Warlock of the Magus World

by Srtyi

What happens when a scientist from a futuristic world reincarnates in a World of Magic and Knights? An awesome MC is what happens! A scientist’s goal is to explore the secrets of the universe, and this is exactly what Leylin sets out to do when he is reincarnated. Dark, cold and calculating, he makes use of all his resources as he sets off on his adventures to meet his goal. Face?

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Reincarnation

"My head really hurts…."

This was Fang Ming's first thought upon waking up. It felt as if there was a cut on his head, hurting so badly that it seemed as if his head was about to split open.

The scene in front of him seemed like he was riding on a horse carriage. His body continued to bounce up and down along with the carriage's movement, impacting his wound. It was so painful that Fang Ming had to suck in several sharp breaths.

Opening his eyes, he surveyed his surroundings.

What filled his vision were walls formed from hollowed planks. There were also quite a few fair-haired and blue-eyed youths sitting around him with their eyes closed as they rested. However, none of them glanced in his direction.

He seemed to be lying down on the floor. Feeling the ice-cold ground underneath him, Fang Ming knew that his body would not be able to bear lying down any longer, or he would probably catch a cold. He hurriedly struggled to get up.

At that moment, he felt a sharp pain lancing through his head.

The pain arrived suddenly, and brought many strange memories along with it. Fang Ming's eyes rolled back as he fainted.

"Hi! Leylin! Wake up…."

Fang Ming heard this sound in his daze, and couldn't help but open his eyes.

"Is this reincarnation?" Fang Ming remembered very clearly that the last thing he had seen were the dazzling flames that had erupted from the energy reactor's explosion.

It was impossible to survive such an explosion without any method of self-protection.

Furthermore, on the planet he existed on, such a style of carriage and wooden planks were considered ancient antiques.

After organizing the new memories in his mind, Fang Ming gained some insight about his body and this world.

This was a realm similar to the European Middle Ages. A mysterious force also existed.

His current body was originally called Leylin Farlier, a son of a minor noble. As he had been tested to have the gift to become a Magus, his father, Viscount John Farlier, had pulled strings to allow him to become a Magus Apprentice. At the moment, he was on the horse carriage travelling towards a magus academy.

He saw that the one who had woken him up was a large, male youth.

He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, a tall and straight nose, and sparkling gold hair. Although his face was somewhat young and tender, his body was sturdy and well muscled, looking extremely manly.

Seeing that Fang Ming had awoken, the boy laughed happily , "Haha….Leylin, you're finally awake. If you had awoken even a few more minutes later, you probably wouldn't have been able to make it to dinner. I assume that you don't want to starve!"

Fang Ming lowered his eyes. After some thought, he figured out this person's identity.

"Thanks George!"

The youths who were together with him and heading towards the magus academy had all tested to be gifted to be Magi. This George was a legitimate son of a Count, and was also one of the favoured sons for that Count. In order to allow George to enter a magus academy, the Count had spent many resources and pulled strings.

"A count?" Fang Ming inwardly thought.

He flashed back to his current body's father, Viscount John Farlier, whose holdings were equal in size to a city in his previous life, with thousands of soldiers under his command. In this world, noble ranking was inevitably tied to personal strength. Since George's father was a Count, his holdings were likely at least the size of several cities, and his annual income was probably a few thousand gold coins. With such finances and power at his disposal, he still had to take so much effort in order to send George to a magus academy. Fang Ming couldn't help but wonder how did his father manage to do the same for him.

As Fang Ming pondered the question, another sharp pain flashed through his head, causing another scene to appear in his mind's eye.

It was a dark room, with old musty shelves lining the sides, filled with an ancient air. The surroundings were chock full with dust.

Under a dim light, John Farlier solemnly passed a ring to Leylin, saying: "Dear Leylin, this is our Farlier Family's Heirloom Treasure, a promise from a Magus. At that time, my grandfather had helped an injured Magus, who had in return gifted grandfather with this ring, promising him that if one of his descendants had the gift to be a Magus, he could use this ring and enter any magus academy for free! Now, I am giving this to you, in hopes that you can be the Pride of the Farlier Family, and uphold our legacy…"

The ring!

Fang Ming's eyes narrowed, and his right hand involuntarily went to his chest.

Under his clothing, he could feel the solid touch, like a metal ring was under there.

Heaving a sigh of relief in his heart, he thought to himself: Lucky! I'm not sure if those guys did not recognize it as a treasure, or perhaps there is some restriction. Either way, I'm lucky that this was not snatched from me!"

As a scientist in his former life, Fang Ming was extremely curious and interested in that mysterious strength, filled with the desire to research more about it.

Furthermore, he didn't want to be chased back home because he had lost such an important proof of entry.

Although I have taken over this body and accepted its memories, but I am still very different from the original Leylin. To his family members who have spent years with him, they would easily be able to see the difference! If they mistake it as him being possessed by the devil and perhaps beg or hire one of those mysterious magi to investigate, I might be found out…

However, if I can enter a magus academy, I will probably not return home for at least several years. By that time, if there are any changes in behavior, it would be considered normal. Furthermore, to be a Magus, it is probably normal to be strange and eccentric; if I were to act the same as the Leylin of before, it would be deemed strange then!

Just as he was in deep thought, a pair of strong large hands suddenly assisted him to his feet.

"What are you thinking about?" George asked.

"No… Nothing!" Fang Ming quickly shook his head, then clutched his head again, as it was still in pain.

He suddenly spun his head around and looked at George, causing George's heart to clutch suddenly, as if he was being stared at by a venomous snake.

"Dearest George, why didn't you wake me up earlier, and let me just lie on the floor like that for so long?" Fang Ming rolled his eyes and asked.

"Heh heh! I saw you having such a nice sleep, and thought you liked to lie down there!" George scratched his head abashedly. However, his eyes sparked with a cunning gleam.

Under Fang Ming's murderous glare, he finally raised his hands in surrender: "Fine! Fine! Who asked you to offend my goddess. Offending her is still fine, as bros, I am not such a petty person. Alas, the entire carriage is now treating you like an enemy, and I do not want to be isolated as well!"

"Offend? Goddess?" Fang Ming scratched his head, until he suddenly remembered why he was beaten up.

It was a girl named Bessita. Although she was only 15 years of age, but she her body was already developed and voluptuous, in addition to her watery big eyes, was a huge draw to the lecherous Leylin.

The original Leylin was no gentleman. He had lost his virginity at the age of twelve, and after that he had either seduced or forced his way with many others, and had by now slept with more than a hundred women!

He had been known as the Scourge of his father's holdings. As Fang Ming finished exploring the memories, he rolled his eyes once again in disdain. No wonder this body was so weak and frail, it wasn't just because of the injuries!

Thinking back, it was clear that Leylin had been too used to causing trouble in his own territory, and hadn't been able to control himself when he saw Bessita.

The first few times, it was still rather normal; flirting and making passes. Near the end, he had started resorting to violent means. When Fang Ming saw these memories, he couldn't help but label the original as an idiot.

That Bessita is a princess of a small country! And Leylin still wanted to rape her. Is his brains filled with glue? Sheesh!

What happened after this goes without saying. Leylin was taught a savage lessons by the bunch of 'Flower Guardians' 1, had actually died because of the beatings, which had eventually benefitted Fang Ming.

Heh heh! This Bessita, it seems she isn't as simple as I thought, how scheming! Fang Ming gave a cold laugh as he thought.

Fine! No matter what, since I have taken over your body, if I have the chance, I will take revenge for you! As for now, I am Leylin Farlier!

Fang Ming swore in his heart.

In Leylin's memory, he had not seen any signs of Asians, nor had he heard anything about China. In this new Western styled world, if he used his own Chinese name, it would be too dangerous!

When he looked around, he realized that there was no longer anyone else in sight within the spacious carriage. It was no wonder that George had come to call him.

"No matter what, I still have to thank you! George, do you have any medicine?" Fang Ming stood up and stretched his body. Although it still hurt in a few places, but it did not impede his movement, and the wound at the back of his head had already became a scab.

"Heh heh…I knew that you'd need this!" George laughed as he tossed a small bottle over, "This is my family's secret product. I heard that it's usually used during Knight's training, and is extremely effective against any bodily injuries!"

As George spoke, he looked around furtively: "Alright! Dinner is about to start. I'm going to head there first, you should apply the medicine quickly and hurry over too. Remember, do not tell anyone else about our friendship!"

After he finished speaking, he had ran off like a gust of wind!

Looking at George's figure disappear into the distance, Leylin couldn't help but massage his forehead. It looks like this Leylin has truly stirred up a hornet's nest. Was it such a big deal? In Leylin's memories, it seems like in this world, sexual relations are rather open…

At this point, he couldn't do anything to remedy the situation. Swiftly taking off his clothes, Leylin quickly rubbed the medicine all over the injuries on his body.

"Hiss… This damned George. Couldn't he help me apply the medicine before leaving?" Leylin drew several sharp cold breaths as he applied the medicine.

The medicine was extremely effective. As soon as he applied it, there was a cooling sensation and the pain vanished.

After he had dealt with the wounds on his body, Leylin put on his clothes and opened the carriage door.

Whoosh!

A gentle breeze blew across, and the sun was setting in the horizon, painting everything around with a golden hue.

"No matter what, it feels so good to be alive!"

Leylin's eyes moistened as he muttered.

Looking at the surroundings, he noticed several of the large carriages forming a circle to make a crude temporary campsite, with a large fire in the middle.

There were many youths around the fire, sitting and resting on cloth mats laid on the ground, laughing and playing with each other, while eating the bread in their hands.

Leylin walked towards a table where there were quite a few breads and juices placed. According to his memories, this was where food was distributed.

When he approached the area, he saw that there were a few people queuing up. As they spotted Leyin, they looked over at him with a look of despise.

Although Leylin thought of himself as thick-skinned, he still found it somewhat difficult to endure.

Still, he did not leave. No matter what, he still had to eat.

"Hurry up!" A hoarse voice rang out.

"So…Sorry! Lady Angelia!" A freckled boy quickly apologised and took his share of food before running away.

[Beep! Danger Alert! Danger Alert!] [You are extremely close to the source of danger. Recommendation: The Host should move at least 1000 meters away!]

1. Literal Translation of 护花使者, pretty much her wannabe escorts/protectors

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A.I. Chip

"This is?"

Leylin's eyes widened when he heard the mechanical voice in his brain.

"Isn't this my old assistant A.I. Chip from my previous life? How did it reincarnate with me? This is unscientific!"

Leylin found it hard to believe. He said in his brain, "A.I. Chip! Scan my mind and search for locations of assistant systems!"

[Beep! Scan complete! No strange existences were found in the Host's mind!]

After a mere moment, the A.I. Chip's mechanical voice replied back.

"Now scan my entire body, and display my body's stats!"

Another mechanical sound.

[Beep! Scan complete!] [Fang Ming (Leylin Farlier). Strength: 0.4, Agility: 0.5, Vitality: 0.4, Status: Bleeding from back of the head, many injuries to the soft tissues] [No A.I. Chip present in the Host's body!]

A 3D hologram appeared before Leylin's eyes. It displayed Leylin's own body and showed stats on the side.

"No A.I. Chip? I know the A.I. Chip is equivalent to a material substance. How did it follow my soul through reincarnation? Leylin thought to himself, It seems like during the explosion or my reincarnation, some abnormality occurred, and the A.I. Chip's functions fused with my soul….."

"If I was still in my previous world, this would be a major discovery! It not only confirms the existence of the soul, but also shows that physical matter and the soul can possibly transform each other! This is definitely something that group of old men in National Academy of Sciences would go crazy over. It's a pity that I'll never see them again!"

This kind of A.I. Chip was essential to the scientists in the previous world. Because of issues with human rights and the conscious thought, this technology didn't have any intelligence of its own. It only had two functions: to analyze and to store information.

Its analyzing ability could only be used by following the Host's commands. It gathered data samples and reached a deduction based on simulations.

Its storage abilities were even simpler. It could use the data gathered from everything the Host's five senses experienced and record it down. Based on calculations from the previous world, this kind of A.I. Chip's storage area was enough to record over 10,000 years' worth of events.

"Why did the A.I. Chip and the soul fuse together? I'll ponder this kind of question later when I have the ability and qualifications to do so! But with this A.I. Chip, I have some resources in this world!"

The corners of Leylin's mouth suddenly lifted to form a brilliant smile. He knew that in this Middle Ages period, having a crystallization of future technology would definitely make his future path extraordinary!

"But! This Leylin's physique is really…" Leylin was speechless after seeing the stats in front of him.

This stats displayed were based on each aspect of an adult's physiology as a standard. Theoretically, the average adult's displayed stats would all be around 1. Although this Leylin was only 13-14 years old, his stats were still too low.

"Hm? That's not right. It's possible that the bodies of the people in this world are generally weaker! A.I. Chip, scan the bodies of the people around me and display their stats!"

[Beep! Task established! Beginning the collection of stats!]

In almost an instant, 3D holograms of the surrounding people's bodies appeared in front of Leylin, displaying their stats.

[Name: Unknown. Gender: Male. Strength: 0.9, Agility: 1.1, Vitality: 0.8] [Name: Unknown. Gender: Male. Strength: 1.2 Agility: 0.8, Vitality: 1.0] [Name: Unknown. Gender: Female. Strength: 0.8, Agility: 1.2, Vitality: 0.7]

"Well then! It looks like the bodies of these people are stronger than those from my previous world. This Leylin is even inferior to a girl…..I'm starting to feel embarrassed for him….."

Leylin scanned his surroundings. The people were all youths around his age. There was a seemingly very delicate and frail girl whose stats were tons better than Leylin's, causing him to feel utter despair.

"It looks like this Leylin is a useless leech, an excessively lecherous piece of trash with no control!"

[Name: Unknown, Gender: Male, Strength: 3.3, Agility: 2.5, Vitality: 3.2. Alert! Alert! This life form is excessively dangerous. Recommendation: Host should immediately move at least 1000 meters away!]

A red warning continued to flash 3 times in succession. This caused Leylin to fall into a state of shock.

"Average stats of 3.0!" After Leylin scanned the information several times to double check that the A.I. Chip hadn't made a mistake, he was left completely speechless.

"Even the world champion doesn't have this kind of stats. In the previous world, this person could easily dress up as Superman!"

As a scientist, Leylin understood well that a stat of 3.2 meant the person's fighting capabilities, viral resistance, and body recovery speed was all three times greater than a normal person's!

The various stats displayed being threefold greater than a typical person's wasn't as simple as just adding numbers together. What kind of concept was this?

It meant that this person could defeat dozens of people empty-handed, and even get past a group attack by 100 people. In his previous world, he really counted as a Superman!

"I'm afraid that a person with these kinds of stats could only be created by genetically modifying their biochemistry in a lab. Moreover, only the minimum would be reached! This world is indeed not a simple one!"

Leylin thought to himself as he looked at the person possessing these terrifying stats once again.

It was a black-clothed person responsible for handing out food. He looked like he was middle-aged, and he had a scar on his face that stretched from his forehead to his lip. It pretty much split his entire face in half, and looked extremely fierce.

The freckled boy from before was completely frightened by this person.

"This is the academy's servant responsible for receiving us. It's said that he's not a magus, yet he's already so frightening. What would a real magus be like then?"

Leylin suddenly discovered that a strong interest and curiosity about the profession of a magus had arisen inside him. It was to the point where he was itching to go to the academy now and investigate everything.

The line was really short, and it was soon Leylin's turn. After the black-clothed, scarred man gave Leylin a piece of white bread and some juice, he wordlessly waved Leylin away with an impatient expression on his face.

If it were the previous Leylin, even if he didn't dare to drag this guy out and lash him a few times because it wasn't his home, his expression still would've turned quite ugly, and would probably have ranted at the man a bit.

But the current Leylin was naturally not that stupid. Following his memories, he formally bowed and said, "Thank you! Mister!"

The black-clothed man remained expressionless as he watched Leylin turn to leave.

"Ai! I didn't think that Leylin would really seem like a noble after bowing!" The two youths behind Leylin couldn't help but secretly whisper to each other.

"Hurry up and move forwards!" The scarred man shouted, suddenly blasting the two's eardrums.

The great sound scared one of the youths so badly that he fell down onto the ground.

Leylin ignored the discussion behind him as he surveyed the area with a cold gaze. He then bitterly smiled, "Great! I'm really an unwelcomed person!"

When he looked at George, George also hurriedly turned his head away. His hands made a secret gesture behind his back.

"Eh! Fine! Since you gave me the medicine, I won't expose you!" Leylin sighed, then found a relatively remote place. Without caring whether or not the ground was carpeted, he sat down and began to eat heartily.

"This plain white bread isn't as good as that from the previous world! But according to Leylin's memories, this is already considered a food that one can only get during celebrations!"

Leylin thought as he ate.

Based on Leylin's memories, the production capabilities in this world were quite low. The white bread was an aristocrat's food. Normal, minor nobles could only enjoy it during celebrations of major holidays.

To typical peasants, who only had hard, nutritionless black bread to eat, this was a supreme delicacy.

When he thought of the black bread as hard as rocks from his memories, Leylin sighed, "It's a good thing that I'm quite fortunate; regardless of whether I'm a noble or a magus, I'm still in the upper levels of this world, so I won't need to suffer!"

He ravenously wolfed down the bread and downed the juice in one gulp as well. Leylin then wiped his mouth in satisfaction and returned to the carriage.

Based on the experience in his memory, noble youths would set up tents in camp and rest for the entire night before moving again. However, it was clear that nobody would invite Leylin to join them. He didn't have a tent himself, so he could only sleep on the cold and hard carriage!

"When I looked just now, there seemed to be 50 some apprentices, 25 black robes, and 3 of the highest status white robes!"

When he thought of the scene just now when he had been noticed from a distance, the hairs on Leylin's body rose.

Added on to that, the A.I. Chip's warnings of [Discovered an unknown radiation source!, [Received disturbance from unknown force field, impossible to scan!]

This formed a shadow in Leylin's heart!

"It looks like even with the A.I. Chip, I'm still extremely weak in this world! But it's precisely due to this reason that I desire to obtain the strength of a Magus!"

Leylin's eyes seemed to light up in flames.

"It's best if I sleep earlier! I still need to hurry on with the journey tomorrow!"

Leylin took off his jacket and laid it on the ground to make his sleeping more comfortable.

"So far, since this journey was started, it's already been over 3 months. We've passed through a few dozen kingdoms, yet we still haven't reached our objective. These ancient transportation conditions are really….."

He closed his eyes and fell into a daze. After some time, the carriage door opened with a bang.

Leylin suddenly sat up. His nose was then filled with the scent of a rose.

It was sweet and aromatic, extremely pleasing to the nose. It also made his body throb as to invoked his memories.

"Ley…Leylin! Are you well?" A pleasant, female voice said.

"Bessita? Please come in!" Leylin moved his body.

The fragrant scent in the carriage suddenly grew more powerful as a beautiful young girl entered.

She had fair skin and wore red, tight-fitting clothes that accentuated her voluptuous curves.

What was even harder for Leylin to forget was this girl's platinum hair and eyes like crimson jewels. Combined with her beautiful face, it presented an exotic charm.

This was the girl that caused Leylin to be beaten up, and even lose his life, Bessita!

"May I ask if you have anything to ask me?" Although this girl had developed quite well, and seemed extremely enticing to Leylin, having come from a different world and experiencing an endless barrage of beauties, this girl was only somewhat good-looking to Fang Ming.

His attitude was extremely cold and indifferent.

It was clear that this manner somewhat shocked the young girl, as the words she was about to say didn't leave her mouth.

After a long period of silence, she pulled out a small, glass bottle and placed it in Leylin's hands, "This… this is a medicine for injuries. If you apply it to your body, it'll help you! I'm… sorry!"

The girl bowed, revealing the ample, snow-white curves of her chest, causing Leylin's heart to race.

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Knight

After she made her apology, the girl ran off like a startled little fawn, leaving her wonderful scent behind.

Looking at the disappearing red figure in the distance, Leylin was rather puzzled. "It was clearly Leylin who had assaulted you, why did you come to apologise? Is there something wrong with your brain?"

He touched the bottle in his hand, thinking to himself: "Did I misjudge her earlier? Could this Bessita be a kind-hearted girl?"

Leylin studied the glass bottle in his hand curiously. "It seems like they already have the technology to produce glass. Although, judging by the workmanship, it still seems rather rough, it is quite decent already!"

As he opened the bottle cap, a medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Following the habits of his past life, Leylin immediately said: "A.I. Chip! Scan this medicine and analyse its components!"

[Beep! Task Established! Begin Scan!] [Discovered unknown components. Starting simulated experiments!] [Experiments complete! Unknown Medicine has effect of strong itching! Duration: 7 days!]

"Eh!" Looking at the results of the experiment, Leylin was struck speechless. "I retract my previous statement; that girl is rather blackhearted!"

However, he soon had the feeling of an adult being pranked by a naughty kid.

"She is still a child after all! She can't use truly malicious tricks! Perhaps if it were a few years ahead, the bottle would be full of deadly poison instead!"

Looking at the bottle in hand, Leylin thought about it and decided to keep it. "I'll just keep this for now, who knows when it might come into handy in the future!"

After Bessita left, no one else came to disturb him.

Leylin lay back down. Though it seemed as if he were sleeping, his mind was actually working in overdrive as he thought through things.

"It seems like there shouldn't be any problems or risks of being found out by going to a Magus academy. Those white robed figures should be Magi, and I have walked by them a few times without drawing attention. It seems like they are also unable to detect anything strange about me. This means… entering a Magus academy should be relatively easy in that sense."

"However, according to rumours, Magi are all secretive and cruel, at least according to what Viscount John heard. It also seems that in the academies, there is extremely fierce competition amongst the acolytes of the same level despite it being against the rules to kill one another. I need to at least have some form of self-protection."

As he thought about that, he once again touched the ring hung around his neck, and held it in his hands.

The ring was jet black and nondescript. Within the inner ring, there was a small 'Y' inscribed, along with elaborate inscriptions around it.

"With the technological advancements of the Middle Ages, to be able to inscribe such a complicated pattern onto the inner ring is incomprehensible! However, regardless of the issue, as long as it has to do with the mysterious Magi, it shouldn't be surprising at all!"

Leylin muttered to himself, and issued another command: "A.I. Chip! Scan the ring in my hands!"

[Beep! Task Established! Begin Scan!] [Discovered unknown metallic components. Comparing to Data Banks. Insufficient Data. Unable to analyse!]

"As I'd thought! With the A.I. Chip's current level, it is still inadequate to analyse something that a Magus left behind!" Leylin sighed and stored the ring.

"How can I increase my power? This body of mine is truly too weak! It cannot even compare to those of the same age. That will not do."

"If it were my past life, I could still undergo genetic modification. Alas, there is no such option here. Perhaps I should explore this Leylin's memory once again, and see if there are any methods…"

Leylin thought to himself once again, then found a comfortable spot to lie down, thinking out aloud in his mind: "A.I. Chip! Scan the entirety of Leylin's memory and arrange it!"

[Beep! Task Established! Starting arrangement!]

In Leylin's former world, the world of science had always been of the opinion that the majority of the human brain's power was not being harnessed. Amongst that power was the ability to access every memory since birth.

Some memories, even if the person in question could not recall them, were actually still stored somewhere in the brain!

Now, as Leylin gave the command, memories of Leylin's entire life, from birth to his being chosen as a Magus acolyte and going on this journey, were all displayed in front of Leylin's eyes with the A.I. Chip's assistance.

Every single memory, down to what was eaten in every meal, as well as their tastes, were retained and displayed in his mind.

Such a large mass of memory was just too confusing, and was also full of useless information. In the past, Leylin had only taken what he had urgently needed, and ignored the rest.

At this point, with the help of the A.I. Chip, he was arranging and sorting everything out!

[Data sorting has been completed!] The A.I. Chip notification sounded out.

"Create a new file, named 'Leylin Farlier', and save it!" Leylin gave a new order.

[Beep! File created – Leylin Farlier!]

"New task, search the file for all possible methods for the host to improve strength quickly!"

[Beep! Task Established. Begin Search!]

In front of Leylin, innumerable amounts of data flashed past, seemingly forming a beautiful picture.

[Search Complete! Search Results – 453 methods!]

"So many?" Leylin paused a while as he thought. "Remove those with estimated success rate of 50% and below for the Host. Also, add another requirement: The Host must be able to carry out the strengthening method now. Begin filter!"

[Beep! Filter Complete. Remaining methods: 2!]

"Show them to me!"

[Method 1: Become a Magus.] [Method 2: Begin Knight training]

"Oh! Method 1 is not realistic at the moment; at least, not until I reach the Magus academy, Otherwise, how could I possibly learn how to become a Magus? As for the Knight training, I wonder what that is?"

As Leylin muttered to himself, he immediately assigned a new task. "A.I. Chip, assemble all memory regarding Knight training. Once it has been arranged properly, send it into my memory!"

After the data was directly transmitted to his brain, Leylin began to understand what a so-called Knight was.

In this world, there were several mysterious forces. However, the ones commoners had the most experience with were Knights!

Knights were warriors who had gone through tough training and had stimulated their inner life energy. Their physical attributes were way beyond that of a normal human.

To be a Magus, it required a specific kind of gift, and amongst tens of thousands of people, it was possible that there wasn't even one such person. However, being a Knight was different; as long as they were willing to put in the effort, anyone could become a Knight!

For these Knights, not only were their physical attributes several times that of normal humans, they were also well versed in using various weaponry, as well as in the killing arts. Some Knights even had special secret skills that could unleash a sudden burst of power!

The kingdoms of the common world, along with the nobility, were generally made up of Knights.

The Farlier family which Leylin was part of was also a Knight family. The original founder of the family had fought in wars together with the king, and had accomplished much meritorious service. Thus, they had been awarded with the Viscount title, as well corresponding holdings.

After an overall sweep of the information, Leylin remembered a scene from the past.

It was a small jungle in the viscount holdings, and John Farlier was wearing a warrior's outfit with a stern expression on his face. He was facing the infant Leylin as he said: "Today, I will teach you the secret skill that has been passed down in the Farlier family: the cross blade technique and the accompanying breathing techniques. You must remember that you can never teach this to anyone outside our family!" At that moment, Viscount John's face held an unprecedented stern look!

Alas, Leylin was still an infant at that point, and obviously did not put much thought into the matter, thus eventually forgetting it. Viscount John tried to force him into training a few times, but Leylin was so afraid of suffering and fatigue that after a while, even Viscount John had to give up.

"Sigh… an overly compassionate father leads to a failure of a son!" Only now did Leylin realise how the previous body's owner had became such a spoilt brat.

Although the young Leylin only knew how to act like a playboy and had totally forgotten everything about the Knight training for the family secret skill, Leylin managed to recover all of it with the help of the A.I. Chip.

Cross Blade Basic Sword Style: Horizontal Slash, Vertical Slash, Piercing Attack, Slanted Slash…

Footwork: Advance, Retreat, Dodge…

There was also the accompanying breathing technique. All of it appeared clearly in Leylin's mind, along with the experience that Viscount John had imparted.

The memory finally ended with Viscount John emitting white mist from his mouth as he manipulated his cross blade, and splitting a rock as large as a millstone in two with a single cleave!

"Hm… a Knight is considered the lowest mysterious power, yet they are already so strong! What kind of existence are those Magi who are high above Knights?"

Leylin's eyes burned with a fiery passion.

"Sigh! I have to take things step by step. I had better concentrate on this Knight's breathing technique first! Anyways, the Knight training does not clash with Magus training. At least I'll have some measure of self defense for now."

After a detailed analysis, Leylin discovered that the so-called breathing technique of this world was very similar to the internal qigong of his previous world, but was a lot more crude. It was very dependant on external stimulations to activate the inner life energy.

"According to rumours, if a warrior goes through the Knight training and is still unable to activate their inner life energy, the only option is to enter the battlefield and go through fierce and bloody battles. This is the only other way to trigger their inner life energy, and become a Knight!"

"A.I. Chip, transfer the knowledge of the cross blade technique to me!" Leylin issued his next order.

Soon after, a large amount of knowledge regarding the technique was transferred directly into his mind. It was etched deeply into his brain, as if he had been training in it since he was young.

"Isolate the cross blade technique and save it into a new file, with the filename of 'cross blade technique basics'!"

[Saved New File: 'cross blade technique basics']

As the A.I. Chip notification sounded out in his mind, Leylin's lips curved in a smile. With the help of the A.I. Chip, his learning speed was unbelievably quick – fast enough to make any so-called genius commit suicide from shame!

"Now that I have all the memories of it, it is just a matter of finding a cross blade, and going through some actual practice. If all goes well, I have confidence in mastering it within ten days, bringing myself to Viscount John's level!"

All these sword techniques are merely killing arts. The most important thing for Knight training is the accompanying breathing technique!" Leylin muttered to himself.

"A.I. Chip! According to my statistics, simulate and create the best model for me to start training the breathing technique!"

[Beep! Task Established! Host human model established! Begin simulation…]

As the mechanical voice sounded out, a 3D model of a human figure appeared in front of Leylin's eyes. It was transparent and shimmering in blue light, and appeared exactly the same as him – a 13 year old youth with Western features, brown hair, big eyes and bushy eyebrows.

The 3D figure repeatedly started training the breathing technique, constantly adjusting the frequency, rate and magnitude. Slowly, a red line could be seen moving around in the 3D figure's body.

After a few minutes, the simulation ended, and the A.I. Chip's mechanical voice sounded out once more.

[Simulation ended. Cross blade accompanying breathing technique – Time required for one revolution: 30 Minutes. 10 Revolutions will improve the Host's body by 0.05 strength, 0.06 agility and 0.03 vitality. The improvements will gradually lessen as the stats improve!

Warning: If the Host goes through long term training of this technique, it will result in residual damage caused to the Host body. Recommendation to think twice before starting.]

"Phew! This is indeed an impressive Knight training technique! As long as I persevere, I will quickly be able to improve my power! Alas, I wonder if there is any way to remove the effect of the residual damage?"

Leylin said with a faint smile.

At this time, the A.I. Chip's voice suddenly sounded out.

[Do you wish to optimise the breathing technique? Y/n/n]

"The A.I. Chip actually has such abilities?" A joyful look rose on Leylin's face.

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Cultivation

"I never thought that this A.I. Chip's analyzing abilities could also work on the Knight breathing technique in this world!"

Leylin exclaimed and said: "Optimise immediately!"

[Optimisation initiating, estimated time: 125 minutes.]

"Yep, 125 minutes, which is over 2 hours; I can afford to wait!" Leylin felt at ease.

After waiting rather impatiently, the two hours finally passed. The A.I. Chip's voice sounded out right on time.

[The optimisation for the breathing technique has been completed. Time taken for breathing technique, 5 minutes 23 seconds, and the effects have all risen by 5%! The side effects of the injuries have vanished!]

"Very good!" This result made Leylin very satisfied.

If the effect was a 5% increase each time, then dozens of times, and even hundreds of times, would result in huge differences.

"Rumor has it that the cross blade technique and the breathing technique were obtained by the founder after dozens of bloody battles, where he finally obtaining it from the corpse of a Knight. Amongst the many Knight families, it is considered to be the upper middle grade!" "After the optimization of the breathing technique done by the A.I. Chip, I'm afraid it might even be comparable to the secret scroll techniques of those smaller kingdoms!"

Leylin quietly pondered, and immediately said in an impatient manner: "A.I. Chip, transfer the optimized breathing technique to the memory zone!"

The A.I. Chip chip duly carried out its orders and brought large amounts of images depicting the breathing technique back to Leylin's mind.

After a few minutes of transfer, Leylin gently rubbed his head: "I feel a little giddy, but this is a normal occurrence!"

Right now his brain was filled with large amounts of memories about the breathing technique and the many matching sequences of practised experience. Compared to an average person, he did not have to go on the roundabout route.

"I did not feel it in my previous life, but in this world, the A.I. Chip really gives me a huge advantage compared to an average person!"

Leylin mumbled on: "With this A.I. Chip's ability to simulate and analyse, I am able to obtain the same result as a person who has to go through 10 years of hard work and experience, I only have to do exactly what the A.I. Chip has presented, and I will be able to do things in the most accurate manner!"

The breathing technique had many contradictions, and some of them required more than a verbal explanation to be understood.

One had to go through the experience of training, and go along some complicated paths.,

Only then would they be able to gain enlightenment.

But these things could all be avoided with the A.I. Chip's analysing abilities.

"I'll give it a try!" Leylin thought, and his body laid on the floor in the shape of a cross.

According to the suggestions on the breathing technique which was presented by the A.I. Chip, there was no need to have any special actions to complement it, but just to find the most suitable and comfortable position.

"First, I must hold my breath for 65 seconds, then take three long and one short breaths. The duration and frequency must be……"

Leylin followed the description of the breathing technique, and gradually entered a state of cultivation.

He looked unconscious; his face was bright red and his temples throbbed as if carrying out some kind of exercise.

As time passed, Leylin's face grew redder, and eventually, he began to perspire out some faint black coloured fluid.

After he had maintained this process for over 20 minutes, Leylin opened both of his eyes and opened his mouth to exhale.

Phew! ! !

A black coloured breath was exhaled just like this.

Within his body, some cracking noises could be made out.

Leylin stood up and moved his four limbs. His whole body was warm as if he had just undergone a vigorous exercise.

"A.I. Chip, display my body's statistics!" Leylin ordered.

[Leylin Farlier. Strength: 0.4 Agility: 0.5 Vitality: 0.4 State: Mild injury]

Leylin remained impassive: "Change the method of display and move the data back to 10 decimal points. Also, make comparisons with the data before the cultivation."

