Chapter 269: The Apprentice Trial

Zagared's feelings are very complicated, because he doesn't know if he has made the right decision.

In a way, he did make the right decision. Because since they decided to go with these sudden strangers, they have not encountered any danger. Neither Warcraft nor those mercenaries ever came to trouble them again. And these people are far easier to deal with than imagined, originally thought that they would have super strength and would never put their little magic apprentices in their eyes, but I didn't expect them to be unexpectedly peaceful, except for the beautiful gentleman who didn't look like a man was always cold and indifferent, others didn't seem to have any ill will towards themselves and others. In that respect, it is indeed a good thing.

But......... Their strength is just too strong.

Zagaled had seen them confront a powerful Beast with his own eyes, and at that time, he and the others seemed to have walked into the territory of a certain Beast Lord. And in order to protect his own territory, the Warcraft Lord naturally came out to expel these outsiders of his own. The huge nine-headed dragon lizard's body was four or five meters tall and made them shudder just by looking at it, but what Zagared didn't expect at all was that no one made a move. The young man just stared coldly into the eyes of the nine-headed dragon lizard, and after a while, the Warcraft Lord, who had a strong enough strength to make them suffer a lot, actually turned his head and ran away with his tail between his legs like a puppy that succumbed in front of a hungry wolf, and he couldn't see the majesty of being a Warcraft Lord at all.

Seeing this, Zagaled only felt that his scalp began to tingle, although he had also asked the other party what they wanted to do when they went to the deepest labyrinth, but he did not get any answer at all. Now he can only hope that there is no conflict between himself and the other party's goals, otherwise, even if he can't graduate. He will definitely not participate in this apprenticeship trial, mages are not stupid, and observation and comparison are also quite important. If you are an enemy of them, then a few lives will not be enough!!

But............... Thinking of this, Zajared couldn't help but turn his head to look, it was only half a day's work. The guys on their side have completely become one with each other. But in addition to the fact that the other party is easier to get along with, the most important reason is that there is no such headache on my side. Otherwise, Zagared was suspicious that if any idiot said a wrong word, he would be beaten into meat sauce by the petite-looking girl.

Thinking of this, Zagared sighed and looked up at the front, through the dense woods, faintly seeing the mountains not far away, which was the destination of this missionβ€”β€”β€” the entrance to the deepest labyrinth. According to the plan. They were supposed to be here yesterday, but the previous battle caused such trouble. Fortunately, it is still within the stipulated time and should be ......... There won't be any trouble.

Zagared frowned, staring at the mountains not far away, not knowing what Lu Dao was about, he had a very bad premonition. As an elite among the apprentices of the Tour de France, he had of course heard intermittently from the upper echelons about the reasons for the change of purpose of this apprenticeship trial. Originally, the apprentice trials of the Tour de France Tower would not have been so dangerous. Generally speaking, the Tour de France Tower apprenticeship trials involve apprentices teaming up to form their own teams. Then travel for a while, and then evaluate against that. However, this apprentice trial has generated considerable controversy among the upper mentors, and it is rumored that the evaluation standards of the previous apprentice trial are not uniform enough, resulting in unfairness. The purpose of this apprenticeship trial is to unify the apprentices' trial qualifications, so as to let them stand on the same starting line as much as possible. That's why I chose this way. But............... Zajared always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this. Not to mention that this obviously contradicts the belief that the Tour de France Tower itself is "safety first", and the content of the trial itself also makes Zagared feel a little strange. If it was normal to say that, just passing through the Outer Sea of Trees was dangerous enough. But this time through the Sea of Outer Trees is actually the first difficulty, which is a little too unbelievable. Even if they are really the elite of the elite in the Tour de France. It is absolutely impossible to break through the deepest labyrinth so easily. And this includes myself and others, but the elite apprentices who have gathered two-thirds of the Tour de France Tower, in general, is it necessary to do this?

However, there is no point in thinking about these questions now, and since they have come here, they can only keep going.

At the same time, in a camp at the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged man was looking up at the sky in front of him, and after comparing the sun and time, he frowned and asked.

"What time is it?"

"Eleven:25, sir."

Hearing the middle-aged man's inquiry, a young man dressed as an apprentice beside him immediately replied respectfully. Hearing his answer, the middle-aged man's face sank slightly.

"Zagared's distress signal was sent yesterday afternoon."

"Yes, my lord, it was at 5:43 p.m. yesterday, and only one call for help was issued, in the southeast area of the Sea of Trees Outside."

"It looks like they're in trouble, I don't know what the outcome of the road is..............."

Hearing the apprentice's answer, the man's face became a little gloomy, and he sighed and shook his head.

"How did the others react?"

