Wizard: I can predict the future

Dominic remained silent for a moment before slowly lowering his hand.

Although he didn't know the power of the magical artifact in Nord's hands, based on its current performance, it was definitely extraordinary.

If he were to actually take action and fail to decisively defeat his opponent, it would not benefit him at all.

His original purpose was simply to gather more people.

Thinking of this, he let out a cold laugh.

"You think I really want to take over your little outpost?"

"I just wanted to see if a potions apprentice was qualified to gather so many people here."

"Now it seems you do have some guts."

"However, courage is one thing."

"The ultimate goal of this mini-test is to conquer a city-state, not to establish a stronghold."

After speaking, he looked at the crowd of onlookers inside the stronghold and suddenly raised his voice.

"In the past few days, our team has encountered several groups of alien races."

"Although they were somewhat strong, they were all easily killed by us, and our token contribution has exceeded one hundred."

"Now, we are ready to take the initiative, hunt down alien races, occupy city-states, and seize more contributions."

"Anyone who wants to join is warmly welcome."

These words caused a slight change in the expression of many of the newly joined apprentices in the camp.

These past few days, they've been either repairing the camp or gathering magic potions.

The contribution on the crystal token has hardly changed.

Now, with a strong leader leading the team, the contribution points are earned much faster than they are now.

Soon, several of the newer apprentices exchanged glances, then stepped out of the crowd and headed towards Dominic's group.

one person.

Three people.

Five people.

In the end, seven apprentices chose to leave with Dominic.

Nord simply watched quietly and did not stop them.

He understood perfectly well that these newly joined wizard apprentices, without any vested interests, would easily leave.

Forcing them to stay will only make it easier for conflicts to accumulate.

There are only seven people now, which is much fewer than he had expected.

Baruch's expression immediately turned grim upon seeing this.

"you……"

Nord raised his hand to stop him.

"Those who want to leave can leave; I will not force you to stay."

Dominic looked at the seven extra people behind him, and Nord, who did not offer any resistance.

A smug smile appeared on his face.

"It seems that not everyone in this outpost wants to be a coward."

Nord stared at him coldly.

"Now that everything's alright, let's go."

You are not welcome here.

Dominic's smile froze slightly.

This time, however, he did not continue to provoke them. He simply snorted and led the group away.

Nord watched them disappear into the depths of the forest before slowly withdrawing his gaze.

Pandora remained hovering beside him, but the power of the Judgment Beam had quietly ceased.

He ultimately did not actually launch that attack, which was comparable to a first-circle spell.

His main concern was that he didn't know how the academy would judge him if he directly killed a fellow student during the assessment.

Especially since the other party is a first-level wizard apprentice with sixth-level talent.

Moreover, he didn't want to reveal this trump card too early.

Helena watched the disappearing figure and kicked away the dry branch beneath her feet.

"Captain, are we just going to let them go like that?"

"That's seven people."

Nord shook his head.

"Those who are willing to be swayed by a few words may not necessarily follow orders even if they stay."

"Besides, why not have someone paving the way for us?"

After saying that, he turned and walked into the stronghold.

Just then, Helena suddenly frowned.

"team leader."

"It seems like they've returned."

Nord paused, then turned to look down the mountain.

Two figures were hurrying towards the stronghold from among the trees.

They were the two apprentices who originally came here with Dominic.

The two stopped outside the stronghold, looking somewhat embarrassed.

One of the tall, thin apprentices, wearing round-framed glasses, spoke first:

"We want to stay."

Helena frowned.

The tall, thin apprentice gave a wry smile.

"We just met him on the road and temporarily followed his group."

"He wasn't considered one of his followers."

Another apprentice, short in stature and carrying a toolbox, nodded quickly in agreement.

"Moreover, he didn't consider those of us with lower strength as his comrades at all."

"If we encounter danger, let us go up and test the waters first."

"But when it comes to killing alien races and calculating contributions, it's basically him and those few second-level wizard apprentices who do the work."

At this point, his tone clearly carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

Nord glanced at the two of them, offering no comment on Dominic's actions, but instead asked, as was customary:

"Name, direction, main magic spells mastered."

The tall, thin apprentice immediately replied:

"Elijant, Mystic Side, Third-Level Wizard Apprentice"

"I possess three spells: the Weakening Curse, the Growth of Vines, and the Proficiency in Language."

He himself was a little embarrassed when he said this.

The Weakness Curse is a type of witchcraft that weakens a person, but it is not very effective in combat.

As for the vines, he had already used up all the vine seeds infused with the life potion in the past few days, so they were no longer usable.

As for language proficiency in this witchcraft, it has nothing to do with combat.

Otherwise, Dominic wouldn't have let him leave so easily.

However, to Nord, these words sounded like heavenly music.

In the past few days, none of the nearly forty wizard apprentices have mastered the language, and many have never even heard of it.

"Are you fluent in the language?"

Eli felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and a stiff smile appeared on his face.

"Yes...yes."

"Come with me."

Without the slightest hesitation, Nord looked at Helena again.

"Take the other person to register first."

Helena nodded.

"it is good."

Before Eli could react, Nordra dragged him deeper into the stronghold.

The further he went in, the more he could sense the difference between this base and Dominic's.

Everything was in perfect order, as if we had returned to the academy.

Soon, the two arrived at a small hut made of tree roots and mud.

An apprentice was guarding the entrance.

Upon seeing Nord, the apprentice immediately stepped aside.

As soon as Eli stepped inside, he smelled a strong stench of blood.

Inside the room, two fish-scaled captives were chained to either side.

One of them was emaciated, with his limbs hanging limply, and the tendons in his hands and feet had clearly been severed.

Another member of the Fish-Scale Clan was in an even worse situation; not only were the tendons in his hands and feet severed, but his tongue was also cut off.

Eli's face paled slightly.

"This is……"

"Captives of the Fish-Scale Clan"

Nord's tone was calm.

"We still don't understand their language."

"Now that you are fluent in their language, you only have one task: to learn their language."

"Then we asked them about their mission in coming to this dense forest, and what level their strength was among the Fish Scale Clan."

Nord paused here, his gaze falling on Eli, and his tone became much more serious.

"Finally, why do they attack humans without hesitation whenever they see them?"