Witch, don't be so lazy

When Luya said this, she felt a little proud at first, but then she felt inexplicably sad.

It turns out that my main role is that of a coachman. All the magic power that was not used up during the battle is now used here.

An Ke didn't care about the other person's expression.

Just focus on what’s in front of you.

Just now she tried to use her mental power to touch the original seal, but the mark shattered as soon as she touched it.

Then something changed.

In consciousness.

[Basic Meditation Method: 1289/5000/Mastered]

The text began to distort.

At last.

[Lunar Corona Meditation: 264/5000/Beginner]

This is not over yet.

[Loading... Malchana's response... Success... Message delivered... Success]

A strange scene appeared before her eyes.

Endless snowfields, towering ice peaks, snow-buried valleys, collapsed walls, dilapidated altars, only the standing statue of the frost dragon with its head held high remains intact.

This is a coordinate.

There is also a message behind it.

[Spiritual Realm, Ever-Frozen Snowfield, Sacrifice, Within Five Months, Protection]

Chapter 46 Meditation

Quiet room.

She put away her mostly empty bag with a bit of sadness, then An Ke looked at the message she had received and couldn't help but complain:

"Why is this mission continuous? How many stages are there in total?"

After she muttered, she stared at the message in deep thought.

[Spiritual Realm, Ever-Frozen Snowfield, Sacrifice, Within Five Months, Protection]

The spiritual world, the eternally frozen snowfield.

This is obviously the area where the Frost and Snow School is located, and the other party also gave a location, which seems to be on the surface of the spiritual world.

Sacrifice.

The meaning is already very clear, and the picture also shows a dilapidated altar, but the problem is that there is no explanation as to what exactly is being sacrificed and how the sacrifice is to be held, which leaves An Ke confused.

Of course, she did notice one detail.

A statue of a giant frost dragon with its head held high appeared on the screen. Although it was different in some places, Anke recognized it at a glance.

This was clearly the totem of the Frostwing Clan. She had even seen the dragon with her own eyes. When it fell from the sky to the witch's forest, the light and shadow that looked like a background animation had appeared before it, a giant frost dragon standing on the top of the mountain.

Could that be Malchana? Or one of His followers?

Speaking of which, according to the records in the books, the White Walkers first appeared in the North in the middle of the Elven Dynasty, and the Frostwing Clan finally persisted until the end of the dynasty before they completely disappeared.

You have to know that in the North of that era, the ruler of the dark creatures was Baba Yaga. According to later speculation, she was definitely of epic rank. Even Antica was said to be epic. Well, of course, the latter statement is too niche, and everyone is more inclined to believe that it is a special legend.

The fact that the FrostWing Clan was able to hold out for so long undoubtedly meant that they possessed combat power of the same level. Based on the information at hand, the only one who could fight against Baba Yaga should be Malchana.

The only thing that is worth wondering is that if he is such a powerful person, why is he not well-known and cannot be found even after searching through all the information?

Is it lost to history, or is it deliberately concealed?

Since the other party can still respond actively, it means that he is not completely dead. Then why do they ask me to perform the sacrifice?

Resurrection? Inheritance?

It felt like questions kept popping up one after another, but Encore had no answers.

Forget it, if you can’t figure it out, just start and skip it.

Mission time: within May.

It is already September. I don’t know if the other party is referring to five months or next May. No, since it says “inside” instead of “before”, it should refer to the former.

The last one is protection, which seems to refer to a reward. After completing it, you will give yourself a protection, but you cannot tell whether it is real or not.

If we assume the worst, this could be a bait or a trap.

Of course, there is no need to think about that for now.

Because if you want to stay active on the surface of the spiritual world for a long time, you must at least complete the promotion ceremony and become a formal wizard.

Furthermore, Anke didn't know how to get from the Chaos Wasteland to the Permafrost Snowfield, and she heard that the surface of the spirit world was still full of dangers and very difficult to explore.

Alas, it would be great if I could let the lamb lead me around again. It can run around in the spirit world, so crossing areas should be no problem at all. I just don’t know if I’ll have the chance to meet it again.

Sighing silently, Anke turned his attention to something else.

