"Hey man, you are not a transfer student, I don't think I have seen you before." A voice came into his ears, and Ivan found that it was the six-legged horse under his seat. Compared with ordinary horses, the hoof of the six-legged horse is at least half as wide. He asked: "Have you seen all the apprentices of the academy?" The six-legged horse spoke clearly: "Don't be upset, I'm just joking. My name is Balin, what's your name?" "Ivan." It seems that there are more intelligent creatures here than humans. Ivan is a little interested in this. "You run really fast." "Of course, see our six legs? This is the key to speed. We can also run in the swamp as if walking on flat ground, which is not comparable to you humans." The six-legged horse Balin said proudly. "I must see it when I have a chance." "As promised, don't forget my name Balin, and you must hire me next time you come to Fengwan City." Ivan was speechless when he heard this. It turned out that this guy wanted to attract business. He is really a good hand. As the six-legged horses sped forward, the group passed through forests, floating bridges, grasslands, etc., and came to a dense forest with unique and strange tree shapes. The six-legged horses slowed down at the same time. From the dense forest in front of him, Ivan saw the sharpness and ferocity of the grass and trees, and he also felt a special kind of oppression.
Everyone got off the six-legged horses. "Ivan, see you next time." "Goodbye." A group of six-legged horses returned along the same route, leaving the newcomers standing in front of the dense forest. As Bernardson approached the dense forest, the trees automatically retracted the branches that blocked the road, the vines retracted like snakes, the thatch became soft, and a road appeared in front of everyone. The winding path leads to a secluded place, which is the most suitable way to describe the road in front of them. "Our academy is in front of us - the Mona Ant Land Hut." The crowd walked along the road until a special hemispherical fortress appeared at the end of the road. The huge fortress looked like a nest built by some creature. From the appearance, you can vaguely see the composition of the wall, including mud, stones, bones, stumps, scales, feathers, etc., and even dried blood stains can be seen. It is a mess. Ivan blinked and thought he was seeing it wrong. Cody saw his confusion and explained in a low voice: "This was originally an abandoned camp of the Xidi Ant People. Later, it was favored by the ancestors and changed to an academy. The word "Ant Land" in the name of the academy originated from this." I see, Ivan didn't know how to complain. At this time, a black spider the size of a carriage jumped out from a tree nearby and jumped onto the academy barrier. Eight long furry claws lay steadily on it, looking down at everyone with scarlet eyes. The newcomers took a few steps back in fear. "Harlan, open the door for me." Wizard Bernardson said. "Wizard Bernardson, please tell me the passcode." said the octopus black spider. "Trouble." Bernardson muttered, his face twitched obviously, and whispered the passcode, "Let me see your hair, my god, you're almost bald, shut up and I'm setting the passcode." The passcode from his mouth gave people a sense of absurdity, but no one dared to show any abnormality, just pretending not to hear it. "The passcode is correct." The black spider knocked on the barrier rhythmically with his claws, and the mud and stone on the barrier in front became soft and flowed to both sides. A round arch appeared in front of everyone. The inside of the door was pitch black, like a cave leading to an unknown place.
