Wizard Immortal

Chapter 66 Enrollment

The short two weeks passed quickly.

One morning, as a convoy of cars slowly emerged from the road, a cluster of buildings gradually came into view.

In front of that building, a middle-aged man in a light red robe was standing there, seemingly waiting for something.

Upon approaching and seeing the middle-aged man, Amaro and Sikum quickly dismounted from the carriage and led the apprentices ahead.

"Lord Arathis!"

They looked at the middle-aged man in red robes with a hint of respect and a sense of awe in their eyes.

"Yes, you're back." The middle-aged man named Alates nodded calmly in front of them, then looked behind them, frowning slightly, and said, "Why are there so few people this time?"

"This..." Upon hearing this, Amaro and Sikum immediately tensed up. Just as they were about to explain, they were interrupted by the red-robed man in front of them.

"Forget it, I'm only responsible for picking you up, not for these things."

Aratas shook his head and looked at the apprentices behind them: "Welcome to Uraldo Academy. I hope you will have a pleasant experience here in the next few years."

"As for now, come with me."

After saying that, he turned around and walked down the path behind him.

"You guys follow them. This isn't our responsibility anymore."

Looking at the apprentices behind him, Amaro shook his head and said.

Seeing this, the apprentices exchanged glances before quickly following the red-robed man in front of them.

Among these apprentices, Adir followed quietly without saying a word, occasionally observing the surrounding environment.

Through observation via the chip in my mind, I discovered that this area exhibited a large amount of high-energy radiation, unlike other places, indicating that wizards were frequently active here.

For some unknown reason, all the weeds around seemed to have died, leaving only dark earth, which looked desolate and lifeless.

On the vast land, apart from a cluster of buildings, there were only the figures of a few apprentices.

We walked a very long distance.

Two hours later, as more buildings appeared around them, a huge stone gate appeared ahead, firmly blocking the way; it looked like a gateway.

Beside the stone gate are numerous statues, each at least three or four meters tall, resembling lifelike stone monsters.

Upon arriving here, the high-energy radiation reaction around us intensified suddenly, causing the chip in my brain to issue warnings from time to time.

Sensing these things, Adir's gaze was fixed on the stone statues. His right hand, which had been hanging down steadily, unconsciously moved to the longsword at his waist, and a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes.

The Great Knight's peak physical attributes not only gave him immense strength, but also exceptionally keen senses.

At this moment, standing in front of those enormous stone statues, a terrifying pressure pressed down on his chest, making him vaguely sense a sense of danger emanating from them.

"These statues look absolutely real," came the exclamations of other apprentices beside them.

"Hehe, if I hadn't brought you here, then to you these statues would be real."

The man in the red robe in front of him gave a cold smile, as if he were hinting at something.

After saying this, he didn't explain anything further. He simply took out a handful of round stone beads from his waist and slowly placed them into the recess on the door.

Under Adir's watchful gaze, as the round stone bead was placed into the recess, the once towering gate began to change.

A faint light began to appear, and under the watchful eyes of all the apprentices, above the stone gate, the face of an old man slowly emerged, as if he were alive, his lips constantly moving.

The giant face's eyes were black, like two black holes, and it stared fixedly at what was before it: "Passager, state your command..."

Aratas stood still, muttering to himself, seemingly with some kind of special power.

As he moved, the enormous human face gradually disappeared before his eyes, transforming back into the original stone gate, which began to slowly open.

"Let's go."

As the gate slowly opened before him, Alatus said something to someone behind him, and then took the lead and walked forward.

Following behind him, after all the apprentices had passed through the door, the original stone gate slowly closed, returning to its previous appearance.

"Alatas, you've arrived?"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, an aged voice slowly drifted towards them in front of a building.

Adir looked ahead and saw an old man in a black robe sitting quietly in front of a building. His cloudy, empty eyes stared at them without any emotion.

"Lady Asila, this is the new recruit. Please register him."

Looking at the old man, Alatus gave a rare, slightly stiff smile and said with a hint of respect, "I have a very important experiment to do, so I won't take up any more of your time."

Seeing the old man nod, Alatus walked away into the distance, showing no intention of staying in the same place.

