Weird Wizarding World

There was a long queue of people in front of the city gate.

Some are on foot, some are on horseback, and a few are riding special monsters. Horse-drawn carriages are also indispensable.

Of course, the most eye-catching ones are often those steel steam locomotives emitting black smoke.

There are three gates, one large, two small, and three on the tall gray-white city wall.

The middle and largest city gate is closed, and only the small gates on both sides are open.

Although the two small doors are small doors, they look to be at least seven or eight meters wide and about ten meters high.

Several lines were lined up in front of them.

The number of teams on the left is obviously much smaller than that on the right, only about one-tenth.

After a brief look, Colin understood what was going on.

The people on the left are either wearing witch robes or riding special magical beasts... they should all be wizards.

Taking Renee and others to the small door on the left, he chose the shortest queue and stood in line.

Follow the slowly moving direction of the queue and look to the front.

There, several silver figures were checking the wizards entering the city one by one.

The helmet, breastplate, leg armor, etc. are all connected tightly, as if they are one body... somewhat similar to the patrol knights I saw on Bananca Island before.

If it weren't for the shape of the classical knight's armor... it would look like a robot from a science fiction world.

These are obviously the creations of the wizard... I just don't know how powerful they are.

Look towards the crowd again.

Most of them looked like they should be wizards like him who had traveled from far away.

Some should have no storage rings, and use horses and animals to carry large and small bags of supplies.

The most eye-catching thing is a caravan in the middle of the team.

Several unknown monsters with triangular crowns were tall in stature. Based on shoulder height, they should be at least three or four meters tall. They looked like enlarged versions of oxen.

Behind them pulled a specially made iron-framed cart.

The iron frame car was covered with a layer of black cloth, making it difficult to see what was inside.

Withdrawing his gaze, Colin continued to follow the team.

Not long after, it was his turn to enter the city.

"Pass." The knight in shining armor stared at him, his voice mechanical and cold.

Colin frowned slightly and shook his head.

"Go forward and check the registration." The knight in shining armor said without pausing, pointing behind him.

"Next."

Renee pulled Demi forward.

The knight in shining armor raised his head and looked at Renee and the two, a faint light flashed in the pupils of his mask, and then asked: "Mortals?"

The voice didn't change, still mechanical and cold.

"She is with me." Colin explained first, "So are the next three."

"Yes." The knight in shining armor glanced at Dreiser and the others, nodded, "Let's go and register together."

Colin called for Dreiser and others to come forward together and walked to the registration desk.

There is not much information that needs to be registered, mainly basic information such as name.

After he paid a magic stone for each person, the knight in shining armor took out the newly made pass from the pure black machine next to him and handed it to him.

The black pass is only about the size of a thumb and has a square shape with rounded corners. It has a small hole on it, probably for the purpose of threading a rope for easy portability.

Go into the city.

Noisy sounds came.

Ahead is a bustling commercial street.

Neat and spacious.

Various shops are densely lined on both sides, and on the roadside, there are also some small vendors with wooden carts...mostly snacks.

The tangy aroma came.

Colin slowly stopped, turned to look at Dreiser and others who were looking around curiously, and said:

"Eliel, take a short rest here and have lunch, and then we will continue our journey."

Although they have arrived at the Kingdom of Meredith, they are still quite far away from Meredith City, the center of the kingdom.

"Okay, Master Colin." Eliel rode forward slowly and responded.

Dreiser and the two followed behind, keeping their distance.

Colin withdrew his gaze and looked around, looking for a suitable place to eat.

He wanted to send Eliel and others to Meredith City in the center of the kingdom, and then take the teleportation array to Neustadt City from there.

More than a month ago, on the morning after they left the cave, Dreiser suddenly came to him and took out another badge and gave it to him.

At that time, he was using a crystal ball to test Ariel's wizarding talent.

As expected, Ariel's talent is first-class... This is normal. After all, with such talent, her qualifications will not be much worse.

And that badge, according to the information in it, is a token of admission to a school called Weiting.

It's a pity...the age requirement to enter the examination is under fifteen years old, and he is eighteen years old this year, so he cannot meet such conditions.

Therefore, he finally returned the badge to Dreiser.

"Go there."

There was a dazzling array of delicious food on the street. Colin glanced around and was a little dazzled. In the end, in order not to waste time, he randomly chose the nearest store.

