Chapter 475 Access Card <TOC> Chapter 477 The Child of the Ocean
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Translator: SumTLMan
In the blink of an eye, the new year had begun, and the Month of Recovery quietly approached.
In the world of mortals, the beginning of the year is always worth celebrating. No matter which country, festivities have already begun. In the first few days of the new year, the vast majority of cities remain awake all night.
But in the Wizarding World, many wizards close their eyes, and when they open them, another year has passed. Some even study a spell for eight or ten years. Wizards with long lifespans never celebrate the passing of a year.
For them, the only reaction to the new year might be a sigh when it’s mentioned: “Oh, another year has passed?”
However, for Angel, the new year meant that the five-year deadline was getting closer and closer. The sense of urgency in his heart began to rise. He had very little rest time originally, and now he squeezed every minute and second, solidifying his foundation and improving his strength. He barely slept in half a month.
With his current strength as a peak second-level apprentice, not sleeping for one or two months would only cause mental fatigue, but there would be no physiological problems.
When the tenth day of the first half of the Month of Recovery arrived, the Purification Garden entered its true activation phase.
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The Month of Recovery signifies the return of the Goddess of Spring to the world, and all things will soon be revived. In reality, during every year’s Month of Recovery, the Goddess of Spring remains on standby, waiting until the Month of Blooming Flowers when the frozen earth slowly thaws.
But there are still more than two months until the Month of Blooming Flowers.
So, when the Purification Garden opened, the entire Sky Mechanical City was still shrouded in a flurry of heavy snow. The breath exhaled from their mouths could condense into frosty mist.
On Champagne Road—
Because today was the day the Purification Garden opened, most of the apprentices staying here began to walk towards the other side of the Mechanical City. For a moment, the usually deserted streets became lively, with a chaotic mix of strange and unusual attire.
From time to time, several figures flew across the sky, heading in the direction of the Purification Garden.
When most of the crowd had left, the door of the Woodrow Bar was pushed open, and Nausica, Coral, and Hilary, the three of them, also walked out, following the crowd and slowly leaving.
To be precise, Nausica was walking, Coral was sitting on Gank’s left shoulder, and Hilary was sleeping on Gank’s right shoulder.
“Ah—” Coral sighed, her young face showing a hint of worry, her eyes looking at Hilary, who had fallen asleep on the other side. “Is it really okay for her to go like this? If she encounters danger in the Purification Garden and falls asleep again, wouldn’t she lose her life in vain?”
Hilary seemed completely unaware of the potential danger she might face, the corners of her mouth revealing a serene smile, as if she were experiencing a beautiful dream.
As for Hilary’s constant sleepiness regardless of the occasion, Nausica also showed concern in her eyes. However, compared to Coral’s sentimentality, she thought more about it. She pondered: “Since Hilary’s mentor has let her go, there should be a way to solve her sleepiness problem. Besides, we can’t be responsible for others forever; she should face her future on her own eventually.”
Coral pouted: “You always like to preach, next time you go preach with Angel.”
Nausica smiled softly: “Angel… he doesn’t need me to worry about him. He sees things more clearly than I do, and knows how to be cautious. Sometimes I even doubt his age is fake; when facing him, it feels like I’m facing a peer.”
“Really?” Coral tilted her head, her upward-pointing horn braids swaying: “But I think he’s quite naive. Such a big person, yet he’s afraid of people knowing he likes milk.”
Nausica retorted: “Isn’t it nice to maintain mature thinking while still keeping a bit of childlike innocence in the heart?”
“Well, that’s true.” Coral thought for a moment and agreed with Nausica’s statement. However, she was still very worried and brought the topic back to Hilary: “I’m still very worried about Hilary. If I could meet her or you this time in the Purification Garden, that would be great.”
“Pray that you can meet Hilary. As for me…” Nausica pinched her right palm, which had a silver metallic luster, with a confident look in her eyes: “I will definitely survive.”
Under the layers of dark clouds, snowflakes fell leisurely, landing on everyone’s heads and on Nausica’s fist.
It was like a hymn of falling snow, and Nausica was a touch of tender red in this snowy color.
Soon, they left the main city area, passed through the gravity reaction gate, and entered the inverted world – the opposite side.
This inversion was only inverted from the perspective of outsiders, but for those walking within it, there was no feeling at all.
The people around them increased, and as far as Nausica’s field of vision could see, there were thousands of people. According to this ratio, the apprentices entering the Purification Garden were definitely more than five digits, maybe even more…
Nausica noticed that most of the apprentices had smiles on their faces, as they were still happy about the opportunity to be purified. What they didn’t know was that maybe this would be their last smile.
In the sky, those who could ride flying vehicles or use flight spells were almost all elite apprentices. But these people were all serious, even they took this matter seriously. And the ignorant little shrimps on the ground, what was there to be happy about?
It should be noted that the Purification Garden will eventually eliminate 90% of the apprentices!
