Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 148 Following All the Way

That shackle that prevented him from improving any further!

Richard sighed inwardly, realizing he had finally reached his physical limit and had crossed the insurmountable barrier to becoming a formal wizard.

The next step is to figure out how to overcome this formidable obstacle.

Upon opening the Inspiration panel, sure enough, the information displayed on the panel once again indicated that his mental strength had reached its limit.

Name: Richard Clavel

[Attributes]: Strength 7.9, Agility 8.2, Constitution 8.1, Spirit 29.9

After taking a bath and, as usual, teasing the maid Serena, Richard bid farewell to his family and left Clavel Castle to begin searching for the traces of the monsters' retreat the previous day.

Numerous signs indicate that the monster's trail originated from deep within the Silverpine Forest.

However, before venturing into the Silverpine Forest to investigate, Richard took a detour and cleared out all the remaining monsters within a ten-mile radius of Silverpine Town. This was partly to ensure safety and partly to collect a small amount of energy points.

Following the trail of the monsters, Richard began to venture deeper into the Silverpine Forest. In Richard's memory, the Silverpine Forest, once a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers, was now inexplicably silent, exuding an eerie and evil aura. As Richard continued to venture deeper, the number and variety of monsters he encountered also began to increase.

Monsters that would never have appeared in the Silverpine Forest before, such as Darkfang Spiders and Crystal Web Spiders, are now being discovered by Richard from time to time.

Richard frowned. It seemed that the person behind this was quite powerful, but he was not afraid of these monsters. In fact, he was quite happy about them.

Once he investigates the source of the monsters, these remaining monsters will represent a large amount of energy points for him. This made Richard's lips curl up slightly, and he couldn't help but recall the wonderful time in the Gray Fern Wilderness.

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The previous night, in the hall of Earl Harris's castle in Rossby, the ice wizard Daenerys, accompanied by the Earl and Grand Knight Vincent, was having a conversation with the newly returned wizarding apprentices and witchers.

Although the various rescue teams were bewildered when they received the Earl's urgent order to return to the county town immediately, they still obeyed the orders of the highest-ranking official of Rossby County and returned.

After returning with a bellyful of questions, the apprentices were about to ask Earl Harris about the situation when they saw Daenerys sitting in the head seat with a powerful aura.

The apprentices were immediately taken aback!

Clearly, they understood that this aura was a symbol possessed only by formal wizards.

Therefore, the wizard apprentices and witch hunters present, no matter how much dissatisfaction and questions they had, could only swallow them back at this moment.

After all, both witchers and wizarding apprentices know what a full-fledged wizard represents.

Earl Harris coughed and introduced, "Esteemed wizarding apprentices and witch hunters, let me formally introduce you to Her Highness Daenerys of the Royal Family, who is also a full-fledged wizard of the Hydashia Wizarding Academy of the Commercial Alliance, and to him is His Excellency Vincent, the Griffin Knight of the Kingdom of Heron."

At this moment, Daenerys's slightly cold voice rang out, her first words like a thunderclap: "I investigated yesterday, and the source of the monsters is an underground fissure deep in Silverpine Forest, and the mastermind is in this fissure."

The crowd below was extremely surprised and began to whisper among themselves, discussing that the monster tide was not naturally formed, but rather that there was a mastermind behind it.

Suddenly, the once empty hall became as noisy as a vegetable market.

Earl Harris's expression turned serious, and he slammed his fist on the table, saying, "Silence!"

After the scene returned to calm, Daenerys's cool voice rang out again.

"I've gathered everyone here because I need your help. The person behind this is extremely powerful."

"For wizarding apprentices from different wizarding academies, I will contact your academy directly, and the academy will reward the participating wizarding apprentices in the form of mission rewards."

"As for the Witchers, I would like to entrust you with this mission in the name of the Kingdom of Heron. The reward will be very generous."

"Finally, with everyone's help, I will personally lead the team into the rift to kill the mastermind behind it all."

"Your Highness Daenerys, you..." Earl Harris's expression immediately changed, because the last sentence was inconsistent with what Daenerys had told him at the beginning.

