Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

Matthew remembered that the school did indeed have such a rule: junior apprentices like them, who were forcibly conscripted to participate in dangerous missions, could receive rewards provided by the school.

However, there is a prerequisite: the apprentice must return alive.

"By the way, how did the mission go?"

"This mission was only half completed, but the losses weren't too great."

"The loss isn't too significant?"

The entire apprentice group in this exploration team was wiped out except for him. In addition, several intermediate apprentices also died, bringing the total loss to nearly one-third. Isn't that a big loss?

Todd nodded. "This mission only resulted in the loss of four intermediate apprentices, a casualty rate of less than ten percent."

Matthew finally realized that, to the school, novice apprentices like them, who had no potential, were worthless and didn't deserve to be included in the mortality rate.

Therefore, historically, very few apprentices who were recruited through this forced conscription were able to receive rewards.

"What does it mean that the mission was only half completed?"

"Although this mission did not completely wipe out the Snow Fang Clan's lair."

"But we also killed the Snow Abyss Flower Mother, as well as a large number of Snow Fang Clan and Blood Claw Beasts."

Wait, the Snow Abyss Flower Mother has been wiped out?

Matthew clearly remembered that Snow Abyss Flower Mother was attracted away by Mold.

"Mold, he's back?"

"Not only did he return, but he also wiped out the Snow Abyss Flower Mother and a large number of magical beasts."

"They're still alive? It seems Mold's strength is indeed greater than that of an average mid-level apprentice."

"So what are the school's plans going forward?"

Todd shook his head.

"I'm not quite sure either."

"All I know is that the higher-ups plan to withdraw everyone back to the school's headquarters. As for the next step, I'm afraid only the wizard himself knows."

"Sigh, I wonder when I'll be forcibly drafted again."

"I'm going on patrol now, you get some rest."

After saying that, Todd walked out of the tent on his own.

After listening to the other person's story, Matthew's mood became heavy.

He knew that, given the school's style, this matter would not end there, and it wouldn't be long before the school launched another campaign to exterminate the Snow Fang Clan.

The subsequent crackdowns will only become increasingly bloody, and if they are forcibly conscripted again...

"We must take control of our own destiny and escape this hellish place, the Winter Realm."

But there's a prerequisite: survival.

All the injustices of fate are simply because you are too weak.

A strong desire to become stronger burned within him.

"Let's go collect the rewards for this mission first."

Matthew moved his hands and feet and found that his previously frozen body had regained sensation.

He propped himself up on his knees and walked outside.

……

A moment later...

Matthew lifted the curtain of the central tent and entered.

There were two people standing inside the tent at that moment.

One of them was a first-class wizard with messy hair named Roland.

He did not directly participate in this pioneering mission; he was only responsible for recording the performance of the intermediate apprentices who came here for training.

The other one was Mold.

As soon as Matthew entered the tent, his eyes were drawn to the enormous Snow Abyss Flower Mother.

The huge flower bud had been torn into several pieces and was piled on the ground.

Next to the flower bud lay the corpses of hundreds of Bloodclaw Beasts.

Mold appears to be settling his quest rewards with the wizard Roland.

When he saw Matthew enter, he was somewhat surprised. "You're still alive?"

Molde's gaze swept over the ring on Matthew's hand, as if he were pondering something.

Wizards possess the ability to remember everything they see because of their powerful mental strength.

Roland was quite curious about Matthew and looked him up and down.

"I remember you; you were an apprentice in this expedition."

"I never expected you to come back alive. You're such a lucky little guy."

"You're here...because of something?"

Matthew gave Roland a standard wizard's salute.

"Lord Roland, I've come to collect my mission reward."

Roland stroked his chin. "Indeed, the school of thought does have such a rule."

"But it's been so long since anyone claimed this reward that I almost forgot about it."

Generally, the rewards for mandatory recruitment by the academy are kept by the person in charge of the mission.

The person in charge of this mission to wipe out the Snow Fang Clan was Mord.

So Roland looked at Mold, signaling him to distribute the reward to Matthew.

However, Mold was somewhat nervous at this moment.

Because the mortality rate of forced conscription is always extremely high, it is virtually impossible for novice apprentices to return. In addition, he intentionally reduces the number of novice apprentices to decrease the school's reward distribution.

Therefore, the rewards for each task assigned to him were embezzled.

This time was no exception; he had already exchanged the rewards for resources with other apprentices.

But to his utter surprise, Matthew actually returned alive from this mission.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out a bottle of long-eared ape bloodline potion from his storage ring.

This is a bloodline potion that, when taken in large quantities, can give the user the bloodline of a long-eared ape.

Long-eared apes are native creatures of the Winter Realm, and their strength is comparable to that of the Snow Fang Clan, making them quite weak.

The only advantage of these magical beasts is that they have extremely strong hearing, and can even sense the trembling of an insect's antennae from a hundred meters away.

The school concocts this bloodline potion and bestows it only upon a select few controlled mortal realms.

For ordinary people, the long-eared ape bloodline potion is a rare treasure, even for royalty and nobility.

However, for a wizard apprentice, this potion was like a chicken bone – useless.

Therefore, no apprentice would ever take this kind of worthless bloodline potion!

"Here you go, this is your reward. Take it and get out of here!" Mold said sternly, his eyes cold.

Seeing Mold's reaction and combining it with the information about the long-eared ape bloodline potion displayed on the panel, Matthew immediately guessed the cause of the matter.

But he didn't say anything more at the moment, took the medicine and left.

Mold looked at Roland with a guilty conscience, only to see Roland's brows furrow slightly, and Mold's face stiffened.

However, Roland ultimately said nothing, and Mold breathed a sigh of relief.

He stared fiercely at Matthew's departing figure.

This brat actually embarrassed me in front of Lord Roland!

……

After returning to my tent.

At this moment, Matthew sat on the dilapidated bench, slowly taking out the long-eared ape bloodline potion from his pocket, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

He carefully examined the long-eared ape potion in his hand, or more precisely, he was examining the potion's system information.

【Name: Long-eared Ape Potion】

[Ingredients: Long-eared monkey blood, moonlight moss, dewdrop grass, abyssal salt crystal powder, ghostly spores...]

[Description: A bloodline potion containing long-eared ape genes. Taking large doses can grant long-eared ape bloodline, enhancing one's hearing...]

[Extractable substances: Extremely Cold Blood Crystals, Frostbite Toxin...]

At that moment, Matthew had a bold idea.