With Leylin's orders, the image flickered, and the body statistics had shown 10 more decimal points. The last three numbers had not stopped changing.

[Beep! After comparison, undergoing the Knight Training increases the Host's strength by

0.005, Agility by 0.006, and vitality by 0.004]

The A.I. Chip faithfully relayed the message.

"Mn! Because this was the first practice, the figures are still climbing up!" Leylin analyzed and said.

"I've only cultivated for a bit over 20 minutes, but, the data's increase is already rather considerable. With perseverance, it's just a matter of time before I have the stats of a black-robed man!"

"Which is to say, those ten odd black robed men are all Knights!"

Leylin thought indifferently, "What a pity. According to my memory and the A.I. Chip analysis, breathing techniques have cultivation limits. The Farlier family's breathing technique can only be practiced once a day. Additional practice will not only have no additional benefits but will even cause harm to the body!"

"A.I. Chip, are there any methods to let me increase the number of times I can practice the breathing technique?" Leylin asked.

[Medicinal items are required as a supplement.] The A.I. Chip feedbacked.

"List all the necessary medicinal items!"

[Quinoline element, Marco 21, magnesium dioxide……] The A.I. Chip listed a whole bunch of medicinal items, which were all from Leylin's previous life.

"Is it possible to substitute any of them with other medicinal items or herbs?" This seemed to be an obviously impossible task, but Leylin furrowed his brows and asked anyway.

[A sample is needed to analyse the medicinal properties. As of now, the data is insufficient!] The A.I. Chip chip prompted.

"As long as there is a way, then it's alright!" Leylin heaved a sigh of relief.

He looked at his own body again. Because large amounts of sticky substance had been produced after the breathing technique training, his body felt very sticky, which was extremely uncomfortable to the touch.

Leylin frowned: "Looks like I'll have to wash up first!"

He began to make his way out of the horse carriage. It was midnight by this hour, and the various young nobles were all sleeping soundly in the tent. Leylin quietly stepped out of the carriage and ran towards a small river that was nearby. [Warning! A human is approaching!] The A.I. Chip prompted.

Leylin pretended that he was oblivious, and continued his advances.

"What are you trying to do?" A voice rang behind Leylin.

"So fast!" Leylin pupils shrank, "I had already been aware, but I was still unable to discover that he had arrived behind me. If he has any bad intentions, then I definitely won't be able to resist in any way!"

On the surface, he still pretended to be scared out of his wits: "Ah……Who? Who?" Leylin turned around his body to look back, seeing the black-robed man who had been distributing the rations earlier in the day. Leylin remembered his name to be Angelo. "Hel…..Hello! Sir Angelo! I feel that I'm a little dirty, and wanted to wash myself!" Leylin face was pale, as if he was frightened, and did not even have the capabilities to speak properly. "Wash yourself?" The black robed man furrowed his brows and wrinkled his nose. He could indeed smell a stench coming from Leylin.

"Alright! It is rather dangerous here at night, especially for young nobles like you bunch! Return quickly after washing!"

The black robed Angelo said. Not paying anymore mind to Leylin, he turned around and walked towards the heart of the horse carriage, where his tent was.

"Thank you for your reminders! Sir Angelo!" Leylin still said with a bow, no matter whether this man had heard him or not.

Always being careful had been part of his principles in life.

After seeing Angelo leave completely, Leylin then strode forward and headed towards the small river.

Angelo walked into his own tent and pulled down his mask, exposing his scarred face. "The substance expelled from the body after practicing Knight breathing technique? What a nostalgic feeling! Looking at these young people reminds me of my inexperienced self from the past!"

"What a pity, though, if I was also born of nobility, I wouldn't need to practice the Knight breathing technique. I had even risked being part of a Magus's experiment and ended up in this state……"

Angelo muttered. His shadow and the tent's overlapped into one body, indifferentiable from each other.

Along the way, Leylin casually plucked the wild flowers and plants and popped them into his mouth from time to time.

"I think that black robed Angelo must have realised something. But it doesn't matter, a nobility practising a passed down Knight breathing technique is just a normal occurrence." "Furthermore, he already has the physical qualities of a Knight, so he definitely has his own breathing technique, and won't need to get mine. Besides, even if he wanted it, it wouldn't be a big deal. I can just write it down and give him a copy…"

Since there was such a large difference in strength, Leylin did not have any intention of protecting the secrets of the Farlier family.

However, it seemed that Angelo did not even fancy the Knight breathing techniques from small noble families.

Chewing a grass stalk in his mouth, there was a bitter taste to it. However, Leylin did not mind and even had some nostalgic feelings of back when he was little.

[The analysis is completed, no beneficial properties towards the Host's body can be observed!] The A.I. Chip voice rang.

"Pui!" Leylin immediately spat out the grass stalk in his mouth and replaced it with another plant.

"Take down the shape and qualities of the plant earlier and save it. Now we will proceed with another round of analysis!" Leylin commanded in his mind.

[The task is completed! Beginning to analyse the qualities! From this experiment……] As the scene played out in his mind, Leylin could see very clearly the procedures of the A.I. Chip. [Beep! The experiment is completed. This unnamed plant has a mild paralysis effect!]

"According to Leylin's memories, this is called the TriNight Grass huh, A.I. Chip! Rename to

TriNight Grass, and save it inside the database!"

[Beep! Saving completed!]

"Mmn! This is 'Red Fruit', the taste is not bad!" Leylin plucked a bunch of fruits on a pile of shrubs.

These fruits were only the size of Leylin's thumb, and they had ripened on the top of a barbed vine. Their appearances were quite beautiful.

Leylin carefully avoided the barbs and plucked one of the Red Fruits.

He placed it into his mouth and bit down with a crisp noise. A sweet juice was squeezed out from the fruit, filling his mouth.

"Mm! The taste is the same as an apple's, just a tad sweeter." Leylin evaluated.

"A.I. Chip! Analyse……"

Along the way, Leylin saved data about over 30 kinds of plants and herbs. Unfortunately, none of them were of any use to him.

He arrived at the small river. The earpiercing sounds of the trickling stream of water crashing against the rocks broke the silence of the night.

"A.I. Chip! Scan the surroundings!" Leylin commanded. Even if the black robed Angelo hadn't warned him, he still had confidence in avoiding danger with the A.I. Chip.

[Beep! The surrounded area has been scanned! There are no dangers within a radius of 20 li!] The A.I. Chip faithfully reported the message.

"Well, it's good that there is no danger. I don't want to run back to the camp midway through my washing. That will definitely make me the biggest laughing stock……"

Leylin muttered and he took off his outer robes and underwear, entering the river naked.

The icy cold river engulfed his body, refreshing him.

"This water is really cold, I am beginning to miss the water heater from my past life!"

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Cross Blade

Ding!

Two steel swords clashed, emitting a crisp sound.

"Leylin! You are still not my match, give it up!" George used both hands and grabbed the hilt, and laughingly said.

"We aren't done yet!" Leylin shouted, and his legs moved in a strange footwork, and once again initiated an attack.

"Hah!" George swung the long sword in his hands, which brought a sinister rustling of the wind.

The cross blade in Leylin's hand swept, and blocked George's attack.

"Good! Your parry posture is not bad!" George praised loudly. "Careful! My next attack will be on your left leg!"

"Bring it on!" Leylin made his preparations.

"Watch me!" George swung the two handed sword in his hands, and made a beautiful yet deadly arc towards him, sending it towards Leylin's right leg.

Leylin retreated a step back, and blocked George's two-handed sword in midair with his cross blade, "You definitely said the left leg, you didn't keep your word!"

"Haha…..This is called tactics! It is to test your agility. My dad has always taught me, if one doesn't know how to scheme, then one day he will surely be played to death by others! I only want to scheme, not to be the target of schemes!"

George laughed and said, and then pulled back his huge sword.

"No more! No more! You are getting better each and every time! I wouldn't be able to beat you after a few more days!"

Scratching his puzzled head: "Leylin! My sword technique is passed down by a Grand Knight, I put in much effort, training with blood and sweat, so much so that my teacher said that my swordplay is better than the average Knight! Yet, you who can fight me to a standstill, how could you have been beaten by Ourin?"

"These sword techniques were taught to me by my father when I was younger, unfortunately

I had forgotten it, and I'm currently trying to practice more in order to recall it!"

Leylin clenched his fists, and his face turned red.

"Once I have strength, I will definitely seek revenge viciously, and break Ourin's legs!"

He looks like a hot blooded youngster who was filled with determination after a setback. "My dear Leylin, I believe in you. You will definitely fulfil your wish!" George patted Leylin's shoulder.

And with another look of pity:" Currently, with your ability, it is already sufficient to seek your revenge!"

After sparring, George had a rough understanding of Leylin's strength.

"Right now I can deal with one or two of them, but Ourin has five members!" Leylin was fretting over it.

Actually, he was already confident in dealing with Ourin and his gang, but without an excuse, how could he fool George into continuously practicing with him?

"Oh right, you mentioned Grand Knights earlier, what are they?" Leylin remembered

George's complaint earlier, and casually asked.

"You are talking about the Grand Knights? They are one realm higher than Knights. No matter where they go, they are considered a great existence! If one is lucky, a king might even be hospitable to them! And if one is willing to pledge loyalty, then they will definitely become a troop commander!"

"Their physical body has been pushed to the extremes, and rumours has it that apart from the long distance crossbow formation, even if a heavy cavalry troop were to charge at them, they won't be able to stop them from advancing!"

"So powerful!" Leylin muttered.

A commander of a troop has the same status of an earl, and even Viscount John had to greet them if he saw one.

A heavy cavalry troop is the peak of a troop's strength in this era of medieval weapons. Once they charged, even a smaller city's walls might fall. For a Grand Knight to actually be able to use merely their physical body to fight with them, how strong would they have to be? Looking at Leylin who had a yearning expression on his face, George laughed out loud and consoled: "You don't have to envy them, a magus has an even more mysterious and stronger power compared to that of a Knight. As long as you become a magus acolyte, your status is comparable to that of a Grand Knight. And if you become an actual Magus, then congratulations, killing a Grand Knight is easier than stepping on an ant. The various kings from kingdoms will all want to strive to be first and fear to be last in stuffing their beautiful daughters on your bed……"

"A magus is that powerful?" Leylin was skeptical " Then why are the black robes so cold to us, who have the possibility of turning into a Magus? They are naught but Knights!" "Hmm about this? I am not too sure, but a Magus's status is definitely very high. This was

told to me by my father! I can swear it upon my Borunin family's reputation."

George touched his nose and replied rather awkwardly.

"Alright! Alright! It's not like I don't believe you!" Leylin felt a little exasperated.

Speaking within his heart "A.I. Chip! Scan the person in front of me!"

[Beep! Name: George Borunin Strength: 1.9, Agility: 1.8, Vitality: 1.9, Status: Healthy] George's stats could not have been achieved just by standard training. According to him, he had trained with the Knights technique since he was young, and that was the reason he was able to achieve his current physique.

Warriors who had started cultivating the Knight breathing technique and thus improved their physique, but had not been able to ignite their internal life energy yet, were commonly known as preparatory Knights!

George's physique could be considered at the peak standard even amongst these preparatory Knights!

This was also linked to his nobility status and being able to use large amounts of expensive medicine to assist in improving his body's physique.

"Alright, we have sufficient rest now, let us head back! I do not want to return too late and find those black robes staring coldly at me!"

George looked at his surroundings, and the bright moonlight coated the surrounding with a layer of silver colour light, the tranquility of the night was occasionally interrupted by insect cries.

Leylin did not wish to attract attention during the day as they were travelling, so he sneaked out to practice with George at night.

Naturally, this did not escape the black robes, but after a few encounters, Leylin found their attitude to be extremely cold. As long as one did not wander too far away from the camp and cause trouble, they would not care about them.

"Just once more round, we'll head back!" Leylin said. "After this round, I'll return this cross blade to you!"

"En……Eh? George was a little absent minded, and then his eyes lit up. " Are you finally done using it? Gus had been bothering me for it!"

In order to train in sword techniques, the first requirement would be to have a cross blade! As nobility, there were many youngsters that wore warrior's robes, with a sword attached to their waist.

However, the previous Leylin did not do so, the reason being that it was too heavy, and it restricted his movements!

Because he found it troublesome, the previous Leylin had travelled without even a dagger on him. This had caused Leylin now to be in the awkward situation where he was totally weaponless, without even a cross blade to practice with.

For the sake of practising, Leylin turned his attention to the first friend he saw when he woke up – George.

Using threats of exposing their friendship, he had made George lend him a weapon and train with him!

Thinking back when George's eyes had turned white and had an expression as though he has met with a bad friend, Leylin laughed uncontrollably.

"Your swordplay is improving at an extremely fast pace! But do you really not need the cross blade?" George asked.

"I am rather familiar with Gus anyways so even if I were to lend it to you for a little while longer, it's not a big deal……"

"Thank you for your kind intentions! But I really do not need it!" Leylin smiled as he rejected his offer.

After this period of sparring, he had already seen through the secret technique of the Farlier's family. Furthermore, due to the A.I. Chip, his swordplay would always remain at its peak state so his skills will not go rusty due to not practicing the cross blade for a long time.

"Good, then we will fight one more match with the same rules. I will only use the same amount of strength as you will!"

As George said that, he picked up his big two handed sword and walked towards the centre

of the patch of grass, his sword emitting a cold light as it reflected the moonlight.

Leylin had also walked over, "Come on! This time, I won't hold back!"

He had thought of an experiment and had sent out the invitation in order to carry it out. "A.I. Chip! Establish Task! Analyse the opponent's strength and the surroundings to come up with the best plan to defeat him!" [Task Establishing. Beginning analysis.] [Simulation results – Host is unwounded, target loses his ability to fight. Please confirm on whether to turn on the vision aid?]

"Turn it on! " Upon Leylin's command, countless of blue lines appeared before his eyes that, as if turning the area into some sort of virtual world.

[According to the target's reactions, there is a 99.98% probability that the first attack will be the Host's right arm! Most Effective method of combating this: Sidestep, Jump Slash!] Following the voice of the A.I. Chip, the blue rays of light in his retina had already formed an image of George, raising his sword and slashing towards Leylin's right arm.

"Heh! Watch the sword!" George shouted, and as expected, he initiated the attack first, waving his two-handed sword. He charged over, the motion almost mirroring the projected image.

Leylin's lips curled, and dodged the attack, and he raised both his hands along with the cross blade. Leaping up high, he viciously swung it down.

Jumping Slash!

"Damn! How did this happen?" George cried strangely and ducked the cross blade with a roll on the floor.

Leylin's cross blade struck onto the floor, which brought up some of the mud and small pieces of stones.

George got up, a serious look on his face. He felt as if Leylin had predicted his attack, almost as if he had read his motions and knew them like the back of his palm.

"If you are not attacking, then I am going to counterattack!" Leylin said smilingly.

"Bring it on!" George stared nervously at Leylin.

Leylin gripped his cross blade, took a step forward and pierced forward! Every action and movement had all been accurately performed as seen from a textbook.

George made a blocking motion, but his body moved to the side instead, and as he dodged

the pierce, he countered Leylin's attack with a slash of his own!

[The best way to react: Left turn 50 degrees, Horizontal Slash!]

Following the A.I. Chip instructions, Leylin dodged George's large sword, and sent a horizontal slash, almost slicing George as he slashed.

The more they fought, the more perspiration formed on George's face.

His every move and action had all been parried perfectly by Leylin and his evading range had gradually decreased.

"I can't carry on like this any longer! I'll stake it all on this!" George fiercely swung his large sword and sent it clashing with Leylin's.

Bang! A piece of silver light flew out and directly pierced into the grass. It was the large sword in George's hands! The blade had not stopped quivering as it let out a 'weng weng' sound.

In the sparring area, Leylin's cross blade sword had touched horizontally at George's waist. "You've lost!"

"Indeed! I lost!"

George muttered, and then immediately stared at Leylin :"How did you do that?"

"It is actually very simple, after training with you for a long time, I have already remembered the sequence of your movements!" Leylin withdrew his sword and bowed smilingly.

"The……sequence of my movements?" George repeated.

"Yes, to put it in a simple way, everyone has a habit when they strike. As long as you can remember them, then it will be easy to arrange a trap according to the enemy's habits. I have used the same trick on you!"

"Phew!" George exhaled out a long breath, "I understand now!"

And then looking at Leylin momentarily, as if he was looking at a monster:" Your gift in sword technique is absolutely the best that I have ever seen! If you are not chosen to be a Magus acolyte, I will definitely recommend you to go to a kingdom's capital's Imperial Knight Institute!"

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Disagreement

"Imperial Knight Institute huh?"

Leylin knew that the Imperial Knight Institute was the best Knight's institute in the Sarad Kingdom where George had come from. Not only were they recruiting nobilities, the entry requirements were also extremely high. It was said that only geniuses would be accepted! "Sword techniques are only my hobby, but being a Magus is my lifelong dream!"

A Knight's strength may be great, but it was still comprehensible by Leylin's standards, not exceeding the boundaries. However, the Magi from rumours were able to manipulate the elements, including lightning and thunder. They also attained a great longevity!

A Magus's greatness obviously exceeded the boundaries of a human, and Leylin could not even imagine it.

Furthermore, every Magus is a scholar filled with knowledge. Magi had strict attitudes towards experimenting with the secular world. They tried to study the laws of nature in order to achieve a massive amount of power to use for themselves! This lifestyle was more compatible with Leylin's previous life as a scientist.

"Yes! Even if it is a Grand Knight, they can only be the servant of a Formal Magus. The strength a Magus holds is something that is impossible for us to imagine……"

George's face turned serious and spoke the words in a singsong tone.

"Why is it that no matter what words you say, I get the feeling that they were spoken by a bard……" Leylin rolled his eyes a little.

"Haha…… The reason I became like this is because my father sent me to court to undergo training for nobles!" George resumed his previous state.

Suddenly blinking his eyes, he said mischievously: "Leylin, you don't have a fiancee right?

Why don't I introduce my sister Molly to you! She is a beauty that is known far and wide……" "Scram!"

Under the moonlight, the two youths left the grasslands as they fooled around.

"Goodnight George!"

"Goodnight Leylin!"

After Leylin handed the cross blade to George and bid him farewell, he returned to the carriage.

The dimly lit carriage had only him inside. The interior of the carriage let off a very faint odour. The stench was a mixture of rot and sweat. Because of this, many noble youths refused to stay in the carriage any longer than necessary. Once they got to pit stops, they would escape to the grass fields outside like little wild horses coming out to play.

The concept of relationships in this world was very open-minded, all the more so for nobility. With the strong perception ability of the A.I. Chip, Leylin had discovered many affectionate couples around, which had led him to seek an even further location for him to train. Using his supervision eyesight to look at the wild battle scene, Leylin's heart burned in rage as this had made him recall the former memories of the spoilt brat.

"Who would have thought! After changing into a youngster's body, even my desires have increased……" Leylin smiled bitterly.

Calming his emotions, "A.I. Chip, show me my body's statistics!"

[Leylin Farlier. Strength: 1.5, Agility: 1.6, Vitality: 1.4, Status: Healthy]

It had been over a month since he first began practising the Knight breathing technique.

Right now, Leylin's body state had not only caught up to his peers of the same age but had also surpassed some. Against George, he had concealed his true strength, which had caused George to gauge his strength wrongly. "Not bad! I should proceed with today's cultivation!"

Leylin settled into a good posture and entered the state of cultivation. This was his homework every day. According to the A.I. Chip's instruction, after training at night, he should cultivate in the breathing technique again to have the best effects.

After 20 odd minutes had passed, Leylin was completely drenched in his perspiration, but the amount of black impurities that had flowed out were clearly less than before.

"Phew!" Leylin opened his eyes and looked at his body. He said in slight exasperation: "The breathing technique's effect is reducing, which is logical. According to the A.I. Chip's estimation, Farlier family's breathing technique, even after optimising will completely lose effect by the times I've enhanced my body's statistics to 2. This is the realm of Preparatory Knights. After this, I have I must use my own power, as well as the external stimulations from near death experiences, to attempt exciting the life energy. Only then will I be able to improve again……"

Thinking up to here, Leylin took out a yellow coloured fruit out from his pocket. There were some black spots on its surface, making it look quite horrifying.

Leylin directly placed it in his mouth, and then picked out a root of a herb, munching them together.

[Beep! The Host's body is slowly recovering from fatigue. It is possible to carry on with another round of the Knight breathing technique!]

The A.I. Chip's voice rang.

"That's great!" These herbal concoctions had been created by Leylin over the past month from countless experiments using the A.I. Chip. It could reduce his fatigue, and increase the number of times he could cultivate in the breathing technique daily.

With the addition of a few more bodystrengthening medicine, the quality of Leylin's physical body had improved at an extremely fast pace.

"Again!" Leylin once again entered the state for the breathing technique.

During the past month, the travelling party had already passed several small kingdoms.

Eventually, they had completely entered the wilderness.

There were very few people in the wilderness. It was only a desolate stretch of sand, with fresh markings from vicious beasts and horse mounted bandits.

Ever since the travelling party had first entered the area, they had already encountered danger several times. Although nobody had died, Leylin's sense of crisis had slowly grown stronger. He could not wait to quench his thirst for power.

When the rays of dawn shone brightly, the travelling party once again resumed its journey. Leylin sat alone in a corner with his arms crossed in front of his chest. The youths around him had all avoided him with disgust, allowing him to have quite a bit of space.

"I don't know what method Bessita used. The people in the carriage are still isolating me. If it were a regular youngster, this would've most likely driven them crazy ages ago! It's just too bad that they met me instead!"

Leylin contentedly stretched his back. He had trained late into the night yesterday, which had made him extremely exhausted. This empty space was sufficient for him to rest for a while. "However, this world sure is huge; the travelling party has been travelling for half a year, but they still have not reached their destination yet. We haven't seen the ocean yet either……"

As Leylin thought, he entered slumber with half closed eyes.

Ding ling ling!

At this time, the travelling party had already stopped. The black robed man shook the bell in his hands: "Ladies and gentlemen! It is time to get off the carriage to have lunch!" "It's that time again?" Leylin opened his eyes. "This kind of lifestyle is really boring!" After alighting the carriage and receiving his own portion of food, Leylin chewed on a piece of white bread as he walked towards the grassy area beside the camp site.

He had already used up the previously gathered substitute herbs, so he was preparing to restock.

As he walked, he casually observed the surrounding plants. "This is a Jade Root Fruit, there are already files of it in the database. It is useless to me!"

"Mn! Samun Grass, this is a kind of plant that can only be found in the wilderness. It can be harvested!" Leylin plucked a dirty, brown coloured stalk of grass. There were extremely sharp thorns on the grass's sides. Leylin carefully broke the blade in half and used his fingers to dab at the jade coloured liquid that had been constantly flowing out from the grass. An expression of disappointment appeared on his face as he placed his fingers in his mouth. "I found it, Flowerless Snake Fruit!" Leylin threw the Samun Grass on the ground. As he casually walked over, he noticed, through the corner of his eye, the same yellow coloured fruit that he had eaten yesterday, growing on a shrubbery. His face expressed happiness. "Hehe! What's this I see? Leylin! Should I be saying 'as expected from a minor noble of the village'? Are you actually eating wild fruits on the roadside? You have really tarnished the reputation of the nobilities……"

Just after Leylin had plucked the Flowerless Snake Fruit and placed it into his pocket, an annoying voice was heard.

"Is that Ourin?" Leylin raised his head and saw the murderer who had killed the previous host of this body.

Ourin had fiery red coloured hair, and there were ripped muscles all over his body. His arms were as thick as Leylin's thighs. He currently had his arms crossed in front of his chest as he smiled mockingly at Leylin.

There were a few nobility youths at his side, which had all coordinated to jest at him.

"A.I. Chip, scan their statistics!"

[Scan Complete! Ouri., Strength: 1.7, Agility: 1.2, Vitality: 1.5, Status: Healthy]

The A.I. Chip feedbacked.

Looking at the data in front of his eyes, Ourin's strength wasn't bad. His strength was almost as strong as two adult men. It was no wonder that he had been able to fatally injure the previous Leylin.

As a child of nobility, as long as they are able to endure sufferings and persevere in their training daily, coupled with the breathing technique, it is not strange to achieve such results. The nobles who were beside Ourin were not that strong; most of them were below 1. Leylin had even seen a palefaced youth whose stats ranged about 0.5, giving a run for the money for the previous Leylin.

Mentally calculating the stats, Ourin's strength did not differ much from his. But his sword technique and moves definitely couldn't rival Leylin's, as he had the help of the A.I. Chip. As for the rest of the youths, they were only there to increase their numbers. The disparity between his stats and theirs was too huge. It would be extremely easy to deal with them, like an adult bullying a child.

"Is there a problem?" Leylin asked his voice calm.

"You……" Leylin's reaction had obviously exceeded Ourin's expectations. He actually had no fury or fear, and that made him speechless.

"If it was the previous matter regarding Bessita, haven't I already apologised before? Bessita has also forgiven me……" Leylin added.

At the same time, his heart began to race; this could be a probe sent out by Bessita. After enduring for a whole month, had she finally been unable to endure any longer? "That's right! It's because of Bessita! She has forgiven you, but I haven't!" Ourin spoke loudly, his hands tightly clenched into fists.

"Alright! Then what do you want?" Leylin spread out his hands, as if helpless. However, there was a glint of mockery deep in his eyes.

Ourin hadn't imagined that Leylin would be so submissive, and struggled for a long time before spluttering: "You have to make an oath to never bother Bessita again in the future!" "Alright!" Leylin agreed immediately, and even placed his right hand on the crest pinned to his chest. The crest had a cross blade and a picture of a skylark on it, which was the emblem of the Farlier family!

"With my honour as a member of the Farlier family, I swear that I will never bother Bessita ever again on my own accord!"

Using a family's reputation to make a vow was the most serious oath a noble could take.

Those who had gone back on their words would meet with the disdain of all nobles. "So! Mister Ourin! Can I leave now?"

Leylin bowed slightly, with perfect noble's etiquette.

"Hold on!" It had not occurred to Ourin that Leylin would show no resistance, and at this point, his eyes contained an avaricious glint: "According to the noble's conduct, you still have to compensate. Hand over all the magic crystals that you have!" "Magic crystals!" The surrounding onlookers gasped in surprise.

"Magic crystals?" Leylin repeated. According to his memory, the magic crystals were a kind of currency between Magi. They were items of necessity for acolytes with no credentials to enter the academy.

Leylin did not know the exact amount required to enter an academy because he did not have even a single magic crystal on him. Viscount John had tried several methods to obtain magic crystals. However, he was unable to get even one. From this, one could see just how precious magic crystals were!

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Extortion

Leylin had been avoiding meaningless fights.

In his opinion, the fun of winning against others couldn't be compared to the fun of enhancing his strength through cultivation.

Moreover, there's no hatred between him and Ourin. He probably even needed to thank him for heavily injuring the original Leylin, which had given him a chance for rebirth.

Leylin was a practical person. To him, face was never more important than reasoning.

Even using the honor of his family to swear wasn't the slightest loss for him. However, Ourin's request after that had touched the bottom line.

"You……you can't do that! Those black robed lords won't let you off!"

Leylin tightly grabbed onto the sack on his hands with a frantic expression.

"Haha……why would those black robes barge into our matters? Don't forget, you were beaten half dead by me previously, and no one had paid it any mind."

Ourin clenched his fist, and clear cracking sounds could be heard from his bones, "If you don't want me to break your bones one by one, obediently hand the magic crystals over!"

As Ourin drew closer, his large frame engulfed Leylin within his shadow.

Leylin observed his surroundings; this location was already quite far from the camp. Around him were only some lackeys that had been brought by Ourin. They were all looking at them as if they were viewing a show.

"Don't bother looking, no one will come to save you……"

Ourin grinned.

"Really? That's best then!" Leylin suddenly laughed.

His silhouette flashed. When Leylin reappeared, he was already behind Ourin, "Perfect, I can take revenge for that day's incident!"

A fierce kick was thrown out! Carrying intense wind, it kicked into Ourin's waist area.

Ourin felt an intense force coming from Leylin's leg, sending his body into the air!

Bang! Ourin fell to the ground, severe pain coming from his waist which made his eyes turn slightly red, "You dared! You dared! You actually dared to hurt me!"

"You're dead! I will hang you!"

Ourin ferociously stood up, rays of blood-thirsty and savage light shooting out of his eyes.

"This is the advantage of having a good constitution?" Seeing that the kick that he used fifty percent of his strength for did nothing much to Ourin, Leylin's pupils shrank.

"Ha!" Ourin waved his fist around like a violent black bear.

Leylin flashed sideways, dodging Ourin's fist. When Ourin's fist landed on the small tree behind, it actually left a deep dent. A strength of 1.7 is indeed not a trivial matter.

"Such a heavy punch. Even with my constitution, I can't withstand more than a few punches……" Leylin swiftly thought.

"A.I Chip! Simulate the best method to defeat him!"

[Beep! Task established! Starting assist mode!] A voice came from the A.I Chip. Its powerful calculation ability instantly came up with the best solution.

[Duck! Task established! Initiating assist mode.] The A.I Chip prompted. Leylin immediately crouched down, dodging the roaring Ourin's tackle.

[A flaw appeared in enemy's defense! Most effective attacking location: Armpit!] The A.I Chip's voice sounded.

Leylin's figure continuously flashed, dodging Ourin's attacks while also getting closer. "Do you know? Although your strength is powerful, you're not agile enough. This is the disadvantage of your body shape……"

As Leylin could still speak when he's attacking, it showed that he was still holding back.

"This……is this still the Leylin from before? He……why has he become so much more powerful?" The surrounding youths all opened their mouths in shock.

Under the everyone's expressions of disbelief, Leylin threw out a punch! It hit Ourin's armpit with his entire strength. Ourin, who had suffered the attack, fell onto the ground with a pained expression, and couldn't get up for a long time.

Leylin's full strength was at least 1.5 and wasn't very different from Ourin's. Furthermore, the place that he had hit was also the weak spot. Ourin fell onto the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he growled, "You're dead for sure! My family will not let you off!"

"Oh! Really?" Leylin remained indifferent towards Ourin's threat, and even gave Ourin a kick in his lower abdomen. Ourin curled himself up, like a cooked prawn.

Leylin squatted down, looked at Ourin with a face full of smiles, "Since you won't let me off anyways, do you think that it would be better if I just made the first move and killed you?"

At that moment, Leylin's smile at Ourin looked like the devil's.

"He's not joking, he really dares to take action!" Ourin saw the killing intent in Leylin's eyes. Suddenly, he felt as though he was being stared at by a tiger. The anger within his head completely vanished and was replaced with fear.

"Mister Leylin! Lord Leylin! You can't do that! I……I have the Dorlan family behind me. If you kill me, you'll get yourself in trouble!"

"Then do you admit your wrongs!" Leylin issued a ridiculing question.

"I admit my wrongs! I apologize…… sorry!" Under the threat of death, Ourin succumbed quickly.

"Very good, I accept your apology. In addition, according to the law of nobility, I have the rights to request for compensation!"

Leylin said smilingly which gave Ourin a bad feeling.

"As compensation, hand all the magic crystals you have with you!" Leylin smilingly said those words of extortion.

"Oh! No! You can't do this! Do you know how many people have been sacrificed for my family to obtain these magic crystals?"

Ourin struggled to protest.

"Sometimes, it's just a simple multiple choice question in the world. Now, it's your turn. My dear Ourin, life or magic crystals, choose one!"

Leylin didn't seem to have any reaction to Ourin's begging. Instead, he stepped on Ourin's face, gradually increasing the amount of force he exerted.

The boots stepping on Ourin's face sent his head further and further into the ground, giving a suffocating feeling.

After a few minutes, Leylin released some of the pressure, "So? Have you thought through it properly?"

"Puah!" Ourin inhaled the fresh air in big mouthfuls. His face was now covered with mud and footprints, making him look hilarious.

However, none of the surrounding youths dared to smile.

One of the youths slowly began to retreat, wanting to leave this place.

Leylin picked up a pebble, [Wind estimation completed! Shooting orbit adjusted!]

Whoosh! The pebble hit the escaping youth's leg, sending him sprawling on the ground.

"Ourin, see that? Don't bother waiting for reinforcements……Furthermore, don't try to challenge my patience!"

Leylin looked at the surrounding youths. Those who had Leylin's gaze sweep past them all lowered their heads, their bodies trembling.

"Okay! I can give you the magic crystals! But I left them in the carriage! Follow me back to get them!" Ourin said in surrender.

"magic crystals are so important. You don't bring them with you, but leave them at the carriage,? Are you treating me like a fool?"

Such childish lies naturally couldn't get pass Leylin.

"It seems like you haven't had enough!" A ray of fierceness flashed across Leylin's eyes. He grabbed onto Ourin's arm and suddenly gave it a snap!

Crack!! Ear piercing sounds of fracture could be heard, followed by Ourin's miserable scream.

"If you still refuse to speak the truth, I'll break your other arm!"

"No! No! No! You can't do this, the black-robed lord won't let you off!" Ourin clutched onto his arm, rolling on the ground.

"Haha……why would those black robes barge into our matters? Did you forget that I was beaten half dead by you previously, and no one paid any mind to it?"

Leylin coldly smiled, sending Ourin's words back to him.

"Seems like you're really yearning for death!" Leylin was just about to go up and take action.

