Luna could get some information from her words. It seemed that the existence of wizards was no secret among the middle and upper classes of the kingdom. There were even many wizards among the nobles, and some public regulations had been formed that had to be followed.

While talking and hiding, the two came to the tavern where Luna worked.

She returned to the tavern alone, put the rest of her things away, and greeted the proprietress.

"Sister Jenny, I want to go out and buy something."

The proprietress who was counting the bills at the counter frowned when she heard this. She glanced at the pub which was deserted during the day, and then looked at Luna who looked well-behaved.

She liked this beautiful little girl from the bottom of her heart, so she said a few more words.

"Although you are off work, I suggest you not go out again."

The proprietress put down the account book in her hand and whispered with a little fear:

"I just found out this morning. The city is a bit chaotic right now. The soldiers seem to be arresting some criminals. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have let you go out in the morning."

The criminal is right next to me now.

Luna murmured in her heart. She also knew that the boss lady would definitely not guess this.

It was just that every time the city was in chaos, it was also a good opportunity for the soldiers to make extra money. They often used the excuse of searching for criminals to extort money from merchants everywhere. A young and beautiful girl like Luna could easily get into danger.

"I won't run around..."

After all, the proprietress couldn't force Luna to stay, so she could only watch her leave with a little worry.

Although she felt a little apologetic, Luna still left resolutely and found Claire who was waiting for her.

"Tell me, what are we going to do?"

"You are such a freak, don't regret it later!"

The charming black-haired girl was leaning against the door of the tavern, and couldn't help shaking her head when she saw Luna come out.

5. Planning

In an abandoned warehouse near the slums, Claire sat down on a pile of straw without any grace. She sighed:

"I've never been so tired as I am today! I performed the invisibility spell all the way...even though it's only an apprentice-level trick!"

Luna also sat down against the wall of the warehouse. She looked at him curiously, her eyes full of expectation:

"Tell me about wizards, will you?"

"Okay, okay, it would be nice to know more. Where should I start..."

A wizard is a being that has mastered mysterious powers. He has strong mental and magical powers, and can perform powerful abilities called witchcraft. Even an apprentice can easily kill well-trained soldiers and knights. A formal wizard can even slaughter an army alone.

"It could be military merit or the solicitation of some great nobles. As long as you become a wizard, you can easily become a member of the nobility and obtain the title and territory of the kingdom. In fact, almost all the great nobles in the kingdom have wizards behind them, and our Helit family is the same."

At this point, a hint of pride appeared on Claire's face. She was not an ordinary descendant of a fallen noble family, but an outstanding heir with wizarding talent, which was quite rare in the circle of nobles.

"awesome."

But Luna just clapped her hands perfunctorily, letting her breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, most of the small noble families did not have wizards, or they only had wizards in the past. The ancient nobles who inherited wizard bloodlines and those nouveau riche were in two completely different worlds.

"In short, most guys with wizard qualifications will be stuck at the level of wizard apprentices for their entire lives. The enemy we are going to deal with this time is a high-level apprentice. He is called Silver Scorpion by those pirates and is a disciple of the official wizard Ural."

"High-level apprentice? What about you, Miss Claire? Can you handle him?"

Luna asked immediately, even if she came to stir up trouble, she was not here to die. If Claire was not sure at all, then she could only turn around and leave.

"I am also a high-level apprentice, and I am definitely stronger than this Silver Scorpion!" Claire said unhappily at first, and then became a little discouraged. She slowly took off the long white silk glove on her right hand, revealing her slender arm.

On her fair arms, there were now blue-black lines in the shape of a scorpion, giving off a strange and ominous aura.

"This is the curse that the official wizard cast on me from a distance. I can only use a small portion of my mental and magical power now. I am barely stronger than a mid-level apprentice!"

There is no doubt that the other party's behavior is taking advantage of loopholes.

The kingdom stipulates that official wizards cannot cast spells in the kingdom's cities, and if they are found, they will be wanted. This is a joint rule between the king and the nobles, and there are powerful wizards behind it to ensure its implementation.

