Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

Come to think of it, why are there things in my own sea of ​​consciousness that I don’t even know about?

She subconsciously looked up. This statement was strange, but in fact, her mental power was exploring the sky above her sea of ​​consciousness.

A small silver light was floating in the sky, seemingly shedding light continuously.

It was the light it shed that caused subtle changes in Luna's mental power and witchcraft runes.

call out!

Perhaps it was because her mental power was close to that small spot of light. Before she could react, her mind seemed to be sucked into that spot of light and she entered a strange state.

In the vast night sky, there is a bright silver moon hanging high in the sky. It emits a peaceful and magnificent light, which sprinkles on the earth below and falls on every living being.

Not only this land, but also the ocean, other continents, and some mysterious spaces. Luna's spirit seemed to follow the moonlight, penetrating this world and coming to other planes.

A purgatory filled with magma, a gloomy and dark world, a horizontal hell of demons and monsters, a huge forest, a vast ocean... In countless various planes of life, creatures multiply, struggle, and evolve. Countless civilizations have gone from prosperity to decline, evolving into all kinds of tragedies and comedies.

The silver moon hanging high in the sky is an unchanging observer, looking down at the myriad phenomena in the world with indifference and pride. Only He is eternal and everlasting.

Luna's spirit seemed to be residing in this silver moon, immersed in this otherworldly divinity.

boom!

Until one moment, some mysterious and powerful force suddenly tore the silver moon apart. Cracks spread across the silver disk-like moon and gradually spread to the entire moon.

Ah!

Luna's spirit seemed to be torn apart and she fell into great pain.

In countless worlds, powerful creatures also observed this change. The elegant elves in the forest shed tears in fear and sang elegy. The eternal war in the abyss of purgatory stopped for a moment, and the monsters looked up in surprise. The devil king stretched out from hell and showed an evil smile...

boom!

In an instant, Luna's spirit seemed to return to its original place, and she was freed from the wonderful experience. Those vast rules and sacred majesty were gone, leaving only unspeakable sadness and grief.

Only one voice echoed in the sea of ​​her consciousness.

"My descendants, I am the [Oldest Silver Moon], the [Supreme Creator], the [Goddess of the Moon]..."

7. Two Gifts

"My son, the descendant of the Silver Moon, at the beginning of your extraordinary journey, in the name of the Moon Goddess, I grant you two gifts..."

"One is the [Blessing of the Moon], which will accompany you as you grow and give you the strength to move forward."

"The second one is [Moon Punishment], which will protect your life and help you punish your enemies."

After a few words, the vast and sacred voice disappeared, and no further content was heard.

Luna regained consciousness and felt her mind returning to her own sea of ​​consciousness. She was still a little dazed for a while.

Moon goddess? Moon followers? What on earth are these?

My life experience doesn't seem as simple as I imagined... But more importantly, what are these two so-called gifts?

Luna was a little excited. She was in a critical moment and the more power she could control, the better!

Observing confidently, she discovered that in addition to the three runes brought by the basic meditation method, there was also a new silver rune in the depths of her sea of ​​consciousness.

It was like a small sword emitting silver light, suspended in the center of the sea of ​​consciousness. After carefully concentrating on it, one could find its extremely complex internal structure, which made one dizzy at a glance. It was like countless small silver moons, with the quiet and soft moonlight intertwined, but the whole thing exuded a sharp temperament.

"Is this the [Moon Punishment]?"

This rune is filled with some kind of powerful force. Even when Luna's own mental power comes into contact with it, there is a tingling sensation. It is hard to imagine what the scene will be like when it erupts.

"Then the other [Moon's Blessing]——"

After looking around, she found that the only abnormal thing was the mysterious thing above her sea of ​​consciousness. It continuously emitted silver light, which scattered throughout her entire sea of ​​consciousness.

The recovery of mental power seemed to be quite rapid, and even if Luna did nothing, she had a feeling that her mental power was becoming more solid and the total amount was slowly increasing.

On the other hand, the three basic runes bathed in the silver moonlight seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.

Swish!

The faint silver light from above suddenly gathered into a beam and focused on one of the runes. At this moment, under the rich moonlight, the speed of its change seemed to have increased a thousand times.

The most basic rune of the wizard, the rune representing "observation", was stained with a layer of rich silver light, as if it was painted with a layer of silver paint. The internal structure was undergoing a great change at an extremely fast speed.

After a few minutes, the vision ended. The silver light above the sea of ​​consciousness returned to its previous state, slowly emitting a soft glow.

At the moment of completion, Luna felt that the 'elemental vision' she had gained since becoming a beginner apprentice had become clearer.

She could even feel that not far away from her, the charming female body was constantly absorbing the elemental power in the surrounding environment, and it could be seen that it was of the icy type.

Luna slowly opened her eyes.

She also woke up from her shallow meditation, and the black-haired girl came to her side. Claire looked at her with curiosity and surprise:

"How was it? Looks like your first meditation went well?"

It takes at least ten days or half a month for an average apprentice to learn meditation and become a beginner apprentice. It is quite common for an apprentice to take more than half a year to be promoted. Claire has never seen such an outrageous case.

Maybe during this dangerous journey, she really found a treasure by accident?

People with wizarding talent were rare and precious, and even the most ordinary ones were sought after. In Claire's experience, there were many second sons or even illegitimate sons of nobles who, once they were found to have talent, immediately surpassed the original eldest son and became the first heir.

There are also examples of commoners who successfully married wealthy nobles after discovering their wizarding talents. Such stories often occur among the nobles of the kingdom.

As a genius herself, Claire doesn't care much about apprentices with average qualifications, but if the apprentices are extremely outstanding, that's a different matter.