"Wait! Wait! Fine! I'll give you the magic crystals, but you have to swear that you will not take revenge on me anymore!" Ourin shouted with a pale face as he saw Leylin approaching him.

"Okay! I swear with the honor of my Farlier family!" Leylin answered.

Ourin's face turned green. Struggling to a half seated position on the ground, he took out a golden coloured pouch from his bosom and tossed it at Leylin, "All my magic crystals are here!"

Leylin took it and gave it a look. This was a palm-sized pouch made with gold and silver threads. In the center of it was a picture of an eagle and a shield, surrounded by many plants. It appeared to be a family symbol.

Leylin opened the pouch and saw over dozens of black coloured crystals quietly lying there.

[Beep! Discovered an unknown energy source!] The A.I Chip alerted.

"So? Can it be used?" Leylin had an excited expression on his face.

[Searching the database……information insufficient! The method of usage not found!"

[Alert! An energy source with unknown radiation. Recommendation: The Host's body to strengthen defense!]

"So it's like this?" Leylin inwardly thought, then turned to Ourin and asked, "Which academy are you going to?"

"Wet……Wetland Gardens!" Ourin had an ugly expression on his face.

"Wetland Gardens! I've heard before that the entry fee is ten magic crystals, right?"

"Correct! Where did you hear it from?" Ourin was a little surprised.

Leylin faintly smiled, looking a little mysterious. He had never heard of any Wetland Gardens before and was only bluffing Ourin since most of the school fees were basically all in rounded figures. It wasn't a big deal if he guessed it wrongly anyway.

"Okay! I'll return it to you!" Leylin took out three magic crystals from the pouch and tossed the pouch with the magic crystals back at Ourin.

"These three magic crystals will be my compensation!" Although he could take all the magic crystal now, Leylin is still unsure of the attitudes of the black and white robes on this matter. He also doesn't want to use himself to test out their bottom lines. Thus, he left Ourin the sufficient amount of magic crystals for the entry fee. That way, even if they quibbled about it, Leylin had an excuse.

"Tha……thank you!" Ourin's facial expression turned a lot better. If he were to lose all of these magic crystals and wasn't unable to enter the academy, he really didn't know how he'd face his family.

"Rest assured! I won't take your magic crystals!" Leylin raised his head and looked at the surrounding nobles, who all had their hands tightly clenched into fists. Seeing this, Leylin couldn't help shaking his head.

"Thank you, Lord Leylin!" Hearing Leylin's assurance, the other youths all felt relieved and immediately bowed.

"But! I want to request other compensation!" Leylin looked at a youth, the one that tried to escape but had been knocked down.

"The Cross Blade at your waist looks pretty nice!" Leylin looked at the youth, who looked a little frightened. Leylin then pointed to the Cross Blade at the youth's waist.

Having heard the hint, the youth hastily replied, "Lord, you can have it!"

"Haha! I won't hold back then!" Leylin took the Cross Blade from the youth. After gauging its weight, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

As a noble's sword, the quality of this crossed sword was excellent.

The hilt of the sword was decorated with beautiful flower patterns to prevent it from slipping from the hand. The scabbard was made from the skin of sharks, giving it a luxurious feeling.

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Alliance

"So the method of distinguishing time is very similar to the past!

Leylin thought inwardly to himself as he messed around with the crystal pocket watch in his hand.

The surface of the crystal pocket watch had fine workmanship, with twenty-four small frames inside. Each frame represented an hour.

Not only did he extort a weapon from Ourin's lackeys, but also spoils of war worth thousands of gold coin. This pocket watch was contributed by a small fatty.

As for the revenge from their family, the Dorlan family that Ourin belonged to was from the Bourbon Kingdom, which was a few kingdoms away from Viscount John's territory. Furthermore, the relationships between the two kingdoms were already in a state of hostility.

Not to mention that time it took to become a Magus was at least a few years, and even sending letters back and forth would also take at least a few years.

Leylin only gave it a little thought before throwing the matters between him and Ourin's family to the back of his head.

"This time, I've really made a profit! Furthermore, the magic crystals are the currency among Magi, so they are very useful for acolytes!"

Leylin took out a magic crystal and flipped it around in his palm. It emitted a steady, cold feeling.

According to the calculation of the A.I Chip, although this magic crystal had some slight radiation, the effect it had towards the body seemed to be positive. It could enhance the body's vitality.

"But! Ever since the news about me defeating Ourin spread, everyone's attitude towards me has changed. Should I say that this is a world that respects the strong?"

It had already been two days since the previous incident, and the battle results with Ourin had spread among the nobility teenagers.

Especially the scene of him breaking Ourin's arm while smiling, it had become the nightmare of those teenagers present. When Ourin returned, he immediately hid in his carriage and tended to his injuries. As for those nobility teenagers, they trembled the moment they saw Leylin and quickly ran away.

"Hi! Leylin, do you want to play together?

A nobility girl from the same carriage came over and asked. She wore nobility attire, wearing something similar to stockings in Leylin's previous life on her long legs, giving off an alluring charm.

The custom of this world was to respect the strong. Now, Leylin felt that the atmosphere in the carriage was much better, and the others didn't try to go against him either.

Moreover, several other nobility girls also extended invitations to him.

This girl was in the same carriage with him, her name is Lilith.

"Thanks! But, I have friends coming!" Leylin said apologetically.

"Ooh! I must have been interrupting! I'll invite you, later on, Jasmine and a few others are also interested in you!"

The long-legged girl tenderly smiled, raised her skirt, and made a noble's greeting, extending a tempting invitation.

"Girls nowadays are really maturing early!"

Leylin bitterly smiled in his heart.

"Haha……what did I just see? How many times has our young master Leylin been invited by girls?" An exaggerated voice came.

"How can I be compared to you? 'Satin Gold Mane Lion', your great name has spread among the female circles in the entire carriage!" Leylin rolled his eyes.

"Didn't you want to avoid me so as to not be isolated from everyone, are you no longer afraid of that?" Leylin looked at George who was the approaching .

"You're the hot topic in the camp now! Many girls have interest towards you. That Lilith earlier wasn't bad either. I can guarantee you that if you just put your heart into it, you'll be able to take her down in three days!"

George laughed, "Furthermore, I have to congratulate you on your successful revenge!" With a wave of his hand, a glass bottle drew an arc in the air and was caught by Leylin.

Opening the oaken stopper, a fruity aroma mixed with a tinge of alcohol drifted out, causing Leylin to subconsciously take a deep breath.

"Apple wine! I haven't drank much of this in these few months!"

"Correct! Furthermore, it's a speciality from our federation. It wasn't easy for me to have kept it hidden till now!" George opened the wine bottle in his hand.

"To our Leylin! Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Leylin smiled. Wine bottles knocked onto each other and emitted a clear sound.

"Also, thank you!" Leylin said sincerely.

George had the strength of a preparatory Knight, and with his leadership status amongst this bunch of nobility youths, if he had taken any slight action earlier on, he could have easily settled Ourin.

However, he cared about Leylin's emotions and only helped Leylin increase his strength secretly. Besides that, he had hidden their relationship so that Ourin would provoke Leylin without any second thoughts. Finally, he helped Leylin complete his revenge.

This protected his pride as a noble very well.

From this, Leylin could see his meticulousness and his ability to take care of others' feelings.

"This is no longer about winning the hearts of people, but about using sincerity to move them. I should say that it's really worthy of Satin Gold Mane Lion's family, leader of the Furze Alliance!" Leylin thought inwardly.

"No need for thanks! We're all members of the Furze Alliance, how could I have turned a blind eye at you being bullied by those northerners!" George laughed, downing all of his apple wine in one gulp.

"Pity! Now that we're deeper and deeper into the wilderness, we haven't been passing by any large cities for a long time now. Even supplies are hard to find!"

George seemed to have recalled the taste of the apple wine and had some regret.

"Right! We're going to organize a barbeque banquet; it'll be for our Furze Alliance. Do you want to join?"

George extended an invitation.

"Of course! It'd be my pleasure!" Leylin smiled and responded. With his identity as a noble from the Furze Alliance, he could only join this circle.

At times when one's strength was still weak, joining circles was also a method to protect one's safety.

It was deep in the night. The sky was filled with shining stars, pulling a silver veil over the ground.

Inside the camp, groups of young men and girls all sat together, circling the campfire as they laughed and messed around. It was very lively.

After a few months of living together, they had gotten closer to one another.

"Come, Leylin, I'll introduce the both of you to each other. This is Yarfuan, Viscount Normier's descendent!"

"Nice to meet you! I've heard lots about you trashing Ourin!" Yarfuan stretched his hand out as he smiled.

"Nice to meet you!" A genuine smile was drawn on Leylin's face as he shakes Yarfuan's hand.

"These are the sisters, Gwen, and Gwylith, they are your admirers!" George led Leylin in a circle around the campfire, introducing him.

"Nice to meet you! Mister Leylin!" The sisters looked exactly the same. They each had a pair of glittering aquamarine eyes, identical voices, and some red blush on their faces.

"Nice to meet you, beautiful ladies! It's an honor to meet you!" Leylin placed his hand on his chest and did a noble's greeting.

Seeing the two girls blushing as they ran, George looked like he was about to faint.

"Brat! You're blessed! The two of them seem to be interested in you! They are twins! Twins!" George's hands were dancing around as he said this, with some heartache.

"Okay! I believe that in a time when supplies are starting to decline, you should have another purpose to organizing this banquet, and not just simply to search for lovers!"

Leylin said.

As for his personal needs, he was still able to restrain them. Although he didn't mind letting them out, that also depended on the location.

"It's good that you're able to see this point!" George said. The smiling expression on his face disappeared and was replaced with a leader's presence.

He strode to the center of the area and banged the silver spoon in his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Sorry to bother you for awhile, but please shift your gazes over here!"

George's prestige was still rather high among this group of people. The surrounding crowd all stopped what they were doing and shifted their gazes to the center.

"Firstly! I would like to welcome a new comrade joining us! He's Leylin!" George announced in a loud voice and clapped.

"Pa Pa Pa!" An intense, wave-like clapping sound could be heard from the surroundings.

Leylin got up and made a greeting towards the surroundings.

"Okay!" George waved his hand, stopping the clappings and continued, "I set up this small alliance to guarantee that every single acolyte from our Furze Alliance would safely reach the academy and become a well-respected Lord Magus. And now, fellow comrades, trouble has arisen and it is time for us to work together!"

George's expression turned a little solemn, and even his tone was grave. Being infected by him, the surrounding atmosphere also became a little quiet. Only George's voice still echoed in the air.

"We are nearly out of the wilderness and are about to enter the Great Plains of Death. This is the last stage of our journey, and also the most dangerous part!"

"Great Plains of Death?" Leylin was surprised, and immediately searched through his original memories.

According to the memories in the A.I Chip, the current continent that Leylin was in was very vast, filled with many kingdoms and without a united name.

Originally, the Furze Alliance that Leylin joined belonged to the southeast corner of the continent. They seemed to be one of the first batches of students. The travelling party had headed North, passing through many dukedoms and kingdoms, and now already reached the north side of the continent.

After passing through the wilderness, there was a long patch of narrow plains. Opposite the plains was rumored to be an ocean.

And this piece of plains was filled with all sorts of dangers, and had always been a restricted zone for humans! Rumor was that the plains were filled with all sorts of beasts; even the most ferocious bandits didn't dare to enter the plains. Every part of the plains was filled with corpses of mercenaries, adventurers, and travelers!

Right now, the Magus acolyte-filled travelling party was about to pass through this Great Plains of Death, to the coastline.

"With the protection of the black robed and white-robed Lords, we'll definitely be able to pass through it!" A fat boy said as the crowd went into an uproar.

"Correct! With the protection of the Lord Magi and Knights, our possibility of passing through here is rather high! But when those Lords are unable to manage, we will encounter death. It could be me, it could be you, do you want to experience such an outcome?"

George asked.

"Definitely not!" The fat boy shouted as his face turned red and sat back down.

"Correct! Our motive is to reach the Magus Academy opposite the ocean and to become well respected Magi. But the cruel screening will begin now. According to the information that my father obtained, there will be large amounts of death in the Great Plains of Death in every single Magus travelling party!"

George went on, revealing a small part of cruelty.

"What……What should be done?" Lots of young men and women panicked, and they looked at George with ashen faces, hoping that he would have a plan.

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Chapter 9 Entering the Plains

"Of course, the reason we formed this alliance was for that purpose!"

George stated loudly.

"We've already discussed this with the other traveling parties. We will swap positions with them so that our Furze Alliance can occupy a few carriages that are close to each other! We've also gotten the permission from the black robes!"

"Furthermore, us noble males will take turns being guards to protect the carriages! Of course, this is with the caveat that we are merely assisting the black robe Knights. As for the beautiful ladies, the logistics and cleaning duties will be up to you!"

"As for the weapons, you guys also do not have to worry. We've already made our preparations and even got hold of a crossbow!"

George called out his plans.

The youths of the alliance all began talking amongst themselves, and after some discussion, most were in favour of this plan.

"Okay, we agree!"

As for the position of the captain of the guards, it was inevitable that George would take that position. Striking while the iron was hot, George began to hand out some missions.

The feast continued afterward, but it was clear to see that most of the enthusiasm in the crowd had long since been lost.

"Originally I had planned on giving you a cross blade, but it seems there is no longer any need now!"

George held up his cup as he walked towards Leylin, pointing at the sword hilt fastened at his waist.

"Is it true that every single time a Magus troop enters the Great Plains, there are many deaths?" Leylin asked.

"Of course, the best case scenario is that only one or two will die, but there have been times where at least ten have perished!" George shrugged his shoulders. "Otherwise why else would I spend so much money and energy in order to establish an alliance that would be dissolved when we reach the coastline?"

"Wherever you plant a seed, there will be some form of profit to be had!" Leylin laughed.

No matter what, as long as everyone grouped together, then their odds of survival would increase. And any of the surviving acolytes would definitely hold some goodwill towards George and his family. As long as one of these acolytes were to become a Magus, then the returns would be great.

But even if there were no survivors, it wasn't a big loss to him, either way, right?

"Aside from your swordsmanship, your intelligence has really impressed me!" George's eyes sparkled. "The things I did were all things that my father told me to."

"Well then, are you willing to help me?" George extended his hand.

"As you wish!" Leylin laughed, linking his hand to George's.

Leylin's reply to George's request wasn't an impulsive one. In fact, he had made this decision after careful deliberation.

With regards to the hidden dangers in the plains, he wasn't very knowledgeable about it. So joining hands by cooperating would be a decent proposal.

Huuuuu

The cold wind descended upon the group and hit them in the face like knife blades. With each breath drawn, Leylin could smell the fragrant smell of grass.

"It's already been 15 days since we've entered the Great Plains of Death!"

Looking back at the carriages, Leylin could see some traces of damage on it, causing him to feel quite gloomy.

The marks on the carriages were three different lines linked into one as if it was created by a single claw.

"The Great Plains of Death have dangers that even normal humans or even Preparatory Knights would have trouble with!"

After entering the plains, although the black and white robed lords had increased the number of patrols, and for the acolytes to band together, there had still been some casualties.

The marks on the carriages had been caused by a pack of plain direwolves. The very moment they had arrived, the carriages had suffered a siege.

Although there hadn't been any deaths, the pack of plain direwolves had nearly pushed over the carriages and damaged it, giving Leylin a deep impression of them.

From that moment onwards, the students didn't dare to camp outside and all tried to sleep in the carriages! But even with that, there had still been some casualties.

Leylin's face grew dark.

Although the black-robed Knights were guarding them, some of the youngsters still needed to go out to take care of their bodily needs. Alas, within the danger-filled Great Plains of Death, that meant danger.

One youth had been bitten by a poisonous insect the very moment he stepped off the carriage and died.

"According to the calculations of the A.I Chip, the poison of the insect would corrode the brain within 13 seconds. There was not enough time for medical help, and even the few white-robed Magus could only watch the youngster die..."

After that incident, the students would get off the carriage only when absolutely necessary. However, due to the small size of the carriage and the sheer number of people squeezed inside, the smell within was certainly unpleasant.

For the price of helping the black-robed Knights drive a carriage, Leylin was given the chance t get some fresh air.

Although being on the outside of the carriage seemed to be more dangerous, with the black robed Knight right next to him, it was actually much safer.

As for the carriage driving skill? Leylin only had to listen to the black robed Knight for a short amount of time while the A.I chip recorded everything.

"It's getting dark! Everyone gather within the carriages to rest!"

A voice called out from the front, causing every single carriage to stop.

Not only was traveling at night dangerous, but it meant the horses did not have time to rest, which could lead to their deaths, and cause even more troubles.

"Your carriage driving skills are quite good!" The black robed Knight looked at Leylin and spoke softly.

"Thank you for your praise!" Leylin nodded.

Returning to the inside of the carriage, a fierce smell hit his nose the moment he opened the door. Leylin's eyebrows creased together, but seeing the stupefied looks on the students faces, he could only sigh to himself secretly.

Ever since the first casualty, none of the youths had a happy look, instead, there was a mournful atmosphere. This was another reason why Leylin did not like staying inside the carriage at all.

"Leylin, you're back!" A small freckled youngster forced out a smile as he greeted him.

"Yeah!" Leylin sat down and looked around before taking a piece of flatbread to gnaw on.

The dry piece of flatbread was chewed up inside his mouth, feeling as if he was chewing on sand. Despite its taste, Leylin managed to swallow the bread with great difficulty, but in doing so, he felt a sudden pain in his throat, prompting him to hurriedly take out his canteen and chug down a large amount of water. After he finally finished the entire piece of bread, he heaved a sigh of relief.

After entering the Great Plains of Death, supplies were hard to come by. Even though the students had some gold coins, there were no merchants around. So in this situation, the gold coins were not much better than mere stones.

"Ley...Leylin, what's the situation like? Just how many more days until we're out of this damned plains?"

After Leylin had finished eating, the freckled youth asked him a question.

His words were clearly what everyone wanted to know the answer, and drew everyone's attention as they turned to look towards Leylin.

"While driving the carriage, I talked with the black robed Knight. We've already traveled half the distance, so if everything goes well from here, we'll reach the coastlines in another half a month."

"Eh! Good god, there's still half a month more?! What terrible days these are, I can't even stand another single day in this place!"

The freckled youth began to pull at his hair as he complained.

"Hey, cheer up, Kassa. As long as you can take these 15 days, then you'll reach the coastlines. Delicious fruits, fluffy bread, not to mention a comfortable bed and a warm bathroom, all of it is waiting for you!"

Even as a youngster tried to cheer Kassa up, the words seemed to be trying to cheer himself up even more than Kassa.

Dong! Dong!

A rhythmic pattern could be heard as the doors to the carriage opened, revealing George. In his armor and carrying his long sword, George looked like a handsome Knight. "Hey, gentleman! Ladies! Break time is here! If you need to loosen up a bit, just come outside. If you don't, then please stay inside, after all, the outside is quite dangerous...

The carriage grew restless before a few red-faced girls looked at each other in the eye and walked out of the carriage.

Leylin shrugged his shoulders before grabbing his cross blade, "Let's go!"

As a member of the guards, he needed to protect these ladies. Even though all he could do was to maintain his vigilance and call out for the black robed Knight to come help them if any trouble arose.

"I...I won't go down this time!" Kassa spoke out from the side as he shivered.

"Fine then!" Leylin gestured to the rest to follow him out the carriage.

Landing softly on the grass, Leylin couldn't help but to stretch comfortably outside. A beautiful scenery stretched far beyond what his eye could see. If it weren't for the amount of danger in here, Leylin would have loved this sight.

"How beautiful!" George spoke out as he watched the setting sun.

"How beautiful indeed, but also dangerous!" Leylin muttered.

"There's danger everywhere my friend! Sickness, famine, war, the world is filled with dangers like these. To us, this area is a threat to our lives, but to the white-robed Magus, this is nothing more than like the garden back home!" George clenched at his sword.

"Are you trying to say that as long as you have strength, then you can obtain both freedom and safety?"

"Exactly! Take a look at Kassa, he has already lost his courage. On this road to power, he is lacking the spirit to face danger. Even if he were to safely arrive at the Magus academy, it is unlikely that he can become a Magus. After all, studying magic is a treacherous path that is a hundred times more difficult than this plain!"

George threw a rock far into the plains, "It's time to protect our beautiful treasures now!"

Seeing George walk away, Leylin had a smile on his face, "Courage? But for those chasing the truth, prudence is also a necessity!"

"A.I Chip! Initialize scanning!" Leylin thought.

Following the order, a three-dimensional scenery began to visualize within Leylin's head, showing off the vicinity of the nearby area.

Within the light blue geographical image, a cluster of white stars. These stars symbolized the students; not a single one of them seemed to be hurt.

As for the black robed Knight, he was a flashing red light. After the A.I Chip's analysis, it had recognized him as an existence that could threaten his host.

The final few carriages had the white-robed Magus within. Leylin didn't dare to try to use his A.I Chip to scan it in case its energy was detected and cause troubles for him.

Not too long after, every single nearby source of danger appeared within Leylin's mind.

"Even if it's a poisonous insect, they won't be able to escape the A.I Chip's scan! As of right now, this area is safe!"

This was a guarantee that Leylin could make.

Although he was a member of the guard, he would never do anything to put himself in harm's way.

With the A.I Chip, he had a firm grasp of everything happening in a 20 li radius, and this would be the biggest guarantee to their safety.

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Direwolf Pack

"Perfect! I've used up all the Flowerless Snake Fruits again, and I can take this chance to gather some more. But I'm not sure if the plains even have this type of plant…"

Leylin thought to himself as he gradually walked further from the party.

"A.I. Chip! Check my body's stats!"

[Beep! Leylin Farlier. Strength: 1.6, Agility: 1.7, Vitality: 1.5, Status: Healthy.]

A.I. Chip transmitted back the information.

"There isn't much improvement, only around 0.1!" Leylin furrowed his brows, "Ever since everyone started resting in the carriage, I can no longer find a suitable place to cultivate the breathing techniques. Furthermore, the effects of the medicines are decreasing. According to the calculations, the optimized cross blade breathing technique should allow me to increase my basic physical stats to 1.9 before hitting the limit. After that, I can only improve after stimulating my inner life energy and becoming a Knight…"

Leylin kept watch on the girl from the Furze Alliance from afar, as he also kept an eye out for useful herbs and materials.

After a long time, he finally looked up in disappointment.

"It is as I had feared! The conditions are too different, and the Flowerless Snake Fruits are not able to survive on these grassy plains. I can't even find any suitable substitute herbs!"

"Hey! Leylin! It's time to get on the carriage!" George's loud shout came from the distance.

"Got it!" Wandering afar by himself was not only attention drawing but also very dangerous. As such, Leylin could only give up on his plan, and return to the horse carriage.

[Warning! Warning! Dangerous creatures are approaching!]

Just at that moment, the A.I Chip's mechanical voice sounded out, and red warning words appeared in front of Leylin's eyes, attracting his attention instantly.

"Quick! Show the map now!"

Leylin's facial expression did not change, but he hastened his movement, reaching the limits of his body, and his right hand grasped his cross blade firmly.

On the virtual map that was projected in front of his eyes, there was a large group of red dots closing in on their group of carriages. The dots were slowly encircling and surrounding them.

[Beep! According to the databanks, these dangerous lifeforms have a 97.8% similarity to Direwolves!]

"Direwolves!" Leylin's eyes narrowed as he recalled the data that had been collected earlier. "Direwolf: A kind of wolf inhabiting the Great Plains of Death. Savage and cruel, they mostly hunt in packs. Their strength is estimated to be around 2-3, agility around 3-4, and vitality around 3-4."

"Such strength, they are definitely not creatures that I, a mere Knight-in-training, can handle!"

Leylin's footsteps hastened once more, and he rushed towards George, saying in a low tone: "We have company. Trouble is afoot!"

George looked around at the surrounding crowd and saw that most of the students were still minding their own business. He quickly retrieved his water bottle in order to hide their actions: "What's the situation?"

"A pack of direwolves! I noticed their tracks!" Leylin said quickly and urgently.

"I got it!" George drank a few gulps of water, then gave out a few simple hand signals.

The youths from their team who had been chosen as escorts were momentarily startled, but they still remembered their predesignated hand signals. Instantly, they all got moving, pushing the younger girls ahead, and whispering into their ears. The entire process was done swiftly and silently. Although some of the other Magus apprentices also noticed something was wrong and followed their retreat, most of them were still oblivious.

Sometimes, when danger arose, the only thing you needed to do was to ensure that you ran faster than your companions!

"Let's go!" Seeing that most of the members of their alliance had successfully retreated, George and Leylin quickly followed suit.

"Leylin, you're unexpectedly even good at scouting!" George said in a low voice to Leylin. After all, they had spent quite some time and were familiar with each other, and he knew that Leylin would not lie to him about something like that.

Although the members of the Furze Alliance were quiet and retreating in an orderly manner to refrain from alarming the rest, some of the other acolytes were very discerning, and they quickly joined in the retreat.

*Bang* *Bang*!

A loud piercing gong sounded out, "The Lord Magus has sensed danger! All acolytes are to retreat back to the horse carriages!"

One of the black robed men's voice sounded out, thundering in all the acolytes' ears.

The acolytes who were resting on the grass were all stunned into silence, before they all swarmed into motion, fleeing crazily for the horse carriages.

"No need for hiding anymore! Let's run!" George shouted as he drew his sword.

By now, all the members of the Furze Alliance had been alerted, and were already quite a distance, and the fastest amongst them had already reached the horse carriages.

"Aaawoooooo!"

At this moment, a long and drawn out howl sounded out, filled with ruthless bloodlust.

All around, the wolf howls sounded; since the prey had discovered their stealth attack, they would just charge forth!

Streak after streak of black shadowy wolves charged after the fleeing acolytes; they were about 2-3 metres long, and their speeds were such that a shimmering black afterimage followed them.

"A direwolf pack!" One of the acolytes at the back cried out in despair.

Just as he cried out, a black shadow pounced onto her, the large impact causing this young girl to fall to the ground. In the next instant, the merciless huge jaw filled with sharp teeth bit down viciously, tearing out her throat as she died with a despairing look on her face.

Some of the fleeing acolytes were attracted by the cries and turned their heads to look before they cried out in alarm as they witnessed the grisly sight and hastened their pace.

Another young girl whose face was full of tears was running and shouting: "Mummy! Mummy! I want my mummy…!"

"These pitiful youngsters, they are already beginning to lose it?" By now, Leylin had already reached the horse carriages, and could see the entire scene in front of him.

*Swoosh* *Swoosh*

Right at this point in time, seven dark shadows dashed out from the horse carriages, each wielding a huge sword the size of a man, which slashed through the air as they charged towards the direwolf pack.

"It's the black-robed Knights! They're attacking!" Leylin thought to himself.

These direwolves' stats are about 3 each on average and are very similar to the Knights. However, humans have the ability to use weapons, along with their intelligence; furthermore, the Knights should have secret skills which can greatly raise their potential and allow them to burst forth with greater power when necessary! If it's one versus one or even one versus three, these direwolves will definitely not be a match for the Knights. However, with the current numbers…"

Leylin had a worried look on his face as he looked at the several hundred red dots encircling them. "Previously, even with just nearly a hundred direwolves, they managed to get to the horse carriages, and even damage some of the carriages. With these several hundred direwolves… Perhaps today we will finally see those mysterious Magi show their abilities!"

*Psh* ! One of the black-robed Knights waved his immense blade, weaving a bright silver light in the air as he cleaved a direwolf right into two!

"Heh heh!" The Knight licked the blood from his lips, looking extremely ferocious: "Come on, my little precious!"

"Thank…Thank you, Sir!" The little girl who was saved kept thanking him repeatedly, the tears still on her cheeks. This was the girl who had been calling out for her mother earlier.

"Are you an idiot? Get back now!" The Knight's head did not even turn as he charged forth towards the direwolves.

Only then did the little girl seem to reawaken to the reality of the situation, and ran back to the horse carriage.

"Hurry! Arrange the horse carriages in a circle to use as a defensive formation, the girls should stay behind while the boys, take up your swords and set up a defensive perimeter!"

The black robed Knight who remained at the campsite shouted out.

"Alright!" George was the first to shout out a reply, jumping up onto one of the carriages to direct the alliance members.

"It's time to fight for our lives!" Leylin grasped the cross blade in his hands and muttered to himself.

Looking at the scene before him, he noticed that the members of the Furze Alliance had the least losses due to his timely warning; besides a few who had tripped while running and sustained minor injuries, there were no deaths or major injuries.

In contrast, many of the other acolytes had been killed or injured, for example, he had discovered that Ourin's little party was now missing two youths, while the remaining few had all sustained some form of injuries. It seemed like they had been just lucky enough to escape with their lives.

"Alright! We've rescued all the ones who can be rescued!"

Angelo's body was covered with blood as he returned to the defensive formation, and he immediately saw Leylin, who was grasping a cross blade with both hands and was in a battle-ready stance.

"Aren't you afraid?" the black robed Knight asked.

"At this time, being afraid won't be of any help right?" Leylin replied. His hands tightened around his sword; after all, even in his past life, such a bloody scene was not common.

"Heh heh! These direwolves are cunning and intelligent, as long as we let them know that we're not an easy target and that they will sustain many losses to kill us, they will definitely run away!" Angelo said passively.

Although he did not know if the Knight was just trying to comfort him, Leylin breathed an obvious sigh of relief.

"Aowuuu!" The few acolytes that had fallen earlier had perished by now, and with the scent of blood in the air, the direwolves went berserk and charged savagely towards the horse carriages.

"Here they come! Everyone be careful! We will try our best to protect you, but there are only so many of us and we will definitely miss some. At that point, you will have to fight for your lives!" Angelo's loud voice rang out, as he waved his huge sword, standing in the front lines together with the other Knights.

"Kill!" The Knights shouted out loud, and Leylin could see a faint light shining around their large swords.

As the huge blade cleaved down, the direwolf charging in front had a hole torn in its chest, causing it to roll back as blood sprayed into the air.

For a time, the dozen or so black figures stood like an immovable fortress, blocking the direwolves.

"We should fight as well! We need to help the Knights and reduce their load!" George walked up to Leylin and said.

"Yes, if this continues for long, the Knights will grow too exhausted to fight, and all of us will be in trouble!" Leylin nodded in agreement.

Under George's leadership, all the men took up their swords and followed behind the Knights, attacking the ferocious direwolf pack from the side!

"Aowuuu!" The direwolf howls were unceasing, and Leylin was currently facing a 2-metre long huge direwolf.

As the direwolf continued snarling, Leylin could smell the stench from it.

"A.I Chip! Scan the battlefield and determine the most efficient method of killing!"

[Task established. Begin simulation! Begin assist mode!] A light flashed in front of Leylin's eyes, and a panoramic, 3D image appeared before him.

The direwolf facing him finally launched an attack, and a gleaming claw specked with blood slashed towards Leylin, bringing along a hot wave of air.

[Host is under attack! Most efficient method of dealing with it: use the cross blade to block it with a 50-degree angle to the right, then pierce!]

"Ha!" Leylin shouted out as he circulated the breathing technique, concentrating his strength in his arm muscles as he followed the instructions, sweeping his sword to the right and striking the claw away.

*BANG* Leylin felt a shock travel up his arm from the immense impact, making him feel as though he had struck a thick piece of metal.

"This direwolf's strength is much higher than mine, if I keep doing that, I will be exhausted too quickly. I'll need to finish this fight quickly!"

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Cross Slash

Leylin was shocked by its strength after using his sword to strike away the direwolf's claw.

The cross blade drew a brilliant arc. Immediately afterwards, following the path calculated by the A.I. Chip, he pierced out towards the direwolf opposing him.

Piercing attack!

The cross blade technique was a secret technique passed down through the Farlier family, and the key point was to use a powerful centrifugal force to strike at the enemy.

At that moment, Leylin used his waist to exert power. The cross blade in his hands whistled as it pierced through the air and slammed towards the direwolf.

Psh!

Leylin felt the cross blade pierce through its flesh, and it seemed as though the cross blade in his hands was firmly stuck in the direwolf. The sheer impact of the blow caused him to tremble, and he tried to retract the cross blade.

"He!" Leylin yanked his hands backwards. The cross blade was pulled out violently, causing fresh blood to gush out wildly!

The direwolf opposing him screamed miserably. It turned out that Leylin's sword attack earlier had just happened to pierce into the direwolf's foreleg, its weakness. The direwolf hopped backwards in retreat, and one claw seemed to have already been rendered useless.

Seeing the direwolf escaping, Leylin's eyes flashed once, but he didn't pursue it.

"Most of the pressure has been taken on by the black-robed Knights. If I run out of the defensive perimeter to chase it, that would be tantamount to me committing suicide. Anyways, an injured direwolf will not be able to attack us again. It'll probably die after a while, or… end up as its companion's meal!"

"Well done!" George praised loudly from closeby. At this moment, George also had traces of blood on his body. His attack posture was confident and elegant, and it looked as if he was performing rather than killing. However, he still carried an unparalleled level of strength! He was actually going up against two direwolves and was still not at a disadvantage.

"The secret sword techniques passed down through noble families really aren't ordinary!" Leylin thought casually before he once again directed his gaze towards the direwolf pack in front of him.

The tragic fighting between man and direwolf continued on for half an hour. The sun slowly set, and darkness descended upon the grass plains.

At the moment, the eyes of the direwolves were giving off an aquamarine glow. The entire campground had an eerie feel as it seemed to be surrounded by a crowd of aquamarine eyes.