This meant that no matter how lively and numerous it was now, the contrast when they returned would be even more striking. It might be better to be desolate, and perhaps the most realistic scene would be a lone shadow standing alone.
For a time, Nausica and her party also let go of their concerns, with only Hilary still asleep, unaware of the world outside.
Passing through the long, high walls made of metal, they arrived in a valley, where the highlands on both sides were surrounded by metal walls, with magical energy flowing around.
When they gathered at the location pointed to by the invitation card, the shadows of the people here were already dense.
“Once we enter here, there is no way back.” Nausica looked at the rows of magic eyes on the high ground and whispered.
Coral’s expression also became serious, as she found that Gank beneath her was shivering: “It seems that Sky Mechanical City has made a big move this time. Gank has a natural premonition of danger, and it is deeply afraid of the magical flow on the high ground.”
“After all, this matter violates the rules.” Nausica sighed: “But where are there rules in the Wizarding World?”
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
More and more people came to the valley, and their strange costumes and colorful special effects were no longer enough to show individual style. Everyone began to use magic to drive away the people around them. The larger the space around someone, the more it indirectly indicated individual strength.
Anyway, everyone was going further and further away in a bizarre style.
Nausica and her two companions were provoked because they chose a position under a large tree on the edge, which happened to enter another person’s magic circle. A heavily made-up man, wearing a high-necked cape, stared at Nausica with fierce eyes: “Dare to enter the warning range of my noble Eberia prince, you want to die…”
Before he could finish speaking, Nausica reached out her palm and pressed it against his chest: “Get lost, no time to waste with you.”
In an instant, the man turned into a spiral, drawing a parabola in the air and crashing heavily against the mountain wall.
Nausica’s actions immediately caused a commotion among the surrounding crowd.
They whispered in private, speculated maliciously, and laughed. But it had no effect on Nausica. Her palm had indeed deterred outsiders, and no one dared to approach.
“Your hurricane spiral is getting more and more proficient. That man could still move after landing, obviously you held back. Half a month ago, you couldn’t even control it.” No one came to disturb them, and Coral was happy to have some peace, smiling at Nausica.
“Just got some experience with the magic conduit inside my arm.” Nausica smiled.
“It seems that these mechanical arms are indeed more useful to you than transplants. Transplants may cause rejection, but you have no rejection at all, and they greatly enhance your power.” Coral’s eyes flashed with a hint of envy: “You’re so powerful now that it makes me want to amputate my arm and get one too.”
Regardless of whether Coral could get one or not, her words also showed the powerful aspect of the mechanical arms.
During their conversation, Hilary, who had been sleeping, suddenly woke up, looking around with blurry eyes: “Are we at the Purification Garden yet?”
“We’re still at the gathering place, and we don’t know what’s going on yet.” Nausica said.
Hilary nodded, looking at the dense crowd around her, frowning slightly. Then she suddenly covered her ears, hearing too many flowing sounds, some sharp, some dull, and some noisy, making her very uncomfortable.
After a while, Hilary calmed down slightly.
“Is it better now?” Coral asked worriedly. They knew Hilary’s talent; she was extremely sensitive to any flowing liquid. With so many people present, the sound of flowing blood alone was enough to distress Hilary for a while.
“I forgot to block those noises just now, but it’s much better now.” Hilary’s face was somewhat pale. “There are many powerful bloodlines here, with blood flowing like mercury columns. It’s difficult to deal with.”
“No matter how difficult it is, it’s not as difficult as dealing with that group of people.” Coral pointed to a plain area on the right side of the valley. There were hardly any people there, forming a stark contrast with other places.
“What’s going on over there?” Hilary asked curiously: “Why isn’t anyone going there?”
Hilary noticed that there were only about ten people there, but the area they occupied was several miles. Some floated in mid-air, some leaned against trees, and some sat cross-legged, but none of them approached the others, each seemingly occupying their own territory.
“It’s because nobody dares to go there.” A gleam flashed in Nausica’s eyes. “The people there are all elite members of various wizarding organizations, with outstanding strength among their peers.”
Coral also nodded, listing: “‘Ice and Snow Sky Dance’ Daniel, ‘Philosophical Scholar’ Suyatutai, ‘Dream Reader’ Freud, ‘Companion Swarm’ Isio…”
“These are all very famous apprentices.” As Coral finished listing, she glanced around with a puzzled expression. “Strange… Why don’t I see Angel?”
Nausica shrugged: “In my opinion, given Angel’s personality, he shouldn’t be so ostentatious as to want to show his face at this time. Moreover, there are only about ten elite apprentices there. Do you think there are only ten elite apprentices participating in the Purification Garden this time?”
As soon as Nausica’s words fell, Hilary suddenly screamed and, covering her ears, collapsed onto Gank’s shoulder.
Chapter 475 Access Card <TOC> Chapter 477 The Child of the Ocean