Preparing to Depart

Loderis, the City of Apprentices, sees a large daily flow of people. The city's residents need food and clothing, and due to the abundance of apprentices, it also requires a significant amount of low-level magical materials.

Therefore, the city gate of Loderis was built very wide, enough for five carriages to pass side by side, and even so, it was still a little congested every day.

The city walls weren't very high; in this province where attacks were almost impossible, they were only good for defending against the surrounding Magic Creature.

However, the Magic Creature in the surrounding area have almost disappeared, resulting in the five-meter-high city wall not being repaired for many years, and it is full of pits and craters.

Fran stood at the entrance to the City of Apprentices, carrying a large package, and sighed that she wished she had a spatial ring.

Unfortunately, Fran even asked Harbos about this thing, but even Harbos had never seen it before, and lamented that it would be great if such a thing really existed.

According to Harbos's explanation, the mainstream space technology nowadays is expansion technology, which involves expanding a room. If the original anchored space is relatively large, then subsequent expansion is easier.

Just like the classroom that Harbos rented when he took the Weapon Forging class, it was simply a three-fold expansion of space, and even then, various maintenance issues still needed to be considered.

With this technology, it's extremely difficult to fit a large space inside a small ring.

So Fran had to give up some things and only take the essentials with her on the journey.

Including dozens of books, some precious materials, the tattered book Fran brought back from the Spirit Realm, weapons...

Of course, she also brought all the Gold Coin she earned in the City of Apprentices, totaling 246 gold, 43 silver, and 59 copper.

She had hidden the coins under her robes for protection.

In addition, she also stopped all her business in the City of Apprentices.

She cancelled orders for crafting Spell Ring, producing potions, and even the backlog of orders for crafting enchanted daggers.

In the end, she still had more than 100 units left to be produced, so she simply cancelled them.

It's worth noting that in the end, she melted down all the enchanted daggers in her room into White Mountain Copper and sold them as raw materials, eventually getting a five- Gold Coin buyback price.

She canceled the dagger order because her Runology had also reached the Extraordinary Level, making it insufficient for her to do anything else, so she simply canceled it.

After her Runology reached the Extraordinary Level, a new Profession popped up on her Panel.

[Profession: Ancient Rune Warrior (One Star)]

Description: A warrior who fights using Ancient Rune. Ancient Rune are more complex than modern runes, and their key information has not been erased, making them far more powerful.

Requirements: 1. Proficiency in Runology.

2. Mental Power reaches level 4.

3. Win ten battles using runes.

4. Draw the true Ancient Rune.

Note: You already possess Rune Warrior (half a star), which is considered as fulfilling the first three conditions. You only need to fulfill the fourth condition to obtain this one.

Well, it would be great to have my Rune Warrior Profession join, since I'm currently lacking Constitution points to make up for my weakness.

Although I no longer use runes in combat, because runes take time to draw during battle, wouldn't it be better to use that time to cast a spell and get in for an extra hit?

Therefore, she hardly uses runes in combat anymore.

Fran was a little confused when she saw the fourth condition. What did it mean to draw the true Ancient Rune?

After searching for information but finding nothing, Fran had no choice but to put the matter aside.

Fran joined the queue to leave the city, intending to wait her turn and not in a hurry to leave.

However, the person in front of her didn't think that way. After glancing back at the robe she was wearing, he immediately moved behind her.

This was the first time Fran had felt the difference in their status. Before that, she had always stayed at home, and even after becoming Formal Mage, she still went to carve Spell Ring for those apprentices. At that time, she had not yet revealed her status as Formal Mage.

While the Loderis people held the apprentices in some awe, it wasn't an overwhelming one; they simply dared not engage in minor conflicts with them.

Therefore, she never truly understood how valuable the status of Formal Mage was in the City of Apprentices.

She raised an eyebrow and watched as the people in front of her heard the commotion behind them, turned around, saw her, and then hurriedly came to within three meters of her in a panic.

The people behind her didn't dare to get too close to her.

Fran had barely arrived at the door to queue when it was Fran turn a minute later.

"Greetings, Venerable Master!"

When the guard saw a Formal Mage approaching, he straightened up, lowered his head slightly, and dared not look directly at Fran.

Fran handed over the materials. Although the status of Formal Mage is high, registration is still required, as it is a requirement of the Alliance.

Of course, rules are rules, but enforcement is another matter. You can't exactly recruit a few mages as guards. Those guards are naturally afraid that the mages might unreasonably throw a fireball at them, and there would be no reasoning with them.

So this matter depends entirely on the teachers' conscience. If they're good-tempered, they'll give you the materials, ask you a couple of questions, and let you go. If they're bad-tempered, they'll just walk out, and the teachers can't really stop them.

However, if you encounter any major issues later that require the Alliance's intervention, the Alliance can manipulate your access history.

"I'm going to the Gede Town, then to the Antir Region, and finally to the Northern Lands Society."

The guard quickly copied all the records into his notebook and then handed Fran a stamped document.

"Alright, Venerable Master, please take care!"

Fran clicked her tongue. This was much faster than she had imagined. It really made things much easier to post her identity.

Without making any unnecessary movements, she took the remaining belongings and walked straight out of the city gate.

Once she reached the city gate, she realized with a start that something seemed to be missing.

How do we get there without transportation?

She slapped her forehead, suddenly remembering this important matter.

"No wonder Elan recommended a small town outside the city where horses were sold before I left; it turns out it's here."

Although there are many wonderful means of transportation in this world, none of them are sold in the City of Apprentices, so First Order Mage like Fran can only honestly buy a mount.

"Let's go there and take a look. At least we can buy a means of transportation; it's better than walking."

She turned to look at the city gate behind her, above which was a large Nameplate that read "[Loderis, the City of Apprentices]".