Chapter 618: Former Partner
There are only a few apprentices who came with him on the ghost ship in the abandoned land. Most of them died on the road of pursuing truth.
Unless they can condense magic crystals and be promoted to formal wizards, it is difficult for apprentices to break through the limit of 100 years.
"Jora, Bourne, Mircella..."
Enzo muttered to himself, and pictures flashed through his mind. When he just entered the Crow Phantom Academy, the death rate of apprentices was extremely high. Many newcomers did not even become third-level apprentices and died on this road.
"I wonder how Bourne is doing?"
Enzo suddenly remembered that Prince Bourne, who had undergone mechanical transformation, seemed to be ready to impact the wizard realm before Enzo left the wizard world, but it was not certain whether he would succeed.
If he took the path of guardian wizard, Bourne would have at least three chances.
At the same time, the body that had been mechanically transformed also gave Bourne more life. Even if he was not promoted to a formal wizard, if he did not experience any accidents during this hundred years, he would probably still be alive.
And then there is the Fire Queen, Misella.
She was the most dazzling existence during her apprentice period, and later she was promoted to a formal wizard, and even participated in the expedition to the forest world. In Enzo's guess, Misella should be the most likely existence to be alive.
However, a hundred years have passed.
The Dark Pole Domain has changed a lot, and the coexistence of the three major organizations has also been completely changed. Even the former genius girl, what will happen now?
Enzo was sighing when a bell suddenly rang in his ears.
The young and immature apprentices around him ran towards the teaching building, and Enzo also raised his head and looked over.
"Hurry up, Isaac's open class will start soon."
"It's not easy to catch up with the open class of a formal wizard, I must grab a good seat later!"
"Is it Isaac, the teacher of the Kendi family?"
The hurried footsteps of the apprentices came to his ears, and Enzo suddenly moved his heart, and a figure flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but follow the crowd.
"Master Enzo?"
Kelly and Enoch were stunned and followed him. The three of them followed the crowd heading to the teaching building and entered a classroom together.
Looking at the familiar teaching hall, Enzo smiled.
The experience of the apprenticeship kept emerging in his mind. The principle of equivalent exchange in the wizard world taught apprentices that no matter what they wanted, they had to pay for it. For the little guys who had just embarked on the wizard journey, the free public class was one of the few benefits of the academy.
"I really miss it!" Enzo sighed.
Afterwards, he found a seat in a corner and sat down. Kelly and Enoch followed him in a low-key manner, waiting for the start of the public class with other apprentices.
This teaching hall is as big as a basketball court. In the center is a large podium. The seats arranged in sequence around it can accommodate about a thousand people. However, as a steady stream of apprentices walked into the hall, the seats here were soon full.
And the apprentices who couldn't find a seat could only stand in the aisle to listen to the class.
"Hey! Friend."
Enzo was looking at the direction of the podium when a voice suddenly came from the side. The boy in the gray robe of the Crow Phantom style whispered, "Can you give me your place? I am willing to pay you a magic stone."
As he said that, the boy spread out his palm, which contained a magic stone.
Enoch frowned slightly, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the boy's attitude. Just as he was about to scold him, Enzo stopped him with his eyes.
"No need."
Enzo smiled and shook his head. The gray-robed boy was already a third-level apprentice, but he still came to participate in the open class, which was enough to prove the temptation of formal wizards. Enzo was not annoyed by the boy's attitude, but just smiled and refused.
The gray-robed boy did not force it when he saw this, and turned his head to look at another boy.
The price of a magic stone was still very tempting for an apprentice. The boy happily took the magic stone and gave the position to the gray-robed boy.
At this time, the messy classroom suddenly became quiet.
In the direction of the central podium, a young man in a blue robe with a lightning pattern embroidered on his collar walked up to the podium with steady steps. He had a handsome face, but a serious expression.
Isaac, a first-level wizard!
After leaving the wizard world for a hundred years, the first acquaintance Enzo met after returning was a genius boy from the Kendi family when he went to Leiguang City to perform a mission to avoid the war during his apprenticeship.
At that time, Enzo was still a second-level apprentice, while Isaac was already at the peak of the third level.
A full hundred years have passed, and Enzo has grown into a fourth-level all-spiritual wizard with two planes at an astonishing speed, and Isaac finally condensed the magic crystal and was promoted to a formal wizard decades ago.
After becoming a formal wizard, Isaac still remained loyal to the Crow Phantom.
According to the family's arrangement, he did not go to the forest spirit world to seek breakthroughs in the expedition, but stayed in the Crow Phantom and became a mentor, occasionally giving an open class or performing some tasks, and most of the time staying in the laboratory.
"This is Wizard Isaac!"
At this time, Kelly next to him whispered: "I met him when I was a child. He is a genius wizard of the Kendi family. He is proficient in alchemy and once worked with my mother to refine a batch of magic items."
Enzo nodded slightly, but did not speak.
At the same time, as Isaac stepped onto the podium, the teaching hall became quiet, and all the apprentices turned their eyes to the instructor. Isaac did not waste words and directly started the content of the open class.
It has been less than 50 years since he was promoted to a formal wizard. According to the concept of the wizard world, Isaac still belongs to the category of a novice wizard, but he is quite knowledgeable about alchemy, and the content of the course is also related to his latest experiment.
"The rune sword smelted by Valyrian steel has a very high sharpness, but also, due to the characteristics of Valyrian steel, the magic power conductivity of the magic items made in this way is not strong..."
"Therefore, if we want to solve this problem, we need to mix some mithril in the process of making magic items..."
On the podium, Isaac spoke eloquently.
He talked about the knowledge of alchemy, but it was worthless to Enzo. This level of knowledge was limited to the apprentice class.
In the teaching hall, the apprentices were concentrating.
Obviously, Isaac's teaching was of great help to them. Some of the apprentices who were interested in alchemy kept recording knowledge in their notes, intending to try it out after class.
Soon, three hours passed.
On the podium, Isaac brought out a cup of tea from nowhere, took a sip slowly, and then said.
"Well, today's open class is over."
The apprentices around were still not satisfied, but they did not dare to have any objections. According to the rules of the academy, the tutor's open class is only about two hours under normal circumstances. Isaac taught for three hours, which was rare.
"The next open class will be mine in three months. Apprentices who are interested can pay attention to it." The open class was over, but Isaac did not rush to leave. Instead, he said loudly, "Also, my recent necklace gold experiment needs several experimental assistants. You can learn my alchemy knowledge for free during the process."
The wizard world believes in the principle of equivalent exchange.
Therefore, if the mentors want the apprentices to become their assistants, they also need to pay a certain price. Isaac's alchemy attainments are a fatal temptation for many apprentices.
Under such a premise, many apprentices raised their hands to sign up.
"Damn, put your hands down, are you crazy?"
Not far away, a teenager raised his hand to apply for the assistant position, but the girl next to him pulled him down and whispered, ": Go to be an experimental assistant for the mentor, do you want to die? Have you forgotten Millie's fate?"
The young apprentice was startled and quickly put his hand down.
Becoming a mentor's experimental assistant, while learning knowledge, will also bear great risks. Formal wizards' experimental projects are often accompanied by a large amount of radiation energy during the process, which is very harmful to the human body.
This is why mentors like to choose assistants from apprentices.
Because ordinary people can't bear such strong radiation, even knights can't bear it. The young apprentice was attracted by Isaac's alchemy knowledge just now, but he remembered that his companion named Millie was an experimental assistant for a mentor. As a result, an accident occurred during the experiment and made herself half-human and half-ghost.
That horrible look is almost a nightmare for the young apprentice!
Dinglingling!
At this time, the crisp bell rang again, and the apprentices in the teaching hall began to leave. Only a few people who were willing to take risks to become Isaac's experimental assistants in order to learn alchemy knowledge stayed.
