Chapter 18: The Grey Tower of Liberis
"Greetings, Lord Grusen!"
"Abigail, I'll leave these newcomers to you. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ By the way, these guys I brought back should be the last batch of newcomers, right?"
"Almost, my lord, many newcomers have been lost in the first week or so of the Grey Tower War, but fortunately, most of them have been sent over before the Grey Tower War begins. Until now, only Lord Soribes, who had gone to Twistwood Island, has not returned, and it is said that he is still on his way. Abigail stood respectfully in front of Grusen and replied cautiously.
"Twisted Wood Island, yes, it's quite far, but with the strength of Soribes, it should be safe to reach. Grusson said this, pointing to Mark and the others, and said:
"These little guys are not bad, you can arrange them for them. β
"Do as you command!
With that, Grusen lifted his feet and walked towards the Grey Tower. The rest of Mark and the others looked at Abigail, who lifted the hood with a wave of his hand, revealing a young and handsome face. Looking at Mark's surprised look, he smiled slightly:
"What? Do you think every wizard should be like Lord Grusson?"
"Uh-" Mark muffled, he really thought so before.
"Hehe, not every wizard has to transform his body, but the wizard who transforms his body must be a powerful wizard. Of course, under normal circumstances, formal wizards will transform their bodies, especially higher-level wizards, when the strength of the soul far exceeds the physical body, and the physical body cannot withstand the powerful soul, the physical body may collapse. It's a problem that every wizard faces, but now that the body transformation technology is very mature, you don't need to be nervous. β
"Do I want to transform my body in the future?" Linda also lifted her hood, her beautiful face full of worry.
"You don't have to think about that until you become an official wizard. Linda's appearance made Abigail's eyes light up, and she said enthusiastically:
"However, it is best for you to give birth to your own children before becoming an official wizard, because the chances of having an heir after becoming an official wizard are greatly reduced. β
"Why?" Zhou Botian asked with a frown, he didn't want to cut off his children and grandchildren.
"After becoming a full-fledged wizard, the coercion of the soul will unconsciously kill the seed of life in us. Of course, if your body and soul are at the same level of life, you don't have to think about it. β
"......" Linda's face turned red when she heard this, and she subconsciously glanced at Mark.
"Okay, without further ado, you'll all know about this later, now I'll take you to settle down first. With that, Abigail pointed in the direction and took the lead towards the northeast of the square.
It is a quaint building with a total of six floors. The first and second floors seemed to be full, and Abigail led Mark and the others to the third floor. As he walked, he said:
"It's populated by newcomers from your class, and although this year there was a battle for a mine, the number of people is far greater than in previous years. I remember that I was just barely filling the first floor. By the way, this is a mixed house for men and women, in the same building and different houses, of course, if you want to live together in the gray tower, you will not object. β
"But there's one thingβ" Abigail's face was slightly serious when he said this, "once you have a child, you are not allowed to stay with your parents after birth, and it must be managed by the Gray Tower." The Grey Tower will then be delivered to your loved ones to raise. β
Speaking of this, Abigail took out the crystal ball, motioned for Mark and the others to take out the crystal ball as well, and each left a contact mark, after which Abigail sent a long message to everyone.
"These are some of the rules and precautions of the Gray Tower, and I hope you will strictly follow them. The penalties for violating any of these can lead to lifelong regrets. β
After hesitating, Abigail added, "One of my best friends violated the rules of the Grey Tower by stealing an important instrument from the laboratory and was sentenced to a hundred years in the dungeon. Heyβhe's ruined in this life. β
"One hundred years!" Mi Lai and Zhou Botian exclaimed at the same time.
"Yes, a hundred years!" Abigail nodded affirmatively.
"Looks like I'm going to have to study these systems carefully. Zhou Botian shook the crystal ball in his hand vigorously.
"Actually, there aren't a few, and it's not a big problem for wizards to pay a little attention. These two are your dormitories, one for two, how to assign them to your own care. By the way, tomorrow afternoon is the big day to choose the witchcraft, and there will be a welcome party in the morning, so remember to come over then. β
With that, Abigail waved his hand, put back on his hood, and hurried downstairs.
Mark and Zhou Botian walked into one of the dormitories together, while Millay and Linda glanced at each other and walked into the other. The room was very basic and there was nothing but the necessary necessities.
"What the hell is the hardwood bed?" came Zhou Botian's screams in Mark's ears. Mark smiled slightly when he heard this, these high-ranking nobles have been pampered since childhood, and it is simply torture to come to this environment.
"Hello, my name is David, are you new here?" a young man appeared at the door, still wearing a noble samurai uniform.
"Hello Mark, yes, we just arrived today. Mark smiled and reached out habitually.
David was slightly stunned, and also stretched out his hand to shake Mark's hand: "I'm from the Odin Empire, what about you?"
"The Brudinian Empire, the Kingdom of Anta. Zhou Botian replied lazily while lying on the bed.