As previously agreed, the team would be led by the Great Knight Vincent!

Daenerys's few words instantly amplified the discussion among the crowd.

After all, even the formal wizards said that the opponent was very strong, so this so-called mastermind could not possibly be just a wizard apprentice.

But if the opponent is a formal wizard, these wizard apprentices might go there and never come back.

This level of danger may not be significant for a fully-fledged wizard, but it is dangerous enough for these wizarding apprentices.

For the sophisticated, self-serving wizard apprentices, the demands of this unfamiliar wizard were somewhat unacceptable.

One of the wizarding apprentices tentatively asked, "Respected Daenerys Wizarding, there's something urgent at the academy that needs my attention. May I return there first and come back later?"

Daenerys glanced at the wizard apprentice and said coldly, "What important matter do you have to tell me? I will relay it to your academy immediately!"

This immediately deflated the wizard apprentice, who slumped into his chair, looking utterly listless.

Upon seeing this, the other wizard apprentices immediately shut their mouths and stopped making a sound.

The witchers, on the other hand, seemed to have chosen a burly man carrying two swords to speak on their behalf.

The dual-sword demon hunter stood up and said cheerfully, "Your Highness Daenerys, we demon hunters have no objections. As long as you pay the appropriate reward, we are willing to go no matter how risky it is. Besides, killing monsters is our duty."

These words immediately made the wizarding apprentices standing nearby feel ashamed, and many of them said indignantly:

"What a bunch of reckless brutes who aren't afraid of death!"

"If you want to go, you guys can go by yourselves."

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"By the way, Your Highness Daenerys, when do we depart?" The dual-wielding witcher asked loudly, ignoring the whispers of the wizard apprentices around him.

"We will depart first thing tomorrow morning. Please make your preparations. Meeting adjourned!" Daenerys was the first to rise and leave the hall, followed by Grand Knight Vincent and Earl Harris.

Once they left, the remaining wizard apprentices and witch hunters also departed, though quite a few wizard apprentices stayed behind.

"Huh? We're leaving first thing tomorrow morning? But we just got back. Shouldn't we at least rest for a day and get back into shape?" a wizard apprentice muttered.

"Yeah, is it really necessary to be in such a rush!" another wizard apprentice chimed in resentfully.

"Alright, enough said. Let's hurry up and prepare the potions and alchemical bombs."

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So, just as Richard set off from his family castle to begin tracking the monster's trail, a large group of wizard apprentices and witch hunters, centered around Daenerys and Grand Knight Vincent, set off from Rossby County.

In fact, Earl Harris himself wanted to participate. He thought that if something happened to Princess Daenerys in his territory, he would be held responsible. If he went with her, he could persuade her to return if they encountered danger.

However, Daenerys requested that Earl Harris remain in Rossby to handle political and logistical matters.

After all, with so many towns in Rossby County destroyed by the monster army, the aftermath was a real headache.

Lord Harris was still very worried when he saw that Princess Daenerys did not agree to accompany him, so he immediately sent ten elite knights to accompany her, although this seemed meaningless to others.

Tigers don't need cats to guard them!

But in the eyes of Earl Harris, this move was significant, at least it showed his attitude to the royal family.

The wizarding apprentices, a diverse group from various wizarding academies, felt much less uneasy and worried upon seeing the large number of people in the group, especially since there was a certified wizard leading them.

After all, if you're really outmatched, all you need to do is run faster than the people around you.

Furthermore, the sorceress Daenerys assured them that if all went well, they would be awarded a letter of commendation from the Kingdom of Heron and given a certain reward.

The reward was clearly not gold dinars, but at least magic stones or other rare potions or even witchcraft items, so the thought of such a reward kept them from making a fuss.

The group entered the Silverpine Forest in a grand procession.

Such a large group entering the forest could not possibly go unnoticed by the mastermind behind it all.

Sure enough, before they even reached the rift, they had already clashed with the monsters several times.

This also exposed many problems!

Although these monsters are generally not very strong, with the strongest being only at the level of the mutant crab demon, the majority of them are a mixed bag and even weaker.

