Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

"You modified it again? It's pretty cool."

Ruby noticed the new equipment on Joe's eye socket.

Qiao raised an eyebrow, calmly sat down to Lynn's right, and folded up her wheelchair.

"That's necessary, and my strength isn't enough to explore new worlds."

Ruby asked, "You want to explore a new world? Now?"

"In a while."

The crowd grew dense, and the seats gradually filled with people.

Ruby and Lynn both looked at Joe.

The atmosphere suddenly became strange.

Ruby suspected Joe was imitating her, because exploring the new world was no small matter. And Joe didn't seem to be very prepared.

Although she and Lynn would soon be heading to the New World, it was the Atmospheric Reconstruction Academy's disciplinary action against their recruitment failure, not their own will.

Joe had nothing to do with the plane crash from beginning to end. Even the two other academy students who were involved in the crash were found to be unrelated to Joe; he was simply a victim along the way.

Why did he go?

As the crowd gradually took their seats, Klein placed his bag in a corner of the first row and began talking to a middle-aged wizard. They were probably discussing taking a photo together.

Lynn had nothing to do, so he asked Joe, "Why? You weren't forced to go by the Alchemy Academy, were you?"

Joe said, "It's simple. On our home planet, my talent is average, and my progress is too slow. Besides, why ask why? Are you saying that exploring new worlds is your exclusive privilege, Lynn, Ruby?"

That's when they started labeling people.

It seems my mind isn't completely blank; in that case,

Seeing his eager and energetic appearance, Lynn didn't say anything more.

"Alright."

Ruby took a lollipop out of her pocket, popped it into her mouth, hummed a lullaby, and stared at the busy staff on stage.

"Then be careful not to break your leg again. Even if I grow a new leg, it'll be such a hassle."

Lynn looked at Ruby's fair forearm, which was flawless, like the most perfect sculpture.

It's probably related to Ruby's mysterious family lineage, which is connected to gemstones.

Qiao said, "Of course, I have successful examples."

Ruby: "Alright, stop pretending, stop talking nonsense, the person has arrived."

A group of people filed in through the side door, dressed in matching uniforms. They took their seats in turn, filling the rows of chairs around Lynn that had been empty. Even the one with the weakest aura was remarkably composed, like a steel billet that had been tempered.

The person closest to the camera still had a bandage wrapped around their arm that hadn't been completely removed.

Elite. Without a doubt, they are battle-hardened elites.

Joe felt a little nervous in front of them.

Ruby may have become fearless because she has become like a child again.

"It would be great if we could speed it up like watching a video."

Lynn "..."

..

As the lights dimmed, soothing yet grand music filled the spacious auditorium.

After the people in the back seats took their seats, they began to stir.

"Professor Skinner's team is really big."

Professor Skinner, who was in charge of awarding the medals, stepped onto the podium. His gaze swept across the audience, where rows of faces waited silently in the dim light.

He declared loudly, "The galaxy is vast, and the pursuit of knowledge is boundless. During the years of silence, our students and mentors faced unprecedented challenges, and with extraordinary composure, precise operation, and unbreakable will, they created groundbreaking new records."

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have gathered here today to witness the birth of a new pioneer."

The scroll unfurled in his hands.

"Now I will award medals to the pioneers."

"The formal wizard Edgar, along with twenty-three apprentices, completed the exploration of the entire archipelago world in 1837. The world was rated as a second-level energy world, with the density of native magical creatures exceeding the estimated value by 15%, and the mapping and control of all known magical nodes in the world were completed."

Professor Skinner raised his eyes

"After joint review by the Academy's Academic Committee and the Pioneer Management Institute, Edgar is hereby awarded the Pioneer Medal, Second Class. His entire team is also awarded the title of Travelers."

The applause was thunderous, and the atmosphere was electric.

Behind Lynn, in the third row, Melsu and Edgar led twenty apprentices to their feet and walked toward the podium.

Lynn shifted his body slightly, glancing at the figures standing up behind him out of the corner of his eye.

The accredited wizard Aigard sat in the third row, while he, a wizarding apprentice, was sitting in the first row.

Does this sound like a word?

The other apprentices behind were also whispering among themselves.

"Was I wrong?"

"That's right, just like the previous reports, it's level two. That's correct."

"But wasn't that planet Professor Aigard developed very valuable? I thought he would be promoted to a higher level."

"It was all done according to procedure. That's the college's rule."

Before the discussion could even gain traction, Professor Skinner had already unrolled his second scroll.

"The formal wizard Alcott, along with fifty-seven apprentices, completed the full exploration of the 'Rust Wasteland' in the year 1836 of the Stellar Calendar. This world was rated as a second-level energy world. Under conditions of complete lack of information, the expedition team completed the first mapping and sealing of the planet's natural structures, filling a gap in the Academy's knowledge in this field."

"Following joint review by the College's Academic Committee and the Pioneer Management Institute, Alcott is hereby awarded the Pioneer Medal, Third Class. His entire team is awarded the 'Vision' Medal."

The people in the second row stood up. The sound of chairs being pushed back rose and fell, the rustling of fabrics mingling with the applause. Someone let out a soft sigh of relief.

"Level 3!"

"I remember it was called something like the Fifth Type of Non-Physical Magical Structure... Was it a ghost or something else?"

"Whatever it is, bringing seventeen people back alive is already enough."

Lynn listened to the sounds behind him, his gaze falling on the row of empty seats in front of him. The Aigard team was gone, and the Alcott team was gone too.

The seats behind him, which had been filled, were now emptying out one by one.

One by one, the apprentices, dressed in uniform and exuding composure, rose and walked toward the stage.

Ruby's little leather shoes started swaying again, at a steady, unhurried pace.

"Don't panic, Lynn. Look at me, I'm not panicking at all."

As she spoke, her twin ponytails swayed gently with the movement of her body, and her turquoise eyes gazed at the stage.

Lynn didn't say anything.

The state of the seat reflects his state.

Just a moment ago it was full and filled with people, but suddenly it became suspended in mid-air.

He glanced around the crowd in the auditorium, at the apprentices in the back who were whispering amongst themselves.

I then realized that he and Ruby were sitting in the center of the first row, with Joe and Klein next to them.

Two rows behind are the other people.

A pitiful, thick barrier had already formed between Lynn and the other apprentices.

"Wait, why such a grand display?"

Could it be...

Lynn swallowed nervously.

Then he saw Skinner waiting on the stage.

Skinner and his apprentices went up on stage, but he seemed to be waiting for something.

Amid the silence and waiting, the voices in the auditorium gradually grew louder.

"Look, there are three more people over there!"

Lynn, who was completely bewildered, suddenly realized what was happening and saw Skinner nod at him, who was sitting in the front row.

Was Skinner waiting for him?

How is that possible?

Before Lynn could think further, Ruby grabbed his hand and said...

"Let's go. Go on stage."

On the same level as Professor Skinner?

Lynn looked in surprise toward the center of the auditorium, where the stars were shining.

Although the three of them did establish a foothold on the planet Dune, tamed the worms, and defeated the flying sticks and pike.

However, the energy level of the planet Dune may not even be at level one.

This is quite a grand affair. How come he was awarded medals in the same batch as Professor Skinner?

Ruby and Joe said in unison

"Hurry up, Lynn, what are you waiting for? This is what we deserve."