60: End of Chapter 60

Hearing Ian's words, Ross guessed that he should have already finished sealing the spatial node.

"Phew. Everything is done. Right now, as long as we take this Ghoul back to the academy, this mystic realm can be completely preserved."

Wizard Ian looked somewhat tired, but his expression was very satisfied.

Even as a First-Ring Wizard, properly handling and handing over such a mystic realm to the academy was a great achievement.

Therefore, his voice also became cheerful.

"You all did very well. Aside from the extra academy points the academy is giving you this time, I will give each of you 200 magic stones as compensation."

"It's just that the remaining journey back to the academy will be up to you. I need to escort this Legendary Ghoul back to the academy on my end."

Wizard Ian had also rushed all the way here to provide rescue.

Although as a First-Ring Wizard his body was much more powerful, it still hadn't reached a non-human level.

Escorting this Ghoul back to the academy had already left him quite exhausted.

However, in order to return to the academy as soon as possible to settle it, it was inconvenient for him to linger too long.

Ross and the other two had not planned to return to the academy together with this Lord Wizard anyway.

After all, following a First-Ring Wizard meant enduring considerable pressure.

The magical pressure he naturally emitted was not something ordinary Wizard Apprentices could endure.

Ross could also sense that after stepping into the realm of a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, his mental power had not only massively increased compared to before, but also generated a corresponding magical pressure.

At this moment, he also felt the unique magical pressure that he had experienced when he was a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice encountering Edmund, a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

After stepping into a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, Ross could also feel that his magical pressure could easily suppress Vera, a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

In battle, simply relying on this magical pressure could exert pressure on the enemy.

It could interfere with the opponent's spellcasting.

Not to mention after breaking through to become a Wizard Apprentice and stepping past 3,000 mental power.

I'm afraid the hierarchical changes between every 1,000 points of mental power would be very obvious.

It was just that after leaving this mystic realm, he didn't know if there would be an opportunity to rapidly increase his mental power.

The harvests in this mystic realm had almost been completely looted by the three of them—Ross and the sibling duo Vera—leaving only the Legendary Ghoul, which could not be directly killed since it was the core of the mystic realm.

However, Ross was not worried; coupled with his talent and the 3 to 5 points of mental power increased daily by his Meditation Method...

After returning to the academy this time, he would also try refining magic potions.

If everything went smoothly, refining magic potions that increased mental power could also rapidly accelerate the growth of his mental power.

Ross's gaze had quieted down a lot after Wizard Ian returned here.

Scanning this mystic realm space with the mental power of an Official Wizard probably wasn't a difficult task.

Ross and Vera's little actions might have been in Wizard Ian's eyes all along.

But since Lord Wizard didn't say anything, he presumably wouldn't hold them accountable.

After all, they were merely out of a kind of curiosity toward the Legendary Ghoul.

Being curious about beings stronger than oneself was far too common; it just depended on the situation.

If it were when this Legendary Ghoul could still move around...

and they acted so unscrupulously, Ross and Vera would probably have become a puddle of rotting flesh.

In Ian's eyes, Ross and Vera's sneaky behavior was simply the curiosity of wizard cubs toward their prey.

Just like dragon cubs; although they hadn't grown into dragons yet, they no longer feared power.

They even dared to provoke it. In the eyes of dragons, this was not a shortcoming, but rather a sign of excellent offspring.

Therefore, when Ian saw that although the two of them had some petty actions, they didn't do anything excessive, he didn't pursue the matter of their petty actions.

After finishing dealing with matters here, Wizard Ian set off and left.

Ross, Vera, and Edmund were driven out of this wilderness mystic realm and into the external ore vein cave.

"Phew. Under the coercion of an Official Wizard and a Legendary Monster, it really felt suffocating to death."

After coming out of the mystic realm, all three couldn't help letting out a breath of relief.

Originally, during the battle with that batch of Ghouls, they had consumed a lot of magic and energy.

Furthermore, they had been caught off guard by this Legendary Ghoul and almost died in this mystic realm.

After returning to the cave in Boulder Town, the three of them collapsed limply to the ground, recovering for a long time.

It wasn't until the three of them had recovered some energy and tidied up their attire that they walked out of the cave.

By this time, it was already the second day. Outside the cave, 500 meters away, the lord of Boulder Town and his personal guards were still guarding here.

"It seems they've kept watch for the entire night."

Ross looked at the lord opposite him—dressed in hard armor, holding an alloy longsword, and exuding a certain momentum—as well as the guard unit behind him, gleaming with a cold cyan light in the morning light.

Although these mortals couldn't help much, at least they had fulfilled their duty.

Although he hadn't been able to save those missing miners, after all they had already been infected into Walking Corpses and there were no living people left in this mystic realm,

it could still be considered resolving this commission.

"There won't be any more disappearances happening in this cave. The source of danger in the cave has been completely dealt with by us."

The three of them, Ross, wore stern faces as they faced the Boulder Town lord who emerged from the tent of the stationed camp.

At this moment, the lord also hurried over, bowing to the three of Ross with an excitedly trembling voice.

"Thank you for the tremendous help of the three Lord Wizards. Food and fine wine have always been prepared in the castle to celebrate for the lords."

Eliminating the hidden danger in Boulder Town was, for the lord here, a great acknowledgment of his status as an independent lord.

You must know that over the past month, the missing miners, their remaining families, and some of the remaining residents had been spreading rumors,

thinking that this lord was incompetent and being punished by the heavens, and so on.

Although the lord of Boulder Town had absolute military support and wasn't afraid of these residents rebelling,

if he lost the development of resources in the cave and the smelting of ores for a long time, then Boulder Town would sooner or later become an empty city.

For the lord here, it would be no different from losing this land altogether.

"Then we shall intrude, Lord."

The three of Ross replied.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Please follow me to the castle in the center of the town. There are delicacies and resting places prepared for all Lord Wizards there. Although they may all be worldly things to Lord Wizards, they are the best food and delicacies we have carefully prepared."

The Boulder Lord led the three of Ross to the castle.