"Hah… hah" Leylin gasped for breath. He now looked as if he had been fished out of a pool of blood. His face was still covered with it, but he lacked the time to even wipe it off.

Even with the A.I. Chip allowing him to use the most efficient methods to kill or injure the direwolves, he still felt heavily drained from the effort.

"If even I'm like this, there's no need to speak about the other acolytes. Only the black-robed Knights still have energy to spare, but even they will probably be unable to last much longer. In this situation, why haven't the white robe Magi acted yet?"

Leylin glanced over and saw that there was an empty space amidst the female acolytes at the center of the campsite. Three white robed people were sitting there, giving off chilling auras. None of the surrounding acolytes dared to be within three metres of them.

As for the direwolves surrounding the defensive ring, they had already lost one-third of their number. However, the number of defending acolytes at the front line had also greatly decreased; most had been injured and were under the care of the girls behind.

"If I was the direwolf king, the current losses would be enough to make me give up! There should be one final wave of vicious attacks remaining!"

Leylin's sword flickered as it cut the leg of a direwolf. At the same time, he took the opportunity to pull out several berries. He tossed them into his mouth and chewed twice before swallowing.

These were the useful plants he had collected along the journey. They could quickly replenish the body's energy, but he was running out of them.

"Aowuuuuuu!" Shrill wolf calls sounded, but this time, they carried a different meaning.

The direwolf pack became more frenzied as it heard the wolf calls. It charged forward without any regard for their lives.

"It's here, the final wave!" Leylin's eyes shifted. He brandished the cross blade in his hand as he advanced.

Bang! Leylin felt a great force run through his hand, and the cross blade almost flew out of his hands.

"The direwolves before us seem to be two times bigger than the others!" Leylin relaxed the muscles in his numbed arm, "A.I. Chip, scan the direwolves in front of me!"

[Direwolves. Strength: 2.3 Agility: 4.1 Vitality: 3.1. Description: In a direwolf pack, there will always be those whose bodies are significantly larger than those of the same race. These will be chosen to be the bodyguards for the head of the wolves. They usually have greater strength than the others of the same race, and at the same time, undying loyalty to the head of the wolves!]

This was a paragraph that the previous bratty Leylin had read from a random atlas at some point, and it was now retrieved by the A.I. Chip.

"How amazing, looks like the head of the direwolves is also making a big investment this time!" Leylin thought, before going forward to tussle with the huge direwolves again.

He had been a scientist in the previous world, and had thought that he was no longer hot-blooded. But now, being in this primitive society and killing the direwolf pack made Leylin feel as if something had aroused in his body, making his blood boil.

"This is unlike the peace in my previous world; these beast-like instincts are needed for a being's survival!" Leylin realised.

"Haha! Come! Come!" Leylin had already trained the breathing technique passed down in his family to a very profound level. Now, he only needed the enlightenment gained from killing in order to stimulate his life force and become a true Knight!

"Kill!" Leylin's eyes had a hint of red to them as he began to fight madly with the direwolf.

At this moment in time, he finally let go completely. In every sword stroke, he vented the dread of his death in the previous world and the unease of entering a foreign world.

"Hah!" Leylin's eyes flashed as he fought the direwolf, seemingly having comprehended something.

The cross blade in his hands hacked downwards, bringing a silver light with it.

As it slashed towards the ground, Leylin's body twisted, and strength was exerted from his powerful waist muscles. With the great centrifugal force of the cross blade, he made another horizontal slash!

The cross blade itself seemed to be releasing a dim light. The two slashes seemed to fuse together, forming a radiant cross!

Cross blade technique: secret killing move-Cross Slash!

A Killing Move was something that had the essence of several killing techniques inside, using a profound skill level to raise one's killing ability.

Although it couldn't compare to the Knight secret skills that increased all stats, preparatory Knights who possessed a killing move could still threaten a true Knight with life force!

The cross blade viciously slashed the direwolf's body and opened a large wound in the shape of a cross. The direwolf whined as fresh blood sprayed out continuously.

"Now!" Leylin's eyes shone as he charged forward.

Advance! Jump slash!

The cross blade swung past, and the direwolf's huge head was sent flying!

The surrounding direwolves jumped in fright, and the attack slowed down. Even the surrounding black-robed Knights looked over in shock.

Leylin felt a sense of contentment as he stepped on the giant direwolf's head, and he couldn't help but roar.

"Huuu…… I've already vented, so it's time to retreat!"

After roaring, Leylin didn't choose to go forward to kill again but instead turned around to return to the defensive perimeter. This allowed a well-rested defender to take over his position.

"I'm not an idiot. The Killing Move just now was too exhausting, and I've already vented out all the negative emotions in my heart. I should save some strength for self-protection."

Leylin received a bottle from a girl with trembling hands and began to drink with big gulps.

By drinking water, he managed to conceal his eyes which were exuding intelligence. "I have killed the highest number of direwolves besides the black robes. With this, no one can force me to enter the battlefield again. Next, I must maintain my strength, and witness the white robes' actions at the same time!"

Based on the collected figures, the A.I. Chip calculated that there was a 98% chance of a slip up by the black robes. The direwolf pack would thus break through the perimeter, and casualties would appear among the acolytes. At that point, no matter how much the white-robed Magi wanted to stay out of this, they would have to act.

"Aowuuuu!" With the non-stop howling from the head direwolf hidden amidst the direwolf pack, the direwolf pack's charge became more aggressive. The ones that appeared now were the giant bodyguard direwolves. The throat of the frontmost acolyte was torn out, and he toppled over.

"We can't wait any longer! Activate your secret skills!" The black robe Angelo shouted.

At that moment, the black robes released crackling sounds as their muscles continuously expanded. At first glance, their overgrown muscles made them look like small giants.

"It's appeared! The secret skills of the Knights!" Leylin's eyes didn't blink. "A.I. Chip, collect data!"

[Beep! Task Established, Data Collection in progress!] [Knight secret skill (strength type?): After activation, vitality, strength and defense increase, agility decreases! In the middle of data collection for circulation path of life energy, 43% recorded. Remaining information insufficient, unable to analyse!]

Looking at the screen in front of his eyes, Leylin felt some regret, "I still can't understand how the life force of Knights is activated! But if I have a Knight-level guinea pig to dissect, then I might just be able to understand…….."

As for the black-robed Knights who had activated their secret skills, not only did their muscle strengths increase, their defenses seemed to have increased as well. The giant bodyguard direwolves still needed to be avoided, but the Knights used the giant sword to hack at the forehead of the normal direwolves despite being cut by their claws.

But with the increase in giant bodyguard direwolves, a direwolf had finally managed to slip through a gap and charge into the crowd of acolytes.

"Ah! Save me!" "Daddy! Mummy!" "I don't want to die yet!"

The sound of various cries and screams resounded through the air and the campsite turned into utter chaos.

"In the end, they're just a bunch of thirteen and fourteen-year-old kids!" Leylin sighed.

"Aowuuuu!" As if by chain reaction, another giant direwolf broke through their defenses, landing within the area occupied by the Furze Alliance.

"Leylin! Come and kill it with me!" George's neck was wrapped up in gauze. It wasn't known which noble family's young lady wrapped it. Not only was it thickly wrapped up, it was even knotted in a bow, the sight making Leylin want to laugh out loud.

"No need! Give me the crossbow!"

"This?" George removed the crossbow from his back, and passed it to Leylin, "I'm afraid there's no use! These mongrels have thick skin and flesh. If you can't hit their weak points……..Oh! God! Dammit!"

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Taking Action

[Calculation of wind speed and temperature in progress! Calculation of trajectory complete!]

Following the A.I Chip's calculated trajectory, Leylin pulled the trigger of the crossbow.

"Whoosh!" The powerful crossbow bolt flew out, and the strong recoil caused Leylin's arm to feel slightly numb.

"Pu!" The crossbow arrow entered through the left eye of the direwolf and exited out of its right eye. The direwolf howled twice, crumpling to the floor.

"The advantage I have with the A.I Chip in this kind of high-accuracy work is really too great! A crossbow isn't like a bow; all you have to do is aim and pull the trigger. It's so convenient!"

Leylin compared the differences between him swinging around the Cross Blade before, and using the crossbow. "It looks like I'm more suited towards long distance attacks. This is also much safer. It's just that I still have no idea how to activate the Life Force of Knights. Could it be that experiencing a really tough battle is required?"

Leylin hadn't used a crossbow earlier. The first reason for this was to vent. The second was to make an attempt at activating the Life Force of Knights. Unfortunately, he possessed the A.I Chip as one of his cards and had never been forced into a desperate life or death situation. Naturally, he was unable to experience the feeling of the Life Force that was activated in a desperate situation.

"Leylin! Good job!" George only responded now, and he patted Leylin on the shoulder.

"From today onwards, this crossbow is yours!"

"Thanks then!" Leylin smiled. Even if George hadn't said anything, he would still have tried to obtain the crossbow.

"Oh! Leylin! Leylin has killed direwolves, lord Leylin! Lord Leylin! Quickly save us!"

At this point, more direwolves charged into the campsite, and students cried out towards Leylin.

With the benefit of George's prior preparations, the losses on their side had been the least. With George and Leylin, these two experts who were preparatory Knights, it was considered the safest place apart from the area around the white robes.

"Hu!" Ourin sucked in huge breaths as he used a sword to block a direwolf that was leaping forward. A huge force was transmitted over, causing the Cross Blade in his hands to fly away.

"I am the successor of my house! I still haven't enjoyed a lot of things! How could I die here?"

Ourin roared. Of his surrounding comrades two had already died. Among the remaining people, if they weren't dead, then they had already escaped.

At this moment, shouts of "Lord Leylin!" could be heard, causing his eyes to shine.

"That's right! The Furze Alliance still has strength, and Leylin was so impressive just now. He can definitely save me!"

Ourin didn't hesitate anymore and began to run in that direction.

"Leylin! Lord Leylin! Save me!"

"Well!" Leylin readied the crossbow, hearing the sound and taking a look, "It's Ourin after all!"

The current Ourin looked embarrassing. Not only had the Cross Blade been dropped, his whole body carried wounds and he was being closely pursued by a direwolf.

"It's a pity! You've looked for the wrong person! Did you really think I would be so magnanimous?" Leylin's mouth formed a grin.

"With the white-robed Magi here, I don't dare to take my chances and secretly kill someone! But if it's only not being able to save them in time, no one will have a reason to find trouble over that!"

Leylin looked at Ourin, showing a brilliant smile.

"He'll save me! Definitely!" Ourin saw Leylin's smile, and his heart relaxed. He continuously encouraged himself, increasing his running speed.

"Ohhhh! Noooo!" At that moment, Ourin despairingly saw Leylin shoot the crossbow, dealing with a direwolf on another side.

"How could you, how could you do this???" Ourin's mind went blank for a moment and he tripped on a rock, falling onto the ground.

The direwolf behind him shot forward. Its teeth bit down and blood began to flow non-stop……

"Thanks!" On the other side, the girl saved by Leylin ran to him to thank him, "Thank you!"

"No need for thanks!" Leylin smiled. On the other side, Lilith looked at Leylin with her face red and lowered her head.

There was a whistling sound, and George looked at Lilith, directing a 'you understand' gaze towards Leylin.

"The situation is already like this, but your personality hasn't changed, George!"

"Even if I fall into the abyss of death, you can't stop the yearning I have for beautiful romances!" George used the tone of a martyr, speaking as if he was unafraid of death.

"You won't die, the white robes are about to make their move!" Leylin rolled his eyes.

Even though the field was in chaos, the giant direwolves seemed to have an amazing sixth sense. They had never bothered the three white-robed Magi, forming a strange circle.

And amidst the noise, Leylin could still use the five senses that were strengthened by the A.I Chip to catch the conversation between the white-robed Magi. Perhaps they themselves had not even concealed it.

"Crow! Are we still not making our move? The acolytes have too many casualties, and that will lower our rating!" A woman's voice sounded.

"Relax! Relax! I've been counting. Up until now, ten have died so far. The limit hasn't been passed yet!"

A slightly cynical voice travelled over; it was a man's voice.

"But it's still reaching the limit, act quickly. I still need to determine the stability model for this technique! Dammit! The negative energy here is simply too high. It's simply impossible to complete the construction of the 'Tokerwuree!'"

"Then I'll do it!" The white-robed man who hadn't spoken before stood up.

"These mysterious Magi! The mysterious people rumored to be able to manipulate the forces of nature!" Leylin's eyes stared at the white-robed man.

"All of you stupid and lowly beasts, you actually dare to bother the rest of the venerated lord Magi! Only death can be your eternal home!"

"Mazzerda —Karachi!"

With the chanting sounds of the white-robed man, Leylin's ears heard the A.I Chip madly sounding out. [ALERT! ALERT! Discovered radiation source! Discovered negative energy field! Suggestion for Host to immediately evacuate far away!]

The bright red words were so obvious, but Leylin wasn't frightened into retreating at all. He only repeatedly recalled the chanting of the white robed man.

"This doesn't seem to be the language used on the continent, but an ancient one instead. It seems like quite the tongue twister, do Magi use this kind of language to chant?"

And as the white-robed man stood up, the surrounding direwolves retreated, as if they had met some kind of natural enemy.

"Secondary Energy Fireball!"

After the chant was completed, a floating fireball appeared in the man's hand out of nowhere. According to the calculations of Leylin's A.I Chip, this fireball was at least one thousand degrees and was actually causing the surrounding space to distort faintly.

The fireball left a blazing trail and landed on the direwolf's heart.

Boom!

"Not good! Quickly crouch down!" Leylin shouted loudly. Unfortunately, it was already too late. It didn't matter whether it was the acolytes or the direwolves in the surroundings, everyone was sent toppling over.

A loud explosion resounded, bringing with it a wave of heat.

"Puff! Pui Pui!" Leylin got up from the ground, hurriedly spitting out the soil and grass in his mouth.

At this moment, he was covered in dirt, and looked like a person who had just crawled out of a muddy pit.

"According to the A.I Chip's calculations, that area should have been where the head of the direwolves was positioned, sssss……." Leylin climbed onto the horse carriage. He looked in the direction of the area attacked by the Magus just now and couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.

He could only see that where the fireball landed, there was now an additional pit of fire that was three metres in length and width, and two metres deep. As for the direwolves in that area, they had already become burnt charcoal.

The direwolves whimpered, before quickly escaping.

"He has the body of a human, and is able to attack to this extent! This, this is the strength of a Magus?" Leylin looked at the white-robed Magus, eyes burning with passion, "The strength of a Magus! I must obtain it!"

"Quickly! Clean up the battlefield!" The white-robed man said, ignoring the fervent gazes of the surrounding acolytes. He returned to his original place, where the two other Magi were.

When he passed by Ourin's corpse, he stopped. He took a small golden pouch from Ourin's bosom and placed it in his own bosom.

"This…..seems to be the bag Ourin used to store magic crystals!" Leylin pupils shrank.

"Evaluation! Boundary! magic crystals!" Leylin's mind raced. "It looks like these Magi received a task, which was why they helped escort us, acolytes. It seems there was a death count quota that would've lowered their evaluation and decreased their rewards if they had passed it!"

"And it seems that I had slightly underestimated the value of magic crystals before. These white robe Magi let the acolytes die, most likely because they had planned to take away the magic crystals of the dead acolytes!"

"Luckily, now that the dead acolytes have reached the danger limit already, we'll be safer from here on!"

After thinking it through clearly, Leylin's face turned ashen, "This is the world of Magi? Logical to the point of cold-bloodedness! Cold to the point of apathy!"

"Everyone, quickly pack up so we can continue our journey. The smell of blood here will attract other predators!"

The black robed Knight Angelo took off the outer clothes that had been torn due to the activation of the secret skill. The sweat on his face flowed nonstop, and he was gasping for air, looking slightly weakened.

Leylin's eyes flashed with light, "It looks like a price needs to be paid to activate the secret skill for Knights…"

"Hey! Leylin, look!" Just as Leylin was about to enter the carriage, George snuck over and surreptitiously pointed to the side.

On another black-coloured horse carriage, Bessita was hugging her legs as she sat. Her shoulder had bloody marks on it, and she looked like she had just gone through a crying session.

"Ourin has always been Bessita's number one 'flower guardian'. Now that that group is almost completely dead, Bessita's situation isn't looking very good!"

George said next to Leylin's ear, with an expression that implied that Leylin's chance had come.

"I've already lost interest in her! Anyway, we're in such danger, can't you control your lower half a little?"

Leylin didn't really know what to say. He pointed to George's collar, and on those clothes were marks from a girl's lipstick. He really didn't know when this beast had been able to fool around.

"Hehe….my brother, it's only in this kind of dangerous moment that we preparatory Knights can show our might! And girls will always show goodwill towards the man who saved them. This is the most basic of techniques!"

George took out something that was similar to a handkerchief from his bosom, smugly showing his harvest. "Can you see? Just today, I've already won the goodwill of three ladies….."

"Yeah…." Leylin had nothing to say.

When thinking of his playboy past, "It seems that the previous Leylin always used force when he met a girl he liked, seriously……"

"Alright, it's time to set off!" Leylin saw the black-robed Knights gather the acolyte corpses together. They took out several magic crystals and passed them to the white-robed Magi, before hurriedly changing the topic.

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Arrival

"The Great Plains of Death is indeed a place no ordinary person can cross!"

Leylin sat in the carriage as his body constantly jolted up and down. The tiny window opened as a golden ray of sunshine peeked in, giving the interior of the carriage a trace of liveliness.

It had already been over ten days since the attack of the plains direwolves pack. During these ten days, the travelling party encountered an increasing amount of danger as they ventured deeper into the plains.

Only now did Leylin find out that the plains' direwolves were merely at the bottom of the food chain. There were still many more cunning and vicious predators above them.

On the way, Leylin saw several animal colonies whose numbers were not inferior to that of the direwolf pack from before.

Besides the plains' direwolves, there were flocks of huge black birds that were several meters tall and even enormous monsters, dozens of meters long, which looked like sabre-tooth tigers, except their bodies were like tiny mountains. Just their aura alone caused Leylin to feel suffocated.

Fortunately, the deaths of the apprentices seemed to have reached the limit and the white-robed Magi had started to act. Not only did they set up magical defensive arrays on the carriages, they also directly stepped forward to disperse the animal groups that attacked. Through these measures, a large number of casualties was prevented.

The most dangerous time was when they confronted the monster that was dozens of meters long.

Thankfully, that small mountain-like monster seemed to possess some intelligence and knew that the white robed Magi were not to be trifled with. It quickly left after a short confrontation and did not unleash any attacks, causing everyone in the travelling party to sigh in relief.

"It's time!" Leylin took out his pocket watch and looked at the clock hand. It had already reached the 3 o'clock position.

He stood up and opened the front door of the carriage. A moist breeze blew towards him, bringing a salty smell with it. It smelt very fresh and clean and Leylin could not help but deeply breath in a few times before seating himself besides Angelo.

"Good afternoon! Sir Angelo!"

"Good afternoon! Such a courteous noble gentleman!" Angelo did not turn as he directly handed over the horsewhip and reins to Leylin, "Good timing, I need to rest for a while!"

Leylin chuckled as he received the horsewhip and skilfully urged on the carriage.

Angelo leaned to one side as he unclasped a bottle at his waist. When he opened it, a strong alcohol smell floated out, and as he lowered his head to take a gulp, his eyes narrowed in joy.

"We are about to reach our destination. Based on the fact that you've helped me drive the carriage for a month, I can answer two of your questions!"

Leylin was just enjoying the view on both sides when he heard Angelo's voice sound out.

"Alright!" Leylin lightly smiled. He had specially tried to get into Angelo's good books and this was one of the reasons why he had done so.

"Then my first question is, what will there be at our destination?"

"Some temporary tents set up by the various Magus academies. Over there, all of you can freely choose an academy to join based on your interests and also undergo an even more accurate aptitude test!"

Angelo looked a little impatient as he answered, "These things will be explained by the great Magi when we arrive, don't waste your opportunity!"

"An accurate aptitude test?" Leylin was stunned. Soon after, he recalled that they had only managed to identify his talent in magic initially before being sent onto the carriage by the viscount. As for how good his talent was in comparison to others, he did not have the slightest inkling.

"Temporary tents set up by the Magus academies? Looks like this is similar to the school recruitments of my previous world. I wonder what the requirements are." Leylin silently thought to himself.

"Alright then! My second question! In your heart, what is a Magus!"

Leylin asked his second question.

"A Magus? They control enormous power and pursue the truth, with an equivalent exchange as their doctrine. Brat, don't daydream of obtaining any free benefits from a Magus, or else the flames of desire will gush out from the abyss and punish your soul!"

Angelo's face twitched as if he had thought of an unfortunate event, while his voice became extremely low.

"Pursuit of truth, equivalent exchange? I like it!" The corners of Leylin's mouth formed a smile.

After answering, Angelo seemed to have lost all interest in talking. He ferociously chugged down two mouthfuls of the potent alcohol as he lowered his head and closed his eyes. Ten minutes later, the sounds of snoring could be heard.

Leylin dully gazed at the scenery to his front. Although the plains were very beautiful, after a whole month of looking at the same things, he now felt like throwing up at the sight of it.

"This is……"

As the carriage continued to advance, the green in the distance became less and less. In place of it was a vast blue, and wave after wave of strong winds.

"We've finally arrived, the Death Beach!"

The sleeping Angelo opened his eyes and looked at Leylin, "We've reached our destination!"

As they neared the sea, a small town-like place appeared at the end of his line of sight.

Numerous tents of various shapes and sizes stood together, and they formed a huge camp. Surrounding them were dozens of carriages similar to the one Leylin was driving.

And what numbered the most were acolytes of similar ages as them, around thirteen to fourteen years old, each and every one of them carrying looks of curiosity on their faces. Leylin did a rough estimate and counted that there were at least hundreds of them, filling up the entire camp. From time to time, some acolytes walked out from the tents, many different expressions adorning their faces.

"Alright! Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the intermediate stop of our travelling destination, the Death Beach! You will all decide on your future academy here, and then return back to your respective academies with your teachers to practice magic!"

The horse carriage halted, and three white robes came out and gathered the acolytes, then the leader Crow began speaking.

"Now, follow me into the campgrounds, and choose an academy. Remember, you may check on all the various academies, but once you have signed a contract to join one, you must not renege! Anyone who disobeys will be hung to death at the gate of the camp!"

Crow's frosty words made the acolytes hearts turn cold.

"Haha! Crow! You guys are pretty late today!" A voice sounded, and a fatty walked out from the camp grounds. He too was wearing a white robe, and he greeted: "Don't scare these adorable newbies!"

"There were some difficulties along the way!" Crow explained.

"Alright! Newbies! Now follow me into the camp!" Fatty spoke with Crow and the others for a while more, then turned his head and shouted to Leylin and the rest.

"You guys can call me Jevon, of the beautiful Ennea Ivory Ring Tower. Trust me, if you are to choose an academy, the Ennea Ivory Ring Tower is definitely your best choice!"

Jevon said as he brought the acolytes into the camp.

Once they entered, various sounds travelled into their ears, reminding Leylin of the marketplaces in his previous world. As for Crow and the other two white robes, they seemed to have something else to do, and they soon left the group.

The surroundings were bustling with activity, mostly due to acolytes just like them. Some of them had gathered in a circle, while there were others who were entering or exiting the tents.

Jevon brought Leylin and the rest, a total of 40 odd people, into the middle of the camp grounds.

Here, was a large tent of pure white colour, and there were still strange flower patterns on the outside of it They seemed like both ornaments, and yet resembled writing as well.

Leylin could not help but look at it closely, "A.I Chip! Begin Scan!"

[Beep! Forming Image!] The A.I Chip sent the information, but in the constructed image, there was nothing on the white tent, as if the pattern had never existed before.

"How could this be?" Leylin stared at the tent once again with disbelief.

With every passing minute and second, the patterns on the tent seemed lifelike, constantly twisting itself.

"Hehe!" "Haha!" "Ji Ji!"

Various noises travelled to Leylin's ears. The surrounding lights seemed to distort itself, and Leylin looked at his own hands. At this point, his arm seemed to have been pulled into a long shape, which looked extremely slender.

"Leylin! Leylin! What's wrong with you?" At this point, there was a pat on Leylin's shoulder.

Leylin's whole body suddenly quivered, and he came to his senses. Looking at the surroundings, the acolytes were still listening to Fatty Jevon's speech, and everything seemed to revert back to its normal state.

"Could it be that it wasn't an illusion earlier?" Leylin got scared, "A.I Chip, reproduce the situation I was in earlier!"

[Beep!] A pale blue light display appeared, and the series of images earlier appeared continuously in front of Leylin's eyes, [An anomaly in the cerebral vessel, an immediate inspection is proposed!] [An anomaly is found in the Host's condition! Staying away is advised!] [The Host body has returned to normal!] Numerous lines of data kept emerging, which let Leylin know that it was not an illusion earlier.

"Phew……Magi, are they always this mysterious?" Leylin wiped his cold sweat off, still carrying a lingering fear of the events earlier.

"Leylin! Your complexion is really bad! Could it be that you have fallen ill?" George asked from the side.

"No matter who, their expressions won't be any better if they had experienced that earlier!"

"Not……Nothing……Where did Jevon stop at?" Leylin hurriedly digressed.

"Oh! We need to fill in a form, and take the aptitude test! And then it will be free time, and we can choose our academy autonomously!"

"Because you guys have come a day late, you only have a day's worth of time left, and in this span of period, you must choose an academy where you will practice magic in, if not you will have to wait until next year!" Jevon was still speaking loudly ahead of them.

Now, all of you line up and take the form from me one by one, and then enter for the test!"

Jevon sat behind a white table, and took out a stack of forms and placed them down.

The line moved forward quickly, and very soon it was Leylin's turn.

"Fill in your particulars in this form, and then enter the tent and follow the instructions of the person inside!"

Leylin took the form and realised that it was made of sheepskin paper. The particulars required were minimal, only a name, age and location born, as well as a few others.

Picking up the goose feather pen on the table, Leylin filled in the form very quickly.

The faint, red coloured, inked flower patterns on the sheepskin seemed to be very beautiful.

"I never thought that this brat's handwriting from the mainland is still pretty good!" After Leylin finished writing, he picked up the sheepskin paper and entered the white tent.

"Come over!" An ancient voice sounded.

It was very spacious inside the tent, and there was only a white-haired old lady sitting on a black chair and a crystal ball which rested on a table.

"Okay! Why would I suddenly think of those divination witches!"

"Hello!" Leylin greeted the witch.

"Bring the form here!" Clearly, this witch was not having any of it, and her voice was still frosty cold.

"Leylin huh? Place your hands on the crystal ball!"

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Aptitude Test

Leylin followed the witch's instructions and placed both of his hands on the crystal ball.

Icy cold! Vibrations!

A strange tactile feeling was transmitted from the tip of his fingers.

Leylin's head hurt as if there was a glass rod stirring inside.

Along with the start of his headache, the crystal ball in front of Leylin also emitted a faint glow.

"Very good! Don't let go! The witch stared attentively at the crystal ball.

As the pain increased, the crystal ball in Leylin's hands also grew brighter, "No! No more!"

Leylin clenched his teeth, and the pain that practically split his brain into two caused him to loosen his grip uncontrollably.

"Okay! So you are at this level?" The witch nodded her head. She took out a goose feather pen and scribbled on Leylin's form.

"We have categorised the aptitude of the acolytes into five grades, with the first grade as the worst and the fifth grade as the best. You are in the third grade, a middle ranked grade!"

The witch said as she turned a ring on her hand and made a strange mark on the sheepskin, which had been shining brightly with light.

"My examination here is over, you go on behind me! Next!"

Seeing a young girl with freckles entering the tent, Leylin took the sheepskin paper, stood up and gave his thanks, and then lifted the hanging curtain of the tent, heading to the next procedure in line.

The area was still as spacious as the one earlier, and in the middle, there was a white bearded old geezer.

"From the layout of this tent, there should only be two tests. It is really simple!" Leylin thought, as he sat in front of the old geezer and handed the form over to him.

"Third grade? Not too bad!" The white-bearded old geezer stroked his chin, "Alright! Now to test for elemental affinity!"

The old geezer knocked on the tabletop and it split open, and a black basin rose from the centre.

This water basin was not smooth. It seemed to be made of stone, and there was a kind of liquid metal flowing inside that resembled mercury.

"Carefully look into the water!" The old geezer's voice sounded, seemingly carrying an authoritative tone.

Leylin could not help but to divert all his attention towards the centre of the water basin. With his constant focus, the mercury in the middle swirled continuously and turned into a whirlpool, as if a mouth had opened at the bottom.

"Now, tell me, what do you see?"

Leylin's eyes were a little glazed over, "Shadows, and a black coloured whirlpool! And there are red spots near the outer circumference!"

"Anything else?"

"There are also green specks of light in the surrounding area!"

"Is there a lot of green?"

"Not at all! Very little!"

"Okay!" The old geezer snapped his fingers, and Leylin suddenly came back to his senses, "What happened to me!"

"Your test is already over! In the aspect of elemental affinities, you have the highest affinity with the Dark and Shadow elements, after that is the Fire element, and you also have a smidgen of affinity with the Plant element!"

As the old geezer spoke, he rapidly filled in the form and added his handprint.

"Let me give you some advice! Magi are able to use every kind of energy! But only by following the path you have the highest affinity with, can you progress the furthest!"

The old geezer handed the form back to Leylin, "Alright! Your test is over. Walk out from the back entrance and start choosing your academy!"

Leylin bowed, and then left the tent.

As he lifted the canopy at the back, a ray of sunlight came shining down.

"A.I Chip, reproduce the state I was in earlier!"

[……An unknown interference has caused the host to enter a state of hypnosis!]

"As expected!" Leylin's face darkened, and then he exhaled helplessly, "Thankfully, the other party does not have any bad intentions, if not……"

Deep in his heart, his thirst for power only grew more intense.

"Hey! Leylin!" George's voice rang beside his ears, "You finished your aptitude test too?"

George's voice travelled over.

"Yeah!" Leylin nodded his head and waved the sheepskin paper form in his hands.

"I have completed it too, hehe! I, this young master, am a genius with a fourth-grade aptitude!" George laughed loudly, wearing an excessively smug expression!

"I am not too familiar with the grading of acolytes, could you explain it in detail for me?" Leylin asked.

George's family was much greater than Viscount Farlier's family, and he was able to know more secrets regarding the Magi.

"Of course! This is all common knowledge. No matter which academy you enter, there will be people who will tell you." George said.

"The aptitudes of the acolytes are ranked according to the chance of being promoted to a proper Magus, and they are categorised into 5 grades! And the fifth grade is the highest, with a 90 percent chance of becoming a Magus!"

"The fourth grade is slightly inferior, but there is still a 50 percent chance! I, this young master, am a genius at this level! Haha……My father will definitely be elated!" George digressed, he was clearly too excited.

"And the rest? Hurry and say it!" Leylin punched George's shoulder and finally brought George back on track.

"Oh? Earlier I mentioned up to the fourth grade. What's below it is the third grade, where there is a ten percent chance of becoming a Magus. As for the second grade, there is only a 2 to 3 percent chance, and the first grade is the worst, with only a 1 percent or even 0.1 percent chance."

"Anyway, there is only a chance for third grade and above. As for the first and second grade, basically, they can only be an acolyte their whole life!"

"So that is the case. It seems like my grade is middle ranked. There should be no academy that will reject me, nor would they regard me as important!" Leylin analysed his current situation.

"How about elemental affinity?" Leylin continued asking.

"Elemental affinity is the future path of a Magus, you know, some Magi can manipulate lightning, some Magi can manipulate fire, and some others can even manipulate frost! These are all paths of choice."

"Although a Magus is able to use any type of elemental spell, in theory, the ones with the highest affinity will not only let the casting speed be faster but also contain more power. If a Fire element Magus wanted to cast a water-based spell, not only would he consume more spiritual energy, but the might of the spell would also weaken greatly. There could be a water-based pool summoning that ends up as only a water ball!"

"All in all, the elemental affinity will determine the path of a Magus, and the aptitude will determine how far a Magus can walk on that path!"

George concluded.

"The last sentence makes perfect sense, but it doesn't seem to be yours!" Leylin repeated the words of the last sentence.

"He he! You found out. These are the words of a travelling Magus! I saw them in my father's study room." George said embarrassedly, as he scratched his head.

"Oh right! I finally managed to inquire as to why the black-robed Knights were so cold and distant!"

George seemed to have remembered something and was itching to share the news.

"The strength of a Magus, even if he is only an acolyte, is not something a Knight can withstand, so don't you think that the black robes' performance when we journeyed was a little strange?"

"There is indeed something strange about it!" Leylin nodded his head and asked with a conjecture, "Could it be that they have some background?"

"No! No! No!" George shook his head, "My dear brother, you are guessing in the completely wrong direction; these black robed Knights are actually one of the experiments of a Magus!"

"An experiment!" Leylin's eyes widened. In his world, conducting a live experiment had always been a taboo for science, and even if there were any, they were done in secrecy. But here, they had actually done it so openly and aboveboard.

"In the process of the experiment, this batch of experiment samples had already sustained an overdose of radiation and would not live more than several years. That was why they were used as disposables, to escort acolytes like us!"

"This was the reason?" Leylin thought of Angelo's pale face and silently nodded his head.

Earlier, the A.I Chip had scanned and detected traces of radiation, but the radiation discovered on the white robe Magi were a hundred times more concentrated, so Leylin naturally thought that there was no effect.

