First Meeting with Reynolds

The next morning, many residents of Wushan Town gathered on the streets to bid farewell to Lin Feng. For Wushan Town, having one of their own become a mage at Ernst Institute was an immense honor.

Across the entire Yulan continent, Ernst Institute only recruited one hundred students each year.

At this moment, Lin Feng was still at the Baruch Clan estate. Hillman and a group of guards stood outside the gates, while only Hogg, Lin Feng, Wharton, and the butler Hiri were in the front courtyard.

"Lin Feng, once you go to Ernst Institute today, you will be an official member of Ernst. When you graduate, you will be a great and powerful mage! Before you go, Father has something to say to you." On the eve of departure, Hogg had a heart full of words.

Yet, after pondering for a long time, Hogg only spoke a few simple sentences: "Lin Feng, remember the wishes of our Baruch Clan ancestors over these hundreds of years, and remember the humiliation of our Baruch Clan!"

Hogg's face turned slightly pale.

"You will be at least a level-six mage after graduation. As long as you practice diligently, becoming a level-seven mage will not be difficult. Plus, you are a dual-element mage! A level-seven dual-element mage is definitely a big shot in the Fenlai Kingdom. You will have every chance to reclaim our clan's heirloom in the future. If you cannot reclaim it, I will not forgive you, even in death." Hogg stared fixedly at Lin Feng.

"Even if I am dead, I will not forgive you!"

This sentence made Lin Feng's heart tremble. Although he had read this line in the original story, reading it and experiencing it firsthand were two different things. Over this past year, Lin Feng had fully adapted to the role of Lin Feng Baruch; sometimes, he even forgot the fact that he was a transmigrator.

Before parting, this was the charge his father gave him.

"Father, don't worry. In my lifetime, I will definitely reclaim our Baruch Clan's heirloom. I swear!" Lin Feng stared into his father's eyes and promised solemnly, his clear eyes filled with nothing but determination.

Hogg's eyes brightened, and he patted Lin Feng's shoulder with a powerful hand.

"I believe in you, son!"

On the path east of Wushan Town, Lin Feng looked back at the hundreds of fellow townsfolk seeing him off, led by his father and his younger brother, Wharton.

"Big brother, goodbye." Wharton waved vigorously.

Looking at his father and brother, Lin Feng also waved back hard, his eyes turning slightly red.

"Father, Wharton." Lin Feng's heart was filled with reluctance.

The emotions of this departure were different from the last. Although there was reluctance last time, it was nowhere near as intense as it was now. While Hogg and Wharton did not yet carry the same weight in his heart as his parents and little sister back on Earth, they were not far off. Perhaps this was the affection that grew over time!

"Lin Feng, let's go." Hillman said. There were occasional bandits on the road, and Hillman was there to protect Lin Feng on his way to the institute.

Lin Feng looked at his loved ones with reluctance, but in the end, he turned decisively and stepped toward Ernst Institute.

"Goodbye, my family. Goodbye, my hometown."

At this moment, Lin Feng, the transmigrator from Earth, finally fully identified with his new identity as Lin Feng Baruch—not just in body, but in spirit as well. Wushan Town had become his second home. At the same time, Lin Feng's spiritual energy surged, instantly breaking through the level-four barrier, continuing to soar and advance until it stopped at the peak of level five.

Lin Feng was stunned to feel his spiritual energy make such a great leap, but he soon felt relieved; perhaps this was what they called an epiphany.

Although Lin Feng's spiritual energy had reached the peak of level five and was on the verge of breaking through to level six, his magic power remained at the peak of level four. Of course, to advance to level five, he only needed to refine his magic power.

In the year 9991 of the Yulan calendar, nine-year-old Lin Feng, carrying the God-Eater Rat Beibei, left his hometown of Wushan Town alongside Hillman, the captain of the Baruch Clan guard.

This was the beginning of Lin Feng's legendary life.

Ernst Institute, the premier magic academy of the entire Yulan continent.