The combat strength of some first and second-level wizard apprentices was truly appalling, but the combat strength of the witchers gave Daenerys a refreshing feeling.

Daenerys originally intended to let the weaklings deal with her, but the leader came to her with her own ideas.

But when the third wave of monsters launched their attack, Daenerys couldn't hold back any longer, because if she didn't intervene, there would be casualties. So, she used her Ice Spike spell to instantly kill a troll mantis.

Surprisingly, perhaps because the team members witnessed the powerful strength of a formal wizard, their morale soared, and they performed well in dealing with the subsequent waves of monsters, preventing Daenerys from having to intervene again, which greatly pleased her.

At this moment, many wizard apprentices in the group were already clearing their names, saying that those who had complained before were short-sighted, and that following Daenerys the Wizard would not only be safe but also allow them to collect a lot of rare monster materials.

However, two third-level wizard apprentices remained silent, because they had already sensed that each batch of monsters that arrived was stronger than the last.

It's conceivable that some of the recent batch of monsters are already at the same level as them, so the mastermind behind this must be even more terrifying.

These lowly first and second-level wizard apprentices have never witnessed how terrifying a battle between formal wizards can be.

It's safe to say that if you're even grazed or touched by a level one spell, you're dead. Yet these people are still focusing on the raw materials of these monsters. They're incredibly foolish!

Although Richard and Daenerys's teams were both heading straight for the rift.

However, since Richard was alone, he made very little noise, and to avoid unnecessary mental energy consumption, he deliberately avoided fighting with some monsters.

Because Richard's main purpose for this trip was to conduct an investigation.

Just as he was wondering why he was encountering fewer and fewer monsters after reaching the core area of ​​this Silver Pine Forest, he vaguely heard the sounds of battle coming from afar.

Therefore, although Richard was not as strong as Daenerys, he discovered this large army from Rossby County before Daenerys discovered him.

Richard moved swiftly through the dense forest, and was quite shocked when he saw the large force in front of him through the dappled shadows of the branches.

This large group of forty or fifty people must be the official investigation team from the Kingdom of Herun! In particular, the young woman in the lead, who was as cold as ice and held a strangely shaped ice pillar staff, immediately attracted Richard's attention.

Because this is clearly a wizard, and seemingly a very rare ice-type witch.

Although there was another knight standing next to her, nearly two meters tall and dressed in exquisite knight armor, Richard's first impression was that this knight was merely the woman's bodyguard.

This can be seen from the respect that knights showed to women.

The witch's power was unfathomable. Richard had only been watching her from afar for a short while when it seemed to trigger her instincts, and her beautiful eyes turned in his direction.

This greatly surprised Richard, who immediately withdrew his head and looked away.

Richard immediately concluded that this woman must possess the strength of a formal wizard; otherwise, she wouldn't have such keen insight to detect his subtle gaze amidst an environment teeming with demons.

You should know that I have already reached the limit of the third-level wizard apprentice level.

However, Richard thought about it again and was immediately overjoyed. With such a large army leading the way, it seemed that he could just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

You can continuously collect energy points without having to kill monsters yourself; it's like a windfall.

Sure enough, when I brought up my inspiration panel, I saw a continuous stream of ideas popping up:

[Gained 71 energy points.]

[Gained 72 energy points.]

[Gained 228 energy points.]

[Gained 4489 energy points.]

Wow! Richard's eyes lit up. Over four thousand points! It seems the main force ahead took down a large monster!

Tsk tsk, Richard's current mood can be summed up in three words: blissful!

This is like getting a free tour to the Silver Pine Forest. Not only is it free, but you're also treated to good food and drinks along the way, and in the end, you even get paid extra!

Richard then maximized the Breath Concealment effect from Rodrigo's meditation technique, while also maintaining the Shadow Dance state from time to time, using rapid movement to avoid monsters and thus successfully staying far behind the main force.

I've updated twice today, totaling 8000 words. I still owe 14000 words. I plan to update 8000 words daily for the next few days. I hope you all will support me!

(End of this chapter)