"For us Magi, we will be acolytes at least; which Knight would not want to prostrate themselves and hope that we pick them to serve us in the future. The only ones who will not take us seriously are those who will not live for longer than a few days!"

George said with some regrets. His face was indignant, it seems like, as an heir to a large noble family, he was displeased with the rude manners of the black robes from before.

"I heard that for the guys from the west, not only had they been treated like young masters by the Knights along the journey, they had even slept with some of them!" George's dissatisfaction only lasted a moment, before it turned into a vulgar expression.

"Slept with some of them?" Leylin was a little more awake, "There are also female Knights?"

"Of course, although female Knights are generally quite muscular, a few have practised some unique techniques so they still look pretty good!"

"Also, a female Knight's stamina is rather good and can withstand all kinds of treatment. Especially during intercourse, her pair of toned thighs wrapping around you, that feeling is too wonderful for words!" George's current character was that of a lecherous swine.

Leylin recalled his memories. The brat of the past was also a playboy, but obviously, he could not compete with George who was from such a large noble family, so he had indeed not touched a pretty female Knight before.

There were several female Knights under the Viscount, but they all had bulging muscles, which made Leylin feel revolted.

Shaking his head, he did not wish to discuss the contents of this matter with George.

"I understand now. Let's go and choose our academy!"

"This! My father has already chosen for me, I'll be attending the Ennea Ivory Ring Tower. My family has a relationship with one of the senior Magi inside……Why don't you come with me too!" George gave an invitation.

Leylin was a little tempted, but seeing the ring on his neck, he still hesitated,

"Earlier, that Magus never said which academy the ring could help me get into. What if it turns into a restriction instead?"

"No! I wish to walk and look around more!" Leylin declined politely.

"Alright then, I am going to carry out the procedures. You can come to the area for the Ennea Ivory Ring Tower to look for me!" George waved his hands and squeezed into the crowd.

"Where should I go? I don't care anymore; let's check out the academies first!"

Leylin strolled aimlessly around the camp and saw all sorts of interesting tents with strange shapes and sizes. Some were like a giant mushroom, where a small fan-shaped door opened in the middle, and some might very well have used some sort of strange horned devil skull, where the acolytes can walk into the tent through the devil's ferocious mouth as though they were stepping into a haunted house.

And at the front of all these different buildings were marked with words.

"It is the language of the mainland, that's still fine!"

Leylin took a look, saw some of the academy names, and memorised them, "Ennea Ivory Ring Tower, Mercifura Academy, Wetland Gardens……"

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Acolytes

Under the various academy names, there were details such as specialisation areas, and famous Magi, for the acolytes to consider.

"All these are for us to choose an academy according to our elemental affinities!"

Leylin nodded his head, "My elemental affinity with the Shadow and Dark elements is the highest, Fire is secondary, and lastly the Plant element is the most negligible unless I want to stay as an acolyte my whole life!"

"And……" Leylin took down the Magus ring that had been hanging around his neck.

"A.I Chip! Scan the patterns on the ring, and compare them with images of the academies I passed by before!"

[Beep! Mission initialising, beginning to scan. Scan complete, comparing with database……] [Comparison completed. Similarity level: Abyssal Bone Forest Academy 67.3%, Mercifura Academy 54.4%, Sage Gotham's Hut 23.1% ……]

"So these three academies have the highest probabilities?"

Leylin stroked his chin, "From the various introductions of the academies, I remember that Mercifura Academy specialises in the Fire and Plant elements, as well as the creation of magic artifacts. Sage Gotham's Hut is not known for famous Shadow and Dark element Magi either."

"It seems like the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is the best choice? They're famous for their specialisation in the Dark element, and is also a pioneer in the research of souls."

"But this Abyssal Bone Forest Academy! Why does the name sound like a cult from the previous world?!"

"It seems like a Shadow and Dark element affinity user like me can never get close to the light!" After thinking for a while, Leylin still decided to take a look no matter what. At the very least, one cannot hinder their progress based on a name alone.

"I remember the recruiting area for the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolytes; it seems to be on the east side of the camp!"

Leylin walked for about 10 minutes and finally reached a tent that was constructed with numerous white bones. The words on top were arranged to form, "The Abyssal Bone Forest Academy welcomes you!" These big words were all written in red and dripping blood, which scared many of the surrounding acolytes away, and seeing this made Leylin rather speechless.

"Why would they construct such a scary looking scene? To frighten people? They could have at least done it after signing the contract; otherwise, all the acolytes will be scared away!"

Leylin shook his head and walked into the tent of white bones.

As he entered, a cold aura that reeked of blood engulfed Leylin and made his hair stand on ends.

"He he he……After waiting for long, finally, one comes!"

"Where are you? Who is speaking?" Leylin received a shock.

"Excuse me! You are stepping on my hand!" The voice travelling from beneath Leylin's feet, which made him jump in fright.

Only then did he realise that his shoes were stepping on a withered palm. Leylin hurriedly jumped away, "Sorry, Sir!"

"No worries, but could you move your feet? They are stepping on my right leg now!"

Leylin then realised that the ground inside the tent was uneven and there were many dried bones littered about, and earlier he had unsuspectingly stepped on some.

As Leylin moved backwards, the few dried bones of hands and legs began to assemble into a skeletal figure.

Taking a closer look, there was a faint layer of skin on top of this skeleton which had covered the bones and on the skull where the eyes were, two green light flickered faintly, which was extremely terrifying.

"I'm sorry! Sir!" Leylin gulped and hurriedly apologised.

"No matter!" The white bony teeth clacked and produced a human voice: "Let me introduce myself, I am a professor of the Shadow and Dark elements. You can call me Dorotte!"

"My most respected Sir Dorotte, hello!" Leylin bowed once again.

"You coming here, does that mean you wish to enter the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy?" The bony white Dorotte conjured a black robe from nowhere and concealed its body within it, which soothed Leylin's nerves a little.

"Before that, I wish to see the rules set by the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy!"

"Alright!" Dorotte took out a dusty sheet of sheepskin paper from behind and handed it over to Leylin.

According to the ancient agreement, after choosing our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, you are receiving the right to partake in the basic lessons of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, a set of elementary meditation techniques, 5 years of residence, lodging, and food free of charge. We also allow you to use magic crystals as remuneration, to exchange for knowledge from the professors……"

Dorotte spoke nonstop while Leylin read rapidly and compared with the information constantly presented by the A.I. Chip.

He discovered that what Dorotte said was the exact same as the information on the sheepskin paper. In terms of basic hospitality, it was pretty similar amongst the various academies.

The feedback from the A.I. Chip also indicated that although it could not successfully scan the person in front of him, Dorotte had unintentionally released a fluctuating radiation which implied that Dorotte's strength was above the 3 white robes of the travelling party and this startled Leylin.

"I have understood the basic terms now, may I know what kind of payment is needed to enter the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy?"

"Thirteen magic crystals or an item identical in value!" Dorotte said.

"I will use this item to exchange!" Leylin made up his mind and withdrew the Magus ring hung around his neck.

"You seem to have an interesting toy!" The green flame in Dorotte's eyes flashed.

The bony white hand took the ring and placed it in its palm, and then took out an item similar to a magnifying glass and inspected it.

"Mn……It is indeed rather interesting, I haven't seen these patterns in a long time!"

"A low-grade magic artifact! It looks like it was created in our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy and there is a carved inscription of a hastening spell formation, but it is broken. It's worth fifteen magic crystals!"

"Now! Newbie, are you willing to mortgage this ring for your school fees? Once you have decided, sign the ancient contract of our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy!" Dorotte said, with an accentuated tone.

"I accept!" Leylin's resolute voice sounded.

"Good! I hereby declare that the contract is formed!" Dorotte said, "Hand over your form to me!"

After receiving Leylin's form, Dorotte laughed, "Shadow and Dark element affinity, no wonder you chose our academy. In this Death Beach, we are the most outstanding!"

"Since you forked out a greater amount than the fees required, I hereby announce that you have been accepted and won't need an entry test! Take this card! Go back and rest. Tomorrow we will proceed with our journey back to the school!"

Dorotte took out something that resembled a metal card. Leylin received it and saw that a number '9' was written on it.

"It is over just like this? Don't we have to sign a contract or something?" Leylin asked casually.

"Ha ha ha……Never once was there someone who dared to deceive a Magus!" Dorotte sniggered, and it gave Leylin the chills.

"Then I will leave first, Sir!" Leylin bowed and walked out of the tent. He went to the area behind the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy tent.

Behind the recruitment area of these academies, there were rows of wooden huts erected, and in the middle, youths of both genders were walking in and out of them. They seemed to be there as the temporary residence for acolytes.

"Hey! Nice to meet you, are you new here?"

Creak!

The wooden door that was numbered '6' opened and an acolyte with red hair and blue eyes walked out from it and greeted Leylin.

"Hi! I am Leylin!" Leylin smiled.

"Ha ha! I am Beirut. As for my family background, it isn't very important since it cannot be used on another continent!" Beirut seemed to be very amiable.

"Come! Let me introduce you!" Beirut headed towards the various fan-shaped huts, "Fellows! We have a new companion!"

Several acolytes streamed out from the wooden doors and gathered together. Leylin counted a total of seven or eight people.

"Good afternoon! I am Kaliweir of the Lance Empire, a fourth-grade acolyte!" A boy who seemed to have an air of leadership did a self-introduction.

"You seem to be pretty late!" Kaliweir said.

"We met with some troubles along the way, in the Great Plains of Death!" Leylin said ambiguously, not wanting to say much.

"The Great Plains of Death? It is indeed very dangerous!" Kaliweir looked at the acolytes behind him, "Let me introduce them!"

"This is Beirut, whom you have met earlier!"

"This is Hancock, a third-grade acolyte!" A largely built Caucasian guy scratched his head in embarrassment, looking simple and honest.

"This is Raynor, a fourth-grade acolyte!" He was a small boy with a skinny build, but there was a tinge of pride in his eyes.

"This is Guricha, a second-grade acolyte! And over there are Nyssa and Dodoria, both first-grade acolytes!" Although Kaliweir had restrained himself, Leylin could still detect signs of disdain in his words.

First-grade acolyte, second-grade acolyte, they could basically only be an acolyte their whole lives so one couldn't blame him for shunning them.

"How……How are you!" Guricha forced a smile and greeting. As for Nyssa and Dodolier, they were both little girls, and some baby fat were still on their cheeks. At this point, they glanced downwards.

"Who is that?" Leylin pursed his lips.

Beside their small circle was a boy dressed in black, his face pale. Standing at the side, he did not seem to fit in with the rest and looked rather arrogant.

"He! He is Jayden! Our genius of this semester, a fifth-grade acolyte! Becoming a Magus is only a matter of time! Kaliweir's expression turned sour, and he seemed to have some bitterness in his words.

"Woah……a fifth-grade acolyte. He has a 90 percent chance of becoming a Magus! No wonder he is so arrogant!" Leylin thought, inhaling a breath of cold air, and couldn't help but to give Jayden a few more glances.

"Hmph!" As if noticing the crowd looking at him, Jayden silently harrumphed and entered his own wooden hut. This wooden hut obviously had a larger surface area, and the adornments were more exquisite.

"As a fifth-grade acolyte, his treatment will be the best Who knows, there might be some professors looking to take him under their wings early!"

Kaliweir face soured even more.

Leylin realised that this group of acolytes was split into a few cliques. The third-grade acolytes and fourth-grade acolytes were superior to the lower grade acolytes but rather inferior to Jayden, the fifth-grade acolyte.

As for the lowest grade acolytes like Guricha, they all stuck together pitifully and formed a clique. And then there was Jayden, who was segregated away from these two groups.

"Hello, everyone! I am Leylin, and my aptitude is……third grade!" Leylin said.

"Welcome!" Kaliweir revealed a smile on his face, while Guricha and the two girls seemed to have their self-esteem lower as they greeted him and returned back into their huts.

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Chernobyl Islands

"Don't bother with them, their highest potential will only be that of a third-grade acolyte!"

Raynor said with disdain.

"Yeah! That's right, to acolytes, aptitudes are more important!" Leylin agreed.

Although this group of youths was pretty silent during the forming of their cliques, he naturally did the thing that would benefit him the most.

Amongst the acolytes, Jayden had the capability to be independent, but Leylin did not have such a good aptitude, so he could only join a group. Also, by comparing, naturally it was the group with Kaliweir's as the head with a better future.

"Haha……Welcome! Welcome! With your participation, our group is now more robust, there will definitely be a day where I will make that person regret!"

Kaliweir said while clenching his teeth. Afterwards, a few of them arranged to meet after dinner, and they went back to their respective huts.

"Beirut, what did you mean earlier when you said it was a different continent?" Leylin looked for the most amiable, Beirut, and asked him as he was concerned about what Beirut had said earlier.

"Oh…… This, you know! Actually, the continent we're on is rather small. To the outside world, it is known as the Chernobyl Islands!"

"Island?" Leylin gaped. According to his journey in the past half a year, he could almost be certain that this continent was as huge as the Eurasian continent he was in from the previous world. But it was only an island here?

"Oh! Sorry! Geography is my weak subject, and it has often made my home tutor shudder in rage!" Leylin explained.

Truth be told, the Farlier family is only a noble family, and its heritage was pretty short. It couldn't be compared to the nobles of those huge families, so not knowing was not a rare thing.

"Ha ha!" Hearing Leylin speak, Beirut laughed jovially, "Me too! I have made 5 etiquette tutors leave in rage! In the end, my father offered a monthly salary, but still no one wanted to teach me. This was something my father had specially told me right before I left!"

"Let us continue on the previous topic, we are in the Chernobyl Islands, and the outside world has coined another name for it: The Barren Islands!"

"Barren?" Leylin was a little skeptical, "There are still quite a few people here and plenty of kingdoms, could it be that it is referring to the lack of certain resources?"

"That's right! In the Chernobyl Islands, due to the environment here, or some external factors, the land here is unable to produce any of the materials a Magus needs. Apart from the earnest acolytes and Magi in seclusion, there are absolutely no other traces of Magi here on this continent!"

"So that is the case!" Leylin nodded his head, and although there were myths of Magi back in his homeland, only the founder of the Farlier family has seen a Magus. From this, one can see the rarity of Magi.

"And so, we need to go to the other side of the seas before we can truly find a continent! I heard that not only are there various kinds of resources that Magi need, but there are countless traces of secrets and remnants of experimental labs. On the whole, the continent has various academies and organisations that trade and exchange the information of magic!"

"On that continent, Magi are not a legend! Although they are still uncommon, even a regular human may be able to see one! Only there can we advance in the progress of our acolyte abilities!" Beirut's eyes gave off obvious signs of yearning.

"So that is the case! What is the name of that continent then?" Leylin asked.

"I don't know!" Beirut shook his head, "That continent is too huge! There was never a unified name for it. As for us, we're going to the south of the continent, and it is known as the narrow coastal regions of the south! Just the south coastal regions alone is several times bigger than the Chernobyl Islands that we're on!

"Siii!" Leylin sucked in a breath of cold air.

"So huge?"

"This world is indeed very vast. The higher one stands, the further one can see! This is a phrase from a bard that I like very much." Beirut concluded.

"Thank you for your explanation! I think I need some time to digest the information!" Leylin bade his farewells and returned to his own hut.

There was a metal plaque on the yellow wooden door where a "9" was written, and it looked to be rather rusty.

Pushing the door open, an odour of rot and rust invaded his nose.

Leylin uncontrollably sneezed twice.

"It looks like this is just a gathering point, so the accommodations are rather simple!" Besides a bed and chair in the wooden hut, there was practically nothing else.

Leylin found a cloth, wiped down the chair, and then sat on it.

* Creak Creak * The wooden chair creaked continuously, which made Leylin worry that it would be crushed into pieces in the next moment.

"Lucky it is just for a night! In this condition, it would be better to clean up a little first!"

Leylin patted the dust off his body and walked out of the wooden hut. He had made plans to meet with George and the others, and since he had already chosen his academy now, he should tell them so that they could properly write to each other in the future.

For the batch of acolytes that Leylin was in, they were considered one of the later groups to reach the camp. After Leylin's batch had chosen their schools, the various tents of the academies seemed to have fewer people visiting them, and it looked to be much quieter.

"Ennea Ivory Ring Tower, it's here!" Leylin walked to the back of the student quarters and blocked the path of a familiar girl from the same travelling party.

"Hi Lisa, do you know where George is?" Lisa was a red-haired girl who had matured early; one could already see the fine curves on her body.

"Ley…… Leylin!" Lisa blushed, as she had a good impression of Leylin, who had helped several acolytes along the journey a number of times.

"George is in room 13, I'll call him for you!" Lisa picked up her skirt, and rapidly ran off.

Whiffing the perfume that was lingering in the air, Leylin's heart trembled.

"Leylin!" This lecherous thought was very soon broken by a joyous voice.

George had obviously taken a bath and changed his clothes. He had also shaved his mustache and gave off a very refreshing look.

"Have you finished choosing your academy?" George said loudly, as he patted Leylin's shoulder.

"Yes, I did, the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy!" Leylin replied.

"Abyssal Bone Forest Academy!" George touched his chin, "I heard from my female seniors that it seems to be famous for its Shadow and Dark element magic! I hope you won't piss in your pants because of a skeleton during the night!"

"Female seniors?" Leylin shook his head and had even more admiration for George's abilities for seducing women.

"Hehe……Those who are able to participate in the aptitude test are all of the nobility, and it just so happens that I met a distant cousin, an elder female cousin!" George laughed smugly as if having earned something.

"As for the skeletons and whatnot, I think we'll see them not only at night but even in broad daylight!" Leylin laughed bitterly, as he had signed an acolyte contract with a skeleton not too long ago.

"No matter what, as long as you know the location it's fine! Let's keep in contact in the future!" George said seriously, a big change from his smug expression earlier.

"Let's keep in contact!" Leylin nodded.

"Oh yeah! Do you know where Bessita went to?" George asked suddenly.

"Bessita?" Leylin shook his head.

After the previous attack of the wolves, the vibrant and beautiful girl had been much more silent, but at least she had endured and safely here arrived.

"Yeah! I heard from other companions that her aptitude wasn't that great, only that of a second-grade acolyte, so she entered the Wetland Gardens Academy!

"I know now! Thanks!" Leylin was not too interested in the affairs of this girl.

Although she was the one the previous Leylin really admired, to him, a girl of thirteen or fourteen years of age was only a child! And the previous encounters were just a child's mischief.

"How is it? Do you feel a little wasteful because you were unable to get her in your hands……?" George once again changed back to having a lewd expression.

"Scram……"

After another one to two hours, the sky had already darkened. Leylin was in the camp of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy and enjoyed the dinner provided by the academy with the other acolytes.

This time, the dinner was extremely sumptuous, and because they were leaving tomorrow, they were generous with the portions.

Various fruit juices and wine, fragrant barbecue chicken, fish sauce, truffles, fruits, and salads had all satisfied the belly of Leylin who had not eaten much ever since he appeared in the grasslands.

The acolytes were eating and drinking within several groups, and Leylin's eyes looked towards the corner and found Professor Dorotte and Jayden standing at a corner. Jayden also spoke a few words to him occasionally.

"Having a fifth-grade acolyte in this semester, we are really lucky!"

Beirut tore a huge strip of chicken thigh off the barbecue and gave it a huge bite.

"Ever since Jayden arrived, Professor Dorotte and him have spoken on a few occasions, I wonder what they are talking about?"

"For acolytes, the aptitude will greatly determine the progress of a Magus. What Professor Dorotte is doing is rather normal. Beirut, eat your barbecue chicken!"

Kaliweir's voice turned cold, and only after seeing Beirut drink the fruit juice and lowering his head did he turn his gaze back on the barbeque.

"Although the aptitude is important for a Magus, it isn't everything. Only the accumulation and comprehension of information is the true motivator and key to the rise of the Magi's powers!"

A third-grade acolyte added.

Although it was the truth, the atmosphere in the group darkened as the saw Jayden and the professor chatting away. The group silently ate their delicacies, seemingly having lost their appetites.

"Ha ha…… Guricha, hurry, what happened, what happened next?"

On the other side, the lower aptitude acolytes sat in a circle with Guricha was in the middle, narrating a risky adventure.

He had eloquence and was humorous in his speech. Nyssa and Dodoria held their tummies and laughed coquettishly as if they were two happy skylarks.

Compared to them, this side was pretty silent.

The group looked at each other and craned their necks, listening intently. However, only Kaliweir retained his prideful expression.

Seeing that even the fourth-grade acolyte Raynor could not bear to go over and listen and seemed afraid of losing face, Leylin laughed silently.

"After all, they are just a bunch of kids!"

After dinner time was over, the group bade their goodbyes and went back to their respective huts.

After today's simple cleaning, Leylin's hut was barely accommodative. At least there was not as much dust as before.

Leylin lay on his bed without removing his clothes, and he stared blankly at the ceiling as if he was lost in thought.

"I finally entered an academy! It is also time for the cultivation of Magi to open its doors for me!"

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Dirigible

* Clang Clang *

An alarm sounded, produced by the ringing of a copper plate, waking Leylin up from his deep slumber.

He opened his eyes. A hint of sunlight shone through the window, landing on Leylin's shoes.

"It's already morning?" Leylin got up, hastily washed up, and went outside.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning! Leylin!" Beirut had two dark circles around his eyes and kept yawning.

"The conditions here are the worst! There are actually fleas and fungi on my blanket, my god! I cannot remain here for a moment longer!" Voices of complaint sounded from time to time.

These acolytes were all of the noble birth and their daily accommodations had not been lacking, so naturally they were suffering now.

Today, everyone was lacking sleep and had dark circles around their eyes.

Although Leylin could not sleep at the start, he had managed to fall asleep later in the night. Right now his vigor was greater than the others, and he still had an inclination to walk around.

The whole campground seemed to be bustling with activity. There were many who were taking down the tents, and the floors were littered with rubbish.

As Leylin silently walked around, many thoughts crossed his mind. "Every year at this time, there will be batches of acolytes risking their lives to come here and walk on the path of a Magus. And right now, this is just my starting point!"

"Gather around! Gather around! Everyone gather according to your academy, and the respective professors will take charge! Do not wander off!" A white-bearded geezer shouted in the centre of the campgrounds.

His voice, however, was extremely piercing to the ears, as he used some kind of magic to make it resound throughout the camp.

"This has a much higher pitch than a trumpet from the previous world!" Leylin rubbed his ears, which felt like they had been trampled on, and hurriedly went towards the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy gathering area.

"Hey! Leylin, you're back? Kaliweir was looking for you earlier." Beirut greeted him.

During his short time here, Leylin had only managed to match the various faces with their names, but he had the best relationship with Beirut.

"My apologies! I strayed a little far and had forgotten to keep track of time! Did Kaliweir need something?"

Leylin revealed an apologetic expression.

"It's nothing! Dorotte asked him to make a head count, so you'll just have to tell him later. Right now he is being smug about it!" Beirut shook his head.

"Alright! How are we going to leave, by ship?" Leylin looked over at the distant blue seas with boundless horizons, but there were no traces of any ships.

"Not only there are no ships, from a geographical point of view, we are not in a suitable location for a port." Leylin was filled with suspicion.

"I guess so? However, it might take another half a year to get to another continent!" Beirut scratched his head.

"Transportation in the ancient times is a little too behind in technology, needing around 1 year just to travel to school. Time cannot be wasted just like that; it needs to be used efficiently!"

Leylin touched the 3 magic crystals that he had snatched from Ourin, which was in a leather pouch hung around his waist, seemingly deep in thoughts.

"Taking a boat? What naive thinking!" A frosty voice travelled over, bringing ridicule along with it.

"Jayden?" Leylin looked at the approaching black robed student.

"We are close to the Death Seas; any random fish in it is able to kill a Knight! Not to mention enormous beasts, and even ancient creatures, they all loathe the ships of humans and often bring storms and waves to them. So we would just be courting death if we were to take a ship!"

"A fish with the ability to kill a Knight?" Leylin widened his eyes. Right now he was still a preparatory Knight, and if what Jayden said was true, he would die if he were to fall into the sea?

Leylin delved into his subconsciousness and retrieved his body statistics.

[Leylin Farlier. Strength: 1.9, Agility: 1.9, Vitality: 1.9 Status: Healthy ]

In the Great Plains of Death, Leylin had analysed the wolves' flesh and had also belatedly discovered that their eyeballs contained a special component that complemented the Knights' breathing techniques, so he had collected many of those eyeballs.

And with the contribution from these direwolves, Leylin had now reached the limits of a preparatory Knight.

According to the analysis of the A.I. Chip, when the stats have all reached 2, they have twice the strength of an average adult and is also at the bottleneck of a Preparatory Knight. Only by igniting their internal life energy can they get over this bottleneck.

Clenching his fist tightly, a strong force was controlled within his palms.

"Right now, if I were to hold a cross blade, I have the confidence to fend off against a squad of common soldiers! But even a Knight whose strength is above mine cannot defeat a mere fish in the Death Seas?"

Leylin was a little skeptical of it, "It could be that Jayden has exaggerated things, but the Death Seas containing dangers that even apply to Magi is a fact!"

"A.I. Chip! Is is possible to scan the seas nearby?"

[Beep! The radiation surrounding the host body is excessive! Unable to scan due to an interference of an unknown force field!] The A.I. Chip replied.

"Radiation? Unknown force field?" Leylin looked at Dorotte, who wasn't too far away, and had some understanding.

"In this continent, the Magi population is scarce and there isn't much interference from radiation, so the A.I. Chip is able to scan up to a 20 li radius. But acolytes and Migi professors are present in this camp, which is why the interference is too strong, and hence, the A.I. Chip has limitations with its scanning abilities!"

"Right now, what is the furthest distance you can scan?" Leylin's face darkened.

[Beep! Precise scanning range: Within 300 metres radius from the host's body! Vague scanning range: Within 1000 metres!] The A.I. Chip intoned.

"Hu……" Leylin exhaled loudly, "Not too bad! This distance is enough to warn me of dangers! However, after reaching the other continent and the academy, this scanning range will most likely shorten once again!"

[To increase scanning range, please raise the level of the A.I. Chip!] A message was sent from the A.I. Chip.

"I can still level up the A.I. Chip?" Leylin was ecstatic.

"Raise level!"

[Beep! The energy required is lacking, please replenish!] The robotic voice sounded, and brought Leylin down from Heaven into Hell.

"Damn!" The A.I. Chip has already disappeared from my original body so how can I retrieve it to replenish energy? Then again, even if I managed to, where am I going to find the energy?"

Leylin held his head and recovered after a while.

"Forget it, since its level is able to rise, I can just find a way in the future. As for now, its current functions are enough for me!"

"What did Jayden say to you guys earlier?" A voice sounded and brought the absent-minded Leylin back to reality.

When Leylin recovered, he discovered that Jayden had left without him knowing, and Kaliweir was now beside him.

"Him? He just spoke about setting off! I reckon he was bored, after all, not speaking to anyone all day is rather stifling!" Beirut surmised.

"Yeah, that's true!" Kaliweir nodded his head and then looked at Leylin. "We're about to set off, don't go anywhere now. If you were to board the wrong ship, it would be rather troublesome!"

"Ship?" Leylin looked at the surface of the sea and still didn't see any signs of a ship.

"Haha!" Kaliweir laughed loudly, "Who said it had to come from the water."

"Look!"

Following the direction that Kaliweir pointed to, Leylin and Beirut raised their heads and gaped.

On the horizon, 3 massive white ships were slowly floating towards them.

As the ship approached, a massive shadow covered the whole camp, and it seemed as though darkness had descended upon the earth.

"Oh! Look!" "My god!" "How beautiful!"

The other people in the camp had also discovered the abnormalities, and many raised their heads, exclaiming in awe and shock.

"How is it? This is one of the Magus' mode of transport, a dirigible!1 We will be riding these soon!" Kaliweir said rather smugly.

"All these were just told to him by Professor Dorotte, so what is there to be gloating about?" Jayden reappeared out of nowhere and said blandly.

"Dammit!" Kaliweir stamped his feet.

The 3 dirigibles constantly got closer and slowly lowered themselves onto the ground outside the camp, under the various cheers of the masses.

"En! They are rather similar to the blimps from my previous world, and each one has a very large aerostat gasbag on top of it, I wonder if they are filled with hydrogen gas?"

Leylin had some experience from his previous world, so he recovered from his astonishment faster than others, and pondered over the construction of the dirigibles.

The pure white dirigibles landed on the ground and let out thunderous growling noises.

The doors of the dirigibles then opened, and a few white-robed Magi walked out from them. There were also some movements within the camp, a few old geezers also walked out and exchanged words with them.

"Alright! Everyone bring all of your belongings and follow me. Don't wander off on your own!"

Dorotte had a black cloak on, and the silhouette of his body was concealed within it. He began to gather the students.

The acolytes of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy all scrambled and ran back to their little wooden huts to fetch their belongings.

Leylin brought very few things with him. His belongings only consisted of a water sack, a leather bag, a cross blade hung from his waist, and a crossbow slung over his back.

The acolytes fervently left the campgrounds under the guidance of the professors of their respective academies, and they gathered into individual groups based on their academy.

"Alright! Listen to me! Pay attention to the names mentioned next! Ennea Ivory Ring Tower, Wetland Gardens Academy…… All of you will board the dirigible on the right, numbered '332'. Don't miss it! Professors, please take note of the number, and acolytes, follow your professors!"

"As for Mercifura Academy, Kerita Academy……Your dirigible is in the center, numbered '955'." The voice continued.

"…… Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, Sage Gotham's Hut…… Yours will be the one on the left, number '455', don't mix it up now!"

As Leylin finally heard Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, he could not help but to glance at the dirigible on the left.

As he approached it, he realised that the dirigible was simply too enormous. The aerostat gasbag at the top seemed like a gigantic rugby ball, casting its shadow on the ground.

"acolytes of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, follow me!" Green flames flickered in Dorotte's eye sockets, and behind him were two figures, which seemed to be his servants or subordinates.

Leylin walked in the centre of the group and glanced around.

Under his keen observation, he noticed a few familiar faces from his travelling party. They also noticed him and smiled at him in response, also speaking to some fellows beside them. They all had excitement written across their faces.

At the far right, George waved vigorously when it was his turn to board the dirigible, and entered the dirigible.

"From today onwards, the acolytes will all go their separate ways!"

A hint of sadness surfaced in Leylin's heart, but it was suppressed very quickly.

1. Type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power

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Conflict

Very soon it was Abyssal Bone Forest Academy's turn, and Dorotte led the way, stepping through the door first.

The acolytes hurriedly followed. When Leylin put more force in his legs, there was a sturdy reverberation coming from the floor beneath his shoes, as if he was stepping on a limestone floor.

"What a strange material! It looks like wood but it's sturdier, is it some kind of alloy?"

Leylin looked at the greyish, patterned floor and couldn't help but think about it.

"We're here! This section of the corridor, from number '13' to '32', is the area designated for our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, you all can allocate on the rooms on your own. Remember, my number is '14'. Look for me if you need something!"

After he finished talking, Dorotte turned, and his black cloak fluttered as he entered his room with the two servants.

"Alright! Now let me designate the rooms!" Kaliweir stood out and said.

"Hng!" Jayden harrumphed and casually picked a room, number '18', and walked inside.

Kaliweir's face turned red, and then white. He clenched his fist several times, only to put it down. "Good! Jayden chose room 18. Next, Beirut, you will be in room 15, Raynor you're in room 16……"

Jayden left, and the remaining acolytes, Beirut, Raynor, and Leylin, were in the same clique as Kaliweir. As for Guricha and his group, they did not dare to object at all.

Leylin was allocated room 20. He didn't say anything and hurried into his cabin.

The room was rather small; it was just a partition. There was enough space for a bed, but hardly any room to stand at all.

This reminded Leylin of the beds on the trains in his previous world, which were also as cramped, with barely enough room to stretch his limbs.

"Having a bed is considered good; I was just sleeping in my seat when travelling in the Great Plains of Death!" Leylin comforted himself.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the dirigible, I am your captain – Kirkwul Kroft Leebar, I wish you all a pleasant journey ahead!"

"There are a few announcements of note. Apart from the professors, the rest are not allowed to walk on the decks unless you wish to go flying down from the skies!……The cafeteria is in Hall 1, and Hall 2 is where the washrooms are. As for Hall 3, it's a lounge; everyone is welcome to go there!"

A low pitched male voice rang throughout the room. Leylin looked around and noticed the sound was coming from a yellow bronze pipe, but did not know if it was an air duct or megaphone.

"We're taking off!" Leylin felt weightless for a moment, and the ship swayed. He hurriedly scrambled towards a window.

This window was only the size of a soccer ball and was very thick, so it was hard to see what was outside.

Following the dirigible's ascent, the ground became smaller and smaller, and gradually, the camp in Leylin's view turned into a black dot.

Leylin placed his cross blade and crossbow aside and laid on the bed.

"I heard Professor Dorotte say that the journey will last for roughly a month, what a long period of time! Half a year has already passed since I left my family, but we still have not reached the academy yet!"

Absentmindedly, Leylin shut his eyes.

"Ding……Ding Dong……"

A melodious note rang, waking Leylin from his sleep. Leylin climbed out of bed and looked out the window, and was greeted by darkness.

"It is already evening!"

"Ladies and Gentlemen, good evening!" Right now, the cafeteria is providing dinner. Today's menu is foie gras with truffles roast chicken, white bread, squirrel meat……"

This time, the pleasant voice was that of a female's.

Leylin rubbed his stomach and hurriedly stood up. He straightened his clothes and ran towards the cafeteria.