Ernst Institute was located in a mountainous forest area more than twenty miles south of the holy capital, Fenlai City. The institute was funded by the Radiant Church, so it was naturally wealthy and occupied a vast area, nearly ten miles in circumference. A school of such size was almost comparable to a city.

Outside Ernst Institute, there were no signs of human habitation; it was an expanse of open, hilly terrain.

Restaurants, clothing stores, bars, and other service facilities were all located inside the institute. It could be said that the students of Ernst Institute lived entirely within the school grounds.

"It really is impressive." Standing at the gates of Ernst Institute, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh. Only upon seeing the true appearance of Ernst Institute did Lin Feng realize that the university he attended in his previous life could not compare to it at all. The difference between five thousand years of history and a university less than a hundred years old was indeed vast!

The main gate of Ernst Institute was fifty meters wide. Above the gate was a giant crescent-shaped structure adorned with various profound magic runes. Just by looking at their complexity, one could tell that the magic array on the gate was a large-scale spell.

The entrance was quite lively at the moment. There was a row of administrative staff, and a young boy was holding his admission letter and proof of identity to begin the enrollment process. Lin Feng immediately took his own documents to do the same.

"Classes officially start on February 9th, and today is February 8th. According to the notice, one must arrive before the 9th. The boy in front of me is also just arriving to enroll today; he must live relatively close to Ernst Institute." Lin Feng thought to himself.

The boy in front of Lin Feng was, to be precise, just a child, half a head shorter than Lin Feng. Beside this child was an old man accompanying him.

"Hello, I am Reynolds from the O'Brien Empire." The boy enrolling ahead of Lin Feng suddenly turned around and greeted him warmly.

"O'Brien Empire? Reynolds?" Lin Feng was greatly surprised. He carefully sized up the eight-year-old Reynolds. This was his future roommate in Dormitory 1987, his future brother!

Of course, Lin Feng only sighed in his heart. Although he knew that he and Reynolds would be brothers who lived and died together, they were still strangers meeting for the first time.

"Hello, I am Lin Feng, from the Fenlai Kingdom." Lin Feng said politely to the boy named Reynolds.

Reynolds blinked his large eyes and sighed, "Fenlai Kingdom? Then you have it easy. It took me a full year to travel from home to the Fenlai Kingdom. It must have taken you a very short time, right?"

"Yes, it took me half a day to get here from home." Lin Feng answered honestly.

"Uh..." Reynolds' expression was quite colorful.

"Reynolds, I have a premonition that we will definitely become very close friends and brothers in the future." Lin Feng said with a confident look.

The two finished their enrollment procedures and received their dormitory keys at the same time. Without a doubt, their keys were identical, and the dormitory number was 1987.

"Lin Feng, my young master has the same dormitory key as you. You two must be in the same room. I hope you will help each other in the future." The old man said in a friendly manner.

Reynolds complained, "Alright, Grandpa Lumu, you can go back now. I've already arrived at Ernst Institute anyway."

"Uncle Hillman, you should go back too. I will take care of myself." Lin Feng said to Hillman with a smile. Hillman nodded, reassured. "Lin Feng, then I will head back. Work hard." Hillman encouraged him.

Lin Feng nodded with a grin.

Lin Feng then walked into Ernst Institute with Reynolds. Inside, the institute was filled with lush trees, lakes, stone bridges, and ancient buildings that exuded a sense of history. Just looking at the trees, which were thick enough for seven or eight people to wrap their arms around, one could imagine their age.

"We're roommates from now on, haha!" Lin Feng looked at Reynolds and laughed.

"Yeah, you're from the Fenlai Kingdom, and I'm from the O'Brien Empire. I never expected us to become roommates at the same magic academy. Fate is truly a mysterious thing." Reynolds also remarked with feeling.

"Let's go. There are four students to a dormitory. Let's hurry and meet our other two roommates." Lin Feng pulled Reynolds along and headed toward Dormitory 1987.