Wizard's Journey

Chapter 399 Visit

Thirty years later.

The constant roar of the Demon Hunter Castle has become the main theme of the Grimm Laboratory. The occasional pauses are for experimental recording and for completing the third phase of the Truth Face Project, also known as the Eagle Eye Project.

That day, Green suddenly took out a crystal ball and connected to it, and the withered, ferocious, and terrifying face of his mentor Peranos appeared.

"Grin, we've arrived at the Seventh Ring Holy Tower Tree of Life. What are the coordinates of your Demon Hunter Castle?"

Behind Peranos was Vivian, who looked excited and joyful. Her eyes were wide open, just like Grimm's when he first left the six colleges of District Twelve under the guidance of his mentor, Peranos.

"Third Senior Brother, I have become a prospective Demon Hunter Wizard and have been qualified to study at the Seventh Ring Holy Tower."

The prospective demon hunter wizards are wizard apprentices who qualify for the Holy Tower tournament.

Aside from the top individual who directly goes to the Heart of the World and, with the aid of the Heart of the World fragments, is guaranteed to become a formal wizard, other wizard apprentices, while also possessing exceptional talent and with the assistance of specific conditions within the Holy Tower, have a great chance of becoming formal wizards, but this chance is not absolutely guaranteed.

For example, Grimm, who possessed the talent of relative spatial limit, never succeeded in becoming a formal wizard after entering the Seventh Ring Holy Tower, and Grimm never saw him again.

"Huh? The Holy Tower qualifiers are already over? That was fast."

Green's experiments on more than 300,000 basic materials are only halfway complete. Apart from a rapid increase in the understanding of the properties of materials, there has been no progress in the search for materials that can contain annihilation energy.

The lab notes were filled with nothing but dense red crosses.

For Green, thirty years seemed like only yesterday; he had just left Black Tower and returned to the Demon Hunter Castle.

But for Vivian, it was half a lifetime had passed, and so much had happened during that time. She had transformed from youthful infatuation between a man and a woman into a steady and mature woman.

After gradually adapting to the rules of wizard apprenticeship, they suddenly discovered a much wider world beyond the six great houses, which shocked them and made them feel somewhat overwhelmed.

Over the years, Vivian has also acquired her own nickname, "The Light of Death," much like the Pale Mask she wore during her apprenticeship with the wizard Grimm.

With a handsome smile, Green turned to Peranos and told him the coordinates of his Demon Hunter Castle.

After turning off the crystal ball, Green shouted towards the second floor.

"Xiao Ba, wake up! Come with me and get ready to welcome our mentor!"

……

After about half an hourglass's time, Peranos and Vivian landed together in front of Grimm's Demon Hunter Castle.

"Third Senior Brother."

Vivian landed on a wind bird, her pair of wings of light flapping incessantly behind her.

"Hmm, congratulations on becoming a prospective demon hunter wizard."

After responding to Vivian, Green bowed to Peranos.

"Mentor, how did you do in the Black Tower Wizarding Academy's Holy Tower Qualifying Tournament?"

Peranos handed Green forty pieces of witch essence and said calmly, "Of the group of wizard apprentices you guided fifty-five years ago, all four of Ukudari's sons have qualified for the Holy Tower Qualifying Tournament. This is your reward for guiding them. As for the academy's results this time, they were not bad. It's a pity that the top wizard apprenticeship was taken by a little guy from District 11."

Nodding, Green put away the witch spirit and welcomed the two into his demon hunter castle.

Peranos and Vivian both looked at the two fifteen-meter-tall 'Eternal Annihilation Energy Recorders' in the hall with some curiosity, and Vivian was full of shock.

"Senior, what's this? Is it your experimental setup?"

Vivian turned her head and asked.

Little Eight landed on Vivian's shoulder, its wings pointing at the "Eternal Annihilation Energy Observation Recorder," and answered first: "Gaga gaga gaga, this is an experimental device invented by Young Master Grin. It involves a high level of intelligence even among formal wizards. You'll understand when you become a formal wizard, gaga gaga."

After touring the Grimm Demon Hunter Castle, Peranos frowned and asked, "Just you alone? Where are all the servants?"

Green looked ashamed.

The original plan was to recruit a legendary knight or purchase a high-level intelligent mechanical puppet to take care of his daily life after Blacksota returned.

As a result, the researchers in the Demon Hunter Castle were so focused on their energy-consuming experiments that they simply didn't have time to deal with those other matters.

Green didn't care, which led to Hachi going to Millie's house for meals every day...

