Cora opened her eyes in the light of the burning sun. As soon as she opened her eyes, she stood up and looked around. Her body inside the armour made it difficult for her to move because of the pain. The beating she ate yesterday was beyond measure. Her armour was warped all over, and even the great warhammer looked like it would break after a few swings.This was a place called the Great Wasteland, much further north than the White City. When her teacher told her that he would take her on a training journey, she accepted without thinking, but she did not expect such a training method.Only two people set out on the road in a farmer's cart pulled by two oxen, and her teacher said he would not interfere with anything along the way.Luckily, having been a maid before, she was familiar with tasks such as cooking and setting up camp, but her teacher was growing grumpier by the day. He sent Cora to fight everything, including the first-rank mage-level creatures they encountered along the w
Beck opened his eyes to a cave that was a mixture of darkness and red. There was no door or tunnel in sight, which led him to believe that there was no way out of there. He looked around with his eyes but couldn't find anything significant. The walls were filled with natural red ruby-like stones, none of which had been placed by hand. He closed his eyes and thought. He began to wonder why all this was happening to him.At first, everything had been fine and he had decided not to rush on his way back. After all, the area where Galen's family lived was a place of low spiritual energy, and they were normal people. He told them to keep the items well hidden and only take them out if it was discovered that a child in the family had mage abilities. Then he went to the Black Forest, and while he was practising, he met a person. This human also used a bow and arrow like him and was the most beautiful woman Beck had ever seen, but the woman neither talked to him nor cared about him. She even s
The return journey was uneventful. Sometimes being alone seemed to be the real solution to most problems. With no creatures or bandits along the way to endanger him, William's return journey took twenty days.When he returned to the White City, he immediately went to his shop because he was tired and had slept well after a long bath.When he woke up, it was morning and people were already filling the streets. He walked through the empty shop and went out. He stretched and yawned. 'What a beautiful day.' William thought that the sun was shining beautifully today.As William walked in front of the shop, he saw that Gorroud had also opened his shop. Gorroud was the first to greet him. "Good morning, William." He didn't know why, but he felt that this boy was a good person. According to him, anyone who opened a shop was a person trying to survive."Good morning, Gorroud." William waved back and started walking towards the centre of the city."Where are you going? Aren't you going to open
"You know, I have some free time today. Let's do the permanent permit thing together and then I'll show you the inner circle." Maxim thought for a while and then spoke. William also wanted to make a good impression, and maybe this was a good opportunity. He thought that after becoming an official Mage, William would be able to easily defeat most Mages of his level. This would make William the elite of the elite. It wasn't a bad trade."Really? Thank you very much. Everyone here thinks they're shit." William said, looking around at the scattered crowd. (This is actually the opposite of what it means. 'Being shit' is like thinking you're in a high position.)"You have to blame the White City for that. A long time ago, they gave permanent permission to almost all official mages, regardless of their power. Now their children are born with permanent permits, and whether they are strong or not, they think they are shit just for living here. Anyway, let's go, we have a long day ahead of us."
"Beck...Beck is lost." After speaking, Maxim looked at the view outside the restaurant."'Lost'? Among us, he was the best at tracking, the best at maps, and even the best at geography. How can he be lost? That is impossible?" William said in surprise and looked at Maxim as if waiting for an answer."Unfortunately, nothing is impossible in our world. Beck suddenly disappeared. We went to the last place where the communicator worked and found traces of battle, but after a certain point, he just disappeared. It's like he's not in this world anymore. I'm not talking about it being dead, I'm talking about it disappearing." Maxim explained his last sentence so as not to worry William. He had not paid much attention to Beck's situation, and it was only because of his wide circle of contacts that he knew so much about almost all the apprentices in the tower.William still couldn't get over his surprise. How could he get lost? That was all he thought about because he couldn't make sense of hi
After leaving Godesiel's shop, Galindus took him to all the bookstores and auction houses one by one.Although Maxim described each place in general terms, he avoided some details, and Galindus presented a more detailed tour. Most of the stores focused on one particular element. Most of the stores he took William to had no trouble accommodating William's wishes, and by the end of the day they had collected as many books as possible. William's only regret was that he could not find a book with the wonderful effects he wanted.Unfortunately, he had to agree with what Galindus said about that. "If you don't like any of it, you should try to make a spell yourself."It sounded so simple, but both Galindus and William knew it was impossible. Creating spells was no easy task. It required genius, determination, and creativity beyond belief. William knew he had no problem with determination and creativity, but he did not have enough genius.Even he sometimes had trouble understanding how the s
When William entered, Malise was already seated in one of the newly purchased and never-used couches. William also sat across from Malise."How did you find my house? (Location)" William asked in surprise. He had never seen anyone in the inner circle that the two of them knew in common. How did Malise find him?"Such things can be found through simple human relationships." Malise looked at William with her usual sarcastic and lustful smile, but after seeing William's serious expression, she continued to explain."Even though we haven't seen each other for a few months, you're still no fun. Well, okay. Maxim told Acheron, and I learned from Acheron, it's as simple as that."William frowned when he heard this. "I think I have to teach Maxim a lesson." He said it out loud.Malise felt that William's words were a joke, but a voice inside her told her that William could really do this."So why did you come?" William asked, his face expressionless. He already felt that he was in big trouble
Malise awoke from William's shocking show when there was a knock at the door. The figure behind the door was exactly who William suspected.It was Lawrence. He was the richest man William had ever met. He was arrogant, powerful, and authoritative.William stood up and met Malise at the door. William held out his hand and Lawrence returned the small gesture with equal courtesy. It was truly astonishing to see a mage, perhaps second rank in power, shaking the hand of an apprentice.William immediately motioned for him to take one of the seats inside, and he sat across from him.When Malise and William sat down, Lawrence began to speak. "So this is the blacksmith you have been raving about?" He looked at Malise with a smile.Malise smiled positively and nodded. "Yes, and I invited you because his demands exceeded mine.""Let's see what his demands are." Meanwhile, he took the scrolls Malise handed him and examined them. "Heh." A small chuckle involuntarily escaped his mouth.Lawrence soo