I have an Apocalypse City-Chapter 853 - 854 Mage_1

Chapter 853: Chapter 854 Mage_1

Seeing the player emanating an Abyssal aura, Song Jian’s brows furrowed slightly. This player did not have the obvious characteristics of an Abyssal player, such as purplish-blue scales, sinister magic patterns, or the horns on their head.

They looked just like ordinary humans, perhaps because they had a special disguise after entering the real world, or maybe because these features simply could not manifest in the real world.

“For the sake of your safety, I suggest you stay away from that beautiful lady,” Zhao Guoming said with a tense face, “There are many powerful people here, especially that lady called ‘Enchantress’; anyone who gets involved with her ends up in a bad situation.”

Song Jian smiled slightly and said to Zhao Guoming, “Tell us about something interesting here. We’re not here just for fun.”

Song Jian found that despite the number of entertainment facilities here, they still couldn’t compare with a big city, at best they were on par with the entertainment level of a second or third-tier city.

But there must be something special about this place to attract so many people;

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“Of course, esteemed guests, why don’t we go check out the Magic Tower here? They do aptitude testing—just a small fee will allow us to test whether you have the ability to become Mages. If you do have the aptitude, you can learn those cool spells from the Magic Tower!” Zhao Guoming said with a beaming smile;

“Magic Tower? Testing for magical aptitude?” Hao Dong, his face full of surprise, whispered, “Damn, there’s no such place in the game, and yet it exists in the real world. I’m starting to have trouble telling which is reality and which is the game!”

“How do you know there isn’t a Magic Tower in the game world?” Song Jian glanced at Hao Dong, then nodded to Zhao Guoming to lead the way;

In reality, there was a Magic Tower within the City of Hope’s territory. When it was upgraded from a Level 6 Manor to a city, constructing a Magic Tower was a mandatory requirement.

The Magic Tower of the City of Hope had already been upgraded to level 3, but the library of magic books within was not extensive, and the wizard presiding over the Magic Tower would perform magical aptitude testing for the children under twelve in the City of Hope for free every month. If they had the aptitude, they would be taken on as Magic Apprentices.

However, for ordinary NPCs to become Mages was incredibly difficult, with apt candidates being one in a hundred thousand. Until now, the Magic Tower of the City of Hope only had three Magic Apprentices;

The reason Song Jian wanted to visit the Magic Tower in “Sailor’s Paradise” was to understand what differences it had compared to the Magic Tower in the City of Hope;

Soon, the three of them arrived at the very edge of the subterranean third-floor area, where Song Jian could even see the uncarved black rocky outer wall. Here, a stone tower that appeared to be only three stories high came into view.

“Isn’t this a bit too shabby?” Hao Dong frowned and said;

“Haven’t you heard the saying, dear guest, ‘It’s not the height of the mountain, but the dragon within that makes it magnificent’?” Zhao Guoming laughed;

“Shouldn’t it be ‘the presence of immortals makes the mountain famous’?” Hao Dong looked at Zhao Guoming with disdain and said;

“It’s the same, all the same, hehe. Esteemed guests, would you like to give it a try?” Zhao Guoming said;

“Let’s go take a look,” Song Jian glanced at the simple stone tower and could indeed feel a surge of magic pulsing within it. It seemed that this was indeed a Magic Tower, although the person who built it must not have been skilled in construction, otherwise it wouldn’t look like this.

Walking into the stone tower, Song Jian saw that the vast first floor contained only an office desk and a chair. A man dressed in a gray mage’s robe was lounging with his legs propped up on the desk, eyes closed in repose, a Magic Staff emitting a blue-quality glow casually placed on the table beside his legs;

“My lord, these two distinguished guests would like to test their magical aptitude!” Zhao Guoming said with a fawning smile to the reclined man;

Looking over at him, Song Jian saw that the man was only a level 25 mage class. For players, such a level was quite low, but in the eyes of ordinary people in the real world, a level 25 player in possession of magic was both mysterious and powerful. This was evident from Zhao Guoming’s attitude towards him, which was respectful but tinged with a hint of fear, as well as envy.

“Five thousand dollars each. Place your hand on that crystal ball, one by one. If the crystal ball lights up, it means you have magical aptitude. If not, then you’re just a Muggle!” The mage said lazily without even opening his eyes.

“Five thousand? And in dollars? Damn, do mage jobs earn money like this? If I had known, I would’ve chosen the mage class,” Hao Dong muttered softly.

“Hmm?” The reclined mage suddenly opened his eyes and looked over at them: “Players?”

The mage asked tentatively, and seeing Song Jian and Hao Dong smiling amiably at him, the mage immediately understood and his expression soured: “You two aren’t here to cause trouble, are you? Your classes are already fixed, so why come to test for magical aptitude?”

“We’re here for the first time and didn’t know that this place isn’t open to players!” Song Jian said with a smile. After handing over a thousand dollars and sending Zhao Guoming away, he spoke to the mage: “Perhaps you can tell us what exactly is going on here, why is there a building that only exists in the game?”

“This place is known as Sailor’s Paradise, but it’s actually established for players like us!” the mage explained. “Welcome to this place, which you can actually call Player’s Paradise. This is essentially a gathering and exchange spot for all players on earth.”

“Oh, then what’s the purpose of that player conference in the Philippines?” Song Jian raised an eyebrow and asked curiously. He always felt that the so-called player conference had some intricate connection with this Player’s Paradise;

“Actually, the ultimate destination of that player conference is also here!” the mage replied. “Since it’s your first time here, take these two badges,”

As he spoke, the mage drew two silver-quality badges from his chest and handed them to Song Jian and Hao Dong: “Silver badges allow access to areas below the ninth floor of the underground, except for the deepest thirteenth floor, which you can enter freely in all other areas!”

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“What is this thirteenth floor?” Song Jian inquired curiously;

“That’s a place only accessible to members with golden badges. As long as you have enough Contribution Points, you can exchange for a golden badge!” the mage said with a smile: “Like me, for example, guarding this Magic Tower, I earn ten Contribution Points every day. Once I accumulate ten thousand points, I can get a golden badge.”

“It really is just like in the game…” Song Jian played with the silver badge, a playful smile appearing on his face.

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