Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 389: Keldimu, Apprentice of Astrology

Ronan stood up from the ground and looked around the room.

There was a star map on the wall facing him, which was what gave him the same illusion as before.

But if you look closely, you will find that the star map in front of him is just a simple spell projection. The wall behind the projection is rough and thin, indicating the identity and status of this body.

Ronan looked around. The room he was in was as small and simple as a pigeon coop.

There was no other furniture in the room except a narrow wooden bed that was only half a meter wide. In the corner stood two jars that looked slightly different, one for water and the other for urine. There was also an iron basin with some unfinished dry biscuits scattered in it.

The blurry star map projected on the wall is probably the most valuable thing in this room.

"First-level astrologer registered disciple"

Ronan absorbed the original memories of this body, his eyes moved slightly, and he couldn't help but murmured: "This time, I came to... the period of the Keldiim Wizard Empire!"

Very good news.

This is a "world" where real wizards exist. Not only that, it is also the powerful and prosperous Keldiim era.

The bad news is that Ronan was of humble origins, a registered disciple of a first-level astrologer in the Keldiim Wizard Empire. Although he was called a disciple, he was actually no different from a slave.

You can feel it by looking at the environment he lives in now.

Under extremely scarce material conditions, they also need to undertake extremely tedious and heavy measurement work every day, and are cruelly mentally exploited by the so-called "teachers".

So much so that Ronan felt an extremely strong sense of weakness when he first "awoke".

"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't last more than two years. I'll die of exhaustion."

Ronan thought that it was very common for mentors to exploit their disciples, not only in ancient times, but also in the current wizarding world, for many wizards, disciples were considered some kind of "consumables".

In addition to completing a large number of heavy tasks assigned by the instructor on a daily basis, when necessary, they also have to actively climb onto the laboratory table as "living material."

Those who are lucky may survive by chance, but those who are unlucky will be swept into the pile of corpses, or perhaps even refined into undead slaves and consumed a second time in the battle between the mentor and the opponent.

But at least.
"This body has the potential to be a wizard."

Even though it was pretty bad, it was almost the same as Ronan at the beginning.

But just this point alone is much better than every other start of his "dream".

"As long as I can be promoted to a first-level wizard, my life span can be extended to more than 200 years, which is enough for me to break through the current shackles of the Soul Amber."

With the talent of a wizard, Ronan has a lot of room to maneuver.

And the practice he can perform in his "dream" is no longer limited to the memory of the ancient spiritual text. It includes meditation, spells, alchemy, etc., with many more possibilities.

According to Ronan's previous "dream-entering" process, the first step is to find an opportunity to escape from the current life, and then find a place where no one can find him, and practice alone.
However, this time when I entered the dream, I entered the "world" where wizards existed, and it happened to be the Keldiim period.

Ronan was full of curiosity about this powerful empire that was "lost" in history, so his ideas changed slightly.

"The Kel'diim Wizard Empire seems to attach great importance to the development of astrology. The importance of astrology to Kel'diim wizards even exceeds the skills required of traditional wizards such as potions, alchemy, and enchantment, and is second only to runes.

As a result, the times and environment gave rise to the special profession of astrologer."

"Each astrologer has a large number of astrology apprentices under his command to assist in daily astrological research..."

Ronan was sorting out the simple and pitifully scarce memories left by his predecessor, when suddenly he heard a hurried knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom -- boom boom boom --"

Someone was banging on the door of Ronan's cabin.

Ronan's eyes flickered, and he slowly walked forward and opened the small door.

"Damien!"

Standing outside the door was a young man who was about Ronan's current age, around fifteen or sixteen years old.

He had gray hair, blue eyes, a face that showed obvious malnutrition, and was wearing the uniform gray linen robe worn by astrology apprentices.

In terms of both appearance and temperament, the boy in front of him was 50% similar to Anand from the Astronomy Society.

Ronan was still searching for the other person's name in his mind, but the gray-haired boy had already grabbed his arm and asked anxiously, "Damien, what are you still doing here?
An hourglass ago, the instructor announced the assembly notice. We are going to be late! "

Anand.

Let's call him Anand.

Ronan was dragged out of the room by a gray-haired boy who looked like Anand, passed through several long corridors, and finally stopped in a hall engraved with patterns of the sun, moon and stars.

The hall was already filled with young apprentices like the two of them. A well-dressed, dignified middle-aged man stood in the middle of the hall, in front of a huge metal sundial that was more than ten meters high, and gave the two of them a cold look.

Anand tugged at Ronan's sleeve like a quail, quietly sat down among the group of apprentices, and listened to the middle-aged man continue his unfinished words.

".Starting tomorrow, I will assign each of you new calculation tasks. The workload will be about two to three times that of the previous one."

