The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 1 Going down the mountain
Gunn, July 1861, afternoon.

The headquarters of the Horsom School in the Green Shadow Forest.

It was drizzling under the grey sky.

In the center of the ninth preparatory apprentice dormitory area, a lush silverthorn tree stood quietly in the rain, just like it did nine years ago.

The rain pattered.

Raindrops like pearl chains fell on its blue-gray leaves, splashing continuously and breaking into hazy, humid and hot mist.

All around, a group of prospective apprentices who had just been eliminated from the school were bidding farewell to this place with tears in their eyes.

"Goodbye, school!"

"Goodbye, dormitory..."

"Farewell, tall silver thorn tree! I still remember your tree full of pale yellow fluffy spikes of flowers when spring came..."

Some people were shouting, some were sobbing, and some were leaning against tree trunks, silently shaking their heads and shedding tears.

Nine years ago, these children were brought to the Horsens School for training because they were diagnosed with wizarding talent.

The school provided them with free accommodation, free food, and free teaching...

All they need to do is to learn the basic knowledge in these 9 years and be promoted to a wizard apprentice.

However, 9 years passed in a flash.

They failed.

Now, not only was he expelled from the school, but he also signed a heavy debt contract...

Squeak.

The wooden door of a stone house in the center was slowly pushed open.

A handsome boy of about sixteen or seventeen slowly walked out carrying a brown suitcase.

He is thin, with semi-long black hair, and his expression seems calm, but if you look closely, you can see a hint of confusion in the depths of his light gray pupils.

'Traveled through time?

"I just had a normal sleep..."

Before Lynn could take a closer look at his surroundings.

Whoosh!
Suddenly, a strange whistling sound was heard in the sky.

Lynn looked up.

In the sight, a gray-robed figure broke through the sparse rain curtain, left a gray trail in the air, and finally slowly landed under the silver thorn tree.

The raindrops fell softly, but were completely blocked by an invisible shield when they were half a foot away from the gray shadow!

'Immortal?!

'No, this should be a... first-class wizard apprentice!'

There was a flash of surprise in Lin En's eyes, and his mind quickly absorbed the original owner's memories.

He noticed that Gray Shadow was wearing a golden inverted triangle badge on his chest, which was shining like molten gold in the drizzle.

All the noise suddenly stopped, and even the sound of the rain seemed to be quieter.

The prospective apprentices all bowed their heads and greeted the newcomers respectfully:
"Good afternoon, respected first-class apprentice!"

Lin En also greeted, his head lowered instinctively, not daring to raise it at all.

In this world where great power belongs to oneself, the hierarchy between people is much clearer than in previous lives.

"I need an assistant to help me complete an experiment on physical modification. The basic physical knowledge test score must be at least good."

The first-class apprentice told his purpose. His expression was indifferent and his words were even colder.

"During this process, the assistant's chance of death is about 20%, and the chance of alienation is about 70%.

"But whether it succeeds or not, in exchange, I will pay off all your school debts."

"Those who are willing can raise their hands now and line up in front of me."

Swish swish!
As soon as the first-class apprentice finished speaking, half of the candidate apprentices raised their hands and trotted towards him!

Except for Lin En, all the remaining apprentices looked unwilling and annoyed.

Obviously, they were not unwilling, but they failed to meet the requirements.

Lynn also failed to meet the requirements.

But even if he had achieved it, he probably wouldn't plan to raise his hand at this moment.

The first-class apprentice was currently pinching the cheek of a freckled girl with his left hand, causing her mouth to open wide, as if observing something as if selecting an animal.

The other right hand would occasionally reach into the mouth to explore carefully, and those slender white fingers would twist strangely as if they had life.

Looks soft and creamy.

However, the prospective apprentices queuing behind not only did not think there was anything unusual, but instead looked expectant.

Further behind them, there were two prospective apprentices who were secretly arguing over the order of queuing, and their faces were flushed.

