I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world

Chapter 39 Departure

A high-ranking wizard, dressed in a magnificent wizard's robe and with white hair and beard, floated above the teleportation array.

His voice, amplified by amplified phonics, resounded throughout the hall, silencing all the apprentices.

"The trial is about to begin!" The high-ranking wizard's voice was authoritative. "The location for this trial is a small plane that the Thirteen Norren Academy has just taken over—codenamed 'Gray Rock Realm'!"

"The trial consists of only one thing: collecting the point tokens distributed by the academy throughout the Gray Rock Realm. The point value varies depending on the danger level of the distribution area. You will be ranked based on the total number of points you return with."

"The Limestone Realm has not yet been extensively developed or cleared. It contains a large number of native beasts and complex, perilous environments. This is a comprehensive test of your learning, as well as an examination of your survival skills, judgment, and teamwork abilities."

"Besides collecting points tokens, you can also collect unique resources within the plane. After returning, you can choose to keep these resources yourself or submit them to the academy, which will purchase them based on their value."

"In this trial, apprentices are allowed to bring any apprentice-level equipment and potions, in unlimited quantities. Any formal wizard-level equipment must be crafted or concocted by the apprentice themselves! Any act of cheating will result in immediate disqualification from the trial and severe punishment!"

There are no restrictions on apprentice-level equipment, which may sound a little unfair to some poor students, but not to those who are not apprentices.

After all, for wizards, it is also a part of their strength.

As for apprentices crafting official wizard-grade equipment themselves... while it sounds outrageous, truly top-tier geniuses might actually be able to do it.

For example, Jemin's talismanic artifacts.

"This trial is open to voluntary participation," the high-ranking wizard said. "All apprentices participating in the trial have reached the level of a third-level wizard apprentice."

This rule filters out some apprentices who are less qualified or less hardworking.

However, after nearly five years of study and meditation at the academy, the apprentices of Norren Academy have a solid foundation. Except for a few who are unable to break through, most of the apprentices have reached the level of a third-level wizard apprentice.

Jemin noticed that while the high-ranking wizard was speaking, many more mature-looking apprentices were also standing in the queue to enter the teleportation array.

"These people..."

Amy popped up from the side and looked in the direction of Jemin's gaze: "Them? They must be the apprentices from the previous year."

Norren Academy admits students every five years, and apprentices typically stay for ten years, so there are usually two classes of apprentices at the same time.

"For some reason, the academy has tacitly allowed these senior students to participate in this trial." Victor also walked over quietly.

He looked Jemin and Amy over, scrutinized them, and after some apparent conclusion, shook his head.

"These veteran apprentices are facing the pressure of going to the battlefield. No one knows how many trump cards they have accumulated. If they really encounter them, it would be better to surrender decisively."

Jemin and Amy exchanged a glance, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his suggestion.

In theory, there is no limit to the number of spellcasting models a wizard can construct.

Even a wizard apprentice, without considering the requirements for casting spells and the problem of insufficient mental strength, can use a rather "unorthodox" method—directly purchasing spell models to construct an unlimited number of spell models within their own mental sea.

However, constructing a witchcraft model requires consuming a portion of mental energy to permanently solidify it in the mental sea, and once the witchcraft model collapses, it will also cause a considerable mental shock to the mental sea.

Simply put, each time a spell model is constructed, it means that a portion of the maximum mental energy will be deducted.

Constructing too many magical models will definitely affect the speed of cultivation.

However, the veteran apprentices had already reached the third level of wizard apprentice. As long as they accumulated enough mental strength to advance to the first level of wizard, the remaining extra mental strength could be used to construct wizardry models.

Even if these old apprentices used unorthodox methods to construct the witchcraft model, the witchcraft they released, though not as flexible to manipulate, would certainly not be much less destructive.

Experienced apprentices have accumulated five years more experience than new apprentices, and their points, equipment, knowledge, and number of witchcraft models are definitely far ahead.

Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone is a level 3 wizard apprentice; if it really came down to a fight, the veteran apprentices would definitely have the upper hand.

Victor's words were unpleasant, but they were true for many new apprentices.

As they were talking, the high-ranking wizard above suddenly waved his hand, and a large number of tiny, sparkling lights fell down.

The light fell precisely into everyone's eyes. Jemin looked at the point of light in front of him, reached out and touched it slightly. Then the starlight turned into a ring and wrapped around his finger.

Looking up, all the points of light precisely found each person and transformed into rings upon contact.

"What exquisite alchemy!"

Jemin couldn't help but exclaim in amazement at what he saw.

Not only him, but Amy and Victor, who were alchemy apprentices, also couldn't help but show expressions of amazement.

Those light spots weren't raw materials; they were genuine pure energy. This alchemical technique of converting energy into matter alone was enough to completely outclass the three of them.

Moreover, Jemin sensed numerous runes forming magic arrays within the ring, and the remaining energy after the mass-energy conversion was just enough to fully activate these arrays.

Plus, there are so many people in the square now...

It can only be said that some things look novel to laymen, but are simply showing off skills to experts.

"This is an emergency escape device. In case of danger, you can activate it with your mental energy to escape directly from the plane. However, if you do that, your scores will be invalidated."

Upon hearing his words, many people in the square exchanged glances, as if they had thought of something.

"...These are the rules for this trial. Good luck."

The high-ranking wizard finally finished speaking, and the teleportation array beside him slowly lit up.

"All registered apprentices who have passed the qualification verification, please prepare to enter the teleportation array!"

The wizard apprentices began to walk in an orderly fashion toward the teleportation array, and the atmosphere became tense once again.

Jemin nodded to Amy: "Go in, be careful."

"You too! Don't push yourself!" Amy said solemnly, then followed the crowd toward the teleportation array.

Jemin stood in the queue, his mind calm and unperturbed.

He stepped into the center of the enormous teleportation array, and a blue light instantly enveloped him.

A strong spatial fluctuation swept over me, and my body felt as if it were being torn apart and kneaded by an invisible giant hand.

A strong sense of weightlessness and dizziness washed over me, and all I could see were dazzling lights and distorted images.