The Floating teorite Island wasn’t anything particularly magnificent at first glance. Tyler had already visited his fair share of floating islands during his travels, and this one seed no different—at least until he looked closer. Unlike the others, which used floating stones or arrays to maintain their altitude, this island levitated purely on its own. No visible enchantnts, no mystical ores, just an island defying gravity for decades, hovering in place like a natural miracle.
GG led the group to a raised platform. As they stepped onto it, translucent bubbles began to appear in the air around them, each one containing various facilities and locations across the academy. GG tapped one of the bubbles, and in an instant, they were whisked away in a flash of light.
"Not everyone can use this feature," GG explained as they reappeared at their destination. "Only students and teachers can use it regularly. But since it’s admission ti, it’s open to everyone."
They arrived at a bustling registration center filled with people of all ages waiting to sign up. So were young, just beginning their journey, while others looked older, as if they’d co to gain new skills or knowledge. Here, age didn’t matter—it was all about learning.
The girls, with the exception of Tyler, lined up to register. Darla looked around nervously before turning to Tyler. "Huh? too...?"
"Yeah," Tyler nodded, reassuring her. "Don’t worry about the fees. I’ve got it covered."
Darla smiled, looking both nervous and excited. She was a novice-level warrior and a talented cook, but the thought of becoming a student at an academy for mages made her anxious.
"There are even ways to transition from a warrior to a mage if you’re only at the novice level," GG chid in, trying to reassure her.
Darla perked up at the idea, while Lily, already a master-level warrior, seed skeptical. "Would there really be a place for soone like here?"
"It’s alright," GG replied with a grin. "Even if you’re already skilled as a warrior, there are departnts like Engineering, Alchemy, and others you might enjoy. Plenty of warriors co here just for the knowledge, so you’ll find your place."
As they chatted, Tyler observed the registration process. Each person who stepped up to the booth would pause briefly, entering a dazed state before their eyes cleared, and then they would proceed further into the facility.
"Can I try it too?" Tyler asked, intrigued.
GG raised an eyebrow. "You? With a dal like yours, you don’t have to. You can enter freely. Are you sure you want to try?"
"Is there any harm in it?" Tyler asked, genuinely curious.
Before GG could answer, a low voice interjected. "Usually, those with a recomndation dal don’t take the entrance exam. It’d be an insult if they failed."
Turning around, Tyler found himself face-to-face with a figure draped in a dark cloak. The newcor’s bright red eyes glowed under his hood, revealing sharp, wolf-like features—a mix of human and beast, complete with ears, claws, and a tail.
"Ah, Senior Cyan," GG greeted him stiffly, her eyes narrowing.
"Not really your senior, am I?" Cyan replied with a smirk. "You never joined the main academy, after all."
"Head Serena did a lot for you," GG said, a note of annoyance creeping into her voice, "yet you betrayed her and joined another branch."
"Tsk, I made the best choice for myself. I trust you’ll do the sa, Junior Tyler." Cyan looked at Tyler with a sly grin.
"You know who I am?" Tyler asked, taken aback.
"Oh, word of you has been circulating for days," Cyan replied, eyes gleaming with interest. "A branch student holding a recomndation dal and wanting to join the main academy from that broken branch... I wonder who gave you that dal?"
GG leaned in to whisper, "Don’t tell him. He might run to the vice principal and threaten them to revoke it."
But Tyler didn’t hesitate. "A witch from the far south. Elowen is her na."
Cyan’s eyes widened slightly, while even GG looked surprised. Tyler could tell that Elowen had a formidable reputation around here. Cyan knows that vice principal cannot do anything to Elowen due to her background so he decided to go for other approach.
"Then how about joining my branch. It is one of the Top branch. Unlike the broken branch in Dusk City. This one can offer you anything." He said proudly.
"Really? Then I want Portable Waypoint." Tyler said with ’expectations’ filled in his eyes.
"..." Cyan was dumbfounded while GG giggled.
Cyan gave GG a glare but GG didn’t care, He continued "If you don’t join that branch then they will be forced to close. After that they will have no choice but to submit the Waypoint Terminals Technology to the Academy. They even have a huge debt."
Cyan said confidently.
"Well... That looks like lot of pain in the neck. I will just join them and get the waypoint." Tyler waved his hand.
"Interesting," Cyan said with suprise, he couldn’t understand why Tyler wants to stay in that broken branch, but he recovered quickly from the surprise and said "In that case, how about taking the entrance exam anyway?"
This is the only way. If Tyler fails then it ans he is first person to who attended the Entrance Exam and Failed in it.
"Why?" Tyler raised an eyebrow.
"Why not?" Cyan countered, his tone taunting. "Don’t you want to prove yourself?"
Tyler smiled slightly. "The dal already proves I’m qualified."
"A coward, huh?" Cyan sneered. "Guess that’s to be expected of soone from a backwater branch—"
"Not quite," Tyler interrupted smoothly. "It’s just that I could easily pass the entrance exam, but I won’t do it for you. If you want to do sothing, you’d better make it worth my ti. Ever heard of this phrase? If you are good at sothing, Never do it for free."
Cyan blinked, taken aback by Tyler’s audacity. "You want money?"
"Money’s the last thing I care about," Tyler replied while using his pinky to clean his ear and he blow the non existing dust on his finger and continued. "I want sothing valuable, sothing that makes it worth my while."
A few monts passed as Cyan considered the demand. He decided to give up taunting. Then, as if hearing instructions, he closed his eyes and summoned a glimring silver fruit, which appeared in his hand as if out of thin air.
’Looks like soone is sending instruction through voice transmission. Soone in the dark is targeting us, because we chose the Branch academy.’ Lily who is observing everything send a voice transmission to Tyler.
Tyler nodded inwardly. Looks like Elite Academy of Magic and Technology is really on last rope.
"Is that a rcury Fruit?" GG gasped, her eyes widening as she looked at the silver fruit on Cyan’s hand.
Tyler recognized it as well. The rcury Fruit was a rare treasure, known for its potency in helping one break through to the master level warrior or mage. Grown in the layers of the Abyss, it was infamous for its sensitivity—it would dissolve instantly upon contact with any material that wasn’t protected.
"I’ll give you thi—" Cyan began, but before he could finish, Tyler had snatched the fruit from his hand.
"Alright. Deal." Tyler’s voice was calm, though his eyes sparkled with satisfaction.
High above them, three figures observed the exchange. A middle-aged woman with a captivating presence her huge breasts will make any n look at her more than once. A skeletal figure in a tattered cloak, and an ancient tree spirit with branches and leaves that flickered with a faint green glow. Though these were rely clones of their true forms, they were as attentive as if they were there in person.
"I didn’t expect you to go so far as to offer the rcury Fruit," the woman murmured, crossing her arms. "All this effort, just to crush a branch?"
"Don’t worry about my effort." Vice Principal said.
The skeleton let out a dry chuckle. His red light shined brightly from his socket as he was seeing sothing interesting.
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