Academy Registration · Follower

They watched the old man's departing back until he had completely left the tavern.

Only then did the two withdraw their gazes.

"Young Master, that old gentleman has the same talent as me, yet he was able to come this far.

"Once he contracts an elemental dragon,

"he will soar to the heavens in a single step and become a Holy Dragon Knight. He truly is my role model!"

Aurora said with heartfelt admiration.

Wayne shook his head slightly. "No, he possesses talent

"stronger than that of the vast majority of the gifted."

"Ah?

"Young Master, wasn't the old gentleman only of intermediate talent?"

Facing Aurora's question, Wayne explained calmly.

"It is perseverance.

"Everyone possesses this talent, but not everyone can make good on it. Six hundred years of lonely time did not make the old gentleman give up,

"which shows how steadfast his heart is."

After explaining, Wayne turned to voice his own question.

"By the way, Aurora,

"do you know how much a pass for the teleportation array to Dragon Continent costs?"

Hearing this,

Aurora nodded. "Of course I do.

"It won't be much, Young Master, so don't worry."

Seeing Wayne's confusion, Aurora explained, "The reason that old gentleman mentioned Imperial Central Academy

"was because

"after studying for twelve years at any of the three Central Academies, one could use the teleportation-array passes provided by the academy

"to travel to Dragon Continent for free.

"That was also why that old gentleman mentioned the Central Academy."

She paused as she spoke.

"As for the price, since it is cross-continent teleportation, it is quite costly.

"A pass for one person,

"costs three thousand high-grade magic crystals for a round trip."

"Three thousand high-grade magic crystals?

"That isn't much."

Hearing this,

Aurora shook her head. "Young Master, not everyone is as rich as you, nor is everyone as rich as Lord Wizard.

"Three thousand high-grade magic crystals

"are worth thirty million low-grade magic crystals. Especially for a knight,

"even if he is a level-six Diamond Knight,

"he would have to save for a very, very long time.

"Especially since he came only from a territorial Knight Academy, his means of earning magic crystals must be even more limited."

Wayne was somewhat baffled.

"Why?

"He is still a powerful level-six Diamond Knight. No matter how poor his circumstances, it should not have taken six hundred years to earn three thousand high-grade magic crystals, right?"

Aurora shook her head,

and merely said, "Before contracting a dragon,

"knights do not engage in production.

"In other words, before the era of great development arrived, even if a knight reached level seven,

"he still would not engage in production.

"As for level-six powerhouses, Central Knight Academy has stood for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, and has produced no one knew how many powerful knights. Compared with territorial knights,

"when there is a mission, the choice between them and knights born from Central Academy is naturally self-evident.

"Compared with knights obtaining resources,

"wizards have it much easier. Even territorial Wizard Academies are better off than knights, because wizards possess all kinds of alchemy.

"Like my mother, for example, she can sell alchemical items

"to obtain resources."

Only then did Wayne fully understand. No wonder that after six hundred years,

"that old gentleman

"had only just saved enough magic crystals to travel to Dragon Continent.

"Having resolved his doubts,

Wayne looked at Aurora. "Then, Aurora, Nia,

"we should return to the academy."

Aurora nodded, while the little elf floated up

and landed on Wayne's shoulder.

The group left the tavern. The Imperial Capital was still brilliantly lit,

and bustling beyond measure.

Half an hour later, on the enormous square of Lord Wizard Academy,

Wayne and the others appeared there. As they stepped out of the teleportation array,

Wayne let out a breath of relief,

while also making up his mind that before advancing to a level-one official wizard, he would not leave the academy again.

Today's experience

had made him realize that his horizons were still too narrow. He should keep a low profile for the next few years.

Back to the matter at hand.

Wayne led Aurora toward the Academic Affairs District along the northern passage,

asking as they walked.

"Aurora, does a little elf need to be registered?"

Aurora shook her head.

"Of course not. Little elves recognize their masters, and they are all harmless little elves,

"so the academy naturally does not manage them collectively."

As the two spoke, they left the teleportation passage. Wayne tapped his fingertip lightly,

and the Flight Array unfolded,

carrying Aurora toward the central building.

