Early the next morning, Mu Xiao and Mu Ze carried some clothes and went to Mudan City, along the way, the two were still frolicking, but they also knew very well in their hearts that from now on, such a time to play and frolic may never be there again.

Coming to the center of Mudan City, the two stopped, the road here has been divided into two, and the two will choose different directions. To the east, there was the Mudan Clan Cultivation Hall, and the two brothers looked at the tall buildings with floating aura, and their eyes were full of strange expressions. For Mu Ze, it was excitement and expectation, and for Mu Xiao, maybe it was just fascination and loss and unwillingness, after a long silence, Mu Ze turned around and hugged Mu Xiao tightly.

"Brother Xiao, if you study well in the Casting Hall, you will also have great achievements in the future. Mu Ze patted Mu Xiao on the shoulder and said.

"I will, Brother Mu Ze, don't worry!" Mu Xiao also patted Mu Ze's shoulder and nodded. Although Mu Xiao knew that it would not be easy to see Brother Mu Ze again in the future. Perhaps this separation really means the starting point of the two people's different life paths. But Mu Xiao still smiled as usual, just holding Mu Ze's arms, tightly unwilling to let go.

"Okay, Brother Xiao, although we belong to the Skill Hall and the Cultivation Hall, we are in the same Mudan City, and if we want to meet on weekdays, it shouldn't be difficult. Mu Ze just thought that Mu Xiao was reluctant in his heart, and said comfortingly.

Mu Ze turned around and walked towards the cultivation hall on the east side of the square, there were many buildings in the cultivation hall, one after another towering high, which was magnificent. There is a tall arch in front of the building, and the arch has three big characters of "cultivation hall", which is thick and powerful, and it seems that in the middle of a stroke, the faint aura flows, like a rolling river. The entire cultivation hall was wrapped in wood attribute aura, and the aura emitted made people unconsciously feel awe, and inside the gate, there was a huge training square, faintly hearing the sound of weapon handover and aura collision. Being able to enter the cultivation hall is the biggest dream in the hearts of every young man and woman, and at this moment, Mu Ze has come true, but Mu Xiao can only look at his back from a distance, unwilling to turn around and leave for a long time.

Mu Xiao watched Mu Ze walk into the huge arch, his back was completely gone, and then he slowly walked towards the Casting Hall in the northwest corner of the square. Although the Casting and Refining Hall is not as majestic and magnificent as the Cultivation Hall, it also occupies a large area, and there are nearly 1,000 disciples and mentors living in the clan's alchemy refining tools, far more than those who cultivate aura, after all, most people's empowerment potential value does not meet the standard of cultivating aura.

Mu Xiao walked all the way, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, until the light in front of him dimmed, he stopped, looked up, and knew that he had already walked to the gate of the Casting Hall, and saw some men and women of the same age as him walking inside, so he also settled down and strode inside. Entering the Casting Hall, in a building hall on the left, Mu Xiao quickly found the registration office, he handed over the bamboo slips, only to see the people sitting inside mechanically turned over, and then a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy stepped forward, smiled at Mu Xiao, and said: "Let's go, I will take you to the other courtyard to arrange your future residence." ”

"Thank you, senior brother!" Mu Xiao saluted the young man and followed him to the back hall. Along the way, the older teenager kept introducing Mu Xiao to the situation here, daily routines, daily rules, etc. Mu Xiao didn't say anything, just nodded his head from time to time to thank him. From the mouth of this senior brother, Mu Xiao roughly understood that learning alchemy or refining tools is also divided into levels like cultivating aura, taking alchemy as an example, from low to high, they are alchemy apprentices, alchemists, alchemy mentors and alchemy masters. Since the empowerment test is held every three years, the realm before the alchemy master can basically be advanced once every three years, but if you want to advance to an alchemy master or refining master, you must have outstanding achievements, such as refining a mid-level magic weapon or a mid-level elixir.

The two walked through several corridors and came to a row of rooms, and the young man led Mu Xiao to the door of one of the rooms, pointed to the inside and said: "This is where you live, you clean up first, there will be a bell for lunch, and you will go to the teaching hall in the afternoon to attend classes, and you must not be late." When you first come here, the homework in the afternoon is actually very important, and it is of great significance to your choice of learning alchemy or refining tools. Seeing that Mu Xiao had been a little low, the senior brother who had led him here said to him kindly.

"Thank you, senior brother! My name is Mu Xiao. Mu Xiao saluted the young man and said.

"I know your name is Mu Xiao, and your booklet says that my name is Mu Ziping. Responsible for the registration management of the new level of apprentices, if you have any questions you don't understand, you can ask me. Mu Ziping patted Mu Xiao's shoulder again, and said with a smile, "I know, when you first came, you felt very aggrieved and unwilling in your heart, why can't you cultivate aura, you can only come to learn alchemy or refining weapons." But......" I only heard the senior brother named Mu Ziping pause and said, "After you stay here for three or five years, these thoughts will be smoothed out a lot." ”

Mu Xiao didn't know what the meaning of this was called Senior Brother Mu Ziping's words, but after thinking about it, it was not bad to meet such a friendly and unpretentious senior brother as soon as he came in, and he felt a little good for him in his heart, and immediately thanked him: "Thank you for telling me this, Senior Brother Ziping!"

Mu Ziping smiled and turned to leave, Mu Xiao sent him to the corridor before turning around and walking towards his room. There was no one around, Mu Xiao looked at his own small room, the room was very small, with a single bed, a simple table and stools, there was no space, but fortunately, this casting hall also covers a wide area, and each person can have a separate small room. Mu Xiao changed into the gray apprentice uniform he had brought and thoroughly cleaned the room, he thought that he would always live here for a long time in the future.

