Wizard Immortal

Chapter 504 A Century

"How many years has it been?"

In a dilapidated tavern, several people were drinking, and one of them muttered to himself.

"I don't know... Anyway, it's been many years..."

Beside me, Lera's voice came right on time, tinged with a hint of drunkenness.

"It's been fifty years in total... If you include the time it took for our group of players to arrive, it's been fifty-five years..." Slim raised a glass of fragrant wine, closed his eyes, and his face was slightly flushed.

"Fifty-five years have passed..."

Hearing this answer, Lera sighed, "I never imagined that time would pass so quickly..."

"When we first arrived, I never imagined that we would go through so much, or even get to where we are today."

As he spoke, he raised a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp.

"Fifty-five years have passed, and even the tavern where we first met has changed into this."

Propping himself up with his hands, Qi Mu lay quietly on the sofa behind him, watching the changes around the tavern with a sigh.

The tavern in front of them had existed since the time when the three of them were still players.

Initially, this was a small tavern established by a few players to gather information and to specifically serve other players.

Due to the limitations of the conditions at the time, Qi Mu still clearly remembers how dilapidated the tavern looked back then. It was simply made up of some wooden planks, as rudimentary as could be.

Even the drinks and food served there were mostly purchased from local hunters and farmers, and then further processed. While the taste was relatively good, it was still not as good as it is now.

In the more than fifty years since then, this tavern has changed a lot.

The original simple wooden planks have been completely replaced, and the entire tavern has been decorated in a luxurious and grand style. It doesn't look like a tavern at all, but rather like a high-end place that only nobles would enter.

Furthermore, due to technological advancements, this place is now fully electrified, and there are also numerous magical runes around it used to regulate the environment and influence the climate.

Over the decades, the seeds that Adir planted himself have now borne abundant fruit.

Applying and researching wizarding techniques with rational thinking has yielded almost explosive results. To this day, the technology of the entire empire has not only caught up with the real world back then, but has far surpassed it, achieving in many aspects what was unimaginable in the past.

At least... with the development of various technologies, the training before becoming a formal wizard is no longer a big problem.

Although it is still difficult, as long as there is enough financial resources, enough auxiliary products can be purchased to help apprentices reach the peak of third-level apprenticeship as quickly as possible.

Even without qualifications, it's not impossible to become a wizard or knight in this era.

With the extensive development of bloodline studies, through the mixed research of various royal bloodlines, the latest bloodline potions have already been developed. Even an ordinary person without any qualifications can undergo a transformation and gain qualifications after using such a potion.

However, due to current technological limitations, this medicine is extremely expensive, and very few people can afford it.

However, that's true for ordinary people. For these people, even something of great value is probably not a problem.

After all, they are the students of His Majesty Adir, the supreme ruler of this world.

Over the decades, Adir had long since reverted to his original name. Although it took some getting used to at first, people eventually grew accustomed to His Majesty's new name.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Som is coming over soon to officially become the headmaster of the Elka Wizarding Academy." In the middle of the conversation, Slim suddenly spoke up as if he remembered something.

"Him?" Upon hearing this name, Lera paused for a moment, then a strange smile appeared on her face: "It's still uncertain what his purpose is in becoming the dean."

"Oh? Is there any inside information?" Upon hearing this, Chim and Slim, who were standing nearby, became somewhat interested.

Years have passed, and the child who clung to Adir back then has grown up.

As Adir's youngest student, Som has performed exceptionally well over the years. He not only helped Adir overcome many technical challenges, but also advanced to the third level of wizardry more than a decade ago, becoming the first powerful wizard in the world to achieve this feat.

However, throughout all these years, Som has always stayed by Adir's side and has never left for an extended period of time.

Therefore, Qi Mu and the others were very curious about his transfer.

"Children will eventually grow up and start their own families."

Raising a glass of wine, Lera began with a smile.

"Who are you?" Qi Mu was taken aback for a moment, then reacted and asked curiously, "Which noble family's young lady are you?"

Slim remained silent, but his curious gaze clearly expressed his attitude.

"She's not some noblewoman; she's a commoner genius."

Lera didn't keep them in suspense and said with a smile, "You should know Miss Eliza, right?"

"It's her..." A flicker of realization crossed Slim's eyes. "Is she the one who became a full-fledged wizard at thirteen and a second-level wizard at twenty-three?"

"Besides her, who else could it be?" Lera shook her head. "With Som's obsession with academics, who else could he possibly be interested in besides someone like him?"

"That's true." Chim and Slim nodded in agreement.

More than fifty years have passed, and now they are no longer the young people they once were. They have all started their own families, and some even have grandchildren. Each of their families is thriving.

Seeing that his junior brother was still single, they had introduced him to potential partners more than once over the years, but without exception, all of them had failed.

After so many years, they had long given up on Som's marriage prospects, which is why they were so surprised when they heard that Som had someone he liked.

"Everyone has grown up."

Holding up her wine glass, Lera shook her head: "Even Som, who's usually so dull, has found someone he likes. I reckon he'll be inviting us to his wedding soon."

"But there's still one girl by the teacher's side who hasn't gotten married yet."

"Leaving aside whether she herself is willing, even if she were, whether anyone would dare to marry her is another matter entirely." Slim couldn't help but mutter, "A level three peak powerhouse, who would dare to touch her?"

He was referring to Adir's last student, a girl named Sina.

Because of the Crimson King's original blessing, this girl is actually the strongest among Adir's many students. She reached the peak of level three several years ago. In this world, almost no one except Adir is her match.

However, perhaps due to the influence of the Crimson King's bloodline, the girl has changed from her former quiet demeanor to a very fiery temper in recent years, causing Lera and the others a great headache.

"You know what?"

Beside him, Qi Mu shook his head: "If she really wanted to, the palace gates would probably be worn down by those nobles."

"So what if someone at the peak of level three is a student of a teacher? Even if they have a bit of a fiery temper, there are still plenty of people who want to marry them."

At this point, the three of them couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths, unable to imagine what it would be like if that little witch were married off.

However, one thing is certain: that scene must have been terrifying.

As they chatted, they moved on to other topics.

"After spending a few more days in Elka, I'm going to visit Gulan in the south."

Looking at his familiar old friend, Lera said.

"What are you going to do?" Slim asked succinctly from beside him.

"Suppress a group of rebellious royal descendants," Lera said after thinking for a moment.

"After all these years, these people still won't give up?" Qi Mu put down his wine glass, as if he had remembered something.

"The hatred of a nation's demise is not so easily forgotten." Lera shook her head gently. "But that's just how it is."

"Most of the royal descendants from that time were recruited and became the current nobles. Those who refused to be recruited were almost wiped out over the years, and the rest are not a problem."

"The reason I made this trip is because I heard that among the royal descendants who caused this rebellion, there is a second-tier priest, and his bloodline is very rare."

Raising her glass and looking out at the tavern, Lera said softly, "It just so happens that Som is coming over in the next few days. These royal descendants are a gift I prepared for him."

"Didn't he keep complaining that he didn't have enough royal descendants for his experiments? Let's just grab a batch to make up the difference."

"You're making us look stingy." Beside him, Slim shook his head, slowly standing up with trembling hands. "That's true... It's a rare trip for us, it wouldn't be right not to bring a gift..."

"Let's take advantage of these few days to prepare..."

(End of this chapter)