"Bruding Empire? I've heard that by the way, there are a few downstairs who are also from the Bruding Empire, and among them there is an imperial prince named Onixel, who is very strong, and the qualifications of the wizard are not clear, but he is already a ninth-level warrior. β
Mark shook his head indifferently: "Haven't heard of it." β
"I've heard that there are eight empires in charge of the Grey Tower of Libris, and basically every apprentice who comes here is united by the various empires. In this way, you can better survive in the Gray Tower. It is important to know that duels between apprentices are not forbidden in the Grey Tower. As long as there is no distinction between life and death, the gray tower will not care, and even they encourage this kind of competition. β
"So?" Mark instantly understood the management mode of the Gray Tower, and it seemed that life here would not be peaceful.
"Why don't you make a few of us discuss it and have a look at the contact with that person named Onixel?" Zhou Botian looked at Mark and asked, after that experience of nine deaths and a lifetime, Mark was already faintly led by the four people.
Mark thought about it and shook his head, "Don't worry about it for now, let's talk about it later." We're not familiar with this yet. β
"Well, I also think we should take a look at it first. It was Linda's voice, and Mark turned his head to see Linda and Milley standing in the doorway. They simply cleaned up, and when they heard a voice in Mark's house, they came over to take a look, just in time to hear the conversation between the three of them.
"Huh?" Looking at Linda with a beautiful face in front of him, David couldn't help but scream. After two days of observation, he was sure that among this batch of wizard apprentices, this one in front of him was definitely the most beautiful witch in it.
"Hello, David, the royal family of the Odin Empire. In front of Linda, David added two more words to his introduction. However, Linda didn't seem to be interested in this, and bowed deeply in the face of David's chest with one hand, and she simply owed herself.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Linda, Linda Shelley. Brudin's Empire. Linda's clean voice, even if Mark listened to it too much, he felt comfortable at the moment, and his mood became better inexplicably.
"Milley, too, the Brudinian Empire. Milley smiled slightly and returned the salute very seriously.
In just one afternoon, the freshmen of the entire building knew that there was a stunning beauty on the third floor, from the Bruding Empire. However, she didn't seem to like to communicate with people, and hid in her room all afternoon. Rather, Mark was overwhelmed by the ensuing inquiries and temptations. In the end, he directly pushed Zhou Botian out and hid in the room to rest. The first day of the Grey Tower of Liberis ended in such a hustle and bustle.
The next morning, just after breakfast, and before Mark had time to explore the beautiful castle, all the newcomers were summoned to a large hall on the first floor of the Grey Tower. The auditorium was so vast that it took up at least half of the tower's area, and Mark estimated that at least a thousand people could sit there.
However, the total number of newcomers in front of him is more than two hundred. Almost everyone had their own circle, and they were all talking happily, most of them discussing the upcoming witchbook selection this afternoon. Mark, Linda, Zhou Botian, and Milai sat in a small corner of the auditorium, and Linda covered her whole face tightly with a hood, but there were many fewer people who came to talk.
"Hello, I'm Onixel!" Suddenly an arrogant voice sounded beside him, and Mark looked up, and it turned out to be a young man in a noble dress, followed by seven or eight men and women.
Zhou Botian wanted to reply, opened his mouth and didn't speak, and looked back at Mark, while Linda and Milley just glanced at it and turned their heads, after yesterday's afternoon of annoyance, they had learned how to deal with these uninvited arrogant aristocrats.
"Mark, what's the matter with you?" Mark sighed inwardly, and then had to stand up and reply.
"I heard that you are also from the Brudining Empire? Why haven't I heard of you?" Onixel was half a head taller than Mark, his slender eyebrows twitched, and there was a faint contempt in his eyes.
Mark was a little unhappy in his heart, but he was new to the city, and his strength was low, so he didn't plan to offend people too much, and was about to reply, when a teenager behind Onixel preemptively said:
"That must be some nobles who are not in the stream, His Royal Highness, I have counted the top talents in the twelve major families of the Bruding Empire and the thirty-six kingdoms, but I have never heard of anyone named Mark. Such a vulgar name is used only by civilians. β
"Well-" Onixel nodded slightly, the contempt in his eyes was even worse, and he asked, "I heard that you have a man named Linda together, I have checked, it should be the princess of the Shelley Kingdom, I don't know which one?"
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Millet and Linda, and finally focused on Linda, who had wrapped himself tightly. His face was slightly relaxed, and a slight smile appeared:
"Hello, Miss Linda, I am Onixel, the third prince of the Bruding Empire, and I invite you to join the Wild Lion Society, which is composed of newcomers to my Bruding Empire. Only by huddling together can we survive here. β
When Onexel finished speaking, there was silence, and Linda didn't seem to hear him at all, and sat there without glancing at it.
"****** really don't know how to lift, His Royal Highness ......" The young man behind Onixel opened his mouth and scolded, and took a step forward to come over and pull Linda, Onixel stretched out his hand and slapped him hard.
"Ante, shut up!"
Onyxel paused, glanced at Mark and the others, and smiled:
"Of course, you can also join together, we are all children of the Bruding Empire, so naturally we should help each other. β