Wizards: Starting with Fairy Crests

052: Opportunity

In an instant, uncontrollable exclamations rose and fell.

"That's unbelievable! Isn't he just an average talent like me? How did he do that?"

"Is the Evil Eye Tyrant's abnormality really that outrageous?"

"Where did he find a suitable place to meditate during the three years he was away from the Gray Fog Jungle?"

Everyone was completely baffled.

Wizard Hossman frowned: "Shut up!"

The hall fell silent instantly.

Wizard Hossman's gaze returned to Lynch, his admiration undisguised. He nodded: "Not bad."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "In a little while, you can go to my private library and choose a spell that interests you."

There are many ways to gain power in the wizarding world. Talent is not the only standard that determines fate. No wizard cares how an apprentice trains or advances, as long as it's not too outrageous.

Although Lin Qi only took three years, he drank the Thousand-Eyed Demon Soup and had the blessing of the Evil Eye Tyrant. As long as he worked hard, there was nothing strange about it.

As for how he meditates in the human world?

Meditation candles, meditation water, or secretly hiding in other witchcraft realms... there are plenty of ways.

As long as the apprentice is willing, there will always be a way.

Lin Qi quickly replied gratefully, "Yes, mentor."

The collection in Hossman Wizard's private laboratory is a distillation of his profound knowledge, far superior to the mass-produced items available on the market.

Then, Wizard Hossman's gaze swept over the apprentice again: "As for the other assistant..."

Lynch is replacing Dyson's assistant here, while the assistant position he was planning to promote three years ago is still vacant.

Hossman's gaze swept over the apprentices, then landed on Michelle: "Michelle, you're the one."

This female apprentice has been by his side for several years. Although she is a bit clumsy, she is quite responsible and will try her best to complete the tasks assigned to her, no matter how difficult they are.

Although I lack talent, there aren't many better options. I'll just have to choose the best among the short ones.

Michelle was flattered and quickly replied, "Ah, yes... okay, mentor! Michelle will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Wizard Hossman nodded slightly, seemingly unconcerned.

He then looked at the apprentices and said, "In the time to come, you should seize the opportunity to cultivate and do your best to improve your strength. After five years here, you will have an opportunity."

"If you seize this opportunity, your identities and destinies will undergo earth-shattering changes, and you may even advance in the future..."

"wizard!"

Everyone was taken aback by what the wizard Hossman said, their eyes practically overflowing with longing.

Whether they are assistants or general helpers, they are ultimately just at the apprentice level. In a sense, they are only slightly better off than the apprentices outside the Gray Tower.

Wizards, on the other hand, are the true masters of this world!

Are you here?

Upon hearing Wizard Hossman's announcement, Lynch felt a surge of excitement deep within his heart.

Despite rejecting the Stock family's advances, they still chose to return to the Grey Tower, all for the sake of the opportunity mentioned by the wizard Hossman.

In the wizarding world, all identities and destinies are predetermined from birth.

Slaves are slaves, and nobles are nobles.

The same applies to wizards; an apprentice is an apprentice, and a wizard is a wizard.

Although they appear to belong to the same group, they actually belong to two completely different classes, with a huge and insurmountable chasm between them.

This is a chasm that no matter how high one's talent or how hard one practices, it is difficult to overcome.

Class divide!

It has nothing to do with talent or effort; it only has to do with permission and recognition.

Only those who control the resources at the top can enter that social class with their approval and permission.

They control the world's best resources and most valuable knowledge.

No matter what kind of talent or extraordinary ability they possess, without their permission, an apprentice must remain an apprentice. Even if they master 10 runes in three years, they will still only be an apprentice for life.

Conversely, as long as one gains their recognition and becomes one of them, even with inferior talent, advancing to the level of a wizard is a piece of cake.

"wizard..."

Lin Qi clenched his fist, his eyes gleaming.

We are determined to win!

......

