Age of Adepts

Gilneas City.

In the middle of the continent, this small town of 10,000 inhabitants is truly invisible.

As a marginal territory of the Sarubo Clan, there is no fully functional Wizard Tower, but only a stone tower with green stones.

As the number of Sarubo wizards has been decreasing in recent years, the main wizard forces have been concentrated in those core territories. Like this turquoise tower in the city of Gilnice, there have been no official witches stationed for 37 years.

Due to the lack of necessary manpower, the outer walls of the bluestone tower have been covered by rampant plants that climb everywhere, and the iron fence, which is more than two metres high, is also stained with rust, and many places have holes that can drill through one.

Once a cluster of small gardens had also been abandoned, with only bush weeds and a dry pond. The green stone trail, which runs from the garden gate to the stone tower gate, has also been covered with fallen leaves and dust, and it appears that no one has walked through it in a long time.

So when Grimm's black carriage stops at the garden door, there's this desolate, fading view in front of him.

“My lord, why don't we find a hotel to settle in, and then find someone to clean this place up?” Sabrina has a strange shape, so she always uses a black robe to cover herself when she goes out. When she saw the scene in front of her, she held Grimm off the carriage and advised.

As for Billis, as a marv on the way, he stood beside him at this moment.

Grimm was wearing a black wizard robe with no powerful witchcraft, but a simple energy shield. As there is no need for fighting for now, three Einstones are inserted into the lumbar sac. Grimm walked into the garden with the ‘Destroy the Flames’ wand in his hand.

As soon as he walked into the garden gate, Grimm felt a faint ripple sweep through his body.

Hey, the witchcraft facility here hasn't completely failed?

Grim walked forward with suspicion of the sinus, and the twisted vine branches suddenly came to life, retreating to both sides like snakes, clearing the way.

Pfft... Pfft...

The wand in Grimm's hand lightly lit the tablet in a regular fashion, walking through that green stone trail that was hidden in weeds and vines. As he stepped forward, the Fae Demon Vine in front also stepped back, revealing even some white bones on the tablet.

And beside the bones, there are broken daggers and rotten ropes.

Obviously, this is the wealth of some wizards who want to fight the Autumn Wind while the tower is empty.

These ignorant guys, how do they know about the wizards' horrors? Even if this tower is left unattended, it is not for them mortals to set foot!

Planting some magical vines and bloodthirsty plants in the vicinity of wizard dwellings is also a protective tool prevalent in the wizard world. Not only are these magical plants bloodthirsty and brutal, but they have a long life, and even if they don't have time to take care of them, they don't die easily.

For ordinary people, these carnivorous plants are horrible creatures comparable to monsters. But for the wizards, they are the sweetest ‘watchdogs’.

Through less than 100 metres of crooked gardens, Grimm came to the stone gate.

When he knocked on the thick stone door with his wand, an old man's face emerged from it.

“You have five of the best times to say a passport, or you will be punished by the wizards! ”

“Light of Yale! ”

“The password is correct! Welcome, Lord Wizard. ”

With the disappearance of the witchcraft servant, the door, which had been sealed for many years, finally opened in a squeaky friction.

“Sabrina, take my identity token and start the core witch formation under the stone tower! ”

“Billis, go visit the manager here and let them keep me posted tonight! ”

After sending the two followers away, Grimm started walking around the tower.

The third floor of the stone tower, the first floor is where apprentices and miscellaneous servants rest, the second floor is a rudimentary library and alchemy laboratory, and the third floor is the residence of the wizard. The three layers are connected by a spiral-shaped stone ladder at the corner of the stone tower.

As you can see, the last time a wizard left was decades ago. Although the stone tower also has some protective measures, and the Wizard Apprentice returns here regularly to replenish the Crystal, the Energy Pool remains in a state of energy deprivation.

This has also led to the failure of most of the air-closed windows, and the erosion of dust and years has rendered the living facilities in the tower unusable. Even in some rooms, the demon vine is already half full of walls. It seems that to live here, you have to carefully clean both inside and outside.

Grimm pushed open the wooden door and came into a room similar to the bedroom.

A table, a chair, a wooden bed.

The whole room is extremely small.

Grimm's sharp eyes swiftly swept through the room, slowly walking to the wooden table and brushing a thick layer of dust over it with his hands revealing a line of strange words that resembled a magical pattern.

