Wizard: I Have a Nightmare World

Kulen's hands were thick and strong; you could feel the calluses on his palms from years of holding weapons.

Lynn released his grip, shifting his gaze from Cullen to the other two people in the hall.

The archer girl leaning against the wall had closed her eyes again, but Lynn could sense that her attention hadn't truly left her; her ears were slightly turned toward him, as if trying to catch every sound.

The slightly chubby boy with the monocle was much more enthusiastic. He put down his screwdriver, stood up, walked over to Lynn, and extended his hand.

"My name is Du Wei, specializing in alchemy."

"That wind binding technique you just used was beautiful. It was constructed purely with mental energy, without any alchemical assistance, right?"

Lynn was slightly taken aback, then grasped his hand.

"You figured it out after only one look?"

Du Wei pushed up his monocle on the bridge of his nose and smiled shyly.

"I'm used to observing details. When you cast Wind Binding, the ring on your finger didn't glow, and there were no runes fluctuating on your cuffs. It was just a pure mental construct."

"Being able to do this means your mental strength is at least at level two or above."

"Third class," Lynn replied casually.

The hall fell silent once again.

Cullen had just taken a sip of water from the kettle when he heard this and almost choked. He coughed twice and stared wide-eyed at Lynn.

"A third-class apprentice? You?"

Lynn gave him a puzzled look.

"What's the problem?"

Kulen put down the kettle, his expression becoming somewhat complicated. He finally shook his head and gave a wry smile.

"No, no problem."

"I just didn't expect the White Raven Tower to send a third-class apprentice to be a potion master."

Third-class apprentices are already considered to be in the top tier in wizarding academies; the next step is the final push towards becoming a full-fledged wizard.

Such individuals are usually treated like treasures by the Academy and are rarely sent to the Astral Front.

However, it makes sense that the Bloodvine Wizard's disciple was sent there. With their mentor injured and forced to retreat from the front lines, it was reasonable for the disciple to take over.

"etc."

Lynn suddenly noticed something and his gaze swept between the three of them.

"You three are all more than second-class apprentices, aren't you?"

Kulen grinned and did not deny it.

"Third tier, combat style: flesh and blood body refinement wizard."

The archer girl kept her eyes closed, but gave a faint response.

"Third tier, combat ranger, flesh and blood body refiner wizard."

Du Wei smiled shyly.

"I'm also a third-class student, specializing in alchemy."

With three third-class apprentices and him, a third-class potion master, this ground support team's configuration didn't look like an ordinary support team at all.

Lynn's gaze finally landed on Du Wei. He always felt that there was an inexplicable aura about this slightly chubby boy with a monocle.

The aura was very faint, but in Lynn's perception, which was repeatedly enhanced by the [Breath-Freezing Potion], it was as conspicuous as a lamp in the dark.

"You...you're not just a third-class apprentice, are you?"

Lynn looked directly into Du Wei's eyes.

Du Wei's smile froze slightly, then he touched his nose with a hint of helplessness.

"You found out?"

Kulen laughed and patted Du Wei on the shoulder.

"I told you, it wouldn't stay a secret for long!"

Du Wei sighed, then straightened up. In that instant, his aura suddenly changed.

That gentle and shy feeling disappeared, replaced by a calm yet sharp temperament, like a sleeping lion finally opening its eyes.

"I am indeed a third-class apprentice now, but my mental strength has reached 12.8."

Du Wei said slowly.

Lynn's pupils contracted slightly.

12.8!

The mental strength threshold for a third-class apprentice is 6.0, so what does 12.8 mean?

This means that Du Wei's mental strength has exceeded the normal upper limit of a third-class apprentice by more than double.

In the wizarding world, once one's mental strength scale reaches 10.0, one is already halfway to becoming a first-ring wizard, only lacking the construction of a complete magical circuit and the ascension ritual.

"Du Wei is the captain of our logistics team. He's already halfway into the first ring, but he's stuck at the third level because he lacks the necessary promotion materials."

Kulen said from the side, his tone filled with pride.

Du Wei scratched his head sheepishly.

"Don't listen to his bragging, I'm still far from it. The magic circuit is only half built, and the other half will take at least three more months."

Looking at Du Wei's round face, Lynn suddenly understood why he had been recruited into this squad ahead of schedule.

Alchemists are a rare talent at the outposts on the frontier of the astral plane, but an alchemist who has one foot in the first ring is an even greater treasure.

