22. Arrival
"Well, that's right. I already knew. Adam lightly acknowledged this fact.
However, this sentence suddenly detonated the emotions of the rest of the people.
"Since you already knew, why didn't you stop it earlier, so many people, so many people died!" Kristal covered his mouth and said with a crying voice, hearing the news, and seeing the mage continent again, the girl who was about to collapse was stimulated by the death that kept happening in front of her for days finally broke out, and she suddenly felt like an idiot for the past month, being played with by others between applause.
Several others retreated at the same time, encircling Adam in the middle, and this time Adam's actions touched the bottom line of their hearts, and they could no longer bear it.
Adam observed the reactions of several people and thought it was funny, so he said a lot of things for the first time: "You seem to think that I should do something for your sake?"
Quentin said angrily, "For our sake? What are you talking about? Now there are only six of us left, and this is the time for you to end the beast tide, ha, is it because no one can die for you? ”
Adam was not angry: "I never let anyone die for me. ”
Quentin laughed angrily, "So how do you think you got to where you are now?
"You're mistaken, my life has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, you can stand here and talk to me like this, instead of being a corpse and being eaten by a demonic beast, relying on my help. Adam said unceremoniously.
Hearing this, Quentin blushed and didn't know what to say, he yelled angrily a few times and looked at the others.
Adam ignored him and continued: "You should learn to take responsibility for yourself and not pass the buck to someone else. I have the strength to survive, so I can decide my way, but I'm not obligated to take care of your thoughts. ”
Quentin couldn't stand it, he condensed a fireball and wanted to fight Adam, Randy quickly canceled out the magic, I don't know why, he felt that what Adam said didn't seem to be wrong.
"Quentin, forget it, let's go. "Randy and Quentin have a good relationship, and he can't afford to watch Quentin and Adam clash head-to-head, especially when they are not opponents combined.
"No, stop!"
"Be careful!"
No one expected Adam to fight back, and it was a killing move, a full ten fireballs, and if they hit Randy and Quentin, the bones would be gone. But they couldn't, their casting speed and number were not enough to counteract Adam's magic.
Quentin and Randy's faces turned pale, and they smelled something familiar, the smell of death, and this time stronger than ever. They have even closed their eyes, their hearts are full of sorrow, and they finally got here, just before the Mage Continent, but I am going to die, at the hands of my 'companions'.
At this moment, a curtain of water came from the sky, blocking in front of Randy Quentin, the water curtain looked like a thin layer, but it had unimaginable defensive power, and ten fireballs were easily extinguished like sparks.
Then Mage Erin suddenly appeared on deck, and no one could see how she moved, as if she had been there all along.
"Well, are there only six little ones left? I can't watch you kill them both. ”
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Venerable Mage Irene. The six of them bowed in unison, and Quentin and Randy, who had survived the catastrophe, looked at Mage Erin with gratitude, and then stared at Adam with vicious eyes.
Adam felt weird, and human values were really weird. They had no idea that it was the mage's decision that caused the deaths of the people, but instead placed the blame entirely on Adam's head.
"What is this called? Bullying the weak and fearing the hard, or is it the lesser of two evils?" Adam thought.
"Dear Mage Irene, I ask for sanctions against Adam, he ......" Quentin couldn't wait to complain, like a ridiculous clown.
Mage Erin glanced at him, her brow furrowed slightly, "Well, that's enough. After saying that, she stopped paying attention to Quentin, and her heart crossed Quentin, this kind of mind obviously has no way to survive in the mage world.
"Adam, you're good. Since you already knew there was something wrong with the Rune Group, why didn't you smash it until now? Tell me the answer, those secondary aether crystals belong to you. Mage Erin asked Adam with a smile, at present, Adam is just an apprentice, and Erin is already a mage, and there is a big difference in the life level of the two, but Erin is almost certain that as long as Adam does not die young, he will definitely become a full-fledged mage.
So she has a very good attitude.
"First, this flaw is too obvious. I don't think the wisdom of the mages would leave such obvious holes. ”
Mage Erin nodded: "That's right, if you crush him at the beginning, what awaits you will be a more severe test, for example, swimming to the Mage Continent." Mage Erin covered her mouth and laughed viciously, as if she thought the scene was funny.
Of course, with the exception of Adam, those who have wisdom will always be given preferential treatment. ”
"Second, it was fun, an experience that I had never had before, and I was able to gather a lot of new information and insights from it, especially since it wasn't dangerous for me. ”
Mage Erin nodded her head again and again, in the mage's opinion, the value of the lower beings is reflected in whether they are useful to the mage, and no one cares about the life or death of the lower life. She felt more and more that Adam was interesting, except for the difference in life level and strength, his way of thinking was already similar to that of a mage.
Ophelia listened with a chill all over their bodies, even though they had expected that the so-called academy life would never be as peaceful and fun as they had thought before, but now hearing the conversation between the 'mages', they couldn't help but feel regret and fear, and they doubted whether they could adapt to that kind of life.
Mage Erin said, "Interesting, they belong to you. Then she clapped her hands: "Well, little ones, I have good news for you, from today, you can go back to the cabin and enjoy life, the Moldor Academy will arrive in the port of Karachi on the Mage Continent in three days, and then we can reach the Mage Academy of Moldows through a short teleportation array, and you will soon start a new life." ”
This is obviously a good news, the apprentices' tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and for a while all their strength was gone, almost paralyzed to the ground, now no one cares about the image, everyone is greedily breathing the air called safety.
A month of high-intensity fighting, a month of death that was coming every moment left them without a moment of comforting rest, even if mental strength can replace sleep, but the mental exhaustion cannot be compensated.
This month's time has left a heavy shadow in the hearts of the five people except Adam, which is called the original sin of weakness, and everyone longs for strength from the bottom of their hearts, longs to control their own destiny, and at least chooses to live in peace.
However, it is not without benefits, at least they are much more mature than before, and understand that being lucky enough to embark on the path of mage does not mean luck, but that they have to work harder to acquire knowledge and resources, and do their best.
After Mage Erin finished speaking, she left in the same incomprehensible way, it was clear that saving Quentin and Randy was just a handful, and her original purpose should have been to take away those few pieces of substance called secondary aether crystals, that is, the days of fighting the monster should have ended today.
Adam's relationship with the other apprentices has literally dropped to a freezing point, Ophelia and Cristal are no longer with him, William keeps his distance all the time, and Quentin and Randy have an undisguised hatred, and Adam thinks that they will not hesitate to attack him if they have the opportunity.
Of course, they will not have a chance, life is the basis of Adam's quest for knowledge, and whatever threatens Adam's life, whatever it is, should be destroyed.
Just before they made a move.
Adam became the Forsaken, and for three days, even Cristel was accepted, and Ophelia agreed to the party, but Adam was not invited.
The sailors reappeared, they no longer looked at the apprentice with that strange and mocking gaze, but instead full of awe, the monster was a trial, and the apprentice who passed this trial already had a position far beyond them, and they must be in awe, or they would pay with their lives.
For three days, Adam never left his room except for eating, and he continued to refine his mental power to solidify the runes and study the secondary aether crystals.
This is a high-energy crystal, which should be a very important thing for an apprentice.
The secondary level is not that the purity of the crystals is low, but it is more suitable for apprentices, as long as you hold a fragment in your hand, you can also turn into a turret, and you can continue to use magic without stopping until the energy in the crystals is exhausted.
"It's no wonder that Mage Black would say that energy veins are only the lowest resources available, and it seems that among apprentices and mages, aether crystals are the most valuable energy. ”
Adam stopped experimenting and put away the three pieces, a small amount of which would not be very valuable, but it would be of great help in the initial stages of his apprenticeship.
Three days passed in a flash, and with the sound of a loud whistle, Adam came to the deck, and there were many more ships abruptly beside the Moldor Academy, knowing that in the first three months, Adam had never noticed a single ship passing by them, and did not see it until he reached the port, which made people sigh how big the ocean really was.
"The continent where the mage lives, the city where the mage lives. "Everyone is looking forward to it, the long voyage, the countless lives are set foot on this miraculous land, and they all want to be able to see it first.
The four mages came to the deck at the same time, and they no longer needed to breathe, but they still breathed a breath of the air of the mage continent intoxicated.
Master Black said softly, "That's the right place to live, isn't it?"
At the same time, Krystal, who was at the front of the deck, cheered: "I saw it, I saw it, Mage Continent, it's amazing!"