[Lunar Corona Meditation: 265/5000/Beginner]

The basic meditation method changed, just like the previous ancient spell, the change was sudden.

But the required proficiency is not that exaggerated. The ancient spell requires 10,000 points to advance, but this thing currently only requires 5,000.

In fact, at the beginning Anke wondered if this was a gift from Malchana to her, but she noticed that the response and information transmission occurred after the change was completed, which meant that this was something the panel had made by itself.

It seemed that it read the broken original seal, after all, the thing dimmed and shattered on the spot.

But, just like the ancient curse patterns, it changes without any explanation.

I just felt that my brain had gained some insights and information out of thin air, and the speed of recovering magic power during meditation increased a bit, and the effect of improving mental strength also increased, about 1.5 times as much as before.

Well……

An Ke scratched his head and looked at his current data.

[Lunar Corona Meditation: 265/5000/Beginner]

[Telekinetic Shield: 42/5000/Master]

[Mage's Hand: 1132/5000/Mastery]

[Insight: 101/5000/Mastered]

[Invisibility Spell: 69/5000/Mastered]

[Ancient Curse: 83/10000/Beginner]

Not to mention, it feels very luxurious among apprentices of the same age.

An Ke remembered that when she eavesdropped on her classmates' conversation, they said that anyone who could practice magic tricks to the skilled level within three months would be given a generous reward by the Aleman family. If they could reach the mastery level within a year, the reward would be even higher. Unfortunately, no one has been able to meet the requirements so far.

The establishment of this condition is obviously linked to the exam one year later.

In previous years' magic qualification exams, the written test covered academic subjects, the practical part focused on meditation, and the bonus part focused on some special skills, namely potions, alchemy, and runes.

Generally speaking, as long as one can pass the academic subjects and reach a proficient level in meditation, then one can basically go to school, and here we are referring to the academy that offers magic courses.

If you only pass the academic subjects but fail the meditation test, you can only go to an ordinary school. Of course, if you don't give up and want to pursue the path of magic, you can also try to obtain magic resources through other means, the most typical of which is to become an adventurer.

Of course, conditions have changed this year.

According to Mr. Mott, the conditions of the worst magic academies may not have changed, but the stronger academies have new requirements for magic tricks.

Taking the best Asda City Magic Academy in Asda City as an example, students must at least be proficient in meditation and a magic trick, and then combine the academic subjects with skills, calculate the weighted scores, and finally rank for admission.

If, on this basis, either meditation or magic can reach the mastery level, then it's a sure thing, you can get in even if you leave the general subjects blank. If you can master both, you may even have the hope of stepping onto a bigger stage.

Looking across the entire North, to use the cities of the previous life as an inappropriate analogy, Arthda City is at best a third-tier city. Second-tier cities are those more important transportation hubs and resource bases, basically all of which are manned by fourth-level mages. There are only three first-tier cities, namely the territories of the Witch of the Sea, the Guardian of the Earth, and the Witch of the Bone. As for the capital, it is the absolute center because of the high tower.

Why did the Aleman family think Haen was a genius? Because he had mastered all three magic tricks to the mastery level early on, and his meditation method also met the requirements, almost locking in a place in the best magic academy in the second-tier city.

If you can break through the first level before the exam, you can go to the most famous academy in the first-tier. If you graduate successfully, it almost means that you can directly join the legion under the command of the three legends.

Of course, those at the first level can also go to the capital to study, and can barely enter the Royal Academy, well, the academy affiliated with the Barrowmont family.

No matter which choice you make, you already have one foot halfway to take off.

After all, even if all the resources of the Aleman family were used up, it could only pave the way for Hahn to reach the second level. If he wanted to break through to the third level, it would depend on himself.

If you can go to a good academy, perform well, and win the appreciation of noble people, then the possibility of breaking through to the third level will be greatly increased.

As for Tower Academy, it is the most special. It has never explicitly announced the specific conditions, but it only sends people to major cities to recruit students every year.

The magic academy in the other world cannot be simply seen as a place for learning, but also a place where violence and power are concentrated, especially the Tower Academy which is directly under the Tower Council.