Frey and Adillo thought they should go for a search, but Stuka and Hilaru didn't seem interested in it. Everyone else is waiting for instructions and rest. At this point, the young apprentice hesitated before he continued. To tell you the truth, my lord, this time I came to the outer sea of trees, and I had to enter the deepest labyrinth, and everyone was a little uneasy..............."

"I know it."

Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man waved his hand.

"I know what you think, and to be honest, I don't understand why a senior mentor would agree to such a damn proposal. But now, now that you're here, there's no reason for us to cancel this apprenticeship trial. Luckily for you. It's a good idea that your mentor will be with you this time. Hey, this kind of thing happened before entering the deepest labyrinth, which really doesn't feel good, don't talk about you, I feel a little uncomfortable. ”

"Mentor ..............."

"Alright. Don't say it, let's sort it out, let's wait until 12 o'clock, and if they don't show up at 12 o'clock, then the Zagared team will be disqualified. Prepare the rest of us as we enter the deepest labyrinth in groups. This is no ordinary adventure, let them cheer me up! Saying this, the middle-aged man clenched his fist and waved it vigorously, and then he frowned. As if remembering something disgusting, he asked. "By the way, what about Mentor Gehr? Where did he go? ”

"Mentor Gehr went to the portal at the entrance to the deepest labyrinth early in the morning to check it, saying that it was to make sure that the trial could go smoothly."

"Hmph, he's serious. Okay, you go down first, and let me be alone for a while. ”

"Yes, Mentor."

I heard the middle-aged man speak. The young apprentice who followed him saluted respectfully, then turned to leave.

And until this time. The middle-aged man's originally calm face showed a little unhappiness.

In fact, among the high-level instructors inside the Tour de France, there are also quite a few complaints about this trial. In particular, this trial concentrated two-thirds of the elite apprentices in the Tour of Law Tower, and it can be said that almost all the mages of the new generation were sent here, except for those who were theoretical and those who were not good at fighting. It's a very risky move, and it's true that training in a dangerous place like the Sea of Outer Trees is a great way to blend theory and practice. And gain a wealth of combat experience. But a mage is not a soldier after all, and he can practice by choosing any one. These elite apprentices are the backbone of the new generation of the Tour de France, and they are talents that have spent a lot of time and money on the Tour de France Towerβ€”β€”β€” damn it, do they think they are playing a mercenary game?

Because of this, many of the instructors in the Tour de France Tower are opposed to this seemingly random trial. Unfortunately, most of them are low-level mentors, and although they know the students best, they still don't have enough status and power to organize high-level mentors to make this decision. They even retreated to the next thing, hoping to add a clause to the rules that allowed the mercenary group and the mercenaries to go with the students. But this was still vetoed by the high-level mentors, and their reason was that it was very high-sounding, for the sake of a fair trial......... That's fair enough, but it's also too dangerous!

In the end, the only concession made by the senior tutors was to have three tutors come here to accompany their students into the deepest labyrinth. However, they are not allowed to help their students cross the Outer Tree Sea. Originally, I thought there was no problem, but now it seems that there is still a problem.

Zagared......

Thinking of them, the middle-aged man sighed again, he liked this student very much, he was diligent, studious, and intelligent and brave, and in time he would definitely be able to become the backbone of the Tour de France. But now......... What could he do but wait?

"My lord! My lord!!! ”

And at this time, a panicked voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the middle-aged man's thoughts, he frowned dissatisfiedly, and then turned around, only to see that the young apprentice just now was running towards him in a panic at this moment, he was running, and at the same time he raised his hands, shouting loudly.

"What's wrong? Panicked? ”

"Zagared, my lord, Zagared, they've arrived at camp!!"

"What?"

Seeing the familiar face of his mentor again, even Zagared couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. Especially after yesterday's life-and-death battle, seeing his companion and mentor again, the emotions stirring in his heart almost made him want to cry. But in the end, he still held back the excitement in his heart, walked to the middle-aged man's side, and respectfully bowed to him as a mage.

"Team Zagared arrives at camp and reports to you, Mentor Elior."

"I was relieved to see that you had arrived at the camp safely. Seeing your call for help before, it made me very worried. But it doesn't seem like a big deal right now, which is great, but ............"

Looking at Zagared, Elior's originally tense face also showed a little smile at this moment. Then. He raised his head and looked curiously at Rhodes and the others who were standing not far away.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦ Who are they? ”

"That's right, Mentor Eliol..............."

Hearing his mentor's inquiry, Zagared also smiled a little wryly, and then he began to tell his mentor about what had happened yesterday...............

While Zagared was telling about his experience, Rhodes and the others were leisurely looking at the scene in front of them. I saw Zagared and the others returning. Many of the apprentices in the camp were also very excited, and a few girls who had a good relationship hugged each other and cried, while several other male apprentices also gathered around each other to ask for warmth.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦ This scene reminds me of the scene when I went out on a field trip at school, Rod. ”

"yes..............."

