The World of Demons (8): At a loss

No matter how reluctant they were, they could only watch the young people walk into the City Lord’s Mansion and stand on the teleportation array. As the blue-robed magician activated the magic array, the figures of 33 young people disappeared in front of everyone.

After the magic circle was activated, everyone in the circle felt as if the space in front of them was torn apart. When the space was glued together again, the scene in front of them had changed.

Xia Ruize and the other two were very interested in the working principle of the magic circle. After all, the situation every time they entered the mission world was very similar to the magic circle. They appeared in another space in the blink of an eye.

Others were more focused on the scene in front of them. Young magic apprentices appeared on a super huge teleportation platform. There were five magic teleportation arrays on the platform. The teleportation arrays flashed from time to time, and then magic apprentices from various cities were teleported over. As a result, the teleportation platform was always busy with people coming and going.

In addition to the busy magic circle, what attracted more attention was the sky in the distance. The gloomy sky changed colors from time to time, red, green, yellow, blue…

The blue-robed teacher who led the team noticed the students’ puzzled looks and took the initiative to explain:

“That direction is the main battlefield between us and the monsters. You see the sky is reflected in different colors because the magicians are casting various spells.”

After saying that, he waved his hand to signal the students to follow him quickly. A busy teleportation array was not a place to stay for a long time, otherwise the people guarding the teleportation array would be unhappy.

The blue-robed teacher had obviously been to the main battlefield before. He walked out of the teleportation platform with familiarity and headed towards the most magnificent building in sight, introducing it as he walked:

“That’s the auditorium of the Magicians Association. Auditoriums of the Magicians Association are only found in major battlefields and big cities. This is probably the first time for many of you to see one.”

Walking into the auditorium, the students stared at the magnificent golden dome in amazement and exclaimed unconsciously. The gilded patterns and large colorful paintings were dizzying. Some students even felt dizzy from looking up for too long.

However, no one looked down on their bumpkin-like behavior, because they were obviously not the only ones who saw such a luxurious building for the first time, and exclamations could be heard from the surroundings from time to time.

The auditorium was surrounded by huge stained glass windows. The light from the sky, which changed color from time to time, shone into the auditorium through the stained glass windows, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.

The blue-robed teacher led the students who were stunned by the Magicians Association auditorium to a long table under a stained glass window, where a staff member in a gray robe was sitting.

The blue-robed teacher stepped forward to communicate a few words, handing over the information of his 33 students. He then turned around, scanned the nervous and confused faces of the young students, and left a soothing word:

“This is Gardner. You will follow his instructions from now on. Take care!”

After saying that, he left without looking back.

The young magic apprentices who had never left Bei’an City looked at the leaving figure of their only familiar teacher with blank expressions. They stood there frozen, not knowing what to do.

The spacious hall of this tall and magnificent auditorium was now filled with young people who were as bewildered as them. They were all magic apprentices who had just graduated from various small towns. They were sent here by their teachers and then thrown here. At this moment, they were filled with helplessness.

The receptionist Gardner was wearing a gray robe and was also a magic apprentice, but he had obviously been here for a long time and was accustomed to the condition of the young people. He had no intention of comforting them and simply turned around and called two other gray-robed men to divide the 33 students sent from Bei’an City into three batches. The two batches with larger numbers were handed over to the other two gray-robed men to lead.

Gardner personally took charge of the smallest group of students. After calling the roll, he waved his hand and signaled them to follow him.

Xia Ruize looked around and found that the smallest group of students consisted of eight people, including six trialer candidates and two indigenous students who had performed best in the academy.

As expected, Gardner did not shy away from this point. As he walked, he introduced it to the students:

“You eight are outstanding students recommended by your Academy, so when you first arrive here, you will receive better treatment than others. The rooms are for four people each, and you can assign roommates by yourselves.

In the next five days, I will be responsible for leading you to familiarize yourself with this place. Remember to follow me at all times. I will take you to the battlefield and let you know how to fight.

The battlefield is still very dangerous. Improper operation can harm others and yourself. You must remember what I teach you.

As long as you can last six hours on the battlefield every day, you will receive free accommodation and three meals, a bottle of potion per week, and a reward of three gold coins per month.”

As soon as Gardner finished speaking, the two indigenous students cheered in surprise, but the six trialers showed no reaction. In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

Gardner was puzzled. In the past, when he talked about this, the new kids would cheer. What happened to the newcomers this time? Why were they so cold?

The two indigenous students immediately fell silent, and then began to wonder if they were being too rustic.

Well, they should study hard like classmate Xia, stay calm when encountering problems, and don’t let outsiders look down on them.

As if the team was shocked by the attitudes of several people, the atmosphere in the team became silent, and the group walked silently in the city which was obviously more prosperous than Bei’an.

Xia Ruize and the other two looked around. The ground was paved with dense blue-black stones and looked clean and tidy. On both sides of the road were two-story buildings built on the ground. It seemed that people lived on the second floor and there were small shops on the first floor. The business was relatively prosperous.

Some of the small shops sold food, and smelling the aroma of the food, Xia Ruize and the other two finally dared to confirm that there was normal and delicious food in this mission world, but it did not seem to be provided for free.

Gardner brought the eight people to a small wooden building with two empty rooms. Gardner let the eight people divide the use of the two rooms among themselves.

With everyone’s tacit understanding, Xia Ruize and the other two were assigned to the same room with a red-haired indigenous magic apprentice, while the three non-Hua country trialers were assigned to another indigenous magic apprentice.

“Hurry, hurry, put your luggage away and come out. I will take you to the battlefield now.”

Gardner greeted the newcomers assigned to him.

Training new recruits to adapt to the battlefield was actually a relatively easy task, because the dispatchers would not arrange new recruits to dangerous positions to die, and correspondingly, the trainers would not be arranged to the most dangerous positions.

Whenever there were new recruits, the job of leading them was always a tough one to grab. Gardner, a veteran who had been in the main arena for more than four years, finally got the job of leading the new recruits. He also got the job of leading the smallest group of people, so he could relax for the next five days.

When he thought of this, he immediately forgot the minor unpleasantness that the newcomers had just brought him, and began to command the newcomers with great motivation. He couldn’t wait to see the fearful expressions of these young guys after they went to the battlefield.

“Remember the path I have walked. You will have to walk this path on your own from now on.”

Gardner walked in front without looking back, and one could tell from his voice that he was in a good mood.