The First-Ring Wizard responsible for receiving them was a wizard named Matthew Fleming. He wore a cyan and gray-paneled wizard robe, greeted Locke and Daniel, and then spoke to the two with a respectful yet distant tone, "Are the two of you Researcher Augustine and Researcher Brook?"
"I am Matthew Fleming, you can just call me Wizard Matthew. I am also a researcher at the Truth Institute, and likewise, the wizard assigned by Dragon Fern Garden to receive you. These First-Class Wizard Apprentices are all co-trained students within Dragon Fern Garden."
"Meaning students who do chores for us. Well, some of them might become your students in the future."
Wizard Matthew stated concisely, "Please follow me. I will specifically explain the Golden Crown Mountain Academy and our Advanced Truth Institute to the two of you, and lead you to report to the Truth Institute."
"Your things will be transported for you by these students. For large, valuable items, please explicitly inform these students, as these apprentices easily break expensive items."
Locke shrugged, "I don't have anything to move."
Wizard Daniel said, "I do, though. I have a hurricane velocimeter and a polarization variance instrument still on the airship, and I was just about to find someone to help me move them."
"Those two large instruments are extremely precise. I can't crudely put them into my Astral Ring for fear that the magical energy will affect their precision. I need people to carry them."
Wizard Daniel looked at the eight First-Class Wizard Apprentices in charge of reception and said, "Also, you are not allowed to use any magic to carry them. As long as they aren't moved with magic, there's no need to worry about any damage issues with these two instruments."
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