Entering the round arch, the two sides of the passage were inlaid with glowing stones, and the dim light shone on the downward stairs. The barrier of the academy was unexpectedly thick. After more than ten seconds, everyone passed through the passage and the view in front of them was wide open. They have come to the interior of the academy. Looking around, there are many buildings, including palaces, spires, round towers, two-story buildings, castles and squares. The interior is much wider than it looks from the outside, like a city hidden under a barrier. "The style is very unique." Ivan looked up and saw a large irregular gap in the middle of the barrier. If nothing unexpected happened, it was broken by the enemy. The sun can shine into the academy through the large gap. There are also glowing beads and stones on the barrier. The bright light illuminates every area of the academy. He can feel that the concentration of energy particles inside the academy is very high, probably more than twice that of Lar Island. After a while, everyone came to a spacious hall next to the square, which is similar to a service hall. There are corridors connecting many houses. Ignoring everyone, Wizard Bernardson walked into a house on the side. The newcomers unconsciously divided into two groups, and the people of Xiangmai Principality and Fengfu Kingdom were clearly divided. Cody said, "Ivan, you go in first, pay the fee first, then take the test and register." "Another test?" "Only preliminary tests are allowed on the noble side, and only those with second-class talent or above are eligible to board the ship." Seeing the others taking it for granted, Ivan suddenly realized that it seemed that Bernardson wizards could not take tests privately. There must be some agreement to facilitate the allocation of newcomers. So Toins has violated another rule. His mentor is really reckless. Seeing Cody walk to one side, Conley waved to the people around him, and when they approached, he reminded them with a hissing voice: "Remember to pay more magic stones later, it's very important." Purney said so, and Conley also said so, it seems that there is indeed something fishy. Ivan subconsciously glanced at Cody and saw that he seemed to have noticed nothing, his eyes and nose were watching his heart. Ed looked embarrassed: "We spent a lot of effort to get 14 pieces of low-grade magic stones, most of them didn't even have half of them." "That's right. In order to collect the tuition fee of 10 low-grade magic stones, my family sent people to the depths of the Black Mist Forest to hunt many times, and many people were sacrificed." Others looked embarrassed. Magic stones were hard to obtain for the nobles of Tidal Island. Conley could not help him with this, and he was not well-off. A few people tried to ask the people around them, and the result was the same. They were all in the same boat. No one asked Ivan. It was estimated that no one thought that he, a new noble, would have extra magic stones. Ivan did not expect that magic stones were so scarce, even more scarce than he thought. "Ivan, go." After the wizard Bernardson came out, Ivan walked into the house. When he entered the house, he saw a place similar to a toll booth, where an old man in an apprentice robe sat. The old man had a gloomy face, as if someone owed him money, and he did not raise his head when he spoke. "What are you standing there for? Where are the magic stones?" "Can I use potions to offset it?" Hearing his words, the old man looked up at him and saw the apprentice robe on him, with a flash of suspicion in his eyes.
The old man's tone softened unconsciously: "Okay, what potion?" "Physical strength potion." Ivan took out a physical strength potion and handed it over, then asked: "Also, I want to ask, how much tuition can I pay at most?" "At most 30 lower-grade magic stones, each physical strength potion here only counts as 3 lower-grade magic stones." The old man's words confirmed that there was something fishy about the tuition fees, and I didn't know what the college was thinking. Ivan didn't care about other things and directly handed over 10 physical strength potions as tuition fees. A set of apprentice robes, a crystal ball, and a crystal identity token. Listening to the old man's muttering, Ivan knew that the college had something called "credits". Only when paying tuition could you have the opportunity to exchange them with magic stones. Now it has been recorded in the crystal order, a total of 30 credits. Credits are probably very important. Following the old man's instructions, Ivan walked to the room further inside. There was only one square table in the room, and behind it sat a male wizard who looked to be in his forties or fifties. "Sir, I'll take the test and register." "Are you the disciple that Toins took in without permission?" "I guess so." Facing the other party's oppressive gaze, Ivan nodded his head. The male wizard Joseph did not make things difficult for him and began the qualification test. The test was the same as that of Toins. Wizard Joseph recorded his name, talent, affinity, and the situation of being a disciple of Toins in detail on a piece of paper. He explained casually: "Your information will be passed on to wizards who want to take in disciples. If someone takes a fancy to you, a shadow ant servant will take you to see the mentor." "Can't you choose your own mentor?" "Who do you think has a higher status in the academy, wizards or apprentices?" There is no need to guess, of course wizards have a higher status. Ivan thought to himself that this was not good. Given his situation, he would probably be selected into the hunting team and be at the mercy of others. It was wise for Penny not to come to the Mona Ant Lodge.