Wizard's Journey

Chapter 258 Long Time No See

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The cocoon box was opened from the outside, and two female humanoid creatures, about the same height as humans and with graceful figures, respectfully said, "Respected Wizard, you have returned to the Seventh Ring Holy Tower of the Wizarding World."

Inside the silkworm cocoon box, the energy vines that held Green's body in place slowly retracted.

Because it is an individual teleportation, the tearing force is extremely strong when the world teleportation array is activated. As a first-level wizard, Grimm must be protected by the cocoon box in order to stably resist the tearing force that pried open the world rift.

Ignoring the two slaves, Green stretched his curled-up body out of the cocoon box and floated in mid-air, his mysterious eyes beneath the gray-white mask of truth gazing around.

The wizard's imposing presence made the two soul slaves beside him afraid to even breathe loudly, only bowing their heads respectfully.

This was a circular plaza several hundred meters in diameter, with a massive six-pointed star magic circle at its base. The plaza was surrounded by high circular walls, resembling a giant chimney. At the top, over a hundred meters high, behind a protective barrier, several wizards emerged from a room and looked towards Grin, who had been teleported back to the wizarding world alone.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

A giant, soft-bodied octopus soul slave extended its tentacles, rolled up the cocoon box that carried Grimm back to the Wizarding World, opened a large door in the wall, and placed it inside.

"What's going on? Demon Hunter, your special order?"

The few witch hunters who came out saw that only Grimm had returned to the wizarding world. Their expressions changed drastically as they flew down from above, asking nervously, their voices slightly hoarse.

These demon hunter wizards have all reached level two.

It's no wonder these guarding witch-hunting wizards are so nervous. Although it's rare for a witch-hunting wizard to teleport back alone from an expedition, when they do, it almost always brings terrible news: the witch-hunting expedition has failed.

If the Demon Hunting Expedition fails, it almost certainly means that a Saint Mark Wizard will fall and the Space Fortress will be destroyed. Then, what will follow is the second expedition of the Wizarding World!

The second expedition, or the simultaneous arrival of several spatial fortresses and multiple holy-marked wizards in the alien world, or the personal appearance of a great true spirit wizard, resulted in a war far more brutal than that of a typical demon-hunting expedition.

If a very few powerful worlds are able to withstand a second expedition by the Wizarding World, then the Wizarding Alliance will send out invitations...

Green seemed to have anticipated this, and with a flash of his hand, a special order appeared and was handed to an old wizard with a white beard, white eyebrows, and a tall hat.

After a while, the wizards on duty breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was just for personal reasons that he returned to the wizarding world...?"

Green withdrew his order and, without any further hindrance, flew directly out of the world teleportation array base and sped towards the Tree of Life.

Everything familiar.

In the sky, large flying machines stretched endlessly, and giant bird slaves from various worlds cast long shadows as they took flight. Demon hunter wizards, piloting seven-ringed bubbles, hurried past. On the ground, neat demon hunter castles were arranged in giant arrays of runes, with babbling brooks, crisscrossing stone paths, and lush green vegetation.

The seasons change, day and night alternate, and life flourishes.

Everything was so familiar and dear.

Compared to what he had experienced during his decades-long demon-hunting expeditions in the world of Shadows and Mysteries, everything in the Wizarding World, even though Grimm had only seen the tip of the iceberg, still made him marvel at how wonderful and powerful it was.

The mere world of Amonro has unleashed a shadow catastrophe?

For Grimm and his fellow low-level wizards on their demon-hunting expedition, it was indeed an extremely dangerous and disastrous event, but for the center of wizarding civilization and the wizarding world, it probably didn't even amount to a ripple.

It's likely that the power that the Seven Rings Holy Tower has openly displayed is enough to completely suppress even if the Amonro World were to become a hundred times stronger out of thin air!

Deep down, Green felt a sense of pride in being a wizard in the wizarding world.

At the same time, Green couldn't help but yearn for what it would be like to live in that indescribably vast and endless world, in other unknown worlds that are infinitely distant, where different civilizations have mastered different modes of survival warfare.

As Green was lost in thought and longing, he suddenly paused, and a look of annoyance gradually appeared on his face.

Do not……

Perhaps, when I meet the Black Sota Stigmata Wizard to resolve the Nightmare Shadow Curse, it will be time to learn more about the alien nightmare civilization that the ancient wizards faced.

