Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

On the high platform, Conrad looked at the thousands of students who occupied most of the square and nodded slightly.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Have Edgar's students arrived?"

An old man with a white beard next to him shook his head: "Not yet, but it should be soon."

Conrad, annoyed, retorted, "It's always his students who are the slowest to arrive. What if the dean needs them later? Will they even be able to react? This is ridiculous!"

Another wizard, whose figure was hidden in a robe, said, "There's no other way. Those students don't want to come back with huge debts after all the hard work of completing the mission."

Conrad shook his head: "I was talking about him. Is his business more important than the academy's business? He needs a good warning after this. He can't let this continue."

Upon hearing this, none of the others present responded to Conrad's words and all fell silent.

However, they secretly thought to themselves: "They always say the same thing, but when have they ever actually warned me? They just take it seriously and then let it go."

Seeing that the number of people arriving had dwindled, Conrad spoke again: "We can't waste any more time. Let's not wait any longer and start now."

As he spoke, Conrad stepped forward and coughed lightly.

Although the sound was not loud, it rang in the ears of every student standing in the square.

As the sound rang out, everyone knew that the main event had begun, and they all looked up at Conrad standing on the high platform.

Despite being stared at by thousands of eyes, Conrad remained calm and composed.

"You all probably know me, so I won't introduce myself. Let's get straight to the point."

Conrad looked around and said, "First of all, I want to congratulate you all."

Upon hearing this, Byron's lips twitched. Why was it still the same opening line? Couldn't they have come up with something different?

However, he was not distracted at the moment and listened carefully to Conrad's words, after all, this concerned his safety later.

"You have grown over the past year. In the past year, you have all grown to different degrees and taken a big step on the path of pursuing truth."

"However, studying in the academy alone is far from enough. Just like why those great wizards embarked on the Great Expedition, it was to explore more of the unknown and gain more knowledge."

"Although you cannot participate in the Great Expedition yet, you cannot slack off because of this. That's why the academy has mandatory missions every year, so that you can get used to the pace of the Great Expedition in advance."

At this point, Conrad suddenly stopped speaking, waved his hand, and signaled to the others that they could begin.

Seeing this, the wizards standing behind him did not hesitate and immediately raised their hands and waved them in mid-air, and runes emitting strange light appeared in the air.

Upon seeing this, Byron's eyes narrowed, and he immediately recognized the meaning of these runes.

Most of these runes are related to space.

Why are they doing all this? Is this mission not near the academy, but somewhere far away, or perhaps not even in the Wizarding World at all?

Not only Byron recognized it, but many wizard apprentices also recognized it, and most people's moods became heavy.

The fact that they've made such a big deal out of it this year means the mission will be very dangerous.

Just as those wizards were inscribing runes in mid-air, Edgar's students arrived, including Gray.

As time passed, the runes gradually connected.

At the same time, Conrad began his own actions, inscribing an unknown rune and shooting it into those runes.

At that very moment, the runes suddenly paused, forming a huge, rotating, circular light gate beside the platform, radiating various colors of light.

Gazing at the portal of light, Byron wondered, "Is omniscience capable of discerning what lies beyond the portal?"

[Analyzing... Blocked by an unknown force, the situation behind it is unknown. The only clue is through analyzing the runes: this is a teleportation array, but the destination is unknown.]

Byron's eyes flickered, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

It was at this moment that Conrad spoke again.

"I know some of you know what this is, and some don't. I'm telling you now, yes, this is a teleportation array. Through it, you can reach your destination for this mandatory mission."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of a small number of people in the room became dark and unreadable.

Most of these people were students from the two or three years prior to Byron, and were very senior.

Of course, this number is not very large, only about a hundred people.

Most of these people were at least third-class wizard apprentices, while the rest had reached the level of second-class wizard apprentices.

Elena, Byron's senior, was also among these people.

"Behind this lies a secret realm, a small semi-material plane that our great Dean has created!"

Upon hearing this, all the students present couldn't help but gasp in surprise, their eyes filled with either horror, fervor, or bewilderment as they looked at the teleportation portal.

"And your task is to enter it, explore the unknown, search for resources, seek knowledge... find everything of value!"

"And the points you get will vary depending on the value of the items you find."

At this point, Conrad paused abruptly, looked at the students below, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"But don't blame me for not reminding you, the baseline for completing the mission is fifty points. If you fail to complete the mission, you will be punished by the academy."

"Of course, in return, after completing the mission, you can exchange the remaining points for anything you want in the secret realm."

"Even if you have enough points, it's not impossible to exchange for an entire dimension!"

Upon hearing this, many students could no longer bear it. Their eyes turned red as they looked at the portal, and their breathing became heavy.

It was as if what stood there was not a teleportation portal, but a key to becoming a formal wizard.

Byron, meanwhile, kept complaining in his mind that this pie in the sky was too big a promise, almost choking him.

Seeing the crowd's reaction, Conrad nodded in satisfaction and continued shouting.

"Therefore, the more points you earn, the greater your rewards, and those at the top will receive unexpected surprises. So, spend these three months searching the secret realm to your heart's content!"

"And let's give a shout-out to our great headmaster, little ones!"

After saying this, Conrad waved his arm vigorously: "Let's go!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd in the square instantly erupted in excitement, surging wildly towards the portal like a tidal wave.

In a short while, the square was deserted, leaving only the wizards standing on the high platform and the huge teleportation portal standing quietly beside it.

Seeing this, Conrad nodded slightly: "Alright, my mission is over. I need to rush back to help."

"It's almost over there, and we'll be able to resolve everything in the secret realm soon. We're leaving everything to you."

Several wizards nodded: "Don't worry, Dean."

Conrad nodded: "This mission concerns something important that will happen later, so we can't be careless in the slightest. You all understand that. I'll be going now."

Before he finished speaking, Conrad's figure disappeared from the high platform.