A quarter of an hour later.

Below Academic Affairs Building No. 320, Wayne and the others descended from the sky,

then walked inside.

Upon entering, they saw a massive array, beside which stood a middle-aged man.

"Hello, Teacher.

"We need to register a follower."

The middle-aged man looked at Wayne, who had spoken. Seeing his young face, he was first taken aback,

but the thought vanished in an instant,

because a little elf sat on Wayne's shoulder. With such resources at his disposal, the man naturally did not think Wayne was aiming too high.

He merely nodded.

"You two, enter the detection array and let it inspect your Sacred Domain Scroll contract."

Hearing this,

Wayne and Aurora entered the array. The next instant, the array lit up,

enveloping them both.

It lasted for roughly three minutes before the array finally dissipated.

"Come out."

At the middle-aged man's words, Wayne and Aurora stepped out.

The middle-aged man looked at Aurora and shook his head slightly.

"You really did follow a good master. There are only four contractual restrictions. If the detection array had not shown that they posed no harm to students of Lord Wizard Academy,

"and if the Sacred Domain Scroll did not require voluntary signing to take effect,

"I would have had to notify the dean just now."

Aurora broke into a smile.

"Of course. Young Master is very good!"

Hearing this,

the middle-aged man shook his head and raised a hand, tapping the crystal ball on the table.

A projection of information appeared.

"Deli Aurora?

"So it is you, General Deli's child."

He continued reading downward.

"Hmm? Wayne?

"The genius whose talent is only slightly inferior to His Majesty's?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly looked at Wayne.

"Were you truly not coerced in the slightest?"

As he spoke,

he glanced at Aurora before continuing.

"You need not worry about General Deli.

"Just speak boldly.

"A mere level seven is not enough to threaten a member of Lord Wizard Academy."

Hearing this, warmth rose in Wayne's heart, and he became even more determined to lie low for several years.

This place was a natural sanctuary.

"Thank you for your concern.

"I signed this contract voluntarily."

As he spoke, he bowed.

Hearing Wayne's words, the middle-aged man nodded slightly.

"That is good."

As he spoke, he took out a badge and swept his fingertip across the crystal ball again.

A flash of light vanished in an instant.

Two rays of light shot forth, landing on the badge Wayne wore on his chest

and the badge in his hand.

"This is the Follower Badge. Her information has already been registered under your name.

"Once you advance to a level-one official wizard and activate the Sanctuary Network, you will be able to view your follower's information."

As he spoke,

he tossed the Follower Badge to Aurora.

"As an apology for my suspicions, let me give you a tip.

"Within Lord Wizard Academy,

"there are high-level light-element breathing techniques. As for how to obtain them,

"that is another price entirely."

Hearing this,

excitement appeared on Aurora's face. After all, a breathing technique compatible with her own elemental affinity

was naturally better suited to her.

Because she had not found a light-element breathing technique, Aurora was still cultivating a basic breathing technique.

Seeing this,

Wayne shook his head and looked at the middle-aged man.

"Just name the price.

"As for whether I can afford it, you should be able to tell."

Seeing this,

the middle-aged man chuckled softly. "Of course I can tell.

At the apprentice transformation stage,

you could own a little sprite. That made you a bona fide tycoon."

Wayne shook his head.

"Please don't do this. Just name your price,

this student is scared."

At that, the middle-aged man broke into a broad smile.

"Straightforward!

One high-grade magic crystal, and I'll tell you the information."

Before his words had even faded,

Wayne directly tossed over a high-grade magic crystal. The middle-aged man raised a hand and caught it.

"Ha ha, straightforward.

As for the breathing method for the light element, it's on the ninth floor of the library,

in Linus's hands."

"Linus?"

Wayne murmured the name softly, then nodded.

He turned to Aurora.

"So it's him.

Then this will be easy. I know Linus.

Tomorrow, I'll take you to trade for it."

As he spoke, he looked at the middle-aged man. "Thank you for the information.

Then goodbye."

The middle-aged man watched Wayne and the others leave with a smile on his face.

"Tsk, tsk,

one high-grade magic crystal for a single sentence. What a staggering profit!"