back to the slums."

Dick paused for a moment.

It's hard to describe his expression; it was a mix of sadness, disappointment, and something he had expected.

He paused, then asked, "What about my sister? How is she?"

Lin Qi said, "Your sister is living a good life. She married a shoemaker, a very nice man who treats her very well. Although she still lives in the slums, her life is very stable."

"The couple had two sons. The older one learned shoe repair from his father, while the younger one became a blacksmith's apprentice under your brother."

Dick paused again.

He said with some regret, "It's a pity she was too young at the time, otherwise I could have found a fallen nobleman to marry her..."

Lin Qi asked doubtfully, "Excuse my bluntness, but if you want to do something for them, it should be easy, right?"

Dick shook his head: "Going back isn't that easy, and there's no need... We've already severed ties. We're from two different worlds. There's no need, no need..."

As if to convince himself, he repeated several times that it was unnecessary.

He paused for a moment, then quickly rallied and smiled at Lin Qi: "Thank you so much for bringing me this news."

At this point, he took out two magic stones and handed them to Lin Qi.

Lin Qi wanted to say no, but the man had already handed it to him: "You need to get used to this kind of exchange as soon as possible."

Lin Qi then accepted the magic stone: "Thank you."

Dick looked Lynch up and down, seemingly quite pleased with him: "You're a nobleman, aren't you?"

Lynch nodded: "Yes."

"ha!"

Dick chuckled lightly: "Then you're in for a tough time. Most nobles who have just arrived here... well, how should I put it, will find it very difficult to get used to."

Lin Qi said, "I've already felt it."

Dick comforted him, saying, "It's nothing. No matter how good or comfortable your life was before, you're still just an ordinary person. You can only stay in one small place your whole life. Life is short, and you'll have to face the torment of illness when you get old."

"And here, you can learn to master powerful supernatural abilities, live a long time, and experience many of the wonders of this world."

"This world is vast and wonderful, beyond your imagination."

He spoke to the apprentices.

Everyone listened with rapt attention, and their previous discomfort seemed to have subsided considerably.

Dick then said to Lynch, "By the way, I still don't know your name? If you're interested in botany, you can try working at our Tree Sea Emblem."

"Don't underestimate us just because we're a Level 1 wizarding organization. We're backed by the Lawrence family, one of the eight great wizarding families of the White Tower. We even have the opportunity to enter the White Tower in the future, so we have a bright future."

He paused, then added, "However, we have talent requirements here. What's your talent level?"

Dick felt quite compatible with Lynch, and as long as Lynch wasn't too lacking in talent, he would try to introduce him to someone.

Before Lynch could answer, Simon interjected, "He has superior talent."

Dick nodded: "Superior talent? Hmm?"

He suddenly snapped out of his daze and asked in surprise, "Superior talent? The top-tier superior talent? Really?"

Lynch once again felt like he was being looked at like a monkey.

With such high talent, yet receiving no real benefits, it's like having a rare animal – how pathetic!

Perhaps noticing Lynch's uncomfortable expression, Dick quickly snapped out of his daze.

"Feel sorry."

He explained, "It's just so amazing. I thought it was just a legend, but I never expected that someone could actually identify this kind of talent. Damn, this is too lucky."

Lynch shrugged: "That's what everyone says."

Dick laughed and said, "Haha, after all, this is really rare."

After passing through several blocks and a small forest, Dick led Lynch and the others deep into the woods, where a magnificent castle stood.

Dick stopped in front of the castle: "This is the Apprentice's Castle."

At this point, he took out a small cloth bag and took out packages from it, distributing them to the apprentices.

Inside the package was a black cloak, an apprentice badge, a small bag of magic stones, and a booklet titled "Apprentice's Handbook."

Dick said, "These are your cloaks and badges, 20 magic stones, and this is the apprentice's handbook. Be sure to read it carefully; you can find the answers to many of your questions in it."

"All the rules of the White Pagoda are listed here; you must memorize them."

"The numbers on the handbook are your dormitory numbers. There's a map of the castle on the last page, and there are also signs inside the castle. If you really can't find it, you can ask the ghosts and portraits inside; they're the dormitory managers."

"Well then, I'll leave you here."

After explaining the precautions to Lynch and the others, Dick flew away on his broomstick.

Lynch and his group then went into the castle.

The castle is very large and spacious, with intricate corridors like a maze. Candlesticks on the stone walls flicker with eerie blue flames, figures in huge oil paintings seem to smile at them, and ghosts can be seen drifting around everywhere.

This reminded Lynch of Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

They had already witnessed enough strange sights along the way, and apart from Simon, the single-minded person, no longer made a fuss like before.

Everyone was exhausted, and after finding their respective dorm rooms, they went inside.

"Please enter your apprentice handbook number. Once the room is opened, your spiritual imprint will be automatically recorded."

"Welcome to Dormitory 1023 in the Apprentice Castle."

It's quite intelligent.

With a "click," the door opened.

Lynch walked into the room.

He put down his suitcase and looked around.

It's a little over 20 square meters, not spacious but still passable, and has a separate washroom.

There was a bed at the front, a desk next to it, and a wardrobe against the wall. That was all.

It's simple, but not bad.

After arranging his change of clothes, cleaning up the minimal dust, and making the bed, Lin Qi sat down at the table next to him and took out the leather water pouch he always carried with him.

He drank water while glancing out the window.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the sky was a grayish-blue that was not yet fully dark.

Outside the window, the forest outside the castle rustled in the night wind, and tiny, eerie green lights floated among the treetops, like someone had spilled a bottle of fireflies.

In the distance, the spires of several tall towers floated in mid-air, their bodies wrapped in silvery-white ribbons of light, rotating silently and slowly.

Further away, a luminous river meanders across the plains, cutting the land in two. Fine dust particles of light rise from the river's surface from time to time, like snowflakes flowing backward.

Traveling across mountains and rivers, crossing oceans.

Finally, we've settled down in this strange world.

Next,

What kind of surprises await me?

Lynch was very much looking forward to it.