The apprentices were still completely unaware of the opportunity that Wizard Hossman spoke of, but Lynch was already quite clear about it.

This opportunity refers to—

The Styx Flower.

The Baric family, the wizarding family that controls the Gray Tower, owns a resource-rich area called Eternal Silence Valley in the Abyss Wizarding Domain, where they cultivate a very rare magical plant called the Styx Flower.

These are wizard-grade materials, crucial for wizard-level cultivation.

This material matures only once every three hundred years, at which time the Barrick family will summon its bloodline members and have them arrange for their families to collect it.

Competition among apprentices in the Grey Tower is fierce, and competition also exists within wizarding families.

After all, resources are limited, but the number of new bloodlines increases every year. No one wants to be inferior to others; everyone wants to enjoy better resources, a more prestigious status, and to live longer.

So, who should be on top and who should be on the bottom? This is undoubtedly a difficult question.

The Styx Flower is a way for wizard families to resolve internal conflicts and divide resources.

According to the rules of the Baric family, all wizards of the same bloodline can participate in collecting Styx Flowers, and the division of the family's wizarding domains and resources for the next three hundred years will be determined based on the results of the collection.

The true ruler of the Grey Tower, the second-level wizard Astaroth, was merely an obscure, marginal wizard within the Barrick family three hundred years ago.

It was through his outstanding performance in collecting Styx Flowers that he obtained the resource area of ​​Gray Mist Forest, and later advanced to the second tier.

To encourage active participation from family members while maintaining fairness, the Baric family stipulated that the top-performing apprentices during the Styx Flower gathering would be recruited into the Baric family and receive—

A chance to become a wizard!

......

After leaving the Gray Tower, Lynch walked towards his dormitory.

Although the Grey Tower arranged dormitories for these formal apprentices, the good dormitories were all snapped up, and the remaining ones were in the sunken areas of the elemental environment, which were not much better than the shack area.

In addition, the living conditions were not good; the rooms were small, cramped, and enclosed, so Lynch usually chose to live outside.

Looking at the desolate shack area around him, Lin Qi suddenly realized that there was an opportunity to establish a long-term channel for acquiring magic stones and resources.

Apprentices in the shantytown.

The value of an apprentice is immense; gathering materials, hunting monsters, cultivating magical plants... an apprentice is creating value almost constantly.

In the past, due to the large number of apprentices and the lack of discipline, there were frequent disputes among the apprentices in the shantytown, and bloodshed was almost a daily occurrence at some of the most popular material collection points.

In order to gain a foothold in such an environment, many apprentices choose to form small groups, find some formal apprentices to rely on, and hand over a portion of their earnings to the formal apprentices in order to obtain their protection.

The apprentices have been cleared out, but only temporarily. With the existing human base, a large number of apprentices will soon flood in.

Lynch felt he could also choose to work with a small group of apprentices like this, where he would provide shelter and they would hand over resources, thus creating a stable source of income.

Although potion-making can earn magic stones, it's not as convenient for him now that he's back in the Gray Mist Forest. Besides, brewing potions is too energy-consuming and would delay his cultivation progress.

But it's different here. He only needs to provide a title to generate a steady and easy stream of income.

"Where should I begin?" Lynch pondered seriously.

The sooner the better. Seize the territory while no one is around. Otherwise, once the spheres of influence are clearly defined, it will be inevitable to have conflicts with other forces if you want to compete.

More accurately, it was a conflict with the formal apprentices behind other forces.

"Let's find an agent first..."

While pondering the detailed plan, Lin Qi quickly arrived at the door of his house.

A magical thing happened at that moment.

Or perhaps he's just been having good luck lately.

Just as he reached the door of the house, he saw a figure standing there.

She was a female apprentice, sitting at the bottom of the stone steps, seemingly waiting for someone.

Upon seeing Lin Qi, she hurriedly stood up and walked quickly towards him, saying, "You're finally back."