Chapter 143 The Waiting Hyena

Chapter 143 The Waiting Hyena

Chapter 143 The Waiting Hyena

Ivan looked up at the sky and could see a large number of winding ocean current columns floating above, but the view above was blocked by a protective film.

He looked back and saw a two-meter-high spire not far behind him. The number on it was exactly 29, corresponding to the triangle in his hand.

The 29th spire is actually connected to two ocean current columns, one in and one out, forming a continuous flow cycle. Just now, he arrived here by riding the "entering" ocean current column, and when things are over, he can ride another ocean current column to leave the secret realm.

It has to be said that this kind of rune magic array is beyond his understanding and is amazing.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Jefferson. That tower over there is my territory. We are neighbors in this area."

"Ivan, Ivan Marichatton, from the enchantment group."

The two corresponding spires are adjacent, about 600 meters apart.

The others were also in a nearby area. The spires were not arranged at equal distances, but were far and near from each other. Ivan could see where Walban was on the other side, more than a kilometer away.

Jefferson came over and said hello.

"I'm from the patrol team." He looked at the vast field ahead and said with emotion, "This place is really ingenious and unique, but it's also very damp and hot. The thought of staying here for five days is a bit unbearable."

The secret realm is not completely dark. The protective film continuously emits light and heat inward, creating a high-brightness, high-temperature and high-humidity environment inside. The air feels sticky. If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't be able to stay there for half a day.

Look, just after they entered for a while, water droplets appeared on the ends of their hair.

As third-class apprentices, the harsh environment did not have any other negative effects on them.

"It's going to get hotter and hotter, and more and more stuffy."

"Yeah, it makes me sad just thinking about it."

"Who made us want the water of Alva?"

Ivan didn't know whether this colleague really didn't like the environment here or was just making small talk, he just responded to what the other person said.

Jefferson suddenly asked, "I heard from Wayne that you are also an apprentice in the recent batch. You must have good qualifications. I am not so good. I only have third-class talent."

"Just like you."

Ivan did not hide anything. This was not something that needed to be kept secret and it was easy to find out.

Hearing his answer, Jefferson looked at him in surprise: "You came a little early, don't you know that you can only enter this secret place once?"

Ivan said, "I know, but it doesn't matter. I have to come sooner or later."

The academy has a rule that each apprentice has only one chance to come here, and the strength requirement is the limit of third-class apprentices like them, which is the same for everyone. However, Ivan suspects that children from wizard families like Heidi don't need to come here to pick water-burned bubble fruits.

After they picked the Bubble Fruits, they could exchange them for Alva Water from the academy at a rate of fifty for one.

Randall said that this was his easiest chance to obtain the Water of Alva, and asked him to think carefully before making a decision.

Ivan had thought it over and made adequate preparations before appearing here today.

"Haha, you think clearly." Jefferson laughed inexplicably and continued, "The distance is 600 meters, each of us takes half, whichever side has the bubble fruit popping out belongs to that side, how do you think?"

"no problem."

After demarcating the territory, Jefferson left to discuss with others.

Looking at the departing figure, Ivan shook his head slightly. He didn't think such a verbal agreement would work. It concerned his own future and destiny. In the end, he might even launch a sneak attack on others, not to mention the competition during the picking process.

"I wonder how the water-burned bubble fruit will appear?"

He lowered his head and looked at the water-burnt grass under his feet. Except for the color, it was not much different from the weeds outside.

The spiritual power probed down along a water-burning grass and was withdrawn after a few seconds. As expected, nothing was found and there was no sign of any fruit.

The growth of the water-burned bubble fruit is very magical. They grow in the ground. When the temperature in the secret realm continues to rise, they will drill out of the ground due to the heat, float in the air, and allow the apprentices to pick them up.

This is the only correct way to pick water-boiled bubble fruit.

The information also states that picking water-boiled bubble fruit is a simple but not easy process.

……

Above the ocean, not far from an uninhabited coast.

The two ships were getting closer and closer, and when the bows were about to collide, they slowly stopped by each other. There were already quite a few people standing on the ships, some wearing various apprentice robes, some wearing leather armor, and some wearing heavy armor.

If there is someone familiar present, they will immediately reveal their identity - members of the Wandering Wizards Organization.

The entire Moon Clamp Peninsula is vast, with numerous countries, cities, towns and villages, and a huge population, but there are only thirteen regular wizard academies, four in the north and nine in the south. The terrain of the Moon Clamp Peninsula is complex and changeable, and it is impossible for the academy to manage all the territories. It mainly occupies large areas with high concentrations of energy particles. As for other areas, in the eyes of wizards, the existence of land without value is almost zero.