The corridor was rather dim and there was a small lamp every few steps, which produced a yellowish glow.

The surrounding wooden cabin doors opened, and acolytes came streaming out from them.

Right now, Hall 1 was already packed with acolytes but Leylin did not see any of the professors there. He wondered if there was a special room for them.

On the ceiling of the hall was a very large white coloured rock, which emanated a bright white light, just like a miniature sun.

The cafeteria was filled with long tables and white chairs, and it looked a little like a university canteen.

"Hey! Leylin, here!" In a corner, Beirut beckoned to him, sitting with a few other acolytes from the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy.

"I'm here!" Leylin collected a silver coloured tray and cutlery, and after deliberating, he picked up a slice of white bread, a fried chicken drumstick, fruit salad, and a bottle of apple cider, and sat beside Beirut.

"You guys sure are early!" Leylin greeted them.

"It's you who's late, could it be that you overslept?" Beirut said teasingly.

Leylin sat down, and gulped down half a bottle of apple cider, "Yeah, I did oversleep a little!"

Looking around the surroundings again, "Are we also travelling with these acolytes?"

At this moment, besides the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolytes, the hall was also filled with acolytes from other academies. These boys and girls sat together according to their respective academies and seemed distant towards one another.

"That's right; we are on the same dirigible with Sage Gotham's Hut, and a few other academies! As for Ennea Ivory Ring Tower, they are headed in a completely different direction from us, so we could only go our separate ways!" Raynor explained.

"So it's like this!" Leylin said with a tinge of regret. "George and the others have all boarded the dirigible on the right, and it looks like the distance from Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is rather far. I think there'll be some problem with communication next time!"

After eating dinner, the masses returned to their own rooms to rest.

Every day, apart from eating meals and sleeping, there did not seem to be anything else to do. This boredom lasted a whole fifteen days.

One evening, the groups did not wish to go back into that tiny cabin room after eating dinner, so they sat around the table and started to chat.

"Beirut, what's wrong with you?" Leylin looked at Beirut, who seemed to be in slight discomfort, and asked.

In these ten days, Beirut, who was the reincarnation of a chatterbox, had spoken of topics ranging from his family tree, to how a dish in the capital was created as if he was speaking fondly to a lover.

Leylin and the rest had already adapted, from being annoyed at his words to getting used to them, and now it was the only joy on this boring journey.

"Yeah! I still want to listen to your past relationships!" Raynor began to jeer.

"I have finished saying everything!" Beirut rolled his eyes, "I cannot think of what to talk about anymore!"

"I'm so bored!" Beirut lamented.

"Endure it; it's only another half a month away! It was quite a distance from your home to the campground, so how did you spend your time all that while?" Leylin encouraged him, albeit a little curious.

"My house is located in the Porter Kingdom, which is on the edge of the Great Plains of Death. So we reached the campgrounds after walking for half a month!" Beirut said helplessly, as he rolled his eyes again.

"No wonder!" Leylin shook his head.

"Jayden, this is something that I saw first, what do you want?" A silver tray clattered on the floor, letting out a crisp noise.

Leylin turned around and saw Kaliweir growling, his hair slightly standing up like a furious lion.

On the other side, Jayden poked a golden barbequed chicken drumstick with his fork, "It belongs to whoever takes it first!"

Not only did the crowd not stop them, but they all appeared to be waiting to see a good show

On this tiresome journey, Kaliweir and Jayden felt that the other party was unpleasant to their eyes, especially when Jayden tried to take in two henchmen.

They had restrained themselves in the earlier conflicts due to fear, as the Magi were around. However, things seemed to be out of control now.

Leylin furrowed his brows.

"It's you who forced me to do this!" Kaliweir roared, and the muscles in his body tensed. It seemed like he had added a layer of muscle on his body.

As a noble, he had naturally trained with the techniques of a Knight. Also, he seemed to have already ignited his internal life energy, thus becoming a proper Knight.

[A.I Chip! Scan target!] [Beep! Kaliweir, Strength: 2.5, Agility: 2.7, Vitality: 3.0, Status: Currently using a secret technique] [Examination of the secret technique: After circulating, strength increases, Agility increases!]

"Today, I will let you know that you must lower your head in obedience before a prideful lion!" Kaliweir shouted, and moved his legs. An afterimage remained, as he dashed towards Jayden.

[Alert! Alert! Radiation detected! Status: Recommend distancing from the source!] The A.I Chip's voice sounded in Leylin's ears.

"Radiation source? Could it be that a Magus has taken action?

"Haha! I will let you know today, who exactly is the number one amongst the freshmen!" Jayden laughed loudly and took out a green badge from within his chest pocket.

"Pilis-Duwasha! Creature of the green! Hear my calls of summoning, and come out to the mortal world!" Jayden chanted in a strange voice.

What he used was a very rare language, but surprisingly, Leylin had actually understood every word of it.

With the incantation, a layer of light emerged from the green badge and a few brownish vines appeared from the ground and elongated, like a confused snake that was dancing wildly.

* Chi Chi !*

The vines danced as they protected Jayden from the front, and as one vine was sent forward, it tripped Kaliweir down to the ground.

The layers of vines continued to coil around him, and Kaliweir was soon wrapped in it completely, with only his face exposed.

"A magic artifact!" The surrounding acolytes cried in surprise.

"To be able to use a magic artifact, one must at least be a level 1 acolyte! He……He has already been promoted to a level 1 acolyte?"

The crowd clamoured, and they looked at Jayden with gazes of respect. This only caused Kaliweir's face to redden even further.

"How is this? As long as you swear to obey me, I will release you!" Jayden walked to where Kaliweir was.

"Ne……Never! The pride of Golden Lion family will never be dishonoured by my hands!" Kaliweir veins popped as if they were going to bleed anytime.

"If it's like this, then I have no choice!" Jayden shrugged his shoulders and the vines continued to tighten, and few cracking noises even came from within. It seemed like a few of Kaliweir's bones had been broken.

The surrounding acolytes could not watch on any longer and were about to persuade Jayden.

Bang ! The dirigible swayed, and the light dimmed.

A few of the acolytes fell onto the floor, "What happened? Did we meet with some intense turbulence?" Leylin's eyes flashed.

"Hu!" "Hu!"

The windows cracked open, and violent gusts of wind came rushing in.

Accompanied by the sound of the wind, there were also countless blue electric currents scattering in all directions.

Looking at these, Leylin pupils shrank to the size of a needle, "Thunderstorm? Where are the Magi on the dirigible?"

"You insignificant vermins, you actually dare to trespass the domain of the mighty Pendra!"

A voice reverberated, accompanied by a violent thunderstorm.

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Arriving At The Academy

"It's a matured giant storm sprite!

"Damnit! How could we meet with this kind of things on this path, didn't we clear it before?"

"Where are the Magi of the various academies? We need their help!"

A few flustered voices sounded.

"Let us first activate the large-scale defense spell formation. If not, those acolytes will surely die!"

After some incantations, all the walls on the dirigible were enveloped by a layer of milky white light. All cracks in the dirigible flashed with a green light as vines climbed up and firmly blocked any openings.

"Hu hu…… "Leylin's face turned red as he panted heavily.

When the giant storm sprite spoke earlier, the acolytes had all felt an ice-cold force pressing down on them.

Immense, boundless, and raw malice! Leylin found it difficult to breathe.

Fortunately, after the defense spell formation was activated, Leylin felt much better as the pressure lifted.

Otherwise, most of the acolytes in the hall might just die from suffocation moments later.

"Human beings, you must pay the price for your folly!" the giant storm sprite howled.

As the sound waves travelled through the defense spell formation , the milky white light vibrated.

"Mighty being of nature! Please appease your fury! We have a letter here!" A familiar voice rang beside Leylin's ears, it was the dirigible captain.

"This is the letter of agreement that we had with His Majesty, the storm king sprite, which grants us passage through this area!" Kirkwul said with a voice full of confidence.

"Letter of agreement?" The giant storm sprite's voice contained suspicion, which he followed up with a furious roar, "Pendra is free! The agreement does not bind me to it!"

"Keep roaring! Rage on! Damikan Buthra!" With the incantation spoken, the thunderstorm outside became ten times more violent than before.

"Damn! It is actually a wanderer, I have hit the jackpot!" Kirkwul's voice sounded once again, but it did not carry the usual confidence and was infused with exasperation instead.

"Everyone attack together!"

* Rumble! *

Many bright coloured lights flashed continuously outside the window, clashing with the lightning.

The dirigible gradually started to sway.

Leylin's face turned slightly pale. He could only pray for the Magi to use their might and chase that darn giant storm sprite away, otherwise he would not even be able to escape since he was stuck high up in the sky.

"Bang!"

There was another rumble, and the dirigible recovered its stability.

"Has it left?"

"It is only a giant storm sprite that has just matured, it is only comparable to half of an elemental Magus at most. There are nine of us here, so it running away is natural!

The voices of the Magi discussions sounded from outside. It obviously did not take a lot of effort for them, which eased the minds of the acolytes.

As expected, when the acolytes heard those words, they all shouted and cheered loudly.

"Woo! To our great Magi!"

"Damn it! I thought I would fall and be smashed into minced meat!"

"Haha! Look at that coward; he actually peed in his pants!" The acolytes all mocked an unlucky acolyte and vented the fear that they had held in their hearts.

Leylin's eyes scanned the surroundings.

When the giant storm sprite spoke earlier, Jayden had already released the vines binding Kaliweir, and right now it seemed like Kaliweir had escaped. However, although Jayden's face was rather pale, he stood his ground and maintained the pose of a victor.

"The A.I. Chip did not detect that Jayden was carrying a magic artifact earlier. It seems like it was only acquired recently, and the only means of that is through Dorotte!"

"It seems like after obtaining the magic artifact, Jayden has been leading Kaliweir into picking a fight with him impatiently. If not for this incident, it is very likely that he would have succeeded!" Leylin thought to himself.

Because of the interruption from the giant storm sprite, the fight between Jayden and Kaliweir remained unsettled as it drew its curtains.

From then on, Kaliweir tried his best to avoid appearing in the same place as Jayden. It seemed like he was afraid of his opponent's magic artifact.

This fight had greatly influenced Leylin's thoughts.

"Kaliweir has already ignited his internal life energy, and got through the bottleneck and became a full-fledged Knight. However, in front of an acolyte with a magic artifact, he is still as weak as a lamb! It seems like the strength of Magi greatly surpass that of Knights!

"Originally, I thought I must ignite my internal life energy. But after this, if I haven't ignited it before reaching the school, then I'll give up on it! I definitely have to pour all my attention and energy into my studies to become a Magus!" Leylin made up his mind.

The time slowly passed, and the dirigible finally reached another continent.

In addition to the incident with the giant storm sprite, the dirigible had several encounters with other flying creatures. This led Leylin to realise that not only was the Death Seas difficult to navigate through, it was the same in the skies.

Fortunately, Kirkwul's letter of agreement was still rather effective in front of the various large creatures and no conflicts were started.

During this period, the dirigible alighted several times and sent several Professors and acolytes off. The dirigible slowly became more vacant.

Another dozen days passed unknowingly.

* Bang! * The dirigible landed and the whole interior shuddered.

"We have arrived at the Abyssal Bone Moor! Attention to all acolytes of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy! Please bring your belongings and leave the dirigible in an orderly fashion!" A voice rang through the cabins.

"We've finally arrived?" Leylin packed his belongings and quickly left the tiny space he had been holed up in during the past month.

"Jayden, Kaliweir, please take attendance!" Dorotte held a black staff, with a large green jewel embedded in its tip.

"Alright!" Jayden and Kaliweir nodded their heads and started accounting for the attendance.

Leylin glanced at Kaliweir. Ever since the incident in the dining hall, this youth had turned much quieter and often holed himself in his own room. Looking at his face now, he seemed to be gloomier than before.

On the contrary, Jayden was extremely lively, and according to some rumours, he had already been accepted by Dorotte as an apprentice.

Apprentices were different from other acolytes as their status were higher, and they could even freely obtain a lot of advanced knowledge from their professor.

A dozen or so people walked out of the dirigible.

"So this is our academy? It seems to be a little desolate!"

Leylin looked at the surroundings, and it seemed rather desolate. There were a few small trails with obvious traces of others using it before.

There was a wooden sign in the middle of a crossroad, riddled with several holes.

There were directions written in black, showing the various locations.

"The land of shadows and death – Bone Abyssal Moor!" The words twisted, and Leylin felt his scalp gone numb.

"Hehe…… Follow me!" Dorotte stretched his body leisurely, and his white bones creaked and crunched as if they were going to fall apart at any moment.

"Pay heed! Although our academy's acolytes do a scheduled cleansing, there are still some living creatures, and polluted and evil beings roaming in this area. So if you were to stray off, I think we would be able to pay respects to your deceased body soon afterwards!"

Dorotte snickered, and the acolytes' faces all changed. They followed behind Dorotte closely, for fear of losing him.

The group gradually traversed across the Abyssal Bone Moor.

"What is that?" Leylin walked in the middle of the group, and suddenly something black flashed in front of him. It seemed to be a blue creature with a horn.

"A.I. Chip! Begin scan!"

"Task initialising, Begin Scan!" The A.I. Chip chip's robotic voice sounded.

[An unknown creature of high energy! Estimated Strength: 3-4, Agility: 4-5, Vitality: About 5, Assessment: Extremely dangerous!]

"Ss! Whatever it is, it's much stronger than the direwolves and may have some strange tricks up its sleeves. A Knight would only die if they encounter one!"

Leylin hurriedly squeezed forward. In this land where danger lurked, it seemed like the black-robed skeleton, Professor Dorotte, was his only insurance.

"It seems like our little acolytes have finally understood the dangers!"

The green flames in Dorotte's sockets flickered as he said indifferently.

The group proceeded forward, and very soon the barren earth lessened and more forestry could be seen around them.

Very soon, Leylin entered a black coloured forest.

He did not know if it was an illusion, but Leylin felt as if the sun in the sky had dimmed after entering the forest, and there was a layer of white mist in the surroundings giving off a chilly feeling.

[Warning! Warning! A high energy being is approaching! Position: In the air!] The A.I. Chip's warning sounded.

Leylin hurriedly looked down and crouched.

"Kak!" A piercing sound rang.

A black raven with red eyes swooped down and passed by Leylin's position, its sharp claws headed towards the face of a female acolyte.

Boom!

A ball of greenish liquid struck at the raven directly, and the raven cawed as it fell onto the floor. A white smoke arose, giving off a corroding effect.

The female acolyte remained rooted to the ground and suddenly cried loudly.

Only seconds later, the raven on the floor disappeared without a corpse and there was only a huge impression left in the corroded earth.

"It seems like these red-eyed ravens increased in numbers yet again. I think I will need to distribute more missions after we return, and let the acolytes cleanse this area!"

"What are you all looking at? Let's go!"

Dorotte's voice sounded at the front and the crying female acolyte rubbed her eyes and gritted her teeth as she walked forward.

Leylin was startled, and hurriedly followed.

After another hour of journeying, the group arrived in the centre of the Abyssal Bone Forest.

"This is……" Leylin saw a spacious area in front of him.

And what was projected before their eyes was a large graveyard.

In the hearths of the Abyssal Bone Forest, a large graveyard sat there unknowingly.

This graveyard was extremely huge and was marbled in black and white, seeming luxurious.

Only, it seemed to have been forsaken for some time. Many of the graves had weeds growing on them, and some even had vines. Occasionally, the ravens caw on top of them, giving off a terrifying vibe.

"Welcome to your home of shadow and death – Abyssal Bone Forest!" Dorotte snickered, but no matter how Leylin saw it, Dorotte seemed to be taking joy in their unfortunate plight.

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Selection Of Mentors

"The Abyssal Bone Forest Academy has a satirical sense of humour, huh; they actually have their academy under a graveyard!"

Leylin shook his head, but he felt rather comfortable, the pores on his body were all open and absorbed the air of the surroundings here.

"A.I. Chip! What is the situation now?"

[Beep! Task Establishing! Acquiring sample of the environment, analysis in progress!] [There is a significant increase in a type of energy particle here which faintly resonates with the Host's consciousness. They are conjectured to be Shadow and Dark energy particles!] The A.I. Chip's voice travelled over.

"No wonder! There is an increase in the energy particles here, which obviously benefits Shadow and Dark element Magi. It is like the novels from my previous world, where one must occupy an area that is filled with spirit energy when they practice the cultivation techniques of immortals!"

Leylin gained a slight understanding of the academy's choices.

"Password!"

At this moment, Dorotte had already brought the group to the centermost area in the graveyard, where there was a huge grave. Black marble stones were piled up one by one, making it resemble a huge black castle.

Beside the marbled door, there were two stone statues.

On the left, there was a two-headed dog with spikes growing on its body.

On the right, there was an earthworm with a pair of wings and razor sharp fangs protruding out, exuding a cruel aura.

These two statues were lifelike. They had black jewels for eyes and looked as if they were alive.

When Dorotte walked in front of the statues, the earthworm on the left side spoke in a parched voice. With each opening and closing of the mouth, dust from the stone continuously fell down onto the floor.

"Enough! Jumal, don't you recognise me?"

Dorotte had a look of annoyance on his face.

Right after Dorotte spoke; the earthworm and huge dog both guffawed. Their voices brought about a huge wind, which flipped the robes of the acolytes behind.

"Dorotte! Although we are pretty familiar with each other, rules are rules!"

Both of the statues seemed to have come alive. The huge dog licked its paws, and let out a female voice.

"Or, would you like to play with us?" The earthworm lifted its claw and made a human-like gesture, beckoning with the claw, "Then come! I feel itchy all over my body!"

"Alright! Alright! Let me think!" Dorotte rolled his eyes.

"Oh! Damnit! I should really take the head of the pig who set up this defensive spell formation and shove it up their ass!"

Dorotte suddenly bellowed.

"Hurry and say it! What is the password?" The huge dog roared and there were sparks coming out from its mouth.

"The secret password is – I hate smelly bones!" Dorotte spoke softly.

Leylin's mouth twisted, and only by using a strong willpower did he manage to suppress his laughter. Although Dorotte wore a skull, Leylin was extremely certain that he was currently sulking.

"Haha! The password is correct!" The earthworm and huge dog laughed loudly and let them pass.

"I bet the overseer keeping watch with the crystal ball is laughing to death right now!" The huge dog snickered, then returned to his original stone platform and changed into its former statue state.

"Puchi!" An acolyte finally found it hard to bear and let out a noise.

"Hng!" Green flames suddenly ignited within Dorotte's sockets, "It seems like we must educate the new acolytes on how to respect their professors!"

*Pa!* Dorotte snapped his fingers.

"Ah! What is this, don't come over here, don't come over!" The acolyte who laughed out loud earlier retreated several steps and fell onto the floor, wailing loudly.

"Rousey! What is it!" An acolyte beside him walked forward.

"No……Don't come over!" Rousey screamed, and his face gradually twisted.

Seeing this scene, the nearby acolytes all felt a chill down their spines.

"Magi are equal among themselves, so they can afford to play jokes on each other. However, acolytes must always maintain their humility!"

Suddenly, Leylin understood the code of conduct in the Magi world. Only with equal strength, one will have the status to speak to another.

Jayden and Kaliweir also seemed to be deep in thought.

"Carry him up and let us go in!" Dorotte pointed at Rousey, who was still screaming.

Both of his servants walked over and carried Rousey, one on each side.

"Both of them are at least Grand Knights!" Seeing how the two servants subdued Rousey so easily, Leylin's eyes flashed.

After opening to door to the grave, they all appeared in front of a stone staircase that spiralled downwards.

The flight of stairs was spiralled and descended all the way into the depths of the darkness until they could not be seen anymore.

Dorotte used his staff and knocked on the floor. *Dong Dong!*

Blue flames started to light up one by one, illuminating the ground within.

"Apart from the colour, it's similar to an ancient castle from the medieval times!" Leylin exclaimed, and tread down the stairs of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy.

Leylin did not know how long exactly he walked for under the illumination of the blue flames, but it was definitely over 20 minutes.

"So huge! The area of this underground building is so much larger than the area of the graveyard on top, and it is not even by several times. It almost resembles an underground kingdom already."

Leylin calculated in silence.

"Our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy was constructed in the Gregorian Year 324, and it has been almost one thousand years since then…… As for our academy founder, it is Merlin Falek Driwilc……"

Dorotte led at the forefront, and occasionally gave them a few sentences of explanation.

"The door which you all had entered from earlier is the main door! And besides that, there are still many exits inside the academy. As long as you have become a proper Magus, you can apply and chose an uninhabited, empty grave for your own personal passage!"

Dorotte explained.

But Leylin's lip never stopped twitching, "The purpose for us to advance as a Magus is so we can obtain a grave? How delightful!"

However, ever since the unlucky guy was used as an example earlier, Leylin only dared to rant in his heart and didn't say it aloud.

Our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is divided into several large areas: the dormitories, classrooms, laboratories, gardening areas, trading post, mission area and such. As for their exact locations, someone will bring you for an induction later. For now, all of you must follow me to register at the administration area, and then we'll commence the selection of your professors!"

Dorotte came to the front of a slightly larger room, and pointed at the words on the steel door, "This is the administration area, however, I believe none of you will be willing to come here again in the future!"

Seeing the symbols on the door which seemed like both words and patterns at times, Leylin finally acknowledged that none of the characters were anything like what the brat1 had encountered in the past.

"Oh! I've forgotten that you guys don't know the ancient Byron language!" Dorotte tapped his head, "No worries! This is one of the basics of incantation, you guys will learn it in the future!"

"Dorotte, huh? Enter!" An aged voice sounded from within, and the steel doors moved automatically. A steel hand opened the bolts on the door and even beckoned them in.

Leylin followed Dorotte inside and realised that this room was extremely large. An old man with white beard and red eyebrows was seated at the wide, black office desk. He was scribbling something with a feather pen, and beside him was a stack of parchment.

Behind him, there were countless bookshelves of over ten metres tall, and parchment and even crystal balls were disorderly arranged on them. It looked just like a library.

"You're late!" The old man put down the quill pen in his hand, and his wrinkled face smiled gently.

"We met with some trouble along the way, a wandering giant storm sprite, so the dirigible was a little damaged, and hence the delay in time!" Dorotte explained.

The old man said, "That's really unfortunate!"

And then he looked at the acolytes at the back and his bright eyes shone brilliantly. He scanned through the acolytes, before finally landing on Jayden.

"It seems like you are well rewarded this trip!"

"Of course!" Dorotte pointed, "Jayden, come over here!"

Pulling Jayden to his side, "I have made a contract with him already! He is now my personal apprentice! Hurry! Settle the procedures for him!"

Dorotte took a stack of forms from a heavy black pouch and handed it over to the old man.

"Mn! Fifth-grade acolyte, not too bad!" The old man took out an object resembling a pair of glasses with gold threads around its rim and hung it on his nose.

"Definitely! Melda, that scum, he actually pushed such a troublesome thing to me, haha! Now I want to see him angry!" Dorotte gloated loudly.

"So then! Jayden! Are you willing to become the personal apprentice of Dorotte?" The old man asked.

"I accept!" Jayden looked at Dorotte and agreed in a low voice.

"Good!" The old man took a sheet of parchment and wrote something on it, then handed Jayden a black sack too, "This is yours, hold it well!"

"Are the procedures done? I have taught him those meditation techniques, and right now I have to rush back to my experiments! It was difficult enough to find some inspiration along the way, but I did not have any ingredients on hand, do you know how much I was suffering?"

Dorotte let out a shrill voice and pulled Jayden along, leaving the room quickly.

"Alright! Mister Dorotte's task is completed. What's next are the things that you guys should be mindful of!" The old man knocked on the desk and drew the attention of the acolytes back to him, and then said in a satisfied manner.

"Since all of you have already handed in the fees and achieved the criteria for the contract, you are all acolytes of our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy now. Right now, all of you will begin with the selection of your professors!"

"There are two methods to choose a professor. The first is to chose by placing your name inside the crystal ball and my treasure will pick a professor for you! This method is absolutely free of charge."

"Excuse me? What is your treasure?" An acolyte asked cowardly.

"Oh?" The old man laughed, and suddenly a black python appeared on the table, "This is my magical pet! Spotty! It does not recognise any of you, so I think it's the fairest for it to choose! Any other questions?"

"No……No more!" Seeing the large python, the acolyte quickly retreated backwards.

"There is also another method, which is for the acolytes to choose their own professors. Here with me is a list containing short introductions of various professors and their requirements, all for your choosing. Of course, if you choose this method, you will need a magic crystal as payment!"

"It doesn't matter which method you chose, but once you have decided on your professor, you can never change again!"

The old man said, "Next up, I will call your names, and you will come forward and tell me your choice!"

1. The brat refers to the previous host of Leylin's body.

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After the old man finished speaking, the acolytes were a little flustered.

"What now? How should we choose?" Beirut asked worriedly.

"Paying is definitely better than not paying! This is common sense!"

"You should still have excess magic crystals, don't you?" Leylin asked puzzledly.

"But…… I only have 1 magic crystal left; my family sacrificed one thousand troops to get merely 2 magic crystals!"

Beirut was a little reluctant. Leylin was startled too, as he could not help but feel his pockets.

"The value of magic crystals is higher than I expected. When I extorted some from Ourin earlier, I really lucked out!"

"That's not right, the Chernobyl Islands is also known to Magi as the Barren Islands. magic crystals are already scarce, so the value of magic crystals being much higher here may be due to that!"

"A matter like this can only be decided by yourself!" Leylin said to Beirut.

"Alright! First up, Raynor!" The old man said.

"Which are you choosing?"

"I……I don't have any magic crystals left, can I first buy on credit? I am a fourth-grade acolyte!" Raynor blushed.

"Not a bad aptitude! A pity, however, rules are rules!" The old man shook his head.

As he pointed at a crystal ball on the table, Raynor's name appeared within, along with many other unfamiliar names, flickering as they appeared.

When the black python Spotty spat out a letter and dabbed on the crystal ball, the words finally stopped flickering, "Raynor! Your mentor is Gafrin!"

"Take this! A set of acolyte robes and an identity badge! A crystal ball which contains an elementary meditation technique! And your room number and keys are there too!"

The old man threw the black sack containing the items to Raynor and then snapped his fingers. *Bang!* A black ball suddenly appeared in the room and floated in midair.

"Follow this shadow slave, it will bring you to where your mentor is!"

The old man made a gesture to send him off, and Raynor helplessly followed the black ball out.

"Next! Rousey!"

The one, who laughed at Dorotte earlier, Rousey, was called. Although his complexion had recovered a little, there was still cold sweat on his face.

"Oh! What do I see? A nightmare hex! What a pitiful fellow! You're going to suffer for the next month!"

"Could……Could you remove this hex?" Rousey's voice quivered.

"Definitely! One hundred magic crystals! No credit allowed!" The old man agreed crisply!

Rousey shook his head and took a magic crystal from his robes, "I want to choose my own mentor!"

"En!" The old man accepted the magic crystal, and handed a compendium, which looked like a dictionary, to Rousey, "The mentors who are willing to accept apprentices are all there, take your time and pick!"

"Bang!" An hourglass appeared on the table, the sand falling slowly.

"I forgot to mention earlier, a magic crystal only allows for one turn of the hourglass. If you exceed it, you have to pay another magic crystal!" The old man grinned.

Rousey swallowed his saliva, and looking at the sand grains falling non-stop, he flipped through the pages in a hurry.

"This hourglass seems as though it lasts only 5 minutes worth of time! It is not even enough to skim through!" Leylin's pupils shrank.

"Time's up!" In accordance with the voice, the compendium closed automatically and made a loud snapping sound.

"How is it? Have you chosen? Or do you wish to have another look?" The old man asked.

"I have decided! I choose Mentor Vivian!" Rousey sucked in a deep breath.

"Take your belongings and follow the slave!" The old man threw a black sack, identical to the one from before, to Rousey and summoned another shadow slave.

Rousey bowed humbly and followed the floating slave out the large doors.

"Next up, Kaliweir!'

The old man continued calling, and Leylin scrutinised the acolytes who went up. Kaliweir seemed well off, as he paid 3 magic crystals and looked through the compendium before making a choice.

"As for Beirut, he did not pay the 1 magic crystal in the end. His mentor was chosen randomly, and he did not know if the results were good or bad.

"Next! Leylin!" The old man called Leylin's name.

Leylin inhaled deeply and walked to the front.

"I'll choose on my own!" Leylin handed a magic crystal to the old man.

"You know the rules!" The old man snapped, the hourglass flipped over, and time started elapsing.

The compendium was rather heavy, and the material seemed to be of high quality.

Leylin hurriedly flipped through the pages, and continuously skimmed through the information on the parchment.

"It is the language of the Chernobyl Islands. It seems like it has been specially prepared for us acolytes of this area."

"A.I Chip! Record and extract the information!"

"Mentor Lester, Department of Souls, specialises in transformation, neurology, and composition of radiation."

Able to provide information on 3 topics free of charge.

Requirements: The acolyte must assist in an experiment every month, and cannot be declined for any reason!"

"Mentor Dorotte, Department of Shadow, specialises in anatomy, conversion of energy, and necromancy."

Requirements: acolytes must pay 1 magic crystal per month, and at the same time, cooperate with experiments!"

"Mentor Kroft, Department of Potioneering, specialises in medicine, herbalism, and neutralisation of energy."

Able to provide information on 1 topic free of charge.

Requirements: acolytes must always help with the cleaning of the experimental lab, preparation and handling of various herbs, and at the same time, assist the Magus in carrying out herbal concoctions (on the basis that they cause no harm to the acolytes!)"

"Mentor Estelle, Department of Curses, specialises in curses, dissecting of human anatomy, and soul studies."

Able to provide information on 5 topics free of charge. The category is chosen by the acolytes, and can guide acolytes in their studies at any given time!

Requirements: Cooperate with one experiment! Only one!"

The pages flipped, and let out a rustling noise. By the time the last grain of sand fell, Leylin had managed to flip to the last page.

"Your memory isn't bad, which is useful for your studies in the future! How is it? Who will you choose?" The old man smiled and asked.

Leylin closed his eyes, "A.I Chip! How is the collation of data?"

[Beep! Data is in order, information on 53 mentors collated. In process of discarding the enticing conditions!]

Leylin's complexion turned bitter, "The information in the brackets for Mentor Kroft earlier made me rather mindful. It seems like the experiments of Magi are dangerous, and can actually jeopardise the safety of the acolytes!"

"Kroft is only doing experiments on herbal concoctions, but what of the others, like the shadow and necromancy experiments?"

"No wonder the requirements given are so easy to meet, not needing to give payment for information. It was, in fact, so they could lure students who would cooperate for experimental testing! Although they might not have any adverse effects, it's all over once they do!"

"A.I Chip! Carry out the filtering process, with the conditions: To match with my current circumstances."

[Beep!] The blue light flashed, and the light blue screen in front of Leylin flickered. More than half of the mentors' information was omitted, leaving only a miserable few choices, including Dorotte's.

"Mentor Dorotte, Department of Shadow, specialises in anatomy, conversion of energy, and necromancy."

Requirements: acolytes must give one 1 magic crystal each month, and at the same time, cooperate with experiments!"

"Mentor Kroft, Department of Potioneering, specialises in medicine, herbalism, and neutralisation of energy."

Able to provide information on 1 topic free of charge.

Requirements: acolytes must always help with the cleaning of the experimental lab, preparation and handling of various herbs, and at the same time, assist the Magus in carrying out herbal concoctions (on the basis that they cause no harm to the acolytes!)"

"It seems like Dorotte's temper isn't too bad amongst the mentors. If not, he wouldn't have gone to fetch the new batch of acolytes."

Leylin thought inwardly, "A pity that my magic crystals are not enough, and he has Jayden already. I'm afraid there will not be much attention given to me!"

"Also the Shadow Department mentors all require acolytes to cooperate with their experiments and cannot ensure the safety of acolytes. This is such a fraud!"

Leylin helpless omitted the mentors of the Shadow Department.

"What's left is only this Alchemy mentor! With the extreme and unique advantages that I have with my A.I Chip, I can definitely make use of alchemy to earn money and buy knowledge related to the Dark element!"

To others, Leylin had merely closed his eyes and made his choice right after opening them.

"I choose Mentor Kroft!"

"Alchemy?" The old man was a little surprised, "You wish to become an alchemist? The effort and resources invested are extremely horrifying! Do you want to change? I think Dorotte suits you well!"

"Thank you, sir!" Leylin earnestly bowed, "I have a hobby for alchemy, and have also acquired some knowledge in this field beforehand."

"The mortal world's perception of alchemy is totally different from that of the world of Magi!" The old man shook his head. Then, seeing Leylin's resolute gaze, he couldn't help but exclaim,

"Since you have already decided, so be it!" After speaking, the old man took a quill pen and scribbled on the parchment paper.

"Here are your belongings, follow the shadow slave to where Kroft is!"

The old man handed a sack over to Leylin.

Leylin bowed deeply and even nodded to the remaining acolytes, before leaving through the large door.

The black coloured ball floated in front and occasionally spun in a circle. Its speed was not too fast, and with Leylin's body of a peak Preparatory Knight, he easily followed along.

From time to time, there were acolytes passing, but they did not look at Leylin in astonishment.

Leylin followed the shadow slave and passed through several corridors, two large halls, and a garden. It then stopped in front of an area designed for experiment labs.

The shadow slave turned translucent, and immediately passed through the door, leaving Leylin outside.

Leylin was speechless, yet he did not dare knock on the door. Therefore, he just waited outside patiently.

After a moment, there came a middle-aged man's voice.