Furthermore, why were the relatively backward ancient wizards able to defeat a civilized world that was far more powerful than the wizarding world at that time?

After a few hourglasses.

The Tree of Life, towering ten thousand meters high, blocks out the sun. Countless demon hunter castles are built on its trunk, which resembles a towering cliff. Demon hunter wizards come and go in a bustling crowd.

Suddenly, a space flashed on Green's shoulder, and the myna bird shook its head and appeared.

"Caw caw! This familiar scent is just like the aroma of butter tarts. I'm finally back in the wizarding world!" the myna exclaimed excitedly, its eyes wide.

Green said calmly, "You have two days to say goodbye to Anglie and collect your demon-hunting reward. I need to immediately head to the Black Tower Wizarding Academy in the 12th district of the Seventh Ring Holy Tower to find my mentor and request an audience with the Black Tower Saint Mark Wizard!"

"Two days? Well, haha, I wonder if that little guy has successfully advanced to level two wizard."

After saying that, the myna flew towards Green's Demon Hunter Castle to find Green's wise wizard neighbor.

On Green's side, after flying over the roots of a Tree of Life that resembled a mountain range, they flew towards the middle of the Tree of Life. After a full half hourglass, a huge hole appeared in the tree's waist, which resembled a cliff.

This is where the Tier 3 Honor Medals are awarded after the Demon Hunter Expedition. The locations for awarding higher-level Honor Medals will be different.

Medals of honor are not merely simple rewards or honors bestowed by wizards; the infusion of the wizarding world's fundamental will within them cannot be achieved simply by being placed in one place.

Snapped!

Green stopped, and then more than ten people came out of the tree hole. These were people who selflessly dedicated themselves to the wizarding world, underwent rigorous training, and attempted to become the world's guardians in the future.

To put it simply, if one can become the guardian of the world, their future status will be like that of the mystery prophet in the world of Shadows and Mysteries.

The only purpose for the demon hunters who can come here is to receive the demon hunter honor medal, so the level of reception they receive is naturally extraordinary.

A dozen or so devotees looked at Green, and Green looked back at them. One of them caught Green off guard, who had been completely unmoved, and he showed a look of surprise.

Fiery red hair, a graceful figure, and an unyielding pride hidden deep within her calm eyes—this woman…

Mina, the child of the sun?

She actually works and dedicates herself to this place!

As the most powerful witch apprentice during his probationary period at the Wizarding Academy, this witch had a profound influence on Grimm. Even during the decades of the Witcher Expedition, when Grimm was with Millie, he could vaguely hear Millie often mentioning her sister.

According to Millie, her father had much higher hopes for Mina than for Millie, hoping that she could become one of the six ultimate guardians of the wizarding world, the Guardian of Summer.

The six highest-ranking guardians of the wizarding world represent the six major rules of spring, summer, autumn, winter, day, and night.

As far as Grimm knew, at this time in the wizarding world, there was only the Winter Guardian of the Heart of the World and the mysterious and elusive Spring Guardian.

The other four world guardians, who were theoretically the highest rules of the wizarding world, perished in the Second Civilization War in ancient times. Since then, no other guardian of the wizarding world has been able to ascend to the top, and their existence has only been glimpsed through various legends.

Green looked at Mina in surprise, and Mina looked at Green in disbelief, equally astonished.

As a memory of her teenage years, Green holds an almost eternally supreme place in Mina's heart.

From admiration and possessiveness after the newcomer trials, to the hatred and antagonism after the fiery transformation, and then to the unattainable dream of Green in the Holy Tower qualification battle, it became a legend among the same generation of wizard apprentices.

Everything about Green stood out so much, so brightly, during Mina's turbulent and naive teenage years.

In Mina's eyes, it was as if the Green before her was the protagonist of a story from her teenage years, from a dull and ordinary life to surpassing all "genius wizard apprentices" and even having no so-called rivals.

Meanwhile, this genius from his apprenticeship as a wizard, after becoming a witch hunter wizard, arrived here after his very first mission.

Could it be that they've really come to collect a medal of honor?

Mina was filled with disbelief. The Medal of Honor—wasn't that so easily obtained? Even if he were a so-called true genius, in this Holy Tower of the Wizarding World, the most elite gathering place for countless years, it was probably impossible…

Green suddenly smiled, quietly looking at the unsettled person in front of him, and calmly said, "Mina, it's been a long time."

(End of this chapter)