"The seventh logistics team has a total of five people."

As Du Wei spoke, his smile faded and his expression turned serious.

"Me, Cullen, Fei Qing, Scarlett..."

He pointed to the archer girl leaning against the wall.

"That girl's name is Scarlett Aiiros, the squad's scout and long-range firepower."

Scarlett then opened her eyes and nodded to Lynn as a greeting.

"And then there's you, Medicine Master Lynn."

Du Wei stretched out one hand, palm up.

"Our team has always been lacking a dedicated support and logistics person. When Fei Qing said you were Bloodvine Wizard's disciple, I knew it was you."

Lynn looked at Du Wei's outstretched hand, remained silent for two seconds, and then shook it.

"I need to know everything about the totem world, the more detailed the better."

Lynn didn't know if his logistics team would enter the Totem World, but regardless, he needed to know about it, so he went straight to the point.

A hint of approval flashed in Du Wei's eyes, clearly satisfied with Lynn's pragmatic attitude.

He turned and walked to a table in the corner of the hall, rummaged through a metal cabinet and pulled out a yellowed animal hide map and a thin booklet, which he spread out on the table.

"The official internal designation of the Totem World Wizards is TR-0713, which belongs to a small plane."

Du Wei's finger traced across the map, roughly outlining the contours of a continent.

"The power system of this world is completely different from ours. They do not cultivate spiritual power or construct witchcraft models. Instead, they believe in totems, which are symbols with extraordinary power, and use them as a medium to obtain power."

Lynn stood in front of the table, his eyes fixed on the map.

"Those who gain power through faith in totems are called totemists."

"The world's strongest totemist was originally roughly equivalent to our second-ring wizard, but he was severely damaged by the vanguard of the Crescent Expedition, and his strength has dropped to around the first ring."

"Moreover, before he died, or rather, on the verge of death, that totemistrar set up an extremely strange restriction at the core of the world, excluding all formal wizards from entering."

Du Wei explained it to Lynn in detail from the side.

Kulen grinned from the side.

"So it's up to us apprentices to pick up the scraps."

Lynn's gaze fell on an area marked with a red circle on the map. That area was located in the south-central part of the continent and looked like a huge city.

"What is this?"

Du Wei followed his finger and his expression became more serious.

"That is the core area of ​​the totem world, the [Totem Holy City]."

"According to the intelligence sent back by the vanguard, the dying second-ring totem master is hiding deep underground in that city, and our ultimate goal is to storm that holy city and seize the world heart of the totem world."

The Heart of the World.

Lynn silently repeated the word to himself.

That is the core energy source of every plane, and also the fundamental target of the wizarding world's expeditions and plunder.

A complete low-level world heart is enough to sustain the operation of a large academy like White Raven Tower for a full fifty years.

"How long until we enter the totem world?"

Du Wen held up ten fingers.

"Ten days. In ten days, the dimensional portal will stabilize to a threshold that will allow apprentices to pass through."

"At that time, the Seventh Logistics Team will be one of the first forces to enter the Totem World and establish an outpost supply point."

He looked at Lynn with a serious expression in his eyes.

"When you enter the totem world, the first thing you have to do is survive the first three days inside."

Du Wei patted the thin booklet on the table.

"These are the totem creature illustrations and herbal atlases sent back by the vanguard. Take a look at them first, then come back to me, and I'll tell you something deeper."

Lynn didn't ask any more questions, picked up the booklet and opened it directly.

The first page of the booklet depicts a crimson creature resembling a giant wolf, with a line of text next to it.

【Crimson Wolf】: A common low-level totem beast in the totem world. It is fire-friendly, lives in groups, and is extremely fast.

After defeating the enemy, you can obtain the Crimson Core, which can be used for totem forging.

The second page shows a plant that is entirely silvery-white with serrated leaves.

【Silverblade Grass】: A herb unique to the Totem World, it can be used to harmonize mental energy fluctuations and has an excellent mental stabilizing effect on wizard apprentices who are new to the Astral Plane.

Gloves must be worn during collection, as contact with the skin can cause localized numbness.

Lynn flipped through the pages one by one, his gaze focused and rapid, as if he wanted to etch the contents of each page into his mind.

Amber peeked her head out from her inner pocket, glanced at the herbal compendium, and her eyes lit up when she saw the page on Silverblade Grass, but she quickly withdrew her head so that no one would notice.