But the Ural wizard cast the curse from a distance outside the city, and it did not directly kill anyone.

"If he doesn't kill anyone directly, I may not be able to do anything to him even if I find evidence later. Besides, there is also his apprentice as a scapegoat!"

After mumbling a few words, Claire came back to her senses.

"I have already notified my family, but this place is too far from the Helit Territory. I estimate that it will take until tomorrow morning for reinforcements to arrive, but the amulet I carry with me won't last that long!"

She herself was a high-level apprentice, and she had a family behind her. It was unimaginable that she would encounter danger within the kingdom, and that it was the intervention of a formal wizard.

If she had known this would happen, she would never have come to such a place!

"Instead of waiting for the amulet to lose its effect and then being found by the enemy, it is better to take the initiative to kill him! That Ural is just a wild wizard, and he only has one high-level apprentice. In other words, if this Silver Scorpion dies, no one will be able to threaten me."

As for the pirates and soldiers in the city? As long as there is no same wizard behind them, Claire, as a wizard, is not afraid.

"Wait till my elders arrive. A mere wild wizard hanging around among the pirates won't be a problem at all!"

She said this with a little gritted teeth.

"High-level apprentice, how strong are you?"

Although her idea was good, Luna felt that it would be better to consider the reality at hand.

"As for apprentices, the beginners are just wizards who can mobilize a little elemental power. Intermediate apprentices can release tricks, but only within three. Advanced apprentices can release nearly ten tricks, and their combat power is already quite good."

Claire described the power of the trick a little more.

Basically, the most common fire bullet technique for apprentices can easily penetrate light armor, and if it hits a person, it will either kill or seriously injure them. There are also other auxiliary and control techniques.

All in all, even the apprentice's strength should not be underestimated.

"So, am I considered a beginner apprentice?"

Luna asked curiously. She moved her fingers slightly, and sparks and electric lights kept flashing on them.

"No." Claire gave a ruthless reply:

"You don't even know how to meditate. You're basically an inexperienced person. But since you haven't learned anything yet and can control the elements by yourself, it's easy for you to become an apprentice. If I have to say, you're quite talented."

Seeing that the silver-haired girl was obviously happier, she didn't say what was in her heart directly.

Unfortunately, without family bloodline inheritance and supporting advanced meditation methods, the achievements of ordinary wild wizards are mostly limited. Many have no hope of advancement, and eventually, for various reasons, they fall into the situation of being forced to associate with pirates and criminals like the poisonous scorpion Ural.

"Let's talk about our future plans. If it doesn't work... no need to say more. If it does, I promise, as the seventeenth-generation heir of the Helit family, that I will guide Miss Luna in front of me to become a wizard!"

She said this solemnly, and added:

"I really don't have the conditions to sign a contract now, but I always keep my word!"

The girl was not very old, but at this moment she had the dignified temperament of an ancient aristocrat.

Luna nodded. She had no way to really restrain the other party, so she could only take a gamble. At least for now, the other party didn't seem like the kind of person who would go back on his word.

During this time working in the tavern, Luna has met many different kinds of people and has made some of her own judgments.

"Okay, I swear on my own name that I will do my best to help Miss Claire defeat the enemy!"

Just like that, in the dim little warehouse, two young girls made an important decision that would affect their lives.

"By the way, while we still have some time, let me teach you the apprentice-level meditation method. It's actually very simple."

"Okay, okay! Maybe I can jump several levels right away and become super strong!"

Claire almost rolled her eyes when she heard this, and she tried hard not to complain about this guy who had no common sense.

"I dare say that even the most talented wizard in the history of the Twilight Alliance cannot defeat a high-level apprentice on the first day of learning meditation!"

"Maybe I'm a better genius than them!?"

Luna joked.

6. First Meditation

There really are some people who are not afraid of death.

Claire sat in a corner of the warehouse, staring blankly at the silver-haired girl who was beginning to try meditation for the first time. As a descendant of aristocrats with wizard qualifications, she had actually seen many people who went crazy in order to become wizards.