"Of course, your living standard will also be improved to two silver coins a day!"

"..Every one of you must remember that this is an unprecedented great project! It is related to the prosperity and development of Keldimu for the next ten thousand years!" "Once it succeeds, not only my name, but also yours, everyone's name will be recorded in history!

Hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years from now, the people living on this continent will be grateful for every bit of accurate data you have contributed!"

“This is a great honor and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

After a brief but passionate speech, the middle-aged man left in a hurry, leaving only a group of teenagers standing in the hall, excitedly discussing what they had just heard.

"Did you hear that, Damien?"

The gray-haired boy Anand was obviously "brainwashed" by the speech. His whole face turned red with excitement, and his pair of green eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky.

"The Empire's astrologers predicted the existence of the 'Core Hub'!

It echoes with the stars in the sky and the tides on the earth!
Once we find it, we will be able to harmonize the water flow and energy of the entire continent and restore the power and prosperity of the ancient wizarding world.
By then, not only the adults, but also us, everyone on this continent will benefit!"

Anand clenched his fists excitedly, as if his thin shoulders were already carrying the fate and responsibility of an era.

Almost every astrology apprentice behaved in a similar way to Anand.

"It turns out that this was before the construction of the Keldimu Underground Waterway began and the Quevada Oasis was not yet discovered."

Ronan stood among a group of excited and excited teenagers, thinking quietly.

The news of the "core hub" spread throughout the country under the announcement of the empire. This was an unprecedented great plan, but also an unprecedentedly large and complicated project.

Wizards need to know the precise trajectory of every star in the sky, the direction of every river on the earth, the laws of tides, the flow of wind, and the dispersion of energy.
Only then will it be possible to calculate the location of the "core hub".

Countless manpower and material resources were invested, countless airships and carriages were dispatched to every corner of the continent, and almost all astrologers of all sizes in the entire empire were summoned to observe, deduce, and calculate day and night.
Under each astrologer, there are a large number of apprentices who work hard and risk their lives for the purpose.

Three months later, due to multiple consecutive errors in the calculation of star track data, astrology apprentice Ronan Damien was severely punished and unceremoniously expelled by his astrologer mentor.

In a dilapidated hut in a remote alley in the capital of Keldimu.

Damien

Anand's eyes were red as he looked at the pale-faced young man lying on the bed, wrapped in layers of bandages.

"I will try to ask the teacher for mercy on this matter. Your talent in astrology has always been much better than mine. He shouldn't give up on you so easily."

Ronan shook his head. His lips were cracked and he seemed so weak that he couldn't even speak.

"Twenty-five lashes, this punishment is too severe, it can almost beat a horse to death... What fault can't be made up for?!"

Anand gritted his teeth and spoke angrily, but in fact his condition was not much better.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was messy, and he had a strong stench as if he hadn't taken a shower in months.

"No need"

Ronan whispered hoarsely, "It's my own problem. I really am not qualified for this job."

"No!"

Anand shook his head vigorously and said excitedly: "No matter what, you should try harder. You know, someone has already learned the meditation method taught by the teacher... This is suffering, but also glory and opportunity!
Damien, we have always wanted this opportunity, and now it is in front of us!"

Ronan said nothing, but Anand stood up hastily.

“I will fight for you, you should take good care of your injuries first.

I only have two hourglasses left to go, and now I have to go, Damien, I'll come see you next time!"

After saying that, Anand carefully took out a small cloth package from his arms, placed it next to Ronan, and then quickly walked out the door.

After Anand left, Ronan's dull eyes quickly began to light up.

He slowly sat up in bed.

The twenty-five lashes he endured for deliberately making mistakes in order to escape control almost completely broke the fragile body and desire to survive of a sixteen-year-old boy, but for Ronan, who had an extraordinary will, this little pain was not enough to force him to the door of death.

On the contrary, his real "cultivation"...has only officially begun now.

Ronan picked up the small cloth package left by Anand, opened it, and saw that it was full of imperial copper coins, mixed with some scattered silver coins.

Ronan put the cloth bag down, sat down on the bed with a calm expression, and then slowly performed the body-building movements of [Austerity Body Building].

The wizard's training progress was faster than he had imagined.

Although the soul qualification of this body is very poor, thanks to the characteristics of the character panel and the bonus of the master-level basic meditation technique, in just three months, after taking time to meditate, his mental strength has grown to the level of a third-level apprentice.

When you can reach the standard for conducting a very basic star chart deduction, you can switch to practicing the [Ancient Star Meditation Method] and your progress will be even faster.

Now, Ronan's goal became clear.

——Memorize the ancient spiritual text, meditate, practice, and
Stay here, stay in the heart of this powerful empire, and silently witness...the occurrence of a dramatic change in the era!

(End of this chapter)