Lin En retracted his gaze, took a deep breath, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

If the extraordinary flight that he had only seen in movies and TV shows in his previous life gave him a feeling of surprise, then the scene before him was full of panic.

"Are you done packing, Lynn?"

At this time, a feminine curly-haired boy wearing a raincoat came up to him with a suitcase. Lin En's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head slowly and looked at the boy without showing any emotion.

After trying hard to read the original owner's broken memories in his mind for a while, he gave a slightly stiff smile and answered:

"Almost...Ante."

He remembered.

The curly-haired boy in front of him, Ant, was one of the original owner's classmates.

The two of them and three other good friends made an appointment to go down the mountain together today.

"Really? Why do I feel like you're... a little strange?" Ant looked at him and suddenly became suspicious.

Just as Lin En was thinking about how to deal with the past,
A fat boy with freckles on his face came out of the stone house on the right, looked at the silverthorn tree with envy and sighed:

"Alas, it's a pity that my basic physical knowledge is just passing..."

"Leona, are you done packing too?" Ant turned to look at the little fat boy with freckles.

Lynn heaved a sigh of relief.

Anyone who comes to this strange and bizarre world will feel insecure at the first moment.

"If only I had tried harder." Leona continued to sigh.

Opportunities like this are rare, so he felt very sorry.

Although these young boys and girls have received basic wizard education since childhood.

But it is just basic education.

Before being promoted to a wizard apprentice, one has no access to any useful supernatural knowledge.

So to some extent, in the eyes of wizards, they are actually no different from mortals.

It would only be of some use when, like now, a wizard needs a mortal assistant with a little knowledge.

To be honest, these apprentices were born at the wrong time.

If it was a few decades ago when the Horsens School first moved here.

These eliminated apprentices might be able to get a position as servants in the school that is short of staff.

But the Horsens School eliminates a group of apprentices every year, and now the positions are already full, and there are no such good opportunities anymore...

But to the school, they are like chicken ribs.

It would be a waste to kill them, and there is no extra space to keep them in the mountains.

So they simply drove them down the mountain, arbitrarily drafted a so-called debt contract, and left them to fend for themselves.

"Even if your grades are good enough, you may not be chosen, Leona."

A tall and thin boy with short brown hair came to their left at some point and shook his head with a grim expression.

Lynn looked over, and after thinking carefully, he recognized the young man.

His name is Jigos, and he is also an acquaintance of the original owner.

At this point, of the five people the original owner had made an appointment with, only a young man named Galido had not shown up.

"Where's Gallido? Is he not ready yet?" Ant asked.

Whoosh!
A sudden whistling sound interrupted their conversation.

Under the silver thorn tree, the first-class apprentice had already selected his people, and he rose from the ground with a tall young man, flying over Lin En and his companions.

Perhaps because he was carrying someone, he didn't fly very high, and the wake he created brought with it cold rainwater!

Lynn instinctively took a step back and hid behind the door.

crackling-

The rest were not so lucky and were hit by the flying rain.

Ant, wearing a raincoat, opened his mouth with a look of relief on his face.

Leona, whose half body was wet, looked even more depressed and lamented helplessly:
"Hey...I'm going to change my clothes."

Jigos, who was also not wearing a raincoat, had a gloomy face and slammed the wooden door.

As for Lin En, he quickly put on a leather raincoat, went to the door, and looked at the first-class apprentice flying away in the air.

flight……

There is no human being on Earth who would not feel surprised and excited after witnessing this scene!

It was flying in the air like this, with some kind of shield on its body blocking all the rain!
Lin En just watched the first-class apprentice fly away until he landed somewhere and could no longer be seen, then he looked away.

At this time, Gigos and Leona, who had changed their clothes, came out again.

"Is Galido still not well?"

Perhaps because he was splashed with water, Jigos looked around and sounded a little irritated.

Ant also frowned and suggested to everyone: "It's getting late, let's go and urge him together."

Leona nodded without objection.

The three young men walked towards Galido's stone house.

Lin En hesitated for a moment, then quickly picked up his luggage and followed.

(End of this chapter)