"Leylin, huh? Enter!"

"Yes!" Leylin pushed opened the doors of the experimental lab.

A sweet and spicy aroma filled the laboratory room, mingling with the odour of poisonous fumes and liquids, which made Leylin furrow his brows.

A huge table took up the space of almost half the lab, and placed on it were various test tubes, flasks and beakers, as well as some other apparatus that Leylin could not identify. This made Leylin recall his previous life.

In front of the laboratory table, there stood a white-haired, middle-aged man who wore white robes. His collar was embroidered with golden patterns, and his eyes emitted a golden light, like two golden gems.

"I'm Kroft, and I've heard the details from the shadow slave. So then, Leylin, are you willing to become my apprentice?" The middle-aged man put down the test tube in his hands and said solemnly.

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Meditation Technique

"I am willing!" Leylin hurriedly answered.

"That's good! Since these are the arrangements made by the school, I'll accept you as my disciple!" The middle-aged man stroked his beard.

"Although the environment here is quite ordinary, it's enough to let you undergo the initiation!" Kroft swept his eyes over the examination room. "At least it's very quiet here and we won't be disturbed!"

"What initiation?" Leylin had some doubts.

"The initiation of a Magus!" Kroft replied.

"Now tell me, Leylin, what is a Magus to you?"

"A mysterious person with the ability to call forth thunder and storms, manipulate flames and other forces of nature!" Leylin said the definition he knew of in Chernobyl Islands.

"En! However, it's a little off!" Kroft commented.

"A Magus is actually the title we give to people with power in ancient times. These Magi all learn the principles and how to control and manipulate the energy within. They are never ending in their pursuit of knowledge and truth!"

Kroft explained the definition of Magi to Leylin.

"So it is to say, the title of Magus is actually not limited to only humans!" Leylin had a better understanding now.

"Indeed! Other kinds of demi-humans, and even other intelligent beings have Magi existing among their kind, for example, a Magus of the sea tribes, or even a Dragon Magus!"

Kroft said, "Alright! Now let us begin the rites! Don't be afraid, it's very simple!"

*Clap!* The floor around Kroft softened, and transformed into a spell formation of sorts, and a strange energy came spreading from within.

The surroundings turned dark, with only the flame lit in the centre of the formation.

"Right now, give your hand to me!" Leylin stretched his hand out and a larger palm firmly clasped it.

"Abiding by the rites of ancient times, I will now guide you, Leylin Farlier, onto the path of a Magus!"

"Recite after me!"

"I swear! I will forever be in pursuit of the truth!" Kroft used an unfamiliar language, but Leylin understood it completely, and his mouth could not help but produce the same sounds.

"I swear! I will forever be in pursuit of the truth!" As it was a voice of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old youth, there was still a little immaturity in the voice.

"Without the permission of my mentor, I swear that I will not reveal any of the information my mentor passes on to me……"

Kroft continued to recite and Leylin followed suit, the two voices very soon eerily turned into one.

In the hearts of the formation, the flame suddenly grew brighter and blazed strongly….

"Congratulations on formally becoming an acolyte!"

After the rites, Kroft congratulated Leylin.

Leylin looked down at both of his hands. After the mysterious rites, it seemed like he saw the world in a different light, yet at the same time, he couldn't pinpoint the difference.

[An anomaly has been discovered in the brainwaves of the Host!] The A.I. Chip's voice sounded.

"It seems like there is a change in spiritual force, but I don't have any further information regarding this field, so I can only supplement it in the future!" Leylin said helplessly.

"The meditation technique in the crystal ball has already been given to you, right? Take a look at it when you go back, you can already absorb the information in it now!"

"Tomorrow, come here at six in the morning!"

"You can leave now, but remember! Don't wander around!" Kroft warned.

"I'll do as you bid! Mentor!" Leylin bowed, and then walked out of the experimental lab.

"Luckily I passed them earlier; otherwise, I wouldn't even know where the dormitories are located!" When he was following the shadow slave earlier, Leylin had already let the A.I. Chip start mapping the area. Now, there was a small part that was completed, and he knew the places that he had walked past before.

The areas with Magi are rather dangerous, and Leylin did not wish to suffer from any collateral damage from them.

After reaching the dorms, Leylin took the key out from the sack issued by the old man.

It was a heavy, black copper key, and it was labelled '783'. Right now, it was rather cold and vacant in the dorms. Leylin walked through the empty corridors, and his hair stood on end as he listened to the echo of his footsteps.

Following the room numbers, he found his room, "It's here!"

Leylin placed the key into the keyhole, and the heavy metal produced a click.

As the large door opened, the dark room automatically produced a flame, "They actually use the principles of Magi to invent a similar sound activation system?"

Leylin placed his belongings down and inspected the place in which he was going to live for some years.

The dormitory was a little small and was divided into three partitions, a bedroom, living room and washroom. They were actually self-contained living quarters, and there was even a new blanket placed on the bed, it looked prim and proper.

"The environment isn't bad!" Leylin sat on the bed and took out the things that were given by the academy.

"A set of acolyte robes. The A.I. Chip has detected that there are several spells cast on it, and the defense is even comparable to some of the leather armour around great stuff!" Leylin efficiently changed into the robes and pinned the acolyte badge to his chest.

This look was exactly the same as the grey-robed acolytes he had seen earlier today.

What Leylin did next was to pack his things, and do a cleaning of the room.

When he went out, the doors of the dorm beside him opened, and a brown haired acolyte walked out, "Hello! Are you a new acolyte? I am Bill!"

"Hello! I am Leylin, and I have just arrived today!" Leylin answered, and he just happened to have some questions, "Excuse me, how do I get to the dining hall?"

Hearing Leylin's voice, Bill's expression appeared as if he had expected it, "Right now it's pretty late, and I'm about to go there too. Let's go together?"

"I couldn't ask for more!" Leylin smiled gently, and closed his door.

"The dining hall is on level 3, underground, and everything there is free. Of course, you can fork out money and let them make a dish that you want to eat!"

Bill led the way as he explained.

"I am from the Poolfield Kingdom, and you?"

"Chernobyl Islands!"

"Heavens! So far! You have definitely suffered along the way, huh?" Bill was obviously a chatterbox, and Leylin managed to probe some information out from him.

Bill was the same as him, a new acolyte, and only arrived five days earlier than Leylin did. As for the whole of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, the professors numbered close to a hundred, while the acolytes numbered over a thousand.

"Oh right! Who is your mentor?" Bill asked.

"Kroft, an alchemy professor!" Leylin replied.

"Alchemy? You're good!" Bill was seemingly startled.

"Is it difficult to learn alchemy?" Leylin was a little worried now.

"Not only is it difficult, the study of alchemy requires a huge amount of resources and ingredients. People who don't come from a good family background will rarely choose this! However, alchemists tend to make a lot of money after they have been certified!" Bill gave Leylin a regretful look.

"You must have been randomly assigned a mentor during the selection, and then duped by that python Spotty!"

"Oh really?" Leylin rubbed his nose.

"Alright! We're here at the dining hall now, take whatever you want to eat!"

The dining hall was extremely extravagant, and the food was more delicious than what he had on the dirigible. Everyone who sat here was also an acolyte, and there were no signs of a Magus.

After dinner, Leylin bid farewell to Bill and then returned to his room. He sat on his bed, with the crystal ball clasped in his hands.

"I can finally start practising as a Magus!"

Leylin stroked the crystal ball, his eyes gradually turned hazy, and his nostrils flared.

[A data interface has been discovered, start transmitting or not?] The A.I. Chip's voice sounded.

"Begin!" At Leylin's command, an acute pain entered his brain, as if someone filled it with lead.

"This is…… " Leylin grabbed his head, and discovered that many images and words appeared in his brain along with the pain, and the first line was: "Elementary Meditation Technique!"

This information appeared out of nowhere and was firmly imprinted in Leylin's mind.

After some time, Leylin finally recovered from the pain, but he was still feeling groggy.

"A.I. Chip, defragment the data for the elementary meditation technique!"

[Beep! Task established, beginning defragmentation!]

A blue interface started to flicker in front of Leylin's eyes.

[Beep! The data has been defragmented. 21.3% of miscellaneous information has been removed, begin to transmit?"

"Transmit!" Leylin ordered.

With the continuous transmission from the A.I. Chip, Leylin began to gain an understanding of the elementary meditation technique for acolytes.

Elementary meditation techniques are, as their name implies, special meditation techniques given to acolytes, and are the most basic of techniques. After many years of modification, they have already reached a nearly perfect stage, and the content of the elementary meditation techniques from the various academies did not differ by much.

To be specific, they are similar to the visualisation techniques from his previous world. An acolyte draws mind runes inside their mind to increase their spiritual force, and as they draw more mind runes, their spiritual force grows stronger.

Every Magi liked to record all the precise details and processes down.

In regards to acolytes, they have divided the practice into three levels: level 1 acolyte, level 2 acolyte, and level 3 acolyte.

As for the division between levels, it is seen through the progression of the elementary meditation technique.

When one has the ability to meditate with 8 runes, they have passed the criteria for a level 1 acolyte. Being able to meditate with 24 runes is the sign of a level 2 acolyte. As for level 3 acolytes, there seemed to be other conditions needed.

As for the meditation progress, it is closely related to a Magus' aptitude.

"In regards to meditation practice, the superiority of a fifth-grade acolyte is extremely obvious; they can become a level 1 acolyte in only five to six days. No wonder Jayden, who was a regular human before boarding the dirigible, was able to use a magic artifact in just half a month's time."

As for a fourth-grade acolyte, the time needed to become a level 1 acolyte is approximately fifteen to twenty days. Third-grade acolytes will need a month's time; second-grade acolytes will need half a year, and first-grade acolytes will need several years!"

"This difficulty in progressing will only increase when ascending to level 2 acolyte and level 3 acolyte, hence is it understandable for professors to favour acolytes with high aptitudes. After all, maybe one can receive the remuneration of a proper Magus in a dozen years, with just a little more effort put in now!"

[An independent file has been created for the meditation technique data, analyse or not?] The A.I. Chip prompted with a window.

"Begin analysing!"

[In the process of analysing! Progress: 0.11%] The A.I. Chip showed the current state.

"This crystal ball seems to input the information directly into the acolytes' brains, but the method is a little too crude and it does not care if you remember it completely or not. But the A.I. Chip is able to defragment and store it directly in the memory bank, and is even able to aid by analysing the process!"

Leylin indifferently compared the differences between the two.

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"Tick Tock! Tick Tock!"

The hands of the bronze clock in the room swivelled around once more, as another hour passed.

[The first mind rune has been analysed, start transmitting or not?] The A.I. Chip prompted.

"Has it finally been analysed? Begin transmission!"

In this period of time, Leylin had also been studying the blueprints of the meditation technique, but it was to no avail.

The mind rune appeared as a 3D image and the patterns inside were extremely complicated, with no room for errors.

To display this image in book form, not only would the author need to have outstanding training in the fine arts, but the reader's comprehension skills would also be put to the test.

Leylin estimated that regular acolytes would need to spend a good number of days to even begin to understand a single mind rune, before starting to construct them in their brains. However, with the A.I. Chip, it was done in a matter of hours.

"This pace may very well be comparable to a fourth or fifth-grade acolyte!" Leylin estimated.

After the A.I. Chip's transmission, Leylin had already completely comprehended the structure of the first mind rune. It was in the shape of an 'A', without the horizontal line in the middle, and was filled with patterns and helixes, making one dizzy the more they looked at it.

"To begin the meditation, I must first have peace of mind and imagine a serene lake……"

Leylin slowly closed his eyes.

In the dimly lit room, the youth sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, as if he was in a slumber.

After an unknown period of time, there were a few spots of lights flickering in the youth's surroundings. They entered the body of the youth, and very soon they disappeared.

Leylin's eyelids fluttered, and he opened his eyes.

"So tiring! It seems like the meditation technique and a Knight's breathing technique is the same, there is a time limit! A.I. Chip! Check my body's status!"

[Beep! Scanning the Host's body!] [The Host's brain cells have been stimulated, and all of the cells in the body have increased in activity as a whole!] [Beep! The Host's vitality has increased by 0.05!] [Oh…… Meditation techniques, there's no doubt that they are cultivation techniques for Magi. I can feel that the key purpose of this meditation technique is to increase the spiritual force, and the increase in vitality is only an added benefit."

"The spiritual force affects my stats! After practicing the meditation technique, my vitality has actually started to exceed my previous limit!" Leylin's expression was complex, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart.

"According to the introduction in the data, sleeping right after meditation will provide the most optimal effects!"

Leylin stripped his outer robes, laid on the bed, and then entered into a deep sleep.

[Beep Beep! The alarm is ringing!] The A.I. Chip's voice rang and brought Leylin out from his sleep.

"It is already the time that I set my alarm for, time really passes quickly!" Leylin stretched lazily and saw that the clock showed the time as 5:30.

"I'd better hurry up and tidy up! I still need to see mentor Kroft!" Leylin washed up quickly, went to the dining hall and gobbled down a bread for his breakfast, and then rushed to the experiment lab from yesterday.

"Good morning Sir!" Leylin greeted.

He noticed a female acolyte beside the white haired Kroft. She had fine curves and looked beautiful, and seemed to be another apprentice of the professor.

"Hm? You attempted the meditation technique?" Kroft furrowed his brows, "How did it feel?"

"My head ached, and I felt a little dizzy!"

"This is a common aftereffect of the transmission from the memory crystal ball; you just need to get more rest during this period!" Kroft said.

"Come, let me introduce you! This is Bicky, my other apprentice. This is Leylin, the new acolyte from yesterday!"

"Hi!" Bicky bowed, giving a virtuous greeting.

"Hello!" Leylin placed his right arm on his chest and displayed the elegance of a noble.

"Bicky is your senior, besides her, you also have another senior called Merlin. His Potioneering skills are excellent!" Kroft said to Leylin.

"Merlin has been called a once-in-a-century genius of Potioneering, and is regarded as the most likely successor of our mentor!" Bicky added.

"Haha! Indeed! Merlin has shown outstanding talent in Potioneering! If there is anything you don't understand, you may seek his help!" Once he mentioned Merlin, Kroft's face revealed a smile, and he seemed extremely satisfied with that student of his.

"So Leylin, are you familiar with my rules?"

"I have seen them when going through the professor requirements during the selection of mentors!" Leylin nodded.

"Okay! From now on, you have to come here every day and help with the cleaning up, but you may go listen to the free lessons during breaks! As for the benefit of being under me, which is receiving information on a topic, you can choose and ask me after learning the basics!"

Kroft said.

"Thank you, Sir!" Leylin hurriedly bowed. Right now, he had no inkling whatsoever about the Magus world, so even if Kroft wanted him to choose, he would not know which was best. It was only right to choose at a later time when he could reap the most benefits.

"Right now, I will give both of you half a day's break. Let Bicky accompany and show you around the academy. Bicky, tell him about the few restrictions!"

"Yes!" Leylin and Bicky nodded their heads and left the laboratory.

"This is the residence of the professors, acolytes usually aren't allowed to enter……This is the trading post, where acolytes can make transactions with others. And here, we have the mission area. The different missions and levels will be written on this stone wall. acolytes can complete these missions and obtain contribution points and magic crystals!"

Bicky's voice was extremely pleasing to the ears, and she was beautiful too. Her personality was also lively. Leylin's mood improved a lot by spending time with her.

The two of them strolled through the academy. It was mostly Bicky leading Leylin around, as she spoke of a few places and restrictions along the way.

Unknowingly, the two of them walked into a garden.

"Fayle, well done!" "Good, once more!"

The sound of voices caught Leylin's attention. In the middle of the garden, a group of acolytes were standing around a large, sturdily-built youth and chatting continuously.

In the centre of the crowd was a youth with a bright silver hair, with dark green eyes, and he seemed to have some sort of strange charisma.

"That is senior Fayle. He's a genius; he became a level 2 acolyte just half a year after entering the academy!" Bicky's eyes were widened, and her face shone radiantly as she muttered.

"This expression? It seems like Bicky has a good impression of this Fayle!" Leylin rubbed his nose.

"Bicky! Bicky!"

"Ah……What is it?" Only after Leylin called out to her several times did Bicky avert her gaze. At this moment, her face was a little flushed.

"Oh! I wanted to ask, why are there so many plants here underground!"

Leylin sniffed a red flower; the flower had a strong fragrance.

"There are huge patches of sunlight moss on the roof of the gardens, and these mosses can emit a light similar to sunrays, hence plants can also grow underground in here."

Bicky explained.

"Oh!" Leylin nodded his head and wondered if he should come here more often in the future to bask in the sunlight since being exposed to more sunlight was not bad for a person after all.

Seeing Bicky's reluctance to leave, Leylin purposely pretended to have a strong interest in the garden, until Fayle and the others left.

Only, Bicky would only glance at Fayle secretly, although she did not muster any courage to walk up to greet him even after such a long while. This made Leylin roll his eyes, as Bicky's attitude towards romance can be considered rare in this academy.

"The academic area will often post the following day's class schedule, and there are many free and public lessons to choose from. As a newbie, you cannot afford to miss these!"

After leaving the garden, Bicky brought Leylin to the academic area, and pointed to a large wooden board. In front of it were many other acolytes who were taking down notes.

"Free public lessons? That means there are lessons which one must pay for?" Leylin asked.

"That's right! There are lessons which have fees, and many advanced topics charge 1 magic crystal for 10 lessons. Although they are much better than public lessons, they are still somewhat inferior to the knowledge given by our own mentors!"

Bicky smiled a little bitterly, "I'm afraid the only advantage is them being less expensive!"

Leylin nodded. On one side, there was a professor teaching dozens of students, while the other was an individual lesson, the advantages between the two are definitely different.

However, he had the A.I. Chip, so his learning capability was outstanding. He was confident that he would do well even in a large class.

"With this method, I can definitely save some magic crystals!" Leylin stroked his chin.

He only had two magic crystals left. Earlier, when he was in the mission area, he saw that the missions that awarded magic crystals generally had more troublesome tasks and required one to be a level 1 acolyte at least. Right now, Leylin did not meet the requirements.

"As for the cleaning tasks, they are all done by those spell slaves, and the rest are all snatched by others. There is simply no place for me!"

Leylin was a little frustrated. magic crystals were the currency among Magi and were also the most common way to obtain greater knowledge in the academy. Without magic crystals, his studies would be hindered.

"Hm…… I had better attend those public classes first and advance to a level 1 acolyte. After that, I'll consider taking up missions to earn some magic crystals!"

Leylin sighed.

"A.I. Chip, how is the mapping of the academy?"

[Beep! 66.7% has been mapped]

The A.I. Chip replied. In front of Leylin was a blue image, each layer of the buildings was displayed and divided into multiple parts, and it looked like a beehive.

Some areas even had names attached, with Bicky's explanation for them on the side.

The areas that could be entered freely were marked in green, while the dangerous areas were in yellow. As for the areas that even Bicky did not dare enter, the A.I. Chip indicated them in red, representing extreme danger.

For those red coloured danger zones, Leylin decided to walk around them. He even decided not to ask about them before becoming a level 3 acolyte.

"The mapping has been recorded!" Leylin nodded his head and said farewell to Bicky, "Bicky, thank you for accompanying me for a day, I remember most of the important areas of the academy now!"

"That's great!" Bicky played with the little white flower in her hands, "If there are any things that you don't understand, you can ask me!"

"Of course!" Leylin gave a small smile.

After bidding farewell to Bicky, Leylin ate his dinner and went back into his room. He began to practice the meditation technique.

A Magus's meditation is a continuous journey, only with daily devotion and perseverance, can one achieve enough spiritual force to become a being that can control mysterious powers.

"The A.I. Chip is only useful for analysing the meditation technique. As for the creation of the mind runes, it was completely dependent on my own spiritual force, and it also relied a little on my comprehension and aptitude. In these areas, the A.I. Chip was not much help!"

After meditating, Leylin felt his spiritual force increase by another tiny sliver, and then he entered into a deep slumber.

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Level 1 Acolyte

"A level 1 acolyte is actually someone with a stronger spiritual force than an average person's. At the same time, he is able to move energy particles and store them inside their body and is a newbie at conceptualising the creation of magic power. Only a level 2 acolyte will be able to access a magic spell's formula and cast the spell in its complete form.

But once their body creates magic power, their stats can be strengthened through constant radiation as their body resists the poisoning from the external radiation.

Leylin made his judgment on the levels separating the acolytes based on the data on the meditation technique.

"A.I. Chip! Retrieve all the data I have gathered today, and begin analysing!"

This is what Leylin had been doing all this time. He would do his best to collect data from other people without drawing their attention, and store the data in folders.

He created a folder with the data regarding spiritual force and how to transform them, a lesson which Leylin learnt yesterday. The information required was too much, and the process may be measured in years.

[Beep! Analysis completed. Result: The entire surroundings of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is contaminated with traces of radiation. The biggest sources of contamination are Magi, and a few experimental setups and materials. The Host is suggested to stay away from these sources, or to increase the resistance of the body!]

"As I expected! There are no regular human beings in the whole of this academy because of the environmental effects that the Magi and acolytes bring about. As for these effects, only a Magus can resist against it. A regular human would most likely have a lifespan of a few years in this environment!"

Leylin's face darkened, and conjured up the images of a few people, including Bicky and Kroft.

"According to the readings of the radiation emitted by them, a Magus is actually a moving source of radiation. Each one of them is like a minuscule nuclear reactor, or, could they have made use of the radiation to advance??"

Leylin furrowed his brows.

"No matter what, I must hurry up and become a level 1 acolyte. The longer I take, the greater the damage my body will receive.

Leylin was resolved.

In the next two weeks, Leylin would report to where Kroft was every day, assist in the cleaning of the experiment lab, and sort out a few insignificant experiment resources.

In this period, he had seen Kroft's genius apprentice Merlin, who was also his senior. Merlin was extremely tall and had a very taciturn personality. He constantly poured over his experiments. Besides Kroft, his interactions with Bicky and Leylin were minimal. This could be one factor attributing to his success in Potioneering.

In the remaining time, he spent them in the free public lessons.

The free lessons in Abyssal Bone Forest Academy were not many, and they only consisted of the history of Magi, the basics of the ancient Byron language, the principles of Magi spells, basic Potioneering, anatomy, and basic magic spell theory.

The professors of the public lessons always had dark expressions, and they hurriedly left right after the period ended. Not only did they not answer the acolytes' questions, it seemed like everyone owed them magic crystals.

"It was a public lesson, after all, being able to listen is already not too bad!" Leylin comforted himself. He had the A.I. Chip and could record the lessons completely. In the future, he could always take them out for reference when he revises. As for the other acolytes, they were in a worse state. If they did not understand, there was always a price to pay to obtain information from the professors or other acolytes. Leylin was even prepared to earn some magic crystals by giving away information from these public lessons.

"Today's topic was really difficult! The image of that Barren Lizard's anatomy was only shown for a few seconds. I did not even have time to look at it clearly!" Bill complained.

"There's no choice! The study of anatomy is a very broad topic, and the images are aplenty, classes will not end if they're not taught fast enough!" Leylin replied by his side. He was neighbours with Bill, and both of them were fresh acolytes, so they often attended classes together. Their friendship considered pretty well.

As for Kaliweir and the others, because they were designated to various mentors and lived rather far away, they barely maintained their relationships.

"Professor Marlene's anatomy classes are prerequisites for more advanced topics, so we have to learn it!" Bill was a little frustrated.

"Leylin, did you remember everything from earlier?"

"To memorise everything is impossible, but I have taken notes on most of the diagrams and the images depicting the vital body parts!" Leylin concealed his trump card.

"So awesome! Could you tutor me after classes? I will fork out one magic crystal!" Bill made up his mind,

"I want to major in Transfiguration, so I must excel in anatomy!"

"No problem!" Leylin smiled and nodded his head.

The information of the few paid lessons in the academy was not allowed to be traded in private. But as for the public lessons, there were no such restrictions.

Leylin had asked around, and it seemed that the higher level acolytes did not think much of these measly wages, while the lower level acolytes did not have much confidence to teach and failed to meet the requirements. Hence, this benefitted him greatly.

"However, you know that I have to undergo meditation at night, so let's schedule the lessons right after dinner. 1-hour lessons for a week. How is it?"

Leylin asked.

"No problem!" Bill answered. This amount of time was similar to that of the paid public lessons, but the tutoring was done one-on-one, so it was a fair price.

After dinner, Leylin went to Bill's room and tutored him on the topic of anatomy. After an hour, he returned to his dorm.

Playing with the magic crystal in his hand, Leylin nodded his head, "Bill knows how to conduct himself, and he has already paid the fees upfront!"

Placing the black crystallised object onto the bed, Leylin took out the black sack hanging from his waist and poured the contents out on the bed.

A total of four black magic crystals were dropped onto the bed, bouncing slightly.

"I am a new acolyte and have only studied for half a month. Apart from Bill and some others, no one believes in my abilities. I have only earned 2 magic crystals so far!"

"Ai! It's hard to earn money through tutoring, and it takes up a lot of time. Senior Merlin can brew a random potion and earn ten times faster than me by selling it!"

Potioneering Masters are rather rare amongst Magi, and a huge investment is needed to become one. However, after succeeding, one can make money at a terrifying pace.

"Almost there! I have a feeling that I will become a level 1 acolyte tonight!" After reaching level 1 acolyte, I will be able to move the energy particles in the air. Not only will I be able to resist the radiation from the academy's buildings, I will also be able to attempt to experiment with basic potion brewing!"

Leylin's eyes flashed with excitement, but very soon he recovered the magic crystals on the bed properly, exercising restraint. He then sat cross-legged on the bed and began the meditation for the day.

The air in the room quietened down, and only the faint sounds of Leylin's breathing could be heard.

Leylin's chest moved with an undulating pattern and his expression was serene, with only some restless movements beneath his eyelids.

After about an hour, several black spots of light radiated from Leylin's forehead, just like fireflies.

These light spots hovered around Leylin and finally entered his orifices. It looked a little eerie.

"Hu……"

After the black coloured spots of light entered Leylin's body, he felt his whole body shudder. The muscles on his face twitched, and large beads of sweat rolled down. Very soon, he returned back to having a peaceful state.

After some time, Leylin opened his eyes.

"I have finally advanced to a level 1 acolyte! This speed of half of a month is slightly inferior to a regular fourth-grade acolyte's."

"Originally, I could have advanced five days ago, but I stopped to stabilise my spiritual force. There were few difficulties in advancing this time, which may be attributed to that!"

The one reason for prolonging the date of advancement was to stable the spiritual force, and another was to keep a low profile.

A regular third-grade acolyte must take around a month's time to turn into a level 1 acolyte after receiving the meditation technique.

As for half a month's time, that was the measure of a fourth-grade acolyte. Leylin did not want to undergo any tests caused by suspicions of him having the wrong aptitude. If the A.I. Chip was discovered in the end, not only would it be lost, his life might also be in danger!

After all, the A.I. Chip now has undergone changes after transcending dimensions. It has already fused together with his soul and cannot be separated at all.

"According to the estimations of the A.I. Chip, a level 1 acolyte's spiritual force is roughly double that of an average adult. Moreover, spiritual force seems to have a life of its own, strongly attracting the energy particles in the air towards it!"

Leylin stretched his hands, and a layer of black coloured light wrapped around his arm, like a layer of cotton candy. It also felt a little cooling.

"I have the highest elemental affinity with the Dark element, and will choose to cultivate on the path of the Dark element. This was the plan that I set for myself since long ago. As for the energy particles of Fire and the other elements, I shall just keep a few of them to use it to my advantage in future!"

"Pa!!"

Leylin snapped his fingers several times, and a layer of faint blue light lit up on his body.

What followed next was a layer of steam, which made Leylin's clothes wet.

"This is similar to taking a shower!" Leylin smiled, and then a layer of red light shone.

As Leylin's body was enveloped by the red light, water vapour emitted from his body. Very soon the water was all evaporated, and the room seemed to be a little humid.

"After becoming an acolyte, I am able to use these energy particles for simple daily activities, this is really convenient!"

Leylin exclaimed again, and asked, "A.I. Chip, have you recorded the processes earlier?"

[Beep! Recording done, please provide a name!]

"Simple usage of Water element and Fire elemental energy particles!] [Beep! The renaming is done, storing in data bank]

With the help of the A.I. Chip, Leylin had one of the best comprehension abilities for the usage of energy particles amongst the level 1 acolyte.

Leylin smiled, but as he was about to stand, he suddenly felt giddy.

"I overspent my spiritual force earlier!" Leylin realised the reason and smiled bitterly, "The spiritual force of a level 1 acolyte is still too minuscule. To properly use the energy particles on a daily basis, I must only do it when I am a level 3 acolyte at least.

Leylin rubbed his temples, "I already meditated earlier, so now I can only sleep to replenish my spiritual force!'

He hurriedly straightened out the room and entered into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Leylin was filled with vigour as he got off the bed and headed to Mentor Kroft's experiment lab.

"Oh? This energy movement?"

The white haired Kroft was startled, and immediately looked at Leylin who had walked in, "Leylin, you have broken through!"

"Yes!" Leylin humbly lowered his head.

"It has only been twenty odd days since you started meditating, it seems like your aptitude amongst the third-grade acolytes is outstanding, and it almost reaches that of the fourth-grade acolytes!"

Kroft smiled with gratification.

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Elementary Potioneering

"Professor! I have already become a level 1 acolyte and have understood the basics from the public lessons……"

Leylin said softly.

"I know, you wish to choose the subject for the knowledge I am providing!" Kroft interrupted Leylin's speech.

"I heard that you have already been teaching other acolytes information from the public lessons that you've attended to earn magic crystals. It seems like your learning and memorising abilities are rather outstanding. From what I see now, you have the capability to learn an information of a higher tier!"

"Thank you!" Leylin bowed deeply.

Leylin had some understanding towards the paid lessons in the academy. Although professors have information on a higher level, it was only their own findings.

As for the other cutting-edge research, including the results of various personal experiments, information was only traded at the professors' level.

This information was deemed the best, and can even be transferred directly into an acolyte's memory so they will never forget it.

However, the fees were also the most expensive, each subject required at least ten magic crystals and Leylin simply could not afford it right now.

The only thing he could hope for was the one free subject that Kroft promised at the start.

Kroft nodded his head and moved the apparatus on his table aside. He then retrieved some strange items from god-knows-where and placed them on the table.

There was a huge book with a yellow cover, a crystal ball, and a test tube filled with yellowish liquid.

"These three items represent my 3 areas of specialisation: The book on the left represents the Neutralisation of Energy, the crystal ball represents Herbalism, and the test tube represents Potioneering. Make your choice!" Kroft said.

"I choose Potioneering!" The reason Leylin chose Kroft as his mentor was to advance in Potioneering and then rely on selling potions to earn money for his studies, so naturally he chose this.

Elementary Potioneering is an advanced course stemming from the public Potioneering Basics course. In theory, it is possible to start brewing potions after fully understanding these two lessons.

"I knew you would choose this!" The middle-aged Kroft revealed a smile.

"The art of potion brewing is extremely complex and complicated, the slightest mistake will result in a failure. All of the Potion Masters have spent a vast amount of resources to accumulate their experience. Are you ready for this?"

"Yes, Sir! I believe in this saying: You may not be rewarded for hard work, but without hard work, there will definitely be no reward!"

"Indeed! A very good mindset. One needs to have this philosophy on the road to truth!" Kroft nodded and handed the yellow test tube to Leylin.

"This is yours now!"

"This? How do I use it?" Leylin looked at the test tube in his hands.

"Just drink from it directly!"

Leylin opened the wooden plug and poured the yellowish liquid into his mouth.

An obnoxious sewer stench infiltrated his senses, and the smell lingered in his nose. Leylin's face turned red, and tears even came out.

He barely managed to swallow it as he gasped for air.

"I swear, I have never drunk such a smelly thing before!!!"

Smelly!!! An unimaginable stench constantly shocked Leylin's nerves, making him feel like fainting.

Under the stimulation of the extreme smell, the surroundings appeared blurry to Leylin, and the items in the vicinity all seemed to be distorted.

"You……It feels……Not so……"

Leylin looked at Kroft, and at this moment, the professor looked like a noodle, twisting and distorting. The professor's lips opened and closed and he spoke sporadically, which brought about a lot of noise. It sounded like the friction produced between two metals, or some broken radio with poor signal.

Leylin raised his hand, his smooth palms seemed to be filled with folds, and even melted like a candle, falling down one drop at a time.

And finally, Leylin's entire body turned into a puddle of liquid and disappeared completely into the darkness……

"How do you feel?"

Kroft's voice rang, and Leylin was startled. He touched his head, the hard sensation bringing along warmth and a little moisture.

The surroundings turned back to normal, and Kroft stood there smiling.

"I don't feel too good!" Large amounts of sweat trickled down from Leylin's head.

"Was what I saw earlier an illusion? It felt too real!"

"That is a normal occurrence, the illusionary spells of Magi seem like reality to acolytes, and some acolytes have even experienced their whole life inside the illusions and died of old age!"

Kroft's voice sounded.

"The information has already been transferred into your brain, do some more meditation after you go back!"

At this moment, Leylin discovered a block of new information inside his brain. A phrase appeared on the right side of the text, saying: "Elementary Potioneering"

"Alright! Today your task is to sweep Area 3, and also freeze all the Fire Ant Grass……"

Kroft handed out the tasks.

Leylin nodded his head and picked up the tools lying in the corner of the lab, and then headed to Area 3.

"Congratulations, Leylin!" During Leylin's break time, Bicky came before Leylin.

