448: Chapter 448 Holy Realm Chapter 14

Garro Kingdom

Gu Yuan had always thought that this was just a small kingdom in a remote area, and those around him thought the same.

Because of this, when many people discussed other kingdoms, they would worry about those kingdoms invading their own.

But now, Gu Yuan felt that the Garro Kingdom was not weak at all.

On the massive mountain city, there were countless mages flying in and out, some stepping on cloaks, some riding mounts, and some using flight magic directly.

Of course, on the mountain walls, there were also winding stairs that followed the cliffside, allowing one to walk up.

Although the three of them had not learned a flight spell, they had learned a first-level levitation spell.

By casting it on themselves, they had no trouble floating up to the city gate.

After floating up over a hundred meters, they finally reached the location of the city wall.

The towering city gate stood tall, with thousands of mages and knights coming in and out.

So, the number of mages and knights was not small at all.

This was Gu Yuan's first impression.

In many towns in the Magic Realm, they might look tall and magnificent, but in reality, there might only be a few thousand people inside; from a distance, the town looked like a castle.

But in this royal capital, there were truly many mages.

"Boss, this is too many, isn't it? I thought mages were always very rare!" Mars looked at the people coming in and out in surprise.

Shier was not surprised: "There are naturally many people in the kingdom, and many magic families are likely entirely composed of mages. Plus, this is the royal capital, so it's normal for there to be more people. Let's go in; isn't the Kingdom Magic Academy holding admissions recently?"

The three of them were all under fifteen years old, so they were within the admission range.

After entering the city gate, the buildings inside looked much more normal.

Although most were four or five stories high, they were within the range of normal people.

The streets were much cleaner than those small towns; there were no corpses being carried around casually, no bloodstains on the ground, and no strange, peculiar odors.

As for those magical beast corpses, Gu Yuan had seen where they were disposed of at the foot of the mountain.

After asking a passerby and learning the location of the Kingdom Magic Academy, they planned to go there to register.

They found the Magic Academy's admissions office.

"Hello, we would like to register."

Gu Yuan felt that this old man was a bit intimidating—intimidating in terms of cultivation level.

He felt that the other party could probably crush him to death with just one finger.

The old man looked them over and pointed to a crystal ball.

"First, test your elemental affinity."

Gu Yuan nodded, looking at the crystal ball, wondering if his Magic Source would be detected.

He found this thing somewhat abnormal, as it allowed him, previously a four-star elemental affinity mage, to have a cultivation speed that far outpaced Mars and Shier.

As the light on the crystal ball flickered.

What made him feel slightly relieved was that it did not display a level nine Magic Source.

"Fire elemental affinity: six stars. Gold elemental affinity: four stars. Wind elemental affinity: two stars. Level: level four, late stage. Age: 15."

The old man seemed somewhat surprised: "With this affinity, to reach this level of strength at this age, it seems you have been very diligent in your cultivation."

Gu Yuan bowed humbly: "I have always yearned to be a mage."

"You meet the requirements. Come over and register your information."

The information registered above was simple, containing only name, gender, and age; it did not involve place of birth, as this seemed to be a very private and taboo matter in the Magic Realm.

Gu Yuan also understood this; usually, only enemies would inquire about someone's mortal origins.

Next was Shier.

The old man's eyes held a hint of satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad. To actually have dual elemental affinity reaching seven stars—if you had some water-attribute treasures to raise your water elemental affinity to seven stars, that would be three-element seven-star affinity. That is significantly more talented than even eight-star elemental affinity."

"Only level four, early stage strength? It's a bit lacking, but work hard after enrolling, and you will surely achieve something in the future."

Although the threshold for the Kingdom Magic Academy was six-star elemental affinity, many magic families could get in with five stars.

They could even donate a batch of resources to the academy to get in with four stars; of course, anything lower was impossible.

Therefore, seven-star elemental affinity was already considered genius, let alone dual elemental affinity reaching seven stars.

The other type had also reached six stars.

The old man's eyes grew more satisfied as he looked.

"Kid, what is your name?"

"Teacher, my name is Shier."

"Shier, a good name. You specialize in the dark element, right? I have an acquaintance here who is a dark element instructor. If you are interested, you can look for him."

The old man handed a business card to Shier.

Shier was happy, "Thank you, Teacher!"

He turned around and ran smilingly in front of his boss: "Boss, from now on in the academy, I'll cover you!"

Gu Yuan rolled his eyes. Hmph, he wasn't jealous; it was just having a teacher, that's all.

"It's my turn, it's my turn!"

Mars stepped forward excitedly. If Shier could get a mentor recommendation, surely he could too.

This time, the old man stood up excitedly, staring at the crystal ball.

"Eight-star elemental affinity! And it's the rare nature element! It's actually a mutation! Good, good! It seems the academy will be enrolling a very impressive genius this year."

The old man stared at Mars with eager eyes, "Kid, can you cast any first-level spell for me to see the general direction of your nature element mutation?"

"Can I do just any one?"

"Any one will do."

Mars cast a first-level spell, Song of Nature.

The old man carefully sensed the magic, opened his eyes, and was full of gratification: "Good, good, it's actually Spirit of Nature! Good, Spirit of Nature!"

Mars was curious: "Teacher, what is Spirit of Nature?"

"Spirit of Nature is the direction of your elemental affinity mutation. It means that every time you cast a spell, you will receive the favor of the Spirit of Nature, making the power you exert even stronger, and you might even attract the Spirit of Nature!"

"Especially in a forest, your nature magic will exert at least 200% of its power. If you are in places like ancient jungles, the power will be even more terrifying. Even in meditation and cultivation, you will receive the favor of the Spirit of Nature!"

Mars recalled healing others before; no wonder they said his first-level spell was more useful than a second level healing spell.

So that was why.

"Kid, your talent is very good. It's a pity the academy doesn't have a sufficiently excellent nature element magic instructor. However, our Professor Miao Qianran is a professor who minors in the nature element, and her nature elemental affinity has also reached eight stars."

"You can go look for her; I believe she will be very willing to take on a mage favored by the Spirit of Nature."

"Really! A professor! Thank you, Teacher!"

Mars grabbed the business card. A professor—he was no longer the newbie who had just arrived; he knew that a professor was a level nine mage!

The status of a level nine mage was far beyond that of a level eight mage; the gap between them was like the difference between heaven and earth.

A level seven mage still had the strength to resist a level eight mage and could hold them off for a moment.

But a level eight mage had no ability to resist in front of a level nine mage.

Mars smiled like a four-hundred-pound child.

Shier, standing to the side, experienced the mood Gu Yuan had just felt.

Hmph, it's just a professor; he wasn't jealous.