After all, the nominal principal is Ms. Adela, the "Star Witch". Of the eight legends in the council, six have served there before, and several are still serving there.

There is no academic year limit, and students will automatically graduate after reaching the third level. If they wish, they can even be assigned to important positions. For example, the current mayor of Asda City has been a student of the Tower Academy for more than 20 years.

Therefore, it is the most difficult to enter the Tower Academy. It is said that there were several years when only a single-digit number of new students were admitted.

Anke's ideal is naturally to enter the Tower Academy, but now he may be a little far from this goal.

Shaked his head.

She was about to go out, so she would fill her stomach first, then ask Hans when the spiritual object would arrive, and at the same time spend some money on her wallet.

……

The Adventurer's Guild was in an uproar.

Whether in the underground lobby or in the tavern above ground, everyone was talking at once.

"Oh my god, did you see that? That's a second-level White Walker, and it's royal, with golden snake eyes!"

"Of course I saw it! The lord of this land is even stronger than I imagined! After transforming into a dragon, he easily killed the monster!"

"Lord Yom is mighty!"

"Well, it's indeed powerful, but how can I say that lightly? Half of his body is broken. If it weren't for the precious jade, he would have been crippled. But... the pollution isn't much better either. I guess he'll need years of recuperation."

"Yes, if you use that thing, your soul and body will definitely be polluted. I really can't bear to do that."

"What is Baoyu?"

"The Aleman family's treasure, the Earth Dragon Jade. Otherwise, why would you think they were dragonborn?"

"The casualties were quite tragic. I heard rumors that a lot of those hired adventurers and the guards from the City Lord's Mansion died. Their magic power and spirit were forcibly drained in order to maintain the formation..."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. Don't trust rumors. The casualties are all caused by the aftermath."

"Haha, dying in the aftermath is an accident, but if it was due to other reasons, the compensation they would have to pay would be a lot, and it would also be bad for their reputation if it got out."

"What's wrong with that? Please, you're also a veteran. Don't you know what status ordinary adventurers and guards hold in the eyes of those noble lords? Wild dogs, domestic dogs, you signed a contract and still want to be human?"

"Damn it, you two, stop going crazy and spreading rumors here. There might be someone from the Lord's Mansion here. If you keep yelling, I'll go to the next table to drink!"

"...Let's not talk about this anymore. I heard that the person in charge of the stronghold also killed a first-level White Walker leader, who was also a royal family member."

"It wasn't her. It was the little girl next to her who killed her. She's the famous, cute one who's good at appraising treasures and spell patterns."

"Ah? Really fake?"

"That's what the person in charge said herself, but I don't believe it because I don't think she's a good person. She actually announced it was a small nest. Damn, whose small nest has a fucking second level, and they're from the royal family."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. The enemy is powerful and well-hidden. Who can guarantee the accuracy of the information? The notice issued by the guild states that it is for reference only."

"Haha, brother, you're too naive. All stronghold leaders are like this. They have a smile on their faces, but their subordinates are full of tricks. They are only responsible for the official members and the geniuses they value. They will only be held accountable if something goes wrong with those above the Bronze Badge level. As for the people below, haha, do you really think that just calling you an adventurer makes you a jerk? You're just a wild cat or dog. I'm being conscientious by raising the material recycling price for you..."

"Fuck, can you guys please stop talking about this here? It's pure lies! The fucking staff is right over there, can't you just drink honestly?!"

...Zero Dream Bell Eight + Warm Zero Pull Pull Pull...

The town center outside is also quite lively.

As usual during the day, there were huge crowds of people and traffic, and even the townspeople beat drums and gongs to celebrate the Lord's Mansion for resolving the crisis of the White Walker's lair and to praise the great Lord.

Encore walked all the way to Hans' Magic Workshop. It seemed that the old shop was open for business as usual these two days, but because the nest incident was coming to an end, business had become very quiet again.

The wind chimes swayed.

Hans looked up. "What's up? Coming to deliver the goods?"

"Well, three [Armor Spell: Solid], nothing else, I used them."

An Ke shrugged, "I'll compensate you for the original price. How much is it?"