The Codex of Arcana

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The next day.

[Summoning System: Information Status]

[Welcome]

[Name: Arryn Vaughan]

[Level: 28]

[Title: Unknown]

[Job Class: Apperentice]

[Age: 17]

[HP: 660/660]

[MP: 710/710]

"I've really become a magic user, Ivy," explained Arryn, so happy to see the job class change in his status information.

"You're lucky to get your class, Arryn. Now you no longer need to deal with the Pantheon about job classes," Ivy replied.

Quentin explained in detail what a magic user was, level, then the highest achievement, to the things that had to be prepared to level up.

Quentin's level was already at the Noble Tier, the highest class level. It took him about seventeen years to become the sage he is now. Of course, with one goal, to save Arryn by guiding his strength.

"Master Quentin said something about an apprentice's advanced class," Arryn replied, trying to remember what Quentin had said yesterday.

"What's that?" she asked.

"I'd have to study the magic scriptures to figure out what it is," Arryn replied.

"Then you must go to the library to find the answers," Ivy explained.

"You're right." Arryn got up from the bed and prepared to leave; Ivy also intended to follow Arryn by flying by his side. However, when Arryn was ready to discover his curiosity in the library, someone knocked on the bedroom door.

Arryn opened it and saw a man arrive carrying Arryn's stuff; a uniform and a small wooden staff with a round stone at the tip.

He handed it over to Arryn while saying that this uniform had to be worn by an apprentice. At first, Arryn refused because the uniform looked tacky and uncool, but the man insisted on Quentin's orders.

In the end, Arryn agreed to wear the uniform; white with a black pattern on the sleeves and collar uniform. The colour was the opposite of the uniform colour of the youths he had seen before.

"I've seen several young men wearing black uniforms come out of this building; they also hold a different tool. Who are they?" Arryn asked, curious to know.

"They're second-tier magic users. They do wear uniforms like that," replied the man. Instead, he was wearing a dark blue uniform with white motifs on several sides, and a badge was also visible on the upper left chest.

"Then you are a magic user at a higher level than the second tier?" Arryn asked, confirming.

The man nodded while showing a silver badge on his left chest, a symbol that Arryn did not recognize at all.

"You're right. I'm an Illusionist," the man answered.

"When you're done wearing your uniform, come to the hall on the fifth floor," said the man, starting to walk away from Arryn.

The young man obeyed and immediately changed his clothes with a little grunt. Although his appearance is much different when seen from the mirror in his room, Ivy compliments him for looking like a real mage.

"Your style this time is much better than that simple outfit. I see you really are like a powerful mage," Ivy replied.

"I am strong indeed. I can kill everyone in one village with my strength," Arryn replied jokingly.

"Don't use that power when practising magic. You don't know what the impact will be if you use it too often," Ivy asked. She was worried for Arryn's safety when she remembered the magic spell.

Arryn nodded. The preparations had been completed, and he started to walk out of his room on the second floor. Ivy followed Arryn's steps and flew beside the young man using her invisible power.

All the way up to the fifth floor, none of the people Arryn met were dressed the same as him. Instead, many of them were second-tier magic users.

Because he wasn't used to climbing many stairs from the second to the fifth floor, Arryn's trip was hampered to rest.

Even Arryn had to spend thirty minutes to arrive at the hall. Then, finally, the hall door opened, and a place with the significant ground was visible in front of Arryn.

Not only the ground but there are also many seats with a higher position than the field. The audience seats are made in a circle so they can see from all directions. Truly a place that can make the heart beat faster.

He arrived and saw several people dressed the same as him. Arryn counted carefully; there were around fifteen people.

"Is he the young man you are referring to?" asked Riviela, the woman who served as an instructor for apprentice magic users.

Quentin, standing nearby, just nodded while his hand scratched his head, feeling guilty for his son's delay.

Arryn walked in the middle of the hall without guilt; the other apprentices seemed to stop their activities while giving Arryn strange looks.

"Did you call me here, Master Quentin?" asked Arryn.

It was a very common question for Arryn but extraordinary for the people in this hall. They wondered how Arryn could get along with Sage Quentin so well; not even some apprentices dared to talk nonsense to Quentin.

