Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 65: Three Apprentices

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Chapter 65: Three Apprentices

A smile appeared on the girl’s face as she looked at the overjoyed Xieman. “My name is Artiel Yuri. What about you?”

“Xieman.” Xieman turned to the other boy.

The boy raised his chin slightly and said calmly, “Korey McKennin.”

Perhaps because Xieman was dressed in a poor man’s clothes, Korey looked down on him. After introducing his name out of courtesy, he ignored Xieman.

On the other hand, Artiel smiled warmly at Xieman, showing no signs of superiority due to their difference in background.

This is a gentle girl. Xieman thought to himself.

The evaluation finally ended as the sky began to turn faintly yellow.

The results surprised Xieman. In the end, only he, Artiel, and Korey passed.

Everyone else was eliminated.

This gave Xieman a feeling that he was actually quite good.

“Follow me.”

The old man carefully wrapped the books in a thin cloth and tucked them into his arms. Then he turned and beckoned to the three of them.

Led by the old man, the three entered the inner city and arrived at the front of the castle.

The old man seemed to be of high status. The guards at the gate immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing him.

Xieman then learned that the old man’s name was Geiler, and he was a steward in the castle.

The guard who had reminded Xieman earlier widened his eyes in surprise when he saw him. He obviously didn’t expect Xieman to actually pass the evaluation.

Xieman smiled gratefully at him and thought he would find an opportunity to properly thank the guard later.

“Master Sunan is a very kind person. He never beats or scolds servants. Don’t be nervous when you see him later,” old Geiler comforted the three of them on the way.

It didn’t have much effect though. The three of them were a little tense.

Xieman didn’t need to be told. The person he was about to meet was a great figure in his eyes. It would be strange if he wasn’t nervous.

Even Artiel and Korey had been repeatedly instructed by their elders before coming here. They must be respectful to Master Sunan and absolutely could not displease him. ?

After winding their way through courtyards and corridors, old Geiler finally led the three to a courtyard.

The spacious courtyard was empty, except for a small cat basking lazily in the sun on the stone table in the middle.

Artiel’s eyes lit up slightly.

What a cute cat!

Xieman and Korey couldn’t help but take a few extra glances as well.

But what happened next stunned the three of them.

Old Geiler walked forward and bowed respectfully to the cat, saying respectfully, “Master Amy, these three are the newly recruited apprentices. I have brought them to see Master Sunan.”

“Meow, Sunan is meditating in the Mind Chamber, and it will be about half an hour before he finishes. You guys can wait here for a while.”

Amy licked the back of her paw and curiously observed the three of them.

The three of them were already speechless.

A talking cat?!

Were they dreaming?

The three instinctively looked at old Geiler. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice, “Master Amy is Master Sunan’s… well, friend. Don’t be disrespectful.”

“Meow, come and sit down. Don’t just stand there like fools,” Amy raised her paw and beckoned to the three.

Seeing this, the three exchanged glances and sat down at the stone table, forcing themselves to do so.

Old Geiler then placed the books and a roll of parchment on the stone table, bowed to Amy, and left.

In an instant, the courtyard was left with only the three of them and the cat.

“Meow, what are your names?”

Amy took the initiative to start the conversation, excitedly chatting with the three of them.

Xieman was a little dazed. He had never dreamt that one day he would be sitting and chatting with a cat.

Fortunately, the other party seemed very friendly, and the questions she asked were things like “What fun places are there in Shining Light City?” and “Where can I buy delicious Ice-Congealed Mint?”

Xieman couldn’t keep up. He didn’t even know what Ice-Congealed Mint was.

Korey and Artiel, however, had more experience than him. They were able to answer many of the questions, making Xieman both envious and self-conscious.

Half an hour passed quickly.

There was a creak of a door opening from the depths of the corridor.

“Meow, Sunan is out.”

Xieman and the other three stood up reflexively, their faces tense as they looked towards the corridor.

A figure quickly emerged from the corridor.

To their surprise, they had imagined Master Sunan to be a young man in his twenties or thirties. But upon seeing him, they realized he was very young, looking like he was barely twenty years old.

“Master Sunan!”

The three of them didn’t dare look at him for too long, and quickly bowed.

Sunan nodded slightly, without speaking. He reached out and the parchment on the stone table flew up in the air and landed in his palm.

He unfolded it and his expression shifted slightly.

Korey McKennin, the son of a Baron.

Artiel Yuri, the daughter of a scholar.

Xieman, the adopted son of a commoner.

The three of them represented the three classes of the Shining Light territory, a rather coincidental arrangement.

After regaining the Shining Light territory, Kei had appointed three Barons. Besides Brad and Jordan, there was a knight named Stary McKennin.

This was the father of the boy named Korey.

The parchment also detailed the entire process of the evaluation.

The entire evaluation lasted seven days. During that time, thousands of boys and girls who met the age and literacy requirements participated, but only a handful of them managed to pass the aptitude evaluation.

Sunan wasn’t surprised by the results.

Even during the heyday of wizards a thousand years ago, the number of people with wizard aptitude was extremely small compared to the vast population, less than one in a thousand.

Let alone the fact that the concentration of energy particles had decreased significantly over the past thousand years. The number of people with wizard aptitude would only be even fewer.

To be honest, finding three people with aptitude in the entire Shining Light territory was already beyond Sunan’s expectations.

He had originally thought that finding even one would be good enough.

Of course, Sunan couldn’t be sure how far these three would ultimately grow.

Unless the three of them showed enough value, he wouldn’t waste too many resources cultivating them.

Thump!

Sunan waved his hand, and three thick books appeared out of thin air, landing on the stone table.

This scene left the three children speechless.

“This is the Star Ring Meditation Method. It is the key to becoming a Wizard Apprentice, and it is what you will be practicing for the next period of time.”

“From today onwards, you will live here. If you have any needs in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, you can speak to the servants. As long as it is reasonable, they will meet all your requirements.”

“The only thing you need to do is to focus on practicing the Star Ring Meditation Method. Once you have mastered it, I will take you on as my students.”

“Do you understand?”

Xieman, Korey, and Artiel were both surprised and delighted. They responded in unison.

Apprentice and student are two completely different concepts. They could tell the difference.

If they could become Master Sunan’s students, their futures would undoubtedly become even brighter.

Sunan nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand for the three of them to leave.

It wasn’t easy to cultivate suitable assistants to help maintain the various facilities of the base.

The first requirement was that these people must at least be Wizard Apprentices.

Even a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice who hadn’t even managed to build the first Star Ring would do.

Otherwise, if they couldn’t even sense energy particles, a lot of work simply wouldn’t be able to be carried out.

Wizards are not a group that loves to spread knowledge.

Many wizards are willing to cultivate apprentices out of necessity, either to cultivate their own forces to facilitate resource collection, or to find themselves a group of competent assistants.

While Sunan wanted both.

He intended to start cultivating personnel step by step from now on.

By the time the wizard era arrives a thousand years later, he might have already established his own wizard power.

And to achieve this, the first step is the most crucial, as well as the most difficult.

Sunan was already mentally prepared for this.

(End of Chapter)