"Not bad."
Isaac looked at the apprentices in front of him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. The experimental project he was conducting recently was very dangerous. A group of third-level apprentices had lost their hope of becoming wizards due to the experiment, and now they were in urgent need of replenishment.
"Wait, the fallen ones of the Skeleton Castle!"
Isaac narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart: "When the magic weapon is made, my strength can be raised to another level. At the same time, I may not fall behind when facing three wizards."
"Even, the second-level wizard..."
Thinking of his own experimental project in his mind, Isaac's eyes were hot. He was ambushed by the Skeleton Castle when he was performing a mission a few years ago, so he has always wanted to take revenge.
The teaching hall, which was crowded with people just now, has become empty at this time.
After selecting the experimental assistant, Isaac was also going to leave, but at this time he saw a figure standing up from his seat and walking towards him.
"Who are you?"
Isaac frowned slightly, feeling a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who the man in front of him was, but he knew the girl next to him.
"Kelly?"
Isaac saw the girl's appearance clearly and remembered that she was the daughter of the wizard Lilith. As for her father, it was an even more remarkable big man, Gustav, who is now one of the four deans of the Crow Phantom.
"Long time no see, Senior Isaac."
At this time, Enzo had already walked up to Isaac and greeted him.
Isaac thought for a while, and suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to flash through his mind, reminding him of the name of the man in front of him, and his eyes widened immediately.
"Enzo!?"
The man who had disappeared for a hundred years reappeared in the academy. Isaac couldn't believe his eyes. As someone who had contact with Enzo during his apprenticeship, Isaac was very familiar with this face.
"So you are still alive!"
Isaac couldn't help but sigh. Enzo had disappeared for a hundred years. In the archives of Crow Phantom, it was recorded that he went to the Lost Continent, but because he had been away for too long, many people thought he had disappeared or died.
A bitter smile appeared on Enzo's face.
He could understand Isaac's attitude. After all, he had indeed left the wizard world. It was not easy for the other party to remember his name for a full hundred years.
"What happened? Why did you leave the academy for so long?"
Isaac couldn't help but ask, "The outside world has heard that you have fallen, and your true spirit has returned to the embrace of the world's will. Even Uncle Ulysses has sighed that your death is a great loss to Crow Phantom."
"It's a long story!" Enzo also sighed.
Too many things have happened in the past hundred years. Enzo has even completed two plane expeditions and successfully promoted to a fourth-level wizard. Now he deliberately suppresses his energy, so Isaac is not too surprised.
In the records of Crow Phantom Academy, Enzo is still a second-level wizard.
Afterwards, the two of them exchanged pleasantries. Although they knew each other during their apprenticeship, they were not very close. Isaac's understanding of Enzo was still at the level of a second-level wizard, so his attitude was very friendly.
"By the way, Senior Isaac."
Suddenly, Enzo asked, "Do you know who else among my apprentices has been promoted to a formal wizard? There was a mechanical wizard named Bourne before. How is he now?"
"Mechanical wizard Bourne?"
Isaac was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "So he is also an apprentice in your batch. Mr. Bourne was promoted to a first-level wizard sixty years ago, and he took the path of a guardian. Now, like me, he is a mentor in the academy."
"Successful?"
Enzo's heart moved, and he was a little relieved. Bourne's wizard talent was not high, even worse than Enzo's, but he successfully promoted to a formal wizard. It must be said that fate is really unpredictable.
Then, Enzo asked a few more names.
They were all apprentices in the same batch as him, but the answers he got were that none of them had been promoted to wizards. A few people Enzo was not familiar with were still alive, but they were just relying on the physique of a third-level apprentice to survive.
"Misella?"
Finally, Enzo asked the name of the Fire Queen. Isaac's face suddenly showed a strange expression, and he shook his head and said, "It seems that you have indeed left the Northern Continent for a long time. This matter should have spread all over the Northern Continent a long time ago."