novel-bin Chapter 103 The New Tower Master and the Opportunity to Advance to a Formal Wizard!
Chapter 103 The New Tower Master and the Opportunity to Advance to a Formal Wizard!
Chapter 104 The New Tower Master and the Opportunity to Advance to a Formal Wizard!
"This dragon egg—can it hatch?"
Looking at the dragon egg surrounded by countless runes and radiating a powerful life force, Hick asked instinctively, his voice trembling slightly without him even realizing it.
"Of course, why not?"
Ginny tilted her head, her ruby-like eyes filled with confusion, as if Hick had asked an extremely stupid question.
"Is—is that so—"
Hick felt that his worldview had been repeatedly refreshed today.
I've been in this world for so long, but none of the surprises I've experienced today have been as numerous and thorough as today's!
"Yes," Ginny said, extending her slender fingers and calculating with certainty, "Based on the energy absorption rate and life fluctuation curve, it will hatch in less than a month."
"You can even calculate the exact incubation time?!"
Ginny's precision once again astonished Hick.
"Of course!"
Ginny looked at Hick with a hint of helplessness in her eyes, as if she were looking at a clueless fool.
"I participated in and recorded the data for the first six incubation ceremonies, from energy infusion to hatching observation."
She paused, then emphasized in a matter-of-fact tone, "Didn't I say I'm Lord Perrot's assistant?"
It's as if this identity alone is enough to explain everything.
Hick: ".
This isn't an assistant; this is clearly someone who controls core secrets! They know more than I, their "closed-door disciple"!
This treatment is simply outrageous!
"So—you have the highest authority in this place? You can move around freely?" Hick asked tentatively, already having the answer in mind. Ginny calmly nodded: "Yes."
Concise and assertive, as if stating a basic fact.
Hick almost wanted to shout into the void: "You promised I was your last disciple?! Master, you call this an assistant?! Who's the real mentor here?!"
"Oh well."
Hick suppressed his surging, complex emotions and made a quick decision.
"You'll continue to be in the same position as before. I have some urgent matters to attend to, but I'll be back soon."
"it is good."
Ginny didn't ask any further questions, or even mention her treatment. She simply responded with a faint, almost indifferent, reply.
Hick took a deep look at the pale, fragile girl in front of him, who seemed to be obsessed with only "living," and then disappeared into the shadows.
"My name is Hick!" His voice echoed in the air before he disappeared.
Ginny stood there, gazing at the spot where Hick had disappeared. A flicker of emotion crossed her ruby-like eyes as she murmured, "Hick—Master—"
The new name carries a subtle hint of exploration and complexity.
"My lord!" Labour and the others outside immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Hick appear.
"Hmm." Hick nodded casually, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and gave the order without room for argument: "Return to the tower."
"Yes!" The crowd dared not delay and quickly summoned the eagle-headed bats, which followed closely behind Hick and flew towards the long-lost Apprentice Wizard Tower.
"What kind of person will this new tower master be?"
"Who cares? We just need to teach our apprentices well. They can't all eat us up."
"Sigh, we can only take it one step at a time—"
The mentors huddled together, whispering amongst themselves, their faces filled with unease.
Only Kairon, seeing his colleagues' worried expressions, had a grin that almost reached his ears.
He had a grudge against Pelosi, and now that Pelosi is gone and the new tower owner doesn't know him, doesn't that mean—
Has his good days returned?
Thinking of "the past," he immediately remembered the apprentice, Hick, who had dared to disobey him.
"Hmph, Perot has already run away with his tail between his legs, his unfortunate disciple Hick must have been kicked out too, right?"
Kairon felt increasingly happy, as if it were a double blessing, and even the air felt fresher!
However, just as the mentors were seeing off the main tower team and preparing to disperse, dozens of rapidly approaching black dots appeared in the distant sky.
"That is—?"
"An eagle-headed bat! Have the apprentices returned from the hunting season?"
"No! That leader's imposing aura—"
Before the last mentor had finished speaking, a terrifying pressure, as if a mountain had collapsed, suddenly descended!
The air seemed to have solidified into steel!
The mentors instantly felt as if their entire bodies were being gripped by an invisible giant hand. Every cell in their bodies was screaming for danger. They were unable to move and even breathing became difficult!
"I am the new master of this wizard's tower—Kabu!"
A hoarse yet powerful voice, like muffled thunder, rolled in and resounded throughout the entire Wizard Tower area. The black dot landed, transforming into dozens of figures.
The leader, a man in black robes, exuded an imposing aura; it was none other than Kabu.
Kabu's icy gaze swept over the trembling mentors like a tangible blade as he continued, "From now on, if I am not in the tower, all affairs within the tower will be handled by my disciples—"
He paused deliberately, emphasizing each word: "Hick, make the decision!"
The entire room was deathly silent! You could hear a pin drop!
All the instructors were petrified, their faces filled with disbelief and absurdity!
Hick?!
That wizard apprentice?!
