The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 3 Choice
"Ante, I remember you said you had four more friends..."

At the north gate of Cuilin City, a young man wearing a wide-brimmed rain hat asked Ante in confusion,
"The remaining friend is not with you?"

The young man was a senior whom Ant met by chance when he came to Cuilin City last time. His name was Dor.

He was also a preparatory apprentice who was eliminated by the school, but he was two batches earlier than Lin En and others.

After learning that Ant would be eliminated from the school, Dor enthusiastically provided him with many suggestions and offered to help him and his friends settle down in Cuilin City.

Ant called them, so the five of them are here now.

“No…it’s a long story, Senior Dole.

"Ante's expression was gloomy, and he whispered, "In short, Galido is dead."

"……suicide?"

"Ah."

Dole sighed, stepped forward, patted Ant on the shoulder, and said comfortingly:

“This may not be a bad thing, at least he is free.

"Also, you don't have to call me senior anymore, just call me Dole. After all, strictly speaking, we are no longer members of the Horsens School.

"We are just a bunch of poor mortals with a debt to pay to the school."

Dole smiled gently, and finally said to everyone:
"Come on, I'll take you to find a place to live."

……

A group of people followed Dor and walked towards Cuilin City.

'Is the triggering method to see the knowledge... Is there any other effect?'

Lin En followed at the end, still thinking about the tiny spots of light that had appeared earlier, his mind full of thoughts.

In this way, before we knew it, an hour had passed.

"Sir Dole, you haven't arrived yet?" Jigos' voice suddenly came from the front.

Lin En paused for a moment and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He looked at his arms which had obviously become thinner and was suddenly stunned.

At this moment, the same spots of light, but now golden in color, suddenly emerged from his arms and formed several new lines of characters.

[Name: Lynn Kent]

【Age: 16】

[Source energy: 0.07 (self); 0 (world)]

At the same time, a piece of information also emerged in Lynn's mind.

His pupils were slightly unfocused as he tried to absorb the sudden information.

On the other side, Dole turned to Jigos and responded:

"Don't worry, we're still some distance away from our destination... We'll need to walk for about half an hour."

"More than half an hour?" Jigos stopped by the roadside and asked in confusion.
"We have been walking for more than an hour. If we walk for another half an hour, we will almost reach the edge of Cuilin City. There are only shacks there..."

Cuilin City as a whole is a long and narrow oval, with the longest side running from north to south.

Unlike the previous life where cities were generally more prosperous closer to the center, this time, cities are more prosperous closer to the headquarters of the Horzens School.

In other words, the further north you go, the more prosperous it is.

So when they first entered the city, they were surrounded by various tall castles and various gray stone buildings, but now most of the houses nearby are wooden houses.

"You're right, Jigos, we're going to the shantytown." Dole turned around and said, as if it was a matter of course.

“Perhaps you are not fully aware of your current situation.

“You might think you can live in a solid, warm, and clean stone house, and even have special servants to serve you like in the academy?

"But as someone who has been through this, I can tell you very clearly that you may not be able to afford to live in even a wooden house like this one next to you in the future."

“See that cabin to my left?”

Dole pointed to a single-story wooden house of about 20 square meters on the left and continued,

"The monthly rent for this wooden house is 60 silver wolves, which is half a gold dragon. It doesn't sound like much, right? But let me tell you, most civilians here only earn 2 or 30 silver wolves a month. Only a few families can afford such a house.

"And how much do you think you can earn after deducting 5 gold royals every month? What kind of house can you live in?"

Jigos's expression softened a little, but he still said stubbornly: "But we are not ordinary mortals!"

"Of course, we are not." Dole nodded and shook his head with self-mockery.

“We have an additional monthly debt than the average person. That’s way more than rent, right?

"If you want to rent a cabin, you can go now... but if you want to rent a house with a good value for money, then continue to follow me."

After Dor finished speaking, he continued to move forward.

"Let's go, Jigos, do you know more about Cuilin City than Senior Dole?" Ant followed first and patted Jigos on the shoulder.

In the past nine years, these prospective apprentices have only been able to leave the school for one day each month.

This amount of time is not enough for eating, drinking and having fun, so how can we have the time to get to know Cuilin City in depth?

Even in the later days, when they realized there was no hope of promotion, they began to consciously learn about Cuilin City, but the information they were able to obtain was very limited.

Without giving it much thought, Gigos followed.

He might be considered mature among these teenagers, but at heart he was just a boy who had always stayed in the mountains.

In fact, as soon as Dole started to explain, most of his doubts were dispelled.

The group continued to move forward, and Lynn instinctively followed behind.

After a long time, he absorbed the information, quietly raised his arm, and focused his attention.

After a moment, the pale golden light curtain appeared again.

Lynn heaved a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt more at peace.

He has it all figured out.

This pale golden light curtain is actually the ability of the peeping talent to monitor itself.

But insight is his talent.

He can consume mixed source energy and activate his talent of peeping, thereby quickly mastering knowledge and gaining power.

As for the consumed mixed source energy, it refers to the combination of one's own source energy and world source energy, with the ratio being 1:10.

It requires consuming 1 portion of one's own source energy and 10 portions of world source energy at the same time to activate this talent of peeping.

Thinking of this, Lin En subconsciously looked up at the gray sky above his head.

This world also has a sky full of stars, but those are just projections of the starry sky.

The concept of the universe does not exist in this world. Breaking through the barriers of the world above your head, you enter the boundless starry realm.

There are thousands of worlds out there, and the Guen world under his feet is just one of them. And the world source energy needed for the talent of peeping is the most precious resource in each world.

