Chapter 34
Now that he had decided on the mission he was taking, he needed to sign up quickly.
After all, every mission noted how many apprentices were currently applied to the mission, and how many could take the mission total. These were listed in the parenthesis. Once a mission had all its slots taken, it would disappear from the list. If he was too late, his preferred mission could slip away right in front of his eyes.
After making the announcement, Adept Anderson disappeared without saying anything else. Of course, all the secretarial work would be left to Apprentice Leader Ellen.
As expected, Ellen instantly took the garrison mission of the Swamp Tower, which was also the only Green mission on the list. His ‘minions’ had gotten in on that mission as well. Although the mission could still fit in few more Apprentices, Ellen had taken the dominant position, showing a look that said whoever paid the highest price would get a place on the mission.
Feeling indignant, but not daring to speak out, some weak Beginner Apprentices crowded around Ellen, lowered their voice and tried to bargain with him. Some rather good looking female Apprentices even gave him appreciative looks, squeezing themselves closer to Ellen. But most of the Beginner Apprentices actually gathered around the three strongest, chatting amongst themselves as if they were discussing on something. Obviously, they couldn’t make up their minds on what to do.
Mary grabbed Greem and approached the crowd gathered around Ellen. Raising her brows, those soft-speaking fellows immediately moved to the side, revealing Apprentice Leader Ellen, who was sitting comfortably in the middle.
Though Ellen portrayed an aloof look in front of these Apprentices, when faced with the three strongest and Mary, he didn’t dare act tough.
The three strongest were Advanced Apprentices, acknowledged by all Apprentices. If a confrontation erupted, Ellen, who was barely an Intermediate Apprentice, even with the help of magical items, would never be the match of them.
Greem tilted his head to the side and listened for any movements outside his room. Then he gently opened up the door and stealthily left his room.
At this moment, most of the Apprentices were still gathered in the lecture hall, dealing with the frustration of the compulsory mission. Therefore, Greem didn’t meet with any Apprentices as he left.
Fifteen minutes later, Greem was, once again, walking along the familiar stony trail outside the tower.
The fierce battle between Advanced Apprentices yesterday had clearly killed many of the demons in this swampy land. Along the way, as he saw the demons scattered about, a rare feeling of pity actually emerged in Greem’s mind.
Although these demons look really frightening and evil most days, once they were faced with Apprentice Adepts who were stronger than them, they immediately became trembling cattle, unable to fight against the oppressive forces of the Adepts.
Perhaps, in the eyes of these demons, those Apprentice Adepts were the real monsters, and were even crueler than themselves!
Traveling quickly on the stony trails, Greem soon arrived at the testing field he had chosen – the Muddy Swamp.
Sinbad was dead, having been transformed into the Clay Golem in his hand. Now the Ghost Nannies had no leader, which meant it was the perfect time for him to train here.
Standing firmly at the edge of the Muddy Swamp, five steps away from the filthy and stinking pond, he could indistinctly sense the weak soul ripples of three Ghost Nannies hiding underneath the muddy water.
Greem casually tossed the Clay Golem summoning core at the edge of the pond. When the light yellow core touched the mud, a vague vibration reverberated from it.
Being guided by Greem’s Spirit Energy, no activation spell was required, so a huge amount of earthy yellow smoke started to form around the core. Driven by strange forces, the clay on the ground starting to twist itself together, quickly molding itself into a shape that was roughly human.
Greem closed his eyes and sensed the Clay Golem, quickly finding the core he had crafted on the chest of the clay being.
He opened his eyes and gave it an examining look.
He was trusting that this Clay Golem would change his fate!