The Blue Mage Raised by Dragons

Book 6: Chapter 115

Ryan chuckled to himself as he stood by the window. From his office at the very top of the main building, he had a clear view of the square where the advancement exam began. His left wrist was brought up close to his mouth, so he could speak into his root bracelet with ease. Yes, I guarantee hell become a future explorer. Its not a matter of if but when.

Ryan grinned as a line appeared in his vision, indicating his amount of geums had increased once more. His name is Vur Besteck, and. The mustached mans eyes widened as an amber light flashed in the square. A group of five familiar people came into view when the light faded. And he finished the advancement exam already! Its only been five minutes since he stepped inside. If you dont hurry to the fifth floors entrance, you might miss him!

Ryan lowered his hand and gulped. As someone who had resided in the tower longer than most people had been alive, there was no way his discerning vision had failed him. Vur was strong, unbelievably so. Although there wasnt an official record for the fastest clear of the advancement exam, Ryan was sure Vurs party was among the fastest. In fact, the mustached man hadnt finished contacting all the guilds he wanted to sell Vurs information to. Although hed get less geums out of it, it seemed like hed have to send an impersonal spam message to his list of contacts; there simply wasnt enough time to contact them all personally.

***

Vur looked around and yawned as he scratched his stomach. He reached over and tugged on Lindyss sleeve. Are the other floors going to be like this one?

Lindyss raised an eyebrow. What do you mean?

Vur tilted his head. I couldve slept all day, and nothing wouldve changed.

You wouldve missed out on a meal, Lindyss said. And lets not forget about how you were necessary for Melodys education.

Melodys expression darkened. Turning into a tree was the type of education she could do without.

Besides, Lindyss said. I think youll be interested in the next floors contents.

Really? Vur asked and squinted at the cursed elf. Whats it about? If its not interesting, Im going to take a nap.

Gathering, Lindyss said as she walked away from the square, beckoning for the group to follow after her. The tower will teach you the most effective way to loot things. I know youre not interested in mining ores or harvesting plants, but theres lessons on butchering. Youll learn how to take apart animals without damaging the best cuts of meat.

Vurs eyes widened upon hearing the last sentence coming out of Lindyss mouth. Ill learn to eat the best parts of an animal?

Lindyss chuckled. Thats not exactly what I said, but essentially, yes.

Gathering, huh? Tafel mumbled.

Why? Not excited? Mary asked. She had been waiting for them to finish in the square, and as expected, she didnt wait very long before rejoining their group. You can come mining with me. Cutting rocks apart with a sword is a little more interesting than regular training. Of course, its not as fun as training against other people, but if we do it together, it definitely wont be boring.

Im pretty sure thats not how youre supposed to mine ores, Tafel said.

Mary nodded. Thats what the instructor said too, but he was also wrong.

***

Ashley frowned as she sorted through the messages in her root bracelet. As the leader of a large guild, it was expected for her to receive a lot of messages. However, she had turned on the whitelist function; shed only receive notifications from people she had personally approved. Despite that, there were still over twenty messages in her feed. Eighteen of them came from the same person, the Wind Lord, Jasmine.

Hey, I received some top-secret, exclusive information about a strong candidate. Are you interested?

Did you mute me again? You better not have. Ill cry.

I sent some people down to the fifth floor to see what this candidates all about, but that headhunters such a greedy toe sniffer! The recruitment managers from all the other guilds are there, and he actually dared to call his information exclusive!?

Im going down to the fifth floor myself! You should totally come too. If all the other lords decide to show their faces too, itll be a huge hot dog hoedown. I need your support!

Hello? Ashley? Ill buy you lunch if you show up. I know youre not busy. I called Puddles, and he said youre lounging around your office.

Girl, I know youre there. Your root bracelet is literally attached to your arm. Dont ignore me!

Ashleys expression remained unchanged as she went through the messages, her eyes skimming over them. However, a familiar name caught her attention, and she slowed her actions.

What the hell! The headhunter just sent a spam message to all of us! Hes not even trying to pretend he didnt lie to me anymore! Exclusive my left nostril! You mustve got that message too, right? Dont buy it! The candidates name is Vur Besteck, and hell show up on the fifth floor. Please come.

Ashley lowered her wrist and stood up, the amber light disappearing from her root bracelet. It seemed like Vurs group had never stopped behaving in an ostentatious manner. It was only a matter of time before the other lords discovered his presence.

A faint smile appeared on Ashleys lips as she made her way to the residences wooden tablet. She raised her arm and spoke into her root bracelet, sending a message to Jasmine. Ill be there, Ashley said. Save me a good seat.

Not even a second later, Ashley received a reply.

Wow, really!? Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you reject my invitations to do anything! I cant save you any seat because were all standing, but Ill clear some space for you. By the way, I invited Puddles earlier when I was asking him about you; I hope you dont mind.