You still have to hurry up.

If we go by the speed of riding... I'm afraid it will take tomorrow to actually reach Meredith City in the center of the kingdom.

Although there is only one city in the entire Kingdom of Meredith, this does not mean that its area is small.

In fact, this one city is equivalent to the total area of ​​the entire kingdom of some small countries.

It would be okay if that was all. After all, the size of some provinces and cities in his country in his previous life was equivalent to the overall area of ​​some small countries.

but……

Colin looked back at the tall gray-white city wall behind him, and couldn't help but sigh.

If the information learned is correct, such a tall city wall should surround the entire Meredith City.

The length is unimaginable.

I am afraid that only in such a world can such a city wall that can be called a wonder exist...

In the world with advanced science and technology in the previous life, although it was possible to build such a city wall, there was no reason to do so, and thus such a spectacle could not be seen.

Had lunch.

Without stopping, Colin took the lead and continued on until sunset.

After a rest in the hotel for a night, we continued our journey at dawn the next day.

So, about noon.

On the broad street.

Ta-ta-ta--

Colin and others rode forward, the sun shining brightly.

The next second, they suddenly stepped from the light into the shadow. Looking from a distance, a huge shadow enveloped them.

Ahead, a huge gray-black wall stretched in front of them.

‘Under the rule of the Wizards Alliance, Meredith City… has finally arrived. ’

Colin raised his head and exhaled softly.

Enter the city as usual.

But they were stopped again.

Colin took out the pass and handed it to the humanoid golem blocking the front.

In the past, he had only seen introductions to this type of golem in books... such as the famous ghoul golem.

But never seen it in reality.

The humanoid golem in front of him is all black, with a humanoid body and a smooth oval head, with only eyes and mouth on it, and no other facial features.

The golem reached out to accept the pass, held it to his chest and scanned it, but did not move out of the way.

"Wizard Colin, entering the Wizarding City under the Wizarding Alliance for the first time, you need to pay a thousand magic stone entry fee." It said.

Then he added: "As for your mortal attendants... there are no more than five, so there is no need to pay fees."

‘A thousand magic stones…’ Colin was slightly shocked.

Such a number of magic stones is not a small amount for an ordinary apprentice wizard.

However, since Meredith City has such rules, I think that Neustadt City, which is also under the rule of the Wizards Alliance, should have similar rules.

This magic stone must be handed over sooner or later.

He took out ten low-grade magic stones from the storage ring and handed them to the guarding golem.

The golem took away all their passes and replaced them with new ones with golden patterns.

His pass was different from those of Renee and others. The lines were more refined and the size was also a bit larger.

"Wizard Colin, this is a universal pass for the entire Wizards Alliance, please inject magic binding."

Colin input the magic power as instructed.

As if a witchcraft tool was branded, there was a faint connection with the pass in his hand.

Then some information came.

After a cursory look, Colin felt happy.

This information was exactly what he had been missing about the Wizards' Union.

Resisting the idea of ​​​​taking a closer look now, Colin continued to move forward with Elle and others.

As soon as he entered the city and before he could clearly see the surrounding environment, Colin raised his eyebrows and felt a little shocked.

He stopped and felt it carefully.

The concentration of magic energy here far exceeds all the places he has been to.

Although along the way, the closer to the center of the kingdom, the higher the concentration of magic energy.

He had already expected the rich magic energy in Meredith City.

But he didn't expect that the gap was so big... If quantified numerically, the concentration of magic energy here was at least ten times that of the Lapp Wizard Territory.

You know, before entering the city just now... the concentration of magic energy was about the same as that of Bananka Island.

I didn't expect that there was such a big gap just separated by a wall.

After coming back to his senses, he turned to look at Dreiser and the others and said slowly:

"Eliel, Your Majesty Dreiser, Meredith City has arrived."

"It's time for us to say goodbye."

Dreiser withdrew his curious gaze and looked at Colin with some reluctance.

But he also knew that these reluctances were more due to the uneasiness of coming to a strange environment.

"Okay, thank you for taking care of me all the way, Mr. Colin." Dreiser put his left hand on his chest and bent over.

Behind him, Burns and Elle followed, stroking their chests and bending down to pay their respects.

"Eliel, this is for you."

After pondering for a moment, Colin looked at Ariel, took out several witchcraft crystals with power equivalent to the level of a senior wizard apprentice from the storage ring and handed them to her.

