22. Arrival
"Well, that's right. I knew it a long time ago." Adam admitted this fact lightly.
However, this sentence suddenly ignited the emotions of the other people.
"Since you knew a long time ago, why didn't you stop it earlier? So many people, so many people died!" Corriester covered his mouth and said in a crying voice. When he heard this news, he saw the girl who was about to collapse due to the stimulation of death that had happened in front of him for several days. She suddenly felt that she was like an idiot for the past month, being played with by others in the midst of applause.
Several others retreated at the same time and surrounded Adam in the middle. This time Adam's approach touched their inner bottom line and they could no longer bear it.
Adam observed the reactions of several people and found them very interesting, so he spoke a lot for the first time: "You seem to think I should do what you think for you?"
Quentin said angrily: "For us? What are you talking about in your sleep! Now there are only six of us left. At this time, you will end the beast tide. Ha, is it because no one can die for you? You despicable man."
Adam was not angry: "I never let anyone die for me."
Quentin laughed furiously: "Then do you think you lived to this day? Without everyone's help, it's up to you?"
"You're wrong. I've lived to this point and have nothing to do with you. Instead, you can stand here and talk to me like this, instead of becoming a corpse and being eaten by the monster, relying on my help." Adam said without hesitation.
Hearing this, Quentin blushed and didn't know what to say. He roared angrily and looked at the others.
Adam ignored him and continued, "You should learn to take responsibility for yourself, rather than turn the blame off on others. I have the strength to survive, so I can decide my way, but I have no obligation to take care of your ideas."
Quentin couldn't stand it anymore, he condensed a fireball and wanted to fight Adam's desperate efforts. Randy quickly offset the magic. For some reason, he felt that Adam said nothing wrong.
"Quentin, forget it, let's go." Randy and Quentin had a good relationship. He couldn't watch Quentin and Adam clash head-on, especially when they were not opponents together.
"No, stop!"
"careful!"
No one thought that Adam would fight back, and it would be a killer move, with a total of ten fireballs. If he hit Randy and Quentin, the corpse would not exist. But they had no choice. Their casting speed and number were not enough to offset Adam's magic.
Quentin and Randy's faces were pale. They smelled the familiar breath, which was the smell of death, and this time it was stronger than before. They even closed their eyes, full of sorrow. They finally got here, just before the Mage Continent, but I was about to die, dying in the hands of my "companion".
At this moment, a water curtain was approaching from the sky, blocking Randy Quentin. The water curtain looked just a thin layer, but it had an unthinkable defense. Ten fireballs were easily extinguished like Mars.
Then Master Erin suddenly appeared on the deck, and no one saw how she moved, as if she had been there all the time.
"Well, are there only six little guys left? I can't watch you kill them both."
"I'm glad to see you, respected Master Erin." The six people bowed together. Quentin and Randy, who had survived the disaster, looked at Master Erin full of gratitude, and then stared at Adam with vicious eyes.
Adam felt very strange, and human values were really strange. They did not expect that it was the mage's decision to cause everyone's death, but instead placed the responsibility entirely on Adam's head.
"What is this called? Bullying the weak and fearing the strong? Or is it the two evils to choose the least?" Adam thought.
"Dear Master Erin, I ask for sanctions against Adam, he..." Quentin couldn't wait to complain, like a ridiculous clown.
Master Erin glanced at him and frowned slightly: "Well, it's enough." After saying that, he ignored Quentin and made a fork at Quentin. This kind of mind obviously could not survive in the world of the mage.
"Adam, you are very good. Since you have known that there is a problem with the rune group, why have you broken it until now? Tell me the answer, those secondary etheric crystals belong to you." Master Erin asked Adam with a smile. Now, Adam is just an apprentice, and Erin is already a mage. There is a huge gap in the life levels of the two, but Erin is almost certain that as long as Adam does not die prematurely, he will definitely become a formal mage.
So her attitude is very good.
"First, this flaw is too obvious. I don't think the wisdom of the mage will leave such obvious loopholes."
Master Erin nodded: "That's right, if you smash him at the beginning, what's waiting for you will be a more severe test, such as swimming to the mage continent." Master Erin smiled uncontrollably, as if he thought that scene was very interesting.
