The journey to the City of Elements was nothing like the trip to Green Corridor.
The City of Elements was farther away, making the journey longer: two full months.
To ensure the Wizards could meditate,
the Meditation Rooms on this Airship were of the finest quality. But there were only twenty of them.
Even the Wizards of Green Corridor had to take turns using them, or compete for them.
Ian had just gone over, only to find that the Green Corridor Wizards seemed to have taken them all.
Several apprentices from his school stood nearby.
When Ian asked, he learned that the Green Corridor apprentices refused to let them use the rooms.
And his school's apprentices were no match for them.
Ian frowned.
He was about to speak
when an attendant came up behind him.
The attendant said respectfully, "Wizard Horton asks you to come to his room."
"All right."
Ian told the others not to act rashly. He would deal with this afterward.
Then he left.
He found Wizard Horton's room.
As soon as he entered, he saw Wizard Horton sitting behind a desk.
Seeing Ian arrive, Wizard Horton slid a purple card across the desk and said calmly, "This card grants access to a Meditation Room on the top level. There are only two aboard the Airship."
Ian was surprised.
He was not the only one planning to take the Elemental Mysteries assessment. As Peak Wizard Apprentices, Vilo and Ronan naturally intended to try as well.
He had not expected Wizard Horton to give the card to him instead of his own daughter.
"Thank you, teacher!"
He bowed deeply.
Wizard Horton shook his head. "Two months mean little to me, but they're crucial for you. After all, your opponents won't be me."
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