Green gave an awkward laugh to cover his embarrassment and said, "I'm used to being alone."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Peranos smiled with satisfaction: "Grin, after all these years, you're still as diligent as ever. But wizards are human too; they should know how to enjoy life when it's time. Look at me, back then I could tell at a glance that your teacher's wife was a gourmet, so I decided to take her home and raise her without hesitation..."

After saying that, Peranos sat on the sofa and savored a sip of the fragrant tea that Green had prepared.

"Alright, you take Vivian around and have some fun. If she doesn't become a formal wizard after going to the Seventh Ring Holy Tower, she'll never be able to leave in this lifetime."

Peranos waved his hand, indicating that Green didn't need to worry about him.

"What are you saying? Vivian is such a bright and intelligent person, she will definitely be able to advance to a formal wizard."

Green smiled, thought for a moment, and then said directly to Vivian, "Come on, I'll take you to see my world laboratory."

World Lab?

Vivian opened her eyes wide with anticipation and followed Green to the top floor of the Demon Hunter Castle.

"Hehehe, young master, those little things are planning to seal you away. I heard them about it a while ago."

On the demon-hunting altar, Little Eight, perched on Vivian's shoulder, spoke smugly, startling Vivian, who looked at Grin and exclaimed, "Seal?"

For wizard apprentices, sealing magic is far too mysterious and indescribable; only those wizard apprentices who have reached the pinnacle of their skill can grasp even a rudimentary understanding of it.

Green shook his head and smiled.

Those spirits of rain and dew flowers, at this moment in the world laboratory, are merely lives that depend on the mother tree of the golden ginseng for survival.

As the magic surged and space distorted, Grimm appeared at the rift in the World Laboratory, while Vivian beside him looked somewhat dizzy and unwell.

"Ah! The Great Wizard King is back! Last time, he stole all the sacred fruits from the Sacred Tree, and our lord died of shame, coughing up blood. We, the great Rain and Dew Flower Spirit Clan, will fight to the last man to prevent him from succeeding again!"

"Damn it, our Holy Realm Sealing Technique is only half complete..."

"Waaaaah, the Great Demon King has brought his devilish minions! We are no match for him. Is there no hope left for the Rain and Dew Flower World?"

boom……

With an elemental tremor, a large number of Rain Dew Flower Spirits fainted. Green, carrying the dumbfounded Vivian beside him, flew to two unpicked Golden Yu Ti Ginseng trees. After circling around, he picked a Golden Yu Ti Ginseng that was wailing loudly and handed it to Vivian.

"Senior brother, what's this fruit called?"

Vivian held the golden ginseng in both hands, her eyes full of curiosity as she asked, the golden little fruit looking as cute as a child.

"Golden Yuti Ginseng, these are three fruit trees transplanted from the Black Sota Secret Realm."

After hearing Green's answer, Vivian seemed to recall her own experience in the Black Tower Secret Realm, where, unlike her third senior brother, she had transplanted three giant trees...

"oh."

Click!

After Vivian responded, she immediately began to taste the Golden Ginseng. With a "crunch," the Golden Ginseng's wailing stopped, leaving only the sound of the juice flowing as Vivian chewed the ginseng.

"what?"

On a small island in the World Labs, a crystal glass laboratory filled with metal and covered in moss aroused Vivian's curiosity.

Green smiled and said, "This is a plant specimen that I accidentally discovered in a strange space called the Bottleneck World. It uses metal as nutrients, so it's very rare and special."

As they were talking, Green stopped Vivian from going any further.

"Watch out, those are hallucinogenic mushrooms. I found them in the Thorn Forest during my wizarding apprenticeship."

"what!"

Vivian was startled. She flapped her Wings of Light and quickly flew away from the mushroom patch on the ground. Pointing to the towering earthen building behind the three giant golden ginseng trees that resembled a chimney, she asked, "What's that?"

Green looked over.

"That's an insect specimen I found in a world called the Shadow Mystery. It's called the 'Zhangma Insect.' This insect can dig underground, reinforce its burrow walls with fat, and move freely within those walls—the entrance to its underground nest."

After touring the entire Grimm World Laboratory for a long time, Vivian, filled with amazement, reluctantly left the laboratory and returned to Grimm's Demon Hunter Castle, where she also took a stroll through Grimm's increasingly rich library.

"Senior, I feel like I also have a world laboratory like yours."

Vivian spoke with eyes full of longing.

Green smiled: "Once you advance to become a full-fledged wizard and become a demon hunter wizard, you'll naturally have it."

(End of this chapter)