Wizard: This mushroom is too fierce.

The next day, Roland first instructed the Puji to be on standby at any time, then put on all his magical equipment and took a carriage to a fortress not far from the academy.

A legion of knights was stationed at the fortress, and five towers stood around it.

These are magical towers built by first-circle architects, each representing one of the five elemental spells of the Evocation school. They will be activated immediately should any dark wizards in the underworld or any unforeseen events occur, and will exterminate all creatures emerging from the exits of the underworld.

"This way..." Roland had just stepped into the fortress when he heard a greeting.

"Hello, junior Roland, I am the captain of this mission, Anthony Vance, a first-class wizard apprentice from the House of Wizards." A burly man in silver-white armor, carrying a giant cross-shaped battle blade, shook hands with Roland, then pointed to the two people behind him: "These two are Mira Stan, a second-class wizard apprentice from the House of Transformation, and Burn Daniel, a second-class wizard apprentice from the House of Puppetry."

"Greetings, seniors. I am Roland Colt, a third-class wizard apprentice from the Leaf of the World!" Roland nodded gently to them.

"I know... the champion of the Bloodflame Tournament!" Mira, a short witch with large eyes, continued, "You're quite strong..."

Bourne, a tall, thin wizard, was rather aloof and simply nodded.

After a brief introduction, Anthony clapped his hands, and the next moment, a superstar tachogenerator with a trailer on its back appeared in front of everyone: "Get on, we'll talk about the details of the mission as we walk."

The four people boarded the train, and then the incredibly fast snail let out a dissatisfied moan: "Moo!"

Anthony sighed and touched its two antennae, then stretched out his palm, and a bunch of bright green grass leaves that shone with a crystal-clear luster appeared in his hand, which he then handed over.

The next moment, the Speed ​​Snail floated up and then plunged headfirst into the tunnel inside the fortress.

The underground world of the deep cave is located about 1,500 meters below the surface.

Roland sat by the window, looking out. Every so often in the black tunnel, a magic lamp made of obsidian would appear. Through these lights, he discovered that there were certain patterns engraved on the tunnel, which seemed to be knowledge of the architect's field.

In addition, he seemed to see the figure of the Silver Blue Vine.

call!

In the blink of an eye, the tunnel vanished, and a whooshing sound suddenly rang out. Roland's eyes widened, an expression of disbelief on his face: "This is the underground world?"

After leaving the tunnel, Roland felt as if he had entered another world.

Even though the ground above is made of rock, the Speedy Snail seems to be in the sky, and the buildings below look so tiny.

"Hehe..." Anthony smiled and said softly, "Surprised, aren't you..."

"When I first came here, I looked just like you."

"This is an environment unique to the underground world. According to the academy, this place was indeed once a dark cave."

"However, with the development of the mineral veins and a large amount of resources, this place was transformed by architects into an environment similar to the one above."

Anthony stretched out his finger and pointed into the distance.

Roland looked in the direction indicated and saw a bright golden sphere covered in mirrors appearing in the sky.

"An artificial sun, a product of the crossover between a weatherman and an alchemist, capable of providing sufficient illumination for creatures in the underground world."

"Alright... Senior Anthony, let's discuss this mission." A sudden voice interrupted their conversation. Byrne held out his palm, and a crystal ball appeared in front of them: "Our mission is to go to the dwarf town of Aksimar to investigate the situation."

"Three days ago, a second-class wizard apprentice passed through this area and discovered a large number of mentally unstable Black Iron dwarf residents. He then reported this information to the academy."

"The college asked us to find the cause and solve the problem."

"According to the task reward principle, more work, more pay; less work, less pay, is there a problem?"

After saying this, Byrne turned his gaze directly to Roland.

This task not only affects my year-end evaluation, but also the amount of the task reward. It's clear that this senior student, Byrne, is targeting me.

"No problem, Senior Bourne!" Roland nodded calmly.

Anthony shrugged as he looked at the image in the crystal ball and said in a deep voice, "As you know... I'm a wizard apprentice from the House of Wizards, skilled only in combat, not in problem-solving."

"I'm good at fighting, so I'll leave this problem to you."

"Anyway, the academy assigned me to lead the team because they're worried you might encounter dark wizards during the mission..."

Byrne nodded. Wizard apprentices from the House of Wizards were always like that—brainless and battle maniacs. These problems would have to be solved by him and Mira the witch from the House of Shapeshifters.

Bourne's eyes shone as he carefully examined the images in the crystal ball. The next moment, his fingertips paused, and the images froze: "There...is something wrong here!"

The scene pauses, showing a group of Black Iron dwarves covered in gray powder lying in the mine.

"The first problem is the mines." Byrne raised an eyebrow and showed several images in succession: "Most of these crazed dwarves are miners, and they all live near the mines."

The next moment, he activated the crystal ball again, and a map appeared before everyone's eyes: "The dwarven town of Aksisima is a gathering place for the Dark Iron dwarves, who built their town on a mineral vein."

"In my experience, they likely mined and smelted some kind of mineral that is prohibited by the academy without authorization, which caused the alchemy accident."

"I suspect there must be a blacksmith's workshop near where these crazed Dark Iron dwarves live!"

Roland didn't speak, but simply used his crystal ball to receive the video sent by the academy and watched it carefully.

Mira the Transformer nodded, adding, "Indeed, Bourne has a point..."

"However..." Mira blinked, "we can't be completely certain about this plan."

"This place isn't too far from the front lines, so black wizards who are good at disguise often sneak in to cause trouble."

"Our Transformation school has a spell that corresponds to the symptoms of these insane Dark Iron dwarves."

"Distortion!" Mira exclaimed. "This spell will make the victim unable to distinguish what species they are."

After Mira finished speaking, Byrne nodded, agreeing that from a metamorphic perspective, it was indeed a plausible solution.

"That's all the ideas I have for now..." Byrne skipped over Roland and looked up directly to ask, "Does Senior Anthony have anything else to say?"

Anthony shook his head and said with a simple smile, "I'm just a fighter, you two can talk."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Bourne's eyes lit up slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's investigate the cause according to my plan."

"If this path doesn't work, then we'll switch to Mira's plan."

Roland remained silent, continuing to stare at the image in the crystal ball: "Something feels off..."