A Wizard's Secret

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the dark Void Zone, there were no boundaries, no space, and no time. There was only eternal silence!

The Void Zone had always been this way. No matter how much time had passed or what had happened in the hundreds and thousands of dimensions, it remained dark and silent, never changing.

At this moment, amid the vast and endless Void Zone, a flying ship was adjusting its direction at an unhurried pace as it flew through the Void Zone.

Inside the flying ship, Wizard Mogan gently closed his eyes, like he was trying to sense something. Merlin, on the other hand, was gazing toward the vast and endless Void Zone. For some unknown reason, whenever he came to the Void Zone, his heart would feel completely at peace. As he stared into the empty Void Zone, Merlin seemed to recall gazing at the dark night sky back in the Kingdom of Blackmoon.

"I wonder if the Wilson family and the Dark Magic Region arrived safely in Subzero Snowfield?"

Many thoughts flashed through Merlin's head but most of them were related to the Wilson family and the Dark Magic Region. Initially, Merlin thought that he would not miss anyone but now, he realized that deep in his heart, there was an inseparable sentimentality attached to the Wilson family and the Dark Magic Region.

Regardless, he would not be able to return for now!

"Arcane City might be an opportunity. The Glorious Land has been sealed by the Ultimate Arcane Wizards in order to protect it. The other Spell Casters might not know the actual location of the Glorious Land but the Ultimate Arcane Wizards must know! According to rumors, Arcane City is the only place where the Ultimate Arcane Wizards appear and disappear. It's also the only place where the Ultimate Arcane Wizards can be found, so this is the only chance for you to return to the Glorious Land!"

Merlin raised his head to look at Wizard Mogan. He was very grateful to Wizard Mogan for using his one and only recommendation. Looking at Wizard Mogan, Merlin could almost see the former shadow of Wizard Leo.

"Found it!"

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Wizard Mogan's face. He opened his eyes and said to Merlin, "Merlin, I've sensed the direction of Arcane City. We can go now."

Merlin nodded. Wizard Mogan had previously explained to him that Arcane City floated constantly throughout the Void Zone without any pattern. Only the Great Legends could sense the direction of Arcane City.

Earlier, Wizard Mogan was working hard to sense the actual location of Arcane City. Finally, he had sensed it. Merlin, too, was ready to depart at any time.

However, before they departed, Wizard Mogan grinned mysteriously and retrieved another flying ship from his spatial ring. Compared to Wizard Mogan's, this flying ship was noticeably smaller.

"Merlin, this is for you. I commissioned Wizard Yatho to transfigure it for you. Wizard Yatho has a deep understanding of alchemy, and this flying ship of mine was also transfigured by him. Wizard Yatho spent two whole months to transfigure your ship successfully. Its main feature is speed. In fact, all the other bells and whistles were foregone in exchange for speed!"

Wizard Mogan nodded at Merlin, indicating for him to come forward and admire this flying ship. It was a Flying casting tool that focused only on speed. As for its function, it was obviously to ensure survival.

Although Merlin had an arsenal of powerful techniques, they were all offensive in nature. He did not have any particularly powerful techniques geared for ensuring survival. The speed of this flying ship was so unbelievable, even Wizard Mogan's flying ship would not be able to compete with it.

"Teacher Mogan, this treasure is too precious…"

Merlin was truly touched. He knew that transfiguring such a Flying casting tool would have been very difficult. Despite the close relationship between Wizard Mogan and Wizard Yatho, he was sure that Wizard Mogan must have paid a great price.

"Merlin!"

Wizard Mogan's expression turned grave. In a deep voice, he said, "Merlin, in this vast Void Zone, dimensions are aplenty. You'll encounter all sorts of unimaginable danger. Last time in Mogan Dimension, you had my protection, so you won't need this flying ship. However, this time, when you go to Arcane City, even I don't know what you'll encounter. In the future, you'll be carving your own path. You used to have seven senior disciples, but now, only less than half of them remain. The others have encountered various dangers in the endless Void Zone and the dimensions, and died as a result."

Merlin could sense that Wizard Mogan's emotion was downcast. Apparently, Wizard Mogan used to have so many disciples. Any Spell Caster who was selected by a Great Legend would definitely have been a prodigy. They would have had a myriad of techniques, yet they too had fallen. This meant that the seemingly peaceful vast Void Zone contained unimaginable dangers.

"This flying ship forgoes all defensive and other features. Its main feature is speed. If you encounter any danger in the dimensions in the future, with your techniques, you can definitely hold on for a moment. As long as you're not killed at the first instant, you can use the unbelievable speed of this flying ship to escape! Now, why don't you try to control the flying ship?"

Wizard Mogan placed the flying ship in the Void Zone where it floated steadily. Merlin climbed onto the flying ship, and carefully examined it.