"Of course, except Adam, those with wisdom will always be treated preferentially."
"Second, it's a fun experience I've never had before, and I can gather a lot of new news and experiences from it, especially for me it's not dangerous."
Master Erin nodded repeatedly when he heard this. In the eyes of the mage, the value of lower lives is reflected in whether they are useful to the mage. As for the life and death of lower lives, no one cares. She felt that Adam was more and more interesting. Except for the difference between life level and power, her way of thinking is similar to that of the mage.
Ophelia and others heard the coldness of their bodies. Even though they had predicted that the so-called college life would never be as peaceful and interesting as they thought before, now when they heard the conversation between the 'Masters', they couldn't help but feel regret and fear. They doubted whether they could adapt to that kind of life.
Master Erin said, "Funny, they belong to you." Then she clapped her hands: "Well, little guys, let me tell you a good news. From today on, you can go back to the cabin to enjoy life. The Moldo Academy will arrive at the Karachi Port of the Mage Continent in three days. Then we can arrive at the Moldo Academy through a short teleportation array, and you will soon start a new life."
This is obviously a piece of news that the apprentices' tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and their strength disappeared for a moment, almost collapsed on the ground. No one cares about their image now, and everyone is breathing the famous safe air greedily.
A month of high-intensity battle and a month of death that is coming every moment makes them have no moment of comforting rest. Even if mental power can replace sleep, the fatigue in their hearts cannot be compensated.
This month left a heavy shadow in the hearts of the five people except Adam. It was called the weak original sin. Everyone desires strength from the heart, desires to control their own destiny, and at least chooses to live a stable life.
However, it is not without benefits. At least they are much more mature than before. They understand that being lucky enough to embark on the path of a mage does not mean luck, but rather that they must work harder to acquire knowledge and resources and do their best.
After saying that, Master Erin left in an equally incomprehensible way. Obviously, it was just a good idea to save Quentin and Randy. Her original purpose should be to take away the few pieces of substances called secondary ether crystals. In other words, the days of fighting with the monsters should have ended today.
Adam's relationship with other apprentices has truly reached a freezing point. Ophelia and Corriestel no longer walk with him. William kept a distance for a long time, while Quentin and Randy have undisguised hatred. Adam believes that as long as there is a chance, the two of them will attack him without hesitation.
Of course, they will not have the opportunity. Life is the most basic basis for Adam to pursue knowledge. Whatever threatens Adam's life should be destroyed.
Just before they take action.
Adam became a forgotten man. During three days, even Corriester was accepted, and Ophelia agreed to attend the cocktail party, but no one from Adam invited him.
The sailors appeared again. They no longer looked at the apprentice with that strange and implicit sarcasm, but instead were full of awe. The monster was a trial. The apprentices who passed this trial had already had a status far beyond them. They must be awe, otherwise they would give their lives.
During the three days, Adam had never walked out of his room except for eating. He continued to optimize his mental power to solidify runes and study secondary etheric crystals.
This is a high-energy crystal, which should be a very important thing for apprentices.
The secondary is not because of the low purity of crystallization, but is more suitable for apprentices. As long as you hold a piece of fragment in your hand, you can transform into a turret. You can use magic continuously for a while without pause until the energy in the crystallization is consumed.
"No wonder Mage Black said that the energy veins are only the lowest resource available. It seems that among apprentices and mages, ether crystallization is a high-value energy."
Adam stopped the experiment and put the three pieces together. A small amount of this thing would not be very precious, but it was enough to provide great help in the initial stages of the apprenticeship.
Three days passed in a flash. With the loud whistle, Adam came to the deck. There were many ships suddenly on the edge of the Moldo Academy. You should know that in the past three months, Adam had never found any ship passing by them. He didn't see it until he arrived at the port. This made people sigh at how big this ocean is.
"The continent where the mage lives, the city where the mage lives." Everyone was looking forward to it. After a long sailing, countless lives were for embarking on this miraculous land, and they all hoped to see it as soon as possible.
The four mages arrived on the deck at the same time. They didn't need to breathe anymore and still breathed intoxicatedly the air from the mage continent.
Master Black said softly: "This is the place for living, isn't it?"
Chapter completed!