"I was just lucky!" Leylin smiled lightly.

Bicky had come here a year earlier than him and was also a level 1 acolyte.

"Once you are a level 2 acolyte, you will be able to use rank 0 spells! Also, the mind runes will only get increasingly difficult. I still have to persevere for at least another year of meditation before I have a chance at advancing."

With the A.I. Chip, Leylin was fully aware of the situation he was in.

On the other side, Merlin, who was boring over his experiments, raised his head and forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

Leylin nodded his head in acknowledgement. He knew that this senior of his had burnt the muscles of his face in an experiment and was now unable to make any facial expressions.

"Magi experiments are really treacherous!" Leylin shook his head.

Leylin was rather efficient and normally finished the task Kroft gave him by noon. If there was spare time in the afternoon, he would go listen to the public lessons.

"Goodbye!" After saying goodbye to Bicky and Merlin, Leylin did not go to the academic area but instead went to the trading post.

The trading post was huge and was located beside the Mission Area. However, it was rather chaotic; many grey-robed acolytes set up stalls, with an erect signboard stating the items and conditions that they wished to sell or trade.

Once in awhile, a few acolytes would engage in haggling, it was extremely bustling.

"It seems like only acolytes are around. As for the Magi, they should have another area to trade in!" Leylin looked on and only saw grey robes, not a single white or black robed Magus was present.

Leylin browsed through the stalls. Some of them were set up on the floor, similar to the previous world's street vendors, and looked to be a little dirty.

The floor stalls' items belonged to the miscellaneous category; most of them were bows, knives, darts and so on. There were also the fur, livers, and eyes of living organisms, and some still had traces of blood. The rest were some other items that Leylin could not identify.

As for potions, every stall with 'Potions' on its signboard had acolytes clamouring over them. The stall owners all had calm expressions and radiated strong energy waves.

According to the estimation of the A.I. Chip, most of these acolytes were level 3 acolytes!

"As expected, the rarity of potions is above my imagination, not to mention magic artifacts, not a single one is on sale!

Leylin thought of Jayden, who previously used the green coloured badge. That was a low-grade magic artifact, similar to the ring he had before.

A level 1 acolyte could not use any spells, but Jayden had previously subdued Kaliweir through the green badge magic artifact.

"Now it seems like the magic artifact was given to Jayden by Dorotte!"

Leylin could not help but be a little envious. He previously owned a magic artifact too, but unfortunately, it had been broken and was used in the transaction for applying to the academy. With these conditions now, it would be extremely difficult to obtain another one.

Leylin looked at the goods on display as he walked towards the centre of the trading post.

There were a few wooden huts here, and they seemed to have higher standards compared to the surroundings. The acolytes who occasionally walked in and out radiated strong energy waves.

Leylin casually walked into a shop selling potions.

"What do you need?" The shop owner was a fatty and wore a grey robe. He looked to be a little lazy. According to the readings of the A.I. Chip, he was also a level 3 acolyte and even carried a magic artifact.

"I need a set of equipment so that I can practice brewing potions!" Leylin said unhurriedly.

"Another one who is dreaming! And it's actually a level 1 acolyte who wants to try brewing potions! You think you're Merlin?" The fatty scolded him.

"Excuse me, Merlin is my senior and we have the same mentor!" Leylin replied.

"So it's like this! It turns out you're Kroft's apprentice, so already brewing potions at this stage is understandable, it is understandable!" The fatty's face seemed to be filled with spirit, "So you're Merlin's junior, hello, I am Woox!"

The fatty introduced himself, and there was a cunning expression on his face, "Rather than potion brewing, if you are able to get me some of Merlin's potions, I will give a good price for them. Of course, if they were made by Professor Kroft, it would be even better……"

"My apologies! Professor Kroft's potions are impossible! As for Merlin's, I'll give it a try!" Leylin rolled his eyes, but he did not reject him outrightly.

"Now, can you give me an introduction of the apparatus?"

"Oh! Of course! Of course!" The fatty rubbed his hands and placed a few sets of glass apparatus on the wooden table.

"There is all of this! They are second hand, but they are still usable. I recommend this set; it's from a level 3 acolyte that did not want it anymore!"

The fatty took out an apparatus set which included beakers, a glass rod, a petri dish, test tubes, and a set of pale yellow tools. It seemed rather complete.

Leylin examined the equipment with his hands.

According to the analysis of the A.I. Chip, the quality of this apparatus set was average, but it was enough for him to use.

"I'll take this one then! How many magic crystals?" Leylin asked.

"Two pieces!" The fatty replied.

"Wrap it well for me!" Leylin handed the two magic crystals over to the fatty. Fatty received them and packaged the set before handing it over to Leylin.

"Do you have any elementary potion formulas?" Leylin placed the bundle on his back and asked again.

"Yes! I have formulas for strength potions, hemostatic Potions, and bug removal potions, which one do you want?"

"The strength potion!" These were all elementary potion formulas, so Leylin simply picked one.

"Give me a set of ingredients as well!"

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The fatty Woox took out a black coloured box from a shelf behind him and placed it on the table. He also took out a sheet of parchment from under the sales counter. It seemed to be extremely old, with the ends a little torn.

"One copy of the strength potion formula, one magic crystal!"

"One set of ingredients, enough for ten tries, one magic crystal!"

Leylin opened the black coloured box. Inside were ten crimson-coloured fruits arranged neatly, which seemed to have traces of cracks on their surface, and beside them was a root of some green plant, and a bottle of black powder.

Putting the box away and picking up the faint yellowish parchment paper, he saw a formula written in black ink, which even included the areas to note. Although the handwriting was a little faded, it was still legible as a whole.

Leylin nodded his head and tucked the parchment paper into his robes. He took out the last 2 magic crystals he had in his waist pouch and handed it to Woox, then left the hut without turning back.

He only had 4 magic crystals and had spent them all on this small amount of ingredients. This terrifying expenditure for potion brewing was not something the average acolyte could bear.

What followed next was that Leylin's daily routine had taken a similar route to how he had been in his previous world.

Every day, he was shuttling to and fro between five places: the dorm, the dining hall, the Academic Area, the experiment lab and the library.

Another month passed unknowingly.

[The gathering of data has been completed!] The A.I. Chip's notification sounded.

Sitting on one side of a long table in the library, Leylin closed the book he was holding in his hands.

Apart from attending classes and aiding his mentor with his experiments, the majority of his time was spent in the library. Almost every book that could be read for free was browsed through, and the A.I. Chip finished accumulating more data.

"Whew…… I have finally understood the formulation of potions!" Leylin exhaled loudly.

Although Kroft had provided some elementary information about Potioneering, there were many things that he still did not understand. He learnt things like the terminology and vocabulary by himself in the library. If he wanted a professor's explanation he would have had to pay a fee. However, it was a pity that Leylin had turned into a peasant with 0 magic crystals.

Many acolytes who were embarrassingly short of magic crystals did the same thing, browsing through the variety of free information in the library. However, they did not have Leylin's A.I. Chip, so they usually needed a dozen days to a month to find what they wanted in the library.

As for Leylin, he had now recorded all the information that was available to him in the library already. He even made a search function for it, so the information would be at his perusal if he met with any questions in the future.

However, even Elementary Potioneering was considered higher-tiered information. Even with the constant analyses from the A.I. Chip, Leylin only knew about one-third of it, but that was already extremely useful to him.

At least now, when he looked back at the basics of Potioneering, it was like looking down at the tiles from the roof of a tall building.

As for the elementary potion brewing and the strength Potion formula, they had been fully analysed, so it was time to put them into practice.

"My accumulation of knowledge is already enough, I'll begin brewing the strength Potion today!"

Leylin placed the books back on the shelves and left the library.

A female acolyte with brunette hair raised her head and glanced at Leylin, before returning her attention to the black book in her hands.

The library had many acolytes, and yet they were all well behaved and extremely quiet. It was very suitable for reading, and one of Leylin's favourite hangouts.

"Hey! Leylin!"

When he walked out of the library, an acolyte greeted him. Leylin raised his head, "Ryan! Kaliweir!"

Kaliweir wore the grey robes of an acolyte, and his original haughtiness had lessened, "Congratulations on becoming a level 1 acolyte!"

"Thank you, congratulations to you too!" Leylin replied with a smile.

He too had sensed that Kaliweir had turned into a level 1 acolyte.

"The few of us in the clique have already turned into level 1 acolytes!" Kaliweir stressed the first few words and seemed to have automatically excluded Guricha and the others.

"We have taken up a few missions recently, do you have any interest in joining us?" Kaliweir asked.

Kaliweir seemed to be trying hard to maintain the previous group of friends.

"Do a mission now?" Leylin's brows furrowed, "From what I know, the area outside the academy has been getting dangerous lately, especially for those level 1 acolytes who do not even know any spells……"

"There's no choice, any high-tiered information here has to be bought, and magic crystals are the only form of currency! The magic crystals that we brought have already been spent!" Kaliweir smiled bitterly.

"If you want to be a Potions Master, the expenditure of resources will be extremely great……"

"About taking up missions, I'll consider it again when I have become a level 2 acolyte! Take care of yourselves!" Leylin eventually declined. The rewards for completing missions were extremely alluring, but one needed to risk their life to claim them.

"Alright then! I heard that you are earning magic crystals by giving tuition to others. Could you also teach us, it can be in accordance with your rates!"

After hearing that Leylin was unwilling to go, Kaliweir felt a little dejected, but he continued to ask.

"Definitely, it'll be my pleasure. I can even give you guys favourable rates!" Leylin smiled lightly, exchanging benefits was always the norm for Magi.

Both sides decided on the location and date, and then Kaliweir and his party left after that.

Seeing their departing figures, Leylin's eyes flashed, "He is still roping people in? What a pity, Kaliweir has still not understood that in the world of Magi, one's own strength holds the most importance!"

Shaking his head, he returned to his dorm.

Every acolyte in the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy had a dorm of their own, so secrecy and safety were not an issue.

Leylin locked the door and hung up a 'Do Not Disturb' sign, only then did he return to the room beside the bedroom.

A large black coloured table occupied the room, and Leylin's previously bought apparatus set had been placed on it.

"After a few attempts at practicing, I am now a little more familiar with these apparatus, and I finished analysing the formula for the strength Potion today, so it's about time to start!"

Leylin muttered to himself and took out the black box containing the ingredients. He placed it on the table and opened it.

The crimson fruit, green stem and bottle of black powder appeared before his eyes.

Leylin's fingers stroked the surfaces of these 3 items, "A.I. Chip! Measure the activity within and establish a model!"

[Establishing scan, in the midst of gathering data, beginning construction!]

"Begin the simulation of the experiment!" Seeing the A.I. Chip complete its task, Leylin gave it another command.

[Simulation of model in process…… strength Potion Formula…… Estimated time consumed: 2 hours 21 minutes!]

"As expected, it's possible!" Leylin smiled jubilantly.

Even for identical ingredients, the slightest deviation would result in different results when making the potion.

As for qualified Potions Masters, they must make use of their experience and put the theory into practice, then make adjustments to obtain the desired properties of the potion.

This field only relied on raw talent and the future accumulation of experience.

As for the A.I. Chip, it was able to scan and produce simulations, resulting in a success rate that was much higher than for many other acolytes.

Leylin patiently waited for some time, and then heard the A.I. Chip's voice, [The simulation of the model is completed, success rate: 23.6%]

"A success rate close to one-quarter?" Leylin was in ecstasy.

"A regular acolyte will always fail on their first attempt at brewing potions. As for me, I'll be able to have a one in four chance of success if I follow the A.I. Chip's instructions?"

"Begin transmitting the process for the experiment!"

[Beginning the transmission of data!] A few images flashed by Leylin's eyes as if he had already practiced making these potions countless of times. Various scenarios and their suitable responses, as well as the preparation of ingredients, were all presented in front of him.

"It's time to start!"

Leylin's expression turned solemn, and he picked up a crimson fruit, "This is a Blood vitality Fruit and it contains a huge amount of nourishment if it was prepared in an antidote……"

Leylin placed the Blood vitality Fruit into a white basin. He picked up a pounding tool and smashed the fruit into a pulp. The red juices flowed out, and an alcoholic scent was emitted from it.

After filtering out the mashed Blood vitality Fruit, Leylin poured the red juice into a beaker.

After the black candlestick had been lit, light blue flames continuously lapped at the bottom of the beaker. Within minutes, the red juice in the beaker started to boil, and a few flecks of black powder constantly jumped about in the bubbles.

Leylin picked up the glass rod beside him, and stirred the contents of the beaker.

"Marliwoosha!" Leylin chanted.

A thread of spiritual force travelled through the glass rod and entered the bubbling liquid, and a few wisps of black gas continued to be produced. It was the poison inside the Blood vitality Fruit.

This was why only a level 1 acolyte and above could start to practice making potions, as a few steps required the usage of energy particles.

After all of the black gaseous substance were expelled, Leylin placed the liquid, which was even more crimson than before, into a test tube.

"The first step is completed! The degree of purification isn't bad!"

"The next part should be the stem of the Silk Fruit……"

What Leylin did next was to prepare the rest of the Blood vitality Fruit and Silk Fruit together. He failed somewhere in the middle for a few times and finally succeeded after making the 8th batch of the crimson liquid and the 7th batch of the frozen green substance.

"The next step should be the final blending process!"

Leylin placed the contents of the frozen green substance onto a petri dish, took out the black powder from the glass bottle, and sprinkled it on top.

The black powder caused a strong reaction after coming into contact with the frozen green substance. The frozen green substance continued to swell and let out a humming noise.

"Ice!" Leylin muttered an incantation in the Byrn language.

White mist suddenly appeared from the petri dish, condensing into a layer of ice and solidifying the frozen green substance yet again.

"It is time!" Leylin placed the frozen lump into a beaker, where a flame blazed continuously underneath the beaker.

"The final step!" Leylin's eyes widened, and he poured the purified crimson liquid into the beaker.

A thread of his spiritual force also continuously extended into the beaker.

"Pa!" A sound suddenly came from the beaker, the frozen lump and the red liquid suddenly turned black, and a sickening stench emitted from it.

"Have I failed?" Leylin was indifferent.

"A.I. Chip, analyse the reason!"

[Beep! In the process of analysing……Conclusion: The Host's spiritual force was unstable, and the temperature of the flames caused some distortion……]

The A.I. Chip replayed Leylin's earlier actions and revealed the reason for failure.

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Successful Potion Brewing

Leylin dumped the failed experiment residue into the bin and inhaled deeply.

"Again!"

The same process was repeated, and finally, the purified crimson liquid from the Blood Vitality Fruit was poured into the beaker.

This time, Leylin shifted all his concentration onto the beaker and continued to adjust the temperature of the flame below it.

The red liquid and the frozen green substance continued to merge together, turning a faint yellowish colour.

"Green life, blood red vitality. Under the interference of the willpower from the depths of the abyss, you shall fuse! Furikesha Keleyahsan……"

Leylin chanted the final phase of the incantation.

The various colours in the beaker continued to fuse together as he chanted. The substance finally turned into a faint blue colour liquid and emitted a fragrant and alluring scent.

"It's completed! I successfully brewed the strength potion!"

Leylin smiled lightly and poured the light blue liquid into a tiny test tube.

"The liquid in this finger-length test tube can provide the nourishment that a person needs for 7 days, and also ensure that the person's physical body and mental energy will be vigorous. It is a favourite for people who work on long experiments and adventurers! The normal price is 5 magic crystals!"

Leylin shook the test tube, and the potion inside glowed enchantingly under the light.

One night passed, Leylin looked at the three light blue test tubes that he held absentmindedly.

"With ten sets of ingredients, I succeeded three times and obtained three potions!

"This news definitely cannot be leaked out; otherwise, I will not be able to explain myself!" Leylin resolved, and destroyed the three test tubes containing the potions.

"What a pity!" Leylin was a little heartbroken.

"These 3 potions are worth 15 magic crystals, but the production cost is only 1 magic crystal. This potion industry has a crazy profit margin of over a dozen times its cost!!!"

"But I'm unable to sell them now! Aaarghhh!!" Leylin was rather exasperated.

"Not only can I not sell the potions, I still need to earn money to buy ingredients to continue my experiments and put on a façade of failure. I can only sell the most basic of potions after half a year!"

This estimate was based on Merlin's success rate. He did not want to stand out and attract too much attention. Hence, he had to perform a little worse than Merlin. Merlin had a huge amount of ingredients and continuously practiced brewing back then. Only after a month did he manage to brew his first potion. Leylin did not have many magic crystals, so he could only show his talent in potion brewing after half a year.

He was, after all, an apprentice of the Potion's Professor, and when he finally brewed his first potion successfully after half a year of failure, he would only be labelled as an ordinary talent as an apprentice of the Potion's Professor, which was extremely logical.

"Potions absolutely cannot be sold in large quantities within the academy grounds, unless…… I am able to find a black market? But travelling outside the academy is too dangerous!"

Leylin shook his head, tidied up the experiment apparatus, and walked out of the room.

"This also proves that having such a high precision A.I. Chip gives me a huge edge over others in tasks with troublesome details! What's next is to continue to focus and break through to a level 2 acolyte!"

"After I have the ability, I will abide by this cycle of selling potions, earning magic crystals, and gaining knowledge."

Leylin still needed close to a year's time to break through to a level 2 acolyte, according to the calculations from the A.I. Chip.

After all, it would get increasingly harder to construct the 24 mind runes as the runes multiplied, and he also needed to accumulate more knowledge.

"In this period, I can constantly gather data and finish compiling the information on spiritual force. This will be very useful to me in the future!"

Unknowingly, another half a year passed just like that.

A brown-haired youth lowered his head as he walked on the black tiled pavement as if he was deep in thought.

This youth looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years of age and had brown hair. His face was unusually pale if it had not seen the sun for a long time.

This youth was naturally Leylin. At this moment, his right hand was hidden inside his sleeves, holding on to a test tube, and he appeared to be making some kind of choice.

"It has already been half a year since the first time I successfully brewed a potion,!" Leylin looked at the acolytes walking past him and thought to himself.

In this half a year, many things had happened within the academy. For instance, Fayle achieved some great accomplishments, and Merlin managed to brew a new potion. The fame of these geniuses only increased.

However, Leylin was more concerned with the fact that Jayden had already advanced to a level 2 acolyte.

He recalled that when Kaliweir spoke of this news, he could not hide the fear and envy in his eyes despite trying his best to conceal it.

The aptitude, as well as advancement, of a fifth-grade acolyte, was extremely startling.

As a fellow acolyte who came from the same area as him, Leylin did not have much thoughts towards it. He buried himself with the work he had to do, and to an outsider, he was just an ordinary level 1 acolyte.

In this half year, Leylin had bought many of the strength potion ingredients and conducted many potion-brewing sessions. He also invested all of the profit he earned from giving tuition into this potion making. He also put up a front to conceal the A.I. Chip and tried to brew a potion without the A.I. Chip's help most of the time, which had a success rate of zero. So far, he had spent a dozen odd magic crystals on this.

Of course, he also he also brought forward the problems he encountered to his mentor, Kroft, at times and asked other questions about the basics and brewing techniques. This was greatly beneficial for his Potioneering.

Secretly, Leylin could already affirm that with the help of the A.I. Chip, his Potioneering skills had already surpassed Merlin, only being a little inferior to his mentor, Kroft.

Today, it would be the day he 'accidentally' succeeded in brewing a potion and let his mentor evaluate it.

This time, the successful product was controlled by him through the A.I. Chip. He purposely made some minute errors, making it seem like an inferior product that was made by an acolyte, but it would still be considered decent for a new acolyte.

Leylin's palm, which was gripping the potion, uncontrollably tightened.

"Only after today, can I start to sell a few potions in broad daylight and earn some magic crystals! Yesterday, I heard Raynor say that he already felt close to advancing. Therefore, my progress can't lag behind too much!"

Leylin hurriedly walked into Kroft's experiment lab.

"Leylin, do you have more problems with the brewing of the strength potion?" Kroft could clearly feel that his apprentice was different today.

"No, Sir!" Leylin inhaled deeply, "I have already succeeded once last night!"

"What?" The beaker in Kroft's hands trembled, "Although your talent in Potioneering has exceeded my expectations, the brewing of a strength potion is not that easy!"

After half a year, Kroft was able to sense his apprentice's frightening improvement after being questioned so much. However, he still felt that Leylin was still lacking in regards to brewing the strength potion successfully.

Hearing this, Merlin's hand shook while he was concentrating on lowering a red crystal bead into a test tube. Black smoke emitted from the test tube and Merlin sighed, turning his attention over here.

As for Bicky, she just leaned over directly.

"Did you bring the completed potion?" Kroft asked.

"It's in here!" Leylin took out a blue-coloured test tube and handed it to the professor.

Kroft unplugged the wooden stopper and took a sniff. His face revealed a startled expression.

He then poured a drop on his finger. A fine, milky-white light extended from between his brows and directly pierced the droplet, making it shake.

Kroft closed his eyes, his brows furrowed and soon relaxed.

"The purification of the Blood vitality Fruit was not bad, but too much was added at the end. There was also some problem with your usage of spiritual force, which damaged the chemical properties……All in all, there are quite a few problems, but you have succeeded as a whole! Congratulations!"

Kroft smiled jubilantly.

Hearing this, Leylin also smiled, and Bicky even cheered, giving Leylin a warm hug.

The fiery hot curves of this girl attached themselves onto Leylin's chest, which gave rise to a peculiar feeling in his heart.

"Congratulations!" Merlin walked over too.

"Compared to Senior Merlin, I still have much to learn!" Leylin let go of Bicky and hurriedly said.

"You don't have to be too humble, compared to Merlin, your resources are lacking. I guarantee that you would have been able to brew your first potion in 3 to 4 months otherwise. In Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, this talent can already be considered excellent!" Kroft exclaimed.

"Thinking back now, I am really lucky. First, I accepted Merlin, who has talent in Potioneering, as my apprentice. And now, I have you!" Kroft exclaimed.

"Sir, I will also work hard!" Bicky clenched her small fists and returned to her experiment table.

"Finish preparing the Monkey Headed Mushrooms in your hands first, before you say anything else!" Kroft's face turned stiff.

After that, he returned the strength potion to Leylin, "This time, luck played an important factor in brewing the strength potion. What you have to do next is to remember how it felt when you first succeeded, and then practice more. This test tube can also be sold and exchanged for more resources!"

Kroft seemed to be reminding him, "Leylin, you must remember. Different potions have different challenges for Potions masters. Although you are able to brew this strength potion right now, you would most likely revert back to a newbie if you were to replace it with a hemostatic potion. Therefore, do not be arrogant. From now on, focus on practicing your potion brewing!"

"I will!" Leylin pocketed the strength potion well and promised solemnly.

After he finished his tasks in the experiment lab, Leylin left together with Bicky.

"Shall we go to the second level dining hall to feast, to commemorate your first success?" Bicky ran in front and twirled around a few times as if she was a lively butterfly.

"Of course! It is my honour to invite a beautiful lady to a meal!" Leylin bowed slightly, a gentleman's propriety.

"Hehe!" Bicky covered her mouth and laughed adorably, and then her expression darkened, "If only……If only he was like you……"

"What's wrong? Your Senior Fayle is ignoring you again?"

Leylin knew a little about this matter. In this half year, Bicky gradually got closer to Fayle and finally became friends with him, but they were only normal friends.

As for Fayle, he was constantly studying and practicing, and taking risks outside the academy. He was always surrounded by beautiful girls, so he did not think much of Bicky and was a little standoffish.

"It's not that! Fayle just has a very important experiment coming up and is in the midst of collecting resources, so he's very busy……" Bicky lowered her head and kicked a pebble off the sidewalk.

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For Sale

"Something's not right!" A thought suddenly occurred to Leylin.

"You…… Could you have given him your family's resources? No wonder you are still a level 1 acolyte! Otherwise, with your aptitude, you should have advanced to the next level long ago!"

Bicky belonged to a small Magus family. Although small in size, they were still capable of obtaining the occasional resources and magic crystals. As for Bicky, the one whom the family placed all its hopes on, she was naturally given a fixed share each month.

Her aptitude was not bad, and she had arrived earlier than Leylin by a year. By right, she should have been promoted to a level 2 acolyte long ago. However, she was still a level 1 acolyte, and even Leylin had nearly caught up to her.

"It's……It's not like that!" Bicky hurriedly shook her head.

Seeing Bicky's expression, Leylin slowly shook his head. "Forget it! I can't really do anything for you regarding this matter… However, you must remember to be more careful!"

Leylin hinted.

"Alright! Let's go to the dining hall on the second floor!! I hear that the honey-flavoured cake there isn't bad……" Bicky smiled, and it was obvious she did not want to talk about this topic anymore.

The second level dining hall was a special place. Contrary to the third level cafeteria where the food was served for free, the service here had to be paid for in magic crystals.

It was the first time Leylin had come here. After ordering two honey-flavoured cakes, a beef steak, two fruit juices, and the flesh of a Uni-horned Lizard, the total came up to 1 magic crystal and made Leylin feel a pang in his heart.

"I've heard that if the flesh of these lizards is specially prepared, it is very beneficial for a Magus's meditation, so I must try it today!"

Leylin used a knife to slice off a part of the lizard meat, picked the meat up with a fork, and placed it into his mouth. He instantly felt the fragrant flavour of the meat spread throughout his taste buds, and Leylin's eyes lit up in wonderment.

[Beep! An ingredient with a beneficial effect on the Host's body has been detected! Result: Mild increase in meditation. Hint: requires 10 continuous days of consumption for an obvious increase in effect!]

"I…… " Leylin was speechless. "It's such a splendid item, but how could I have that many magic crystals? I can only eat it for its flavour!"

On the other side, Bicky was very happily eating the honey-flavoured cake.

After their meal, Leylin bade farewell to Bicky and went to the Trading Post.

Leyin had very few magic crystals to begin with, but now he planned to sell the strength potion. With Kroft's approval, he could earn magic crystals by brewing and selling more strength potions.

After walking past the chaotic stalls, Leylin arrived at Woox's stall, the stall he had bought potion ingredients from during his first visit to this place.

"Leylin! It's you again! You have spent dozens of magic crystals this half year! Haven't you given up yet?" Woox was still as fat as ever.

"Potioneering is such an enchanting skill, I cannot bear to give it up!" Leylin said, half-jokingly.

"However, today I am here not just to buy ingredients," Leylin said as he handed the strength potion over to fatty Woox, "Look at this!"

"This is……" Woox gaped, "You've succeeded?"

"Of course!" Leylin smiled lightly.

What Woox did next was to make a thorough inspection, and after ensuring that it was indeed an authentic strength potion, his eyes almost seemed to glow.

"Over a hundred times! You have only attempted it around a hundred times and yet you've succeeded in brewing a strength potion! This talent……This talent is only slightly inferior to Merlin's!"

Most of the ingredients were sold to Leylin by Woox, so he was able to deduce Leylin's talent very quickly.

"As if! This is due to Mentor Kroft's guidance!" Leylin said bashfully.

"Oh! It's Kroft again, he already has such a talented student like Merlin, why did they send yet another gifted student to him?"

The fatty slapped his forehead and let out a shrill voice, "Why don't you consider changing mentors? My mentor, Wranke, is also a professor who is adept in Potioneering……He will definitely like you!"

"My apologies! I have never considered changing at all!" Leylin hurriedly rejected the offer. Kroft treated him rather well, and he would surely incur the wrath of the Magus if he changed mentors on a whim. He simply did not want to take that risk.

"What a pity……" The fatty shook his head, he clearly knew that he had been grasping at straws.

"Alright! I will be able to give you 4 magic crystals for this strength potion, how about it?" The fatty asked.

Although the strength potion was priced at 5 magic crystals, 4 magic crystals was a reasonable price when considering the profit that was to be made by the stall.

"It's a fair deal, exchange the magic crystals for more ingredients for the strength potion!"

"Alright! If you wish to sell any more strength potions in the future, I will buy them all at the price of 4 magic crystals per potion!" Woox's eyes flashed.

An acolyte with a Potioneering talent that was slightly lower than Merlin's was akin to a magic crystal mine that had yet to be excavated.

"Definitely! To a good partnership!"

Leylin and Woox shook hands, and after collecting four black boxes, he walked out from the hut.

"Look quickly! Fresh Mountain Cat eyeballs! This is an item that will greatly benefit your meditation!'

"Exquisite cross blades, as well as military crossbows. All imported from the Deep Blue Kingdom!"

"Feathers of a flamingo! A precious ingredient for experiments, only 5 magic crystals!'

Here and there, various acolytes were promoting their wares. Leylin saw a black-robed acolyte holding up a huge 5 coloured feather and advertising continuously, which obviously attracted a huge crowd.

"A.I. Chip! Scan the feather!"

[Beep! Comparing to databank! Similarity level: Mynah's tail feathers 83%, homegrown peacock 64%, sharp-beaked crane 34%]

Leylin looked at the acolyte who was still advertising his goods and was speechless. Flamingo feathers are rare, but the 3 bird feathers that the A.I. Chip detected were so common that acolytes wouldn't bother to pick them up if they fell to the ground. Obviously, it was a scam.

This situation was rather common in such stalls. Although goods are rather good, the counterfeit goods are also aplenty. Hence, Leylin always bought from the wooden huts in the centre area.

Moreover, acolytes are sharp, and the chances of finding a cheap yet good item in the stalls and striking big are the same as finding the remnants of dead Magi.

Leylin shook his head and left the Trading Post.

Three days later, Leylin was in his dorm, looking at sixteen test tube lined up properly on his table, deep in thought.

Right now, his success rate for brewing a strength potion is almost at the same level at Kroft at 40%. However, he would be seeking trouble if he were to sell them all at once!

"Right now I am only able to put on a front and earn just a little, so at most it will be 2 test tubes! As for the rest, I will have to stow them away.

Leylin sighed and placed 2 test tube in the purse hanging around his waist, and then stowed the remaining 14 test tubes in the empty space under his bed.

"I won't be able to sell huge amounts within the academy, so I had better find some other way outside. The best scenario would be a black market; I hear prices there are higher too!"

"The outside world is dangerous; I must become a level 2 acolyte before going out!"

"What's next, I can use the magic crystals I earned from selling potions to buy higher tiered knowledge from Kroft and expedite my break through to level 2 acolyte!"

"After becoming a level 2 acolyte, I can attempt to practice magic spells, and take a mission outside to see if I can find ways to sell the potions……"

Leylin pondered, and then asked, "A.I. Chip, bring forth my current stats!"

[Beep! Leylin Farlier, level 1 acolyte. Strength: 2.1, Agility: 2.3, Vitality: 2.5, Status: Healthy]

"After such a long period of meditation, my vitality has increased the most. As for strength and Agility, they have increased a little too. As for my spiritual force?" Leylin looked at the data in front of him and his brows furrowed.

"A.I. Chip, are you able to convert my spiritual force into data and display it?"

[Data is insufficient. Information for spiritual force is being collated.] The A.I. Chip replied.

"When will it be ready?" Leylin asked.

[Estimated time: 155 Days 21 Hours]

"Half a year, huh? It is close to when I advance to level 2 acolyte." Leylin nodded his head, "I'm not planning to leave in this next half a year, so it's no big deal!"

What followed next was that Leylin entered into a state of painstaking training.

Apart from aiding Kroft in his daily experiments, he was brewing potions, exchanging them for magic crystals, and then purchasing more information.

Besides brewing strength potions, he also bought the formulas for the Hemostasis Potion and some low levelled antidotes and began to practice brewing them.

With the A.I. Chip, the success rate was not bad, but this fact was concealed by Leylin.

During this period, Leylin also heard some bad news – Kaliweir's team had met with trouble on a mission. Not only had some been injured, others had also died. The acolyte who came with him in the same Dirigible, third-grade acolyte Hank, would forever be buried in the Abyssal Bone Marsh.

Leylin was expecting a similar result, as a level 1 acolyte only has a small resistance to magic. It would be abnormal if they risked their lives and was free of injuries or loss of lives.

After this incident, Kaliweir and his team seemed to face reality and started to be content with studying in the academy, not daring to take on any other missions.

In the blink of an eye, Leylin grew a little taller and his face acquired a tinge of maturity.

"I am finally 14 too!" Seeing that his palms had grown a little larger, he felt deeply moved.

The Abyssal Bone Forest Academy seemed to have a spell formation regulating the temperature. Leylin always wore the grey robe for acolytes, but he never felt any stifling heat or frigidness.

"Sir! I want to purchase the crystal ball with the magic spell formulas!"

Leylin stood in front of Kroft.

"Oh! You want to begin learning rank 0 spells?" Kroft cusped the porcelain cup that was emitting steam and heat in his hand, and sipped from it.

"I have nearly finished constructing my mind runes, and there's only one more step needed before I advance to a level 2 acolyte. I wish to make some preparations for this beforehand!"

Leylin said warmly.

"Being able to progress in both Potioneering and also meditation, I am very gratified!" Kroft said as he stole a glance at Bicky who was nearby.

Bicky had only advanced into a level 2 acolyte two days ago, and never exhibited any extraordinary talents towards Potioneering. With her aptitude, this could be considered a slow pace.

"The academy price for the introduction to magic spell models is 30 magic crystals, I am able to give you a discount and reduce the price to 20 magic crystals!"

"Although I could also give you this information for free, I want you to know that you will only achieve results with effort!"

Kroft smiled lightly. This was the authority of the professors. They could give students favourable prices, or even give the information free of charge. It all depended on the mood of the professor. From this, it was obvious that Kroft approved of Leylin.

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