abnabooks Chapter 10: Ambush Outside, Advancement to Knight Level
Chapter 10: Ambush Outside, Advancement to Knight Level
In the blink of an eye.
Four days have passed.
Perhaps it was the blessing of the notes, or the condensation of mental runes, that allowed Ian to successfully elevate one trick after another to the master level.
Talent points reached 104.
It has improved by 6 points compared to the beginning.
His progress in Knight's Law has reached over 70, bringing him closer and closer to becoming a full-fledged Knight.
Something else happened in the last few days.
It's related to Logan.
His behavior of switching between the mutual aid society and the trio still displeased Rune and the others.
It was one thing for Ian not to advance before, but with Ian's advancement...
Then the situation changed.
Rune gave Logan the choice: either join a mutual aid society or a three-person group.
Ian had thought he would leave.
Surprisingly, he chose to stay with the mutual aid society.
Someone asked why.
"The first page of the meditation method has this sentence: 'The true power of a wizard comes from wisdom,' so I chose to stay in the mutual aid society."
Logan answered in this way.
He seemed to value Ian's intelligence more than the talents of Rune and others.
This left Rune and the others both angry and helpless.
......
In the blink of an eye.
Three more days passed.
Rowling has been promoted to wizard apprentice.
Logan also successfully condensed the fourth part of the rune and caught up with Harvey.
As for the members of the mutual aid society.
Emily, Sherry, William, and Coro all joined the third part, while most of the others were still involved in the second part.
Harman is still in Part 3 and doesn't seem to be making much progress, but to Ian's surprise, he has joined Rune's trio.
After class, Rune and the others gathered together.
Ian faintly heard words like "down the mountain".
Soon enough, Ian found out what had happened.
It turned out that Rune and the others planned to go to the market at the foot of the mountain.
The school's marketplace and academy were separate; the marketplace was located in a city at the foot of the mountain.
Many of these items are useful to apprentices and even prospective apprentices.
That night, during the exchange meeting, Rune knocked on the door and came in.
"Is there something you need?"
Ian looked at Rune.
The two did not have any deep-seated hatred.
"Here's the thing, I'm planning to go to the market down the mountain in three days. I figured it would be safer with more people around, so I'd like to invite you to come with me," Rune said.
"I'm not going."
Ian shook his head, indicating his refusal.
It would be so much better if he stayed peacefully in the college; he has a problem going outside.
He hadn't forgotten Victor's reminder.
Even within the relatively safe area of the college, we must never let our guard down.
Rune naturally didn't try to persuade him further and simply turned and left.
Some people wanted to join the mutual aid society, and Ian naturally wouldn't stop them; these were all personal choices.
......
Day three.
In the college square, Logan stood beside Ian.
Not far away, Rune, Merlin, Harvey, and Rowling were surrounded by more than a dozen people.
"With so many people, there shouldn't be any safety issues, right?"
Logan looked at the large group of more than a dozen people and felt that the safety was still quite high.
Ian felt the same way.
It seems like being surrounded by a lot of people makes you feel safe.
Even if it were safe, he wouldn't go. He only had one magic stone, and it wouldn't be of any use to him.
So he turned around and went home to continue studying magic tricks.
......
Time flew by and it was already afternoon.
Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the door.
Ian was puzzled. He pushed open the door and saw a group of wizards dressed in dark red wizard robes walking quickly towards the outside of the school.
"Patrol team?"
Ian raised an eyebrow. What had happened?
"Ian, something big has happened."
Just then, Logan came running from a distance, shouting as he ran.
"What's wrong?"
Ian had a bad feeling about him.
Logan gasped for breath and said quickly.
"They're all dead, except for Rune and a few apprentices."
"What?"
"What exactly happened?"
Ian was very surprised.
"Rune and the others were heading down the mountain when they were attacked near the market. They scattered and fled, and only Rune and a few others escaped. The guards have already gone to investigate." Logan's eyes were filled with lingering fear.
If he hadn't left Rune's group a few days ago, he definitely would have gone.
Fortunately fortunately.
"That's really dangerous."
Ian also pursed his lips.
This is still within the White Wizard Academy's jurisdiction, yet they died so inexplicably. It's truly cruel.
"If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, it's best not to go out."
Ian sighed.
Even if you've advanced to the rank of first-class wizard apprentice, you're still weak until you learn witchcraft.
Just like Rune, there were more than a dozen of them.
Perhaps in the eyes of that wandering wizard, they were nothing more than a dozen helpless chicks.
"Let's break through to Knight level tonight."
Taking a deep breath, the Knight Squire's stats had now reached 95.
I was planning to make a breakthrough tomorrow.
But today's events still had a significant impact on him, so he should learn some self-defense skills as soon as possible.
.....
night.
A blood-like aura slowly emanated from Ian's body.
Ian slowly opened his eyes.
"A breakthrough has been achieved."
Ian looked at the panel.
[Strength: First-class Wizard Apprentice (1/100), Knight (1/100)]
The knight's squire became a knight.
"The power increase is at least 1.5 times that of before."
Ian clenched his fist, which was noticeably stronger than when he first arrived at the school.
At this point, his strength may have already surpassed that of an average adult, and it will likely increase with age.
"But that's still not enough; we'll have to wait for more advanced learning."
Ian shook his head.
After three months, they will begin the second phase of learning, which is advanced learning.
During this stage, they have the opportunity to learn various real witchcrafts for free.
Of course, they can buy it and learn on their own now, but if they can get it for free, they should.
Anyway, it'll only take two or three weeks.
He'll stay in the academy; surely he won't encounter any danger.
......
at the same time.
Inside a house, the dim candlelight illuminated the two people.
One person was dressed in a black wizard's robe, and his eyes could be vaguely seen in the darkness; the other person appeared to be somewhat obese.
"Harman, well done. This is your reward. After you take this potion, you should be able to successfully condense your mental energy runes."
The black-robed wizard smiled and tossed a vial of potion to Harman.
Harman looked at the potion in his hand and let out a long sigh of relief, but he was still a little worried.
"Brother, with over a dozen people dead, won't they trace it back to us?"
"Little brother, you're worrying too much. If we hadn't run into the patrol team, the rest of us would have been dead anyway. I'm well prepared, they won't be able to trace us back to us."
Ross shook his head.
"I understand, bro."
Harman nodded.
The man in front of him was his brother, who had joined the school several years ago and had suddenly contacted him a few days ago.
He set his sights on the apprentices.
So he secretly coated Rune and the others with a special powder, which led to their ambush.
It's a pity that not all of them died, and that annoying Ian didn't get involved either.
"During this time, just focus on meditation and don't waste time on trivial matters."
"You can start reading the pharmacology books I gave you now. This will give you an advantage in the advanced learning stage. The most profitable things in our school are all related to pharmacology," Ross instructed.
"I understand, brother."
Harman nodded.
He understood what Ross meant by trivial matters; they were nothing more than matters related to Ian.
He was initially a little jealous of Ian, but after learning more about the school of thought, he realized that it didn't matter at all.
With Ross's help, they will immediately have access to resources and information when they enter the advanced learning stage.
As for Ian...
He will soon leave them behind.