In the original owner's memory, the instructor once told them the concept of "world source energy".

"World Source Energy" is the source of the supernatural, and the energy of any supernatural system comes from it.

It is also called the "origin of the world" together with the "core of the world".

They are the cornerstone of the world's existence, the reason for the world's existence, and the most important resource for wizards to conquer and plunder.

The world's source energy needs a carrier to exist.

The carriers that appear in different worlds are different, but there is only one thing that will not change——

They are the most precious things in that world.

And this thing, in the current Gunn world, is the magic stone.

Stroking the purse on his chest, Lin En felt some inexplicable emotions in his heart.

Extraordinary world...Extraordinary power...

Who hasn't longed for it?
Now, it is right in front of me.

Just when Lin En's heart was slightly surging, a foul smell mixed with the smell of corruption and urine suddenly came, making him frown subconsciously.

When he came to his senses, Lin En realized that they, led by Dole, had arrived at a shed.

The building density here is obviously higher. Except for a few main roads, the rest of the roads are not only muddy but also extremely narrow. Many of them can only accommodate one person.

The crooked huts are crowded together, chaotic and crowded.

Thanks to the wizards of the Horsens School who know how to compost, the people of Cuilin City have the habit of collecting feces, otherwise there would probably be a few more piles of feces here.

"Lord Charlie!" Dole stepped forward and shouted.

A moment later, a short, fat middle-aged man came out from the shadows under the shed, holding a cigarette in his mouth. He held a rough notebook in his hand. He looked at Lin En and the others for a moment and asked Dole:

"Didn't you say there were five people in total?"

Dor put on a smile and said, "One of them committed suicide, Lord Charlie... It happens all the time."

"Oh, a bunch of wimps." Charlie sneered and waved to Lin En and the others.

"Come and sign the contract. It's 15 silver wolves per month, payable monthly. No default."

Sign the contract without even seeing the house?
Lin En was stunned for a moment, alarm bells ringing in his heart.

He had been a corporate slave for several years in his previous life, and had fallen into many traps and accumulated a lot of experience.

Among them, renting a house without viewing the house is absolutely the biggest taboo!
He looked at Ant and the others beside him calmly, expecting them to take some action.

But these young men were already worried about being kicked out of the school, and they were scolded by Dole on the way.

At this moment, my mind was confused and I had no intention of asking questions. I subconsciously stepped forward to sign the contract.

Lin En realized that something was wrong, and immediately looked at Jigos on the far left and said:

"I think if we want to rent a house, we should at least take a look at the houses first, and it would be better to compare prices at several places, don't you think so, Gigos?"

At times like this, if you want your words to be effective, it is best to speak to a specific person by name.

The more mature Gigos is obviously the best choice.

When Jigos heard his words, he was obviously stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded in understanding:
"You're right, Lin En. When buying something, you have to check the product first and compare prices from different stores. It stands to reason that the same principle should apply to renting a house!"

Lin En breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Ant and Leona, who were more vulnerable, and continued to ask, "What do you think?"

Leona never had a strong opinion. He looked at Jigos and Lin En and nodded: "I think what you said makes sense."

Ant's face was a little hesitant. He looked at Dole and said puzzledly:

"But Lord Dole has already chosen a house for us. We don't need to waste energy looking for another house, right?"

Lynn did not respond and turned to look at Charlie and Dole who were not far away.

Charlie, with a ferocious look on his face, took a deep puff of his cigarette, glanced at Dole, and blew a puff of smoke at Lin En and the other three, saying nonchalantly:

"It's up to you to rent it or not. I don't need a few tenants like you."

Dole smiled and walked towards them with a slightly confused look:

"What's going on? If you want to see the house first, I can ask Manager Charlie for you."

“You know, it’s hard to find a house in Greenwood City. A shed like this usually costs at least 20 silver wolves.

"I begged Lord Charlie for a long time to reduce you to 15 Silver Wolves... Don't let my efforts go to waste."

His expression was sincere, but Lin En was suspicious and didn't want to take any more risks. He also didn't want to explain too much, so as not to give Dole a chance to make use of the situation.

He just smiled and shook his head and said:

"Thank you very much, Lord Dole, but I think I'd better go somewhere else."

After saying this, Lin En did not wait for Charlie to answer. He turned to look at Jigos who seemed to be thinking about something and asked:

"Would you like to go look somewhere else with me?"

Jigos thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Leona, what about you?"

"I..." Leona looked at Ant, then at Lin En and the others, and finally nodded, "I'll go with you too."

He actually didn't quite understand the situation, but habitually chose to follow the side with more people.

"Ante, you come with us too."

Jigos suddenly spoke to Ant.

But Dole took a step forward, put his arm around Ant's shoulders, glanced at Lin En and the other two, and said in a deep voice:
"It's getting dark, Ant, try to persuade your friends. If they don't find a place to stay before dark, they won't survive the night."

"You should stay, Jigos." Ant believed in Dor's words without a doubt, and his expression was a little anxious and even a little angry.

Seeing him like this, Jigos was also a little hesitant.

But his intuition still made him choose to stand next to Lin En.

Lin En felt a little more confident, and finally said with a calm smile:

"Then let's go look somewhere else first, Lord Dole."

After saying this, he tensed up and turned away with Jigos and the other two.

"What kind of world is this... This so-called enthusiastic senior is really suspicious."

……

After walking through several alleys and confirming that no one was chasing him, Lin En secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, they looked for a house nearby.

It only took more than half an hour, and we successfully found a more suitable house not far away!

(End of this chapter)