“Death is with me! ”

…………

It took just half an hour to hear Grim arrive, and the city of Gilnis sent people to the Blue Stone Tower.

The gloomy ground floor deviates from the hall.

Decaying furniture has been cleaned out.

Temporarily set up a beautiful red tongue dining table, Grimm rests relaxed on a tall chair, tasting the delicious little foie gras and staring silently at Viscount Alva with a smile in front of him.

Viscount Alva is the administrator assigned here by the Sarubo clan and Lord of the city of Gilnis.

At this moment, the other party is holding a dozen thick parchment pieces, with a slight repressive voice, continuously reporting on the development of the small city over the years. Grimes had no interest in the information, but he had not spoken out to interrupt each other.

After all, they're all waiting for the real ‘protagonist' tonight!

An hour later, just as Viscount Alva recited some dry tongues, the crisp sound of horseshoe banging on the bluestone slab came from outside the tower.

The Sorcerer Apprentice of the two Dusty Servants walked in.

These are the two Sarubo apprenticeships stationed at the mines and resource points.

The chief apprentice stationed at the Iron Ring excavation site was a quasi-woman named Yuri, who had just replaced the troubled apprentice Sark two months earlier. On the other hand, the level-2 resource point is a guy named Moses, who is also a quasi-witch.

Seeing the arrival of the two apprentices, Viscount Alva, who had always smiled, immediately retreated to one side and handed over the stage to them.

As for the name of the Fire Demon, the two quasi-watches have long heard of it, even though they have been outside. As a result, Grimm was suddenly met and immediately greeted.

When he saw that the three of them were respectful to themselves, Grimm put out Li Weifeng's mind and began to ask the two apprentices about the situation ahead.

“I have a good situation there, with 23 apprentices and 17 miscellaneous servants at the resource point. I have strictly prevented them from going out so nothing has happened!” Moses couldn't help but smile: “Lord Grimm, your two apprentices came to report last month that I have placed them in the inner courtyard and there are no safety issues...”

Grimm didn't speak, just smashed his microjaw.

Earlier, three of Grimm's four senior apprentices were sent here by their families. So in public and in private, Grimm had to go and use his wings to protect these wretched bastards who had been hit by the pond fish.

“I have also just arrived with a senior apprentice who has arranged to supervise the ore. Although this work is more complicated, there is absolutely no problem with safety…" Yuri also quickly explained two sentences, and a hesitation appeared on his face: "Someone disappeared in the mine the other day. Although I haven't found any clues, I doubt..."

“Viscount Alva, have you been in Gilnis for more than a decade, and have you seen any unusual characters in the vicinity in recent days?” When Grimm first arrived, he knew nothing about the situation here, and at present all sources of information depended only on the three men in front of him.

“My lord, you also know that there are not many decent wizard resources in the city of Gilnis, so very few wizard lords stay here. However, there are a few apprentices who are temporarily staying. I have sent someone to spy on them. There is nothing unusual about it!” Viscount Alva frowned and told all the information he knew, sounding really fine.

“Well, local things you guys have to work together. Yuri and Moses, take care of their own territory and don't let the enemy infiltrate. Alva, you need to work harder and monitor the periphery. As soon as the wind blows, report the information to me. I live in a stone tower for now...”

“My lord, this stone tower has been neglected for decades. Do you want to go to my castle for a few days, I'll get someone to fix this place up before you check in?” Viscount Alva has a delightful smile on his face: “The city of Gilnis is small, but the great and small aristocrats of the city have heard of your prestige. They are waiting for you at this moment, do you think..."

Speaking of which, Viscount Alva's face floated with a vague smile that a man could understand.

“Think about things like entertainment when the situation is calm! The only thing we need to do now is do our part and wait to see how things change!” Grimm categorically rejected each other's proposal.

He was able to feel that the spirit of both apprentices fluctuated slightly when he refused Viscount Alva's banquet request.

Seems a little disappointed.

It seems that the private relationship between the two apprentices and the Lord of the City was rather close in the days when there were no manned wizards.

Grimm called Sabrina and Billis in after the three of them had said goodbye.

“Tonight you two find a room on the ground floor to stay, sleep well, don't come out!” After that, Grimm frowned and asked coldly, “Do you hear me? ”

“Yes, my lord! ”

Sabrina and Billis hurried down and should be.

There's no reason, they're so tight, they always feel like something's going to happen in the tower tonight!