Kobold Wizard's Journal

Chapter 350 Demons and Wizards

"I suspect many of you will choose the second option, which won't lead to discrimination... Go ahead and do it, fresh blood! We're not those rigid, incorrigible wizards. However, every choice has its price; what you gain and what you bear are the consequences of your choices... The High Council created order so that the wizarding world could develop better and have greater goals, not to turn people into fools. I hope you realize that we are free, but at the same time, we are a continuation of the High Council's will. We don't have such lofty visions, but we can keep a close eye on those demons, which is also part of building freedom and order, making the wizarding world more exciting..."

The strange, fleshy wizard chuckled as he spoke.

"We should also thank those demons. They provided excellent experimental materials and always brought some little surprises. They are also contributing to the wizarding world, and we are the most direct recipients. We should see through their conspiracies and tricks and use powerful magic to make them make the contributions they deserve. Hehehe."

The fleshball wizard chuckled loudly, and some of his apprentices followed suit with similar smiles.

Ruger, observing this, guessed that those wizard apprentices who wore the same smiles must be individuals who were deeply studying demonic power.

“You have three days to stay. To be precise, you must report to your destination within three days. You have no choice at the moment,” the fleshball wizard said, bouncing on the ground before standing up. “The rest is up to you. Try your best to survive, little ones.”

All the wizard apprentices stood up and bowed to the massive figure that was slowly leaving.

Benson the wizard waved his hand and disappeared through the doorway of the stone chamber.

Ruger used his mental power to connect with the token in his hand. This item was officially called the Demon Hunter's Badge—at least for this moment; before this, it didn't have these functions and was simply a token used for the assessment. After connecting with the Demon Hunter's Badge, a simple map appeared under Ruger's mental perception.

This outpost is considered one of the strongholds of the witch hunters. Many places on the map are forbidden areas for newly joined apprentice witch hunters like them, and they don't have the authority to wander around there.

This location is also special; it is not simply a place in the underground world, but a crevice space carved out between the abyss and the underground world.

There may be other functions and intentions involved.

Ruger let out a light breath.

The Demon Hunter's badge shows a room that belongs to him. It's called a temporary room, but as long as he remains a Demon Hunter Wizard, it will belong to him. The simplified map also shows what he cares about most: a place where he can squander his merit stones.

By the time Ruger finished thinking, some wizard apprentices had already left.

In fact, the number of apprentice demon hunters who passed this time was not 173 or 174. In addition to the wizard apprentice who coexisted with the strange demon, there was also the first qualified person to drop out of the trial, the guy that Ruger had met once in Blackhorn City and whom he called a stupid-looking fellow.

Even now, people are still observing Luger; his appearance and unique features that stand out from the crowd inevitably arouse curiosity.

Ruger ignored them, slowly walked out of the stone chamber, clutching his demon hunter badge, and began to stroll around.

The ultimate goal is a large hall located on the lower three floors.

Ruger walked through a long corridor and stopped.

He felt as if he were walking on the throat of a giant demon. Even the stone chamber from before seemed to be stuck in its throat, and it was as if the entire building, this vast and complex complex, was situated on the body of this demon, or rather, on its corpse.

"Don't let it affect you, the very intelligent little thing... It's already dead, but its remaining consciousness likes to play tricks on newcomers."

Ruger paused for a moment.

He suddenly realized that he should only be able to sense some demonic aura at most, but he had actually sensed something like a throat, a huge skeleton, and even more specific things. This was indeed abnormal. He must have been influenced and seen useless things that he shouldn't have seen.

He turned around and looked around, but he didn't see the wizard who had spoken up.

Only a few apprentice demon hunters, who were also newcomers, were walking in one direction, probably heading to the place where they could squander their merit stones.

Ruger pursed his lips and continued walking.

After walking for a while, there was no need to identify or ponder anymore, because they encountered more wizard apprentices heading towards a common goal. So they simply followed them.

Their activity range is defined by a peculiar central line, allowing them to move between the upper two and lower three floors, totaling five floors. Further up, it is said, there are some high-level laboratories, and some resident wizards who operate in those areas. As for going further up, it is not marked on the map.

Some of the faster wizard apprentices slowed down when they saw these people, causing the procession to grow larger and larger.

Ruger estimated that most people would just go to see it for themselves, since only about half of them actually had a merit stone.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement.

Luger's steps became lighter, and he unconsciously quickened his pace.

A huge hall appeared before the group of people.

"Sir, please come this way."

Suddenly, a young man dressed in a wizard's robe appeared in front of Ruger, interrupting his curious look around.

The man made a gesture of invitation.

Ruger was about to follow with great interest when he discovered that the witch apprentice who was also eliminated in the end, like him, did not receive the same preferential treatment of being invited by someone.

"Your token is special. Your Demon Hunter Badge can grant you a 10% reduction in merit points when exchanging items."

As he spoke, the man turned and walked ahead without waiting for Ruger to follow.

Ruger raised an eyebrow and followed.

"The Demon Wizard has made outstanding contributions, and wizards belonging to the Demon Wizard lineage can enjoy this small convenience. Of course, this applies to those wizard masters. For wizard apprentices, this is no small convenience," the young man said as he walked. "Also, I don't always take the initiative to meet you. This is just my request for the first time, to explain things to you. In the future, you can come here to find me. I'm here most of the time."

The young man led Ruger into a small room next to the hall.

Luger was still processing the man's words. That demon wizard, who was essentially his teacher's teacher, a wizard who had been missing for hundreds or thousands of years, was actually benefiting from this wizard at this moment.

“I am just a wizarding apprentice, someone who may remain a wizarding apprentice for life, so you don’t need to be nervous. Just tell me what you need.”

The young man straightened his grey wizard's robes, sat down in a chair, and gestured to Ruger.

Ruger's eyes darted around, and he sat down as well.

"Sublimation ceremony, I'd like to see if there's a suitable sublimation ceremony."

He thought for a moment and got straight to the point.

"It was an expected choice. I hope you succeed. The next time we meet will be as the Wizard. So, what are your specific requirements? If it's inconvenient to disclose them, you can be vague... Of course, if you go into too much detail, I can't help you. After all, I don't have the right to see those things. I only have pre-made categories, and there will be some overlap between the categories."

As she watched the man, who wasn't very old, speak, her expression became more serious.

"Bloodline and the Dragon Clan".

Ruger said in a deep voice, uttering two sufficiently general words.

(End of this chapter)