Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 386 - 231: Ignorance Is Truly Frightening (Part 2)

Freezing Beam!

Facing the incoming beam, the handsome boy remained motionless, allowing the beam to hit him, then it was blocked by an invisible protection.

"Shield Skill? No, that’s not right, it’s a protective magic item!"

Fanor was both surprised and jealous.

But soon he couldn’t care about anything else, as six magic missiles came whistling towards him, instantly shattering his shield.

Right after, surging flames rushed at him like a tide, forcing him to dodge in a panic.

As the battle began, Fanor was shocked to find that not only did the two boys master more and more comprehensive spells than he did, but their casting speed was also faster.

The power of their magic, needless to say, was overwhelmingly superior.

And they had rare and precious magic items for protection.

Either one of them alone could easily defeat him, let alone both working together.

In just four or five breaths, Fanor was beaten into a panic, completely outmatched.

"Are all the wizard apprentices of the Star Alliance this powerful?" Fanor thought in horror.

It was then that he realized he seemed to have vastly underestimated the strength of the Star Alliance.

Soon, Fanor was hit by a Weakening Beam, and he fell limply to the ground. Before he could catch his breath, a fist seemingly made of rock slammed into his head.

Bang!

Fanor didn’t even let out a groan, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted.

The tall, thin boy withdrew his fist and chuckled.

"Stone Fist Skill is still the most effective."

"This spell is only good for bullying enemies without protection spells."

The handsome boy commented while putting a Demon-Banning Necklace on Fanor, then clapped his hands.

The Black Rock Leopard, which had been watching the fight, leapt over, grabbed Fanor, tossed him onto its back effortlessly.

"All done, let’s head back and report."

The two boys mounted the Black Rock Leopard again and returned to Sunset City.

"Speaking of which, the Eye of the Star is really useful."

On the way, the tall, thin boy couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.

"This guy acted only once, and the Eye of the Star recorded his life information, locking onto his position directly. If it weren’t for that, we couldn’t have found his whereabouts immediately."

The handsome boy smiled lightly: "After all, it’s an ultra-large magic device jointly created by those two adults. Now the entire Starlight Continent, including the underground world and the Rainbow Sea, is within the coverage of the Eye of the Star, no one can escape its monitoring."

The tall, thin boy nodded in agreement: "Sunan and Xingyun are incredible!"

The two of them quickly returned to Sunset City.

The tall, thin boy took on the task of reporting, and the handsome boy thanked him, then headed to the central plaza inside Sunset City.

The Teleportation Array was located there.

When he arrived at the plaza, a considerable queue had already formed in front of the Teleportation Array, including merchants with wagons of goods.

There were all sorts of people, but one thing in common was that everyone was well-dressed, clearly well-off.

Even though Teleportation Arrays were no longer rare and practically every city had one, the high cost of using them still made them unaffordable for ordinary people.

Nowadays, those using the Teleportation Arrays were mostly nobles, wealthy merchants, the middle class, as well as wizard apprentices and knights.

As the handsome boy walked into the plaza, he immediately drew numerous gazes.

The nearby crowd saw the robe he wore and the star-shaped badge pinned to his chest, and all looked at him with awe.

The knight guarding the Teleportation Array’s eyes lit up, hurried over and said with a fawning smile: "Ah, Lord Haylin, are you here to use the Teleportation Array?"

The handsome boy gave a soft grunt, glanced at the long queue, and frowned slightly.

The knight immediately said, "If Lord Haylin has urgent matters, you may use the Teleportation Array first."

"Much obliged, thank you."

The handsome boy didn’t stand on ceremony and walked straight into the Teleportation Array, throwing a Secondary Magic Stone into the groove.

As the light flashed, the figure in the Teleportation Array instantly vanished.

Watching this scene, two knights at the front of the queue couldn’t help but show envious expressions.

"It’s great to be a wizard apprentice, privileges everywhere you go."

"Indeed, look at that guard, usually doesn’t even glance in our direction, but fawns over a wizard apprentice, how realistic."

Upon hearing their conversation, a man in front turned around, gave them a peculiar look, and said with a chuckle:

"That guard’s demeanour isn’t simply because that person is a wizard apprentice, don’t you recognize him?"

One knight asked curiously, "Does that person have a significant background?"

"That’s not just a significant background!" The man paused, keeping them in suspense before continuing slowly, "That person’s full name is Haylin Yanest, the Emperor’s own grandson. You tell me, isn’t that a big deal?"

"Ah!"

The two knights exclaimed in low voices, full of shock.

They finally understood why the guard put on such a flattering look.

Just being the Emperor’s grandson is impressive enough; in the entire Star Empire, he belongs to the topmost elite group.

Not to mention being a wizard apprentice!

As everyone knows, Master Sunan of the Star Alliance and the Emperor are brothers.

In other words, Haylin Yanest is Master Sunan’s great-nephew.

Being both a great-nephew and a wizard apprentice, one can imagine how bright Haylin Yanest’s future in the Star Alliance is.

Realizing this, the two knights immediately felt a pang of regret.

If only they knew he had such a great background, they would have boldly gone up to greet him earlier and gotten acquainted.

If they could become his followers, that would be a meteoric rise!

...

After a flash before his eyes, Haylin had already arrived at the central plaza of Flash City.

Looking at the familiar scenery in front of him, a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.

No matter how many times he used it, the magic of the Teleportation Array always amazed him secretly.

A distance of seven or eight hundred kilometers passed in the blink of an eye, simply miraculous.

"I’ve heard that the underground world is also fully equipped with Teleportation Arrays; as long as one is willing to invest in Secondary Magic Stones, they can travel the entire continent in a day."

After marveling for a while, Haylin set off for the palace.

Before going out on this mission, he received a message from the palace, asking him to come back when he had time; his grandfather wanted to see him.

Kei Yanest, not only the founding Emperor of the Star Empire but also the brother of the Star Alliance’s leader, enjoys great prestige throughout the Starlight Continent.

Although he was not a wizard, even the deans of the academy dared not slack off in front of him.

Haylin held deep respect and love for his grandfather.

Therefore, as soon as the mission ended, he rushed over without delay.

About half an hour later, Haylin met his grandfather in the study.

Compared to the New Year celebration at the beginning of the year, the white hair on his grandfather’s head seemed a bit more.

Even for a bloodline knight, the passage of time is inevitable.

This year, the 191-year-old Emperor is undoubtedly in the twilight of his life.

"Grandfather, Haylin greets you."

"Sit down, no need for so much formality between us grandfather and grandson."

Kei smiled warmly, his gaze at Haylin full of admiration and affection.

The royal family has now spread its branches and leaves, with more than a hundred members, but only this one truly has the aptitude of a wizard.

This is the hope for revitalizing the royal family; he naturally values it dearly.

"How have you been lately?"

"Pretty well." Haylin knew what his grandfather wanted to hear, "Last month, I just constructed the fifth star ring, and I also made a breakthrough in Puppet Refining. This month, I plan to apply for the Level 2 examination."

Sure enough, a satisfied expression appeared on Kei’s face upon hearing this.

"Not bad, continue to work hard, and if you lack any resources, just let me know. Anything in the royal treasury is at your disposal."

"Thank you, Grandfather!" Haylin felt a surge of joy.

The Empire and the Star Alliance have quite a bit of trade, possessing a large number of resources. Although all are low-grade resources, they are plentiful enough to save him a lot of contribution points.

Kei then asked, "Among the younger generation in the academy, you should be one of the better ones. You should be eligible to apply for the Morningstar examination by now; have you thought about this?"