novellaaa Chapter 25 The Wizard Vivian
Chapter 25 The Wizard Vivian
the other side.
Ian achieved his goal, so Victor naturally wouldn't break the agreement.
"The regional divisions within our school's strongholds are still quite distinct."
As they walked along the path to the academy, Victor introduced the place to Ian.
Ian followed beside him, a step behind.
"The north side of the school is the teaching area, where all the classrooms, laboratories and testing grounds are located. The south side of the school is the combat department area, where some combat rest and daily training are conducted."
To the east of the school lies the core of the Mystic Source Department, where the castle is located, and the wizards' arrangements are decided by them. To the west is the area of our logistics department.
"And what about the center?"
As Ian asked the question, he turned to look toward the center of the school.
All that could be seen was a towering black wizard's tower, standing like a cold, steel giant.
"That's naturally the residence of Wizard Horton, but he hasn't shown up for a long time."
Victor shrugged.
"Is that so?"
Ian stared curiously at the Wizard Tower, as if he had never actually seen the true pinnacle of that school of thought.
"Yes, it's been several years. Only occasionally are orders sent out. Some say the master is dead and someone else is impersonating him, while others say he is injured and recuperating. As for the truth, no one knows."
Victor shook his head.
There were rumors that he was favored by the wizard Horton, but in fact, he had never met the wizard Horton; he had only mentioned him in a letter.
That happened several years ago.
"Instructor, just how powerful are formal wizards?"
"Ian asked."
If a first-class wizard apprentice is already very strong, then what about a formal wizard who surpasses even a peak wizard apprentice?
"I don't know, but their lifespan is even more enviable than their strength. It's said to be three hundred years."
Victor shrugged.
"Three hundred years!"
Ian was also momentarily stunned.
Three hundred years, in the previous life, was already a considerable period that a decent dynasty could achieve.
In that instant, Ian's motivation to become a powerful wizard intensified.
In addition to immense power.
He wanted to live longer.
"arrive!"
Suddenly, Victor stopped and looked ahead.
Ian followed his gaze.
This is a clearly planned area, and the Potions Department's castle is located within it.
One main building and two side buildings!
The main building is entirely dark gray and very tall. The metal doors are etched with reliefs of medicine bottles and crucibles, indicating its status.
Most notably, chimneys and pipes extend from the top of the castle.
It was currently exhaling pale yellow mist, which even formed a thin layer of mist on the outside.
Even though they were more than ten meters apart, Ian could still smell the mixed scent of various magical plants.
"That's the smoke from processing and refining potions. It smells strange, but if you smell it for a while, you might even find it quite pleasant."
Victor took a deep breath, as if his body had become much lighter.
"Let's go."
Victor led Ian directly into the main building.
The main building has four floors, each with its own room. Victor led him directly to the fourth floor.
Ian followed along, observing his surroundings.
It was discovered that there were fewer rooms as you went up.
Soon, the two arrived at the fourth floor. Victor stopped in front of a door and knocked.
"Come in!"
A lazy voice sounded, and Victor pushed open the door.
Inside the door was a huge room, with a massive experimental table in the center, where a woman was preparing a magic potion.
She had short, neatly styled black hair, wore gold-rimmed glasses, had fair skin, and a stunning figure.
He wore a black linen robe with silver stitching, and a copper medicine pot engraved with runes hung at his waist, exuding a cool and stern aura that also revealed the precision of a pharmacist.
"Lady Vivian!"
Victor did not disturb the woman's preparations, but waited until she was finished before going in.
"Is this the apprentice you've been eyeing?"
The woman's gaze passed through the door and landed on Ian.
"Fine, you're the one I want anyway, so you'll be responsible for any problems or losses that arise."
Vivian said calmly.
"Understood, sir."
Victor nodded, quite familiar with this decisive style.
"Let's go."
After saying goodbye, Ian left with Ian.
"Lord Victor, who was that wizard just now?" Ian finally asked.
"Vivian, the vice-minister of the Potions Department, may be a sexy beauty, but her potion-making skills are better than mine," Victor said with a smile.
Ian thought back for a moment.
She is definitely sexy.
To be honest, Ian had seen quite a few beautiful women in the academy, such as the playful and beautiful Emily and the hot and alluring Chris Silvermoon Lake, but this vice minister was a different story.
More mature, more confident and beautiful
She seems like a powerful woman from a past life.
Thinking of this, Ian clicked his tongue inwardly, feeling willing but unable to do so.
They lack sufficient strength in all aspects.
Even Vivian and Chris weren't fond of Ian, mainly because Ian's strength was too low.
They didn't take him seriously at all.
"It all comes down to ability."
Ian remarked that the motivation to become stronger seemed to have taken on a strange twist once again.
......
the other side.
Victor, accompanied by Ian, arrived at a room on the third floor.
The room was large, easily a hundred square meters in size. On one side was a testing table, and on the other side were two apprentices processing materials.
Ian noticed that both apprentices had a gray tattoo on the back of their hands, which was the mark of the school.
"Apprentices who don't advance within three months will become slaves of the school and enter various departments to play their roles. The two of them have been with me for three years and are quite skilled at handling materials."
Victor explained from the side.
Ian took a deep breath.
"Kevin, Martin, come here for a moment. Let me introduce you. This is Ian, who will be working with you on the materials from now on."
Victor called out to the two of them.
At this moment, the two of them also looked up, their curious gazes fixed on Ian.
The badge doesn't have a department designation; is this a new apprentice?
Handling materials with them?
"Hello, I'm Ian."
Ian did not extend his hand regardless of their identities.
The two of them were taken aback.
Although the Horton School of Wizardry is a white wizarding school, it is still strictly hierarchical.
Slaves, school apprentices, first-class, second-class, and third-class slaves—the differences between each class were enormous.
Slaves, in particular, had no human rights whatsoever.
"Martin, Kevin."
The two responded, feeling a greater sense of goodwill towards Ian.
.......
I familiarized myself with the environment.
Victor was busy with his tasks, so he began to prepare a secondary hemostatic agent.
On the other side, on the experimental table, there were a large amount of materials for secondary hemostatic agents, probably worth hundreds of dollars.
Martin and Kevin were busy working on the materials, but their eyes were actually glancing at Ian, who had just finished preparing.
Although there was no ill will towards Ian.
But they were expecting Ian to be slow to act.
This would give the two a sense of having the school's students under their control.
really.
When they started processing, Ian was slower than them, and the quality of his materials was noticeably worse.
"These apprentices of the school are nothing special. If only I had been there back then..."
The two lowered their heads, feeling much better.
Focus on the task at hand.
However, the two of them would still occasionally glance at Ian out of the corner of their eyes.
Gradually.
The two realized that something seemed amiss!
Why does Ian seem to be getting faster and faster?