Lord Wizard

Chapter 45 Gathering

Dozens of apprentice knights, and nearly ten knights.

With such a formidable force, ordinary bandits wouldn't dare to provoke them. Furthermore, Uriel wasn't far from Winterhold, so the journey was smooth sailing.

In just two days, the group entered the city of Uriel, which is known as the "City of Water".

Located between the kingdoms of Frost, Aden, and the Principality of Kex, Uriel City, with its advantageous location on a major transportation route and its open commercial policies, has attracted countless outsiders. Its level of development is unmatched even by Nero's Lorraine City.

In addition, this city is the hometown of a great figure from the Central Continent, who is said to be renowned throughout the Central Continent.

With this relationship, the surrounding forces naturally dared not covet the city, giving Yuriel a unique position among the three kingdoms.

The thriving economy, convenient transportation, unique status, open policies, and good public security have made it a popular venue for public conferences held by neighboring countries.

With the prestige of that important figure in the Central Continent, they didn't need to worry too much about their safety.

Upon arriving in Yuriel City, Lin Meng and the others left their guards behind, and the three of them changed into long robes and boarded a small boat to head to the meeting place—Lamu Manor.

After showing the invitation, Lin Meng, Isana, and Benny entered the manor.

"Welcome, three distinguished guests. Please follow me."

A middle-aged man dressed as a butler approached and led the three to the living room of the main hall of the manor.

A man in his late twenties, dressed in a black robe, was already waiting in the living room.

"Welcome, three friends from the Frost Kingdom. I am Moses, the host of the manor. A sumptuous dinner has been prepared in the banquet hall. Please enjoy it to your heart's content. The guests from the Duchy of Kex arrived yesterday. You may stay here for the time being. We will explore the wonders and mysteries of the mysterious world together."

The man in black robes gave a polite bow.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Excellency Moses. I will be taking up my time with you for the next few days."

The three responded politely.

Formal exchanges haven't started yet, but there's been a lot of casual conversation in private.

After the meal, Lin Meng took a walk around. Although the apprentices here were mainly locals, there were also quite a few from major companies in the real world, which could be discerned from the way they talked.

The local apprentices spoke with impeccable manners and refined manners, unlike those in the real world who seemed casual and unrestrained.

Because of the confidentiality agreement, no one deliberately revealed their real-world identity.

The next day, people from the Kingdom of Aden arrived, bringing the total number of participants at the exchange meeting to sixteen.

The arrival of these people marked the official start of the exchange meeting.

In the afternoon, in the living room, with the bedroom door tightly closed, sixteen people gathered together.

"Exchanges of level zero spells are all within the organization's permitted scope. Everyone is welcome to initiate exchanges and share their insights on meditation runes."

Moses smiled and spoke first.

"I've only been meditating for a short time, and I'm only on the seventh rune so far, but the meditation speed is getting slower and slower. Does anyone have any good methods?"

"I only have less than an hour of meditation time each day, and forcing myself to meditate will backfire on my mind. Besides, I can't even understand the spell models I'm working on... Sigh, I've heard before that the path of a wizard is extremely difficult, but I'm only a first-class apprentice and I've already spent half a year on it..."

"The Meditation Will Rune is alright; as long as there's enough time, I can always meditate it. But I've failed countless times in spell modeling. Every time I'm about to succeed, I suffer a backlash, and I can't test it for several days."

After listening to their story, Lin Meng had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"Mental backlash..."

Previously, I saw many people posting on "Heaven's Gate" complaining about the mental backlash.

Building a spell model requires countless calculations before attempting it, because each failed attempt results in a severe mental backlash that severely damages one's mental state, even affecting meditation.

Of course, some important figures will rent supercomputers to optimize the best spell models, and then ask wizards to design spells tailored to their own cultivation level. However, such figures rarely speak on forums, and once they appear, they will be sought after by countless people.

"To what extent has Lord Leylin's meditation reached?"

At this moment, Isana asked Lin Meng beside her with a soft laugh.

"I'm not good enough. I've only just meditated on my first rune."

Lin Meng smiled and said.

"How come you're the first one? Oh, I heard you broke through to become a Great Knight, so you must have gone to practice your breathing technique."

Isana gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said.

"Yes and no. My wizarding talent can't compare to yours, and the surrounding area is full of dangers, so I can only focus on improving my own combat power."

"The lord's deeds have spread throughout the entire Frost Kingdom. The kingdom's most outstanding knight in decades has risen from an unknown nobody to the Lord of Winter City in just a few months in order to avenge his family. His deeds are truly enviable."

After saying this, Isana looked at Lin Meng with an admiring gaze.

"Ha, it was just something they were forced to do."

Lin Meng shook his head.

"The reason you were able to bring it out is because you have such potential. I heard that when you first went to Carol City, you were just a trainee knight, and in less than half a year you have grown into a great knight. You could easily be the subject of a novel or biography and be used to compose a poem..."

Isana said, looking at him with adoration.

But Lin Meng was secretly wary of her unusual enthusiasm. What did this woman want to know?

However, on the surface, he remained humble and said, "Miss Isana, you flatter me. I never expected that someone of your noble status as the daughter of a marquis would know so much about the deeds of a mere baron like myself. I am truly flattered."

"You are no longer just a simple baron; even Father speaks highly of you!"

Isana said with a light laugh.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Marquis Rhodes!"

Lin Meng and Isana chatted idly.

But having been on guard just now, the subsequent conversation contained no substantive content.

"Lin Meng must have suspected me just now."

Isana still wore a sweet smile on her face, but she was secretly paying attention to something.

During a previous conversation with the director at the company, the director mentioned receiving a tip that Lin Meng was the murderer of Xu Ri Hongguang.

Because of this, she felt a desire to test Lin Meng when she met him. However, Lin Meng was so cautious that she feared she might be exposed if she continued.

As a promising talent with the aptitude of a fourth-class superior, the Central Continent is the stage for her to truly demonstrate her abilities. This test was merely a casual act, and a mere Lin Meng is not worth revealing her identity to.

(End of this chapter)