Outside the territories of regular wizard academies, many second-rate wizard forces have emerged.

Since these inferior forces are short of resources, they need to rush around in search of resources, wandering and plundering like hyenas, and are nicknamed "wandering wizard organizations" by wizards from regular academies.

Many people could not even get a decent wizard robe when they joined the Wandering Wizards Organization. Over time, they developed various styles of dressing habits. For example, there were senior apprentices who preferred to wear thick leather armor.

"Percy, I brought the person here as agreed."

On the left deck of the ship, Hank, the one-eyed middle-aged man wearing leather armor, shouted to the opposite side.

As he spoke, he gestured behind him, and someone walked out of the cabin, holding a rune-marked iron chain in his hand. At the end of the chain, an ugly "orc" with a collar around his neck emerged.

This half-orc had fangs, tiger stripes, and a beast tail. His body seemed to be made of copper and iron. He was much taller than the people around him and must have undergone deep body transformation.

But if you look closely, you will find that the orcs have dull eyes and are oblivious to their own situation, looking completely unintelligent.

The man called 'Percy' looked at the orcs for a few times, with a satisfied look on his face: "How many are there?"

"There are six in total. The minimum requirement for the experimental subjects is a knight, and the success rate is less than 1%. Because of these six people, the territories we control have suffered heavy losses, and it will take several years to recover.

They are not very intelligent, but can distinguish between friend and foe through the set aura. Finished products like this can only burst out once, and will die suddenly after bursting out with all their strength. "

Hank introduced the "Orcs" he brought with him. With just two simple sentences, there was a strong smell of blood and piles of corpses.

Everyone present reacted calmly, as if it was a trivial matter.

"enough."

Percy nodded.

Hank asked back, "Where's your insider? Don't say you didn't make any arrangements."

"He'll be there soon, brother Hank, don't worry, we all know the credibility of our organization, and we'll be sure everything goes well."

"Hahaha, brother, I haven't seen the top-level promotion item, Bubble Fruit, so I'm inevitably a little anxious. Please forgive me."

"Okay, once you enter the secret realm, remember to give the order immediately and let the puppets attack the core tower of the secret realm. What you can gain from then on depends entirely on your own ability."

"no problem."

Even though the two of them had their own plans in mind, before entering the secret realm, they were naturally friendly and harmonious with each other.

Behind the ship that Percy was on, there was a strange, narrow and short ship being towed. Most of the ship's hull was submerged in the sea water, with only a small part of the upper end exposed above the sea surface, like a big black fish following the ship.

Time passed minute by minute. After a while, the guards who were left to guard the ship and the other twenty or so people got into the small ship, including six orcs wearing collars.

After the ship started, it sank into the water and disappeared from the sea after a few seconds.

The interior of the ship was as narrow as it looked from the outside, and was only half a person's height, so the big and muscular orcs had to huddle together and sit on the ground. Everyone else had to either stand with a hunched back, squat or sit down.

There is a crystal ball on the bow, which clearly shows the view outside the ship.

Through the crystal ball, you can see the deep sea.

After sailing for a long distance, the ship arrived near the designated area. At this time, the surrounding sea water was full of turbulent undercurrents. Under the stirring of the undercurrents, dangerous whirlpools appeared from time to time, which made the people on the boat nervous.

"Boss, do we really have the chance to break into this secret place?"

Some undercurrents look like long saws of death that cut everything indiscriminately. Some people witnessed a huge sea beast being caught in it and left with nothing but corpse. Some people swallowed their saliva in frustration.

“Wealth and honor are achieved through risk. If you want to become a wizard step by step, you must rob and seize step by step. Survival is fate, and death is also fate.” Hank said proudly, and his words infected many of his companions.

"Don't worry, we have our own way to avoid it," Percy said.

Without waiting for others to ask, he continued, "This is a secret realm that has been around for thousands of years. It no longer has the grandeur it once had. In the past, the secret realm could accommodate wizards, but now as long as a wizard appears inside, there is only one result. All the water-burned bubble fruits will be destroyed, and it will be difficult to produce them within ten years.

It's funny to say that this restraining force was originally used to restrict the sea people, but now it is stopping the wizards from the academy."

Seeing that he knew the secret realm so well and described it with such detail, the others gradually calmed down.

Percy did not reveal more. He knew in his heart that when the wizard activated the secret realm to further operate and the secret realm began to ripen the bubble fruits, the secret realm's protective layer would reveal flaws, and that would be the time for them to enter the secret realm.

However, the process of entering is not without danger, so there is no need to tell others about this.

The path of a wizard is a bumpy one. Fortunes are sought in danger, but also lost in danger. Without taking any risks, how can you get exciting rewards?

(End of this chapter)