"Alright, submit your information and pay your tuition. Someone will then take you to your accommodation."

The old man smiled across his wrinkled face and addressed the many apprentices before him.

For some reason, even though he was smiling, he gave off an extremely cold and dangerous feeling.

"A high-energy radiation source has been detected."

At that moment, a notification sound from the chip's mechanical interface began to ring in Adir's mind, startling him.

Adir was no stranger to this high-energy radiation; it was emitted from wizard apprentices or items related to wizards.

However, under the chip's detection, the radiation source on the old man in front of him was the strongest he had ever seen, far stronger than those of the previous third-class apprentices.

"Is this a certified wizard?"

In an instant, this thought flashed through Adir's mind, and he became even more cautious.

According to a book about wizards that Adir had read before, over a long period of time, powerful ancient wizards had divided wizards into detailed ranks, with each rank having a specific standard.

Among these, becoming a formal wizard is a significant hurdle, and before that, there are three levels.

Adir, a third-class apprentice who is closest to becoming a formal wizard, has met several such people. During his previous journey, whether it was the two grey-robed wizard apprentices who led the ship to this continent, or Amaro and Sism later, they all belonged to this level.

Before them stood an old man in black robes named Asila, who was registering the apprentices and distributing some items to them.

"These are your wizard robes and your medals. Remember not to lose them."

After distributing these items, several servants quietly approached and led the apprentices towards their dormitories.

"Alright, one last one." The familiar hoarse voice continued.

Before him, Asila looked at Adir: "I sense a familiar fluctuation. You are carrying some kind of enchanted item, related to our academy."

Upon hearing this, Adir was startled, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Seeing him like this, Asila shook her head and casually explained, "The demonic artifact on you is half damaged, and the power inside is dissipating, revealing that unique fluctuation."

Upon hearing this, Adir did not hesitate and took out the black amulet from his pocket, placing it on the wooden table in front of him.

"what?"

Upon seeing the black amulet, Asila's expression shifted slightly. She picked it up and examined it closely: "The double-headed eagle emblem and this unique mental encryption... it's definitely something from our academy."

He examined the black amulet several times, and after some time, he looked up at Adir and said, "Judging from the craftsmanship of this enchanted item, it is at least two hundred years old."

"According to our academy's regulations, you can be admitted through special admission and directly study under the wizard who created this enchanted item."

At this point, he changed his tone: "However, there is still a small problem here."

"What?" Adir was taken aback.

Under his gaze, Asila pondered for a moment before speaking again: "If I'm not mistaken, this enchanted item should originate from a wizard in our academy over two hundred years ago. And this wizard passed away more than thirty years ago, dying in an accident during an experiment."

"So, you now have two choices."

"Which two options are there?" Standing still, Adir calmed himself down and asked.

"The first one is to randomly select a wizard, and that's free."

Standing before Adir, Asila continued, "As for the second one, let me help you choose one; this one comes with a fee."

"I choose the second one." As soon as he finished speaking, Adir said without hesitation.

As for the first option, he hadn't even considered it.

During his journey, Adir had already learned some things about the wizarding world from books and the apprentices around him.

Wizards are undoubtedly powerful, able to command the wind and rain, control thunder and fire, and do things that mortals cannot. But at the same time, wizards are also extremely dangerous and terrifying.

Being a wizard's apprentice is extremely dangerous if you're unlucky. A wizard's dangerous experiment could easily take your life at any time.

If you're assigned to work under a wizard with a bad temper or who likes to conduct dangerous experiments, you might not even know how you died.

"A very wise choice."

Before her, Asila smiled and said, "As the price for this choice, you will need to pay five magic stones."

Upon hearing this, Adir's lips twitched.

The so-called magic stone refers to a black crystal ore. Because of its wide range of uses, it can stimulate the spiritual growth of wizards and can also be used as a kind of material that is needed by wizards. It is very precious.

Before setting off, Duke Ariel gave Adir some things, including some magic stones.

This wasn't just the support from Duke Arière's family, but from the entire Fakus family, but it only amounted to a dozen dollars in total, and now almost half of it was gone.

Even so, he did not hesitate at all, and directly took out five black magic stones from his pocket and quietly placed them on the table.

(End of this chapter)