On the one hand, this is because of his friendship with his old friend Erica, and on the other hand, it is to form a good relationship.

After all, according to Eliel's unique talent, there are school tokens.

I think that as long as I can successfully join the school, if nothing unexpected happens, my achievements will not be much lower in time.

"Thank you." Eliel was slightly startled, hesitated, and then took the witchcraft crystal.

In the past month or so, with Colin's introduction, she had learned something about the wizarding world.

He understood the value of these witchcraft crystals in front of him, and also understood his own situation.

"I will remember this kindness deeply." She looked at Colin and added.

Colin stared at Elle's determined look...

In a daze, the appearance of the girl with blond hair and green eyes in front of her gradually overlapped with the appearance of the girl with the same blond hair and green eyes on the moonlit night of the next day in his memory.

He still remembered her decisive words, her firm eyes... and the note slipped through the crack in the door.

'Unknowingly... a long time has passed. ’

After letting out a breath of turbid air, Colin smiled and suddenly said his blessing.

"Eliel, I wish you can successfully join the school and become a great official wizard in the future."

Elle was a little surprised, then raised her fist and replied firmly:

"I will try my best, Master Colin."

Colin nodded and then waved to them.

"goodbye."

He no longer hesitated and turned around to leave.

The final words of blessing to Elle... were actually adapted from the blessings that Erica wrote to him in the note.

"Finally, I wish you can successfully advance and become a great official wizard in the future!"

These are the original words Erica wrote.

...official wizard.

Colin's steps were brisk, and he felt a little impatient.

Although Meredith City is also one of the wizard cities under the rule of the Wizards Alliance.

But after all, this is not the city where the Xisheng School is located, and it is not his final destination.

So no matter how good everything looks around him, when he understands that he is just a passerby, he doesn't have much thought to appreciate it.

Ninety-nine percent of the long journey has passed, and there is only one step left!

Driven by this mentality, Colin stopped appreciating the surrounding environment and rushed to the teleportation formation that he had inquired about in advance.

"Is the destination Neustadt City?" the wizard apprentice on duty asked.

"Yes." Colin nodded.

"Okay, the total cost is six hundred magic stones. You need to wait for a hundred people. If you need to leave early, you can choose to make up the remaining magic stones." The wizard apprentice explained with a smile.

"How many people are still missing now?" Colin looked at him and asked after hesitation.

The wizard apprentice glanced at the waiting hall in front of him and said after a moment:

"There are still about thirty people missing. Do you need to leave early?"

"……No."

"Yes." The wizard apprentice on duty smiled and nodded without changing his expression.

After a moment he added:

"Actually, it won't take too long. According to past conditions, we can set off in about half an hour."

"Okay, thank you, here are the magic stones." Colin nodded to him and paid 600 magic stones in advance.

Half an hour flies by.

The seats in the waiting hall are gradually filling up.

"Please note that the teleportation array to Neustadt will be activated in five minutes. Please wait for the wizards in the hall to enter in an orderly manner along the passage."

Along with the sound of machinery, a piece of the wall at the front of the waiting hall suddenly slowly rose up.

A long corridor about three meters wide appeared in front of them.

He stood up and walked forward with the crowd.

After turning a corner, a huge circular witch formation emitting ghostly light appeared in front of them.

The whole body is made of metal, silver, gold, black... Metals of various colors are fused together in an orderly manner. Although there are many colors, they are full of an inexplicable sense of order.

The teleportation array is divided into regular areas one after another.

Colin and Sister Renee followed the guidance and slowly walked to the corresponding location.

Wait for everyone to stand still.

"The transmission is about to begin. Please confirm that the storage rings and other items have been placed in the shielding box." A mechanical voice sounded.

Colin subconsciously raised his hand to check and confirmed that the storage ring on his finger had been put into the black shielding box in his hand.

Don't be careless about this, otherwise you have to be prepared to lose the contents of the storage ring forever.

After the inspection, another moment passed.

The mechanical countdown sounded.

"Teleportation begins, three, two, one!"

The teleportation array shines brightly!

Colin felt his vision suddenly go dark.

The next second, his vision became clear again.

It's still the same teleportation array, and it seems that it's still Meredith.

But looking at these different ceilings and different walls... Colin understood that he had finally reached his real destination——

Neustadt!

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