"With such beauty, if she is brought back to the family, she will definitely be sought after by those useless noble descendants. I can imagine how those people will pursue her with all their fancy clothes..."

Claire thought as she looked at the girl's delicate and beautiful face. She suddenly felt unhappy - why should I give the person I brought back to someone else? With this face, it would be nice to keep it with me and admire it every day!

Luna was still in a trance. She felt that the world seemed to have become a little different, and she murmured:

"To be honest, it went very smoothly. But..."

The first half was still within the scope of the meditation method the other party mentioned, but the second half was something that an ordinary wizard apprentice would not experience. She looked at Claire seriously:

"Becoming a beginner apprentice, is there anything else besides the three runes that make up the character?"

"Something else?"

Claire was a little puzzled. She looked at the silver-haired lady carefully. She spoke slowly and thoughtfully:

"Some wizards with special talents and bloodlines, in addition to the basics, will also discover some abilities from their bloodlines, or even innate witchcraft."

“…It feels different.”

Luna didn't say anything further. She turned to look at Claire expectantly and asked:

"Anyway, I am a wizard's apprentice now, right? Can I start learning witchcraft?"

"This usually doesn't happen so quickly."

There was a hint of hesitation in Claire's tone, no longer as certain as before.

Time passed little by little as the two communicated and taught each other.

The light outside the window also changed from bright to dim.

"The duration of this spell is almost up."

Claire took out the talisman and her expression gradually became solemn.

Luna watched silently. After the sea of ​​consciousness changed, she could even directly see the magic power and part of its internal structure. Indeed, there was not much power left.

"Get ready. Have you forgotten our plan?"

"Well, I know."

Luna and Claire stood up together and walked out of the abandoned warehouse. Luna took a small package from the other.

"This is your last chance to regret. If you want to leave now, I won't stop you."

Claire looked at her with a half-smile and a somewhat puzzled look in her eyes.

"I was just thinking about trying it out to see how strong the high-level apprentices are."

"...I'm really impressed by you."

8. Silver Scorpion

Silver Scorpion Calder, a high-level wizard apprentice.

He was only in his twenties, still considered young, and had a good chance of making further progress. He was the most beloved and only disciple of the official wizard Ural.

Carde, who has been in charge of the pirate fleet for his master for many years, has a silver hook in his left hand, like a scorpion's tail sting, which is also the origin of his name.

Bang!

In the dim room, the metal hook hit the wooden table heavily, leaving several deep cracks. Calder, with dark brown skin and clear muscle contours, stared at the trembling pirates in front of him with a fierce look on his face.

"You haven't found it yet? You're such a loser!"

Seeing his fierce look, the pirates almost fell to their knees. Compared to the mysterious and superior Mr. Ural, this Silver Scorpion was the wizard they had more contact with.

The Silver Scorpion Calder really fits their imagination of an evil wizard. He controls poisonous fog and fire, attacks ships, captures and tortures enemies, and his cruel methods terrify even the most vicious pirates.

"Sir, the compass you gave us has no response at all. We have searched the entire city--"

"Shut up!"

With a crack, Calder slammed the wooden table again, this time smashing it into pieces. All kinds of wood chips flew everywhere, leaving bloody marks on the faces of several pirates, but they didn't even dare to dodge.

"Are you questioning me?"

Calder raised the silver hook in his hand, and a strange light shone on it. The pirates in front of him became even more terrified, and looked at the companion who had spoken earlier with resentment.

Considering that this is the city, he still did not drop the silver hook in his hand, and cursed fiercely:

"Even if it's useless, why don't you use your blind eyes to look for it? Use your useless nose to smell it? Look for it again! Find it in every corner!"

Watching several pirates staggering out of the house, Silver Scorpion snorted, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Of course he knew that the positioning magic was ineffective and the other party had some kind of shielding method. But the master also told him that at least the woman was still in the city.

Even if these idiots can't find a wizard apprentice, it's good to put some pressure on the other side. Maybe there will be gains?

Thinking of his target this time, a 15-year-old high-level wizard apprentice, a noble girl, Calder felt an indescribable anger in his heart.

Why! Why could she grow up smoothly and become a high-level apprentice at this age? !

At this age, Calder was still one of Ural's experimental subjects, and he prayed in fear all day that he would not be selected for human experiments. After going through all kinds of hellish trials, he became the other party's official disciple.

"Damn nobles!"

Other high-level apprentices have been treated as guests of honor in the kingdom, surrounded by countless beauties, have their own manors and lands, have groups of slaves to serve them, and live a life of luxury!

And he, the disciple of the black wizard! But he can only associate with this group of crude pirates and make a living on the unpredictable sea! The monsters hidden in the sea, the dangerous plundering battlefield! Even the wizard apprentice is dangerous. This left hand was cut off by a famous pirate sailor of the enemy!

Although the latter was tortured by him with various poisons and curses for three days, and hung on the boat in the sun for a whole week before he died.

The honorable official wizard Ural looked down on the pirates. Most of the time, he was the one who did all the dirty work, but in the end, he didn't get much benefit.

I'm so tired, so alone

It's the same this time.

"Sooner or later..."

The most important thing that Calder has learned over the years is to hide his emotions until he has enough power.

For example, the pirates just now showed a look that made him dislike it. He would let them be "destroyed" in the next operation.

He suddenly took out a crystal ball, which emitted a dim light. A hoarse voice came from inside:

"My dear disciple..."

Calder's battered face immediately forced a smile, and his tone was flattering:

"Respected teacher, please forgive your disciple's uselessness. I am now ordering the crew members..."

"No need! The shield has disappeared, the target is at——"

Listening to the teacher's instructions, Card nodded frequently and finally put away the extinguished crystal ball.

He stroked the silver hook in his hand, strode out of the door, and his face became sinister again: