Chapter Fifty-Nine: The First Hearing of the Ranking
"It seems that it's better not to tell them that I'm already a mid-level wizard apprentice......" Looking at the strange looks of the three of them, Roger muttered to himself.
It was the first time they had met since the mission, and Roger hadn't told the others that he had become a mid-level wizard apprentice, in order not to attract too much attention. This unbelievable encounter in the mirror world is very likely to involve his identity as an 'outsider', and he doesn't want to become like Ash once was.
Moreover, the wizard's world is full of all kinds of adventures, and there are many of them that can allow people to quickly improve their strength in a short period of time, and legenda, there are even some strange treasures that can make people ascend to the sky in one step, from an ordinary person to a full-fledged wizard level of existence, that kind of crazy improvement speed, I don't know how exaggerated it is than Roger's current improvement speed.
However, although those strange treasures are more useful in a short period of time than the mirror world brings to Roger, in the long run, those strange treasures are still not as good as the mirror world.
Because it is basically difficult for a person who has advanced to a full-fledged wizard through those treasures to go further, and in this life, he is equivalent to an ordinary one-star wizard at most.
Even so, there are still many people who can't ask for these treasures.
After all, once promoted to an official wizard, even if it is only equivalent to a one-star wizard, it means that there will be a thousand years of lifespan, which is a great temptation for any informal wizard.
"By the way, I seem to have seen you kill a parasite with at least the strength of a high-level knight in close quarters on the continent invaded by parasites...... Roger, before you became a wizard's apprentice, you must have been a knight yourself, right?" Ram suddenly remembered a scene from more than a month ago and asked.
Ram was able to ask this question, which showed that he didn't know much about bloodline wizards, and if he knew about bloodline wizards, he should know that the reason why it was difficult for ordinary people to follow the path of bloodline in the early stage was because of the lack of physical strength.
A person who is physically strong enough and has wizarding talent may not necessarily take the path of a bloodline wizard in the wizard apprenticeship stage, but any wizard apprentice who takes the path of a bloodline wizard must have not a weak physical strength, which is a necessary condition.
Seeing Ram asking this question, Roger didn't mean to hide it, smiled very freely, and replied, "Yes, before I became a wizard's apprentice, I was still a great knight. ”
"Grand Knight?!!
This time, the other three looked at Roger as if they were looking at a monster.
"Dual-element wizard apprentice, bloodline wizard apprentice, plus the Great Knight...... You're definitely not human, absolutely not!" Apollo said viciously in order to vent the grievances in his heart.
Ram's reaction was not as exaggerated as Apollo's, but he also asked curiously, "It is said that the strength of the Great Knight is much stronger than that of the high-level wizard apprentice, is this true?"
"This ...... If you are an ordinary high-level wizard apprentice, your overall strength may not be as good as mine, but if you are promoted to a high level, it is not certain who is strong and who is weak. Roger chuckled.
"So, then Lord Roger's strength should not be weaker than that of Lord Augustine?" Harrison asked hesitantly, as he didn't seem to be very sure of what he said.
In the established concept, Augustine is a monster-level genius with super-talent, practicing powerful thunder spells, not to mention a wizard apprentice who is lower than him, even a wizard apprentice of the same level can beat him, and there is no one, which is why he has the title of the first person of the same level. And Roger is not as good as Augustine in the wizard level, can he have the strength that is not weaker than Augustine?
That sounds unreal......
"What do you mean by not being weaker, Harrison, you guy is too tactful, how can Augustine be Roger's opponent. Ram was not satisfied with what he said and objected.
"That's what Lord Ram said. Harrison smiled awkwardly.
Seeing that Roger himself didn't care too much about his statement, Harrison thought for a moment, changed the topic and said, "Since Your Excellency Roger has only just joined the Academy, you shouldn't have participated in the 'Southern Regions Academy Qualifying Competition'......, right?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of this!" Ram slapped his thigh and woke up: "With the strength of your great knight, if you can participate in the 'Southern Regions Academy Qualifying Competition', you will definitely be able to achieve a not weak ranking, I can't think of anyone else in the beginner wizard apprentice group who will be more powerful than you, that is, there are probably few in the intermediate wizard apprentice group who can compare with you, so you can win the first place in the two groups!"
"If you can still get a top 100 ranking in the high-level wizard apprentice group, then it will really be worth the harvest of you doing the task we did ten times this time!"
"Qualifying?"
It was the first time Roger had heard of the term, but he could still guess something from the words: "Is it a match between the wizarding academies of the Guide Domain?"
"Exactly, this is a long-standing competition in the Southern Regions, led by the major wizarding academies, held every thirty years, with extremely rich rewards...... Speaking of which, Harrison, you're probably the only one out of us, right?" Ram asked Harrison.
"That's right, the last qualifying match was twenty-seven years ago, when I was still competing as a beginner wizard apprentice. Harrison fell into memory and sighed, "But I'm ashamed to say that I only achieved the hundredth place in the beginner wizard apprentice group that time, which is not worth mentioning. ”
"It's too demeaning for you to say that, how many wizard apprentices are there in the Southern Regions? There are more than a thousand in our academy alone, if you add them all up, I am afraid that there are more than tens of thousands, and at least half of them are beginner wizard apprentices. With so many people participating in the competition, it is already very rare that you can achieve more than a hundred ranks, after all, you are an apprentice of a wood-type wizard, not those elemental ones who are good at fighting. Apollo commented fairly on the side.
"Thank you, Lord Apollo, for your relief. Harrison bowed.
Roger didn't have a very intuitive idea of this, so he focused on qualifying itself, asking, "Once in thirty years, the last time was twenty-seven years ago, which means that there are still three years left before the race?"
"Of course, you have to participate, how can you miss such a grand race! Although there is a certain degree of danger, if you can achieve a good position, the reward is quite rich. ”
Ram eyebrows fluttered and said, "I, the little boy, and that Harrison guy, all joined the academy after the last qualifying competition, and they haven't participated in this competition yet, so you have to try whatever you say this time! As for Roger, it stands to reason that you have only joined the academy for more than a year, so you don't have to be in such a hurry to participate in this competition, if you hadn't done a mission with you, who would have thought that this guy you would have such perverted strength, with your strength, if you don't participate in the qualifying competition, it will be a big loss." ”