For the most basic meditation method, for a place in a wizard organization, many fallen nobles are willing to give up everything they have - but few are willing to risk their lives, especially fighting a powerful and mysterious wizard.

"I'll teach you now. Even if the plan fails, there won't be any regrets, right?"

Looking at the calm and serious expression of the beautiful girl opposite her, she was stunned for a moment. Her previous nervousness was relieved a lot, and she couldn't help but recall the scene when her mother first taught her when she was a child.

"Claire, you are the pride of our family, with a bloodline stronger than any previous generation."

In the study room filled with instruments and magic arrays, the beautiful noble woman in her memory smiled proudly at the young girl.

"My daughter is so outstanding and hardworking. She will definitely become a great wizard in the future and lead the entire family to glory!"

Unfortunately, if I can’t get through today’s difficulties, I’m afraid there will be no future at all.

Claire took out the amulet and observed it with her mental power. The power contained in it was already very dim, and it would completely dissipate soon.

The pirates from the Inner Sea, Viscount Lindy, the Lord of Kailin, the wizard Ural, and his disciple, the high-level apprentice Silver Scorpion——

It was just a normal outing, why did he attract these people? Was it the family enemy of the nobles? Or was it a conspiracy from the Dark Ring?

The black-haired young wizard had a lot of thoughts in her mind. Her enchanting body was leaning against the wall of the warehouse, her chin supported by her hands covered with white silk gloves, and she was staring in a daze at another silver-haired girl who was sitting in meditation.

Suddenly, a faint wave burst out from the other person's body.

"...This is it? I'm an apprentice already?!"

Claire opened her moist lips slightly, a little embarrassed, and exclaimed in a low voice.

......

Luna's first attempt at meditation went very smoothly.

According to Claire, the meditation method for apprentices is very basic, and after being passed down for many years, basically all schools of thought have similar methods. When it comes to the stage of formal wizards, there are more specific requirements for each type and department of wizards.

First of all, beginner apprentices need to complete the initial concentration of mental power, transforming from instinct to conscious control of their own mental power.

The second is to observe and master the movement patterns of external elemental particles, and extract a part of them and purify them into one's own magic power.

Once the two conditions are met, you will have stepped into the door of the mysterious world and officially become a junior apprentice who actually has little combat power.

Generally speaking, these two steps seem to take months to years - this is when one has wizarding qualifications.

“It doesn’t seem that difficult.”

However, when Luna emptied her mind for the first time and sketched runes in her mind according to the requirements of the meditation method, she quickly felt her own mental power and began to try to condense and control it.

The first mental rune quickly emerged in my mind. This was the witchcraft rune that represented "observation".

The moment it was completed, Luna clearly felt the real elemental power in the outside world. The power of elements was contained in the wind, in the soil on the ground, and in the surrounding wooden walls. It was almost everywhere.

From passive and vague perception, it has become active observation.

Next comes the second basic rune, 'Guidance', which is the key to allowing mental power to control external elements.

Then there is the third rune 'Purification', which is an important helper for wizards to refine magic power.

The three basic runes were completed, and they floated in the ocean of spiritual power. This meant that one had officially embarked on the path of a wizard and became a beginner wizard apprentice.

Luna completed all of this in one go. She didn't feel any difficulty at all. She just felt a little mentally tired.

She was even eager to refine the first magical power immediately. If she succeeded, she could start practicing witchcraft.

If one is able to completely perform apprentice-level witchcraft (magic) on his own and his mental and magical power reserves have reached a certain level, he has officially entered the realm of a mid-level apprentice.

"Huh? What is that?"

Just when Luna was full of confidence, she suddenly noticed a faint silver light in her sea of ​​consciousness. This layer of light seemed to be sprinkled from the sky, covering the mental power and witchcraft runes, like scattered waves on the sea.

She could feel that under this faint glow, the mental energy that had just been consumed was recovering rapidly. The three witchcraft runes also quickly became more solid, and even some subtle changes occurred in their structure.

“It’s not mentioned in the meditation method?”

Is there anything wrong? Luna suddenly became a little worried. She didn't want anything unexpected to happen just after she stepped into the world of witchcraft.

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