Looking at the young man in uniform in front of him, Rod couldn't help but nod in agreement with Canary's words, to be honest, even Rod himself recalled some of the scenes when he went out to play with his classmates and friends in his own world. The same youth, the same full of vitality. Except for the degree of dangerβ€”β€”β€” there is no difference after all, there are no dangerous magical beasts running around in Rhodes's world.

This is also the reason why Rhodes agreed to go with Zagared and others, in a way, looking at them can be regarded as recalling his former "student life".

"Cut, I don't think it's interesting, the activities organized by the school are dirty and tiring, and even if you go out to play, you can't have fun, and you have to write about your feelings when you come back. Who can stand that? ”

However, not everyone agrees with Canary and Rod, at least Bubblegum has a different opinion on this.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦ ............ after reading? ”

Hear here. Christie, who was standing beside Rod, tilted her head curiously and asked. The time she spent with Little Bubblegum continued, and it was no surprise that this sister, who obviously looked older than herself, but her mental age was obviously younger, popped out of her mouth from time to time with a few inexplicable nouns.

"That's right, after reading it, that is, how do you feel after going out to play this time. What are you kidding, I'm out there to play. Isn't it enough to have a good time? How else can you feel about it? Could it be that I can save the world from playing out?! You say, Christie, is this sick? ”

"There are some things that you will understand when you grow up."

Hearing the little bubble gum's complaint, Rod and Canary looked at each other helplessly and smiled bitterly. Truly. Little bubblegum complained that they had too. But only when you grow up and recall the original scene, you will feel that it is not so bad, and it can even be regarded as a unique scenery in your memory.

"Anyway, I won't grow up, Captain, and I can't learn here."

Hearing Rod's words, Little Bubblegum pursed her lips. And Christie looked at this and that curiously. Suzu stood behind her silently as always, but unlike before, this time there were two more elves by their side. That was the elf that Rhodes and the others had rescued from the hunting group before. Perhaps because they were captured for the first time, these two elves are very wary of humans, but they don't know what they are, and she is closer to Rhodes than Zagared. And because Rod wanted to enter the deepest labyrinth, he couldn't send people back, so he simply let them follow him temporarily. Anyway, even if there are two more burdens, Rhodes is not afraid that something will happen. And these two elves are not all without combat power, they are also half druids and rangers, as long as they pay a little attention, most of them are still no problem to protect themselves.

If you are unlucky and hang upβ€”β€”β€” then you can only blame yourself for your bad luck, and besides, it is better to live the life of a slave by dying at the hands of a monster.

And at this moment, suddenly, a strange hoarse voice sounded.

"Oh, I'm still wondering why the camp is so lively, so you're back, Zagared. I really didn't expect you to come back alive. ”

The scene suddenly fell silent, and Rhodes looked up to follow the voice, only to see a young man also wearing an apprentice's uniform walking out of the camp with a strange smile. He was followed by three apprentices who were also in uniform, but judging by their appearance, it was clear that they all regarded the apprentice at the head as their leader. And seeing that person come out, Zagared, who had just finished reporting to the mentor and was waiting for the mentor to make a decision, also had a sinking face.

"yes, I'm alive, you're disappointed, aren't you? Stuka? ”

"Hehe, how can you say that?"

Hearing Zagared's answer, the young man known as Stuka also smiled.

"I've always cared about you, Zagared. I've heard you're in trouble, but judging by the way you look, it doesn't seem like there's anything serious. That's right, Zagared. ”

Saying this, Stuka turned his head and squinted his eyes at Rhodes and his party who were standing next to him and entered the theater mode.

"Who are these guys? This is the camp of the Tour de France, and outsiders should not be allowed to enter, right? I don't know how you got mixed up like this, but don't forget who you are, Zagared. You're a mage, not a mercenary, don't mess with those worldly people, it's not good for you, is it? ”

Although he heard the young man in front of him obviously talking provocatively, Rod did not react at all, and the canary stood by Rhodes' side as always. Christie hid behind Rod, frowning slightly, and looked at the young man in front of him dissatisfied. They didn't need to say anything at all, but Zagared's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it, but unfortunately, it was too late.

At this moment, the voice of the little bubblegum sounded.

"Zagared, what is this bastard?"

The girl's eyes widened, her mouth opened, and she stared at the man in front of her with an excited expression, and spoke.

PS: Let everyone worry, it shouldn't be a big deal, I went to the clinic today to have a look, and it's basically good. Wait until you take the medicine for two days, and if you feel that you are not well, then consider going to the hospital for examination, it is useless to go to the hospital for two days............ Ay............ (To be continued......)