This flying ship was small yet exquisite. There were no excessive patterns or decorations, and looked extremely plain and nondescript. Just as Wizard Mogan had said, the flying ship did not contain any defensive technique, not even a single Runic Magic Circle.

The sole purpose of forgoing all these features was simply to transfigure a casting tool that could fly as fast as possible.

Merlin extended his Mind Power into the flying ship. This flying ship was an unclaimed item, so as long as he implanted a mind imprint, he would be able to control this flying ship and instantly become familiar with its operations.

Soon, Merlin implanted his mind imprint inside the flying ship. The next moment, a bunch of flying ship operation skills appeared in his mind, thereby allowing a Wizard without any knowledge of this type of casting tool to rapidly gain control of the flying ship.

"Try it."

With a single command in Merlin's head, he channeled Magic Power into the flying ship.

"Whiz."

The small exquisite flying ship transformed into a ray of golden light and shot toward the depths of the vast and endless Void Zone. In a few breaths, it had disappeared completely and could no longer be located even using Mind Power.

After a moment Merlin operated the flying ship and flew back.

"Merlin, how is it? Are you satisfied?"

Wizard Mogan asked with a smile.

Merlin leaped down from the flying ship. His face revealed a look of astonishment and was yet to recover.

"It's fast, truly fast!"

After a moment, Merlin finally mumbled in a low voice, over and over again. He was truly astonished. The speed of the flying ship was so fast that he could not see it using his naked eye, so he could only steer it using his Mind Power.

Seeing such a high-speed casting tool was a first for him. Based on speed alone, Merlin thought that very few would be able to catch up to him. Even a Great Legend, unable to travel via subspace, would not be able to catch up to him.

Of course, all the Legendary Wizards capable of traveling via subspace were not considered to be in the same range as speed. Although Merlin's flying ship was fast, if he provoked a Great Legend, even upon arriving in the Void Zone, there was a distinct possibility that the Great Legends might own a casting tool faster than his flying ship.

After all, despite the superiority of Wizard Yatho's alchemy transfigurations, he was still far from achieving the highest tier. In the field of alchemy, there were countless Legendary Wizards with a deeper understanding of alchemy than Wizard Yatho. Perhaps even some of the Great Wizards could be slightly more advanced than Wizard Yatho in the field of alchemy.

Therefore, it would be ordinary for any Spell Caster with a high grasp of alchemy to be able to transfigure a Flying casting tool more sophisticated than Merlin's flying ship.

Nevertheless, with this flying ship, should Merlin encounter any danger or undefeatable opponent in the future, his chance of escaping and survival would be increased greatly.

"Merlin, give it a name. This flying ship would accompany for a very long time."

Wizard Mogan saw that Merlin was extremely enamored with the flying ship, so he smiled, and asked Merlin to give it a name.

Merlin pondered for a moment as countless ideas flashed through his head. Earlier when he tested the flying ship, he discovered that once it flew at full speed, the flying ship would transform into a ray of golden light, just like the aurora that he had seen in his previous life.

Thus, he decided to name the flying ship, "Aurora Ship".

"Aurora Ship?"

Wizard Mogan did not know what Aurora 1 was, but it must signify very fast speeds, which was an apt name for the ship.

"Very well. Merlin, for the next journey to Arcane City, you should use the Aurora Ship."

Hence, two ships flew together in tandem across the vast Void Zone at high speeds.

…

After approximately half a month in the vast Void Zone, Merlin's Magic Power had already been considerably diminished. Mobilizing the Aurora Ship required a huge amount of Magic Power.

Fortunately, Merlin had innumerable Elemental Crystal Stones. He had a good mentor, in addition to the original riches he owned, so he was unconcerned about the Elemental Crystal Stones that were consumed to drive the journey.

Despite the high speed of the Aurora Ship, after flying for half a month, Merlin still felt like he had not moved. Regardless of whichever direction of the Void Zone he looked, it remained unchanged.

"Boom boom."

Suddenly, a terrifying fluctuation, like a tidal wave, crashed toward Merlin and Wizard Mogan's flying ships.

"Retreat!"

Merlin noticed the terrifying fluctuation, so he rapidly retreated and stood with Wizard Mogan as they stared into the distance.

Before them, amid the pitch-black Void Zone, there was a huge ball of light with white rays. This ball of light was like the sun, constantly emitting light.

The huge ball of light moved extremely slow in the Void Zone, but there was an inexplicable feeling of awe.

Merlin stared at this huge ball of light with astonishment because although he could see it with his eyes, he could not detect it using his Mind Power. It was clearly right in front of him, yet based on his Mind Power, there was nothing. It was extraordinary.

Wizard Mogan put away his flying ship and gazed at the huge ball of light. He murmured, "Finally I've found it. This is Arcane City, where all the Spell Casters strive toward!"

Merlin's face could not conceal his look of disbelief. This huge ball of light like the sun was the legendary Arcane City. The invisible impact that it released would overwhelm even the Great Legends.