Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

"Shut up! I just want to ask you if you cast a spell!"

Luna did not answer. When a formal wizard and an apprentice clashed, it was obvious who was the weaker party, not to mention there were so many witnesses around.

It was obvious that the old guy didn't want to make things difficult for a formal wizard, so he just punished her as an apprentice.

"And you, even if you are an official wizard you can't cause trouble here!"

Seeing the unfriendly attitude, Kadiel smiled gracefully and saluted. He looked at the old wizard and said:

"Ma'am, what happened just now was just a misunderstanding. It may be that my abrupt invitation caused this beautiful lady to have some misunderstandings. I hope you will not pursue such a small offense too much."

The official wizard's respectful and polite attitude obviously made the old wizard's brows relax a lot. She didn't even look at the silver-haired girl and was about to continue talking to Kadier.

"What happened here?"

Another wizard came hurriedly. He glanced at the people present, paused for a moment on Luna, and said to the old female wizard in a bad tone:

"Kashan, we haven't finished discussing our business yet. Can't you handle such a small matter?"

The old wizard Kashan turned around and looked at the handsome middle-aged male wizard with black hair in surprise, and immediately said in fear:

"Lord Grein, I will..."

"What's the point of delaying? Isn't it just a formal wizard bullying a young apprentice? Just let him go!"

Grein pointed at Kadiel without hesitation. His behavior was simply overstepping his authority. But Kasan was not angry at all. Instead, a smile appeared on his old face:

"Yes, I know how to deal with it."

Then, she glared at Kadier, who seemed a little confused, and said angrily:

"In the name of the guardian wizard, I order you to leave immediately and never approach this gathering point again."

Kadiel had no idea what was going on. How did the situation that was favorable to him suddenly turn around? He glanced at the newly appeared black-haired wizard:

"Gran Herlit, the top wizard of the Dark Ring, the guardian of the East Region of the Ice Demon Cave... When did I provoke him?"

Without further ado, Kadier nodded gracefully, and finally glanced at the silent beautiful silver-haired girl, and said with great regret:

"It was not my intention to have this misunderstanding. Please allow me to take my leave now."

Kadiel turned around and left without any hesitation. Grein glanced at Luna and turned to the old wizard:

"Kashan, let's continue discussing our deal."

"Yes, Lord Grein..."

The following sounds could no longer be heard. After several official wizards left one after another, the surrounding area became quiet without any excitement, as if it was no different from the past.

Before leaving, Grein casually stretched out his hand and grabbed a wisp of dark red air from Luna. Then a white frost emerged from his hand, freezing it into pieces. In Kashan's surprised eyes, he said coldly:

"You dare to do something in front of me. Hmm? Weird, why does it taste a bit like..."

After they all left, Luna, who was an apprentice but was caught in the center of the conflict, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked to the edge of the crowd and saw a beautiful black-haired girl looking at her. When her eyes met hers, she winked at her.

......

"I actually arrived earlier. After seeing your situation, I immediately notified my uncle."

After they got together, Claire looked Luna up and down with some concern.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

"I am fine."

Luna was a little absent-minded. Although nothing went wrong in the end, she didn't feel good about not having her fate in her own hands. If Grein hadn't appeared, she wouldn't even have had a chance to speak in front of the official wizard.

"That guy must have wanted to take action because our little Luna is so pretty! What should we do? We can't let uncle kill him for such a small matter."

Claire said half jokingly and half worriedly.

"How about you cover your face when you go out from now on?"

"Don't talk nonsense! I think you look dangerous if you say that!"

Knowing that she was worried about herself, Luna smiled in response, but she was still thinking in her heart.

It is not uncommon for wizards to have outstanding looks. Not only Claire beside me, but also the apprentices on the roadside generally have good looks. This is because most of them are born into aristocrats, and some even have special bloodlines. Even witchcraft and potions that can improve appearance are not scarce.

Luna always felt that the man was targeting her for other reasons. There should be only two things on her that could interest a formal wizard. One was the gain from killing Ural, and the other was something special in her sea of ​​consciousness... I hope it's the former.

And the last dark red mark, she had no idea when it was put on her.

No matter what, relying solely on [Moon's Punishment] is not enough, and you can't always expect someone to help you - the only right way is to become stronger as soon as possible.

She wanted to reach the Dark Ring as soon as possible and officially start her wizard career.

Thinking of this, Luna no longer had the mood to wander around the town. After waiting for a while, Grein also finished his work, and the group boarded the flying magic ship to the Dark Ring.

Two days later, they arrived at their destination.

24. Arrival

After going deeper into the Dusk Forest, the concentration of surrounding elements increased significantly.

Luna could clearly feel during meditation that her magic power and mental strength were increasing much faster than before. Not only that, but even the power of witchcraft would probably increase a lot, but she just couldn't try it for the time being.

The magic boat heading into the Dusk Forest is completely different from the one in the outside world. The alchemical patterns covering its surface are extremely dense, the breath of witchcraft is almost overwhelming, and there are several official wizards in charge.

There were no accidents along the way, and they soon arrived at the Dark Ring.

"Unfortunately, it's still a little bit worse."

Luna worked hard and put almost all her energy into meditation. She felt that she was very close to becoming an intermediate apprentice. Perhaps it was the pressure of fighting against the formal wizards before that made her concentrate her mental power.

But if it is not achieved, it is not achieved, and this seemingly paper-like boundary can sometimes hold people back for a long time.

"I have something urgent to do. Claire, take care of them."

