179: Taunt from Blood Castle

“Haha…”

“You’re killing me with laughter…”

“Green, at 38, has been an Advanced Wizard Apprentice for less than six years?”

“Can such a person successfully challenge becoming a Formal Wizard?”

“How can there be such a 'self-sacrificing' Wizard Academy in this world? I don’t know how a Wizard Academy with such an 'excellent' academic style manages to survive?”

On the Blood Fortress side, Formal Wizard Wizard Yadisi was laughing with his mouth wide open.

“I estimate that such a naive Academy won’t be able to continue.”

“Lord Wizard Yadisi, do you mean you don’t have high hopes for that Wizard Green from Plant Heart Academy?”

Blood Cat Wizard Wizard Moshat played the role of a competent straight man.

This trip to the Ancient Secret Realm truly cost Wizard Wizard Moshat everything; not only did he gain no benefits, but the Academy’s team suffered losses of over two-thirds, which was the most severe among all the Academies.

To save his life and to bear less responsibility, Wizard Wizard Moshat had to come up with a way to divert Lord Wizard Yadisi’s attention.

As expected, Lord Wizard Yadisi wasn’t very concerned about the loss of Wizard Apprentices.

Instead, he became very interested in the person from Plant Heart Academy chosen to consume the fruit of life.

Upon hearing that Green Anglet had only been on the wizard's path for 28 years and was only 38 years old, he immediately became agitated. After hearing Wizard Wizard Moshat’s embellished description, he looked down on Wizard Green even more… “Hmph…”

“A mere youth, a Wizard who hasn’t even had time to refine his own realm, yet he wants to break through the chasm and become a Formal Wizard? Isn’t that just dreaming?”

He, Wizard Yadisi, was also a famous genius at Blood Fortress Wizard Academy back then, and didn’t he also spend nearly thirty years refining himself at the Advanced Wizard Apprentice stage before he could advance?

Green has been at the Advanced Wizard Apprentice stage for no more than ten years. In such a short time, does he have time to hone his state to its peak?

“Such a person rashly consuming the fruit of life would merely be a waste.”

Wizard Wizard Yadisi dared not speak presumptuously in front of Lord Joyce, but his mouth was not idle. Instead, he pointed fingers at the Wizards of Blood Fortress, indirectly criticizing them:

“You are also a bunch of good-for-nothings; a hundred years of the Academy’s accumulation has been squandered by you, and you were even cunningly outmaneuvered by a mere child.”

“This is a disgrace to our Blood Fortress. How do you have the face to come back alive? A child not even 40 years old, yet he can be more cunning and sly than a group of you who are seventy, eighty, or even over a hundred years old.”

“Have you all lived in vain these past years?”

“Lord Wizard Yadisi, it’s not that we didn’t try hard; it’s just that the enemy was too cunning. They actually used an aphrodisiac! Such despicable, vulgar, and shameless behavior doesn’t seem like the work of a White Wizard. I suspect that Wizard Green might be colluding with a Black Wizard.”

Wizard Wizard Moshat shamelessly spread rumors.

…Mentor Bruceklin couldn’t sit still.

“You people from Blood Fortress speak like farts. In the Secret Realm, you agreed that what happened there would stay there, but you, on the other hand, have the nerve to come here and cry pitifully.”

“Fine, since you’re so shameless, we’ll play along. That’s right, the aphrodisiac potion you were given was something I spearheaded the research for. So what? I didn’t research this aphrodisiac potion to deal with you shameless beasts; its purpose was for actual beasts.”

“And you, you just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Who told you your luck was bad?”

“You are the beasts! Who are the beasts calling names?”

“Are White Wizards as ill-mannered as you? As expected, you’re all dirt farmers; you have no civility or manners.”

“Civility is for those who are equally civilized. For certain shameless beasts who spread rumors, we don’t need to be civilized.”

“Exactly. If you want to be respected by others, you must respect others.”

“Hmph, don’t celebrate too early. So what if you managed to snatch the fruit of life now?”

“Just wait and see. When your Wizard Green fails to break through, then there will be a good show to watch.”

“A fellow who has only been an Advanced Wizard Apprentice for five or six years, and you actually expect him to successfully break through? Wizards who don’t know might think you’ve all gone mad collectively!”

“Heh heh, let’s see how long they can laugh. A group of Wizards who won by relying on terrain card advantages and despicable means, when you don’t have new Formal Wizards to succeed you, I wonder if you’ll still be able to laugh?”

“You bastards, you dare curse our Academy? Are you jealous and green-eyed monsters?”

“Brothers, spray them! A Wizard Academy that can’t even produce a decent seed Wizard, I think it’s better to close down early to avoid misleading others.”

…Plant Heart Academy and Blood Fortress Wizard Academy started arguing.

The Wizards from both sides completely dropped their facades, wildly spewing insults like old women bickering.

Because Formal Wizards were suppressing them from above, they dared not resort to violent confrontation. Thus, a fierce and grand cursing battle began.

This was unprecedented in the entire history of the Ancient Secret Realm’s development.

Plant Heart had over a hundred people, but most were scholars, not eloquent, and only repeatedly expressed angry condemnation.

Blood Fortress Academy, however, only had sixty or seventy people, but they had accumulated a belly full of grievances in the Ancient Secret Realm, coupled with the responsibilities and infamy they would have to bear in the future. So, under the guidance of Lord Formal Wizard Wizard Yadisi, they simply threw caution to the wind, each cursing more fiercely than the last, with a sense of going all out.

With the boost of this ruthlessness, the two sides miraculously fought to a draw, evenly matched… While the Wizard Apprentices below were engaged in a cursing battle, the Formal Wizards above were not idle either.

After hearing the comments from below, the Formal Wizards all became interested in this Wizard named Green.

Green had some reputation within Plant Heart Academy, but as someone who always stayed home, he was not well-known to outsiders.

“Lord Joyce, how likely do you think Green is to become a Formal Wizard?”

“Could it be that this is another figure like the Child of the Sun?”

Lord Joyce merely smiled faintly.

“This child, Green, I personally tutored him. His talent can only be described as good, and he is diligent. Once he becomes a Formal Wizard, I will take him as my personal disciple.”

“Such confidence! It seems another genius is about to emerge from the Mist Coast.”

“Indeed, it seems that Green becoming a Formal Wizard is almost a certainty.”

Most Wizards agreed:

Only Wizard Yadisi had a look of disdain on his face.

“If Green can become a Formal Wizard, I’ll call him Grandpa!”

“The fruit of life is not 100% guaranteed to help someone achieve Formal Wizard status. Historically, there are countless examples of people who consumed the fruit of life but did not succeed.”

“That little child Green, it just shows that your Plant Heart has no one else, to let such a child waste a heavenly treasure.”

“Alas, what a pity, what a pity…”