The Wizard World - Chapter 253

Chapter 253
"It’s the only map I have in possession . " Coach smiled . "It seems like I’m the weakest one here, but I’ve spent most of my time doing research on herbs . I’m a member of the school in Six Ring Area . I probably can’t help you too much during fights, but I still want to assist you with all the information I know . "
"Sounds great . You’re gorgeous, by the way . Without you, this trip will be very boring…" Perry’s eyes fell on Coach’s cleavage .
"Thank you for the kind words . " Coach covered her mouth with her right hand and chuckled .
Nopel shook his head slightly and said, "Well, let’s focus on the trip . I think we’ll encounter the Cloud Bees soon . "
Angele, at the side, listened to the three’s conversation with a smile on his face .
Coach looked at Angele for a second and continued, "It’ll take us about four months to reach our destination if everything goes as planned . " She pointed at the first black dot on the map .
"This is the northern highland . The Cloud Bees are very active in the snow-covered mountains . " She then pointed at a white flashing dot . "This is us . It will take us about one month to get there . We have plenty of time to prepare .
"Next, it’s the Human Snakes that have the bloodline of the ancient Siren . We’ll encounter them by the Lake of Distortion . I will tell you the information about them later and discuss the details after surviving the attack from the Cloud Bees . " She stopped for a second, then continued, "There will be about 500 of them in one Cloud Bee swarm . We need to be fully prepared . Kill them all once they enter our sights . Otherwise, they’ll summon a larger swarm . "
Angele was not concerned . The girl must be thinking that other wizards would protect her if they knew she had valuable information about the possible threats .
He noticed that the ten wizards on the boat had formed three small groups, excluding the missing ones .
Angele, Perry, Coach, and Nopel was one such group .
The captain named Baron and two other light wizards similarly formed one .
The couple also formed a group . Perry had tried to invite them, but they declined the offer . The two were also much stronger than Perry based on the mentality waves they were releasing .
Angele still disguised himself as a Gas stage wizard . It was a result of mentality compression . He could even disguise himself as a wizard apprentice if he wanted to . He did not trust anyone on the airship and he did not want the others to treat him as a threat .
Angele had done his homework before boarding the boat .
The wizards on the boats all had their own specializations, but the boats were not under any major organizations’ control, and their backgrounds did not matter .
Perry invited Angele to his group because he knew that Angele was a strong wizard .
Wizards were selfish by nature . They would fight together for their lives but when there was still peace, they would only make decisions that were beneficial to themselves . Power would grant them the highest right on the airships after they left Nola . Coach’s advantage was her knowledge and detailed information of the monsters . She could not fight like the others, but her knowledge was valuable to the team .
The sky cleared after about half an hour . The bright sunlight arrived at the deck and brought warmth to the wizards, but the wind was still cold as hell .
Angele stood on the deck . His upper body was cold while his lower body was hot, and that was a strange feeling .
They said goodbye to each other and returned to the cabins . Angele selected his room before he boarded the boat .
He walked down a short staircase and reached a long dark hallway . There were six brown wooden doors on both sides of the walls and there was a name tag on each of the doors .
Angele walked to the second room on the left .
He tapped on the door with his right hand, then a black snake-shaped rune flashed on its surface and the door opened itself quickly .
Angele entered the room whereas it was just a tiny bedroom . A white wooden bed was placed in the corner . There were several gears hanging on the wall as the decoration .
There were also a red table and a chair in the middle . Two large black cases were left beside the table .
Angele noticed that there was a window on the wall opposite to him .
The glass of the window was made of a special crystal and it would not be damaged easily .
Angele walked to the window and looked down .
There was a narrow river running down the forest .


There was no carriage moving between the trees . The area was probably not populated due to the dangerous beast living in the mountains .
"Nothing interesting . " He sighed .
A group of blue flying snakes went passed the window . They had long, slim tails and large shiny wings .
Angele noticed that there was an elephant-sized golden lion drinking water from the river and two small lions running around behind it .
There was also a herd of yellow elks moving between the trees . The male elks had gray backs and enormous antlers that had the similar size as their bodies .
*WOO*

The noise sounded like someone was blowing a horn .
It was a beast roaring in the forest, its voice deep but gentle .
Angele stood in front of the crystal window for a while and turned around . He started to check the large cases beside the table .
*Click*
The first case was opened slowly .
A black shadow swung its wings and jumped out of the case . The shadow flew around in the room then landed on Angele’s right shoulder .
It was a black night sparrow with four wings . The bird had a pair of dark red eyes; it was cleaning its feathers with its beak .
There were also dozens of black metal bottles inside the case and their sizes varied . White labels were stuck on the surface of the bottles .


Angele closed the first case and opened the second one .
*KA*
The case was full of different potions and test tubes .
Golden liquid, red liquid, silver liquid, yellow dust, and brown pills…
Dozens of test tubes lined up on a large wooden rack and they were all made of vulcanized crystal .
　
The one in the center looked different . It was filled with red sticky liquid and was glowing .
"The essence of the mutated Barry Turtle…" Angele grabbed the test tube and shook it several times .
It was a byproduct of the ancient bloodline . Angele did not want to leave it in Nola, so he removed all the traces left by the ancient bloodline extraction before leaving the territory, including the two white centaurs .
The essence could be injected into creatures and make them mutate . It was a much safer method to use but its resulting effects were weaker .
Angele decided not to use it on himself as there might be conflicts between the two ancient bloodlines . In addition to that, the side-effect of the essence might also decrease his attributes .
He grabbed the two test tubes with brown pills inside after checking all the items .
Angele removed the stopper and threw a pill into his mouth, swallowing it right away .
It was tasteless, but he soon felt satiated .
"There’s no cook on this boat…Damn, I hate these nutrition pills…" He shook his head and stood up .


There was a critical problem that needed to be dealt with immediately .
A ‘captain’ for the three airships was needed to be selected in order to determine who would be in charge of navigating direction and pace . The leader would also be given a crystal amulet that could be used to control all three airships .
The rare materials that could release energy waves would be collected after the fights . Once that happened, the leader would be able to decide how to split the reward .
Furthermore, the special amulet could expel a wizard from a certain airship when necessary .
However, the crystal amulet would be activated only when the three pieces of crystal runes from the three airships were assembled .
There would be a fight between the captains soon or later .
The amulet was the symbol of power in the whole team . It could cause great tragedy once acquired by the wrong person, and that was the reason why the governing wizards forged the crystal runes . Similarly, the wizards on the boat were all qualified to join the fight for the amulet . The captains would hand the crystal runes to the winner along with the amulet .
The trip was dangerous, and the leader must be strong enough to rule the wizards .
It was much safer when the symbol of rights was controlled by just one person .
The organization did not appoint a leader because they wanted the members to figure it out by themselves .
Since the airships had left the region, wizards were no longer under the jurisdiction of the laws of Nola and so, wizards might die during the competition . It was no problem as the airships were equipped with the best medical facilities, so most injuries could be healed quickly . The wizards, after all, would do anything just to obtain the amulet .
"The fight will start before we encounter the Cloud Bees," Angele muttered . He did not want others to control his destiny . The airships were about one thousand meters above the earth and being expelled from the boat would be the worst outcome in the trip .
Angele had already decided to join in the fight for the possession of the amulet . He himself knew that most of the wizards would not let this chance slide .
‘Sadly, not all wizards here are releasing their mentality waves . ’ That was the main problem Angele was facing . Without the information on the mentality waves, Zero would not be able to tell him which stage his opponent was at . He had to find it out by himself during the fight .