As soon as he got off the airship, Grein left in a hurry, leaving Claire with a wry smile on her face. She explained:

"Uncle is always like this. He doesn't like to waste time on anything other than witchcraft."

"It must be someone with a character like Lord Grenn that can become a great wizard!"

The two children of the Herlit family admired this elder so much that their minds were probably already full of filters.

Luna looked ahead. The Dusk Forest was just the outside world's perception of this area. In fact, the so-called forest was only the outer area. The real interior was simply a vast world.

"The Dusk Wizard Region occupies nearly half of the entire continent. There are even many countries and a large number of wizard organizations within it. The ruler of this area is the Dark Ring."

In front of them was a basin in a large glacier. Surrounded by the cold outside, the inside was like spring all year round. Surrounded by lush forests and grasslands on the outside, there were wizard-style buildings inside.

Dozens of tall towers exude rich elemental fluctuations.

Luna could feel that there was a magic array in this glacial valley that was much more powerful than the previous gathering point, and regulating the climate should be one of its functions.

"Stop looking! Let's go!"

Claire led the way, followed by Luna and the others. Not long after they entered the glacier, they were stopped by several huge ice puppets.

Two nearly three-meter-tall ice giants walked in front of them, emitting a cold and dangerous aura. The oppressive feeling was no less than that of a formal wizard.

"Outsider, show your token."

"Are you two so forgetful? Even though you are pretty stupid anyway."

Claire handed over the badge unhappily, and the two ice giants immediately made way after seeing it.

She complained to Luna:

"These two guys are alchemical creations, and they have no intelligence at all. Their fighting ability is quite strong. It is said that besides these two, there are many more hidden around them."

In other words, just the outermost defense line alone would require at least a dozen official wizards to break through. I don't know if this is considered amazing. For Luna, it's a good thing that the organization she's joining is strong.

"Let's go!"

Entering the valley, the climate suddenly became warmer. Claire didn't feel anything, but the three guys who were only beginner apprentices breathed a sigh of relief.

"I just got back to the organization, and I have to say hello to the teacher. I'll take you to the new student office, and I've prepared everything."

Claire brought the three of them to a wizard tower on the outskirts of the valley and handed them three letters that exuded a witchcraft atmosphere.

"Uncle Glenn's, Aunt Tinali's, and...Uncle Wook's."

The girl smiled a little sadly, and then she explained:

"Although Uncle Wood has passed away, the organization will not reject the recommendation he wrote before."

After she entered with the three of them, she found the wizard in charge of reception in the wizard tower.

"Mr. Lalu, I have brought the family's new apprentice here."

The plain-looking middle-aged wizard was sorting documents. When he heard Claire's voice, he immediately smiled and said in a kind tone:

"They are the girls from the Helit family. Just ask them to come over and I will help them register."

"Then I'll leave it to you! I still have to report to the teacher."

Hearing this, Lalu's face immediately changed, and he waved his hand and said:

"You don't need to worry about such a small matter. Go quickly and don't keep the adults waiting for too long!"

Luna and the two children were left behind. Luna took the lead and handed the letter of introduction to Lalu.

The latter just glanced at it and put it away, and began to ask about age, strength, etc. After hearing Luna's answer, he looked a little strange, but said nothing.

After the three people registered, Lalu took out three Dark Ring badges from the drawer and handed them to them:

"Keep it. This is your proof of membership in the organization. After the first injection of spiritual power, it will be bound to you. It will be very troublesome to get a new one if you lose it."

Luna took it, handed two to the two children respectively, and took one herself. The markings on it were similar to Claire's, except that there was no silver border around it. After injecting mental power into it, it really gave off a special aura.

She couldn't help but whispered:

"It's that simple? We are members of the Dark Circle?"

The two children had the same curious attitude.

Lalu smiled and replied:

"You are all recommended by official wizards within the organization. With their credibility guaranteed, there is no need for additional steps. However, the other civilian apprentices who are publicly recruited must go through trials and selections, and must also take the organization's history class before they can officially join the organization."

"Go ahead, go to the waiting area first. The mentors will come to select disciples in the afternoon."

Under his guidance, Luna and the others walked into a hall inside the wizard tower. As soon as they entered, they found that there were already a dozen young apprentices standing scattered inside.

Some were the same age as the two kids, and some were about the same age as Luna. Most were between ten and fifteen years old, and Luna looked older.

"Which family are you apprentices from?"

As soon as she walked in, someone asked her. It was a handsome blond boy. When he saw Luna, his eyes lit up and he came over to say hello.

"I am Shuster from the Coens family, this lady..."

He looked directly at the silver-haired girl. Her appearance was undoubtedly the most eye-catching among all the apprentices in the room, with dazzling silver hair and delicate facial features, and there was no flaw at all at first glance.

"Xuate! She is just a beginner apprentice!"

Just as Luna was hesitating about how to respond, a somewhat shrill female voice came from the side.

25. Apprentices

The person who interrupted was a girl who looked about the same age as Luna, she had curly brown hair, a petite figure, and was wearing a wizard robe. She was puffing out her chest and holding her head high as she stared at Luna.

"You're still a beginner apprentice at this age, yet you still want to hang out with us. You're so shameless!"

"Senna, you..."

In fact, among the several boys and girls aged fourteen or fifteen present, only Luna exuded the mental power of a beginner apprentice, which was obvious at a glance.

Under most circumstances, such an outlier would inevitably be ostracized. But the silver-haired girl's appearance and figure were so outstanding that she was like a pearl that could not be ignored. The young men tacitly did not mention this point and tacitly allowed Shuster to go and talk to her.