After cleaning up, Mu Xiao closed the door and prepared to look around. Just as he walked through the next room, he heard a heavy sigh from inside, listening to this voice, it was almost the same age as himself, but there was an old-fashioned meaning in the sigh, which made Mu Xiao feel a little curious.

Just as Mu Xiao stopped and was about to look inside, the door was suddenly pushed open halfway, and a boy's face poked out, revealing a bright smile. The boy was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and though not handsome, he was very sunny, and his hair was somewhat fluffy, tied back from his forehead with a strap. Mu Xiao thought to himself, this person was the same age as himself, and he lived next door, thinking that he had just entered this casting hall like himself, so he nodded slightly, which could be regarded as a greeting.

When the man saw Mu Xiao, he was very enthusiastic, waved his hand, and said, "Hello, my name is Mu Ziyu, and you are also new, right?"

"My name is Mu Xiao, and I just came here today to report for duty. Mu Xiao replied.

"Come on, come in!" Mu Ziyu pointed to the room, and with a smile on his face, he pulled Mu Xiao and walked inside.

Mu Xiao was a little surprised, hesitated for a moment, and still followed Mu Ziyu into the room. As soon as he entered the room, Mu Xiao was surprised by the scene in front of him, only to see that the floor of Mu Ziyu's room was full of all kinds of food bags and garbage, and the table was full of snacks, pastries, and dried fruits. Seeing that Mu Xiao frowned a little, Mu Ziyu smiled and explained: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I also just came to this Casting Hall, I am really a little depressed and bored, these foods, I brought them to me when my uncle sent me, you see that I can't finish eating alone, and if I don't eat anymore, I can only throw it away, I finally met you as a neighbor, of course I want to share it with you!" After speaking, he pulled Mu Xiao to sit down across the small table, picked up a few fruits and stuffed him. Then he smiled bitterly and sighed, "If my uncle really feels sorry for me, he will give me the mudan copper coin directly, and I will be happy. ”

Mu Xiao was stunned for a moment, only to see Mu Ziyu urging himself to eat, and he had to accept his kindness, thinking: "It seems that this Mu Ziyu has just arrived here, it is rare that he is so enthusiastic, and it is good to have a friend to talk to here." ”

The two of them chatted with each other, but most of the time, Mu Ziyu was cheerful and talkative, Mu Xiao just listened quietly, and at this moment, he heard Mu Ziyu sigh and say: "It's just that I can't cultivate aura, and my uncle actually won't let me run a business with him?" ”

Mu Xiao comforted: "I want to come to your uncle to see that you are young, firstly, I am worried about your safety, and secondly, I want you to study here for a few years and exercise." Then he asked curiously, "But what are you talking about?"

"Running businessman, it is to engage in the trading of items in various parts of this Holy Plains Continent, in addition to making a lot of money, you can also go to many places, which is very interesting!" Speaking of this, Mu Ziyu's face was fascinated for a while, and then turned depressed, and said, "Since the results of the empowerment test came out, I know that I can't cultivate aura, although I am a little unwilling, I don't think much about it, I just think that I can go to the business with my uncle, it is also very good, although I begged him many times, but he went straight to the heart of stone, and he was not allowed to ...... after all." Ay. ”

Seeing Mu Ziyu looking depressed again, Mu Xiao said: "There will naturally be opportunities in the future, but I heard Senior Brother Mu Ziping say just now that it is not without benefits to learn alchemy or refining tools, such as refiners, if they can find some rare materials and make them into magic weapons, they can not only get heavy bets from the elders of the clan, but also exchange them for some Mu Dan copper coins." ”

"Really?" As soon as he heard that he could make money, Mu Ziyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "I was in a somewhat negative mood just now, although Senior Brother Na Ziping said a few words to me, but I didn't pay much attention to him, but it wasn't mine." ”

"I think Senior Brother Ziping is very good, no matter what, he always came here a few years earlier than us, and his understanding of this Casting Hall is naturally far more than ours, and if there is a chance in the future, I should ask him for more advice. Mu Xiao said.

"Well, from tomorrow, I will find a way to save money, save money, and one day, I must form my own team of running merchants......" Mu Ziyu said very firmly. This made Mu Xiao stunned again, thinking that although he didn't know what the meaning of this running business was, Mu Ziyu already had a clear goal in his heart, looking at the expression on his face, he was extremely determined, and he would not give up if he didn't reach the goal, in contrast, he didn't know what to do in the future and what kind of person he wanted to become...... Thinking of this, Mu Xiao felt a little gloomy and bitter in his heart.

Suddenly, Mu Ziyu's expression on his face stiffened again, sat down, frowned, and said, "But should I choose to learn alchemy, or refining?"

Mu Xiao also hesitated, and both of them were speechless for a while. After a while, Mu Ziyu said, "Don't think about it yet, when you see our mentor, let's ask him about it." ”

Mu Xiao also felt that this was the only way, so he also nodded. While eating, the two chatted for a while, perhaps the two of them were both new to this strange place, and they were of the same age, and it didn't take long for them to become friends. thought to himself: "If you come, you will be safe, and when you know Mu Ziyu, you can be regarded as meeting a person with a similar fate as yourself, and you will take care of each other in the future." Mu Xiao raised his head and looked to the east of Mudan City, the tall cultivation hall buildings were still faintly visible, and he thought of Mu Ze and Mu Lingxi in his heart, and thought to himself and asked softly, "Brother Mu Ze, Lingxi, what are you doing at this moment?" After a moment, Mu Xiao lowered his head and muttered, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry." ”