"You're late!" Quentin insisted, folding his arms across his chest.

"I'm sorry, I'm not used to the stairs in this place," Arryn replied, lowering his head while joining his palms together.

You can see Quentin starting to stare at the woman beside him. Riviela nodded with a smile, understanding what she should do with Sage Quentin's child.

Surprisingly, Quentin disappeared quickly from Arryn's presence. This left Arryn confused and wondering what he would do in this place.

"What am I going to do here?" Arryn asked curiously.

"You will learn many magic lessons you never got before," replied Riviela.

The woman invited Arryn to step towards a table, were already placed a crystal ball with all the accessories. Both stopped right in front of the table; Riviela told Arryn to put both hands on the ball.

Arryn did exactly what Riviela ordered. Surprisingly, the system notification in front of Arryn appeared. The contents of the system notification for his title's activation.

[Congratulations! You have unlocked the title 'Young Apprentice']

[Used]

[Close]

Riviela immediately pressed the use button with her finger, and the system returned to display another pop-up in front of Arryn's face.

[Title successfully used]

"What's this?" he asked.

"This title is a requirement to join my class. Master Sage Quentin didn't tell you, did he?" asked Riviela, pulling Arryn's hands from above the crystal ball.

Arryn shook his head; he did not remember Sage Quentin asking him to join a magic class. The man only explained the class and level to Arryn yesterday; even then, Arryn forgot the name of the class at each level.

"All right, everyone gathers," Riviela requested.

All the apprentices besides Arryn stopped what they were doing and stepped closer to Riviela, their instructor. Arryn looked at all of them one by one, no one he knew, and they looked like they were experts.

"Now everything is complete; Today, as a class opener, we will-"

"Wait for a second!" Riviela stopped talking and looked at Arryn with a different eye colour, yellow in the pupil area.

The woman saw the presence of a pet that had magical abilities located beside Arryn. Riviela was surprised; how could an apprentice like Arryn form a contract with a magus pet in his current tier?

"My class is only allowed to be joined by humans. Other than humans, they are prohibited from participating, "said Riviela.

Arryn gasped in surprise. All the other apprentice's eyes were fixed on the young man, and Arryn couldn't help telling Ivy to leave the hall.

"All right. Can I wait in the audience seats, pretty lady?" Ivy asked, again surprised.

Riviela nodded, inviting Ivy to stay here with one condition; Ivy had to reveal her form and not be in invisible mode at all.

Not long after, Ivy revealed her form to everyone except Arryn, who already knew about it.

Ivy flew high and perched on a metal fence in the bleacher area. Now, all the attention is back on Riviela, who starts to continue her words.

"There are three tests that you must pass to be able to step into the second tier, one of which is mine," Riviela answered, making everyone focus without exception.

"We will meet seven times in two months; the last meeting I will use to test your skills." Riviela stood with her arms crossed. Riviela didn't know the apprentices' abilities in front of her, not even Arryn.

"Now, you form groups of four people. We call it a party," Riviela continued.

Arryn nodded. He moved his head to the right and left, looking to see if anyone would like to group with him. Suddenly a teenage boy came up to him and asked about the group.

"I don't have a group yet," Arryn answered.

"Then how about joining our group? We lack one person," explained the young man.

Arryn agreed to his request as he walked after him. Arryn meets two other friends who are all women.

They introduced themselves as Aurora and Lorelei; Aurora was a quiet type of girl, while Lorelei was active.

The name of the young man who invited Arryn was Lucius, a typical wise leader. But unfortunately, Arryn became the person who had a bad impression on the three people because of the delay and his pet.

Lucius put Arryn's name down on the piece of paper Riviela had given him. The woman returned to explain what each group needed to prepare.

"Go to the library and study The Codex Of Arcana. You are free to choose any references," Riviela explained.

He accepted all the papers with the apprentice's names listed. Riviela needs those names to be registered as examinees at the end of the second month.

"All right. For next week's meeting, I would like you to show me the arcana you have chosen," said Riviela.

The class ended with this brief lesson. Lucius came over to Arryn with a big smile.

"Hopefully, we can work well together, Arryn."

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