Chapter XVIII: Lord Pierce
Helo, who endured the pain of a blunt knife cutting his flesh, had already come to the end of the winding path.
An unlocked fenced iron gate, Helo tried to open it, but found it tightly closed.
Even with all his strength, the door remained unmoved.
Don't say anything, open inwards and open outwards!
He's tried it all!
The rustling of rose stems and leaves, as if something strange was approaching behind him, Heloh held his breath and slowly turned his head behind him.
But the moment he saw that strange thing, Helo blurted out:
"Karma? Crow? β
The atmosphere was a little weird.
A stout crow rested on a rose not far from him.
With its shiny black feathers and its sturdy breast, you know it's not just an ordinary crow...
It's just that the way it opened its mouth to speak really shocked Herlo.
"You're a crow! Your whole family is crows! The good mood is all mixed with you! If I knew you were so unreasonable, I wouldn't have come to pick you up! β
'Karma? Talking! Is that you, starling?! β
Helo didn't say this, but complained in his heart, there was no way, his cognition was that he couldn't distinguish the black bird in front of him.
Have you ever seen a crow the size of an eagle, no... It's starling!
"Uh... Sorry, dear.. Forehead. Helo scratched his head, not knowing what to call it for a moment.
"Call me Lord Pierce!"
Starling was a little angry, but he still accepted Helo's apology.
It vibrated its broad wings, and a low glide flew over Helo's shoulder.
Helo only felt his shoulders sinking, and it was a little difficult to resist.
It's too heavy, this fat bird!
"The look in your eyes tells me that you have some complaints in your heart?"
Eye to eye, the fat bird's eyes turned out to be a round of silver-white full moon.
There is no emotion, only endless loneliness.
"No, no! Absolutely nothing! Helo straightened up in horror, letting his shoulders straighten up and regain his balance again.
Seeing that Helo was frightened, the starling laughed out loud:
"Quack! Little Helo is scared, it's still fun for you apprentices, you used to be, and you still are! But after they became rank magicians, they didn't have time to play with me. β
Helo asked in surprise:
"You know my name?"
"Of course, the old woman in charge of entering my identity kicked me out of the conservatory as soon as you teleported.
Approaching the end of the awakening process, you can still meet such a high-level sorcerer apprentice, tell me quickly, who is your referral sorcerer in the [Moon Tower]? β
"Uh... My Referral Sorcerer is not from the Moon Tower, he is the Baronial Sorcerer of the Tower of Judgment! β
"[Tower of Judgment]? Among those boring old man's students, they are actually interested in doing the job of introduction? β
'Boring old man? Maybe it has something to do with the ruling, and only Mena would be so indifferent to other people's opinions.
It's just a matter of interest to bring yourself to awaken. β
Hero thought back to Mena's previous actions, and it seemed that he was an outlier in the Tower of Judgment.
"It's all to blame on that old woman, who kicked me out without making it clear! I'm going to have to eat all her desserts when I get back! Kill her! The more I think about it, the more angry I get! Open the door! β
Helo subconsciously took a step back, because the iron gate of the fence actually began to twist and separate under Pierce's angry shout.
As if enchanted, the fence turned into black snakes with eyes that shimmered with a strange red light.
The black snake stood upright, and as it continued to stick out its tongue at Helo, the entangled snake body also retreated to the side.
Pull away, revealing a passage leading out of the garden.
At Pierce's urging, Hero walked up the passage for a while, and finally saw the miraculous tower.
Standing tall and soaring into the sky.
"This is...[Moon Tower]?"
"The garden just now is only for the new apprentices, you will need a certificate to enter and exit the tower in the future, of course you won't be able to get out in a short time, I will come to play with you, little Helo."
Bringing Helo under the real tower, Pierce spreads his wings, leaves a joke, and dashes into the clouds.
Heloy could vaguely see that Pierce flew to a window and went straight inside.
Without the pressure Pierce gave him.
Only then did Helo look at the tower's appearance with confidence.
In the style of a medieval castle, the tower is made of black stone bricks and covered with countless windows.
"The garden is a separate space? Even the towers! β
As he approached the first floor of the tower, he was led to a room by an elf in a dress made of rose petals, who had entered from the first floor, but when he stood at the window of the room and looked out.
The night view of the entire imperial capital was at his feet, and when he looked into the distance, he couldn't see the boundary of the imperial capital.
The miniature landscape of the capital, everyone is like ants, busy under the moonlight, and countless lights are all over the streets.
Even the soul beasts summoned by the sorcerer are like toys.
"It's so beautiful!"
In the distance, nine towers could be seen rising into the sky.
As for the other two, they are not visible from the direction of the windows of Helo.
"Apprentice Helo, here are the items that the apprentice can receive after entering the tower for the first time.
Note! The tower is cast with a spatial superposition soul spell, so please do not move around until you enter your identity information, so as not to stray into other floors.
If you have any questions, you can shake the bell next to the door, and there will be elves to answer them!
Have a dream~"
After the Rose Elves helped Harrow collect his apprentice's belongings, Hlo was left alone in the entire room.
Opening the bag of items, Helo began to count, "This is a set of apprentice robes, a brass mechanical clock, parchment, quills, let me see... There is also a bag of 200 soul coins, and a list of books, amount, but you can't get it until you enter the information. β
After counting, Helo took a shower, changed into an apprentice's robe, and munched on a chicken leg while admiring his appearance in front of the mirror.
The pure black robe, with a silver full moon depicted on the chest, was made of better material than Mena's silver robe.
The whole robe is very wide, and I can see that some of the magicians are also wearing robes, and after wearing hats, they can't see their faces, and they all seem to like to hide their bodies under the wide robes.
Hide your secrets.
The apprentice's robe was also engraved with a solidifying soul technique.
γCleaningγ... It's really a simple decorative robe.
Sure enough, the Tower's bounty for apprentices is limited.
Helo also tried to use the soul to perceive the [Cleansing] soul technique, but he was never able to understand it.
It seems that there is no formula for soul arts, and it is difficult to learn it from the study of curing soul arts, with his current knowledge reserves!
The timekeeping in the wizard's world is no different from the previous life, and I don't know what kind of movement it is in the brass mechanical clock, but it is the same as the time hanging in the hall outside, which is quite accurate.
After packing up the rest of the things, placing the money bag close to his body, and placing the soul beast egg on another pillow, Helo's whole body sank into the soft quilt.
"Good night~"
The nerves that had been tense for a long time were completely relaxed at this moment and fell into a deep sleep.