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Chapter 26 City of Apprentices

After a good night's rest at Elor's house.

The next day, Elor took Dorothy for a stroll through the City of Apprentices.

I walked around the market, the shopping street, and various building materials markets.

After a day, Dorothy felt that her eyes had been opened.

The City of Apprentices is rich in resources.

Various magical materials and monster cubs are available for sale.

Magic scrolls, which are strictly managed outside, are everywhere here too.

Of course, the security situation is also very strict.

You can often see people who look like teachers walking quickly past, followed by a group of enforcers in mithril armor.

After a day of sightseeing, Dorothy made an unexpected discovery.

That means that Elor actually has some status in the City of Apprentices.

When Elor accompanied Dorothy shopping, she would pin Dorothy's apprentice badge to her cloak.

Along the way, many people's expressions immediately became respectful after seeing the badge on Elor's chest.

Sometimes, when passing patrols see Elor, they will nod slightly and greet him.

It wasn't appropriate to ask while they were out, but once they returned to Elor's house, Dorothy voiced her question.

Upon hearing this, Elor took off his badge and placed it on the table.

"There is magic cast on this. Anyone who knows appraisal can recognize that the holder of this badge is a senior apprentice."

"Because advanced apprentices are only one step away from becoming full-fledged magicians, they are generally treated as such."

"However, starting tomorrow, I will go to the Mage Association to update my status and completely change my identity to that of a novice mage, so that others will not think of me as a novice mage."

Elor had a smile on her face.

After his breakthrough in magic power, he had been looking forward to returning to take the mage level assessment.

"Junior mage... Elor, could you tell me about the mage ranking system in the Apprentice City?"

"sure."

Elor walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"As I told you before, before becoming a junior mage, one is a magic apprentice. According to popular belief, there are two levels: magic apprentice and advanced apprentice."

When she spoke of apprentices, Elor raised her head slightly, revealing her beautiful neck, and her tone carried a hint of disdain.

After all, she had already surpassed the apprentice level.

"After apprenticeship comes junior mage, intermediate mage, and senior mage."

"Teachers in the City of Apprentices are generally high-level mages."

"A novice mage can apply to become a teaching assistant under a senior mage."

"Intermediate mages can give lectures in the mage tower, but they are not qualified to be teachers."

"At levels above that, it's not very common in the City of Apprentices."

Dorothy blinked.

"So it sounds like even if you reach the level of a beginner mage, you're not that powerful."

After all, there are intermediate and advanced mages above Elor.

Although levels above that are rare, Elor said they must exist in the Magic City as well.

Thinking about it that way, a novice mage really isn't anything special.

"Huh! What did you say?"

The pride on Elor's face vanished instantly, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

He looks angry.

"I think you don't understand at all."

"Understand? Understand what?"

Elor pointed outside.

According to Elor, the house he rented was located in the inner city.

It is a place where only advanced apprentices are eligible to live.

"There are so many people outside, at least hundreds of thousands, and they are able to live so comfortably mainly because of the tens of thousands of apprentices here."

"Becoming a senior apprentice already puts you above ten thousand others."

"Becoming a novice mage puts you above 100,000 people. You're saying there's nothing remarkable about that?"

"snort!"

Elor crossed her arms and gave a slightly arrogant hum.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true."

Dorothy thought about it carefully.

In a bustling city with hundreds of thousands of people, a novice magician seems quite remarkable.

"Good to know." Elor rested one hand on the table and used the other to pat Dorothy's head and give it a good rub.

"Yes, yes, Lady Elor." Dorothy spread her arms and rested her upper body on the table, expressing her respect for Elor through her actions.

Dorothy's exaggerated manner made Elor laugh.

"Hahaha, seeing how sincere you are, I'll forgive your rudeness."

"Ahem! I'm going to the Mage Association tomorrow. You stay home and don't wander off."

"The City of Apprentices is strictly hierarchical. If you're outside, you're likely to be targeted by some people, especially if your magical potential is quite good."

Elor seemed to have thought of something, frowned slightly, and gave Dorothy some instructions.

"In short, try not to go out before you start school. If you need anything, I'll help you."

"OK."

Dorothy said she would be careful.

Because he knew her, Errol acted quite kindly.

But the arrogant attitude she displayed towards others while shopping today revealed her true nature.

It should be said that all the high-ranking monks I met today were like this.

Their arrogance is ingrained in their very bones.

Just like when Elor faced the bandits before, he was completely unconcerned.

Robbers and ordinary people are all the same.

The reason why Elor treated him differently was because he had saved her. Elor knew his strength and regarded him as one of her own.

"I've been walking all day and I'm tired. I'm going to rest now, and you should go to sleep early too."

Elor yawned and walked towards her room.

Dorothy was sitting alone in the living room.

On the table sits a lacquer lamp, powered by a magic core. A single level-one magic core can keep it burning for over ten years.

On a shelf not far away were many beakers and potions that Dorothy couldn't understand.

"I am now in the City of Apprentices."

"I'll be able to enroll in school soon, and magic will be within my reach."

Dorothy looked down at her palm.

Just two months ago, these hands were still by the river, holding wooden sticks and beating clothes.

Now I've wielded a greatsword to slay monsters, and I'll soon be able to grasp a magic wand to cast spells.

"The dwarves saw it, the elves saw it too, it really is another world."

Dorothy was still in a daze.

But just looking wasn't enough for Dorothy; she longed to touch them, chat with them, and even get a hand on them.

"Hopefully, other races will be easier to get along with."

For the time being, Dorothy will not have contact with other races.

She wasn't even familiar with this city of apprentices yet.

"And Elor's warning... it seems this city isn't as peaceful as it appears on the surface..."

Nothing happened today.

But that doesn't mean there's no danger.

such as……

"The patrol teams that passed by all had serious and impatient expressions on their faces."

It's obvious they're investigating something.

"Elor clearly knows something, but unfortunately she won't say."

Dorothy noticed that Elor hesitated to speak several times.

Now, we should enroll in school properly and then learn magic according to the plan.