Pello's disciple?!
Now he's become Kabu's disciple?!
This—this is like accepting whoever becomes the tower master as your mentor?!
"My lord! I—" Kairon turned pale instantly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. A surge of anger rushed to his head, and he instinctively wanted to jump out and question him.
However, as soon as he uttered the word "I", an irresistible and immense force crashed down on his shoulders and back!
Thump—! Snap!
Kairon was powerless to resist. His knees slammed into the stone slabs of the ground, and he was pinned to the ground, his face pressed against the cold floor. He couldn't make a sound, and his bones seemed to groan.
The mentors, seeing Chiron instantly subdued and utterly humiliated, were all terrified! A question? He was pinned to the ground before he could even finish a sentence?!
This new tower master is so domineering it's suffocating!
"The tower owner's decision is wise! We support it unconditionally!"
"Yes, yes, yes! We've always had high hopes for Hick! He's young and promising!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Involving young people in management injects new vitality into the Wizard Tower—it couldn't be better!"
The mentors, realizing what was happening, were instantly overcome with a survival instinct and loudly expressed their support, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would become the next Chiron.
Chiron, kneeling on the ground, was completely stunned, inwardly groaning:
I—I—I offended the former tower master, and before I could even finish a sentence to the new tower master, I offended him too?!
What did I do to deserve this?! We got rid of Pelosi, and now we have an even more ruthless Kab?! And they even managed to elevate that scoundrel Hick to a position of real power?!
He was utterly devastated.
"Um."
Kabu seemed quite pleased with the mentors' "enthusiastic support," nodding indifferently.
"Since everyone agrees, then it's settled."
He didn't even give the mentors a chance to flatter him anymore. With a flicker of his figure, he and Hick disappeared from the spot as if they had never existed.
Only a group of terrified instructors remained, along with Chiron, who was still kneeling on the ground, his face ashen. The group exchanged relieved glances, all thankful that it hadn't been them who had spoken.
Sitting on the cold stone throne at the top of the Wizard's Tower, a throne that symbolized supreme power—a throne that should have belonged to his mentor, Perot—Hick's feelings were indescribable.
Nothing in the world is more unpredictable than this.
He composed himself, his gaze sharp as an eagle's, sweeping over the kneeling figures below, including Labour, who stood with fervent and awe-inspiring expressions.
Kabu stood silently by his side, like the most loyal shadow guard.
"Previous actions—"
Hick's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a deep-seated authority that clearly reached everyone's ears.
"And everything that follows, if even the slightest leak occurs—you know the consequences."
"Understood, sir!"
Labour and the others responded in unison, their voices loud and clear, filled with excitement and fervent loyalty!
Their hearts were already filled with shock and disbelief! The power of the adults was truly unfathomable!
Even the new tower master, Kabu, who displayed the strength of a second-level wizard and forcefully suppressed the entire tower, was actually just a subordinate of the adult!
Following such an adult means a future with limitless potential!
"There's one more thing."
Hick tapped the armrest lightly with his fingertips.
"Use all your connections, at any cost, to find clues about a creature called the Moon-White Fox."
"The Moon-White Fox?" Labour, Brown, and the others looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Only Sori seemed to have heard something, and his face showed difficulty: "My lord, the Moon White Fox in Aikar—has been extinct for many years, I'm afraid—"
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"I know."
Hick interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for argument.
"I just need clues! A hefty reward for anyone who can provide reliable information!"
He surveyed the crowd and offered a breathtaking temptation: "If anyone can bring me a live Moon White Fox—"
He paused deliberately, letting the immense temptation ferment in everyone's hearts, before saying, word by word, "I wouldn't mind personally helping him—to become a full-fledged wizard!"
boom-!
It was like a thunderclap exploding in my ears!
Everyone present suddenly started breathing heavily, like a bull!
His eyes widened, staring intently at Hick, as if he couldn't believe he had heard correctly!
A fully-fledged wizard?! That's a realm countless apprentices could never reach even after a lifetime! And yet, you, sir, can—"help others advance"?!
"Don't doubt my words."
Hick's voice, filled with absolute confidence, struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.
"This is not difficult for me."
Instantly, the air in the entire hall seemed to ignite!
Heavy breathing filled the air, and a near-mad greed and desire blazed in everyone's eyes!
The Moon Fox! Find it! At all costs! The chance to become a full-fledged wizard is right before your eyes!
Soon, this bounty, containing an astonishing reward, spread like wildfire among Hick's core subordinates!
Everyone began frantically mobilizing their families, friends, and all their connections in the black market, searching for any trace of the legendary, long-extinct creature—the Moon White Fox!
After making some quick arrangements at the Wizard Tower and ensuring the orders were conveyed correctly, Hick quietly returned to the secret hideout.
He must begin a new round of experiments to accumulate more experiment points—this is preparation for the worst-case scenario: not finding the Moon Fox.
But deep down, he still hoped to find clues about the Moon White Fox, since that was the safest way.
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